“So… … !”
Derek quickly took out a sword from his waist, pointed it at Velia, and asked.
“You are taking a risky gamble. Do you think I would spare someone who knows about this?”
Derek put her sword to Velia’s throat. The feeling of cold metal against her neck was very unpleasant.
A chilling yet creepy cold sensation.
But Velia had a part of her faith.
“You didn’t think you would be able to get out of here safely, did you?”
“You can’t kill me.”
“Why do you think that?”
To his question, she answered calmly, as if Velia was asking the obvious.
“Because your curiosity won’t kill me. How do we know this? Why does the princess know something that no one else knows? Besides this, what other information do you have? … .”
Then I turned my gaze to Derek.
“I’m curious about that, so you can’t kill me.”
It was accurate.
Derek was the one whose information attitude was ingrained in his bones.
If you kill him like this, you won’t be able to hear all the stories he’s curious about.
In the end, Derek laughed and took the sword away from Velia’s neck.
“… … “A tired client has arrived.”
Derek sat down, putting his sword into the sheath on his waist.
He was no different from the one Velia knew from her previous life.
If so, it won’t be that difficult to persuade him in the future.
It was a gamble-like adventure, but luckily it turned out easier than expected.
‘Well, in any case, he probably wouldn’t have killed me in the end.’
Although he threatened you, asking if you thought you would be able to escape safely, killing him just because he knew you were the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Selon was too much for them to bear.
He is a calculating person, so when he weighed the gains and losses, he would have realized that the losses were greater for him.
“great. “Then may I ask what information I might not expect?”
Derek’s demeanor changed.
The suspicious and searching gaze toward Velia became more intense.
“It looks like the request fee has already been paid.”
“I’ll put it down as a down payment. “I think I will have a lot of business to do with the princess in the future.”
Velia also thought the same thing.
She will no doubt be continuing her trade for a very long time to come.
Velia paused a little, crossing her arms.
“hmm. In fact, even if I told you this, it wouldn’t be helpful information to Runes.”
Moreover, if she heard this, her own customer level within her information guild would definitely rise to the very top. Information that was not only hidden from those within the guild, but also unknown to the emperor of the empire.
Velia smiled.
“you. “You’re not the information guild branch leader.”
“What do you mean?”
Derek asked, looking completely unfazed, as if asking what he was talking about.
Velia was amused to see him like that.
She said that all the information she had was certain because it was obtained based on what she had already experienced. The story she was about to bring up had already been confirmed by him.
How will he react when he hears this?
“Master Derek Selon of the Information Guild Runes. How do you feel about meeting me?”
It would be unfair if only you knew my identity. is not it?
* * *
Velia came out of her room with a stern expression. Ben studied her face and loosened her grip on her knife. They slowly walked down the stairs and quietly left the bar.
“Did anything happen?”
“yes. “Things went well.”
“Is that so.”
Velia said, looking at Ben, who was depressed.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t explain anything. But the only one who could come along like this was Sir Ben. “Thank you so much for always listening to my unreasonable demands.”
Ben’s frozen face softens slightly at Velia’s kind words.
“Now that I think about it, some really delicious fruit arrived this time. It’s a tropical fruit that only grows in the southern continent. I’ll send some to Sir Ben’s house. “I think your wife and child will like it.”
“You don’t have to do that.”
“no. “I just wanted to give it as a gift, so please accept it with peace of mind.”
Because Ben had been by her side as her escort since she was a child, Velia felt a little more affection for him.
“Then, I will gratefully accept it.”
Ben also knew Velia’s feelings, so he did not refuse until the end and smiled and said hello.
“When we get back to the castle, I ask you to pretend not to know even if Klose asks about this and that.”
“of course.”
Klose, who is quick-witted, may have noticed that he escaped again this time.
He knew he wouldn’t tell him even if he asked, so he was sure to bother Ben.
“Then hurry back.”
“yes.”
* * *
When Velia arrived at the castle, the atmosphere was somewhat chaotic.
‘What’s going on?’
It was a strange atmosphere, one that seemed to be noisy yet a bit subdued.
“Is something wrong?”
When she called a passing maid and asked, the maid responded in confusion.
“Ah, princess! yes yes! “The imperial princes have just returned.”
“Are you saying that Prince Khalid and Prince Raul came together?”
“yes! you’re right.”
Khalid and Raul?
She guessed that things worked out just as she thought.
As she light-heartedly went back to her own room, she found her maid waiting for her, stomping her feet.
“princess! Where has she been! You fell asleep in the garden again, right?! “His Royal Highness the Second Prince has now returned.”
“She heard it as she came. “Where is he?”
“You are talking to the prince in the square near the main gate.”
Velia nodded her head and hurriedly changed her clothes.
She went out and she came because she felt like the outfit she was wearing was a little inadequate to show him.
“princess. How about this?”
“hmm. Is there a slightly darker color? “It seems like the colors are too bright on purpose.”
“Hmm. No matter what you wear, you’ll look like you’re dressed up… … .”
While listening to her maid’s words, Velia chose her slightly darker blue dress. It was an appropriate choice that was neither flashy nor plain-looking.
Velia adjusted her clothes with a satisfied expression on her face and hurried to her front door.
There, as her maid said, the Herald and Khalid were having a conversation. And behind them, the corpse of a monster was seen on a very large carriage.
“ha ha ha. “As expected, it’s amazing!”
“no. I was lucky. I was just following along because I was worried about Brother Raul… … .”
Khalid spoke humbly.
The Herald liked Khalid like that.
Even when it was rumored that she and Velia were lovers, she was so disgusted that she wanted to throw her away. Now that I see him, he is manly, has a gentle personality, and is even talented.
When he thought about it, he seemed to have thought from the beginning that he was better than Prince Raul.
“Thanks to you, Prince Raul was able to return safely.”
“I’m so glad my brother is safe.”
Khalid shamelessly blurted out something he had no intention of saying.
Herald, without even knowing it, was touched and said that he was a warm-hearted person.
Herald was a very nice person. But he’s such a nice guy that I’m worried.
Velia, who was watching this, slowly approached them.
“Brother. Khalid.”
“Velia! Where has she gone? “Prince Khalid has returned after defeating the Algan and even saving Prince Raul!”
“oh! At that time, you said that you were worried about His Highness the First Prince! It was fortunate that Khalid followed His Highness the First Prince. “I was so lucky!”
Velia also shamelessly participated in the fraud. Isn’t this enough for her to be able to say that he is her lover?
When Khalid saw Velia like that, she burst out laughing as if she was very happy. She then naturally stretched out her hand towards her Velia.
She thought to herself that he would embrace her, as Velia was accustomed to, and she prepared her heart.
‘… … huh?’
But even though she waited, there was no contact from him.
As I looked at him in confusion, I saw Khalid withdrawing his hand that had been extended to him.
“Khalid?”
Velia tilted her head and approached Khalid.
Then Khalid takes a step back, startled.
‘huh?!’
I approached him with a happy heart, but somehow I felt very sad when I saw him avoiding me.
“… … what?”
A topic that I always tried to reach somehow!
I was embarrassed that he suddenly rejected me.
But even though Khalid noticed Velia’s appearance, he could not reach out for her.
‘I’m going crazy.’
Khalid curled his fist.
Since I had just returned from a subjugation, I had not been able to wash for several days. Moreover, his clothes were covered in the blood and essence of monsters and seemed to have a slightly musty smell.
I couldn’t hug Velia in this condition. But isn’t Velia in front of her looking at herself with her hand outstretched? Ignoring this was more difficult than dealing with her monsters.
Khalid’s pupils shook rapidly.
“Velia. “I can’t come near you now because her clothes are dirty.”
“why?”
“I haven’t been able to wash for several days… … .”
That’s why you pushed me away!?
Velia was somehow angry at Khalid’s words.
She couldn’t express exactly why she was upset, but she was offended.
She is upset that Khalid didn’t come running to her as soon as he saw her, and that he couldn’t come to her because her clothes were dirty and unwashed. It came out.
‘What, really… … .’
She herself was embarrassed as to why her mind was so complicated over something that was nothing special.
She thought it was a contractual relationship at best, so what was there to be sad about if she didn’t approach me as soon as I saw her?
After struggling to quickly gather her confused mind, Velia looked at Khalid.
‘Ha, really!’
Her heart weakens even more when she sees Khalid’s drooping face, looking even more upset than she is. Eventually, Velia sighed softly and walked closer to Khalid.
“Velia!”
Khalid was surprised and called out to her, but she pretended not to hear and hugged Khalid tightly.
“Because my clothes get dirty, I… … .”
Khalid pushed away her Velia’s hand, but her Velia remained unmoved in her grasp.
“does not matter.”
“but… … .”
“thank you for your effort. “I’m glad you came back safely.”
Khalid’s heart pounded violently at Velia’s words.
Just because she came to me first, she had already reached her limit.
“I’m back.”
Khalid stretched out her hesitant hand and hugged Velia tightly.
Then she buried her face in his neck and took a deep breath.
It felt like she could breathe.
“I missed you, Velia.”
I didn’t hear back saying, “Me too,” but it didn’t matter.
The fact that she came to him first.
The way she looked at her dirty self and said it didn’t matter.
That was a sufficient answer.
Somehow, Khalid had a distant feeling that she couldn’t do without Velia.
“I really, really missed you.”
Thanks for the wonderful chapter!❤️🔥