Velia shook her head slightly.
“no. I want it. I am… … .”
It was not a story that could be brought up lightly, so Velia paused for a moment. Her words, that she wanted Khalid to be her emperor, were weighing her down in her mouth with increasing weight. But she soon gathered herself together and opened her mouth.
“I hope he becomes emperor.”
The Herald seemed a little surprised by Velia’s answer, which was full of clear will.
The king asked again with an expression that showed he did not understand what she was saying.
“Could you tell me why he did not choose Prince Raul?”
How should I explain it?
Velia just wanted to be honest and say that the only future she had with him was her death.
She said, “If I marry him, not only the Kingdom of Ronica but everyone around me might die by his hands. “I wouldn’t be able to live a happy life either.”
“How can you be so sure?”
“He is not a person you can trust.”
Velia was adamant.
“Don’t trust Prince Raul and the Emperor, Abama.”
Their greed will reach beyond the empire and reach this place. So, we had to prepare for the empire. Because the Kingdom of Ronica was very tasty prey from the empire’s point of view.
“Prince Raul is a greedy person. Do you think he came to Ronica Kingdom for no reason?”
“… … Hmm.”
At that time, Herald, who had been quiet, cautiously opened his mouth.
“I received the report you gave me last time. “I also reported this to Abama.”
It was about Prince Raul intercepting all reports on monsters and trying to monopolize his major.
“I thought it was strange even back then.”
The Herald stared at Velia for a moment.
“Velia. “How did you notice that?”
Velia closed her mouth.
The King and the Herald waited for Velia to tell her story. But she didn’t open her mouth until the end.
“Velia. “Can you explain how she found out?”
“… … sorry.”
“If you don’t say anything, we can’t listen to your opinion, Velia.”
The king spoke firmly to Velia.
okay. Actually, this is correct.
It was strange for Khalid to say that he just trusted him without giving any proper explanation.
“Prince Raul was suspicious from the beginning. “He said he really fell in love with me, but I didn’t feel it was sincere.”
So Velia told the story she had prepared in advance.
“Was it really the only reason he came to the kingdom to investigate the gold mine? “Do you think there was no calculation whatsoever in proposing to me?”
“hmm… … .”
“Just as we thought that the first prince of the empire would not be a bad match, wouldn’t he have tested me based on various conditions?”
It wasn’t wrong. It was strange for me to say that I fell in love with it the moment I saw it.
The Herald also nodded as if he agreed with that statement.
“So I kept watching what he was doing. There is nothing wrong with preparing in advance. “But then we discovered that he was stealing the report.”
When Velia finished her sentence, the King touched his chin and smiled.
“It’s because you were lucky. “He got caught by you because he was sure he would never get caught.”
Then he looked at Velia warmly, as if he was amazed.
“But there is still not enough evidence to completely believe what you say.”
“Abama… … .”
“I understand your opinion well. I won’t handle things with a weak mind just because you’re in the empire. “Is that okay?”
He looked at the map that her Velia had brought with her. The location of the gold mine and the place where the monster appeared were marked.
And there was one more mark between the Ingot Empire and the Ronica Kingdom, and it was a very long line that caught my eye right away.
“What is this?”
“If the Empire requests the opening of Shane tang Central Avenue, please be sure to refuse.”
“Hoo. Why did you think the empire would ask for that?”
Velia said again, her eyes shining.
“The empire has recently been requesting road rights to other countries under the pretext of commercial travel or investment. “We will be no exception.”
The king nodded his head, as if it was something he had already expected.
“We have to collect toll taxes like before. We should never allow the streets to be opened up so that they can travel comfortably.”
“Why do you think that?”
“If there is a rift with the empire, they can use that road for invasion.”
The Herald also agreed with Velia.
“We know for sure that there will be a fight over the throne. “We don’t know how the sparks will fly, so there’s no need to take the risk of opening the road.”
A very satisfied smile appeared on the king’s face as he looked at Velia.
And he ended the long conversation by asking for a few small details.
“princess!”
Her maid approached Velia, who trudged back to her room with her fatigue hanging on her shoulder, and handed her a letter.
‘letter?’
Velia accepted the letter with a puzzled expression on her face, and as soon as she sat down at the small desk in her room and checked her seal, her expression brightened. Because she knew right away who had sent it.
‘When did you write that letter?’
As soon as I realized that it was a letter from Khalid to me, Velia’s touch on her became a little bustling.
Then she opened the neatly folded letter and read it hastily.
“haha.”
By the time she finished reading her letter, Velia burst out laughing and even shed tears.
The letter was sent only three days after she left.
However, her letter was filled with words that she wanted to see in various phrases, adding all her rhetoric. Each and every sentence was written in such a tickling way.
It was even more funny because the contents of the letter did not match his actual voice at all. There was no fuss or fuss like this.
“what’s this.”
Although the words were blurted out as if they were absurd, Velia read the letter over and over again. Somehow, after he left, I felt like my empty heart had been filled a little.
What on earth should I call this feeling right now? For no reason, my heart felt itchy.
She couldn’t take her eyes off the sentence in the letter that said he missed her
“ha… … .”
Velia took a deep breath.
I felt like I was out of breath because I was filled with unknown emotions.
“Khalid.”
How far has he gone by now?
Has he arrived in the Duchy of Tessa?
Wasn’t the road he was moving on difficult?
… … Are his feelings really sincere?
Numerous questions ran through Velia’s mind.
Her thoughts were all about Khalid.
“… … I miss you too.”
Without realizing it, her hidden feelings came out of her mouth. I really missed him in just a few days.
How many days have we been together?
He should be more used to it now since the days he was not around were much longer than the days he was around, but strangely enough, he couldn’t remember the times when Khalid wasn’t around anymore.
Today, a particularly tiring day, I somehow feel like I wish he would be by my side and hug me tightly.
* * *
Derek sighed with laughter as he looked at the report brought by the special informant.
‘I can’t believe this is true… … .’
Then he placed his arms on his desk and rested his chin crookedly.
How can all of this be true?
“When did they say they would arrive?”
“… … “I think it will arrive in two days.”
“Who is the chaser?”
“Everything has been taken care of.”
Derek nodded his head.
The location of the holy relic that Princess Velia had passed down was a very secretly hidden place. The chances of the informants wasting the opportunity they had to go inside just to check for sacred objects were too high.
‘This time it was literally more of a gamble… … .’
There was only one opportunity to confirm the location where the holy relics were told.
It was a secret room with multiple magical devices stacked on top of each other, making it impossible to hide any traces of an intrusion.
If I tried to check if the information Velia gave me was true, I might have completely failed her request. Then they will definitely move the holy relics to another place.
‘It gets harder to find after that.’
So, after much deliberation, they decided to take the priests of the new country who had requested a request from them and proceed with the recovery of the holy objects all at once. It was an unavoidable decision because holy relics were not something that anyone could touch without permission.
Although the clients were skeptical, they recently received a report that a sacred relic stored at that location was discovered and successfully recovered.
“To what extent has the investigation into the second prince been completed?”
“… … There are suspicious circumstances. Please give us a little more time.”
“Suspicious circumstances?”
“yes. There are a few things I’m not sure about. “This is the end of the investigation, so I will organize it for you as soon as possible.”
Derek let out a long sigh.
This is something the special informant cannot figure out.
‘That’s fun.’
As long as the clients and the relic arrived safely, the information requested by Princess Velia had to be delivered as per the contract.
The guild already had a lot of information about 2nd Prince Khalid, but this time, while revising and organizing the overall content, we discovered quite a few new facts.
‘… … It’s such a strange relationship.’
Of course, it was the story of Khalid and Velia.
Derek recalled his previous conversation with Khalid.
‘If Velia asks for information about me, you can tell her everything, even the smallest detail.’
The voice of the 2nd prince, speaking as if he was very happy, passes by. He was very excited, as if he really expected Princess Velia to find out about him. And then added:
‘Oh, that’s right. If the information the guild found isn’t enough, come see me. ‘I’ll tell you directly.’
Derek was very proud of those words, which naturally implied that you wouldn’t have everything figured out.
The skills of the information guild Runes are recognized throughout the continent. If they lack information, come find it.
‘under… … .’
He was a man I didn’t like even thinking about it now.
Derek, frowning in annoyance, asked about something he had previously personally ordered an investigation into.
“Has the investigation into Princess Velia been completed?”
“… … sorry.”
Derek looked sharply at the investigator standing in front of him.
“Are you really saying that you didn’t find out anything?”
“That’s all I saw at that time. There was nothing special about Princess Velia.”
“Then how do you think the princess who was living quietly in the castle, reading a book, suddenly found out about things happening secretly across the continent?”
“… … sorry.”
Derek ruffled his hair roughly.
“First of all, I will continue to watch over Princess Velia. “Raise the observation level to special.”
“yes.”
Somehow this damn curiosity kept urging me to dig deeper into them.
“Hmm… … .”
I confirmed it when I met them both. They clearly meant it. It was not an arranged marriage or a forced relationship. Nevertheless, it was clear that they seemed anxious about each other. So I thought it was a little strange.
“First, let’s find out as much as we can. And report back on Prince Khalid. “Shouldn’t we always repay our clients with trust?”
If you watch from the side, you’ll catch anything.
Derek raised the corners of his mouth and smiled meaningfully.
