There are no Bad Transcendents in the World

Frey quickly scanned the young lady and obtained information.

‘Could that young lady belong to Baron Holt?’

A woman in her mid-to-late twenties who wears glasses.

Brown hair and blue eyes as described in novels and games. She appeared to be single based on the empty left ring finger.

‘I never thought I’d actually see the daughter of Baron Holt.’

In the game, the members of Baron Holt were NPCs (Non-Player Characters) who helped the player.

They would provide magic-charging items when you’re getting hit by a monster and ran out of magic, or provide useful tips when you’re stuck in the game.

In short, they were versatile characters who knew everything.

‘Come to think of it, I heard that the first Baron Holt was blessed by the Spirit of Knowledge.’

It was a story that I had never paid attention to before.

Each family in this world had their own stories of specialty and authority.

Besides, it wasn’t something like a water spirit or a fire spirit that could turn a person into a magician with just its protection. It was just a knowledge spirit.

‘When I read about it in a book before, I thought it would be a useless spirit.’

Now that I remembered my past life, the story of Baron Holt felt as great as the founding myth of the empire.

Moreover, the coat of arms of Baron Holt… and that sentence on the cover of the book that contained the Spirit of Knowledge.

If I reincarnated as a princess in the game, is it possible to make a helper character who has been blessed by the Spirit of Knowledge be on my side?

This level of preferential treatment seemed excessive and rather absurd.

However, since she was in a privileged position, Frey decided to keep her mouth shut.

Your Majesty, I understand what you were thinking in preparing this kind of place.’

Frey suppressed a laugh.

There was no doubt that the queen had chosen the young ladies she thought had flaws and presented them as candidates for maids of honor.

However, her attempt was rather helpful to Frey.

“Miss Frey, let me introduce them from the right.”

The queen began to introduce the young ladies she selected with a calm face.

After a while, an arrogant gaze finally turned to the daughter of Baron Holt.

“A young lady whose face is not properly reflected in the social world.”

That was the entirety of the queen’s assessment of Lina Holt.

In truth, the queen did not like her very much.

If you were from a family that had nothing to offer, such as Baron Holt, you had to solidify your position through marriage. However, the young lady was still unmarried.

‘Politically, they’re an ambiguous neutral, and their income in the upper ranks is average.’

From what I heard, it seemed that Lina spent all her time reading books in a corner and couldn’t see an inch without her glasses.

‘It looks like they think she’s just a bookworm that won’t be of help.’

She wasn’t interested in dressing up or looking good, so she won’t be able to help Frey.

A shy young lady in the corner of the room.

Wasn’t she the perfect person to be named as Frey’s maid of honor?

“The Lady of Baron Holt, please introduce yourself.”

“Ah, yes… I am Lina Holt. I am the second daughter of Baron Holt. My hobby is reading, and my specialty is organizing.”

“Go on.”

“My family has a guild that processes and sells ores commonly bought by commoners.”

It was an introduction that did not show the slightest desire to be chosen as the princess’s maid.

“Frey, I have specially selected them. You must like at least one, right?”

The queen looked at Frey with an elegant smile she had honed in social circles.

No matter how much Frey was favored by the emperor, it was the queen’s responsibility to assign maids to women in the imperial palace.

‘I’m not stupid enough to not know that, so I’ll choose one of the many young ladies.’

Not too long ago, Frey had dared to mention Tahar’s name directly, which had caused him anger, but it felt like the rage had been washed away.

The queen urged her with her gaze.

The princess was not an idiot, so she would know that taking any of them to the north would only be a burden.

Even so, she couldn’t say ‘There are no useful people among these people!’

If that happened, the young ladies of the families here might also turn to the royal family faction, and for Frey now, there was no worse choice than that.

“Come on, Frey.”

“Yes, Queen.”

However, Frey deliberately rolled her eyes and pursed her lips.

Rather, she was worried that the young lady in front of her, Lina Holt, would turn around and disappear.

‘I like the fact that she’s an information giver, but the Holt family also has a solid position in the mining industry.’

Additionally, it was a mining industry that was appealing to the commoners, leading to high sales.

But it was a very tempting proposition for Frey, who knew dozens of ways to put minerals to good use.

Even so, it was impossible to express her liking in front of the queen.

‘If they noticed that I liked her, they wouldn’t give up on Lina.’

Frey replied with an awkward smile on purpose, as if she was reluctant.

“Hmm… I think I’d better go with the Lady of Baron Holt.”

“Is that so? Well, whoever you take, it will be less lonely than going alone.”

It will be more frustrating than going alone.

The queen was sincerely delighted and beckoned to the young ladies.

“Lady Baron Holt, I will send my maid with you, so go back to the mansion and explain to your parents. Get ready to depart with the princess.”

The Queen added a word to Lina, who timidly lowered her head.

“Well, if Grand Duke Prause shows resentment before the wedding, it could be canceled, but… you don’t think a grand duke would refuse the wedding?”

Tahar’s gray eyes glanced over Frey.

Frey listened to his words, acting impatient on purpose.

“No, that won’t happen. Because His Majesty the Emperor used the right of absolute obedience.”

* * *

‘Thanks to Her Majesty’s futile work, things are going smoothly.’

Frey escaped the queen’s palace, suppressing her joyous expression.

I was worried about how to get in touch with Baron Holt because of my limited connections, but it turned out to be so easy.

‘Since the Duke of Gelon only focuses on the four spirits, the queen must have thought that Baron Holt’s family was terrible.’

If I hadn’t remembered my past life, I would have thought the same thing.

However, now that I realized how useful the spirit of knowledge was, I felt that the four spirits were not as impressive.

‘Besides, Lina Holt mentioned the importance of her family’s position and the mine.’

In fact, rather than an appeal, it was more like blocking the shopaholic princess from choosing her.

However, Frey was not interested as she was already visualizing how to utilize the mines and their resources.

‘I wasted a ton of minerals before.’

Frey recalled a funny scene from her previous life.

I had to save money for living on my own, so I couldn’t have expensive hobbies.

That’s why I started the game <Abandoned World>.

It took only an instant to get to the highest level while releasing stress through a game, and the content I selected after reaching the highest level was…

‘I was a mining waste. I only wielded a pickaxe in the mine while others were going around catching monsters.’

Now that I think about it, I think I was obsessed with jewelry because I had never actually owned anything precious, not even a stone ring.

Even if it was a fake jewel, I was happy if something precious came out.

Thanks to that, I was confident in creating new jewelry or items by combining minerals.

‘If I make money using it, I’ll be able to buy a lot of delicious food for the future male lead the grand duke is temporarily protecting, right?’

Of course, those children were terrifying enough to turn the world upside down, but since they were still young, there was plenty of potential for them to change for the better.

Frey smiled at the thought of the children stumbling and picking up snacks.

I have a history of working as a kindergarten teacher, so I might be able to get close quickly.

Thinking of the children running into her arms warmed her heart.

‘Judging from the fact that the Grand Duke has been silent so far, it seems that he has decided to accept the marriage contract with the condition of divorce.’

Thinking that things were going smoothly, Frey suddenly stopped when she turned the corner.

“Princess Frey.”

It was because Daniel Prause, who had no smile on his face, called me as if he had been waiting.

‘It’s a face that hasn’t accepted marriage yet.’

Frey pretended not to see him and attempted to pass by, but eventually stopped.

“Duke Prause, did you rest well? Yesterday, I noticed you stopped reading the future and even frowned.”

“…”

Daniel’s eyebrows wrinkled once more as he recalled the future he had glimpsed yesterday.

“I came to see you because of that.”

“Oh, is that so? From now on, even if you don’t have any business, feel free to come back. We are getting married soon.”

Daniel pretended not to hear Frey and moved on to the main topic.

“Yesterday, it seems I had some issues with my ability to read the future due to fatigue, so please give me another chance.”

“Do whatever you like.”

Frey held out her arm without question.

I had no intention of nullifying the absolute right of obedience, so I have to grant Daniel this favor.

‘Because if you see me with another man, you’ll know that I’m not lying about giving you a divorce.’

There would be no condition more enticing to the Grand Duke.

Daniel’s magic seeped into Frey’s outstretched arm.

Daniel read Frey’s future as he had done before.

However, this glimpse into the future wasn’t much different from the previous one.

‘Why am I begging again?’

Although he was properly dressed this time, his future self was holding on to Princess Frey again.

I’m so sick of it…

[“Daniel, didn’t I keep all the other promises I made to you? The north is prosperous now.”]

[“That I know.”]

[“So the last promise I have to keep is the divorce…”]

[“Frey.”]

Why?

As soon as the word divorce came out, my future self was greatly shaken.

Then he gritted his teeth and muttered lowly.

[“Shit. I want to beat up the past me who tried to reject you even after seeing such a future. How stupid…”]

“…..?”

Daniel, who felt threatened by his cool gaze in the future, frowned again.

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