My Fiancee Was the Villainess of This World

3 – The Wind of Change

Priscilla seemed to want to ask me about my intentions, but she didn’t bother to tell me the answer.

He is a guy who is even called a machine comparable to that guy.

It is possible to add a story for nothing.

So in this situation….

I rang the bell placed in the room.

Then the lady-in-waiting outside her knocked on her door and came in and lowered her posture.

“I have to go to the banquet hall. To prepare.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

As I instructed the maids to prepare for the banquet hall, Priscilla looked at me with a slightly worried look.

“… Maximilian-sama needs plenty of rest.”

“There are people who have come all the way to see me. Shouldn’t you at least show your face?”

I am not the only one who witnessed my unseemly fall from a horse.

Not attending a banquet for recuperation is not very rude.

Even so, the reason why he bothered to visit the banquet hall was to announce that her relationship with Priscilla had improved.

Sometimes an action is worth more than a thousand words.

“But….”

Priscilla looked at my complexion with a worried expression.

It was an act that made her think that if it was acting, she might have to give this guy something that says she is that Oscar or what she is.

As she opened her mouth and tried to say something, the ladies-in-waiting to help her cheer me up came into her room.

I got up and stood in front of the ladies-in-waiting, but Priscilla just sat there, as if lost in thought.

Whoa.

“A foolish thing. Apparently, it wasn’t just the cubic pavilion that was magical.”

We are not yet married, even though we are engaged.

But is the woman already trying to steal a man’s body?

As soon as I said those words with that intention in mind, Priscilla began to hesitate, visibly embarrassed.

“Sir, excuse me.”

She was visibly flustered and her movements as she tried to leave the room were quite ugly.

Isn’t that enough to be called a young lady from a village like Istria?

It was a really interesting sight.

Today, the corners of my mouth did not listen.

As I looked at Priscilla, who was so embarrassed and withdrew, she met the eyes of the lady-in-waiting who was cheering me on.

She tried hard to hide it from those brown eyes, but for some reason, it was clear that she was excited.

Until now, in this palace where I am staying, the existence of Priscilla was close to a taboo.

But now, although it’s a bit rough, it’s a situation where they even play pranks.

It was as if they had mistakenly misunderstood that their relationship with each other had rapidly grown closer through the hospital visit.

Even a lady-in-waiting born in a prestigious family could not help but have a really simple way of thinking.

If I left for the banquet hall like this, it was expected that within a day the rumors about Priscilla would spread throughout the imperial castle.

Okay, let’s have fun.

The more you do, the more Priscilla will be by your side.

After finishing her welcome, I ordered her to bring Priscilla.

But for some reason, even though it took quite a while, her maid didn’t come back.

‘What happened?’

I was thinking about that, but then the maid and Priscilla came into the room.

‘Ah, I see.’

There is no servant in this palace who doesn’t know that I hate Priscilla.

That’s why I put her on standby in her waiting room as far away from her room as possible so as not to offend her.

It was a moment when I thought it was natural for her to be taken aback by my change.

“Eggplant.”

I slipped my arm out to Priscilla, who looked like she had lightly put on her makeup.

Then she looked at my arm and then at my face, looking a little embarrassed.

“What are you doing?”

“… Sorry.”

Priscilla slowly reached out and placed her hand on my arm.

The way he shrank his hand just before that, it was like a pitiful rabbit facing a hunter.

A witch who can beat me with just a swipe of her finger looks like that.

I felt pathetic for a moment, but when the word witch came to mind, I felt my body stiffen.

‘I have to be careful.’

Because my life and even the subjects of the kingdom were at stake.

I made up my mind and headed to the banquet hall with Priscilla.

***

The door to the banquet hall opened.

A melody announcing the prince’s position flowed from inside.

I glanced down at Priscilla as she stood beside her and gave her signal.

Then she gave her a slight nod of her head to let her know she was ready.

It is a stage that can be said to be the first debut for me and her as an engaged relationship.

There should be no mistakes.

Ttogak.

We walked to the banquet hall with a natural stride, probably because we walked all the way here.

As I entered the banquet hall, the people I had been chatting with a while ago stopped talking and started staring at me.

To be precise, it was the gaze toward Priscilla, who was being escorted by my side.

It must be confusing.

She appeared at the banquet hall accompanied by Priscilla, whom she had treated as someone she hadn’t had in six years.

Ttogak.

Arriving at the banquet hall, I looked around for Priscilla and opened her mouth.

“Thank you for coming together today to celebrate my birthday.”

After saying that, I raised the cup the servant brought.

“Everyone, enjoy yourself.”

Then the nobles began to say happy birthday to me.

After that, the banquet began as usual.

A discourse that rises in a slightly heated atmosphere with soft melodies and alcohol.

Usually, this or that topic would come up in the conversation, but today the main topic was the story of Priscilla by my side.

Of course.

It’s been six years since we announced our engagement, and we’re acting together in an official setting.

“Have you been well, Your Highness? I heard that she had an affair, but she is fine.”

“Thank you for your concern. I am OK.”

“Ah, I’m so glad.”

Each of them had a slightly different expression, but they all gave the same greeting.

They all started glancing at Priscilla as if it were natural.

His eyes asked me first to explain her relationship with Priscilla, in case I could get hurt if I asked a question first.

“I must have been too careless. After all, there are so many people who don’t know that I have a fiancée.”

I said it with a trembling tremble, and then the nobles began to bless our relationship with a relieved expression.

“You look so good together, Your Highness.”

Although there was very little fuss, it seemed that the original purpose had been achieved.

I accepted the greeting from the returning nobleman, gave him a few words of greeting, and sent it back.

It looks like….

‘It’s the animal kingdom.’

I wouldn’t have thought much of it in the past, but perhaps because of memories from my previous life, the expression animal kingdom came to my mind.

It seemed like I was going to keep laughing and giggling.

That’s how he ended his conversation with a high-ranking aristocrat with his lips twitching all the time.

After that, it was time to talk with the lower nobles.

Perhaps the country nobles who came to visit me are also among them.

Ah, there he is.

I greeted the nobleman who was approaching me again, hesitantly.

“A little while ago, there were many examples. You are still confused and have committed rudeness.”

“What do you mean, Your Highness! It’s not like that!”

This was the first time I’d said an apology so early.

For that reason, I felt that the eyes of the high-ranking nobles who had finished their business were focused on me again.

“Enjoy yourself and go. Earl Wisdom.”

“… Yes, thank you.”

Earl Wisdom opened his eyes wide in surprise, then lowered his head and shook his body.

I was moved by the fact that I knew myself.

Originally, this is something you should know.

Those who attend the event must send a letter in advance expressing their intention to attend.

It’s just that I haven’t done the obvious thing until now.

There was no particular reason.

It was just annoying.

Among the people who have gathered to fill this large banquet hall, not a single person sincerely congratulates me on my birthday.

So there must have been a reason to be motivated.

“Then let’s all enjoy it comfortably.”

A lot of time passed just by having a light conversation with the people who came to the banquet hall.

The reason I came here in the first place was because I wanted to let people know that my relationship with Priscilla had progressed.

Now that I’ve finished my business, I’ll have to leave.

I quietly left the banquet hall with Priscilla accompanying me.

“I had a hard time.”

“No, Maximilian.”

“Aren’t you tired?”

“Yes, I am fine.”

As I was slowly walking with Priscilla, I saw a well-tended garden.

It’s a place I don’t normally go to, but somehow my eyes turned to it because of memories from my previous life.

As my eyes turned to the garden, Priscilla naturally turned her head to look at the garden.

Then the spring breeze from the garden rustled and caressed her blue hair.

Will the day come when this cool silver hair will be dyed with that unpleasant black hair someday?

“Happy birthday, bro.”

While staring blankly at Priscilla’s fluttering hair, she heard a voice she shouldn’t have heard.

He had red hair and had a good-looking expression before, but now he has narrow eyes that look suspicious for some reason.

It was him.

Normally, he’s someone you shouldn’t run into even by mistake….

Did you come to me after hearing the news that I fell off the horse?

He was still a calculating guy.

“Yes, thank you.”

Usually, just seeing his shadow made me feel sick.

But somehow, when I saw him now, my emotions didn’t boil over.

Because I have confidence in my future?

Of course, that doesn’t exist either.

But the biggest thing….

‘Was this guy like this?’

The second prince, Dior, does his best to show off his abilities to those around him.

Because all of his actions overlapped with my sister, Triceratops, from my previous life, who was constantly trying to get my parents’ attention.

‘I’ve changed, but I’ve changed.’

I never thought the day would come when I would have compassion for this guy, not inferiority.

“Are you feeling better?”

“Yes, thank you for your concern.”

His eyebrows twitched.

I think I was more surprised than I expected to see this kind of reaction.

“Still, I don’t think the fatigue has gone away yet. Excuse me first.”

After I said that, I walked past him, accompanied by Priscilla.

What I have to deal with is a mythical monster that threatens this world.

It was not a situation where a child begging for parental love would be seen.

‘Now, I took the first step.’

Her improved relationship with Priscilla was revealed in her public presence, allowing her to remain bound to her ecliptic.

From now on, you can monitor her from the nearest place.

Next, I need to prove my ability and gather talented people who will act according to my will.

Before this witch casts a dark cloud over the empire.

First of all….

‘The captain of the knights.’

Because I have been addicted to drinking and gambling, it is difficult to show noticeable changes right now.

However, the leader of the knights is one of the few people who value the process rather than immediately noticeable results.

So I think I need to get close to the knight commander first.

‘I can just say that I want to learn horseback riding from scratch.’

Because I just happened to go through a serious incident called falling off the horse.

I don’t think there will be any problems.

I definitely thought so.

……

…

“What? What did you say just now?”

“I have committed a mortal sin!”

The next day.

I went to the stable to ask for lessons from the knight commander, but the stable where my horse usually was was empty.

So when I asked why, it seems that I tried my hand before I got angry.

“Ha ha.”

It wasn’t surprising.

As much as I enjoyed horseback riding, I had experienced falling off a few times before, and each time, I cut off the horse’s head in a fit of rage and served it to the table.

That’s why you’ve written your hand in advance before you’re in trouble.

‘Who do you blame? It’s all my fault for being immoral.’

The problem was that the horse was born in the family of the leader of the knights.

In this state, go to the knight commander and ask him to teach you horseback riding?

‘It looks like it was drawn in a painting.’

I felt a little dizzy in front of my eyes.