chapter 24
The princess reads the letter.
House of Count Xernias.
The family of the character ‘Alber Xernias’ that I possessed, and a family that does not exist in the original novel [The Prince Holds a Sword].
When I first heard the family name after possessing this place. I was frankly afraid.
Being possessed by a novel he was reading is quite embarrassing, even to the fact that the body he possessed is never mentioned in the novel.
That was scary.
family, parents, and even users.
Even after reading the original, nothing I know exists.
A fear that arises from the unknown. The so-called fear of the unknown was more terrifying than expected.
When I was just possessed like this, I was quite scared of the circumstances around me.
As a result, it was all meaningless flutter.
As I’ve mentioned a few times before, my parents were just too nice people to overdo it for me.
The count’s employees always greeted me with a bright expression.
Occasionally, there were people who still thought of me as a 12-year-old child and treated me like a child.
It meant that he cared for me, the only son of the Count Xernias family, and he didn’t mean to offend me on purpose.
Aaron was excluded.
Aaron, my swordsman teacher and knight of the count family, always lives for the fun of defeating me.
In any case, most of the count’s users are satisfied with their jobs. Everyone seemed to really love this Countess.
The problem is that the love is a little too much.
“····.”
I am currently imprisoned in Count Xernias’ mansion.
*
Some people may not understand what it means to be locked up in their own house. I was literally stuck.
For those who still don’t understand, let me explain.
I was banned from going out after visiting the Dukes of Valencia yesterday.
As usual, on the way home from dinner at the Duke’s house, unfortunately, he met his mother, Countess Xernias, at the main gate of the Countess.
My mother, seeing me wrapped in bandages over a wound that looked painful to anyone, naturally screamed.
– It’s only been a while since you first entered the social world, but what are you going to do if you get hurt and come back?
And the result that followed was the present situation. This ridiculous situation that I am locked up in my house.
It is not that the mother’s behavior is not understandable.
Because I’ve never been injured outside and never came back.
Perhaps it was the first time he made that decision out of fear that his son had been injured outside.
As my mother said, the imperial banquet, the day when Princess Rebecca and I first entered the social world, was not far away.
“······ha.”
However, understanding my mother’s heart and having my heart troubled were two different things.
It was true that I had been hurt so badly that I was bruised.
I received treatment directly from Rebecca, the main character who caused the wound, and it doesn’t really hurt if I don’t touch it now.
No matter how much I thought about it, I thought that the ban on going out was a harsh treatment.
So, somehow, I went looking for a lot of people to get my mother’s heart back.
The count’s legislators, the count’s maids, even my father.
It was me who went to ask three kinds of people to convince my mother.
– Why didn’t you come to me right away when you were hurt so much? Get one more treatment from me right now and rest!
The Count’s senator, instead of helping convince his mother, focused on treating me once more.
– ············Who has inflicted such a wound on the master?
– Find out who did it right now, Emma.
– okay. I’m coming, so I’m waiting with the master.
The maids tried to find the main character who had caused this wound with her expression turned terribly cold.
-······· Your mother must have thoughts too. Follow your mother’s advice.
Sadly, my father, who always respected my opinions, did not have the strength to defeat my mother.
This is the reason I talked about the Count Zernias family over and over before.
Everyone loves the Count Xernias family and me, the master of the family, so they overprotect their eyes to the point that they frown.
Because of that overprotection, I can’t convince my mother and I’m locked up here.
Of course, this does not mean that overprotection is disliked. As I kept emphasizing, being overprotective meant that everyone cared for me.
If the people around you love you, who would hate it?
But it was way too severe.
I am now 18 years old, that is, the age at which I have a coming-of-age ceremony this year. Everyone treats me like a 12-year-old kid.
Is there anything more embarrassing like this?
“········································ again.
Rebecca thought.
With my mother’s current generation, it’s clear that I won’t be able to go out until a week after the imperial banquet is held.
Even yesterday, she was a public princess who was upset because I hadn’t visited her for a week.
If you do this not once, but twice in a row (?), you have no idea how much you will vomit.
Wouldn’t it be okay to give away all the strawberries in the empire instead of strawberry cake or strawberry ice cream?
“eww.”
I shuddered at the terrible thought that suddenly occurred to me.
Torazin Rebecca’s expression was cute though.
The thought of being cute is something you can only think of when you can see Rebecca with her cheeks bulging out and making a ‘I’m sprained’ expression.
It wasn’t something I could do when I got really sick and didn’t even meet me.
I’ve been thinking about what to do in the room for a while.
smart-
“Master, aren’t you practicing swordsmanship today?”
The time to practice swordsmanship has come.
For reference, Aaron, who originally returned to his job, the Knights Templar, decided to take care of my swordsmanship again until my curfew was over.
“········No, you should.”
I haven’t decided what to do yet. Because there was nothing more than swinging a sword to organize complex thoughts.
I raised my sword and stood up.
*
whistle-
swing the sword raise the sword
Then swing it again.
Repetition of two movements with no other movements involved.
In this endless repetition of movements, I was able to organize my thoughts to some extent.
“······No answer.”
There is no answer.
There is absolutely no way to convince your mother.
“Is it because of the ban?”
“uh.”
As I just said, the current situation is very grim.
In order not to offend Rebecca, you have to visit the Duke of Valencia, and your mother doesn’t seem to have any intention of lifting the curfew.
“How can I best deal with this situation?”
“Can I tell you what I think?”
“······you?”
Aaron, who hasn’t had a girlfriend until I’m 28, gives me advice.
I couldn’t believe it at all, so I looked at Aaron with suspicious eyes.
“I’ll tell you.”
“····.”
Even with those eyes, that brazen knight steadfastly spoke his opinion.
“Isn’t it because of Princess Valencia that the master is concerned about not going out?”
“········· Right. I can’t go to the duke’s house, so I’m worrying about this.”
“Then, if you ask Princess Rebecca to come to Count Xernias, isn’t it a problem to solve?”
“What nonsense is that….”
He tried to slap Aaron as usual, saying that it was something nonsensical.
‘······ Are you okay?’
Looking back, it was a pretty good idea.
If I can’t go to Rebecca because of the ban, I can’t just have Rebecca come to me.
Even the princess wouldn’t be able to say anything because of the guilt if I explained why I was banned from going out.
In fact, the cause of the ban was the same as Rebecca.
It really was a better opinion than I thought. To the extent that I doubt whether this is really the opinion that came out of Aaron’s mouth.
“I’m genuinely curious as to how you came up with such a good opinion.”
“I’ve never been in a relationship before, but haven’t I read a lot of romance novels?”
“····.”
“Why are you looking at me with such pathetic eyes all of a sudden?”
“No, I don’t know.”
One day, even my swordsmanship teacher will find someone to love.
Although I can’t say for sure when that will be.
Isn’t it said that everyone has a mate? One day everyone would have their own mate.
maybe.
Aaron, who felt bad for my gaze for a moment, immediately asked me again.
“So, are you going to send the words to me by letter?”
“Perhaps it will?”
Although this was a worldview where magic existed, the main means of communication were letters.
Did I mention that communication magic is a tricky magic to use?
Anyway, communication magic is not a magic that can be used easily, it seems the author said that it can only be used in really important situations.
“Then let’s finish your swordsmanship training to this extent today and drop the letter.”
“·······What is it? Normally, ‘I don’t want to work in the Knights Order.’ While doing this, I was going to do more swordsmanship training.”
“When I saw the gentleman’s pitying eyes, I thought that I should somehow make a girlfriend.”
“····.”
Without further ado, I sent Aaron away and returned to my room to write a letter.
Because it seemed like it would only hurt someone if I said more, and I also wanted to send my thoughts to Rebecca quickly.
After writing the letter with sincerity in my own way. Immediately, I handed the letter to the butler who was in charge of liaison with the Count Xernias family.
“If you send it now, it will arrive tomorrow.”
“You’re arriving earlier than expected.”
“The distance is probably not too far away.”
“I beg you, butler.”
“I wonder if there is.”
And the next day.
Rebecca didn’t reply to me.
“····.”
“·······What are you looking at me like that. Won’t you guide me?”
Instead of sending a reply, I came to Count Xernias directly.
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Just one day after I sent the letter.