Episode(27): Anger
SOVEREIGN OF DEATH~(27)
[U-Uhm princess...]
Seeing the normally straightforward Karian act so hesitantly made Maria raise an eyebrow. Was there something really so hard to tell? Just what excitement happened in the capital while she was being flooded with work!
Thinking about it, Maria's eyes quickly lit up as though she was a hound that caught a whiff of something good! Right, what was the only way to relieve boredom in the life of a princess? Gossip!
Maria was even more curious as to what drama Karian was about to say. On the outside however she calmly gazed at Karian as though her stuttering didn't bother her at all.
[Go ahead, don't be hesitant. There are only two of us here so nothing in this place can be leaked]
In her mind, Maria was speaking for Karian to hurry up and spill the beans but she kept a straight face on the outside.
Her signature pink hair fluttered slightly as she rested her head on her hand while crossing her legs.
Karian saw the calm look on her princess's face and thought about it for a moment before ultimately deciding to speak. Either way, whether or not she informed the princess now she was bound to know the truth. It might be a secret but with the way things were going others were bound to eventually find out about this matter so it was better to tell the princess and find a way to solve the current problem before things spiraled out of control.
Karian took a breath and decided with a firm expression on her face.
'Rather than waiting until the matter gets out of hand and we can no longer contain the aftermath of the situation…'
Her cherry colored lips parted and she said the words softly.
[Your highness, The hero…..Sir Renji is requesting a permanent residence in the capital]
Residence?
Maria raised a brow. Just wanting a residence? Why was she so hesitant to say it?
Then again, it is quiet and issue for the hero to want to leave the castle all of a sudden. Maria knew that spies were all over the castle and as a result she had to make sure nothing inconvenienced the heroes or the other countries might use whatever dirt the dug up to try and steal the heroes away.
If the hero just suddenly wanted to leave then it'd be said that the royal family is unwelcoming to the hero sent by the goddess. Maria tapped her finger against the desk in serious contemplation at the subject.
'Was it because I don't interact with him that much?'
Maria wondered in her mind. She wasn't much of a narcissist but she knew her appeals well. No matter where she went there wasn't a head in this world that wouldn't dare to turn in her direction. In short, she was just too beautiful.
She naturally knew that Renji took a fancy to her so it would have been a part of her 'duty' to come into contact with him more often.
'But it couldn't be helped'
Maria shrugged.
She hesitated to get too close to the other heroes after the incident with their classmate happened. But in Renji's case she just genuinely wanted to steer clear of the guy. Maria didn't want anything to do with him at all.
As for a reason? It was simple.
Every time she got into a close proximity to the hero she would start to feel strange. Especially when she met his gaze it was like her affection for him would overflow. However that wasn't all. If that was the only thing then Maria would have just written it off as love at first sight but she realized an irregularity when she wasn't near the hero and a long time had elapsed since they met.
The affection she felt towards him faded and she felt nothing. Even when she thought about him her heart was extremely calm.
At first she thought it was just because she wasn't seeing him in person, but this strange occurrence happened almost every time they would meet and stay a part from each other for hours.
Maria then tested it and soon realized that, she in fact had no feelings for the guy!
Ever since then, Maria avoided Renji like he was the plague terrified of whatever that phenomenon was.
'He is handsome but his personality is lacking in a lot of ways'
There was no way she could fall for such a man. So she didn't contact him much and she made sure that if she had to she would just send a maid or a knight so she didn't have to get close.
'I also noticed that this happens to any girl that get close to him'
Almost any member of the opposite sex that gets into a close radius from Renji gets infatuated and starts to have a strange obsession blinding them to even his rotten personality.
If he really wanted to leave then Maria would gladly bid him goodbye. Good riddance and never return you demon!
'It would definitely take the fear off my heart when he left'
To live in constant fear of involuntarily falling for someone you had no affection for was terrifying and Maria was glad to get rid of the problem even if the spies in the palace would report the issue.
However the next words made Maria want to cough blood.
[The bases…is that he wants to accommodate his pregnant wives...]
Maria looked at Karian. Karian also returned her gaze and the entire office was silent for a while.
Karian was a beauty with short silver white hair so she was pleasant to look at but at this moment Maria really couldn't enjoy this sight. Her face went pale and she nearly spat out curses without minding her status.
[What!? A what....]
However she calmed herself quickly and readjusted before asking again. She had a calm smile as if she didn't believe the words she just heard, but Karian repeated the same words once again.
[Ohhh…..is that so…hehe…hehehehe]
Maria had veins bulging on her beautiful face as she slammed her fist down on the table in anger.
[Who the hell did that bastard get pregnant!?]
The uncouth words left Karian in shock and she wanted to correct the princess but she realized the princess wasn't too sane and let it be for now.
Karian was slightly afraid because she had never seen the princess act this way but she quickly calmed herself down and waited for the princess's anger to cool down. Either way it wasn't like the princess was angry with her so she had nothing to be afraid of.
Even Karian was stunned when she first read the report so the princess's reaction wasn't a crime. To begin with, the worst had yet to come and Karian knew that when she reported the worst of it, the princess would probably want to murder someone.
So, Karian who was a trained professional from an early age decided to first report then calm the princess's anger later.
She continued without hesitation while the princess was fighting her demons.
[According to the report, it says it is one of the other summoned heroes. I believe it's his childhood friend, the girl who received the 'Advance Mage' class]
[Haaahhh!?]
The report made Maria exclaim in wonder and ire.
[Are you kidding me with that!?]
If servants were passing at the moment Karian was sure that even with soundproof magic someone could have heard the princess's exclamation.
However for Maria it didn't matter whether she opened the window and shouted at the top of her lungs. She was simply baffled by the exasperating situation.
[A war is literally about to begin!]
She clenched her fist until her nails pierced into her flesh but even then Maria didn't care.
[One month! You've only been away from your world for a single month and your faced with a war that you might not even survive... the first thing you'd normally do is train right? But no!!]
Holding her head in her arms, Maria looked down at the table without a solution in mind. She wondered if it was just too much for them to think about TPO.
[These people! They start breeding like rabbits the moment you take your eyes off them!]
What was going on the mind of that hero?
Maria pressed her fingers against her temples as she leaned back trying to calm herself down. But it didn't work. The more she thought about it the more angered she was!
Karian who heard the princess's words blushed and wanted to rebuke her but she was too embarrassed to say a thing.
Maria on the other hand had long been taught about 'Sexual intercourse' as a princess and thus wasn't as shy talking about it.
In any case, when she was married in the future she would need to do it so why be shy about it? So long as she had nothing to hide then there was nothing to be shy about.
However even so, she was stressed now. Too stressed!
[Instead of training to get stronger they engage in debauchery! T-Those sex crazed fiends!
Even beast think about the season before they do such things yet these…these horny dogs!]