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Having her carefully laid plan go down the drain, Ailpecia’s mood hit rock bottom.
Biting her lip, she chose Asil, who seemed the easiest target here, as the object of her venting.
“It’s disappointing, Duke Monlepe. You invited the young lady who tarnished my brother’s honor, but not me.”
Ailpecia sent Asil a gaze like a poisonous spider.
“I heard the young lady was rude to my brother?”
Brother? Who’s that.
Asil, who still hadn’t perfectly understood the relationship between the crown prince and the princess, stared blankly at her.
Then, Ailpecia, narrowing her eyes thinly, scanned Asil up and down.
“I heard you came from the countryside, and your etiquette is a mess?”
Tap! The fan lightly hit Asil’s shoulder.
“Your shoulders are too raised.”
Tap!
“Your elbows are pulled back too much.”
Tap!
“Your upper body isn’t supposed to lean forward like this. You don’t have any basics. I heard you’re learning etiquette from sister, but is the teacher bad or the student bad…….”
What is this human saying.
At the words about plucking eyes, Asil’s eyes, already in a bad mood, turned sullen.
Thanks to diligently learning from Eocaste all this time, Asil’s posture had become incomparably excellent compared to before.
Therefore, Ailpecia’s remarks were pure nonsense.
Ailpecia, raising one corner of her mouth, pretended it was a mistake and dropped the diamond accessory she was wearing.
“Oh my, sorry, but could you pick it up for me?”
At this, everyone watching hardened their faces.
What a classic and dirty trick this is.
“Wait-”
Edenber, unable to watch, tried to step in.
However.
Crunch.
The light sound along with Ailpecia’s accessory being crushed was faster.
When something like this happens, just pretend it’s a mistake and step on it, taught the most ferocious human Asil knows, Princess Eocaste human!
Asil pretended it was a mistake and stepped on Ailpecia’s diamond accessory.
But……. Because her strength was too great, it completely shattered.
Asil, slowly lifting her foot, opened her eyes wide at the miserably ruined jewel.
“Huh, the princess’s accessory is broken.”
“…….”
Ailpecia was at a loss for words.
That’s a diamond. Among gems, it boasts the highest hardness.
But that……. Was it broken by just a child’s kick?
“……Is it a fake diamond?”
Someone muttered while blankly staring at the broken diamond.
Then, upon meeting Ailpecia’s glare that looked like it could devour them, they slapped their own mouth shut.
But everyone present had already heard it.
“That’s why it broke so easily…….”
“It must have been fake.”
“Well, otherwise, there’s no way it would get damaged like that.”
From being the foremost princess of the imperial palace, Ailpecia instantly became the princess who wore fake jewels, and her face turned bright red.
“Asil has a real diamond.”
“How dare you be so insolent!”
Enraged by Asil’s voice that grated on her nerves, Ailpecia swung her hand with all her might.
But Asil firmly grabbed Ailpecia’s hand.
Ailpecia’s face, which had been full of momentum, instantly turned to panic.
“What is this? Why won’t it let go!”
“The princess must be really weak.”
“How dare you!”
Her face, no, even her neck flushed as if it would burst.
Ailpecia, furious to the tips of her hair, tried to swing her other hand to strike again.
Thwack!
However, unfortunately, she failed again.
“Eeeeek!”
Ailpecia, whose both hands were grabbed in an instant, let out a furious scream.
No matter how much she tried to pull away, it wouldn’t budge. It even started hurting more as if the opponent was applying more grip.
With the growing pain, Ailpecia shouted angrily.
“Let go of this! How dare you touch the body of royalty without permission- Kyaaah!”
As desired, upon being released, Ailpecia, who had been tensing her body, rolled straight onto the floor.
Asil diligently ran over for revenge.
“I’ll brush the dust off for you, princess.”
Once on the shoulder.
“Aack!”
Once on the elbow.
“Ack!”
Once on the upper body!
“Aaaack!”
Like that, she repaid everything, even being hit with the fan.
No, it’s not enough yet. To not be looked down on by such a human, she needs to act much more viciously!
Asil, squatting down, whispered in a small voice.
“Teachers say that if you do bad things, you’ll get it all back.”
“Ugh…….”
“If you mess with oppa and the duke’s daughter…….”
Asil brought two fingers to Ailpecia’s eyes.
“Kyaaaaah!”
“Hwaaaaah!”
When Ailpecia screamed, Asil, startled in turn, fell on her butt.
No, why are you screaming! I just did exactly what the princess human said!
Edenber, who had been watching Ailpecia’s tyranny with a dumbfounded expression, ordered the knights.
“Escort Her Highness the Princess outside.”
At that, the knights attending the banquet rushed forward.
Only then did Ailpecia, barely regaining her senses, shake them off and grit her teeth.
“Lady Erzébet…… How dare……!”
However, Edenber blocked her path.
“Please allow me to show proper courtesy to Your Highness the Princess.”
It was a roundabout way of saying that if things escalated further here, he himself would not show courtesy to the princess.
“The lady is a guest I personally invited.”
“Are you daring to defend that lady in front of me right now?!”
“Princess.”
At that moment, Asil interjected.
I tried to keep quiet, but since you’re not leaving, I have to say it.
“Your hair color is peeling off.”
“……!”
The silver hair that sparkled prettily in various colors whenever it caught the light had turned dull black after rolling on the floor.
Was that all?
As the coating on her hair peeled off due to friction, the foul smell of the dye began to emanate.
The knights holding Ailpecia finally checked her hair and stepped back in surprise.
Needless to say, Ailpecia’s complexion grew even paler.
People muttered in dazed voices.
“The hair color was fake too…….”
“Fake jewels, fake hair color…….”
“No!”
The jewel was real.
Ailpecia, feeling wronged, burst out in frustration. However, it was impossible to reverse the already tilted reputation.
Asil, covering her nose, spoke on behalf of everyone.
“Hurry and go wash your hair, princess.”
There was no humiliation like this.
Ailpecia, shaking off the knights, fled with her face bright red.
* * *
After the departure of the 4th Princess Ailpecia, Skya Small Duke Caron arrived late at the banquet hall.
It was to inform of Briden and Lilibet’s absence.
However, because the shock left by Ailpecia was great, no one paid attention to Caron.
Even Edenber, who as the host of the banquet should pay attention to all guests, was the same.
It was because of Elcai and his divine beast, the baby dragon, who had just entered the banquet hall.
“……Huh?”
What happened?
His bewildered gaze landed on Lady Erzébet.
Exhausted from fighting, the lady was filling her stomach with strawberries as soon as Ailpecia left.
If his guess was correct, Lady Erzébet and the baby dragon couldn’t exist in the same place.
But what on earth is going on here.
“A child who likes banquets, why do you hate coming out so much. It’s nice to come out like this and get some fresh air, isn’t it.”
To Elcai’s coaxing, the baby dragon just nodded half-heartedly without saying anything.
Edenber walked over there.
“Why do you look so drained. Is something really wrong?”
“Lord Elcai.”
“You came at the right time. This guy’s energy is too low. Did you perhaps fight or something?”
“No.”
He answered shortly and looked down at the baby dragon.
The baby dragon with strangely rebellious eyes glared up at him.
……What? This feeling.
It felt like looking at Asil, but not Asil.
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By Anna 💓
Greetings, dear readers. I would like to suggest to you some of the novels that I translate:
– The Ruffian and the Mad Warrior Get Married
– Pieces of Broken Glass Shoes
