Became the Escort Knight That the Princesses Were Obsessed With

30 – 30. Eastern Knights (7)

There is a restaurant in Northon that is famous for its pizza.

Shop located on the market square, Toulouse.

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Not only is the location great, but the taste is also good, making it a favorite among many people regardless of social status.

However, the reason I chose this place is not just because of the taste.

There were a lot of customers and the space was open, so it was safe for Lydia.

It was a kind of consideration for the Eastern knights watching her from afar.

“This way.”

With that in mind, I confidently opened the store door.

but… .

Contrary to my intention, the store was very quiet.

So much so that it is bloody.

“It’s quiet for a restaurant, isn’t it?”

Lydia looked around the store with her back turned.

I agree with this.

“That’s right. It was crowded just a few weeks ago… .”

I went inside the store first and looked at the tables.

And soon I realized why there were no customers.

Eight men occupying the center of the restaurant.

They had grim faces and were each wearing a glass of beer without any snacks.

‘Thorman clan… ?’

A fierce minority with past experience of subjugation.

They were drinking beer in the middle of the imperial capital.

Of course, there is no problem with the Thorman clan drinking alcohol in the empire.

The biggest problem is… .

They’re currently part of a private loan organization that’s holding Northon tight.

I didn’t do anything illegal so I left it alone, but I never thought it would bother me like this.

“Her Royal Highness, you will probably have to eat somewhere else.”

“what? “You let me come all the way here, and then you move again?”

Lydia looked up at me with an annoyed expression.

A figure with arms folded alone.

She has a sullen face, as if she doesn’t want to move anymore.

“I don’t like it. Didn’t I just believe your words and come this far? “I can’t do it anymore because it’s hard.”

Lydia glances at the terrace seat.

A place that is moderately shady and far away from the Thorman mercenaries.

She walked leisurely towards there.

“Isn’t it nice that it’s quiet because there are no customers? “Let’s eat here.”

She sits proudly on the chair.

Perhaps because she usually led the rugged eastern knights, she was not afraid when she saw the Thorman clan.

It’ll be okay. It’s possible they just came here to eat.

I may have become sensitive for no reason due to accompanying the princess.

In the end, I took a deep breath and joined the seat across from me.

A store owner approaches from afar.

He looked haggard compared to when I saw him a few weeks ago.

“May I take your order… ?”

“Okay, I’d like pizza topped with herbs and carbonated water with pickled apples.”

“I’m sorry, but that menu doesn’t seem possible. Because I don’t have any ingredients… .”

No ingredients?

The current time is still lunch time.

I can’t believe the ingredients for the store’s most popular dish have run out.

This is strange.

“So, what menus are available?”

“… .”

Nobu thought for a while about the guests.

Then he smiled and said.

“I think it’s possible to have a basic pizza without toppings.”

“Okay, please give me that for now.”

The store owner stumbled into the kitchen.

And not long after, he returned to the table with freshly baked pizza.

A steaming pizza.

Lydia’s red eyes widen at that visual.

“What kind of food is this?” ?”

“It’s called pizza.”

“Commoners eat this all the time?”

The princess pressed the dough with her fingers.

Then, perhaps because it was hot, I pulled my hand out.

“Yes, you eat it with your hands like this.”

Lydia’s lips parted at the sight of me holding the pizza proudly.

She was startled and frowned.

“Are you saying that you eat food with your hands in a superficial way?”

“It’s the most delicious to eat like this.”

Despite my persuasion, Lydia looked sullen.

And I stubbornly tried to cut the pizza like a steak with a fork and knife.

“It can’t be seen like that in an open place like this.”

However, no matter how hard I cut the cheese, it was not easy to cut.

“Then, Her Royal Highness, please eat it like that.”

I chuckled as I saw her whimpering.

And as if to show off, he took the pizza and stretched out the cheese.

“I will eat like a commoner.”

Lydia stared at the expanding cheese.

The sight of me, who had always been expressionless, enjoying pizza.

The princess stared with bright eyes, perhaps amazed by the sight.

“Wow, is it delicious…?” ?”

“sure-. “It’s not the best store in Northon for nothing.”

Lydia looked down at the pizza in front of her.

Then I carefully picked it up with my slender fingers.

“… .”

The princess soon made eye contact with me.

She began to mumble in a strong voice.

“Don’t be mistaken. “I’m just trying to do my best for the commoner experience!”

The princess slowly put the pizza on her lips.

Soon the cheese stretched out.

It stretched so much that it started to spill onto the plate, so Lydia ate it in a hurry, chasing after the cheese.

I almost burst out laughing when I saw that.

At times he looks like a cruel monarch, and at other times he looks like a girl his age.

They are truly an amazing royal family.

“Well, what is it? “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No, it’s just that your disguise as a commoner is so perfect.”

Lydia said proudly while holding the pizza, as if satisfied with the compliment.

“Is there anything I, the monarch of the East, can’t do?”

The princess began to eat pizza with strength.

That’s a lot to fit into such a small stature.

I destroyed 3 pieces by myself.

Soon, her throat started to burn.

I looked around looking for sparkling water that hadn’t arrived yet.

“Here, are you ready for your drink yet?”

At my call, the store owner hurriedly approached the table.

However, instead of a drink, he only had water in his hand.

“I’m sorry, when I looked for it, the apology wasn’t enough… “I think it would be difficult to make a drink.”

He lowered his head with an apologetic expression.

“Is there something wrong with the store?”

As the princess asked, the owner turned his head and looked at the men sitting at the table.

“They blocked the food coming into the store… .”

“Why are they interfering with business?”

When Lydia patted her chest and asked, Nobu answered quietly.

“These are loan sharks who have been threatening to sell this store for several weeks now.”

Private loan business.

Lydia frowned at that story.

“They say they are planning to take over my store, tear it down, and build a new building… .”

Lydia eventually drank the water on the table.

Then, after a while, I asked again.

“Then why did you just tolerate it instead of reporting it to the driver here?”

When Lydia stared at me, I answered calmly.

“Because it’s not illegal.”

“That’s right, they are harassing our store while narrowly avoiding breaking the law… .”

The store owner looks sadly at the glass of beer and basic snacks they ordered.

“As you can see, they order only the minimum menu and stay there for hours.”

The store owner sighed.

Then Lydia put her hand on her chin and spoke calmly.

“What are you planning to do by taking over the building so persistently?”

“It’s probably a gambling place.”

I said calmly, knowing about these guys.

“Ha, the eastern part of the country has been the most famous for the entertainment industry since ancient times. “How dare you try to set up a competing company?”

Lydia put her hands on her waist as if she was shocked.

I looked at that figure in awe.

‘Isn’t there something strange about being angry?’

Lydia narrowed her eyes and looked up at the owner.

“Master, come here.”

“yes… .”

The owner was called by a child who was younger than him.

However, he approached with an unbiased face.

“You said you had no intention of selling this store, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Is the reason why you don’t want to close the store that has been passed down from generation to generation?”

“you’re right.”

Lydia put her hand on her chin.

And as if he had an interesting idea, he said it with playful eyes.

“What if you could sell the building and still keep the store?”

The old owner furrowed his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

“It doesn’t matter who owns the building. However, if I can keep my store intact… .”

“Is that so-?”

Lydia grinned.

And a little while ago, I took out a necklace that I had left out while doing the laundry.

“Can you live in this shabby, smelly building?”

A beautiful red ruby.

And the gorgeous diamonds surrounding it.

It is not simply an imperial treasure, but a necklace worn by the princess.

“this… This… .”

An expensive item that even a commoner can immediately recognize.

The owner, who saw the item, looked in disbelief.

The same goes for the mercenaries who were watching from afar.

Their eyes widened as they faced the danger of losing the building they had worked so hard to build to some girl.

Lydia immediately looks at the nasty men.

Then, he smiled brightly, flashing red eyes.

“Now, I’ll give it to you as a guarantee before the transaction, so make sure you keep it safe.”

Lydia laid down the precious jewel on the table as if it was no big deal.

The eyes of Thorman’s mercenaries also followed the jewel.

“Why do you even want to buy the building?”

I asked with a serious expression.

Then the princess smiled bitterly and said to me.

“well-. “Isn’t this your favorite restaurant?”

The girl placed her hand on her chin and tilted her head.

And he looked at me and smiled.

“From now on, you will owe me every time you eat lunch, which is a huge benefit to me.”

As expected, Lydia’s thoughts were different from others.

I stuck my tongue out at her appearance like that.

“Are you really going to keep the store open after you take over the building?”

“Yes, Liddy… . No, as the daughter of the empire, I promise.”

The owner bowed his head and expressed his gratitude as he hit the table.

“Thank you… . miss!”

“Yeah, yeah-. “When my secretary comes later, we can talk about a clear contract.”

The owner quickly raised his head.

And with a rejuvenated face, he confidently spoke to her.

“Oh, of course! Is there anything else you need? “I will go to a nearby store and buy the ingredients myself.”

“Then, I’d like some carbonated water with the apples from earlier.”

The owner, with renewed vitality, went down from the terrace.

Then he went to a nearby fruit vendor and disappeared.

“There’s nothing right about this town called Northon. “It’s all a mess.”

Lydia yawned and watched the scenery outside.

“I’m sorry, I should have paid more attention.”

“no no. How can we stop something like this from being just a commoner article? “I have to take care of it myself.”

Lydia looked at me and smiled.

However, the laughter soon stopped.

Because the Thorman mercenaries who had been watching us all this time got up from their seats.

When I contacted them, a red-haired man who seemed to be their leader entered the store.

And when he saw Lydia, he approached her with an uncomfortable expression.

“Can I join you for a moment?”

We didn’t respond, just stared up at him.

Then the leader grabbed the chair next to him.

And placed it proudly in front of our table.

“Veil, is this also part of the culture of the commoners?”

Lydia kept a calm expression even when she saw the scary man’s face.

Rather, he tilted his head as if the man’s behavior was interesting.

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“No, even among commoners, it is almost rude to ask to be seated together with such an ugly face.”

I said with a deadpan expression, as if to counter this.

“Looking at your hair color, you’re from the East.”

The leader’s lips part.

Soon his beast-like teeth showed themselves in a growl.

“You may not know it because you come from the outskirts, but there is a thing called Sangdo here too.”

Frontier.

Lydia burst into laughter when she heard the eastern part of the capital being called a frontier.

And I stared at their leader with an expressionless expression.

“Now, did you say the eastern part is a frontier…? ?”