Became the Escort Knight That the Princesses Were Obsessed With

59. Family Meal (1)

“Her Highness Lydia…” ?”

When I looked embarrassed, Lydia smiled.

“You know how to make that kind of expression too. “Now I feel like we’re the same human being.”

She looks at my furrowed eyebrows in wonder.

Resting her chin, she spoke in a playful tone.

“How did you get into the bedroom?”

“He didn’t wake up so I came to check if he was still alive.”

The girl in school uniform-style clothes looked carefully to see if I was hurt.

Unlike usual, when I was completely wrapped in my uniform, I wore light short-sleeved clothes.

Thanks to this, the princess looked particularly intently at my arms, which were clearly exposed.

Because there were countless knife marks everywhere.

“I thought the wound was only on the forehead… “You were in more places than I thought?”

I laughed at her question and told her not to worry.

“I have a lot of it not only in my arms but also in my stomach.”

“Even inside… ?”

Lydia’s gaze gradually moved up from her arm.

She then looked towards my body and turned her head as if she was imagining something.

“Hmm….”

She covered her lips with her fist, as if trying to protect her body.

Her face seems to have turned a little red for some reason.

“Okay, stop talking about the wound. “Let her change her clothes first.”

“You mean clothes?”

When I asked again, Lydia pointed to the shirt and black cotton pants on her bedroom table.

“It seemed like she didn’t have any clothes, so I brought some of her father’s clothes.”

Lydia said proudly.

However, after listening to her, I felt something was strange about her.

‘Clothes my father used to wear… ?’

If you are Lydia’s father… It’s Baldwin IV… !

“Are you sure you mean the clothes His Majesty the Emperor wore?”

“Yes, you wore it when I was nine years old.”

Lydia closed her eyes as if recalling her memories with her father.

“How could I wear such precious clothes?”

“It’s okay, because you only came to see me for one day and never came back.”

Lydia waved her hand, saying it was nothing special.

“So, hurry up and try it on.”

Lydia swallowed her saliva deeply.

She then looked at me, holding her father’s clothes with her hands clasped together.

As if you want to check something.

“You mean in front of His Majesty?”

She asked with a shocked expression.

“Uh….”

Then, Lydia lost focus in her eyes.

She seemed to soon realize what she had said, and her lips parted.

“Of course, after I left. “What on earth are you thinking!”

The 3rd princess suddenly stood up from her bedside.

She crossed her arms alone and headed to her door as if nothing had happened.

Togakdae is the sound of shoes.

When the sound of the shoes disappeared, I raised the corner of her mouth.

And then I looked down at the dress shirt the emperor left behind.

Clear texture, as if it has barely been worn.

When I heard that it was worn only once and then neglected, it suddenly reminded me of the 1st princess’s chessboard.

I felt strange using all those items myself.

―――.

Before getting dressed, she took a shower.

Afterwards, she buttoned her shirt and opened the terrace door.

I approached the railing, enjoying the cool early summer air.

And then I took in the open view of the Eastern Imperial Palace.

A palace built by a young but cool-headed Eastern monarch, her mother, and the Third Empress.

While admiring the palace, my eyes suddenly fell on the first floor.

And then, the monarch of the East was discovered.

The 3rd princess left while I was changing clothes.

She was squatting in front of the flower bed on the first floor.

‘What are they doing over there…? ?’

I followed the princess’s gaze and looked at the flower bed.

There was a black cat curled up in a square shape.

“You guy, how did you get in here?”

The third princess scolds the cat in the tone of a monarch.

She had a snowball fight with the small animal with a very serious expression.

“Clearly, my palace security is top-notch….”

A girl playfully urging a cat.

I enjoyed that rare scene with wonder.

“What is the purpose of daring to invade my imperial palace?”

Lydia asked with solemn eyes, as if imitating His Majesty the Emperor.

However, the cat looked up at the princess with a sullen expression and immediately ignored her.

“Ha… !”

Lydia is shocked by that sight.

She raised her hand as if she was going to kill a cat.

‘Could it be that my personality comes out here?’

I was worried about the cat and almost called the princess without thinking.

However, those words got stuck in my throat again.

“hehehe… “Then I too have a way.”

The moment she extends her hand towards her cat.

Because a red plum came out of the princess’s palm instead of a weapon.

“I grant you the grace of her true wife.”

The cat looked at his plums with interest.

Then I lifted her face and even smelled her scent.

“Then, eventually, you will not be able to reject the touch of this body. From then on, I will harass you as much as I want.”

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Lydia opened her red eyes thinly and smiled like a cow devil.

But…

“Ha?”

The cat nuzzled the skin of his plum a few times, then quickly turned his head away.

“Huh… You are a formidable opponent just like that guy. From the looks of it, they look similar.”

The princess stuck out her tongue as she looked at the black cat.

Then I tilted her head and scratched her black hair.

‘That guy… ? ‘Who are you talking about?’

As Lydia looked at her cat with a helpless expression, a maid with a familiar face approached her.

She was the chic woman who showed me to my room last night.

“You’ll probably have to peel it to eat it.”

“It’s the same as him, even down to the amount of work that goes into it.”

Lydia chuckled and looked down at her plums.

“I will criticize you.”

“No, I will conquer this arrogant brat with my own hands.”

3 The princess received a gift from her maid.

And with her clumsy hands, she began to peel her plums.

“And then you get hurt…” .”

“If you want to win someone’s heart, you have to put in the appropriate effort….”

Lydia paid no heed to her maid’s advice.

She cut her plums with steadfast concentration and finally placed the golden flesh in her hands.

“It’s one of the lessons she learned from her father.”

The princess placed her peeled plum in her palm.

She said, and with a kind smile she held out to the cat.

“Now, try it. “Because of you, I even held a sword for the first time in my life.”

Only then did the cat show interest in fruit again.

The guy stuck out his little tongue and began to lightly lick the skinless plum.

“Oh… “You’re finally eating!”

Lydia’s lips part.

She showed her fangs like a cat and her red eyes flashed.

“It’s so cute…” .”

The maid silently looked down at the princess.

She then covered her mouth with her hand, as if she could no longer maintain a straight face.

She is the third princess who has always insisted on speaking in an adult manner and has shown herself to be a monarch.

She has become a nineteen-year-old girl standing in front of her cat.

That sight even melted the heart of the thorough imperial maid.

“The main woman has finally conquered this beast.”

Lydia spoke to the maid with a happy expression.

She nodded, saying that the black long-haired maid did a good job as well.

“Now, come into my arms.”

The Third Princess spread her hands.

And waited for her cat to come into her own arms.

“….”

However, cats only lick the tops of their feet.

I wasn’t hugged by Lydia.

“Since I have received favor, shouldn’t I follow my wife’s orders?”

She pursed her lips as if she was offended.

She looked up at the maid with a gloomy expression.

“Maybe it’s because we don’t understand the language.”

The servant again maintained a blank expression and advised the monarch of the East.

However, something is strange.

Because they are animals, of course they cannot communicate with each other.

Are you calling that advice?

“You mean language?”

“Yes, you should probably say it in ‘cat language’ so it will follow your orders.”

Only after hearing the maid’s answer did I understand her intention.

Actually, she wanted to see more of Lydia’s cute appearance like before.

“By nature, cats are difficult animals and are not easy to handle. So we need to think about it from their perspective.”

“Huh… “If you live in an empire, you must learn the language, even if you are just an animal.”

The third princess seriously considers advice that clearly shows her intentions.

She placed her hand on her chin and pondered whether even her cats thought they were her people.

“Okay… “If the people lack learning, it would also be the monarch’s fault.”

Lydia cleared her voice.

And she slowly looked around her flower bed where she was.

“Then, I think I need to set my sights on the people.”

Lydia confirmed that there was no one around.

She cleared her throat lightly and opened her eyes wide like a cat.

“Miyaa-?”

She makes cat sounds with her hands closed like her claws.

As if her meaning had been properly conveyed, she gazed at her boy seriously.

“….”

However, the cat made an unpleasant expression again.

She ignored Lydia and hid her body in the bushes of the flower bed.

“As expected, he is not an easy guy.”

The Third Princess looked awkwardly at the bush where the cat had disappeared.

She then stood up and brushed off her skirt.

The princess tilts her stiff neck back.

Her eyes naturally turned to the second floor terrace.

Then, she and I, who had been watching her all this time, met her eyes.

“….”

There was an awkward silence for a moment.

Afterwards, Lydia asked me with a cold expression.

“How far have you seen?”

“What do you mean?”

An iron plate was placed on her face.

However, the quick-witted third princess noticed it right away.

A little while ago, she said I heard the cat sound she made.

“Uh… I think I even heard a meow.”

She gives a cold look at the word meow.

Turning her head to her hall, she indifferently ordered me.

“Didn’t she do this because she was bored because of you? “Come down quickly.”

“I understand.”

I jumped off the terrace lightly.

And stood side by side with her 3rd princess.

“Let’s go…” .”

Lydia took the lead, walking faster than me.

As if she wanted to hide her face.

For her like that, I refined her voice.

And then I hinted at changing the topic.

“Did Bashu and Tau return safely yesterday?”

“Yes, you did a good job bringing back the captured elite soldiers.”

When the topic changed, Lydia seemed to have lost some time and matched her walking pace with me.

“What did they do?”

“Somehow, there was a confession-prevention spell on them, so I killed them all.”

She speaks calmly with her cold voice.

The girl who looked lovingly at the cat a little while ago has long since disappeared.

“Are you sure?”

“No, it’s a joke.”

The princess immediately raised the corners of her mouth again.

And then, she relaxed her cold expression and spoke to me.

“I was locked in an underground confession room. “She brought in a torture expert, so she’ll confess soon.”

She says the word torture with a smile.

When it came to public affairs, she was a more cool-headed member of the royal family than anyone else.

“What do you plan to do if I confess?”

“For now, we will keep them locked underground. Then, when my father wakes up….”

Lydia flashed her red eyes.

She spoke to me with the fierce gaze of a conquering king’s daughter.

“By submitting them as evidence, we are using them as leverage to put pressure on Brother Leon.”

“This is an excellent choice.”

Lydia uses even the smallest member of the group as an important card.

Satisfied with that appearance, I nodded her head.

“Your contribution is truly great.”

“To my credit, I was just lucky. “I never dreamed that bandits would actually appear.”

He answered by placing an iron plate on her face.

Then, Lydia chuckled and said that there was no need for her to be humble when standing in front of her.

“The place I am going now is to praise your achievements.”

“To praise my achievements?”

When I asked, the 3rd princess led me to a secret garden hidden in the imperial palace.

“Yes, there is someone who really wants to meet you for this matter.”

Following Lydia’s guidance, I entered the grass field.

There was a long table placed on the grass.

All kinds of delicacies spread out above.

Someone was setting up the food alone.

‘Who is it…? ?’

He didn’t look like a simple cook or servant.

Because all the clothes I was wearing were silk.

Soon she heard us shouting and turned her head.

That moment.

I knew right away who it was because it was her.

Beautiful appearance and black hair that looks just like Lydia.

And even the red eyes that penetrate all things.

“Mother, I brought you.”

Lydia’s mother and the emperor’s third wife.

It was Vanessa, the princess of the Samid Empire.