Taming Her Highness the Princess

37 – Between Misunderstanding and Truth (5)

Ruinel, who delivered the book to Seryl, returned to the Lotus Palace and waited for Irea to return.

Originally, it was right for Ruinel to escort Irea’s side…… They were separated from each other by Irea’s request to walk around the city of Jezeil alone with Jenial.

She was worried about that, but she wasn’t too worried. Since there was a previous incident, he was because the emperor had given Ireah several high-ranking knights without his knowledge.

Of course, Irea couldn’t know that fact, but the superior knights who followed her to the subway as well as the streets and restaurants were keeping her safe while hiding their identities.

If it was a high-ranking knight, Irea could be trusted enough. In addition, there was nothing to worry about, since Jenial, the famous Duke of Malaig, was right next to him.

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‘No…… I do have one.’

As far as Ruinel knew, a man named Jeniel Malaig was famous for looking at the opposite s*x like a stone. Even at the time he was a professor at the university, he was told that he rooted out numerous confessions.

But if you ask her if she has a lot of experience with women, that’s not the case either. Jeniel has never dated a woman. The reason was that he didn’t want to spend his time and emotions on dating.

When he has a little time left, he devotes himself to his work or conducts his own personal research. Janiel Malaig was such a man.

‘It must not be easy for Her Highness to seduce a man like this.’

Irea was also not interested in the opposite s*x. Therefore, it was said that she had no common sense or skill to seduce the opposite s*x.

‘If you get hurt by any chance… ….’

It won’t be as easy as you think to soothe the depressed Irea. Crossing her arms, Ruinel prayed that Her Highness would make this date a success.

Kikik─

In the meantime, a car stops nicely at the entrance of Lotus Palace. Irea and Jeniel, who got off the back seat, exchanged stories and laughed lightly.

Afterwards, Jenny Er bowed her head toward Ireah and got back into the vehicle. Ireah, who was waving her hand and watching her vehicle start, sighs low.

As the car carrying Jenny Earl drove away from the Lotus Palace, Ireah turned around and entered the front yard. Her expression didn’t look very good, so Ruinel hurriedly ran to meet her Irea.

“Your Highness.”

When Ruinel bowed lightly, Irea smiled awkwardly.

“This is Ruinel. How have you been?”

“I stayed at the lotus palace after completing the simple errands the professor ordered, so nothing happened. More than that, did His Highness have a good visit?”

Irea shook her head. She couldn’t even say empty words that she had a good trip.

“I think she screwed up. Because I had a strange illusion, I couldn’t ask the professor anything.”

“How about a strange illusion?”

“Professor…… I mistook it for a molester.”

While preparing words of consolation, Louis Nell was at a loss for words. He wondered if he was sane to treat someone he liked as a pervert.

Ireah was well aware of that, so she didn’t think of being comforted by Ruinel. She was only resentful of herself for having blew away an opportunity she had prepared so hard for in a foolish illusion.

“I wanted to ask a lot about the professor’s likes and dislikes…… She was delusional alone and couldn’t figure out anything. Why did this happen?”

I feel sorry for Ireah with her self-help smile. Ruinel, wondering if there was a way to make her Irea feel better, snapped her fingers at her sudden thought.

“Your Highness! If that’s the case, I have a way.”

“…… Method?”

“Yes. As your Highness knows, isn’t the professor’s sister, Princess Seryl, running a detective agency in Jedo Island? So we will use it.”

Irea was well aware that Jeniel’s sister was running a detective agency. But how does she use it? When Irea was puzzled, Ruinel spoke confidently.

“We’re going to disguise ourselves as a client and ask Princess Cheryl to tell us what her professor likes and dislikes. Princess Cheryl is her professor’s younger sister, so she must know better than anyone what the professor hates and likes.”

Once I heard it, it made sense. Actually, if you think about it a little, it was absurd, but the girl who was thirsty for the attention of her crush had no way to know it.

“Is that so?”

So Irea pretended reluctantly that she accepted Ruinel’s offer.

*

Meanwhile, Radne woke up and checked the situation in her mansion.

‘No.’

In the evening, when the movement of servants slowed down, Radne searched all over the mansion. It was to check where Jeniel, the actual owner of the mansion, was now that the family head was away.

However, he looks around the mansion and doesn’t see Jenny Earl. It could not be found in the dining room, bathroom, living room, private room, drawing room, study, or even the front and backyards.

That means that Jeniel has vacated the mansion. Even Jenial’s younger sister, Cheryl, didn’t come back to the mansion, as if she was late for work, so she was a golden opportunity for Radne.

‘Good.’

This time, I will catch Jeniel’s weakness and escape the mansion. Having made up her mind so firmly, Radne headed to Jenial’s office in the mansion.

Radne entered her office and stared at the bookshelves that filled one wall. No matter how you think about it, this place was suspicious.

‘There is a room beyond this bookshelf…….’

Strangely, the door to the room was locked. It was strange, so I grabbed one of the servants passing by and asked him about it.

There is no key to open the door of the room, so it was said that the room was treated as a missing room among the workers.

Radne heard the story and thought. Is Jeniel using it as a personal storage room? Since it was a room right next to the office, it could be used as a private storage room since it was close to the street.

‘But… ….’

If you put it close enough to use it as a personal storage, frequent visits were the norm. Otherwise, he would use the large storage room in the mansion, and there would be no need to set up a private storage room next to his office.

When I asked the employee about it, I heard the answer that Jennie Earl had never used the room. So, no one in the mansion opened the door to the room next to the office.

That was too strange even for Radne. Why did he need to lock the door he didn’t use, and why did he say that the room was right next to the office?

‘It must be a secret room.’

Thought after thought, I guessed that Jeniel had converted the room into a secret room that could only be accessed from inside the office.

Since it was a room that could only be accessed from inside the office, of course the servants wouldn’t have seen Jenial use it, and if it was a room that could be accessed through such a complicated method, there would surely be a secret.

Whatever the secret was, it was clear that it was Jenial’s weakness. If it weren’t for that, there wouldn’t be a need to wrap it up like this.

‘Once…… There must be some device.’

What is the way to enter the room beyond the bookshelf? Radne, who was looking through the bookshelves in deep thought, found a book that was particularly inconspicuous.

[Why do humans have to work]

I see a philosophy book stuck in a place full of all kinds of humanities and magic books. It was small in size and not flashy in color, but the fact that it was inconspicuous was rather conspicuous to Radne.

Maybe this is the key to the room beyond the bookshelf. Radne took out the book in that thought.

Cooooo

At that moment, the huge bookshelf starts to slide aside. It was the first time I’d seen anything like this, so I was startled and froze, so the bookshelf was pushed completely to the side before I knew it, revealing the space inside.

‘…… What?’

I was a bit puzzled because finding the secret room was surprisingly easy. Radne, who was bewildered, soon regained his senses and started walking inside. He was trying to find out Jennie Earl’s secret.

But even when he went inside, there was nothing to say was a secret. A few antiques and all the certificates and trophies Jeniel had received so far were on display.

Among them, if there was anything special, it was a picture of a young child who appeared to be Cheryl smiling broadly in her mother’s arms.

It’s a picture that’s nothing special, but I feel puzzled that it’s displayed along with trophies and antiques. Radne, who was approaching to take a closer look at the picture, shuddered at the sound of footsteps outside.

‘Jenial?’

When I think Jenial is back, my heart beats fast and my breathing becomes unstable. Radne hurriedly turned around to get out of the secret room, but Jenial was already standing there.

“What are you doing here?”

As Ladne, stiffened, could not answer, Jenial strode forward. Jenny Earl, who didn’t even give Radne time to step back, reached out and grabbed him by the collar.

“…… Black!”

Jeniel, who grabbed Ladne by the collar, frowned and said again.

“Radne. I was considerate of you who wanted to live as an imperial citizen, so I allowed you to live here without telling your secret to the imperial family. But are you trying to repay the favor this way?”

“Me, I just… ….”

Jenny Earl pulled the hand that was holding him by the collar. Keek! Against her will, Radne raised her toes and placed her hands on Jenial’s wrists. He felt like he was going to die because he couldn’t breathe.

“Is it so difficult to live here and not touch my heart? Or do I really want to see you as less than human?”

“Keuk, kkeuk…….”

“Killing you is easy with my power and the power of the Malaig family. Even so, keep in mind that it is my favor to keep you alive and protect you. Do you understand?”

Rad, holding Jenny Earl’s arm tightly, nodded his head to save you. Tears welled up in his eyes and saliva leaked from his mouth as he couldn’t hold back the pain of his choking breath.

“Sorry, sorry… ….”

Her desire for survival makes her forget that she is the proud princess of the underworld. Just before his mind was cut off, after listening to Radne’s difficult apology, Jenny Earl released the power in his hand.

When Jenny Earle let go of his collar, Radne fell to his knees on the floor. Then she puts one hand on the floor and holds her neck with the other.

“Kehek, kek…… !”

Jenial looked down coldly at Radne, who coughed and calmed her breathing.

“I have something else to say, so please wait outside the office.”

Radne nodded her head, got her body up and left the room. After hearing the sound of the office door opening and closing, Jenial let out a low sigh.

I wondered if I was overreacting for a moment, but it was best for Jenial, because if I didn’t expel Ladne, who was so gifted with magic, from her room quickly, her real secret might be revealed.

As Jenial walks to one side of the wall of the room, a bluish magic circle floats in the air. Jeniel put his hand on the magic circle, turned it half a turn to the left, and then twisted it to the right.

Then, a strong light emanated from the pattern in the center, and it spread out in all directions along the circuit, making dozens of symbols move.

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The sound of the magic lock being dismantled was heard and the empty wall began to spin. Then, the wall turns half a turn to reveal the person hidden inside.

No, that was too corrupt to be human. A woman with her whole body rotted, clad in her tattered silk clothes, bound in her chains.

The woman, who had her head down as if she was asleep, slowly lifted her head as her light caressed her eyes. As she spotted Jennie Earl, she started purring and then she opened her mouth and struggled at her.

Clack, click!

Each time, the chains around her body were blocking the woman’s movements.

“Geu uh uh, gh uh—!”

Jeniel looked at the woman who was purring as if she had lost her human speech, somewhat sadly. She was familiar, but not something to get used to.

“It’s been a while.”

A sad smile forms on Jeniel’s lips.

“Mother.”