Taming Her Highness the Princess

42 – Judgment for whom?

A late lunch, Dersal, the head of the guard guarding the alumni gate of the system, was staring blankly at the sky with his back against the wall.

The sight of a few cumulus clouds drifting away in the clear sky sometimes makes my mind go blank. It wasn’t something that the head of the security guard in charge of the system’s security would do, but Dersal didn’t care.

Since the system is where the emperor resides, an absurdly large number of people, excluding himself, were responsible for preventing crime and maintaining public order.

So, no sane person could commit a crime in the system. Even if he commits a crime, he will be caught and put on trial.

Perhaps this system has the lowest crime rate in the world. Of course, it was said that an accident had occurred at the Mandel mansion the other day, but it was not something Dersal knew.

Dersal’s job was to protect the east gate of the system, and it was all about identifying merchants and visitors at the island’s east gate and letting them in or kicking them out.

It was a petit bourgeois mission, but Dersal did not hate his job. He would do that too, because if he entrusted his subordinates with inspections and searches, he himself could earn his salary while playing like this.

‘As expected…… It’s good that you applied for the guard.’

The work wasn’t that hard and the salary came on time, so there was no job like this for Dersal, who had no great ambitions for promotion.

But no matter how sweet his job was, things couldn’t go smoothly. Dersal let out a low sigh when he saw one of the new recruits assigned to the Alumni Guard hurriedly running.

‘Something seems to have happened again.’

It wasn’t common, but it happened occasionally. Some of the merchants who passed through the east gate were caught selling illegally designated goods by the empire.

If these minor incidents get caught in the ears of the guard chief, they will not only come out to be audited, but in serious cases, they will be treated with a pay cut.

So it was more convenient to solve it somehow before hearing the ears of the guard captain. As Dersal waited with his arms folded, the newcomer rushed in and opened his mouth with a quick breath.

“Come on, Chief of Guards! Hey, a strange person is approaching the alumni! I’m really sorry to disturb your rest, but I think you need to go quickly!”

What is it? I thought it was an accident, but is all it saying is that a strange person is approaching? It was absurd, but since the opponent was new, Dersal decided to put up with it just this once.

“Just calm down and take a deep breath. If anyone sees it, they’ll know that it’s a monster.”

“Something worse than monsters are coming!?”

“Hey, newcomer. I know it’s not long since I started working, so I can’t judge the situation properly, but don’t make a fuss. Even if you pretend, it’s nothing-“

“Please don’t talk nonsense! We are all going to die!”

What? Right? I heard that things have become out of habit these days, but I have never seen a guy who calls his boss bad.

He had nothing to do at the moment, and he wanted to admonish this guy, but the terrified face made him think something had happened, so he decided to stop.

“I tried to go out, but if nothing special happens, you will really die in my hands.”

Growling at the newcomer, Dersal took his weapon mounted on his wall and looked out of the east gate.

When he came out of the east gate, he saw the guards staring at one place with their bodies frozen. He wanted something, so Dersal, who followed his gaze, involuntarily gasped.

“What is that… ….”

A man on horseback was moving slowly along the road leading to the island. A horse and a man, it was an indistinguishable combination, but the appearance was so serious that I couldn’t see it with my eyes open.

Not only were the priestly clothes, which should have been originally white, drenched in blood, but also people’s heads were threaded next to the saddles.

I don’t understand what the hell is going on. Dersal had been guarding the alumni gate for over ten years, but it was the first time anyone had come to visit with such a face.

Aware that the rookie was not making a fuss, Dersal drew his sword slowly. If, by chance, that man attacked, he intended to fight back.

As the head of the guard draws out his sword, the other guards also pull out their weapons. Unaccustomed to handling mana, the newcomer raised one of his rifles and aimed it at the man.

Without any reaction, the man was slowly approaching. Seeing that the whistle was barely audible, this side didn’t seem to care at all.

“Mmm, stop!”

As the head of the guard shouted, the man pulled the reins at a distance of about 10 steps. When his horse did one tourejil and stopped, the man looked at Dersal and smiled kindly.

“Dawn is the beginning of light!”

The shoulders of the guards who were wary of the man trembled at the bright voice. Among them, Dersal struggled to open his mouth. It was because he knew that that was the greeting of the Holy Kingdom.

“The deepest sins perish with darkness…….”

Hearing Dersal’s answer, the man lightly raised his hand.

“Nice to meet you! We deeply apologize for coming to visit you in such a gullible way during a lot of hard work! But I am not your enemy, so please lay down your weapons!”

“…… Can you prove that you are not the enemy?”

“Oops. I forgot to show you this.”

The man took out a scroll from his bosom and held it up. Untying his laces, he held them in one hand and spread them down, revealing an order stamped with the Pope’s seal.

“My name is Nartine, the Heretic Inquisitor, who has been dispatched from the Vatican by order of His Holiness!”

“Heretic Judge?”

Why is the Heretic Judge in the system? There was a stir among the guards, but Dersal withdrew his sword and shouted to the surroundings.

“Remove your weapons! The priest who was dispatched from the Holy See is welcome!”

Only then do the guards withdraw their weapons and maintain their alert posture. Dersal turned his eyes to see Nartine, who introduced himself as the Inquisitor of Heretics.

“I am very sorry for the rudeness. By the way, may I ask you a question about the heads of people tied to horses? Because that is our mission.”

“Ah! No wonder! Of course not! However, these are criminals and heretics who were wanted in the Holy Land, so it is not an issue for you to worry about. Ahahahaha, I was lucky enough to find it by chance on the way to the island.”

It’s embarrassing to say that you killed a person so casually.

‘I heard that all the Heretic Judges are insane… ….’

In any case, there was no reason to stop the Heretic Judge from the Vatican. However, because it was necessary to report to the upper level, Dersal asked cautiously.

“Heretic Judge. For what purpose did you visit Jedo?”

“Ah. That is the purpose of the visit. Of course I will tell you.”

A smile spreads across Nartine’s lips. However, it was a smile that was different from before and contained an unknown murderous meaning.

“To the heretic…… It is to bring down the heavenly punishment.”

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Meanwhile, Cheryl was welcoming a mysterious guest at the detective office.

“So my brother…… No, I want you to tell me what Jenial Malaig tastes like?”

Seryl asked a meaningful question, and the mysterious guest nodded. No, to be honest, I couldn’t see her as a mysterious guest.

It seemed like they were disguised in their own way, but in Cheryl’s eyes, it was clear who the people sitting across from them were.

‘No matter how you look at it, it’s Her Highness the Princess and her escort knight… ….’

Louis Nell was wearing her nose glasses and Irea was wearing her monocle glasses after changing her hairstyle. There was even a dot next to her eye, but her face wasn’t covered, so I couldn’t tell who it was.

Nevertheless, they seemed to think that they were perfectly disguised when they saw that they were so confident. She laughed at the absurdity of it, but I couldn’t ridicule her.

The woman in front of her is the daughter of His Majesty the Emperor who commands the empire. She couldn’t show her disrespect to her princess, even if she was the princess of Malaig.

“For now…… All right.”

Even though she was a princess, she did not like to reveal her brother’s personal information to others, but she had no reason to refuse.

Cheryl sighed secretly and remembered a few things Jenial liked. They weren’t anything special.

“First of all, I like books related to the humanities and magic. You seem to have been interested in human anatomy from a few years ago. He seems to like freshly brewed coffee, and recently he has developed a hobby of appreciating flowers. And unexpectedly…….”

“Unexpectedly?”

“…… Maybe you like naughty things.”

She was basing her remarks on finding her adult magazine in Jennie Earle’s office. Of course, as she hadn’t looked at the contents of adult magazines, Ireah didn’t know that those words came about because of her.

“Hey, if it’s dirty, what are you talking about specifically?”

“Specifically… ….”

Seryl stopped talking and looked away from her, blushing at her. How would she say that she saw her adult magazine where her brother had an affair with her sister?

Concerned that her brother’s prestige would fall to the ground if she told the truth, Seryl coughed and reversed her words.

“I don’t know specifically. And liking erotic things is a general term. After all, there is no man who doesn’t like naughty things.”

“Eh. Also, right? There’s no way he’s the man he reveals.”

Hmmm. Ireah, who had refined her voice in her strange heat, looked at Seryl with rather serious eyes.

“Then Hooxi…… Is there anyone he likes?”

Who does your brother like? As she pondered, Cheryl trembled as she remembered what Jenny Earle had said and done to her recently.

‘…… I go?’

No, probably not. She hadn’t yet heard a definitive answer from the person herself, but she couldn’t just assume. Besides, even if it was true that her brother liked her, how would she tell others about it?

Even if she thought strangely, she only lost herself. Clearing all thoughts from her head, Seryl focused on Ireah’s question, recalling conversations she had had with Jennie Earl earlier.

“Well, I don’t know who I like, but I know who I liked.”

“The person you liked?”

“Yes. Unfortunately, they seem to have broken up now.”

Perhaps she was relieved at the fact that they had broken up, Ireah’s complexion, which was very tense, loosened up. Ireah, who placed her hand on her chest and let out a sigh of relief, raised her head in her sudden curiosity.

“Can you guess what kind of woman Jeniel liked?”

She had nothing to say, so Seryl nodded her head lightly.

“In spite of the fact that she repeatedly shouted threats at her brother, she must have ordered her to kiss her feet. She was probably a very jealous and pushy woman. Seeing as she asked not to leave her side, she must have lacked affection.”

Forcing her Jenny Earl to kiss her own feet? She was a disgusting woman, even if she only listened. Feeling her strange jealousy rise inside her, Ireah spoke out her words rather coldly.

“How could you do such atrocious things…… Really, there is no such thing as a crazy b*tch in her.”

Ruinel and Seryl nodded their heads in agreement with Ireah’s words. As Ireah said, it must have been her crazy b*tch.