At the place where all the retainers had gone, the count and I looked at the princess without saying anything.

Princess Daria was speechless.

I just stared at the note cursing her.

“… .”

The count looked at the princess and made a worried expression.

Contrary to the expression on his face, he didn’t seem to have any intention of comforting him.

Looking at them, I thought about what to do.

I couldn’t accurately grasp the situation to give comfort, and I was as bad as not stepping out without knowing anything.

“Since I was 8 years old.”

1 The princess opened her mouth.

Seeing him talking about his childhood, it seemed like the story would be quite long.

“From some point on, there were people who were targeting me.”

She reached out and grabbed the note.

“It was the Count who saved me when I was at a loss even in the royal family.”

“It was… .”

The Count nodded.

Her hand holding the note was strained, and the note was terribly distorted.

“I received help then, but to cause damage like this. It’s not enough to repay the favor… sorry.”

“… .”

The princess bowed her head toward the count.

It would be disgraceful for a member of the royal family to bow to a non-king, but she didn’t mind.

The Count looked down at her and reached out to lift her up.

“There is no need for the princess to apologize. Did the princess know that this would happen?”

“But… .”

“This is not the princess’s fault. Rather, I am sorry. You have to protect the princess, but you showed an immature side.”

“Oh no!”

The princess was taken aback by the earl lowering her head.

Slowly straightening his back, the count continued.

His eyes were burning hot.

“And this is no longer just for the princess.”

“Yes… ?”

“This is clearly disrespectful to our millennials. Knowing that, we cannot sit still.”

“ah… .”

The count smiled faintly and patted the princess on the shoulder.

“Go, thank you.”

The princess covered her mouth and bowed her head.

It’s hard to hide your feelings.

‘This also makes me feel dirty… .’

Listening to her words, I roughly guessed who was doing this.

2 prince.

This is what he, the second prince of Serion Kingdom and the younger brother of the first princess, did.

His ambition was so great that he thought that if he killed all the members of the royal family except himself, he would become king.

He does things he shouldn’t do as royalty.

Getting behind the scenes and attacking other royals.

The first victim was Princess 1.

For the second prince, the first princess came as a great threat to the crown prince.

Her power to gather talented people even when she was still was felt to be greater than the ability of any royal family.

1 The princess survived dramatically each time.

With the help of talented people, with the help of Count Millennium.

“From now on, we will thoroughly protect the safety of the princess.”

said the count, looking at me.

No, why are you looking at me when you say you’ll protect me?

I had an ominous feeling that I was going to be bothered for some reason.

“Then I will protect the princess well.”

no there

Are you not asking for my opinion? Even though I was frowning, the count continued his words.

“At least among those in the county, he will be the third strongest.”

no, this is a bit like that.

No matter how talented I was, there was a limit to who I could win right away.

There were countless talented people in the millennium, and among them there were people who were grown up and working on active duty.

It’s a bit difficult to deal with magicians with Circle 6 or higher.

Because the fight between a swordsman and a wizard is different.

“I never said I would.”

That was that and this was this.

It wasn’t bad that he looked at me favorably, but that didn’t make it a bother.

“It’s an order from the head of state.”

“… .”

My outburst didn’t last long.

It’s the family head’s order, but what can I do?

“I’ll do it. Instead, give me that kind of reward.”

“You want a reward for the glorious job of protecting the princess?”

“Yes. do you have a problem? I am not an idiot and I have no desire to work for no pay.”

“Tsk. good. If you protect the princess perfectly, I’ll grant you anything you want. will you?”

would you? To say it twice is nagging.

It’s a great wizard’s wish. It’s hard to live even with a billion dollars, but there was no reason to give up.

“I’ll do it.”

The Count sighed and left the meeting room.

***

The princess is attacked.

The guards of the knights became more stringent.

Their atmosphere was ferocious, as if they were in a state of war.

Even before the count said anything, they took care of themselves and made their guard more strict.

“How dare you treat our princess!”

“Don’t make a hole for even a rat!”

“We cannot lose our only pleasure!”

why do they even do that?

It was because of the princess’s ability to attract talented people.

In that brief moment, the knights were accepting the princess as a person as precious as their own family.

The knights were preparing for raiders that would come at any time, but the problem arose elsewhere.

“The Count is in trouble. It is said that a thousand pigs died in one day and one hour!”

“I found that the well was poisoned! Fortunately, it was discovered in advance and there were no major problems, but it seems like it will take a long time to detoxify the water in the well!”

“A plague is raging in the city. The sick are all red… .”

In less than a week, the city was full of big and small things.

Small things from buildings collapsing for no reason to big things that harm people’s lives.

“Summon the wizards in the Mage Tower, some to learn the truth, and others to poison the well. Finally, take charge of the detoxification of the plague!”

Because of that, the Mage Tower was also busy.

Hundreds of things happened in a day, and they were busy coming and going to and from the city, and high-ranking wizards moved to figure out the truth of the matter.

Countless wizards and high-ranking wizards came forward, but no trace of the culprit could be found.

That wasn’t the only problem.

“It is said that these notes were left where the livestock died.”

“These words were written at the bottom of the poisoned well.”

“I found writing written on a person’s body while curing the plague!”

Wherever things happened, there were notes or letters written on them.

All on that note.

[Curse Princess Daria.]

[Princess Daria is a cursed being, and she will live under the curse for the rest of her life.]

[Where Princess Daria is, death will be with her.]

It was full of content cursing Princess Daria.

Almost not.

All the notes were written about Princess Daria.

Because she is there, she is cursed, and the people of the territory suffer.

It was an absurd story, but it was different from the point of view of the people who suffered the damage.

“Send Princess Daria back immediately!”

“What are you doing, Count? Why are you holding her!”

“Since Princess Daria came, our lives have been ruined!”

At first, the villagers who showed favor to Princess Daria turned their backs on her one by one.

It is because their safety is suffering.

However, I couldn’t curse them because they were selfish.

Unlike us, who do not suffer any harm from these things, they cannot even survive a day.

“Do you think it makes sense that those 6th circle wizards haven’t found a single piece of evidence yet!”

“sorry! How embarrassing!”

The wizards bowed their heads in front of the angry Count.

No matter how much they work in the field, they lack experience when it comes to such a full-fledged job.

The royal family tried to hide the information thoroughly, but there was no way they could find it.

At least if they are.

‘William, then he must have grasped the situation to some extent.’

I remember having settled in the city to some extent.

In addition, since they were in a slum, they could easily obtain information without disturbing others.

‘Because I’ve reached out to the shadows of the city.’

William jumped into the shadows of the city as soon as he entered the city.

He wandered around the underworld, created a point organization, and made the forces there one by one on his side.

The action was very stealthy and quiet, but strangely, the speed was twice as fast as moving in the sun.

Almost a month later, it would have been enough to supply and receive information.

Without hesitation, I went straight to William.

“Ah, Mr. Raymond!”

“Are you here! The boss is inside here.”

Members of the organization who knew me kindly guided me to where William was.

Their faces were very bright as they worked comfortably in a large mansion after always working at a bar or something with the attention of the guards.

“Sit over here.”

William sat me down without being taken aback by my sudden action.

Then he took a pile of papers from the desk and brought them to the front.

It seems like you’ve been researching the North and the royal family, but that’s not what you need now.

Right now, we need information about what’s happening in the estate.

“It’s okay about Ahar, now in the territory… .”

“I know.”

“… ?”

said William, rummaging through the papers as if he had expected it.

“You may be wondering what is happening in the city right now. And who the culprits are. You will need proof.”

“… .”

hit.

But I didn’t even tell you to do it, so how did you do it already?

Seeing my bewildered face, William said as if he didn’t care.

“I thought there was no way Raymond-sama wouldn’t look for things like this happening in the territory. I thought he would come and ask at least once, so I researched it in advance.”

I was a little amazed by his words.

I was satisfied with his words that he predicted my actions in advance.

“But this time. I don’t think it should ever be taken lightly.”

William’s mouth opened, and I stopped admiring and focused on his words.

“Why did you think that?”

“No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find any information about them.”

What followed was beyond expectations.

Still, it wasn’t too disconcerting.

What the family wizards couldn’t find, even William didn’t think that he would find it in such a short time.

The reason I came to him in the first place was to investigate from now on, and he was doing his part enough now.

“There may be a reason why they are so amazing, but the problem is the method they use more than anything else.”

“… .”

“There was something similar to this in the Empire. It happened because a noble saw a talented person in another territory and fell in love with it.”

As his words continued, the wrinkles between my eyebrows increased.