Chapter 3.1

“Ugh…!”

Among the Irugo people, the ones that held their breath, breathed out simultaneously.

The face Aristine had on while she said that was unbelievable.

Durante’s expression was also quite visible.

Everyone reacted as if a bomb was dropped off right in front if their eyes.

“Hmm,”

Durante coughed once to lighten up the atmosphere.

That’s why I’m in a hurry. Aristine noticed what was going on.

‘It wasn’t just a normal hunt, it was a beast.’

Only then did it make sense that he was away from home while his prospective wife arrived.

‘But.’

“Why didn’t you tell me that in the first place?”

Even with Aristin’s sharp question, Durante said calmly without changing a single face: “I just answered it because you asked where I was during your arrival.”

Aristine hesitated at the words.

Yeah, that’s right. He didn’t tell me a lie.

Aristine looked at Durante and slightly raised the tip of her mouth.

“It’s not only by telling lies that you deceive people.”

As it’s their first meeting and the opponent is still wary of them, it may be better to separate in a more favorable manner.

Don’t argue with me and smile moderately.

First impressions are important.

But at least Aristine didn’t intend to.

It’s different from when I was in the Empire.

Now that we’re out of that damn place, Aristine is going to move however she like to here in Irugo.

‘Now I’m done crouching.‘

If you allow this situation to happen at our first meeting, you may think that you can continue to convey misleading information to me in the future.

The line has to be drawn clearly right from the start.

‘To those who are wary of me and hate me.’

In other words, you don’t expect anything from me, so shouldn’t I be so nice and meet your expectations?

“Telling the half-truths to be false answers is cheating people.”

“It is also deceiving people to tell you the truth in half and drive them into false answers.”

For the first time, embarrassment appeared in Durante’s eyes.

Aristine curved her eyes to look straight at his pupil.

Durante paused for a moment.

Dirt, dust, and sweat are mixed together on her and cause her shabby appearance, but strangely, the princess caught his eye anyway.

Purple eyes, as if the dawn sky were shining.

“I don’t want you to fool me in the future.”

***

Durante suggested that she go to wash her clothes before going to the palace.

However, a protest came directly from Silvanus’ side.

<Washing, do you dare tp say that our princess is dirty!>

<What is my intention to dress Ah Irugo to the imperial princess before even entering the palace?>

Until then, they didn’t care about what I did and how I looked so their sudden protests were ridiculous.

The conversation went back and forth a few times, but the Sylvains, who were buzzing in the daytime, did not back off.

In the end, Durante took a step back because he could not start a conflict in the absence of the emporor.

“Can I really take you to the palace looking like that?”

“There’s no other way.”

“There’s no need to listen to the Silvans.”

“You want to create a national conflict in the midst of a political conspiracy? Is that what you want?”

“If you look at that, you’ll be in trouble if it’s not us.”

That’s right.

When the king of Irugo sees the empress and the envoys, he must think that they’re insulting him and his country.

The king wants a complete end to the war. Therefore, the political spirit will not be broken, but there will be noise.

And the noise will be entirely up to the Lord.

Moreover, given the rude attitude of the Sylvanians, it was clear that they were determined to start a conflict.

“Even so, the beginning of the conflict should not be ours.”

The warriors shut up at the words.

Durante hoped no one was in the palace of Tarkan.

‘It may be a hollow wind.’

Still, it is comforting that there is little chance that the king will personally step forward.

“But I didn’t know that the Princess was like that.”

Everyone knew it didn’t mean I was unaware of my dirty appearance.

“It wasn’t a joke. It’s so different from what I imagined.”

“The Emperor, a grown up, being shy, you…!” The giggles spread throughout the warriors.

When I first heard it, I was embarrassed and scared, but the more I chewed, the more I laughed.

The only one who can say such a thing to the emperor will be his wife.

“I like it.”

“I like it, too.”

“Yes, much better than I imagined. When I first saw him, I was surprised in a different sense.”

Duranthe turned to the carriage on which the princess was riding, listening to the warrior’s conversation.

The carriage was luxurious, luxurious to the point, where it was hard to believe that a dirty woman with a ragged skeleton was riding on it.

What kind of story is that?

It’s natural to think that way.

He couldn’t forget the eyes of the princess he met earlier.

The eyes that glowed like the stars of the night even on that messy face.

Her eyes were as transparent as they could be seen in the deep sea.

Durante soon shook off his thoughts. The most important thing to him was the emperor.

“Don’t just look too good. The Silvans are so evil that they don’t know the meaning of love. Maybe their princess came to kill the emperor”