I Became the Tyrant’s Translator

Leticia used everything she could.

The new status that Baron Jefferson gave her was a valuable shackle.

Lord George sighed and murmured softly.

“How did I end up with a maid like this….”

“Yes, I think so, too. A humble and rude maid like me is not suitable for the Crown Prince. So go to Baron Jefferson right now and tell him you’ve got the wrong person.”

“I can’t do that.”

Lord George stared at Leticia.

“I think you’re right.”

“……?”

“Yes, she is a Baron’s lady who is recognized by the Baron even though she’s far away. It is inappropriate for her to ride a carriage with a man as she has not yet officially entered the palace. Get on by yourself.”

Leticia lowered the rising corners of her lips. It was a half victory, but still better than a total defeat.

“We’ll run at full speed until we reach the Crown Prince’s palace, so don’t even dream of escaping.”

Lord George did not speak empty words. Leticia experienced a full-speed carriage for the first time in her life.

The carriage that they rode before felt as fast as a snail crawling.

“Aargh!”

Leticia screamed.

There was a soft cushion on the chair and a rug on the floor, but the hard wooden ceiling remained the same.

Because of that, whenever the carriage ran on a bumpy road, she felt a blunt impact on her back and buttocks and piercing pain in her head.

In the end, Leticia gave up sitting properly and sat on the floor hugging a fluffy cushion.

‘Does the Crown Prince’s palace even give the maids a cushion like this.’

Leticia shook her head right away.

For whatever reason Lord George wanted to make her the maid of the Crown Prince’s palace, she had to run away as quickly as possible.

In the meantime, Leticia has seen how a maid is treated as a trivial accessory, and she has also experienced some of that.

The maid of the Imperial Palace, who can enter when her status is guaranteed, will not be much different.

Furthermore, it may be happier to live as a maid whose salary is being taken away by her parents in her hometown than a maid of the Crown Prince who will become a tyrant.

‘Think about it, Leticia! How to get away from this!’

However, is there a way to escape from a carriage that runs at full speed.

Despite Leticia’s struggles, they quickly arrived at the Crown Prince’s Palace.

‘…….?’

As soon as the carriage stopped, there was a loud commotion for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, Lord George was also heard shouting.

Leticia listened, but it was difficult to grasp the situation due to the mixture of all kinds of noises.

‘Forget it. Cause it doesn’t matter.’

In her head, now was the only chance to escape, or not.

Leticia tucked her conspicuous bright red hair into her clothes, then swung the carriage door open. As expected, no one cared about her.

She quickly but unobtrusively came out of the crowd. She also didn’t forget to close the door either.

After a while, there was an even bigger commotion, but it was hard to tell if it was because of her or not. Leticia simply ran away from the noise and ran again and again.

‘Garden?’

Before long, she arrived at a space full of trees and flowers that had grown tall above her head.

‘Is it really a garden… Is that right?’

This place was very different from the gardens of the aristocratic mansion that Leticia had ever seen.

Usually, a typical aristocratic garden has sculptures and beautiful flowers in several places on a well-maintained lawn.

However, as if the garden was not properly maintained, all kinds of rare flowers and trees were tangled up.

Like a jungle.

It was the best place for someone to hide. Leticia jumped in without thinking.

By the way, she was dressed as a maid, so if she meets a gardener, she can say that she is a maid who came to accompany Baron Jefferson, but she was lost.

Fortunately, the gardener was nowhere to be seen. Leticia went deeper and deeper into the garden.

I was going to spend the night here and find a way out of the Crown Prince’s palace when the sun rises in the morning.

‘I need to use a pseudonym.’

It was unlikely that a man like Lord George would go after the escaped maid with his arms, but there was nothing wrong with being careful.

If she somehow finds a job in a wealthy, not aristocratic family, the chances of Lord George finding her are very low.

Even better if I am away from the capital.

‘……Maze?’

Leticia frowned.

All of sudden, she found herself in a maze of walls made of thorny trees intertwined with flower vines.

‘I don’t care. I’ll just have to wait until the morning comes and walk in the direction of the sunrise.’

However, it was not very pleasant to be in a maze.

‘Let’s just get out of here for now.’

Leticia walked and walked to get out. But for some reason, the maze is never ending.

She wanted to scream in frustration, but she couldn’t because she was afraid she’d get caught.

Finally, just before she gave up, Leticia almost screamed with overwhelming joy and hope.

She found a small side road between the thorny walls.

Leticia moved her tired body and managed to slip herself into the side road.

It was a side road that was small enough to be scratched by the thorn tree if the body was any larger.

As she managed to get out of the side road, a brilliant view unfolded.

“……!”

The golden eyes shook.

It wasn’t because of the artificial waterfall seen through the randomly grown bushes, not because of the colorful flowers growing in competition with each other, or because of the sweet-smelling fruit vines.

“Michael?”

Michael, who seemed to have grown a little, was looking at her in surprise.

No answer came back. Michael just stared at Leticia without moving.

But for Leticia, it was a sufficient answer.

“I feel like I’m looking at something that is not real, too. This isn’t a dream, is it?”

“Schizandra.”

Michael quietly handed Leticia a handful of flowers that looked like a wild rose but had a dark red pattern.

It was a schizandra that was common in the mountains.

Leticia soon came to her senses. The meaning of the flower of schizandra was reunion.

“You thought we’d meet again? No way, how can I meet an aristocrat like Michael.”

“Fate.”

“……?”

Leticia doubted her ears for a moment. Michael from a year ago said words that she had to think over and over again to understand.

But now, Michael told her one thing that she could clearly understand.

Fate.

Leticia grinned.

Fate is a word that goes well with the female and male protagonists in a novel that somehow comes true.

Unlike herself and Michael, an extra that disappears without making a proper appearance.

Michael came up to Leticia and touched the clothes that had been scratched by thorn bushes.

“I didn’t get hurt.”

Leticia reassured Michael.

“How did you get in here? This is the Crown Prince’s garden.”

“Mosquitoes.”

“Mosquitoes……?”

Leticia frowned. Michael’s words returned to a level that was hard to understand.

But soon, Leticia was able to understand the meaning. Mosquitoes secretly bite people and then walk away.

“So you came in secretly.”

“Swimming.”

“What do you mean swimming?”

Michael pretended to breathe out hard. Leticia smirked. Swimming seemed to be the most difficult exercise for Michael, who is still young.

“You must have had a hard time. But it’ll be worth it.”

Instead of answering, Michael looked around carefully and picked a fruit from among the leaves that Leticia had never seen before.

Fruit vines and fruit trees scattered all over the place made her wonder if this place was paradise.

Leticia inadvertently received a yellow fruit with a sweet and sour smell as Michael picked it.

“This, how do you eat this?”

Michael approached the artificial waterfall, washed his hands, and began peeling the fruit with his hands.

Leticia followed Michael’s actions. Orange flesh with white fluff appeared.

Leticia carefully took a bite.

“……!”

Sweet and sour, the tiny pieces of flesh wrapped in a thin inner shell burst out in her mouth.

“It’s delicious.”

“Ant.”

It must mean that there are as many fruits as ants here.

“As expected, the royal palace has different fruits. I am not gonna be a high-ranking sinner just because I ate this?”

“Bubble.”

It was easy to understand now that it was a nonsense sound that would disappear as quickly as a bubble.

“All right, I shouldn’t have worried. Then I’ll eat as much as I want.”

Filling her stomach with the fruits that Michael kept picking, Leticia took a more careful look at their surroundings.

Gorgeous flowers, sweet fruits that do not match October, and even an artificial waterfall large enough to wash her body. Even the grass on the ground was as soft as an expensive blanket.

Besides, the only entrance is the side road she just passed through. Maybe this place was a secret space created by the order of the Crown Prince.

‘I’m sure I won’t be caught until tomorrow.’

A little relieved, Leticia stared at Michael. Because she had a sudden question.

This is the palace of the cruel Crown Prince who will become a tyrant in the future. Even if Michael was a high-ranking aristocrat, it was not a place he could roam around out of mere curiosity.

“You ran away from home again?”

“……”

“Me too, that’s great.”

Now it turns out Michael was a habitual runaway. Leticia, who is quite happy to be in the same situation, chattered while biting another fruit.

“Actually, I ran away from home, too. Turns out my parents, my grandmother and my only brother…. They all weren’t on my side.”

“…….”

“But it was nice to come to the capital. I met a lot of good people…. so I had a good time, but Lord George came and dragged me here. Do you know who Lord George is?”

“Finger.”

He meant that he knew him as well as his own fingers.

Leticia grinned. It was because she felt a little foolish when she asked the son of a high-ranking aristocrat if he knew Lord George, he must know him so much that he could enter the Imperial Palace.

“Hey, there’s no way Michael wouldn’t know. He’s a close aide to the terrifying Crown Prince.”