My Disciples Know That I Am Strong

Episode 11. Candidate for the Next Emperor (12)

“Prause, are you okay?”

Se-Ri asked while tidying up her clothes until they were worn out.

The princess, wearing a suit made of high-quality fabric similar to the one worn by Duke Tori, is restless.

She had no choice but to wear clothes that were somewhat unfamiliar to Se-ri, who rarely wears pants.

“Pretty.”

“Is that so… ….”

Her face blushed and her golden hair was twisted back and forth.

After taking another look at her overall, she called her attendant.

“Hey.”

“Yes, Mr. Prause.”

A prison servant who was organizing the dressing table turned to me.

“I want you to tie it in a ponytail. I think that side would be much more concise. Her hair is on the long side, so gather it up and tie it up at the top rather than tying it down.”

I went back to Princess Se-ri and gathered her thick hair at the back of her head with both hands.

“P-Prause?!”

Confused, she turns her head to look at me. I ignored her reaction and told the servant.

“A location like this would be nice. Let her braid be as unadorned as possible.”

“Okay.”

The servant brought several simple hair thongs and found a color that matched the golden hair of the princess. Among them, the one selected was blue.

Her hair was tied in one place, revealing a pure white neckline and at the same time making her look much neater. It was pure.

“What about it?”

“It looks much nicer.”

Se-Ri laughs briskly.

“By the way, Prause.”

“What is it?”

“Why a suit and not a dress?”

She asked, softly touching the black pants she was wearing.

“Because of the atmosphere.”

“The atmosphere?”

“Until now, there has been no case where a woman has attended a meeting of the nobility. She seems to have a culture where women go. If you go there wearing her dress, you end up emphasizing your femininity.”

“Femininity… ….”

“To put it simply, it means being ridiculed. The noble meeting is full of old people.”

In the old days, there was a culture that was so coercive that women were told not to get involved in what men were doing, and this world was no exception.

That’s why it would be unusual in the history of the empire for a female tax collector to attend an aristocratic meeting, and it was something that many people would pay attention to.

If you make a ‘bomb declaration’ on top of that, all aggro will be attracted.

“First of all, I have been attending noble meetings since I was a child. I wonder what it would be like to be openly called a kkondae.”

“It must have been stabbed.”

“… ….”

Wrinkles form between his eyebrows. I made a peek sound.

“Just kidding. In the past two months, I’ve felt it while going to and from the duke’s house, but I didn’t get that feeling from you. It’s probably because of the flexibility that came with accepting other races.”

“Looking at you, you seem to know very well about nobles even though you are a commoner.”

“I found out just by reading the story.”

“Story? Are you referring to the writings that commoners wrapped up in their delusions?”

You explain what can be said to be a novel even for a very long time and in a bad way.

“…… Something like that.”

“Waste parchment. That kind of thing It would be better to train and become a knight during that time.”

“Not everyone has a talent for martial arts, doesn’t it? If all the people of the empire were talented in martial arts, who would want to be a farmer?”

I shrugged.

Anyway, the preparations for departure were completed with Princess Se-Ri last.

“Let’s start soon. To Pretium.”

The warriors had been sent to the border between the empire and the demons. I asked Ariel to lead me, so there won’t be any major accidents.

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They have improved remarkably in the past two months.

Tina in particular was making progress very quickly. She was getting much sharper and sharper.

According to Iris, she must have been resentful of having a close fight with Ella.

If this momentum continues, it seemed that the rank of the warriors would soon be set as A-class adventurers.

Everything was going smoothly.

However, the only thing that worried me a little was that with the princess attending today’s aristocratic meeting, not only the princes but also tax collectors were included in Chris’ checklist.

In other words, this means that when Chris ascends the throne, he can kill the tax collector as well as the princes.

Maybe that situation will happen before the coronation.

Besides, the engagement issue was blown away because of me, so there must be a lot of anger at the current crown prince.

But I wasn’t worried.

I looked at the red ghost floating next to me.

[Why is that, friend?]

“…… I believe. Phasma.”

[Don’t worry. I’m ready to fight anytime.]

“Yes.”

It was really reassuring to have the ‘Glass Ring’ and ‘Red Jewelery Necklace’ relics brought from the Sword Master’s power and the spirit of Todia.

* * *

The venue for the meeting of the nobility was decided to be held in an annex built inside the imperial palace.

“It seems like it’s been a while, here too.”

Looking up at the walls of the imperial palace, tax collector muttered. I stood next to her and said.

“It’s been a while. I’ve been away for two months.”

“By the way…… Did I do as I said? I really didn’t know that Prause would be my escort.”

“Only today.”

“Will you not do it at the next noble meeting?”

An aristocratic meeting that only happens once a year.

I think it’s right to renew the fighting power every year and send more and more powerful warriors. That’s because they won’t be bothered wherever they go.

But the problem was that there was no one to control the warriors.

Tina is a human being, but she still shows her immature side, so she had no one to guide her when she was in trouble.

Iris and Maria were of different races and had a grudge against the imperial family, so there were too many incomplete elements.

Actually, they were able to control me because they knew I was strong, but it was unclear whether I would be able to control the warriors if I ran amok.

So in the end I had no choice but to follow her.

“No. During the noble meeting, I will act as an escort knight.”

“Whoops. Thank you.”

Se-Ri, who sneakily clung to my arm, smiled at her eyes. Then, just as she was about to stealthily grab my hand, Urca intervened.

“Prause!”

“… What is it, Urka?”

Urca, who has followed Duke Tori as an escort knight, notices me with a croaking voice.

“When did you become so close to Princess Se-ri?”

“…… I don’t know if they’re close, but since we’re together, it’s just that we’ve become more comfortable with each other.”

“You won’t play with me!”

Do you know how busy I’ve been?

The duke’s rice is bland and tasteless, and they are the warriors who insist on having me cook it. I was out of my mind

…… Now that I think about it, it’s all just terribly useless stuff. What have I been doing for two months?

If there were things I thought I did well, it was about finding artifacts in the territory of Todia and growing the warriors.

It wasn’t me who made the warriors grow, they did it on their own, but…….

“What a childish question.”

“It’s not childish. And for some reason, Princess Se-ri… As the days go by, the way I look at you is strange. It’s like—”

“Shall we do that, Mr. Urca?”

A chilly voice came out and penetrated Urca’s ears. Despite the temperature passing through spring and approaching summer, chills came.

“Please don’t trouble me.”

He’s laughing, but he doesn’t seem to be laughing.

With her eyes wide open and only the corners of her mouth raised, it was a truly grotesque smile.

“Ah… huh. Yes, I will.”

Urca flinched and slipped away. The hair on her tail stood out.

Hearing the answer, the princess’ eyes drew an arc.

“Thank you.”

“Have you finished talking? May I come in?”

“Go in, Duke Tori.”

Tori, who was listening to our conversation, asked a question, and Seri answered. Seeing the two people walking first, Urca pointed at the princess tax collector and shouted.

“What is that expression?! Prause, did you see the princess’s expression? Didn’t it give you goosebumps?”

Watching Urca quacking alone, she saw Se-Ri.

…… Isn’t it? Isn’t it ‘that property’? No way.

* * *

We stood at the door of the annex meeting room where the noble meeting was held through the mobile wizard waiting at the entrance of the imperial palace.

“If you go in, you will be able to meet the nobles who came before you. Are you talking about it in advance? Oh, and His Highness, the Crown Prince, came early today.”

“Okay.”

“And…… No.”

The wizard’s gaze turned to the princess for an instant. He hides himself by evasive.

As a magician working for the imperial family, he would not be able to know about the information of the imperial family.

She must have had her doubts about her, but she couldn’t bear to ask.

“Come on, let’s go in.”

Tori takes the lead. He looked at him as he put his hand on the doorknob.

“Don’t be scared. Tax collector Most of the nobles attending the noble meeting are below you.”

“Oh, yes.”

My voice is hard, perhaps because I was nervous.

As expected, he seemed afraid of standing in front of other people.

“Don’t worry. Because I am behind you.”

“!”

I said as I looked at the door that was gradually opening. When I glanced sideways, the tax collector was looking up at me as if in surprise.

The round eyes gradually narrowed and soon turned into eye smiles.

“…… Yes!”

A large round table that appeared to be a completely open door and nobles were standing and talking.

The moment Tori stepped into the conference room, many people focused their attention on him.

“How are you, Duke Aus?”

Starting with someone’s greeting, the conference room goes through dozens of greetings for a while.

Seeing that most of the nobles shake hands and bow their heads, I realize what position Tori is in.

Don’t you say ‘you’ to such a nobleman, don’t you joke? I was great in many ways.

“It’s been a while. Your Highness Chris.”

“…… Okay.”

I already knew there was a rift between Tori and Chris.

At the moment the nobles were paying attention to the strange atmosphere of the two, someone opened their mouth without notice.

“After that… ….”

“Huh?”

“Sleep… That person…….”

Questions spew from the mouths of nobles.

The eyes of the people inside the conference room began to focus on a woman.

The golden hair of the woman who came in after Tori fluttered.

“All of them are faces I haven’t seen in a long time. Nice to meet you.”

While the nobles were bewildered, the first to react was the prince, who was sitting in the high seat. He gets up

“Why… why are you here…….”

The prince’s pupils dilate and his voice rises.

“Sherry! How do you… !”

“I also want to know the world a little bit. Brother. I don’t want to be an incompetent member of the imperial family, stuck in a room, always believing my older brother’s words.”

Chris gnashing his teeth while seeing Se-Ri with a relaxed smile.

Looking at the two people’s conflicting reactions, I smiled inwardly.

Now, this is the beginning of reform.