Chapter 8 : Your Highness, I Think You’ve Been Cheated? (2)
“Going!”
“Oh, Rosie! Come on!”
Chloe was soaked with sweat from the battle that began around noon. There was a lot of heat in the gasping breath. Her body was almost at its limit, but Rosie seldom showed signs of ending it. It was a catastrophe brought about by a careless word that she didn’t know of any ‘intruders’.
Thanks to that, she had to crawl like a four-legged beast for several days, but her muscle pain was brief. Chloe’s body quickly adapted. Wrapped in dresses and jewelry for about a month, the body that was soft like dough became as hard as when she was walking in the northern mountains.
Because of that, unlike the first day when she was beaten unilaterally, today she was holding up the sword until the end. *Shing* The shrewd blue sound of the blade and the sharp gnawing of each other rang for a long time. However, both of them had similar natural strengths, so it was skill that ultimately determined the victory. In the prolonged confrontation, Rosie turned on a blade, shed Chloe’s sword, and pierced her neck at the same time.
“Uh…”
A sharp blade stopped right in front of the nape of the neck. It was Chloe’s obvious defeat.
“I lost.”
Instead of nodding her head at Chloe’s declaration of surrender, Rosie said something unexpected.
“…I thought it would take 15 days, but I’m surprised.”
It seems to be sarcastic, but it was a compliment. Chloe raised the tip of her chin proudly at Rosie’s praise.
“I’m just getting my drooping body back in shape.”
“Oh yes, you must be.”
“It’s difficult to forget the first hunter.”
“Quite.”
Rosie shook her head without hiding her disgust that she was tired of Chloe’s brazenness.
“Come slowly. I will prepare a bath.”
“Uh, yes, yes.”
Soon, as Rosie left to prepare for her original job, the ‘handmaiden’, Chloe sat down hard with a rattle.
“Ha. I thought I was really going to die.”
Chloe, with her head drooping down, was a mess that couldn’t be seen as the only noble princess in the empire. It was easy to say, and it was really difficult to get back in a short time.
“No, really, what are you after?”
Chloe, who was grumpy as she recalled Rosie chasing her, breathed a long breath. For the past five days, every moment was like hell. How much effort did Chloe put forth to avoid taking the ‘easy road’? When she tapped her belt, she touched the small pocket that was testing her. This is what she received five days ago when they made a promise to each other to become true colleagues. Rayleigh handed Chloe a small pocket.
“What is this?”
“Illuminem.”
“So why give it to me?”
“I don’t know what you’re doing, but I’m giving it because you get hurt every day.”
“This?”
At Chloe’s trembling reaction, Rayleigh was frustrated and placed the pocket in her hand. In case she would refuse, he held Chloe’s hand tightly with both hands and didn’t let go.
“Don’t be foolish, use it.”
“You are really giving me this?”
“It will be more useful when you need to repair the wound due to injury, but use it first.”
“How much danger do you think I’m in, that you give me these things?”
“…You said you would listen to me.”
“Oh, this is a mistake, a mistake. I told you I’d try my best. Wait for a little, Your Highness.”
“Isn’t that why I’m trying? I am trying my best to earn trust.”
Pretending to blink, Chloe squeezed her pocket.
“Is there no reason to ask for it back later?”
“The medicinal effect is one day. Three tablets at a time. Eat well on time.”
“Don’t worry. I will be back tomorrow. Thanks, Your Highness.”
Rayleigh told me to use the precious Illuminem for her muscle pain. Is that a good enough reason to use it? Better to save it! Thanks to this, starting the next day Chloe had to endure muscle aches pretending not to be sore in front of Rayleigh. There were several crises, but Chloe smiled attentively at the suspicious Rayleigh.
“When I took all three pills, it was so strong that I didn’t know if my ankle was broken. So I’m like this because I ate only two. Hahahaha. I will have to eat three tablets tomorrow.”
There are fifteen pills that have been saved. From her calculations, starting today, there was an excuse even if she was in pain.
“…It doesn’t hurt.”
Her back was stiff, but she was able to relax thanks to her hard work. Should she say this is a waste or a relief? Chloe, who got up slowly with a complicated feeling, suddenly looked at the red sky and tilted her head. Didn’t I come out for a while after having lunch…? Today’s documents are piled up to the waist. Why is the sky already like that? Chloe looked up for a long time and cried out towards the sunset.
“Why, why! Suddenly it’s dinner!”
The documents’ piles are still the same!