The Unwanted Princess Becomes Loved in the Werewolf Kingdom and Becomes Queen! – Chapter 83
Chapter 83: Dearly beloved
“I really can’t believe it. As a woman, doing such reckless things… If Your Majesty were not a gentleman, I shudder to think what might have happened to you. Do you understand that?”
“Yes… I’m sorry, Rougena.”
“You don’t need to apologize. All I want to hear is that you won’t do anything rash from now on.”
Ernesta had shrunk and was hanging her head low. Upon returning to the queen’s quarters after a long absence, she received a scolding from the waiting Rougena.
“Yes, I will try not to cause any more worries.”
Upon hearing the overly honest answer, Rougena’s aura plummeted to below freezing.
“What do you mean by ‘try’? Are you planning to do something else stupid?”
“N-No, that’s not what I mean…! But if it’s really necessary, I think I might end up doing something reckless.”
In other words, it was Ernesta’s personality.
She wants to be helpful to Ivan. If she becomes a burden or feels unnecessary in the future, Ernesta will not hesitate to sacrifice herself. Her values shaped by her upbringing cannot be easily changed now.
However, if she is going to live here, perhaps this is not such a bad attitude to have. Rougena openly sighed, apparently understanding what Ernesta was thinking.
“I understand that you have that kind of thinking based on what has happened up until now. Since we can’t do anything about it, I will also do my best to ensure that nothing happens in the future.”
It was the first time that Rougena had said anything to encourage Ernesta.
Perhaps she too had come to accept Ernesta. If so, Ernesta could not be happier.
“However, you must also be careful on your own. After all, planning something like this is just too reckless…”
The lecture continued while Ernesta was still moved. However, since she knew that Rougena’s lecture was just out of concern for her, she only felt warmth.
Finally, Silvestor arrived to assess the situation and resolved everything on the spot. By the way, she was surprised to learn that he already understood the situation.
Ernesta smiled and thanked the hero who smiled and said that he was glad she was okay.
She was grateful for the opportunity to apologize. She had to gradually repay the favor now that she had met them again.
With renewed determination, Ernesta straightened her back and headed to the entrance of the royal castle.
She and the subjects went to greet Ivan, who had returned at a different time, but their natural interaction caused them to tense up and their faces to twitch.
As they smiled wryly at each other, they heard a cough from behind. When they turned around, they saw the man who had probably suffered the most in this incident.
“Welcome back, Your Majesty. I’m glad to see that you’re doing well.”
“I’m back, Johan.”
For Ernesta, it had been a long time since she had seen the Prime Minister, but she couldn’t say that aloud in this situation. She remained silent for the time being, but her silence was met with a stern gaze from his light blue eyes.
“…There are many things I want to say, but I’ll leave it for another time. For now, please take this.”
He handed her an unfamiliar key. When she looked back at Johan in disbelief, his usual expression with narrowed eyes and a look of annoyance was there.
“This is the key to the Ambassador’s room. He hasn’t been feeling well lately, so he needs to rest with the door locked. How about visiting him and giving him your regards?”
It seemed that this was his reasoning for covering up the house arrest.
He had taken care of so many things for her, and no amount of gratitude could ever suffice.
“Thank you very much, Lord Slezak. I’ll do my best from now on.”
Ernesta grasped the weight of the key and nodded firmly. Johan seemed to be satisfied to some extent with his expression, showing her a faint smile.
“I’d appreciate it if you did, since he’s been so terrible lately… Well then, Your Majesty. May I ask about your travels?”
“Oh, you’ve been very good in my absence. I must not let you go without a special allowance.”
“In that case, what I want is a day off. Please consider it, Your Majesty.”
The lord and his subject walked as usual. After seeing off their reliable figures, Ernesta took another step forward.
She restrained her impatience and opened the door as she heard a surprisingly lively response from the other side.
Engeberg was there unchanged from before. The only difference was his stubbly beard.
“Count Engeberg! Thank goodness you’re safe…!”
“Ernesta-sama! It really is you!”
The only accomplices held hands and rejoiced at their reunion.
I’m glad you’re safe. I was worried about what might have happened, but this is probably Ivan’s doing.
Though the door was locked, the room was warm and comfortable. The meals seemed to have been properly served, and there didn’t seem to be any change in body shape.
“…I couldn’t do anything for you, milady. I knew you wished to stay in this country, but I lacked the courage to suggest that it might not be necessary for you to switch places with Ermengard-sama.”
Engeberg bowed his head with a somber expression and spoke honestly, just as he did during their farewell.
As always, he was a kind-hearted person with empathy. Being in the political world, he must have experienced many hardships, despite his abilities.
“I apologize to you, Count Engeberg. I’m sorry that you are going through this because my stand-in was exposed. It’s my fault for not following your advice.”
“No, that’s not the case. It seems we’ve underestimated the werewolf tribe. They must have noticed us and our numbers long ago, so it was only a matter of time before we were exposed.”
“…Fufu, that’s really true. I was surprised.”
The two of them chuckled at the same time. Looking back now, the recklessness of the plan was refreshing.
According to what Ivan later found out, the suspicion began with the nonsense muttered by the queen when she collapsed during the National Foundation Festival. Ernesta was shocked to learn that they had been suspected since that time, but in other words, they had received considerable kindness.
They were much more willing to get to know Ernesta than Ernesta had expected. They trusted her enough to easily forgive her.
“It’s funny. We were desperately hiding our lies, but in the end…I think it’s all for the best.”
“For the best?”
“Yes. Ermengard-sama who came to greet me earlier, as well as you now, all look very happy.”
As his gentle gazes met her, she was dumbfounded.
He had always thought of her, just like her parents did.
“But…I’m worried about what will happen to Count Engeberg from now on.”
She had really caused him a lot of trouble. Ivan had said he was okay, but his position should have become precarious because he had pushed conditions onto Emperor Karl Heinz.
Ambassadors who fail in their duty will be treated badly in their home countries.
“It’ll be alright. His Majesty Ivan put in a condition in his personal letter that he would not dismiss me, and executing the diplomat would be like exposing our failure to other nations.”
Thinking about it, that was true. Since the incident was about just renewing the trade alliance, there was no way the diplomat would be executed.
“I wonder how much His Majesty had thought of ahead.”
“I couldn’t say. Both His Excellency the Prime Minister and His Majesty are truly terrifyingly smart people. “
Engeberg smiled as if giving up. It was a refreshing smile, rare for him who usually had a difficult expression.
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