The air in the reception room was tense. Leolde and Sylvia were meeting with Arkwright, the representative of the empire's emissary. Both of them are smiling at each other, but inside they are swirling with dark emotions.
", I want you to show me the proof. that you and his highness Arkwright have ever met."
"Isn't the waterworks the best proof of that? That water supply was developed by us, the Empire. . Isn't that the best proof of all?"
"That's a strange thing to say. I wasn't provided with any technology from the Empire, and that water supply was developed by me on my own. I developed that water supply myself. It's similar but not the same that of the Empire's."
"Well, that's just great. I'm sure you've made improvements to what we've provided. That's just like you, Lord Leolde.
"Did you hear what I said? I developed that water supply."
While Leolde emphasizes that he developed that thing , Arkwright is trying to maintain the lie that the Empire provided the technology.
"You can't ...... lie, Master Leolde. The water supply was provided by us. I would like you to stop deceiving yourself just because Princess Sylvia is here."
When Leolde saw Arkwright cowering in annoyance, he was inwardly angry.
(He's just going to stick to that lie?)
"Hmmm. Since you seem to be troubled, I have brought you the draft that was presented to His Majesty by Leolde.
"Huh? May I have a look?"
"Sure. Isabelle, bring the drafts '
"Yes. Here you go."
He don't know when she prepared it, but Isabelle hands the drafts to Sylvia. . Sylvia received it and handed the drafts to Arkwright without any hesitation.
(You seem to be very confident. ......)
After receiving the drafts , Arkwright briefly looked over it. He then handed it back to Sylvia and opened his mouth.
"I'm sure it belongs to our empire. . I can't believe you're offering it to the king under false pretenses that it's yours. ...... This is a serious trouble.
What the hell do you think you're talking about? You're the one! You're the one who's been lying about everything, and you're the one who's been putting yourself on the line!
"Hmph, hahahahahaha! your highness Arkwright-. You say strange things. Do that belong to the Empire?
"No, it's not. It was truly developed by sir Leolde - himself. And with him was another developer."
" I would love to meet the fool who claims the technology of our empire as if it was his own."
"The fool is you. Your highness Arclight. It was Charlotte Grinde who developed the waterworks in cooperation with sir Leolde.
"Yes? Miss Charlotte Grinde? Ha-ha-ha-ha! Aren't you the one who's saying strange things ? "
Don't you know how many powerful men in the past have tried to control her and have been defeated?
"Of course I know. Lady Charlotte does not serve country, but she is an ally of Sir Leolde is here.
"You must be joking. I'd like to see some proof of that."
"Yes. Then wait a moment."
With a confident smile on her face, Sylvia stood up and left the reception room. She headed to the Charlotte's room.
When she arrived at Charlotte's room, Sylvia took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"It's open!"
"Excuse me."
"Oh? Sylvia? Are you finished with your talks?"
"No, not yet. Not yet. Lady Charlotte i need your help ."
When she saw Sylvia lowering her head, the atmosphere Charlotte had been wrapped in changed completely and became cold.
It's not like she's using magic, but the temperature in the room seems to have dropped slightly, and Sylvia senses the change in Charlotte.
"Do you want me to get involved in the affairs of the kingdom ?"
"'No, Lady Charlotte . I want you to help Master Leolde.
"Oh, so you're going to use me as a pawn?"
"You can take it that way , but I really want to you, to help Leolde. . For that purpose, I will offer my body to Lady Charlotte.
"Seriously? You can't complain about what they do to you. That's what they call human experimentation."
"I'm prepared for that. The empire has been quite forceful. If we won't be not careful, we might have to go to war. If that happens, Ze'at, where sir Leolde-is ruling, will probably be the first target.
"No matter how well protected the fortress is, it would be easy for the current empire to crush Ze'at alone, or rather sir Leolde alone. I don't want sir Leoldo to die."
"I understand where you coming from . What are you really feel?"
"What I just said is what I really feel.
"No, it's not. I don't care if you're a princess or not, show me your true feelings."
Sylvia understood everything. Charlotte understands Sylvia's feelings. She also saw that she was in love with Leorde.
Then, Charlotte wants to hear the true feelings of a woman named Sylvia, not the words of a princess.
"Um .. , I'm ......
"Don't worry. I've put up a soundproof ward so you can scream as loud as you want."
A soundproof ward, as the word implies, is a ward that prevents sound from leaking inside the walls. It is often used for confidential conversations. In other words, it's no problem for Sylvia to shout out her innermost thoughts.
"I don't want ...... him to die. ...... I haven't even told him that I like him yet!
I don't care about country, position, or anything like that! I just don't want my beloved sir Leold eto die! I! Even if lady Charlotte despises me, I want to protect sir Leolde-no matter what It cost
I love ...... sir Leolde-for making me feel comfortable with this pain in my chest.
So, please help sir Leolde-."
"I certainly heard your words. I'll leave it to you, Sylvia. I'll help you save the Leolde whom you love so much.
The air in the reception room was tense. Leolde and Sylvia were meeting with Arkwright, the representative of the empire's emissary. Both of them are smiling at each other, but inside they are swirling with dark emotions.
", I want you to show me the proof. that you and his highness Arkwright have ever met."
"Isn't the waterworks the best proof of that? That water supply was developed by us, the Empire. . Isn't that the best proof of all?"
"That's a strange thing to say. I wasn't provided with any technology from the Empire, and that water supply was developed by me on my own. I developed that water supply myself. It's similar but not the same that of the Empire's."
"Well, that's just great. I'm sure you've made improvements to what we've provided. That's just like you, Lord Leolde.
"Did you hear what I said? I developed that water supply."
While Leolde emphasizes that he developed that thing , Arkwright is trying to maintain the lie that the Empire provided the technology.
"You can't ...... lie, Master Leolde. The water supply was provided by us. I would like you to stop deceiving yourself just because Princess Sylvia is here."
When Leolde saw Arkwright cowering in annoyance, he was inwardly angry.
(He's just going to stick to that lie?)
"Hmmm. Since you seem to be troubled, I have brought you the draft that was presented to His Majesty by Leolde.
"Huh? May I have a look?"
"Sure. Isabelle, bring the drafts '
"Yes. Here you go."
He don't know when she prepared it, but Isabelle hands the drafts to Sylvia. . Sylvia received it and handed the drafts to Arkwright without any hesitation.
(You seem to be very confident. ......)
After receiving the drafts , Arkwright briefly looked over it. He then handed it back to Sylvia and opened his mouth.
"I'm sure it belongs to our empire. . I can't believe you're offering it to the king under false pretenses that it's yours. ...... This is a serious trouble.
What the hell do you think you're talking about? You're the one! You're the one who's been lying about everything, and you're the one who's been putting yourself on the line!
"Hmph, hahahahahaha! your highness Arkwright-. You say strange things. Do that belong to the Empire?
"No, it's not. It was truly developed by sir Leolde - himself. And with him was another developer."
" I would love to meet the fool who claims the technology of our empire as if it was his own."
"The fool is you. Your highness Arclight. It was Charlotte Grinde who developed the waterworks in cooperation with sir Leolde.
"Yes? Miss Charlotte Grinde? Ha-ha-ha-ha! Aren't you the one who's saying strange things ? "
Don't you know how many powerful men in the past have tried to control her and have been defeated?
"Of course I know. Lady Charlotte does not serve country, but she is an ally of Sir Leolde is here.
"You must be joking. I'd like to see some proof of that."
"Yes. Then wait a moment."
With a confident smile on her face, Sylvia stood up and left the reception room. She headed to the Charlotte's room.
When she arrived at Charlotte's room, Sylvia took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"It's open!"
"Excuse me."
"Oh? Sylvia? Are you finished with your talks?"
"No, not yet. Not yet. Lady Charlotte i need your help ."
When she saw Sylvia lowering her head, the atmosphere Charlotte had been wrapped in changed completely and became cold.
It's not like she's using magic, but the temperature in the room seems to have dropped slightly, and Sylvia senses the change in Charlotte.
"Do you want me to get involved in the affairs of the kingdom ?"
"'No, Lady Charlotte . I want you to help Master Leolde.
"Oh, so you're going to use me as a pawn?"
"You can take it that way , but I really want to you, to help Leolde. . For that purpose, I will offer my body to Lady Charlotte.
"Seriously? You can't complain about what they do to you. That's what they call human experimentation."
"I'm prepared for that. The empire has been quite forceful. If we won't be not careful, we might have to go to war. If that happens, Ze'at, where sir Leolde-is ruling, will probably be the first target.
"No matter how well protected the fortress is, it would be easy for the current empire to crush Ze'at alone, or rather sir Leolde alone. I don't want sir Leoldo to die."
"I understand where you coming from . What are you really feel?"
"What I just said is what I really feel.
"No, it's not. I don't care if you're a princess or not, show me your true feelings."
Sylvia understood everything. Charlotte understands Sylvia's feelings. She also saw that she was in love with Leorde.
Then, Charlotte wants to hear the true feelings of a woman named Sylvia, not the words of a princess.
"Um .. , I'm ......
"Don't worry. I've put up a soundproof ward so you can scream as loud as you want."
A soundproof ward, as the word implies, is a ward that prevents sound from leaking inside the walls. It is often used for confidential conversations. In other words, it's no problem for Sylvia to shout out her innermost thoughts.
"I don't want ...... him to die. ...... I haven't even told him that I like him yet!
I don't care about country, position, or anything like that! I just don't want my beloved sir Leold eto die! I! Even if lady Charlotte despises me, I want to protect sir Leolde-no matter what It cost
I love ...... sir Leolde-for making me feel comfortable with this pain in my chest.
So, please help sir Leolde-."
"I certainly heard your words. I'll leave it to you, Sylvia. I'll help you save the Leolde whom you love so much.
