Twisted Truth (2)

She closed her eyes and leaned against the door, seeing Arthur’s back, seeing Arthur’s back.

She hated this bitter heart. The heart that he had already given to him continued to grow arbitrarily.

She hated it so much that she blamed herself.

“……Princess.”

“Carl, let’s talk next time. This is a little bit of a nominee, but I will also give it to my father.”

She grabbed her throbbing head and handed a bunch of papers to Carl. He left the room with an unknown expression.

Sliding down, she buried her face in her knee.

It’s a particularly exhausting day. Maybe it will be more difficult in the future. He won’t leave her and she doesn’t want to die anymore.

This was a fight she lost. She can’t die and Arthur will save her so that she doesn’t die by his side, so there is no winner.

As long as she fell in love with Arthur, Nox and Arthur’s bet was won by Arthur, but seeing that the contract was not broken, there was still something left.

So it’s just a showdown between who lasts and how long.

She got up, sat in a chair, and looked through the documents again. She must not be caught up in emotions and do what she has to do. For that, her position was too heavy and there were many things to take responsibility for.

“I just have to ignore it. I just have to see what I have to do and move on.”

Now she has to move on as a Princess, not a woman. After getting up from her seat, she left the room. She called the maid and went to the prison. As she said that, the maids’ eyes grew bigger.

“Go, why is the prison suddenly…….”

“Are you asking because you think I’m going to do something?”

“It’s not like that…….”

Reading her eyes telling her not to say it twice, the maid took the lead in guiding her. The maid glanced at her face to see her complexion.

Gray, who cannot be killed or cleaned up, came to mind. That’s all. If he dies, she’ll be in trouble.

She nodded forward to the maid looking at her. The maid was frightened and stared straight ahead.

“Yeah, here I think.”

“You should leave.”

She looked at the guard guarding the door. He hurriedly opened the door and bowed his head.

“Don’t let anyone in.”

Seeing the guard answering with a full shout, she nodded with satisfaction.

As she entered the open door, the stairs were connected to the bottom. Going down slowly, she frowned at the smell stabbing her nose.

“It’s a smell that you can’t get used to. Though he must have gotten used to it.”

As she went down a little deeper, she saw a room. Even at a glance through the hard iron door, she could see an ugly man. Looking at the clock, it wasn’t time to hang.

“Gray, it’s been a while.”

He was startled. His body shook violently, and the liquid leaked out of his eyes full of fear and his wide-open mouth.

The bottom, stained with blood, was now wearing relatively clean pants.

“…Whaa, Princes! Please, please kill me!”

“Whenever she asked him to let her live.”

“Argh! Kill me! Kill me!”

Gray ran to her as if having a seizure. He pulled a rattling chain and howled like an animal.

Having not even approached the iron fence blocking the two, so he sat down on the floor as if he had resigned.

“Looking at you, I think I know what to do.”

“…hahaha.”

“I feel sorry that I can’t kill you.”

If he dies, she’ll die, too. Because she can’t tolerate dying due to him. She had a light smile as she saw the completely ruined Gray.

If he had really loved Mary in the first place, it wouldn’t have led to catastrophe.

“True people are foolish. Right?

Clank clank clank~

“…… That’s the same for you. Hahaha, we’re all going to die anyway!”

Gray once again flew toward her. However, he fell on the floor again with a short-chain. He continued to laugh and cough as if he had lost his mind.

She left the prison only after watching Gray shouting with a blank mind for a long time. Perhaps it was fortunate that he couldn’t think of dying himself.

There’s nothing more courageous than taking your own life.

She’s sure Gray won’t even have the courage to do that.

‘Yeah, let’s not forget.’

She went looking for him just to remember the day she struck him. This would also be an excuse, but she needed a medium to get her heart back.

***

She repeated it again from the morning. She looked tired, but she couldn’t show it and looked into the documents.

Were there this many talented people? She couldn’t help but admire the number of applicants.

“Fredio.”

Looking through the documents, he was a member of the Imperial Academy. It was written that he graduated with excellent grades and was recognized for having a smart brain as well as a class attitude.

‘A person like this was hiding somewhere until now?’

She could see how much corruption has existed. When she saw the blind documents, these people came up here. She kicked her tongue.

She needs to check a little bit.

“What do you think about the taxes that noble families are paying? The law has changed, but accordingly, there will be a way out.”

“It seems that regular audits are necessary. Currently, nobles are too extravagant and are not interested in the state’s property.”

“Regular thanks…… It sounds like catching a cloud.”

Fredio’s two eyes shone brilliantly in his heartless voice. He poured out specific plans on her as if to see. She listened to the confident voice without realizing it.

“Those who report can be rewarded. Irrespective of rank. The Imperial family can create a department that travels around for a set period and hears stories about reporting.”

“Do you trust people who work in the Imperial family?”

“You can reward them, too. I don’t think it’s bad to reward those who have diligently paid their taxes.”

He’s talking about giving them a carrot. It wasn’t an evil plan, and just what to do with the reward will be an issue.

She doesn’t have to do it with money, does she? It would be hard to give a class, but a formal act might be fine. For example, an honorary position.