My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 86

§ 86 – The Princess’s Visit (3)

The form of a ghost appeared before her eyes.

Elena’s eyes widened.

Somehow, the sound she had heard at first was subtly different from a voice.

It was more like a will than a voice.

Something that was directly embedded in her mind.

-First time seeing a ghost?

It was her first time.

Of course, Elena hadn’t been outside the Imperial Palace much.

Coming here to Ruben was quite unusual.

She had seen and learned a lot within the Imperial Palace.

Therefore, she knew of the existence of spirits.

But why was that spirit here?

Elena froze for a moment.

However, she didn’t show the unsightly behavior of trembling with fear.

The dignity of a princess made her act that way.

And the belief in Yale, who would be watching from somewhere, made her act that way.

The fact that Yale hadn’t stepped in yet meant that this ghost wasn’t particularly dangerous.

“Did you… call for me?”

-Yes, you. Who else would I call?

“Who are you…?”

-Me? Leah.

After saying that, Leah looked Elena over.

Her deep grayish-white eyes scrutinized Elena.

-Hmm… Is it because you resemble my brother? Your face is quite pretty. Huh? Wait. No?

Her gaze shifted again.

-Do you resemble me instead of my brother? I think that might be it?

Elena couldn’t understand what she was talking about at all.

“What business do you have calling for me?”

Elena asked Leah.

Leah raised her eyes and said directly.

-I heard from Amelia that there were talks of marriage between you and Cian?

Elena was speechless.

She didn’t know who Amelia was, but it was true that there had been talks of marriage with Cian.

To be precise, it was a story she had brought up.

But how did she know that?

Leah then made an absurd expression and said.

-Listen carefully. I had my eye on Cian a thousand years ago. So, if you want to marry Cian, wait a thousand years. Where are you cutting in line? Cutting in line?

“Cutting in line…?”

Elena wondered what she meant.

She had her eye on the lord of Ruben a thousand years ago?

Did that mean that this ghost and the lord of Ruben had a connection that went back a thousand years?

That couldn’t be.

No matter how young he looked, the lord of Ruben wasn’t 1,000 years old.

In the first place, the ghost in front of her didn’t look 1,000 years old either.

Well, she was a ghost, so it was possible.

Even so, the age she appeared to be was only a little older than herself.

That’s all she seemed to be.

Leah narrowed her eyes.

-Hey.

And she called her ‘hey’ again.

She definitely called her ‘hey’.

“You’re being rude.”

Elena glared and retorted.

Even if she was a ghost and not a human, she couldn’t tolerate this level of rudeness.

“If you continue to be rude, I won’t stand still.”

Elena straightened her body and shouted.

The dignity and grace of a princess.

The majesty that came from it flowed out.

But.

-What? Rude? This little…! Who are you to say that?

Leah approached Elena with a chilling aura.

Right then.

“I will not forgive any further action.”

Yale rushed in like lightning and stood in front of Elena.

Yale had approached at a speed that was literally invisible.

He was truly a Master-level expert.

Leah stopped dead in her tracks.

She silently raised her gaze and looked at Yale.

And.

-Are you perhaps a knight guarding this girl? So, a knight of the order that followed my brother?

“The person in front of you is the princess of the Empire. So, watch your words. I will overlook it since you didn’t know until now, but I will not tolerate any more rudeness due to ignorance.”

Yale’s chilling aura erupted.

At the same time, he drew his sword and aimed it at Leah.

The aura that a Master emitted.

It contained a murderous intent that could kill a person with mere force.

No matter how formless a ghost was, it wouldn’t be able to handle a Master.

But why?

-Do you know who I am and point your sword at me? And even show murderous intent towards me? You guys are a pair…!

Leah didn’t flinch at all.

Rather, she raised an even more terrifying aura.

A murderous intent that overwhelmed Yale.

-This is treason.

Kieeeeeeeek!!!!

A terrifying ghostly scream erupted.

Along with it, a darkness that bloomed consumed the surroundings.

The otherworldy name of hell could be heard.

The fear that paralyzed the hearing even created the illusion of standing on the brink of death.

And.

Drip…!

A streak of red blood flowed down from the corner of Yale’s mouth.

“…!!!”

Elena’s eyes widened.

She wondered if she had seen it wrong and checked again.

However, there was a clear streak of blood flowing from the corner of Yale’s mouth.

“What is this…”

This… this could never happen.

Yale, the commander of the 2nd Royal Knights Order.

Yale was a Master-level expert.

He was a figure who was always mentioned as one of the top two swordsmen in the Empire.

That meant that there were almost no people on the continent who could subdue Yale.

Of course, there was also the influence of Yale overdoing it to protect Elena.

But the problem was that the ghost named Leah was the same.

Leah didn’t seem to be serious either.

Even so, Yale couldn’t do anything about it.

“How on earth…!”

-You guys are no good.

Leah approached, scattering a thick darkness.

Yale gritted his teeth and resisted the encroaching darkness.

Even so, a Master was a Master.

Yale drew up his aura to the maximum and raised his sword towards Leah, who was approaching.

A touch-and-go situation.

Right then.

“Wait!!!”

A great shout that cut through the space was heard.

Looking at that place.

Cian was standing there.

Cian was holding his forehead with one hand.

He was looking this way with a very troubled expression.

Cian slowly moved his steps and walked over.

At the same time, the darkness that had been blooming disappeared at once.

And as if nothing had happened.

-Cian! This girl is being rude to me!

Leah clung to Cian and shouted.

-And she’s showing murderous intent towards me, it’s so scary!

She was pretending to be the weakest person in the world…

She had just overwhelmed Yale, was that something she could say?

Elena turned her gaze slightly.

There, Yale was breathing heavily.

Blood was smeared on the corner of his mouth.

It was fortunate that Cian had stepped in.

Honestly, this side was the scary one!

And Cian was watching that scene.

Cian slowly turned his head.

There was Elena with a bewildered expression.

Yale, who was breathing heavily and wiping the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Behind them, he could see the Royal Knights rushing over.

The knights protected Elena and drew their swords.

Then, they looked at Leah with a fierce aura.

“Haa…”

Cian unknowingly let out a sigh.

He had sent Leah out of the lord’s castle because of this.

And he was trying to send Elena out of Ruben quickly.

-Those, those! Who are you spreading your aura at? All those guys are traitors!

“Why is such an evil being in the territory?”

Eventually, an incident broke out.

Leah and Elena shouted at Cian.

They seemed to want each other to be dealt with.

A throbbing head.

Well, who could he blame?

It was Cian’s fault for being blinded by 1 million gold.

Still, the good thing was that it wasn’t too late.

Thanks to Cian rushing over as soon as he heard Hans’ report.

And thanks to the Royal Knight’s commander, Yale, buying time.

He was able to arrive at the point when Leah was about to fleece Elena.

Well, Leah wouldn’t have harmed Elena.

In the first place, Leah wasn’t the type to do that.

However, she was probably just thinking of saying a few words.

Of course…

Thinking about the time with Aria, it could have gone as far as a scolding.

Scolding a princess.

What a terrible sound that was.

But in fact, well.

‘Leah’s words aren’t wrong either.’

From Leah’s point of view, it was understandable.

Leah was none other than Charlotte’s younger sister.

No matter how much Elena was a princess.

To Leah, she was just a distant descendant.

And that distant descendant was stubbornly resisting.

Even Cian would have been furious.

The current situation was also that Leah was being very considerate of Elena because she was a descendant.

And now, the Royal Knights were pointing their swords at Leah.

Honestly, should he tell them?

Even if they were all caught and executed for treason, they would have nothing to say!

But that was the story when they knew who Leah was.

They had no idea who Leah was.

‘What should I explain this as…’

Cian was deeply, deeply troubled.

Even if he explained it, would they believe it?

‘Eh, I don’t know.’

He was afraid of what misunderstandings might arise if he vaguely glossed over it.

To be precise, he didn’t know what kind of situation would unfold.

So, whether they believed it or not.

They would figure it out on their own.

After much deliberation, Cian said to Elena.

“I should have told you in advance… Leah here is not an evil being, but the guardian spirit of our Ruben.”

“Guardian spirit?”

Cian nodded and said.

“And you may not believe it, but Leah is the princess’s distant ancestor.”

“…?”

What was that supposed to mean?

Elena’s expression was distorted in a way that couldn’t be explained.

Distant ancestor?

What was that supposed to mean?

And why was that distant ancestor here in Ruben?

And what ancestor from what time was she talking about?

Come to think of it, just now.

That ghost said that she had her eye on the lord of Ruben a thousand years ago.

Then, an ancestor from a thousand years ago?

If it was a thousand years ago…

“Are you perhaps talking about Empress Charlotte?”

There was only Arnise Charlotte.

Then Cian nodded and said.

“She is Empress Charlotte’s younger sister.”

“What is that…!”

Elena’s eyes widened as if they were about to tear.

Clear shock and astonishment were etched on Elena’s face.

“Are you… are you making fun of me now?”

Elena shouted with slightly angry eyes.

Honestly, it was hard to believe.

She couldn’t believe it.

She could only think of it as a joke.

Right then.

-Hey. You said you were a princess, right? Then you must be using the room I used to use? The room with the shaky chandelier hanging from the ceiling that might fall at any moment.

There was a difference in era.

But Elena and Leah could be seen as having the same status.

A strange light flashed in Elena’s eyes for a moment.

It seemed that the room Leah was talking about was correct.

In response to Elena’s reaction, Leah said again.

-If you look at the floor right below that chandelier, there’s a device that leads to a hidden room, right?

“…!!!”

In an instant, Elena’s eyes widened.

That was because of Leah’s words just now.

That was not something that others could easily know.

If she wasn’t a member of the imperial family… no, even members of the same imperial family didn’t know it well.

She couldn’t know unless she had used that room herself.

So, Elena would often go into that room and quietly rest when she wanted to be alone.

It was cozy and she liked the design of the room.

“H, h, how did you…?”

-I secretly asked Morcru to make that for me, you little brat. It was because my brother kept coming to visit all the time, which was really annoying.

Even the purpose was similar.

Elena was speechless as if she was in shock.

Cian said to such Elena.

“So, I would appreciate it if you could think of it as your grandmother’s meddling.”

-That’s too much! Grandmother! Where is there such a young grandmother!

Then Leah shouted with a shocked expression.

Honestly, if you only considered her age, he thought grandmothers were young too…

He didn’t bother to say it.

-Cian, you also like young things after all! Humph!

Then Leah shouted at Elena.

-Hey, you don’t think you won’t be 1,000 years old either, do you?

Wouldn’t she not be able to even if she wanted to?

Cian had such a thought for a moment…

Again, he didn’t bother to say it.

Leah then glared at Cian with a sulky look.

Cian whispered softly to such Leah.

“The princess doesn’t know anything. Please think of it as the immaturity of a descendant who doesn’t know anything, and please understand generously, Leah.”

-No! I can’t understand!

Then Leah turned her head away.

Her sulky expression seemed to be very sulky.

It seemed that she was very upset that he didn’t take her side just now.

-More than anything, that girl cut in line!

“Yes? Cut in line?”

-She’s going to marry you!

Cian’s head tilted without him realizing it.

It was true that there had been talks of marriage.

But that didn’t mean they were going to get married.

More than anything, that was something that had just happened, so how did Leah know?

“Who says that?”

-Amelia!

“What Amelia… Ah.”

Cian was able to nod as he suddenly remembered.

It was none other than before coming to Ruben.

So, just before leaving the West for Ruben.

Cian had told Amelia that there had been marriage talks with the princess.

Of course, he had said that he had refused.

It seemed that there was a misunderstanding because that word was conveyed to Leah.

“I’m not getting married. There were marriage talks, but I refused.”

-Huh? Really?

Then Leah answered with a bright expression.

She turned her gaze.

The sulky look from just now was nowhere to be found.

“Yes. So, please let go of your anger.”

-Hmm… well. Hmm… is that so?

Leah glanced away.

At the same time, she twisted her silver hair with her fingers.

Then she looked at Cian again.

-Then well. I can understand again!

Leah smiled brightly.

-But I’m resentful. You tried to cut in line.

Then Leah became sulky again.

Cian chuckled at Leah’s appearance.

After all, Leah was still Leah.

Cian turned his gaze back to Elena, leaving the grumbling Leah behind.

Elena’s expression was filled with shock and astonishment.

She seemed to be quite shocked.

“So, I will apologize on her behalf.”

Cian bowed to Elena.

And Elena was looking at such Cian.

“Ah… yes. Well.”

Elena answered absentmindedly.

“However, Princess, believing those words is…”

“It’s okay.”

Yale stepped forward for a moment at that sight.

But Elena stopped such Yale.

Honestly, Elena didn’t believe it either.

A thousand years ago, Empress Charlotte’s younger sister.

Didn’t that make no sense?

More than anything, even if that was the case.

It was also unexplained that such Leah was here in Ruben.

However, there were things that were not entirely false, such as knowing the truth about the room in the Imperial Palace just now.

So, Elena didn’t fully believe Cian’s words.

But she didn’t completely disbelieve them either.

However, putting all that aside.

Elena didn’t really intend to say anything about Leah’s actions.

That was because of Yale’s current appearance.

The blood smeared on the corner of his mouth and his frowning face.

Regardless of whether she was her distant ancestor or not.

That Leah was an existence that even Yale couldn’t do anything about.

What rudeness was she talking about against such an existence?

She had to forgive even if she didn’t want to!

Elena nodded calmly.

Cian let out a small sigh of relief and said.

“Sir Yale seems to be injured… How about receiving treatment from a skilled healer in our territory?”

Even though it was Cian’s words, Yale didn’t move.

He couldn’t escort Elena while receiving treatment.

But.

“Do as the lord says.”

Elena patted such Yale.

“But…”

“It’s okay. From what I see, she doesn’t seem to be hostile to me anymore.”

Honestly, it didn’t seem like she was hostile from the beginning.

Yale pondered for a moment at Elena’s words.

That was because the internal injuries were more serious than he thought.

Even though he had overdone it to protect Elena.

He didn’t know he would suffer such internal injuries.

Yale turned his gaze slightly and looked at Leah.

She was just a beautiful woman in appearance, only her form was a spirit.

According to the words just now, a thousand years ago.

She was Empress Charlotte’s younger sister…

Yale naturally didn’t believe it.

It was strange to believe it.

But he was just following because Elena was stopping him.

And Yale was just thinking differently.

Could he guarantee victory even if he gave it his all?

He didn’t know.

To be honest, it seemed like this side would lose.

Even so, Yale would risk his life to escort Elena.

However, now that the situation had turned out like this.

There was also a reason why he couldn’t just do that.

It was okay now, but in three days.

It would be a problem if his internal injuries worsened when he returned to the Imperial Palace from Ruben.

So, it was more helpful to Elena’s safety to treat her internal injuries now.

Yale finally made a decision.

“I will firmly tell the members.”

Elena nodded.

“Hans. Take Sir Yale to the treatment center.”

At the sight of the two, Cian entrusted Yale to Hans, who had followed behind.

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Soon after the situation was roughly settled.

Cian returned to the lord’s castle with Leah.

-That girl. I hate her even more because she looks like me.

Leah kept muttering something while coming to the lord’s castle.

She was resentful.

She seemed to be cursing me because she looked like me.

-Can’t you just kick her out?

Eventually, she even asked him to kick Elena out.

Well, honestly, Cian was uncomfortable too.

But there was nothing he could do now.

He had already received 1 million gold!

Bear with it for 3 days and 1 million gold.

Where was there a more profitable business than this?

“She’s leaving in 3 days. Please bear with it a little longer.”

-3 days… I’ve waited a thousand years, but I never thought 3 days would feel so long.

Leah made a sullen expression.

Cian returned to his office like that.

On the desk in that office, Aria’s letter was lying carelessly.

The letter that he had thrown down as if he was running out in a hurry.

Cian picked up the letter again.

‘The demon detector is not working…’

And there was only one case where such a thought was possible.

Aria was convinced that someone was a demon.

He didn’t know how that was possible…

‘Is it because of this?’

It seemed that the story quest had reacted because of Aria’s letter.

The truth that Kyle had faced.

However.

‘But the quest content hasn’t changed.’

Even after confirming the contents of the letter.

The contents of the quest had not changed.

He wondered if there was something else…

But there was nothing he could do because the mobile lord’s maintenance was not over.

‘Hmm…’

After a moment of thought, Cian said to Leah.

“Leah. About the demon detector you mentioned last time.”

-Demon detector…? Ah, yes. Why?

“You said it would react to Leah too, right?”

-I think so? It was detecting transformed magic, so it reacted to thick magic too. So, it reacted a lot to Kyle.

“But it didn’t react to Leah at that time.”

-Was that so…?

Leah seemed to not remember, just like last time.

But Cian clearly remembered that it didn’t react.

‘It must have really broken down.’

In the end, he could come to this conclusion.

Then he had sold something that was broken, so he had to do something…

‘There was no free repair in the terms of service.’

Should he lend Jerry the magic tool he was researching?

That was the moment he had such a thought.

Bang!

“Young master, something terrible has happened!!”

Suddenly, the office door burst open and Hans revealed himself.

Cian’s expression crumpled at that sight.

“What’s wrong now?”

“Right now, the soldiers of Ruben and the Royal Knights are…!”

It was a mess. It was a mess.

No, how long has it been since the incident was resolved, and there’s another incident?

It hadn’t been long since he had entered the lord’s castle!

It seemed that he had misunderstood.

1 million gold was a curse.

“I have to kick out this troublesome princess right now.”

-Yes! Kick her out quickly! Kick her out!

With Leah’s support, Cian immediately moved his steps.