Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 126

126

Sisters, They’re Not Ordinary

···This feels like things are getting a bit out of hand.

Sion muttered to himself as he watched people gathering one by one from the crack of dawn.

According to those who arrived first, some would join at the villa, others at the castle gate, and the rest were prepared to join outside the royal palace.

With a total of six royal knights and the royal palace defense force combined, it was treatment befitting the escort of royal family members. Sion barely managed to suppress the applause that was about to burst out.

“It’s been a while, Young Master.”

The person in charge of the escort was Deputy Commander Schumacher. The second-in-command of the Royal Knights had appeared once again.

“It has been a while, Deputy Commander Schumacher.”

“How have you been?”

“I’ve been doing great.

More than that, I heard you received a reward directly from His Majesty the King for the slave market incident.”

“You knew about that too?

I’m honored.”

Of course, I need to know.

The Royal Knights’ connections are very important.

Especially when the other party is a high-ranking knight!

“More than that, I didn’t expect you to come in person, Deputy Commander.”

“Actually, I made a request to His Majesty the King.

It’s also related to the barbarians, and I told him that I would be the right person since I’ve met Sion before.”

“If it’s related to the barbarians···.”

“Schumacher’s hometown is originally in the northern territory.”

The answer came from behind him.

Sion turned around with a ‘Huh?’ and a questioning look at Deputy Commander Schumacher, and there stood a woman wearing a hood made of incredibly expensive silk.

“Princess Vanessa?”

“Why are you so surprised?

Is there somewhere I can’t go, Deputy Commander?”

“Of course not.

There is no place in the royal palace that the Princess cannot go.”

Vanessa smiled gently at Schumacher’s answer and looked at Sion.

She had been surprised all along, but now she was watching Sion being surprised by her, which was fascinating, and for some reason, a smile kept trying to break through her lips.

Her lips were tingling, so Vanessa opened her mouth to dispel the feeling.

“I thought I should at least see you off.

You don’t have any complaints, do you, Young Master Sion Claussen?”

“Of course not.

However···.”

Sion glanced back.

Those who had been preparing since dawn to leave for the north.

Lilith, Kim Yoo-hyun, Rishikida, and Trisha.

Among them, three didn’t really seem to realize how important the current situation was.

Fortunately, Lilith was quick to assess the situation, and Kim Yoo-hyun had encountered Princess Vanessa once before, but this was Trisha’s first time in such a setting.

“···.”

Look at her now.

It’s fortunate that she’s bowing her head and not showing it, but her face is full of anger and annoyance.

If that face were exposed, she would be arrested immediately for insulting the royal family.

But when he thought about it, there wasn’t really any strange atmosphere between him and Princess Vanessa.

They were just exchanging greetings as ordinary nobles and a princess, so Sion couldn’t figure out why Trisha was showing such a sharp reaction.

Why was Trisha’s face so full of dissatisfaction?

‘Why is Sion bowing his head!’

From Trisha’s perspective, Sion was a man who didn’t need to bow his head to anyone.

The women around him alone could easily overturn any territory, and if he used everything he had, he could create a country.

A man who was superior to anyone else, that was Sion Claussen in Trisha’s mind.

On the other hand, that woman Vanessa had only met her parents well, and that was all she had.

Just because she was a princess, just because she had noble blood, she was receiving Sion’s greetings with nothing else to show for it, which twisted Trisha’s insides.

“Young Master Sion.

I think there’s a face I haven’t seen before.”

Sion almost let out a ‘Ugh’ at Vanessa’s words.

It was ghostly how she noticed it, and to make matters worse, that face he hadn’t seen before was Trisha.

A woman who had no intention of keeping etiquette from the start, a flame obsessed only with those she desired.

Sion glanced at Trisha, hoping she wouldn’t cause any trouble.

If the situation suddenly became strange in a place where nothing was happening, he would be the only one who would suffer.

“···That’s right, Princess.

Her name is Trisha, and she’s a woman I took in as a squire under Lord Rishikida Amschel.”

“Hmm.

I thought it was a bit strange that there was no squire around Lord Amschel.”

“For the record, she’s a commoner from the territory, not the child of a knight.”

“Oh?

A commoner became a squire?”

The princess moved slightly and approached Trisha.

He just hoped that they wouldn’t face each other, but the situation was turning strange again, so Sion was going crazy and jumping up and down!

“Nice to meet you, Trisha.

This trip to the north will be your first official schedule.

Please work hard.”

After saying that, Princess Vanessa hesitated for a moment and then slowly reached out her hand.

She had allowed the unique greeting for royal family members, a kiss on the back of the hand.

It wasn’t just any royal family member, but a direct descendant of the King.

Kissing the back of the hand was a treatment that even ordinary knights, let alone royal knights, would only experience once during their appointment, and it was an extremely great honor that was too much for a squire.

“···.”

However, Trisha was only staring at Vanessa’s outstretched hand with a cold, hardened gaze.

Originally, she should have knelt down and greeted her immediately.

Deputy Commander Schumacher was giving her a look as if to say, ‘Why aren’t you paying your respects?’

‘···Should I burn her.’

The flame inside me is burning, that was Trisha’s inner thought.

It wasn’t some nonsense like a black dragon, but the stigma was really burning brightly inside.

It whispered to turn this strange woman who was making absurd demands into ashes.

Yes, let’s just burn her.

She could overlook this kind of behavior towards herself.

But forcing Sion to kneel, she couldn’t overlook that.

She couldn’t forgive it.

You must die.

Thinking that, Trisha grabbed Vanessa’s hand with the intention of transferring the flame.

If Sion had known what Trisha was thinking, he would have screamed, ‘I didn’t force you, I knelt first, you pyromaniac!’

‘···Huh.’

Then Trisha noticed that Sion was explaining something to her with gestures behind Vanessa.

She didn’t know anything else, but seeing him draw his hand across his neck, it seemed like he secretly wanted to kill this woman too.

Thinking that, Trisha suddenly felt good.

It was as if she was connected to Sion by an invisible line, and she could understand each other’s thoughts without speaking.

‘Don’t worry, Sion.

I’ll erase this arrogant woman from the world without a trace.’

Trisha nodded slightly as if to tell him to trust her.

Still, as it was their first time meeting, she was thinking of burning her cleanly without pain as a minimum courtesy.

Meanwhile, Sion felt uneasy when Trisha suddenly flashed her eyes and glared.

He had expressed to Trisha with gestures, ‘If you do anything strange, you, me, and everyone else will die together,’ but somehow it seemed to be interpreted in a completely different way from what he meant.

Sion hurriedly kissed the back of his hand.

Then he slyly made a fist and shook it at Trisha.

This time, she seemed to understand exactly what he meant by ‘I’ll really punish you if you don’t do as I say,’ and Trisha flinched and glanced at Sion.

‘Please, just let’s go easy!

I’m begging you, you black dragon!

Don’t do anything stupid, please.’

What could be more heartbreaking and futile than tearing up a hard-earned trump card with your own hands?

Of course, if you ask if he wouldn’t tear it up just because his heart hurts, that’s not true.

If it blocks his way, he’ll be tearful, but what can he do?

He has to get rid of it.

“···.”

Trisha let out a groan and bit her lip slightly.

And after a while, she kissed Vanessa’s hand in a slightly awkward but definite manner to pay her respects.

‘Thank you, you pyromaniac dragon.’

Sion, who had aged 10 years, immediately smiled and separated the princess and Trisha.

There was Vanessa’s safety issue, but there was one more important reason.

“By the way, Princess.

How far has the investigation into the internal collaborators, along with the previous royal palace attack, progressed?”

When Sion opened his mouth, keeping his distance from the others, Vanessa hardened her face and shook her head.

“We interrogated Count Sepher Kaschgar as well as everyone in Kaschgar [the Count’s territory].

Also, we questioned the fairy who was caught by the man named Kim Yoo-hyun, but they all said they didn’t know or just kept their mouths shut and held out.

You can say that we were able to find out almost nothing.”

“···Is that so.”

It’s only natural that Sepher Kaschgar really doesn’t know anything.

It would be strange and even scarier if he knew anything when Sion had framed him.

‘There’s definitely something more.’

Helen and the Haines Merchant Group helped, but that wasn’t enough.

There must be someone who can blind the eyes of the royal palace who secretly helped the radical fairies, but Sion was frustrated because he couldn’t figure it out.

‘···Maybe it turned out they weren’t human.’

Since the Celestial Race tried to assassinate him, that Celestial Race could be disguised as a human and hiding in the royal palace.

In the novel, Vanessa, who was suddenly seduced by the Celestial Race, didn’t release the magic circle installed in the royal palace and cause a mess.

Since he had to act with all possibilities in mind, Sion hesitated for a moment and opened his mouth.

“It would be better to continue the investigation.

If there really is a mole left, the problem is serious.”

“I don’t know where they’re trying to shake this kingdom from.

I’ll do my best to do that, so you should focus on the work in the north.”

“Of course.”

At Sion’s reaction, who was grinning, Princess Vanessa playfully chided him, calling him a fool.

It’s not like he’s going on a trip, but he’s reacting so lightly even though he has to go to a place full of those rough barbarians.

‘No, maybe he’s pretending to look lighthearted.’

Maybe he’s trying not to leave me with even a little bit of guilt.

Thinking that, Vanessa’s heart ached for no reason.

Until now, everyone had only faced Prince Erader, her brother, and showed such a figure.

Loyalty, concern, and many emotions shown to the future king.

She had never felt jealous watching it from the side, but that didn’t mean she wasn’t envious.

She wanted someone by her side who believed in and followed her like her brother.

And preferably, she wanted that someone to be a big and reliable vassal [a subordinate or dependent], she could sometimes lean on.

‘You don’t seem to know yet that you are that person, that vassal to me.’

With a gentle smile, Princess Vanessa said that was enough and let Sion go.

If she dragged it out any longer, the plan to depart from the crack of dawn to avoid the attention of the world could be disrupted from the start.

Above all, there was nothing good about a princess of a country being out for so long.

“If I stay any longer, my guards will suffer.”

“Isn’t it natural since you came out from dawn?”

“Yes.

I should make my vassals suffer moderately.

In that sense, please be careful.

Sion Claussen.”

“I hope the Princess is safe too.

It won’t be long, though.”

“That sounds like you’re confident.”

“You’re right.”

At those words, Vanessa couldn’t help but smile brightly.

Really, as if he knew everything about the world.

So, she felt strangely relieved by the man who seemed to have no choice but to be confident in everything.

‘Shibal! [a Korean profanity, similar to ‘damn’ or ‘shit’]

Just please go back to the royal palace!

I want to get in the carriage quickly and get some sleep!’

Of course, Sion’s inner thoughts were not beautiful at all.

―

Thud―.

Bang!

“Ugh.”

The road conditions weren’t good, so the carriage shook a bit violently.

Thanks to that, Sion, who was happily dozing off, lightly hit his head against the carriage wall.

Sion, who was scratching his head, closed his eyes as if to say, ‘It doesn’t hurt that much, so should I try to sleep again.’

He was eventually stopped by Lilith, who was staring at him with a very pathetic look.

“You bastard!

Stop sleeping!”

“Gheck!”

Sion, who was being spun around with his hair grabbed by Lilith, immediately checked his hair after Lilith let go of his head and couldn’t help but be shocked.

More than ten strands of hair were pulled out!

You should always take good care of it when it’s lush, but he had already made too many sacrifices at a young age.

“Lilith!

Everything else is fine, but please don’t grab my hair.

The moment you grab it with that grip, many comrades are sacrificed.”

“Stop talking nonsense and stop sleeping.

How can you just sleep in the carriage for almost two weeks?

Are you going to hibernate because we’re going to a cold place?”

“I have nothing to do, so I have to sleep.”

“That’s hibernation!”

Sion didn’t feel particularly guilty even with Lilith’s nagging.

Anyway, all he had to do during the two-week journey to the north was to sit quietly in the carriage and reduce the suffering of the escorts.

Above all, those who are currently in charge of escorting this group are the royal knights, including Deputy Commander Schumacher, and the soldiers of the royal palace defense force.

He had to refrain from doing anything strange that would damage his good image.

‘And once I meet the northern barbarians, and furthermore, meet the strong sisters, I don’t think I’ll have enough time to sleep.’

Sion had such an ominous feeling.

And originally, sad premonitions are always right.

“Young Master Sion Claussen.”

When Deputy Commander Schumacher’s voice was heard from outside, Sion straightened his clothes and tidied his hair in just 5 seconds, then cleared his throat and opened his mouth as if to prove that he had never slept, just like a guy who had been sleeping like crazy in the passenger seat during a long drive, saying, ‘I never slept.’

“Yes, Deputy Commander Schumacher.”

“We will soon reach the last noble territory of Hispania.”

“That means.”

“Yes.

We will probably enter the land of the barbarians tomorrow morning.”

Finally, he had arrived in a jewel-like world full of white and pretty trash.

―――――――Author’s Note―――――――

I heard there is a desirable SKIP button sometimes, so I pressed it once.

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