Surviving As The 5Th Prince Of Hellman Kingdom [EN]: Chapter 39

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*Revised Fourth Princess Scene*

Swish-

Suddenly, bright red wine spilled, staining Annette’s beautiful black hair and dress crimson.

The entire banquet hall fell silent.

“Oh my, I’m so sorry. I tripped and lost my balance.”

Slit-like eyes.

Freckles that makeup couldn’t quite conceal.

A woman wearing a black dress, pushing up her non-existent chest to compensate for her slender figure.

The Second Queen’s daughter, the Fourth Princess.

Gracia Lionel, who was scheduled to have her coming-of-age ceremony with Annette this year, took out a handkerchief with an apologetic expression.

“Oh my, oh my, what should I do?”

Gracia wiped Annette’s face, whispering in a very low voice.

“Didn’t I warn you not to show your face in front of me last time?”

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Miloa had been in the banquet hall since the beginning of the party.

She was looking for a chance to talk to Evan, but she wasted time fending off the men who kept approaching her.

She wore a fancy blue dress that squeezed her whole body after a long time. Feeling suffocated, she went out to the terrace for a breath of fresh air.

‘Lucas, that guy, I told him to come with me.’

The First Prince hated banquets.

He would probably make a brief appearance when the King and Queens arrived and then quickly disappear again.

She suddenly felt angry when she thought about how her good-for-nothing younger brother couldn’t even be bothered to escort her.

She took out a cigarette from a cigarette case hidden in her thigh under her skirt and put it in her mouth.

Sss- Hooo-

She stared blankly at the smoke scattering in the air and suddenly remembered the bald spot on her head from a while ago.

‘Ha, I have to quit.’

She looked at the cigarette in her hand for a moment.

Seven Mobius, a cigarette mainly sold in the Kingdom of Arya, the Second Queen’s home country.

‘At least I should change the brand.’

It was a strange rumor, but there were many stories that the Second Queen started smoking during the pregnancy of the Fourth Princess and the Fourth Prince, resulting in a crazy woman and a thug being born.

It might also have a big impact on hair loss.

She crumpled the cigarette case and threw it in the trash, then returned to the banquet hall.

‘What?’

The noisy banquet hall was as silent as a mouse before she went to the terrace.

‘Aha.’

The Fourth Princess was wiping the Third Princess’s face and clothes, which had been soaked with bright red wine, with an apologetic expression.

She was wondering how to approach the Fifth Prince, and this was a good opportunity.

Miloa, looking around, found a servant carrying a traditional Hamel Empire dish on a tray.

It was a dish made by fermenting beans. It was sealed with a lid because it smelled like sewage. It was prepared because a member of the imperial family of the Empire who decided to attend the New Year’s banquet liked it.

“I’ll borrow this for a second.”

“Oh, Countess Miloa! That’s not something to eat!”

“I know it’s not something humans can eat. Don’t worry. It’s not for me to eat.”

Miloa elegantly took the dish.

Thump!

“Aagh!”

It wasn’t clumsy acting like the Fourth Princess; she genuinely fell. In the meantime, she kept an eye on the direction the dish on the tray was flying.

Splash-

‘Good.’

The rotten-smelling, thick liquid soaked the Fourth Princess’s face.

“Kyaaaa!”

The Fourth Princess panicked, feeling like she had been covered in filth with maggots crawling around.

“Water! Bring water quickly!”

The servants, who had been staring blankly at the Fourth Princess wiping the Third Princess’s face and dress with a handkerchief, finally began to move busily.

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On the way back to the banquet hall after visiting the restroom.

“Did you hear the news? One of the imperial family members and princesses of the Empire who attended this banquet may get married?”

My steps stopped at the conversation of the noble ladies covering their mouths with fans.

“Oh my, oh my. I’m hearing it for the first time.”

“I heard that the imperial family member who came this time is a wealthy man who owns a large magic stone mine. Moreover, high-grade or higher magic stones are mined.”

“Oh my. High-grade magic stones!”

That fatty.

He was a much bigger wealthy man than I thought.

Magic stones are used in various magical tools. Simply put, it is a stone containing mana [a form of energy]. It was as important as oil in my previous life, or even more so. This was especially true for the Lionel Kingdom, which had difficulty in self-sufficiency.

High-grade or higher magic stones are hard to get even with money, so there is no need to talk about their value.

The faces of the princesses flashed through my head one by one.

First Princess, already married.

Second Princess, a talented magician.

Third Princess, my sister.

Fourth Princess, ugly.

Fifth Princess, too young.

With only two candidates, I couldn’t help but frown.

“So who is it? The Third Princess? The Fourth Princess?”

“Hahaha, I don’t know. If you look at the face, you would choose the Third Princess, but everyone knows that the imperial family of the Empire has unique tastes.”

If there was hope, it was the unique aesthetic taste of the Hamel people.

The guys with foot fetishes consider women with small feet to be the most beautiful. Not artificially made and twisted deformities, but natural small feet.

Unlike the Second Queen, who was a large figure for an Arya person, the Fourth Princess was petite and received the blood of the thin Arya people as it is.

According to my memory from five years ago, her feet were definitely small.

“Oh, right. The merchant group that came with the imperial family this time is selling······.”

It was useless to listen any further. Realizing that I had left my sister alone for too long, I hurried away.

And.

‘What is this smell?’

I hurried back to the banquet hall at the nose-rotting smell and ear-splitting scream.

A chaotic scene.

My heart turned cold at the sight of my sister wiping the wine off her face with a handkerchief.

“Quickly! Bring water quickly!”

I saw a servant bringing water in a large jar from somewhere. I snatched it and strode forward.

“Oh, Fifth Prince!”

Swish-

I poured all the water on the Fourth Princess’s head. I covered my nose with my fingers, frowned as much as possible, and said in a growling voice.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but you’re a mess. The smell is so bad that I’ve committed a discourtesy. This is not enough. Go back to the palace and wash up.”

“You! You! You!”

The Fourth Princess, her face red, glared at me, my sister, and Miloa, who had fallen and was groaning, “Ouch, ouch.” Then she turned her back.

After confirming that she was leaving the banquet hall, biting her lip tightly, I turned my head towards my sister.

“Aira, thank you.”

“No, Your Highness. What should we do with all this?”

I didn’t see it because my eyes were slightly turned over earlier, but Aira, whom I met last time, was holding a handkerchief and wiping my sister’s clothes together.

“I’m sorry. I had to leave my seat.”

“Hehe, it’s more common than you think at banquets, so don’t be surprised.”

My sister seemed really indifferent. I was rather embarrassed.

“It’s my favorite dress, but I don’t know if it can be washed. I should go in first today. Thank you, Aira. I will invite you to tea soon.”

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

“I’ll escort you.”

“No, everyone will understand because Gracia and I have circumstances, but if even Evan goes back before His Majesty the King arrives, it won’t do. Stay a little longer and dance with the young ladies and enjoy the banquet. Above all, you have to help Countess Miloa, right?”

Looking at the returning atmosphere and the situation on the scene, it seemed that Countess Miloa had helped my sister. I nodded and reached out to her, who was still lying on the floor.

“Are you okay? I’ll guide you to the healer.”

“It’s not that bad. I want to rest on the terrace for a while. Just support me.”

Before I supported her and moved, I thanked Aira.

“Thank you for your help. I will greet you when my sister invites Lady Aira.”

“Ah, yes! I’ll see you then!”

It was just a polite remark, but Aira nodded with a bright smile. If this happens, I really have to have a cup of tea together.

“Let’s go, Countess.”

“Please support me well. It hurts a lot.”

I glanced at her ankle.

‘It looks fine······.’

As soon as she opened the terrace door and went out, she sat on a chair and took off her high heels.

Doubt came first.

Why did you help my sister?

I wondered if the ‘relationship’ had improved without me knowing, but the result of the confirmation was no.

[Relationship: Hostile]

Um······ It seems a little less red than last time, and it was ambiguous.

“Thank you for saving my sister.”

“Right? If you’re thankful, can you tell me just one thing?”

“Yes? What······?”

“The Northern Liberation Army, when did you start contacting them?”

Countess Miloa, after actually meeting her, she was a very direct person.

I had never imagined that she would have this personality because she was always wearing the Royal Secret Service uniform and had sharp eyes.

“It hasn’t been long.”

I told her the correct answer because she wouldn’t believe me even if I told her the truth.

“Well, I guess it’s a trade secret, so it would be a thief’s mentality to ask for it, right? I was just so curious.”

“Well, I’m sure you had a purpose, but thank you again for helping my sister.”

“Hmm······.”

Miloa looked at me silently, examining me from every angle, and then opened her mouth.

“Don’t you have anything you’re curious about, Fifth Prince? You know that I’m the chief of the Royal Secret Service Information Department, right? Shall we play a truth game? Answering each other’s questions.”

“Is there any meaning? You won’t know if the answer is true or not.”

“It’s up to each person to judge.”

It didn’t seem like there was anything to lose by doing it.

Just in time, I heard the news that the Imperial Fatty might be tied to my sister, so I decided to ask about that.

“Can I ask first?”

“Of course.”

“There’s a rumor that the imperial family member from the Empire and the royal family will tie him to a princess, is that true?”

“It may or may not be.”

“Isn’t that a strange answer?”

“I just told the truth?”

I frowned for a moment.

“That means there are people who agree and people who disagree.”

“We decided to let each person interpret it earlier, right? Now it’s my turn to ask. Are you going to continue working with the Second Prince?”

“If I have the chance.”

“Oh! That’s the best news I’ve heard recently.”

“It might be a lie?”

“I’m pretty good at distinguishing between truth and lies. I’m not the chief secretary of the Royal Secret Service Information Department for nothing.”

Considering that, she didn’t even recognize the truth about the Northern Liberation Army earlier······. I didn’t bother to argue.

“It’s my turn to ask this time, right? Countess Miloa, who would you like that imperial family member to be connected with?”

“Of course, it’s the Third Princess! What kind of curse will we get if we send the Fourth Princess to a foreign country······ The national prestige will fall.”

It’s sincere.

My gut was telling me that.

Of course, that’s not the reason.

I had been wondering since I first saw the Imperial Fatty. The imperial family suddenly appeared in a situation where diplomatic relations had almost been severed due to the Hamel Empire’s invasion of the North five years ago.

Who called him?

‘The Second Prince’s side called him.’

It was speculated that the intention was to marry off the Fourth Princess and secure magic stones, a resource that the kingdom had difficulty in self-sufficiency.

If that happens······.

‘The Second Prince’s camp is getting too big?’

It was a situation where they were hesitating to move forward as they tried to hit hard while continuously feeding the First Prince’s camp water.

In that situation, the Fourth Princess marries the Imperial Fatty who owns the magic stone mine? It could be the starting point for the balance that had been reset to tilt sharply towards the Second Prince.

It’s not a welcome thing.

The First Prince’s camp and the Second Prince’s camp need to bite and tear each other for a while in an equal state. At least until the moment I gather the power of the North into one and have a third force.

“You look like you have a lot on your mind.”

Miloa woke me up from my thoughts.

“Now, can I ask you? Are you still thinking of working with the Second Prince?”

“Wasn’t that······ the question you asked earlier?”

“Your mind might have changed in the meantime? Not an ambiguous answer like before.”

She must know that I don’t want to send my sister to the fatty. At the same time, she seemed to be guessing that I didn’t want the Fourth Princess and the fatty to marry and the Second Prince’s power to grow any further.

It sounded like she was suggesting we join hands to create a win-win situation.

‘Countess Miloa, you’re working hard.’

When I thought of Alfonso, who was scratching his butt and taking a nap in the Emerald Palace, I became very envious of the First Prince.

I smiled.

“I’ve received so much from Damian hyung [older brother], how can I do something that would harm him?”

I can.

As much as necessary.

Unlike the words, my smile was answering that way.