Taming Her Highness the Princess

43 – Judgment for Whom? (2)

After freeing the werewolf, Jeniel returned to the village and warned the chief. I know you’re doing something illegal here, so keep quiet about werewolves.

The village chief would have taken a step back if someone else had threatened him, but knowing that the other person was the eldest son of the Malaig family, he prostrated himself, admitted his guilt, and asked for forgiveness.

After putting an end to the incident, Jenny Earl took Radne back to her mansion. As the sun began to set, Jennie Earl encouraged Radne to rest, but Radne shook her head.

The reason was that if you didn’t rest, I wouldn’t rest either.

Jennie Earl didn’t know Radne’s intentions, but she said yes because she wouldn’t do anything wrong if she helped her.

So the two of them were currently working in the office of the mansion. Jenny Earl worked at the desk in front of the window of the mansion, and Radne sat at the desk opposite her bookshelf.

Sarak─

The work of handing over and revising documents proceeds quietly in silence. After reviewing a few papers, Radne slightly turned her gaze to Jenial.

Somehow, I feel a sense of dignity in the image of Jeniel, who is working hard on paperwork with his back to the dusky sunset penetrating the window.

The series of processes of reading the lines on the paper and signing were neat and tidy, and the half-closed eyes were quite intelligent.

He had taken off his coat and had the sleeves of his shirt rolled up, revealing the tendons in his wrists. Looking at that defenseless figure, I feel like a man for no reason.

“…… Hmm?”

Sensing Radne’s gaze, Jenny Earl raises her head.

“Do you have something to say to me?”

When her eyes met, Radne shuddered at her, but she soon regained her composure.

“No, just…… I want to work really hard. Why are you working all day?”

“My father is busy with the affairs of the imperial palace and cannot properly take care of the family, so I am the only one who takes care of it.”

“No matter what, you can do it while taking a little break.”

“My time is not my own. Because there are countless people involved in our family business. If I try to relax even a little, they will be harmed.”

The Malaig family has a huge stake in the empire’s magic industry and steel industry. Of course, the number of people engaged in the industry exceeds tens of thousands even if you catch it at a minimum.

So Jenial, who manages them on behalf of his father, can’t stand to see all kinds of documents flying into the family.

Research on the discovery of new materials, selection of new investment destinations, reporting on fund management, control of delivery quantities, decision on whether to take disciplinary action for embezzlement cases within the company, final confirmation of personnel transfers of key personnel, etc…….

There were so many documents sent to the mansion that it was dizzying, so I was trying to deal with them as quickly as possible. Of course, every day was not like today.

Sometimes there were times when there were no documents flying into the mansion. Sometimes on such days, Jenial would walk around the mansion and look at the flowers.

Others may find it difficult to breathe, but Jennie Earl did not feel very uncomfortable in her own life. In the first place, he witnessed destruction and returned to the past, now was not the time to relax.

“Rather than that, did you find any corrections to the thesis I gave you about blood magic?”

Is this another blood magic story? Radne let out a low sigh, nodded to him, and he stood up with the documents he had reviewed.

“There was some wrong information, so I edited a few things.”

Radne walked to Jeniel’s desk and put down the papers. Jeniel received the documents Radne had reviewed and read them.

Jenial shakes his head after checking the revisions several times while handing over the documents. Most of it was familiar, but some parts were interpreted from a completely new perspective.

“Interesting. It was information that I knew that blood magic could be implemented through the blood of others, but it was the first time I knew that if the total amount of mana inherent in someone else’s blood was lower than that of the caster, it could not be used. Until now, I knew it as the temperament of mana, not the total amount of mana.”

“I’m glad I was helpful. But why are you so obsessed with blood magic?”

That’s why I’m obsessed with blood magic. There was no need to hide it, so Jeniel spoke frankly.

“It is because my precious people have died to those who systematically use blood magic. Was it explained?”

Radne was seized with a strange feeling of guilt at the words Jeniel said calmly. It was because he seemed to have made Jenial remember the painful past by asking useless questions.

However, I didn’t know that Jeniel would lose his precious people due to blood magic. Ladne, who swallowed his saliva, opened her mouth cautiously, looking at Jenny Earl.

“Maybe…… Is it because of the demons?”

Maybe his own people harmed Jeniel. It was a question he asked amid such guilt, but Jenny Earl shook his head.

“It’s not because of the demons, so don’t feel guilty.”

“Then for whom… ….”

“You look tired, so why don’t you go in and rest?”

I couldn’t tell you, so I meant to go back. Radne was no fool, so she let out a sigh and nodded her head.

“You?”

“I plan to work a little more and rest. Now that I’ve confirmed that Her Highness’s condition has improved, I need to prepare for tomorrow’s class as well.”

Is this man only thinking about work? Radne looked at Jenny Earl rather anxiously, then turned to him and walked away.

He didn’t seem to rest even if I told him to, and above all, he had no reason to worry about that man’s health. Even if he expressed concern, he was not the one to listen.

As Griradne opened the door and left the office, Jennie Earl reviewed the rest of his papers. I was so engrossed in work for about an hour when I heard a knock outside the office.

Smart-

I thought it was Radne for a moment, but there was no way Radne would knock so politely. Then, at this late hour, there is only one person in the office.

“This is Seryl. Come in.”

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The door squeaks open. Seryl, who hesitated outside the door for a moment, perhaps seeing Jeniel’s notice, took a deep breath and walked inside.

As Cheryl entered the office, Jennie Earl stopped what she was doing and looked up at her. He didn’t know that Cheryl had something to say and he came looking for this place.

“You are here to clear up misunderstandings, right?”

Cheryl, not expecting Jennie Earl to speak to her first, shook her shoulders. Seryl was about to forget what to say for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

“It’s true that I came here because I have something to say to my brother, but is it a misunderstanding?”

“Yes. You must have received a book from Her Highness’ escort knight, Ruinel. He probably thought it was a gift from me.”

“Ugh, huh? Wasn’t that what her brother asked you to hand over?”

I wonder if it was me. Jeniel, who couldn’t help but laugh, said.

“Perhaps there must have been some confusion in the way he expressed himself, so Ruinel gave you the book on his own. To be sure, I never bought that book and never asked to give it to you.”

“What…… ?”

Then maybe I was misunderstanding myself. No, there were still a few things left unexplained.

“Did my brother steal my underwear? How would you explain that?”

“I think that would be a very long story to explain, but…… To put it simply, I borrowed yours because my assistant, Radne, needed underwear.”

“You think that makes sense? Even if you are right, why are you taking mine?”

“Because Radne’s body shape is similar to yours. Among the servants of the mansion, there was no one with a body similar to Rad’s, so he decided to wear your underwear without much hesitation. I think it will take too long to buy a new one.”

As soon as the second illusion is broken, shame stirs. After hesitating for a while, Seryl brought up the last remaining question.

“Well, then…… What adult magazines did you read?”

“Adult magazines?”

Jeniel, wondering what he was talking about, let out a low laugh. I never thought that my sister would have seen that magazine.

“That is a gift given to me by Your Highness. I’m not sure what the intention was, but since it was a gift from His Highness, I couldn’t throw it away, so I just kept it separately.”

As the third illusion is broken, Seryl’s face turns red. He didn’t know that, and he felt like an idiot.

I couldn’t understand from common sense that the person who proudly proclaimed his job as a detective had made a ridiculous misunderstanding.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

However, it was impossible to pick up spilled water. As Cheryl was sweating profusely while trying to hide her embarrassment, Jeniel smiled happily.

“It is fortunate that the misunderstanding has been resolved, even if it is belatedly. I’m not looking at you with strange eyes, so don’t worry. Cheryl, you are my one and only sister.”

Ceryl, who had been blank for a moment, let out a clear cough.

“Ah, I understand, so I’ll go. It’s not good for you too if you work too much, you know what I mean?”

“Yes. Let’s finish this and go to sleep.”

With a small nod of her head, Seryl turns around and leaves her office. Jeniel, who was watching the scene, let out a laugh that he had been holding back.

‘There have been a lot of cute things lately.’

Even if she misunderstood, she could have misunderstood like that. In many ways, it was Jeniel who found Seryl cute.

*

Coming out into the hallway, Seryl grabbed her pounding heart and accelerated her steps. His whole body was tickling with something embarrassing, so he wanted to quickly return to his room.

He was so embarrassed that he wanted to hide in a mouse hole, but on the other hand, he felt relieved. Any doubts she had toward her brother had vanished.

‘I’m so glad… ….’

Looking at her brother now, she didn’t have to think strangely, and she didn’t have to be on her guard. She didn’t even have to worry about whether her brother’s smile and gestures had other black feelings.

And now, when her brother says ‘I love you’, she can accept it as a friendship between her brother and sister, not as a member of the opposite s*x.

So from now on, you will be able to enjoy a peaceful daily life like in the past. Now that she knew that her brother did not see her as the opposite s*x, she had nothing to fear.

‘So… ….’

From now on, every day will be peaceful. Seryl’s gait, which drew the form of that idyllic family, slowly faded and then stopped.

While she feels relieved that she can no longer have a special relationship with her brother, she feels a sense of loss on the one hand for unknown reasons.

‘Thank God…… Is it?’

Compatible emotions lead to strange thoughts. Surprised by what she had thought of herself, Seryl took one look around her and hurriedly moved her steps. Because she wanted to leave her post in a hurry.