A Fortune-telling Princess - Chapter 332

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“Why did you want to meet again today?”
There was no need for us to watch videos together anymore.
Duke Jebillen entered Duke Sorpel’s Office, his displeasure evident.
He was still somewhat miffed ever since Duke Sorpel had refused to show him the video he’d wanted to see before.
The fact that he’d spent a considerable sum on Camilla to build a Screening Room still rankled him.
‘Well, the Screening Room is nice enough.’
Though it had cost a fortune, his satisfaction with the Screening Room in his home had been exceptionally high.
Camilla had even given him a USB drive containing new films and dramas as a complimentary service.
Tap.
Once Duke Jebillen and Duke Sefra had both arrived, Duke Sorpel placed something on the table.
“What is that?”
It was something he’d never seen before—small and round, resembling some sort of sealed container whose contents remained a mystery.
“Camilla gave it to me.”
“Camilla did?”
“She said to eat it together with you two.”
“This is something you eat?”
Duke Jebillen furrowed his brow and picked up the container to examine it. It was light, yet something was definitely inside. How on earth was one supposed to eat this?
“It’s called cup noodles. She said to eat it with you two, so I haven’t tried it yet either.”
“Cup noodles?”
Duke Sorpel deliberately emphasized that he hadn’t eaten it alone first, casting a sidelong glance at Duke Sefra.
So this is how we’re settling the chocolate incident from childhood?
“I’m not eating it.”
But then Duke Jebillen petulantly turned away from the cup noodles.
“What? Why not?”
“Just not eating it.”
…Camilla, that woman gave it to him. With a premonition that something else would irritate him, Duke Jebillen resolved to pay it no attention whatsoever.
“Suit yourself.”
Duke Sorpel and Duke Sefra paid no mind to Duke Jebillen’s stubbornness and began preparing the cup noodles.
“You just pour hot water up to this line here.”
“Just water?”
“Yeah. Pour it up to here. Oh, but first tear open the soup powder packet inside and add it.”
“Ha! What kind of food is this? You don’t even boil it over a flame, just pour water?”
“Since you’re not eating it, don’t worry about it.”
“I’m not eating it, I’m not eating it. Even if you give it to me, I won’t eat it.”
Despite claiming he wouldn’t pay attention, Duke Jebillen’s gaze kept stealing glances at the cup noodles the two men held.
A moment later,
Slurp, slurrrp.
Blow, blow, slurp.
“….”
The distinctive spicy aroma of noodles filled the Study. Moreover, the sound of Duke Sorpel and Duke Sefra eating the noodles seemed to bore directly into Duke Jebillen’s ears.
“Huh, how fascinating.”
*Slurp.*
“Just hot water, yet it tastes like this.”
*Slurrrp.*
Not only Duke Sorpel, but even Duke Sefra—unusually for him—kept marveling with an expression of pleasant surprise.
Conversation grew sparse; eating accelerated.
Spicy yet addictive! Both of them drained every last drop of broth.
“Let’s finish that too.”
“Yeah.”
They poured water into the remaining cup noodles that had been brought for Duke Jebillen’s portion and began eating together.
“….”
*Gulp.*
Duke Jebillen’s throat bobbed heavily. The aroma, the scent… it was driving him mad. What on earth was this food?
“That….”
*Slurp, slurrrp.*
“…Is it good?”
*Slurrrp!*
Instead of an answer came the sound of long noodles being sucked into a mouth repeatedly.
“Give me some too. Let me taste it.”
Finally, Duke Jebillen couldn’t hold back and picked up a fork.
*Clink.*
“It’s all gone.”
“What?”
But there wasn’t a single noodle left in the cup.
“Hey! You called me to eat together, so why did you two devour it all!”
“You said you weren’t going to eat.”
“Still, you should’ve offered me a bite! And you call yourselves friends!”
“You’re the one who said you wouldn’t eat, so why are you throwing a fit?”
“Ugh, damn it.”
Confirming that the noodles had vanished entirely, Duke Jebillen’s frustration boiled over.
Either way, if his stomach was going to hurt, wasn’t it better to eat and hurt?
“Want this instead?”
“…?”
…What? Wasn’t it all eaten? Duke Jebillen’s eyes sparkled as he saw Duke Sefra offering him the cup noodles he was holding.
“I didn’t drink all the broth.”
“….”
“Eat that at least.”
“….”
…As always, this bastard is the worst.
“Damn it.”
I’ll just buy it myself and eat it.
‘I wonder how much more he’ll demand this time.’
Duke Jebillen’s stomach was already beginning to ache.
“So, where is Camilla?”
“Gracia Empire.”
“What?”
She went there again?
“Didn’t you hear? Our Camilla received land as a gift there. She was even granted special citizenship.”
Since she needed to properly manage the land she’d received, she would have to visit Gracia Empire periodically from now on.
This trip to Gracia Empire was to survey the land she’d been gifted.
“Tsk, won’t she end up losing it completely? Her biological father is there too.”
“…Hey, take that away from him. Don’t even let him have a taste of the broth.”
“You stingy bastard! It’s so disgusting I won’t eat it anyway!”
“Then why are you holding the bowl! Let go. Let go!”
“I said let go.”
“…I’m telling you again, you’re the most annoying one.”
As Duke Sorpel said, Duke Jebillen glared intently at Duke Sefra, who snatched the ramen bowl containing broth from his hands.
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“What about the charging spell?”
“…”
“You still haven’t made it?”
Upon arriving in Gracia Empire, Camilla stopped first at Duke Escra’s Residence, where she encountered Armis, who was unusually delighted to see her.
Or more precisely, he was even more delighted to see King.
[Kyuu?]
The reason was precisely the charging he hadn’t been able to do all this time.
After she left for Faebler Empire, he hadn’t been able to charge properly, so he couldn’t enjoy games or videos to his heart’s content. He’d been watching them very sparingly.
‘Then hurry up and complete the charging spell.’
Or come find me in the Empire instead. Why are you just sitting here clinging to a backup battery!
“I’ll make it.”
“When?”
“Soon.”
“When is this ‘soon’?”
I think I said I’d make it soon when I left here before too.
“…”
Armis averted his gaze, refusing to meet Camilla’s eyes.
“How does our King charge every time?”
[Kyuuu!]
Though he didn’t understand what it meant, King cried out in agreement with what Camilla said.
“I said I’ll make it.”
“This is really the last time.”
Camilla clicked her tongue lightly, then stacked the mountain of power banks he’d handed her the moment he saw her in front of King.
[Kyuu, kyuuu?!]
“Please, King.”
[Kyuu!]
King, bewildered by the heap of power banks and various devices piled before him, immediately nodded vigorously at Camilla’s request.
And shortly after.
“King, are you alright?”
[Kyuuu….]
Camilla cradled the limp King in her arms, stroking his head repeatedly with a somewhat pitiful expression.
I really should start charging him for this. That way, at least I can buy our King some snacks.
Sssss…
Crack!
‘Gasp!’
Seeing a snow-white hand reaching toward the device, Camilla reflexively swatted it away.
But upon realizing the hand belonged to Armis, she was inwardly shocked.
Did I just hit a dragon? But Camilla hid such thoughts and glared firmly at Armis.
“…Fine.”
Armis eventually took a step back under Camilla’s piercing gaze.
After all, he’d promised that if she charged him this time, he’d create charging magic.
‘Sigh.’
Watching Armis disappear with eyes full of regret fixed on the gaming device and phone, Camilla exhaled a long breath of relief inwardly.
‘Seriously.’
The way he acts is becoming increasingly childish, and I find myself treating him that way too.
‘It’s like I’ve gained another child.’
At this point, it’s hard to believe he’s actually a dragon. A gaming-addicted dragon, no less.
“Are you leaving now?”
“Yeah.”
At Arsian’s question, Camilla nodded. He’d come to the Gracia Empire with her.
All the items that had been in Arsian’s subspace were safely stored in the Storage Room with the preservation magic Ravi had created.
‘Now that it’s empty, I need to fill it again.’
This time, I plan to sweep through everything. Since I’ve roughly confirmed the preferences of these people, this time I intended to make my purchases more precise and specific.
‘I’ve packed the gifts well too.’
Of course, I’d also prepared gifts to give to Sia’s family.
Though Ravi gave me some trouble. When I asked him to embed some protective magic into Lia’s clothes, he tried to make a deal with me.
‘If you do this, I get to drink coffee however much I want.’
‘You won’t be able to drink a single cup of coffee going forward. You know there’s nowhere else to get coffee beans besides me, right?’
‘Hey!’
‘Three cups a day.’
‘Five cups.’
‘Three cups.’
‘Yes, four and a half cups.’
‘Two and a half.’
‘Why! That’s even less than before.’
‘If you don’t like it, forget it. There are other mages besides my brother.’
‘…Fine. Three cups.’
‘Deal.’
That was how I managed to entrust Lia’s clothes to Ravi.

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