Let’s Tame The Crazy Heroine - Chapter 21

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Chapter 21

“Above all, mages are helpful in battle too.”

“Is Kaisys really such a dangerous dragon?”

“Yes, it’s an extremely dangerous creature. It’s the one that burned down an entire kingdom 300 years ago.”

“An entire kingdom?”

“Yes. I heard it absolutely despises humans. To the point where it would eliminate every single human it encounters.”

This is no joke.

I thought this while watching the departing backs of the knights.

This expedition ceremony was called an expedition ceremony, but in reality it was just one of the many banquets held at the imperial palace.

After all, once the knights actually departed, the remaining nobles began laughing, chatting, and enjoying the banquet.

In many ways, only the knights ended up being pitiful.

Subjugating an evil dragon would never be easy, so there would probably be numerous casualties.

Meanwhile, the nobles were using the expedition ceremony as an excuse to have fun.

I hoped the knights would return safely and began preparing to go home.

It was optional whether to enjoy the banquet after the expedition ceremony.

I didn’t particularly want to enjoy it, so I was about to leave.

I should take Louis with me too, just in case he causes trouble.

I was thinking this while packing my things when…

“Lady Rockwood. Would you dance one song with me?”

The Duke asked Louis to dance.

Is this a green light?

I looked at Louis with sparkling eyes and nodded vigorously, meaning he should accept quickly.

But Louis…

“I don’t know how to dance, though?”

Right.

Louis had never learned to dance.

I was so busy teaching him the urgent things first that I completely forgot to teach him dancing.

As I clutched my head, the Duke withdrew his hand with a strange expression.

“…Is that so?”

That’s a disbelieving expression!

Who would believe that a Duke’s daughter doesn’t know how to dance?

The Duke looked at Louis with a suspicious expression.

Just as I was about to step forward to somehow handle the situation.

Sparkling blonde hair approached from far away.

“Beatrice.”

Damn it. Why is the Crown Prince coming too, making this chaotic?

“Want to dance one song with me?”

To make matters worse, the Crown Prince asked Louis to dance.

As I shook my head vigorously at Louis, meaning he should refuse, Louis opened his mouth.

“I don’t know how to dance…”

“Beatrice!”

When I urgently called out to Louis, the gazes of Louis, the Duke, and the Crown Prince all focused on me.

“You said you weren’t feeling well before we left. Right?”

When I winked, meaning he should agree, Louis went “Ah” and began coughing artificially.

“Cough. Cough. That’s right.”

The Crown Prince had a subtle expression but fortunately said “I see” and let it pass.

The Duke looked back and forth between me and Louis with a suspicious expression, but for now, escaping this situation was the priority.

“Then Lady Sauver.”

The Crown Prince suddenly turned to me and extended his hand.

“Will you dance one song with me?”

“Pardon?”

Why are the sparks flying to me?

Of all people, why me? There are plenty of other young ladies.

Go dance with the ladies who like you.

“I can’t ignore a woman who claims to be my fan. I’ll specially give you the opportunity to dance one song with me.”

I wanted to shout that I would politely decline, but publicly I was set up as the Crown Prince’s fan.

In the end, I had no choice but to smile shyly and take the Crown Prince’s hand.

Life is hard.

* * *

I diligently stepped to the Crown Prince’s lead.

I could feel people’s attention focusing on me.

As the Crown Prince’s first dance partner, the interest in me was immense.

Especially from the young ladies’ eyes, it seemed like lasers would shoot out any moment.

Please spare me.

Since I was usually someone who quietly stayed tucked away in a corner of the banquet hall, people debated for a while about which family’s daughter I was, and only later realized I was ‘the young lady of Count Sauver’s family’ and began whispering.

I felt like my back was on fire as I diligently moved my feet to the rhythm.

“You dance quite well.”

“It’s an honor, Your Highness.”

I slightly raised my head to look at the [Favorability 100%] floating above the Crown Prince’s head.

If only Louis would genuinely come to like the Crown Prince, it would be over immediately.

But being the same gender, plus the Crown Prince being inconsiderate and thinking he’s the best, it didn’t seem likely that Louis would like him.

I pushed aside my regretful feelings and pretended to accidentally step on the Crown Prince’s foot once.

“Oh my, I’m sorry.”

I could see the Crown Prince’s brow furrow slightly.

Hah, that’s revenge for pointing a sword at me last time.

As soon as the dance with the Crown Prince ended, I quickly came down from the dance hall as if fleeing.

Go ahead and draw your sword again if you’re upset.

I need to escape quickly.

But my plan was thoroughly ruined by the Duke who was waiting for me.

The Duke extended his hand to me.

“Would you dance one song with me as well?”

The Duke’s expression was strange.

It seemed like he suspected something.

Feeling guilty for no reason, I smiled awkwardly and tried to refuse the Duke’s dance invitation.

It wouldn’t hurt to keep my distance.

That’s when it happened.

“Lady Sauver, Lady Rockwood.”

Someone called out to me and Louis.

I turned my head to look at the person who called us.

The woman dressed as splendidly as a peacock, or even more so, was none other than the First Princess.

“It’s been a while.”

“Yes, it’s been a while, Your Highness.”

I deliberately acted calm as I received the First Princess’s greeting, and the First Princess glanced at me briefly before immediately turning to look at Louis.

The First Princess seemed to be targeting Louis as well.

“Why did you leave so hastily at the tea party last time? I wanted to talk more with you, and I was so disappointed.”

At the First Princess’s innocent and sweet voice, as if she knew nothing, Louis’s eyebrows twitched.

“I heard the Marquis’ mansion sent many knights for this subjugation. I’m grateful for your dedication to the country.”

Louis let out a strong snort and nodded slightly.

“By the way, you yielded the first dance with my brother to Lady Sauver – was there a reason for that?”

Having finished with small talk, the First Princess slowly began getting to the main point.

She probably wants to gauge the relationship between the Crown Prince and Louis.

Louis rolled his eyes and then looked at me, winking as if to say not to worry.

And then….

“I’m not feeling well. *Cough*. *Cough*.”

He started that damn artificial coughing again.

The First Princess had a strange expression. She seemed to think he was mocking her.

I quickly poked Louis in the ribs, and fortunately he stopped coughing.

“I see. I hope you recover soon.”

Normally the First Princess would have been sarcastic by now, but with the Duke beside her, she was well-behaved today.

The power of love.

“By the way, Duke.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“I haven’t danced yet, so if it’s alright, would you be my dance partner?”

Usually in high society, it was common for men to ask women to dance first.

It was rare for a woman to step forward and ask for a dance like this.

But who was she asking? None other than the First Princess, called the precious jewel of the Empire.

The First Princess was looking at the Duke with her head boldly raised.

Her expression seemed to say that love wasn’t something to wait for, but something to seize.

I secretly lit up with interest.

Since the Duke’s dance request had put me in an awkward situation, I would welcome it if the First Princess took him away.

Ah, though the Duke probably wouldn’t feel the same.

In the original story, the Duke is described as finding the First Princess very uncomfortable.

The reason was that to the Duke, the First Princess was no different from a little sister he’d watched grow up since childhood.

He found the First Princess burdensome as she openly showed interest in him.

I watched the two with interested eyes and finally saw the Duke take the First Princess’s hand and head to the dance hall.

Farewell, Duke.

Having finally gotten rid of not only the Duke but also the Crown Prince, we hurriedly left the banquet hall.

“Ugh…. That was hectic….”

We were heading to get a carriage to go home.

Since my carriage required Louis and the Count to ride together, I decided to take Louis’s carriage.

After walking for a while.

We arrived at where Louis’s carriage was, and the tired Louis climbed into the carriage first.

I was about to follow him up.

“Huh? What’s that?”

Completely out of nowhere, there was a fountain pen lying next to the carriage wheel.

From its golden, sparkling appearance, it seemed to belong to a noble.

Thinking it might be Louis’s, I picked up the fountain pen.

Suddenly, *poof*, I was teleported.

What? Where is this?!

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