Resetting Lady - Chapter 261

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Special Side Story 2

10.

Rebecca immediately caught that man’s wrist.

“Rebecca!”

But the man’s speed was too fast, so even though Rebecca was holding him, the direction of the knife didn’t change. She lacked the body weight compared to the man. Damn it! Rebecca cursed while grabbing his wrist and spinning forward once.

Crack―

Fortunately, the peaceful sound of wrist bones breaking could be heard. Rebecca heard that sound as she landed on the ground, struck the man’s ankle to knock him down, and hit his mouth hard with her elbow. With a crushing sound, broken tooth fragments scattered across the floor.

“Aaaaah!”

The man instantly became a rag and was subdued.

The royal guards soon pounced on the man Rebecca was holding and dragged him away.

* * *

“…He was one of Princess Diana’s servants.”

“Surely not, no matter what. That’s… it wouldn’t be, right?”

“You’re asking if Princess Diana ordered it?”

Rebecca looked at Louis and nodded.

“Yes. Even if she was rejected, surely she wouldn’t be so foolish… Might there be another mastermind?”

“Most things originally happen due to foolish people’s absurd mistakes. We’ll need to investigate more, but Princess Diana isn’t without responsibility.”

Louis lightly lifted Rebecca’s hand and kissed it. Then he smiled beautifully at Rebecca.

“Thank you, you protected me.”

“Anyone in that position would have done the same.”

“Not everyone could have smashed wrist bones and teeth like that.”

That was true.

Rebecca, who had just tried being modest once, grinned and looked up at Louis.

“So, would I be able to enter the Royal Guard?”

“Since you protected me, that much should naturally be done.”

Rebecca cheered inwardly.

Louis smiled at that flushed face and sparkling eyes that were so cute. And he recalled Raymond’s face who had given advance notice.

[Your Majesty, something seems strange. A considerable number of herbs that were scheduled to come in this semester have gone missing. They’re essential ingredients for the anti-inflammatory medicine I mentioned before.]

[Which side did they disappear from?]

[They were inspected when Princess Diana’s delegation departed, and a considerable number were disposed of during that process. But the disposed items weren’t found, so I suspect the princess’s side took them.]

[It’s just anti-inflammatory medicine anyway. Why on earth would they do such a thing?]

[Probably… after being rejected by Your Majesty, there’s something she dislikes about everything…]

[Surely not.]

[If heated to high temperature and then purified with silver, it becomes high-purity drugs.]

[…Count Raymond, surely you didn’t mention that when you told me about it.]

[But it’s the most effective anti-inflammatory painkiller.]

[I don’t want to do dangerous things.]

Louis thought deeply while looking down at the newspaper with Princess Diana’s portrait embedded in it. There might certainly be some useful people among the smugglers.

[Count Raymond, is there anyone among the princess’s subordinates worth recruiting? What would happen if they attacked me?]

[…You said you didn’t want to do dangerous things.]

[The king can be a bit dangerous.]

Louis looked at Raymond with a fox-like eye smile.

“I actually didn’t expect anything from Rebecca.”

Louis took off the thin armor he wore inside and the fancy outer clothing. A metallic clanking sound was heard. Should he ask for an escort next time without wearing armor? Would that be too dangerous? Louis spent the night searching for a medal to give Rebecca while feeling his slightly racing heart.

* * *

“Mom, did I do well?”

“It was dangerous.”

“But did I do well?”

“…I don’t want to answer.”

“Aww.”

Inside the carriage, Rebecca acted cute toward the angry Karen.

Karen, who didn’t soften her expression even at Rebecca’s long aegyo, only stroked her daughter’s face after Rebecca fell asleep. Then she sighed deeply and called her husband.

“There’s no way you couldn’t have stopped him from going that far. …It was on purpose, wasn’t it?”

“Yes.”

“Why did you put our daughter in danger?”

“It wasn’t dangerous. Sion was separately holding a crossbow above, and I also had a fork in my hand. And this incident would have greatly reduced resistance to female student admission. It was necessary for Rebecca’s future.”

Even at Raymond’s lengthy excuses, Karen didn’t soften her expression.

“Oh, I see. I’m the fool for worrying. You strong people will handle everything well on your own. Right?”

“…I did it because I was afraid you’d worry if I told you.”

“Of course I’d worry. But still, tell me.”

“If you promise not to stop me.”

“Raymond, don’t you act childishly. It’s a serious matter that I was excluded from serious issues involving our daughter.”

“…I was wrong.”

“If you do this again next time, I really might divorce you.”

Karen emphasized repeatedly in a serious voice. Raymond was startled and grabbed Karen’s shoulders.

“What? Karen, no, why, why are you saying such things. And you clearly said you wouldn’t. You promised that.”

“I said I wouldn’t because it’s bothersome, but if you keep this up, I’ll endure the bother.”

Glancing sideways at the cautious Raymond, Karen finished putting Rebecca to sleep.

And she fell into deep thought while recalling Louis’s face as he looked at Rebecca.

‘King Louis and Rebecca. Would that be alright?’

Becoming relatives with the royal family was a very, very bothersome thing. The position of a somewhat pushed-aside confidant was most comfortable. Perhaps she too might have to actively participate in the capital’s social circles again because of her daughter. Karen bit her lip slightly and looked up at the moon.

At least she wouldn’t be bored until the day she died.

Dangerous, precarious, and noisy days like that.

Perhaps happy days might be born from that too. Hadn’t she realized that not only boring happiness was complete― that unpredictable dangerous life was also beautiful. Karen smiled while looking down at her daughter’s face, which now showed quite a few similarities to herself.

You were born, so I won’t be bored.

The carriage stopped in front of the military academy, and Rebecca jumped down briskly. Then she turned around and waved her arms widely.

“Mom, Dad! Then I’m going! See you during vacation!”

“Yes, I’ll write letters properly this time!”

“Yes!”

“And don’t go around getting beaten up―”

“Don’t worry!”

Rebecca’s spirited figure receded into the distance, and Karen leaned against Raymond’s shoulder and closed her eyes.

“Raymond.”

“Yes.”

“You smell like Dulan.”

“…That… I only briefly shook hands at the Herbology Association.”

“Usually you’d oppose this kind of thing, wouldn’t you?”

“But the priest’s brain is so important… Should I ask him to commit suicide after sufficiently returning his abilities to society?”

“…No. That guy would die saying ‘Ah, yes,’ and that would be annoying too.”

“I thought so too.”

Karen chuckled at Raymond’s words that went off on another tangent.

Strange conversations that only they could exchange. Her husband. Karen held his hand. She could feel the beating of his racing heart from his warm hand.

“Oh right, I forgot about buying a bicycle.”

“Ah… I was wondering whether to say this or not, may I speak?”

“I told you to say anything important.”

“An invention that will drastically change the world will come out soon.”

“What is it?”

“A means of transportation that moves without horses.”

“Is it different from trains?”

“Yes, it’s much smaller and easy enough for you to operate alone, but…”

Raymond spent a long time explaining engines to Karen.

Karen listened to Raymond’s explanation with sparkling eyes. Since he tried not to speak specifically about the future, what he was saying now was like magical prophecy to Karen. A horseless carriage that a woman could drive alone!

“So unlike bicycles, it’s not difficult at all?”

“Huh? Oh, that’s true, but.”

“That’s totally great! Then I won’t buy a bicycle and will buy that later instead.”

“Wait, you still need to exercise though! And… wait… when was that announced again…”

Raymond counted on his fingers and after much deliberation—whispered quietly to Karen.

“It will still take 40 more years before it becomes commercially available.”

“Then why are you telling me now…”

“It’s been so long I got confused. I’m sorry…”

Karen’s face became noticeably dejected. Raymond also felt deflated and hung his head.

The coachman continued listening to the incomprehensible conversation between the count and his wife, driving the horses toward the approaching nobleman’s estate.

‘What strange people they are.’

He had listened carefully to their talk about carriages becoming unnecessary.

How could they discuss something that might eliminate his lifelong profession right behind him! But soon he scratched his ear upon hearing the number forty years.

‘The count’s nonsense is acting up again.’

Whatever happens to jobs 40 years from now.

What he needed to do now was quickly deliver the count and his wife to the manor, have a drink, and sleep. He glanced at the couple who had grown quiet as if asleep and carefully drove the carriage.

― Special Side Story 2 (Complete) ―

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