A Righteous Female Knight Never Compromises!-Chapter 67 : Not Here
{Chapter 67} Not Here
After a series of commotions, Anna, who was sitting in the reception room, finally heard the noise outside gradually subside.
And when the servant who had guided her to the reception room earlier pushed the door open and entered, Anna felt that the situation outside had probably calmed down.
“Um... may I ask what happened?”
Although she had already pretended to know nothing before, she had to continue the act now.
This clueless demeanor would help her gather more information...
“Ah, someone kidnapped a noble, so the knights immediately started searching for the kidnapper,” the servant looked quite exhausted. “I didn't expect even us servants to have to help with the search... It's really making things difficult for us.”
“That must have been tough for you... Did they catch the person?”
“Of course... not.” The servant sighed. “If it weren't for the banquet that still needs to go on, we'd probably be exhausted for more than a day.”
Anna's heart finally settled, and she couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and frustration at the fact that “because of the banquet, the castle couldn't remain on high alert.”
Someone was kidnapped, and after just a brief search, they gave up because the nobles' banquet had to continue…
Isn't Balin supposed to be the king's favorite?
At times like this, should one lament that the nobles' power has grown enough to threaten the monarchy, or what?
Moreover, if that Balin Lorand... no, Jean Caolius, really has a connection with Theodore... Theodore was also attending this banquet, right? Theodore didn't even plan to rescue someone connected to him?
It's really hard to understand.
“When did you come back?”
However, at this moment, the palace servant cast a suspicious glance at her.
“Me? I was brought back by a knight earlier,” Anna thought it was better to lower her posture and appear frightened at this time. “When I saw those knights, I thought I might have done something wrong and would be killed...”
“That's unlikely, those knights wouldn't kill people randomly.” Seeing Anna's pitiful appearance, the servant didn't doubt her story at all. “You're lucky to have met a decent knight who didn't make you help with the search. I had it worse, just now, a terrifying-looking knight kicked open the door of the reception room and forced us to help...”
“That must have been really hard for you...”
While making small talk with the servant, Anna was only thinking about leaving quickly and reuniting with Atala and Louise.
But the banquet would still go on for a while... It seemed she would have to wait.
...
“So tired...”
After the banquet ended, Louise led Anna, the “servant,” back from the reception room.
Once they got into the carriage, Louise immediately dropped her disguise, lay down on Anna's lap, and started complaining.
“Those people were so annoying! They kept saying congratulations, but when they talked about you, Anna, their faces were full of disdain. I really wanted to cut them all down in the banquet hall!”
“Don't, don't, it's not worth it.” Anna smiled wryly and patted Louise's head, trying to comfort her. “By the way, Louise, do you know how Atala and the others are doing?”
“At a time like this, you should be comforting me, not bringing up other women!” Louise pouted, leaned up, and kissed Anna with a vengeful expression, then lay back on Anna's lap.
“Don't worry, they're fine. The butler came back to to me later. That Balin Lorand has already been moved to the underground cell in my house by Atala and the butler.”
“Alright...”
Hearing that Atala was indeed safe, Anna finally felt completely at ease.
“Hmph, compared to Atala, I'm more worried about you, silly Senpai.”
“...What do you mean? I was perfectly safe...”
“That's not what I meant.” Louise stared at Anna's face. “With your current disguise, it would be easy to attract a bunch of maids, right?”
“Uh...?”
“Did you already attract a new girl? While I was at the banquet covering for you, did you go and charm some girl... You wouldn't do that, right?”
“...Of course not!” Anna hesitated for a moment before quickly replying, but Louise had already noticed that brief hesitation.
“You hesitated! Did you really...!”
“So it's not what you're thinking!” Anna looked at Louise, who was wildly jealous, and couldn't help but laugh. “I met... Princess Mia.”
“...Huh?”
Hearing this name from Anna, Louise was stunned for a moment. Her jealous expression instantly disappeared, replaced by one of curiosity and amusement.
“You actually met Mia? Tell me more, tell me more!”
“You really know Princess Mia?” Anna was surprised. “But then again, the princess also seemed to know you... She even said this emblem was very precious...”
“Know her? Mia and I have been friends since we were kids!” When it came to her relationship with Mia, Louise's face showed a hint of pride. “Although we haven't seen each other much in the past year or two, we've always been good friends.”
“Friends since childhood, good friends...” Anna's eyes suddenly deepened. “Just like me and Helga?”
“Pretty much... no no... not at all!”
Just as she was about to instinctively agree, Louise suddenly realized something and quickly corrected herself.
“How is it not the same?” Anna, feeling a bit jealous for no reason, deliberately asked.
“Well... of course, the level of intimacy is different!” Louise knew Anna was teasing her, but she had to answer. “I love you the most, senpai! Mia is just a friend!”
“I don't believe it, maybe you're lying to me...”
Anna naturally didn't really think that way; she just wanted to tease Louise and see her flustered explanation.
However... things didn't go as Anna expected.
Suddenly, Louise jumped up, straddled Anna's lap, and glared at her angrily.
“Louise...?”
“Senpai, you're so mean. You're the one with two feet in different boats, yet you think I'm the same?” Louise glared at Anna, and without waiting for a response, she “bit” her.
“Mmm... wait... hold on...”
“Don't... don't take it off here! I know I was wrong! Mmm... I shouldn't have doubted mmmmmm...!!!”
The female servant driving the carriage pretended not to hear the commotion inside and continued driving towards the Latimir residence.
Chapter 67 : Not Here
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