A Righteous Female Knight Never Compromises!-Chapter 36 : I just briefly summarize the simulation
Chapter 36 - I just briefly summarize the simulation
Princess Mia and Anna sat in the shop for about a few dozen minutes. During this time, Anna and Mia didn't have much communication, only some boring conversations, even resorting to topics like “The weather is nice today” or “What did you have for lunch” when they couldn't find anything else to talk about.
“Mi... Miria, you really like cats, don't you?”
In the communication bracelet, it was fine to call her Mia, but in reality, to avoid misunderstandings if overheard by others, Anna chose to address her by her “disguised identity” name.
According to Princess Mia, “Miria is the daughter of an ordinary merchant living in the middle layer, who usually doesn't like to go out. When she does, she comes here to drink Luca and play with the cats.”
And that so-called “ordinary merchant” and the “shop opened by this ordinary merchant” are actually the intelligence liaison station of the Royal Knights in the middle layer. That ordinary merchant is actually the current Grand Commander of the Royal Knights...
“Just average, actually, I like all small animals...” Mia stroked the cat in her arms. Watching the cat lying quietly in Mia's arms, Anna felt inexplicably angry.
‘Isn't that the same cat that used me as a scratching post earlier?’
“I remember my father also had a pet back then, and I played with it very happily... but the maids and guards didn't want me to get too close to that pet..."
“... Can I ask what kind of animal it was?”
“A lion.”
“...”
This princess is not just a little bold, can a lion be considered a small animal?
Although for professionals, it might be a small animal... but when the previous king was still alive, Princess Mia was probably only eleven or twelve years old, right?
“Don't look at me like that, I know a lion can't be considered a usual 'small animal'.” Princess Mia continued to stroke the kitten in her arms, “But Richard was really a good boy...”
“It's just that on the day my father passed away, he also died of old age... Maybe he accompanied my father to see the Goddess.”
Princess Mia was down for a while, then quickly lifted her head:
“Anna, have you ever had a pet?”
“...No.” Anna shook her head, “If I had to say... When I was serving in the Border Knights, I took care of the war hawks quite a bit... that could barely count as a pet.”
“War hawks... What are they like? I've only seen hawks in picture books... I've read about their behavior in texts, but I've never seen one in person.” Mia became curious, then used the bracelet to send a message, “Even though the Royal Knights also have war hawks, Morey has never let me see them... Ah, Morey is...”
“I know, the Grand Commander of the Royal Knights.”
“Right... Anna, you're also a knight, so of course you know Morey...” Mia fell into thought, “That... Anna, I did a little research on you... I hope you don't mind too much...”
“My matters?”
“It's about your family, and your life story. After all, to talk about cooperation, it's necessary to know about you.” Princess Mia openly explained why she investigated Anna.
“I'm sorry that you didn't receive the treatment you deserved in the Border Knights... I didn't expect there were such parasites within the kingdom, and even the pureblood faction is involved.”
“It's okay, these things have nothing to do with you, Mia, and it's also what you should do to investigate me.” Anna had already considered that the other party might investigate her, and she didn't intend to take this matter to heart.
As for the things in the Border Knights? Now that Anna is living a noble life, she naturally wouldn't care too much about the past. Those six months of hardship might even be considered a special memory.
Instead, Anna wondered if the other party could find out anything.
“So about my family... Did you find anything?”
“Ah...?”
Mia was stunned, not expecting the other party to ask such a question: “This, how should I say it?”
“Just say what you found out.” Anna also felt that such a question would certainly trouble Princess Mia, but since they've started cooperation, she might as well share some of her concerns.
“Actually, I don't know much about my family's past... I'm also investigating my family's history.”
“Is that so?” Mia quickly understood Anna's situation, “It sounds like the situation of a noble family where the direct line has died out and needs to be inherited by a collateral line... It feels even more serious.”
“That's about right, the only difference might be... I am the direct descendant, but the family's past and legacy just happened to break off in my father's generation..."
“Mm, I understand.” Mia nodded, “Actually, I don't know much either, maybe not as much as you know.”
“I only know that your family, the Garland, started to decline from your grandfather's generation, and by your father's generation, it had already become a declining noble family.”
“But I didn't expect your great-grandfather to be that Ferdinand...”
“Ah?”
Anna had seen this name in the family tree, that Ferdinand Garland who broke the Garland family's tradition of single-line inheritance by having five or six children.
The youngest son was Anna's grandfather.
I didn't expect to hear this name from Princess Mia's mouth?
“Maybe it's not recorded in history books, but Sir Ferdinand was highly regarded in my grandfather's generation... But for some reason, after my grandfather passed away and my father ascended the throne, your family was no longer eagerly relied upon... This might be the reason for your family's decline?”
Princess Mia explained very clearly through the bracelet, but Anna felt a bit uncomfortable hearing it.
“Is that so, thank you.”
"What's there to thank? I'm the one investigating you, Anna." Hearing Anna's thanks, Mia's eyes broadened a bit.
“No no no, Mia, you could have chosen not to say anything. Since you did, giving me more clues to investigate my family's past, it's only right to thank you, isn't it?”
“You... whatever.” Mia originally wanted to say something more, but then thought it wasn't worth dwelling on, so she decided to change the topic:
“So, Anna, have you considered getting a cat? After all, many nobles like to keep cats these days.”
“A cat…” Anna didn't expect Mia to switch topics so suddenly.
However, after hearing Mia's question, Anna also thought about it seriously, “Maybe in the future.”
“After all... I don't have the heart for it right now.”
“Is that so...”
Hearing Anna's reply, Mia didn't say much more, and she felt a bit relieved.
At least the topic was lightened, and now they could talk about more important matters:
“... So, about yesterday's matter.”
At this point, Mia starts using the bracelet to convey messages again.
And with such a message appearing in her mind, Anna couldn't help but become serious, her previously casual expression turning much more earnest.
“I thought about it, my sister... she might really come after you.” The message came through, and although Mia's expression didn't change, Anna could still see a hint of her unique helplessness in Mia's eyes.
“To prevent Louise from being so sad... and most importantly, I also have things I want to do on the throne.” Mia's messages came in segments, “I think it's better to accept your proposal.”
“That would be the best.” The other party gave the same conclusion as in the simulation, which made Anna pleasantly surprised and also relieved a big burden in her heart.
“... However, I have a condition.”
“Please, go ahead.”
“I hope you won't take matters into your own hands against my sister in the end... After all, she is still my own sister..."
“How to deal with Princess Margaret is something that Queen Mia should consider.”
“Don't call me queen before I ascend the throne.” Seeing Anna's response, Mia also felt relieved.
“So, what do you plan to do next?”
“Actually, we planned to discuss the next steps after getting your response.”
“Isn't this preparing a bit... enough?”
“But sometimes, being too prepared can lead to unavoidable accidents.”
Of course, Anna never thought this way; this was just an excuse Anna made up to reassure Mia.
After all, for someone like Anna... strategies and plans are all learned by copying from the simulations. To come up with a rigorous plan? Not happening!
“There's some truth to what you say, but a basic plan is still necessary, right?”
“I'm not very good at these things, so I left it to Louise.”
“...”
Looking at Anna who seemed inexplicably proud, Mia felt a bit embarrassed.
Although she indeed wanted to ascend the throne, and Anna's previous proposal did rekindle her desire to do so.
But seeing Anna like this, Mia couldn't help but worry, can this really lead to a smooth ascension to the throne...?
“But the basics, like winning over the waverers in the royal faction, strengthening relations with the knight faction, and persuading the nobles who haven't joined any faction but still support you, Princess Mia, we understand our main direction of development.”
“It's just that Princess Margaret might sense something, in which case we can only hope that you, Princess Mia, can personally put in the effort to deceive Princess Margaret for a while.”
“... I'll try my best.”
Alright, still somewhat reliable.
Princess Mia's doubts instantly disappeared, thinking that Anna's previous statement of “no preparation” was just a joke.
However, Anna was merely summarizing what she did in the simulation…
Chapter 36 : I just briefly summarize the simulation
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