NOVEL NEXT Chapter 11
11 – letter
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“Listen to these wicked thieves who harm the people!”
A band of bandits alive.
There was a person who appeared at the entrance of the sanchae in the morning and made a noise.
“Crazy with greed! It is clear that the people’s property was plundered! I, Edward of Basilite, will punish you!”
“What is that guy? Are you out of your mind?”
“I know where I am and I will see all the stars. Hey Ishiki! Aren’t you going to get lost before I catch you?”
The thieves who were on the lookout sneered and their eyes widened.
“for a moment! Then look at him!”
“Do you know someone?”
“that that! Foolish prince!”
“What is it? Is he that stupid prince?”
“okay! okay! He must be that stupid prince!”
“It’s a big deal!”
The heavy sound of the horn shook the mountain.
“You foolish prince! A stupid prince has appeared!”
“really!? Come on guys, let’s go catch them!”
“Where are you! where!”
“Getting rich quick is right in front of you! Ahahaha!”
“Good luck today!”
Thieves with various weapons came pouring out of the mountains.
Edward, who was watching from a distance, hurriedly donned a black mask and shouted.
“If you have any talent, catch it!”
He started to run away with a cool laugh.
The thieves were blinded by the money, so everyone chased after him in a state of excitement.
Then, he lost Edward in the woods.
“Where have you been?”
“hey! Haven’t you guys seen him?”
“Huck, huck. we don’t know You said you jumped from there.”
“Oh, where are you chewing? It’s clever.”
Thirty or so thieves were looking around with lights on when they heard rustling in the bushes.
A while ago, a man wearing the same outfit as Edward appeared wearing a black mask.
The bandits cheered in unison.
“It’s great! A big fish has appeared!”
Bandits surrounded him and charged.
But what is it?
The foolish prince who thought he would be easily caught was quite strong.
Every time the fool prince swung his fist, screams erupted from everywhere.
“Don’t use a rope, just stab it with a knife! It’s okay if he gets hurt! First of all, break a leg so I can’t move!”
The thief leader shouted at his throat and urged his subordinates, but the foolish prince was no match for a sword.
It was a massacre, not a fight.
The bandits were beaten one-sidedly.
At some point, there were less than 10 people standing on their own two feet.
The floor was overflowing with dead and fainting people.
“My, this isn’t the rumor I heard, isn’t that the stupid prince?”
The thieves were frightened by the unexpected situation and started to run away.
The only thing I could do was go in and hide alive.
The foolish prince pursued them even to the living quarters and struck them down in an instant.
In that way, the same situation was repeated every day.
-Edward appears first and serves as a bait, and later, Maru appears dressed in the same outfit and sweeps away the bandits.
Using this formula repeatedly, Maru and Edward swept away the bandits without hesitation.
And by the time two weeks had passed.
The two informed the royal family of their achievements.
The servants gathered in the spacious hall were amazed to see the gold and silver treasures piled up in the center of the hall, reaching up to the ceiling.
“Eh, what is all this?”
“They said it was plunder from the thieves the prince subdued.”
“Has the prince subdued so many bandits?”
Maru came out to the dumbfounded servants and began exaggerating Edward’s performance as before.
“The prince was really great. His movements were faster than light. When a thief wields a sword, Tak! Block, pak! hit it After you deal with one, you can’t stand it and immediately run to the next one and pretend! chuck! widely! puck! It was as if I was looking at the warrior Alexia. And again… ”
“Ohhh!”
As the story of Maru progressed, the servants cheered and clapped.
Seeing this, the king was very satisfied, and the queen sitting next to him also clapped silently from time to time and put on a very happy expression.
“More than! As a royal official who assists the prince, this is my story!”
After the report, the eyes of the servants looking at the prince changed.
Everyone looked at me with admiration and admiration.
Edward shook his head nicely and gave a satisfied smile.
He’s a really thick-faced guy.
“Officer Maru. From now on, I will present my activities in a reduced form. I’m ashamed to hear Whoops.”
“Hey, be humble… !”
One of the servants looked at him respectfully and shouted loudly.
“Long live Prince Edward!”
Even the other servants got excited and shouted loudly.
“The light of our Basilite Kingdom! Long live Prince Edward!”
Rumors that Prince Edward had wiped out a large number of bandits spread quickly outside the palace.
“Well, that stupid prince said (slightly).”
“What~? OMG, people look different~”
Everyone was busy talking about the prince whenever they met.
Public opinion, which was not good for the prince, gradually began to change favorably and positively.
The king also nodded his head happily after hearing the public sentiment of the people through a person.
“You made good use of my people.”
As the king’s confidence grew, Maru’s life in the palace became more comfortable.
When the king moved Maru’s room to a larger and more splendid room than before, the people in the palace treated Maru with care.
No matter what Maru did, there was no one to stop him.
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“Does the prince want to eat?”
A maid passing by the hallway saw the silver tray Maru was holding in both hands and asked.
A wine bottle, fruit, and chicken dishes were placed on a silver tray.
Maru smiled brightly.
“yes.”
I passed her and headed for the prince’s room.
I knocked on the door with my foot.
The door opened right away.
“Oh, are you here?”
The prince smiled brightly and greeted the floor.
“What are you holding?”
“I will eat. Is the table clean?”
“Write as much as you like.”
As soon as Maru entered, he put the silver tray down on the table and started eating.
“You come and have a drink.”
“I am fine. I need to see Her Highness later.”
The prince was preoccupied with choosing clothes to wear during the next bandit subjugation.
“When I go out to sweep this time, I should wear more elegant and flashy clothes. These are clothes that will further enhance my status.”
“The wind was right. Do you think this is fun?”
“This is the life I always wanted. My servants look up to me and my parents take good care of me. Thank you, Maru.”
Maru laughed quietly and drank a glass of wine.
“Anyway, if you’re going to change into a new clothing style, don’t forget to match mine too.”
“Yes, of course. Aren’t we all one heart?”
“One heart and one body?”
Maru burst out laughing.
I thought it was bullshit.
“But you said you were going to show the princess, so you haven’t been able to see the nose for weeks. Don’t you have a sister?”
“ha ha ha. trust me Before we arrived, he had gone down to the province with a negotiating group for trade-related matters. I will be back soon.”
“When exactly?”
“I heard that it is time to come. The day after tomorrow at the latest, or today at the earliest.”
“I want you to come today.”
Maru tilted the bottle, poured the drink, and drank it all the way.
Even after that, as I was getting drunk while talking about this and that with Edward, I suddenly thought of my mother.
‘Come to think of it, I didn’t tell you the news. I don’t think you’ll think the island is gone and you’re dead.’
I turned to Edward, who was still pacing in front of the large closet.
“Do you have any stationery?”
“If it’s stationery, it’s over there. Find it on my desk.”
When I got up and went to the desk, I saw high-quality paper and an expensive-looking feather pen.
“As expected, he writes good things because he is a prince. Like it.”
“I’m glad to hear you like it.”
Maru removed the old-fashioned chair and sat at the desk.
“Please stay out for a while so I can write you a letter.”
“Well? Should I pick out clothes?”
“I will write a letter to my mother. It’s because I’m ashamed.”
After a while, Edward, neatly dressed in his walking clothes, held the doorknob and smiled.
“It is a different experience to have someone in my room without me. Got it. I’ll be in the garden, so come and call me when you’re done.”
“Don’t be in a corner.”
“It must be at the fountain in front of the palace. Well then, write a good letter.”
When the door was closed, Maru grabbed a feather pen and wrote a letter.
As we hadn’t met for a long time, there were many things I wanted to say, so there was no blockage.
mother.
That floor.
I was having a drink with a high-status friend, and my mother came to mind.
This is the day I miss more than ever the kindness of my mother who always pours me a drink for me, saying that our prince is pretty whenever I drink.
Perhaps Carlisle will report that I have died.
Please don’t be surprised and be at ease.
I am doing well in a place called Basilite Kingdom. (Never send anyone away)
And I saw something interesting here a while ago.
I had a mother who was younger than me.
Several times I admired in my heart, thinking that the feats that my mother had accomplished during the days when she was free like a bird were truly amazing.
I am so happy to be your son.
At the same time, I want to be more like my mother.
I, like my mother, will quickly accomplish great things and contribute to our kingdom… (skip)
Eventually, Maru rolled up the finished letter.
“Ah, why is it so spicy?”
He sniffed and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand.
I turned on the stretcher.
“Shall we go out for a while?”
I have to go out alone and send a letter.
It was sent to my mother, so the recipient wrote it under the name of a woman living in the rural village of her hometown, Helen.
It was a destination secretly used by agents working away from their homeland to communicate with the royal palace.