My Fiancee Was the Villainess of This World

34 – Gentle Daily Life (3)

Has there been a saying that humans are animals of adaptation?

That is very true.

When I was an idiot, even the sound of the ladies-in-waiting was annoying, but now I’m accepting squealing like a pterosaur as part of my daily life.

… So you want to get rid of it quickly.

Because if I adapt to this, I think I will accept worse situations as my daily life.

“Whoa.”

Speaking of adaptation, this must also be adaptation.

In the past, whenever I was trained by Pedro, the deputy captain of the knights, I would think of Padrip several times in my mind.

I didn’t even want to memorize his name properly because he really squeezed my soul and bullied me, but now I think I can remember his name.

Very good, Sir Pedro.

It is worthy to say that he was born in the Countess of Abarca, which has a reputation as a military aristocrat.

I can’t believe they let me see such a sight in such a short amount of time.

Even though I finished the hellish physical training of the assistant manager as usual, I still had plenty of stamina.

So, as I was looking around, I saw soldiers staring at me from a distance, breathing heavily.

The soldiers were talking about this and that while glancing at me, assuming that I couldn’t hear them because they were quite far away.

Looking at what the sun was saying, most of it seemed to be admiration mixed with surprise.

Very good, soldiers.

Raise your voice even more to praise me.

hahahahaha!

It is said that rice lowers its head as it ripens, but the sun rises higher as it ripens.

That is the Sun Clan… !

“Excellent, Your Highness. I couldn’t believe it, but Sir Bertrand’s story was true.”

This Pedro is also a very strange guy.

Since he is from the Countess of Abarca, he must be dissatisfied with the current knight commander, Sir Bertrand.

“Sir, aren’t you from the county of Abarka? I wonder how you are so close to Sir Bertrand.”

Until Sir Bertrand appeared, it was almost certain that the next leader of the knights would be from the Abarca count family.

But since Sir Bertrand, who appeared like a comet, took away the position of knight commander, it must be a complicated feeling in many ways.

“Your Highness….”

Pedro blinked, as if thrilled that I knew so much about him.

Then, with his mouth slightly loose, he told me the story of how he was a comrade who fought shoulder to shoulder with the knight commander on the battlefield.

At first, he had the impression of a very strict soldier, but as his mouth became lighter, his impression changed to that of a drunken brother in the neighborhood unraveling a “Bad joke.”

To sum up his story, he trusted the knight leader more than anyone else because he was a comrade who fought back to back on the battlefield.

“Oh, my God.”

After telling his story for a while, Pedro cleared his throat and nodded as he looked around at me and his soldiers.

“If Your Highness wishes, you may go through full-scale training from now on.”

It’s full-scale training….

Perhaps it means that I will put Dalian into my training, which I have refrained from considering my safety issues.

Swordsmanship is, after all, learning how to subdue an opponent with a sword.

Sparing with someone is unavoidable.

‘I’ve come a long way.’

At first, it was just an idea to improve the relationship with the knight commander and fix the reputation that was crawling on the bottom.

But I came to my senses before I knew it.

“The desired sea, Sir Pedro.”

The acting captain of the knights thumped his chest and declared that he would begin full-scale training next week.

‘Dalian….’

Perhaps an unpleasant development awaits.

If I were him, I wouldn’t miss an opportunity like this easily.

“Sir Pedro.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“It is still too early to finish training.”

As I said that, I looked up at the eastern sky, where the dawn had begun.

Then, he took out his wooden sword from his waist and slowly took a stance.

“No specifications required, Sir Pedro.”

“Your Highness….”

The expression he made was one I missed very much.

To me, horseback riding is important to the lower body, and that was the look on the face of the knight commander, who threw himself into this hellish bridle.

Koo Woo-wook.

Power goes into your hands.

If it was now, the moment the assistant manager showed a gap, he thought that he could split the head like a watermelon.

“You have a very good spirit, Your Highness!”

***

To put it in conclusion, I was beaten with excitement by the manager.

Every time I got hit, Ogi came out, and I attacked the manager regardless of means and methods, and the excited manager shouted, “That desire to compete is a necessary condition to become a strong person!” And swung the wooden sword more exhilaratingly.

I’m so glad tomorrow is the weekend.

But from the day after tomorrow, will this pain be with you every day?

Thinking about it made my eyes water.

It has been done. It’s better than being shamed.’

If I were Dior, I wouldn’t miss a better opportunity than this.

I will definitely stick my head into the parade ground with a wooden sword.

Isn’t it better to get beaten now and prepare countermeasures than to be humiliated then?

“You worked hard, Your Highness.”

“Um.”

I let out a sigh as I wiped the sweat off her body with the towel her maid gave me.

‘These days, he doesn’t even look like he’s pecking his nose.’

Priscilla must have gotten used to the dragon crown now, and at least she stopped chasing after me, whom I had a good relationship with.

These days, after waking me up, he immediately disappeared somewhere, but I don’t know where he is or what he is doing.

Even if I told them not to come out, they came out following the morning training….

It has been done. Rather, it’s fortunate.’

He’s a guy with a worried expression because he trained a little on a rainy day.

If you were even seen being beaten with a wooden sword by the deputy, you might scream and make a fuss.

Now is better than that.

I thought so and washed off the sweat and dirt from my body with cold water as usual.

Unlike before, it was probably because he had been beaten with a wooden sword, and his bones felt strangely cold.

“Whoa.”

After taking a shower, I have breakfast as usual and take Martin’s class.

I thought it was a class that could be called royal studies in earnest starting today….

“Hmm?”

It has already been 10 years since I ate food prepared by the chef at Biryonggwan.

So, even if the taste changes even a little bit, you have no choice but to react sensitively.

This is not a dish prepared by a chef.

‘Are they maids?’

I told Victor, the butler of Biryonggwan, that I would expel the ladies-in-waiting as soon as possible.

Before, whenever I said something, he only made a troubled face.

To get rid of the ladies-in-waiting as quickly as possible, the quickest way is to get permission from the head lady-in-waiting of the main character that this is enough.

So, in order to expel the ladies-in-waiting as quickly as possible, she must be bringing the ladies-in-waiting into the kitchen and teaching them how to cook.

The main dish only went through the hands of the chef, but it seems that the maids also participated in the main dish to meet my unreasonable demands.

Still, the taste isn’t too bad, so it’s right to just skip it.

‘Don’t be so fussy, you cheeky ones.’

As if my prediction was correct, the maids at the restaurant were looking at me with a nervous look.

I glanced at the ladies-in-waiting and opened my mouth.

“In the morning, I spend a lot of energy in training. So, make the seasoning a little stronger than usual.”

Other than that, there was nothing to point out.

It is a menu consisting of dishes that are easy to put in your mouth and digest in consideration for me, who moves my body vigorously from the morning.

How can I criticize a dish prepared with my body in mind?

I couldn’t even spit on a smiling face.

“Tell them it wasn’t bad.”

For me, it was almost a superlative compliment.

When I stood up after eating like that, the ladies-in-waiting were blushing with ecstatic expressions.

At all, some of them were swaying with expressions as if they were about to collapse while holding their heads.

Very cheap things, insolent ones.

Still, it wasn’t a bad taste, so keep working hard.

I left the restaurant without bothering to point out the maids’ demeanor.

After briefly brushing my teeth, I went straight to the study and started class with Martin.

“… Did you mean to learn all of this by yourself?”

“I believe that with the current Highness, it will be possible enough.”

Martin smiled brightly and gently stroked a book that now reached from the desk to the ceiling of the study.

Huh….

It’s easy to say.

“From now on, I think we need to move in a more practical direction.”

“Practical direction?”

“Yes. Sooner or later, you will receive an order to participate in state affairs, so shouldn’t you prepare for that time?”

“It’s state affairs….”

Because I’ve lived as an idiot, I’ve never been given such an order.

That’s why I didn’t even think of that.

Yes, the crown prince definitely has an obligation to participate in state affairs.

Even if one day she suddenly inherited the throne, she would not be able to properly manage state affairs.

That’s why she participates in state affairs in advance to gain experience, and later, when the time comes, she will take over the throne.

It felt like the succession to the throne was really coming closer to reality.

“You are right, Martin.”

“From now on, I will try to adjust the schedule of classes under the assumption that I will participate in the administration of state affairs.”

Martin’s words were somewhat certain.

He must have obtained the information in advance from somewhere.

‘I’m sure I’ll collapse first from overwork….’

Learn full-scale swordsmanship and start learning to participate in state affairs.

Sooner or later, you will be attending state affairs, and you will voluntarily study royal studies in the remaining time.

It was a minute-by-minute schedule that really seemed like the body wouldn’t be left behind.

‘Ah….’

Suddenly, the back of the prime minister’s shiny head came to mind, and the conversation went cold.

If things went on like this, this beautiful hair inherited from my mother might meet the unfortunate reality of benchmarking the back of the head of the chancellor.

‘I need to secure a break.’

It was the moment when the top priority of state administration was decided.

A life of rest is the true form of a great power.

Nodding.

“Ah, coming to think of it, it seems that Count Arbest has departed from the Duchy of Trista. It looks like he will arrive at the Biryong Pavilion tomorrow.”

I guess he comes to visit me on the weekend to keep his manners.

But thinking about interrupting the weekend, which is the only drug allowed to me now, made me feel more uncomfortable than visiting me on weekdays.

“Then let’s begin. Today-“

After that, Martin’s class started as usual, but today it ended before the morning tea time.

“You have something important ahead of you, right? You have to be that flexible.”

“Yes, it is important.”

I decided to gratefully accept Martin’s consideration.

‘First, I’ll have to talk to Priscilla.’

My evaluation of Count Arbest was already at the level of a worm crawling in the gutter.

Even so, he is Priscilla’s father.

First of all, it was a situation where I had to listen to Priscilla’s opinion.

With that in mind, Priscilla knocked on the door of her usual room.

There was no sound coming from inside, so I thought it was strange, so a maid who was cleaning nearby came over and told me that Priscilla was currently in the restaurant.

“Yes, thank you.”

For some reason, she seemed to be looking forward to something, so she said thanks and headed to the restaurant.

But Priscilla was nowhere to be seen in the restaurant.

“Miss Priscilla is the kitchen, Your Highness.”

But this time too, the maid with an expectant expression delivered Priscilla’s whereabouts.

From this point on, I couldn’t stand the feeling that something was going on strangely.

Thinking that, I was about to head to her kitchen, when I heard a small voice inside.

─ Miss Priscilla, it’s almost time for your highness’ tea time.

─ Ah, has it already been that time?

It seems certain that Priscilla is inside.

“Priscilla, are you here?”

I opened the door to the kitchen and went in to find Priscilla.

That was the moment.

“Eh, Maximilian?”

For some reason, Priscilla, who was holding a cleaver in her hand, met her eyes.

With her eyes on her hand, Priscilla hurriedly put down her cleaver and began to scramble.

Then the ladies-in-waiting nearby moved to a place where I couldn’t reach them, almost like cockroaches.

Peek out.

Then, with an expression of anticipation, he began to look at me and Priscilla alternately.

I thought I couldn’t even see where I was doing these days….

“I have a story to tell. Follow me to the study.”

“… Yes, Maximilian-sama.”

Priscilla hurriedly took off her smudged apron, put her new apron around her dress, and followed me.

I looked sideways at Priscilla and muttered quietly.

“Contrary to the picture, the cooking isn’t too bad.”

When I said that with a smirk, Priscilla made a surprisingly not too bad expression.

She then said this with a proud expression as she straightened her shoulders and stuck out her chest.

“You seem to like the cuisine of the countryside, too?”

… Cheeky thing.

He was a really cheeky guy as the days went by.

I thought I would be at a disadvantage no matter what kind of reaction I showed here, so I ignored what he said and brought up a story about Count Arbest.

“Your father is coming tomorrow.”

Then an inexplicably complex expression appeared on Priscilla’s face.

“It has been done. She just called you to know.”

At first, I was going to ask her opinion, but with that expression on her face, it seemed like she didn’t really need to ask for her opinion.