Surviving the Romance Fantasy

Then, after looking at me for a long time, I let out a sigh and talked.

“I didn’t even order you to leave, so how can you judge it on your own? This up and down guy.”

“I’m sorry.”

In Gwibi began to act more ferociously.

Is that so… He said he had established some kind of countermeasure.

Trying to treat me with a stricter standard than others was a strategy for Ingwibi to balance her mind in her own way.

However, if you look at me with a sidelong glance and see if I have really hurt your heart… it doesn’t mean anything.

“…You take up your real sword and climb onto the podium.”

I couldn’t help but be speechless for a moment at the words that followed.

I don’t wield a real sword against people. Even if he had to pull out his real sword in front of people, the only thing the sword could point at was objects or animals.

“Haona…”

“Are you going to refuse the Crown Princess’ order?”

“…”

“You really have no case. How can you be attached to Qingdao Palace by behaving like that?”

The maids who waited on the princess in the vicinity swallowed dry saliva.

There is nothing good about buying anger at the owner of the Suzaku Palace. It seemed strange that the benevolent and grown-up princess was acting so harshly only on me.

However, Hyeondang was brushing the Ingwibi’s hair as if it was nothing. From the looks of it, it seemed that he was barely noticing the situation.

“Or is there any reason not to pull out the real sword?”

“…Actually, the memory of cutting people in my childhood remains as a big scar. It still scratches my heart.”

“…Kuh.”

In Gwibi frowned.

It seemed that he was very concerned that he had touched my wrath, but since he couldn’t show that he was apologetic, he was frowning strangely.

The Ingwibi really made up her mind.

Seeing him bite his teeth and try to push me away… I even felt grateful.

That’s right… Damn it… My lady…

Perhaps the person who thinks of me the most in the four palaces… might be the queen…

I want to shed tears of joy…

“Anyway, he’s a cheeky bastard. I’ll take this opportunity to fix your rootless brain on the podium.”

“I will try my best to show a flawless image.”

“…get out of here.”

I got up, bowed my head again, and came out of the tent.

As expected… She is the owner of Taegeum Hairpin and the most authoritative Crown Princess.

He is good at reasoning and has a more mature mind than anyone else, and he clearly knows how to behave himself…

“Whoa…”

Coming out of the tent, I took a deep breath in and exhaled.

Suddenly, I looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was setting.

“So far, no problems, but…”

He is also a noble lady…

I believed…

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Standing on top of the large podium, he grabbed the sword.

The course of action was similar to that of the birthday party. It is enough to exchange swords in moderation and lose.

I plan to apply moderate pressure so that Ingwibi can show off my swordsmanship skills. Maybe you want more of it.

– ‘Waaa!’

– ‘Look on the podium!’

No matter how much the tomb site was opened, it was not possible to make people of noble status see it right in front of their noses.

The podium at the Cheonryongje was grand enough, but it was far from the royal tomb where the people gathered. I could barely discern the shape of a person from a distance. It had to be at this distance so that the warriors could react if someone with an impure heart fired an arrow or memorized something.

The heat and excitement of the festival is important, but the most important thing is to escort the factors. There was nothing I could do about it.

– ‘It’s the noble lady! He’s definitely a person who has a figure befitting the palace of the lord!’

Most of the people sitting nearby were high-ranking officials in the palace, and most of them were high-ranking officials.

The atmosphere of the festival was ripe as well, and there were many people who were quite drunk.

The Ingwibi, escorted by the ladies-in-waiting, climbed onto the podium and grabbed the sword.

Then he put his hands together in front of him and saluted the dignitaries.

“An auspicious day is coming. I pray that the prestige of Qingdao, which is protected by the heavenly dragon, will continue into the following year.”

After saying that politely, he drew his sword while looking at me.

After shaking off the tip of the sword once, the sachet attached to the end of the handle shook once.

The fingertips holding the handle were trembling slightly as always.

Seeing this, I closed my eyes and opened them.

“I am called Seol Tae-pyeong, the warrior of Baek Seon-gung.”

He raised his sword in its scabbard, and bowed his head in greeting.

After that, he slowly drew his sword.

On the other side of the podium, a princess with a beautiful appearance is standing under the gaze of many people.

Even when wielding a sword, the princess should not lose her dignity. It is very dignified to see the red court attire drooping and the waist straight.

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If you look up through the spirited red eyes, you can see that a golden hairpin is stuck in the flame-like hair.

I took one deep breath.

If you seriously attack, Ingwibi will not be able to withstand even a single hit. I had to do a moderate amount of hand-holding.

However, if you touch it too much, you will hurt the Ingwibi’s pride. She was somewhat proficient in martial arts, and was proud of that fact.

To see how sharp her senses are, let’s go for the first sum a bit heavy.

With that in mind, I took the first step.

And, there was no need to take a second step.

With her posture lowered, she was able to jump right in front of Ingwibi’s arms through just one run.

In an instant, the princess’s eyes widened as the distance narrowed.

Still, Ingwibi’s body responds accurately to my attack. At the last birthday celebration, I received an attack like this.

– Caang!

The nimble swordsmanship of the Ingwibi let my attack slip away.

grinning at this Even after shed it, the remaining shock seemed to be difficult to bear.

However, the delicacy at the tip of the sword is much more developed.

Almost a year has already passed since last year’s birthday celebration. During that time, Ingwibi continued to train without missing a day.

As if to prove the result, Ingwibi swung her sword with even faster hand movements.

– Whiik!

I avoided the ensuing flat-slash with a backward step.

Guifei Yin must have already known that I was going to evade, so she took a step forward and raised her sword. A series of movements almost seemed like a continuous movement.

– Woe! Whiik! Whiik!

However, the following three or four sword strikes did not even reach my body.

A few more sword strikes flew in a large arc, but the sword never touched my body unless I was deliberately trying to hit it.

I dodged the tip of the sword here and there, turning around and swinging the sword horizontally as if to try to block it as well.

– Caang!

Just like that, it was when the Inquisitor shed my sword again.

…It was at this moment that a change occurred.

– Wow!

– Whoa!

“…What?!”

In Gwibi let out a short sound and closed her eyes tightly. It was as if something had been sprayed in the face.

Had the sachet tied to the end of the sword loosened? However, it seemed to be tied tightly.

As if by magic, the sachet was unwrapped on its own, and its contents spilled out onto the princess’s face. It was so tiny that even I, who was up close, couldn’t notice it. The people below the podium would not have been seen at all.

Even though I was covered with incense powder that took the form of such a dark powder, In Gwi-bi miraculously swung her sword and restrained my movements.

“Kuh..!”

I quickly jumped back and opened up the distance.

Then, lowering his posture, holding the handle of the sword, he checked the condition of the princess. We had to be prepared for further attacks to follow.

However, Ingwibi was in no condition to inflict additional attacks on me.

“Cheer, heo. Wow! Huh!”

-That’s right, bang!

I heard the sound of Ingwibi’s sword rolling on the floor.

The dignitaries below the podium widened their eyes in amazement.

In a drooping palace robe, the queen lowered her posture, grabbed my collar, and continued to sneeze.

“Heo-euk… heo-euk… heo-heo-eok..! omg!”

“…This, the queen?”

It didn’t look like it was in good shape.

Soon, his face started to turn red, and he touched the floor as if he was dizzy.

It may have been a temporary stupor in the midsummer heat. Originally, heat stroke occurs suddenly.

I quickly put my sword in and ran to Ingwibi.

“In Gwibi-nim. Are you okay? If you’re too dizzy, just lie down on the floor!”

Let’s quickly head towards Ingwibi and examine her condition.

I am breaking out in a cold sweat as if the heat is rising all over my body.

When I looked into those eyes, there was a faint vitality in those burning eyes that I usually see.

He looked at me with those clouded eyes… and started sneezing again.

“Heo-eok, hee-eok… hee-eok…”

“I-you’d better go down the podium for now. I will support you. Hurry up… go down…”

“Heh.. Billion.. Heo..”

After repeating sneezing for a long time and not being able to keep up, I decided that it would be appropriate to go down the podium and be seen by the congressman.

‘…what is this strange scent..?’

In the meantime, a strange scent drifted to the tip of my nose.

Feeling something out of the ordinary, I quickly covered my nose with the cuff and held my breath.

“In Gwibi-nim. can you hear me? Dear Lady!”

“That…yes, I can hear it…”

“Can you guess who I am? Please raise your body for a moment, lady princess!”

“Yes… minutes… minutes pass… Baek Seon-gung’s… Seol Tae-pyeong…”

“Yes, that’s right! Let’s go down first! Dear Lady!”

“Yes… How can I forget you…”

“…yes?”

In an instant, a ray of goosebumps ran.

In Gwibi grabbed my collar, raised her head, and spoke in a whisper.

“I have never forgotten you——even once…”

The strong voice as usual is nowhere to be found. The tip of the horse trembles.

How sad is that voice…

Fortunately, the sound was so creepy that people outside the podium would not have heard it.

“Um… can you hug me… just once…”

“…”

“The memory of when I was riding on your back on Mt. Baeksak that day… It lingers in my head like a delusion and won’t leave… I’m sure… I didn’t mean to say that…”

“……”

“I tried to forget myself… Ugh.. Black… I was sure… but it seems that it only had the opposite effect…”

On the podium with many people watching.

Grabbing my collar, raising her head and speaking in a whisper, the eyes of the noble lady… were infinitely clouded. It looked as if he was intoxicated with something.

Even if you pretend, you can’t make a proper judgment.

I had to swallow dry saliva with my pupils trembling once.

This…

If you don’t keep your senses… you will die…

– Poof!

I quickly let go of her collar and tried to fall off, but she gripped my collar tighter and trembled.

“Stay by my… side…”

Even as I sneezed while holding on to my confused mind, Ingwibi whispered to me like a wish.

“I command you… stay by my side.”

“…”

Consort In Ha-yeon, who was holding her breath with difficulty, was holding her breath… Her vague eyes were trembling.

It was as if he had been possessed by something and had completely lost control of himself.

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“I want to be carried on your back again…”

The gwibi, who had her face in front of her nose, spoke in a faint voice.

In Gwi-bi, who has completely lost control of herself, not even a speck of her usual spirited appearance remains. Judging from his flushed face, it was clear that he had been poisoned with medicine or incense.

“Will you listen to my request?”

“this…”

With superhuman quickness, I shouted loudly that the podium should float away.

“It seems that the queen has suffered greatly from the heat! I-I’ll take you to the tent for now!”

Saying that, I quickly grabbed her arm and helped her up.

“Hugs… it’s better…”

“Keep your voice down, Lady Queen.”

I already tried to wrap my body around the surrounding situation as if it was good. I held on tight to that en-gwi-bi.

In the eyes of the people around her, In Gwibi had to look like she was staggering.

In the distance, the maids of the Suzaku’s palace began to rush out with pale faces.

They are handmaidens who value their owners more than their own bodies. It was disloyalty that deserved severe punishment for not noticing that the queen was in poor condition.

However, such a crime will be dealt with later. For now, the first thing to do is to look at the condition of the princess, so the ladies-in-waiting gathered under the podium were all looking worried.

As I went down the podium with Ingwibi, I suddenly lost my breath.

It wasn’t until now that the clear condition of the Inquisition hadn’t been revealed, since she had been so far away, but there was no way that would be the case until she got down to the podium.

In particular, the maids of the Suzaku’s palace would immediately realize that the queen’s condition was strange.

But you can’t just sit still on the podium. At the moment I had to think about what to do with this, Hyeondang, the lady-in-waiting of the Suzaku’s palace, shouted.

“Everyone clear the way! Lunar New Year’s warrior will support the lady in the tent, so secure the space around you so that it doesn’t obstruct your path! The vice-maid has to call in a councilor from the main palace!”

“Yes, yes!”

“Open the road! Push the crowd in front!”

Hyeondang, who quickly jumped up after giving instructions to the ladies-in-waiting, immediately hardened his expression as soon as he saw the state of the queen.

And after sniffing a few times, he quickly figured out the situation and raised the arm on the other side of Ingwibi and supported them together.

I spoke with my voice as low as possible.

“The current lady-in-waiting. The condition of the queen is…”

“I think I know roughly. It could be an eye poison that causes a fever, or an intellectual poison that causes a clouding of the mind. Or, it could be a seduction ritual of the type of Yowolhyang or Sanggyehyang, but we will have to wait and see for more details.”

A person with the position of chief maid of honor seemed to be well-versed in the knowledge of all sorts of poisons.

After looking at Ingwibi’s condition, I guessed that it would not be extremely poisonous.

“…Snowman, pay attention to your breathing.”

“I am.”

“Once we moved to the tent, we checked the condition of the queen in detail…”

“Taepyeong.”

At that time, Hyeondang flinched at the sudden voice of Ingwibi.

“Hey, the queen?”

“Taipyeong. Taepyong. Yes, your name sounds really good. It is truly a name worthy of you, with a striking pronunciation that strikes the tip of your tongue.”

“…”

“When I saw Mr. Po Hyeonnim calling your name at my tea party, I also wanted to call that name once. After calling this directly, I feel really refreshed. Taepyeong. Taepyong. Seol Tae-pyeong.”

“Hey, dear lady. For now, I think it would be best to keep quiet.”

I spoke in a pale voice like a person standing in front of a cliff.

Looking around, no one seemed to have heard what the envy was saying, but it wouldn’t be strange if they were executed right away if they carried it to the tent in this state.

Hyeondang’s expression also turned completely pale.

While contemplating what to do with this, Hyeondang shut the mouth of the infamous gwibi.

“Ouch, ooh…!”

Indeed… she can be said to be the head maid of the Suzaku’s palace.

There is no hesitation in shutting the mouth of Ingwibi, whom he regarded as the sky.

Then, when I pulled my hand and pressed the princess’ waist, she looked down and looked like she was vomiting.

“In this gap, we have to quickly move the princess to the tent!”

Hyeondang led the two of us toward the road pierced by the ladies-in-waiting, somehow blocking the mouth of the princess who wanted to say something.

“The condition of the princess is not serious! There is poisonous incense that can cause harm to the surroundings, so send out all the ladies-in-waiting from inside the tent and don’t let anyone in!”

When the current maid shouted in a loud voice and instructed, the maids in the grandiose tent poured out.

When I went inside with the help of Ingwibi, Hyeondang followed and closed all the middle doors in the tent.

When I entered the innermost inner room of such a large tent, I came out to the very place where the princess was dressing up.

In the direction of the innermost bed, I hurriedly supported In Gwi-bi.