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The order issued by my father was not just empty talk. After that dinner, Mio prepared my clothes and necessities to attend the royal family’s party and clothes for the vacation.

"Mio, do you know the relationship between my father and the royal family that seems close?" I asked in between Mio’s activities.

"Uhm, the relationship between Marquess Rommel-sama and the royal family? Uhm.. If I’m not mistaken, the King and Marquess Rommel are childhood friends and were in the same year as the King himself at the Military Academy," Mio answered while arranging my daily clothes into a small suitcase.

"Military Academy, huh? What kind of place is that?" I asked Mio.

Based on the rumors that I often hear among the nobility, my father is the best graduate of the Aurora Royal Military Academy and the person who has the most problems with the royal family because of their endless rivalry.

It’s not like he always opposes the royal family, it looks like the closeness between the King and his best friend. My father’s firm attitude in making decisions in the emergency of the Aurora Kingdom made him get the title of Marquess noble successor from his parents which made their noble status very close to the royal family.

As a small note, the Aurora Kingdom’s nobility ranks use the Royal contribution system and to reach the Marquess rank requires 70 years of loyalty and devotion. Noble families who influence royal decisions have power over other nobles indirectly so that my father’s position as Marquess can have political power in the noble social circle.

My father’s strength lies in his courage to make harsh criticisms of the royal family that is supported by the royal family.

"Will this be okay, Mio? Isn’t the King of the Aurora Kingdom my father’s best friend? Giving a surprise letter about him leaving the Aurora royal family’s supporters is like stepping on the pride of the King of the Aurora Kingdom himself, isn’t it?" I asked with a tilt of my head.

"... Ahahaha ..." Mio chuckled after hearing my question.

"Their relationship is like that, Lily-sama. I don’t know how to say it but their closeness seems like water and fire. They seem to be attacking each other but care about each other as friends. Maybe, the letter was intended as a joke to their close friend" Mio replied while scratching her cheek.

"Is that so? I don’t understand about jokes like that."

Yes, I don’t understand at all. The relationship between adult men is very confusing. It’s hard for me to understand it who doesn’t know the political situation of the kingdom?

"It’s okay, Lily-sama. The decision Rommel-sama made has a strong reason behind it. As long as Rommel-sama acts like that, the royal family can do nothing but pick us up by force if an emergency occurs while we’re on the run… Urm… I mean vacation."

M-My father has that much influence in the royal family.

But.. My gut feeling tells me that my father’s actions will shock the other noble families because Marquess Rommel’s territory is directly adjacent to a large forest filled with monsters. If routine patrols are stopped, the territory where I live will be the first to receive attacks from monsters coming from within the forest.

No other noble family can match my father’s ability to hunt monsters. That’s why Marquess Rommel’s territory borders directly on a dense forest filled with wild monsters to satisfy his little hobby.

If Marquess Rommel’s position is outside the noble lineage of the Aurora Kingdom that supports the royal family. The royal family will have a hard time filling the vacant position, especially... The monster forest contains creatures that are not written in the general monster book.

That means... My father has an advantage that adds to his valuable value in the eyes of the royal family because he guards the border of the kingdom’s outermost forest, right?

Threatening the royal family by leaving the royal family’s supporters will affect the political structure of this kingdom, right?

Ugh... My head feels dizzy thinking about all this.

"Lily-sama? Is Lily-sama okay?" Mio said in a soft tone.

Unconsciously, my hand was holding my head. It looked like I was feeling my head hurt.

"It’s okay, Mio. I was just thinking about my father’s actions that were too harsh on the royal family. It felt like he did it wholeheartedly and seriously. Then..." I smiled slightly at Mio.

"Why don’t we make it like it happened?" I continued with a smile.

"L-Lily-sama.." A thin layer of sweat dripped down Mio’s face.

My little idea was very simple. Running a noble girl who pretended to be good by attending a noble family party invitation and launching Zoe’s curse on the noble family who was at odds with me.

Very simple and convenient for a light plan.

So I decided to block information about my family’s vacation by cutting off the chain of communication that was happening in this place like the presence of a spy who had been peeking at me who was relaxing in my room.

From inside my bedroom, I could feel someone’s eyes hiding in the darkness of the night. Their movements in groups and observing the condition of my room felt very disturbing.

So, I opened the door to my room’s balcony and walked out carrying my sword.

"Mio.. I’ll go first.." I said to Mio who was putting my clothes into the suitcase.

"Un! I’ll catch up later, Lily-sama."

It seemed that Mio had realized the strangeness spy around her. By using Sakura Vanish and Sakura Dash, I moved quickly to reduce the distance between myself and the mysterious figure who was peeking at me from a distance.

Swiiiiingg..

Swuuushh...

Behind their bodies, I also hid in the darkness of the night to greet them by sneaking silently.

A man with black clothes all over his body gave a clear indication of their bad intentions.

"Ahem! What are you guys doing?" I said to surprise them by appearing from behind the same darkness.

Tiiinng!!

A thin flash of a sword’s blade aimed at my neck, my slowed vision had given me enough time to avoid the sudden attack.

The attack should have hit my neck and cut my head off, only... Their movements were too slow in my eyes and my body’s response moved quickly to ward it off.

Swiiing!!

Swuush!!

Traaaak!!

The rough attack hit the tree trunk behind me, I managed to avoid two quick attacks that were targeting my neck with a light sword parry.

"Hey, can we talk for a moment? What are you guys doing here?"

Swiiing!!

Taaaak!!

My question was cut off by another surprise attack from a distance. This time the attack came from a small, slender knife with a strange carving on its handle like the chopsticks that were once used by the royal maid that I clearly remembered.

Wiiiiing..

Poooooofff...

The strange knife exploded and emitted thick white smoke. My vision was covered by the smoke and my breath felt tight. I relied on my instincts in this situation and detected small footsteps moving behind my body.

"Goodbye, little girl.." said a mysterious person behind me.

I shook my head and replied to his words, "Yup, goodbye to you too."

I smiled slightly and greeted the mysterious figure along with another figure behind him.

Slaaaash!!

A splash of blood passed through my body. Behind the mysterious figure was a girl wearing a maid outfit with a blood-stained sword in her hand.

"That took quite a long time, Mio."

"Ehehehe.. But I arrived just in time like a hero, right? Lily-sama!" Mio replied with a wide smile on her face.

Mio’s sudden appearance caused panic among them. Small whispers began to occur between the mysterious figures. With a small nod and hand gestures, they gave up their intention to fight and ran away from us.

Mio and I just smiled a little.

"Lily-sama, should I chase them?" Mio asked me.

"Uhm.. How about this? I’m very curious about their goal of observing us from a distance," I replied in a tone that didn’t care about their fate.

"Un! I will catch them, Lily-sama!" Mio exclaimed in an excited tone.

Mio used Sakura Vanish and Sakura Dash to cut the distance between them. Once again, Mio’s sudden appearance was like a black wolf trapping its prey. Mio’s elegant sword movements had cut off their escape.

Throughout their escape, drops of thick blood had soaked the ground. Mysterious leg and hand fragments decorated the main courtyard of Marquess Rommel’s residence at night.

"Haaaah.. Miioo.." I took a deep breath and stared at Mio from a distance.

It would be problematic for people who work in the morning and are shocked to see the bloodshed.

For that, I rushed after Mio who was enjoying the one-sided massacre.

"Nee.. Mio... Isn’t this a bit too much," I said while chasing her movements from the side.

"Eh?" before Mio launched her next attack, she stopped and looked at me.

"The people who work in the morning will panic after seeing this bloodshed," I said while pointing at the puddle of blood left on the ground.

"Don’t worry, Lily-sama. I will clean up this little mess quickly!" Mio said confidently.

Ignoring my words, Mio went back to hunting them without a trace.

I don’t know why this happened, it seems like someone hired them to hurt my family.

Hurting my family, huh?

Or.. Me?

Uhm.. Thinking back. There was only one person who had a personal grudge against me.

Ugh... This incident made me very troubled.

Is the royal family only filled with idiots?

That trash... I should have killed him earlier!

I went back to chasing Mio and changed my plan.

Sending a special gift to that trash to make him realize his disgusting self-esteem again.

Doesn’t that sound very interesting?

I will ask Zoe to send a special parcel to that trash.

For now, let’s find a special gift container to wrap it in.

I hope... That trash accepts my kindness and will kill him another day.

Of course, after causing a commotion at the royal family’s party.

Kukuku...

[ L-Lily... That was so scary. Can I join in? ]

Eh? The Goddess is back?

Of course...

Please enjoy this upcoming little party before it reaches its peak.

[ O-Okay.. ]

[ Uhh, Lily-chan’s yandere mode feels so cute. ]

[ I like this! ]