■Monica Ashton’s Perspective
“Fufu, did you see it, Monica? Prince Harold’s magnificent figure.”
It was a week after the subjugation of Henwen on Moan Island and welcoming Caspary, Prince Harold’s partner and shield, when the Young Lady sipped her tea with a slightly excited look at the inn on the way back to the Royal Capital.
However, the Young Lady has been talking about this topic endlessly to me for the entire week, and frankly, I’m tired of hearing it. I understand that she’s exceptionally pleased because her beloved fiancée has been so active, but shouldn’t she show some consideration for her subordinate?
“More than that, I was worried about when you would suddenly transform.”
“Don’t be absurd. Unless harm came to Prince Harold, I would never expose such an unsightly figure in front of that person.”
The Young Lady pouted as if displeased, but I was on edge the whole time. Because when she gets like that, no one can stop her.
“More than that, didn’t you also feel a little flutter when Prince Harold stepped forward so dashingly and blocked the Demon Beast’s attack?”
“Haa…”
I deliberately kept my reply ambiguous. If I were to agree with the Young Lady’s words here, it’s obvious that she would transform.
…Well, to be honest, after seeing Prince Harold’s fighting the other day, it’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve completely reevaluated him.
Leaving aside the cute kitten, the Demon Beast Henwen that Prince Harold mentioned… it’s something that shouldn’t be handled by just three people. It’s something that should be dealt with by mobilizing the Royal Army.
Of course, I didn’t think that the Young Lady would lose, and I was prepared to risk my life to protect the Young Lady and Prince Harold, but the fact that the Prince chose to fight Henwen to save the kitten did give me a headache. That’s why I immediately suggested that we abandon the place.
However, the Prince obtained the Jet-Black Shield Caspary that he desired and brilliantly showed us that he could contend with Henwen.
The Young Lady, who fell in love with such a Prince Harold, can only be described as having remarkable insight.
It was a month after the Young Lady became engaged to Prince Harold. When I suddenly received the order to “become Prince Harold’s Maid,” I couldn’t help but widen my eyes.
However, even before the engagement was settled… for seven years, the Young Lady had been longing for Prince Harold. According to what I heard, the Young Lady was saved by Prince Harold, who appeared dashingly in the Royal Palace, and at that time, she received a Handkerchief with Dragon Embroidery.
The Dehauvalz Kingdom exists with the Dragon and was founded with the Dragon’s Favor. The Dehauvalz family, the current Royal Family, is the clan that received the Dragon’s Favor.
And… the Dragon that favored the Dehauvalz family is the Chevalier family.
Now, approximately three hundred years after the founding of the Dehauvalz Kingdom, the only ones who know this fact, aside from the Royal Family and the Chevalier family who are directly involved, are my Ashton family, who have served for generations, and only a handful of others.
Ah, when I say Dragon, it doesn’t mean that the Young Lady and the members of the Chevalier family are Dragons, okay? They are definitely human. More precisely, the ancestors of the Chevalier family received the Dragon’s Blessing and inherited its strength and wisdom… that’s what it means.
Therefore, the Dragon is the pride and symbol of the Chevalier family.
As you may already know, the fact that the Young Lady, who bears the name of Chevalier, was presented with a Handkerchief with Dragon Embroidery means that Prince Harold sought the Dragon’s Favor. And the Young Lady, by accepting the Handkerchief, accepted that.
At this time, the engagement between the two was established. However, only in the Young Lady’s heart, though.
Of course, Prince Harold wouldn’t know this fact, and I don’t think he had any intention of doing so when he gave the Handkerchief. In fact, after observing him since I started serving him, he doesn’t even seem to remember the Handkerchief itself.
…Well, it seems the Young Lady is fine with that.
In any case, an engagement between just the two of them is meaningless, so the Young Lady made a bloody effort from the day she received the Handkerchief. Not only did she master the manners and education befitting a Duchess’s daughter, but she also sought the strength of a member of the Chevalier family.
As a result, she now possesses strength that surpasses even Craig of Chevalier, the current head of the Chevalier family… the Lord, and even “Cedric”-sama, the next head of the family.
That’s why the Sacred Sword Balmung, passed down through the Chevalier family, is in the Young Lady’s hands. That sword is only allowed to be held by the strongest member of the Chevalier family.
Why did the Young Lady seek so much strength…?
Firstly, it’s of course to protect her beloved Prince Harold, but it was absolutely necessary to fulfill that desire.
It may be presumptuous to say this, but the Chevalier family is meritocratic, and the strongest is justice. The Young Lady won the official engagement with Prince Harold with her own hands.
Therefore, neither the Lord, who dotes on the Young Lady, nor Cedric-sama could object to anything.
However, it took her six years to win that seat.
“…However, I’m only worried that he might fall prey to unscrupulous individuals who have learned of Harold-sama’s true abilities.”
“Isn’t that why you made me Prince Harold’s Maid?”
Prince Harold is called the “Incompetent Rascal Prince” and has been despised by those around him until now. Such a Prince, having changed his mind after his engagement with the Young Lady, and contending with the Demon Beast Henwen with his courage, albeit with the benefit of the Jet-Black Shield Caspary. It’s only a matter of time before the surrounding evaluation changes by 180 degrees.
If that happens, as the Young Lady fears, it wouldn’t be surprising if someone tried to take advantage of the Prince. On the contrary, there may even be those who fear the Prince and try to harm him.
In that case, this Monica Ashton will risk her life… no, that would be disrespectful to Prince Harold. I will protect him, including my own life.
For the sake of the Prince, who said that not only the Young Lady but also I am a “Precious Thing” and protected me with his own body.
“Monica… I’m counting on you.”
“Leave it to me.”
I placed my hand on my chest and bowed respectfully.
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