Chapter 72: Mona’s Punishment
When we returned home, I told them that the reason the Demon Tribe’s Intelligence Unit had come here was because they had seen Mona and watched her enter. Mona turned pale and performed a dogeza.
“I am terribly sorry! It is all due to my carelessness!”
Well, that’s true, but…
“No, I was the one who sent you to Admos for reconnaissance in the first place. If that’s the case, then I’m also responsible.”
When I said that from the bottom of my heart, Mona shouted while still in dogeza.
“No! The information gathering went too smoothly, and I let my guard down! It is all my fault!”
Mona was originally a person who served Princess Meileen.
Naturally, her family lineage within the Demon Tribe Nation is good, and her loyalty to Meileen is considerable.
Such a Mona had taken an action that could cause trouble for Meileen.
Well, I can understand why she would want to take responsibility.
“Responsibility, huh? So? What kind of responsibility are you planning to take?”
“Of course. With my life…”
“That’s not going to happen!!”
Everyone in the house said that in unison after hearing how Mona was going to take responsibility.
Yes, everyone.
“No, no, what are we going to do with this house if Mona is gone?”
“That’s right. We’d be in trouble if she wasn’t here.”
“Yulia is also being helped thanks to Mona.”
“That’s right! Because Mona-san is here, I can properly take care of Aira! I’d be in trouble if she left!”
“Mona-san was a former lady-in-waiting at the royal palace, right? Eva is also being helped because of that, so we’d really be in trouble if she left.”
“That’s right! Please don’t say such a thing!”
As everyone rejected the idea of Mona leaving, Mona, who had raised her face from the dogeza position, had tears welling up in her eyes as she looked at everyone’s faces.
“E-Everyone…”
“That’s why, that kind of responsibility is out of the question.”
“Then… what should I do…”
Ah, what should I do?
When I looked at everyone’s faces, I could tell that they were also troubled.
As I was wondering what to do, Meileen raised her hand.
Well, she was originally Meileen’s lady-in-waiting, so let’s have her decide.
“Then, for a while…”
As everyone watched intently to see what kind of judgment Meileen would make, Meileen said this:
“Please add one more snack during tea time.”
“?”
For a moment, we didn’t understand what Meileen was saying, but when we looked at Mona, she had a very flustered look on her face.
“T-That is!”
“I won’t allow you to say no. This is your punishment, after all.”
“…Ugh… I understand…”
Huh? Why is Mona nodding with such a painful expression?
It really seems like a punishment.
“…Uh, is that okay with you, Mona?”
When I asked just in case, Mona glared at me sharply.
“How could it be okay!? In order to maintain Meileen-sama’s beautiful figure, the meals I provide are all calculated in terms of quantity! And yet, to add one more snack? How terrifying…”
…It seems that this is enough of a punishment for Mona, considering how much she is suffering.
Even so, as expected of someone who has been with her for so long, Meileen is good at handling Mona.
She has been serving her as a princess since she was a child.
I, a commoner by birth and upbringing, would never have thought of that.
“Haa, as expected of Meileen-oneesama. A splendid judgment.”
Ah, even Eva, who is also a princess, thinks that Meileen’s judgment was good.
As expected of Meileen.
The person herself, however, seems to be purely happy that there will be more snacks.
And so, the punishment for Mona was decided.
For the next few days, we saw Meileen happily eating one more snack than usual, and Mona watching her with a pained expression.