My Engagement was Cancelled so I will stop Pretending to be a Fool

“The princess’s jewelry is gone?”

When the maids regained consciousness and were asked to look inside the room to see if anything is missing, one of the 3 maids, Ponini, a maid who has served the princess for a long time said that the jewelry they brought as accessories for the princess is gone.

When asked about what happened when they fainted, they all say that they don’t know anything. It appears the only thing they remember was the sweet scent from the incense.

However, when they questioned what the maids remember before they fainted, the maids said that the princess and Legion went out to the balcony to get some air.

“The incense? Yes, I lit it myself since Her Highness asked me too……”

Ponini answered so while tilting her head. It seems she doesn’t know that the incense she was asked to lit was Earl Wyrm.

(But it’s strange. The princess was the one who asked the maid to light that incense herself…….? Maybe she doesn’t know about its effect? Still, she should know that something was going on and make some noise when she saw her maids collapse right? Moreover, her accessories are all gone too.)

Everything leads to one possibility but Olivia denies it. The room doesn’t look like anyone rummaged through it. And the missing items were specifically the princess’s valuable jewelry. The Levanorian gold coins the princess brought all remain intact. If it was thievery then the thief would take that too but for some reason, it was left here as is.

“What kind of accessories did the princess bring?”

“About that……I believe there were rubies, sapphires, diamonds….., pearls, and gold.”

“Her Highness’s brought a lot to this trip hasn’t she.”

“Yes. Her Highness is not normally a person that would dress extravagantly but this time Her Highness said that since this will be a long trip and that she has to dress properly in front of Prince Alan, we brought a lot to this trip.”

“Is that so.”

(The princess has never worn many accessories though?)

Both during the trip and after they arrived at this town, she has never seen the princess dressed that flashily before.

(The two disappeared together, her jewelry is gone. And the princess herself was the one who asked the maid to light the incense……just what is going on?)

Should they proceed by seeking information about their sightings and how the princess got her hands on the Earl Wyrm first?

“Can you think of anything else that seemed off? Anything at all.”

Hearing that, Ponini rubbed her chin and started pondering.

“…..I don’t believe it is related but I think that Her Highness’s pressed flower is gone as well.”

“Pressed flower?”

“Yes. It’s a bookmark made from pressed flowers. I remember that Her Highness cherished it very much. She always puts it at her bedside and looks at it even while she’s not reading any book……it was placed on the side table there since we arrived here but now it’s gone.”

“Do you remember what it looks like?”

“It was made of rose. To be specific, I believe it was made from a rose called La Porte.”

“La Porte……”

Thinking about it now, the princess did say at the tea party that she liked a rose called La Porte.

(…..La Porte.)

Why is that bookmark gone? Such a thing shouldn’t have much value.

“…..thank you very much. Please let me know if you remember anything.”

Olivia thanked Ponini and left the princess’s room. Perhaps she’s thinking too deeply about it but for now, she decided to investigate this La Porte rose.