There’s No Divorce For You

“How?”

The moment I spat out, I realized I said something stupid. My opponent was the king. She is the person with the highest position in this social class system.

Even the maid for the Countess won’t be enough to count on ten fingers, so what about the King? I’m sure she has a lot of money. With her money and people, I’ll be able to do something I couldn’t do on my own. 

The king saw how my expression changed and then said in a funny voice.

“There are more capable people under me than you think.”

She thought for a moment, then brought up a story I had never thought of.

“You almost fell off the horse. Carla, she doesn’t make that kind of mistake.” 

The king chuckled and even laughed. Even with just one corner of her mouth up, her face was very beautiful.

I clicked my tongue. The world was unfair. If only they let me possess her, how nice it would be if I possessed someone like that. I pouted my mouth.

“I heard that Carla wasn’t very good at riding horse.”

“Still, she didn’t fall.”

I grumbled. I had never done anything like horseback riding, so I comforted myself that it was a good ride for the first time.  And at least no one here saw me fall. 

“Oh, my, I’ve never fallen. Look, it’s fine.”

As I blatantly told lies, I heard laughter from behind the king. I turned my head and glared at the man who was watching behind the king. 

He looked away as if nothing had happened, but his lips were twitching. The king looked like she was dying of fun. 

“Your Majesty, do you intend to keep that rude knight in place?”

“You are not Carla, but you build pride just like her. How would I have known you had fallen?”

It was only then that I could see the knight’s face in detail. I looked at the handsome face that had made me feel weird for a while—blue eyes, young face, white skin—.

A man flashed through my mind—the knight who saved me in a nice uniform.

“But…At that time, the knight was blonde.”

The man who saved me from falling off the horse was blonde. I remembered it as a vivid blonde. It wasn’t that dark black hair. As I shook my head, the knight hesitated and opened his mouth.

“Your Majesty, if you allow me, may I explain to the Lady, no, Madam?”

“Okay.” 

“The black hair stood out… So I usually wear a wig.”

I don’t know what it means to say black hair stands out, but one thing was clear. So I lied to the man who helped me after I fell off my horse.

I wanted to die of shame. My face was hot. The knight opened his mouth as if nothing had happened. 

“While I was on patrol, I heard that the Paladins were doing lewd acts with the Ladies. It was to protect the dignity of the temple. I swear I didn’t mention this to anyone other than Your Majesty.”

“Paladin?”

Another word came to my mind before the fact that he had reported my misery to the king. 

A paladin must mean a knight in the temple, so why is he standing next to the king? The king stopped laughing at my question and explained.

“Theodore is a paladin gift from the temple. I guess they were kind of scared. I’m using him pretty well to keep people in check, right?”

When she called someone a gift, her voice was soft.  I was more concerned that the people in the temple were afraid of the king than it was a paladin. 

Come to think of it, no matter how much she joined hands with the temple, how did the 3rd Princess become a king?

“Since you sent the precious blood of the Royal Family to the Gods, the temple is just doing what we should do as a sign of respect.”

The knight responded bluntly. Judging from his words, the king seemed to have killed all her siblings. 

‘Did I really almost die earlier?’

I was momentarily frightened. The back of my neck was cold. Carla was just a Countess when she was a king. 

If she want to aim for long life, shoot from the words, and remove the close aides first is a classic and certain way. 

“Ahahaha! If you say that, she’ll misunderstand.”

Fortunately, my worries did not last long.

“I’m generous. I’m just asking. Will you serve God or will you be embraced by God?… I just listened because everyone wanted to serve God.”

The king’s words seemed insignificant, but they were nothing less than a threat.  Do you want to die, or do you want to be imprisoned in the temple? To have treated her own siblings like that was more surprising than murder.

It was harder not to bleed than to bleed. Even though I’m not at all interested in politics, I knew it.

“Carla was very helpful.”

She smiled as if she wouldn’t say any more.

“Theodore, escort the Countess for the time being.”

“Yes?” 

“The Paladin receives God’s blessing and becomes a non-toxic body. It will help a lot when you start working in earnest.”

Asking him to escort me was the same as saying that she would lend me Paladin so he could work for me. The paladin that the temple dedicated to the king.

This was a kind of favor and warning from her. It meant she could watch me from anywhere. It wasn’t just a normal way to show off that so many people could do it.

And I knew enough that this was quite exceptional. The king sincerely intended to kill the Count. 

“Are you okay?”

“Of course.” 

I turned my gaze and looked at the Paladin called Theodore. There was no change in his expression at all. Suddenly, I wondered how many sane people there are in this world. 

Theodore put his hand on his chest and bowed down. At first glance, it was a very polite gesture. He was nicer than the first time he apologized to me. 

“It’s an honor to serve you, Madam.”

How many times have I received such a polite greeting in my life? I didn’t even have to think about it. Because this was my first time.

My heart tickled. Above all, I was not immune to handsome men. I changed my words to avoid eye contact with him.

“Does black hair stand out? I also have black hair. Should I wear a wig from now on? I don’t think she wrote anything in particularly.”

The king didn’t answer. Instead, Theodore opened his mouth.

“The combination of black hair and blue eyes is not common. This is to prevent scandal that Her Majesty’s knights are cough, lewd, cough, when I going into and out of the place.”

Theodore coughed awkwardly.

“And in Madam’s case…” 

He hesitated, then uttered another word.

“I think it’s a waste of hair to hide.”

Ah, I let out an exclamation. The handsome man spoke well. As soon as the knight finished speaking, he lowered his gaze. In turn, the king opened her mouth. 

“Anyway, take him. It’s worth it.”

“No, still—I mean, we should listen to that knight’s opinion.”

I understood the king’s kindness, but taking him to the mansion was a different matter. What if they misunderstand that I have a lover?

It wasn’t because I didn’t want the Count to misunderstand me. I did this because I wanted to keep having the moral superiority in my fight against him. 

Was the Countess in a position to be escorted? It would be nice to know what was in the original book, but because it was so thin and empty, I couldn’t figure it out.

However, Carla didn’t have a separate escort knight, so it would be normal not to have one.

“It’s Theodore.”

“Pardon?”

“The name. Don’t say that knight, it’s Theodore. I’m not someone you should talk to in such a polite way.” 

“Still, Sir Theodore…Shouldn’t we listen to the your opinion?”

The king’s lips twisted when I looked at him awkwardly. I quickly changed my words. I had an instinctive feeling that life would be easier in the future if I was on my own. 

“Of course, I just asked out of courtesy. You know? It is an honor to be introduced to such a wonderful knight.”

Only then did the king relax her eyes. However, I couldn’t relax.  If I said something wrong, my neck might fly away. No, it’s Carla’s body, so she won’t kill me, but—.

From now on, it would be better not to puke the king’s words even as a joke. 

“Please call me Carla, not Madam, Sir Theodore.”

“It’s an honor.”

The answer was so polite that it made me choke up. I picked up the teacup to clear my throat, but there was only dried tea on the bottom of it.

“Let’s move now.”

“Yes.”

That’s good to hear. As soon as the king came out of the door, dozens of servants standing in the hallway bowed in unison.

What I saw right behind the king shocked me so much that I couldn’t move. Does being overwhelmed by a situation mean something like this? I wouldn’t have moved a step if Theodore hadn’t pushed me lightly on the back. 

Although they only moved one step, many servants moved in unison. Lisa was also mixed in there. However, she couldn’t speak to me.

Anyone passing through the hallway leading to the dining room bowed their heads. The taste of power standing behind the king was sweet. 

I felt like my eyes were going to roll on the colorful walls and ceilings. The dining room was more glamorous than that, so I didn’t even know where I was sitting.

“Don’t look at me like that. You know it’s not my taste.” 

The king was aware of the eyes of the maids and said to me. Apparently, this flashy thing wasn’t her taste. Then I said, trying to imitate Carla’s tone as much as possible. 

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“I was also surprised for a moment to see if Your Majesty’s taste had changed.”

This time, the king smiled when I tried to act like Carla.

“It’s because you aren’t there. Come visit me more often. Every time I see the traces of the previous kings, I think that you are the only one who knows my tastes best.” 

Oh my. If the king weren’t Carla’s best friend, I’d be sure she was trying to seduce me. But I nodded very easily because I was an adult enough to understand the meaning of the sweet-looking words. 

“Of course I’m the one who know Your Majesty better.”

We looked at each other and smiled at our accomplices.