Saint?Just a bad woman

She would rather kill time playing games than eating.

"I used to sneak out, always at night. Time was tight and I didn't have time to play games. It's good to play this today."

It's just...she doesn't need an ugly goldfish as a pet.

"I'll just give it a try."

Seeing Curtis motioning to Santa Karina to give money, this willful princess has no memory of bringing money when she goes out. She likes to ask the attendants around her to give it to her, or other people who please her.It was a face-saving approach for her.

Although she sneered at this childish approach, there was nothing she could do about it, Santa Karina didn't want to let her down.

After giving the money, the stall girl handed her a few paper net bags with the knight's name.

"The fate of my poor, deserted stall is left to you!"

Affected by the momentum, Curtis nodded solemnly.

Since she came back from the Black Forest, although she is still a little willful, she is no longer as bossy as before. She has eyes on the top of her head and looks down on ordinary civilians.

The education of Santa Karina is still very successful, especially in terms of lovely girls.

At least, for Curtis, this case was very successful after practical training.

then--

"Ah! How could it be possible? I obviously think I've caught it!"

Curtis did successfully net the fish, in the water.

But when she lifted it up, the fish had already slapped the paper bag hard with its tail, fell back into the water with a free fall, and followed gravity with a plop.

It also made a big splash, deliberately getting some onto the floor tiles next to Curtis, as if to mock the other party for being inferior.

The fish swaggered in the water, its tail swaying, and then returned to the organization, its school of fish.

"It's all a fault of this mesh bag, it's too fragile!"

A loser's cry.

"Are you still having fun?"

"Well... I don't know if I should describe it as happy. In short, this game is really annoying. These goldfish are much more flexible than I thought. What have you fed them? I feel like they are like The engine is as powerful as the motor."

"You don't suspect that I cheated, do you? I assure you, I definitely did not do this. I just fed them ordinary fish food, and so did the previous stall owner. This game is absolutely upright."

The girl who ran the stall claimed to be a knight in the past, but as a knight, she was probably proud of being a knight, so she would never do any tricks or tricks.

She doesn't need to make money from this stall. She is still young and has martial arts skills. She doesn't need to rely on this game to support her family. There is no need to lie to others.

"You didn't succeed because this game requires skill. You have to tilt the net so it doesn't lie flat into the water, and you have to move quickly. If you drag it for too long, the fish will break the net and return to the water. .”

"Well, I see..."

Curtis did not apologize. She might feel ashamed for misunderstanding the stall girl, but apologizing was still too difficult for her at the moment.

The only person she can apologize to is probably Santa Karina.And still under coercion.

Curtis had an awkward personality, at least, she stopped complaining, her attitude became serious again, and she stared at the sink with concentration again.

Probably, she was thinking that she only had a net bag left in her hand, and she didn't even catch a single goldfish, which would be embarrassing.

She rolled up her sleeves, followed the stall owner's instructions, made adjustments, and then——

"Hey!"

She made cute sounds from her mouth.

The breeze brought the smell of Taiyaki mentioned earlier, but Curtis ignored it. She targeted one fish, which was probably related to a love triangle and had been staying there for a long time. One of the three fish was the most On the fish in the center.

It was stuck by two other fish, like a poor little daughter-in-law. In this case, it must be difficult for this fish to escape.

This is a suitable target for fishing for goldfish.

then……

The fish still didn’t come.

Because Curtis's arm stretched too long, his center of gravity was a little unstable, and he hit the sink hard.

"Clap."

The splash of water fell on her clothes, face, and hair.

It was so bad she was soaked all over.

"Are you ok?"

"not good at all."

Curtis grimaced.

Afterwards, although the stall girl wanted to give Curtis a towel, Santa Karina did not bother him, and the towel could not dry the water. She used drying magic to directly dry the water on him.

The two left the goldfish stall and planned to go somewhere else.

238. Home flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers

After that, I visited a few more stalls.

But Curtis just watched, didn't try to play, and didn't buy anything.

"It's too hot, I don't want to go shopping."

Curtis hasn't eaten since he woke up.

She had not risen much earlier than Santa Carolina, and although Melville said he had prepared lunch, she planned to eat it with Santa Carolina.

The two of them didn't eat at the mansion. The marshmallows Curtis bought before were actually only a few spoonfuls of sugar, and now they were already empty.

"Okay. What do you want to eat?"

"Go somewhere with air conditioning."

So, they chose a Japanese chain coffee shop on the street and chose one of the private rooms on the second floor.

It wasn't that he didn't want to eat in the lobby on the first floor because he was afraid of being recognized, but that Curtis said he didn't want to eat in the same space as ordinary people.It seems that she is surprisingly stubborn in this regard.

Santa Karina doesn't care in this regard. The price of the box is one silver coin more than that of the hall, as a fee for the use of the box.

She has so much money that she doesn't care about it at all.

So, the two booked a private room, and when the waiter said it was a couple's room, Curtis immediately became interested.

It seems that she doesn't care on the surface, in fact she cares a lot.

After ordering the food and drinks you wanted, the food was served very quickly, and two portions of omelette rice and pastries were delivered quickly.Curtis and Santa Karina ate the omelette rice first to satisfy their stomachs, and they just had to enjoy the rest slowly.

For the cost of one silver coin, you can stay in the box until dinner time.At that time, the waiter will ask if you need to renew or order other meals.

Without any purpose, the two naturally became idle.

"Santa Karina, what's so good about that woman?"

A plainly dressed girl with long blond hair [Magical Disguise] held a silver spoon, leisurely stirring the coffee in the cup, and looking at the young woman opposite her from the corner of her eye.

The woman is very elegant and very good-looking.

White hair and blue eyes are the target of Curtis' attention.

Just as she thinks Santa Karina is pretty and pleasing to the eye now, she thinks Tisi is not pretty.

She simply couldn't understand what there was to like about the daughter of a declining nobleman. If she wanted to have an in-depth communication with a woman, why not find her?

She has long, smooth, lustrous hair. Fiery red is a rare color and a noble color.Is it reasonable to let a princess of a country stay alone in her boudoir and pamper other women?Is this appropriate?

Santa Karina and she never had home plate, being delayed by various things.

Occasionally, Curtis would wonder if he had a cursed constitution, or if he was stuck in something like that.

Even if the illusion or communication between consciousness is very real, when you wake up, you will feel that the sheets are slightly moist, leaving a lot of indescribable water, and your body is incredibly light, as if you are floating in heaven, but that is not really becoming an adult.

Thinking of the time when he first took over the adventure mission, the poor man looked pale and haggard. He even forgot to put on lipstick when he went out. The color of his lips was too light and pale, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.Curtis wondered how Santa Karina could fall in love with such a noble lady.

Anyway, Curtis doesn’t like it.When she helped the other party, she didn't really want to help. She just watched Santa Karina mess around and passed the time.

After learning from many sources, Curtis knew about Tisi. She was Tisi Graham, the granddaughter of an earl in the imperial capital, and inherited her grandfather's title.But the title is just an empty shell. The family's financial resources have gradually weakened in recent years, and the father's generation has not managed well.

While her parents were still alive, the family business was already crumbling.

After her parents died unexpectedly, leaving Tis an only daughter, her business partners abandoned her one after another and ended the cooperation. The capital chain was almost broken. If she did not get the support of the Tolan Empire Capital Bank, an announcement would be made next month. Bankruptcy.

The wages of the servants at home, the wages of several small companies under his name, the payment to the vegetable vendor, the cost of decorating the mansion... these have not been paid yet.

The Graham family's finances were deteriorating and they could not withstand the hardship. Some of their loans were about to expire and they were in urgent need of funds to be repaid.

In the end, it was the existence of the Tolan Empire's Noble Protection Law that prevented violent debt collection and allowed Tisi to grow up healthily for the time being.

As for the turning point of all this, I thought that family marriage could solve the urgent need and completely eliminate the existence of debts, but because Tisi lacked social experience and was too simple, she almost lost both herself and her family.

The hero saves the beauty...the hero is St. Karina, and the beauty is Tisi.It’s a cliché development, and the protagonist of the problem is not himself.

Thinking of this, Curtis held the spoon harder and harder, his knuckles turned white, and his mood was more chaotic than coffee with milk, sugar cubes and a bunch of other messy ingredients.

The white-haired girl sitting opposite her is the only person in the entire imperial capital who is willing to provide help to Tis. She is very powerful and is also a saint of the Lorian Empire. She has a high position and is not short of money.

If placed in a novel, she would be the sassy and golden Dragon King Returns and the Northern Supreme.

The Lorian Empire is not a small country with no sense of existence and can be annexed by other countries at any time.It has always been a great power, even if it had treacherous officials in power and internal and external troubles.

The style of a small country likes to ask for the protection of a powerful empire at the cost of paying regular tribute every year and sending its most beloved daughter as a hostage.

In fact, the most loved one needs to be put in quotation marks. Anyone who is a little familiar with the inside story of the royal family knows that the most loved daughter is superficial and not actually favored. She was born to a woman of low status. The collision of noble and inferior genes in the body makes her He doesn't look like a royal at all.

Although she is a daughter of a king or a princess, her life is even worse than that of a daughter from a peasant family, and she suffers from bullying and contempt.

As a result, she naturally does not have the extraordinary bearing that a royal family should have, there is no pride in her bloodline in her eyes, and her words and deeds are ordinary.Low-key, restrained, even like dust and dust, very inconspicuous.

On every occasion, it is air.

For example, in one of the countries, that small country, everyone in the Etov royal family has beautiful blond hair, but the princess who was given as a political bargaining chip has black hair, inherited from her mother, and only has gray-blue eyes. Like her father.

Those eyes were not as clear and innocent as those of a girl of the same age. They looked dull and dull, with a paralyzed expression.In fact, how could a person who grew up in that kind of environment be so naive? There is nothing he can do if he doesn't excel. In order to survive, he is full of cunning and calculation, which is not in line with the characteristics of a girl of this age.

Living is the other person's only thought and pursuit.

However, there are exceptions to everything, and children who grow up in the mire also have their bright and shining moments.

For example, Santa Karina has read a book called "The Slave Princess's Path to Glory". No one understands why a hostage princess with such status would have the confidence to threaten others.Not only did he dare to threaten the prime minister's daughter, he also dared to make some excessive demands.

For example, it is said in the story that the communication between the two people today is not the first time they have met.

"Miss Dalia, what are your thoughts?"

"Is there no other way? The money... I will find a way to pay it back, it just takes a little time, yes, a little time."

The young girl was dying.

After all, it would be too embarrassing to be the plaything of a hostage princess from a subordinate country.If the other party had a nobler status and was a legitimate direct bloodline rather than a concubine, we could barely consider it.

Although now, this lowly princess has become the emperor of a country.

Her father was accused of corruption and cliques, and his failure to support another contender for the throne, which offended the current emperor. The charges were magnified infinitely, and he had to pay a lot of money.

Unable to afford the repayment, my father had no choice but to go to jail as soon as he was old and use jail time to pay off his debts.

The decline of her family is certain, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse and is better than an illegitimate daughter from a humble background. The feeling of being suppressed is really uncomfortable.

A check from the Capital Bank was placed on the table for ten thousand gold coins.Such a number of gold coins cannot solve all problems, but it can at least prevent you from worrying about a broken capital chain for a quarter.

Three months per quarter, three months can accomplish a lot, such as finding some partners to obtain capital injections, allowing the family-run company to continue running, and reducing the turnover rate.

As long as she agrees to become the plaything of the concubine hostage princess [now His Majesty the Young Emperor], all problems will be solved.

"If I don't use your body, what can I get in return? Do you have any extra money at home?"

Zoina sipped her coffee with a slight smile on her face.He clearly didn't show any expression of contempt, but it gave Dalia the illusion of being looked down upon.

That condescending tone made people very uncomfortable. If she didn't ask for something, she wouldn't have a respectful conversation.

"Your Majesty Zoina, I can... sell the land, antiques and jewelry in my family... and several nice properties. There will always be a way."

"I remember that all those lands and properties were mortgaged to the Capital Bank. The only thing that has not been mortgaged is your family's ancestral home and the sacred vessel manufacturing craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation."

"No...those things must not!"

The crafts and houses passed down by our ancestors should not be bargaining chips on the negotiation table under any circumstances. Everyone has something they want to protect.