It's Not Like I Want to Play the Role of a Misunderstood, Good-for-Nothing Prince in a Villainess Story! - Chapter 95: Return to the Royal Capital

Immediately after arriving at the Royal Capital, I headed to the office.

“It is Zeke; I am entering.”

Entering the room after the reply, inside, Father, Sebas, and Count Tufal were waiting.

Their expressions were not excellent.

As I thought, it seemed something happened.

“I am sorry; it seems the Saint is still staying in Vespia because His Holiness the Pope collapsed. She said she will return as soon as His Holiness the Pope’s condition settles down.”

“……Is that so.”

Twitch… Father furrowed his eyebrows, but with just that, he didn’t seem to want to say anything.

To think he didn’t even point out a single word, was it something very serious?

Possibly, did something happen to Father’s body just as Marina said?

“So, is there something wrong that I was told to return to the Royal Capital immediately?”

“Umu… Listen calmly.”

“……Eh?”

I closed the door roughly.

Even if I tried to calm down, my palpitations wouldn’t stop.

When I was walking in the hallway, Rubert walked next to me.

“Rubert, prepare a carriage immediately.”

“Ha… where are you going?”

Stopping abruptly, I looked at Rubert’s eyes with a glare.

“It is the Claudia Marquis House.”

At the edge of the Royal Capital, in one of the many second residences of noble families, there was the second residence of the Claudia family.

Stopping the carriage in front of the main gate, and heading to the mansion together with Rubert, Marquis Red Claudia personally welcomed us.

“Prince Zeke…”

“Marquis Red, where is Misty?”

“This way.”

When we entered the guided room, Kanami was sitting by the bed.

“Prince Zeke.”

—Misty Claudia was stabbed by someone.

That happened yesterday.

During a school break, while walking in the city with Kanami Felpe, she was suddenly stabbed in the stomach.

Kanami instantly entered in between and prevented the second strike, but the culprit ran into the crowd of people and disappeared just like that, I was told.

“We are searching for the culprit, but because they hid their face with a robe…”

“I am sorry; if only I had looked at the surroundings more.”

“No, it was good work that you protected her immediately.”

However…

“It is good that she is alive.”

It was a fact that it wasn’t a vital point, but in the worst case, if it was a little higher, there was a possibility of instant death.

“Also, Lady Misty instantly stopped the bleeding of the stabbed place with Ice Magic. She blocked the wound opening with ice, and thanks to that as well, it seems not that much blood went outside.”

“Is that so.”

Could we say that speed of judgment around there was as expected of Misty?

“However, since her consciousness is not returning.”

“……”

Even so, it seemed Misty was alive, and her chest was also moving up and down, although slowly.

“Sorry, can you leave us alone for a while?”

“Zeke-sama, I will be outside the room… if there is anything, please call me.”

Rubert said only one word at the end and left the room.

Inside the room that became quiet, I slowly sat on the chair next to Misty.

Debut’s Perspective

“Hmph. I wonder what happened.”

When eating in the Knight Order cafeteria, a colleague sat in the seat in front and spoke to me.

He was resting his elbows on the desk.

There was no subject, but probably it was about Lady Misty.

“Well now, I think ‘surely not Lady Misty…’ but.”

She was kind even to us commoners.

It was fortunate she didn’t die but…

“Hmph. The Vice Commander is commanding the search for the culprit, but it seems it is not going well. There were that many people, someone must have seen something though.”

“Considerably skilled… a crime with planning.”

“Hmph. It would become that kind of thing.”

“Where is the Commander?”

When I asked, Garim shrugged his shoulders.

“He is drinking alcohol as usual.”

Well, he wasn’t suited for this kind of person searching.

“Even so, why Lady Misty?”

“Hmph. I don’t know. I don’t think she is a person who buys grudges but… it seems her consciousness hasn’t returned even now.”

“Oi oi, it’s already been a week. Is she okay?”

Poison, or perhaps something like a curse or magic?

“It seems Zeke-sama is also staying at the Claudia Marquis House all the time.”

“Hmph. It would be good if she wakes up quickly.”

“Right.”

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“Zeke-sama, you haven’t taken a meal again, have you.”

Rubert, who entered the room, complained while looking at the meal on the desk.

“Sorry, I had no appetite.”

A week passed.

Misty still did not wake up.

Since she was breathing regularly, there was no mistake she was alive, but.

Healers came, but the wound itself was healed, and it seemed they couldn’t do anything more than this.

“Prince Zeke.”

With a knock, Marquis Red entered.

“What is it?”

“A summons from His Majesty. Let us go to the Royal Palace together.”

“Understood.”

In the office, the usual three people were waiting.

Father’s expression was slightly stiff.

“Your complexion is bad.”

“I am sorry.”

When I apologized frankly, Father closed his eyes once, ‘well, fine’… and didn’t say anything about that.

“More than that, the Saint is not returning. She definitely said she would return later, right?”

“Yes, that is correct.”

Creak… Father leaned his body on the backrest.

He looked down at me coldly.

“It is your mistake. Wait for a while, and if she doesn’t return, head to Vespia.”

“I understood.”

I see, the Saint isn’t returning?

It was likely as a possibility.

Well, I’d watch the situation and if it was still no good, I would do something.

“Is that all? Then I will go to Misty’s side…”

“Ah, about that.”

“……?”

Father placed his hands on the desk and clasped his fingers.

“There is a possibility I will have you search for a new fiancée.”

Instant.

I didn’t understand what he was saying and my thoughts stopped.

“That is… um, what do you mean?”

Father opened his mouth expressionlessly.

“It means I am thinking of the annulment of the engagement between you and Misty Claudia.”