The Inner Palace Tale of a Villainess Noble Girl

Yesterday I had a fruitful day both as Deanna and as a 'Red Rose', including Shayla recapture, peony towing, dialogue with the samurai with the room, and securing double secrecy, but the situation had changed if I dawned overnight.

"You heard!? Last night, His Majesty...!

"Yeah, I was crossed to" Between Peony "or something... I wonder what that means."

"Didn't that girl do something?

"Well, you're protected by 'The Red Rose', and you're on the 'Peony' side thickly!?

Rumors of flying across the rear palace had been gathered in the hands of brilliant samurai and covert collaborators to "Between the Red Roses" one by one. So far the topics that have been exchanged...

"The winning 'Peony', the 'Red Rose' mourning ahead, the 'Red Rose Extremist' who, for some reason, turns an angry eye to Master Shayla, roughly wondering if they can be divided into these three species"

"... you're unscrupulous"

Rita hammered the report from Yuri with a grumbling voice. Other samurai groups, including Luli, are currently passionate about regular business and information-gathering. The "Between the Red Roses" samurai are competent, but it seems that it's hard to break a bone to make these two go hand in hand.

Deanna suppressed her only heartbreaking head with her fingers. If the information Yuri brings us, together with the contact that Rhia and the others secretly sent over, and the two combined, we can see the truth about Kotto in general.

"It is true that His Majesty was crossed into" The Peony Room "last night. Whether you were there till dawn or not."

"Without the facts, the people who bring you to Peony won't make a fuss about it."

"On the contrary, it means you can inflate as much as you want."

"You're right. And this is what Lady Rhea delivered earlier."

There is an exchange of letters via Lurie's fellow maids as an urgent liaison route with the 'neutrals'. Evidence is easy to keep, so I rarely use it, just in case of a fire.

The samurai appointed with "Between the Red Roses" are made far from their celestial solitude and do not like to get along very well with people. Lurie seems to be the toughest of them all and the best at dealing with people. In her case, she told me before that she had more trusted friends as she crossed the royal palace with vegetarian vegetables because sometimes dark hair was unnecessarily easily repelled by others, but what Lurie herself thought curious was easy on her face and she couldn't leave people in even more need.

The paper now in Deanna's hands is also something that was delivered from the hands of such a Lurie 'trusted friend' to Lurie and to Deanna. Rita and Yuri change their complexion on that piece of paper that tells the news of the fire.

"Hey Deanna, when..."

"Lurie just came home for a moment, didn't she? then."

"What news?

"Through your eyes, too. And then I'll burn it."

What was written there was something worrying about whether I should be happy or angry.

"His Majesty is coming to" Sleep Lotus "tonight.

Apparently this visit has the aim of weakening the wind against Master Shayla as well as watching what 'named' looks like '

Anyway, if it were just "Peony," if we were to continue and cross to "Sleep Lotus," surely the king's aim would be to see how "named" looks. Rita, who glanced at the paper, became a complex and strange look, and Yuri silenced.

Deanna reaches for the teacup as she burns the paper back on hand chillily with a candle flame. I can't find what I have to say because Deanna is the same.

Slightly, Rita spun out the loose words, keeping her head down.

"Uh, no, you know, what do you say, uh..."

"I know what you're trying to say, Rita. Whatever it is, whatever the trigger, it should be a pleasure for His Majesty to turn his attention to the rear palace."

"The timing sucks though."

It was Yuri who slaughtered Zubari for a cause that he was honestly not happy with. Rita nodded loudly.

"Yes! That's right! What happened to Nani at this time? The visit to 'Peony' on that night when Master Shayla was in crisis is a complete disregard for the power relations in the rear house and Shayla's feelings. Even though Deanna was protected from Shayla because of it, she also restrained the movement of the 'Peony'. It's all without a platform!

"It's okay, Rita. Because Your Majesty probably doesn't even think about it at all"

"I agree. But you're just wondering what His Majesty thinks. It is true that you are often moved as you wish, but when you do something that is not in accordance with your own mind, there must be something intended for you, Your Majesty."

Thoughtful Yuri opinions. On the contrary, she also exposed her troubled little side of 'When it comes down to mind, it moves without thinking,' but without going into it, Deanna sipped a cup of tea.

"Right. If you know what His Majesty thinks, you can roughly predict what action will be taken next. That way, the measures can be taken together."

"Your Majesty's thoughts…?

"Exactly what made His Majesty want to turn his attention to the rear palace, a grasp from it."

That said, for some reason, a little fright appeared in Rita's face.

"... should I ask those outside the rear palace to talk to you?

"Outside the backyard?

"Yes. If you are around His Majesty..."

Speaking of collaborators on this side around the king, I can only think of about Alford. Speaking of which, Rita seemed a little in contact with Alford and his men to gather information.

"... Rita, I close my eyes now, but it's an act that requires multiple procedures to get out of the back palace."

"That's where I and Rita understand, Yuri. I'm sorry, but let's just talk about it here."

"I understand. It is too detrimental for critical information to be delayed at this stage. If you can instantly connect with the Royal Palace with backgammon, you've never crossed it."

"That would help. - But this time, you don't have to rush."

Deanna turned her soft grin to Rita.

"I'll write to your father and ask him the truth about it. Tomorrow morning we will also have information from Master Rya. You don't have to break the ban on anything. You'll see as soon as your majesty thinks."

"But we're in a hurry."

"I'm in a hurry, but it's not the information I need. Wouldn't it be more troublesome if we were rushed to get ahead of ourselves and accidentally distracted by that side?

When I asked him to say hi, he apparently convinced me. Rita nodded in a howling breeze.

"What's more urgent than that is how to calm this rough rear palace."

"Yes. The 'Peony' will use only one visit of His Majesty as a weapon here and here. There are also fears that those who have gained momentum may resume harassment of side chambers from emerging aristocrats"

"There will come out those who insult" lack of strength to attract His Majesty to the 'Red Roses' "about Sheila, who could not be looked after by the 'Peony', and as rumors have it, many people will wonder if she has turned back to the 'Peony'"

"... Is it true that your Majesty's feelings are, and still are, with Lady Shayla?

Rita has pinched her mouth with an angry look somewhere. If you can't forgive me, that eye tells an eloquent story.

"Even though Master Shayla was injured, I don't even think it's a place where someone with a heart would do it, such as crossing dignified into a damaged side chamber instead of caring"

"Sure. Perhaps Master Shayla's room could have turned Liliane's nerves upside down more and more if Her Majesty had snuck over to Master Shayla, especially since the night would be in a situation where a maid or woman accompanying 'Peony' was keeping a close eye on her. Though it is a rare 'right answer' for His Majesty not to go to Lady Shayla"

By the way, the 'Red Roses' are always lurking behind the ceiling to escort Shayla, so the main trends are grasped. I don't have a hobby to peek into until I'm private, so it's only from a distance away.

"Besides, it can't all be a mistake to have been crossed to" Between Peony ". Informally, while bright, if you only visited for a short time, you can also take it as a restraint to the" peony "who belittled the princess. Actually, even if it's just a look. In that way, it was a fine help to stabilize the rear palace and consolidate Master Shayla's position."

"... didn't you"

"That was counterproductive."

"You've gone pretty rough, unfortunately"

Yes, the King's visit to "Between the Peony" was dignified and official, at night, and for quite a long time, thus bringing with it the result of havoc rather than stability. I should have said one thing or another about who's going to put this packing on.

"The first thing I need to do is calm down the 'Red Roses'. If we don't make a fuss about His Majesty's passing just once, we'll appeal to the style of 'Countess Crester' at best."

"If Deanna had settled down, her rebellion against Shayla would not have been so strong."

"Behavior above is important, isn't it? I knew it, but I felt it walking into the backyard."

It is Deanna who does not even try to hide the fed up air. That's a pain in the ass, so the Crestors have been moving away from the center for generations. If I'm the Lord, I won't either, but I still desperately keep it with a minimum of face.

"... So we have a gathering of 'Red Roses'?

"Right. Even at tea time today."

"I'll arrange it."

"Ah, Mr. Yuri, I'll go"

Rita moved, blocking Yuri from trying to move. I don't even wait for Yuri to respond, I leave the room early enough.

Yuri's expression didn't move, but her eyes were darkening her carefree colors. Turn around and ask Deanna.

"Rita, is something wrong?

"I guess there was. Something strange since yesterday."

Rita was originally the type to put emotions on the table. But at the same time, I extremely dislike bothering the Lord - Deanna - with personal feelings. It's only about Deanna that she shows her emotions, which, in a way, is the right attitude as a samurai, but that's why.

"I can't believe Rita can't keep her 'samurai' face. I don't give a shit... but you'll see how scratchy she is."

"... do you have any idea?

"Well, Rita doesn't know what I know."

Once in the past, Rita couldn't keep her 'samurai' face. All Deanna could do then was find out what caused it and secretly stab the nail at the target, and continue to pretend she knew nothing so Rita wouldn't get any more scratches, that's all.

"Honestly, at first, I wasn't sure if I'd take Rita."

"... Really?

"It's a royal palace. I don't know how much my normal life is in the Back Palace..."

Rita made me an offer to Deanna who was lost. 'If you're not sure if you want to take the samurai, please take me'.

"If Rita is willing to do that, though she asked me to come with her. … could it have been a failure"

"But Rita must have come prepared. Why don't you let them see how you're doing for a while?

"Right. Then I'll stab the nail again."

Inside and out, there's a heap of worries. Seeing Deanna's expression, Yuri smiled slightly.

"Then I'll help Rita, too."

"Thank you. Please."

Nodding and bowing his head, Yuri leaves the room behind. In the room where no one was anymore, Deanna pounded and squealed.

"I wonder what it's like to like people"

Make it Shayla, make it Rita. Think of someone, shake anxiously, and spend sleepless nights at times. You can't control yourself well, and you worry about them with one word or another.

Deanna doesn't know such complicated emotions. If I knew, wouldn't I ever get so lost in the words I put on Shayla?

"... Rita must be more suited to the role of speaking up to Master Shayla now than I am"

If you pull out a discreet dress, change it, and wear a brown tweezer, there's less to know it's Deanna. Deanna's heart should have broken while dressed up in her usual outfit when talking to Shayla.

It is' right 'that the king did not go to see Shayla. - If you only thought about maintaining order within the rear palace.

But if you think of Shayla's heart. King - This setup on her, finally determined to face Juke, is too bad. There's no point in Rita getting angry, and even Deanna is actually angry. The story would have been different if the King had at least put in some sort of follow up, but he said there was no sign of that in the 'dark' story. It seems that the beaten Shayla is now even depressed in a secret place with 'Dee'.

I have to go see him. I know that.

Deanna, however, can't really understand Shayla's pain. You can't be angry with the King like Rita is angry, and the sober head even considers the King's decision to be 'correct', which didn't matter to Shayla. I was just talking to Shayla like that, and I was wondering if I could help her save her heart.

When you think about it, Deanna's heart hurts. Because I don't understand the pain.

"... Still, Master Shayla will be waiting for you"

I'm sure. Waiting for 'Dee' to come.

Clean up the tea set gently, leave a 'I'm going out for a minute' note, Deanna said.

In fact, he knocked through the door reserved for the unsurprisingly unknown samurai and headed to "The Promised Place" with Shayla.