The Inner Palace Tale of a Villainess Noble Girl

The Crestor family holds a hidden group, commonly known as the 'Dark'.

They are experts in back-running, doing special work every day, dressed in black clothes, lurking behind ceilings, under floors, etc. eavesdropping suspicious conversations, fighting unknown enemies late at night, and using incredible techniques to confuse people.

Of course, it's not just such a fancy assignment, it's also a plain and solid job to dress up as a townsman or merchant like anywhere else to carry out intelligence activities, or to become an official of the royal palace to obtain evidence of aristocratic evil. 'Darkness' isn't always lurking behind the ceiling.

- However, in a special place called the rear palace, the lurking places will inevitably be limited.

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It is basically Rita who is following the Darkness and Deanna in the Back House.

'... and that's why'

"I see, I get it. But it seems Deanna has given priority to women officers and samurai over herself."

"Absolutely."

The morning after the confrontation with the chief lady, in the corner of the rear palace, behind the servant building, regular contact had been made between 'Darkness' and Rita. When nothing happens, morning, noon, and evening, if something happens, be ad hoc. In short, it's appropriate.

Sirius is on contact duty this morning. I've been packing it since last night's Chiefs of State, and when my next duty comes after this, I plan to take turns. Sirius, the leader of "Darkness," has often been over here, mainly in the rear palace, since Deanna entered the palace.

"I will always stick one to the chief lady, so that if she is malicious, she will know. Just in case, leave one in the scope of action of a woman officer and a samurai."

'But then, won't you be understaffed? Quadruple attitude, etc., too...'

Rita, who is familiar with the inner fruit of 'Darkness', would naturally worry about it there. It was also self-evident that the solution would enrage Rita, but you can't not not not say it.

"... with the acknowledgement of Master Dualis, we often have to remove Deanna's escort."

It turns out Rita exploded.

'What are you thinking, Master Sirius! Who the hell are you protecting without protecting Deanna!

"I know, so don't be so angry. Okay, Rita. We must only respect the wishes of the Crestors and move. Even if it were to put the Lord in danger."

'I don't know!

"Listen! What do you think would happen in the unlikely event of harm to a woman or a maid in this matter?"

To the inquiry, silence returned. Seeing Rita's heart, Sirius nods, though invisible.

"Deanna will be sunk. He said he could have predicted the danger, but he couldn't protect it, and he got involved because he asked for help."

The Crestor people naturally all vary in character, but they have something in common from generation to generation. It's their wickedness when they're depressed.

Thanks to that appearance, spiritual strength is built up there, and they rarely snag. Typical, 'Reflection doesn't regret it!' type. I can't help but regret it's over, think hard and let's make the next use of it, well, it's really hard.

but there are exceptions. When a human being who puts himself within has lost his life outside of force majeure. The worst is precisely when a close person dies, in such a way that he or she is involved in the case in which he or she is involved.

That's when that clan falls all at once. That already falls with the momentum that the end of the world would have been better. Dizzily, there was no mold growing and there was a sound effect, and then he carried the odoro cloud and turned it into a living corpse in the corner of the room.

- It's a matter of avoiding whatever you put down, if you look from those you serve.

"Deanna has not yet had any experience in the life or death of a person in the midst of that dreary royal palace that swirls in numbers of manipulations. Be the first dead person to spot you and become a thoughtful samurai. I'm not at the park club."

'Sure, Deanna would be sad and depressed, though. Are you sure it's that deadly?

"Fatal."

I assured him with confidence. I am proud to say that I know better than anyone if it is the evil of the Crestors.

"When even that Dualis lost his friend for the first time, it took him three months to fully recover. How much I think we've cooled the liver in the meantime."

'... rumor has it, I've heard it'

"Anyway, it stops being a usage thing. Number one, try to even get shivered with that face. I don't know how to deal with it because it's a problem I had before."

At that time, I eventually let Sirius recover in a conversation that was clearly wrong for Hidden to interact with the Lord: 'Never, don't die before me', 'OK, I promise you'. How the hell did this clan survive the world of war, Sirius who was genuinely troubled at the time?

"The safety of Deanna and people close to her is absolutely guaranteed in order for the park to succeed successfully. Look, somewhat out of our sight, that clan doesn't die easily."

"... Master Sirius is always brave, isn't he?"

"You're overprotective of Deanna. I can't help it."

For Rita, Deanna is the only absolute Lord. She is heterogeneous among the servants of the Crestor family and pledges allegiance to 'Deanna', not 'home'. As a result, they are often invisible.

"I will still protect Deanna first and foremost."

"I guess so, you would. Whatever you want, I'll take care of the ladies here."

Yes, my voice returned. Clearly relieved. Laughing inaudibly, Sirius switched voices.

"'Darkness' leaves Deanna for a while. You keep that in mind, and you're going to act on it."

"Accepted"

"Bye."

I said goodbye, Sirius, away from the spot. Now that he's on an undercover mission, he's inside a secret passage (and this one just names it on its own, in fact, underneath the floor, behind the ceiling, in a hidden passage between the walls, in a space that can be moved without anyone noticing anyway). Rita was right next to the building, so even if someone had seen what was going on, the samurai was resting alone, it would only have looked that way.

Through the back of the ceiling with no sound, I went down to the concealed passage and passed some of the concealed rooms, and I felt signs that I was already accustomed to them. You noticed that over there, too, sneaking a peek at his face from the corner.

"Oh, I knew it, Mr. Sirius"

"What are you doing?"

It's Kai.

"Now we're taking a break and gathering information. One in favor of the 'Red Rose' faction and the other who doesn't, you should be as clear as possible."

"... that's what we are"

"That's right. I knew it wasn't hard to pick up a wide and shallow role sharing and all that. I'd be maneuverable in that respect."

This boy, I can't tell what he's thinking. For being hired by "Peony," he favors "Red Rose," nothing harmful except that he attacked Deanna in the first encounter, but rather a beneficial being who circulates information on the "Peony" side. I wonder why you still keep getting hired by 'Peony' to get here.

"It's a good opportunity, I'd like to ask. How long are you gonna be sitting in Peony?

"Hmm? Well, when we get here, why don't we just sit down and sit down?"

It is the obvious. Sirius frowned.

"As long as we sit in Peony, we can't trust you completely."

"That's nothing good. It's obvious."

"As for this one, it's a shame your arm continues to be in 'Peony'. I want you to go back to sleep as soon as you can."

"It's like you're turning around already, mon."

Kai came all the way back, laughing at the heels. Sirius sighs.

"If you know what I mean, go back to sleep."

"No, honestly, neither do I. Shortly after I met the lady over there, I wondered if I should go back to sleep perfectly. But... because I'm hired by Peony, there's some information you can pick up, right?

Phew, and only at that moment.

Kai has become a true face and has looked up at Sirius.

"Now, I was wondering if being in 'Peony' would help that way. Because the lady in your house seems pretty messy, unlike she looks. I think it's imperative that we be able to explore enemy movements without being alert."

Sirius wrapped his inner tongue around Kai's ability to observe humans. It describes Deanna's personality really nicely and accurately. It's usually a calm settling place, but it's a place like here, where Princess Tenba of the Crestor family made me struggle for a long time.

And that's anyway.

"... that you, for Deanna's sake, are staying at 'Peony'?

"It wasn't the same at first... I mean, I'm getting relieved, that lady, I can't let her go when I'm looking at something."

You're funny, you're hallucinating, well, you don't get tired of it, and Kai laughs. Apparently, he liked Deanna a lot.

"Last night was pretty dangerous, wasn't it? There was another way to hunt down the chief. He didn't have to come out and confront me directly, but he was disciplined, or he went out of his way to show himself and put up with his temper."

"I have no choice. Those are the Crestors. I don't care how many hearts I have left."

"Seriously? How nostalgic, the Crestors."

"Unfortunately, the depth of that nostalgia is due to that face, which is not very well known."

When he grinned, Kai shrugged his shoulder.

"I don't care what kind of bad guy you are, you want to talk to me directly and make sure I mean it, though. I'm not the only one who wants to go in there and tell you to pick someone, am I?

"... you surprise me. Do you know that much?"

I don't know, I guess that's where Deanna really confronted the chief woman. This boy has always spotted suspicions about whether he is even aware of it in person.

- Well, I thought. If this boy, Kai, can believe it.

Even if you can't be trusted as the leader of "Darkness," as Sirius personally, you say you can be trusted.

"... this is solitary, though"

"Hmm?"

"Until the Garden Club, Deanna's protection will be handy. I'm glad you care."

"Is that how you came... - Okay."

Even if I didn't tell him the details, he seemed to have given me a clear idea of the situation. I got a serious face and nodded.

Preparation for the park has begun in earnest, that day.

Even on the back of the stage, various humans began to run to assist the people on the table.