The Villain Daughter Enjoys Her Seventh Life as a Free-Spirited Bride (Hostage) in a Former Enemy Country

"... are you scared?"

In Arnold's arms, he asks softly.

"Don't be frightened.... it's okay."

With his mouth buried in Leeche's hair, he whispered so.

(You're protecting me...)

Leechee was wrapped up in Arnold's protective posture.

But we can't just be reluctant to do that.

No matter how frightened or intimidating they feel, Leechee wants to work for Arnold.

"...... ah"

So I reached out.

Arnold turns his arms hard to his father's back.

So I gulped down Arnold.

Sweetheart, sweetheart.

I try to imitate the song I saw in the opera one day, remembering the songs of the princess Sylvia.

――――……

Arnold's astonishing signs came through his clenched body and rubbed his forehead against his chest.

(Ugh......)

Your heart is bursting, bouncing up and hot to the bottom of your ears. In many ways, I don't think I can raise my face right now.

I wonder if I can get in Arnold's way by holding him like this.

However, it was also quite reassuring to have a body that felt bigger than its appearance.

"... Leeche"

"Haa..."

Arnold pretends to put his mouth on Leechee's ears.

Even though it hadn't actually been touched, it tickled me and my body jumped.

Arnold hugs Leechee again to indulge her, and then looks back at his father in surprise.

Perhaps he looked quietly at his father.

(--Oh!!)

The air on the spot turned numb and Leechee breathed again. The cold sweat seems to be oozing out, and I tie my lips desperately.

The confrontation should have taken less than a second.

However, it felt like a long time for Leechee. It sounds strangely loud that my heart beats early.

Surprisingly, Arnold's father was the first to get rid of the murders.

(... disappeared...?)

Dazed, suddenly closed.

As if to say "I'm tired of playing", the feeling of heavy pressure was cut off.

The current Emperor probably left the corridor. Although that was obvious, Leechee still couldn't move.

"Leechee, are you okay?"

"............"

He is called by name and exhales briefly.

Leechee slowly opened her mouth, pressing her forehead against Arnold's chest.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Arnold."

The voice that I managed to squeeze out was wandering terribly.

I reflexively tried to pull out my sword.

If you hadn't done that, you wouldn't have done what would have been unwilling for Arnold.

My heart is still noisy. Still, after taking a deep breath, Leechee apologized to Arnold again.

I'm sorry to bother you, Your Highness.

"I'm not bothered."... the timing of that man's visit was too bad. I'm the one who should apologize for not explaining. "

Still clinging to Arnold, she shakes her head sideways in a sloppy motion.

Arnold stroked the back of my head like a leechee.

(Uuu...)

Really, I feel like a little kid.

However, the tension in my body was definitely dissolving. Arnold looked down at Leechee, who was pressing his forehead, and asked:

What did you try to do when you tried to draw your sword?

……

I didn't know why I was asking, so I raised my face a little and looked up at Arnold with my gaze alone.

"It would have been different from such a move to 'just pull out your sword'." ― ― That's why it was a moment late to stop you.

([Late]... my sensation is that, after being stopped for a moment, you didn't have to draw your sword thanks to your Highness.)

Arnold's hand touches Leechee's frontal hair like a comb.

"... that's..."

Yeah.

I'm sure his voice is more calm than usual in order to calm Leechee down.

Arnold was right. Thanks to the gentle sound of your petting your head, your breathing becomes much slower.

(At that time, I pulled out His Highness's sword, and what I tried to do was...)

But now another tension has grown.

Leechee squeezed her eyebrows together and opened her mouth while she held Arnold's arm.

"... I wanted to protect Lord Arnold..."

…………

Arnold glanced slightly.

"You're afraid, aren't you? Your Highness is even stronger than I am."

"... Leeche"

"You should know with your head."... I forgot about myself. "

Leechee pushes her forehead against Arnold's chest again.

Then, I stuck it to my mouth.

"...... I'm really glad that nothing happened to your Highness......"

――――……

When I thought about it, my body's strength was relaxed.

Arnold supports Leechee as she almost crouches. Squeeze your arms even harder than before.

“I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you.”

He said, "I don't mind."

Arnold's bent voice touched Leechee's ears.

You're the one who moves to protect me from this man, no matter where I look in the world.

"... Your Highness"

But...

The sound of spun Arnold was almost a breath away.

"... please, don't ever again act like you're risking your life to protect me."

"...... ah"

It's unusual for Arnold to spin words like begging.

Originally, I wanted to make his wish come true as much as possible.

But Leechee snorted at the prayer she couldn't promise.

……

Arnold must have noticed that Leechee wouldn't nod.

On the evidence, he sighed heavily.

"... you can't walk, I'll hold it."

"Huh?... ahhhh!!"

Arnold, who seemed to be getting used to it, held Leechee in his arms. Leechee clung to her fluttering sensation.

(Well, cuddle the princess again...!!)

This position is embarrassing and makes your body stick together. Leechee looked up at her beautiful face in distress.

"Your Highness Arnold...!"

"I'll drop you off right away, so be patient." ― ― There's a small east house up ahead.

Surprisingly, Arnold was right.

From the back of the tower, it turns into a small garden.

A roof was built in the center of it, and there was a nicely constructed table and wooden chairs. As Arnold walked up to it, he gently lowered Leechee into the chair.

"I'm going to waste a little time here."

"Yes, yes... but don't you have to leave right away?"

"You should stay longer than that man sees you."

Arnold's blue eyes looked down at Leechee.

”... after all, I'm pretending to be an encounter”



The words remind me of what I said earlier.

Arnold repeatedly kissed Leechee's hair. When I recall the sound of his lips being pressed against and chirping, my ears became hot.

(Oh, no...! To help me, Lord Arnold made me kiss my hair.... I don't mean anything by it, so don't be too strange...!)

I opened my mouth while telling myself.

"Uh, uh, uh...... Your Highness Arnold."

Arnold sits silently next to Leechee.

Leechee took a deep breath and looked up at him and said what she had imagined.

Is this tower your emperor's queen's place?

……

Arnold narrowed his eyes instead of nodding.

"The man's concubine and all the side rooms once lived in this tower."

I think it is because it is different from the current situation.

The current emperor of Galkhain offered the bride as a hostage to the nations.

However, Theodor said that many of the women were deceased, except for the current princess.

Arnold muttered as he leaned against the back of the chair, putting his arms together.

"...... I didn't know that man was still in and out of this tower."

……

It was almost a monologue.

I'm sure Arnold didn't even expect it.

It is as unusual for Arnold to show such a thing as a plea.

What about the current Empress?

"I'm staying at the main castle." There is no one living here right now, and it would have been like being forgotten. ”

"It's also because of such circumstances that the trees are so poorly maintained in this one painting..."

If the tower was supposed to be deserted, there would be no reason for the Emperor to visit.

But why did they show up in that corridor?

"...... ah"

Just remembering the emperor's signs made my body feel stronger. But we need to stay firm.

(There's no time to be frightened of the current Emperor. Because His Highness Arnold was always moving in that murderous spirit)

With his mouth shut, Arnold puts his eyes down and thinks about something.

Leechee noticed recently. It's the habit of Arnold to think all the time.

(While this is happening, Lord Arnold must be using his mind for his own ends.... even I can't confront the Emperor or stop His Majesty Arnold without scratching my feet.)

Take a deep breath so you don't notice.

And Leechee grabbed Arnold's sleeve.

"... what's the matter?"

(...... the voice you're asking me is so soft)

In Arnold's mind, I'm sure, there's a price to pay for killing his father.

Leechee needs to hide that she knows the future and knows Arnold's purpose. And I needed to explore Arnold's ideas.

"It will be early tomorrow."...... I'm sorry, it's my fault. "

"It's not your fault." So, keep laughing as usual. "

Without answering the words, my chest hurts.

Arnold is gentle after all.

He could have found another way to kill someone to serve some purpose.

Tomorrow, you will bring His Highness Dietrich to your official duties, right?

"... there's no need for you to remember the responsibility for that man"

"Yes.... but I'm worried about you."

Leechee tells her to choose words one at a time and never put them out front.

"Before I left my country, I felt a strange movement just before my engagement was broken. Maybe that's why I'm still worried about Dietrich.”

A strange move?

Yes.

Actually, I didn't mean to tell Arnold this.

(But I have to step in)

In order to do that, we should be prepared to cast all the advantages that we know the future.

(... I wonder how this word will reach His Majesty Arnold's heart.)

Thinking like that, Leechee opened her mouth softly.

"-His Highness Dietrich may be aiming to rebel against your father."

…………

And Leechee continued to stare straight into Arnold's blue eyes, which shared the same purpose.