I Returned As the Governor of the Country That Abandoned Me

22 – Lesain von Prodenteia

The fifth princess of the Empire, Lesain von Prodentea. This is a sentence that refers to the present me. However, the sentence referring to me at first was not that.

The illegitimate son, Lesain. The sentence attached to me, who was not the son of the empress, was this.

Now I could have become a princess under the protection of His Majesty, but I might not have been able to exist in this place.

[Your Highness, you will have to stay outside the palace for a while.]

Nine years ago, while the Empire was at war with another country, many of the Imperial Army fell into the battlefield, so I decided to get out of the palace for a while.

This was not my intention. It was nominally to protect me from assassination attempts by the Resistance, but the enemy targeting me was closer than that.

The place we were headed to was the mansion of Earl Gerald von Robertain, a vassal most favored by His Majesty the Emperor, who held full power in the military at the time.

Even, he is said to be my godfather.

I had never left the imperial palace right after I was born, and I had never heard anything about politics either, so I didn’t know that fact.

Anyway, it can be said that life in my count’s mansion during the war was not too bad. There, I met you.

“How dare you break into the house of a minister of the military!”

Instead of the military, Gerald drew his sword and shouted. Dozens of assassins surrounded the mansion. Against them, the mansion’s guards also drew their swords against them.

‘The hell, why..’

It was the same in the imperial palace. Those dressed in black always aimed at me, and the imperial guards protected me.

I thought these things wouldn’t happen anymore here, but why does the same thing happen again?

‘I am a bad boy.’

At the time, I was 9 years old. Obviously I thought so. Because I was bad, there are people who want to kill me.

“Please step aside.”

Minister Gerald looked at me, who was shaking, and said. But for some reason, his face was comfortable. It seems that this situation was expected.

That’s how the clash between the assassins and the count’s mansion guards began. Although they were assassins who moved swiftly with quick movements, they were not strong enough to break through the guards trained only for defense.

However, gaps always exist, and there were people who were looking for them.

“Oops..!”

In an instant, an assassin rushes this way with quick movements. A short but sharp sword started flying toward me.

Chaeng-

However, the sword never touched me, and on the contrary, only a thin solid line formed on the assassin’s body.

Uh woo woo woo-

A man with a blue sword stood in my way, crying sadly. It was then that I met Aran von Robertein.

“Aran! As soon as he left training, I’m sorry, but watch over him for a while!”

“… “

A man named Aran, who stood in front of me that day, said that he had been training for knights and servants for several days since I was here. That’s why I haven’t seen this person in a while.

“Take care. That guy is a child who will rise to the pinnacle of swords in the future.”

At the Count’s words, I looked at the man standing in front of me. 16 Years old. He was obviously young, but at that time he looked like an adult to me.

Undisturbed calm in front of the enemy. The strength to not be pushed by the swords of people bigger than themselves. More than anything, I remember his handsome face.

And the most vivid memory was his sword.

The blue sword he wielded looked sad.

The sad blue sword he wielded was crying.

His blue sword crying sadly was beautiful.

This was how I felt when I saw Aran’s sword. I just stood behind him and stared blankly at his sword.

“Older brother?”

“.. I have never had a younger brother like you.”

After that day, I started to visit him often. When I follow him with gunfire, he always matches my steps while showing signs of being annoying.

“Then what shall we call it?”

“.. Do as you please.”

“Older brother!”

“Because I’ve never had a younger brother like you.”

Brother. I’d never put this word on my lips before. Because the word to call those listed on my genealogy was always Her Highness the Prince or Her Highness the Princess.

That’s why I may have longed for the image of them calling each other brother and sister.

“Um..”

I started to open the book I always carried with me. Among the books that are quickly turned over, there must be a title to call this man.

“Youngsik?”

“.. That’s better than my brother.”

“Aran Youngsik!”

So, the title I would call him was decided. I didn’t know it would be called like this ever since that day.

“By the way, what is that book?”

Aran reached out and took the book from my hand.

“Ah, my book..!”

“..[Youngshik, the devil, wants to eat the young lady of the baron]?”

One day, a book I found in the study of my sisters… No, Her Highnesses, the princess. I wanted to participate in their conversation, so I brought this book that was on the desk at the time.

“This is no good. Absu.”

How sad that day was, tears welled up in my eyes. I still can’t forget his bewildered expression at that time.

So, I have no intention of missing this man. For the first time, you, who looked at me as a human Lesain, not an illegitimate child or a princess.

Even though you didn’t know my identity at the time, it was a very meaningful time for me.

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“Your Highness. This is Aran von Robertein.”

“Come in.”

The day after returning to the Empire, I received a call from Her Highness and arrived at her palace. I didn’t forget to buy a souvenir from Highlan that was prepared for this day.

The door slowly opens. I took a step into it.

The princess looking at me with a gentle expression. I know that look. It’s the expression you make when you’re really upset about something.

There was a book in her hand. Since he was holding it openly, as if telling him to look at it, I carefully looked at what the book was.

[The brute Youngsik wants to catch and eat the baron’s youngae]

It wasn’t that I didn’t know what that book was, so I couldn’t say anything. In her childhood, when I did not know that she was her princess, I had stolen that book from her.

‘Father..’

At the time, I wasn’t as friendly with my parents as I am now. The two of them were good to me, but I always kept away from them and just ran away.

So this is my fault. My fault for not telling my father even though he wanted to tell me.

Even the attendants inside the mansion didn’t know her identity. Her hair was black, not silver as it is now.

It is presumed to be camouflage to hide her identity.

“Why don’t you take it away? Like that day?”

“..How could I find your Highness’s goods..But, you didn’t look at that book..”

“Older brother.”

“Your Highness, that title is not mine…”

“Or else, Yeongsik?”

As expected, the princess did not seem to have forgotten what happened that day. She ran away from her father or mother well, but then why did she not get away with this girl.

“Where is the knight’s seed?”

“.. I heard there was a gathering of knights, so I invited them to attend.”

“It is very beautiful, isn’t it?”

“No. Your Highness’s beauty is more…”

“You’re groping. I’ve been staring at it for a long time.”

And then it was. Ellen, who was listening to our conversation, cut me off.

“Shut up, Ellen.”

I stared at her and said, but she just whistled and whimpered.

Pudeuk-

At the same time, something that the princess was holding in her hand shattered.

“Is there another woman there?”

“..There is one more.”

“.. Who is it?”

Her eyes smile, but her mouth doesn’t. Her voice talking to me was so cold.

“I am Serena von Hernasia, the commander-in-chief who leads the Imperial Army stationed in the kingdom.”

“Was it pretty?”

“No. Your Highness’s beauty is more…”

“Someone living somewhere told that child that it was his taste?”

Pudeuk-

Once again, something in the princess’s hand broke.

I glared deadly at Ellen, but she still kept her eyes closed.

Silence continued for a while. Only the cold silence, where no one opened their mouths, filled the palace.

“Haa, yes. He is a man who has come into my eyes, so if other women do not like him, then that must be even more strange.”

In that silence, the first person to speak was the princess.

“Ellen. Do you have any special plans today?”

“No, Your Highness.”

“Then, if it’s not urgent, put off all upcoming events. It looks like I’ll be busy for a while.”

“Yes, I understand.”

It’s the first time I’ve seen Ellen like that. Even during her squire days, she was the one who fought back against her knights. Is this the power of the imperial family? How nice it would be if you were always like that.

“Then, please come behind me. Was it like that in the past too? Just like how you always stayed behind me while I was reading the book.”

At her words, I slowly walked behind her. At that time, I just watched this girl to see if she was reading a strange book like last time, but I like my shadow covering her own body. For that reason, when she was reading, I always stood behind her.

As she raises her head and looks ahead, Ellen begins to show off her bizarre movements. Roughly, I think I know what I want to say.

[Hey, did you originally know Her Highness?]

Any question like this. I just told her to shut up with her mouth.