Although treated as a madman, Agnes was able to clear the misunderstanding quickly thanks to her competent attending physician.
A few days passed.
Agnes, who had become a reserve mage of the Black Knights, was enjoying a leisurely life.
Today, she was with her maid.
“How could His Majesty make such a decision to join the Black Knights!” exclaimed Daisy, one of Agnes’ maids and a noble daughter of the Rodian family.
Daisy also had magical talent but was not affiliated with the Knights. Only one person per family could join the four major knight orders that trained young knights, and Daisy’s older brother was already a member of the White Knights.
Rather than being divided by gender, they usually sent people to the knight orders based on their skills or succession order.
Daisy’s eldest brother was a scholar, so her younger brother, who received the knighthood first, joined the White Knights.
Anyway, Daisy was a pretty good maid.
Her cheerful and positive personality allowed her to overlook Agnes’ mischievousness.
Perhaps that’s why Agnes cherished her quite a bit.
However, she seemed to be somewhat oblivious, which made her subtly ostracized among the other maids.
“Isn’t the Black Knights where Kylo Gray is the leader? And His Majesty even called him to make sure he takes control of the military?”
Daisy spoke without any tact.
Indeed, the Emperor seemed to want to somehow restore Agnes’ fallen reputation.
So he summoned Kylo, the leader of the Black Knights, and gave him a strict order.
“From now on, Princess Agnes is a mage of the Black Knights. Since she has become your subordinate, you must not give her any special treatment. I command you to treat Agnes as a mage of the Black Knights, not as a princess, when she is wearing the mage uniform. Keep this in mind.”
The rumor had already spread throughout the social circles.
“The young nobles are gossiping that His Majesty has finally abandoned the princess. What now? That eccentric man, Kylo Gray, will surely make life difficult for the princess!” Daisy said.
Agnes fell into deep thought for a moment.
Yes, Kylo would surely make life difficult for her since he didn’t like her.
‘On top of that, I slapped him in the face…’
This is no joke; I’ll be severely harassed.
He’s my favorite person to torment…
Although it’s a bit difficult since I’m not into that kind of taste, it might not be bad?
But she couldn’t just keep being harassed.
There was no other way but to improve the relationship somehow.
Should I just pretend to have amnesia after wandering around with a fever and cold?
If I pretend not to remember the slapping incident…
Of course, no one would believe it.
“But, Your Highness, you really look pale. It must have been a terrible fever and cold,” Daisy said, furrowing her brows with concern.
In fact, people were divided on whether Agnes was really sick enough to wander around in a daze.
Those who believed it was true thought Agnes was punished by the gods for her nonsense.
On the other hand, those who sensed the lie naturally thought the Emperor was shielding her.
Daisy belonged to the group that believed her completely.
‘Daisy might believe me if I lie about having amnesia…’
Anyway, Daisy’s constant chatter was giving her a headache. She needed time to think alone.
“Well, he won’t kill me, right? Anyway, my head hurts, so let’s call it a day, Daisy.”
“Yes, Your Highness. Please take care of yourself and call me again.”
Daisy politely bowed and left.
Left alone, Agnes lay down on her bed and pondered.
In a few days, she would be performing her duties as a member of the Black Knights.
There probably wouldn’t be any major tasks…
Right now, the citizens of the empire were intoxicated with the joy of victory in the war against the demons.
All that was left was to return to their daily lives.
The saintess purified the demonized humans, and the healers cured those with incurable diseases.
Everyone was inflated with hope for a peaceful daily life, but sadly, it was a short-lived peace.
‘In half a year, a hellish rift will appear in the eastern region again.’
At that time, massive casualties would occur.
The citizens, who believed that the demons had disappeared, would be caught off guard.
‘If possible, let’s try to stop it.’
She would prevent the damage in advance and attribute it to Kylo’s merit.
