“Nice to meet you. I am Evelia Artina, a member of the delegation from the Arcadia Empire. It is an honor to meet the undying flame of Harubenta.”

The salutation of Harubenta, which she had already memorized on the way, flowed smoothly from her clear voice.

Evelia, who knew her place as a member of the delegation, politely but not humbly extended her hand to greet Ishat, lightly grabbing Ishat’s hand and then letting go.

It was not in line with the etiquette of high nobility to greet by shaking hands, but she did not want to refuse the hand that was offered to her first.

Ishat slightly raised one eyebrow, as if surprised.

Could this prestigious Artina’s daughter be such a wellbehaved lady?

“This is my brother Adniel. We’re twins.”

Standing next to Ishat, Adniel bowed his head.

Despite being twins, Adniel, who seemed more introverted compared to the bold and active Ishat, appeared much younger.

“Understand, he’s quite shy.”

To prevent Evelia from misunderstanding the rather unmannered greeting, Ishat shrugged her shoulders and added an explanation.

When Evelia smiled lightly, the gaze of Ishat and Adniel lingered on her radiant face.

Ishat, sitting on a stump, had a freespirited attitude, that if not for her innate dignity and majesty, could be easily mistaken for a street girl.

“…Quite different from what I thought.”

“What did you think?”

Since this was no different from a wild cub, Evelia, sitting on the ground, asked still.

Ishat’s eyes widened once more before returning to their original size.

“Well, I thought you’d be arrogant, pompous, and dismissive due to your abilities. I thought you’d be unbearable.”

But she hadn’t expected such a modest and friendly character.

Even though she offered her hand for a greeting in an unconventional way, Evelia wasn’t surprised and accepted it.

Even though she casually sat on a stump, Evelia sat down on the ground to match the atmosphere.

Ishat’s liking for Evelia had already increased by about 20% due to her slightly different appearance from the typical high nobility, but feeling shy to reveal this, Ishat turned her head and said curtly.

“You’re not entirely unbearable.”

“You’re almost unbearable, Princess.”

Although their tones were brusque, there was not a hint of discomfort on either of their faces.

The Princess and the Imperial Princess, sitting inappropriately on the ground and a stump, their green and blue eyes intertwining, as if they had agreed upon it, a refreshing laughter seeped out.

“Sis…”

Through the hearty laughter of Ishat and the refreshing laughter of Evelia, Adniel, clinging to Ishat’s back, pointed behind Evelia and whined.

“Why?”

“There’s a snake…”

“A snake?!”

Ishat sprang up from the stump she had been sitting on.

With her eyes glaring as if she could slay all the snakes in the world and her fists clenched, she looked formidable.

Evelia didn’t doubt that Ishat would take care of the snake.

However.

“Ah! It’s really a snake! I’m most scared of them in the world!”

She swept her younger brother Adniel aside and climbed up the stump alone.

‘What’s with that seemingly fierce scaredycat.’

‘Was she a scaredycat?’

Although it seemed harmless, Agares who was cautiously approaching in case Evelia might be scared, and Evelia who thought Ashrath would naturally protect his sibling by showing his grand dignity, both watched Ashrath, who had climbed onto the stump, with perplexed expressions.

“Hey, princess! Run away quickly! It’s a snake, a snake!”

“……”

“Behind you! There’s a snake behind!”

Evelia slowly turned around in the direction where Ashrath, whose face had turned pale, was pointing his finger.

The orange body with white stripes, and the intermittent black patterns drawn on it, looked quite intimidating.

The snake was only about ten steps away from Evelia, trembling its tail and flicking its tongue.

Evelia, who saw its intimidating figure, covered her plump cheeks with both hands and screamed.

“Ahhh It’s really a snake!”

“I told you! Come up here! Hurry!”

“It’s a snake that’s good for your health and tasty too!”

“Yes, it’s good for your health What?!”

Ashrath’s speech, who was screaming from the stump, was cut off abruptly.

Adniel, who was fleeing desperately, stiffened.

Agares, who had quickly approached thinking Evelia was scared and tried to catch and throw the snake, also stopped in his tracks.

Enlir, who was about to bite the snake’s throat, trembled.

A warm, dry wind swept through the quiet backyard.

The golden hair fluttering in the wind, the beautiful face beneath it, and the words coming from the small red lips were quite alien.

“Snake soup cures incurable diseases!”

Evelia, who was looking around, picked up a wooden stick with a roughly forked tip.

“Snake liquor revives the dead!”

“……”

“……”

I’ll catch it and present it to the Emperor of the Harbenta Empire for lunch later.

Ashrath’s mouth slowly gaped open. Cancel everything said about Princess Artina being docile.

“What the……”

Ashrath, who had been blankly watching Evelia firmly press down the snake’s head with the stick and catch it, covered his mouth with both hands and mumbled.

“She’s so cool… isn’t she?”

The little friend who boldly lifted the snake as if she had dug ginseng.

For some inexplicable reason, the Princess of Harbenta, who was exclaiming with her mouth covered with both hands.

The Prince, who stopped fleeing and was applauding from afar.

Agares, who had watched all this spectacle, spat out a groan while covering his face with one hand.

“The Artina Knights…”

Those damn lunatics. What on earth did they teach the child.