Ken Gye seemed quite accustomed to such scenes and quickly avoided the flying shoe, but Director Malcolm, who stood steadfastly behind him, took the full brunt of the anger.

Director Malcolm wiped the shoe off the floor with a small cut under his right eye. A few hours later, it would undoubtedly be a sign of a blossoming bruise.

“Oh my goodness, a knight commander sent by the emperor getting injured in the eye!”

Ken Gye looked at Princess Lyselia with a gaze filled with reproach.

Princess Lyselia, too, was astonished by the unexpected situation.

“Wh-who is it?”

Princess Lyselia quietly asked Ken Gye.

“It’s Director Malcolm, who came to deliver the emperor’s command, Your Highness.”

Ken Gye shook hands with Director Malcolm in front of the eyes of Princess Lyselia, subtly indicating that the director couldn’t see.

Princess Lyselia looked at Director Malcolm’s eyes intently, breathing a sigh of relief.

Then she shouted towards Bonis, who was beside her.

“Goodness, what if the shoe hit you like that? Bonis!”

“Huh.”

Bonis, who had fallen to the floor due to the wind from Princess Lyselia a moment ago, was at a loss for words in the face of the absurd mockery of the princess.

“Bonis… nim?”

Director Malcolm pushed Ken Gye’s shoulder, who was standing in front of him, slightly to the side and entered the room.

“That’s right! She’s Bonis.”

Princess Lyselia, grabbing Bonis’s arm, forcibly lifted her up and began a performance in front of Director Malcolm, who couldn’t see.

“Bonis, did you recklessly injure the face of the knight sent by His Majesty? What are you going to do now? Because of you, His Majesty is embarrassed!”

Watching Princess Lyselia berate Bonis, Director Malcolm, who had been silently observing, narrowed his eyes.

“He mentioned Bonis Yeongae as the knight sent by His Majesty, right? Even if she’s a princess, why is she treating my future daughter-in-law’s government so disrespectfully?”

Director Malcolm spoke politely to Bonis.

“I have come to escort Bonis Yeongae.”

“Not me… Bonis?”

Princess Lyselia asked Ken Gye with a puzzled expression.

“Yes, Your Highness.”

She looked at Ken Gye with a gaze that seemed to say, ‘What on earth is going on?’

Ken Gye, with a thoroughly confused expression, glanced at Bonis, feeling that something had gone wrong with his visit to the main palace.

“Emperor and Empress have invited Bonis Yeongae, who is the government official of Prince Tesler, to lunch.”

“What is this? Bonis invited by my brother…?!”

Princess Lyselia unintentionally raised her voice, but when Ken Gye pointed his finger to his mouth, indicating silence, she quickly closed her mouth.

‘What on earth is this about?’

Why would they suddenly pretend that she is my brother’s government official?

Twirling her pink hair with her finger, Lyselia cast a questioning glance at Bonis, who was standing next to her.
Bonis was also taken aback.

Since arriving at the Lafeon Palace, she had endured Princess Lyselia’s torment, summoned incessantly, and now it felt like even the sewage had been turned upside down. Prince Tesler had cunningly used Zelda as bait to coerce Bonis into accompanying him to the Lafeon Empire.

Despite anticipating the princess’s torment, she had a reason for willingly following into the Lafeon Empire. It was the anticipation of being able to meet Zelda. However, as soon as she arrived at the Lafeon Palace, she found herself confined to the Star Palace, where guests stayed, unable to move freely. To make matters worse, even within the Star Palace, she couldn’t roam about freely. She was only allowed to go to the 4th floor assigned to the Shatonyl Kingdom, and even then, she was constantly under surveillance.

If she had been confined to her room, she might have felt much more at ease. Enduring the princess’s irritations and mockery while receiving her unreasonable treatment was pure torture. On top of that, whenever she saw Prince Tesler, who had taken away her offspring, she had to suppress her boiling anger.

But now, this sworn enemy-like person, what? A government? Out of the blue, she learned about Tesler Prince’s “government,” whatever that meant. Bonis laughed as if in disbelief. “Let’s go, Bonis. You need to hurry to arrive in time for lunch,” Director Malcolm said politely.

“Um… I think there’s some misunderstanding.”

Bonis, who was standing still in a daze, approached Director Malcolm cautiously and opened her mouth.

“Misunderstanding? What are you talking about? Aren’t you Bonis Yeongae?”

“No, that’s correct. But, I am the one Prince Tesler… Oops.”

While Bonis was continuing her sentence, Princess Lyselia, from behind, poked her back hard with her hand.

When Bonis turned around, Princess Lyselia gestured for her to shut up.

“Ho-ho-ho, Bonis seems very embarrassed. Understand, Director. Her Majesty awaits, so go quickly.”

Princess Lyselia pushed Bonis aside and stepped forward.

“There was no order to bring anyone other than Bonis.”

Director Malcolm firmly raised his hand forward, blocking Princess Lyselia.

“What, what is it?”