I Became a Retired Warrior Who Suffered NTR in the Novel

31 – Return

Crisp and Lydia, the crown prince, were talking at the entrance of the imperial palace, but they moved to the detached palace and started talking about things they couldn’t tell.

“Lydia, can you hide away from people for a while and pretend to be dead? I have to give birth soon anyway… Can I do it?”

“It’s not difficult… But why?”

Lydia was curious about Chris’ plan, so she answered quickly and waited for his next words.

Chris hesitated for a while, then he began to speak very carefully.

“I’m going to put all the blame on Emilia. You… Me too… And that’s the only way for the Kingdom and Empire to live.”

“Emilia? What is she going to do by holding her accountable?”

“I am getting a divorce. And I will expel you from this empire.”

Lydia Even if she heard of it, she was excited at the thought that if she went from one side to the other, she might get a chance to talk to the hero again at least once.

The question was whether it would be that simple…

Emilia’s position is not only her crown princess, but also the position of the saintess who holds the highest power instead of her, so it was not an easy task.

It was a divorce with the Crown Princess because it was a good word, but if things escalated, there was a high possibility that it would escalate into a fight between the Imperial Palace and the Great Shrine.

However, Lydia, who knows the current situation of the empire to some extent, realizes that there is a problem with Chris’ plan.

“But can I really succeed? Now, Daeshinjeon has the highest number of believers ever… Doesn’t that mean that the public sentiment is all in Daeshinjeon?”

“What do you think is the cause of the increasing number of believers in the Great Temple?”

“That’s right… Because of the demon king…”

“Yes. But what if the reason why the hero didn’t come to support was because of the saintess Emilia? Will the number of believers increase?”

“…..”

It was a possible story.

If people made her position narrower, and if it was announced that her saintess, Emilia, was the cause, it would be difficult to get the same response as now.

“Of course, this is her first time, and since she is her saint, she will try to defend her. But as she grows more and more, if her own house burns down and her family members die… Will it be the same then?”

“…..”

When Chris finished her words and finally smiled at her, Lydia, who had been nervous the whole time listening, was also able to smile.

It seemed that a ray of hope flowed from her heart, which was confused even when she fled to the Empire.

Smart

While the two siblings were exchanging smiles, a knock was heard at the drawing room door.

Before entering this place, he ignored her order not to let anyone in and knocked on her. Chris, realizing that Emilia had arrived, gave her notice to Lydia.

“Lydia!”

“Eh.. Emilia…”

“Did you have a hard time getting here? Are there any injuries anywhere?”

“Yes. Thanks to your concern, she came without much trouble.”

As soon as he came inside, Emilia approached Lydia without Chris paying attention.

Already, an unfamiliar atmosphere had flowed between the two, but Lydia smiled at Emilia as if nothing was wrong.

“How many months are left until the birth?”

“Yes. About two months?”

“Anyway, welcome. Lydia, hasn’t the villa where you will be staying finished yet?”

“Yes. Maybe it’s because there’s a lot of luggage brought from the kingdom.. It takes a long time..”

“Then let’s go to my palace.”

“I… I… I’m fine…”

“It’s okay…don’t do that, let’s go to my villa and lie down for a while, talk about the old days and eat snacks.”

Lydia still wanted to share the rest of her story with her brother, Chris, but for some reason she had to get out of her parlor more than usual because Emilia pretended to be extra friendly than usual and pulled her.

*****

While the hero recruited a new party member, Irene, and went around the desert to subdue the demon army that was attacking the Fior Empire, the kingdom of Argen also spent busy days without blinking an eye.

In response to numerous requests for support from kingdoms in the western part of the continent and a report that the demon army was likely to attack through the kingdom of Horon, the army and supplies were organized,

In case of emergency, he was always prepared by constantly communicating with the warriors.

If it was like before, there would be an information department of the Eritre Empire, so you could easily receive information about the Demon King’s army,

Currently, it is at the level of exchanging information with each country or sending an informant to find out, so the speed of delivery is slow and the reliability is low, so the work is becoming more difficult.

What’s more…

Strange news from the border…

The news that the hero is approaching the royal road with thousands of people…

She had been out of touch for the last few days after hearing that she had left the Fjord Empire and entered Lupe Kingdom.

The news that came along with the news that he crossed the border unexpectedly…

“Your Majesty, I know the identity of those who are coming with the hero.”

King Edwin, who was wrestling with papers in his office as usual today, was listening to the report of the magistrate who came to find out the identity of the people the hero was bringing.

“The people the hero is bringing are refugees from the western part of the continent, and they seem to be bringing things from the kingdom of Erupe.”

“Haaa…”

After receiving the report from the magistrate, Edwin sighed.

Already many refugees flowed into the kingdom of Arjen, and while he was in trouble, the news that the hero was bringing refugees from other countries further fueled his sighs.

“Since Carlos is bringing them, I can’t just kick them out ruthlessly… For now, set up a temporary refugee camp outside the capital.”

“Yes. Your majesty.”

Even now, many people have entered the refugee camps set up throughout the kingdom,

It was a growing concern as food was being consumed steadily in places unrelated to the kingdom.

However, if food was not distributed to them, they could turn into bandits or turn into robbers threatening the people of the Argen Kingdom, so they had to protect the minimum right to live.

“So, where is Carlos now?”

“Perhaps, by now, you should have come close to the gates of the royal capital.”

“Huwu … But I have to go out. What about Clara? Would she be happy if I asked Clara to come with me?”

“That’s… He’s already out.”

Edwin went out to meet the warrior alone the other day and overheard Clara talking to him.

Afraid of the end, Edwin tried to ask Clara to go out with her, but she was already waiting for the hero in front of the castle gate.

“Haaa.. Shall we go too…”

When he thinks of Clara, Edwin lets out a sigh that comes out of her temple and heads to the castle gate.

There were already quite a few crowds in the capital welcoming the news of the hero’s return…

Her champion is also her champion, but it might have been more accurate to say that everyone in her gathered to see her, as her curiosity about the new member of her party exploded.

“Brother, are you here now?”

“…..”

In front of the castle gate, Clara had already come out and was waiting for her hero with her parasol on, hiding from the sunlight.

Edwin gave her one look of bewilderment, then looked together in the direction of her hero.

“Brother, the newly joined warrior party member is also a woman? Is that also quite strong and beautiful?”

“How did you know that?”

“How do you know, I have an informant in the Fjord Empire.”

“When did you do that…”

Edwin is a bit surprised to hear that Clara, who seemed to have no interest in politics, has created an informant in the Fjord Empire..

“I have a question.”

“What is it?”

“Why do you always only recruit women for your party members?”

“……”

Her face of her Clara looked brighter than ever, but her gritted teeth seemed to hide her real feelings.

“No, there are no strong men among men? It’s the same as before, and this time, why the hell are you only selecting women for your party members?”

“That…Well…”

Clara was full of dissatisfaction with her rivals (?) And the same warrior party members,

It wasn’t that Edwin didn’t think of it.

But if you think about it carefully, the answer is surprisingly simple.

Men usually have to lead the family or lead their own family, but since they were born, they had to obtain a position as a noble and rise in the world, so I tend not to support the warrior party members.

Noble women could not lead their families before they got married, and they had a strong tendency to apply for the warrior’s party because there was no other way for them to rise in the world without marriage.

Because the representative of that was the last warrior party members…

In order to solidify her position as a saint and use her reputation as a warrior’s party to entice the promising prince,

In order to hide the birth status of an emperor and a commoner mother with honor,

Or trying to build a reputation to rise to the throne of the Elf Queen, etc…

At the warrior’s party, there were always many applications from aristocratic women for the purpose of marriage or success in this way.

“Shall I apply for the warrior party too? Do you still have one seat left?”

“What should I do if I meet a monster?”

“That’s right, the hero…”

“Then he’s not a party member, but Jim…”

“No matter what you say!”

Clara, furious at Edwin’s words, raised her hand high and pretended to hit her.

The knights and maids watching from behind turned their heads to hold back their laughter.

“Oh!! There he comes!!”

Clara shouted, pointing with her hand at the carriage approaching, raising a wind of dust at the end of the road.

From the flag of the Kingdom of Argen flying on the roof of the wagon, it was clear that the wagon was ridden by a warrior.

The coachman of the carriage that was running toward the castle gate saw Edwin, the king, come out and stopped long before the gate, talking with the people in the carriage.

A short while later, the hero got off the carriage…

And…

“Hero!! I missed you!!”

“Clara!”

Clara, who ran towards the hero before Edwin had time to stop him, was thrown into the arms of the hero.

“Hero! Do you know how much I missed you?”

“Ah… yes… has the princess been well?”

“The hero is also true! Just say Clara!”

Clara clung to his neck in the arms of the warrior, rubbed his face against his chest, and was doing all sorts of acts of affection.

Lucia and Irene, who got off the carriage afterwards, had to stare at the scene with dumbfounded faces.

“How much you have suffered and suffered in the Empire, your face has become half!”

“That’s…”

Clara, who was looking at the warrior’s face with a pitiful expression, was even acting sad by wiping his eyes with her hand…

“If you are the princess of a kingdom, do you protect her body first?”

From a completely unexpected place, a low voice was heard with a message of survival.