She Was Sent by God

is arms wide toward his wife.
Agnes happily embraced him.

 

“I’ll be back.”

 

“……Laslo.”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“I have a lot to tell you when you get back.”

 

“I guess so.”

 

He grinned and left a kiss on her forehead.
Agnes stepped on his toes and whispered in his ear.

 

“I will protect you by killing Sebastian.”

 

“……!”

 

Laslo’s complexion changed in a flash.
Agnes escaped from his arms first.

 

“Agnes, that means.”

 

“Go.”

 

She gave her husband a firm look.

 

“Come back safely to me.
I’ll tell you the rest when you get back.”

 

“……Yes.”

 

He got on the horse.
The farewell didn’t last long.
After a short greeting, Laslo kicked off the horse’s waist.
Agnes did not leave until Laslo completely disappeared.

 

“Eugene.”

 

“Yes.”

 

The cold winter wind scratched her cheek.
Agnes spoke while keeping her eyes on where Laslo had disappeared.

 

“What I said before, can you help me?”

 

“I can help you.”

 

Eugene hesitated for a moment.

 

“It would still be too much for your body.”

 

“I don’t care.”

 

There’s no time.
Agnes suffered from nervousness every day.
After Beller’s death, her nightmares became frequent.
She was afraid that she might lose him in vain, that she might not change Laslo’s faith. 

 

If she can’t keep Laslo alive, she probably won’t survive either.

 

“All right, if you want.”

 

Eugene nodded with a benevolent smile.

 

* * *

 

“You can come this way.
Your Excellency.”

 

“Well.”

 

Laslo followed her attendant, whom he had seen several times, to the audience room.
He had been running around the capital for several days without a break, and he was exhausted, but he could not afford to delay.

 

“Welcome, Duke of Arpad.
How long has it been?”

 

“I see you, Your Highness.”

 

Sebastian welcomed Laslo with a polite smile.

 

“The South Front is much more stable, isn’t it?”

 

“…..
“

 

“Otherwise, you, who is in charge of the army, have no reason to come to the palace.” 

 

The king laughed, but Laslo didn’t.
Laslo tightened his fist so as not to lose to his snake-like cold eyes.

 

“I’m here to go into the details of the truce negotiations that I told you earlier.”

 

“Truce? Who said that?”

 

“Your majesty, the South and the South East front are already out of the question.”

 

Laslo explained the current situation politely but firmly.

 

“Devon proposed a deal first.
If we take advantage of this opportunity, we can lead the negotiations on better terms.”

 

“Oh, I didn’t know that even the duke would hold me back.”

 

“What?”

 

For a moment, Laslo doubted what he had heard.
Sebastian leaned his head half way in his chair.

 

“I thought you were the only one who would not play tricks on me.
I was mistaken.”

 

“I don’t understand what you mean.”

 

“Why are you telling me you don’t know? Didn’t you really know that my lovely sister, your wife, is plotting a rebellion by gathering troops in Sutmar and rallying forces among the nobles?”

 

“Your Highness, it’s…….”

 

Laslo paused to say it was all a misunderstanding.

 

– I’ll protect you by killing Sebastian.

 

He suddenly remembered what she said before he parted with her.
When he heard it, he thought it was just a word to strengthen his will.

 

“The only thing the duke sees is his great loyalty to the royal family.
Tsk, tsk.”

 

Sebastian openly clicked his tongue in front of his face.

 

“My sister has completely ruined you.”

 

“It’s a misunderstanding.
Your Highness, neither I nor Agnes had such an unfaithful heart.”

 

“Haha.
The duke.
You’re looking down at me a bit.”

 

Sebastian smiled low and lifted his finger at the attendant standing behind him.
Then, as if he had prepared it, he took a pile of papers and put them in front of Laszlo.

 

“Look straight and tell me what Agnes has been doing behind my back.”

 

“It’s…”

 

There were details of who Agnes contacted, what he bought with the gold he earned, and how much more troops he had compared to last year.
Of course, if you look at it one by one, it is okay to refute it.

 

However, it was difficult to say that Sebastian’s guess was wrong.
Laslo’s face hardened as he looked at the papers.
It is too much to say that it is simply a defense for the future.

 

“Did you really not know, or you’re really just good at controlling your facial expression?”

 

“…….”

 

“If you really didn’t know, my sister is quite amazing for hiding such a thing from her husband.”

 

Sebastian glanced at Laslo with a grin.