Two-Faced Princess

you must have a few loose screws in your head.”

The bearded man uttered a sarcastic remark as he walked a few steps closer to Uriel with ease.

“After that ten seconds, would you give us everything you——? Ugh!”

Before he could finish his sentence, Uriel’s long leg kicked him in the stomach and he collapsed in the blink of an eye.

*PUK*

“Oh? Brother——Ugh!”

*PUK*

“Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!”

“Argh!”

A few short screams were heard before all five men rolled on the ground, clutching their bellies, arms, back, and shoulders.

“Are there any more bandits?” Apollonia asked, not even dropping the bread in her hand.

She looked much calmer than Uriel.

“Are you still eating that? You said it wasn’t the food you expected.”

“I’m not eating it anymore but I just can’t throw it away.
I’m going to eat it later.
I had no time to throw it away and there was no reason to do it too.”

Unlike Uriel, who was furious at the young men’s assault, Apollonia didn’t appear to be nervous from the moment she saw them.

“What would you have done if you were their target?”

“The political situation right now isn’t similar to the past few years so there’s no reason for them to go after me.
Besides, the Duchess is occupied with her business these days.”

Uriel exhaled a deep sigh.

Instead of being careful and meticulous, Apollonia could sometimes be too reckless when it came to protecting herself.

“I was less worried because you’re here with me or else I wouldn’t have come this far, so don’t blame me too much,” Apollonia said as an excuse.

As the color of her eyes switched to green, Uriel also noticed that she was glancing down at something.

The woman, who kept muttering about the head-sized bread, looked like an innocent child in Uriel’s eyes.

In short, he found her cute.

“Indeed, they aren’t close by but we don’t know when they will come for you.” He said.

“Let me ask you something.”

At Apollonia’s words, Uriel turned his head and examined her countenance.

Her child-like expression just now already disappeared replaced by a serious ruler’s sharp gaze.

Uriel sighed once again.

“If you have any questions, we should return to the palace.
It’s messy here.….”

Uriel turned around to express his disapproval.

There was nothing very dangerous in his presence, but Uriel hated the fact that the things that had been looming over Apollonia’s face were near her.

Of course, he knew Apollonia would refuse.