Became the Escort Knight That the Princesses Were Obsessed With - Chapter 319



319. The Fox and the Witch

The first wife is the emperor.

The second and third wives are co-rulers of the empire.

The rest are the captain and vice-captain of the knights, and even the princess of another country.

but.

“Okay, then shall we go?”

Among them, there was only one wife who had no position.

It was my childhood friend Margo.

She came out of Cornell’s orphanage in high spirits.

I was seen off by my adoptive father, Hans, with a bag slung over my shoulder.

“Margo, are you okay…? You’re going to the capital to open a pizza place… .”

After all, it was an empire where the image of sorcerers was not yet good.

But, you’re going to open a store in the capital city, which is already conservative.

He was very worried.

“Why don’t you try asking Veil for help? If it’s a letter, then somehow… … .”

“No, Father.”

However, Margo’s expression was determined.

She raised her younger siblings and spoke as one of the most powerful sorcerers on the continent.

“I have to do my share easily. That way, no harm will come to Veil.”

“I won’t stop you, but if anything happens, be sure to write to me.”

The man who was once an elite knight hugged his daughter tightly.

Magodo looked up at him and made a confident promise.

“I will become a person who will not be ashamed of Veil, Father.”

The innocent witch left for the capital after saying those words.

With his back turned to the lofty orphanage.

“You’re still young, Margo.”

Her adoptive father watched her leaving with pleasure.

“In the first place, married couples aren’t ashamed of each other over things like that.”

The ride to the capital was very pleasant.

Thanks to the princesses’ overwhelming investment, Cornell has established itself as the best satellite city.

Thanks to this, she was able to quickly arrive in the capital and head straight to the estate.

but.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think the deal will work out.”

“yes……?”

She wanted to purchase a restaurant near the Northern Palace where Veil resides.

I blinked my eyes at the sudden, firm rejection from the broker.

“Our company, and probably most people in the capital, would be reluctant to deal with witches.”

I thought that the image of sorcerers had improved thanks to the veil and myself.

When I entered a field that was directly related to life, such as real estate, I was harshly rejected.

“Not all witches are weird. Like I said, I just want to open a pizza place.”

The blond man, who appeared to be a real estate agent, sighed deeply.

Wearing a moustache and metal glasses, he waved his index finger decisively.

“That’s what makes it even weirder. Why would witches make pizza?”

He spoke with a look of genuine concern for Margo.

“Even if the deal goes through, there won’t be many customers. It’s a loss for both parties.”

“… … .”

Margo said she understood and left the real estate office.

Her short pigtails also hung down, as if she was in a bad mood.

“Haaah… … . As expected, changing perceptions isn’t easy.”

There were people who watched his wife like that from afar.

That’s right, the knights patrolling around the Northern Palace.

Among them, Shinsiya with short blue hair and Jane, Leah’s cousin.

They saw the Master’s wife whom they had seen at the wedding and went straight back to report.

“… … .”

A holiday of my own that I finally got after a long time.

I was lying on the sofa, snoring, when I opened my eyes slightly at the sound of military boots approaching from afar.

After that, my juniors will rush in soon.

They gathered together and began to report to me.

“Danwon, Shinshiya. I came here because I have something to report to you.”

“Hwaaam… … . What is it? I told you to leave it alone if it’s not a big deal.”

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He slowly got up with his head hung low.

And then, I listened to her report while staring blankly at a letter lying on the desk.

“That is… …. His Majesty’s wife is now near the palace.”

“My wife… … ? Who… … ?”

Jane, who couldn’t stand to watch, spoke first.

“It’s Lady Margo. You looked very unhappy in front of the real estate.”

I came to my senses when I heard that my expression was not good.

And then, he said, opening the letter on the table.

“That’s strange, I didn’t hear that Margo was coming up today.”

The letter that finally arrived in my direction was also from the Cornell Orphanage.

To be exact, from my father, Hans.

“Veil, Margo must have gone to open a pizza place near your palace. But it won’t be easy. Even if Connell doesn’t know, the capital is still very anti-witch.”

“It’s a pizza place… … .”

I’ve heard that Mago is trying to change the perception of sorcerers.

Thanks to this, I can now proudly walk down the street wearing a witch’s hat.

However, they are not yet fully accepted into society.

Because the existing image of back alleys and black market dealings is not easily shed.

But not everyone has done such things.

In fact, there were many kind witches like Margo who protected the city.

All rumors are caused by accidents committed by a few evil people.

“How should I bring you here?”

“Um… … . Yeah, when you bring them, there are imperial artists, right? Bring them too.”

Imperial artist.

Shinsiya and Jane tilted their heads at their sudden call.

“I’m going to talk to Sir Damien for a moment.”

“all right.”

While the juniors were leaving, I took out a clean crystal ball.

It was a hot topic because Leah, Irina, Lydia, and Miya kept calling me every hour.

He placed his palm there and injected mana into it.

“Your Majesty, this is Veil.”

“Your Majesty, why are you calling me?”

Damian’s leisurely voice was heard.

His voice sounded happy as he was quickly promoted from Leah’s staff member to prime minister.

“Oh, I just wanted to host a campaign.”

「――――――」

Mago was wandering around the streets near the palace.

She met two knights and ended up entering the Northern Palace without realizing it.

“Veil called you…?”

“Yes, His Majesty has asked me to bring him.”

Margo walked down the palace corridors with an anxious expression.

I was just going to secretly sign a contract and surprise you.

I sighed deeply at the thought of seeing so many people being rejected by real estate agencies.

but.

As she entered the waiting room, her breath suddenly stopped.

――――――.

I, who was always curled up in the sunlight… … .

Because I was loosening up in a white t-shirt and shorts.

“Hey, Margo. You’re here?”

“Veil… …? What is this all about now?”

Margo craned her neck like a black cat and looked around.

Me standing in the middle of a wide open waiting room and the painters sitting around me.

Just above where they were sitting was a banner that read:

“The 1st National Morning Exercise Campaign.”

“Morning exercise… …?”

“Yeah, I’m also a guardian of the empire. I planned it as a representative.”

I smiled and approached her.

And then, he gave me a white gym uniform that fit my childhood friend’s size perfectly, which he had prepared in advance.

“I just needed a female model, and you were right around the corner.”

“Me, should I participate too… … ?”

Margo, who had received the clothes, looked at me blankly.

I said to her, making a running gesture.

“Yeah, just strike a few poses. I’ll pay you and it’ll help me set up my shop.”

“If it’s just a pose… … .”

Margo lifted her clothes and looked around nervously.

Then, I started to carefully head towards the changing room.

However, she thought that since her husband was the husband of the empire, it was also a wife’s job to help with state affairs.

However, the biggest reason was that I wanted to overcome my depression by exercising.

“What should I do now… … ?”

She came out in a white gym suit.

I approached her and put the witch’s hat I had prepared on her.

“Can I use this… …?”

Since ancient times, witches’ hats have been a representative item of sorcerers.

So everyone would know that the person wearing the hat was a witch.

Why are you suddenly using this in a campaign?

Margo looked up at me with a puzzled expression.

“I think it would be cuter if I just wrote it.”

cute.

Margo’s face turned slightly red at the smile that accompanied those words.

“You, you… … . Don’t you know what a campaign is? Everyone would find this unpleasant.”

“What do you think, court painters?”

I asked the artists who drew our image from afar.

They stared at the beautiful, twenty-year-old woman wearing a black hat.

Then, soon, he nodded with a pleased smile.

“We are also very happy.”

“That’s right. I think it’s the first time that a witch’s hat looks good on you.”

Your Majesty Mago.

Margo’s face turned completely red at the first time she heard that title.

“Okay, then shall we start with the gymnastics?”

For the first time in a while, I stretched out one arm and started to stretch my body.

Of course, Margo was also active and had good physical abilities since childhood, so I thought she would be able to keep up.

but.

For some reason, she was squeaking with her face down.

“Okay, next, let’s stand side by side and run across the waiting room.”

I started to run lightly.

Magodo also walked around the waiting room leisurely, as if he was confident enough to ask for help.

However, soon her breathing began to become ragged.

“Haa… … . Hooo… … .”

She had been sweating hard since noon.

Eventually, when the demonstration was over, I collapsed on the waiting room floor.

“Are you okay? I think you used to be a lot better than me.”

“You were all kids back then. Now you’re the Empire’s First Swordsman!”

Margo shouted, punching me in the shoulder.

It looked like a black cat pressing down with its front paws.

“But doesn’t that make you feel a little better?”

I chuckled and handed her some water.

Margo took it and took a sip, feeling refreshed.

After that, he took a deep breath and finally admitted it.

“It’s definitely better. I guess that’s why everyone gets married.”

While we looked at each other and chuckled.

The court painters who had finished painting also came.

“Okay, the drawing is finished. Thank you for your hard work as a model. Your Majesty.”

The picture they handed over was in the form of a poster to be used as propaganda.

The image of me running lightly and Margo following me panting is vividly depicted… … .

“What is this…!! I’ve never had such a hard time!!”

“We just draw what we see.”

The imperial painters spoke with very solemn expressions.

“If something like this spreads, everyone will make fun of it… … .”

I gently stroked the crown of Margo’s head, which looked gloomy.

He lightly patted my shoulder like a fox trying to free a stranded cat.

“It’s okay, it’s okay-.”

“It’s okay. You called me here to tease me, right?”

I looked down at Margo with her lips full of pout, feeling pleased.

Then, with a gentle expression like a husband, he whispered to her.

“No, just start this campaign and wait a week.”

With a very meaningful word.

“Then, some really wonderful magic will happen?”

magic.

Even he, who is considered the best sorcerer, is unaware of this magic.

Margo tilted her head with a dumbfounded expression.

Then, when no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t get the hang of it, so I took out a thick bag while taking a shallow breath.

“Okay, what about magic?”

It was long past noon.

Both the artist and I were hungry because we had been skipping lunch and painting all this time.

“Here, eat this. The painters over there, please come and eat with us.”

What came out of the thick witch’s bag were sandwiches made at the orphanage.

As expected of a bar owner who runs an owl-like pub, Margo is also very skilled with his hands.

“Oh… … . Did Your Majesty make all of this?”

“It looks really delicious. My wife doesn’t make things like this… … .”

The painters all showed interest in Mago’s refined food.

Then I playfully tapped her hat and said,

“Right, guys? She’s my wife-.”

“Stop being so talkative-!”

Margo complained as she wiped my lips that were stained with sauce.

Then, at that moment.

The painters all stared blankly at the innocent and homely appearance of the witch.

“… … ? Why are you all like that?”

At their gaze, Margo blinked her eyes like a black cat.

“Would you please stay still for a moment?”

The painters returned immediately with their canvases.

And then I started drawing pictures of Margo wiping my lips.

“I was inspired.”

“Uh. Okay, I understand… … .”

After that, the image of the woman who went from childhood friend to wife was drawn.

It’s been a week since I told you.

「――――――」

Margo headed back to the real estate market exactly seven days after I said that.

Wearing the witch’s hat that I said was cute.

“Will it be okay… …?”

She looked around, pressing the brim of her tall hat with both hands.

No matter how much I said I was cute, from other people’s perspective, it’s like boldly revealing that I’m a witch.

but.

For some reason, the way people around me looked at me changed drastically.

“Oh, it’s the witch sister-!”

The sight of children looking at her with interest from afar.

In the past, when their sons called them, mothers would hurriedly run away with them.

But why didn’t the mothers stop their children?

Rather, it is a situation where we watch it together in a new way.

“What is it…? The atmosphere has changed for some reason?”

Margo passed bulletin boards and walls decorated with posters promoting morning exercises.

There was a drawing of the Grand Master with sharp eyes and a witch who appeared to be his wife.

“Please, I hope you don’t reject the place I’m going to this time… … .”

Margo slowly entered the real estate.

Next, it’s time to carefully look for a broker.

“Ah, you’re here-.”

He made a dumbfounded expression at the sight of a middle-aged woman welcoming him before him.

“I’ve been waiting for you, Mago.”

The broker greeted Margo politely and guided her to the table.

There was a poster like this on the wall there.

“A hearty lunch is the strength of a nation, honey.”

A woman wearing a witch’s hat and handing over a sandwich with a shy face.

Because the main character was none other than Margo.

“The building owner said he wanted to meet you anyway. Let’s have a cup of tea here and then we can go together.”

“Oh, yes… … . I understand.”

The witch’s hat that transformed the image of the nation’s wife in just one week.

My fifth wife soon realized this.

The identity of the wonderful magic I spoke of.

So Margo finally had her own fancy pizza place.

And, as he served the customers himself, the store became very popular.

“… … .”

After that, after lunch time, when I had some free time.

Margo sat in a chair with plenty of sunlight and stared at me as I snorted.

“You usually look so immature… … .”

She approached slowly.

And then, he bent his knees slightly, pushing back his black bangs.

“Sometimes it’s really cool.”

After that, she kissed my sleeping forehead with her soft lips.

“Thank you, Veil.”