Chapter 257: The Legend of Flora (7)
Flora never thought that her sister, who had always been gentle and weak, would suddenly say such bold words, no, there was a more serious problem before that-
"Rabel, I heard you right, you mean, to marry that idiot from Rutga?"
"Stupid stupid is too much, sister, Mr. Lutga is our benefactor who rescued us in danger, I think, you can be more gentle with him~"
"No, no, no, wait, wait,
Completely ignoring Lutga himself and fainting in Label's arms, Flora still counted out loud without mercy.
"After all, the situation was critical at that time~"
"No, no, LaBelle, think about it again, after all, this guy was going there that day because—"
"To save the orc's maid...... Right?"
The idiot prince is also a blood-related brother to LaBel, Flora's twin sister, and LaBelle naturally has a way to ask for the information that Flora has. Or, in fact, when it comes to getting words out of other people's mouths, my sister LaBelle is better than my sister, after all, not many people can bear to refuse the gentle request from the beautiful princess.
"You already know. Then why ......!"
"Even so, Mr. Rutega is still our benefactor. Since my chastity is preserved by him, then this is already his thing. Come and take it away at any time, I won't have any complaints~"
"Hey, hey, hey, too, too dangerous......!
"I'm different from my sister...... Speaking of this, LaBelle lowered his eyes slightly, and his tone became a little inexplicably desolate, "My sister is a rare chess piece in the eyes of the aristocracy and magnates, I believe that no matter which lord of the faction, they all hope to marry their sister." However, I'm different...... Frail and sickly, in the eyes of others, I was nothing more than an accessory to my sister, a pure ornament. So even after being captured, they are not in a hurry to do anything to me, but use me as bait to lure you into the bait......"
"No matter what others think of you...... you're my important sister...... No, no, not only that, you and I are one and the same, you are my other half. So, don't care about this! Don't underestimate your own value for such reasons! If you marry Lutega or something, you will inevitably be too cheap yourself!"
"Thank you, sister. For Flora's unhesitating display of affection and affection, LaBel's cheeks rose with a faint flush, revealing a happy and somewhat shy look. However, she continued—
"But sister, you misunderstood, I said that I made Mr. Lutega my husband, not out of simple repayment~?"
"So, why is that??"
"The reason is very simple, purely because...... I'm in love with him~"
"What......!"
With the innocent smile of her precious sister, words of disbelief leaked from her soft lips, and Flora was as if she had been petrified and could not move, and she was dumbfounded and did not know what to say.
"Wait, my dear sister, don't rush it! You just said you already know the true purpose of this womanizer! And let me tell you, the maid of the Silver Fox Orc he was looking for looks like she was only a teenager?
"I know...... But, Mr. Lutga, even though he knew that he was not there to be rescued, he still stepped forward and rescued the two of us, who had never known each other, out of the fire, didn't he?"
"This! this...... Yes, that's right...... But it doesn't mean that everything is good when everything turns out, and motivation is also very important before people achieve anything!"
"Sister, you may not know that Mr. Lutga was seriously injured at that time, bleeding a lot, and exhausted from the long journey. Although the intensity of that kind of exercise is not enough for my sister at all, not everyone's body is like you are so acquainted. ”
“......”
At this moment, Flora was completely speechless, because it was dark at that time, she only knew that the man who rescued her was full of blood, but she did not know how badly he was injured, and in a state of being seriously injured, carrying two people running in the muddy woodland may indeed be unimaginable heavy physical labor if measured by the standards of ordinary people.
LaBelle is different, knowing that she personally treated Lutga afterwards, and it is precisely because of this that he has a good impression of this young man who is desperate for the sake of strangers.
"Also, sister, you just said that he is a womanizer who has a penchant for young girls, right?
"Uh-huh...... Well, it's true...... But, but that's also because I have a 'full' training course for this guy! he doesn't have time to fool around!"
"Ahaha, I remember that you used to assign a lot of so-called courses to 'that child'~ Isn't he still able to find a way to be lazy everywhere? Although he will be caught by his sister in the end and taught him a hard lesson~"
The 'kid' in Label's mouth refers to the idiot prince who does not learn and has no skills, and because of his similar age, he and Flora have a close relationship at a younger age, although this is from the standpoint of 'being bullied'.
But putting aside the idiot prince's past, her sister's words made Flora carefully recall what had happened in recent days. After she took over the 'Idiot Army' strongly, Lutga's attitude was actually the most cooperative among the people, not to mention the other three who looked like monkeys, even the seemingly honest Chris, would try his best, such as using the excuse of 'helping the instructor', to avoid Flora's too harsh training sessions as much as possible.
Even though the results of the training were the most superficial, Lutega never tried to skip the training, he always showed up on the training ground on time with a listless look on his face. Aside from his opportunistic style, there was nothing to criticize anywhere else, and he never even showed resentment or rebellion towards Flora.
"This, that'......"
The thought of this made Flora's cheeks flush slightly, and from her position as a (self-righteous) knight, she began to feel a little embarrassed about the brutality she had been doing against Rutega.
"But this and that are two different things! Even if the guy is not as perverted as I thought, it must not offset his rude attitude at that time! He, he said the adjective 'monster' to my face in front of the naked body of His Royal Highness, the most beautiful princess of the empire! How could he spare him~!"
It's just that it's not so easy for her to admit it frankly. Before she became a young martial arts genius, Flora was just a young girl in her prime.
"Ho ho ~~ so that's how it is~~"
Hearing her sister's words of defense, LaBelle narrowed her eyes a little wickedly, put her little hand to her lips, and smiled evilly.
"What are you doing......
"I remember, a while ago, when he defeated His Excellency the Duke in the gladiatorial arena, he seemed to have commented that 'Princess Flora is as powerful as a ghost at her age', and you were not very happy at that time, sister~"
"That's different! Your Excellency is from the perspective of a 'warrior', and praises my martial arts and strength with ghosts and gods! How can I be the same as this rude guy!"
"I think that's what Mr. Rutega meant, if anything...... is any different from the situation of His Excellency the Duke," LaBelle raised his eyes, thought for a moment with a playful demeanor, and then suddenly said 'oh~', and then 'giggled'.
"Laugh, what are you laughing at~~!"
"Because, if you think about it carefully, my sister is really cute~ Just now you emphasized the 'nude body of Her Royal Highness, the most beautiful princess of the empire', right? In other words, you were angry because Mr. Lutga didn't have any feelings about his body at that time, right~?"
"Isn't it!!!"
At this moment, Flora was completely blown up, her cheeks, which were already blushing, suddenly turned red, and she couldn't control the strength of her hands and feet at all in a panic, and her fighting spirit couldn't help but ooze out of her hair, making her punch to the ground when she was ashamed, and hammered out a deep pit that was sunken and cracked.
"He, Lala, Lalabel! still can't do it, can't think about it! He, you, how can you marry him!? He, his ...... Yes, that's right, his identity is just a commoner? We are princesses of the royal family, and the difference in identity is too great, let alone the father and emperor, even the people of the empire will not accept such an in-law!"
It may sound like an excuse to panic, but it's also a matter of course. After all, in the Empire, the status of royalty is a symbol of hierarchy. As the so-called people's hearts are terrifying, once this traditional class concept is destroyed, such as the scandal of the marriage of Her Royal Highness the princess and a commoner, it will directly subvert the emperor's rule, and even lose its prestige in serious cases, thus shaking the imperial power of the entire Terrence Empire.
"Don't worry, sister...... As I said, unlike you, no one expects anything from me, and no one cares about my survival, including my father...... Of course, apart from you, sister, this is the only salvation for me. So, if I want to marry Mr. Rutega, then I can give up my status as a princess, or pretend to be sick, and live as a pauper, and I'm done, isn't it?"
"Is this guy worth it for you to pay to this extent?"
LaBel's ploy may work, as she herself says, not too many nobles pay attention to her belonging, and have always regarded the sick LaBelle only as an appendage of Flora. Then, the sick and weak princess died suddenly one day, and there was nothing to be done.
"Hmm~ I'll say it again, I like Mr. Rutega~"
But even so, Flora could not accept this sudden suggestion, and she cast an almost resentful gaze at Flora's knees, an ordinary boy who was unconscious.
"But I'm ...... Hate this guy ......"