Sitting in the carriage on the way back, Charlotte was in a very good mood and almost started humming a song. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lisa was uncomfortable to see this.

"You're so happy, I'm almost scared that my life is going to be shortened. ”

The inn was a monster's lair, and there were more than two non-human monsters alone, and the cold that tingled her nose and skin kept pouring in, making Lisa miserable, but she didn't dare to react too obviously.

This was the first time Lisa hated her overly sensitive five senses.

However, the strange thing is that the little girl named Lucia can't feel anything, and she can't say that she can't feel anything, but it feels very weird.

Normally, Lisa can tell if a person is human or not when she sees them again, but only the little girl named Lucia can feel 'her' and nothing else.

This is the first time Lisa has encountered this situation.

"Hmph, it's because you're useless that you're nervous about this little scene. ”

Albert snorted disdainfully.

"That's just an ordinary little girl, you dare to be presumptuous in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but you are afraid of a little girl?"

Albert's words made Lisa raise an eyebrow, what was this all about?

Lisa looked at Charlotte and asked curiously.

"Could it be...... Didn't you tell him?"

Charlotte blinked mischievously and said with an innocent expression.

"No, because it's going to be fun. ”

“...... All right. ”

The little princess said so, what else could Lisa say?

Albert also realized that there was something he didn't know, so he honestly shut up, which happened to be true, and Lisa didn't bother to spend more time on this guy.

"Then again, what the hell are we going to do?"

Because she hadn't said any meaningful conversations from beginning to end, not even what had happened yesterday, Lisa was confused.

"I said it at the beginning, just talking. ”

Although Charlotte smiled, there was no joke in her expression.

"What do you think would be the case?"

Lisa recalled how Charlotte had herself out of the room in the morning, and replied dryly.

"I thought you were interested in that little girl and wanted to play in the room. ”

This blunt answer made Albert choke on his own saliva.

"You guy! It's in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess, don't you know how to avoid it a little?!"

But the princess herself didn't care so much, she waved her hand at Albert, and then replied.

"Play is also a way to play, I'm not interested in playing with fire and self-immolation, in the end, even 'play' itself can't be established with her. ”

Then, Charlotte's smile changed, from the gentle smile she had always had to one with a miserable mixture of cunning and malice.

"Whether it's true or false, the biggest prerequisite is the intertwining of feelings, which is exactly what Lucia doesn't have. ”

"What do you mean?"

Charlotte's words made Lisa confused, even if it's a monster, it's still a living life after all, it's not an iron piece, how can it be emotionless?

"I don't know where 'that' acquired the human form and the way of human existence, but the most important 'heart' is something that can't be imitated. ”

Charlotte leaned back in her chair as if she had her eyes closed, and spoke slowly.

"As a life, no matter how peculiar it is, there is one thing that cannot be escaped, and that is desire. Want to be stronger, want to be richer, want to live longer, want to continue your children and grandchildren, want to live, these are the most normal and basic desires, followed by wanting to have a good life, wanting to get rid of troubles, etc., there are so many types that you can't count. However, Lucia had none of them. ”

Charlotte remembered those beautiful eyes, those eyes that seemed to be filled with the brilliance of the stars, and there was innocence like white paper. No, that's not at all, it's not innocence, it's an emptiness like nothingness, in those eyes, nothing exists, nothing can be reflected in it.

"For Lucia, there is probably 'interest' or 'liking' in any behavior. ”

Lisa pondered Charlotte's words, but soon she found a contradiction.

"Didn't you say she didn't have desires? But 'interests' and 'preferences' are also a type of desire, right?"

"Congratulations, you've found the most critical issue. I'm also curious, what is it that gives a heartless monster the seed of feelings, and what kind of effect does that seed have on the monster?"

The corners of Charlotte's mouth with dense eyes drew a wonderful arc, and the smile was not joy, not mockery, not a bitter smile, but expectation.

"Anyway, let's look forward to the moment when that seed sprouts. ”

――――[Dividing Line]――――

In the conference room, a group of people sit around a long table.

"The eldest prince has gone too far! His Majesty's abdication has not yet been fully understood, and he has hurriedly placed his highnesses who are also of royal blood under house arrest, and even sent troops to Princess Charlotte far north! This is simply to make Heberis a mess!"

The young nobleman roared angrily, and the shrill voice made the rest of the people frown, but no one cared about this young man who only had the momentum to speak and act.

Regardless of whether this young nobleman was really full of enthusiasm or what he was plotting, the other nobles did not intend to interfere, what they had to do was to wait for an opportunity later.

And now, that opportunity has come.

Many people turned their attention to the old man sitting in the main seat, his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.

This gray-haired, old and frail old man was the person in charge of this secret meeting, the most powerful Grand Duke of Heberis, Maithausen-Grimm.

There are too many other trivial deeds, if it is said endlessly, for the introduction of this old man, it is enough to say only one thing, that is...... It was precisely because of the leadership of Maithausen-Grimm that the aristocratic faction was able to maintain its prosperity under the suppression of the royal faction.

Almost everyone was waiting for the old man to speak, and they all knew that since all the nobles who opposed the new king were summoned in this form, there would be only one purpose.

Not only was it who was the first to stop talking, but the next person also shut up, and finally everyone fell silent, and it was only then that Maitwyson-Grimm opened his eyes.

"I have received accurate information that His Majesty did not voluntarily relinquish the throne to the Grand Prince Gusin Heberis, but that the Grand Prince betrayed the King's trust and seized the throne by disloyal and unjust means. (To be continued.) )