20. Ursilla's Wish

Victor exhaled slowly as he closed his eyes. "So... that's your wish, Silla?"

Ursilla nodded her head, confirming Victor's words. Ursilla's hot pink eyes sparkled as if she wanted to get Victor's approval immediately. "You can, don't you, Dad?"

Victor covered his mouth with his palm, this was too sudden. He had yet to find a suitable knight to accompany Ursilla to avoid as much danger as possible. Victor did not want to be missed like before.

"Can you give me some time, Silla? I haven't found a suitable knight for you. Now, there is only Father's knight who will protect you. Louis is a knight who has strong strength and I believe that he can protect you, Silla." Victor gave an explanation slowly for Ursilla to understand.

Ursilla had expected Victor's response would be like this. She had already prepared an answer to Victor's response. "Father, I will choose my knight! Therefore, I want to go to the knight training ground!"

"No way! That's a dangerous place for you!" Subconsciously, Victor raised his voice. Victor firmly refused, without even considering Ursilla's words. He wouldn't allow Ursilla to choose her knights and even go to the training ground. The training ground for the knights was a dangerous place. What if Ursilla was accidentally hit by an uncontrollable aura attack?

The new sword master certainly can't always control his aura, so sometimes there is a sword aura rampage that overwhelms the owner. If that situation happened while Ursilla was at the training ground, it was certain that Ursilla would be hit because the aura would hurt the weak people first.

Victor is worried that bad things will happen to Ursilla. He did his best to keep Ursilla out of a dangerous situation. He already felt guilty for failing to protect Ursilla once, so he would make up for it by eliminating a dangerous situation for Ursilla.

Ursilla's heart throbbed in pain at Victor's strong rejection. She was also surprised by Victor's suddenly rising voice. Her body was shaking as she cowered in fear. "D-don't be mad, Dad... I-I just..."

Ursilla didn't continue her words because she was already sobbing bitterly while lowering her head, trying to hide her crying from Victor. Seeing Ursilla who was crying out of fear at Victor's rising voice earlier, Victor massaged his throbbing temples.

"Silla, . . . forgive your Father. It is not my intention to yell at you. But, the knight training ground is dangerous for you." Victor was about to hold Ursilla's shoulder, but who would have thought that Ursilla would avoid him.

Victor's eyes opened wide for a moment, his hands just reaching for the air made him slightly stunned. Victor gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.

"Wendy! Come in!" Victor used a bit of mana so that his voice could be heard outside the room.

Not long after, the door to the room opened and Wendy entered. Wendy was about to salute, but Victor immediately raised his hand to stop what Wendy was about to do.

Wendy was quick to respond, she understood that the situation in Victor's study was a little gloomy. Moreover, there was the sound of sobbing from the tiny body sitting at the table with her back to Wendy. "Is there anything I can help you with, Your Majesty?"

Victor glanced at Ursilla who was still sobbing. Victor wanted to comfort Ursilla, but he wanted to avoid making Ursilla even more afraid of him. It would only make Ursilla distance herself from him, Victor didn't want that.

"Wendy, take Silla back to the room! Then, call Louis to come in here after you get out." Victor gave orders clearly, making Wendy understand.

"Very well, Your Majesty." Wendy stepped closer to Ursilla. Her hand reached out to lift Ursilla's body. Ursilla's legs wrapped around Wendy's waist, wrapped her arms around Wendy's neck, and buried her face in the maid's neck.

Wendy patted Ursilla's back lightly, she just lowered her head because she couldn't give a proper greeting in the position that was holding Ursilla. "Excuse me, Your Majesty. May victory always be with you."

Wendy turned and walked out of the room. Ursilla peeked a little at how Victor's expression was now. Victor was seen sighing heavily with an exhausted face mixed with frustration.

Ursilla gave a meaningful smile. "Disable Deceptive Cry!"

[ Disables Deceptive Cry. ]

[ Player has mastered 10% of this attribute. A significant improvement, as you know when to use crying as a weapon. ]

Ursilla finally knew, the usefulness of the Deceptive Cry attribute she had acquired. Crying can be used to persuade people who love her or people with a gentle heart and can't bear to refuse other people's requests.

The cry she showed Victor was certainly part of using the Deceptive Cry attribute. Seriously, she was crying just because Victor yelled at her. She was used to the high notes of other people. Moreover, Liera used to always get a hard upbringing from her mother, who demanded that Liera get good achievements. Her mentality was as strong as steel, so she didn't cry easily.

However, Liera's conscience still hurts because she has to take advantage of a father's love to fulfill her wishes. Ursilla smiled wryly as she buried her face in Wendy's neck again.

"I'm sorry. But, I have to stay alive, so I know the reason I came to this fantasy world."

***

"Your Majesty, you summoned me?" Louis faced Victor who was sitting in a long chair not far from his desk.

Louis is the same age as Victor, well, you could say comrades in arms. As a man who had followed Victor since he was young, he had seen Victor in all kinds of conditions. Whether Victor is having a hard time practicing using a wooden sword picked up from the street, happy when he is in a relationship with Ursenna, or sad when Ursenna dies in his arms.

This time, Victor looked troubled, it seemed that the man was still thinking about Ursilla getting into danger in her castle. Who dares to harm a royal princess when Victor and Elias are in the palace?! Ursilla was so scared that she didn't want to talk about the incident to anyone.

Therefore, Victor puts Louis, his trusted knight to protect Ursilla from harm. But, it seems that something else is bothering Victor.

Victor lifted his gaze, stared at Louis for a moment. "Oh, you've come, Louis. I was looking for you because I wanted to hear a report about Silla. Is there anything strange going on around her?"

Louis thought for a moment to remember all the events of today while taking care of Ursilla. "The Princess was just taking a walk in the garden after having breakfast with His Majesty and the Crown Prince. In the afternoon, the Princess returned to the room to sleep. However, it appears that the Princess couldn't sleep, and she came out of the room wanting to see His Majesty."

Victor nodded his head in understanding. His eyes turned sharp. "Then... is there anyone who looks suspicious?"

"There are some suspicious servants, moreover they carry out covert activities. There is one person who is most suspicious, but I don't dare to accuse her directly because you might blame me, Your Majesty." Louis saw Victor who gestured with a hand gesture for him to resume reporting.

"You shouldn't hesitate to say so, Louis."

Hearing that Victor allowed him, Louis would not hesitate to reveal everything he already knew. "Emma, ​​the princess's personal maid, has been going to the guild from time to time to secretly deliver letters. It's been a long time since becoming a servant of the late Queen."

Victor's breath hitched, he already knew that Emma was a suspicious person. Only, Victor couldn't just kill Emma because the old woman was under someone's protection. If Victor were to reveal his suspicions towards Emma, ​​maybe the person behind Emma would harm Ursilla who was within Emma's reach.

Victor clenched his fists, so tightly his fingernails turned white. "Who's the recipient of the letter?"

"Emperor Roderick of the Molden Empire."