But people who are close to me calls me by the nickname Marie.
My mother, a scholar who served in the Royal Palace, gave birth to me half a month before the birth of Princess Fiora ā the beloved daughter of the current King Frude III.Ā I was then named as her future attendant.
I drank the same milk as Her Highness Fiora, we were raised like sisters.
I also serve her as her subordinate at the Knightās Academy.
By the way, my mother who is a lower-class noblewoman, acquired the position of viscount when I became her highness attendant.
So in terms of identity, I am the daughter of a viscount family.
Her Highness Fiora has been someone very pretty since she was young, but recently she has become an increasingly beautiful woman.
Now her popularity is so great it even surpassed the king.
Itās not just by appearance.
Her heart is pure and sheās also extraordinary gifted academically.
Naturally Iām very proud serving her
If itās for her, Iām ready for anything.
Iām prepared to carry out all her orders at any cost.
ā¦ā¦ ..Iām ready, but ā¦ā¦ ..
[I wish I could refuse this orderā¦ ..Highnessā¦ ..]
As I sneak up behind a certain classmate, an involuntary complaint came out of my mouth.
Why are you asking me to get his towel?
Also, itās very soaked with sweat because of the practical lessons.
What are you planning to do with it, Your Highness !?
Her Highness Fiora has a superior appearance and a great intellect, but she has only one flaw.
Sheās strange ā¦
No, saying more than that would be an offense to the royal family.
Such expressions must be kept, even in the heart.
Ahem.
Anyway, due to her somewhat innocent character, Her Highness Fiora is very honest.
She became like this roughly after that young man was admitted long ago.
He helped us in a difficult situation when we were surrounded by monsters in the dungeon.
However, his help was not needed.
Still, I could say that I failed as a her highness knight by falling into that situation.
That figure when he came out in a moment of trouble, may have reminded Her Highness of that fairy tale she had admired from a young age.
Being able to raise the emotion of your highness like that, I donāt remember feeling jealous, but itās a matter of feelings, so it canāt be helped.
However, we cannot add him as a member of the unit.
Somehow we managed to convinced her that he isnāt allowed because he is a commoner, but to tell the truth, Thereās only one real reason.
The real reason is that there can only be those who can trusted in the unit of Her Highness, accepting people who couldnāt be trusted might endanger her life.
[I would like to fulfill other requests at least ā¦ā¦]
The difficulty of this is too high.
It would be nice if I could just ask, Could you give me that towel?
But, what should I answer if he tells me, What will you use it for?
Of course, I cannot say Her Highnessās name.
Should i say āā- If I have the towel soaked with the smell of Cruxie-sanās sweat, I will be able to sleep comfortably.
Certainly, I dedicate myself completely to her Highness.
However, I donāt want to use that loyalty in this way if possibleā¦ ..
Still, I braced myself and stepped forward, and it was at that moment.
The towel that was on his shoulder fell to the ground.
He didnāt notice it and kept walking.
Ahh, it seems like the goddess is taking care of me.
This is a great opportunity.
Now it is possible to carry out the task without staining my pride.
Stealthily, I approached the towel on the floor in one swift movement.
No problem, he hasnāt noticed.
I quickly picked up the towel, put it in a prepared container and immediately prepared the withdrawalā-
[Gau, Gau!]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦?]
I thought I heard something like a dog barkingā¦.
However, thatās impossible thereās no dog here.
It must be a hallucination.
So, I sped away from the place.
***
[Wait, you canāt, Kuu!]
[Gau, Gau, Gau!]
Suddenly, Kuu roared in the shadows, making Cruxie nervous.
She looked around, but luckily no one was there.
While she was relieved by that, she asked Kuu.
[What happened?]
[Bau, Bau!Ā Bau!]
[ā¦ ..Hmm?]
Although Cruxie can understand Kuuās intentions in some way, Itās difficult when it comes to complicated content.
Sorry, I donāt understand you, saying that, Kuu sadly sobbed āKuhhā.
[Huh?]
So at that moment, Cruxie finally realized that her towel was not on her shoulder.
[Has it fallen somewhere?]
[Bau, Bau!]
[Ah, could it be that you were trying to tell me that?]
She tried to go back the way she came from, butā¦ ..
[Bau!]
[Hey?Ā Is it around here?]
Being led by Kuu, Cruxie headed the other way.
I didnāt come this way, then why?ā¦ ..While she wondered, what she found before arriving wasāā
[The princess?Ā Also, the one next to herā¦ I think thatās, Marisha-san?]
Then Cruxie saw what Marie was about to deliver to the princessāā
[ā¦ .. Letās go back, Kuu.Ā I donāt mind losing a towelā¦ ..]