A young girl in a village without protection - Chapter 49

Translator: NovelMultiverse| Editor: NovelMultiverse

After returning back from the great shrine, Selesina took a short break. Various things had happened and she was tired.

She was lying on in bed at the mansion in the Royal capital thinking about various things.

There was a knock on the door. 

“Sele.”

She heard her father calling out to her.

Normally, he would be at the castle at this time………………..is what she thought but when she looked out of the window, she realized that it was already night time.

‘When did so much time pass?’

She inclined her head, responded to him, and opened the door to welcome him in.

“Did something happen? Father?”

“Yeah, I wanted to speak to you for a bit. Is it fine right now?”

“Of course it is.”

She had already informed him of all that had taken place at the great shrine so it couldn’t be about that.

Maybe it was about Selin village?

After inviting Bethel in, Selesina rang the bell that was placed in her room. The bell would call for Anna, her maid. Anna came in immediately and Selesina asked her to prepare some tea they still hadn’t had their dinner.

Bethel sipped on the tea and cut to the subject.

“I spoke to Earl Saltimal.”

“!”

‘I had completely forgotten!!’

Selesina pretended to be calm at the words that Bethel just said.

So many things had happened at the great shrine that she had completely forgotten about the heroine, Meria Saltimal, other than her romance with Soratek.

The conversation with Earl Saltimal was about the rude behavior of his daughter Meria towards Selesina.

There was also the rumor about Meria being too close to the crown prince, Soratek, but Soratek himself had denied it and Selesina didn’t mind it either so it wasn’t an issue.

This time the reason that Bethel contacted Meria’s father, Earl Saltimal was because Meria visited Selin village, Selesina’s territory without prior notice. Moreover, she even selfishly touched the great tree that Selesina had so preciously taken care of.

Meria’s mother died early and she herself had a sickly body. Due to such pitiful circumstances, she was spoilt by her father and hence she expressed such rude behavior.

“…………Earl Saltimal, what kind of a person is he?”

“That is…………”

She asked about what kind of a person the Earl is before asking how he had reacted…………..but Bethel showed an exhausted expression.

Just by that expression, Selesina could read that it had been a troublesome meeting.

‘Sorry father, for making you clean up after me……………’

She expressed the apology in her mind but there was nothing that she could do about it this time.

“Earl Saltimal has basically spoiled Lady Meria. You do know that he works in the knight division right?”

“Yes, I know that………….”

But she didn’t know anything other than that.

She had only found out recently that Earl Saltimal was an old friend of her father Bethel.

“Lady Meria often visited the Royal castle but he happened to think that she did that in order to visit him.”

‘What the!’

“She always seemed cheerful at home so he never expected or noticed that she would have done something so rude to you and his highness Soratek.”

“Oh………”

“Fortunately, before I could speak to him, Lady Meria had already explained the sequence of events to him. He held his head after his daughter consulted him.  He wondered if he had spoiled her too much!”

“………………”

It had become a complicated situation…………but it was good that Selesina had suggested to Meria to speak to her father.

The Earl would certainly not have liked to hear about this from Bethel before his daughter.

‘Maybe because she is the heroine, she was probably an intrinsically a good and straightforward person……………..’

However, that part was certainly a troublesome part of her personality.

“………….So what happened then?”

“In conclusion, Meria will become the shrine maiden of the shrine in this kingdom. She has been blessed by the God of fertility Frey so she would be a ‘shrine maiden that serves a God’.

“……………..”

Selesina inclined her head since she didn’t understand the meaning of Meria becoming a shrine maiden now.

“She will first relearn the etiquette at the shrine. Strictly. After all, they are very strict about manners there. She can always resign once she finishes her education to become the shrine maiden.”

“So that’s how it is.”

This was probably a better idea than hiring a tutor that would spoil her. The chances of Meria and Selesina meeting would also decrease so Selesina could spend her days peacefully.

‘Besides, Lord Soratek can visit the small shrine anytime so their love can blossom as well.’ 

It wouldn’t be suspicious if Soratek were to visit the small shrine with the pretense that he is looking for more information on Selesina’s blessings. On the contrary, his reputation would improve if people were to think that he is investigating about his fiancé’s blessings.

“The Earl said that he could directly apologize…………but what do you think Selesina?”

“I don’t want to………..get involved any more than this. I would also like to decline to receive a direct apology so please tell him not to worry about the incident this time.”

“Understood. If that is your will, I will respect it.”

She was relieved that her request was accepted.

The story might become more complicated if she were to receive an apology. That would be troublesome. Selesina was a villainess do it was better to bully Meria than ask her to apologize.

‘………Come to think of it, did Lady Meria ever apologize to me?”

It was something that took place about 2 months ago so Selesina didn’t remember it anymore.

However, she didn’t remember receiving a sincere apology. Moreover, she didn’t really seem apologetic for the series of things that took place.

‘Well, it’s fine since the Earl reacted well.’

She was taking a break right now but she would be going to the mansion in Harmil tomorrow and then to Selin village.

She had no time to think about Meria.

“You’ve received some stuff from the Earl as an apology.”

“Eh?”

“She tried to touch your great tree…………no that’s wrong. She touched your great tree. So it’s not like something like this can make up for it.”

“Ye, Yes!”

Bethel seemed to be a lot angrier than Selesina about this whole situation.

Though he seemed to be smiling, his eyes were not smiling.

“Normally, I wouldn’t let it go with just her receiving education at the shrine as a shrine maiden.”

“Ah, hahaha………….”

Selesina could only nod at Bethel’s words.

“There are a lot of items that came as an apology. Of course, you can refuse them if they’re not to your liking.”

Bethel called over his butler Hanley who arranged various items and a piece of paper on the table.