Lady to Queen

0It was not a fresh feeling, nor was it a new feeling to hear the cursing from a constantly smiling person. It was just dirty. Patrizia's eyebrow twitched on one side.     

"Oh, because you called me by my name first, so will I. Is that okay? Anyway, it has already happened now, and you have no intention of leaking what happened today."     

"Ha! That shamelessness, it is so great that one would want to learn it. I want to live quietly. I won't mess with you unless you mess with me first. I can promise. However... "     

Patrizia glowered as if she was going to kill Rosemond. Today's work really could not be forgiven. It was so infuriating that she had planned this peculiar plot that gave her goosebumps.     

"If you mess with me first, I won't be able to help it. Mistakes and forgiveness will be the last this time. That is why… let us stay quiet. If something else happens after this, I have no idea what I will resort to doing."     

"How scary."     

Rosemond muttered in a form of mockery and glared at Patrizia as if looking down at her. Patrizia thought she was a woman who had a talent for ruining a person's mood and spoke.     

"I feel like I want to reveal today's work all over the world and bury you, but it would lead to a very messy situation. So this is the only time, Rosemond. There will be no mercy for the second time."     

It was not difficult to promulgate this event. Even for an Empress who was not favored, she had this much power.     

However, while this would solve the internal problems, there would still be room for external problems. Of course, the most desirable case would be that nothing would happen, but if this led to some pretense and disadvantages in the diplomacy with the Christa Empire, there would be nothing as difficult as dealing with that.     

From the beginning, diplomacy was such a thing. With a little plausible justification, you could exercise ridiculous and unfair power at any time.     

The Christa Empire was not a weak country but was a great power along the lines of the Marvinus Empire. She did not dare to guess what kind of problems would arise, and how to deal with that.     

So darn it, she couldn't act as she pleased. This was a big issue that would not simply end with internal problems.     

"Ahah, I will remember, Your Majesty. This is like, I'll be so scared that I won't be able to even pee."     

"Put away with that messing around attitude as much as possible. I might end up grabbing you by the hair because it's so infuriating."     

"Oh, I will remember that as well."     

Rosemond glared at Patrizia with an imposing expression as if she will not be deterred no matter when she'll be hit, until the end. Patrizia accepted all of her looks without averting her gaze.     

There was no reason to avoid it. It was the other person, not herself, who should be looking away. Patrizia laughed in a low voice and asked, "That confidence, I'm really curious about where it comes from. Do you think I will not be telling anyone about this?"     

"Of course, Your Majesty. Your Majesty would not have the guts to do that."     

There was a reason Rosemond was so confident. First, the beef wasn't really exchanged into pork as she had planned. In other words, there was nothing that had happened.     

Second, there was no practical evidence. The only thing that the Empress knew about the involvement of this scheme were Rosemond and Glara. But it would be resolved if both of them remained silent. No one was as loyal as Glara, so she probably wouldn't open her mouth even while being tortured.     

Third, above all, it was a great danger to spread this story so that it reached the Christa Empire. If so, there might be diplomatic friction Patrizia was so concerned about. Patrizia also knew this better than anyone else, but still decided to go a little harder.     

"If you have sinned, you can just reveal it, or even if you don't have one, you can make one. But in this case, it's the former, so there's no reason for it to be difficult."     

"Have you not made a promise to His Majesty? That you won't touch me."     

"That was a story when you didn't touch me first. I haven't promised to stupidly become a victim like an idiot."     

"There was no example of a mistress grabbing hold of an Empire, but there is a precedent for bringing the Emperor into their skirt. Your Majesty, don't you think this is just that time?"     

Patrizia had nothing to say when she saw Rosemond's confident expression while she asked the question. Shamelessness should have a limit.     

"Be confident, Rose. I really do hate that part of you."     

She smiled twistedly then approached her, and whispered in her ear.     

"Anyways, thank you for the gift, Rosemond. Thanks to you, I have made a promise to myself. Mercy is only this time, and the next time, I will be first."     

Patrizia's first attack, she would look forward to it. Rosemond, smiled brightly when it didn't match the circumstances, and talked to her in an amused voice.     

"Can I look forward to it, Your Majesty?"     

What a crazy woman. Patrizia felt her throat close up and the ridiculousness. She was expecting it, but this was truly not a light opponent. But at least for now, she has the upper hand.     

It was like the struggle of a loser struggling to do anything to not look weak. So she had no need to be scared or shrink back. Patrizia spoke again.     

"I hope that does not happen, Rosemond. I am a pacifist."     

That was ridiculous. Rosemond laughed internally at Patrizia. If she wanted peace, she would give up that position right away and disappear neatly. Because she would never give up on this fight until she became Empress.