The Demon King and the Princess

Author: Unicoon
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8138gc/5/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

“Listening to you, what a rude creature!”

“An insult to the princess will not be tolerated! Prepare yourself!!”

Swords and staves pointed at Lady Ulrika.
She, however, remained at her own pace.

“You’ve got spirit! You’ve got energy! That’s a good thing!!”

Crunch, crunch… crunch, crunch…

“I can’t believe you’re still eating cookies!”

“Insolent girl. She must want a painful lesson!”

The young ladies only grew louder, watching her chew.
Then the girl who had named herself third princess spoke, quietly.

“Everyone, put your weapons away.”

“But, Princess…”

“Ganging up to hurt a child like this would only look pathetic, wouldn’t it?”

At the third princess’s order, the young ladies reluctantly sheathed their weapons.

“Besides, not knowing who I am means you must have lived in some terribly backwater place. Poor country girl. I’ll forgive you. Fufu.”

“The princess is so kind. Still, I wonder what countryside she came from? Pfft.”

“It’s unkind to laugh. Hee hee…”

They laughed at Lady Ulrika. She kept eating cookies.
Crunch, crunch… crunch, crunch…

“I was in the Demon Realm, so I don’t know much about the human world.”

“The Demon Realm? Kukuku… Then I’ll teach you. My name is Charlotte Anne Romulus. Third princess of the Kingdom of Romulus.”

“Hoh. Zenon’s daughter! I am Ulrika Demonica Vanillacross. A pleasure.”

“My. Calling His Majesty by name? Even a country girl can’t be allowed that, you know?”

Princess Charlotte frowned, making her displeasure plain.
Tension snapped taut. Lady Ulrika paid it no mind at all.

“Zenon and I are friends, so there’s no problem dropping honorifics. Anyway, Charlotte, did you need something of me? Don’t tell me you want to be my friend?”

“Friends? I, the third princess, with a country girl like you? You must be joking!?”

Princess Charlotte’s displeasure deepened.
Her entourage glared at Lady Ulrika too.

“Listen well. The Romulus royal house is far nobler than you imagine. My four siblings, myself included, are all special. A country girl like you is not someone we would befriend.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course! Fine. I’ll teach you. Father, King Zenon, is known across the continent as a wise king. My brother is brilliant; in strategy he even surpasses Father. My eldest sister is a genius of magic, unmatched in the country. My next sister is a master of the sword who outclasses even Holy Knights.”

“As expected of Lady Charlotte! The greatness of the royal house comes through so clearly!”

Praise piled on Charlotte from the young ladies.

“Well? Do you understand a little of the Romulus royal house’s greatness?”

Princess Charlotte’s eyes were sharp.
Olivia was trembling.

“Lady Ulrika, it might be better if you apologized…”

Olivia whispered in her ear.
Princess Charlotte spotted it at once.

“Oh my. If it isn’t Olivia. What’s a fallen former noble’s daughter doing in a place like this?”

“…It’s been some time, Lady Charlotte. By King Zenon’s kindness, as of today I’ve been assigned as Lady Ulrika’s attendant.”

“How far you’ve fallen. You used to be a daughter of one of the great houses in the country. Fufu.”

“Hee hee.”

Laughed at by the young ladies as well, Olivia hung her head.
Lady Ulrika peeked at her face.

“So Livi was a noble. That’s why you went to school!”

“Yes… More importantly, you should apologize quickly…”

“Hn? Why?”

“Why, she asks…”

Lady Ulrika tilted her head, blinking.

“You don’t even understand that? You took a rude attitude toward me, the third princess. Toward me, third princess of the Romulus royal house!”

“I understood that, but who are you, exactly?”

At that, Princess Charlotte slammed the tea table.

“You! Were you not listening to me!?”

“I was listening, but it was all about Zenon and your siblings. You told me nothing about yourself. I still don’t know who you are.”

“Ha…?”

The air froze.
Olivia and the entourage went pale and rigid.

“Don’t tell me you think you’re important just because you were born into the royal house? That because your siblings excel, you excel too?”

“Wha… what!?”

“From where I stand, you’re just a little girl.”

“A little girl!?”

“That’s right. A girl who’s only long-winded. Livi, who can bake delicious cookies, is a far more valuable human.”

Princess Charlotte shook with rage.
The young ladies, snapping back, raised their voices one after another.

“How dare you say that to Lady Charlotte!”

“Unforgivable!”

Princess Charlotte’s face had been red. Then it went cold.

“…You want to attend school, don’t you…?”

“That’s right!”

“I’ll be attending school this year too. We’ll be together at the exam in two days…”

“Will we! I’m looking forward to it.”

“Yes. I’m truly looking forward to it… Come, everyone!”

“Ah, wait, Princess Charlotte!”

“Are you sure we can leave that girl?”

Ignoring them, Princess Charlotte left the terrace.
The young ladies hurried after her.

“Making a fool of me—I won’t forgive this! Remember it at the exam!!”

And so Lady Ulrika earned a princess’s grudge.
Would she even make it into the academy in one piece?