8. Nigel is Loved by Everyone
Thus, we arrived at Lynchgiham.
I alighted from the carriage and said goodbye to the coachman.
āFrom here, I will be fine. Please relay my greetings to the Knight Leader.ā
āOf course! Who wouldāve thought that Miss could use healing magic! Youāve given me a good show!ā
From there, I would ride in Nigelās carriage.
By the way, I was worried about the coachmanās safety, so I secretly casted a barrier magic on him.
That way, until his return to the royal capital, he wouldnāt encounter any monster.
āThen, Eliane, letās go.ā
āYes.ā
Along with Nigel, I headed for the entrance of Lynchgiham.
Then, the carriage stopped in front of the main gate…
āLord Nigel! Youāre safe!ā
The gatekeeper rushed towards us as soon as he spotted Nigel.
āYes, Iāve managed to return safely.ā
āThatās a relief! We received a report about Behemothās sightings around here… everyone is quite worried about you, Nigel!ā
āActually, we did encounter the Behemoth on our way home…ā
āHuh!?ā
āWhatās wrong? Somehow, we managed to escape. Also, thanks to this healerās assistance, no one remained hurt in the end.ā
Nigel gazed at me.
I realized that it was more convenient for me to be regarded as a mere āhealerā, so I just played along.
āThen thatās good…! Well, everyoneās waiting, please enter!ā
āThank you.ā
Nigel thanked him and we soon entered the city of Lynchgiham.
As expected… judging from the gatekeeperās reaction, Nigel seemed to be an aristocrat.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to pass through the gate without showing some sort of documentation.
āWhatās wrong, Eliane? Is there something on my face?ā
āN, no…! Itās nothing!ā
When Nigel stared at my face, I reflexively averted my gaze.
What is happening to me…?
Why am I suddenly feeling bashful…?
When I was with Prince Claude, Iāve never experienced these kind of feelings…
āUhm… where exactly is your house, Lord Nigel?ā
I felt awkward and shifted the topic.
āItās in the center of the town. Itās not very far. You must be tired, but can you endure with a little bit more? I think it will be a bit noisy.ā
ā…? I understand.ā
Usually, in the city, the closer a place was to the center, the higher the price of the land.
…and his house is there… Nigel, who are you, really?
āLord Nigel is back!!ā
āLord Nigel, as always, thank you!!ā
āHeās as handsome as always…ā
I saw the people of the city praising Nigel one after another…
āAmazing…!ā
I was quite surprised at the sight.
āHaha… even though I told them many times thereās no need to do this. I am sorry for the noise.ā
āT, thatās not true…ā
Nigel was loved by the citizensā
āperhaps because his family was one that valued people very much.
He was truly the opposite of Prince Claude, who levied heavy tax on the citizens, and was pretty much being disliked by them due to his selfishness…
…Prince Claude never realized they hated him, though.
āWhat is that tall building?ā
Looking out of the carriage, I could make out a tall castle-like building soaring towards the sky.
āThatās the royal castle of Lynchgiham. The royal family lives there.ā
āHee… I see.ā
…More importantly, the carriage was approaching the castle?
Was Nigelās house set up near the castle? Maybe he was respected enough as an aristocrat by the King, hence there was that?
As we approached the castle, my doubts grew stronger.
Hm?
Huh?
…No way.
āWeāve reached our destination.ā
The horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of a building.
āBut, this place…ā
āThis is my house.ā
āHuh, huuuhā?!ā
Surprised, I uttered a loud scream.
That was only natural.
Because we had stopped in front of the castle Nigel had described earlier.
***T/N: Ditch 1 sorry-ass prince, get 1 golden-ass prince!
There’s a very logical and reasonable explanation to your concerns.
Everyone went out for a team building retreat and left the Prince and his entourage (aka the successors of the Ministers) at the castle to take care of things … for several years … and forgot to return from their retreat in Fantasy Hawai’i.
My thinking is The King is bedridden and sick so most of his tasks are delegated to the Prince as to become accustomed to what life as being King entails once he is gone. But My question is while the King can be explained What about the King’s ministers, advisers, and all the other members of the court? Was the Saint’s banishment a private affair? Maybe the guards were told not to bother the Ministers for this and just guard the door? Where was the royal guards who would the prince expel the Saint. I refuse to believe a Prince, Princess, Saint(Future Queen), Queen(Deceased Saint), or King would be without Guards. Where is the Church? Surely, A goddess picking a saint for the Kingdom must have a Church, If so The Church should intervene finding out that the Saint is missing(you would think she prays in the Main Church as a show of grandeur and considering it’s a place of worship). While the King can be explained there are too many others missing The Church, Ministers of War, agriculture, finance, Advisers to the Prince and King, and Royal Guards. Like the Royal Court is never an empty place unless it’s being unused at the time but you would still have minimum 10 people with 6 most likely being Royal Guards
The story is a little force. I want her to travel around a little bit more. Meeting a prince right after leaving is just too unrealistic.
“He was truly the opposite of Prince Claude, who levied heavy tax on the citizens, and was pretty much being disliked by them due to his selfishness”
I think the author doesn’t understand the difference between a King and a Prince. The Prince should not be able to levy taxes, but even if he did, wouldn’t the King stop him? Furthermore, if FMC is the Saintess and she’s quite literally the only thing keeping their Kingdom alive, why does the Prince have the ability to annul the engagement and banish her? Only the King could do such a thing. Where is the King?
I feel really weird xd bc based of how she describes things I feel like she just move to another city and not another kingdom? well, so far is not bad. Thank you for the translations!
golden ass ?
Huh, called it I guess. Anyway, goodbye old prince and hello new Prince!
Little bit bothered by the jumpcut to the now doomed kingdom, and then back to Elaine. The save royalty on the road really is cliche but it’s always so no conplaints from me
I saw it coming, but I still feel disappointed that the first dude she meets, before even trying to create a new existence for herself, is the new love interest and a prince.
I wish she had spend at least a month in the other country, finding a job and making new friends before meeting Nigel.
I am still going to keep reading, though.
Completely agree there is no building of character or plot here at all…way too sudden and far to coincidental…
Hohoo! Was thinking that this story seemed really familiar! I can now see I have been here before! Ohohohohoho, cabin fever from being in lockdown for months doesn’t come without side effects I see… can’t remember anything anymore… well then let’s continue
That’s probably because her character is that of an irredeemable sociopath played off for laughs? If she actually had to truly interact with normal people either her odd way of thinking would be too obvious, or her character would change. If this happened then had already been shown would have been for naught. As I remarked… either this author is really bad at writing, or his intention is to create a sociopath main character that lives in a world filled with really stupid people.
You… really like to overthink novels huh?
How did they get to the capital so quickly?
The power of time skip
Hola! Sorry if its immature but ĀØgolden-ass princeĀØ LOL!!?
does he poop cash!
Thanks for the chapter! š
Get it girl! Thank you for translating!
Loll so girl, just witness gleefully the fall of your former country from the high tower of current country lol
Lol she thought he was but a minor Lord. Turns out he’s the freaking prince of the lands. Pft
Many thanks
Hum.. i don’t actually remember the point where they changes countries? Was it before or after the rescue? Thanks fir the chapter!
Nigel was otw back to lynchgiham
Witness the might of a fully armed and operational Thornberry! Absolutely smashing!
How surprising…hihi, well I like Nigel too, so far š thank you for the chapter