Chapter 60

"I thought it was the Princess of Einhorn because I could guess the motive."

At my words, the Princess of Einhorn raised her face.

"Ever since you started attending tea parties, or rather, ever since I heard from Hetta, I've been observing you."

"Hetta... sama?"

"Hedwig Schöne von Hunt-Erfurk, the Duchess's daughter."

When I mentioned Hetta's name, the Princess of Einhorn shuddered.

"What did Lady Hedwig...?"

"She said she had warned you before about the young nobles serving the Princess of Einhorn."

At that time, I couldn't tell if what she said was true or not, but generally, it's safer not to get involved in women's affairs. The exception is when you are directly involved. If you're not, it's unwise to meddle and act as if you know what's going on, as you will definitely get entangled once you do.

In my case, I just kept Hetta's information in the back of my mind.

But when I saw the actual situation at the tea party, I thought Hetta must be really angry.

The attitude of the young nobles serving the Princess of Einhorn was really bad.

It was like the villainesses in light novels who use items or their charm to make their targets fall for them.

However, it's important to note that the Princess of Einhorn did not seem to be pleased with the young nobles who were always around her; rather, she seemed to want them to stay away.

To avoid this situation, the Princess of Einhorn made her tea parties exclusive to young ladies and only attended tea parties where she couldn't refuse the invitations.

However, to clear my reputation, the Princess of Einhorn started attending tea parties where I was also present.

The young nobles who were consistently avoided by the Princess of Einhorn thought, didn't they? That if they invited the First Prince, the Princess of Einhorn would also attend. And it worked as they planned.

Due to the stress, I declined all the invitations. The Princess of Einhorn also didn't attend tea parties or events without me, so the young nobles who were interested in her were in a state where their invitations were being declined by the Princess.

"Today, the son of Baron Ruprecht, who showed us the horses, often met me at tea parties, but I didn't realize he was the son of a baron who was a foster child of the Einhorn family. Do you know why?"

"Why...?"

"The Princess of Einhorn was the closest to Count Angst Hase's son. There were a few others, but especially Count Hase's son treated Baron Walm Ruprecht's son like a servant. I thought Baron Ruprecht's son was a foster child of Count Hase, so he didn't dare to speak back to such rude behavior."

I think it also has to do with the ranks of their families. But, Baron Ruprecht provides horses to the royal family, so in the long run, his family should be treated with respect. His son is a valuable business partner, so he shouldn't be treated rudely.

"Count Angst Hase's son is one of the people who frequently send me invitations."

There are others who send persistent invitations, but I was particularly interested in Count Hase's son because at the tea parties he hosted, a man who seemed to be his older brother would take a seat next to the Princess of Einhorn, acting as if he were the host. At other tea parties, his brother would always come to pick him up.

"Your Highness, the First Prince, what are you trying to say?"

"You can call me Albert. I think the son of Baron Ruprecht told someone that the Princess would be visiting the ranch today."

The informant for the kidnapping is probably Walm.

I don't know why he did it, but if I had to guess, it might be because, as a baron's son, he couldn't speak back or defy the young nobles of higher rank?

I don't think anyone would look down on the Ruprecht family, who are foster children of the Einhorn family and provide horses to the royal family. But for a child who doesn't attend the academy, it's hard to understand.

He might have thought that since his family's rank was lower, he could act rudely without anyone getting angry.

Nobles should give what they have, right? Parents! What kind of education are you giving? It's the same as that!

The Princess of Einhorn listened to my story and tried to guess the kidnapper.

"Count Hase's son? So, the kidnapper is Count Hase's son?"

It's understandable to think that since I mentioned his name...

"I'm not sure. At this point, we can't tell."

"Huh? Why? About the son of Baron Ruprecht..."

"There were other young nobles who treated the son of Baron Ruprecht like a servant."

The Princess of Einhorn is not very familiar with these matters. But the son of the foster family is of the same age and should be part of the Princess of Einhorn's faction, so she should care about him.

"What I'm trying to say is, the son of Baron Ruprecht, who knew the Princess of Einhorn was coming to the ranch today, might have been threatened by other young nobles, led by Count Hase's son, to leak information about the Princess because he was a foster child of the Einhorn family."

The young Walm, who was guiding us, seemed to be afraid of something the whole time.

I don't know if he anticipated this, but leaking the schedule of his foster sister to others is something that shouldn't happen.

It would be a betrayal of the Einhorn family and a tarnishing of the trust the Ruprecht family has built up.

I thought Walm might have been afraid because he understood this.

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