Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 588



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”'< Episode 589 > The Little Princess of the North Sea Ice Palace.

In a small room on a high floor of the Trading Company.

It seemed somewhat difficult for several people to enter.

Yet at least five or six individuals were crammed into that narrow space.

A thinly spread bedding.

Towards it Madame Mi was briefly bowing.

“This is Hyo-ran of the Mi family responsible for the Baekhwa Trading Company. I am honored to meet the little princess of the Ice Palace.”

As Madame Mi spoke the person on the bedding smiled faintly.

“Oh my you don’t have to treat me like that. You can be more comfortable.”

A tomboy.

No a foolish girl… No. The little princess of the North Sea waved her hand dismissively at Madame Mi.

Then.

“That’s not acceptable. Princess how can you say such things to someone from the Central Plains?”

A figure standing behind spoke up.

“You should receive proper treatment wherever you go. Especially in such a strange place.”

It seemed to be a guard.

The confidence in their words was considerable. It felt like they had easily surpassed their peak.

Then the person next to them must also be a guard. There was another man dressed similarly.

Perhaps the author was also a guard.

At the guard’s words the little princess showed a somewhat troubled expression.

“Ubeom… This isn’t even our land. How could I receive more than this? I even caused a scene you know?”

I didn’t understand why she was speaking so confidently.

Swoosh.

The little princess carefully adjusted her posture to sit up. It was to show respect to the other party.

“Your Highness…!”

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The guard seemed surprised and tried to stop her. But the little princess spoke first.

“My name is Yuri. I’m called the Fourth Star of the North Sea. Thank you for welcoming me like this.”

As she lightly bowed her head her white hair swayed.

Immediately after she raised her head and smiled slightly.

“I didn’t expect to meet like this… Hehe.”

That would be right.

She probably didn’t expect to be caught after running away and end up meeting like this.

“It’s a bit awkward. This is something.”

Yuri scratched the back of her head and spoke.

A silence fell over the room.

No one spoke.

After a few seconds.

It was Madame Mi who broke the silence again.

“I would like to express my gratitude once more for your visit to the Central Plains…”

“Hehe it’s nothing.”

“First I have something I would like to ask.”

“What is it?”

“Before the welcome I would like to know why you attempted to escape. I want to hear about that.”

“Ah.”

It seemed she wanted to know the reason why I had disappeared through the guards earlier.

“Was it that you were dissatisfied with the guidance of the Trading Company?”

“That’s not it.”

“Then I would like to know why you acted that way.”

As Madame Mi calmly continued Yuri smiled slightly and replied.

“I just wanted to take a look around.”

“Take a look… you say?”

“Yes.”

The unexpectedly simple answer caused even Madame Mi to fail in managing her expression.

What kind of answer was that…

But Yuri’s expression as she spoke was sincere.

“I really wanted to come to the Central Plains. Especially to Henan where the Murim Alliance is! I thought I would never get to go until I died. But now that I’m here I couldn’t hold back.”

Her face was filled with excitement as she spoke with a bright smile.

“So I wanted to see the Murim Alliance… and I wanted to check out the famous Shaolin Temple too.”

“…So you’re saying you escaped?”

“I’m sorry about that. But I thought that if I came here I wouldn’t be able to go outside. It would probably be like that.”

Hearing Yuri’s words I had a question in my mind.

‘You can’t go out once you arrive at the Trading Company?’

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The certainty in her words felt a bit strange.

“So… since it’s come to this can’t I just take a look around today…?”

“No.”

Madame Mi firmly cut off Yuri’s words.

“The Central Plains is more dangerous than you think Your Highness.”

“Come on… just for a day…”

“We have been requested to ensure your safety during your stay in the Central Plains. Recklessly going in and out is not only dangerous but…”

Madame Mi’s righteous gaze narrowed slightly as she looked at Yuri.

“Recalling what was asked of us for Your Highness from the Ice Palace it is even more unacceptable behavior.”

“…Hmm.”

At the firm words Yuri let out a sound of discomfort.

I really couldn’t understand her every time I saw her.

‘Why is she so foolish with that appearance?’

The resemblance to Mo Yong-hia meant she had the cold atmosphere of a beautiful woman.

Even her hair made her look even colder than Mo Yong-hia.

How could her actions and speech be so different from her appearance?

‘So why was I called here?’

As I quietly observed the still incomprehensible situation.

“But…! That person hasn’t arrived yet.”

“Your Highness…? What do you mean by that…?”

“The Red Feather of the Central Plains!”

…What feather? Everyone had a strange expression at Yuri’s shout.

“Isn’t it that person who needs to come for the conversation to progress?”

With such a bizarre alias Madame Mi frowned.

Red Feather? Who was that person?

It was an alias I had never heard of before.

‘It seems like Madame Mi doesn’t know about this either.’

While Madame Mi was deep in thought with a frown on her face.

“Ah?”

As if realizing something she looked towards me.

What? Why is she looking at me?

After briefly staring at me Madame Mi quickly shifted her gaze back to Yuri.

“Your Highness that might be…”

“If he has to come for the conversation to happen… then I can look around until then right? Even if it’s just for a moment—.”

Yuri’s eyes which were about to throw a tantrum turned to me who was behind her.

“Uh-oh?”

Then she pointed at me with her finger.

“You…! The one who hit me!”

As Yuri suddenly said that the guards behind her reacted.

The already cramped room was filled with unnecessary tension.

“Hit…?”

I could feel the guard’s eyes growing increasingly fierce.

Ah this is not good.

“No that’s not it. The situation is a bit….”

Just as I was about to hastily explain.

“What was I supposed to do in this situation? Oh right.”

Yuri suddenly began to change her posture.

She knelt down and placed her hands together demurely. And she was looking at me while doing so.

What is she doing now?

I was momentarily taken aback by her strange behavior.

“Excuse me.”

She spoke to me.

“I…”

Her voice had somehow changed. It felt like she was awkwardly mimicking a man’s voice.

No it was exactly that.

Why was this woman suddenly speaking like that?

Just as that question arose.

Yuri looked at me and said.

“Is it okay if I marry you?”

“…?”

The atmosphere turned icy in an instant.

Not a sound could be heard not even a breath.

My thoughts froze.

I think it lasted about a second.

Was that the problem?

“What the hell is this crazy girl saying?”

I couldn’t help but blurt it out.

It had been a while since I had spoken so harshly.

“Ugh….”

I heard Mo Yong-hia next to me swallow hard.

Yeah I wanted to cover my mouth too.

Cold sweat flowed from my brow at the words I had blurted out without thinking.

At that moment.

“Wow.”

Yuri reacted to the curse.

“You cursed! Wow!”

Something completely different from what I expected came out.

“Oh my she called me a crazy girl. How interesting! That wasn’t the response I was hoping for but it’s refreshing!”

“…”

“Ha could you say it one more time? It’s the first time I’ve heard a curse.”

At her words I instinctively took a step back.

It seemed like she really was a crazy girl.

This is troublesome.

‘No matter how I look at it I don’t want to deal with someone truly insane.’

It was already awkward enough because she looked similar to Mo Yong-hia but her personality made it even more annoying.

Yeah that’s exactly it.

Someone I don’t want to get involved with.

That thing from the North Sea was the type of person I matched the least with.

As I was thinking about escaping from this not-so-easy situation.

“Hey.”

The guard behind Yuri called me to a halt.

Ugh.

Suddenly my qi center reacted.

Feeling that I looked at the opponent.

“Barbarian. What did you just say to the princess?”

“Barbarian?”

That was a new title. It was a word I had never heard before.

I had heard of terms like punk scoundrel and madman but barbarian? How refreshing.

“To spew such nonsense…! The people of the Central Plains are just as filthy as I’ve heard.”

The choice of words was quite unpleasant. That thought crossed my mind.

A growl mixed with energy came from him.

“How dare you speak such words to someone of this stature?”

“Who is she? She introduced herself just fine.”

“Shut up!”

You asked didn’t you?

Why are you getting annoyed after asking?

“You worthless race. How dare you spew nonsense at the star of the North Sea…! You should be grateful for her visit!”

“Uh Ubeom. Isn’t that a bit too much…?”

“Stay quiet. I will uphold the princess’s dignity against these people.”

“That’s not necessary…!”

Yuri tried to urgently intervene.

But Ubeom seemed unwilling to listen and took a step forward.

At the same time his hand moved towards the sword tied at his waist.

“I will let you know what the sword of the North Sea is.”

Clang-!

Just as he was about to draw his sword.

Suddenly-!

He couldn’t draw his sword and had to stop his body.

Just before drawing the sword a sharp dagger tip had already reached his neck.

“Don’t move.”

Drip.

A little blood trickled from his neck.

“This girl…?”

Surprisingly it was Dang So-yeol who had subdued Ubeom.

At some point Dang So-yeol had moved and was threatening Ubeom with a dagger.

Was he taken aback by the unexpected situation?

His eyes began to dart around.

Seeing that I spoke.

“Three times.”

Then all eyes turned to me.

The little princess.

Madame Mi.

Mo Yong-hia.

Even that idiot Ubeom was looking at me.

“First I let it slide when Madame Mi said something ridiculous.”

I did my best to speak in a gentle tone.

“Next I let it slide when you spoke nonsense to me.”

He seemed to not understand as his expression twisted.

“Lastly I let it slide when you tried to draw your sword.”

It didn’t matter if he didn’t understand.

“I’m really not in a good mood today.”

As I spoke I looked at Ubeom.

“But I’ve already tolerated you three times?”

I said with a light smile.

“If you say one more word here you. Will really die.”

There would be no next time.

Thinking that I stared at him.

Then.

“What are you saying right now….”

Unable to overcome his pride he spat out a word.

I was worried about what would happen if he didn’t speak but thankfully he did.

With that thought in mind.

My hand was already on his neck.”’