I Became The Childhood Friend of the Obsessive Second Male Lead

When Rieta opened her eyes again, it was another unfamiliar space.

Although her head was dizzy, she didn’t feel a rattle or shaking all over.

Maybe thanks to that, now she was able to see the surroundings vaguely.

As she put her hands on her head, she felt nauseous at that moment.

She managed to get herself up and put her hand around her chest as someone brought a large bucket.

Rieta immediately plunged her head into the bucket and threw up.

But all she ate was a bit of soup and the liquid from the shaken place, so all that came out was a strange colored liquid.

However, the nausea did not stop and the agony continued.

She didn’t even have time to check who the person who handed it to was, or where she was.

Rieta, who had been retching for a while, drooped her body in exhaustion.

She wished she could come to her senses now, but her weak body did not move as she wished.

Before she knew it, the bucket, which she was holding tight, was also gone.

It seemed that the person next to her had cleaned it up.

Soon, her body was laid down again, and something warm touched the back of her head.

She felt someone carefully wipe her lips.

The touch was incomparably kinder than those who had forced feed her until now.

Who are you? Rieta wanted to ask, but her lips did not move.

However, the way the hands touched her mouth and cheek was familiar.

Besides, it somehow reminded her of her old memories.

It reminded Rieta of a woman from a certain kingdom who was always kind to her.

But even in her delirium, she knew what a false delusion it was.

The woman served the royal court, so Rieta would only be able to meet her when she returned to the Kingdom.

Maybe the woman came to mind as her body was ill.

Rieta thought so, and she fell asleep again.

***

Mrs. Maureen of the Kingdom of Liz brushed Rieta’s cheek who passed out after throwing up for a long time.

“… Princess.”

It seemed that Rieta still hadn’t woken up, there was no answer to her calls.

Why do these things always happen to the Princess…

After she rearranged the surroundings, she took a wet towel and wiped Rieta’s body thoroughly.

Her body, dried up by the hard journey, was covered with blue bruises here and there.

“…Hah.”

Mrs. Maureen sighed.

It was just a while ago that the precious princess returned to the kingdom.

She was surprised by Rieta’s sudden return, but even more surprised by the fact that Rieta returned, looking like she was kidnapped by some Imperial mercenaries.

Mrs. Maureen was furious.

Even though it was a small country, Rieta was a noble person who was closer to the throne than anyone else.

To think that she would come back carried like a piece of baggage in a stinking carriage…

After the Maureen family carried Rieta to the palace, they went straight to see the King.

The King was handing cash with trembling hands to the mercenaries who brought Rieta.

“Give me a little more, Your Majesty.”

The King looked upset at the mercenary’s request.

Then the mercenary added the reason why they deserved it right away. “If we run out of money and return to the Empire, we might end up entrusting ourselves to Duke Mayer.”

It was an unbelievable threat.

Duke Mayer would not leave the mercenaries who invaded his mansion unattended, so they would have to avoid the Duke for the rest of their lives.

But the King did not see any question in the words.

It was because of the fact that he did not want to reveal the truth to Duke Mayer or the Emperor.

As a few more pennies were placed on the mercenary’s palm, they smiled brightly.

“Thank you, great King!”

The mercenaries shouted in clumsy Kingdom language.

It was meant to ridicule anyone who saw it, but King Liz didn’t seem to notice it because he was staring at the cash they were carrying.

“Look for us again! We’ll do anything now.”

“We are no different from Liz’s knights now.”

“Loyalty to the Wise King!”

They spoke in the Imperial language, and stepped back from the king in a hurry.

Now that the big request that took a long time is over, it seemed like they were thinking of going to a nice place to play.

“…”

The Maureen couple sharply glared at the ungrateful Imperial mercenaries.

They made stern faces at the couple glaring at them, but then they whispered something to each other and then passed by giggling.

Were they making fun of the King?

Even so, the couple couldn’t spit out a word to scold them.

They went to the King with a bitter heart, yet the King was pouring himself a drink and shaking off his belated dissatisfaction.