Because I’ve Been Reincarnated As A Girl I Just Want To Do Yuri Things, But Things Aren’t Going Well

A few days have passed since I talked with Christa, and I took the Academy exams. For such an event that would end in three days anyway, I would have to go back to the royal capital one by one, go that way, and go this way, which is very troublesome. Even though I have to put up with it for another year, conversely, it’s really troublesome to think that all actions will be restricted just because it’s only a few days after another year.

Even more troublesome is that the time between the end of the exam and the closing ceremony is completely wasted. It would be nice if I could be free as soon as the exams were over, but even if the exams were over in three days, I would still have to stay in the royal capital for a month until the closing ceremony. This is also troublesome.

Right now, I don’t have much to do in the royal capital. The construction of Charlottenburg has progressed to the final stage before the opening of the town, and it is at the level of what to do even if I am there every day. Other errands are all things that can be completed as soon as you give instructions for a few days.

Right now, the most important thing related to the royal capital is probably just monitoring the movements of the Bayen Faction and the Nassam Faction. The only merits are being able to receive reports earlier than when I am far away, and being able to directly hear the words of those who have actually seen them.

The Kingdom of the Blish Isles must need the most local involvement. It’s hard to say that it’s completely settled there yet. It’s an important time for the country to take shape, and I think it’s a big problem that I’m not there.

If some of the nobles were doing their own thing while I was away, it could lead to the birth of a Bayen Faction or a Nassam Faction in the other country. I think that now is the time when we need to take the reins and manage it properly, but it’s a problem that I can’t go to the site at that important time.

I think that, but this year we also have Ludwig and Rutger’s graduation ceremony. If it were last year, it would have been nice to throw away the closing ceremony and head to the Kingdom of the Blish Isles, but this year it’s not just my closing ceremony, so I still have no choice but to stay in the royal capital.

It’s really troublesome… I feel that Ludwig and Rutger are only troubled from the beginning to the end. Margarete might still be there, but if Ludwig had become the next king alone, I might have caused a rebellion against the Kingdom of Ploiss.

Right now, of course, I have a relationship with Margarete, so I think Ludwig will put up with it, but if Ludwig’s marriage partner was Helene or something like that, it would definitely destroy Ploiss… Now that I think about it, I was about to do something so terrifying.

Anyway, I came to the royal castle today. I came here because I had an appointment to climb the castle, but… I’m not very excited. The only thing I look forward to coming to the royal castle is meeting Eleonore. But meeting Eleonore this time is also because my excitement is so low…

First of all, this time I will break the pattern of ending the last page of the picture diary with memories of me. In terms of the number of pages, Eleonore should have already used up the third book, and although I should have capped off the first and second books, the record has been cut off in the third book.

Also, when I come to the royal castle, the royal family, including Eleonore, all expect new sweets and souvenirs. But I can’t make groundbreaking sweets every time. If I could get vanilla and chocolate, my repertoire of sweets would increase, but in the current situation, it’s impossible for new things to come out one after another.

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To be honest, it’s hard to prepare new things every time… It’s fine if it’s not new work forcibly, but it’s a burden to have that kind of pressure from the royal family.

And in the end, even if I met the King and Dietrich, it wouldn’t be a good discussion anyway. If they say it’s okay to crush Bayen and Nassam, I’ll meet them as many times as they want, but I feel the atmosphere that you shouldn’t even hint at crushing your opponent while they’re working behind the scenes.

It’s not like I’m actually saying that, but at least the King and Dietrich would want to avoid crushing the giant nobles like Bayen and Nassam and their factions. If that happens, only my power will become too strong. From the royal court’s point of view, it would be more convenient if House Caan and then Bayen and Nassam were staring each other down and then destroying each other.

Considering the stability of the royal family and the country, I can understand the King’s thoughts, but… it’s a bit stubborn or old-fashioned… I don’t think the method of ruling the country by maintaining a balance of power among the nobles, keeping each other in check by exhausting themselves and controlling it via the royal family is unsuitable for the future.

If that’s the policy of Ploiss and the Ploissian Royal Family, I can do whatever I want, but wouldn’t it be better to think about what I think of the royal family, who is used as one of the gears of power? If you think that I’m just a loyal bunch who only obeys what I’ve been told, you’re making a big mistake.

Well… that being said, I still have no intention of defying the royal family. Oh, I was wrong. As long as they don’t do anything unnecessary to me, I don’t have any intention of disobeying them, do I? I just don’t want to comply completely. I have no intention of raising a rebellion or usurping them when the time comes.

However, if the royal court’s leadership wants to maintain the current system of the kingdom, I’ll have to distance myself from the royal family and them both. I didn’t know that the royal family would turn over on its own, but I wouldn’t be able to bear it if I got caught up in it. Right now, you should prepare your territory and watch the movements of other Ploissian nobles while accumulating power.

“I promised I’d come today, but…” I said.

“Lady Flora, we always say this, but you can freely enter and come and go as you please,” the receptionist said.

I turn it down. This is also proof. Keeping a proper record of each visit can serve as evidence in case something happens. People who don’t always leave proper records of their visits to the castle may be judged as having no such objective evidence when something happens later, even if they think it’s not troublesome at the time.

You can build trust by following the procedures and regulations properly, meeting the person in charge to their face, and doing it properly every time.

I won’t explain such a thing, but if I go into the inner palace while being guided with a suitable smile and making light of it…

“Ah, Princess Flora,” Dietrich said. “If it’s alright by you, I’ll take over escorting her.”

“Understood.”

“Good day, Your Grace Dietrich,” I said.

Dietrich was waiting on the way and the guide handed me over. Was he still waiting for me today? I don’t think it’s such an important discussion, but did something troublesome happen, instead?

“Now, come then,” Dietrich said.

“Pardon me,” I said.

Dietrich let me through to the King’s private room, as usual. Wilhelm himself was already waiting inside.

“Ah, you’re finally here, Flora.”

“It has been a while, Your Majesty Wilhelm.”

After a brief greeting, I was offered a seat and took it. Dietrich had been waiting all the way, and I thought there might have been some kind of problem, but the expressions of the two were relaxed. I don’t think there was an emergency.

“Then let’s hear the report first, shall we?” Wilhelm said.

“Report? Is it okay to talk about the Second Division of the Kingdom of Polsky?” I asked.

“Umu,” Wilhelm replied.

I can’t think of anything else that the King and His court would ask me to do. The matter with the Demon Country is already settled, and there is no war with foreign enemies now. The request I’m currently taking orders for is about the Second Division.

“Well then… we are still in the process of working with the Principality of Moscove, but I will explain the scope of the negotiations for the Second Division.”

I will take out a map with low accuracy and explain it. We will talk about the minimum territory that we must secure, and the range and content that we will use as a bargaining condition when negotiating.

“You said you were working with Moscove, but has the Principality of Aust already persuaded you?” Dietrich asked.

What is this? A hook? Or are you trying to see if I understand the royal court’s thoughts properly?

“We will contact the Principality of Aust, but they will not participate in the second division,” I said. “And I believe our negotiations for the splits is to prevent them from participating in the Second Division.”

“Fumu……”

“However, if we have more time, there is a possibility that the Principality of Aust will also be able to participate,” I said. “Do you think they’ll make it regardless?”

After all, the King and Prime Minister are probably thinking of doing a Second Division while the Principality of Aust is busy with the war on the Barchans Peninsula, leaving them an outcast. It agrees with Mikalojus’ advice, and if you don’t trust the Principality of Aust, this judgment makes sense.

“It seems that the second round of division negotiations will officially begin in about a month… but is the war in Aust progressing that far?”

Mikalojus’ reports so far are that the meeting has already been decided. Right now, we’re just deciding the range to be shared between Moscove and Ploiss in preliminary negotiations. In practice, there is little discussion at meetings and only approval of pre-determined lines.

Mikalojus has reported that it will be fully settled in another month and that the plenary session will be held and approved. If the war in Aust is to end within that one month and they’re freed up from the war plans, then I will have to give instructions to Mikalojus… but according to our information, it won’t end in another month or two.

“Will it be settled in another month?” Dietrich asked. “It wouldn’t be strange if negotiations like this took half a year, no, a year.”

“We are already discussing the share of both countries in preliminary negotiations with Moscove,” I said. “Once this is decided, we will have it approved in the plenary session, so it should proceed almost according to the schedule.”

Is this kind of negotiation going to take half a year or a year? Mikalojus may be better at diplomacy than I am, but I think I can conclude the division negotiations in a few more months…

“Fumu……”

“Well then…”

The King and Dietrich exchanged glances and nodded. I feel like they’re plotting something. What in the hell is it…….?

“Flora. When the negotiations are successfully concluded and the Kingdom of Polsky undergoes its Second Division, Floto von Caan will be promoted to Marquis and the Caan Knight’s Nation will be changed to Caan Principality. Of course, you have no objections to this?”

“Yes?”

………… Marquis and a Principality? No, no, no, no, hold, hold, hold. Are the King and Prime Minister out of their minds? I was just promoted to Count the other day. Then I get promoted again to marquis and then rule over a principality? Clearly too abnormal. Other nobles wouldn’t be silent if they were promoted at such an abnormal pace.

“Umu. It seems that you accepted it, above all else,” Wilhelm said.

“Huh? No, um…?”

This old man! The “Yes?” that leaked out of me was taken as a “Yes!” I didn’t approve! Well, I can’t object anyway! I’m not in a situation where I can oppose being told by the King himself. It’s my loss when he says that

“You don’t have to worry,” Dietrich said. “It’s true that you’re rising in the ranks one after another, but the territories that are given are all new territories obtained from overseas campaigns, so even the domestic nobles can’t complain. Even if the person himself is given that place and the domestic aristocrats who have not done anything say to give them a share, such protests will lead to nothing.”

On the face of it, it seems so. Certainly, the current Caan Knight’s Nation and the next division range were House Caan’s hard work. There is no reason to give a share to the nobles who remained in the country and did not cooperate with us.

But that’s not the case, there will be a lot of nobles who are jealous of Floto von Caan’s career and territory expansion, and who are afraid of the expansion of my power. It’s a problem because all of those hidden dissatisfaction, jealousy, and fears are directed at me. I don’t care about the ostensible truth.

Well… this is also the strategy of these two. If it’s a newly acquired territory, giving it to me won’t hurt their pockets. And the dissatisfaction of the domestic nobles turns to me. Divert the dissatisfaction with the royal family, and then crush the nobility to reduce their power. For the royal family and the leadership, I’m just a convenient shield.

“Flora?”

At that moment, the door opened with a creak and a small face peered into the room. The pattern is so cute.

“Kyun!” I squealed. “Princess Eleonore!”

I rushed over to Eleonore who was acting so cute and hugged her. Suri, suri, hshs, pero-pero… I restrained myself from such disgusting things, but if the King and Prime Minister weren’t there, I might have done it.

“Nn!”

Eleonore usually runs towards me, but she isn’t very happy that I approached and hugged her today, is she? Even when she was peeking through the door, she was a bit hesitant, and even now when I’m hugging her, she’s just grumbling and won’t hug me.

Don’t tell me… does Eleonore… hate me?

Why? What did I do? What is it? To be hated by Eleonore… What should I do? What should I do? It is useless. I don’t have any experience or knowledge about what to do when a little girl hates me.

“Flora, you liar! You said you would come back when the picture diaries are full! Aaaaaa~~~!!”

“Picture diary?”

Eleonore suddenly started crying. I don’t understand it at all. Will I come back when the picture diary is full? I gave her two books, so it shouldn’t be full yet…

“Ah!?”

Could it be that… Up until now, I would come back every time she finished one book, so this time I gave her two books, but did she think I would come back when she finished one book? Is it because I didn’t come back after finishing the first book? That’s…

“I’m sorry, Princess Eleonore… I’m sorry…”

I don’t know what to say. If it was an adult, it would be enough to say “I’ll be back in a few days.” The number of pages and the number of books in the picture diary are irrelevant.

But… I told Eleonore at the beginning that I would come back after she finished drawing in the picture diaries. It’s the same after that. I thought that since I gave her two books this time, she would think that she should finish two books. But from Eleonore’s point of view, it’s unavoidable to expect her to come back as usual when the first book is finished.

“I’m sorry, Princess Eleonore.”

I thought and acted like an adult without explaining until she understood properly. All I could do was apologize to Eleonore.