I Became The Male Lead's Female Friend

“What kind of image does my family have?”

Well, I guess. My family must look greedy who asked for half of the rights of the Bouser Knights.

However, since the representative of those greedy people, Princess Averine, came forward to use the Knights for personal use, how worried would they be?

But they were professionals to their credit. 

In an instant, the commander fixed his expression and looked back at me without much resistance.

While I was getting nervous at the sight of several people looking at me in unison, they started to introduce themselves.

“Ruth Fedex, 2nd Division Commander of the Knights of Bouser. Greetings Princess.”

“Chief of the 3rd Division of the Bouser Knights! Leona Selvig. Greetings Princess!”

“Ethan Miller, 4th Division Commander of the Knights of Bouser. Greetings Princess.”

“Co-, Commander of the 6th Division of the Knights of Bouser, Michelle Dimitri. Greetings Princess.”

I was slightly intimidated by a series of formal greetings from each Division Commander. 

However, I did not make it obvious and was greeted with ease.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Dahlia Averine of the Duke of Averine.”

“It’s an honor to meet you, Princess. I’m sorry to say this, but the Commander of the 5th Division is currently on a mission, so he can’t meet the Princess at the moment. I’ll tell him to properly greet you next time.”

The one who calmly explained the situation was Ruth Fedex, who introduced himself as the Commander of the 2nd Division and had a rather intelligent impression.

“It’s okay. Is this the current Division Commander in the capital?”

“Yes, all the other division commanders are in the manor.”

From what I remember at first glance, did the Knights of Bouser consist of a total of 12 divisions?

Even so, the knights who participated in the war with Rudrick would have been about half of the total.

No matter how important the war was, the North was still a dangerous place. Most of those who were guarding the border against the beginning would have remained in their positions.

While I was silent, tracing my memory, it was the division commanders who were rather restless.

One of them finally got impatient and asked sneakily, “Princess, why did you…?”

At that moment, I felt that the other Division Commanders were paying attention to him when he spoke out.

But I gestured that it was okay. It was because even I was less organized about what to say first.

‘Yes, firstly, I called them to take advantage of the reputation of the Knights…’

That’s when I was about to speak.

“Who should I kill?”

“What?”

I stared ahead, puzzled. The first person to speak was Leona Selvig, a woman with the most fierce expression among the Division Commanders.

She continued confidently, looking into my eyes.

“By the way, I am strong in interpersonal warfare! If you have someone to get rid of, tell me…”

“I wouldn’t have recruited a Knight with that, Leona. You must intend to fight a mighty army.”

“Even though the national war was difficult, the territorial war is worth trying.”

“Then, how about planting a spy before that? Ah, that’s the 5th Division Commander’s specialty…”

“Princess, should I do it quietly or quickly? Should we suppress them first? Each person’s field of expertise is different…”

‘No, it’s not that!’

Before I knew it, I had become a heinous killer who recruited knights to kill someone.

I looked at Rudrick in bewilderment as I watched the division Commanders talking among themselves.

No, I thought that Rudrick’s subordinates would have similar personalities, but why do they have such strong personalities?

Then Rudrick, who was listening to the story without a word, sighed and shouted coldly.

“Shut up and listen.”

Then, all the Division Commanders shut their mouths.

“The training went well.”

Staring at him dumbfounded and continued talking with a smile like a sigh.

“I’m sorry, but what I want is not someone’s death or annihilation,” said Dahlia.

“What?”

“And everyone doesn’t even need to use swords in this order.” Dahlia added.

“What? No, then why would you…”

I laughed without answering the question.

Then, I thought it would be better to show it in person, so instead of answering, I took out a purse I had brought in advance.

Soon, all eyes in the drawing room were on me.

In that trembling silence, I opened the purse and started taking out something one by one.

Soon, only the sound of objects hitting the table filled the drawing room, and people’s eyes widened.

Tap, tap, tap—-

It was a sample of the ‘stimulant’ that Hestia had prepared.

We called it a fatigue reliever, but when promoting this, we must say ‘stimulant’.

I had to spread the medicine that looked as similar to Count Giovanni as possible so that he would get more damage.

“This is a new drug developed by us this time. It is called a ‘stimulant’, and once you drink it, your body instantly becomes light and your strength springs up for a while.”

“Is it like a fatigue reliever…?”

“It’s similar, but a little different. It not only relieves fatigue, but also restores physical strength.”

At my explanation, they couldn’t bear to talk behind them, even though they made amazing expressions. 

One of them, who was watching in the middle, spoke cautiously.

“But what does this have to do with us…”

“Didn’t I mention it earlier? You don’t need to use a sword.”

“That can’t be…!”

They finally realized it. I answered brightly this time.

“That’s right. All you have to do is spread the good news.”

From then on, I began to briefly explain the main point.

‘I’ll start giving out samples of this stimulant from now on, so I can promote it to the nobles.’

I could use these men if I need to, but instead, the men should be yardsticks.

Regardless of whether it was a noble or a commoner, I repeatedly emphasized that they should spread word of mouth about how special and effective the drug was.

And the more I spoke, the more their faces started to turn blue.

It must be embarrassing beyond the difficulty that knights who have only used knives for life should promote something like a merchant.

“But if you’re going to promote it, wouldn’t it be better to have a professional marketer, not us? I’m telling you this because I’m not good at this kind of thing…”

“I think it’s more reliable if it’s you guys. And the knights are better than professional publicists.”

“Why on earth…?”

“It’s free.”

The division commanders looked at me in unison.

“I’m kidding. Don’t you feel how popular the Bouser Knights are right now in the Empire? Not only among nobles, but also among commoners.”

“That’s right. Invitations are pouring in from all over the place these days…”

“I also saw my face on the wall the other day.”

“That’s right. No one can get the best publicity effect these days…”

I added with a smile, “All you have to do is to say this and spread it around.”

The Division Commanders’ eyes were fixed on me. 

I shyly exclaimed with a slightly embarrassed heart, “After taking this medicine, Ah! My strength is soaring!”

“…”

“You can be revitalized, too, with Averine stimulant!”

Averine stimulant…

Averine stimulant…

Averine stimulant…

Only my voice echoed in the drawing room, and while everyone was silent, someone’s unnoticed voice came quietly.

“I’m quitting the Division Commander.”

Indeed, there were many twists and turns.

As a result, I have served my purpose.

Of course, even after that, the Division Commanders had to tremble, unable to bear the words I had ambitiously prepared.

Because someone said, ‘I think it would be better to catch monsters in the north for a month.’

Still, it’s an ad phrase that I thought hard about, but it became bitter.

Fortunately, the drug itself left a good impression on the Division Commanders.

For knights who had only held a sword their entire life, and even for those who were at the level of a Division Commander, publicity through words was not an ordinary task.

As a group, they were making desperate faces, and as a last resort, I advised them to try the medicine.

Of course, even in the process, they doubted whether they could drink this, but luckily I had a big back named Rudrick, so the situation was sorted out in one word.

“Drink it.”

I didn’t like vertical relationships, but seeing them pour the medicine into their mouths right away at Rudrick’s word, I felt sorry for them, but also felt quite comfortable.

Still, the reason they show such loyalty must be because Rudrick has the skills to do so.

‘It’s amazing.’

No matter how much Rudrick was the Duke’s enemy, it wouldn’t have been easy for him to be recognized by Bouser, where his skills determine everything.

It was great and unfortunate that he survived such an extreme situation and rose to his current position.

There was only one path given to Rudrick, and he would have had to go that way to avoid dying when the Duke’s in a strange mood.

Fortunately, I heard a voice that woke me from m thoughts.

These were the Division Commanders who drank the medicine a while ago.

“Oh…! I felt my strength overflow…!”

“This is… As soon as you drink it, the refreshing energy wraps around your body, and relieves your fatigue…!”

“It’s not just that. I had a headache because I couldn’t sleep yesterday, but my head was clear for a moment.”

“I think we can go and beat the monsters right now!”