The Grand Duke’s Fox Princess

>She hurriedly hid her body.
It was suspicious for anyone to come here at this time.

‘Is the person just passing by? ‘

‘Or, don’t tell me, you’re coming in.’

Eristella watched with keen eyes, and the door opened.

‘Who are you?’

The Count and Countess of Azurdi infiltrated the Imperial Palace.
Naturally, like a guest.

But there was only one kind of person who would enter an empty space without its owner.

‘That naturally makes one a thief.’

‘You’ve come to my room; so things are different.’ Eristella watched the count couple with sharp eyes as they entered her room.

“It’s a bit chilly.”

“Come on, let’s go get it and leave.”

“Okay.”

Whispering in a low voice, Countess Azurdi, who exuded a lot of suspicion, began to search for something.

‘It’s like an empty house robber.’

Starting from under the bed and carefully tapping the wall and floor, she seemed to be checking if there was a secret space.

‘I guess they’re looking for something that I might have hidden covertly.’

Eristella recalled the locations where she kept certain belongings back when she was the princess.

There were several secret spaces.

‘But there…’

Eristella’s eyes narrowed as she quietly watched the Count Azurdi couple.

‘Just what are they looking for?’

She was curious as to why they thought of entering the Imperial Palace so boldly, but then she heard the two of them having a conversation while looking for something.

“If we don’t settle it today, it will be hard to create an opportunity to come here again.
We must find it.”

“Okay.
I’m sure it’ll be here.”

The count and countess did not hesitate to lie on the floor.
They were actively searching for an item.

“Here! There’s an empty space!”

“Is there anything inside?”

Count Azurdi ran over to see for himself.

“Wait a minute.
There is something, but I need you to check…”

The two pairs of eyes, which were filled with heat, quickly turned cold.

The two looked with great anticipation, but what was in the empty space were the toys that Eristella had played with as a child.
There was no magic in them.

It was a waste.

“Why the hell is she keeping this here?”

Countess Azurdi grumbled angrily.

“Let’s look elsewhere.
I’m sure it’s somewhere.”

“Hu… I got it.”

Afterwards, Count and Countess Azurdi had discovered two more secret spaces.

But again, it was all in vain.
Many times they were expectantly excited and then disappointed.

“Did they already clean it up or what? There’s nothing here.”

“No.
It must be here.”

Sweat was running down the faces of the count couple.

Even so, they did not give up and persistently searched, not paying attention to their appearances.

Eristella’s face hardened the more they did, and the corners of her eyes rose wildly.

By now, she could guess what the two of them were aiming for.

She heard the trembling voice of Countess Azurdi, who was annoyed because she couldn’t find it.

“Hey, I think this is it?”

Countess Azurdi found something.

“Are you sure? It’s strange this time too…”

“No.
It’s not.”

“Look.”

Count Azurdi came over with his eyes lit and checked.

“Where did you find it?”

“It’s here, in the first compartment of the drawer.”

“…….”

The countess was pointing to the drawer right next to the window.

“I didn’t think she would keep it in a place like this, but I tried to see if I could open it…”

There, it really was.

That was what Countess Azurdi was saying.

“What the hell was the Princess thinking?”

Count Azurdi muttered in bewilderment.

The most important thing was contained in the weakest place, available for anyone to take.

It was so lax that they even suspected that it was a trap.

‘What’s in there?’

Eristella looked at the drawer and looked back on her memories.

She didn’t think she put any particularly memorable items in there.

“I heard that the Princess’s hair was no good.
I guess that’s true.
I’m sure.
That’s right.”

“I thought it was difficult for no reason, and we almost ended up doing it in vain.”

“Anyway, that’s fine.
Let’s hurry up and go back before people see us.”

It was when Count Azurdi and his wife turned around after packing their things.

Eristella, who kept an eye on their movements, saw it clearly.

What the two of them were going to take.

At first glance, it was an ordinary-looking earring for Eristella, considering that she possessed a lot of expensive treasures.

However, their intentions were immediately recognized.

Eristella’s face froze like thin ice.

‘They’re trying to use my magic.’