“I am Felix Artus. He is the eldest son of the Duke Artus family.

"I knew it."

Dahlia sighed without knowing it. Felix looked puzzled.

"Yes?"

“No, nothing.”

Really, it's nothing. Dahlia smiled and shook her head.

'It's salty.'

The good relationship between the Mars family and the Artus family is
information that anyone who is not well-versed in politics does not know.
Of course you thought Dahlia wouldn't know. However, Dahlia couldn't
figure out why Artus' eldest son, who had never had a contact until now,
was so close.

'Did the Duke Artus recognize my face?'

If so, it was too eerie. She struggled to erase the hypothesis from her head.

“I'm sorry, but I also lost my partner today. Can you talk to me for a while
until I come back?”

Felix persistently clings to Dahlia. Honestly, I wanted to say I didn't like

Dahlia, but it wasn't good to have too bad relationships between the same
peacock family. She smiled awkwardly and accepted the word.

The two talked along the walls of the ball. Most of the stories were from
Felix's experience. Much of the story was about showing off the family's
wealth or power. In addition, she gently showed her face at an angle that
looked handsome, tapped the back of her hand, or swept her shoulders.
Dahlia was embarrassed because it was something he would say and do to
someone who was courting her.
Moreover, it was clear that all of his actions were based on the idea,'If you
do this, the other person will be thrilled.' It was really absurd and unlucky
for Dahlia. Dahlia looked at Felix with cloudy eyes. When I asked who he
looked like, he looked like his father. There was already a record of his
father who gave away his business card, so Dahlia interpreted one of the
actions of interest as a hundred. No matter what I did, it never looked fine.
Fortunately or unfortunately, Felix didn't even notice, so it seemed he
wasn't aware that he didn't like him very much.

Suddenly, I went around the ballroom halfway. It was originally attached to

the wall, but now has a balcony right next to it.

'Oh, then it turns out that in the second part, I decided to meet with Mr.
Beord on the balcony.'

When she listens with one ear and sheds with one ear, answering Felix's
words without sincerity.

“By the way, it is said that this time, Mr. Beord Mersein is back.”

Felix was the first to tell an interesting story. It was an opportunity to find
out what the Artus family thinks of Veord. She nodded, twinkling her eyes
as if interesting. Felix laughed if he thought the story was going well. It was
an annoying smile. She smiled and asked softly.

“What do you think of Confucius?”

“You mean about Veord-nim?”

Dahlia nodded. Felix screamed openly, hmm, then leaned into Dahlia's ear
and whispered a little.

“This is something people don't know, but do you know what you did when
you left the capital for five years?”

“… … What did you do?”

“You may not believe it, but it is said that he secretly led a criminal gang in
the underworld.”
"Oh my gosh."

The man who had invaded the headquarters was right before his eyes.
However, Dahlia looked falsely astonished.

“Can that happen?”

“That's what I mean. There's a lot to spoil the Duchess of Merchant.”

Dahlia took it, and Felix said excitedly. His gaze quickly reached the
balcony.

I want to talk more intimately, but how about going over there and even
talking?”

The moment Dahlia measured the situation. Felix Artus was foolish, but he
wasn't a human to call on the balcony to do something to the daughter of the
Duke family.

'But there are always exceptions.'

Dahlia pretended to be organizing the straps and grabbed a piece of quartz

from Cedric in her hand.

Then she laughed at Felix and nodded.

'I have to hear what the hell are you talking about.'

It seemed to help to get to know the other person a little more. I thought I
would already know most of them just by talking for a while.

The two came out to the balcony. A cold wind hit Dahlia's cheek. Autumn
has already come and the evening breeze is quite chilly. She refused to let
Felix take off her formal coat and wrap it around.

“I actually have a sickness that burns the heat so badly… … .”

“Oh, you are. I am sorry for not knowing that.”

'No, you don't have to know forever. please.'

“Miss Dahlia.”

Then Felix called her. It was cold, so I got goosebumps for some reason.
She creaked back.

“Because I have a story to take very seriously when I have called the Dahlia
sheep up to this point.”

“What, what is it?”

“It may sound a little political. But… … .”

“You can talk.”

“Yes, it is.”

Felix took a breath. Dahlia became so anxious because he didn't know what
he was talking about.

“The Mersein family is the outsider of the imperial family. Besides, a

transcendental man named Beord-nim, who had been silent for a while,
returned again. Moreover, they are now threatening the Duke of Artus by
some means. This is an excessive solo that destroys the balance of the 4th
Duke family.

Don't you think so?”

'Five.'

Is he the eldest son of the Duke family? It was much more coherent than
Dahlia expected. If you had heard this in an unknown situation, you would
have thought it was quite convincing. But Dahlia knows all the truth about
this. It's like blatantly blaming others for a topic that secretly communicates
with the Holy Empire.
'Hagin, it may be the root cause of my pain here.'

Besides, the Duke of Artus was really unlucky. Even in order to see the
Duke fail, she will make Meldon Duke Artus.

“You know everything Dahlia knows. You know why I'm saying this?”

“… … I roughly guessed it.”

“Our Artus family proposes to cooperate with Pesteroz to prevent the

family of the Duke of Mersche from being soloist.”

'Looks like this.'

It wasn't as expected, but it wasn't bad for Felix's intelligence that he

showed so far. No, I thought so.

Until I hear the words that follow.

“What is cooperation...?”

“You're getting a contract marriage with me, Miss Dahlia.”

“Ahhh!”

Dahlia couldn't stand the scream when he heard it. The goose that was
holding on has sprung up all over the body. I felt like I wanted to shrivel my
hands and feet and roll them on the floor. What confidence are you talking
about? What the hell does she marry him for? What is that man looking at?
Then the person who gave Dahlia a business card becomes the father-in-
law!

'Hate! I absolutely hate it! I can’t luck!’

Felix was embarrassed when she hated her as if she had seizures
unexpectedly. But for a while, the discomfort on my face gradually became
younger.

“… … Was my offer so unpleasant?”

It wasn't said that it wasn't. Felix's face turned red as she affirmed silently.
He seemed to know that he had said something that he was embarrassing.
He turned roughly and shouted.

“Ha, Miss Dahlia. I definitely regret coming out like this now... … ”

“What do you regret?”

Then he found Dahlia and ran into the balcony face to face with Veord.
Veord was one span smaller than Felix, and instead of raising his head, he
only looked at him with his gaze.

Veord was like a human beast and looked like a ghost. She glanced at
Dahlia and saw Felix. Predicting what kind of conversation would have
come and going, her eyes turned very uncomfortable.

"Hey."

She called Felix. Felix's body, which caught her gaze right in front of him,
drowsily like someone who met a ghost. He said in a hoarse voice.

“Yes, be polite, Mr. Veord… … !”

His willingness not to withdraw somehow was hypothesized, but his voice
was already trembling like his legs. Veord didn't care, looking at Felix and
chinking Dahlia.

“I swear to you, didn’t I?”

“… … that… … .”

"That's right."

What happened next was astonished even Dahlia. Veord raised his hand and
struck Felix's temple with his palm. Felix's body plunged powerlessly into
the corner of the balcony. Dahlia opened her mouth blankly and alternated
between her and Felix, who had been smitten.

'Oh, no matter how much, the peacock is the eldest son!'

Well, for that reason, if anyone knew how to hesitate, he wouldn't have
retired from the Gaju job in the first place because of a violent incident.

'I, that's why all the people... … .’

Her notoriety was not born for nothing. Veord growled looking down at
Felix.

“Watch your mouth. Next, we will grind the four sides.”

“This, such an insane thing… … . I will formally put in a complaint letter!”

“Yes, tell your dad, tell your father.”

People gathered after hearing the turmoil. Felix couldn't get up, whether it
was a show or because he was really sick, grabbed his head and struggled. I
couldn't see it with my own eyes. Dahlia turned to her regret. Veord
grumbled, putting his hand in the pocket of his robes, whether or not people
gathered.

At the same time, the Duke Artus, with a splint in his hand, appeared
hurriedly through the people. It was also with the Duke of Mersein.
Everyone knew what was going on just by looking at this scene. The Duke
of Artus first ran into the Duke of Mersein. He pretended that Veord was
scared or not.

“What the hell is this about!”

The Duke of Mersein was not foolish enough to admit his sister's fault here.
He stiffened his face.

“We need to find out. We are recruiting a fact-finding committee.”

“Now your sister has attacked my child like a beast!”

“Are you sexually harassing my sister now?”

“This crazy guy!”

The Duke of Artus first swears. The Duke of Mersein was not swept away.

“You can only see what happened between the two by putting both stories
together.”

As he said that, he eagerly glanced at Veord. Then he looked back at her

coldly, pretending not to give a glance.

“Now tell me, sister. What the hell happened to you?”

“I will exercise my right to remain silent.”

Veord stood upright, as if when he had touched it, and made a solemn
declaration. It was strange because the four-legged beast went somewhere
and suddenly walked bipedally. The Duke of Mersein shook his head while
kicking his tongue.

“Then it can't be helped.”

The Duke of Mersein has been a prolific experience in dozens of Violent

cases in Veord. Everything flowed like water. Sadly, the shock of being hit
by the head belatedly was a situation where Felix couldn't open his mouth
properly, so the situation moved toward the Mersein family.

“Come on, Dahlia.”

Then, in confusion, Hikan called for Dahlia. She hurriedly went to him.

“What the hell is going on? Why on earth did Artus' eldest son call you?”

Dahlia gave a rough summary of what happened. Hikan's expression

hardened.

"The crazy chicks ... … .”

Adisha, who was next to him, closed Hikan's mouth with a handkerchief
instead. However, her expression was not very different from Hikan.

“Well, all, Dahlia Pesterose Young-ae saw all this!”

At that time, the Duke of Artus, feeling instinctively that things were going
unfavorably, called Dahlia in a hurry. Everyone's eyes were on Dahlia. Then
Hikan turned her body behind him and stared at Duke Artus.

“Mr. Artus, I have heard shocking words now.”

“What, what is it?”

“Is it true that your eldest son just offered my brother a contract marriage?”

“What, what, what, what, what?”

The face of the Duke Artus turned blue. Even Duke Artus didn't seem to
know that Felix's anti-horsepower was that much. Arranged marriages
between families are common. However, it was achieved through a pledge
or careful agreement between the elders of the family, and it was never a
story to be taken lightly among boys and girls. In particular, if the
suggestion is for Duke Hikan Pesteroz to go for cheap Dahlia Pesterose
with all his might!

People started talking. Honestly, Veord's violent incidents were so common

to older aristocrats that it couldn't even be talked about anymore. It was a
little surprising to hit the peacock son.

A much more interesting story than that just came up. The newly 20-year-
old eldest son of the Artus family proposed a contract marriage to the
treasure of Hikan Pesteroz that no one has seen or heard!

The situation has been reversed. No, it was just over.

“Contract marriage? To my partner?”

The moment Cedric, who was accompanied by the emperor, appeared with
a gentle smile, even those who didn't know him knew immediately that
Cedric's planting now looked very, very bad.
13. Asheras' Plan
The ball ended a little earlier due to Veord's violence. During the closing,
the Duke of Mersche met by chance, with a smile on his face and happy to
see Dahlia. Although he is in his mid-30s, it may have been because of a lot
of hard work, he already looked like he was in his late 30s. With his thick
hand, he asked Dahlia to shake hands.

“Hello, Dahlia Pesteroz. I really wanted to see you.”

“Nee, it’s you. Make it easier to speak.”

It was a title I never expected to hear from the Duke. Dahlia looked
confused. However, the Duke of Mersein shook his head in resentment.

“I would like to ask for our lacking sister from now on. Really. Thanks to
Dahlia, my sister seems to be controlling a lot.”

"No. Even today... … .”

“Haha, that’s it, I don’t even feel about the problem axis.”

He said so and looked into the air with a faint smile. At the moment, the
face of the Duke of Mersein looked like my age.

'He also has a lot of hardships.'

“I’ll go ahead and set up a fact-finding committee.”

It was surprising that it wasn't just one sound. Dahlia shook his hand against
his moving away back. I felt sorry for my heart.

Before going to the carriage holding Hikan's hand, Cedric appeared among
the people and secretly gave her a note. Since the situation is the situation,
it was not a situation for the two to have a long conversation. I got into a
carriage that Dahlia knew and secretly opened the note Cedric gave me.
[I'm really, really, really sorry about today's work. I will definitely make up
for it later.

-Cedric]

It was an informal content in the unconventionally scribbled writing.

However, the character of the font remained. Like a habit of sticking out the
end of a vowel... … . She laughed without knowing. Hikan looked at her
with a puzzled expression. She quickly took care of her facial expressions.
He seemed to have interpreted the facial expression management in a
different way.

“It looks like you're in a bad mood when you hear dirty words.”

“That crazy guy made such an offer to you… … .”

"that… … ”

“I'll be sure to get an apple in my hand, so wait, Dahlia.”

“I’m fine… … .”

However, Hikan's expression was full of determination like a person going

out on a battlefield. Dahlia knew he was a human being who must put what
he said into action. So I just smiled and leaned on Hikan's arm. Then Dahlia
laughed, because his body visibly flinched.

At the same time, the Duke of Artus left the stunned Felix to a servant and
touched his head.

‘That crazy guy trusts me and spoils everything?’

I should have been careful since I was strangely confident. Felix believed in
my face so much. A plausible appearance gives the other person a sense of
trust, but if the actions don't support it, everyone will soon notice the true
color. The Duke of Artus realized that he had too much trust in his children.
I regretted it late, but it was already late.

'Once you have to fix this situation.'

Even though he hated it, Felix was his child, and he was the eldest son of
this family. I couldn't let it be ridiculed. I had to negotiate modestly with
Hican Pesteroz to prevent further stories from spreading. If Hikan
announces that the day was a misunderstanding, the rumors of the capital
will also subside. I was annoyed when I thought of myself shouting regret
at someone tens of years younger, but I couldn't help it.

Still, it's the same peacock, but you can't bend too far. Who could blame
Felix for a child's stroke? It does not look good even if it is too bitten and
stretched. So what did Felix do so wrong? I was just a little immature with
the means of speaking, and I just ran into Beord unfortunately. There was
no reason he should be ridiculed now. Of course, there was no reason to
apologize. Last but not least, in the eyes of the Duke of Artus, it was his
son's side that was worth comparing Dahlia and Felix. Rather, I would have
accepted it because other young girls liked it... … .

'Yes, that girl is the problem.'

All of this was due to Dahlia Pesterose. You should be grateful for the good
offer. Even if you refused, are you saying that you should have been quietly
and confessed to your brother with excitement?

'Because of a damn, mouse-sized girl, we were like this... … .’

The Duke of Artus wrote a letter stating that he was sincerely sorry for the
situation caused by his childish child to Hikan, while he was working hard
on this. Then, without a break, I left the mansion for the damn truth-finding
committee blah. Without even knowing what would happen in the mansion
while he wasn't there.

***

Cedric Bercelona Michelio II was a man who kept what he said. He did not
forget what he said to Dahlia.

I will definitely, surely, definitely compensate for the day's work. In any
way.
Shortly after the Duke of Artus left the mansion, Felix Artus found
consciousness. Shortly thereafter, he learned that he had become a mockery
of the capital. This is because Merida pretended to be worried and went
away with all sorts of vulgarity and wickedness. Rather than making
Pesterose on this side, I emphasized many times that I made it stand on the
exact opposite side. At the same time, at the same time, he didn't forget to
smile and go because he was just telling the story.

'That damn bitch.'

As soon as he becomes a peacock, he will marry him to an inconspicuous

place. Not knowing that his very thoughts were making the relationship
worse, Felix swelled.

He managed to get up from the bed, bathe and groom. After taking an hour
to get my hair done, yesterday's work was embarrassing. It wasn't enough
that the pleasing offer was rejected, so it was even beaten by Veord.

'Fuck, crazy old man! If you’re young, you’re done!’

But when I thought about what was happening yesterday, I felt a bit tingled
again. Transcendental is not transcendental for nothing. They were different
from ordinary people. Unlike Merida, who talked back and forth even when
Meldon came in, he tinkeredly told him to turn off, but he couldn't even say
a word.

'Merida is a monster.'

In front of him, another shadow fell. He raised his head. Suddenly, Cedric
was in his room. Cedric was looking down at himself, laughing with a look
similar to yesterday.

“Hi, Felix.”

He is making eye contact with Cedric, and suddenly the door opens again
and Merida pulls out his head.

“Oh, I forgot to say it. sorry."

widely.

The door is closed. He couldn't even curse Merida. He sat at the coffee table
and, with trembling hands, told the maid to serve tea. But Cedric sat on the
other side of him and gently held him back.

“It’s okay if you’re going soon. You go out.”

Cedric naturally let the maid out. He didn't seem very angry. Well, what's
the reason Cedric is mad at him? Dahlia was Cedric's partner, but I didn't
hear anything between them.

When Felix was at ease, suddenly his head was bent down in the air.
Almost enough to get my nose on the coffee table. Even with his head down
like that, he couldn't properly understand what had happened to him. It
seemed right that something was going weird. Because, there were only
Cedric and himself here, and he didn't want to lower his head.

“Felix.”

Cedric called him in a friendly voice. However, unlike horses, the pressure
on the head was getting worse. From above, Cedric's calm voice was heard
again.

“I have to answer, Felix.”

Felix couldn't believe it. He was the eldest son of the Duke family, and he
was the future Duke of Artus.

No matter how uncomfortable he had touched his partner, he had no right to

do this to him.

'Ta, you have to think about it.'

“Well, what is this... … ?”

"Yeah. What am I doing here?”

Cedric said in a way that somehow sounded self-help.

“It's really weird. Why do people make me do this?”

“… … That, what is it... … .”

I've forgotten it for a while, but you reminded me of it again.”

At that moment, something incredible happened in front of Felix's eyes. In

the middle of the coffee table, which was clearly a hard wooden floor, a
transparent puddle like a lake appeared. Even as it went deeper, the color of
the water that was sky-blue gradually turned to dark blue.

"Sorry. I didn't care about you. I was thirsty, so I would have tried to ask for
a car.”

“Tue, the prince's fall… … .”

“Drink a lot.”

A friendly voice mixed with ridicule. The power to crush the head became
stronger. If you do this, your nose will touch the surface before your lips.
What follows... … I didn't want to imagine.

He struggled, but to no avail. Will you die in your own mansion like this?
So unfairly? If there is no transcendent in the family, it means that there is
no one who feels strange and runs away. Even if he dies here now, no one
will know until someone enters this room.

Cedric said in a casual voice, even though he put one's life on the palm of
his hand.

“Why don't you know the fountain so much, Felix?”

"I envy you. I want to live so stupid too. I really mean it. But you have to be
born with a head like you.”

Transcendental people are these beings. Felix's body trembled. He tried to

hold back the tears, but without his knowledge, tears shed by itself. Tears he
shed dripping onto the surface of the puddle.
“Wow… … .”

His heart broke. He was scared. Even if he became the Duke of Artus, it
seemed that something like this would continue to be waiting for him.
Beord, Meldon, Cedric, and those monsters couldn't be dealt with unless
they were the same transcendental.

'can not. I can not.'

If you become the Duke of Artus, there will certainly be countless disputes
with the other Duke, but it would be better to die now if you face this kind
of thing each time.

“Felix, are you crying now?”

I heard Cedric's voice saying it was absurd. Before long he burst into
laughter. Soon the pressure on my head was relieved, and the puddle in
front of my eyes disappeared everywhere.

Felix jumped up from his seat like a person struck by lightning. And he
stared blankly at Cedric in front of him. He was smiling with an astonishing
expression, like someone who had seen a really interesting sight.

“I was just kidding. Why are you so serious?”

“There’s no way I’ll cry. Really… … Your heart is weak.”

Cedric got up from his seat, smiling. Felix looked at the watch
inadvertently. Less than 10 minutes have passed since he came. It was
really not enough time to drink tea. As Cedric left the room, holding the
door frame with his hand, he closed his eyes and laughed.

“Next time, come to the Imperial Palace. Let's drink tea again, Felix.”

I didn't drink tea. Felix, who seemed to know what Cedric's “car” was
talking about, collapsed due to loosening in his leg.

'… … I can't. I will never do anything like a peacock.'

This is exactly what Cedric intended. He could read everything Felix was
thinking right now. As he walked down the hallway along the maid's
guidance, he smiled annoyed.

'That's why Meldon only gave me a good look.'

But Felix crossed the line first. Dahlia also seemed to want Meldon to
become the Duke of Artus.

Cedric suddenly thought of Dahlia. That day, after Dahlia was almost
kidnapped, he didn't do anything.

What surprises him sometimes is that Dahlia's actions are in large part in
line with what he is planning.

She was acting as if she were reading Cedric's mind, and more like a person
who knew everything.

'… … dahlia.'

When I thought of her, I missed her again. While with Felix, I felt so many
disgusting emotions. He wanted to see Dahlia quickly. While reading the
countless writings he had written, and seeing dozens of such pessimistic
and negative writings, she never sincerely did not mind him. He spent quite
a bit of time with her. In the meantime, he never felt that she sincerely
hated, despised, or looked down on others.

It was amazing. You have always read the dark, greed, and dark feelings of
the other person. Even when I didn't want to, my emotions were forced into
it. However, he has only been able to read her feelings once so far. When
she falls holding a runaway Hikan.

'I want to save this person.'

I hope this person will be happy.'

It was a strong aspiration and wish that consumed all of my mind and made
a longing for it. I have felt a lot of emotions so far, but I have never felt that
kind of heart at all. It was shocking enough to completely change his view
of the world and his way of thinking. However, the more you are with other
human beings, the more you will be stained with their emotions. You realize
again why you hated humans themselves.

You shouldn't. Because, Dahlia said he wanted him to understand humans,

and he wanted him to like other people.

'I'm trying my best, Dahlia. So, if you come to see me soon.’

If you meet her, you will be able to love the world again. Cedric thought.

***

After Cedric churned through the mansion, the Duke of Artus was plagued
by Felix all day. He said he wanted someone else to succeed because he
couldn't do anything like a peacock. In the end, the Duke Artus raised his
hand to his son as he kept whining about why he was so immature. Of
course, I don't know what happened between Cedric and Felix, so I only
guessed that the shock that was beaten by Veord was bigger than I thought.

'That damn girl!'

If you don't, you're making the weakest eldest son that guy. He flared with
anger against Veord. But I didn't even have time for that. The unfortunate
thing happened endlessly. That day, he received a reply to a letter he sent to
the Duke of Pesteroz yesterday. I wasn't happy, but if I would come, I
would know.

The Duke of Artus hastily looked up yesterday's letter. No matter how much
I put on my glasses, I didn't say that he would go and apologize.

'What, what is it? what is this sound?'

However, the Duke of Artus could also be found by thinking a little. This
meant that I would not admit it as an apology until I met and heard it in
person.

'Do you dare meet and get an apology for such a trivial matter?'
The Duke of Artus was resentful as if running inside. Hikan, whom he had
seen so far, wasn't so sensitive. He was a very flexible human being when it
came to work. No, although it seemed like you were dealing with it in
moderation. So, I thought that this case would just go over with a letter as if
it was watered... … .

But Hikan replied, so he had to go. He feels like he wants to tell his son to
take care of it, but he has been lying down and groaning since he was struck
by Veord. Even though he wants to swear, the Duke of Artus was also a
socialite in the heyday of Beord. Even if he never admitted it out of his
mouth, he was scared of Veord.

Sending a servant, sending Merida, etc. His thoughts of thinking about an

impossible alternative, finally reached somewhere. Only then a smile struck
his mouth.

'Well, is it really an apple what Duke Pesterose wants?'

Maybe Hikan Pesteroz is also an excuse to apologize and needs time to be

alone with him. In the first place, it was absurd to do this because of that
one little kid. Moreover, weren't the Transcendental feelings dry?

Felix's method was wrong, but what he was trying to convey was something
that everyone could relate to. The remaining three families needed to stop
the Mersian family from soloing.

'Of course, Blueport seems to have no intention of getting stuck in my

estate.'

Four years ago, a cruel smile hovered around the mouth of the Duke of
Artus, thinking of the accident caused by the now-predecessor, Duke of
Mary Bluport. Even if you say that you are a transcendent, it is a human
being. It's just a trivial existence that ends when you turn your head around.
How did that matter well be settled, but... … Since then, the life of Duke
Mary Bleuport's political life has ended. His son, Lewain Bleuport, took
over the job, but seeing that he hasn't even been in the capital so far means
that he will live in that estate for the rest of his life.

'In the end, all you have to do is bake and boil the Pesterose Duke.'

For some reason, the idea felt very reasonable. Eventually, he lifted his
heavy ass and stood up. Then he stepped toward the mansion of Duke
Pesteroz. However, his confident predictions were somewhat wrong as soon
as he arrived at the Duke of Pesteroz's mansion. Pesteroz's butler guided
Duke Artus to the family's parlor without a blink of an eye even though the
house of another Duke family came. The employees who met on the way all
bowed and glanced at him. For some reason, it seemed that they could see a
smile trying to hide it.

'Damn, it must be my qualifications.'

Or maybe yesterday's child's depravity has already spread to the entire

capital. The Duke of Artus forcibly pressed the wriggling tail of his mouth.

'Where are the trivial things!'

I felt anxious. This wasn't what he expected. He came to talk with the
owner of this place, Hikan Pesteroz. But for that, their attitude toward him
was overly disrespectful. Even in order to address this anxiety, he felt the
need to set an example of who was superior to them.

I arrived at the reception room in no time. A simple refreshment was

prepared. Hikan hasn't come yet.

He sat on the sofa guided by the butler and called him in a sharp voice.

"butler!"

The butler looked at him with a surprised expression. The Duke of Artus
said with a broken and stiff expression.

“Are you holding the discipline upright? Why are all these attitudes toward
superiors?”
“… … If you have any complaints, we will correct them.”

The answer came back one beat slowly. When the Duke of Artus wanted to
add a word to it, the door of the parlor opened and Hikan entered. At the
moment, Duke Artus felt the coolness in the room as if the temperature in
the room had dropped by 1 degree.

“I heard that you are coming to apologize, but you must have come to gain
the discipline of our family, Sir Artus.”

The Duke of Artus was silent. This reaction was also different from what he
expected. Hikan sent the butler away with a chin gesture and sat across
from him.

“If you have anything to say, please do it.”

“… … I am sorry for the proposal my son made to Miss Dahlia yesterday.”

“I am not here to hear that I am sorry.”

Hikan picked up the teacup, sipd a sip of tea, and cut it off. The Duke of
Artus said in embarrassment as never before.

“Then are you really going to get an apology?”

"That's right. I must apologize not only to Sir Duke, but also from Felix
Artus.”

“I'm going to get an apology from another Duke family for just that… … ”

“Only?”

Hikan's voice sharpened. The Duke of Artus was about to flinch.

“It’s just like that after touching my younger brother?”

The atmosphere was unpleasant. The Duke of Artus quickly settled.

“… … I apologize for saying that it's all there is.”

Then Hikan's momentum softened somewhat. However, the cold attitude
remained. The Duke of Artus was confused by the unexpected unfolding.
However, I did not forget the purpose of coming to this place.

'It really can't be that he called me this far because of one younger brother.'

That was, in the opinion of the Duke Artus, really nonsensical as a member
of a high-ranking noble family. He had no intention of doing this even if his
daughter, Merida, suffered such a thing. What's more, not for my own child,
but for my younger brother's job... … .

“Listen, Duke Pesteroz. I admit that my child did something stupid. But
why did he do that? When I think about the reason, why am I… … ”

"I know. Cooperation to prevent the Mersian family from being soloed. The
story you heard from Dahlia yesterday.”

'Now it should make sense.'

The Duke of Artus thought. But Hikan still said with a stiff expression.

“But first, I sincerely apologize to Dahlia. Otherwise, it doesn't mean

anything.”

Like this, the origin again. The Duke of Artus began to get a fever in his
head.

'That guy's younger brother! Brother!'

Are you saying that one of those little girls is so heavy? No, he thinks this
demand was nothing but to show off that Pesteroz had an edge over Artus.
My younger brother is just an excuse, and if you need your help on this job,
it means that you have to admit that Artus is under Pesteroz at all. However,
the regrettable was Artus, not Pesterose. He held back his anger and said.

"Okay. I have to apologize personally to Dahlia. So now back to the main

point... … ”

“Not only you, but Felix Artus should apologize.”

Even Duke Artus couldn't stand the words. Artus was also one of the 4th
Duke family. How far do you want me to be subdued?

“This is too much, Duke Pesteroz.”

“It doesn't go too far. When I think of the humiliation that my brother would
have felt for those words.”

“It's a shame! You speak badly. How does my son's proposal be shameful to
Sheep Dahlia?”

“Then, is your child going to my sister?”

There, for the first time, Duke Artus was excited.

“Then what's wrong with my child than that little one!”

As soon as I said that, I heard something crumble. It was the handle of the
teacup that Hikan was holding. At the same time, the teacup itself turned
into sand and flowed down. I couldn't find out whether the car inside had
evaporated or was finished.

Duke Artus looked at Hikan with trembling eyes. Blue eyes spew out from
his eyes. The Duke of Artus thought it wasn't strange if he died now.

“What I just said, try again.”

“… … I will go there.”

The Duke Artus ran away from the spot in vain.

"butler! Damn it! Why is this mansion so complicated!”

The butler looked pathetic at him, who quickly fled the mansion, but the
Duke Artus was not in the spirit of rebuking him.

***
The Duke of Artus managed to wake up after arriving at the mansion. After
going through that humiliating situation, he realized. Now that it is
impossible to obtain the cooperation of the Pesteroz family.

'What the hell is a dahlia pesterose?'

But it was already after work. Now I don't know where to rely on. He sat in
his office and wrapped his head. At that time, the butler knocked on the
door and entered the office without permission. When I was about to throw
things, yelling at me, asking if you were even ignoring me.

"that… … The guest is here, Sir Duke.”

“Tell me off right now!”

For some reason, the butler seemed somewhat embarrassed. He said.

“You are from the Holy Empire. If you don't believe it, look at this sign...
… .”

The butler came near and laid down a flat metal plate on the desk. If you
look at the pattern, it really is a sign carried by the fanatics of the Holy
Empire. He knew this sign very well. He has been in contact with them
several times to trade national information.

'Is it because of that agenda?'

One of the pieces of information he was dealing with with the Holy Empire
was secret information that even he could not access. I haven't completely
passed it over yet. Like keys and locks, only with the seal of his family's
family could the documents containing the information be completely
unlocked. But he hasn't even thought of wearing a family seal yet. It was a
big decision for him too.

In fact, if I really thought I was passing it over, I was annoyed and grieved
as if a fish thorn was stuck in my throat. It is a bad aftertaste to say that the
4th Duke family is acting as a spy to another country.
Besides, all the humans of the Holy Empire had some taste in their eyes, so
he wasn't always pleased with reason. Still, the reason he couldn't get out of
the place where the proposal was made was because the fruit they presented
was too sweet.

“You’re having trouble with one illegitimate child.”

"We have a solution to that problem completely."

However, no matter how much I thought about it, everyone in my country

was shaking my head, and I couldn't believe that humans from other
countries could come up with the solution. That's why he declared that he
would completely hand over the information if he found a way to convince
himself with a feeling of dubious distrust.

I thought I couldn't believe it even if I thought about it myself, so I

completely forgot. But just in time they came back to him. With a ‘really’
solution to this situation. Duke Artus' complexion changed at once.

'Is there really a way to solve it?'

Duke Artus brought the messenger of the Holy Empire into the office. It
would have flowed in if it were the words of a booger, but the opponent was
a divine empire.

'What is the way?'

I shouldn't do this, but I couldn't hide my strange expectations. At the same

time, a young man wearing a robe came into the office. Looking at the
lower duct exposed under his robe, he looked pretty young.

The young man sat across from his desk and said calmly.

“Hello, Sir, Duke Artus. If possible, please let the butler out.”

He did what he told him to do. The young man's lips rose gently.

“I was sorry for not visiting us recently.”

“… … I said, but I can't pass the information on unless it's a convincing
solution.”

The young man burst into laughter. It's as if you're talking about such a
natural story. Then I erased my laughter and put my body closer to the desk.

“Please rest assured. If you see this, your Excellency will have no choice
but to admit it.”

“Mr. Artus, there is one technology we recently invented.”

The young man's voice was sweet and soft, like whispers from the devil, not
like a god-servant. I know I shouldn't go over here, but my lips moved by
itself.

“What is it?”

The young man's lips drew a line. He put a bottle on the desk. It was a
transparent bottle that resembled a praying angel. There was a yellow and
transparent liquid inside.

“It is a medicine that makes the magical power of the Transcendental

runaway.”

“It must have been the solution you want enough, right?”

The Duke of Artus breathed in vain without even knowing it.

"I, do you mean to see me and use this on that illegitimate child?"

“So is there another solution?”

The young man asked again to be weak. The Duke of Artus is speechless.
The words he heard now were terrifying. A medicine that makes the
magical power of the Transcendental runaway. He, too, encountered the
work of the Duke of Mary Bleuport in the newspaper. Before that, I saw
countless stories in the history that warn of the runaway of the
Transcendental. It's not just a matter of taking an illegitimate child out of
life. The Transcendental is the main force of this empire. Without the
Transcendental, the foundations of this empire are shaken. Right now, the
emperor was the transcendent.

'Is the Holy Empire sincerely preparing for a war against this empire?'

This… … It was dangerous. From the moment he heard the explanation of

that potion, his head constantly beeping warning signs. But.

“Then I would have no choice but to give this family to that illegitimate
child. Are you driven to a local estate with your loved ones?”

At those words, the eyes of the Duke Artus shook. He knew that if Meldon
became a Duke, he would not leave them alone. At first glance, the
invisible hatred in the light-looking eyes, and the wildness... … .

I remembered his weak son, whining all day about what had happened. Can
Felix really handle Meldon?

No, he can't. It wasn't just the Duke of Artus that would fall if Meldon was
left alone. Even his child... … .

Moreover, if that was true, the war between the Holy Empire and the
Frederic Empire had already come to an end.

'I'd rather be with them now.......'

Wouldn't this lead to better results later? The young man's soft voice urged
him affectionately.

“No matter how many Transcendental people fly and crawl, how can I resist
the fate of the runaway before me?”

“You just need to hand over the promised information to us and help us
with just one thing. Then I'll give you this. How is it?"

I wanted to nod my head right away. However, the pressure continued to

crush Duke Artus. This was not something that could be said by all means,
by no means at all. All his future political life was contained in this little
potion. The young man, who had been watching him for a long time, smiled
and took the potion again.

"Okay. Then we'll come back next time. That will probably be your last
chance.”

“Hmm… … . Is Kelsion doing well?”

He stood up, muttering a name the Duke did not know. And said to the
Duke.

“You are not the only card we are preparing. Keep in mind.”

Despite the rude title, the Duke could not respond to anything. He looked
back and looked at the disappearing young man shed. My hand was still
shaking.

***

The day after the prom, Dahlia decided to visit Veord. Veord was forced to
go personally because of the family's own probation. Still, I decided to
admit to her two good things, and there was something else to say.

'In order to make Meldon a duke, you have to be helped by Veord.'

In order for Meldon to be incorporated into the family without the

recognition of the Artus family, all the transcendental members of the four
major families other than Artus must recognize him as a transcendent of the
Artus family. Beord, Lewain or Mary Bleuport, and Hican. Looking at it, it
seemed the time had come to tell Hikhan about her plans to make Meldon
the Duke of Artus.

'I didn't know what was going on yesterday, but I wasn't in a good mood.'

Wasn't it the wrong time to choose? Dahlia tilted her head. He seemed in a
bad mood, so he kept asking what was going on, but Hikan shook his head.
Then, after looking at Dahlia's face for a while, she seemed to mutter swear
words in her mouth. I didn't hear it in detail, but ‘That crazy guy… … .'
same.
Dahlia just shut her mouth, in case she would only get worse after asking
for no reason.

However, I couldn't postpone talking to Hikan any longer. Dahlia went to

him in distress. And they told me about the stories that have been around.
As much as possible, I left out all the controversial content (for example, I
invited Wayne to meet Veord) and developed the story. Then there was a
hole in it.

Hikan was a little suspicious. But in the end, I sighed as if I was thinking
more about what I was going to do. He also seemed to have realized that
Dahlia had been obsessed with becoming a good-talking younger brother. It
was as Dahlia wished.

“So, Dahlia, what are the benefits of making Meldon the Duke of Artus?”

But it would be hard to answer this question. Even Dahlia was thinking that
Hikan would ask this question. It's a problem because I don't have anything
to answer. The fact that the current Duke of Artus will be able to
communicate with the Holy Empire is what he knows from the original, but
there is no evidence. Dahlia said while thinking hard, rolling her head.

“Uh, uh... … . Ash, it's okay to stop seeing the unlucky Duke Artus in the
capital?”

"Good."

It was a casually squeezed word, but Dahlia was surprised at the much
clearer and cooler answer than she thought. She looked up at Hikan. He was
looking into the air with a flaming glance with anger for some reason.

'Did your brother hate Duke Artus that way?'

Dahlia tilted her head again. Still, it was fortunate that Hikan had a heart to
help Meldon. Dahlia was happy to go to see Veord.

***
The carriage on which Dahlia was riding soon arrived at the residence of
the Duchess of Mersein. Dahlia was struck by the servant of the Duke of
Mersein's mansion. His attitude was very polite, as if he had heard
something from the Duke of Mersein.

“There's a customer ahead of you, so you'll have to wait a bit. Would you
like it?”

Dahlia nodded. The servant took her to the parlor. It was a living room right
next to Veord's room.

Whether I didn't care about the sound insulation, or whether I thought it was
useless, the conversations I had in the room were flowing into the living
room little by little. It wasn't enough to understand what the story was.

The servant left the room leaving only her. Dahlia struggled between
conscience, shame, and curiosity, but eventually lost her curiosity. She put
her ear lightly against the wall of the drawing room.

“Sister really, how are you doing this to me?”

I heard a whispering voice on the wall. I was astonished as someone who

had heard the words I couldn't hear. The voice was very similar to the voice
of the empress Dahlia heard yesterday.

“How do you not contact me once, huh? And at my son's birthday ball
again... … ”

“Do you have anything to do but cry every day?”

I heard Veord's blunt voice. Dahlia, who doesn't know the situation, was the
tone he wanted to hold on to even when he heard it. However, the empress
seemed to have more regret than wanting to squeeze it.

“I’m sorry, sister. No, I hate you. I hate everything. Even when she visits
and listens to her, she really doesn't care about me at all.”

Is that girl talking about Dahlia? For some reason, it seemed that she was
unintentionally buying bad feelings from the empress.
“Cedric and my sister are all my fault. I think I'm telling me that I've done
something wrong and ruined the relationship.

Dahlia was embarrassed by the name Cedric, who came out of an

unexpected situation.

“I admit it. It's all my responsibility for Cedric to become such a cool kid.
But even your sister shouldn't do this to me.”

Dahlia thought to herself.

'Are you responsible?'

Then I heard the sound of a chair dragging. It seemed that the empress had
risen from her seat while making a black sound. Dahlia quickly fell off the
wall, sat down on the couch in the parlor, and cleaned up her hem. Soon
after, the empress came out of the room and entered the parlor. As expected,
she was full of tears. When she saw the dahlia sitting awkwardly, she was
blatantly depressed. It seemed that I didn't want to meet other people with
such a face. The person I mentioned just before that too.

“… … You looked ugly. Excuse me.”

The empress kicked out the door just as he had come. It seemed that neither
the maid nor the servant was accompanied.

'If you're going to go out right away, why did you come in?'

Dahlia tilted her head. The question was immediately resolved. She quickly
found a small bag on the table across from the sofa she was sitting on. It
seemed to be the Empress's burden. It seems that it was uncomfortable to
encounter Dahlias enough to go out without even carrying luggage. Even if
I ran for nothing, my heart became uncomfortable.

'What really happened between Cedric and His Majesty.'

Last time I heard Cedric tell me that the two weren't good, but... … .

“Oh, I’m here.”

However, the discomfort was immediately broken by the Veord entering the
parlor. She looked like she got up while sleeping no matter what. He wore a
sprawling hair, a little swollen face, and a large shirt that couldn't tell
whether it was pajamas or everyday wear.

She innocently sat on the sofa opposite the Dahlia, then raised one ankle on
the opposite knee and arm on the back. It looks like a bully, but I have a
comfortable posture anyway. While looking at Dahlia like that, Veord
opened her face and suddenly relaxed as if he had thought of something.

“Oh right, come here.”

"Yes Yes?"

“I forgot this. It feels good to be cool when I hold you.”

It was also saying that she would use her as a human bamboo lady. Dahlia
shook her eyebrows and shook her head. Veord did not match, and was
aegyo.

“Child, don’t do that.”

"I do not like it."

“You came to ask me for a favor, right? I'll listen to that.”

Really, I didn't know anything else, but Veord was really quick to notice.
The words moved Dahlia's heart. She got up and went to the seat next to
Veord. Veord hugged her waist like a cat and leaned her head on her
shoulder without permission. Still looking up at Dahlia.

“So what would you ask for? no. First of all, listen to my good work and
admit it.”

“Yes, tell me.”

How great the hell is it that it has bothered her since yesterday.
“I apologized to the person who broke my leg. And even though I asked it
three times, I didn't swear and kindly said it again.”

'… … Wouldn't this be the literacy that everyone should possess?'

But Dahlia nodded. For Veord, this was commendable. I could tell just by
looking at what happened yesterday. Veord revealed this and was satisfied
like a boy.

“Okay, now there are 96 left.”

He was a positive person with a really special meaning.

“Why didn’t you hit him yesterday as a good job?”

“… … No. You did it because you hate being cursed.”

"a."

As if he had run out of steam, Veord dropped his head again. With that, a
moment passed. The warm afternoon sun flowed into the living room.
Dahlia turned her head and looked at her. Veord was tidying under his nails,
revealing his handsome jawline and white skin under his short ears.
Strangely peaceful, Dahlia was mistaken as if she had a good-blooded cat.

“Now it’s done. end."

But soon Veord pushed Dahlia away. Dahlia was also what she wanted, so
she fell softly.

“You mean, where did you get that strange power?”

Dahlia shook her head.

“I'm not sure either.”

“You should be careful about that.”

"why?"
“I want to keep on sticking to you. So I'm deliberately separating you. I'm
afraid.”

Veord still looked at his nails and said annoyingly.

'This is the attitude of a person who is worried about being affectionate.'

Dahlia thought to herself. But Veord's advice was taken to mind. Veord only
looked at her and looked at her.

“Now tell me what to ask. If you're done, go see it.”

“Veord, would you like to do 10 good things?”

"no."

It was an unexpected answer. Of course I thought it was good. Dahlia was

surprised to see Veord. She frowned and looked at Dahlia.

“Do you know I've been fooled? It would be very annoying to see if a small
kid like you would admit it as a 10 piece.”

“That’s it! When am I!”

Dahlia raised her voice in resentment. Veord closed his ears with an
expression he hated to hear. But this time I really needed Veord's help. She
barely took a breath and said.

“You said you would like to listen.”

“That's it. I'll do another favor.”

“Then would you mind floating the water?”

"annoying. Something else."

'I have no heart to listen to.'

Yes. It wasn't possible for anyone to take the position of a future betrayer.
You should be able to change words like that like flipping your palms... … .
Dahlia endured hard. She said softly.

“It's not very annoying. It would be better than doing ten good things.
Please listen.”

Veord glanced at Dahlia and put both hands on her stomach. He seems to
have a heart to listen.

“Okay, tell me.”

“At that time, do you remember the guy who went with me when you first
met Veord-nim?”

“Wayne?”

“Not him.”

“Oh, that illegitimate? When I asked where the Artus vein went, I went to
him.”

Veord said profoundly. Then I smiled and looked at her as if she had noticed
what Dali was trying to ask for.

“You, are you trying to make her a Duke of Artus?”

A quick notice. Dahlia nodded.

“If Beord-nim recognizes him as a transcendent, he can enter the Artus

family.”

“Well, nothing difficult. Can I just do that?”

Dahlia's face brightened. She pulled her upper body forward and nodded
intently. Veord grinned and tapped Dahlia on the cheek.
“But before that, there are conditions. two."

Do you have two?”

“Once I get permission from my sister. It's a pretty political issue. Because
of yesterday's incident, I have to take a look at her right now.”

It was fascinating that it was the first time that she said she was noticing
others. But when I think of Veord, who suddenly walked biped yesterday, it
seemed to know how tearfully his younger brother trained her. Anyway,
Dahlia nodded.

This condition wasn't bad. The moment Meldon joins the family of Duke
Artus, the future in which he becomes Duke is set. Dahlia, who knew the
future, was almost certain. Even if that's not the case, it's better to invest in
Meldon than the current Felix Artus, who is out of business. Because he
was a transcendent first. The Duke of Mersein would certainly understand if
it were a politician.

“There is also a second one.”

“Yes, please tell me.”

Veord hesitated not like himself. Then I ended my worries and opened my
mouth.

“You need to relieve Siorde's anger.”

“… … Yeah?',

“Please let her off her anger. I heard that you are good at that?”

Who on earth said that? I didn't even guess. But this time, the story was
different. The current Empress Siorde was very uncomfortable with Dahlia
no matter what anyone saw. Right now, when I just talked to Veord, he
compared Dahlia and herself and said she was sad.

'Anyone who knows that entrusts this to me!'

Dahlia glared at the blatant Beord. It wasn't enough to apologize right here,
and she came up with another drink.

"For reference, I didn't do anything wrong even if I died, so if I said that, I

would kill it."

'I just have to give up making Meldon's craftsmanship.' I'm sorry, Mr.
Meldon]. Dahlia internally apologized.

Even if I said I would give up, I couldn't really give up. In the original
development, the Duke of Artus may really help abduct Dahlia abroad
instead of Adisha. I had to dismiss him unconditionally. To do that, I needed
Meldon.

'It would be nice if either of the two conditions could be satisfied.'

On the way out, Dahlia met the Duke of Mersein. He laughed and grabbed
her hand.

“While we're here, we'll have a meal together.”

“… … Would it be okay?”

“Of course.”

“Is Veord coming to eat?”

“My sister often skips lunch. If it’s okay, you can eat with me.”

Anyway, before convincing his Majesty the Empress, he had to succeed in

convincing the Duke of Mersein. Dahlia nodded. She ate alone with the
Merchian Duke in the main dining hall. He was smiling and smiling.

“Do you like your meal?”

Dahlia smiled and nodded. It wasn't a joke, it was really delicious. By the
time the first main course was over, Dahlia got to the point. At first, the face
of the Duke of Mersche, who was trembling to listen to anything, became
more serious as the story progressed. Rather, Dahlia was relieved by the
appearance.

I thought I couldn't seriously listen to the story of the 17-year-old.

The Duke of Mersein was infinitely weak when the story of her sister came
out, but she was politically competent enough to cover dozens of cases of
her assault. Here, you have to persuade him to make Meldon a duke. When
Dahlia's story was over, only dessert was left for the meal. Mershain
prepared milk pudding for Dahlia, and she drank black coffee. While she
was eating the pudding, Mersein said.

“Then, are you really sure that Mr. Meldon can become the Duke of Artus?”

Dahlia nodded. The Duke of Mersche, who was rubbing his chin, came in
sharply.

“Is that certainty agreed upon with Mrs. Pesteroz?”

It was the question of whether the Pesteroz family would be on the side of
Mersein when the matter turned into a political conflict.

'I was also good at telling my brother in advance.'

Dahlia nodded. Mersein hommed. Gumi seemed to be pulling.

“Once you are a transcendent, you can become a state enough. If it’s not too
crazy.”

“He is very normal.”

“You must have seen it yourself?”

"Yeah."

“Hmm.”

The Duke of Mersein tilted his head. Then he lowered his head and made a
loud noise. It's a big political decision.
“If Mr. Meldon becomes the Duke of Artus, we who directly support him
would be indebted to the Artus family.”

"i See."

“So of course we are good. But it's hard to understand why Pesteroz comes
here and talks to me to make him Duke Artus.”

It was also sharp. She laughed awkwardly.

“… … Now, because the next Duke is offering me a contract marriage... …

.”

The Duke of Mersein blindfolded. It looks terrible just thinking about it.

“I express my sincere condolences.”

“… … So my brother was very angry.”

“He can do that. He cares about Dahlia so much.”

“Anyway, I understand the position of the Duke Pesteroz family. Let us

review it quite positively. Even though you are such a young age, you
represent your family and you are really amazing.”

The Duke of Mersein laughed happily. Dahlia thought that the Duke of
Mersche, who listened without ridiculing her young words from her heart,
was even better, but she didn't take it out of her mouth. It's been a while
since Dahlia took the pudding out of the world, so the dining room ended
that way. As she climbed into the carriage, she pondered.

'Now the first is done.'

Greater barriers remained. While the first one was successful, I wanted to
do the second. In addition, Dahlia was a no-no to staying in an
uncomfortable relationship with the Empress as it is now. It was a pity for
nothing.

'How the hell should I turn my Majesty's heart around?'

Even though I was worried, I couldn't be sharp. Empress Siorde did not
have a very high presence in the original work. The only thing I remember
is that Veord, who betrayed the Frederic Empire on the Asheras route, made
an important deal with Asheras to save Siorde at the end? No matter how
much he pretends he doesn't care, Veord likes Siorde. Unlike Siorde's
misunderstanding.

'It would be nice if I could tell her Majesty about that.'

For now, I was thinking of asking Cedric for advice. He has a job to repay
Dahlia anyway.

'… … It’s a counterfeit product.’

Still, the necklace was pretty. It was a real diamond by anyone. Dahlia
ordered a maid yesterday to polish it and send it to the empress. The
courtesy answer that I received it this morning came back.

'… … I am also uncomfortable.’

Dahlia was depressed. By the way, where did Meldon go? Does he know
that Dahlia is struggling this way and trying to make him Duke of Artus? If
you don't know, you will be contemplated for hours and forced to know.
She clenched her fist.

***

At the same time, the empress stole tears with a handkerchief and climbed
into a carriage returning to the imperial castle. After Veord's return, her
thoughts that haven't disappeared have bothered her.

'Because of me, my sister lived infinitely. That's why my sister hates me.'

The reason Veord treats her like that, in fact, is because she hates her.
Dahlia, I envied that little child.

She, too, was once an ordinary sister with Veord. Giggling with all kinds of
jokes. Since when did everything go wrong... … Know. So it was more
painful.
'It's what I did. I have to take responsibility for her.'

When Empress Siorde was still the prince's fiancée, buying the medicine
was the cause of everything because of the word that it does not age. If she
hadn't, Veord wouldn't have had to take the medicine and drink it, and it
wouldn't have been that way.

'Cedric, that kid too... … .’

It was Siorde's own fault that Cedric avoided her. When I thought so, Siord
kept hurting. So she didn't know. The persistent and thick energy that
continues to be attached to the back of one's own back.

The person who created the energy was hiding in the carriage following the
empress's carriage and continuing to memorize the prayers in the words of
his mouth. His name was Kelsion, a man of the Holy Empire. When the
Empress's carriage completely entered the Imperial Palace, Kelsion gave up
pursuing and went to an alley. Another young man wearing a robe there
waiting for him there was. The young man was like a human being who
threatened the Duke at the mansion of the Duke of Artus. Kelsion kneels
politely in front of him.

“Holy Pope.”

The young man smiled under the robe and unwrapped the robe knot behind
his neck. The hidden face was revealed. It was brown hair, green eyes, and
a beautiful appearance reminiscent of an angel. He said sweetly.

“Aren’t you happy, Kelsion? There seems to be a few days left to free the
poor kid from Frederick.”

“… … It is all thanks to the grace of His Holiness.”

Kelsion said that and drew his name. Young Asheras laughed. Even after
the plan failed, he made several things. There were achievements. One of
them has already been shown to the Duke Artus. A potion that drives
transcendental people crazy using the power that has penetrated into the
interior. The runaway incident of Duke Mary Bleuport inspired him a lot.
At one time, there was a time when she would regret if she had really died
for it, but now the memories of that time were vague. Now the potion is
almost over. It means there is not much time left to bring Dahlia Pesteroz.

'But it's regrettable that I missed Veord.'

I thought it was going to rot in the back alley all my life, but when I saw
that it appeared again in the capital, it seemed that I heard some way to get
rid of the curse. I thought she could be a pretty good card... … .

Of course, it was too early to give up.

“Has it been successful to approach the empress's spirit?”

"Yes."

Kelsion said firmly. The driving force of the warriors and fanatics of the
Holy Empire is piety. Their absolute loyalty and overly deep faith resemble
brainwashing. Indeed, one of the leaders of the Holy Empire, such as
Kelsion, was able to use divine power to immerse humans in one idea. Of
course, there were limitations. There wasn't enough power to instill missing
thoughts or lead to suicide. However, it was often a very effective method
for those who were obsessed with the trauma of the past.

Aseras said.

“If she gets moderately confused, tell her that the Holy Empire has a way to
solve Veord's curse.

Frederick is ours if only those two move our way.”

When the empress comes into their hands, their subordinates in the
basement can then be freed. Until then, he will have to hold on to it. He had
too much information as he was the elite.

'It would have been nice if I could have killed it.'

Asheras laughed without revealing his heart to his faithful subordinate.

14. Empress Siorde
Dahlia was still contemplating how to persuade her Majesty, while
gradually working on plans to make Meldon Duke Artus. Even without the
recognition of the Duke family, he can be incorporated into Artus if all the
transcendental members of the other family recognize Meldon. So she
wrote a letter to Mary Bluport, who is now the former Duke of Bluport. The
reply arrived quickly.

[Dahlia, it's been a long time. How are you?

I had to contact you more often, but I couldn't contact you because I was
too busy.

I was also quite puzzled where the transcendentor of the Duke Artus family
went, but Dahlia found it.

Dahlia's request, so I'm thinking of helping you out. Whether it's me, my
son, or just sending the papers to the capital, 一 We're a little busy right
now 一 Anyway, I'll help you as much as I can.

Beloved Mary Blueport]

Dahlia was soaked with memories for a moment. Because the time we spent
together felt like the old days.

'I have to go to the Duke Ryeong to see the Duke next time.'

But after the memories passed, I remembered the heaviness of reality again.

'I also have to find a separate way to get along with the Empress.'

Dahlia's life was so misunderstood that it was absolutely no surprise. But I

couldn't meet. Even in a situation where the Empress obviously knows that
she is avoiding her.

'Is there anybody who can connect you properly?'

Asking the emperor or Cedric to connect you seemed to be
counterproductive for some reason. It would be nice if there was a
completely different route, yeah, and Young-ae who could properly lay the
bridge.

However, Dahlia's network was narrower than expected. Even Adisha had
no connection with the Empress. Of course, I can't come and visit Miss
Eridon anymore. However, the clues to the solution have always come from
unexpected places.

***

Shortly after Cedric's birthday ball. An unexpected guest came to the

Pesteroz mansion. I saw it a few times in the original, but it was the first
time I had never said hello in this world.

“Hello, Miss Dahlia.”

Dahlia was embarrassed to see an unexpected person sitting finely in the

drawing room wearing a big hat.

Merida Artus. Also known as ‘Agari the Viper.’ He was a man who did not
know that his pride was high in the sky. After falling in love with not only
the female protagonist but also the transcendental male protagonists, he
quickly closes his mind, spits out venomous words to the end, sarcastic, and
becomes famous. Consistent with the original's countless notorieties, she
was waiting for Dahlia with a very bright and bright smile. He even looked
at Dahlia and showed very classy etiquette.

Dahlia was scared. This is because the things she unfolded and the words
she said in the original were still strong in the impression. Merida's words
and actions used to rob people often left out the human mind.

``When I see Miss Adisha trying to raise a family, not anything, I think of a
dung beetle.

Because of this, for a while, the nickname of Adisha among fans has
become a dung beetle. Once in the original, he plotted to assassinate Adisha
and got caught by Hikan. As soon as he was imprisoned, he told him: —
She is in danger of ruining her country because of Ms. Adisha. How do I
save her by becoming a human?

Your predecessor, the duchess, abandoned you early because you knew your
lord was acting like a madman.

I realize again today that the foresight of an older person is really nothing to
ignore.

Then he dies immediately by angry Hikan, but even before death, she never
withdrew. If you say this, you seem to be a person with great convictions,
but in any case, she was a villain all the time and a person who hated
Adriana. What she did included attempts to poison her, agitate her peers to
ostracize her, ridicule her, and fall over every little thing. But when I
suddenly saw this, I felt a sense of disharmony.

Without knowing Dahlia's thoughts even in her dreams, Merida spoke

kindly.

“I came here because I want to personally ask Ms. Dahlia.”

“Don’t tell me.”

“Is Dahlia the one behind my illegitimate child right now?”

"Yeah? What do you mean?”

Dahlia covered her mouth with her hand and pretended not to know. But
behind my covered hands, my mouth trembled.

'That, how?'

Merida was already convinced, so she didn't even look at Dahlia's reaction.

A month ago at the Second Prince's birthday ball, when Veord put his hand
on Dahlia's shoulder and Cedric cleared the situation, only two of them
were realizing what was going on. One was the Duke of Mershain and the
other was Merida Artus, she, who was watching Veord.
Veord met Meldon before returning. And at the same time as her return,
Meldon began in earnest. By chance, at a very similar time, Veord and
Dahlia are intertwined in a strange relationship. Once it started getting
entangled, it was a story that immediately showed the whole context. The
scale was ridiculously large for a younger younger than her, but she liked
Merida's guts. But she wasn't the one who moved just because she liked it.
When Merida thinks of her father and brother these days, her head is sore
from a headache.

“Merida, what would you do?”

My father was alone in distress, looking into the air and sighing, saying
nothing but meaningless words.

And he constantly talked to Merida about how desperate he was. Merida

really has no interest whether he does it or not!

When people are in trouble, they always make mistakes. Considering my

experiences, my father was on the verge of making a big mistake. Merida
knew roughly what it was. She has eyes, too, but there is no way she
couldn't have seen a human wearing a robe who keeps going to and from
the mansion. They wandered around the mansion without even getting
permission, but the butlers and employees pretended not to know. Of
course, it was possible with the acknowledgment of his father. Considering
his pride, they must be quite high-ranking, neither the imperial nor other
dukes, so the only thing left is foreigners.

When I think of them, I still get goosebumps. She often pretended not to
know, and grumpyly walked over their feet or flipped their robes. Everyone
avoided it, but not one. Rather, he stared at Merida calmly. He was a very
beautiful young man with emerald green eyes. Merida screamed. Those
eyes were, really, like jewels. Instead of the vitality that a living human
should have, there was only mineral boredom.

"Do you have any problem?"

The moment Merida saw that gaze, she felt intuition.

'If you let those who don't know you eat Artus, it's over.'

But the last hesitation was still stopping my father.

'Please, let that idiot give up on his own.'

I was fortunate that my father wasn't big. I'd rather be less stupid, but it
would have been a lot easier if I had to go to someone with a larger
distribution.

Even his father was not willing to take him, and he had to find a way to
evacuate himself. It is less embarrassing to hand over Artus to foreigners
rather than to an illegitimate child.

“First, let me show you a card I have.”

Merida took a small item from her handbag and threw it lightly on the table.
Dahlia saw Merida's throw rolled around and stopped in the middle of the
table. The moment it noticed what, Dahlia covered her mouth. that's… … It
was the seal of the family Duke Artus!

The power of the seal had already been experienced in the previous life.
With this, the Artus family could have been sold abroad. Dahlia couldn't
hide her surprise and looked at Merida. Merida laughed as if it were
nothing.

“This is real. Anything in the family vault is fake.”

“This would have proved my use, right? And you know why I'm here. If
you need anything else, tell me.”

Dahlia was confused by the flow of conversation that could not be

followed. However, even in the meantime, I thought I had to take care of
what to do. She stuttered and opened her mouth.

"that… … .”

The voice trembled by itself.

“Do you have any acquaintances with your Majesty the Empress?”

Perhaps it wasn't what I expected, Merida's one eyebrow lifted.

“I don't know why you ask that, but I've been his exclusive maid for the last
year.”

'This is it!'

Once again, Dahlia's eyes sparkled, getting a clue to the solution. But I
couldn't take it right away. Dahlia had a moderate conversation and quickly
ended the story.

“I will visit you next time.”

It was nice to find the empress and string, but there was no need to be too
hasty. In fact, I don't know much about Merida's feelings, and there are
things she's scared of... … .

'Will you still be better than Felix?'

Hearing what he said, he seemed to realize that his brother, Felix, was a
rotten log. Because she is always quick to judge. Merida put the clan seal
back into her handbag, smiled very refreshingly, and spread her hem.

"of course. We meet separately outside the mansion.”

It means that you don't want to meet in the mansion and be found by Felix
and the Duke of Artus.

Before leaving, she turned around and looked at the dahlia, gracefully
pressing on her hat.

“I see that I'm not so hot. But I'm sure it will be a useful hand. If you need a
bridge with Her Majesty, I will connect you at least once without any
conditions.”

"Yes Yes?"
“It's my favor, so get it when you give it. I will contact you next time.”

Merida often disappeared after raising her mouth and smiling. Dahlia
blankly saw where she had disappeared.

'cool.'

Honestly, I thought that way. The momentum was enough to come out of
admiration.

'What kind of person is not a bulldozer.'

I still felt scary when I thought of her in the original, but it was still a good
thing. Now I have found a way to approach the empress. Besides, there is
also a way to get the family seal as a bonus. Dahlia took a long breath,
pressing her chest pounding with tension.

But you can't trust her 100 percent just because she's cool. When
considering the original Merida, it was more reasonable to think that there
was a person trying to save his family. Besides, I don't know the inside out
yet.

'Let's watch more!'

First, it was the stage to implement the first plan.

***

First, Dahlia decided to find Meldon. In some ways, it was natural, but she
couldn't do anything she wants without a plan in advance with Meldon.

As soon as Dali A got up and was ready to go out the next day, he decided
to call Meldon. It was virtually impossible to find him with a non-uniform
residence because he was not a worldview with a mobile phone as in his
previous life. However, Dahlia had a secret weapon. After riding the
carriage out to the nearby downtown area, she stared at her wrist inside the
carriage.

'I didn't want to use this again, but I have the only way to call it in this case.'
She hesitated, and eventually tapped her wrist. Then I took a space and
tapped again a little later.

'You know roughly what it means.'

Was it when I repeated this about ten times and took a break? He knocked
on the door of the carriage with a deep sigh so that someone could hear it
all the way to the inside of the carriage. Dahlia pretended not to know.

"Who?"

“This is Meldon, our beautiful Dahlia lady.”

Dahlia smiled and opened the door. Maybe Meldon had been washing her
hair, and her hair was so wet that it was more wavy like seaweed. He
sighed.

“Would you like to continue until you come?”

Dahlia nodded shyly. Meldon shook his head.

“As you can see from my condition, I ran out of the shower.”

“You can see it.”

“You are really too young. Now you only need to send the signal twice and
we'll come for you. Anyway, so what's going on?”

Dahlia sighed.

“You can't even imagine what kind of hardship I've been facing right now
because of Mr. Meldon.”

“Ah, I heard. Felix to the lady... … . Hmm… … . Yeah."

Meldon said, trying desperately to hold back his laughter. Dahlia

understood. It was a funny story no matter who heard it. But if there's
something Meldon doesn't know, her suffering doesn't end there.
Thinking of Veord, she again hurt her head.

'You have to be clear about this kind of lesson problem.'

“… … Mr. Meldon, do you remember what I said before that I would help
Mr. Meldon?”

His eyes changed slightly. He said as he sat across from the wagon.

“Yes, I can’t forget that.”

Of course, it was a little funny to hold the weight with the water seaweed
head. Dahlia said after worrying for a moment.

“I mean… … , Mr. Meldon, I did this and that to help.”

She gave a brief summary of what happened.

“Anyway, for Mr. Meldon to enter the family, the process of acknowledging
you by the other three transcendental families is essential. My brother
decided to help, and the former Duke of Bleuport, who became a
predecessor, is my friend, so he will help. … ”

“Mister Dahlia.”

"Yeah?"

“I’m so impressed that I’m going to cry a little. Can I cry?”

"No."

Dahlia said just cut it off. Instead of really crying, Meldon laughed. Tears
come from, the eyes are crunchy like a sandy field, but they only choose
very lies.

“Don’t worry, you’ll get double the price for all of this later anyway.”
"Yes."

An unexpectedly cool answer came back. Dahlia was baffled and blinking
while looking at Meldon, so he smiled and naturally slipped down from the
chair and knelt in front of Dahlia. Then, like a knight, he took the back of
her hand with a gentle gesture and kissed her briefly.

“If I really become a peacock.”

"Yeah."

“Still, Miss Dahlia will always be a girl to me.”

I didn't understand what Dahlia meant, so I frowned my eyebrows. Then

Meldon laughed a little smartly.

“To the end, Lady Dahlia feels like an old, employer to me. Well, there is
something like that because Cedric is scared.”

"Ahhh… … .”

Then Dahlia understood the word and nodded. He said such touching
words, but since he couldn't understand it, Meldon was good enough.

"No. You were supposed to help Mr. Meldon. So now we need to discuss in
detail how Pesterose can realistically help Meldon and what kind of help is
needed.”

“… … Beord-nim, honestly, I'm not confident, but I'll try to do it.”

Meldon looked at Dahlia blankly and smiled.

“… … Sometimes I don't believe the age of the lady.”

'Because the fact is, if you add up the memories of the previous life, there
are a lot more.'

Dahlia thought to herself. Of course, if you add a life of twenty-five and a

life of seventeen, it doesn't make you a life of forty-two. Rather, she felt
admirable between the ages of twenty-five and seventeen.

'… … okay. If I were really that age, I would have been smarter than now.’

Dahlia felt heavier when she thought of the burden Veord had carried over
to her.

'… … How do I reconcile with His Majesty the Empress?'

She sighed inside.

'There is one way I thought about it, but... … .’

Is there only this one after all? It wasn't very likely. However, no matter
how much I thought about it, the other number did not come to mind, so
Dahlia decided to try that method after contemplating.

***

The method Dahlia was trying to try was based on the original content.
Dahlia remembered the ending of Empress Siorde and Veord at the end of
the Aceras route. Finally, Asheras flies with the final villain, Hikhan, and
destroys the Frederic Empire. Of course, Hikan is also removed after that.
Siorde, who thinks that the country has been destroyed by his sister's
betrayal, dies after suffering a traumatic trauma. At that time, Veord
continues Siorde's death until the end.

My sister hates me.”

"I didn't hate it."

If I had done better, would I have been in our empire?''

'.」

At that time, Veord would have wanted to say,'It's not your fault.' But she
didn't deserve it. So she says instead.

``Do you remember writing our exchange diary when you were younger?''
`Ìs your sister hiding her diary in a strange place every day, so she went
around for a long time to find it? I gave up on that in the end. Where's your
mind to find it a week before your wedding?」

``The last thing I wrote, was actually hidden in the third annex of the
Imperial Palace Library. In your favorite book.」

`Ìt's a pity that I can't find it because it's all burned out.''

And the Empress Siorde closed his eyes. That was the will. Many people
vomited in anger thanks to the last conversation between the two sisters.

— So what the hell is there?

― I have to say what I wrote!

― I'm frustrated to die. If they only understand each other, do they do it?
There is no player consideration.

― What is your favorite book?

As it was the last conversation between the two, it couldn't have been a
really meaningless letter. Of course, it could be a letter without any content
due to the nature of Beord. But it was worth looking for.

'Although you may be forgetting the existence of that letter right now,
Veord-nim.'

… … Wouldn't it make sense to find the letter and threaten to reveal your
"black history" to Veord? It was a fascinating idea, but Dahlia decided to
quit even if it was a waste of her life. Whenever I deal with the excited
Veord, I feel like my life expectancy is cut by 10 years. So, it was time for
Dahlia to reveal the secret that all the original gamers were curious about.

'What is your Majesty's favorite book?'

I thought about someone I know. I even thought of going to His Majesty the
Emperor, but my mind turned to one side for no reason.
'Because Cedric said he would compensate.'

The day after the ball, Dahlia was contacted by Cedric. He said that he
would definitely apologize for the last time, so he would come to see him if
he could tell him a good time. I must have been sorry to send it by note
only. Besides, I received a lot of gifts. From magic spheres with various
useful magic... … .

“… … No matter how much I look at this, it looks like the former Princess
gave it personally to Her Majesty the Second Prince.”

“Can I accept this?”

“Well, if you have someone you like later, did you give it to me?

Even a set of trinkets that were quite suspicious of the identity that Adisha
blurred the words of.

'I have to go and ask about it.'

I thought it was good while the words came out. Dahlia wrote a short reply
to Cedric.

Shortly thereafter, Dahlia met Cedric at the Imperial Palace. He turned his
head to an unexpected question.

“… … Your mother's favorite book? Why is that?”

“Long to tell you… … . Beord-nim asked for reconciliation with Her

Majesty the Empress.”

“What do you mean, that?”

Cedric's reaction was natural. The existence of that letter was a secret that
only Dahlia, Veord, and Siorde, who played the original, knew. Dahlia
explained by turning it appropriately.

“Because I heard the story that Mr. Veord hid a letter he wrote to his
Majesty the Empress in the past in his favorite book. In case that might be a
hint, I'm going to look for it from there.”

Dahlia sighed. Although I was grateful to Meldon, I was also guaranteed

a'lady's seat' for a lifetime! Even after that day, I couldn't get rid of the
feeling of being a business that was losing money for some reason.

“Do you really want Meldon to become the Duke of Artus?”

It seems like he is jealous when it comes to words, but Cedric, which

Dahlia saw, was really worried.

Dahlia's heart warmed up.

"that… … .”

“Well, the Duke of Artus is a little anxious right now.”

Dahlia nodded quickly. Cedric laughed.

“Since I was a child, I heard that the Crown Prince had been a dream, so I
heard that you liked history books related to the imperial family. I can ask
for more precise information, but it seems to be a little difficult these days.”

"why?"

"I'm only in the room lately because I'm not feeling well."

As he said that, Cedric frowned a little. The Empress's condition seemed to

be worse than expected.

“It’s a little colder than usual… … I think it's because you've been pissed on
me these days. Anyway, I was a little worried.”

Come to think of it, I remember the two of them leaving for the prom. Of
course, I thought I reconciled naturally at that time, but was it not? Dahlia
said after worrying for a moment.

“Did your majesty go in well at that time?”

Cedric nodded.

“How did you do it?”

“I brought you to the room.”

“… … Is that the end?”

“What more do I have to do?”

Cedric blinked with an expression that he had no idea. Dahlia grabbed the
back of her throat at the unexpected reaction.

“Of course not!”

"Why?,,

That natural virtuous question. Dahlia somehow recalled what happened

when she first met him. From experience, she knew how to talk to Cedric in
this case. She calmly smiled at him, putting her hand in hand.

“Don’t ask.”

“Just do what I tell you to do.”

Cedric nodded while looking at Dahlia.

“If Cedric does that, you will never come with your Majesty! I can never
reconcile.”

Cedric asked back with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

“… … Then what should I do?”

“What do you think of Her Majesty?”

“My mother? You are a good person.”

“Be sure to tell me about that. Also, give me a hand, ask if you are in good
health, if there is anything sad, and take care of the little things every day.”

As Cedric listened, he smiled as if he had a rough feeling.

“So you mean, do not let your mother feel sorry for her? Like I do to you?”

"Yeah."

“You really want me and my mother to do well again.”

“Is it because of Beord-nim?”

Dahlia opened her eyes wide. This is how she came up after thinking about
it! It is not for such personal reasons that Her Majesty and he want to do
well again. In fact, today Dahlia came to Cedric with determination. When
he saw Cedric at the ball, Dahlia recalled. His ending that always meets
death on every route.

I remember the last words of the empress.

“I admit it. It's all my responsibility for Cedric to become such a cool kid.”

Dahlia thought it wasn't. When she thought of her first meeting with Cedric,
she thought he was a bit crooked. However, I never thought that his dislike
of the world was ‘acquired’ thanks to his proud attitude. But, like the
complex relationship between Meldon and Adisha, I thought that the work
between the Empress and Cedric could be some kind of “trigger” that drove
him to death.

Since the last ball, she has pondered hard. What continued to drag Cedric to
death in the alternate original. What to do to stop this. Honestly, there were
few clues. He did not appear much in the original, nor did he have any
particular consistency in death. But if I was forced to look for it, there was
one thing. Cedric reaches the end of the route and always reaches the
boundary between life and death. At that moment, there must have been a
way to escape death somehow, but instead of trying to find that way, he
sighs and gives up his life.
Yes. He always had no need for life on any route. What does it mean to love
life? Dahlia loves to live so much that she has never had such a question.
Cedric and Dahlia were that much different. From love of humanity to
attachment to life.

Dahlia still doesn't know how he was brought up, what happened in his life,
or what makes people think it's all useless. I thought I became pretty close,
but I was also far away. To know why he was dying, so to prevent his death,
first we had to know more about who he was. At that time, one of the most
important issues came to my feet.

'If the reason Cedric-nim hated the world was because of her work with her
Majesty.'

Wouldn't Cedric's death flag not be resolved as naturally as Meldon did if

the matters between the two were resolved?

“At the last ball, you decided to tell us what happened with your Majesty
the Empress.”

Cedric had a seemingly embarrassing smile.

"Huh. It did. Do you really want to hear? I'm a little embarrassed.”

Dahlia nodded.

“As much as Cedric, I changed my mind a little.”

"how? Are you going to have lunch together every day in our palace?”

“… … I don't know why such a conclusion comes out, but! No!"

Cedric lowered his eyes and looked sad. Dahlia wasn't fooled anymore.

“I need to know who Cedric is.”

“That's a good thing. Originally, love starts with knowing each other,
right?”
Cedric's love rhyme was a story I heard after a long time. However, this
time Dahlia knew that he was saying it because he wanted to distract.
Cedric finally sighed and started talking as she did not back down with
intense gaze.

“Dahlia, who would you like me or Leonard to be a child?”

Cedric started this story with a question. Dali-a pondered for a while and
couldn't answer. He would be like that, and Cedric is not a human figure
that will be filial by anyone. During that time, my mother's speed must have
been quite bad as she often escaped the imperial palace. After that, I asked
my partner to lend me a necklace, so I understood that my mother was sad.
On the other hand, when I think of Leonard in the original, there was a little
bit unnoticed, but there was also a soft and kind corner.

Cedric laughed.

"Isn't Leonard better than me?"

“… … Uh that... … .”

"OK. I would be better off as a prom partner.”

That's right. Dahlia nodded timidly. Then Cedric's smile grew deeper.

“I know roughly what happened between Hikan and his predecessor, the
Duchess. Of course I wasn't that far. My mother loved and respected me.”

“It is, but… … .”

Cedric dimmed. And he showed a very, very hesitant expression. Before

Dahlia even questioned him, he said.

“Dahlia, you know what power my father has?”

Dahlia's eyes widened at the unexpected words.

“Oh, of course this empire… … ”

“Not like that. My father reads other people's feelings through physical
contact. You know everything because you don’t hide it?”

'Ah, that's it.'

Dahlia nodded. Cedric curled his eyebrows and touched his temple.

“Because I inherited that power very little.”

It was the first time Cedric told this story to others with his own words. But
he was saying.

“Reading other people’s minds is an uncomfortable ability. It's not that I can
do it my own way, because I only picked up bad feelings.”

In fact, that was wrong. Cedric wasn't a politically talented human like his
father, but he was able to take advantage of other people's malice. But that
is why he was unexpectedly determined. It was disgusting to mix words
with such people. So he didn't have a deep relationship with anyone. I was
tired and tired.

Contrary to what others predicted, Cedric didn't do anything great even

after fleeing the Imperial Palace. Sometimes I was dirty, saving money and
hanging out with the sloppy chide, but it didn't last long. If it was more
disgusting, it was disgusting, not less.

“People say that my mother doesn't like fighting the successor, so the first,
Leonard, became the prince, but it's ridiculous to think about it a little bit.
Until now, the emperor, who was not a transcendent, was counted in the
hand. It's because I really don't want to be there. People are sick of it.”

Cedric said vaguely.

“Besides, the other side is also reluctant to get along with people like me.
Even if you don't touch it, you can reveal all of your secrets. That's why my
parents didn't even tell others about my abilities.”

“But, doesn’t His Majesty have the same power?”

“Because my father is an emperor. Rather, as it became known, it was able
to secure a certain political position as a human that cannot be deceived.
Besides, my father is not sensitive to bad feelings like me, nor can I read the
malice deeply hidden like me. It is also adjustable.”

“Being a person who reads other people’s feelings, is it a little reluctant?”

Cedric said, smiling casually. Dahlia shook her head in furious startled.

“It is not.”

“Not really.”

“Yes, I think you are.”

Cedric said with a light smile. As Dahlia thought about what it meant, he
opened his mouth again.

“Anyway, I guess my mother didn't. Even though he loved the transcendent

child in the same way, it must have been burdensome to be a child who
recognizes his feelings at will. We felt each other's wall like that, and
eventually we became like this.”

"Alas… … .”

“Is there a little answer now?”

Cedric laughed again. It seemed that I had only returned to the original one.
Dahlia tried her best to organize her thoughts.

'Cedric has the power to read other people's malice. That's why you hated
other people so much.'

That was only explained now. However, it was still unknown why Cedric
showed favor with Dahlia the second time they met him. I wanted to ask,
but that wasn't what matters now.

'Cedric thinks that Her Majesty is shy about her.'

The words are different. The last time Dahlia overheard Veord's
conversation with the Empress, the Empress apparently said that Cedric
blamed the Empress. All relationships are ruined because of you.

Cedric, on the other hand, thinks that his mother is burdened with her
because of her natural abilities.

Their perspectives were very subtle, but they were different. The
relationship between the two may have started to distort from the
difference.

'… … It’s weaker than expected.’

It turned out that there was no big incident between the two. With this
alone, it was weak to believe that Cedric's fate was decided by His
Majesty's Majesty. Still, one clue came up.

“Anyway, I understand what you mean. With my mother... … I'll try a little
more.”

A refreshing answer came back. You can feel relieved, right? Dahlia looked
at him suspiciously. When he made eye contact, he slightly closed his eyes.

"Know. I am too much for my mother.”

“… … I don't mean that.”

Cedric smiled gently and shook his hand.

“But in the meantime, I couldn't afford enough to take care of him. But now
that it's different, I'll do it well.”

Cedric said that and never had Dahlia disappointed. With great faith, she
nodded and shook hands with Cedric. Before the hand fell, he held her hand
and pulled Dahlia towards him.

“While I’m here, there’s more. I bought some board games to play with
you.”
“… … Whatever I do, I think I'll lose everything.”

"no. I really can't play games.”

Cedric twisted Dahlia. It's an obvious lie, but she pretended not to win.
Most of the games he bought were cooperative, so Dahlia was able to win
very easily. After the game was over, I tried to unpack Cedric's birthday
present. Because it was the day of his birthday. The birthday gift Dahlia
prepared was a small perfume. It was a mixture of floral and refreshing
scents. Cedric was ashamed to say that he had prepared it because it seemed
to be sprayed on stationery sometimes. By the time the story was over,
Cedric said as if passing by.

“Then, when are you going to get the letter? There is a separate imperial
historical section in the third annex.”

“Ah, will you go with me?”

"If you don't like it, don't."

Cedric said with a pretty smile. Who in the world can say so and refuse?
Finding Dahlia alone seemed to be lonely, but I thought it was good. She
laughed and nodded.

Cedric and the imperial palace library were a little later than planned. This
is because Cedric has delayed his promise that there is something urgent.
Meanwhile, Dahlia decided to go out with Adisha. It was only in the
mansion, so I wanted to get the outside air sometimes because it was stuffy.
Adrica said that these days he is keen on shooting.

“I think I’m too weak to protect Dalia, so I’m going to be stronger. So I

worked hard to save money and bought a gun dealer.”

“… … That, is it?”

When he jokingly asked if His Majesty was preparing for an assassination,

Adriana smiled brightly.

“Would you like to go hunting for a bird next time?”

"sorry… … .”

Dahlia shook her head. No matter how much I thought about it, it wasn't
Dahlia's taste. Besides, Dahlia gave up in the old days to become stronger.

“I'm still curious because it's yours. Would you like to go together while
you're gone?”

Then Adisha was remarkably happy. But Dahlia quickly regretted the
decision. Adisha, who entered a gun shop in a corner of the city, changed
her eyes like any other person, and for a while with the owner, Dahlia spoke
with words she could not understand.

“These days, this is the firepower… … .”

“The safety has not been verified yet… … .”

"caliber… … . Versatile… … .”

Dahlia had a meaningless time looking around the guns at hand. At that
time, among the people walking outside the store, Dahlia found a familiar
In-Young. He was still a young boy.

'Uh, isn't that kid?'

Dahlia left the store in trouble and approached the boy. The closer I got, the
more I felt confident. It was the boy I met half a year ago when Dahlia
discovered Meldon's fraud at Vesta. At the same time, at the request of
Meldon, the boy handed Dahlia a piece of quartz.

“Aden!”

When Dahlia called the name, the boy turned. His eyes were also glad to be
young.

“Oh, it’s been a while, young lady!”

***
Aseras walked through Frederick's streets in a robe oversized, carefully
examining his plans. Often glances gathered in unusual outfits, but quickly
scattered. There were many people on the outskirts of the city who wanted
to hide their identity. There weren't one or two who wore this outfit, so it
couldn't be specified.

Kelsion was successfully disturbing the empress's mind. Later, if you would
like to contact her and learn how to break Veord's curse, she will ask you to
do a favor. At first glance, a request that seems trivial.

To access the fanatics trapped in the basement of the imperial palace, the
imperial family of the Frederic Empire or the head of the 4th Duke family
was required. The Duke of Artus was shaken enough, but one more
insurance had to be prepared.

'You have to kill it as soon as possible.'

Asheras did not believe in his subterranean mandate. To be precise, he did

not believe in the mental power of human beings in front of overwhelming
power. Already, more than half a year has passed since he was imprisoned.
It was too long.

Only once, Asheras approached the space where his men were trapped
while Kelsion hypnotized the Imperial Guard Commander. He broke a
magical orb he bought at an enormous cost in the underworld.

Then the wall became transparent and I could see the inside. It was
absolutely impossible to get inside, but this was possible. His subordinates
were seen holding their limbs fixed like a stuffed insect. It was a miserable
sight, but he couldn't feel sadness. From any moment.

Only once, Asheras approached the space where his men were trapped
while Kelsion hypnotized the Imperial Guard Captain. He broke a magical
orb he bought at an enormous cost in the underworld. Then the wall became
transparent and I could see the inside. It was absolutely impossible to get
inside, but this was possible. His subordinates were seen holding their limbs
fixed like a stuffed insect. It was a miserable sight, but he couldn't feel
sadness. From any moment.
“Argel, open your eyes.”

Then the man who was trapped raised his eyelids. He couldn't lift his head
and only his eyes rolled upward to see Aceras. Tears flowed from the eyes
of the subordinate who recognized him. But he couldn't say a single word.
The tongue seemed to be unable to move without permission.

"I'm here to save you, but I still need time. Can you be more patient?"

His eyes shone with a light of hope. At that time, Kelsion sent a signal that
the guard commander was soon awakening from hypnosis. Aseras thought
as he left his men.

'I haven't spoken yet.'

There is hope, so I will hold on for the time being. But I don't know how
long I can endure it. He came up and said to Kelsion.

"There is no time for Kelsion. Disperse the Empress's mind faster."

The man holds a secret that should never be caught in the Frederic Empire.

'Absolutely not.'

However, even if he makes the empress move according to his will, the
Duke of Artus also has to approve of it. He had one more thing to get... … .

I thought about it for a long time and the headache got worse. He held his
head.

'Ah, please.'

I hope everything ends soon. Everything is fast, everything is on fire... … .

Aceras raised his head and found someone. At the moment, the sun went
down and the son-in-law became dark.
It was Dahlia pesterose. With a very happy expression, she was holding a
boy's hands and saying something.

“How are you doing? Why are you back in the capital? Didn't Mr. Meldon
say you don't know me?”

"No. He got me a job and I still help you occasionally.”

"Really good to see you."

Four years had passed, but the moment I saw that gray hair, I couldn't
recognize it. The bright blue eyes and clear laughter of everyone.

In an instant, there was only one thought in his head. He naturally

approached the boy and put his arm around his shoulder. Fortunately, the
young boy's mind is vulnerable, so even if he wasn't as good at
brainwashing as Kelsion, he was able to inspire one thought. He naturally
pretended to be friendly to the boy and noticed his eyes dim for a moment
and then return.

“… … Who?"

Dahlia said in amazement to see herself suddenly appearing. The boy said
as if defending for himself.

“Oh, this man is helping me… … .”

The idea that Asheras instilled on the boy was simple. 'This person is a
good person.' It won't last long, but it definitely worked.

"Help me? … … Is it Mr. Meldon?”

If it's Meldon, he's the Duke Artus' illegitimate child right now. I
remembered that he had helped Dahlia during the kidnapping a few months
ago. The two may have been close friends since before. Jealousy rose for an
unknown reason.

"It's not like that."

Aseras skillfully changed his voice and replied. But Dahlia's eyes still
seemed to see a suspicious human being.

"lie. That's right. Are you wearing a strange makeup like last time? I like
the technology. I also changed my voice.”

Dahlia lowered her head and tried to look into the face inside the robe.
Aceras lowered her robe deeply to hide her face. Only then did I feel
frustrated.

'I'm crazy. Dahlia Pesterose knows my face.'

I was embarrassed when I thought I was dealing with her, hiding my face
with a robe or something. But fortunately Dahlia didn't seem to see
anything. She naturally grabbed his robe and said.

“What are you doing here without work?”

“… … For a reason.”

Aceras said briefly, worried about the caught rob. Since she is right in front
of her eyes and talking to her, all the worries she has had in the meantime
felt somewhat stupid. She is in front of you. The only human being who can
give him rest. Just by being together, he was able to forget the headache he
had suffered for a long time.

'I want to reach you more.'

A long time ago, Asheras recalled the energy of purification the moment
her body touched her.

'Of course, make her quick… … I have to take it.’

The eyes under the robe glowed darkly. This may be an opportunity not to
come again.

“… … As for that matter, I have a long story to tell. Come here for a
while.”
Aseras naturally grabbed her hand and dragged it to her. However, the
expected energy of purification did not come. Instead, Asheras' eyes
quickly reached the ring that Dahlia was wearing. There, I felt a strange
magical power believed to belong to the emperor. It seemed to be
preventing Dahlia's power from appearing.

His lips twisted momentarily.

“What are you talking about? Last time we decided to talk about that in our
mansion. Have you already forgotten?” Dahlia spouted her lips as she
naturally removed her hand from Aceras's hand.

'Ah, it doesn't work.'

Aseras felt regret. Should I reveal my real color and take her right now?

“Mr. Meldon sounds like a real idiot.”

But the moment Dahlia smiled while looking at her, Aseras gave up. The
peace of this moment was so strange and a sense he had felt so long ago
that he couldn't break it.

'If the empire collapses anyway, she has no choice but to get into my hands.'

“Aden, I've met Lee Wang, so I'll give you a present. Let's go to the store
together.”

Dahlia stroked Aiden's head and looked at Aceras.

“Would you like to go with Meldon? Adriana is there too. If you increase
sales, you might get a little better, right?”

'She has a good eye.'

She will recognize herself right away. It was unwelcome. Of course, I

thought about killing all of her and taking Dahlia away...

'I can't take her to the Holy Empire without any loss in the middle of
Frederick's capital.'
Aceras gave up. Still, doubts were gradually rising in the boy's eyes.
Originally, the question of “who the hell is this person?” that should have
come to mind at the beginning was slowly but slowly returning to him.

It's time to leave.

“I’ll quit.”

“Yes, then see you at the mansion next time. Aiden, you come here.”

Dahlia grabbed Aiden's sleeve and pulled it. Aiden looked at herself with a
suspicious look and followed Dahlia as she pulled it. Aseras looked at
Dahlia's back for a moment, then stepped back.

'… … Everything as soon as possible… … .’

***

By the time he judged he was far enough away from him, Dahlia's steps
began to gradually accelerate.

She eagerly pulled Aiden and spoke in a low voice.

“You know, Aiden. Do you really know him?”

“Well, I thought so… … I don't think it is... … . I do not know. I'm

confused.”

I knew it.

Dahlia's heart pounded. With her opposite hand, she tyed the locket
necklace on her chest. Inside this was the magic ball that Cedric gave you
last time. This was also a stun magic. Adisha chose that it is the most
attractive that it is a wide area magic that applies to all humans within 10m
of the surrounding area. I was thinking of throwing and bounces right away
if an emergency came. Fortunately, that didn't happen.

'You're crazy, you're crazy, you're crazy.'

He showed a converting acting ability that he would never have again in his
real life. Even now, I wonder how it was possible to be so natural. He
hastily put on his robe, but Dahlia at first glanced at the face of an angelic
handsome young man. Although it was too momentary... … I was
convinced by seeing Aiden's reaction. The human that Dahlia saw is... …
Aceras was right!

'No, why are the humans who should be in the Holy Empire wandering
here!'

Besides, I naturally asked Dahlia to go somewhere with me. If you follow

along without knowing anything, Dahlia is by now... … By now... … . The
surprised chest was moving up and down quickly. Dahlia put her hands on
her chest and breathed slowly and deeply.

'OK. I got over it.’

Dahlia found reason again. And I had an extremely natural question.

'Why is Aceras here... … ?’

What the hell, with what plan?

"dahlia!"

Adriana saw Dahlia from the gun stand and ran. Dahlia grabbed her arms
and raised her head without even thinking about it. As soon as she saw
Dahlia's eyes, she noticed that she had something to say, and quickly turned
her head closer to her.

Dahlia whispered.

“Aceras is in this empire.”

Adisha's eyes expanded in astonishment.

***
Dali said to Hikan, who knew, and Adisha to the emperor. Hikan was called
by the emperor and hurried to the imperial palace. Perhaps there will be a
long meeting. In the meantime, Dahlia could not be left alone, so the
emperor sent Cedric. Soon Cedric arrived in the Imperial Palace carriage at
the Pesteroz mansion. He got out of the carriage and kissed Dahlia briefly
on the back of her hand.

“Are you okay, Dahlia?”

"Yeah."

“… … Well done. Glad he didn't touch you.”

He said, fiddling with Dahlia's hand, seemingly confused.

“I asked my mother just because she said, “I don’t remember well.”

After a while, Dahlia understood what he meant.

“… … Oh, that, your favorite book?”

“Yes, that’s it.”

Ha also had an amazing thing and was completely forgotten.

'Come to think of it… … I was in charge of reconciling Her Majesty and

Beord-sama... … .’

Now that Asheras came to the capital, it became a very trivial thing.
However, even thinking of Cedric, I thought it would be better not to say
that.

Dahlia glanced up at his face. I thought his expression looked dark for some
reason. Was it such a shocking event that Dahlia encountered Aceras? She
asked carefully.

“What happened to you?”

“… … no. My head is complicated. Once you can't stay here, let's go
inside.”

Dahlia nodded.

Cedric sat face to face with Dahlia in the drawing room. Then I apologized
for a moment.

“I'm sorry for putting off the promise, I'm really sorry. I didn't want to
postpone it.”

"It's okay. What did you procrastinate for?”

Dahlia asked without thinking. Cedric hesitated for a moment, then said.

“I'm also worried about your job, and my mother's feelings are getting
worse these days.”

"Yes?"

"Huh. He doesn't come out of the room at all, and he often sees tears... … .”

'Isn't that really a big deal?'

However, I couldn't talk about other people's parents so carelessly. Dahlia

just looked at Cedric with a face that didn't know what to do.

“I'm thinking about multiple possibilities. Suddenly there is no reason to

pretend like that... … .”

“… … If there are multiple possibilities... … ?”

“There are a lot of people who aim for the Empress of the Empire. Poison
or psychological magic or hypnosis... … . There are many ways. Father is
also paying attention. Besides, Asheras is also in this empire... … .”

Cedric stared into the air with an eerie look.

“It seems like the direction is narrowing down to one as well.”

Siorde's depression has deepened in the last week. The progress was too
fast. Another external pressure was involved in her mind. Who is it? The
imperial family seemed to have just found the answer.

“… … Then, can we not give that word to His Majesty?”

“Well, my father has already tried it once… … If you say that your feelings
are because of an external reason, the average person seems to get angry.
Besides, when my heart was weak like my mother now.

Besides, he doesn't even try to listen to us.”

The situation was more serious than I thought. Dahlia was silent. She
thought of Aiden's reaction reflexively. Apparently, he said at first that
Aceras was a “helper”. But after that, I changed my words and said'I don't
know.'

'If I could do similar things to Her Majesty's... … .’

Dahlia's head got complicated. However, it was too early to raise this
hypothesis. I needed a little more information.

“You will be okay soon.”

“Yes, it should be.”

Cedric said briefly in a tone that implied many things. Then he showed
Dahlia a portrait. He was a cool-looking young man with a rare long-haired
green hair. When asked what this was, Cedric replied.

“If it was really the Holy Empire that touched my mother, it's the humans
who presume we've entered this empire with Aceras. His name is Kelsion.”

Dahlia looked through the portrait. Green hair, plus long hair, was not
common. So as soon as he heard the name, Dahlia remembered him.

Kelsion was a character who occasionally appeared as a supporting actor in

the original Aceras Route.
His role was to dig into Adisha's trauma under the command of Asheras.
Dahlia, staring at her face, said in a heavy tone.

“Do you think this person is right?”

“With a high probability.”

Dahlia raised her head.

If so, I think I can help.”

Suddenly, Cedric made an absurd look when Dahlia made an offer to go to

the third annex of the Imperial Palace Library. But he didn't ask anything
and asked.

“Because I believe in you.”

He said.

The third annex of the Imperial Palace Library. That was where Veord's
letter was hiding. At this point, there was a reason why I suddenly resumed
searching for letters.

In the original, Dahlia recalled that Adisha had not succumbed to Kelsion's
brainwashing. Her trauma was in the past. However, on the Asheras route,
Meldon dies of the war caused by Asheras, when he leaves a word to
Adisha just before his death to accept the past. With those words, Adisha
was able to overcome the trauma, so she was not brainwashed.

'Rather, Kelsion, who failed in brainwashing, suffered a big blow to his

mind.'

Kelsion's power goes back to itself if the other person doesn't listen. That
very risk was a great force. It seemed that Dahlia could never understand
the fanaticism of using it only for one person now and later.

In any case, Kelsion's brainwashing is essentially a traumatic way. So what

is the empress's trauma?
“I think everyone is telling me they're wrong.”

Veord does not blame the empress. She continued to care for her brother in
her own way. Looking back now, it is probably the reason that Veord
brought out the letter to the empress right before he died, because he
wanted to inform the empress of that fact.

As Dahlia appeared in the original, the original content was distorted. But
the past has not changed.

Dahlia wanted to convey that to the Empress a little earlier.

'If things go well, it might also help the relationship between Her Majesty
and Cedric's.'

Her Majesty's Majesty was sick for a long time, but fortunately, there was
no hint at all. Her Majesty's favorite book is a history book. It is also the
imperial family. Using that as a hint, Dahlia decided to move.

It was okay to enter the third annex of the Imperial Palace Library with
Cedric with a little excitement.

“… … There are a lot of books here too.”

“… … There are a lot of them.”

I ran into an unexpected obstacle. As it was an annex, it had fewer books

than the main building, but at least thousands of books. Among them, there
were over 200 books dealing with the history of the imperial family. When I
thought about going through all of this, I thought that it wasn't something to
do right now when it was a hurry.

'Would you have asked Veord to ask?'

But I wondered if Veord would remember the book now. Besides, it seemed
out of time to go to find Veord again now.

Dahlia was imagining herself taking a ladder and looking at one by one
from the top of the first stand, but she wanted to give up in no time. She
muttered with her shoulders drooping.

“I thought I could help… … Maybe you made the wrong plan.”

“… … What were you trying to do?”

“Looking for a letter stuck between books… … .”

Dahlia sticks out her lips. Cedric glanced at her and suddenly touched her
protruding lips with the back of her hand. Dahlia was surprised by the
unexpected touch and covered my mouth with both hands.

“Sure, it’s a surprise! What are you doing?”

“… … sorry. Because it's cute.”

It's an excuse that never touches. No matter how serious the situation was,
this couldn't be skipped.

Dahlia said, putting her hand on her waist with a strict look.

“Then, since Cedric is cute, can I just hit my lips?”

After speaking, Cedric's reaction was expected. And he said exactly that.

“I like it. I wish I could hit you.”

'It's a dangerous statement... … .’

Regardless of her thoughts, Cedric laughed softly. With a smile that

weakens Dahlia's heart.

“Really, as you said, a serious situation is right… … . Strangely, I don't

think like that when I'm with you.”

“I guess it’s because I want to make fun of you.”

As he said the last words, he laughed playfully, but it was ambiguous

whether it was serious or joking.
Dahlia blinked quickly, not knowing how to react. Cedric said Najik.

“Dahlia, none of your plans are uncool.”

"nevertheless… … .”

“I'll make it that way.”

Cedric said so, spreading his palms to the ceiling and closing his eyes. He
closed his eyes silently without any distortions around his eyes, and looked
like a saint giving a blessing.

'You were really handsome.'

No time for Dahlia to admire again, something amazing happened. From all
the bookshelves in the annex, about 200 books spontaneously sprung out of
the bookshelf and began to flip through the bookshelves in the air.

Cedric opened his eyes on the road and looked at Dahlia. Is it because it is
incredibly sophisticated? It seemed a little difficult, not like that. He
roughly unbuttoned the collar of his neck, like a hot man. He said, breathing
deeply.

“Do you remember when at the library, you picked me a book?”

Dahlia nodded blankly. At that time, Cedric quickly pulled out one or eight
books with just one keyword from a distance where the title could not be
read.

“You just have to add some application skills there.”

Where are some?’

In the meantime, Cedric seems to be more advanced. A white paper bag fell
from one of the books flying in the air. It was the letter Dahlia was looking
for. Cedric sighed and swung his hand back. Then, about 200 books came
back to their place. At the same time, the white envelope that fell on the
floor was blown by himself.
Beord said that the letter was hidden the day before Her Majesty's marriage,
which meant that no one had touched the book in 10 years. So, dust was
piled up very white on the protruding part of the letter's book. The letter
floated in the air and flew to Dahlia. She quickly embraced it. Then I was
worried about Cedric. It was nice to find the envelope quickly, but... … .

“Cedric, are you okay?”

Dahlia was surprised to see him. He was leaning his head on his forehead as
if he was a little tired.

Dahlia bent his knees because he was worried (Cedric was so big that he
didn't have to bend a lot) and looked at his face from below.

“It’s a little dizzy.”

Cedric sighed and gently placed his forehead on Dahlia's shoulder. At other
times, I would have doubted his selfishness, but he looked so hard. So Dali
was just astonished and patting his back without knowing what to do. But
as time passed, I got more and more weird. Cedric's soft hair tickled his
chin, and the feeling of his hot forehead touching his clothes was weird.
Cedric was too big for Dahlia. As he leaned over to her, it seemed that
Dahlia's body was covered with him because of her shoulders and large
size.

It feels like being locked up. He was too close, and his breath on his body
felt somehow, somehow strange... … . Maybe he's becoming more and
more perverted?

Just before Dahlia couldn't stand and asked Cedric if he was okay now,
Cedric said in a slightly weak voice.

“I’m fine now.”

He slowly removed his head from Dahlia's shoulder. Then Dahlia, free from
her strange mood, said anxiously, cleaning up Cedric's hair from her
shoulder.
“Wouldn’t it be better to sit down and take some rest? Shall we ask
someone else to bring you some cold drink?”

“Yes, but let’s stay together a little more. I want to.”

I couldn't say anything else to someone who was tired of her. Dahlia put her
bag on a nearby desk chair and sat alongside Cedric. Then he put his chin
on and stared at Cedric's exhausted profile.

'It would be nice if Cedric could cleanse too.'

Then it came to my mind that Cedric still had no idea of Dahlia's abilities. I
felt guilty for some reason. It would be nice if she could cleanse him when
he was struggling with dahlias.

'… … Shall I just say it?’

If it were Cedric, I thought it would be okay to tell. But it was also strange
to confess your abilities suddenly. In addition, Cedric has always been too
stable for Dahlia to look at so far, so it looked okay without cleansing.

Cedric was tired, leaned on his head with his arm as a pillow on his desk,
and then turned his head to look at Dahlia.

“So it turns out, are you carrying the gift I gave you?”

Cedric suddenly asked a question. A gift? Dahlia recalled the ornaments she
had given to him by her predecessor, and her face burned for nothing, so
she quickly asked.

“If it’s a gift, what would it be?”

“Well, the magic bead. Always carry it in the future. Especially because you
will have a lot of dangerous things... … .”

"Alas."

Dahlia nodded. And showed me the inside of the locket necklace. Had it not
been for Asheras this time, it would have been ten times harder to maintain
composure.

“I already brought it.”

Cedric laughed satisfactorily after seeing it.

“Since I came to the library, will I have another class after a long time?”

Cedric said playfully. Dahlia also smiled. It was fortunate that Cedric felt
better.

“Then I want to be a really scary teacher this time. If you can't answer, I'll
pinch my nose.”

“Ah, I’m so scared that I’ll cry.”

“Ah, I’m so scared that I’m going to cry.”

Cedric pretended to be weak, turning his eyebrows into arms. Dahlia shed
her eyes, passing the flowing hair on Cedric's forehead behind her.

“I'll come see what books are there. Cedric, ask for something to drink!”

“Yes, then.”

Cedric smiled and waved his hand at Dahlia. Dahlia waved at him and
wandered around the annex, looking at the titles of books on the shelf after
a long time. I originally hated reading books, but thanks to Cedric, Dahlia
also improved her education. Should I call this a good thing... … .

“Well, that must be good.”

“What's good, Miss Dahlia?”

“Keep!”

A voice thumped in right behind her. She bounced from the spot in surprise.
'Is this time to write this!'

Dahlia hurriedly grabbed the locket necklace and only lowered her hand
after realizing what the voice was. This voice was a voice you would never,
never hear from here.

The Imperial Palace Library needed a permit, so there weren't many people
in the first place, unless he was in charge of a high-ranking imperial palace
like the 4th Duke family. In particular, the third annex was really quiet
because the library and the palace were separate. That's why I didn't even
dream that there would be anyone other than Cedric... … .

Looking back, Meldon was looking down at her with his hands above his
chest to see if he was astonished and astonished himself. His handsome,
angular forehead, casually scattered black curly hair, hard shoulders, tall
height, and coppery skin were Meldon as he met before the last breakup.

It's been a long time since I was a person. However, a face I didn't even
dream of seeing here. She was embarrassed, trying to raise her voice, and
hastily covered her mouth when Meldon hissed. After a while, the real she
said quietly.

“How do I… … ?”

“Is there only one person in the Imperial Palace with a kite?”

“Ah, Cedric… … .”

But Cedric doesn't seem to have any idea that Meldon is here.

“If you’re asking why you came, I have something to find.”

“Can I ask you what?”

"It's possible. If you can help me find it.”

Meldon laughed lightly. It was a human who was not strangely hated. I was
worried about my heart a lot because of Aceras, but seeing Meldon playing
a joke without knowing this situation made me feel a little at ease even with
Dahlia. On the one hand, I also felt nasty. He doesn't even know who Dahlia
is seeing right now.

"Well. I'll talk about that later. What have you been doing in the
meantime?”

“Because I also have a lot of work to do. I went from place to place.
Including here.”

“Did you have any results?”

“Well, that seems like we need to watch more.”

Meldon leaned over to her. He was already an adult, and he was tall and
tall, so he had a bit of a dangerous atmosphere.

“I noticed that my esteemed father was in contact with the Holy Empire
separately. I'm going to sell it.

Everyone secretly keeps information on their own, but if you leave it like
this, your dad will probably cross the line a little.”

Dahlia blinked in surprise. At that moment, she remembered Merida, who

had suddenly come to her.

Why did a smart person like Merida come to Dahlia now? Was it because
Merida also knew that the Duke of Artus was in a strange state right now?
So, was Aceras suddenly appearing in this empire to convict the Duke of
Artus?

'It's difficult if the Duke Artus has already passed over.'

In fact, even now, many nobles of the Frederic Empire steal information
from the Holy Empire. Some of the elder nobles of the Holy Empire also
make similar deals with the nobles of this empire. However, the Duke Artus
crosses the line, while other nobles did not cross the line either because of
their lack of ability or for other reasons. Eventually, he helps to kidnap
Adriana into the Holy Empire.
'At that time, I remember that I was forced to help because I was caught in
my memory.'

In a complicated thought, Dahlia looked at Meldon.

“So what did you come here to look for?”

“Oh, you didn't talk about that. I heard that a treaty between the Holy
Empire and this empire is being renewed recently, because my father seems
to be intervening here. I have some checks on that treaty.

Can you help?”

Dahlia tilted her head.

“Will I help?”

“The educated Dahlia girl would be much better than me, an outsider.”

It was polite to anyone who heard it, but Dahlia laughed because she was
still grateful.

“Thank you, but I can't help myself. I came with Cedric. But I think he will
help you better than me.

Would you like to go with me?”

"Ah… … Is that so?"

"If you don't like it, don't."

As half was teasing, it was a word. He couldn't even think he would accept
it, and Dahlia smiled lightly.

“No, but I think you're angry.”

The last two words were almost as if they were audible. So Dahlia couldn't
get it right.
“Well, then let’s go together.”

It was the exact opposite of Dahlia's idea. She opened her mouth for a
moment and stiffened.

“Go, are you going?”

Of course, it would be more helpful to know what Duke Artus is. … . I felt
strangely regrettable. Even in this situation, I want to be alone with Cedric a
little more... … then… … . Meldon said with a smirk smile.

"Yeah. The lady kindly suggested it, but I can't go away.”

"Ah… … .”

It became an ambiguous situation.

"By the way, what's in your hand?"

Dahlia looked down at her hand. It was a letter from Veord that Cedric
found. It looked like I brought it inadvertently. Dahlia hurriedly hid it
behind her back.

“Well, this is a secret.”

Meldon whirled as if Dahlia's reaction had been playful.

“Ah, don’t do that.”

Dahlia knocked out Meldon reaching out to get the letter.

“Huh.”

Dahlia laughed, making a peculiar nasal sound because he was proud to

have her hands cut off at the source. Meldon looked down at her with a
strange expression for what he was thinking.

"Hmm. Okay. It must contain a sweet push with His Majesty the Prince
Mana.”
"Yeah? It's not like that!”

Dahlia made a loud noise without knowing it. Meldon hissed with a
surprised expression. There aren't many people anyway.

“Then what is it?”

“I can't speak. And it's not like that with Cedric.”

“Really, really?”

Meldon woke up twice. But Dahlia was really, really innocent, so she
nodded hard.

“I was thinking of keeping an exchange diary recently, so I thought it was.”

'You mean what you said at that time.'

He said he liked it because he felt like writing an exchange diary with

Dahlia. As she imagined Cedric and her sharing an exchange diary, her face
turned red. Meldon narrowed his eyes and looked at Dahlia as if he knew
everything.

***

Cedric stared until Dahlia's back disappeared. Then, when she disappeared
completely, she turned her head. Suddenly, his tough face disappeared
nowhere, and he returned to himself as always, looking into the air. He
gently rubbed the forehead that Dahlia had touched. It seemed that the
warmth still remained.

'In the future, I will often have to pretend to be poor.'

Cedric thought. Of course, if you do it every day, you will be caught.

Sometimes, only on a depressing day like today.

“Cedric, don’t you hate me too?”

“No, mother.”
"no. I know everything you hate. My sin is so deep ”

This was what I heard when I visited my mother this morning, following
Dahlia's advice. I wanted to do well as Dahlia said, but it didn't work. Some
of the words my mother said were right. Whether he was brainwashed or
not, it was his mother's real feelings. Mother is afraid of him. It complicated
his mind.

Then, I became popular again. It was time for her to return. He smiled at the
road and turned to greet her. But before long, he was forced to frown.
Dahlia was walking with a beautiful paper in her arms.

Somehow with a half-depressed face. It was very cute and nice up there...
….

There was one more nerd behind it.

“It's been a while, Majesty the Prince. I still had something to report, but
that's great.”

“… … Ah, that's right.”

That's great. Cedric stared at Meldon. He shrugged, as if to abomination,

claiming that he was innocent.

Then Cedric saw Dahlia. As she made eye contact, she cried out and said in
the form of a mouth.

'Sorry.'

Cedric sighed, roughly grasping the situation.

***

Meldon opened a few files, handed them out to Dahlia and Cedric, and
spoke.

“I had to give Cedric a separate briefing anyway, but it saved me the

trouble.”
'Ah, that's what it is.'

I didn't even know that, so I made a suggestion for nothing. Dahlia sighed
deeply. Then Cedric and his eyes met. He smiled casually and shook his
head. Then he took the papers Meldon handed him over and said, flipping it
over.

“I wish it was a meaningful story.”

Really, since this was the case, I wanted to get some information. Dahlia sat
next to him and opened the papers as well. Cedric brought Dahlia's
assignment papers and drew a circle for each important item with his
fountain pen. Dahlia tried hard to read, taking advantage of her previous
major in politics and diplomacy. But even when I was in school, I couldn't
remember what I didn't know. Some barely caught my eye.

Meldon sat next to the empty Dahlia and gave a brief explanation. It
happened to me that Meldon on the left and Cedric on the right were sitting
with Dahlia in between. Meldon said, roughly pointing at one side of the
document with his hand.

“This treaty is called the Davi-Gatran Treaty, a treaty between the Frederic
Empire and the Holy Empire 50 years ago. It is renewed once every five
years.”

“What is it?”

Meldon unfolded the continental map at the back of the document and
pointed to one of the maps on the left.

“This is the northern border between the Holy Empire and the Frederic
Empire. As you can see, the border is eating this Gatran mountain in half,
right? Every winter there is a monster wave in which hordes of hungry
monsters strike nearby villages.”

“Oh, I've heard of it.”

Then Cedric's fountain pen appeared on the right side of the map. He
explained kindly.

“And here the Dhabi Sea is a joint management sea of the two empires.
Here every summer a giant kraken appears and destroys the fishing boat.”

“I've heard that too.”

“The monsters of Gatransan are vulnerable to divine power, and the

Frederic Empire now has its own sonic technology to neutralize the Kraken.
So, these two dangers are managed by the two empires one by one. Both are
a big threat that, if not properly blocked, 10% of the country could be lost.
The Gatran Mountains and the Dhabi Seas, so the Dabi-Gatran Treaty. It
expires next spring, so it needs to be renewed soon.”

Dahlia nodded. Dhabi Sea is now the Duchy of Blueport. I heard that the
sonic technique for killing the Kraken was now developed by Duke
Bleuport's grandfather. There is a big reason that the Blueport family, unlike
other families, works in their territory, not in the capital, to prevent the
Kraken from attacking every summer. At that time, Meldon clapped hands.

“Surprisingly, this sonic technology patent right now belongs to the Artus
family.”

Dahlia said in amazement.

"Yeah? But the development was done by the Blueport family, right?”

“As a result of various adult circumstances and negotiations… … . The

Blueport family suffered quite a bit from the Mary Bleuport incident.”

"which… … ?”

“Well, it’s uneasy to leave the technology to someone who may not know
when it’s going to runaway…

… . So the Duke of Artus paid a lot of money to the Blueport family and
bought the technology.”
“Thanks to this, it is funny that the imperial family is paying Artus the fee
for using the technology of the Blueport family.”

Dahlia's expression darkened.

“If this technology passes into the Holy Empire, we must send a
Transcendentor to this province separately to defend itself against the
monster wave. However, since there are no people to dispatch, is there
anyone who can risk runaway and consume enormous magic power to stop
the hordes of monsters? It is a huge loss in this era, when each transcendent
is a national power.”

Dahlia shut her mouth tight. Meldon laughed.

“You seem ruined for some reason, right?”

“… … Yeah."

Perhaps this is what Asheras is aiming for. So he's in this city... … .

Meldon quickly looked through the papers. Growing up in a back alley, he

would not have received a proper education, but whether he learned it from
Cedric, a male protagonist buff, or a transcendental buff, he has been very
skillfully pulling only the necessary information from the documents.

“As you can see from the flow of this document, most of these treaties have
been updated quickly and easily. There were times when diplomats weren't
dispatched and only documents were updated. It's a very neat treaty. But I
think we have to see how this treaty works and its results.”

“No matter how much, Duke Artus would not have sold such important
information to other countries without thinking... … .”

“Or maybe the Holy Empire is waiting for him to get into more crisis on his
own. Enough to give information to them on their own.”

Cedric said. Meldon took lightly only the necessary information, then put
the papers back in place.
"How do you feel when you listen, Majesty the Prince?"

“It was okay.”

"really?"

Meldon replied with embarrassment whether it was an unexpected answer.

Cedric was only smiling.

Dahlia was a complicated story to judge just by hearing it, so I was just
listening.

'like that. Still Aceras... … .’

It seems unlikely that he will suddenly repent and get along well with the
Frederic Empire. While the other male protagonists were walking off the
route, he was still following a solid bad ending route. That fact for some
reason hung up on Dahlia.

'no. Why do I have to feel responsible for the life of the person trying to
kidnap me?'

Dahlia shook her head. After all, Aceras cannot be left as it is. She burned
her will. Then, I came up with one thing I hadn't thought of.

“Then, should we discuss this treaty issue with Duke Le Wayne Bleuport?”

“Yes, Dahlia.”

Cedric said, smiling very sweetly at Dahlia. And he looked at Meldon.

“That's what you need to do from now on. This is a message from His
Majesty the Emperor.”

“Oh, I said that the reaction was good for some reason, but after all, you are
ordering something else.”

Meldon laughed.
“But I thought this would be the case, so I took care of it. On the next treaty
renewal, Lewain Bleuport will be brought to the capital.”

"Yeah? I beg your pardon?"

Dahlia was frightened and sprang up and got up. Cedric asked with a
confused expression.

"Why? Do you know anyone?”

Dahlia shook her head. But Lewain! Isn't he the last male protagonist in this
world!

'Then, all really important people will be gathered next spring.'

Somehow, it felt like the end of the original was approaching. Dahlia had a
strangely complicated heart.

But I tried to hide it. There is still a lot of time left for him to really come
anyway.

Thanks to Dahlia's temporary absence, only Cedric and Meldon were left in
the library annex. Cedric said, flipping over the treaty papers that Meldon
had brought.

“I didn’t know that your eyesight was worse than your conscience.”

There was only laughter in the voice, and it was blatant criticism. Meldon
didn't blink. However, I have known with him for too long to deal with it
one by one.

“Are you jealous now? Lady Dahlia invited me. If you're going to blame it,
you should blame him, not me.”

“Dahlia is not guilty of doing anything.”

Cedric said to Dankal. Meldon paused for a moment and said.

"Cedric, can I tell you why there's no progress with Lady Dahlia?"
"no."

Cedric refused at once. However, Meldon still looked at Cedric with a

sympathetic expression and said.

“If it’s what Lady Dalia does, it’s okay, it’s okay, so it’s like that. All girls
your age like bad guys.”

“I want to beat you right before I die, but am I a bad guy now?”

Cedric said calmly, still handing over the papers. Meldon pretended to
cough and avoided his gaze.

'Does this not work?'

He decided to try a drastic way. 'Inducing jealousy', an old method that has
been used since ancient times.

“And then, what if Lady Dahlia is in love with me?”

"Well, if it's Dahlia, it can't be helped."

Meldon sighed. Why do humans behave as if they have sold their

conscience elsewhere... … ?

“But why do you keep talking about him? Do you really like dahlias?”

For the first time, a reaction came. Cedric looked up at Meldon with his
gaze fixed only on the documents. And he said in a way that sounds kind at
first.

"That doesn't mean we'll fight right here for that, right?"

Unlike the soft two, the energy that swayed around him seemed like he
would have an accident here if he really needed it.

‘You’re also very angry with yourself.’

“… … When would you like me to see him?”

"I'm glad I don't know."

Instead of stimulating him further, Meldon turned to him.

“Do you have any expectation on what conditions the Holy Empire will
persuade my father?”

“Well, isn't it the condition to take care of you? I hope so too.”

“You are too much.”

Cedric put his chin on and said quietly.

"If possible… … The Duke of Artus is at bay.”

“So, until he couldn't win, he took care of the Holy Empire and cooperated
with information and everything.

Meldon smiled. In common sense, Cedric's words should be the opposite.

The moment the Duke of Artus hand over the information, the treaty will
become a piece of paper, and one of the five transcendental families is
forced to go to the Gatran Mountains. But Cedric didn't say anything
contrary to his intentions. His words were exactly literal.

After Dahlia was almost kidnapped by the Holy Empire, the imperial family
continued to prepare a plan.

To never lose her. As much as the Holy Empire wanted her, they loved
Dahlia.

'I'm glad that Asheras just appeared in this empire.'

He thought to himself.

“I think your majesty will do much better than me to drive in the corner.”

“I don't want to get involved with those filthy chicks.”

“The same is true of me. So I'm going to teach you something.”

“No, don’t teach me.”

"It's about the Dahlia lady?"

Cedric looked at Meldon with a really contemptuous expression.

“Yes, tell me.”

“If you look deep inside your bag, you will find something. Well, if you put
it away in advance, it might not be there.”

The attitude of knowing Dahlia made Cedric feel more unpleasant.

“You want me to go through my bag like a rat?”

“The choice is up to your Majesty the Prince.”

Meldon laughed meanly. It was a smile knowing that Cedric would never
pass that word.

'Shall we just leave it alone no matter what kind of shit you get?'

Cedric took it seriously.

***

When Dahlia came back, Meldon was already gone. Cedric laughed when
he saw her while thinking.

“I don’t think the meeting is over yet. Shall we eat dinner at our palace?”

Sorry to attract Meldon for nothing, she became more aesthetically pleasing
and spent dinner with Cedric at the Imperial Palace. After dinner and
dessert, while Dahlia touched her ship, Cedric offered to take him to the
mansion in an imperial carriage. Then, while riding the carriage together,
Cedric kept staring out the window. Thoughtful side figure of him, of
course, was surprisingly handsome, but he was not so common that Dahlia
was a little worried.
“… … You still have a bad heart, Cedric?”

“… … No, it's not like that.”

A hard answer came back. Dahlia felt sorry for nothing, so she tried to look
out the window as well, quit, and sticks out her lips. After a while, Cedric
turned and looked at Dahlia.

"I can't do it either."

"Yeah?"

How can I not like you?”

"Yes Yes?"

Dahlia's face quickly turned red. Cedric didn't care at all, grabbing Dahlia's
hand with both hands and placing it on his lap.

“I was thinking about saying this, Dahlia.

“What, what do you mean?”

Cedric's expression was very serious. Dahlia saw his eyes shining on him
without shaking. Unlike the hard chin and raised brow bones that were
close to adulthood, his pupils still had a boyish beauty, which always
embarrassed Dahlia. Isn't it a confession? I'm still ready to go... … !

When Dahlia is doing all sorts of imaginary scenarios by herself.

Can I see some of your bags?”

Ah yes."

The sentiment was shattered. Dahlia had a heartache for some reason and
threw her bag into his arms.
And now he started looking out the window.

“Are you angry, Dahlia?”

“No, not at all.”

But even when he heard it, it was a blunt tone. You're embarrassed to write
a novel on your own, and you're doing this to others. However, I was still
not afraid to see my face. Instead, she softened her voice and said.

“Look at your heart.”

“… … Huh. Thanks."

Cedric gently kissed the back of Dahlia's hand, who turned her head out of
the window, which made her cheeks blush again, and then slowly opened
the bag.

'By the way, why do you want to see the bag suddenly?'

Dahlia took courage, turned her head a little, rolled her eyes to her best and
looked back. It didn't contain anything very important. It's a letter, I didn't
think Cedric would secretly read it.

Ah."

At that time, a murky groan flowed from Cedric's lips, who found
something in his bag. If it weren't for him and Dahlia in it, it was a strange
sound that I couldn't even think it was from him. Sounds like ringing deep
in the underground water.

What, what's going on?”

Dahlia was surprised and took the bag back and looked inside. However,
neither in the bag nor in Cedric's hand, which I wanted to look at, had
nothing that could be a problem.

"Huh? Why?"
Cedric looked at Dahlia too casually.

'Ah, did you hear it wrong?'

Dahlia shook her head as if nothing.

That night, Dahlia returned to the mansion room and opened Veord's letter
with excitement. I don't know how hard it was because of this one. It was
the moment when the secret that was hidden between Beord and the
Empress was finally revealed.

'I hope this will heal the Empress's Majesty's wounded heart at least a little.'

What is it really? I was sorry for somehow that I was spying on someone's
private life, but I was only a little sorry for that because of Veord. Dahlia
pulled out the stationery with a beating heart.

[To the stupid Siorde.

October 15th.

Siorde, the stupid and stupid, has a week to marry.

Shamelessly marrying her older sister. At the same time, it is unfortunate

that it is impossible to laugh in reality.

Yes, you mean.

Your stupid and stupid face is drawn in front of your eyes when you are
angry and come to me. I am worried that you will not cry because you cry.

Yes, cry, cry.

So, on the wedding day, be teased with a swollen face.

But don't leave me saying that it's stupid to find this one. You're just an idiot
Siorde now.

If you want to get rid of the word stupid, find one more.
It was hidden in D-10, the fourth hall of the Imperial Palace. Because you
love the Imperial Palace so much, you hid it all in the Imperial Palace. Yes
karma.

-Beordga.]

She forgot to feel sorry and wanted to hit the real Veord.
15. Those who keep, those who save
The next day, the mansion of the Duke of Artus was greeted by an untimely
guest. Cedric didn't know what was going on, but he suddenly appeared in
this mansion. He told me to pretend that there was no Duke Artus who had
a stab. But I couldn't. Because he forcibly pushed in here. It's also a bit
drastic way.

The employees of the Duke Artus family could not touch the prince. Even if
I tried to touch it, it wouldn't have been possible.

Cedric was coming from the front door to the corridor, destroying
everything he touched. Artus' butler followed Cedric's back, almost
grasping the hem of his pants and begging as if hanging.

“Please, His Majesty! You have to tell me why you are doing this! This is
an obvious imperial... … ”

“Did you explain? At that time, I said that I was just going to get dirty
energy here and give it back.”

“Well, I can't tell what you mean… … .”

“It's really annoying. But I'll explain. I touched Felix Artus' dirty head a
little with my magic. Come to think of it, it's dirty and I'm giving it back.
Oh, that's going to fall now, so take care of it and avoid it.”

Everyone intuited Cedric's words and ran away quickly. Then Cedric swung
his hand. Without any indication, the chandelier from the ceiling fell to the
ground.

Chaenggrang! bang!

The Duke Artus could no longer condone the sounds of the outside. He
went out of the office, shaking his lips.

“Well, what the hell is this, what a shameful thing!”

When Cedric saw him, instead of stopping the act, he smiled and swung his
hand more. When the vase next to the Duke Artus broke, the Duke Artus
screamed without my knowledge.

“Oh, dirty Artus. I told you. Don't be disgusting.”

“So why do you pack illegitimate children? nastily. Because of you, things
got all twisted up and I became like a dog.”

It was an insult that no one could bear. Duke Artus raised his voice in anger.

“We are Artus! Even the imperial family can't do it like this to us! No, it
shouldn't be more like this because it's the imperial family.”

“Oh, you're just saying the right thing.”

Cedric laughed, saying something completely unsuitable for the situation.

“Then I ask only one. Another Duke family makes a government proposal
to another Duke family's Young-ae. How about that?”

“Of course it’s crazy! Why are you asking me that!”

“Are you sure?”

Cedric laughed. And he threw something casually under the feet of Duke
Artus. Forgetting his pride, Duke Artus quickly picked it up. It was some
business card. His name is written on it. There was a trace of a torn piece
stuck in the middle. Somehow, my back was cool. I couldn't even guess the
reason, but was it because I received something unexpected in a situation
that was completely unexpected?

“Why, why does Cedric have this?”

“Okay, why am I holding this? How about asking yourself?”

However, Cedric quickly remarked, whether he had no patience to wait for

it.
“When you went to see my aunt, you must have met someone. it's not like
that? Even with your stupid head, you can quickly come up with it.”

As he said, Duke Artus rolled his head desperately. At that time, it was a
little past, but there was one thing that came to mind. Then he gave this
business card to the girl he met by chance... … .

“… … surely… … .”

Duke Artus' face turned white. No way, no way, no way.

“If Hikan knows this, he will love it. I'm really looking forward to it.”

Cedric laughed lightly. The Duke of Artus was embarrassed and made
excuses.

“I really didn't know. Really, that kid is that young girl... … Really… … ”

At that moment, several windows were broken simultaneously.

“Ahhhhhh!”

The Duke of Artus bowed in surprise. Above it, Cedric said in a cheerful
voice as if singing.

“'Present' Duke Artus, who will be on your side now? When Meldon
appears, who will recognize you as part of the family? Ah, to deny his
origin? Did you know that Meldon's ability is the same as your grandfather?
Who in the yard will see you and bow your head? Why can't I do this to
you? Your poor brother died in the yard, and the only survivor left in this
family was Meldon.”

Cedric squatted in front of the collapsed Duke Artus. He smiled brightly. To

the Duke of Artus, the smile didn't look beautiful anymore.

“Duke Artus, keep the good. You know what I mean.”

The Duke of Artus was trembling in the spot for a long time. Cedric turned
around as if he didn't want to be in the same space anymore. No one
stopped him now. All of the employees had been running away from the
mansion until the situation subsided.

'Now I'm a little quieter.'

As he walked through the corridor of all kinds of debris and fragments, he

felt a little better. The moment he found the business card given by the
Duke Artus in the bag, Cedric felt his whole mind burned white with anger.
It wasn't a business card exchanged between nobles. It's much more
advanced. What I gave to Dahlia is a little bit more filthy, dirty, like that...
….

Cedric was sick. Wouldn't it be nice if I could have just killed it? However,
Duke Artus still had a role to play in this game. And he, too, had work left
to do in this mansion.

Cedric's steps didn't go to the front door. He told one of the employees
about the location of Merida's room in advance, before all his employees
ran away. He leisurely arrived in front of the room and then knocked on the
door twice. The answer did not come back. He tapped again. Still no
answer.

He broke the door. Merida was in it. She was sitting in bed, shaking her
shoulders and looking at him with her waist upright.

“Because my father gave me a business card to a pretty girl, I'm going to

cover the daughter with an association system. Why don’t you destroy the
family at all?”

Merida was sarcastic. Cedric bounced his hand instead of answering. Then
the broken door went back to before it broke the road and closed it quietly.
He walked in front of Merida.

“That's not exactly the reason.”

“… … Then what is the reason?”

“Merida, don't talk about it. I am not as sweet as dahlia. So I can't promise
you anything. I'm just asking.”

Cedric said with a smile.

“Can you please? The “real” seal of your family.”

Merida's hand rattled. Cedric said kindly.

“I say in case I might misunderstand it, but no one taught me. But how long
did you know you could hide it? The documents you put in the imperial
family are stamped with a seal. Each time a manipulated seal comes up... …
.”

“My father wouldn't think I was the culprit.”

“It’s smart. Well, I like it.”

Cedric replied distraught. And ordered silently.

“Promise me one, only one. I… … ”

“I didn't come to negotiate, it's Mary. But if I beg for mercy, I'll listen to
you.”

It was an absolutely humiliating condition. But Merida agreed. In her short

life she tried several more humiliating consents. She opened the hidden
secret space and pulled out the seal. And handed it to him.

Cedric laughed silently.

***

That night, the Duke of Artus hastily called the man of the Holy Empire.
The messy family wasn't organized until that night. Bringing people into
such a mansion was overwhelmingly proud and painful, but he had no
choice.

'If only Meldon disappears, if only he disappears, no one can touch us.'
We are Artus. You have to get rid of him and get married quickly, whether
Felix or Merida, to give birth to children. Then one of them will come out
of the ranks.

Meldon was the biggest mistake in his life. Now remove the mistake and go
back. It's not too late yet.

It's not too late... … .

While waiting for someone to come so nervously, someone knocked on the

door. At an instant, my heart swelled with anticipation, but it was his
daughter, not a human being of the Holy Empire. He slumped back to his
chair, which had been halfway up. And said annoyingly.

“What else is going on?”

“… … Father, I have something to confess.”

Merida's expression was serious.

“Can’t I hear it later? As you know, it looks like a mansion... … ”

“It's a must-do story now.”

I was angry at the moment, but I wanted to get rid of it after hearing the
story sooner. The Duke of Artus said, rubbing his eyebrows.

Ok, fine. Say it as soon as possible.”

However, contrary to the thought of Duke Artus, Merida bit her lips and
hesitated for a while.

“The seal of the family that my father now has, it’s a fake.”

“… … What?"

“I just wanted to take it a while ago, so I secretly made a fake. The real
thing is, I have it until now.”
Duke Artus' mouth opened. His daughter usually listened to him well. Only
his tongue was like a viper, but he was a child who grew up finely without
ever rebelling greatly. He kicked up and got up and got mad.

“Why, why did you do that! Do you think the family seal is a joke?”

“… … Sorry. But something like this happened to the family... … If I kept

doing this, it seemed like a real big deal would happen. I thought it was
right to say it first and then apologize. I'm sorry."

Merida quietly put the seal on the office desk. The family's seal was really
right. Not believing what his daughter was doing, Duke Artus kept talking. I
have to be more angry and bite, but there are still important guests left. He
grinds his teeth.

“… … okay. Play around here. A girl who is old enough to eat... … . Let's
talk about this again later.”

"Sorry."

Merida bowed down, apologized, and left the room. The Duke of Artus held
the seal. Still, I couldn't believe that the good boy had done this. Then the
door opened again. It wasn't Merida this time. He was the man of the Holy
Empire he was waiting for. It was the same as the person who came last
time, but the strange outfit with a robe on it was still there. He hastily hid
the seal. What to do by revealing the faults of the family here more?

The young man sat down and a light conversation went back and forth.
Originally he had to pull more, but he didn't have more time. The Duke
hurriedly pulled out the body.

“… … I can't help it now. I need it.”

“What are you talking about?”

As if reading the situation roughly, the young man of the Holy Empire in
front of him laughed. Duke Artus screamed.
“That potion! That, the super, the drug that drives the Transcendental crazy!
I need it!”

"Aha. I mean it. Of course, I have to give it.”

The young man quickly erased his laughter.

“If you give us the information we want.”

“I will give it! I'll give you, please!”

With that said, the Duke of Artus pulled out the family seal that Merida had
just brought. Then the young man pulled out a scroll containing
information. It was a scroll with a hollow in the middle of the family's seal.
In addition, when the peacock stamped the seal he had just taken out, the
scroll was rolled out. The Duke of Artus kicked his tongue inside.

'Fuck, really, that girl... … .’

He thought he would have to pursue this again later. The young man
satisfactorily rolled the scroll and took it back.

“But did you keep us waiting this time? So there is one more condition.”

Duke Artus' facial expression was distorted. But he had no choice.

“Isn't there such a word?”

“Please rest assured. It will be easy.”

He said quietly.

“In the basement of this imperial palace, there is a colleague of mine who
has been trapped for more than 7 months. You just have to set him free.”

And the young man handed out a schematic diagram of the imperial
dungeon and a dagger of a winding day with the pattern of the Holy Empire
embedded in it.
“Free him by death. This is my request.”

'Dong, you're killing a colleague?'

It was unbelievable. But the Duke of Artus couldn't argue more about how
curious the matter was. He was the underdog. The only option left was this
road. He accepted the dagger. Only then the young man showed him what
he longed for. The potion had a very ominous yellow color, like the eyes of
a dragon.

After Asheras entered the mansion of the Duke of Artus, Kelsion looked up
at the mansion alone.

Empress Siorde's mind was already distracted enough, and now all we have
to do is wait for the snowball to grow as it rolls downhill. Now there is
nothing left to wait. Everything was going well.

However, not long ago, anxiety was rising in his mind. Even though it is
most useless to deny the faith in the Holy Empire.

After waiting for Aceras for a while, he left a note stating that the situation
had occurred and headed for somewhere. The place he arrived was in the
dungeon of the imperial palace. Entering the Imperial Palace directly was a
great risk of being caught. When caught, it causes great annoyance to the
Holy Empire and the Pope. Thinking it was crazy, he had to come.

He distracted the guard again. Originally, this method doesn't work well for
those who once brainwashed, but fortunately, the captain of the guard
opened up the mind easily. While he lost consciousness, Kelsion quickly
descended underground. In order to open the door to the deepest part, the
place where his companion was trapped, it was necessary to obtain
permission from the house or imperial family of the 4th Duke family.
Because the door was made of high magic, it only reacted to them.

Without crossing the door, Kelsion used magical orb in front of him. Then I
saw his colleague behind the door. It was a miserable appearance that I met
for the first time. Kelsion put up with the redness of his eyes and said
urgently.
“Argel, wait a bit. Everything is going well. You will be released soon.”

Argel couldn't even raise his head and looked at him only with his eyes. His
eyelids flickered quickly.

After a while, Kelsion realized that it was a signal between them. A signal
consisting of only two. He was using the signal to switch between a short
blink or a long blink. Kelsion contemplated his signal.

'Holy Pope wants my death. ’

'That is why I will die'

Kelsion bite his lips far away. It was a truth that he had tried to deny.

"it's not like that. We will live and return.”

There was no answer. Argel closed her eyes again without power.

I didn't have time to delay myself anymore. Climbing up the stairs of the
dungeon, Kelsion constantly suppressed some emotions from his heart. All
colleagues who came to this capital died and were buried in the land. This
was hell for them.

'But we don't die. We go back to the castle.’

The Holy Pope loves us. So he won't let us die here. He constantly muttered
the words inside, as if brainwashing.

After the two-day meeting, Adisha and Hikan returned. The mansion, which
was depressed that California had not been there for two days, regained
vitality. Dahlia did not deliberately ask what was said at the meeting. Dahlia
is as dahlia, everyone just works according to everyone.

As soon as Adisha came, he came with another strange news.

“You said Cedric played with Duke Artus? Why?"

“I don't know that either. Could there be any other reason?”

'Can I do that? Duke Artus has information... … .’

Dahlia tilted her head. However, since Cedric was also a man of the
imperial family, I was convinced that he would not have done anything
without discernment.

Meanwhile, Dahlia has been busy. She was still wandering the Imperial
Palace in search of Veord's letter.

As far as the Imperial Palace is an area where the Holy Empire cannot
penetrate, feel free to worry.

'Even if Kelsion is caught, Her Majesty's heart will not be able to change.'

His brainwashing was scary about that. It pushes people to the limit and
makes them suffer in their emotions for a lifetime.

'But if you find all this letter, you can help your Majesty the Empress.'

According to Cedric, the empress's condition is still getting worse. After

seeing the first letter, Dahlia had little confidence in Veord. But as I
searched for the second and third letter, my mind changed.

Yes. There wasn't a single letter that Veord had hidden. Fortunately, the
second letter even specified the area so I could find it quickly. Dahlia was
eager to open the letter again and looked at the first and last lines. The first
line is October 16th. On the last line was the name of one of the main
library areas of the Imperial Palace.

'I knew it.'

When he first discovered this, Dahlia was appalled by the ominous thoughts
he had in mind.

'I don't think you did this until the day of your wedding, right?'

Then Dahlia has to find a total of 8 letters.

Sadly, the ominous premonition hit. As a result of running around all day
like that, I found a total of 7

letters. From October 15th to October 21st. There was only the last one left.
Dahlia gleefully looked at the last line of her seventh letter.

[The last letter is in the coffin where the first letter was found. This is the
last one, so there is no hint, so look for it.]

Dahlia lost her motivation and returned home. But I couldn't give up. So,
with everyone's return today, they left the house to find the last eighth letter.

'But I can't find this alone.'

The first pavilion to find the letter was the third annex. I had hints before,
but I wasn't confident to go through them all by myself. It would be best to
call Cedric, but... … . When I thought about the last time I was struggling, I
was a little bit nervous.

Fortunately, Adisha agreed to help. But alone or both were the same.
Besides, Dahlia became nervous as she wandered around the Imperial
Palace for a day like a rat. Before Her Majesty was sick more, I wanted to
find the last letter as soon as possible. As if I couldn't be caught, the more I
searched for clues, the more I was in a hurry. Eventually, Dahlia went to
work and visited Hikan, who was training below at the Imperial Palace
Training Center. It was a place that I had to go to once, and I had to go, but
I couldn't go there because I didn't have an opportunity for some reason.

'Wow, it's very spacious here.'

Before I came, I thought it was just a playground, but there were quite a lot
of buildings and there were lots of explanations on signs and it was
complicated. If I went wrong, I felt like I would get lost.

'… … What should I do with this?’

At that time, two boys in knights' costumes who were giggling and giggling
with each other across from each other found Dahlia. Both looked about the
same age as Dahlia. Maybe it was because she was a rare girl in the gym,
and they approached Dahlia right away.

“Hello, young lady. What are you doing here?”

The taller of the two asked first. Perhaps because of his awkward speech,
the other person laughed, pricking him on his side. Then, the face of the
stabbed side turned red.

“What, why? No, it's not... … , What's going on, lady?”

“Well, the one to look for… … .”

“Dear, she wants to know your family. It’s so beautiful that I want to see
you at the ball.”

“Shut up, Hade.”

The boy who spoke to Dahlia replied unpleasantly. The little boy called
Hayde continued to wonder if he was excited.

“What, did I say wrong, Pell?”

“So who are you looking for, young lady?”

The side called Fell said, pushing Hade back. Dahlia replied.

“Duke Hican Pesteroz.”

Both were surprised to see if it was an unexpected name.

“Why is he… … ?”

“Because it’s my brother.”

Dahlia replied with a smile. Then, both faces hardened, and both of them
fixed their postures. Fell muttered to Hade.
“… … You are now X, hey de.”

“Damn… … .”

“Ah, let me guide you, my lady.” Dahlia looked around the training hall,
following the two directions. 'It looks scary because your brother is scary.'

Dahlia, but in the past... … I was very scared. Even now, sometimes I am
scared, but I am not as scary as today. Because we have to find the letter
together.

'I can't go through all of that by myself... … .’

The two went into one building. Even though I entered the first floor, there
was a railing right in front of it, and there was a large auditorium-like space
below. Fell stiffly pointed down the railing with both hands.

Hikan stood far below. In front of him, dozens of boy knights dressed in
knightly uniforms were confronting him with swords.

Hikan was simply aiming his sword in the air, and an enormous storm of air
raged around him. Like when I saw the Duke of Bleuport before. Beautiful
silver hair was tied and fluttered in the air. It wasn't until I understood why
Hikan was tying his hair.

'That's how the transcendental person uses his power once.'

Dahlia was all about fainting when Hikan had'magical bloom' before, and
then fell by grabbing his hair.

So it was the first time I saw him expressing his power properly.

The knights standing in front of Hikan were staggering. At that moment,

one of them ran into the courage. But before Dahlia could properly
recognize it, the sword flew into the air.

"next."

Hikan said briefly.

'… … Is that a dalian?’

Dahlia was skeptical. That's just torture, not training.

“Can you train like that?”

“Yes, it is not! After experiencing overwhelming strength, your vision will

expand!”

Pell replied stubbornly in a military manner. Even Dahlia won't be able to

tell her boss's younger brother that her training performance is bad. Fell and
Heid were wondering if they couldn't find a way to approach Hikan. Dahlia
was frustrated, so she touched the railing herself. Then he sang Hikan as
loudly as possible.

"Brother-!"

At the moment, Hikan's momentum turned to Dahlia. Even at that distance,

Dahlia felt her hair fluttering back. However, the momentum disappeared
quickly and everywhere. Hikan's eyes widened when he recognized Dahlia.
And when the momentum that was suddenly confronting disappeared, an
embarrassed knight swung his sword at him.

"Ugh."

Fell and Hayed were confused and swallowed their breath. Dahlia was also
surprised and her eyes widened. However, Hikan fixed his gaze at Dahlia,
holding the flying sword in his palm with his chin. And he said calmly.

“Be careful next time.”

The knight wielding the sword shouted in embarrassment.

“Huh, huh! Sorry!"

"okay."

Hikan passed them by, wiping his hand with a handkerchief. Surprisingly,
his hand, seen from a distance, was unscathed.
'Your brother is also a real monster... … .’

Hikan climbed the stairs to the first floor. He came right in front of the
dahlia, slightly frowned, and took two steps back.

“Stay back.”

"Yeah? why?"

“People here smelled like me.”

He added as an excuse.

"It doesn't smell from me."

“I don’t know if it smells… … .”

“I’m glad that’s the case… … Why are you here anyway?”

“I have something to ask of my brother!”

Dahlia's eyes, finally speaking, sparkled.

“… … okay?"

Then, after a while, the library's third annex was crowded with dozens of
people crowding at once.

“Find it! letter!"

“Who's this letter?”

“Don't ask anything like that. I'm looking for a letter!”

'Why did the job become like this?'

Dahlia stared blankly at the knights rummaging through the bookshelf like
crazy. She tapped and whispered Hikan, who seemed somehow proud.
“Well, brother… … This shouldn't be noticed by others... … .”

“This is a top secret mission of the Knights Templar.”

“He said it was a top secret mission!”

“He said yes!”

“… … Brother, don't you usually call this an abuse of power?”

“Abuse of power… … !”

Another knight next to him hurriedly silenced what one knight said without
thinking. Hikan also said it awkwardly, as if a bit stabbed in conscience.

“I've never done it before, so it'll be okay at least once.”

'That rare opportunity... … .’

It was a bit of an outrageous impression, but Dahlia was still impressed.

However, it seemed like it would be really trash if I left it to others and
watched. Dahlia moved her back to see Hikan and come to him quickly, and
then she began to search for books too.

“I found it!”

It took a day off as a reward, so I found it really quickly. It was a boy knight
of Dahlia's age. This time, the title of the book in which the letter was
hidden was "Validity Period 10 Years".

'What is 10 years? Expiry date of love? Is it the accusation that Her

Majesty's marriage is going to be short?'

The title is written in a subtle way that makes it impossible to guess. Dahlia
hid the letter from the boy's knight in her handbag.

“Thanks, I found it. Thank you, driver.”

"no! You did a really good job!"

When Dahlia bowed her head to greet, the driver bowed. Dahlia grew
shrugged.

“I don’t have any hard work… … .”

"no!"

The boy driver looked up at Dahlia slightly. Then, for some reason, my face
turned white, so I bowed my back more deeply.

“… … I don't think it should make a fuss too long, so let's go back.”

Hikan said, gently grasping Dahlia's shoulders. In the joy of having finally
found all eight letters, Dahlia smiled and nodded.

***

Dahlia exhaled trembling breath, organizing eight letters one by one. The
last letter has not been opened yet. My heart was pounding. Of course, I
was most happy to be able to help Her Majesty, but there was also a little
selflessness.

'finally! I'll find out a secret that no one of the original gamers found!'

Dahlia opened the last letter in excitement. What was written there… … .

"dahlia."

At that time, Hikan knocked on Dahlia's door. He spoke briefly before he

even heard Dahlia's answer.

“Your guest has come.”

“Oh, who are you?”

“I'm not a very happy guest.”

However, if Hikan is a customer who has to come to find Dahlia himself...

….
“Cedric?”

The silence was positive. Dahlia was amazed and quickly brushed her hair
and went downstairs.

Originally, he was very polite, so he wasn't the one who popped up like this
without telling Dahlia. It was obvious that something else had happened.

When I went to the parlor, Cedric was there. As soon as he saw Dahlia, he
got up and approached her, with a very tired complexion.

"dahlia. My mother... … You're sick.”

“It gets worse and worse. I think she thinks she ignores her, and she thinks
it's all her fault. It can't be.

Even though my aunt went and dried it, she just said, ‘Wow, what’s the
use?’

Cedric looked down at Dahlia with a gloomy look. Complex emotions that
could not be expressed in any words were embedded in his eyes.

“I made sure that Kelsion was not in the Holy Land. I also figured out how
to cleanse his brainwashing.

However, too much time has already passed... … . Looks like he's already
released his hand. Then purification is said to be useless. Now my mother
has to overcome it alone... … . Will he be able to endure it?”

“Dahlia, I have done a lot in the meantime. To save you, to save your
mother. By the way… … Even if everything else goes well, it doesn't work
as well as this one. No matter what I say, I don't think I can change my
mother's mind.”

“This is the most important thing.”

Cedric's voice got smaller and smaller. It was my first time seeing him
weak. Dahlia couldn't find anything to say and bit her lips. He said hard.
“I remembered what you said before. I'm sorry that I have no choice but to
come to you at this time.

Aunt's letter... … Did you find it all?”

His tail of his mouth twisted downward, raising the muscles of his jaw to
see if he had bitten his teeth.

"sorry. I'm asking you like this. I wanted to do well, but it doesn't work.”

"It's not Cedric-sama's fault."

Dahlia held his hands together. Hikan's eyes next to him shook with shock,
but that wasn't important right now.

“Well, I told you. I think I can help her Majesty.”

let's go together."

Dahlia headed for the Imperial Palace in a carriage with Cedric. On the
way, Cedric closed his eyes as if exhausted. My eyelashes trembled.
Dahlia's mind vibrated strangely.

“I feel very stupid myself. This is my first time feeling like this.”

“… … What did Her Majesty say?”

Cedric's eyes sank even heavier. Dahlia said again.

“You’re not just doing this because of Veord-nim right now?”

That's because Cedric's expression looked too painful. Cedric said a while
later.

"okay. You're right."

Mother just... … I think you think I blame you. I don't.”

“Probably because of my attitude. I'm a little tired.”

Dahlia watched him sigh, wipe his face, and wash his face dry. Somehow,
the hot thing was dense inside the chest. Trauma spreads very far and far.
The emotions that began with Veord were now spreading to Cedric. There
was a very old misunderstanding between Cedric and the Empress. Because
of that, maybe Cedric... … .

“Cedric!”

Dahlia called his name out loud. Cedric looked at her in surprise. She raised
her hands and slammed Cedric on the cheek with little, little pain. And he
looked straight at Cedric.

“You have to be alert. Everything will be fine.”

It was fortunate that Dahlia had collected all the letters. If Dahlia thinks the
root of her Majesty's depression is the reason, this letter will surely help.

She hurriedly rolled her head. If Dahlia went in with Cedric like this, her
Majesty could have misunderstood again. So she hurriedly ordered Cedric's
attendant to contact Merida. Merida, who had never been contacted before,
came out in a very elegant outfit and climbed into the wagon.

“So, I would like to introduce my best friend to Her Majesty as the next
maid... … It’s such a setting, right?”

Dahlia nodded eagerly.

Well, this is easy.”

Thank you, Mary.”

No big deal.”

But the look of her sitting next to her was kinda queasy. Then, he groped his
hand sideways, placing his hand on Dahlia's hand. The only plank caught
by a drowning person.

Huh?"
Dahlia looked at Merida in amazement. Because he was so aristocratic, I
thought he would think it would be rude to just put his hand on the hand of
someone he wasn't close to. Merida said lightly.

"It's a rehearsal to pretend to be close, so don't think badly."

“Oh, that's right.”

“Miss Dahlia.”

"Yeah?"

“I bet everything on Ms. Dahlia. You can't tell me I don't know.”

While Dahlia thought about what that word meant, the carriage quickly
arrived at the Imperial Palace.

Dahlia went to the empress with Merida. As he was about to pass the
entrance to the palace, Dahlia encountered the emperor who had just left the
palace. Merida leaned in a hurry. Dahlia tried to set an example, but the
emperor stopped it.

“Our Dahlia sheep.”

He tickled Dahlia's face with a loving touch. However, the same

melancholy was buried in his eyes.

“Thank you for coming to help us.”

"no."

“Can my dear wife be better?”

It was with a mischievous smile, but there was an invisible desperateness in

that voice. Dahlia nodded without knowing.

“Kelsion made my wife that way. I will find it and make sure to pay the
price.”
Dahlia saw the emperor's eyes glow like a beast. But soon, the emperor
patted Dahlia's head and disappeared. Dahlia took a breath and headed to
the bedroom of Merida and the Empress. Merida knocked on the door with
a cheerful rhythm and said fondly, "Your Majesty, I'm here."

“Ah, it’s Merida. Have I been worried? Come in.”

There was a muddy, cracked voice inside. Merida glanced at Dahlia to come
in and opened the door.

Dahlia followed him awkwardly. The empress was sitting in bed alone,
wiping her eyes with a handkerchief soaked in tears. He was tired of white,
like a sick person, and his expression was dark. It seemed that I had hardly
ever eaten, and it was much thinner than before. Her face looked like a
smile when she saw Merida, and then slightly hardened when she saw a
dahlia.

“… … What's going on here, Miss Dahlia?”

“Ms. Dalia is Young Ae, who is close to me these days, so I wanted to

introduce you to her. If I retire soon, how about giving me the next maid?”

Merida said the excuse she made up on the spot without embarrassment. At
the same time, Dahlia's arms were folded naturally. The empress's
expression changed strangely. I don't know if it's the other side of the
imperial family, but it seems like it was confused as it was Merida.

"that… … Your Majesty, I have a personal message.”

The empress bites her lips. As expected, Dahlia's visit seemed

uncomfortable. However, when Merida left the room with a rush,
saying,'Please share good things,' only the empress and Dahlia were left in
the bedroom. Dahlia grabbed the prepared letter and rolled over to the
empress's bed.

“Miss Dahlia, I’m sorry.”

At that time, the heavy voice of the empress was heard.

“I'm not comfortable with my heart right now. I keep getting bad thoughts...
… I have a heart to hate others.”

“I know that's not the case… … Why do you keep blaming me and others...
… .”

“Beord-nim is still in love with Her Majesty.”

The empress chewed on her lips. Soon the blood oozes out of the peregrine
bone. The empress naturally wiped the blood with a handkerchief, and said
in a repressed voice, as if showing his greatest patience.

“Ms. Dahlia, don’t tell me carelessly.”

“You may not like me. But… … I hope you read this. This is a letter that
Mr. Beord hid in the imperial palace for His Majesty's Majesty in the past.”

“… … letter?"

At that moment, a faint longing came to the face of the empress. It seemed
to me of the things I had with Veord before marriage.

"then… … It was good. But after I got married, my sister made me… … .”

Instead of answering, Dahlia handed the prepared letter to the empress.

When the empress saw eight letters, she looked at Dahlia with a confused
expression. Dahlia shook her head slowly. It was very hazy, but a different
light was in the eyes of the empress.

"that… … Let’s go, Her Majesty. I hope you are always healthy and
happy.”

Thinking that it was not time for Dahlia to hang in, she hurriedly said yes
and exited the room as soon as she saw the Empress open the letter. Merida
didn't know that she had returned to the mansion, and only Cedric was
waiting for Dahlia. Said Dahlia.

“I did everything I could.”

Cedric smiled as if it couldn't be seen. He reached out to support Dahlia's
back and pulled it into her arms. Then he muttered in a small sound so that
only Dahlia could hear it.

"Thanks."

Dahlia was embarrassed for a moment, but quickly smiled and wiped her
back.

'Really, I hope this saves the Empress's Majesty.'

Dahlia also prayed for the empress with all her heart.

***

[October 16.

(As promised, don't get rid of idiots.)

There are just six days left before Siorde gets married. Then came Siorde's
wedding dress. When she put on her dress, she cried that she looked fat. In
my eyes, Prince Alexandro is twice as much a pig. The guy who's pounded
with that muscle. Siorde is cute compared to him. I don't often say I'm cute,
so you know I'm grateful, Siorde.]

***

[October 17.

（Finding this far. Now, please admit you a little more, it's Siorde. You are
a persistent sea anemone.) I can hardly understand. Siorde said he hated it
because he asked if he was really not going to sing an anthem. Why do I
bless their marriage? I hope not. I don't know what Siorde likes about that
muscle pig.

It was the muscle pig who ran in love first. I just said no, and Siorde cried
again. If Siorde, who is reading this, is still crying, I hope he will not cry
anymore.]
 ***

[October 18.

I fought with Siorde again. The emperor says he is older than himself, so
everyone will curse him. Then I asked him to find the medicine I drank
instead and drink it again and not to grow old all his life, and he cried. Don't
talk about it again.

Asked how much to apologize. I was embarrassed, so I couldn't speak to

you, but I say here. Why are you apologizing? Is that your fault? Rest
assured that I will definitely find the scammer and kill him.]

[October 19th.

Siord doesn't seem to even try to find my letter. In the future, this letter will
be used to criticize Siorde.

Still, I will write down where the next letter is. I may have the heart to find
it later.]

[October 20.

Now Siorde gets married the day after tomorrow. My parents and the stupid
youngest are now going to let Siorde out of the mansion. Siorde doesn't
make eye contact with me because of work the day before yesterday. I was
so annoyed that I would never see anything like you in my life. But that is a
lie. I don't think I'll see Siorde anyway, so I just use it, but I hope Siorde
doesn't go anywhere.]

[October 21.

There is no specific word to write. Write down where you hid the next
letter.]

[October 22.

This is your last diary, Siorde. You won't read it, but you will write it
anyway. Finally Siorde got married.
The youngest sang, wearing a wedding dress and singing songs. The
youngest song was very good. I think it's better than me.

Siord looked no older than the pig and was rather pretty. He seemed happy
to see if pigs think so. thank God. Otherwise, I would have hit it from
behind. Now that you're married to a good person, no, a good pig, your
sister doesn't really want anything. It would be okay to live as friends with
your grandchildren while not getting old forever, but what am I doing while
you're old?

In fact, I have a dirty personality, so I have no friends other than Siorde. So

I think Siorde will be lonely after he dies. Find a way to get old quickly.
Beating up some annoying people.

Anyway, I'll find a way, so I want Siord to live the life of Siord. I'm
probably getting more and more irreparable, but I don't know if Siorde will
be my friend back then. Siorde will be the empress now, but I wonder if
living as a male son would be more helpful to her life than to get along with
me. Well, I hate to admit it, but I guess.

Siorde is weak and cries well. It's because I'm stupid. But if you're not an
idiot, no one will be friends with someone like me. So I'll have to stop
before Siorde cries more because of me. Anyway, it did. Live well with
your husband for a thousand years, it's Siorde. I'll disappear on my own.

Beord's sister.]

***

Siord read all the letters. And cried. For a very long time. After crying to
his heart's content, she shook the bell and called the bell. After a long time,
I washed my face and took a bath. And I made a special request to the chef
to have a very grand meal. Then, she called out her dear ones.

***

The empress looked at the table quietly. I've been doing that for a while.
The car that was poured has already cooled down. On the table were the
eight letters I had shown to Cedric. On the other side, Cedric was watching
her quietly.

“Are you okay, mother?”

He asked quietly.

Siorde smiled instead of answering. She called Cedric the last time. It
wasn't because he wasn't precious.

Rather, because it is so precious, I called him last because it is the most

important. A little while ago, the

despair and depression that had been in her face disappeared. That gave
Cedric an unspeakable sense of security.

“Cedric, do you know what it means to be older?”

“… … I don't know.”

“I thought that when I was married, when I was 30, I would become a
smarter adult than anyone else.

I'm getting closer to my age now, but it seems like I'm getting harder and
more stupid.”

“I was stupid.”

She read the messy letter one by one again. Her hazy hair was strangely
clear. The negative thoughts that kept coming up were gone. I was very
happy and happy, oddly enough, that this feeling would have been natural
until a month ago.

Knowing that Veord didn't hate her, her heart was washed away from old
trauma and cleansed, and there was no room for other sadness and
depression. All thanks to these eight letters.

Naturally, I remembered the girl I had met with a tear-soaked face at the
Mersein mansion. Dahlia pesterose. At that time, the embarrassment that
had spread on her face came to mind. Did you find this letter because you
were worried about yourself? I did not know how he found the letter he had
forgotten, but he was grateful. About bringing things back to the surface
that I had forgotten about. For letting me know what Veord felt at the time.

It felt like someone had brought the last piece of a puzzle that I couldn't
solve forever on my own. There was also a strange feeling that seemed to
have corrected a mistake that I almost forgot to live my whole life.

'In addition… … .’

She looked at Cedric. As a mother, she could know. Cedric is also different
from before. Something lingered in his cold feelings. It was difficult to say
exactly what, but this must have been planted by Dahlia.

Siord covered the letter. Then, I put them all in one envelope.

“It's been so much time, but I still couldn't guess what my sister was feeling
at that time. I just kept getting angry because of me. After accumulating
such misunderstandings, you have reached this age.”

“… … My mother didn't do anything wrong.”

Cedric said, narrowing his eyebrows slightly. Siorde covered his mouth and
smiled slightly.

“Did you know you'd even say that?”

Cedric smiled silently. Siorde suddenly looked at him, who was a lot taller
and changed a lot. When did it start? And why didn't you notice the change
of your child?

Siorde felt old guilt only after he found reason again. It was a different
feeling of guilt than before. Why didn't she think of talking to him earlier?

For a very long time, she consciously and unconsciously kept Cedric away.
Cedric did that to her too.
Perhaps the wounds she inflicted on him still remain in her heart. When I
thought about it, it hurt my heart, and it was even more so when I saw him
becoming colder and sarcastic to everyone. There is still one regret that
Siorde has not escaped. It was when he was five that Cedric learned that he
was reading other people's feelings. The husband carefully called her to
talk.

Siorde thought it was okay. Husbands also read emotions through physical
contact. He never doubted his love, and neither did she. The two were
always happy regardless of his abilities. I thought it didn't matter if my
child inherited his abilities. But Siord didn't know. That the bonds with
people who have been with them for decades and those who have been with
them for only a few years, even children, are bound to be different.

Cedric could not read Siorde's love. The abilities he inherited were oddly
twisted, so even though the slightest malice was easily read, love or favor
did not.

Said the emperor. It would be difficult for him to feel it unless it was a
tremendous love spreading in an instant. She said that her love for Cedric
was more natural than breathing rather than intense love, so she wouldn't be
able to dig into his wall. So Siord took control of himself every day so as
not to get bad minds in front of Cedric. So that her son can't feel love, but
not as much as a bad heart.

But for a moment, there was a time when I couldn't control my emotions. It
wasn't a big deal. I just thought that the nobles I was talking to were too
annoying. There weren't one or two humans who couldn't keep up with the
stomach, but there was no help as much as a physiological rejection.

'Please, if it disappears from the capital.'

But then Cedric looked at her. With a strange look as if I was disappointed
with her. At a moment, Siorde felt as if he had been peeled off in front of
the young child. Whenever she hated someone in the future, it seemed that
Cedric would see her and sigh.
She is a mother and an empress, so she must show dignity and authority...
… . She unwittingly shakes off Cedric's hand. He's not reading emotions by
physical contact anyway, so it wouldn't have meant anything.

As soon as she did it, she regretted it. However, Cedric had only a subtle
smile as if he knew everything.

As if nothing was hurt. But that work remained in her mind.

'The only parents in the world who should be on his side have rather
abandoned their children.'

That fact haunted her for a long time. Whenever he met him, whenever he
was sarcastic to others, even when he burned the mansion of a nobleman
who cursed his red hair as flames, he seemed crooked, and everything
seemed to be her fault. Cedric also naturally avoided her from when he felt
it. At that time, my heart was deeply distressed, but there was nothing I
could do. Increasingly, Cedric became cynical and kept living outside the
imperial palace, but she couldn't ask for any advice. With what
qualifications would she do that?

But now, his appearance was incomparable and lively. Thanks to that little
boy.

Siord carefully opened his mouth.

“Cedric, I have something to tell you.”

“Yes, tell me, mother.”

“Before, when you were five years old, at a ball, I… … I used to shake your
hand off. I don't know if you'll remember it because you were too young
back then... … .”

Cedric tilted his head slightly to the side, silently. Siord took a breath and
spoke again.

“I don’t know why at that time, but I was ashamed of myself. So I did. But I
think it hurt you... … I kept avoiding it because I was afraid that it would
hurt me again. Even so, I feel upset to you and hate you...

… .”

Cedric's expression, which was at first, gradually changed every time

Siorde continued his words. From suspicion that he was misunderstood,
gradually to perplexity and surprise. After a while he said.

“… … Did you really think so?”

Siorde nodded a little. Cedric hesitated, then sighed a little. Then, he

lowered his head, nervously, and brushed his head roughly. Siord was
embarrassed by the appearance of his unfamiliar son. Then Cedric raised
his head. Somehow, there was resentment in those red eyes.

“… … First of all, I don't remember that when I was five. Seeing that I
couldn't remember at all, I probably didn't know that I was thrown away at
that time.”

“Mother, that's not what I received from my father. What I am disillusioned

with is the disgusting sexual desire that most men have, a more awful and
deeper will, or the feelings that my mother feels toward others. My mother
can't even hate someone so much in the first place.”

“… … nevertheless."

“The reason I avoided my mother was because I knew she was going to be
sorry for me, so I avoided it on my own. I haven't been particularly hurt. I
don't expect much from anyone in the first place, so I don't get hurt easily.”

Siord was also hurt by those words. Cedric sighed as he looked at her face.

"I'm sorry. But this is me.”

“I'm sorry that my mother felt guilty for me. But I didn't know my mother
would. I don't even think there is a reason for that.”

Siord felt dizzy at his poignant, calm speech. Maybe she was thinking of
her child as a completely different person.
“I thought my mother just avoided me because I was annoyed. Actually,
that doesn't mean you don't understand… … .”

Something popped up inside Siorde's chest when he heard that. She jumped
up from her seat and said.

"it's not like that! How would I do that? You are my child... … .”

Cedric blinked in amazement. With the shame coming from behind her, she
sat down on the road and quickly clawed her hands.

"Sorry. I was so excited, right?”

"No."

Even if he said that, Cedric was still surprised. He said a little awkwardly,
not like that.

"just now… … I felt it. It's weak, but still.”

“My mother really has continued to love me.”

As he said it, a soft smile came to his mouth. Siord understood what he
meant. It seemed that she would stop crying.

The smile that Cedric shows right now was a smile that was so warm and
gentle, and really happy, that she had never expected in her dreams after
that day.

After a few moments, Siord said quietly.

“I want to meet him again. Could you tell me that way?”

“… … Okay."

“And bring me a letterhead. I must write a late reply to my sister too.”

I don't know what to say first. Because too long time has passed. But even
that came back with belated pleasure.
Turning a long way, Siord is back where he really should come. It was
proud and happy that she smiled from her heart without knowing it.

***

That night, when Dahlia finished dinner and bathed, she was lying in the
room wearing only a simple dress-up dress.

Tok tok.

There was a sound from the window, as if raindrops were knocking on the
window. At first, I thought I was wrong, so I ignored it, but the sound
continued to be heard in a certain rhythm.

'What?'

Eventually, Dahlia got up and went to the window. And he knocked the
spear equally twice with his fist.

As if as an answer, the tap came back again. Dahlia got goosebumps on her
neck.

'My room is on the third floor... … .’

How, who is knocking on this window?

‘Yu, it’s not a ghost, right?’

Several anecdotes from a collection of ghost stories I read as a child ran

past my head.

'no. It will be a bird. Or it’s raining.’

But by any chance, by any chance, Dahlia said.

“Who, who is there?”

“It's me, Dahlia.”

“Keep!”

Really, really, I heard a voice. Dahlia was surprised and slammed her
buttocks back.

“… … dahlia? OK? What's going on?"

A voice of embarrassment was heard. The owner of the voice couldn't even
open the door and kept hesitating outside. It was a familiar voice when I
heard it now. But in this situation, it's also a really, really unexpected voice.
Dahlia was amazed and asked back in her own raised voice.

“Three, Cedric?”

A shadow fell out of the window. Looking at the shadow alone, Dahlia
knew who he was. Cedric was really right. He said in a voice as astonished
as Dahlia.

“I'm sorry, I didn't mean to surprise you.”

“Oh, no. But common sense is that everyone will be surprised if someone
knocks on the window on the third floor.”

Even in the midst of this, he was amazed at how he said everything he

could say. I heard Cedric's sorry laughter.

“I'm sorry, really. Did you ever get hurt?”

Dahlia stood up and touched her pelvis. Fortunately, there was a carpet in
the place where I hit the buttocks, so it didn't hurt that much.

"It's okay."

"Really sorry. I want to see the status, but I can't go inside without
permission... … .”

“So why don’t you come to the front door… … .”

“I want to see you quickly. Sorry."

It was a fastball that came in front of me at a time I couldn't imagine. The
temperature in the room wasn't too high, but the dahlias stopped getting hot.

'Isn't it time to get used to it?'

Thinking so, Dahlia glanced down at her dress. It wasn't just visible clothes,
but it wasn't appropriate for a guest. Of course, the guest came in through
the window on the third floor, not through the front door.

She wrapped the blanket on her chair and opened the window to suit the
chilly weather. Cedric stood with his back on the moon, stepping in the air
in front of her. It was a day when a beautiful half moon rose in the midst of
a cloudless spot. Shadow-like leaves and branches crossed the dark blue
night sky.

Half of Cedric's face was white in the moonlight, and half was dark due to
backlight. However, his face, whether on the shiny side or not, looked like
he was all happy, bending his eyes and smiling. He came a little closer to
the window, and with his arms straight, he touched the window sill with
both hands.

Dahlia felt it the other time, but suddenly thought that his shoulders were
wider. He was taller than most adults, and his body, shrouded in darkness,
looked like an adult at first glance. However, if I had been looking at him
for a long time, I could see a still young expression and a body that was still
less rigid, at the border between a boy and a young man. Even though he
always seems like an adult and knows everything, Cedric is still 19 years
old. In Dahlia's previous life, he was just a college student. He was really
shining and smiling like a youth.

Dahlia stared at the smile blankly. For some reason, I felt like my heart was
falling a little bit down like when I was riding on a ride. This person smiles
like this only in front of the dahlia. She said, clearing her voice so she
wouldn't tremble.

"Come on in."

"no. I'll be here. I just wanted to see my face. I'll go back a little later.”
Cedric smiled softly. It was a low and soft smile that goes well at night.

“Did your mother work well?”

Then Cedric laughed brighter than Dahlia was unfamiliar with. He slid
slightly and sat on the window sill, looking down at Dahlia.

“Yes, surprisingly. You've gotten a lot better and you're happy.”

"thank God."

Dahlia sighed and wiped her chest. I thought it would work out, but there
was still anxiety in my heart.

She looked up at Cedric in peace and smiled.

“Then, you’re here today, did you come so quickly to give me the good
news?”

If so, I am really happy. Instead of answering, however, Cedric smiled and

looked down at Dahlia's face for a long time. She seemed to be blushing,
but she endured. Unlike him, who is half-covered in the dark, Dahlia is
indoors, so if his face turns red even a little, Cedric will notice it
immediately. It wasn't a new thing now, but I was still ashamed.

“There is it, and there is another.”

“What is it?”

“I have something to confess to you.”

Dahlia's heart almost fell.

'what? confession?'

The word hung all the way to the end of my neck and then went back into
it. The last sad fluttering flutter made Dahlia stumble.

“What are you talking about?”

“It's not a confession of love. Then you will be uncomfortable again.”

"Ah."

I couldn't stop the exclamation this time. Instead of laughing as if, ‘I know
all your vain thoughts,’ as usual, Cedric only smiled with joy. Then
suddenly, swiping Dahlia's cheek and forehead with the back of one hand,
she tenderly closed her eyes.

“You were all the first to me. I wanted to talk about it.”

“When Hikan and you fall... … I felt a strong wave of emotion that I've
never felt from you. The will to protect someone.”

Dahlia felt the heat cool down wherever his cold touch touched her.

She was watching his hair flutter in the wind with an indescribable mind.
He was also looking at Dahlia's eyes, and because they were close to each
other, Dahlia seemed to be able to see himself reflected in his eyes even if
he lifted the claws a little. Cedric continued the story quietly.

“Malice is always close enough to be touched, but favor and affection are
far enough to be known only through eyes and gestures. As much as evil is
close, goodwill feels far away.”

“But that day, from the moment I saw you falling, my world changed.
Because I was able to feel the kindness and affection of human beings
directly heart-to-heart, not with eyes and gestures... … .”

His voice got smaller and smaller as if heard from afar. Strangely, though,
his feelings were somewhat closer. His hand fell slowly from Dahlia's
forehead, where it had remained.

“And today, I found out that my mother actually loved me, that she has
been doing it for a very long time.”

“… … Ah!"

“Without you, I wouldn't know forever. I feel like that for some reason.”
Dahlia shook her head. I wanted to deny it for some reason. I know that's
not the case when I think of him in the original, but still.

“It is not. Obviously, if you have a loving heart, someday it will be

through.”

Cedric laughed playfully for some reason.

“You really always say everything you want to say. Yes, I also like that.”

Even in the midst of this, I thought that Cedric's ambassadorial skills were
increasing day by day. With her clenched fists and biting her lips, she
endured the feelings of shame.

“Maybe, it's about my special abilities. The more you experience goodwill,
the more you can feel it, the lower the threshold you can feel. It's like
dealing with real people and people.”

“I hope so.”

Cedric laughed as if for some reason lonely. Dahlia thought of him in the
original. He had no salvation all his life and died as if he fell asleep without
any regrets even before he died. She put her two hands on top of the other
hand on the window sill. Cedric's hand was so large that the dahlia could
barely cover it.

She looked at Cedric with strength in the hand.

“Since Cedric said it would be nice to do that, it will certainly be.”

“… … Thanks."

Cedric laughed and overlaid his hand over it. I felt weird when the long,
sharp hands that seemed to be able to know that anyone could know it was a
man's hand was covered over the back of the hand. He swept the back of
Dahlia's hand several times with his thumb and said in a somewhat cautious
tone.
“You are a precious person to me, Dahlia. … … Friends, yes, they are
friends.”

“You will be by my side from now on, Dahlia. It must be.”

Dahlia nodded too. I couldn't control my facial expressions because of my

constant overwhelming mind, so I couldn't figure out how stupid she was
right now. He slowly raised his hand. Then he raised one hand of Dahlia
with the hand that was lying at the bottom and kissed the back of his hand
lightly.

“I’m late, but I’m sorry for coming suddenly without saying anything. I'll
go now. I also came out secretly.”

“… … Yeah."

Oh, I forgot to say it, but the blanket is cute. It's cold, so I'll close the
window and go. Hello, Dahlia.”

He smiled and closed the window again with a gesture. Probably

disappeared behind the window again.

Dahlia quit thinking about opening the window and seeing where he was
going. I think I can think of more.

That night's strange visit ended.

<Continued from the next volume.>

The strongest people in the world are obsessed with me 3

Author: Kim Elephant

Publisher and production: Talk

Distribution: Samyang C&C

copyright 2019. All rights reserved.

ISBN: 979-11-6509-662-5 (05810)

This book is a work protected by copyright law, so unauthorized

reproduction and reproduction are prohibited.

The strongest people in the world are obsessed with me

Volume 4
16. Artus' New Duke

A week later, Dahlia received a short letter from Veord. Come to think of it,
it all started when Veord asked for reconciliation with the Empress. Dahlia
finished reading the letter in a slightly refreshed mood.

[I reconciled with Siord. As you said, don't accept your wishes.

In fact, I also have a secret.

The last day you came, I talked to the youngest and finished signing the
documents. Seeing you trying hard without knowing that, my heart was
very happy.

P.s. It's all good, but why are you giving my letter to Siorde as you please?
If you have a conscience, you have to give me ten good things.]

The letter ended before the new feelings disappeared. It was really a simple
letter.

'Because there are some things that you are not honest with.'

Dahlia smiled. When I thought of the day I wrote the letter to Her Majesty,
Dahlia's cheeks were hot, as Cedric came to her by the window that night.
Cedric's attitude has not changed dramatically since that day. However, the
memory of that day remained strong for Dahlia.

'Is Cedric really changed because of me?'

I thought it wasn't right for the minute, but on the other hand, I was excited.
The plan to break the flag of the original and make everyone happy seemed
to be going well so far.

'I hope Cedric doesn't die like the original.'

At that time, the servant sent me another letter stating that he was in front of
Dahlia. It was a letter with an imperial seal stamped on it.

'Is it Cedric?'

Dahlia's eyes widened, who confirmed the sender. The name of the empress
was written.

'Your Majesty the Empress?'

Dahlia was confused and opened the letter in vain. In contrast to Veord, the
letter was very long. It seems to show that there are various rhetoric and
opening words, ending words, and the dignity of the imperial family. But in
the end, the point of the letter was simple. I would like to say thank you to
her, so do not contact her, and come to the palace at any time when you are
comfortable. He said it was okay to come with Merida. The empress
seemed to think that Merida and Dahlia were very close because of the fact
that they went to the palace together.

'Actually, they're not so close.'

Still, she was on this side. According to a story told by Hikan, Merida gave
up Duke Artus and decided to cooperate with it.

“Why suddenly?”

“It looks like he's cooked and boiled it so much what his Majesty the
Second Prince mobilized. ”

'Cedric is cooking others to cook?'

It really doesn't suit you. Strangely, though, Dahlia recalled what she had
heard of Merida before.

“I bet everything on Ms. Dahlia. You can't tell me I don't know.”

'Why do you think that saying has something to do with Cedric?'

So, when he told the story to Cedric, who came to Cedric, who had been
looking for anything wrong these days, he said with a meaningful smile.

“Well, I said that if you want to get something from me, it would be faster
to buy your liking.”

“Perhaps to her now you are the only plank to the drifter of a sunken ship.”

For some reason, I had a feeling that I would be tired. At first glance, peace
seemed to come, but there were still some unresolved problems. Why the
hell did Asheras try to brainwash His Majesty's mind?

Also, what conditions would you suggest to the Duke Artus to get the
information out? Either way, you have to figure out quickly and block his
plans. Probably everyone is investigating in their own domain.

Dahlia couldn't be still.

'Mr. Merida will be done by others. So if you bring in a more reliable

element of the original...' Dahlia quickly came up with a name.

'… … Kelsion, I said.'

A man of the Holy Empire who was brainwashed to maximize trauma on

the empress. Obviously, his brainwashing was a structure that returned to
him the moment it was released. If so, he will not be sane now. Even in the
original work, when Adisha's brainwashing was broken, he became a half-
dead man with the aftereffects.

'Maybe he can use the gaps in his mind to discover the secrets of the Holy
Empire.'

Dahlia went to Hikan. As he signed the papers in his office, he saw Dahlia
and immediately placed the pen.

“What have you been up to here?”

“Oh, you know.”

Dahlia naturally sat down with the chair next to him, folded her arms on the
desk and looked at him. He came to tell a serious story in his own way, but
Hikan was staring at her with a sentimental expression for some reason.
Then she smiled and touched Dahlia's forehead.

“Oh. Why are you doing that!”

“In the past, I came up here with hard work… … When did you grow up
like this?”

“Because my brother was also bigger than then!”

He raised his voice and made a resentful sound. But Hikan didn't seem to
eat at all. Rather, he laughed low and saw Dahlia.

“So, what is it?”

"I… … Alas, I thought about it very carefully! One in ten thousand, one in
ten thousand.”

Dahlia talked about her hypothesis.

“Usually, when mental magic fails, it hurts you. I think it will be the same
even if you use divine power.

Then, isn't it a very difficult situation for those who have done this? That…
… Conversely, how we use it.”

Hikan immediately understood what Dahlia wanted to say. In the cool eyes
where the sentiment had disappeared, a cold reason was once again
inhabited.

“… … Yes, it's a matter worth consulting with Your Majesty the Emperor.”

"Yes… … ?”

“I had something to report to His Majesty anyway.”

Hikan said that and got up from his seat and put his coat on his shoulder.
Then he reached out to Dahlia.

"Huh?,,

“You were invited to the palace, Dahlia?”

Not understanding what he meant, Dahlia looked up at him. He added a

little embarrassingly.

"Come with me. There is only one destination anyway.”

“This, all of a sudden?”

"I do not care. … … I'll buy you something delicious on the way back.”

Seeing that he stuttered for a moment when he added his last words, Hikan
still seemed embarrassed to make such an offer. It was funny that what I
was saying about it would work for a 10-year-old child.

“No, I’m not old enough to go on to eat.”

Dahlia smiled and put her hand on his hand in an elegant manner, as if at a
ball. Hikan replied, grabbing her hand instead. Dahlia was nice and decided
to pretend she didn't know that her ears were red.

After a while, Dahlia stood with Hikan in front of the parlor of the
Empress's Palace. It was said that both the emperor and the empress were
here. The emperor told him to come to the reception room of the Empress
Palace right away.

As ordered, Hikan stopped trying to open the door to the attendant waiting
at the door in front of the reception room. The sound of the story was
leaking from inside. It seemed to be a conversation between the emperor
and the empress. Dahlia and Hikan quickly exchanged glances. At this time,
whether to enter or not to enter. Regardless of their concerns, the story
continued.
“… … I was sorry. I'm only getting older as I go, but you're still younger...
… .”

"Sorry. I thought you could live with a young and handsome husband.”

The half-played answer followed the empress's laughter. Dahlia first heard
the emperor's kind words.

Hikando looks like that when he looks at his expression. For some reason, I
felt like I overheard the phone call between my boss and my wife.

Hikan noticed the attendant to avoid a more awkward situation. Likewise

from beginning to end, they announced their visit in an urgent tone for some
reason. Inside, I heard the surprised empress's shriek.

And a little later.

“De, come in!”

The empress shouted in a somewhat refreshing sound. Finally, the two went
into the parlor. The empress was trying to keep her dignified face by hastily
cleaned up her messy hair. If the emperor knew it, he was just laughing.

“It's been a while, Hikan. And our dahlia transfer. This time, I was really
unspeakable to Ms. Dahlia.

Although it always does. I'll make sure to repay this the way Miss Dahlia
wants it, when she wants it.”

“Ms. Dalia, I really wanted to see you again after that. Thank you so much
for helping me out.”

The empress, who had mastered all the masters, smiled and opened his arms
to Dahlia. After a while, Dahlia understood the meaning, and her face
turned red. Really, really can she be? Is it the empress?

However, Dahlia, realizing that he had already done so with the emperor
four years ago, approached coldly and gave an awkward hug. There was a
good scent from the empress. Dahlia almost shed tears because she felt
hugged by her real mother. The empress lightly patted her back and then
fell.

“Yes, Ms. Merida made a suggestion for a maid, but when I think about it, I
think Ms. Dahlia is going to be too busy. So I just come to play
occasionally. I'm glad to be close with Ms. Merida.”

It was difficult for Dahlia to refuse her position in the heart, but I was glad
that the empress told me first. While she was answering the empress's
questions and answers, Hikan approached the emperor and said.

“I have something to tell you, Your Majesty.”

“What is the story?”

Hikan looked at Dahlia for a moment. The emperor immediately understood

the meaning of his gaze.

"Good."

The emperor immediately pleaded for patience with the empress and Dahlia
and stood up. As soon as I left the parlor, Hikan said.

“Your Majesty, Merida Artus has asked the imperial family for personal
protection.”

“Oh, that’s what I mean.”

“He heard a conversation between Duke Artus and the Holy Empire. This is
a summary.”

Hikan handed out the documents to the emperor. Merida began to cooperate
completely with Cedric's visit. I was just told to bring what I needed, but
what the hell did she do so that she was so scared? The emperor shook his
head, thinking about his child's broken personality.

“Anyway, a missing link appears again like this. How did you overheard
it?”
“Magic can be detected with divine power, so I used the traditional
method.”

“Traditional?”

“I would have just listened to it. I don't know.”

The emperor shook his head. However, there was a smile that could not be
hidden around her mouth.

“Okay, let’s see how the Holy Empire seduced the Duke Artus?”

However, the emperor's smile disappeared without a trace as soon as the

paper was turned over.

“The medicine that leads the Transcendental to runaway?”

Hikan shuts his mouth. When he first saw that document, he was never less
shocked than that.

"That's already passed to the Duke Artus?"

“Fuck, I understand why you asked for personal protection.”

Transcendental is the foundation of an empire. If this is wrong, the entire

Artus family could be charged with overthrowing the country. Merida also
had to preserve her own life right away. At that moment, the case of the
Duke of Mary Bleuport appeared in the emperor's mind. She started to
runaway suddenly without any signs.

'… … That was also Aceras' work.'

The emperor sighed deeply.

“It’s a mountain beyond the mountain, and the empress is okay, so there’s a
bigger mountain. Duke Artus handles it according to plan.”

When the emperor saw Hikan nodded, the emperor bowed his head and fell
in thought. Still, after knowing all of the opponent's cards, I felt relieved.
There was a strange thing when I thought about Aceras's move from before.
Asheras's approach to the Empress and Duke Artus is to get my men
trapped in the basement. I have already found an empty spot in the journal
of the guard guard guarding the dungeon.

But the man who had treated his men's lives as flies did all this to rescue
one man? Premonition was telling me that there would be a bigger secret
behind it. Now that he heard about the drugs that runaway the
Transcendental, the emperor got a hint of that secret.

'He, a guy named Argel must hold the key.'

However, Argel wasn't comfortable with an interrogation that lasted more

than half a year. I don't know if it will be easy to open your mouth now.
Then, Hikan opened his mouth.

“Your Majesty, Dahlia has come up with a hypothesis.”

"Huh?,,

“… … It's a pretty, very useful story. Regarding Kelsion's brainwashing.”

The emperor's eyes cooled by the name. He never intended to forgive a man
who had touched his wife.

I will surely pay the price accordingly.

"Tell me."

Hikan opened his mouth.

After the story ended, the emperor's expression was more serious than
anyone else.

“Get Dahlia sheep right now.”

“I came up with a good plan. Through him, I put Aceras' plans in the trash.”

***
Dahlia was right. Kelsion was plunged into endless hell with the aftereffects
of his failed brainwashing.

He groaned as he rolled over the floor. Everything was overly terrible.

The moment the brainwashing I walked was released, I returned to myself.

That terrible aftereffect did not go away forever, but like tar, it tangled up in
each of his brain wrinkles and burned. It was terribly painful. It's a pain you
couldn't even imagine in a dream. It seemed to be going through the process
of burning the soul and being regenerated.

'Isn't it what you predicted? Since I tried to put a human into hell.'

Now, I felt sorry for myself to regret. After Asheras saved a person's life
every day, I remembered how he suffered from a headache. How did he
endure it all?

'I, what should I do?'

“Kelsion.”

Asheras, who was looking out from the window, approached him scratching
the floor. He touched Kelsion's forehead, raising his head towards him. In a
very short time, the pain stopped.

“Seo, His Holiness… … .”

“Are you very painful?”

“I am the limit. This is hell for us.”

“Do you want to go back to the castle?”

"Yes. I want to go back.”

“I can’t go.”

Kelsion's eyes widened. Aseras looked down at him, still holding his
forehead. Sunlight poured down from behind him. The divinity that Kelsion
loved was there. The divinity spoke incredibly cruel words, and still had
empty eyes without feelings.

“Because your brother is still here.”

“We cannot leave until we save him.”

“Suh, Holiness.”

“Speak.”

“Are you going to kill him?”

Asheras was silent. In that silence, Kelsion got an answer he had been
denied.

After a long time, Asheras said.

“Sometimes death becomes freedom. Death is not something to be afraid of.

We all go in the arms of God.”

“Can those who have not died in the holy country go to the bosom of God?”

“I can go.”

“Then, Seo, Holiness.”

Said Kelsion stuttering.

“Would you let me die here, now that I am obsolete?”

Kelsion knew. Now he can never use this power again. You can no longer
be the help of the Holy Empire.

Then will the Holy Son abandon him?

Aseras' expression was still the same as before. Since Kelsion always read
nothing on his face, he had no choice but to leave all judgment to his
imagination.
“We will return to the kingdom, Kelsion. You have to see this empire
burning there.”

But Kelsion never wished for a burning Frederick. His wish was only to
reach God. But now everything was just confusing.

'Sung Ha will abandon us.'

Kelsion despaired. In the depths of that pit of despair, a question arose. The
Holy Pope loves us. So he won't let us die here. This is what he used to say
to himself endlessly. But if His Holiness really loves them, why does he
abandon them?

'We have to go back.'

Someone said in his head.

'We must return to the castle.'

It felt like Argel's words to him. That night, Kelsion went somewhere alone.

***

“Kelsion moved.”

The secret conference room of the Imperial Palace, someone Najik said.
There were several trails, imperial wizards, the emperor's staff, and Adisha,
Hikan, and the emperor. Cedric did not come, saying that he was selfish, but
he did not have it, but it seemed to be meaningless. Dahlia felt very
awkward to be in a place like this.

“… … Will my thoughts really help?”

“Dahlia, don’t be anxious. Because Dahlia's proposal was ten times more
useful than all the thoughts of all human beings gathered here.”

The emperor smiled kindly and put a dagger on others. Then the staff's
expressions changed strangely.
However, everyone looked down to see if there was anything to refute.

As soon as Hikan delivered the story of Dahlia at the Imperial Palace, the
emperor called her and asked for details. Eventually, Dahlia even confessed
what she wasn't planning to say.

The moment Kelsion's brainwashing was released, it was a structure in

which he returned to himself with twice as much burden. So, on the
contrary, how about focusing all that energy with his trauma?

“Maybe he is skeptical of the way he is. But because I have to obey... … .

Could we use that weakness to make him our side?”

What I just said was Dahlia's analogy from the words he poured out toward
Adisha when the original Kelsion failed Adisha's brainwashing and became
a ruin. Unlike others, Aceras did not change much from the original, so it
seemed that the people around him would do the same.

If so, you may be able to capture him and find out the necessary
information. It was a little absent, but Dahlia did her best to convey her
opinion. When the story ended, the emperor was truly admired.

"Miss Dahlia, how did you know that?"

“… … When I ran into Aceras, I heard him and Kelsion talking.”

Actually, it's a lie. Although he must have been lied to, the emperor was
fortunately giving him a treat.

He quickly convened a meeting of the tower and staff to make a specific

plan. The plan was about to come true right now.

As Dahlia pressed her chest with a somewhat reminded look, the emperor
saw Hikan staring at her with an anxious look.

'Ms. Dalia wouldn't have known this was such a cruel way.'

Although the framework of the plan was created by Dahlia, it was the
emperor's staff who envisioned the specific situation. They have always
devised plans to deal with imperial enemies most efficiently. It didn't matter
at all to them whether the method was cruel or not. One more, there was
one who was essential to their plans. But he was somewhere other than this
one.

“Merida Artus has just made contact with Kelsion.”

Said one of the wizards who received the signal.

The night Kelsion heard Argel's voice, he headed to the mansion of the
Duke of Artus. In endless pain, the thought circuit that brought him here
was extremely simple.

'We need to get Argel. I have to take him back to the castle country.'

To do that, we need the help of interests. To open the last door of the
dungeon, permission from the four generations or the imperial family was
required. This was the only one of them where he could go for help. The
headache kept crying. So when he arrived in front of the mansion, Kelsion
was soaked in tears. He prayed with endless numbers of signs.

“What are you doing here?”

Then, I heard a voice. Kelsion turned around. He was the eldest daughter of
the Duke Artus. Kelsion gasped and said.

“Please help me. With the help of the Duke of Artus, I can save my
colleague from the dungeon.”

'Ah, was that a principle that only applies to the state of California?'

But he already had no reason to judge that right. After a while, Merida
nodded.

“But my father told me to help you.”

"I know. I can help. Follow me.”

Something was strange, but Kelsion could not ignore the only savior who
appeared before him. He staggered and followed her back. There was no
guard commander who was always guarding the entrance to the dungeon.
Instead of feeling strange, he went down one step, one step. The headache
that caught his head prevented him from making rational judgments.
Everything was confusing and seemed to be wandering alone in the hazy
fog. At the bottom, Merida stopped, followed by Kelsey.

“Now, if you go beyond this, you'll have a colleague.”

“Yes, that’s right. I… … ”

Merida did not listen to him. Instead, she pulled something out of her waist.
And gave it to Kelsion.

Kelsion looked down and looked at it. It was a dagger. On a winding day,
with the pattern of the Holy Empire.

"Isn't that what you need?"

Kelsion gazed at Merida blankly, then saw the dagger again. He received it.

“Why are you giving this to me? Where does this come from?”

“Did you not tell your father that much? Kill him.”

Yes?"

“Aren't you the one who came to our mansion?”

“… … That person I... … ”

“He said. With this, make the person in there comfortable.”

Kelsion looked at Merida. She was looking at him as if what was weird.

“Holy Father wants my death.”

No, it is not. The Holy Spirit will not abandon them. Kelsion contemplated
his old homeland, flooded.

There was an old dam there. The night when the village was submerged, the
five-year-old heard the sound of water and clay crushing while sleeping.
Looking back, that was the sound of the banks collapsing. He couldn't tell
anyone in the village about it. After a very long time, the sound was clearly
heard in Kelsion's ear. It was the sound of my heart breaking.

“… … That's all for Merida's role. Good job.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Someone smiled as they descended the stairs. His voice was heard strangely
and clearly through my blurred mind.

“Kelsion, your master does not abandon you to this land.”

“… … But he... … ”

“He's going to bring you back to the Holy Empire.”

“If you only listen well.”

'I see, too.'

Only then seemed to make sense. Of course. Because he can't abandon him.
His master never turned away from him. He put his hand on his forehead.
Kelsion's memory ended there.

The dungeon, the door to the deepest part, opened. For Argel, who had been
trapped there for over half a year, the door was always never open. Even if
it opened, it was a door that caused him further pain.

But this time it is different. The door opened. And Kelsion came in. He said
with a tear-soaked face.

“Argel, He has decided to save you.”

Argel's heart was also thrilled. Indeed, the Holy Kingdom, the Holy Empire,
and His Holiness came to save him. Argel couldn't believe it and opened
her mouth.

Kelsion's face approached was a mess with tears. He used divine power to
release all confinement devices that sealed Argel. How long have you
suffered from being so easy to quit… … ?

The muscles that I hadn't used for half a year didn't get any strength.
Kelsion carried him. Argel was reassuring because he was on his brother's
back. There was nothing more regrettable. Even though the body did not
move, the mouth moved. He stuttered.

“Dogs, dog-like empires. I have to kill them all for the sake of the country
and take Dahlia Pesteroz. I failed.”

“I will turn the Frederic Empire into a sea of fire. I failed, but Kelsion you
can do. In support of His Holiness... … ”

"no. I can do anything if I'm alive.”

Kelsion said assertively. Argel was comforted by those words.

The stairs from the bottom floor of the dungeon to the main entrance were
too far. But no one came.

Only two of them climbed that long staircase.

“Argel.”

"Huh."

“His Holiness finally borrowed the potion from someone else and used it on
the Transcendental of this empire.”

Argel couldn't believe what he said.

“Is that really?”

"okay."

"Well, did you succeed?"

“No, it went back to failure. They already knew the potion's loophole.”

"what?"

Argel couldn't believe it.

“How do they know that?”

"I can not know. Maybe it was just a coincidence.”

“Who accidentally eats a magic ball!”

Divine power is magical power and the most extreme and extreme attribute.
The collision between the two produces a huge amount of energy. To the
extent that it drives the stable transcendent in an instant. However, reaching
the divine power does not mean that all transcendental people are
immediately attained. Divine power that permeates through the most
vulnerable mucous membranes in the human body. So the champagne Duke
Mary Bleuport drank became poison to her, and the potion given to the
Duke Artus was born.

However, on the contrary, if magical power is applied to the surface of the

mucous membrane in advance, even if divine power comes in, it collides
from the surface and does not penetrate inside.

Eating a magic sphere is just a simplified expression, and in fact, a high

degree of magical skill was required. The greatest flaw in theory, so a fact
that only a few humans knew about within the Holy Empire.

'Obviously, Kelsey knows that, but why… … ?’

At that moment, Argel realized something was strange. The moment Argel
said that, the wind blew from where Kelsion was stepping on.

“… … right. But I needed confirmation.”

When Kelsion heard the answer, he stopped moving further. And, as if
dealing with something very precious, he lowered Argel to the floor and
opened the prison door on the stopped floor.

“What, what are you doing? Why doesn't it go up further?”

“The Holy Spirit does not allow us to die on this earth.”

“God doesn't let us die.”

“He said he would save us. And he said that he will send us back to the
Holy Land on that day when the time cannot be promised.”

“What are you talking about! Kelsion, have you betrayed the Holy Land?”

“My god does not make me die in an exotic land.”

At the same time, a man walked out of the pitch-black darkness of the
prison. Kelsion knelt before him and obeyed. The man stroked Kelsion's
head as if dealing with an animal.

Argel cried out with hatred.

“It's been a while since others have called me so disrespectful.”

Emperor Alexandro burst into joyful laughter. And said.

“Did you now know what the cost of touching the Lamb of the Empire is?”

“Argel, you can commit suicide now that you have nothing to do. I'll move
you to a regular prison.”

Argel grinds his teeth in anger. However, the body, which had been
imprisoned for more than half a year, did not have the strength to lift a
finger. The emperor, watching with pleasure as he crawled the floor, stroked
Kelsion's head again.
“Now, and now Kelsion must take the responsibility of putting my wife at
risk.”

“My will is the will of God.”

“Ah, the Holy Empire humans really, say the same thing because they are
filthy and twisted.”

Despite the criticism, Kelsion's faintly discolored eyes did not return.
Alexander thought, looking down at him as a gentle sheep.

'Miss Dahlia is really... … It's great. The idea of reverse brainwashing.’

He never intended to forgive anyone who touched the empress. Whatever

he did at the end of any internal conflict, it went to the brink of breaking the
Empress's mind. The sin could never be condone.

But what would Dahlia say when he sees this?

Luckily, his staffs were intelligent enough to not convey the situation here
to headquarters. The emperor glanced at Kelsion. I felt a little bit bitter. He
wanted to preserve the purity of Dahlia as much as possible. No matter
what dirty things happen behind me, I only hoped that she would keep those
twinkling eyes forever. Both Hikan and Adrian shared those feelings.

'You have to keep as much as Dalia.'

But ironically, it was always Dahlias who protected and saved them. In this
case, it was Dahlia himself, not anyone who rescued the empress from that
hell. It was also thanks to Dahlia's idea that he found a way to block the
only card the Holy Empire has. Everyone was in great debt to her.

'In other words, we are all too dependent on her.'

He stared at his hand. The gentle and peaceful power of purification

delivered by this hand. But she gave them a lot more than that. So,
moreover, he hoped that Dahlia would not be lost to the Holy Empire.
'Is only the Duke Artus left now?'

Dare to pay for betraying Frederick. There is still a final stage for him. The
emperor laughed at his teeth.

Three hours after Kelsion and the emperor met in front of the dungeon, one
of the staff urgently called Hikan and whispered something in his ear. Hikan
listened seriously, and then quickly woke up.

“Okay, it’s all over. All the plans were successful. Argel was confusing.”

Dahlia didn't even know what was going on after she got into prison. Before
that, Dahlia eagerly defended and barely heard that Hikan was trying to
cover Dahlia's eyes or ears whenever the staff reported something. It seems
like it's all over, though... … .

“Come on. I don’t like your education.”

Hikan hastily grabbed Dahlia's arm. Adisha nodded hard to help. As he got
up, he crossed his arms on the other side of the Dahlia.

“That's right, Dahlia. Now go back to the mansion.”

'Why are these people doing this?'

Suddenly, Dahlia rose. Then, one arm was held by Hikan and the other by
Adisha, and was carried in the carriage, as if taken. Only after getting in the
carriage, the two looked at ease and swept their chests down.

“… … Glad you.”

“We kept the Dahlia.”

'Why are you two being proud of it!'

Dahlia didn't know what was going on, so she took turns looking at the two.
Hikan rather glanced at Dahlia's glance and muttered awkwardly, avoiding
her gaze.
“… … Brainwashing. It doesn't look too good. It's like a villain. I didn't
want you to see it.”

Said the original best villain.

"Me too."

Said the gun dealer.

Both of them blew away their eyes. Dahlia was absurd. How pure do they
see themselves? She declared confidently.

“What are you talking about? I know everything I know.”

“You are the one who did that to your Majesty the Empress. I think it's
cheap at all costs.”

Even if you don't know exactly what's going on, you must have used
Kelsion to trick Argel. It was obvious. I wonder why I can't hide such a
thing so much. Only then they looked a little relieved. Adisha hugged
Dahlia from the side.

“But I hate that Dahlia knows what we're doing. I just want to stay nice next
to Dahlia.”

'Then, you have to sort out the guns first... … .’

Dahlia couldn't say it out of her mouth.

When I went back to the mansion, it was already late at night. Nevertheless,
the two reacted extremely consciously of dahlia, no matter who saw it.
They come up with a ridiculous idea of grilling marshmallows in the
fireplace right now, or they're making a lot of small talk that doesn't look
like anyone. After spending time like that, he took Dahlia to the front of the
bedroom, reluctantly. Dahlia said, grunting with half a joke and half a truth.

“If you’re worried about this, why would you take me?”
“But it’s your job, so I think you should know… … . Until now, even
though it was your business, haven't we only talked to each other without
you?”

Hikan replied slowly. Even though it was a trivial answer, those words
touched Dahlia's feelings. Instead of an absurd heart, sad feelings occupied
my heart.

'It's nothing like this.'

More so because he knew he had interrogated a human for over half a year.

Both Adisha and Hikan have gone through countless things. Even while
Dahlia doesn't know. In the meantime, there were many conflicts of
conscience, and there must have been a lot of things that inevitably had to
hurt others, even if they were enemies. He wanted Dahlia to know about the
cruel things in the world, but he always felt sorry for gathering without
Dahlia.

Dahlia thought she was with some really nice people. She opened her arms
and, in turn, hugged Hikan and Adisha. Hikan flinched at first, but quickly
hugged the dahlia, and Adisha laughed and pressed her cheek to her
shoulder for a while.

***

The next day was bright.

"Yeah? Is it a drug that runs the Transcendental?”

“You found a solution? Argel was the key?”

Dahlia really knew how upset it was to proceed with the story without him.
Hikan couldn't see the spirited dahlia and avoided his gaze.

"okay. And the Duke Artus joined hands with the Holy Empire to take
down Meldon.”

“… … Are you going to use that drug on Mr. Meldon?”

“… … It's more frequent than expected for parents to kill their children.
This is also a story I don't want you to know.”

Dahlia suddenly recalled what happened to Hikan by her mother in the past.
I thought that this place is also a very sad world.

“You don't have to be depressed.”

Hikan looked at Dahlia's face and messed up her hair.

“Why did Aceras develop such a drug? Anyway, it's meaningless if I was
there.”

“Because you can't be in every runaway scene. Moreover, once a person

like Meldon starts to runaway, contact is impossible unless he kills him.”

Dahlia, who had seen Meldon beating people, was forced to admit.

“Anyway, did you hear the story of Meldon becoming Meldon Artus thanks
to you?”

Dahlia nodded. This is what she started before Kelsion. Just like collecting
seven beads that grant wishes, about a month has passed since Dahlia went
around asking for help from other transcendental people.

The work that had already been completed has only come to fruition.
Thanks to this, the transcendental members of the three families
simultaneously submitted a statement to raise Meldon as a Transcendental.
The imperial family also euphemistically conveyed the willingness that it
would be better to do so, but certainly. The Duke of Artus had no choice but
to accept it as weeping and eating mustard. Still, it is said that the noisy
socialites are now talking as much as meat in water. But even so, Dahlia's
common sense couldn't understand Duke Artus. Is it a little embarrassing to
be driven out of the capital and living in a local estate, but is it enough to
kill your own children?

Hikan said lowly.

“Well, even if it wasn't for you, it would have been an unavoidable flow
someday. Because Duke Artus is a human being who is eager to protect his
family. Whatever happened, it must have been this end in the end.”

“… … i See."

“Do you have any more questions?”

Dahlia shook her head. My brain was so complicated that nothing came to
my mind.

“The inevitable flow… … .”

As he left Hikan's office, Dahlia muttered in his mouth a phrase that was of
particular concern to him.

Many times, many times, the big story flow of the original work was
against the flow. Still, there are things that go as far as the original works.
Like Asheras, who became Pope of the Holy Empire this time.

Original work <The Labyrinth of Ouroboros> At all times on all routes,

Aceras becomes the Pope of the Holy Empire. The transcendental male
protagonists in the original work go crazy without controlling their power.
Asheras developed a drug that drives the Transcendental insane in the Holy
Empire.

“… … surely."

A hypothesis came to Dahlia's head. The hypothesis that everything that

happened in the original may have been Aceras was at first glance. And I
realized one more thing.

'What made Duke Mary Bleuport that way... … It was Aceras.’

“Dahlia, a guest is here.”

"Huh?,,

Suddenly, the butler was standing next to Dahlia in thought. Dahlia asked.
"who?"

"That is… … .”

“Oh, it’s okay. You can go and see it.”

Dahlia went to the parlor to greet guests. As expected, it was Meldon who
came. He was sitting on the sofa proudly like his own home, with his arms
over the armrests of the sofa, with his chin tied and legs crossed, discussing
the taste of tea with the maid. At the end of the sofa on the other side,
Cedric, with a boring expression, was sitting. He was an unexpected guest,
so Dahlia's face brightened up. As soon as Cedric saw her, his frowned
expression was released and his eyes smiled beautifully. Meldon, who
glanced over Cedric's face, noticed that Dahlia had come just by looking at
his expression. After Cedric kissed Dahlia's hand, Meldon also kissed
Dahlia's hand in an exaggerated manner. Dahlia smiled and congratulated
him.

“Congratulations on becoming Artus, Mr. Meldon.”

“Thank you, my little Dahlia. I wanted to tell you first, but the player was
stolen.”

He laughed. Now I've gotten quite used to this stupid laughter. As

promised, he continued to call Dahlia a young lady even after becoming a
member of the Duke family. Even if he later became the Duke of Artus, it
would. When I thought about it, I was happy.

She looked up at the face for a moment. I just heard Hikan's words, and I
felt sorry for nothing. He must know all that his father prepared to kill him.

“… … Are you okay?"

“Oh, sweet Dahlia girl. I guess you've already heard it all.”

Meldon laughed lightly and shrugged. Cedric looked at Dahlia and said
kindly.
“We knew early on that the Duke would come out like that. That's why I
deliberately stimulated him more. That way he will cooperate with the Holy
Empire sooner, and it will quickly reveal what they are hiding. Thanks to
this, I was able to prevent Asheras from decorating it again.”

“… … Then what about the information?”

“Oh, that.”

Cedric burst into a little laugh.

“Dahlia, did you see the real seal Merida showed? We gave the Duke a fake
seal through her. The moment it is stamped on the scroll, it transforms the
contents of the inside to our liking.”

“She was quick to judge the situation, so if she threatened her with a seal,
she expected to vomit the family's circumstances soon. Everything went as
planned. The Imperial Palace staff had a hard time creating this scenario.”

Cedric explained it kindly. Suddenly remembering something unpleasant

while talking, he rubbed his eyebrows with an irritable expression.

“It's not me, but Meldon's job to mess up the original Duke of Artus… … .
Because Meldon left it to me.”

“I am so grateful that Miss Dalia received a business card from my father.”

"Yes Yes?"

Dahlia soon realized what he was talking about. In an instant, her face lit
up. I did not know the business card I received from the Duke Artus, but I
kept it. However, I had almost forgotten it because I hadn't met him since. It
seems that Cedric searched the bag at that time to find it. I didn't even know
that it was lost and disappeared.

'… … Then Cedric turned the Duke Artus family upside down... … .’

Dahlia was kicking and yelled at Meldon.

“Well, why do you say that!”

“But how can I do it to my father?”

Meldon pretended to wipe away false tears. Dahlia, still weak at the story,
flinched. Cedric glared at Meldon with a dissatisfied expression.

“Don't pretend to be poor. Do you think Dahlia was fooled?”

“Oh, I’m so sorry.”

As Meldon was sarcastic, the energy around Cedric changed. Meldon

quickly lowered his tail.

“Still our stupid father knows nothing about how things work. The
daughter's betrayal. This is the last chance we give him.”

“This is your last chance?”

“If he covers up the potion instead of using it on me because of his last

remorse, we will be honoring the squadron. But otherwise... … .”

“It’s just death.”

Cedric said sarcastically. Meldon also laughed. A blade of good knowledge

was hidden in the casually coming and going words.

“Unfortunately, I got an invitation from my father today, young lady.”

Meldon smiled and looked back at Dahlia. Dahlia realized the identity of
the blade. Already, the Duke of Artus has decided on his own fate.

“Now Artus has only two children, the Duke and Duchess. In exchange for
cooperation with Merida, the Duchess and Felix decided to spare.”

Now, the end of Duke Artus has come to the fore. And next spring, Lewain
comes to the capital. The story of <Ouroboros' Labyrinth>, which Dahlia
tried hard to change, is also getting closer to the end.
After Dahlia first saved Hikan, he thought he didn't want to make anyone in
the original unhappy.

'Can I do it?'

Not yet… … I do not know.

Dahlia caught Cedric before the two left. He smiled gently and looked at
her.

“Yes, Dahlia.”

"That… … Will Mr. Meldon be okay?”

"Well. He will probably endure more in his life than he is now, sweet
dahlia.”

Dahlia hesitated. She knows because she played the original. Meldon's been
working under Berix and going through more than he is now. Cedric
laughed playfully as he looked at the upset Dahlia.

“Of course, if you want, I will give you your consolation. But I also have
one condition.”

“What is it?”

“I want to kiss your eyelids. Close your eyes for a moment.”

Her face burned red. However, Cedric still spoke casually and bowed his
head slightly to Dahlia.

“I kept looking in your eyes. It’s so pretty.”

“Ah, ah, no, above, consolation is like this… … .”

At that time, Meldon, who was ahead, turned and looked at the two of them.
He rounded and said to Dahlia.
“Oh, you can hear everything from me, so you don't have to ask Cedric. I
know your heart well.”

“That crazy… … .”

It's the first time I've seen harsh words coming out of Cedric's mouth. But,
as if he were conscious of Dahlia, he hurried to pick it up. Then, looking at
her, she laughed very pretty again, and she kissed her shortly over her
forehead and turned without a break.

“Hi, Dahlia.”

“Oh.,,

Dahlia belatedly covered her forehead. It wasn't a fever, but only the area
where my lips touched seemed to be strangely hot.

***

A few days have passed, and the day everyone has been waiting for has
come. The Duke of Artus was waiting for a guest in the office of the
mansion. The wine in the deepest part of the cellar, once drooling by all
wine collectors, called the treasure of Artus, stood on his desk with a
stopper. Two glasses were placed in front of the seats of the Duke Artus and
the guest, respectively. It was a cup that had been filled before the customer
came.

The guest to visit him today was Meldon Artus. It is neither Meldon Berix
nor Meldon, but Meldon Artus.

He had crawled into the Artus family a few days ago. The Duke of Artus
never, never wanted to recognize him as a member of this family. The wife
was already shocked and left for her own family.

Everything, as Cedric warned, and the Duke Artus' uneasy foresight, ran to
the worst and worst.

The Duke of Artus no longer had a choice. He recently contacted Meldon to

come to the office because he has a close story to tell. He said he would
come today.

The Duke of Artus stared at Meldon's glass, not his own. Of course, his
glasses contained other substances besides wine.

'I can't help it.'

If you don't do this, the family is over. It's for Felix. If he wants to take over
his family, he has no choice but to get his hands dirty. He was forced to do
this. Really, I couldn't help it.

“… … You are here.”

The butler said heavily. He still did not know what to mean and how to
refer to Meldon.

“Yes, go in.”

The Duke of Artus had already drank more than five drinks in succession.
He went into other thoughts to forget his guilt. There are still half of the
drugs given and taken by the Holy Empire. I only put half in the wine. Half
was spared in case of an emergency. I've already heard that half alone can
produce enough effects.

'If this works... … I could save it someday and use it for someone else.’

He pondered.

'How about Veord?'

It seemed to me a little bit to see that damn girl go crazy. Or Hikan is also
good. Cedric too. Anyone who humiliated him.

'Yes, I don't need everything. With this, I... … .’

Soon after all, this empire will be trampled under the horseshoe of the Holy
Empire. What's wrong with following the way the times should go? The
eyes of the Duke Artus flashed.
'All the troubles will end soon.'

Finally, the door opens, and the humans who have been waiting for appear.

“Hey, I really didn't know that my father was going to call me.”

Meldon smiled and entered the office. He sat in a chair pulled out by the
butler, with his arms raised on the desk, chin crossed and legs crossed. And
with a smile, he looked at the Duke Artus.

The Duke has a complicated mind on the road. Meldon's eyes he saw up
close, his mouth, nose and mouth were somewhat similar to him.

“So why did you call me?”

“… … Realized. Anyway, as long as you join this family, I can't stop you
from taking my place.”

“Wow, that’s a very quick enlightenment.”

Meldon was sarcastic. Normally, I would have been angry all the way to my
head, but now I have no emotions. He is a human whose life will soon end
anyway. I didn't even have to get excited.

“You, I will just quietly make you stand as the successor to the family. As a
member of this perfect family, without any word of mouth. Instead,
guarantee something to us. It's a very minimal honor, a seemingly not bad
relationship, something like that.”

A weak-minded person might be shaken, but Meldon didn't raise a single

eyebrow. Rather, only the smile on his mouth grew deeper.

“Did you just call to say that? Wasn't it a failed deal?”

“… … I changed my mind. Are you still not my son? What would the rich
man do with blushing?”

He squeezed the hand opposite Meldon's chin on the desk with his wrinkled
hand. However, Meldon glanced there as if he had no inspiration at all.
“… … Well, it is.”

“If you don’t want to talk any more, I will give you a toast if you want to
drink or drink.”

'Joe, I like it.'

Everything seemed to go according to Duke Artus' plan. He hurriedly raised

his glass.

"Ok, fine. It would be unreasonable to pray that this one alone would break
our relationship. But I hope this begins. This is the most expensive liquor in
Artus. You will definitely like it.”

Instead of answering, Meldon stared at the cup recommended by Duke

Artus. For quite a long time that the peacock feels anxious. Shortly
thereafter, an unknown smile spread to his mouth.

“The moment you receive this cup, it will be irreversible. Everything.”

“What do you mean?”

“'Squadron' Duke Artus, I've enjoyed it so far.”

Meldon grabbed his glass of wine and drank it. Even though it was a fairly
high alcohol, he emptied the glass at once without frowning.

'Did you say that transcendental people don't get drunk?'

However, this alcohol will be a little different. The feeling of relief spread
to the heart of the Duke Artus.

Meldon was right. Now everything is over. All the troubles… … .

'Come on, I have to report it to the Imperial Guard.'

It means that a Transcendental man ran away from the Artus mansion. It is
said that if the Transcendental Runaway is properly runaway, it is said that
not a single mansion will fly away, but the surrounding area will disappear.
'Yes, I'm starting with a new mind.'

It is to abandon this mansion, which has been tainted by the persecution of

other transcendental people, and start over at a new mansion. Duke Artus
chewed on his lips. How much humiliation did you have to face for these?
What the hell did he do wrong... … .

“Boris Artus.”

Then, Meldon called himself. Full name instead of father. It was strange,
Duke Artus opened his eyes wide.

“Isn't something weird?”

Really, something was weird. As evidence of that, Meldon, who should be

running crazy right now, was casually drinking one more glass of wine
alone.

“Really, as you say, expensive alcohol is the best. It seems to be more

delicious because there is no impurities.”

“I’m thinking, “I’m sure there’s a reaction?’ No, common sense, you
suddenly call me and recommend a pre-poured drink. Who's the drinker?
After all, people shouldn't be stupid. Of course, pigs can be dumb. You are a
pig.”

The Duke of Artus couldn't hide the confusion over the continuing rants and
the appearance of Meldon in good shape. He got up without knowing.

“This, what is this… … !”

"Oh, too, because pigs can't understand people."

Meldon grabbed his shoulder and forced him to sit down. The Duke of
Artus trembled and looked at him with an anxious look.

“What, something wrong… … .”

At that moment, the door opened. The Duke of Artus had a foolish hope.
May the savior beyond that open door solve this situation somehow.
Humans of the Holy Empire, or anything else that will make Meldon go
crazy. He looked there with an earnest expression. But it was Merida
standing there. She was holding a tray with teapots and cups in her hand,
like a maid.

Merida approached politely and put the tray down on the desk. There was
only one teacup. That one teacup went in front of Meldon. Merida poured
tea into a teacup in a perfect manner and smiled at Meldon.

“Please, Sir Artus.”

“It tastes better because it’s a tea from my sister.”

“Oh, I am ashamed.”

Merida put her hand on her cheek and laughed out loud. The eyes of the
Duke Artus, who couldn't figure out what was going on, lost their place and
rolled back and forth between the two. It was only a while after he
understood what he had heard.

“Ah, your Excellency, Duke Artus? That, what do you mean, Mary?”

“Oh, the'predecessor' Duke Artus. What do you mean? The former Duke
used a family seal to pass on the title to our younger brother.”

“My, when I am!”

“Oh, of course, I did it on behalf of California, so it's natural that you don't
know.”

Merida said naturally. Now the Duke of Artus seemed to be bursting his
head with the bombs that continued to burst.

“What, what?”

“You are also smart about the current Duke Artus. It really looks like this is
a pig. Seeing you can't understand people.”
“Haha, I was like that, sister.”

The time when only the two were loving has passed. The predecessor, Duke
Artus, became more aware of the situation as the conversation between the
two became longer. His face grew whiter and whiter.

But, who couldn't admit the reality, he struck first.

“Yes, what qualifications are you going to be the house of this family! You
aren't even from this family in the first place!”

“I know. That wasn't our Dali ah girl who took care of it in the first place,
wasn't it? Thank you very much. Even without you, you were supported by
the Imperial Family and the three other Duke families for me.”

For the first time, a real sweet smile struck Meldon's mouth. However, the
smile disappeared without a trace as soon as he saw the quacking
predecessor of Artus. I couldn't believe it, but there was a limit to his
stomach. He took out the papers and handed them out. What was imprinted
under it was clearly a family seal.

“Ha, but… … ! I was then... … !”

Apparently, when the Holy Empire humans came, the papers were opened
when the family was sealed.

That was impossible without a real family seal.

'At that time, I definitely got it from Merida... … .’

“Oh, that. I used it all before that, so I just returned it.”

Merida said calmly. As soon as Merida gave the seal, Cedric processed all
the data for Meldon to become a Duke. And in less than three hours, I had
her return it to the Duke. If you think about it now, how many steps did he
see? Did you predict that the Duke would hand over information to the
Holy Empire that day, or that the method would be using a family seal? It
was thorough planning. Seeing that, Merida thought he was good at sticking
to this side. Of course, it was by force, but... … .
'You must not touch the imperial family.'

Merida thrilled. Don't let Dahlia put the rice on it in advance, so I avoided
the worst.

“Yes, but my, I must be… … !”

The predecessor, Artus, who had only one card left, cried out.

'Obviously, it was clearly said that the Holy Empire was the drug to
runaway the Transcendental... … !’

Why is Meldon so fine after drinking it? Are you saying they really cheated
on him? Was he fooled by a word without any guarantee? However,
Meldon's patience was slowly ending as he answered that question. He
looked at Merida and pointed to his predecessor, Artus, with the tip of his
chin. Merida also pretended to lift her chin and stroke her neck. It meant
that a signal would come soon.

“I’m disappointed with my work, sister.”

“I used it a little less for the dramatic effect, but I guess I made a mistake.”

The predecessor Duke opened his eyes wide because he could not
understand what he was talking about. When I saw my daughter freshly, a
feeling of betrayal came. He now turned and yelled at Merida.

“You mean, do you dare betray your father and stick to that illegitimate
child? Are you still human?”

“I was born as a baby pig, would I be human?”

Merida replied with sarcasm. It was a speech that often set fire in him. The
feeling of betrayal was deep.

He thought he loved his daughter fairly with the eldest son. But returning
was a terrible betrayal.

“You, how do you fly!”

But while I was talking, my eyelids became strangely heavy.

'Me, Merida, that bitch took medicine!'

If you fall asleep now, your fate is over. He clenched his teeth and tried to
endure drowsiness. However, it was helpless. In no time he struck his head
on the desk.

When the ancestral Duke Boris Artus fell asleep, Merida and Meldon also
stopped playing. She left the teapot anywhere and looked down at Meldon,
who sat down.

“… … What are you going to do with it in the future?”

“Well, what do you do? Your sister will decide.”

Meldon laughed at Merida as he spoke lightly.

'After everything has been decided, come now.'

This aspect of him forced her to hate her half brother. But the loser was she.
She clenched her teeth.

“It is still the fourth generation family. As quiet as possible to get rid of the
primary chest while raising work... … It would be better to take over.”

"I agree."

“Felix is smashed into a local estate. Mother is then the one who will be
willing right away, so don't be harsh. Allow me to return to my pre-
marriage castle, then get me a small townhouse or a new one. And my
father... … .”

She looked at the scornful but still her father, Duke Artus. She had a last
hope to this point. At least, though, I hope that her father will not be
satisfied with the floor he thought was the worst and not do the worst. But
he did, and now his fate is set.
“… … The transcendental runaway is a matter of overthrowing the country.
The sin is too deep. I have no choice but to kill.”

“A death penalty, be bloody.”

Meldon said playfully. Merida said with a smile.

“It's funny to be a bloody bee. On the subject of almost dying from his
father's poison.”

Without Cedric, nullifying this potion would have failed. Unless you are a
person who can handle multi-attribute magic at that level, you cannot
develop a skill that can elaborately coat the mucous membrane with magic.

The laughter disappeared from Meldon's mouth. The two glared at each
other for a moment. Meldon first turned his gaze.

“We take care of what your sister said. And my sister... … .”

Merida crumpled the hem. That's all the mercy she begged for Cedric. Her
disposition has not yet been decided. Once I helped the imperial family, I
will preserve the name of Artus. However, it was entirely up to them to
decide whether to be buried in the estate or to remain in the capital.

'I told Ms. Dalia to look good.'

Cedric's speech was a kind that even she, who was good at politics, couldn't
understand. Not only did I have a chance to look good, I couldn't even
know how to look good.

“… … His Majesty Cedric asked me to watch your sister a little more. Once
you are alone in the mansion, you are bored, so stay here.”

“Ha.”

Merida leaned against the wall, squeezed her chest and closed her eyes
tightly.

'It's still okay. There is a possibility.’

Anyway, she was noble to the bones, selfish and vicious. Her destiny was
the most important to Merida.

Her goal was to become Meldon's entourage, maintain the reputation she
had built up in the social world so far, and continue to set foot in the capital.
I sold it to the family, so I deserved this much. From what they say, it seems
that it will be easy if you make Dahlia on your side... … .

'Because Dahlia is more advanced than expected.'

As Merida rolled her head, Meldon looked into the air and said calmly.

“Instead, your sister will have to take care of it well. Not to ask about the
treatment of the rest of the people, asking about this in a modest way, my
reputation, where the lost person went... … well… … .”

The content of the last whispering voice was terrifying, but Merida turned
away. If you can survive, you must survive. Like evil, no matter what
number you use. Kelsion, didn't he cooperate with them only with a desire
to survive?

Meldon threw himself at Merida, who was in thought.

“Oh, and be nice to Miss Dahlia.”

“… … Yeah? Why is that name?”

Besides, the girl who just became a duke is a lady? Merida looked at him in
amazement at the odd title, but he said, staring into the Duke of Artus' wine
glass without looking back.

“It's a secret, so don't ask.”

“By the way, isn't Dahlia girl a little cute? If it's too cute, I'm scolded by
Cedric.”

I just told you not to ask questions, but I don't know what it's like to ask a
question that doesn't work right away. I was just annoyed. While everyone
was in their own mind, the first night of the official work of Duke Meldon
Artus was passing.

Aseras always wanted to see this empire burning. The question of when did
it do so is meaningless.

From the time he was born, he had no mother. According to the innkeeper,
he gave birth to him in a stable and died immediately. I couldn't believe it
because he was always telling lies.

He didn't know where he was born or what he came from. Being a

transcendental person knew that he suffered from early flowering when he
was ten years old by crouching in the corner of the attic. He sometimes
thought that he was still in the attic, that this world was all a dream of his
ten-year-old, and that he might be staying in a blooming that never ends
forever. After working hard, hallucinations come with pain. The voice
continued to say the same words that were told to him when he was ten
years old.

It was an order.

《Burn Frederick!》

Yes. He will burn everything. He always felt like it could mean he was
born. To gain someone's recognition and someone else's is just an incidental
reason. The reason for wanting dahlia pesterose was also simple. Purifying
your soul before you go crazy and leading your plan to success.

But something really strange happened. After meeting Dahlia Pesteroz by

chance on the street, he kept getting confused and hesitating. Everything
was mixed up. It seemed that the person who shouldn't be there was there,
and the feeling of having someone who wasn't there. strange. It must be my
first time experiencing everything, but I keep feeling the incongruity of
being different from before.

But so he wanted to see her again. I wanted to see her again and confirm. Is
something really wrong?
Even if I check it, nothing will change.

'Kelsion betrayed.'

Kelsion and Argel were exceptionally close, and Argel will be deceived by
Kelsion. One of the plans he was hiding came back to waste.

But Asheras was neither surprised nor embarrassed. This, too, is just one of
countless possibilities. From the time he failed to brainwash the empress,
Asheras expected this end. Therefore, Kelsion's pure behavior was merely
adding an easy-to-predict variable to his plan.

However, Asheras couldn't really understand as much as he was going to

the Pesteroz mansion at risk, rather than going to the Holy Empire.

"haha… … .”

At the patronage of the Pesteroz mansion, avoiding the strict patrol of the
mansion guard, Aseras heard a laughter. It was Dahlia's voice. She was
bursting with a joyful laugh as if she were really happy.

Asheras looked up and followed the voice without knowing it. Dahlia, who
opened the window and looked out, was really smiling brightly. And across
the street was Cedric Bercelona Michelio, holding a window sill and talking
while floating in the air. He naturally grabbed Dahlia's hand and said what
to do, and instead of throwing it away, she giggled playfully. It was just
before, or just before, a lover.

'Right. I haven't heard the story that the two are lovers.'

Aceras felt the feeling of a hot swelling in her heart. And only after a while
I realized that the sensation came from jealousy.

'Why am I feeling this way because of her?'

He swept his chest down. It was weird. I thought I had completely lost all of
my emotions. It is clear that Dahlia's smile, who laughed while looking at
herself, has not yet disappeared and is stuck somewhere in her head.
'… … She is special It's worth investigating.'

Even in order to purify this soul, which was getting swept away by
madness, he was obligated to acquire Dahlia Pesteroz in this hand. If so,
Cedric Bercelona Michelo and Dahlia's lover will be the most disturbing
factor here.

'Anyway, he must disappear to use the potion again.'

This is by no means due to jealousy. It's just a rational decision. So

rationalizing, Asheras set his next path. Then he quietly left the patronage
of the Pesteroz mansion.

Spring has come again to the Frederic Empire. There were so many things
that happened in the fall and winter of that year. The most fascinating of
these was the generational change of the Duke Artus family, one of the four
Duke families. A transcendental person from an illegitimate child who once
had been cut off appeared and succeeded the Duke.

As soon as he succeeded, the predecessor of Artus, the disease suddenly

worsened and died. People complained about whether the illegitimate child
was killed by a vase because of a stomachache that took over the peacock.
All the members of the Duke family who neglected their illegitimate
children were all turned upside down. Except for the only one, Merida
Artus.

For a while, the family of Artus wasn't talking. However, the new Duke was
a very handsome young man, like a transcendental, and possessed
incredible speech skills and abilities to be considered an illegitimate child.
Thanks to this, the Artus family was once again taking root after a trial.

Merida Artus was the one who benefited most from this. At first, those
whom she accused of being bat-like when they saw the current Duke Artus
raise the family's family, praised her for having an excellent political sense
as well.

This spring, the Darby-Gatran Treaty between the Frederic Empire and the
Holy Empire is renewed. The Dabi-Gatran Treaty is a treaty between the
Holy Empire and the Frederic Empire. Instead of managing Gatran
Mountain, where monsters weak in divine powers frequently appear, the
Holy Empire manages the Dhabi Sea where the giant Kraken haunts every
year. It is a treaty protected by technology.

If this treaty is broken, at least one Transcendentor must be dispatched there

to stop the monster waves in the Darby Mountains. The monster wave there
wasn't a level that could be stopped with a normal sword and gun. However,
very few people knew that the treaty was about to be renewed. It's a treaty
that's too old, and it's usually a treaty that has been renewed over and over
again without adjustment.

But this time it will be different. Thinking of Lewein Bleuport, who was
practicing with water at the fountain of the mansion in the Blouport Estate.
He was the last male protagonist in the original. He was the owner of the
root closest to the true ending and was also the one who loved the purest of
the three male protagonists. There were also the most fans. This is because
in the story based on obsession and impoverishment, he was the only
knightly knight, gentleman, sweetness, and a person with such keywords. It
was also thanks to her blond blue eyes and her appearance like a prince in a
fairy tale. But he was getting hit by the fountain now. Mary Bluport, the
predecessor of Blouport, jumped out of the mansion as soon as he saw it.

“Le Wayne! I told you please don't go inside it!”

Then Le Wayne slowly opened his eyes. Then she turned over her wet hair
and looked back at her mother in a shirt and pants that were soaked in the
water. His eyes turned to look for a moment.

“… … Oh, mother. You were alive.”

“… … So you mean you wanted to die? What the hell is a kid like you... …
. So that my mouth is worn like that so that I can only resemble a dahlia
sheep... … .”

Although she was the graceful and friendly Duke of Mary Bleuport, her
son's journey was boundlessly nagging.
He believed that it was because Lewain hadn't been to the capital yet,
because everyone was busy protecting the sea from the estate. But the
reality was different. Mary Bleuport didn't want to let her son go anywhere.
If I couldn't even work, I would give it to someone else, and I did a really
good job.

Like a prophet, he pointed out that what should not be done is not good, and
that what will be good will be just fine, leading the development of the
province at the forefront.

But his strange behavior was serious. While using the correct manners more
than anyone else, on the other hand, he puts a demonic corpse on the table
while he is eating and heals it. In the middle of the story, suddenly asking
for the current year and month, or asking a person who is still alive without
being sick, asking'Are you still alive?' and causing a fight.

I was afraid to send him to the capital, so I continued to postpone and

postpone him, but I can't put him off forever. The Dabi-Gatran treaty had a
problem, and the Duke of Blueport family, who possessed the relevant
skills, also had to participate in the negotiations. Thanks to this, Mary
Bleuport's nagging increased.

"I'm going to the capital soon, what are you gonna do!"

“Oh, that treaty.”

Lewain walked out of the fountain step by step, rubbing his cloudy eyes as
water entered. Water dripping behind him.

“The treaty will be destroyed. Asheras wants to destroy this empire.”

Mary was a little dazed every time her son said something she couldn't
understand. This is because a minute insanity dwells in his eyes every time.
And that assertive attitude.

“… … You speak as if you were looking into the future. That's arrogance.”

“It's not arrogance. I actually saw it.”

Mary Bleuport shut her mouth. Just as Meldon Artus, the current Duke of
Artus, has the same traits as his grandfather, there are traits or traits that are
often inherited from each family. In the case of the Duke of Blueport
family, it was the power to deal with time. Whenever her son said that,
Mary thought that the power might be real, not just the story of the first
legend.

She sighed as she saw the water marks left over wherever her son passed.
Probably, he will go into the interior of the mansion as he is. Then, the
maids will be clever and will follow the son's back as they compete with the
mop sack and wipe the water.

“… … When you go up to the capital, meet and say hello to Miss Dahlia.”

“I would do it even if my mother didn’t tell me.”

Lewain Bleuport looked confidently at the sky.

'Dahlia Pesterose.'

He sincerely, sincerely wanted to see her soon.

17. Le Wayne Blouport
Spring came to the Pesteroz mansion. New leaves sprouted on the trees that
held their breath during the winter. The patronage was full of tulips,
crocuses, freesia, and muscari.

Meanwhile, Dahlia learned one thing about her abilities. Last winter, Dahlia
and Hikan received an outspoken letter from the emperor. He said he had a
story to tell Dahlia seriously, and that he would come directly to the
Pesteroz mansion. No, in fact, I'm on my way right now. It was a belated
notice, but instead of calling the humans of the Duke family to the imperial
palace, it was a great privilege to come directly to the mansion. If it wasn't
that urgent, the emperor wasn't the person to do that.

The emperor arrived quickly. As soon as he got off the imperial carriage, he
stopped the two trying to be polite and walked quickly. Next to him was
Kelsion. From that day on, Kelsion was completely loyal to the emperor
and was faithfully following him. The emperor turned to see him and
beckoned.

“You look back.”

"Okay."

Kelsion sat down to the two and went back. Dahlia was often bothered by
his empty eyes, but was trying to turn away. Hikan stepped out and said to
the emperor.

“… … What else happened, why did you call Dahlia?”

The emperor kicked his tongue several times and said with a serious
expression.

“I have a story to tell them before it's too late.”

Both felt a quaint atmosphere from the emperor's expression. Hikan

immediately took him to the parlor.
The emperor went straight to the body without looking at the car he
prepared in the parlor.

“Today I am going to confess one thing to them.”

Hikan and Dahlia face each other. I was embarrassed to suddenly say that I
was a confession. The emperor continued to speak without caring.

“Next spring, as we expect, Asheras will come to the Frederic Empire to

renew the treaty. Even if he notices that the information passed by the
former Duke Artus is fake, he will. He's still looking for the Dahlia sheep.
You know, but there is no reason to stop it.”

“If he came, wouldn’t we have to prepare ourselves? Of course, the most

important of them is keeping the dahlia sheep. Do you agree?”

Hikan nodded. The emperor also nodded and said with a frown on one
eyebrow.

“There's actually one thing that I haven't said about Dahlia sheep's abilities
in the meantime.”

"Yeah?"

Dahlia asked without knowing. Does the emperor know about her abilities?
Who knows his abilities as well as Dahlia? However, the emperor's
expression did not seem to be lying. Dahlia put her hands on her knees and
focused.

“Do you know my abilities? Miss Dahlia, I read emotions by physical

contact.”

She nodded. The emperor looked at them and said.

“As a result of what I've seen so far, the abilities of the Dahlia sheep are
influenced by the emotions the Dahlias have for their opponents.”

“… … What does that mean?”

Hikan asked sharply.

“It's literally. Well, I seem to hear it from people who have no thoughts,
but... … . It won't work for someone you hate.”

“In other words, it means that if Asheras tried to get a dahlia sheep in his
hand, he would get nothing.

If he knows that, isn't it worth knowing how it will come out? Rather, dahlia
sheep so that no one can benefit... … ”

“Your Majesty, save your words. Dahlia is listening.”

Hikan said Najik. The emperor shrugged. Dahlia was also embarrassed and
stared at the emperor.

“Your Majesty always tells important stories too late.”

Hikan bite his teeth and said slowly. The emperor sighed. In his own way,
he seemed to have something to excuse.

"until now… … There was no obvious reason to tell this story. If I found
out, where would you use it? If I had known Aceras when he was beneath
me, I would have prevented a bigger tragedy by telling him this. But it's
already too far. He can't go back. Now all we have to do is hide this.”

“Even so, Dahlia had to know about her abilities.”

“I admit it. I'm sorry.”

The emperor raised his hands and apologized neatly. Both knew in their
heads that now, before Aceras came to this empire, was the only time
remaining. Even so, it was too late awakening.

Refreshingly, Dahlia looked down at her hand. Your ability is affected by

your emotions. It was a strange story I had never thought of. Since I have
never felt bad feelings toward other people, it is because the purification has
been done well so far. But Aceras would never. Even because of the
predecessor, Duke Mary Bleuport.
'If we know this, how will Aceras come out?'

I don't need a dahlia, so why don't you try to kill it? No, is it not that more
than that, all hope is lost and everything is runaway?

Whenever Dahlia thought of Aceras, she was angry and scared. But on the
one hand, he kept anxious because I couldn't figure out what made him that
way. Is it because of the strange sense of responsibility to change all the
characters in the original? Or is he too threatening to her?

The emperor said more carefully about Dahlia, who was constantly looking
at the floor.

“So, Miss Dahlia… … .”

Dahlia replied without raising her head.

“I will not speak with your Majesty for a year anymore.”

“Of course there is no purification.”

The emperor looked sad. But neither Hikan nor Dahlia didn't care.

'There was such a thing as well.'

The emperor has since sent Dahlia a few times a gift of apology and a
message of love, but Dahlia has been steadfast in his position. Still, it won't
really fill a year, and if you try a few more times, I'll pretend you can't win.

Anyway, it's May. Dahlia's birthday was a week ahead. After this birthday,
Dahlia is 18 years old. Now, she too becomes an adult. The nobles of the
Frederic Empire would usually hold a coming-of-age ball on their 18th
birthday. Dahlia was no exception.

“Even if you don’t worry, the preparation for the coming-of-age ceremony
is going well.”

Hikan said, sitting on the sofa and flipping through the bookshelf.
“If there is anything you want to manage, you can do it.”

During the winter he turned twenty years old, and incredibly taller. Dahlia
sometimes had a reasonable doubt that Hikan had all the keys she had to go
to.

Hikan never taught him what had happened, but after an interrogation that
had eaten his mind for so long, he had a much better face. The Holy Empire
has been motionless since the owner of the Duke Artus family changed. It is
said that Asheras completely acquired the nobleman, and it is said that it is
completely Asheras' one-man dictatorship. It was a pity to think of Seong
Kookmin. At the same time, the relationship between the two empires was
getting worse and worse, so now it wasn't strange when the war broke out.

About three weeks after Dahlia's birthday is the renewal of the Davi-Gatran
Treaty. The predecessor, Artus, handed over the sound wave technology of
the Duke Blueport family to the Holy Empire half a year ago, and the result
of this treaty is probably a catastrophe. Thanks to this, representative Le
Wayne Bleuport will be coming to the capital soon.

‘Le Wayne Bluport… … .’

When Dahlia thought about him, he had a stiff head. First of all, thinking
about him next time, she decided to focus only on her birthday, a week
ahead. Hikan covered the book and put down his glasses.

He looked at Dahlia seriously.

“So you really haven't changed your mind?”

Dahlia nodded heavily. Heikan's face was deeper and more annoying.

“Really this prom too… … Are you thinking of going with Cedric?”

Dahlia noticed for a moment and nodded quickly. Hikan sighed, covering
his face with both hands.

“I guess I'm not going to go to the ball forever with me now.”

Cedric and Hikan once fought over Dahlia's partner problem last time. At
that time, Dahlia was put in the middle to completely get rid of sweat.

"I know I'm grumpy because I wasn't chosen, but I don't know why I'm
upset with Dahlia."

“Since His Majesty pressed Dahlia with such good words, he had no choice
but to choose his Majesty. ”

"Is it really, Dahlia?"

“I warn you to do that, your Majesty.”

When they both looked back at Dahlia, I was really dizzy. I don't want to be
in that situation again.

Dahlia shook her head in a hurry, recalling her memories of that time.

“All, next time, I will go with my brother. But this time it's a coming-of-age
ceremony. Everyone goes with a lover... … .”

That was counterproductive. There was a sound like a creaking moment

from Hikan.

“… … Does that mean that you are a lover with Cedric?”

Dahlia shook her head hard. It was true that most of these days I go to the
ball with Cedric, but I haven't officially been with him yet. Hikan often had
a seemingly suspicious look at what he was thinking, but Dahlia was
sincere. She is still very satisfied. Of course, as Cedric and Dahlia
continued to take each other to the prom as partners, it was the placenta of
the capital that people who implicitly thought they were lovers. Even the
empress and the emperor seemed to implicitly thought that the two would
naturally be engaged.

But the reality was different. Dahlia received ten more confessions from
Cedric, but she couldn't hear the most important words. Dahlia started to
wonder.
'Is it really irrelevant even if Cedric continues to be a friend like he is now?'

Thinking this way, I think I'm anxious that Dahlia shouldn't be like this. It
wasn't exactly that. Really… … .

just… … . I'm just wondering if I can keep doing this. Dahlia was good
even in the same time now. Hikan sighed to see if he was comforted by the
reaction.

"Good… … . Admit it. If the two of us go, there will be someone who
looks weird.”

“I’ll go with my brother on my brother’s birthday.”

“That's always the case.”

“Then the next ball too.”

“… … I know."

At this time, Hikan was like a child who was complaining. Dahlia patted
her head because he looked cute for no reason. Then he said sadly.

“But still, I wanted to spend this birthday alone… … .”

Actually, I don't want to say anything right now, with one week left on my
birthday. She didn't like to be congratulated by many people. However,
since every birthday is so colorful, I sometimes missed a birthday where I
gathered only my close friends like I did in my previous life, cut a cake
lightly, and set off firecrackers. Dahlia tried hard yesterday and found a
way.

“I want to hold a small party with close people before that, even if it's a
ball. How about that?”

"Good."
Hikan immediately agreed.

'Huh? So easy?’

So suddenly, Dahlia had her 18th birthday party twice.

***

Three days later, a small party was held in Dahlia's room at the Pesteroz
mansion. Even though the schedule was urgently prepared in three days,
everyone came right away.

The only people Dahlia invited were the people of the mansion, Hikhan,
Meldon, Cedric and Adrian. Not long ago, Veord, who finally achieved 30
good things, said he would not come because he became lazy.

The architect they hired to open up three surrounding rooms and remodel
them like a party hall. A three-tiered birthday cake, non-alcoholic
champagne, and refreshments were prepared. It was a little more glamorous
than Dahlia's expectations, but it wasn't bad though. Dahlia checked the
room and went out to the front door to greet guests. By the way… … .

“Dahlia, that’s really sad. No matter how disappointed you are with me,
how can you leave me and have a birthday party?”

Emperor Alexandro stood at the front door with 100 bouquets. The aide
standing next to him was completely covering the lower lip with his upper
lip so that he couldn't see him sighing. And next to it.

“… … Tue, Her Majesty!”

“Ms. Dalia, I just came together once. Congratulations on your 18th

birthday.”

“How did you both know?”

“I can know everything.”

"Yes."
I thought they didn't look alike at all, but now that I see them, when they
laugh mischievously, they look like Panbak. Dahlia quickly put the two into
the mansion so that he could not be found. But there were more customers
behind.

“When Her Majesty is coming, how can she not practice?”

“Miss Merida?”

Merida, with red hair lighter than the empress, stood with a bright smile.
She naturally greeted Pesteroz's servant, handing over a gift.

“Hello, Miss Dahlia.”

“De, come in!”

Dahlia hurriedly guided her, sweating inside her. For half a year, I became
quite close to Merida, but there was a reason I didn't invite her here. It was
because Merida and Adriano growl just face-to-face these days.

'… … Adisha will be coming later.'

As expected, after sending Merida in, Cedric and Adrisha arrived. Cedric,
like Hikan, was bigger for half a year. So Dahlia wasn't too big at all, but
the height difference between the two was wider. Surprisingly, his
appearance became more and more beautiful. Dahlia also saw him often,
but he was often surprised to see his side face. In the past, there was a neat
boyish beauty, but now the lines of the face are thicker, giving off a
dangerous atmosphere thanks to the unique charisma of red eyes. I heard
that even though Dahlia is taken as a partner at each dance, many noble
ladies' books are poured out. Of course, it was Cedric, so Dahlia wasn't
worried at all.

'Now, in autumn, Cedric turns 20.'

I felt a strange feeling of knowing otherwise. Cedric, who appeared with a

bright smile, suddenly darkened his face as soon as he heard the story of the
customer who had just entered.
“… … I am not. Trust me.”

"Yeah… … .”

He sighed and stepped inside. He still doesn't know what power Dahlia has.
In the meantime, I asked if I had any headaches or bad thoughts.

“What would I be worried about when I was there?”

I swallowed the words I was trying to say in a smiling bucket. Moreover,

Dahlia's abilities were intertwined not only with her, but with many others,
so it wasn't even possible to immediately say that she wanted to speak. How
I've been doing so has passed a lot of time again. If it looks really difficult
in the meantime, Dahlia tried to cleanse it without knowing it, but Cedric
didn't look very difficult, just like this one who maintained reason until the
end in the original. Next was Adisha.

“Happy birthday, Dahlia.”

Adriana also became a slightly subtle expression when the news that
Merida was coming, but quickly smiled and hugged Dahlia. And as
expected, Meldon Artus arrived with five minutes left for the party start
time. Instead of wearing a rough shirt and pants, he was an amazing
handsome man, well-equipped with conquest. He smiled and gave Dahlia a
present.

“Happy birthday, lady.”

Still, as promised, he called Dahlia a young lady. In front of others, I just

agreed to call her Dahlia Youngae. Next to him was an unexpected partner.

“Hi, it's a little pesterose. Why is it so small that you are all big?”

It was Veord. She still struck her hair short with only the bottom of her ears.
There was still a sloppy posture with a hand tucked into the pocket of the
pants. His boyish appearance now looked younger than Meldon, who is
over twenty years old.

“I wasn’t coming!”
"By Bored. I told Siorde to come as well.”

'This person was the culprit!'

Besides, a personal attack on the height. Dahlia grabbed the nape of her
neck.

Hikan was in the office and appeared just in time. And, like Dahlia, he
sighed as soon as he saw an uninvited guest. Still, how all the people
gathered. Although there were too many people than expected... … .

“I have something I want to do today.”

Dahlia looked around and held hands together. She gradually explained the
plan. Everyone had a strange expression in the way they tried it for the first
time, but they quickly agreed.

After a while, Dahlia sat down at the very end of the table with the three-
tiered cake on it. They were all sitting around with the cake in the center.
Hikan put candles on his birthday cake and lit it for the same age as Dahlia.
I was thinking of singing a happy birthday song, but I decided not to sing it.
Even dahlias were embarrassing to teach you that.

Dahlia wore a polka dot cone and brought her body closer to the cake. And
after the candle, blown off.

Everyone clapped hands with joyful expressions.

“Thank you everyone for coming here. Now let’s have fun together.”

Dahlia smiled wide. But shortly thereafter, the fight began. Merida, sipping
a car, spoke to Dahlia.

“Dahlia, did you choose the dress and accessories to wear for the coming-
of-age party?”

"Yeah. Adisha helped.”

“I want to see you together, would it be okay?”

Merida said with a smile. She is considered the most sophisticated lady of
every year in the social world.

During the New Year's ball, for the first time, he achieved the achievement
of changing the fashion from high heels over 8cm to shoes. There was even
a time when he appeared at the ball in a horseback riding suit. At the time,
it was criticized for having an irrational number, but a metallurgical
metallurgical horseback riding dress transformed dress appeared at the
ballroom. Because of her suggestion, Dahlia was also deeply frustrated.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, come here.”

Merida naturally raised dahlias with her unique excitement. Adriana, who
was talking to someone else, caught the scene horribly. She jumped up from
her seat.

“I'll go with you!”

“Is that so? I don't think it will be particularly helpful.”

Then Merida laughed. The tip of Adriana's mouth wriggled a little, but she
quickly found stability.

Instead, Dahlia's arms were folded.

“Come, Dahlia.”

Merida, of course, didn't laugh.

***

“… … Did you really intend to go like this?”

Merida tilted her head when she saw Dahlia coming out of the dressing
room and changing her dress.
“It's not bad, but it's a design that doesn't take advantage of the dahlia
sheep. Dahlia is also an adult now... … . The person who chose this outfit
seems to see you as 14 years old. And if you tie your hair like this, the front
and back don't fit. It would be a hundred times better to loosen it at all.”

Adisha's mouth, who was next to him, flinched again.

“Miss Merida, that's what I chose. You are too rude.”

“It's my heart, Ms. Adriana. You seem arrogant about getting along with
Dahlia right now, but you're the only count, Young-ae, and I'm Artus. Pay
attention to you or what you say.”

“Speaking of clothes, you only believe in your face and body and wear
them at will, but don't spread your strange art philosophy to others.”

“What, what?”

“You believe in your appearance and you wear your clothes at will. Dahlia
needs a more delicate touch.”

Adriana clenched her teeth. Dahlia hastily made excuses for her.

“Stop it, Miss Merida. The dress that Adisha chose last time was really
pretty.”

“Ah, that Cedric had his back on?”

Dahlia looked at Merida with an angry expression. She shrugged.

“I also get all catalogs. I admit that. It would have been pretty if only the
back had not been attached.

But it doesn't work because it's stuck.”

Adriana chewed her lips well.

"I am… … .”
“Come here, Miss Dahlia. Now it's too late to get the wow catalog back, so
we have to figure out how to improve it.”

Eventually, Adriana looked depressed. When I saw that my friend's heart

was broken, Dahlia was also hurt with her. She refused Merida's hand to
pull her.

"Ms. Merida, if you're going to blame Adisha, you don't need to look at the
dress."

Merida flinched a little. Of course, she's always been quick to figure out
what's happening and change her stance. She bowed her head with a hurt
expression.

“It’s because I think of Dahlia sheep… … .”

Dahlia became confused at the appearance of Merida for the first time in
her life. Merida later apologized to Adrian.

"Yes. Ms. Adisha, I'm sorry. We don't fight.”

“… … Yeah."

Adriana nodded weakly.

“You can take a look at Miss Dalia's dress. It's because I'm terrible... … .”

After all, the grass died again. Dahlia noticed Adisha's notice, and
eventually, as Merida said, she did a little bit of work on her dresses and
accessories. I decided to just loosen my hair and decorate it with a diamond
tube. I'm sorry for Adriana... … It was much better. Although the dress was
a bit exposed by Dahlia standards.

“I also have to take revenge on His Majesty the Crown Prince.”

Merida muttered, popping Dahlia's front lightly. When Dahlia left the
dressing room and showed the people her revised dress, Cedric stared at
Merida as if to kill him. Merida laughed casually when she saw Cedric.
 ***

After unwrapping the presents and doing this and that, it was time for the
party to end. Dahlia was satisfied enough.

Meldon and Merida left first, saying they had a place to go. Veord held
dahlias, was clean, and murmured, and then went away alone without a
word. Dahlia sent Adisha quickly. He whispered, ‘But that dress was really
pretty.’ So I nodded with burning eyes for some reason.

'I wish I didn't do anything like a gunsmith this time... … .’

The emperor also whispered to the empress and woke up.

“We have to go. I had fun today. The exotic custom of sticking candles on
cakes as old as the age was quite strange. It would be okay to try it out at
Leonard's birthday ball.”

“Oh, that would be fun.”

"Cedric, will you go with me?"

“I will go back on my own.”

When Cedric said that, the empress laughed.

“Yes, yes. I hope that love will come to fruition.”

“… … Mother."

“Oh, wasn’t that supposed to be said? If you succeed in buying Dahlia's

heart, I'm thinking of promoting an engagement once.”

Hikan hurriedly intervened at those words.

“… … Dahlia is not engaged to anyone, Your Majesty.”

"Yeah? But Dahlia is the age to marry in a few years. It's not good to
overprotect, Duke. It may be that it is for nothing to block the Dahlia
sheep's crossroads.”

Hikan closed his mouth with an expression he wanted to refute very much.
Then he repeated the same words like a parrot.

“Anyway, I have no intention of getting engaged for the time being. Never
give me an offer.”

"But… … ”

“Mother, stop going in. No, that’s it. Just go with me now.”

Cedric smiled and gave a very uncomfortable look. Empress smiled a little
awkward at the rebellion of many people. It seemed a little bit shrunken.
But when I said hello to Dahlia, she smiled brightly like a road girl. Then,
holding the emperor's hand, he climbed into the carriage.

"Cedric, are you really going to go now?"

The empress said inside the carriage. Cedric touched his forehead. He
whispered quickly into Dahlia's ear.

“Don’t mind, Dahlia.”

Dahlia nodded and said.

"Yeah. You’re our friend.”

Cedric paused for a moment, then changed his face and smiled again.

“Yes, it is.”

He didn't wait for an answer and got into the wagon right away.

Dahlia blankly saw the people off, returned to the room, barely changed
clothes, and lie down on the bed. Only then my face turned red. This was
the first time I heard an official engagement story in the mouth of the
emperor or empress. Of course, I heard a similar story from the emperor a
long time ago, but… … That aside.
'… … Hey, engaged?’

Engaged with Cedric? Dahlia just twisted her body. I felt so weird.
Someday Dahlia will be engaged to someone who is not Cedric. Of course,
if you don't have a partner, you might never marry forever, but if you're this
king, you have a dream of establishing a family with someone you like.
Dahlia contemplated her marriage to Cedric. Then I squeezed the pillow
alone.

'Strange!'

no. Not yet. Anyway, aren't the two of us still in relationship?

"Yeah. You are our friend. ”

“Yes, it is.”

Somehow, to the natural reaction, Dahlia felt sorry for what she said.

'Do I like Cedric?'

It was hard to say that yes or no.

'It's probably because the situation has gone so crazy.'

But now... … . She wrapped her hair for a long time, thought about it, and
eventually turned over the blanket. I didn't want to think.

'In addition, Cedric's death flags haven't all been over yet.'

First of all, I must be convinced that he has completely spared him to be

able to relax.

Le Wayne Bleuport is coming to the capital soon. The point where Cedric
dies is always the culmination of the original. It was before and after the
war on the Aceras route, so maybe it was at the time of the treaty talks. In
the meantime, Cedric has changed a lot unlike the original. My relationship
with my mother has improved, and I know what kind of affection a person
gives to a person. So I believe I'll never die... … .
'If Cedric really dies... … .’

"miss! What if you sleep without washing!”

“Mister, young lady? Seo, are you crying?”

“I don’t cry.”

“… … Lord, Master!”

“Don’t call me brother!”

Dahlia grabbed the maid's hem and drooped with her eyes open.

***

It's Dahlia's real coming-of-age ball day. Hikan, without a doubt, has also
made Adisha a partner this time. Unlike Cedric and Dahlia, the two were
more fiercely denying each other than anyone else, so nothing particularly
spread. And rumors spread that Lewain Bleuport had arrived in the capital.
I was thrilled that Mary Blueport might have come with me, but
unfortunately, she said she didn't come. The capital is probably because
there are still many bad rumors about her. The thought that the
transcendental person who once runaway might runaway again was
prevalent in the capital. Thanks to that, even Le Wayne Bleuport was
receiving such attention.

No transcendental man went crazy under the strict imperial management, so

why did the Duke of Bleuport start a runaway again? What is wrong with
the traits of the Blueport family?

The Blueport family was not based in the capital, so it was difficult to
correct such prejudice. Thanks to this, it is said that Le Wayne's arrival in
the capital was a bit lonely. Anyway, when he said he had come to the
capital, Dahlia began to get seriously disturbed. It's not just because I
remember the Dabi-Gatran Treaty and Asheras, which will soon be
destroyed. The appearance of the new male protagonist and the last male
protagonist itself was stress for Dahlia. The male protagonists here were
great men who would lightly destroy at least one country in the original
work if they were left alone.

'At the end, Cedric always dies.'

What's more, Lewain sent a letter saying he would like to participate in

Dalia's gender recognition this time. It wasn't polite to refuse, and I agreed,
thinking that it might be because of Mary Blueport, but I was
uncomfortable. As soon as Lewain sees Adisha for the first time, she falls in
love at first sight. But next to him is Hikan, the final villain in the original
work, and if even a spark comes out... … .

'No, it can't be.'

Dahlia shook her head. Lewain Bleuport was more arrogant and knightly
than anyone else. He is blunt like the male protagonist of a romance novel,
but he has a deeply affectionate personality, such as loves cats. At the same
time, he was the closest person to the role of'Jin' male protagonist in the
original game <The Labyrinth of Ouroboros>. In other words, he was the
person who achieved the most emotional connection with Adisha.

But still, he ended up killing all the other rival male protagonists and
breaking Adisha's last wing. The way to force her to sit down next to him is
absolutely no different from other male protagonists.

However, it was different from other male protagonists in regretting the sins
of the past and ending with a lingering lingering that they could be different
in the future. His last scene was like this.

“Le Wayne saw Adisha crying. Regret came belatedly, but everything was
over.

"No, it's not over."

I can do it again.

Again, you can start from scratch.

Constantly he repeated the words and hugged Adisha's weak shoulders.

There is another important difference. His transcendental characteristics
never appear in the original work until the end.

Dahlia was unhappy because of this undisclosed trait. No one knows what
kind of sequelae it will return when he hides something that is a secret and
turns to the enemy.

'Wouldn't it be possible to end peacefully if he captures Adisha's heart when

there are no competitors like it is now?'

Dahlia suddenly thought about it, then shook her head hurriedly. What kind
of sin should Adisha have to deal with such humans? Dahlia hated all the
appearances of the original male protagonists. It was a very deep-rooted
mistrust. Anyway, the ball has started, and Dahlia has to go out.

She checked her clothes once more and headed for Cedric, who was waiting
for her. Cedric laughed while holding her hand. She decided to look at his
brighter appearance today.

'I will protect you.'

Cedric also felt his gaze and stared at Dahlia. Then suddenly he lowered his
upper body and raised his hand to steal Dahlia's eyes.

“Did you cry? Snow is coming out.”

It was three days ago that Dahlia cried, and it was a terrifying observation.
She shook her head, but Cedric grabbed her face with an anxious expression
and looked back and forth.

“Who did it to you again?”

'Where's this friend?'

As he shook his head, Dahlia thought.

***
No one did not compliment Dahlia's dress because it was through Merida's
hand. The emperor also looked at Dahlia, smiled like a dad, and kept
holding his head. (The emperor said that it was the first time during his
tenure that the emperor appeared at the ceremony of the nobleman Young-
ae, and it was quite unusual.) On the other hand, Cedric glanced at the open
part of the dahlia dress with an anxious expression each time. The gaze was
quietly pleasant.

But Dahlia's nerves were focused on Lewain, who had not yet arrived. She
continued to look at the relationship between Adisha and Hikhan. The two
exchanged a sparse word or two, and then each scattered in search of
someone who had a problem.

It would be better if Hikkan or Dahlia had Adisha next to him when Lewain
did not know when she would appear, but she said at this ball that she had
to help the emperor to negotiate a mining contract with some of his own
works. I saw Adriana talking to a middle-aged man and going out to the
balcony.

Dahlia chewed her lips well.

'I'm anxious.'

The first meeting in the original story, where Lewain falls in love with
Adriana at a glance, is short. In the original, Adisha's negotiations don't
work as expected. I don't remember the reason, but she growls with the
other side, and eventually she wonders whether or not to take her weapon
out of the ballroom. At this time, Le Wayne appears and mediates the
situation.

To prevent that from happening, Dahlia instructed Hikhan to protect Adisha

from negotiating. But Hikan wasn't really looking forward. Dahlia's request
was not that good in any case. Oddly enough.

Eventually, it seemed to go that way again. As if the Duke of Bleuport was

runaway. Just as Asheras gave Dahlia the line he was supposed to do to
Adisha. Like Meldon and Adisha reunited.
Poetry little always does not change. Eventually, Rwain will fall in love
with Adriana at first sight. If Dali doesn't interfere, she'll be obsessed with
Adisha and make her difficult. I got used to the deterrent power of the
original to some extent, but every time I did this, I felt that I fell into the
world of the game. Not in reality, but in a virtual world.

Nevertheless, it was never a fake that Dahlia has been working for so many
people, helping them, and getting help from them. The warmth conveyed
from Cedric's arm that he caught could not really be suspected to be a lie.

She held Cedric's arm tightly and strengthened her will. And.

“Your Excellency Duke Le Wayne Bleuport is coming in!”

It was finally the appearance of the last male protagonist. Dahlia, forgetting
Cedric, turned around and looked at the lobby of the hall. Rwain Bleufort,
wearing a peacock's cloak and a sword, was coming in in a very knightly
appearance.

I remember that out of the many vocabulary words used to modify him, the
word ‘to be elegant’ was not omitted. He was a strong-looking man with his
forehead exposed by flipping his bangs back. It was felt even to Dahlia that
young spirits were imagining his tight muscles under his clothes and
sending envy glances.

He was a man who faced the giant Kraken at the forefront, unlike the nobles
of the capital, far from all threats. He slaughtered dangerous beasts himself,
and was also a person who faced daily threats from the Holy Empire facing
the border. The reaction of the boys was also natural.

He ignored all the voices of the people around him and walked with strides.
Dahlia hurriedly looked at the balcony door where Adisha had entered.
Even if the negotiations went well, it wouldn't be possible already, but the
door was closed very tightly. Now Lewain will open that door and get
Adisha out... … .

“Dahlia, the Duke of Bleuport is coming this way.”

Then, Cedric lowered himself a little and whispered to Dahlia. Dahlia woke
up.

“Why, why?”

“… … Well. Today you're the main character here, so you're coming to say
hello.”

'Isn't it?'

Dahlia blankly saw Lewain Bleuport coming this way. Maybe you say hello
to Dahlia and go straight to Adisha.

He stopped in front of Dahlia. His eyes looked up close and felt somehow
vague and out of focus. The blue eyes pointed to the air for a moment and
then looked at Dahlia again. He said in a locked voice.

“… … Nice to meet you, Miss Dahlia Pesterose. My mother is asking me to

say hello.”

"Ah yes… … . Nice to meet you."

“Miss Dahlia Pesterose is already... 18 years old. I really wanted to meet

you.”

He said so without a single expression, as hard as a machine reads. Dahlia

is in confusion.

'Was Le Wayne originally this type of character?'

Are you saying this to someone you've never seen before? Besides, I don't
think it was such a vague and blurry feeling.

“This is my gift. Because it's your birthday. I left the gift from my mother to
the servant.”

In addition, Lewain even opened a pocket next to her waist and handed it to
Dahlia.
Dahlia fell in shock. Aside from being rude, he's always polite and elegant
to do this. When I glanced at Cedric, he wasn't surprised. Rather, she looked
pathetic at Lewain, asking for something else to do.

'This is the image of Lewain I know... … .’

“Open it.”

"Ah yes."

Dahlia opened his pocket. And he frowned for a moment in a bright golden
light. It looks like it received the light from the chandelier properly. Dahlia
pulled out an object from his pocket and checked it.

Square plate presumed to be pure gold... … There were dozens of the same
things in my pocket.

“… … This?"

“This is the gold coin of the former Principality of Ishtar.”

There was a gentle ripple around him. The Principality of Ishtar was
destroyed two centuries ago, and their high-quality culture is still
unmatched. The Principality's relics were valued by collectors.

'How many dozens of gold coins of such a principality… … .’

Dahlia blankly looked down in her pocket. People's eyes were already on
her.

“This time I found it inside the sinking ship that Kraken was holding. I
polished it well to give it to you.”

“Go, thank you.”

Dahlia was surprised to see Lewain. And he said in a voice that got smaller
and smaller.
“But why… … This to me... … ?”

At the end, it almost sounded like a mosquito. But Lewain seemed to

understand everything. He still looked at the Dahlia with hazy eyes.

"because… … . Dahlia is my... … ”

“Le Wayne?”

Then, Hikan appeared behind Dahlia's shoulder. He looked inside the

dahlia's pocket and said with a slightly confused expression.

“Why are you giving this to Dahlia?”

Ah, Hikan.”

Lewain glanced at Hikan with a blurry glance on the road. From their tone,
they seemed to be quite friendly to each other. Dahlia looked at the two
alternately with rabbit eyes.

'Did you know?'

No, it can't be!

They were both male and female in the original. A mad villain soaked in
madness and a knight walking to the degree. If the two knew it, that would
be weird. Dahlia looked at Hikan with a look for explanation.

Hikan said casually.

“Oh, you forgot to introduce me. Dahlia, this is Lewain. When I was young,
when I was in a local estate, I ran into it. Even if I think about it now, I don't
know why you were there.”

Hikan glanced at Lewain and said. Instead, Lewain shrugged to see if he

had no energy to answer.

Instead, he said slowly.

It was over there before.”

Oh, my partner and who have an argument. It's worked out well now.”

'What? Adrisha?’

Dahlia looked back in a hurry. Adisha had already walked out of the
balcony and was reporting something to a presumed imperial knight. Then,
when he saw Dahlia, he smiled brightly as if gladly.

Yes?'

Dahlia tilted her head with a confused expression, then raised her head.
Then he made eye contact with Lewain, who was still looking at him. He
reached out to Dahlia. After a while, Dahlia realized that it meant she
wanted to kiss the back of her hand. As she reached out awkwardly, he
kissed it briefly. As I see now, he was a man with an alluring atmosphere
because of his long eyelashes. He was looking at Dahlia's hand for a long
time, even with his lips removed.

“It's a beautiful ring.”

"Ah."

When I asked what he was watching, it was the ring that the emperor gave
Dahlia. He looked at it very seriously, then said with a sweet lips.

“Ms. Dalia Pesteroz, I… … ”

Then, a servant rushed to him.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty is calling.”

“… … Ah."

Le Wayne reacted with a slow blinking eye. He nodded without sincerity to

the other person, turned around and headed for another place. Dahlia stared
blankly at his back.
‘It’s too different from what I expected?’

Was Dahlia injured even a new head he didn't know?

Hikan muttered quietly after Lewain had completely left.

“I'm still talking about you.”

"Yeah?"

“The first time I saw me, I asked if you were okay, Lewain.”

Hikan sighed as Dahlia stayed in the fisheye.

“So I wasn't happy to come to the capital. Yes, come and ask now. Dahlia,
did your predecessor Duke Blueport give you a leg when you were
younger?”

But Dahlia had no such memory at all. If you saw it, you wouldn't have
known it. Hikan's expression, reading the answer from Dahlia's expression,
became a little more complicated.

“How do you really know your brother? Le...... What about the Duke of
Bleuport?”

***

Hikan briefly told me.

It was a time when he was driven to a provincial estate and wandered. The
days when hatred for the whole world was burned. At that time, Le Wayne,
apparently in the Duchy of Bleuport, unexpectedly came to the local estate
where Hikan was located for recreation. He forced Hikan, who was buried
in the corner of the room, to bathe in the sun. Even after being beaten by
him several times. Then, sitting in the field, young Lewain looked at Hican
and said... … .

"How's your younger brother?"

“What are you talking about? Are you talking about Dahlia Pesterose?”

"Ah… … . That's such a name... … .”

With a blank expression, Lewain said "Dahlia" and "Dahlia" in her mouth.

“It's a pretty name. Dahlia is my favorite flower. ”

“That's why it must be Dahlia.”

“The bullshit is very creative.”

Hikan glanced at him and put him away.

'All dogs and cows are only looking for my younger brother.'

I thought so, but I had a pride that I wouldn't spit out. Besides, Dahlia, isn't
your favorite flower rhyme too much bullshit? But Lewain's expression was
so serious that he couldn't believe he was a young boy.

After hanging out with Hikan for a few days, he left, saying not to hate his
brother too much. I wanted to ask what you know, but he was already gone.

In retrospect, because there were those memories, isn't it that he also had
humanity? Hikan looked back on memories of the past.

Hearing the story, Dahlia thought.

'… … I don’t know more.’

Lewain's identity was increasingly confused. In the first place, there was no
person called Dahlia in the original. But how does Lewain say he knows
him well?

“Le Wayne has been weird since before. The Duke of Blueport must have
suffered a little because he went through all kinds of travel.”

Cedric added an explanation from the side.

Dahlia had a complicated head. As far as she knows, the protagonists of the
original work all move according to the original. However, it was different
from Le Wayne. As if he in the original work and he in the present day are
different people... … .

"dahlia."

Cedric called her. Dahlia then saw him in amazement. Both Hikan and
Cedric were looking at her with great anxiety.

“You seem to have a lot of thoughts. Is that because the gift is

overwhelming?”

“Yes, it would be better to take a break.”

Dahlia nodded. Then he sat in any chair on the wall and sipd Cedric's apple
juice. Hikan was also called somewhere and disappeared.

“… … dahlia."

Cedric stood next to her with arms folded and called. As Dahlia lifted her
head, he secretly lowered herself and whispered.

“Is Lewain bothered a lot?”

Dahlia nodded small. Then Cedric looked grimy.

"more than I?"

“… … Yeah?',

“It’s sad. The time we've known is a lot longer.”

Dahlia raised her head in amazement. Cedric laughed low as she shook her
head quickly.

"I'm kidding. But I care about you.”

Cedric continued.
“I actually don't like him. But you don't know why, but he seems to care a
lot... … . Jeong then.”

"then?"

“Now he must be interviewing his father, would you like to go hear what
he's talking about? Maybe your story will come out too. He's been
interested in you since before.”

"Yes?"

Cedric nodded. It wasn't a very pleasant expression. It looked a bit bloody

as well. He muttered low.

“Because he keeps making strange sounds… … .”

“What are you talking about?”

Well, well. Anyway, I'm just curious what they're going to say.”

I was also curious about Dahlia. Obviously, the Emperor and Lewain will
talk about the Darby-Gatran Treaty and the Holy Empire this time. That
was a story that dahlias should also know. Cedric immediately noticed her
curiosity, smiled and pulled her towards him.

“Let's go. I'll find out where they are.”

Dahlia gently followed him. Cedric's body resonated with an energy similar
to what he felt from the emperor who came out to find him long ago. It
seemed to find another transcendental magical power.

Cedric, who came out of the ballroom and wandered the hallway of the
Pesteroz mansion, suddenly stopped in front of a study. Then he covered the
front of Dahlia with one arm. He whispered as he looked back playfully.

“It's in here. I guess Hikan lent you the key. Shall we go in?”

Somehow, I felt like I was adventurous, and I was thrilled. She nodded.
Cedric opened the locked doorknob with magic. The door opened smoothly,
without a chirping sound.

The two sneaked into the study. The library was lined with bookshelves like
a library. At the end of a row of bookshelves, there were desks and chairs.
This was caring for dahlias. Sometimes I used it to pick books to read with
Cedric, or to work on assignments given by my tutor. In the study room,
Dahlia often came in and out, so she knew the structure better. Dahlia led
Cedric ahead.

Le Wayne's voice has not yet been heard. Maybe it's inside. When I thought
so and tried to enter further inside.

"so… … .”

There was a voice not far away. Cedric reacted first, pulling Dahlia back.
The two stood side by side on the narrow side of the bookshelf, facing each
other. It was Cedric's back to the side of the bookshelf.

Cedric laughed as the eyes met. He then moved Dahlia's forehead behind
her forehead, pulling her shoulders towards her, and sticking it so that it
was not detected. Then, as her body got closer, Dahlia's hand climbed onto
Cedric's chest. It was really, really a coincidence.

However, I felt Cedric's tight chest slowly rising and falling each time he
inhales and exhales. Dahlia looked up at Cedric in amazement at this
unexpected situation. He also looked a little embarrassed. He looked at
Dahlia in trouble and laughed a little.

“… … If you want to touch it, you can touch it.”

“Well, that's it!”

“Shh, I’ll be spotted.”

Cedric shut Dahlia's mouth. She lost the opportunity to plead. He just
smiled and said in the form of a mouth.

'It is interesting. right?'

Dahlia nodded. I felt a little weird. Then I heard Lewain and the emperor's
footsteps.

“Yes, what book to look for here?”

“It is a'book of prophecy'. It's an old book, but it will be around here.”

The two weren't standing still, and they were constantly walking around and
talking. It seemed like I was looking for some kind of book. As the two
approached, Cedric turned around and hid between the opposite bookshelf,
holding Dahlia. Breathlessly noticing the two, Lewain and the Emperor
passed by right next to them.

'The book of prophecy.'

This is a book that Dahlia has heard of. It seems that it was on the list when
I searched for books that could be sold in the library to escape from Hikan.

This book was written by a transcendent of the Bleuport family about two
centuries ago, and it wasn't the first edition or the rare one, it wasn't that
expensive. Moreover, if it is a book of prophecy, it is necessary to make a
plausible prophecy, and the author has only been able to guess what
happens in his generation for the next 30 years. There were even many
things that were wrong. There was some repercussion at the time, but now it
was a book that had no meaning.

Dahlia knew the location of the book. If they would come there anyway, it
would be better to wait there. Dahlia eagerly glanced at Cedric and took
him to the bookshelf with the book.

Now all you have to do is find a place to hide around here. As Dahlia was
looking around, their popularity became closer than expected. When Dahlia
was panicked and saw Cedric, he hurriedly put his hand under her knees to
hug him, then lowered himself under a nearby desk to hide. Of course, it
wasn't a space for the two, but as Cedric swung his hand once, it quickly
turned into a suitable space for the two of them.
Cedric took a stance, pulled a handkerchief from his chest pocket and laid it
on the place where she would be dropped. Thanks to him holding Dahlia in
her back, he was sitting around her. Cedric found Dahlia's leg protruding
out of the desk, and pulled the Dahlia leg with his leg and gathered it inside
the desk. I felt like I was completely trapped by him. Meanwhile, Emperor
and Lewein arrived in front of the bookshelf.

“Yes, I finally found it. Wouldn't this book be worth making me so

troublesome?”

Said the emperor lightly. Dahlia held her breath and focused on the story.

“This book was written by my ancestors. He called himself a prophet, but

he prophesied only for the next 30 years, and some of those predictions
were wrong. Thanks to this, it became a ridicule, and later, I focused only
on the Duke's official affairs.”

“I know that too. Hey, Lewain.”

The emperor said mildly, but with a sense of coercion.

“I'm asking you why four years ago you dared to hand over Blueport's sonic
technology to Duke Artus.

Didn't you even know that the Duke Artus was in contact with the Holy
Empire?”

“As if he wanted to pass that information on to the Holy Empire. Then I

have no choice but to misunderstand.”

“It was because of public opinion.”

“Don’t say nonsense. When did you guys have good public opinion?”

“Besides, it's like a person who predicted this situation in advance... … You
wrote me a few months ago. The Duke of Artus will hand over the
information to the Holy Empire, so please have a fake seal ready in
advance.”
Dahlia's eyes widened. She turned to Cedric with her mouth closed. As he
already knew, there was no change in his expression.

“Now give me the real reason. You've been calling me here to tell you
why.”

“Your Majesty the Respectful Emperor.”

"okay."

“I am a prophet like my ancestors.”

'Hhhh!'

J •

Dahlia held up the sound, closing her mouth with her hand. Fortunately, the
emperor's absurd laughter obscured Dahlia's surprised breath.

“… … what?"

“It's real.”

Dahlia looked at Cedric. He moved his mouth silently with an awkward

expression.

'You said I was weird.'

It seemed to be roughly like this.

“As my transcendent, that is the quality. That's why I couldn't tell anyone.”

Sounds nonsense. While playing the original, Dahlia has never seen Lewain
do anything prophecy.

Moreover, if he had been a prophet, he would not have done anything like
that, knowing what would happen to Adisha and himself. The emperor also
said in doubt whether he thought it was nonsense.
“I've never heard of that ability. Okay, then let me predict what will be
coming up for my breakfast tomorrow.”

"I do not know."

Le Wayne said confidently. The sound of the emperor sighing was heard up
to this point. He was told that he was so weird, and of course, he seemed to
dismiss it as bullshit or bad jokes.

“… … done. Good if you don't want to talk. I will recognize it.”

“It's real.”

Le Wayne said in an unshakable voice.

“Why are all these people around me?”

“Don't doubt my loyalty.”

“I don't doubt loyalty. I doubt your head.”

"So do i."

A conversation that was close to a comic book continued. Dahlia relaxed

and leaned her head against Cedric's chest. Then, confused by his actions,
he raised his head in an angry manner. Cedric was laughing and looking at
the Dahlia. Dahlia's heart pounded.

'Are we still friends?'

This was too. She hurriedly raised her upper body and fell off him. Cedric
didn't really catch her or regret it. Dahlia got more confused.

'What does Cedric want to do with me?'

And what do you want to do with him?

The emperor's voice was heard.

“… … so? What about this treaty?”

“The Holy Empire would have already figured out that what they took was
fake technology. Still, they will break the treaty.”

"Why?,,

“Even if Kraken's territories are swamped, it would be more important for

those preparing for war to lose the power of one Transcendental man going
to Gatran.”

“Le Wayne!”

The emperor called him out loud.

“You're really arrogant. Don't talk as if you know everything about them.”

“Your Majesty, war will come unconditionally. Aceras has never never done
so.”

“What are you talking about?”

"no. Anyway, I will be on the negotiating table. I'll try to convince him.”

“Do whatever you like. Anyway, no matter who goes up, the result is the
same.”

“If the treaty is breached, it is a question of whom to send to Gatran. Think

ahead. I will have to go to Dabi.”

“You really keep crossing the line. I don't want to talk anymore. Really,
why do humans who are fine when working... … ?”

The emperor seemed to have given up on understanding him. But Dahlia

finally noticed a sense of incongruity.

'Have you never been like that before?'

Don't you talk like someone who has repeated this incident countless times?
'I'll have to talk to Mr. Lewein later.'

Anyway, it seemed that they were over.

'I can wait until the two go out and then go back to the ballroom.'

Then Cedric leaned from behind. He whispered in a small whisper.

"dahlia."

… … When I heard that voice, my heartbeat became more irregular for

some reason. Dahlia nodded without looking back.

“Are you angry?”

This time, I shook my head. But Cedric didn't believe it.

“… … Why was Dahlia angry?”

He muttered quietly and combed Dahlia's hair down with his hand. With a
gentle touch so that the scalp is not pulled even though the hair is prone to
tangling.

“Dahlia, I was thinking about it.”

“As expected, engagement between friends is a bit like that. right?"

My heart was strong for no reason. That doesn't mean you're going to be
engaged to Cedric right away.

Dahlia slowly nodded after a while. Then Cedric laughed low. At the same
time, she lifted her hand off her head, hugged her waist, pulled it up
slightly, and sat it on her thigh.

Dahlia held her breath in surprise. Cedric was right in front of you. After he
sat him down like this, the two's eyes were exactly right, so he was right in
front of him even if he didn't raise or lower his eyes.
All the time I had known with Cedric was long, but never once he was like
this, like this... … I have never surprised Dahlia.

“You guys, I can see you.”

Dahlia whispered in surprise. Cedric laughed.

“Dahlia, I am the greatest wizard in the empire. Let's be more suspicious

from the start.”

Dahlia's face turned red. I couldn't tell if it was because of shame or

embarrassment.

Cedric swept her hair behind Dahlia's ears, still sitting on her thigh.

“Usually, engagement is between couples. right?"

“Well, so?”

“If you don’t like it, you can’t help it… … How about stopping your friend
now?”

Dahlia felt so hot with her pinna that it was about to burst. No, not only my
ears, but my whole face and heart had an indescribable fever all at once.
Although it seems, Dahlia's face will be invisible.

“Your face has turned red, Dahlia.”

Cedric said Najik. Dahlia looked like she was crying, covering her cheeks
with both hands. Then Cedric lowered his head to hold back his laughter.
He whispered lowly.

“I’m ashamed of you, too.”

Dahlia shook her head.

“You can answer slowly.”

Cedric said sweetly.

"that… … ”

“Wait a minute, Dahlia.”

Cedric's last voice suddenly subsided. He picked up the dahlia, sat back on
the handkerchief, leaned up and slipped out of the desk.

“Why are you still here, Lewein?”

'What… … ?’

Cedric stopped Dahlia from trying to get up because he was cold.

Fortunately, it didn't seem that Le Wayne was eavesdropping. He said as he
walked slowly away from the desk where they were hiding.

“It is natural that I have detected Majesty's magical power in the middle. I
guessed Miss Dahlia Pesteroz would be here too.”

“So did you try to wait for us to come out? Like a rat?”

“I will ask the same question to His Majesty the Crown Prince. What were
you listening to here?”

Cedric said nothing, but Dahlia felt guilty. From the beginning, he came
only for himself.

“I am sorry, but I am not interested in your Majesty the Prince. I have a

story to tell Miss Dahlia Pesteroz.”

Cedric laughed low. However, the laughter sounded dreary rather than
sweet, as if to Dahlia for some reason.

“Lewain, my father is generous, but I am not. You are too cocky.”

"good. If you throw me out, your mother will have to manage the Dabi Sea
again.”
It seemed like there would be a fight if it was this way. Dahlia woke up
outside the desk. Cedric saw her and forced a smile on her lips.

"You've been waiting for me, Duke of Bleuport?"

Le Wayne responded softly, as if when he had a dispute.

“Yes, Miss Dahlia Pesterose.”

“Even if you have a talk with me, you don’t have to wait like this.”

"Sorry."

Le Wayne lowered his head. It was an impeccable and neat manner.

'Only in this case... … .’

As you can see, Cedric is also showing a ridiculous expression. To split the
two, Dahlia intervened between the two and reached out behind her back to
grab Cedric's hand. In an instant he became quiet.

He touched Dahlia's hand.

“Duke Le Wayne Bleuport, if you want to talk to me, I'll take the time. I
also have a story to give to the Duke. However, Prince Cedric is my
precious person. I want you to apologize.”

“I'm sorry, Majesty the Prince. I was rude.”

“… … Oh yeah."

Cedric nodded, still staring at Dahlia's hand. Now it seemed that Lewain
had no interest at all. When a mountain-hard like Lewain reacted
immediately to Dahlia's orders, she felt a little better too. There was also a
story to tell Le Wayne.

Dahlia returned Cedric with good words, leaving only Lewain and the two
in the library. Le Wayne looked down at her. She also stared at him
defiantly. Dahlia roughly grasped his existence through the words and
actions Lewain had said to all kinds of people. I couldn't believe it, but
maybe he... … .

'I will be a regressor.'

The excuse of being a prophet is a story that even the emperor did not
believe, but Dahlia believed.

Rather than being a prophet to be precise, a returner who wanders endlessly

in the same time zone.

Since he fell into this world after playing <The Labyrinth of Ouroboros>,
Dahlia knew how absurd it would be to escape from the original without
any external intervention. Somehow, it was strange from when I
emphasized'I can do it from scratch' at the end of the original. Dahlia also
heard the legend that the ability to turn back time is passed on to the
Blueport family. If he came back in time, it all made sense why he broke all
the rules of the original by himself and did what he wants.

'It may have regressed dozens or hundreds of times, not once.'

So I know that Aceras is breaking the treaty, and he must have given fake
information to the Duke Artus on purpose. The weird obsession with Dahlia
is probably because she's the only one who didn't exist before the return.

Dahlia was proud of her reasoning. Whatever Lewain said anymore, it

wouldn't be surprising at all.

“Miss Dalia Pesteroz.”

“… … Yes, please tell me.”

Perhaps he asks how Dahlia never appeared in an impossible regression and

then suddenly appeared!

However, there was nothing to answer. Because even dahlias don't know
why they fell here. But Lewain's reaction was completely different from the
countless expectations Dahlia made. His eyes, looking down at Dahlia,
gradually turned red.
'Huh?'

The dahlia is hardened. I hoped it was a misunderstanding for a while, but it

wasn't. Lewain's eyes were getting red and hot, and then, before long, tears
began to accumulate at the end of her beautiful tail, not matching her big
body. Dahlia was embarrassed and opened her mouth.

“Why, why are you crying?”

Lewain put his hand on Dahlia's shoulder. And said.

“It must have been a lot of surprise. Falling into the world in the game.”

At the moment, Dahlia was surprised and almost passed out.

'Ah, no. Here, everything, don't panic... … .’

Dahlia took her conscious mind as much as she could, and spit out, taking
care not to shake her voice as much as possible.

“No, no, what are you talking about? to… … being?"

"Hahaha. Maybe you're talking about chess.”

Dahlia tried to make excuses in a hurry to try to get rid of this situation
somehow. But Lewain didn't give it a chance. He said, a grown man
stealing tears with his fists like a child.

“<Ouroboros' Labyrinth>.”

In this world, I didn't know that the name would be heard in the mouth of
the original male protagonist.

Dahlia stared at him blankly in an unbelievable situation. Lewain was still

crying and looking at the dahlia.

“Have you ever thought about why you fell into this world?”

“… … How do you know that?”

Dahlia said, looking at him blankly. At this point, I had nothing to do except
admit it. Le Wayne knows the secrets of the world.

“Because I called the Dahlia sheep here.”

“… … why?"

“Because you think you can save this world.”

"Sorry. But I don't think your second life was bad either.”

Le Wayne said in a trembling voice. In the midst of this, Dahlia looked into
Lewain's blue eyes, still as a lake. It was amazing that I felt beautiful in this
situation.

“The text written on the diary… … Do you remember? I wrote it.”

Long ago, the text Dahlia had seen seemed to be playing back in front of
her eyes.

[There will be salvation wherever you reach. I hope to save many people
with that power.]

My head was dizzy. Lewain grabbed the staggering Dahlia's shoulder. The
eyes were still red, but the cry was a little subsided.

“I really needed you. And now I think. It was a really good thing to call
you.”

“If you want to hear more details, please come to the Duke of Bleuport's
mansion separately. If I stay longer, His Majesty will be suspicious of me.”

Dahlia bit her lips. I was confused, but I had to ask for this one.

"that… … . I'll ask just one.”

“Yes, please.” “Cedric... … Do you know why you keep getting the same
fate?” Le Wayne looked down at Dahlia for a moment. And he shook his
head.
"I do not know. But this time it will be different. Everything.”

“Because there is a Dahlia sheep.”

Cedric was waiting for Dahlia to come out of the library. He frowned when
he saw Le Wayne coming out.

“… … Did the author cry?”

"Yeah… … .”

"Why?,,

"Iknow, right… … .”

Dahlia answered blankly. Cedric quickly noticed that she was weird. He put
his hand on Dahlia's cheek.

Your cheeks are hot. What happened?”

Cedric looked at Dahlia with anxious face. Dahlia's eyes rose quickly when
he saw the same appearance as usual.

“… … Black.”

Lewain did not deny Dahlia's words. That means Cedric really dies at the
end of every route. I knew it, but it felt like I had just been killed in his
reaction to the fact that I kept trying to ignore it.

As Dahlia's chest began to sway up and down, Cedric was surprised and
bent his knees. He held her head, which kept fading, with both hands and
looked at her. And when I saw the tears forming around Dahlia's eyes, she
looked very embarrassed. Dahlia covered her face and leaned against
Cedric's chest.

"what can I do… … .”

Cedric was surprised, holding her and patting her back. This was my first
time crying in front of him. But I couldn't stand it. There is only one route
left. Dahlia did not solve the Aceras route until the end. If Cedric can't
figure out why he's dying, this time he... … .

I hope Cedric doesn't die. Because he's already too important to Dahlia.
Someone who is so important, so important, and precious that they don't
know what to say to express this feeling.

“It's okay, Dahlia. OK."

While Cedric healed Dahlia without knowing the English language, Hikan
and Adrian appeared to find the two who had disappeared from the
ballroom for too long. Everyone didn't know what to do when they saw
Dahlia, who never stopped crying. The two who initially criticized Cedric
turned the direction of the arrow as soon as they heard the explanation of
the situation.

“What did Lewain Bleuport do to you?”

“What did you say to the hell so Dahlia is going to be like this?”

Dahlia kept crying in Cedric's arms, shaking her head and denying
everything. Yes, this is not Lewain's fault. From the time Dahlia suddenly
fell into this world, it was a fate that one day should have faced.

Dahlia kept crying when Cedric lifted her up to the sofa, wiped her face
with a handkerchief, or healed her sore head with magic because she cried
so much that she barely fell asleep in Cedric's arms.

The next morning, Dahlia went to breakfast with a swollen face. Hikan
looked at Dahlia's face and touched her forehead. It looked like it wasn't
really a word. Dahlia was afraid to look in the mirror.

“… … So, what can I do with Lewain Bleuport?”

“You don’t have to do anything.”

Dahlia said again and again in a locked voice.

“I'll do it all on my own.”

“Really.”

"dahlia."

Hikan called her hard. Dahlia hesitated and replied.

"Yeah."

“You have always been strong since before. But… … One was always
hidden from me. What kind of worries are so many, everyone is trying to
get it done by themselves.”

Dahlia also felt like her eyes would turn red, so she pressed her fists and
held them tightly. Hikan continued.

“It's your choice, so I won't dry it. But you know, I'm always on your side.
If there's someone who makes you harder, they'll fix it no matter what.”

"got it?"

Dahlia nodded. Only then he seemed satisfied.

“There is his Majesty the Prince outside. If you have a story for both of you,
tell it and come.”

Yes, even this mansion still had Cedric. He eventually gave up on returning
to the imperial palace yesterday and stayed in the guest room. Going
outside the front door, Cedric was preparing to return to the Imperial
Palace. Yesterday the emperor is said to have found him in a hurry. He
looked at the dahlia and smiled.

“Our pretty dahlia.”

Even as a joke, her face was not in a state that could be said to be pretty.
But Cedric smiled and came close to Dahlia.

“Are all the sad things over?”

“I've never seen you cry like that.”

Dahlia had nothing to say, so she just laughed awkwardly. Cedric patted her
cheek a few times. And he said in a friendly tone as usual.

“If you need it, you can kill him. Shall I do that?”

Dahlia raised her head in surprise. And I read the bleak coldness of Cedric's
peaceful-looking smile.

She shook her head. Cedric's eyes changed strangely. However, when he
closed his eyes once and then opened it, only affection remained. He kindly
looked at Dahlia.

“Yes, then let me know when you feel like talking next time.”

He kissed Dahlia's back of her hand and rode in the carriage. After seeing
his carriage off, Dahlia made a decision of his heart.

'I have to meet Mr. Le Wayne.'

I had to listen to the proper explanation. How the hell did this world come
about, what did it mean to bring in Dahlia, how does Le Wayne know
everything? Dahlia called the carriage. The next destination was decided.

The carriage ran and ran to the Duke of Bleuport's mansion. As soon as
Dahlia got off the wagon, he noticed something strange. It was the mansion
I saw just a few days ago, but it seemed that something had changed in the
meantime. Was it empty inside for some reason? Some of the ornaments
that stood out when I came before were gone, and there were places where
the windows were temporarily blocked with wooden planks. In addition, the
face of Le Wayne, who came to meet Dahlia, wasn't fine even on the sudden
visit. He had a bandage around his forehead. Dahlia asked in confusion.

“What is all this about?”

Lewain still said with a confused expression.

“I'm sorry, Miss Dahlia. I tried my best, but it seems wrong to get along
with His Majesty the Second Prince.”
“I really tried but… … .”

Dahlia looked at him absurdly. At the end, I remembered Cedric's strange

look. No matter how it is, wasn't this a bit bad... … ?

“You said Cedric did this?”

Lewain nodded heavily.

“It’s okay, I am. I put up with thinking of the Dahlia sheep.”

But Dahlia, who knows his personality in the original, knew that he wasn't
the one who silently greets others for hitting him.

'No matter how much time has passed, that fundamental must have
changed.'

Dahlia looked at him with some kind of suspicious look. Lewain did not
make eye contact with Dahlia, but only looked at the ground.

“Go in anyway!”

Dahlia hurriedly took him and went inside. Really, Lewain was doing
everything he had to do, like the one who already knew Dahlia was coming.
No, I prepared too much. As soon as Dahlia went to the parlor, she was
frightened to see the piles of bread and cookies stacked on the table tray and
all kinds of exotic fruits beside it.

“This, what is all this?”

“Because you like sweets. It's no big deal.”

Yesterday's tears were as if they were a lie, with a dull expression, and a
very confident speech that goes with him. Even though I put a bandage on
my forehead, I naturally thought that my handsome face and moist blue
eyes were still pretty... … .

It was absurd. Of course, at other times, it looked delicious enough to turn

my eyes around. However, in this situation, I couldn't have a leisurely
personality enough to want to eat sweets.

“Wow, it’s okay. It doesn't matter now.”

"Is that true? No one?”

Dahlia nodded. Then Lewain's broad shoulders drooped like a dog in the
rain.

“… … Then I should tell you to put it all away.”

Dahlia felt guilty for nothing. Even though there is no reason for that!

“Okay, then I’ll eat a little.”

“Yes.”

In an instant, the air around Lewain brightened. There seemed to be

something like a note floating around. … … I thought he was an easy-to-
understand person.

Lewain began the story while dahlia glanced at the disappearing statue and
ate tropical fruit with a high sugar content resembling green grapes with a
fork.

“Miss Dahlia is here today because she wants to hear more about me and
you.”

Dahlia nodded.

“I am, as you would have expected, a regressor, Ms. Dahlia Pesteroz.”

The atmosphere quickly subsided. Lewain continued with Jo Gonzogon.

“I have been given the ability to turn back time from a distant ancestor.
However, it was not always available.” He said energetically.

“Only after death, I was able to choose. Will I go back or will I be satisfied
with this life?”
Dahlia focused on the story.

“I got Adriana Beniter, no, Justia, in my first life, but it didn't save her soul.
Only then I realized. It wasn't this ending that I wanted. In order for Justina
to find true happiness, no one must be unhappy.

So, at the end of your original work <Ouroboros' Labyrinth>, I promised

my next life and died. For the whole ending where she can be happy.”

“But in the next life, in the next life, in the fourth, fifth, tenth, and twentieth
life… … . I have failed.

Sometimes I was defeated by Meldon, sometimes by Hikhan, sometimes by

Asheras, and sometimes I couldn't beat myself.”

It was a long and hard life that could not be imagined otherwise. However,
the expression of Lewein telling the story was just embarrassing. Like
telling an old story that has passed away.

'Ouroboros' is a circular shape created by a snake biting its own tail and
swallowing it. It means that the beginning is the end. A life that never ends,
or love, that goes back and forth to the beginning over and over again.
Dahlia realized that the title "The Labyrinth of Ouroboros" in itself
symbolized Lewain.

“What do you think may have been the cause of my continued failure?”

“… … Is it because of the potion that Asheras found, which explodes the

Transcendental?”

Dahlia carefully presented the hypothesis. But Lewain was not shaken.

“It is true that he is the culprit of all this. As you might expect, it's all
because of his tactics that the other Transcendentalers go crazy on every
route.”

“His power that caused my mother to die dozens of times, that is also one
cause. But it's not an essential cause.”
Dahlia bit her lips. Lewain waited for a while and said.

“I am the essential cause of this.”

“… … Is it with Mr. Lewayne?”

It was a word I couldn't understand in common sense. But he nodded.

“My abilities are limited. The more I go through my life, the more inertia
arises when things are repeated.”

“… … What does that mean?”

“I will give an example. When I first returned, on my seventh birthday, I

received a handwritten calligraphy as a birthday present. On the next return,
I received a history book. What I get for a birthday present that day depends
on my mother's mood at that time. But from the time of the fifth regression,
my seventh birthday gift continued to be fixed as a typeface manual.”

“In the past, events that have changed for no reason or because of mere
coincidence will not change from one day without an opportunity. The same
goes for people. Occasions aren't just triggers. A huge event that could
change your inner essence. Otherwise, everyone acts the way they act and
thinks the way they think. They don't even realize they're repeating their
previous actions. Even if I feel it, I will soon forget it.”

Dahlia recalled some of the moments that made me feel that this world was
in a game. People who always behave the same way.

Meldon and Adisha must be reunited. Asheras always says similar things at
the same time, and always goes to the Holy Empire to become Pope. Rwain
always appears in the capital after four years. Cedric always dies.

“Why does Aceras continue to devise? Why does he want to destroy the
Frederic Empire even now, when no reason remains? Have you ever
thought about why?”

“Because of repetition. The driving force behind him is inertia, not hatred.
The inertia that I don't even recognize.”
Le Wayne closed his eyes. Then, as if praying, a sacred atmosphere was
created. Now he looked like a pilgrim on an endless path.

“This is my sin. It is my own ability that has dragged everyone to

catastrophe over and over again.”

Dahlia bit her lips. I knew the reason why Aceras kept bothering me. This is
because there were parts of his actions that could not be found. To the
extent that it is too unnatural.

“From some point on, even though I knew the future, I couldn't control
them. Even if Asheras prevents the other Transcendentalists from rushing,
they cling to Adisha in a set order and wage war. In the end, I realize. It is
said that there is a need for someone who can transform this fixed world, a
person from “another world”. That is you.”

“I studied magic. The magic of moving souls between worlds. If you fail in
this life, in the next life, if you fail in the next life, in the next life. The soul
has been worn out by life over and over again. All of my love for Eustia is
burning, and now the only feeling left is compassion when I see her. But in
conclusion I succeeded. I have approached your world, understood your
world, and presented it to your world in the form of <Ouroboros'
Labyrinth>. The routes you saw in <Labyrinth> are carefully selected and
selected countless rounds that I have gone through. I don't know if it would
have been fun.”

Lewain smiled empty. Dahlia could hardly laugh at each other.

“You were the one in your world who had the closest wave to this world.
That is why I sympathized the most with <The Labyrinth of Ouroboros>
and loved this world the most. So I chose you. When your soul died and
was released from the bondage of that world, I forcibly dragged your soul
into this world.

Thanks to you, you have become a variable in this world that did not exist
before.”
“I didn't know that existence would be the younger sister of the final
villain.”

Lewain laughed hazy. Dahlia recalled the words in her diary. After
contemplating for a moment, she opened her mouth.

“… … This “power” I have, did you give it to me?”

Dahlia's unique power to purify the fallen souls of the Transcendental. But
Lewain shook her head slowly.

“No, Miss Dahlia. I don't have the power to do that. For me, it was the limit
to bring you into this world.”

"then… … ?”

“Do you know the first legend of this empire? It is said that the dragon
shared power with the imperial family and the four duke families. That is
the birth of the'transcendental'.”

Dahlia nodded.

“'Dragon' is an imaginary animal that appears in many ancient myths. They

sometimes refer to strange beings that cannot be understood by common
sense in this world.”

Dahlia tilted her head because she couldn't understand Lewain's words.

“Maybe, the'dragon', which is passed down as a legend, was also a world

like you. When the power enters the body with different wavelengths, it is
amazed and raging. So it may be that you calm down when you touch
yourself with those waves. It's just a hypothesis.”

It was an excessive leap for a hypothesis. It was hard to believe, but Dahlia
still found some comfort in that her own strength was not given by someone
else. Then came some anger.

“… … So, Cedric's fate of dying dozens, hundreds of times, and finally

fixed as the future is because of the Duke of Blueport.”
Dahlia glared at Lewain with the gaze of reproof. He also avoided his gaze
this time to see if he was really stabbed.

“… … But he also changed. thanks to you. Originally, he wasn't obsessed

with anything, and he didn't resist death as intensely as others.”

“So, once his heart was exhausted, he did not avoid death even in situations
where he could avoid death.”

Dahlia bit her lips. I felt sad to think of him who would have accepted the
avoidable death without rejecting it. Lewain glanced again.

“Because of you, a lot has changed. Thank you."

“This is the final regression for me too. Because I used up all my magic to
bring you.” Lewain looked at her with sweet eyes. And said.

“I want to end my last round of tea with you, who was born with my heart.”

'Do you have it with your heart?'

For some reason, I was very nervous about that, but Dahlia passed away. A
more important problem still remained.

“Even the Duke, don't you know what Cedric will be like in the future?”

"Yes. I also don't know why his future was fixed in death.”

Dahlia's eyes darkened.

“Then, can my brother or Mr. Meldon be considered off the route thanks to
my appearance?”

"Yes. As far as I can tell, Aceras is the only one who hasn't gotten off the
route yet. If his behavior is broken, the destiny of His Majesty will also
change.”
“He's going to find a way for me to do it my own way.”

It was an absurd story, but she decided to believe it. There has been no
explanation that can sum up all the events that have occurred so far. It was a
feeling that the things that had been in my mind for some reason had been
completely resolved. The future of this world can be changed by our own
existence.

Because Dahlia Pesteroz is the one who put it into this world to change her
destiny.

'greatly… … It’s tremendous.’

She covered her face with her hand and pondered for a moment. At first, it
was thoughts of his existence, but later, through countless regressions, it led
to the thought of Lewain, who brought Dahlia into this world. A sad man
trapped in fate.

After a while, Dahlia said.

“… … Duke, do you really, really don't think of anything when you see
Adisha now?”

“There is regret. But more than that, I forgot about it a while ago.”

Dahlia grew sad. Not because of Le Wayne, who lost her feelings with only
purpose, or because of Adisha, who would never have found happiness
throughout the endless episode.

There was a long silence. We needed time for each other to think. When
that time was over, Le Wayne checked the pocket watch and said.

“… … A lot of time has already passed. Just go in.”

It was strange to say that he must have lived a terrible long time. But the
sun was already setting. It was time to go back to Dahlia's mansion. Lewain
stood up and said, preparing to see her off.
“If you want to ask more, please come. I will prepare a lot of things you
like next time.”

Dahlia stared at Le Wayne for a moment as he stood up. And he bowed his
head.

"Thank you."

While Lewain was expressionless, she showed a subtly embarrassed

appearance. Really, I felt it several times today, but I was a person who
could see inside.

"what… … You mean?”

“It wasn't meant for me to call me here… … . However, I was happy to

meet a lot of good people here too. I want to say thank you.”

Lewain was silent. Seeing the blue eyes shining brightly seemed to be
impressed.

“I'm glad you said so.”

“Actually, I have something to say to Miss Dahlia. I've been seeing an

opportunity since I first met, but this is something I haven't said yet.”

It was the timing of some embarrassing words. Dahlia sharpened her voice
and prepared her mind. Le Wayne began the story.

“I have lost a lot of feelings because I have been living for too many years.
Now, the only feeling left for me that I have forgotten about my love for my
ex is my attachment to you, summoned by all my years.”

He put his hand on Dahlia's shoulder. He looked down at Dahlia with a deep
glance and said more seriously.

“You are the daughter of my heart. If you're okay, call me father.”

“… … I do not like it!"

In an instant, Lewain became gloomy again.

***

Until the end, Lewain begged Dahlia to call him father. Eventually, at the
end of the end, Dahlia surrendered. She closed her eyes and shouted.

“Ah, Dad!”

At that time, Lewain's expression... … . It was a face that seemed to shed

tears at any moment, like a father sending a daughter at a wedding. I don't
want to think any more.

'Why is there no normal around me?'

Lewain, who saw her off to the front door of the mansion, said seriously.

“I have a request from Miss Dalia.”

A while ago, Lewain, who had been calling me as my father, said, suddenly
getting serious.

“Aceras, too, is a poor soul trapped in a recurring fate because of me. If

possible, I would like to ask you for his salvation.”

It was a quiet and calm voice. Dahlia for a moment lost her reply.
Apparently, on the Aceras route, Lewain died at his hand. As if reading
Dahlia's question, Lewain shook his head.

“Yes, he killed me. However, emotions have no meaning in a life that lasts
forever. Now I just want everything to end in the right direction.”

I can't understand.”

“I don't want to understand.”

He said he didn't want it, but Dahlia tried to understand him. After thinking
very hard, she understood his mind a little. It was because he remembered
that he had never looked for Adisha at the ball and had never looked at it.
Even though Adisha was the driving force behind him for the first time, is
he so tired that he even forgets his feelings now? Perhaps in the meantime,
there must have been a long time that she could not even imagine.

All that remains is a willingness to put everything back into place. The
desire to forgive even those who killed him and to put his soul back before
it was entangled. It was a great and noble heart that Dahlia couldn't even
imagine. But even after understanding him, she shook her head.

“… … I can't ask you to help Aceras.”

“Rather, the Duke of Bleuport has to help us to stop him.”

After all, I cannot forgive. That was Dahlia's conclusion. It may have been
forgiven if it had not been for the Duke of Bleuport. I don't know if I've
done that one thing again. However, too much time has passed since then
and Asheras has committed too many sins.

The moment she listened to Dahlia, Lewain's eyes began to blush again. He
seemed to hide his crying in the other, and rubbed his fist around his eyes,
but it turned red, which was counterproductive.

“… … I understand. You have no obligation to you, just being called into

this world.”

What else is crying while doing? Said Dahlia, embarrassed.

“Ah, no, why do you cry so often?”

"Sorry. After living too long, I couldn't control my emotions well... … .”

Dahlia had never soothed a crying man. Lewain kept stealing around her
eyes, but it seemed like she would keep crying. She was embarrassed and
finally said.

“New, I'll think about it!”

“… … Okay."
Only then did Lewain stop tearing with his red eyes. I felt deceived for
some reason. Dahlia stared at him.

'To use tears as a weapon... … It’s cowardly.’

But as I looked at it, I kept worrying about his head bandage for some
reason. A man wearing a bandage and crying, isn't it overly sympathetic? In
addition, bandages were already running around as if he had forgotten how
to take first aid while returning. Looking at it, that was Cedric's work as
well.

'… … Really, Cedric... … .’

Cedric's position doesn't mean I don't understand... … . Dahlia didn't do it

either, but I felt guilty for some reason.

“Duke, come here.”

Eventually, at the front door of the mansion, she could not stand and took
him back to the mansion parlor. Then he made him unable to say anything,
and made him bring first aid to the butler at the Bleuport mansion. Then
Dahlia folded her arms confidently.

“Please bandage it in front of me again.”

“… … If that's the case, I hope Miss Dahlia will do it again.”

"Yeah? If I do it, it will be twice as bad as it is now. I don't know how.”

“Butler, teach me.”

I felt like I wanted to leave after getting mad at what you were talking
about... … . Dahlia was always weak against people with a strong pace. In
addition, it also played a part that Le Wayne was showing too much
desperate expression.

Dahlia finally sighed and lifted the bandage as directed by the butler.
Lewain naturally turned and sat on the floor in front of Dahlia and showed
her the back of the head. The wound on the inside didn't look very serious,
but it was enough to put on a bandage. The butler did the disinfection.
Dahlia grunted and put on bandages as the butler told him to do.

“You keep crying. How are you going to live in this difficult world because
you are so weak?”

But Lewain looked really happy. It also looked embarrassing.

“I'm all okay. Because there are dahlia sheep.”

“Oh, that would be great.”

“My daughter is here and what am I worried about… … ”

"Ah really!"

Dahlia looked at the butler's attention and hurriedly shut Lewain's mouth
shut. But Lewain was still happy.

“Since I'm in the capital, I'm going to have a commemorative ball shortly
thereafter. I hope you can come then.”

There was no reason to refuse, of course Dahlia agreed.

***

That night, Dahlia returned to the mansion, pulling the blanket from her bed
to her neck and pondering.

There were still piles of gifts that were less open in some places in the
room. It was a sign of the last birthday. She put each gift box in her eyes.
All in all, those who love her have prepared it for her. When Dahlia cried
this time, the people who were all worried about her.

What will they react to when they know that Dahlia is actually from a
different world? Dahlia reached out in the air and stared blankly at the back
of her hand.

'This power too... … .’

He even got a confession from Cedric, but he couldn't even tell him what
strength he had. I thought I had been hiding too much.

'I have to talk one by one.'

She made that decision and closed her eyes. I was thinking of starting with
Hikan and Adisha first.

'And Aceras.'

The hand holding the blanket got a little tight. As Lewain said, even if he
was really repeating the same sin because of inertia, his sin could never be
washed away for that reason alone.

The original, no, the Asheras route shown by Lewain always ends at the
point where Asheras kidnaps Adisha and the war between the two empires
flies. I don't know exactly why the war is about to break out, but looking at
the current situation, it seems that the destruction of the Dabi-Gatran Treaty
was probably the cause. I don't know what the outcome of the war will be,
but I remembered Cedric's death by that point.

'If the Aceras route must be completely solved to save Cedric.'

It may be that all of the work with Asheras is over before all of this
causality is over, and Cedric can be removed from the chain. I don't want to
think about it because it's a really terrible hypothesis.

'Is it really possible to save Cedric by stopping Aceras?'

Or, is it okay because Cedric has already changed, as Lewain said? My head
was complicated. Dahlia sighed. Then, someone knocked on Dahlia's door.

“My lady, I’m sorry. I know you were going to rest, but a guest came.”

“Uh, huh? this time?"

Dahlia looked at the watch. 8:30 in the evening. It was an ambiguous time
to fall asleep, but it was too late for guests to come.
“This is the Second Prince. You don't want to be rude like last time... … .”

"Ah."

Dahlia went down in surprise. Still, he had a story to tell. What the hell did
Lewain's head be for? But as soon as he saw Cedric in the drawing room,
Dahlia forgot what he was trying to say. Cedric sat on the sofa with a
surprisingly depressed and angry expression. He looked at the dahlia and
said with a helpless expression.

“… … Dahlia, I'm sorry.”

“Yes, Cedric! What are you sorry about!”

Dahlia thought, "You shouldn't do this," but immediately forgave him. In

addition, Cedric led him to sit next to him and throw it away. As it was a
fight between the Transcendentalists, I looked at the whole body urgently
because I wondered if there were any injuries, but there were no visible
wounds. Cedric looked down at Dahlia's face and laughed hazy.

“It’s nice to see you still not crying.”

In the meantime, you're worried about dahlias. She was impressed for
nothing. Cedric closed his eyes and said with a sad expression.

“I heard that you went to Lewain today. I'm scared of what that foxy man
would have said to you... … .”

“… … that."

‘Anything that made my hair like that… … .’

Did you read Dahlia's thoughts? Cedric's expression turned more

depressing.

“I'm also hurt, Dahlia.”

"Yeah? Where are you going?”

Dahlia was startled and turned over his forehead to check his forehead.
Cedric gently closed his eyes.

Fortunately, there were no scars there. However, it is a fight between the

Transcendentalists, and there is no way there will be no wounds. Dahlia
also lifted his wrist and checked all over the body.

'In case of an inconspicuous inner wound... … ?’

Cedric waited for Dahlia to take a good look at him, then belatedly touched
his chest with a depressed expression. And as if begging, I looked up at the
Dahlia.

"Mind."

Dahlia briefly lost her horse.

“Do you know what that crazy man said to me?”

“What, what did you say?”

“He brought you here, so the most important person to you is sleep.”

Dahlia coughed. Cedric bite his lips and said.

“I don't know what that means, and I'm not interested. Anyway, that's why
if I want to be a lover with you, I have to get my permission. Sounds
crazy?”

'No, that crazy person... … .’

Dahlia sighed deeply. Only then she understood Lewain's strange behavior.
If he had done nothing wrong with his personality, he would not have only
defended against Cedric's attack. It is fortunate to say that in front of Cedric
and live.

“Dahlia, what the hell did that man do to you? If you're being blackmailed,
no matter what I do, he... …
”

"No! It is not.”

Dahlia was frightened and stopped his words. Then Cedric's expression
became darker.

“He's too clever. I have to separate you from him.”

“Well, that’s it, you can’t… … .”

Lewain is the one who holds the card to save Cedric's life. I couldn't. Cedric
seemed more sad when Dahlia refused. He lowered his head and said with a
sad expression.

“Dahlia, I think I have a headache.”

Dahlia was surprised and approached Cedric. Cedric pretended to be sick

and put her forehead on her shoulder, holding her in her arm so that she
could not escape. In this case, the distance between the faces was so close
that Dahlia always turned red. Cedric raised his head slightly in the middle,
saw her reaction, and then bowed again as if satisfied. Dahlia became hotter
as it seemed to be caught on the inside. Then Cedric opened his mouth.

“I just say no. I don't like dahlia, right?”

“Oh no!”

“Then you like it?”

Dahlia's eyes shook.

'I'm not ready for my heart yet.'

But I couldn't hurt Cedric any more here. Dahlia closed her eyes tightly and
nodded.

"Yes, I like it."

But as expected, Cedric didn't stop there. He said with his head still on
Dahlia's shoulder.

“Then, will you have a relationship with me on the premise of being

engaged?”

Up to this point, you are ready to go... … . Dahlia's face turned red again.
As she hesitated, Cedric closed her eyes with a gloomy expression, as if
sad.

"no. It's not urgent.”

Dahlia was always weak for Cedric, who was like this. She didn't know
what to say, and spit out as soon as she came out.

“That, that, I'm considering it positively!”

"okay?"

Cedric immediately fell in love. I realized I was tricked again, but it was too
late. Dahlia cried and nodded to eat mustard. Also, the cheeks rose red.
Cedric made a joyful little laughter as he stared at Dahlia's change in facial
expression. And there was silence for a while. Dahlia got a little nervous.

'I should cleanse it quickly, right?'

Still, it was when I was just reconsidering when to reveal my abilities. He

said his head hurts too. Dahlia groped one hand with the other hand to
remove the ring from her hand. But before the ring could even get on his
fingertips, Cedric grabbed Dahlia's hand. He said in the last minute.

"OK."

“… … Yeah?',

Dahlia momentarily felt like blood draining from her head. Cedric said
slowly.

"I don't know what you're trying to do, but let's just stay like this."
Cedric's thoughts were really hard to read.

'Maybe Cedric knows everything?'

That thought alone made Dahlia upset. Cedric held the dahlia satisfactorily
and released it after a while.

“Now I’m feeling relieved.”

Dali knew what to do and took his hand. He smiled, pulled his hand, and
kissed Dahlia's hand.

“Goodbye, Dahlia likes me.”

Dahlia couldn't even refute it and let him go. Dahlia thought blankly as he
watched him get in the carriage and leave.

'I can't keep putting off... … .’

Whether it's an answer to a confession or revealing your abilities, you have

to do it quickly.

'Next time... … .’

Every time Dahlia failed her plan, she clenched her fists like a villain who
promised to be next.

***

At the same time, the townhouse of a Count family. The man, who seemed
to be the owner of the town house, was biting his fingernails quite
anxiously. He was a young man in his late 20s.

“Oh my God, the Duke of Bleuport is also having a commemorative ball to

the capital?”

“Yes, they say yes.”

“Wow, the atmosphere in the capital was so ugly because of the runaway of
the former Duke, I thought I wouldn't do it. How far are you coming?”

“From what I heard, I heard that people from the imperial family are also
coming.”

“You are the Duke of Blueport who protects Darby. I guess everyone is
going to give them a proper courtesy.”

At first glance, it was a normal conversation, but the man's expression was
not good. He turned and looked at the butler at the town house.

“Then Dahlia Pesterose will also come, right?”

“Maybe.”

"Damn it. Too much work. I have to deal with Argel and Kelsion this time.”

He was one of the cards the Holy Empire kept secretly in the Frederic
Empire. No one ever doubted his injustice, because he had no activity until
now and was merely loyal to the Frederic Empire. It was a card that I saved
so much, and it was a person who would not use it until the end unless it
was really necessary. But this time he also received orders. Not long ago,
His Holiness and another god visited him.

This was the first time he had met the great pope in person, so he was
somewhat thrilled.

In addition, this Pope was truly the great man who made the papacy to the
point of omnipresence. Now that the nobleman has fallen into the hands of
the great pope, the pope's fanatics, whose restraining powers have
disappeared, are getting more and more momentum. They were tolerated
whatever they did in the Holy Empire in the name of God. The present Pope
who gave them such power was God, and his words were the temple.
Nothing else mattered.

However, I felt a strange air current that I would not know for some reason
from other believers who came with the Pope's Holiness. He looked like
something dissatisfied and overwhelmed. Even when he was in front of
him, he expressed blatant dissatisfaction.

"Holy, I don't understand."

“We do not accept refutations.”

“Aren't we just forced to bring Dahlia Pesteroz? When one of the limbs is
cut off, the female figure is also••••••”

'Are you disobeying God's words now?'

His Holiness's voice was sharpened. Only then the other believers shut their
mouths and closed their eyes.

“You are overly disrespectful. ”

Even after speaking so coldly, he smiled at the young man who was
disappointed. Inwardly he admired His Holiness's mercy.

"Instead, you can find Kelsion and Argel on your own and kill them."

Only then was a smile on the young man's mouth. Thus, the story of the two
was organized, and his Holiness gave him two orders.

at first.

"Let them pay the price for those who have betrayed Seong-guk."

I was able to accept this far. He was also a man of the Holy Empire, and he
thought he had to get rid of the traitors.

But the second one.

“This to Dalia Pesteroz. ”

What he received was a semi-solid object that looked like a sticky spatula.
There was nothing to say about why it was giving or how to deliver it.
However, I felt a faint sexual power from the inside.
'You must have an idea for everyone.'

He just needs to obey. It's not that difficult to approach one girl.

'I have to kill Kelsion first.'

He too recently became too annoyed by Kelsion, who was pretending to be

an old loyal next to the emperor. I had prepared it in advance, and I was
going to finish it at the ball at once.

***

The day of the treaty renewal came three weeks later. It is not long before
Aceras officially entered the Frederic Empire to sign the Dabi-Gatran
Treaty. At the same time, the prom to commemorate Le Wayne's return to
the capital came the day after tomorrow.

Around the same time, the Pesteroz mansion met an unexpected and
unexpected guest. The number of people who could suddenly come to the
Duke family was very limited. However, none of them have confused
Dahlia and Hikan as they are now.

Dahlia heard the news and came down to the parlor. Hikan had already
arrived, but he looked like the person he really didn't want to be here in the
world. When he saw the dahlias arrived, his complexion became as bright
as his fingernails.

“… … dahlia."

But Dahlia was so amazed and embarrassed that he couldn't even see him in
his arduous call. Dahlia blankly called for a guest.

“Your Majesty the Prince?”

It was Leonard, who was just 20 years old, sitting across from Hikan and
waving his hand at Dahlia comfortably. He laughed at the dahlia happily.
He was still not handsome, but he was much taller and had lighter freckles,
and now he was quite worth seeing.
“Ah, dahlia. long time no see. You were really big.”

“Is that so?”

Dahlia felt a little better. This is because Leonard was the only one who told
her that she was tall as soon as she saw her in a long time.

But even now, at the age of 20, he hasn't changed at all from when he first
met him, so he was still busy looking for his own happiness no matter how
the imperial family went. For example, he was surprisingly still in love with
Adriana. It's a really great tenacity. Dahlia was a little far from thinking
about the future of this empire when he became the next Great Emperor.

Leonard, not knowing what Dahlia was thinking, shook his hand toward
Hikan.

“Ah, Hikan. You can go now. I have a story to talk to Dahlia.”

Hikan looked at the dahlia behind him, and shook his head, clenching his
teeth.

“… … no. I will be with Dahlia.”

“Well, then anyway.”

Leonard said it didn't matter. Dahlia tilted her head with a puzzled
expression as she sat next to Hikan.

“Do you have anything to tell me?”

"Hey."

Leonard looked seriously, grabbed his knees and tilted his upper body
forward.

“You, do you know a little about the man next to your father, Kelsion?”

"Yes? Yeah?"
Dahlia tilted her head in response to a completely unexpected question.
Leonard struck his hand.

“Ah, I guess you don’t know. Then it's okay.”

“What is it?”

If you say that, I'm curious again. Dahlia tilted her head.

“Oh, that… … .”

Leonard, whose mouth was light, confessed as soon as he asked.

“That's right, I'm actually a little annoyed by him. For some reason, my
eyes are dimmed and it doesn’t seem like a person. You know that?"

Half a year of the map language that Kelsion was next to the emperor.
Dahlia was also concerned about him, so Leonard would, of course.

“By the way, my father stole a story that he said he was still hiding
something. They don't say what it is until the end.”

"Alas… … .”

I have never heard of such a story.

'Isn't brainwashing able to bring out all the stories in my heart?'

How great is a secret that is hidden after being completely seized? Dahlia
pondered for a moment, then realized something strange. But why are you
telling the story to yourself now? Did you read the question, Leonard said.

“Just, when you look around me, everyone is good at talking to you. Is there
any way for you?”

“… … I'm sorry, but I don't.”

'It was such a simple reason... … .’

It was too much to think that Leonard would have a great reason or power.
Leonard shrugged to see if it wasn't exactly what he expected.

"like that. I'm sorry.”

“I often go for night walks these days, and the same person keeps going
back and forth in front of the room. My father is also a father, but that
person was also really worried because he wanted to try hard.”

What did you say now?”

Hikan, who was listening to his forehead next to him, responded to the
words and removed his hand.

Leonard stared at him as if he were saying why.

“Someone keeps wandering in front of him. But nowadays, it's not there
again. Why? Is it a big deal?”

“Do you know?”

"no. Maybe he was invited by his father?”

“Why are you talking about that now… … .”

Hikan rattled as if it was about to explode.

“Did you see the face?”

Leonard tilted his head to see if he couldn't understand his reaction.

"no. I'm writing something upside down. But what's wrong with it?”

Leonard, too, was Leonard no matter how much time passed. Dahlia
sincerely realized his true power.

As soon as he let Leonard go, Hikan touched his forehead and fell in deep
thought.
“I won’t allow any confidential access rights even if that prince later
becomes the imperial emperor.”

Dahlia also agreed. But it was hard to see why Hikan fell into despair like
that.

'I'm curious.'

Dahlia looked at Hikan. He pretended he hadn't seen it, and he looked away.
Dahlia made eye contact with him, often moving in the direction his gaze
was directed. Eventually, Hikan gave up. He said, touching his forehead.

"okay. You can say it.”

“Oh my brother, is it so big that who came and went in front of him?”

“… … Dahlia, the Imperial Palace is the center of this imperial security and
an inviolable realm. It is never an area where people from the Holy Empire
can enter.”

"Ah… … .”

“Of course, he would not be a Seonggukman, and according to the words of

the Crown Prince, he could not have been invited by his Majesty the
Emperor. If so, he must be one of the nobles in this country.

Why did he approach Kelsion? Probably, it's likely the Holy Empire's
blowout.”

“The most important thing is that if you come from a noble in this country,
you can always approach you.”

'that… … That's how it works.'

Dahlia only understood why Hikan was so overreacting. Hikan was deeply
contemplated and then woke up from his seat. Dahlia looked up at him as
he rose up while sitting.
“First of all, I have to do a thorough investigation of the other employees of
the Imperial Palace.

Leonard, the only witness at this point, says he hasn't even seen his face, so
if the answer doesn't come out there, he'll have no choice but to pursue
Kelsion.”

“His mind is getting weaker these days. I'm worried that I'm going to
provoke it and go crazy.”

“Oh my brother, maybe… … ”

Hikan looked back at Dahlia with a sad glance.

“Would you like to visit Kelsion? no way."

"nevertheless… … .”

"No."

Dahlia flinched at the frightening eyes she encountered after a long time.
Immediately, Hikan's eyes shook.

“… … dahlia."

Hikan squatted in front of the sofa on which Dahlia was sitting and made
eye level with her. Now dahlias are all grown up, but Hikan always did that,
as if it were a scary habit. How old will Dahlia look like in his eyes?
Sometimes Dahlia was curious about that.

Hikan squatted, looking at the floor, sighing and raising his head to make
eye contact with Dahlia. He said, tapping Dahlia's cheek slightly.

"I'm sorry. I don't like you being in danger.”

"Yeah."

“You know my heart?”

Dahlia nodded. Hikan continued.

“Then are you going to Kelsion?”

“I won’t go.”

Hikan smiled to see if he was satisfied only then. Then he quickly left the
parlor, talking with the butler.

Dahlia looked behind him, then went to the window and saw his carriage go
to the Imperial Palace.

“… … What do we do?"

This was a story I had never experienced while playing the original.
Because Kelsion wasn't originally under the emperor. To be sure, I have no
choice but to draw a horse from Kelsion directly as Hikan said.

At that time, Dahlia's thoughts went somewhere and reached.

'Maybe Lewain knows.'

He has gone back countless times, so maybe he knows. Who is the real hell
out of the Holy Empire?

'Let's ask by letter.'

It didn't seem like a bad idea. I don't know what will confuse Dahlia's mind
if she goes to meet again.

'It would be okay to meet Kelsion with Cedric.'

Kelsion's dim eyes came to mind. Dahlia continued to get caught up in him.
If it weren't for him, he would never betray the Holy Empire. Even though I
knew there was no reason for that, I felt guilty.

Besides, Dahlia knows by playing the original. How to get the truth out of
the brainwashed Kelsion.
'What is he hiding?'

Isn't that the secret of Aceras in relation to the Darby-Gatran Treaty? My

worries deepened.

'Let's send a letter first, and then think about going to the ball that Mr. Le
Wayne opens.'

Dahlia shook her head.

The reply to the letter did not arrive until the morning of the prom. Dahlia
hurriedly opened the letter while the maids were tying their hair. The clean
font caught my eyes.

[To Ms. Dalia Pesteroz

Ms. Dahlia, this is Le Wayne Blouport.

Your letter was well received.

Unfortunately, I cannot tell you on that matter. It's not because I'm sorry
you didn't call me father. (Of course, that's sad.)

The reason I can't say anything is because the decision within me has not
yet been fully resolved.

The more I talk about the past episodes, the more the world becomes aware
of my being as a returner.

In other words, the world itself becomes conscious of the regression.

Aceras is already gradually realizing his inertia.

The more I talk about in past episodes, the more likely others will.

I am afraid of the world when everyone realizes the past. It is even more so
because it is the last difference to me. I hope you understand me.
However, I will protect you so that no matter what happens, it will not hurt
you.

P.s.

Kelsion, as it is now, will pose no threat to anyone.

Le Wayne Blouport Dream.]

“What letter do you read so hard?”

“Oh no!”

Dahlia hurriedly folded the letter and put it in her bag. Adriana laughed.

“How about this dress, Dahlia? Isn't it cool?”

This time, Adriana appeared completely sharpened when choosing a dress.

It seems that the fight against Merida was quite shocking. Fortunately, her
efforts paid off, so I was able to choose a dress that Dahlia liked very much.
Dahlia smiled and nodded.

“The prettiest in the world.”

“I like Dahlia, so I like it.”

Adriana laughed lightly. Looking at that bright face, I thought I was good at
trying to change everyone.

Dahlia rethinked Lewain's letter. Although he did not get the information he
was looking for through this letter, he learned unexpected facts about his
abilities. The more he intervenes in this world, the more everyone realizes
the past. Well, without such restrictions, it was too deceptive.

'Mr. Le Wayne is afraid.'

Dahlia, who had no idea what his fears were, became sad again. She
thought that too sometimes. How will everyone react if one day, they know
that they have possessed the world in the game.
Wouldn't he be angry that he pretended not to know who he was and what
future he was going to be?

Now Adricia smiles at Dahlia, but will she smile at that time too? So what
should Dahlia say?

'Of course, I don't think Cedric-sama cares, but… … .’

For some reason, even if he hears the story.

Yes, I see, Dahlia. So when will you marry me?”

It seems to come out like this. Dahlia smiled for nothing. Even though I
made an appointment with Hikan first, I decided to go with Cedric for this
ball. Because today I was really going to talk about Dahlia's abilities and
answer his confession.

'It's an important day.'

Dahlia strengthened her will and clenched her fist. It’s a confession of
competence. … .

“Dahlia, my face turned red. Is it hot inside?”

“Oh no! OK!"

Just thinking about it, my heart pounded. I'm not sure about it yet. If you
ask him if he really likes it or can't bear it, that's not the case. But I couldn't
imagine that Cedric wasn't there, and Cedric believed it would. I thought I
couldn't put off any more.

'When will I like it?'

After all, it would be better to go to the end of the ball, right? If you give a
big answer from the beginning, it will be too awkward throughout the ball.
While Dahlia spreads her imagination on her own, the maids suddenly fell.

It was time for the ball to begin. Again, Adisha, who went with Hikan, left
with a bored look. There were times when I imagined that the two were
going well, but seeing that there was no progress so far, it seemed that
Adisha had to give up becoming a new sister.

'no. It's still too early to give up.'

When Dahlia made a strange decision, the door opened and Cedric arrived.
As soon as he saw the dahlia, he laughed like a flower. A gorgeous blonde
and a beautiful face. In particular, it seemed that the figure of beauty
doubled when he was conquered because of the ball. Every time I think I've
gotten used to it, it's the appearance that reduces Dahlia's immune system.

“Dahlia, it’s been a while.”

And reach out your hand. As always. Dahlia grabbed the hand and laughed.

***

The two had a place to stop for a while before going to the ballroom. This is
because Dahlia decided to visit Kelsion. Cedric, who decided to help her,
secretly summoned a wagon, exited the mansion, and headed for the
imperial palace.

After a while, the two arrived in front of an attic in the Imperial Palace.
This was Kelsion's accommodation. There is quite a distance from the royal
palace, but Leonard said it was a night walk, and I couldn't figure out how
far he was going.

'Mr. Lewein said Kelsion would not harm me.'

Knowing the future, this would be the best intervention he could do to

evade the world's surveillance.

Then I could believe it.

“Dahlia, I'll check it before I go in. Are you really trying to get rid of his
brainwashing?”

Cedric looked at Dahlia and said.

“I asked my dad, but my mind is at the limit anyway, so I'm going to be
relieved soon. It would be better to release it before that. When the
brainwashing is lifted, his soul will recover a little.”

That was enough. Dahlia nodded. Cedric frowned on his nose as if he were
decent.

“But I’m worried that you’ll see the rough shape for no reason.”

"It's okay."

“As you said, most of the brainwashing on Kelsion is by himself. So even if

we turn it off, there will be no special side effects for us.

Dahlia nodded resolutely. Then Cedric opened the door locked with the key.

Kelsion sat on his knees on the floor, looking out the window. Then I felt
popular and turned my gaze and looked at them. But there was still no light
in his eyes. Cedric paid attention to Dahlia and got closer first. He focused
his attention by popping his hand and making a crackling sound.

“Kelsion.”

“Yes, your Majesty.”

“I'm not really interested in what happens to this... … .”

Cedric looked at Dahlia for the last time with a small sigh, bent his upper
body and whispered into his ear.

“[Awaken.]”

Even with just one word, there was a strong energy inside. The curtain
lifted from the hazy Kelsion's eyes and the light returned. At the same time,
he took a deep breath so that he could hear a humming sound. The
memories of half a year that I had forgotten in the meantime seemed to
come. Soon he covered his face and groaned and suffered.
Cedric put his hand over his head. When he applied the light pain relief
magic, Kelsion seemed a little real. Soon tears flowed from his eyes.

“… … Article 7}... … .”

“I was wrong. I made you suffer and betrayed my fellow and God for not
being able to cleanse you of your sins.”

When he finished speaking, he continued to cry like a child. As Lewain

said, there was no intention of attacking. Cedric saw Dahlia and signaled
that it was okay to come closer. Dahlia took a deep breath and got close to
him. And squatted in front of him.

'… … Adisha, sorry. I'll take some of your lines.'

In the original Aceras Route, she had once calmed down Adisha's
brainwashing failure and the raging Kelsion. Dahlia was thinking of
borrowing a little bit of the line at that time. Good Adrisha will understand
everything.

“Kelsion, raise your head.”

Kelsion was soaked in tears and raised his head. Cedric was watching him
with his arms crossed next to him. Dahlia slowly spoke.

“Aceras is not your god.”

“What kind of god tells his believer to sin?”

"But… … .”

“Sin can be washed with good deeds. It's not too late yet. Help Asheras no
longer mislead people with false beliefs.”

I was a little embarrassed because it was Adisha's line. Dahlia endured the
burning of her cheeks for no reason, and grabbed Kelsion's hand.

“Kelsion, you have to go back to the Holy Land. Everyone can be happy.”
This was not Adisha's line, but Dahlia's heart. If he falls down to the Aceras
route, he will no longer be the Pope of the Holy Land. At that time, Kelsion
may be forgiven and be able to go to the Holy Land.

'Of course, after paying all the remaining charges here.'

Gradually, a hazy light of hope began to appear in Kelsion's eyes. Dahlia

continued.

“Someone from Sung Kook is aiming for you and Argel. You have to
protect your colleague, Kelsion.”

Only then did his eyes find the right light. Dahlia said urgently without
missing the time.

“Tell me what Aceras is decorating.”

Kelsion hesitated for a long time. It was natural for him to betray the
divinity that he believed was the truth for his whole life. Dahlia waited
patiently. Finally, Kelsion opened his mouth.

“What he dreams of… … The fall of this Frederic Empire.”

Cedric's lips twisted. Kelsion clenched his trembling fist and said.

“To this end, when he renewed the Treaty of Darby-Gatran… … You are
preparing for a bombardment of power that will blow up this Imperial
Palace.”

“Oh my God.”

Cedric sighed. Dahlia couldn't even speak and froze as it was.

Kelsion bowed his head deeply. Dahlia woke up and patted his shoulder.

“Thank you for telling me. There are still people who are aiming for you, so
be careful... … ”

“Wait, Dahlia.”
Cedric said sharply. Dahlia looked back. Cedric's gaze was not toward her,
but toward the wall. With his hand outstretched, he clenched his fist in the
air. Then there was a loud sound like exploding outside the hallway. When
Dahlia got up in fright, Cedric touched her shoulder.

“Don’t come out, stay here. It might be dangerous.”

He still looked into the air, muttering the formulas in his mouth, and then
quickly stepped out of the room. Before leaving the room completely,
Cedric saw Dahlia look at him and nodd slightly, even with an anxious
expression. Only then was my mind settled. He even memorized the
formula. I heard an explosion again. This time, there was also a man's
scream.

'You caught it.'

Cedric swung his hand for the last time. I had a slight headache, but I
ignored it. It was more urgent to protect Dahlia than that.

As I quickly turned around the corner of the hall, I saw a man sitting down
with a burn on his arm. He was a young nobleman in his late twenties. I've
seen it a few times at the ball, but I can't remember the name. Sometimes I
felt disgusting when I got close, but I didn't think I was a man of the Holy
Empire. He exclaimed, struggling.

“Well, I don’t know anything!”

"okay. I knew you would say that.”

The man's eyes flashed to see if he intuition was wrong. He took a marble
from his bosom and threw it into the attic of Kelsion where the Dahlias
were.

Cedric made an impression and turned around, negating the magic in the
bead from the air. However, the gap between them could not be helped.
Cedric thought of the worst for a moment. The man who thought he would
attack right away took something out of his arms and threw it at him.
“Fuck, even this… … .”

Cedric tried to defend with magic, but it was first to seep into the body. It
was a sticky, slime-like substance like green jelly. Without even realizing it,
it was absorbed into the body.

Cedric hurriedly scanned the absorbed location with magical power. But
nothing felt. Instantly he thought of the worst.

If he runs away from here, what about dahlias?

As he was contemplating whether he should commit suicide right away, the

man in front of him pulled out the scroll in his arms and tore it. Without
stopping, he disappeared straight away.

'Oh, damn it. It doesn’t work.’

Cedric brushed his hair annoyingly. And waited for a while. But nothing
happened. There was no conflict between divine and magical powers inside
his body. It was just quiet.

“Cedric?”

Then, Dahlia carefully stepped out of the door.

“… … Are you okay?"

Cedric waited a little longer. But again nothing happened. Only then he
nodded.

"Huh. Perhaps."

"thank God."

At that moment, Dahlia smiled brightly. Cedric thought he was fortunate to

be crazy.
"sorry. I missed the culprit. I looked at the face so I can find it later... … .”

“It's okay, Cedric. I'm glad you didn't get hurt.”

Dahlia said with a serious look back. Cedric swallowed what he was trying
to say. The aftermath of just overusing magic remained a headache. He
slightly regretted the effort without restraint.

'… … I have to live long.' To live long with Dahlia.

Dahlia often ran and stood in front of Cedric. She raised her hand and
touched his forehead. Cedric still beats so fast that it hurts her heart
whenever she does.

“… … It looks painful.”

“It’s okay.”

Cedric laughed. But Dahlia looked at the smile and seemed to make a
decision. She resolutely took his hand and dragged him to any empty room.
It was an ordinary room with a long sofa. Dahlia sat him on the couch,
stood in front of him, and looked down at Cedric.

“Cedric-sama, I actually haven't told Cedric anything yet.”

She removed the ring from her hand. Cedric was watching her, not knowing
what she was going to do.

***

Dahlia felt intuition. This is the only chance to reveal his abilities to Cedric
and purify him. So I removed the ring without thinking more.

“Cedric, are you tired or have any headaches lately?”

Cedric was leaning on the sofa with his chin loosely squeezed, as if the
aftereffects of the battle had not completely gone away. The head and front
that were distorted in the aftermath of the magic also caught my eye. He
smiled with long blinking eyes.
“I’m having a hard time in the morning these days… … .”

After all, now was the right time. Dahlia already flinched with her hands.
Cedric laughed and caught Dahlia. Then, gently closing his eyes, he looked
at the dahlia.

“So why did you remove the ring?”

"that… … .”

Now is the time to finally get to the point. Dahlia's heart pounded.

“Cedric, I… … Didn't Cedric ask you how to be with me and that, that, that
kind of relationship?”

“Yes, I did.”

“In order to do that, you have to know me well, right?”

“… … Yes, it is.”

“I actually have a secret.”

Actually, it's not one, but you have to start with one step. Cedric tilted his
head.

"What?"

Dahlia was going to show it with actions instead of words. She plunged
herself by the long sofa on which Cedric was sitting. Cedric flinched
visibly. He put his hand on his chin down and turned to see the dahlia.

Dahlia didn't miss the time, pulling his hands over his knees and placing
them on it. Cedric stared at Dahlia's knees and said in a more submerged
voice than before.

“Dahlia, if you come out so positively, I'm still ready to go… … ”

Dahlia reached out and grabbed Cedric's hands tightly. There was silence
between the two for a while. I felt it when I was purifying Meldon in the
past, but it was difficult to know if the purification was going well, not as a
shame. By the way… … .

'… … Why is there no response? Is it not going well?’

Dahlia glanced up and looked at Cedric's expression. He looked at his hand

held by Dahlia with a terrifyingly cool look. But for a while, Cedric fixed
Dahlia's hand and pulled it. And Dahlia put it on her cheek without even
getting it dry. His eyes twitched, and his long eyelashes shook. He spit out a
distressing little groan, rubbing her cheeks in her hand.

Dahlia was feeling weird again. Cedric's mood right now was really, too
dangerous.

“… … Ha.”

Then he let go of Dahlia's hand with a small sigh. He sighed, touching his
eyes with his hands. Then I beckoned to her to fall. Dahlia blinked in
embarrassment at the unexpected reaction.

“Is it not working?”

“… … no. I think I'll want to kiss if there's more.”

Dahlia didn't know how to react, and then, with her face turned red, she
pulled back little by little, as Cedric said, and stepped back. Then I opened
my arms awkwardly. Cedric looked at Dahlia as if what he meant. She
stuttered.

“The kiss is still but… … About hugs... … .”

"Ah."

Immediately, Cedric's eyes changed. Without giving Dahlia a chance to say

anything, he quickly rolled her back and lifted her up and sat on her lap.
Then she buried her head on her exposed neck and breathed in the field.
At best, Dahlia, who thought about the degree of a hug she had with the
emperor, was embarrassed and her head turned white. However, Cedric was
just putting his hands on his back with the thought that he had to cleanse his
chin so desperately to hang on her.

Cedric calmed down after a while and sat down the bright red-faced Dahlia
by the side of the road. Then he put his face on both hands again. A softer
voice than usual flowed between my hands.

“… … Yes, that's your ability.”

“Somehow my father kept trying to connect with you

“… … Didn't you know?”

Last time I thought I knew Dahlia's hand.

“Of course I knew it for the first time.”

“But last time… … .”

“Oh, then.”

Cedric immediately understood what she was talking about.

“It’s just like you’re about to fall… … .” He exhaled again long.

As the heat gradually subsided, the dahlia became a little sulky. Because he
doesn't seem to like it as much as I thought. She found the ring, put it back
on, and said awkwardly.

“Am I doing something useless?”

“… … no. Sorry. I was just upset. Even now, there are so many people who
are aiming for you... … .”

Cedric looked at Dahlia after a long, dry face. His eyes were as serious as
never before.
“Dahlia, I only want to ask for one, but please listen.”

Originally, I never accepted this request before listening to the content, but
Cedric's expression was so serious that I couldn't help it. She nodded.

“… … Yeah."

“If you change your mind… … Or, even if the decision is difficult and you
decide not to be a lover with me, let me continue to protect you.”

"Ah… … .”

“I am saying that you look too dangerous. If I refuse, I can't help but... … .”

There was no reason to hesitate more. Dahlia hurriedly nodded and grabbed
Cedric's hand. Cedric was embarrassed again, trying to withdraw his hand,
and quickly calmed down when there was no energy.

Only then he laughed and said what Dahlia was expecting.

“Thank you, Dahlia. It's a great ability. It's a moment, but something I can't
even imagine... … It was the world.”

Dahlia was also relieved. Cedric also found room again. She looked at him
and thought.

'Although I wasn't thinking, I was thinking of answering.'

Listening to the lover's story, I remembered one answer she hadn't yet said.
I was still hesitant to talk about it. Is this really a choice without regrets?
Wouldn't it be over a river that is irreversible?

Cedric was watching her quietly. Then I smiled.

“Dahlia, are you trying to answer the last words?”

Dahlia, caught in her stomach, was surprised to see Cedric.

“There is no need to answer because it is too much.”

"that… … .”

“I want you to talk when you feel confident.”

I spoke so softly, but I couldn't say more. Dahlia also knew. That she herself
is not fully prepared yet. She nodded carefully.

“As soon as possible… … .”

“Yes, yes.”

Cedric said casually and playfully.

“By the way, it's a little unfair. I am not in love because of this, but I have to
pay attention to the people who fall in love with this.

“The reason Aceras is obsessed with you strangely is because he knows

your abilities. There seems to be one thing that is only hidden from me
during the meeting... … .”

Cedric frowned and brushed his hair roughly.

It turns out that Cedric doesn't even know my abilities and how can I... …
?’

Dahlia asked carefully.

“Then why did you think Aceras did that to me?”

“I just thought I was in love at first sight. like me."

“Because you can do that.”

I didn't seem to have any doubts that there might be other reasons for
obsessing with Dahlia. She laughed out of shame.

“Cedric is special.”
It meant that I didn't fall in love at first sight like Cedric, but after I said it,
it sounded weird. Cedric laughed at the same time.

“I’m glad that’s the case.”

“… … Ah."

“Thank you for telling me the secret. It must have been an important issue.”

Dahlia nodded. Then he told the emperor what he heard. It is said that his
abilities are affected by the affinity he has with his purifying opponent.
Cedric listened to the story with a serious expression and immediately
pointed to the point.

“Then your strength won't work for Asheras.”

“Yes, maybe.”

“If he knows about that, it will feel like the only line that has been hanging
so far has collapsed. In trouble.”

“But he’s aiming for you now… … They are preparing for a divine
bombing to destroy the empire.”

Dahlia felt dizzy when she recalled what Kelsion had just heard. She
understood why Kelsion had been shutting her mouth all the way to the end.
It was because of too much guilt.

The end of the original Aceras route only states that there is a war, but
exactly what happens is not described. Filling in that void was what Kelsion
had just described, the "sacred terrorism."

‘What the hell, what happened to the Frederic Empire after that ending…
… ?’

It was dizzy just by thinking.

“… … My God, war. It's not so real. I hope this will be the last time with
him.”
Cedric's eyes sank a little. If Kelsion's words were true, this would be a big
deal that wasn't in this imperial history.

“I have to borrow my father's staff and talk to him.”

Dahlia hesitated for a moment, then said.

“… … There is someone who needs another one.”

She leaned towards Cedric and said seriously. Cedric couldn't hold up his
eyes for a long time and was quickly captured.

"who?"

“In this regard, Duke Bleuport will be the biggest key right now. I want you
to believe what he said.”

'To stop this war, I need Mr. Lewain's help.'

Upon hearing Kelsion's words, Dahlia felt intuition. Without Lewain who
knows the future, this fight will come with huge sacrifices.

***

At the same time, the man who immediately attacked Cedric settled on the
patronage of the Duke of Bleuport. Anyway, I knew that this was useless
when I saw Cedric's face, but I had no choice because I had set the
coordinates here for the first time.

'At first, 1% has penetrated.'

That scroll had to be refreshed with a 1 percent chance of writing it. So,
although I was hoping there would be nothing to write until the end. Of
course, even though he survived with a probability of 99

percent, the only path left for him is the dew of the brilliant death penalty. If
he didn't want to die, he had to flee to the castle as quickly as possible. If
you go there, His Holiness will save him. Unless you can't find out that
you've made this ridiculous mistake.
He just remembered what he had done and kicked his tongue.

'Damn, it was originally supposed to be used for Dahlia Pesterose... … .’

I was in a hurry, so I wrote it to Cedric. I had a belated regret, but I couldn't

help it. If you don't find it, stop. He made a call that he had already
succeeded. There was no way for others to check, and he turned to the
thought of quickly exiting the mansion. However, at the same time as he
turned around, he encountered an enormous human character. Obviously,
even though I set a remote place where no one would come, as a moving
coordinate. It was unexpected, but he smiled brilliantly. He grabbed the
burned arm and made a painful sound.

“… … I accidentally got burned while playing here. Could you ever call a
doctor?”

“That's difficult.”

A hard answer came back. The young man only noticed that the man in
front of him was Duke of Le Wayne Bleuport.

“… … what's the reason?"

“Because I promised Dahlia Pesteroz Young-ae that I would protect her.”

Before the young man could even read the meaning behind the words, his
vision quickly fell. At the same time, I felt a great pain in the back of my
hand on the side that was not burned.

“Ahhhhhh!”

He sat down and screamed. Then, trembling in pain, he looked at the back
of his hand. I saw the handle of the sword protruding over the back of my
hand. The lower blade was stuck on the floor.

“I have no regrets for you. It's a bit boring.”

Even with the back of a man's hand stubborn, Lewain looked down at him
without any expression. It was abominable and abominable, but on the one
hand, it was terrifying. It's because the human in front of you didn't feel like
the same human being. It feels like you are dealing with a huge natural
disaster, or a mountain or rock.

“Uh, how did you know I was here?”

He smacked his teeth and said. Instead of answering, Lewain offered

options.

“You have two options. The first is to go to this imperial guard and confess
your sins. The second is to keep staying here with me. It's clear which one
will do you better.”

The young man answered silently, and Lewain read the answer. He nodded.
And said it out loud.

"watch!"

"Damn it."

Now it's all over. The young man gave up and slit his head with his left
hand.

Le Wayne went through strict transport procedures and sent the young man
to the guard and was alone in thought. When Dahlia appeared in front of
him, the round he was going through was overturned. It is still following the
rough pattern similarly. Even the plans that Asheras is preparing for the last
time. But I couldn't figure out what would happen in the future.

At that time, someone appeared through the grass. Due to countless

recurrences, Lewain knew that there was only one person he could meet in
the bush at this time. He looked back. And I saw Adisha walking this way.
She was looking at him with a somewhat suspicious look.

“… … I just got a call from His Majesty Cedric. Probably this coordinate. I
thought I'd miss it because it was late... … How does your Excellency,
Duke of Bleuport... … ?”
She frowned on one eyebrow. This was the first time she saw herself in this
meeting with such a glance.

Le Wayne felt a little fresh. This, too, was a gift from Dahlia to him.

“… … Mr. Duke?”

Adisha called him in a slightly embarrassed voice. Lewain nodded.

“Yes, tell me.”

“Before us… … Here… … Have you ever met like this?”

Lewain held his breath for a moment. But after a while, he shook his head.

“It won’t happen.”

“Are you sure? I must have misunderstood.”

“It can be. Stop going in.”

“… … Yeah."

As she tried to leave, she touched the tree and looked back.

“If I missed him, the dahlia would have become dangerous. Thank you for
protecting him.”

"Fine. I didn't do it for you.”

If it was someone you didn't know, it would sound like a sibijo. However,
Adisha did not look back.

When she was completely out of sight, he looked down at his hand.

'Even with this level of intervention... … .’

Even to this extent, Adisha recalled some recurring memories. He clenched

his fist. What are you so afraid of? A lot more intervention would be
required to protect Dahlia in the final fight against Aceras.

'It's a divine power terror that will blow up the Imperial Palace.'

Since that young man has appeared, Aceras is likely to do the same thing
this time. Lewain slowly blinked his tired eyes.

'I want to see Miss Dalia.'

The only precious thing he has brought into this world now remains.

I heard the sound of a carriage from a distance. Cedric and Dahlia seemed
to be returning to the ballroom. Lewain smiled for the first time.

***

Dahlia and Cedric finally arrived at the ballroom. I went to the imperial
palace right from the mansion's waiting room, so this is the first time I've
been to the ballroom in Blueport.

The ballroom was full of people all over. Even if everyone thought about
the accident of the former Duke of Blueport, it seemed that they weren't
confident of the Duke and the Duke outright. Of course, for Dahlia, that
didn't matter at all right now. It seemed that Lewain wouldn't care about
who came or not anyway. There was only one thing Dahlia was afraid of
right now.

Cedric has already contacted the people of the Imperial Palace. So everyone
knew what had happened in the imperial palace in the meantime. Even
Kelsion blamed the last thing Asheras was making up.

Thanks to this, Dahlia has been restless since coming in. Her fear grew after
seeing Hikan approaching with terrifying momentum from far away.

'Bonamana... … You'll be very scolded!'

I promised that I would never go around Kelsion. As expected, as soon as

he saw dahlias, Hikan chewed his lips well enough to bleed and poured out
blame that he couldn't do with his eyes. And when he finally came to the
front, when he took her to an empty room and closed the door.

"dahlia-!"

The expected shout burst. Dahlia closed her eyes tightly.

"I'm sorry."

“I, I said so… … !”

Hikan grabbed Dahlia's shoulder tightly. His upset was conveyed, and tears
circulated for nothing.

“… … I'm sorry."

Cedric, who followed as if for granted, looked at Dahlia's face and turned
his face off.

“Do it right, Hikan. I asked for it and followed it.”

“Shut your mouth, Majesty the Prince. I can't forgive you right now.”

“Oh, you're so good that you couldn't get anything out of Kelsion?”

Cedric was impatient and sarcastic. Hikan glared at him while grinding his
teeth. However, Cedric was the spout of hell as much as Merida to stop.

“Dahlia is also an adult now. Why don't you do this or don't do that to
Dahlia at will? If you were going to pretend to be a real brother, didn't you
do it right the first time?”

It was an atmosphere that a fight was about to burst. At that time, Adisha,
approaching after finding the three, felt the seriousness of the situation and
spoke urgently.

“Are you going to fight between us here?”

“Your Excellency, Duke of Blueport, arrested the man who attacked the
Second Prince and ran away.

This is not the time... … .”

"That's right."

Lewain suddenly appeared behind Adriana.

“Oh my God.”

When Adisha appeared silently, he touched the heart of surprise. How did
you find and enter this room again? Le Wayne said shamelessly.

“If the two keep fighting, I will take Youngae Pesterose with me.”

“Who wants to be?”

“Don’t be bullshit.”

Hikan and Cedric glared at Lewain with bitter eyes. In the meantime,
Lewain was loosening the bandages to see if everything was healed. The
face was still dull without an expression.

“As everyone is gathered like this, I will declare it to Lee Cham.”

“Please stop.”

Cedric lamented, frowning seriously. When Lewain opens her mouth, she
seems annoyed. But Lewain opened her mouth without worrying about it.

“Dahlia Pesteroz Young-ae is my heart-born daughter. Everyone gives me

permission... … ”

“Ahhh!”

Dahlia's anti-horsepower was now limited. She couldn't stand it and struck
Lewain on the back with a sound. Le Wayne looked at Dahlia with a very
unhappy expression, but only a few more backs were hit.
“Mr. Le Wayne, stop talking! And!"

Dahlia couldn't stand it any longer and looked back at everyone and
shouted.

“Please stop fighting. I’m sick of it!”

“… … dahlia."

"that… … .”

“I was wrong! Is it done now?”

Dahlia walked away alone. His back was like a rabbit with heartache. The
rest of the people looked at them in vain. Adrisha, who was unhappy alone,
covered her face with a sincere disgusting expression.

“… … Should I go find it?”

“Even if I see you, I will be angry… … .”

"still… … .”

“I haven't done anything wrong.”

Only Lewain spoke shamelessly. However, everyone had no energy to

refute it. Eventually, the four went to find Dahlia. She was screaming at
someone with an angry expression on the balcony that had the door open.

“No, so isn’t it really too much? I also have an idea... … . You just have to
be angry with me. … .”

“Our lady is all right. Now, eat this and make you feel better.”

“Mr. Meldon treats him the same way.”

“It’s still good.”

“… … it's delicious."
Meldon, who was screaming at her next to Dahlia, looked back at the four.
He touched his forehead at an angle that Dahlia would not notice, and
exaggerated sighing. At that moment, all four wanted to kill him fairly.

***

The ball at the Duke of Bleuport's mansion is over. Before the carriage to
return to the Pesteroz mansion departed, the two inside the carriage, Hikan
and Dahlia, did not say anything to each other. It was in this state all the
time. Intermittently, Hikan noticed Dahlia's attention. I knew that Dahlia
had to be solved with my head, but it was awkward to say. Because of the
person caught this time, it would be difficult to see it at home for a while.
Besides, she had a talk with Lewain before the end of the day. To do that, he
must first send Hikan, and he will certainly get it wrong. Dahlia, who
knows the character of Hikan, who is good at digging the ground, didn't
want to let him get hurt.

“… … dahlia."

Hikan quietly called her. The time was only now.

In the end, Dahlia took courage. She raised her head, looked straight at
Hikan, and said in a trembling voice.

“Oh, oh, oh, brother!”

Then he gently hugged his neck.

“I did it wrong. Let go of your anger!”

Dahlia, having released her arm straight away, quickly opened the door and
got out of the wagon before the wagon started.

“I'll see Mr. Lewain for a second! Go first!”

Hikan was staring at the dahlia with a stubborn face. I didn't get caught. She
thought this was an opportunity, waved her hand at him, and quickly ran to
the Blueport mansion. The voice of the confused coachman was heard from
behind.
“Oh, Mr. Duke! Are you crying now?”

“… … shut up."

'Isn't it the wrong thing to hear?'

Dahlia struggled to turn away and ran to the Blueport mansion. And in
amazement, he whispered to the butler at the Blueport mansion who met
him.

“Please call your Excellency, Duke of Blueport.”

Dahlia thought about the Kelsion incident.

'The end is really coming.'

According to the route that Lewain showed, all flags in the original work, in
other words, the chain causality of all the events he has fixed, will be cut off
if this case is passed well. From then on, the world was able to move freely
in the direction it was supposed to go again, in a direction where everyone
is happy.

Dahlia clenched her fist. The last case. That gave Dahlia a hint. 'Before
Aceras comes to this empire, we have to talk to Mr. Lewain.'

Without his cooperation, Dahlia will lose a precious person. She never
wanted to feel that way again.

Even though she didn't say a word and reappeared, Lewain wasn't
embarrassed at all. Rather, it was nice.

“Are you angry with me now?”

Dahlia shook her head right away.

“I’m a daughter again, don’t say anything.”

Lewain was gloomy again. Again, he brought a bunch of fruits and cakes
for dahlia. Dahlias rubbed some of the fruit they are now familiar with. Said
Le Wayne, staring at her without an expression.

“So what’s going on today? Do you have any more questions?”

“… … Duke.”

"Yes."

“The Duke said before. The only thing that couldn't get off the route was
Aceras.”

"That's right."

“Then, how to stop him on the last route of Asheras would have been seen
from another timeline, right?”

Lewain's eyes sank deeply. It's as if you're sinking under your

consciousness with your eyes open. Dahlia said without stopping.

“At the end of the Aceras route that the Duke showed us, it wasn't clear
why the war broke out.

Kelsion referred to it as a "sacred bombing." Does the Duke know how to

stop it?”

“Teach me how to stop him.”

Lewain was staring at Dahlia with a grim glance that couldn't read her
emotions. She confronted him head-on without avoiding his gaze. I
remember back in the day when Lewain told Dahlia to rescue Asheras.
Dahlia also thought a lot after that. But… … I couldn't. There were so many
more important people.

“Duke, Asheras tried to kidnap me twice. They are still aiming at me. Being
in a bad situation is not a reason for me to help him.”

This could never be compromised. Dahlia didn't mean that Asheras didn't
bother me at all. However, Dahlia had no intention of bearing any burden
on Aceras' fate. Even if Lewain called her to save everyone, she never
agreed. No matter how much Le Wayne tries to persuade her, it will be
useless. She made up her mind and looked at him.

“… … Then you can’t help it.”

Dahlia's pulse fell out of giving up too quickly. Lewain pushed her a plate
of tropical fruit that she was dipping.

“It's a bribe. Wouldn't this be possible?”

"No."

Le Wayne's shoulders drooped. After a while he said.

“If your daughter's will is, I will accept it.”

Although she looked at Dahlia pathetic, as if inciting sympathy, she ignored

it.

'I'm not a daughter in the first place... … .’

Dahlia hesitated whether or not to tell this story, then opened her mouth.

“I can’t save Aceras anyway.”

“Can I ask why?”

“My abilities are influenced by the feelings I have for the other person. It
doesn't work for people who don't like it.”

“… … Is that so."

Lewain responded slowly one beat. In a moment, a sadness that could not
predict the end passed on his face.

“That would be useless. After all, the ending without sacrifice... … .”

He paused in the middle and closed his eyes as if exhausted. Dahlia was
embarrassed because he didn't know the meaning. She looked at him and
said carefully.

“But the Duke is okay. If the Duke needs purification... … .”

“I am grateful for the favor, but my soul is so worn out that it can no longer
be corrupted. Please call me father rather.”

Dahlia was coughing. It was an euphemism of refusal. Then Lewain started

talking again.

“I understand your daughter's thoughts well. As you said, Asheras's plan

has never gone any further than this in several rounds. This is always the
last time.”

Dahlia opened her eyes. I knew it, but it was different to be confirmed.

“As you might expect, I'm reading all of his fixed behaviors through
countless regressions. It's a little different this time. As you appeared, his
goal became you, not Eustia. I cannot predict each and every one of his
changing behaviors. It will get harder and harder. But there are certainly
patterns that don't go away.”

“… … What is it?”

“I can't speak.”

Unexpectedly, a negative answer came back. Dahlia looked at him in

surprise. Le Wayne said vaguely.

“Miss Dahlia, I told you. I can't use the information I learned in the past
episodes in this world.”

“The more so, the more people in this world will recognize the existence of
a repetitive life.”

“… … No way, will other people regain their memories of the past and
become corrupted again as they used to be?”
“It won't. Sheep Dahlia has already saved their souls. Now their round is
over there.”

“Then why… … ?”

Dahlia said hesitantly.

“If the Duke doesn't help, this episode might be one of the many episodes
the Duke has seen and visited.”

Dahlia couldn't figure out how Aceras' divine terror would happen. Because
that part doesn't appear in the original. It was only Lewain who knew that.
If he didn't help Dahlia, I wasn't sure if everyone could join forces to stop
Asheras.

Lewain had no answer. Dahlia was struck by anxiety. She said quietly.

“I know what you're afraid of. Are you afraid that people blame the Duke?”

“I'm scared too. I'm afraid everyone will be disappointed with me if they
know I'm from a different world.”

Lewain glanced up and looked at Dahlia with a still unreadable look. She
said with trembling lips.

“But I will tell you too. Because they are precious people. Even if you are
disappointed with me, I will keep it.”

Lewain was silent for a while. He seemed to be groping a long time ago.
After that, he said.

"In fact… … Everyone knows nothing and a happy ending would be my

greed.”

Dahlia grasped the hem. Le Wayne said calmly.

“Ms. Dalia, you are wrong. I am not afraid of people's accusations now. I
have forgotten those feelings before.”
“Maybe that I keep shutting my mouth over and over again is a single
inertia that has been repeated countless times.”

Lewain got up, walked in front of Dahlia's sofa and knelt. He stopped
Dahlia from panicking and trying to get up.

“Ms. Dalia Pesteroz, the only thing in my world that is precious now is the
one I choose for myself. How can I refuse your request?”

“Because of my greed, I hesitated until the end. But if you really want to
stop Aceras... … I will accept that will too.”

Lewein said that and gestured for the back of Dahlia's hand. And when Dali
reached out her hand, she kissed her briefly. Like a knight's oath.

“Now I will stop Aceras for you. And I'll tell you everything I know.”

Dahlia couldn't know all of his thoughts, but he knew for sure that there was
a huge wave swaying within him now.

Lewain started talking again.

“First of all, what my daughter is most curious about is what the hell is
going on at this treaty renewal meeting before Aceras started the war?
About the details of divine terrorism.”

Dahlia nodded. Le Wayne, who knew how to answer right away,

unexpectedly grabbed his chin and thought about it, and then grabbed his
head.

Please wait a moment. How many times was that?”

“The 129th car? 152 car?”

A terrifying number passed by just listening. Dahlia was a little bit upset.

“Oh, I remembered an important issue.”

Le Wayne raised his head. Dahlia asked back in haste.

"really?"

"Yes. The end of divine terror is the death of all transcendental peoples
except Aceras and the fall of the Frederic Empire.”

“… … Yeah?',

Dahlia asked blankly. Lewain tilted his head as if what was wrong. Dahlia's
expression gradually grew tired.

'This, this is... … .’

I have a very, very, very ruined feeling... … .

“Well, why are you telling me what's so important now! Besides, that
doesn't even appear in <The Labyrinth of Ouroboros>!”

“If I chose that route, I thought that no one would like Aceras, so I took it
out randomly. Because of the nature of the game, I needed three male
protagonists.”

Somehow, the finish of only the Aceras route was strangely blurry. Dahlia
felt dizzy. Even after the bomb declaration, Lewein said with a smile alone.

"Fine. As long as I'm there, that ending won't happen.”

"Ahhh… … . Really, Duke... … !”

“Yes, your daughter.”

Dahlia ripped her head in Pesteroz' study, fully understanding the feelings
the emperor would have felt.

A long time later.

The communication between Lewain and Dahlia was more difficult than
that between dogs and humans.

Only then did Dahlia understand what he was trying to say.

“So, did the Duke have a way to stop divine terrorism?”

"Yes. But there will be sacrifices.”

“… … What does it mean?"

Lewain offered to teach him everything he knew, but he didn't say anything
for a long time.

"that's… … .”

Even with such luck, I quickly shut up. He shrugged his shoulders and
looked depressed.

“Miss Dahlia, you said. I could never forgive Asheras, so I couldn't even
save him.”

“… … Yeah."

Lewain glanced at Dahlia with guilt.

"If you don't save him, if your Majesty Cedric dies, will your will not
change?" The dahlia solidified as it was. Lewain's eyes, as if always
pursuing the distant past, had a gloomy glow.

“I know the ending of His Majesty Cedric after what Asheras will do.”

***

That night, the emperor was suffering from a headache in his office.

The one caught this time wasn't that deeply religious like the Frederick
Empire. He vomited all the information he knew before his death. The
problem is that none of that information is very valuable. I've never heard
of the green semi-solid form that Aceras gave Dahlia to use. I didn't even
know at all.

Kelsion's information was of course shocking. However, he did not even

know the detailed plans of Aceras. What I know for sure is that Asheras is
working on a huge plan to blow up this Frederic Empire.

'How the hell should I stop it... … .’

He was in a very sensitive state because he had not received the cleansing
of Dahlia properly recently.

‘Why the hell I didn’t talk earlier… … .’

He grunted and grabbed his head.

But then, unexpectedly, Lewain came in through the door of the office. The
emperor felt his blood pressure rise again when he saw the aides chasing
him, confused from behind. He soothed his anger by slapping the tasteless
tea into his stomach when it had cooled down.

“Le Wayne, damn it. What else is going on?”

But Lewain's condition was a little weird. Unlike his always overly brazen
and confident appearance, his gaze was deeply submerged in an
unprecedented melancholy. The emperor felt some weird energy and looked
at him with a frowned eye.

“… … Lewain?”

“Your Majesty the Respectful Emperor.”

“Yes, tell me.”

“I am actually a regressor.”

The emperor almost spit out the tea he was drinking.

***

Two days later, the morning was bright. Hikan was nervous like never
before. Dahlia, who came in late the night before, said nothing to his
nagging. Rather, he looked at him blankly, and suddenly looked like he was
crying. Hikan was forced to hug Dahlia. However, no matter how much I
investigated, I didn't tell you what was going on until the end.

'Is Dalia also shocked?'

As expected, he shouldn't be angry, Hikan regretted. Even at breakfast the

next day, Dahlia behaved as if nothing had happened yesterday, but her eyes
were still empty.

“My brother, do you know how to forgive someone who seems to never be
able to forgive?”

"If you don't know who you are, don't just forgive it."

Dahlia laughed. Then suddenly I got up.

“I still have to try.”

“… … If you want to.”

Last but not least, Dahlia was stuck in her room again and was troubled all
day. The Dahlia he knew wasn't the one to depress for so long. Hikan was
so weird that he hurriedly infiltrated Adriano into Dahlia's room. According
to her, Dahlia was sitting at her desk all day or lying on her bed and
pondering her thoughts. Even if I ask what I'm thinking, I'm just freaking
out.

'What other numbers aren't you making up?'

With his long experience in the meantime, Hikan did not look for doubt.
But Dahlia continued to be silent. Then, for the second day after being stuck
in the room, suddenly he and Adisha were summoned to his room. Adriana
and Hikan thought head-to-head about what the hell was she was trying to
say.

“… … You're not saying you're getting engaged to Cedric, right?”

It was the most rational hypothesis that Adisha thinks, but as soon as he
heard it, Hikan's momentum became even more dreadful. He bit the molars
firmly and said.

“… … It won't be that.”

“Then what is it?”

“Once not.”

However, I couldn't guess. The two went to Dahlia's room without much.
Dahlia felt under her eyes as if she had stayed all night. She sat at the desk
with a serious expression, clasped her hands, and looked back at them.

“My brother, Adisha. I have a story to take seriously.”

“I can’t get engaged.”

Hikan said it all. Dahlia opened her eyes wide and shook her head in fright.

“What are you talking about? It's not like that!”

“… … Tell me first.”

Dahlia closed her eyes and took a deep breath. And after a while, she
opened her eyes and said.

“I'm actually from a different world.”

Hikan and Adrian looked at Dahlia blankly. After a while, Adriana sat on
the couch, patting Dahlia's back and said.

“… … Dahlia, you've been under a lot of stress lately, right?”

Dahlia stared at Adriana with a terrifying look. She raised her hand
awkwardly.

“I'm talking really seriously.”

Dahlia said Najik. The story she said with that expression has always been
real. The two settled and began to listen to her story. Dahlia slowly started
talking about everything. From where she came from, how she remembers
her previous life. In fact, this world is a world that Dahlia has experienced
in a previous life. In that world, Hikan was a villain, and Adisha was a
female protagonist. That is why Dahlia wanted to change the world this
time. And that it was successful. Lewain didn't talk about it. It was an act of
consideration for him. No matter what he intended to call her, it wasn't
Dahlia's story.

Said Le Wayne.

“Ms. Dalia, if you do not save Asheras, the moment this divine terror fails,
he will surely die or runaway. That's the pattern I've observed.

If you don't kill him then, the only thing that can stop him when he's
runaway is King Cedric.

Everyone else will live by him, but in return he will die. ”

“It is a precious thing to convey to you. So I hesitated to say it.”

Dahlia knew why Lewain was so obsessed with Asheras' salvation. It was
actually because of Dahlia herself. Because the only thing that is precious to
him is her.

“… … Even if you fail, you can kill it before that. Don't worry too much.
There is always a way.”

Le Wayne said so. Dahlia knew that his words were flimsy comfort.
However, it was always an uncomfortable story that someone died. In the
end, Lewain's words were simple. If Dahlia doesn't save Asheras, Cedric
will die, or Asheras will die.

Dahlia was angry with Lewain and wanted to blame him. Why do you leave
this burden on yourself only?

Why are you making her so hard? But… … I couldn't do that when I
thought of him, who had been wandering through those many years.

'Can I forgive Aceras?'

However, no matter how much I thought about it, Dahlia didn't seem to be
able to forgive Asheras. The last time I saw him, Dahlia was almost
kidnapped by him. I avoided the situation by exercising my whole body, but
my heart was pounding when I still thought about that day. And after
learning that the runaway of the Duke of Mary Bleuport was because of it,
there was no room for sympathy.

However, no matter how much I thought about it, Dahlia didn't seem to be
able to forgive Asheras. The last time I saw him, Dahlia was almost
kidnapped by him. I avoided the situation by exercising my whole body of
acting, but my heart was beating when I still thought about that day. And
after learning that the runaway of the Duke of Mary Bleuport was because
of it, there was no room for sympathy.

Dahlia was scared and afraid of him. I was angry again. The negative
emotions were so great that I couldn't even feel any other emotions. No
matter how much time passed, it seemed to be the same.

'Maybe, there are so many things that have not been solved yet.'

So she decided to start with the emotions she could touch. The beginning is
to reveal all the truth to those who are really important. As I told Lewain,
the time must come for Dahlia to confess the truth.

However, I couldn't easily make up my mind. She spent a lot of time lying
in bed and pondering. But in the end said.

After her story was over, the two didn't say anything for a while. Dahlia
looked at the two alternately.

After confessing everything that was hidden inside, I felt relieved, but I
thought maybe the two might feel a sense of betrayal. In the original, they
pretended not to know their future, and pretended to see them for the first
time, and deceived them. However, it was not a story that started without
such determination. She looked at the reaction of the two, but there was
neither an expression nor a reaction to read both. Dahlia said over and over
again, as if a little more.

“… … That's why it happened. If you want to be angry, you can be angry.”

"Right."

Hikan replied without expression. I didn't seem angry, but it was the same
that I couldn't tell what I was thinking.

After a while, he said.

“I've been having a lot of trouble.”

It was a much calmer response than Dahlia thought. She carefully held
Hikan's hand. Rather than avoiding, he reached out and stroked her head.

“… … Are you not angry?”

“Why would I be angry with you? You must have been the hardest thing
because of me.”

Hikan closed his eyes and slowly exhaled. And said.

“I thought it was weird. You were like a gift to me.”

“But it really was a gift from somewhere. I'm glad I think. I have you.”

Hikan put things together for a while, then slowly talked back.

“I don't think you cheated on us. Because you're always doing your best in
your own way, that must have been your best. And you didn't run away, you
held me back and saved me many times. Even if you haven't said
everything, I don't think it's a lie.”

Dahlia shut her lips. Tears circulated in the warm heart that was handed
down.

“Thank you for staying next to me, Dahlia.”

Hikan said. He finished talking and glanced at Adisha. Like asking if you
have something to say. Dahlia prepared her mind.

'Adricia may feel betrayed.'

Since he was the original female protagonist, wouldn't he be questioning

whether he was so good at him and approached him? Besides, if you know
you knew everything from the beginning until the past when you didn't
want to be noticed.

'I think it really hurts when Adisha cried out.'

But instead of getting angry, Adisha told her.

“Dahlia, how hard have you been?”

It was a warm voice. Dahlia was embarrassed and couldn't say anything.
Adriana smiled and grabbed Dahlia's hand.

“If you think about it, it seems that Dahlia tried to protect me from the
beginning. Isn't it stupid to know that only now? Thank you. really."

“… … no. Sorry."

“But I just want to ask one question.”

Adisha said in a playful voice.

“In my previous life, it was me that Dahlia liked the most in this world,
right?”

The words drew tears in Dahlia's eyes. Dahlia fluttered and shook her head.
Quietly, the time passed for each other to accept each other. As for Dahlia,
the people gathered here felt like a ‘real family’.

“… … So, this isn't the main point, right?”

Hikan said after a while. He returned completely to his usual one, sighed
and touched his forehead.
“Isn't this because I have another job to do? Also tell me how you're trying
to spoil me.”

Dahlia smiled at Bash. Hikan now knows her very well.

“I've seen this world once in my life. If you recall from that time, it will be
the last case that Aceras comes to renew the treaty this time. If you do this
well, you can all be happy.”

“Please help me so that it can be done well.”

Adriana and Hikan faced each other. And at the same time saw a dahlia.

“You don’t have to ask anything like that.”

“Because we are always on the side of Dahlia.”

Above all, it was a sufficient answer. Dahlia hugged them.

***

A few days later, there was a carriage crossing the border between the
Frederic Empire and the Holy Empire. The gate of the carriage was stamped
with the emblem of the Holy Empire. There were two people riding in the
carriage, one as Aceras and the other as a young man with a normal gray
hair. In addition, there were several wagons secretly crossing the border.

“Wow, this is the Frederic Empire. Of course, you have to go three more
days to the capital.”

The young man walked on the curtain of the carriage, looked outside, and
said in a frivolous tone.

Aseras removed his hand on his forehead, he turned his gaze and looked to
the side. However, he soon lost interest and closed his eyes again.

"i See."
“What the hell is this so attractive that two of our believers have betrayed
God?”

“Even those who trusted and entrusted me to the most, can only do one
thing I told them to do. After all, I want to destroy both traitors and here as
soon as possible.”

Unlike his youthful tone, the young man's eyes were full of madness.
Aseras said calmly.

“I came here to do that.”

"Yeah. Go ahead and kill them all.”

The young man smiled brightly. Asheras didn't laugh. He thought the young
man was annoying. When he chose the author to support himself, he looked
as if he had all the world. But Asheras chose him only because his hair
color reminded someone.

Something is wrong. I don't know when or where it went wrong, but

everything went wrong anyway.

But if you get her in hand, everything will be fine.

'Once I killed Cedric... … .’

He only repeated that thought.

'Kill him... … .’

'And… … .’

Strangely, I thought that nothing else mattered. Originally, it was planned to

runaway all the Transcendentalists of this Empire.

'Oh yeah. I came to do that.'

Aceras was awakened. The Frederic Empire knows nothing. Divine power
can be mixed with other potions if it can be used in potions. There were
many ways to ruin them as much as possible. Dahlia Pesterose's abilities
will also have limitations. When everyone runs away, she cannot withstand
the weak physical condition.

'so… … I gave it to you.’

Of course, I'll get her out before that.

The Davi-Gatran Treaty will be destroyed. The negotiations will end in

blood. Asheras imagined Dahlia, who would remain alone there and stare at
him. Even though I've been running for that figure, my mind was just
empty. No sympathy or guilt, only a gloomy feeling encroached on him.
Still, if you kill Cedric and get Dahlia, it's all over. He closed his eyes and
imagined Cedric's death as if he was asleep.

Strangely, the imagination was as vivid as it had been seen many times.
18. The coming end
The news that Asheras had passed the imperial border spread throughout
the capital. No matter how badly we got along, we couldn't help but
welcome the rulers of other empires to the capital. Naturally, the imperial
palace was busy preparing for a ball of the largest scale ever since. Of
course, I didn't forget to prepare for what would happen under the water.

As Asheras was on the verge of coming and the time was urgent, Dahlia
revealed her abilities to Meldon as well. There was also a judgment that it
wasn't meaningful to hide it anymore. Unexpectedly, Meldon was a little
surprised, but didn't show a big reaction. I like it a little more because it
cleanses by holding my hand.

“There is a reason for the popularity of the lady. It is a magical power. You
shouldn't pretend you don't know me in the future. ”

After cleansing, Meldon said, humming and turning his shoulders. Dahlia
thought, looking at him looking happy.

'Why did only Cedric react so sensitively?'

I didn't know. So Dahlia's abilities were known to everyone, and after

Lewain's efforts, they succeeded in gathering just before Asheras arrived in
the capital. Everyone was serious, but only Lewain looked very confident.
Even the emperor is absurd.

“… … So, do you mean to see me and believe that you really did dozens of
times over and over to find the most appropriate solution?”

"That's right."

The emperor sighed.

“Now it’s not ridiculous.”

At other times, Lewain's nonsense would have been, of course, ignored. But
Le Wayne, who appeared at the conference hall, knew too much to dismiss.
Like a person who came to see the future. Previously, I was only talking
about prophets and other bullshit, but this time I completely changed my
attitude and presented only sharp and logical opinions. I was curious about
what kind of heart had changed.

“Aceras' spirit was at its limit a long time ago, and he has only one divine
power, and this is the only chance he will legally enter the Frederic Empire.
Why should he not move now?”

The tower and the emperor's staff gathered among themselves, rolled the
abacus endlessly, and all nodded.

“It's not wrong.”

The more so I started to be more convincing to say that Le Wayne came

from the future or that time was repeated. Only then began to listen to
Lewain. The emperor, who had watched the transcendental people going
crazy so far, was even more so. Because I knew roughly how far the limits
of Aceras would be.

The emperor grabbed his greasy head. It was terrible that I had to endure
this on my own for the remaining months. He said, paying the price for the
sin.

“Okay, now tell me your plan.”

“First of all, I'll be sitting at the negotiating table.”

“… … You say it's a negotiation that will fail anyway?”

"Yes. My goal is not to make the negotiations a success, but to meet him.”

“What are you going to do to meet him?”

Le Wayne's mouth, who answered without losing a word, was shut to the
question. The emperor hurried to answer by stirring his hand while touching
his forehead.
"hurry. That's the most important part.”

"I am… … .”

Lewain dimmed. His beautiful blue eyes were dimmed with a dark blue
glow like a sewer monster.

At the moment, the emperor felt terrified. This is because Lewain who was
there felt like a completely different being.

“If you meet him, you can completely destroy his mind.”

“But then Aceras could run wild. We need to be prepared for that.”

Everyone was agitated at the words spoken without blinking an eye. But
nobody said anything to him.

“… … Good. It was you who originally decided to go up to the negotiating

table. And it's true that we don't know when Aceras will runaway.”

Said the emperor in a heavy voice. He ordered the men of the tower to
make plans for how to prepare for the possible runaway of Asheras. Then
Lewain slowly blinked. At the same time, his eyes returned to their original,
refreshing blue light.

“From the evening of the day of arrival, probably the Holy Empire humans
will move. They will install these tools all over the Imperial Palace.”

Le Wayne received a piece of paper from his attendant and drew a picture
with a fountain pen in his arms. And showed it to the emperor.

“… … What? Is it a rabbit?”

It was a picture where the shape could not be recognized by anything.

Lewain glanced at his painting again. He tilted his head with a look that he
didn't know what was wrong at all. Then he folded the paper and shoved it
into his pocket.
“Anyway, if you explain the principle, it is a tool that causes the divine
power to spin inside the human body by injecting divine power after
scattering fine needles around the body to infuse minute wounds on the
body. It is meaningless to humans, but very vicious to the Transcendental.”

“I have no choice but to leave this to the purifying power of Dahlia

Pesterose Young-ae. Or maybe we find and destroy the tool quickly first.”

“Wayne, look for real tools like this. I can't bother her, so if you find it, shut
it off immediately.”

The emperor was almost dubious and called Wayne, a spy from the imperial
palace. He was the one who previously helped Dahlia to find the fortune
teller and Veord.

"Yes."

Wayne briefly abdicated. He even took a picture of Lewain's mess, even if

he didn't know it. But as soon as he saw the painting, Wayne's eyes
widened.

“This, this… … .”

“… … Huh? Why but?”

“I've seen it, this.”

“… … Did you see this? That rabbit?”

“It's not a rabbit. It looks so weird... … I'm not sure, but the Holy Empire's
weapon is correct. Usually used for sprinkling sting... … .”

The emperor looked at Lewain with incredible eyes. He was just

embarrassed. There was a short silence in the hall. It was a moment that
added a strange credibility to Le Wayne's words.

The emperor annoyedly brushed his head.

“… … Damn it. Yes, I admit it. I don't know what it is, but I'll leave it all to
you. Do it all on your own.”

"Thank you."

Lewain came back as a stiff knight and said.

“I also didn't want to reveal that this blatantly betraying the rules of the
world. However, because of the request of Dahlia Pesteroz Young-ae, I
couldn't help it.”

“Ha.”

The emperor sighed. He gave up understanding before this strange

phenomenon. It was the same for everyone. However, only Adisha was
looking at Lewain with a strange expression. Le Wayne said quietly as the
buzzing atmosphere subsided.

“Instead of dealing with Aceras, I have a condition.”

The emperor looked puzzled.

“… … What conditions suddenly?”

“Dahlia Pesterose Young-ae is my partner at this ball.”

Hikan slammed the desk, terrifying to speak. When he saw Lewain, he

growled.

“Let's see, you're doing all sorts of bullshit, Lewain. I did not want to see
the future or say anything. But do you think Dahlia is something you can
take with you?”

“I'm sorry, but I said that Dahlia Pesterose Young-ae is also good.”

"Do not be ridiculous. Obviously, Dahlia is going to go to this ball with

me... … .”

Cedric, who was still, interrupted with a sharp voice.

“Hikan, what are you talking about? Did Dahlia say that?”

In an instant, the situation was overturned. Hikan said without losing.

"Yes. Dahlia likes to go with me more than to go with her Majesty.”

"gibberish… … .”

“I want to go to the dance with Dahlia. Why is Dahlia always monopolized

by His Majesty and the Duke?”

Adisha suddenly became angry. All that remained was Meldon with his
arms folded. He looked at everyone and raised his hand as well.

“For some reason, it feels like I'm losing money if I'm not alone. I want to
be a partner of Miss Dahlia.”

"I intervened cowardly the other time, and nowhere do you have your
cowardly sexuality."

There would be no dahlias to dry anymore, there was no reason not to fight.
The emperor's eyebrow wrinkles grew deeper as he watched them fight
each other. The power went into his hand by itself and broke the handle of
the chair. This is the fourth.

'… … How can I endure this again?” He suddenly wanted to see the
empress.

***

“Your Excellency, Duke Le Wayne Bleuport.”

After the meeting, a voice caught Lewain leaving. Lewain slowly looked
back with a dead glance. It was Adisha who was there.

“Yes, Ms. Adriana Beniter.”

“I know it's a bunch of questions, but I'd like to ask you one question.”
“Speak.”

“… … I've talked about it before. I was suspicious then, but now I am

convinced. Have you met like this before?”

“No, that too many times.”

Adriana frowns her eyebrows and touches her forehead. When I thought
about it deeply, I felt like I had a headache.

“Every time I look at you strangely, I get a feeling of desperation. It feels

like it's not the first time.”

Adriana was actually feeling weird the last time she met Lewain at the ball.
For some reason, I felt that things weren't going out in order. Originally,
Lewain, he… … How did you do it? I couldn't figure out why I was feeling
this way about someone I didn't know very well. But Dahlia told herself.
She comes from a different world, and in that world, Adisha was obsessed
with (but terrible) Hikan, (more terrible) Meldon, and Lewain (who never
mixed a word). And Lewain said that he repeated the same time frame
endlessly.

Adriana built a hypothesis that combined the two facts. Perhaps, Lewain's
statement of repeating the same time frame endlessly may be true. And the
time period he repeated endlessly may have been the worlds that Dahlia
saw. But Lewain's eyes were too dry for the one who once obsessed her.
Just empty and empty, eyes like a dead lake in winter. He said coldly.

“It looks like it's coming back slowly. memory."

It was like admittance. Adriana swallowed.

“But I'm not sure either. It's an old thing.”

“Please remember it well.”

“The truth becomes dust in the years ahead. Nothing makes sense.”

“… … I'm asking because I want to help Dahlia.”

Adisha said with emotion. For the first time in its name, light returned to
Lewain's eyes. He looked at Adisha.

“Dalia said this was the last time. Can Dahlia be happy after this really is
done?”

Adriana bit her lips in anxiety. She said hastily.

“Is there anything I can do to help her?”

“… … Ms. Adriana.”

Le Wayne raised his heavy head and looked down at Adisha. After all, it is
not unfamiliar. Adriana was convinced. She must have gone through these
similar moments hundreds and thousands of times before. However, I
would never have been so desperate for others. Unlike the past when each
looked at each other, now both were thinking only of the same person.

Lewain's mouth opened.

“His Majesty Cedric's fate has not yet been broken.”

“What does that mean?”

“He's dead throughout the hundreds of times I've experienced.”

“It's you Adisha who has the only way to save him.

Can you help me?”

I couldn't say no. Adriana nodded.

***

The ball was the next day. The people of the Holy Empire said they would
arrive at the Imperial Palace tonight. The emperor ordered the imperial
servants to look closely at their behavior.
In the afternoon, I started to get nervous even when I ran while looking out
the window where the sunset began to set.

'Aceras is here. I will meet him again tomorrow.'

If you look at him again, what kind of expression should he look like this
time? No, will you build it? Can she forgive him?

'Can Cedric live? No, can everyone be happy?’

The meeting is not over yet. When finished, he called Dahlia to explain
everything. There is no time for this plan to fail, as there is Lewain who has
turned back the time that cannot be done. Even though I knew it, I kept
getting worried and upset. It may be because of what Lewain said at the last
meeting.

Whatever the end of this work, someone will die and get hurt. No one
knows who he will be. Maybe Cedric. The thought that he might die did not
disappear because the jaw stuck in the corner of his head.

Is it because I'm worried about things I haven't answered yet?

Cedric said he would keep waiting for Dahlia to be ready. However, she had
so much to think about besides Cedric. That's why I kept putting off what I
could have answered with a little thought.

Dahlia remembered Cedric. I wanted to tell him everything. You could die
tomorrow, and I want to protect you. I wish I didn't die. Because, because...
… . Cedric is Dahlia's precious person. Because Dahlia likes it.

Only then came the late enlightenment. Why did Cedric react so sensitively
to Dahlia's ability? That's because Dahlia likes him. special.

From the moment I first met, I remembered everything that had happened
until now. The first greetings were exchanged. The two of them watched
Asheras on a tree. He came to save Hikan and saved Dahlia.

The day he made a ridiculous confession that he fell in love with Dahlia.
The day I wrote a book together and met at the library. The letter I
exchanged when I went on a trip to Vesta. Saving Dahlia from the
kidnapping of the Holy Empire. I went to look for the Empress's letter. Even
the confession I received while listening to the story of the emperor and
Lewain.

All those moments permeated her, and from some time she also liked him.
Every time I see it, my heart beats and my face feels red. It feels like my
heart is sinking down like when I'm on a dangerous ride.

"what can I do… … .”

Dahlia wrapped her red cheeks with her hands and squatted her knees on
the floor. She closed her eyes and muttered in her mouth.

“I guess you really like it… … .”

By the way, what are you going to do with the realization now?

At the same time, someone knocked on Dahlia's door.

“Dear, everyone is back. Would you like to go down?”

It was a butler. Dahlia raised her body and hurriedly clapped her hands to
cool her face.

"Yes. I'll go down.”

Dahlia wore a shawl on top and hurried downstairs.

***

“Dahlia, come here.”

Hikan came out right in front of the parlor and was waiting for her.
Anyway, I'll see it when I go in, but it was hard to wait for that time. He had
a hard face for some reason. As Dahlia went inside, led by his hand, the
crowd looked back at Dahlia. Dahlia's gaze reflexively looked for Cedric
and wandered in the air. Then I made eye contact with him sitting on the
sofa. Cedric laughed as always. Although it seemed a little less power than
usual for some reason.

When I ran into his face again, I couldn't go back as before. Dahlia
desperately endured with will and effort that her cheeks were going to blush
again, clenching her fists.

'… … I haven't answered Cedric yet.'

When should I answer that? Cedric said he would keep waiting, but now I
can answer. Dahlia's head twisted dizzy.

Adriana was also sitting on the sofa opposite Cedric. She also looked quite
dissatisfied. Dahlia then realized that Hikan and Adisha were both in a bad
mood.

'… … Was the result of the meeting not good?’

However, the three's facial expressions were more like a child with
heartache rather than that. On the other hand, Meldon was up, and he was
the only one out of the four that looked good. As soon as he saw Dahlia, he
smiled and approached this side.

But rather than the three's facial expressions, it was more like a child with
heartache. On the other hand, Meldon was up, and he was the only one out
of the four that looked good. As soon as he saw Dahlia, he smiled and
approached this side.

'What's happening?'

Dahlia soon learned why. This is because Meldon naturally kissed Dahlia
on the back of her hand and smiled. Hikan explained while sharpening his
teeth.

“He's going to be your partner at this ball.”

"Yeah? Is my partner Mr. Meldon?”

“Do you hate it?”

Meldon said with a smile round and round. She shook her head a little
abruptly.

"no. I don't hate it... … .”

“You say no. hurry."

Hikan, standing behind Dahlia, said firmly. The other two seemed to have a
similar idea. Everyone seems to have been very dissatisfied with the
selection of this partner.

'But I decided to go to this ball with Mr. Lewein… … .’

It's already been said between them, but I thought I had to say something.
Dahlia replied slightly, looking at Hikan's notice.

“Because I was originally talking to the Duke of Bleuport… … .”

“… … You originally decided to go to the next ball with me, right?”

The end of Hikan's voice trembled slightly. Dahlia enlightened.

'As it turned out, it was.'

I went with Cedric once, so I will definitely go with Hikan next time.
Dahlia looked at him with a guilty glance.

"that… … Somehow... … . I'm sorry."

“Why do you say something to Miss Dahlia? It's your fault for not making
you want to go.”

“You’re from a scammer and you’re talking a lot.”

Hikan said coldly. Meldon laughed at the blatant controversy, raising only
one corner of his mouth. And said.
“Well, Duke Pesteroz. No matter how much the Duke is, I am a partner.”

“Why is Mr. Meldon] my partner more than that, isn't it time to explain it?
… ?”

Dahlia said, pulling a long back horse. At the moment, everyone was
conscious of Dahlia's existence and shut up. Quickly noticed, Meldon
noticed her feelings and quickly led her to the sofa. Then he brought a
single table and chairs, sat across from Dahlia, and opened a long scroll on
the table.

“It's no difference, I'm the Dahlia girl's escort at the ball tomorrow.”

On the scroll on the side of Meldon, a complicated map of the imperial

palace was drawn. He rotated the fountain pen round and round, marking
one place for each directions.

“The Holy Empire has contacted us that it will be arriving at 10 pm this

afternoon. Their accommodation is here. If Duke Blueport's guess is
correct, they'll be moving from tonight.”

“What if it doesn’t move?”

“Then Duke Lewain Bleuport would be a delusional scammer. Like me.”

Meldon looked at Hikan and said in a cool voice. Hikan folded his arms and
looked down at him quietly.

'Why do these people fight every day without any sign of getting close to
each other?'

I gave up all now. Dahlia sighed.

“Anyway, the ball will be held from 3pm tomorrow. Negotiations are at
7pm. At this time, Duke of Le Wayne Bleuport will meet Aceras, so he was
eliminated as a partner.”

"Aha… … .”
'That's how it happened.'

Dahlia bowed her chin and looked at the map.

“Then why would your brother... … ?”

“He is the knight commander of this empire. If you are the general manager
of defense and the imperial palace security, you should be faithful to your
job.”

Meldon said in a teasing manner no matter who heard it. Dahlia saw Hikan
chew her lips well. Surprised, she shook her head as she looked at him.
Hikan sighed and stroked Dahlia's head.

Dahlia rolled her eyes and looked at Adisha. She also had saggy shoulders.

“Then Adriana… … ?”

“She's a secret agent belonging to the Imperial Palace. I have to catch the
fanatics wherever I go to the ball.”

“Dahlia, can we just kill the Duke Artus?”

Adisha said in a heartfelt voice. Dahlia shook her head.

"then… … .”

There is only one candidate left. Dahlia looked at Cedric by itself. Cedric
also saw Dahlia. He laughed softly.

“Yes, Dahlia. I said no because I had to do something else.”

“… … Alas. like that."

Dahlia mumbled because her Mac was loose for some reason. And laughed
awkwardly.

'Is it too sad?'

It's funny. What right is Dahlia sad? It wasn't polite to Meldon either. She
laughed at Meldon.

“Then please take care of me tomorrow, Mr. Meldon.”

“Of course, young lady.”

Meldon laughed playfully. Then he took out the pocket knife, turned it
around, and handed Dahlia the side of the handle.

“… … What's this?"

“If anything happens to me, pick it up and run away. Don’t try to cleanse it
for nothing.”

“Because the lady is kind, I’m giving a special warning.”

Dahlia looked up at him with anxious eyes. Meldon shrugged casually. If

Meldon is runaway, the whole area will surely be ruined. I remembered
Hikan's words not to even dry it.

I know it's right in my head. But I was in a strange mood. She received a
pocket knife.

“It won't happen.”

“I will.”

“Thank you anyway.”

Meldon laughed and raised his hand to the grimy glances pouring down
while trying to mess with Dahlia's head. It was getting dark outside the
window. By now, Asheras will be entering the Imperial Palace in a carriage.

It's all over tomorrow. Dahlia decided. Whatever the outcome, she will do
her best. Whether it's preventing Aceras or feelings with Cedric.

By the time everyone left the mansion, the sun was set. Cedric had already
heard from the beginning that Asheras had arrived at the Imperial Palace.
'Humm.'

I was in a strange mood. There are things that constantly bother you, such
as a cut on your little finger.

Cedric pondered what this was like. Then I realized that this feeling was
closest to fear, and I was embarrassed. It was very rare for him to feel that
way. There was nothing precious before, so I wasn't afraid to lose it. It was
the same with dying. So, in any situation, he was calm. But now... … .

'Are you afraid of dying?'

Cedric asked himself a question. The answer didn't come right away.
Hesitation was evidence of fear. He laughed in vain.

'Because it's destined to die, it's not even funny.'

Lewain, that damn man made a useless sound. Long after the meeting,
Cedric recalled Lewain, who was hauntingly chasing him before getting
into the carriage.

“His Majesty. Come here for a while.”

“… … I? you?"

Lewain nodded seriously. Cedric frowned. From the past, he wasn't happy
with Lewain. It was the same even after going through today's events.

'To know in advance of your fate by returning endlessly.'

It's too annoying. But Cedric turned around and got close to Lewain.

“So what is it?”

“I tell you that your Majesty seems to be the precious person of Dahlia
Pesteroz Young-ae.”

“You talk well without knowing. Anyway good. Tell me."

“I’m sorry, your Majesty. As I repeated the same time period, my Majesty
was also trapped in the same fate.”

Cedric was annoyed at the moment, but he was patient. Because I

remembered Dahlia talking about Lewain.

“… … I'll simply ask for the point.”

“In the future of your Majesty I have seen, you are always dying in this
negotiation.”

“Oh my God. It's not worth hearing any more.”

"Majesty."

Cedric finally stopped. Some sincerity in Lewain's voice stimulated him.

And Lewain told him all the stories. The road left for him, what he had to
do, everything else. As he recalled his story, Cedric frowned.

Death, death....... That is ridiculous. But strangely, I couldn't hear it. As if

another sense was trying to tell him something. My head hurts from a
headache.

“It's boring. I can’t achieve anything like this

It seems that I heard my own voice saying that.

'Dahlia will cry when I die.'

Because she is too good. It's too easy to affect people like you.

'If I die, I want to hear the answer and die.'

If you're dead and reborn, you can seduce age with a weapon. Cedric
laughed by himself because he was laughed at what he thought.

It was in front of the wagon. Just before getting into the wagon, he
inadvertently turned around and looked by the window of Dahlia's room. It
was an act of little meaning. But Dahlia was standing on the window
balcony. That too, look on your side. She was so frustrated that she was
knocking on the railing as if she was dying, and as soon as she saw Cedric
turned around, she beckoned. It was so far that Cedric couldn't see her
expression well, but she seemed to be smiling. Brightly.

Cedric got off the wagon and asked the coachman to wait for a while. Then
he walked in front of Dahlia's window. As he thought she was smiling wide.
She leaned out the window and looked down at Cedric. Of course, her smile
was much more beautiful than he imagined.

“Cedric! How did you see me?”

Now that she is close, when she shouts, Cedric hears it. Cedric said in a bit
of embarrassment.

“Just by chance… … . What's wrong, Dahlia?”

When I said that, Dahlia's face began to laugh a little. She frowned her
eyebrows slightly.

"that… … .”

"Huh."

Dahlia continued to hesitate, and instead of replying, he reached out with

arms to Cedric.

“Please drop me off. I'll tell you up close.”

"Ah… … . It's dirty to come here barefoot. Shall I go up?”

"No. I want to go down.”

As Dahlia says so, there was no way Cedric could refuse. He looked around
to see if there was a place to drop the dahlia, but there wasn't anything that
deserved it.

'What should I summon anything?'

Cedric bounced his hand, imagining something like a big basket, as he
thought of it. Then, a white porcelain bathtub appeared in front of me.

'… … Why is this?’

I was worried for a moment that Dahlia would treat him unscrupulous, but
she is thoughtful and will not doubt his intentions.

Cedric floated the Dahlia in the air and gently lowered it onto the bathtub. It
seemed to be cold, so I summoned a blanket and wrapped it around. Dahlia
looked at the bathtub she had entered with a fisheye expression, rather than
taking care of herself with the blanket Cedric had wrapped around her.

… … What a bathtub... … Is it?”

There was no place to let you go, so I summoned anything

Dahlia stared at Cedric blankly for a while and then burst into a light laugh.
The sound of laughter seemed to break like a star. Then, holding the edge of
the blanket with both hands, sat down in the bathtub, folded his eyes and
looked at Cedric.

Cedric wasn't good at this situation because his head hurts and his heart
aches just to see Dahlia smiling these days. Moreover, when Dahlia bowed
her head and even hesitated with red ears, I sincerely wanted to blow up all
the props of this mansion.

"that… … Cedric.”

“Yes, tell me.”

Cedric said in a peaceful voice, breaking each joint of the knuckles hidden
behind him. Dahlia kept staring at the bottom of the bathtub to see if she
couldn't speak well, then said the rest.

“I finally made up my mind.”

“What determination?”
At that question, Dahlia was silent for another time. Then, he said with a
crackling sound like a broken gramophone.

“This, this, you know.”

"Huh."

“I've been thinking a lot.”

"Huh."

“Cedric... … That… … I mean the proposal I made before.”

“Well, if this job ends well… … . Asheras also paid all the sins... … No one
gets hurt.

“I, with me

"with you?"

Dahlia's ears were red just before bursting, recognizable during the night.
Both hands holding the blanket firmly were full of strength. The head kept
going down, and Cedric only saw the dahlia's crown.

Cedric held Dahlia's cheek with both hands and lifted it from the insane
impulse rising from the inside of her chest. Dahlia looked into his eyes with
his head raised. She almost seemed fainting, but she was still beautiful, and
even in this situation, her blue eyes were shining brightly. With her two
pairs of eyes facing each other, she said in a shriek.

“I, with me… … A relationship that presupposes marriage... … .”

“Ah, dahlia.

Cedric made a muddy sound and hugged her in his arms. I felt Dahlia's
heart beating fast like a bird.

Cedric held the dahlia and pulled her further into her arms by putting her
hand through the hair of the back of her head. Dahlia was frozen with her
hands trapped in the blanket, unsure what to do, holding onto the blanket.
Cedric freed her hands by releasing the blanket with a hand that wasn't
holding her head. The blanket fell to the bottom of the bathtub.

Then Dahlia, with her hands freed, hugged Cedric's neck. Her shallow
breath tickled her ears. Cedric hugged her even more.

“Our Dahlia.”

"I… … I… … you… … I love you."

All sorts of emotions rattled and scratched Cedric's heart. However, the
only word that lingered in my head was that one sentence that I spit out of
my mouth.

I can say it dozens of times. I can talk hundreds of times, thousands of

times, until the end of the world.

He felt like crying, but he endured.

“Lewain, he's gonna die for me. Is that true?”

Dahlia hugged his back silently. Cedric knew he was bullshit, but couldn't
stop talking.

“If I die, it's okay to date and marry someone else. You will be lonely too.
But when I'm born again and go to visit you, then you'll meet me again. I…
… I'll be good at making you fall in love with me again... …

.”

Dahlia pushed Cedric's chest. As he fell, he covered his cheeks with both
hands. As he raised his head, Dahlia was smiling with an expression he had
never seen before. Tears piled up around her eyes, but that was the end
when Cedric stole the tears with his fingertips.

When she saw her face, Cedric's trembling subsided. I felt like I didn't
know why everything was going to work out.
“Cedric, I’m a little stupid today.”

“… … right."

“But I really like Cedric's presence.”

Dahlia smiled brightly. Cedric's eyebrows twisted at that. I felt like crying
again. But he still frowned and smiled. Then he turned his head and brought
his face to Dahlia's face.

Dahlia's eyes widened for a moment, then closed tightly. Cedric kissed her
shortly beside her lips instead. The embarrassed Dahlia opened her eyes. He
laughed low and covered his forehead, flipping the dahlia's bangs with his
hand.

“Next time, I'll have to do it when it's done well.”

“… … You are also making fun of me.”

“Are you not going to talk with me for a year? Like your father?”

Dahlia looked a lot of bones.

"That's Okay."

However, she soon smiled and extended her arm again towards Cedric.
Cedric gently held her back in her arms. I was feeling the soft and precious
sensation of that little body. He thought it would be okay if things like the
world were destroyed.

It was a night that was unlikely to end forever.

Aseras entered his bedroom in the imperial palace. As he walked through

the long corridor, he felt the gaze of surveillance pouring on him from all
over the palace. It looks like all of them were attached as concubines from
beginning to end. Well, considering the relationship between the Holy
Empire and the Frederic Empire right now, it's strange not to do that.

'No, even if it does, there are too many.'

Moreover, it was Duke Lewein Bleuport, not the emperor, who came to
meet him. Does it mean to remind him of what he did to his mother? To say
that, Lewain's expression guiding him to the room was too cool.

"How is your mother?"

Even when Asheras made a light taunt,

"Yes, you are healthy."

The answer stuck in the board was just coming back. There was no
agitation on the face either.

'That's not fun.'

Aseras sits casually in the armchair in the bedroom, watching the gray-
haired young man who followed him find and destroy magic tools all over
the room. Most were eavesdroppers. There was no such thing as a stinger.
It's hard to get through to the Transcendental, and I don't want to leave any
distance to get caught. After a while, the young man said with a smile.

“I put it all away.”

“Good job.”

Aseras responded without sincerity, and put his chin on the armrest. Artus,
the stupid ancestor, couldn't do this, so he found a secret and died. After all,
I shouldn't have picked someone who was too stupid.

'Although it doesn't look much different this time.'

He glanced at the gray-haired young man who followed him. The young
man smiled brightly as he felt his gaze and looked at himself. Asheras could
no longer remember the name of interest. But the young man started talking
with excitement that he was happy to see him.

“His Holiness, quickly find Kelsion and Argel and kill them. And it's all
about sprinkling God's gifts here.
When to install? When will you give instructions?”

Aseras did not have the energy to answer. He looked in the air.

'How does it feel to be back home?'

He asked himself. I didn't feel anything. There was one impulse. I missed
Dahlia. When she met her at the ballroom, I wondered what kind of
expression she would make and what she would say first. Other than that, I
didn't think of anything.

Aseras looked at the closed door. Many of his enemies are holding their
breath out there. I wanted to kill them all and quickly take Dahlia back to
the Holy Empire.

Aseras released the divine power into the air, and counted the number of
people around him through the body's reaction to recover.

After a while, Aceras noticed something strange. For simple surveillance,

there were too many popular groups and were close.

'I've been saying that it's been weird since before... … .’

His intuition was whispering to him some hypothesis. He looked back at the
young man. And said.

“Discard everything.”

"Yeah?"

“Abandon all the tools you bring, the gifts of God, and all that.”

The young man was embarrassed. Aseras turned away from him and stared
at the door.

“The surveillance network is too tight. They know what we're going to do.”

'It's amazing. It is not an idea that anyone can moisten all of these survivors
of the imperial palace with divine power.'
Aceras thought it was better. His eyes flashed. At that time, after seeing
Cedric talking to Dahlia, Aseras wanted to kill him. Now the rest didn't care
what happened. All you have to do is take Dahlia back properly.

***

Lewain lived in the same time frame endlessly over and over again. Each
time he saw an innumerable split between him. He remembers all the
countless episodes he has seen. Thanks to that terrible accumulation of
time, he gained a sense similar to a kind of future foresight. Such
foreknowledge often appeared when he was indulging in a weary dream.

At the time Cedric was telling Dahlia his love, Lewain jumped out of bed
soaked in sweat. The green matter absorbed by Cedric, and the power of
Dahlia, Asheras, who committed an unforgivable sin. All of that showed
him the possibility of a future. A happy ending for everyone may be
unreasonable.

However, I hoped it was the best ending without any regrets.

He got up in a hurry, changed clothes, and put on a coat. And he hurried to

the horse, rejecting the desperate butler. He looked down at the butler and
said.

“I will meet Dalia Pesteroz Young-ae.”

Filled with the horse's stomach, he began to run through the darkness.

***

After sending Cedric, Dahlia lay in bed on the road. But of course I can't
fall asleep. Because of Cedric, my heart was beating so much that I felt like
I was going to die. But it seems that she wasn't the only one who couldn't
sleep.

One of the less awakened maids gently opened her door and entered. And
as soon as I saw Dahlia, who wasn't sleeping yet, it took off.
“My lady, you haven't slept yet. If you go to bed late, you will be tired
tomorrow.”

“You seem to like it so much for that?”

Dahlia said deliberately.

“Actually, a young lady guest came at this time. Oh my god, you don't have
manners. I feel like I want to kick my ass, but I'm the one who can't refuse...
… .”

"who?"

“Please, Duke Le Wayne Bleuport.”

Dahlia, in surprise, put on her shawl and coat and went down to the parlor.
It was really Lewain. He was soaked in sweat, not suitable for the chilly
weather. The golden hair, which I had always combed neatly, was scattered
over my forehead. His wide, flaky shoulders and back, like a soldier, were
trembling.

Dahlia felt embarrassed, pulling the ring out and grabbing his hand.
Previously, he said it was useless, but I still wanted to do this. Fortunately,
was there a slight effect? After a while he calmed down. He looked up at
the dahlia with a pale face.

"Oh my God, Mr. Lewain], what's going on?"

“I had a dream.”

“What is your dream?”

"I… … .”

He closed his eyes for a moment and then opened it again. Some sort of
determined light lurking in my eyes.
"I need your help."

“I realized. It is impossible to change the future without revealing all the

last hopes. That things you didn't say in order not to hurt you could hurt you
even more in the future.”

Dahlia lost her horse. Lewain hesitated for a while, then said.

“Miss Dahlia, you still don't know what's really going to happen at this ball.
I thought you, the person concerned, shouldn't know.”

“First, let me tell you more about why Prince Cedric had to die on the
Aceras route.”

Le Wayne spoke in a calm tone. As Aceras was still alive without being
removed by another Transcendent, there were only two routes left of him.
The route that was not shown in <The Labyrinth of Ouroboros> after Le
Wayne was confused about the outbreak of war.

If he succeeds, he kills all the other transcendental people and forcibly gets
Eustia, and if he fails, he cannot bear the spirit that was tattered in the
aftermath and runaway. The runaway of divine power has far more terrible
consequences than the runaway of magical power. Once the divine power is
flooded, those in the nearby sphere of influence cannot die forever. It's not a
curse, so there's no way to dismiss it. The existing method of responding to
the runaway of the Transcendentalists, which allowed them to runaway and
then attacked to exhaust their magic until death, did not work for Asheras.
Because his divine power constantly restored his body. Not only that, even
after he died, the blessing of immortality did not end forever. Even though
Lewain was outside the Imperial Palace at the time, he had to make
thousands of attempts to die. That was the most terrible memory of the
endless episode. But just once.

There was a time when he was runaway, but not everyone was ruined.
Because a transcendentor killed himself with the runaway Asheras.

Dahlia immediately noticed who he was.

Cedric.

It was something no one could do without him. Even the legendary magical
emperor and Le Wayne, who has returned hundreds of times, can do it with
a high level of magic that can only be achieved with a transcendental
characteristic of multi-attribute magic. He separated the space where Aceras
and himself are at all into subspaces that do not exist in this world. The
door connecting the subspace and this world could only be closed by people
inside the subspace. So Cedric went into it with Aceras, closed the door of
the subspace, and died there together. Although the outline was what I
expected, I felt like my heart would collapse when I listened to it again.

“He's Lewain, I'm going to die. Is that true?”

This is because the desperate feeling that permeated Cedric's voice a few
hours ago came to mind. The desperate desire to live. Maybe he wanted to
live even in the last car, where he died endlessly.

However, it must have been a lonely death that has always been waiting for
him in those countless times. This time... this time it will be different. It
should be. Dahlia squeezed the hem of the chimata.

'I have to save Asheras.'

Otherwise… … .

At that time, as if reading Dahlia's thoughts, Lewain said quietly.

“I am not saying to forgive Aceras. It's not only an offense to you, it's not
something you and I will do.”

Those words were a little consolation for Dahlia. But… … . The essential
facts have not changed.

“I don't want to let His Majesty die like that again.”

“I'll try once, once. To forgive Asheras.”

Lewain was right. This doesn't go according to Dahlia's will. However, if he
is not purified, Cedric dies.

Besides… … Knowing that she had no reason to feel guilty, she felt
uncomfortable every time she saw Aceras. The rest are all off the route, but
is it because he's still wandering inside it? So, if possible, I wanted to end it
in a way that everyone wasn't unhappy with. I wished that he would not
sleep forever.

'After thinking about killing... … It's also impudent.'

Dahlia knew she was double. But that was myself.

“If I have the opportunity to speak with Aceras alone, I will. My abilities
are influenced by my emotions. If I cancel everything now and ask for
forgiveness, I will forgive it.”

Maybe this is the best way. I didn't know if the current Asheras would listen
to her. Lewain looked at her for a moment and nodded.

“If you want, do it. I'll be waiting too. But if Aceras gets to the 7pm
conference hall, we can't wait any longer.”

“… … What does it mean to be unable to delay?”

“I told you. If you can't forgive him, I'm going to put him to sleep forever. I
haven't told you how to do that yet.”

Yes. Lewain had said so. If Dahlia couldn't save Asheras, there would be a
way. He said calmly.

“Even though I've been through those many rounds, I've only found one
way to avoid killing Aceras and not letting him runaway at this point. It is
to destroy his soul, to fill the gap and to sleep forever.”

It was a story I heard before. But it was also hard to understand at that time
and even now. She asked carefully.

“I don't know what it means to destroy the soul.”

“As I wander through the endless times of the past, I have learned to keep a
lot of memories inside my mind so as not to go crazy. And you can take it
out and use it anytime you need it. If necessary, it is also possible to force
the memory to be injected into others through contact. By forcing him to
remember every episode he actually wandered, and to awaken him. In that
case, the weak heart of humans will not be able to withstand and will
collapse.”

Now, as Lewain intervened, other people gradually recovered their

memories. But that too was very little memory they could endure. More
than that, the body and the head refused. What if Lewain forced memory
infusion? They will never be able to bear it.

At the moment, Dahlia immediately recalled a strange thing.

'If the soul collapsed, wouldn't the Transcendental people become runaway?
What's different from inducing runaway?'

Lewain said before Dahlia even spoke.

“You are right. So, we're going to plant a thought in his mind with mental
system magic through the breach of his soul. As Kelsion did to his Majesty
the Empress.”

I will give you a rest to end this pain.]

“Then, with his consent, I will lead him to eternal sleep.”

“This is very risky. The moment he fails, he will be runaway immediately.

But the future I've seen is he's runaway anyway, whether we try this or not.
And in the future I've seen, this method has never failed.

so… … We will succeed again.”

However, unlike horses, Lewain's expression was not confident. Dahlia

glanced at him.

“Thank you for telling me. By the way… … Are you okay? It seems that
you are always carrying too much luggage by yourself. Isn't it too hard
then?”

"Ah… … , Dad?"

Le Wayne's eyes slowly turned red at the words he spoke with as he had
endured the twisting of his hands and feet. He covered his face with his
head bent, touching his forehead with his hand.

“I'm really fortunate to have Dahlia and Dahlias. Without you, I would have
already died.”

Is that that much?”

… … Was the word dad cool enough to overcome death? Dahlia briefly fell
into confusion. But Lewain was more serious.

“To me, you are salvation.”

“I saw a lot of possibilities. There was also one possibility among them.
The future in which Her Majesty Cedric will eventually die in spite of all
our efforts.”

"Ah… … .”

“But the green matter that Asheras absorbed by Prince Cedric instead of
you, it is an unfolding that has never appeared in the past. In addition, due
to your existence, which was not before, all situations are constantly
deviating from my expectations. That is why I am not sure that I will be
able to protect His Majesty.”

“But I try to do everything possible. Really I wish you were happy. This is
the last time.”

Dahlia's heart was frowned at by the unhidden affection contained in it. Of

course it was scary. I'm afraid Cedric will die, and everything won't go as
far as Lewain saw the future. I'm afraid everyone will have the worst
ending. But she wasn't alone. The one who would have repeated tens or
hundreds of times through the years when no one was with her was
enduring only because of her. She couldn't be weaker either.
Then Lewain raised his head and said, still frowned upon.

"In that sense… … .”

"In that sense?"

“I know it's a tough story, but Miss Dahlia, I'd like to go to your room. Are
you okay?”

“… … Yeah?',

Dahlia was amazed at the words she couldn't imagine. But when has she
read his thoughts properly?

Besides, I couldn't even refuse after hearing those words. She finally
agreed.

Cedric puts an outsider man into a room that he hadn't even been in
properly. I felt a little guilty. Dahlia first entered the room, removed all
personal privacy-related items, and then summoned Lewain. As soon as he
entered the room, he went straight to her desk. She was puzzled by an
unexpected course.

However, even if he went in front of him, he was staring at the desk without
any movement. Then I called her in a gloomy voice.

“Miss Dahlia.”

"Yeah?"

"Sorry. Again, I can't dare touch your desk.”

He always had common sense in strange places. Dahlia sighed and asked
what she was looking for.

Lewain said, looking through her.

“I said, Miss Dahlia. I will do everything possible to prevent the future from
happening.”
“… … Yeah."

“Finding is the tool I used when I called you into this world.”

"Yeah?"

Dahlia asked back puzzled. Lewain nodded as if expected.

This is the story of the diary, where I wrote that I wish to save many with
your own hands.”

Dahlia sent him back to the parlor and searched the room for a while. And
under the wooden planks, he found a treasure chest where he had previously
hid money to escape. But it wasn't money that Dahlia was looking for, it
was an old book about Le Wayne. Dahlia's old diary. Among them.

[I hope that this power will save many people.]

A diary with the words written by Le Wayne. After searching for a while,
Dahlia found the page.

Why does Le Wayne suddenly look for this diary? She stared at the cover
for a moment, trying to grasp his intentions. Dahlia was actually thinking
about the usefulness of this diary. If you don't save Asheras, Cedric may
die. Even if Cedric didn't die, Asheras had to sleep forever. In this situation,
I couldn't help but do nothing while waiting for the feelings toward Aceras
to improve by itself. Previously, Lewain said.

It may be that Dahlia can purify the Transcendent because the magical
power of the Transcendent and the wavelength of her soul match.

Why do the two wavelengths coincide? It will be because the “dragon,”

who gave the blessing of magical power to the Transcendental, came from
another world like Dahlia. Previously, Lewain said.

Each world has its own wavelength. If so, aren't all the objects from the
world of Dahlia have the same wavelength as her?

'It's a device I used to move my soul into this world.'

Here too, the waves of the world where Dahlia lived may be buried. So,
even if you don't know, Dahlia was thinking of taking this one before the
dance the next day. But even Lewain found this diary. Dahlia's hypothesis
had some power.

'I don't know yet.'

Dahlia went down to the drawing room. Meanwhile, Lewain was waiting
for her with a map of the Imperial Palace unfolded and a few pins on it. He
looked at the diary she had on her side, and her expression was slightly
brightened.

“You still have it. I was worried that I would have discarded it.”

“Yes, Mr. Lewain]. But why is this... … ?”

Lewain's eyes dim again. Dahlia has learned from experience that he is
pursuing a distant past at times like this. Each time she felt sorry for the
man in front of her, and felt as a small and pathetic person even with the
size of this mountain.

“You might have expected Miss Dahlia, but this is the stuff I used to bring
you into this world in the past. If the hypothesis that I gave you earlier is
correct, then the waves of your world are buried here. If this coincides with
the Waves of the Transcendental, we can purify Aceras with it. Make sure
not to be affected by emotional fluctuations like Dahlia sheep.”

After all, Le Wayne seemed to have the same idea as Dahlia.

"then… … How can I use this?”

“Let’s discuss that now.”

I put on the glasses that Lewain brought. Dahlia also lowered her head
together. Then, she quietly called him.

“Duke.”

"Yes."
"I'm sorry."

“What is it?”

“I did it before. Isn't it because of the Duke that Cedric was trapped in fate?
I wouldn't say that.”

“I would have said that even if I was Miss Dahlia.”

"No. I was just trying to make everyone happy. And the duke has paid
enough.”

“I said that at that time… … I regret it.”

The night was getting deeper. Lewain said after a while.

"Thank you."

“When everything is over, let’s go boating together, Miss Dahlia.”

“Boat... … Yo?"

“In the first round, I probably liked it.” Dahlia laughed little.

In the end, the full-fledged story took a long time. It wasn't until 3 a.m.
Lewain returned to his house.

Thanks to this, Dahlia skipped breakfast the next day and crushed him in
bed for a long time. Then it only happened when I couldn't postpone more
preparations for the ball. After busy putting on her dress, finishing her
makeup and hairdressing, Dahlia was left alone in the room.

Since Lewain took her diary for magical treatment, there was nothing
special to bring. Instead, she took all the self-defense tools that Cedric gave
and received.

'Because there might be something dangerous.'

Only then she got up with satisfaction.

'Now go as it is.'

Dahlia did her best. After this, I have to eat lots of delicious foods with
Cedric, play board games, and visit many places I haven't been to. I'm going
to go to a ball with Hikan and shoot with Adisha. Play with Meldon and
Beord, and let Le Wayne, who couldn't even take a break because of his
regression, know the fun of life. Dahlia swept her bag several times with a
determined expression, then clenched her fist.

A few hours later, Meldon entered the waiting room where Dahlia was left
alone. He appeared with his black hair neatly flipped back. He appeared in a
suit with a nice coppery skin, honestly, honestly... … .

'It looks like someone who will approach the rich mana-sama for money.'

Dahlia struggled to press down her inner voice. Anyway, I am really

handsome today as well. However, as soon as Meldon saw Dahlia's face, he
read the inside out.

“Is this hair not too good?”

He groaned his head. Dahlia shook her head. But it must have been caught
already.

“I was excited about the idea of escorting my lady, but I prepared… … .”

"that… … .”

“Well, that’s a joke.”

Meldon smiled and approached and reached out his hand. Dahlia also
smiled playfully and put his hand on it.

“Honestly, the image has changed a little.”

Meldon's expression was slightly hardened. I told you that I didn't care
when I saw him playing, but in fact, it seemed to me. Dahlia became very
sorry.
Walking down the hallway with Meldon, Dahlia listened to what he had to
say. Then I was amazed and saw him.

“They didn’t do anything yesterday?”

"Yes. That's right. After all, he is like me... … ”

“Mr. Meldon is no longer a scammer. Don't say that.”

Meldon laughed when Dahlia seriously refuted.

“In any case, contrary to the expectations of Duke Blouport, Aceras did not
move. Isn't he a liar?”

Dahlia shook her head without worrying.

“It is not. He must have really come back in time as he claimed.”

“Well, there are so many things that cannot be explained otherwise.”

Meldon sobbed and tilted his head.

“Actually, we also like that he doesn't do anything… … . It's unfortunate

that it doesn't work as expected. We don't really know what to do.”

He pondered for a while, and then he changed his posture and pretended to
cry playfully at Dahlia.

“Beautiful Dahlia lady. We have to protect her.”

A heartfelt heart was felt in the joke. Dahlia laughed lightly.

"Thank you."

“Oh, there are really things that make you say nothing.”

He sighed playfully. She also laughed lightly.

'Before, Mr. Lewain said that the future would change when I came to
Adisha's seat.'

The change has already begun. Dahlia was nervous for nothing.

“Oh, and I had one more thing to say, but I almost forgot.”

Meldon said. Dahlia raised her head and looked at him.

“What is it?”

“It's not a big deal, have you heard who's going to Gatran?”

Dahlia shook her head.

Treaty of Darby-Gatran.

The waters of Dhabi are protected by Frederic, while Mount Gatran is a

treaty held by the Holy Empire.

Even though he did not hand over the sound wave technology, Asheras was
unreasonable and tried to destroy this empire, and eventually, a
transcendentor went to Mount Gatran. It's preparing for this winter, it's not
very urgent, but no one knows exactly when the Monster Wave will start.

'I heard that you are in a meeting about who to send, has it been decided?'

"that… … .”

Meldon whispered into Dahlia's ear. Soon afterward, her eyes grew like a
flower lamp.

***

3 pm.

There was room until the meeting. The ballroom was still busy. Dahlia
looked around, but little she knew. It seemed that everyone couldn't come
until Aceras arrived. As Lewain said, everything would end at the treaty
talks and prom. Everyone is having a busy time trying to direct their people
and check their final plans.

Although this ball was one of the best in the history of the imperial family,
Dahlia didn't have time to pay attention to the ballroom. Upon arrival, she
met someone who would go to Gatran Mountain in advance in preparation
for the breach of the treaty. Really disbelieving, Dahlia stared at the man
blankly.

"What? Are you a complaint or a little pesterose?”

“Be, Be, Beord-nim.”

“Yes, it’s me.”

Beord said bluntly. She appeared today with only half her bangs, but it went
so well that all the young children glanced at her at one time. As she wasn't
getting older, she only became more handsome.

Maybe it's because you don't have any heartache. But she decided to
voluntarily go to Gatran Mountain? No other person and she? Dahlia
couldn't believe it, so he looked at her blankly. Of course, Veord was
suddenly annoyed.

“What, why?”

“Uh, by chance, Mr. Beord… … ?”

"do not know. They say that I only have someone in my family.”

The family of the Duke of Mersein now only had one Transcendental. The
current Duke of Mersein was a celibacy, and Veord, of course, was never
married. The empress had two children, but Cedric was, by all means, an
imperial transcendent, and Leonard was not.

There was no other mention in the original, but Dahlia thought maybe
Asheras was a transcendent of the Mersian family. It may not have been the
hidden child of the current Duke of Mersein, but sometimes a
transcendental person appears among the children of the side family.
Anyway, rather than being the only transcendent of the Mersian family,
Veord had a belated sense of responsibility, as she said, it really couldn't
have been helped by the circumstances. Her ability to ‘nullify’ won’t be
very helpful in stopping the monster wave, but, like the nickname “Fredric's
Giant Bear,” she also seemed quite plausible as she stood at the forefront of
blocking the monster wave.

“And there is one more reason.”

Beord seriously put his hand on Dahlia's shoulder.

“Because it seemed that if I went to Gatran Mountain, even if you were

sorry, I would give you a good thing.”

“Oh, no. What is the reason... … .”

“Then will you give it to me?”

“I have to tell you… … .”

I couldn't pretend I didn't know, knowing that I would suffer tremendously

if I go. Beord asked, tilting his head.

"certain?"

“Ten?”

"Good. Now 60?”

Veord clenched his fist. Then without permission, she pulled her arm and
pulled her into her arms.

Veord was tall for a woman and dahlia was small, so even at that height
difference, Dahlia was snug in her arms. Veord touched her back with a
happy smile.

“You have to touch it a lot before you go.”

“… … It's dangerous to speak.”

"do not know. I will do whatever I want.”

Dahlia sighed. Meldon muttered Veord, who had his chin on her head he
couldn't touch.

“Today will be the last to see you this year.”

"Yeah?"

“Because I'm leaving today.”

“So fast?”

Dahlia was embarrassed and opened her eyes wide. However, Veord's
expression was rarely serious.

“Did you not know? There the lord sent a report, and the monsters in the
mountain range are not moving.”

“But Monster Wave is usually in winter… … .”

“If you can defeat the demon with divine power, wouldn't it be possible to
excite it on the contrary?”

Beord said calmly. Dahlia bit her lips.

“I don't know, but I think one of the thoughts of Duke Blueport as to

whether it's Lewain anyway is correct. They're really trying to start a war.
So I try to move the normal Gatran mountain beast.”

“What else came to the ball today, pretending to be calm on such a subject?
I can't really eat politics.”

Veord grunted and let the Dahlia go. The servant came to her. She waved
her hand without sincerity as if she knew it. And I saw Meldon and Dahlia.

“I have to go now.”

“Now, can I see it until next year?”

“You may not be able to see it forever.”

Veord said silently.

Then I looked at Dahlia's face and shut her mouth.

“… … There's nothing to make that look. It's a joke, so I'll see you next
year.”

Then she patted Dahlia's head and turned around following the servant.

Dahlia grabbed her slightly busted head and cried out. Of course it wasn't
because of the head. My heart was complicated by the thought that all loved
ones were leaving. Dahlia had a chance to let a loved one go away before.

'Duke Blueport... … .’

It's been a while since Le Wayne became Duke of Bleuport, but for Dahlia,
Duke of Bleuport has always been Mary Bleuport. Suddenly Dahlia missed
her.

***

Meanwhile, at the same time, the emperor was holding a final meeting with
everyone except Meldon and Dahlia. It was just before Le Wayne stood on
the podium and took his luck. Before he started talking, the emperor first
asked.

“Lewain, contrary to what you said, Asheras didn't move last night. What
do you think?”

“I gave up because I was caught using memorization. The ultimate behavior

is the same.”

“I am always confident.”
The emperor shrugged. It seemed doubtful whether or not to keep trusting
in Lewain. Le Wayne didn't care.

“It will be revealed on its own when the time comes anyway. If I'm all
wrong after this ball starts, then I'll take my responsibility down on my
own.”

“It's too late to come back. Good. Do that.”

Lewain nodded, hung up a map of the imperial palace, and began the
briefing.

“I've said before, but I'm not sure what I'm talking about from now on, but
I'll start by telling you in advance that it's very likely to proceed.

“Aceras and the Holy Empire plan to rush all the Transcendentalists in the
Imperial Palace before and after the talks. Memorization is blocked, and
now the only way they can use it is classic swords and bullets.”

Immediately the emperor pointed out.

“If you say that you are a fanatic of the Holy Empire, you are not
transcendental, but human. They have no way to approach us.”

“If the Transcendentalists are united together, it may be. But we will be
scattered to prepare for simultaneous attacks. If you do one-to-many, you
can be pushed out of the stock market.”

“But your Majesty is right. It's good to do it as efficiently and quietly as

possible. So, they will pretend to be employees and will infiltrate the
Imperial Palace. Hiding pistols, daggers and potions in her arms.”

He picked up a pin bearing Adisha's name and plugged it into the Imperial
Palace employee's quarters.

“Now here, capture Adriana Benitter, the Holy Empire fanatic who hid his
face and body pretending to be an employee. Because you're not a
transcendent, their poison doesn't work, and you're sensitive to makeup.”
Adriana nodded. Lewain then inserted Hikhan's pin into the mountain
behind the imperial palace.

“Another Holy Empire believer will ambush here. These are some kind of
small army. Armed with high-fired firearms and shells, one or more
Transcendentalists were assigned to target other Transcendentalists as they
began a runaway and the Imperial Palace was in chaos. Before that, you
have to hit them to finish.”

Hikan remained silent.

“Duke Pesteroz alone will not be enough. So I consulted with Your Majesty
and called for one to help.”

Le Wayne said.

“Who is it?”

Adisha asked, as if it were just beginning.

Lewain saw her.

“This is my mother.”

At that moment, the door of the conference hall opened and one person
entered. She was a woman with rich brown hair and a white mask. Mary
Bleuport was the ancestor of Duke

“Thank you for calling everyone without forgetting me. The Imperial
Palace was in danger.”

She smiled and sat down to find her seat. Everyone looked at her in
surprise. Lewein continued the briefing without worrying about it.

“First of all, my mother will keep Argel in prison during the prom. To tie
the feet of the manpower committed to kill him. We will join the rear when
we take care of all the people involved.”

Lewain then pointed to a point.

“Your Majesty must play an active part here.”

“Where is it?”

It was a conference hall. There was a pin for the role of Aceras.

“The only thing left is Aceras, who is at the heart of this plan and is the
beginning. He knows. Even if several fanatics come down, it is difficult to
deal with one transcendental person properly.”

“In order for this plan to work, at least one Transcendental person must first
run wild. That way, they can dig into the confusion. Aceras is playing the
role of rushing one of them.”

Le Wayne looked at Cedric. Cedric, leaning against the chair, felt his gaze
and raised his head. A fishy smile spread to his mouth.

“Perhaps Asheras will aim for Majesty the Second Prince as soon as he
succeeds in rushing another transcendent in this conference hall.”

“… … Because of Dahlia Pesterose Young-ae?”

The emperor asked. Lewain nodded.

“Therefore, I will deal with Aceras first. It was in the same context that I
would sit at the conference hall.”

"process… … . Before, you said you would destroy his soul. Good to hear,
but how the hell are you going to solve him?”

The emperor touched his forehead. His gaze was on Cedric. He loved his
son. Even when the worst comes, if it were you, you shouldn't be Cedric.
The emperor looked at Lewain again with a rather desperate heart.

Lewain stared at her hand. He thought of Dahlia. Even in a situation where

her lover might die, she did not despair. As I thought of the confident eyes
that looked at myself, my heart was filled with courage.

He opened his mouth.

“I will present my memories to him. The history of repeated mistakes and
sins. And I will put him to sleep forever on the spot.”

In an instant, silence fell in the conference hall. Asked the emperor, who
had been contemplated for a long time.

“… … Should it be that way?”

“I don't know the other way.”

He said cut it off.

Dahlia will try her best to save Asheras. So he too had to do his best to save
the person she loved. There is only one way he knows. Lewain looked at
Adisha. To put Asheras to sleep, he needed Adisha's cooperation.

***

Dahlia accidentally passed by and was brought to the waiting room by

Merida, where she met her, and tied her hair again. This is because the
traces of Veord touching his hair unwillingly remain.

“You have a pretty liberal head, Miss Dahlia. Is your style today a
horseback riding girl?”

As the horse did so, Merida quickly led her to the women-only break room.

“Ms. Merida, are you here today?”

"Absolutely. All the families said to have come from the capital.”

Merida twisted her hair up and tied her hair while trying to change her
hairstyle dramatically. Dahlia also liked this more.

“Ms. Adriana doesn’t take care of this and what she does. Anyway, have
fun, Miss Dahlia.”

Merida, as usual, cynically criticized Adisha and quickly disappeared.

Dahlia remained alone in the break room and glanced at the clock. When
you go out, Meldon will be waiting for her.

'Is the meeting over by now?'

In preparation for today, Lewain said that he had used all the manpower he
could use.

'It would be nice if Duke Mary Bleuport also came.'

Still she was thinking of Mary Bleuport. After she went down to the local
estates, she often wrote letters but never saw it again.

It was because Dahlia was deeply afraid of meeting Lewain at Duchy of

Bleuport. So I avoided it all the time. I had regrets belatedly. We'll meet
more and say more good things sooner.

"dahlia."

Then, like a miracle, I heard a voice just thinking. She raised her head in
amazement.

"I missed you."

Rich brown hair, slender height, familiar mask. Even after a few years, she
is still the only dahlia person, like a mother. The Duke of Mary Bleuport
was standing in front of her.

“Go, go, go, duke? How is it here?”

“I’m not a peacock anymore.”

Mary Bleuport opens her arms towards Dahlia.

“You didn’t want to see me?”

Tears gathered around my eyes for no reason. Dahlia ran to her and
immediately hugged her neck.

“… … I missed you so much.”

I was so happy and my heart was pounding, so the words spontaneously
came out gibberish.

“I just thought I wanted to see the Duke. But you're in front of me, so, too...
… .”

“I love it too.”

Mary Bleuport warmly hugged her. My heart quickly became warm.

“If I knew it would be so precious, I would have seen it sooner. I'm sorry."

"No. Even dahlias have been very difficult.”

"No. I'm sorry."

After meeting her like this, I felt stupid that I couldn't go because of the
slightest fear. Dahlia seemed to cry for nothing.

After holding it for a while, Dahlia fell from Mary. And I removed the ring
and purified her. She laughed.

“I didn't know I would experience this feeling again. I haven't used a lot of
abilities in the meantime, but I missed Dahlia's love.”

Dahlia laughed accordingly. Seeing her again after a long time, I felt
comfortable. I felt like all my worries had vanished.

“By the way, Duke, what are you doing here?”

Apparently, not long ago, Mary said she was going to retire in the estate due
to a runaway incident and her image was poor in the capital. Besides, the
capital reminds her of bad memories.

'It must have been very difficult to come.'

Mary Bleuport smiled softly.

“You said there was a problem in the capital right now, right? So I came to
help.”

"Ah… … .”

“Oh my God, my son did all the briefings earlier.”

Dahlia nodded slightly. Then, as if Mary was thrilled, she took out a
handkerchief and stole her eyes under the mask.

“I didn't know my son would grow up like that. This is all thanks to the
Dahlia sheep.”

Anyway, it was a pleasure that she seemed to be impressed. Dahlia decided

to quietly shut up Lewain's journey behind him. At that time, the maid who
entered the break room hurriedly approached Mary Bleuport and whispered.

“Mr. Squadron Duke, you must go now.”

“Oh, it’s already time… … .”

She looked at the watch and spit out a little sigh.

“I think I have to go now, Dahlia. I have a separate job at this ball. Dahlia
was sorry for nothing, so she grabbed her hand.

“Where are you going?”

"Ah."

The peacock bowed slightly and whispered into Dahlia's ear.

“I will keep Argel during the prom.”

“Wouldn’t I also have to avenge our Asheras-kun?”

Then she made a light laugh. But Dahlia was rattled. Last time, Mary was
about to die because of that. Is it really, really okay?
“… … Don't get hurt, Duke. If I get hurt again, I... … .”

Dahlia couldn't take her hand from her worries. Mary Bleuport laughed and
put her hand on top of it and smiled.

"Yeah. I'll be careful.”

Having said that, she and the maid left the common room. Dahlia looked at
her for a while, then jumped up from her seat.

'I should do my best too.'

Everyone is struggling, but dahlias can't be still.

Dahlia left the break room and returned to the ballroom where Meldon was
waiting. There was an unexpected person next to Meldon. As soon as he
saw that face, the dahlia rose red again. Yesterday's work was pictured in
my mind again.

“Three, Cedric?”

“Hi, Dahlia. I'm busy, but I've been here for a while. Didn't I ever bother
you?”

Cedric smiled. I went back to the Imperial Palace yesterday morning, so I

couldn't have slept like Dahlia, but instead of being tired, I was a lot more
beautiful than usual. Every time I laughed, it seemed like flowers were
blooming around me. As I got closer, the fragrance of the perfume Dahlia
gave me softly spread.

The person that Dahlia must protect. Because of yesterday's events, Dahlia's
face is hard to see, and he was very casual as always. Dahlia was more
embarrassed for nothing.

“Nothing special? Did you go well yesterday?”

“Yes, how about Cedric?”

"I also."
Cedric smiled and stepped closer to Dahlia and tilted her head. She bowed
her head slightly, avoiding her eyes for nothing.

“Oh, I suddenly thought of something to do.”

Meldon suddenly pulled out his pocket watch and looked at the watch, as if
it was harder to see it.

Cedric caught him trying to leave.

“I'm also happy if you turn it off, but I have a job to do.”

“Oh, that.”

Meldon stopped stepping and stretched his arm out without sincerity. Cedric
closed his eyes and memorized the formula while holding Meldon's arm.
After a while, he released his hand.

"done."

“Wow, what is the feeling that other people’s magic powers spin around the
body? It's really sat.”

“I'm glad that's the case.”

Cedric laughed. Meldon turned his arm around and tried to really leave him,
looking at the stupid dahlia and said lightly.

“After that, I don’t know the young lady. Cool Cedric is developing a new
technology again. Now, not only poison, but also swords and bullets with
divine power can be defended to some extent.”

As Lewein said before, the next move of the Holy Empire was the
development of a technique to dissolve the divine power in a memorization
or bayonet following a potion.

After the imperial pagoda wrapped his head, he made a countermeasure in

just a few days. It would have been impossible without Lewain. He, who
studied even soul-moving magic, knew everything in theory. However,
what was actually born was a high level of technology that could not even
be implemented in a clumsy implementation. Cedric criticized him with all
sorts of words, but eventually succeeded in implementing it. The result was
the technique he had just written to Meldon.

“But I can't protect my whole body. There are many gaps, so if you get
stuck in that part, you have no choice but to pray.”

Cedric added a brief explanation.

"Alas… … .”

Dahlia said blankly. It was good news that we had another weapon against
the Holy Empire. But because of this, I was uncomfortable thinking of
Cedric, who would have used a lot of magical power.

Cedric spit at Meldon inadvertently.

"congratulations. You are the last.”

“Wow, thank you. Then I will come back later. Otherwise, the evil Cedric
will kill me.”

Meldon deliberately looked at Cedric and kissed Dahlia's hand visibly and
outright, then disappeared with a smile.

Cedric glared coldly at Meldon, but when he left and noticed the dahlia in
front of him, he felt happy again. He laughed and grabbed Dahlia's hands
and put them in a pod. She looked up a little and looked at Cedric's face. He
was looking at Dahlia with a smile with a look that couldn't help because he
was lovable in front of him. It felt like my heart was sinking again, so
Dahlia hurriedly looked down. Cedric said softly, snapping it back into
Dahlia's hand.

“Why don’t you see me?”

Dahlia said in a sound almost audible.

“I can’t see… … .”
"Why?,,

“My heart is beating so fast… … .”

Cedric laughed as if sighing. He didn't say a word for a long time and then
barely stopped talking.

“Don’t say that. If you do, I don't know what to do.”

“Well, then how do you say it?”

“Just tell me you like it.”

Cedric spoke with a jokely light tone, but Dahlia's heart beat faster. She
eagerly calmed her chest, tried to open her mouth, and finally couldn't. She
lowered her head and shook her limp.

“No, I can’t.”

"Why… … ? Why can't you?”

As Cedric pulled her back, she gently loosened the pod and rubbed the
inside of Dahlia's wrist, pulling her a little further.

Dahlia, as always, fell to a standstill. I didn't think of anything, and it just

seemed like I was going to die with blood all over my head. At times like
this, she would always behave unexpectedly enough that she couldn't even
understand. She couldn't even say she liked it, but what she was thinking,
she closed her eyes tightly, lifted her head, and kissed his lips lightly.

Cedric stiffened, holding her hand. Dahlia opened one side of her tightly
closed eyes and looked at him.

Cedric was biting his lips and blushing his ears, making a confused
expression. At times like this, it wasn't different from my childhood, when I
was still reddening because I held my hand. When he saw that, Dahlia was
relieved. Maybe Dahlia just wants to embarrass Cedric as much as she does.
She laughed at Bash. Cedric also laughed and released his hand.
“You really… … .”

“You have a hard time. Well, I'll cleanse you now.”

Dahlia grabbed him and tapped the ring. It was the car he was interested in,
who continued to use magic power. He flinched for a moment, then pushed
in any foyer or dahlia around it and locked the door.

Dahlia removed the ring and put it on the side table. I tried to hold Cedric's
hand like that, but first he pulled the dahlia and held it in his arms. He
quietly hugged the dahlia in his arms for a long time, then let him go with a
long breath. And laughed.

"Thanks."

Why do I always get embarrassed whenever I do this? Dahlia laughed

awkwardly. Cedric kissed her forehead briefly.

“I heard it from Le Wayne. He even told you all the useless stories.”

"Ah… … .”

Dahlia stared at him blankly. He had only a slightly embarrassing smile. A

belated enlightenment came.

'You know everything.'

I was curious about it. How far did Le Wayne tell Cedric? Even that he
dies? Or even that if everything fails, there is only one way to sacrifice
yourself?

But if you look at this reaction now, maybe… … .

“You may be upset, but before I met you yesterday, I already made an
appointment with him. If things go to the worst... … I will do what he saw
in the future.”

Cedric smiled, buried her head on Dahlia's shoulder, and hugged her waist
and rubbed.
“That's why I wanted to complain to you back then.”

As he said, the day Dahlia accepted Cedric's confession, he had already

heard everything from Lewain.

“If Dahlia Pesteroz Young-ae cannot save Aceras, his ending is always a
runaway.”

“If we couldn't put him to sleep, he would run wild and turn Frederick's
capital into a cursed and immortal city.”

“Is the only one who could stop it all the time?”

“… … That's right."

“I know what you're talking about. I have a rough memory coming back.”

I didn't remember everything. It was a world that was not worth

remembering. It was a world without dahlias. Anyway, it was a vague
memory, but at this point it seemed that each time he made the same choice.

“If Dahlia cannot cleanse him, and you fail, the only way I have left is
death.”

After speaking, the weight touched me. He swept his face down. If I loved a
little less, would I have been less afraid? He was awkward at himself, afraid
of death.

“… … Not necessarily. Dahlia is still struggling to protect her Majesty.”

“… … okay?"

A smile circulated around Cedric's mouth. It was because she would really
have been. He responded lightly.

“… … ^, it won't happen, but when the moment comes, i will do what you
said. If an irreversible time comes, I will stop it.”

Le Wayne raised his head. His heartless eyes looked at Cedric.

"Sorry."

"Do not lie. I don't believe you have the sensibility left to feel that feeling.”

What Cedric said with a bloody smile, Lewain did not deny.

Cedric woke up from the road reminiscence and looked at Dahlia, making a
crying expression again.

Seeing this face makes me want to live. No matter what happened, I wanted
to ignore everything and just grab Dahlia's hand and go to another continent
or anywhere. But I couldn't. Because she loves Dahlia, she wanted to love
the world she loves.

He was laughable at himself, thinking that he wished Dahlia hated Aceras

so much that he could not purify Aceras even in this situation. Otherwise, I
would have been jealous.

“I have to go now. Because Aceras is coming soon.”

He glanced at his watch. It was an hour before the meeting. It was when
Asheras came to the ball. He took Dahlia and went out to the ballroom on
the road. Suddenly, the ballroom was also crowded with people. Everyone
was busy moving. The emperor was seen ascending the throne with another
instruction to the aide. The empress, who was with me, was also worried
about whether he expected the thorny road in the future.

“Cedric.”

At that time, Dahlia grabbed Cedric's hand just about to turn. And he said
with a very, very serious and determined expression.

“I will definitely save Cedric.”

"Huh?,,
Cedric asked blankly. It wasn't until I said that he thought it was too absurd,
and Dahlia's cheeks turned slightly red. She began to gibberish as if she had
no idea what to do.

“Well, that… … Isn't it so sudden? I mean, so... … .”

“So absolutely! It means don't think bad. It will be different this time.”

Cedric looked at her blankly for a moment, then smiled, pulled her hair,
hugged her, stroked and kissed her forehead.

"Thanks."

I felt really happy for some reason. He fell away, staring at Dahlia's face,
laughing again, clutching her cheeks and kissing her forehead again. All of
Dahlia's actions stabbed her in the chest and couldn't stand it.

"Hello."

And finally, he really left.

Dahlia remained, placing her hands on her chest and exhaling a slow breath.
Before coming, she made an appointment with Lewein. I'll try it once. I
don't know if I can succeed, but I will try to forgive Asheras as much as I
can.

For an ending where no one is hurt.

Now the time has come.

***

Aseras slowly walked down the hallway leading to the ballroom. It's all full
of unwarmed air. How many people here today really purely come to
celebrate his visit? If there is, he is a fool. He asked the gray-haired young
man who followed.

“How are you getting ready?”

“It's all over. Now all you have to do is wait.”

Asheras nodded a little. The conversation was just this enough. There were
many people who saw and heard. But the young man quietly approached
him and asked again.

“How did they know?”

“Well, I guess Lewain is behind it.”

'Ah, that damn human.'

Aseras frowned. As much as the Frederic Empire, they have spies. He knew
it even though he didn't know the details. Now, suddenly, it is Le Wayne
who is working on a plan to catch up behind them. Like a person who
knows all about the future, they are disgustingly and subtly ruining their
plans in front of one hand.

'After pretending to be calm... … .’

He was the one who didn't blink even with the stimulus, but was it different
in the inside? However, the young man who followed seemed to be
candidates for someone else.

“Or maybe all the traitors have blown up.”

A cruel light fell in the young man's eyes.

“I find it and kill it quickly. You have to pay them a price.”

Was Kelsion and Argel really like that? Asheras wasn't sure. It wasn't an
important issue now. He answered moderately.

“The prison where Argel was held will be guarded by the former Duke of
Bleuport. It will be difficult.”

“We can.”
The young man said in a confident tone. Several believers stood behind
him. They all had weapons covered with divine power in their hands. They
believed that it could eliminate any Transcendental at once.

Asheras noticed their virility. But before I even pointed it out, I ran into an
unbearable headache. He said, touching his forehead.

“As much as possible, avoid contact with Mary Bleufort, use memorization
and poison to deal with it.”

“Thank you, Holiness. Grace to His Holiness.”

Aceras drew a rough sign and put a little sexual power on the young man's
forehead. Soon the young man's eyes changed with ecstasy. Aseras walked
forward again. Perhaps this is your last chance to officially visit the
Frederic Empire within a year.

Asheras knew that he was too rushing. If he had a little more time, of
course, it would have been possible to plan for the future. But this time, you
have to kill Cedric and take Dahlia Pesteroz. Because, after giving out to all
the nobles, his remaining life span is at most two years or so. And because
the seal that can withstand runaway without dahlia pesterose will be much
shorter. This was his last chance. But before that… … .

He couldn't let go of his last hope. Maybe Dahlia will save him. Because
she is the only new being.

'A new being?'

He frowned his eyebrows. Even though I was thinking of myself, I didn't

understand. These days, he has had such experiences very often. But he
soon forgot even that thought.

***

The attendants opened the door of the ballroom wide open. Aceras slowly
walked out from the open door. In an instant, the atmosphere of the
ballroom changed. In the papal robe he was no longer able to find what he
used to be as a servant. She is tall, arrogant and graceful, and a beautiful
face that gives off a bit of a pathetic atmosphere with tiredness. Mysterious
green eyes, unable to read their emotions, slowly glanced at everyone.
When his gaze found Dahlia Pesteroz in the crowd, he paused for a while in
front of him. However, he soon turned his gaze to the throne and walked in
front of him. The followers who supported him followed him in a row.

The emperor came down from the throne and reached out his hand in a
position equal to him, asking for a handshake. It was a courtesy towards the
rulers of the same empire.

"It's been a long time, Holiness Pope."

The emperor concealed and laughed. Asheras also grabbed his hand with a
good smile.

“Nice to meet you, Alexander II. Lord of the Frederic Empire.”

“Is there any inconvenience in coming?”

“Everything was satisfactory. Except for being a little noisy when

sleeping.”

“It is because the area around it is under construction to meet the Holy
Father. You understand.”

Aceras' gentle smile grew deeper. The same was true of the emperor.

“In the past, I didn't even know in a dream that I would face your Majesty
in a place like this.”

"So do i. If I knew it, I would have been more careful with my mouth.”

“Every word from your Majesty was precious to me back then.

“I'm glad you did.”

The two of them released their hands only then. It was a long handshake for
each other to feel physiologically unpleasant. Aseras turned from the spot
and headed for the crowd. He, too, wasn't as good as the throne, but because
he was on the platform, people had to look up at him. Aseras gently smiled
and said to them.

“I want to come here today to reconsider the details of the treaty. If we

disappear quickly, don't bother and have a good time.”

A light laugh burst out. Asheras said after waiting a little.

“But before that, I want to tell everyone the word of God.”

He turned and asked the emperor.

“Can I do that?”

“In the Frederic Empire, few believers are as devout as the Holy Kingdom.
If you are okay with that, please give me a blessing. Everyone will be
happy.”

"Thank you."

He looked back. The gathered nobles also vaguely realized that the present
empire was not in good relations with the holy country. But it was God's
word. Everyone looked at him with little anticipation.

Asheras laughed with contempt. There is no use for reason anyway. There
is only one person he is interested in.

“As many know, I spent my childhood in this empire.”

He smiled smallly as he faced his gaze at himself.

“I was unhappy. I didn't have parents to protect me, and I always lived in
poverty. But there was someone who gave me hope for the first time.”
People began to mutter at a completely unexpected word.

“It was only one person, not God. He taught me the value of living with a
friendly voice.”

“What makes me more excited today is that I can see him again here.”

The emperor standing behind Asheras distorted his expression. It was

because I realized what he was thinking of suggesting a sudden speech.

'You made a mistake.'

Without worrying about the atmosphere around him, Asheras continued to

speak in a soft voice.

Reverently as when preaching the word of God.

“That person is Dahlia Pesterose Young-ae. In this glorious place where the
two empires unite, I would like to share my first dance with him, if
possible.”

At the moment, Dahlia and Aceras' eyes met.

The strongest people in the world are obsessed with me

Volume 5
19. The coming end (2)

"I'm sitting fucking fucking."

Meldon, who was next to him, couldn't stand it and spit out swear words.
Dahlia, afraid of who will hear, hurriedly with a handkerchief,

I closed my mouth. She was also embarrassed. Everyone's eyes were on her.

In this situation, Asheras came down one step by step and walked straight
to him. People naturally Paved the way. There was no reason to refuse this
situation.

Dahlia looked around. Adrica and Lewain were absent. In particular,

Lewain needs to be prepared before negotiations.

There was something, and it disappeared completely. And again, again... …

.

Inadvertently, she noticed that she was looking for Cedric.

'No. I have to do it alone here.'

I thought I would save Aceras. I want to save if I can. On the other side,
everyone is happiest It will be over.
But when I saw Aceras approaching her, my head was dizzy and my heart
pounded.

The man who tried to rush the Duke of the Mary Bleuport Squadron. To
brainwash the empress and kidnap Dahlia twice.

The person who put the lives of his subordinates into hell. Even now, all I
have to do is burn this empire and kill everyone.

No one. But if you don't forgive, Cedric might die.

The greatest ordeal of her life. Challenges to be overcome.

At the same time, she is the only one she could not save in this world.

He came right in front of Dahlia. He laughed casually, as if he had not

committed any sin, I reached out to her.

“Dahlia, it's been a long time. Would you please dance with me?”

Aceras, who looked up close and straight, grew up to be a definite adult

compared to the time he saw at the ball five years ago.

He was looking down at Dahlia Bay. His green eyes, who used to be cold
and cold without any emotions, There was a longing that I cannot know
now. Dahlia can't guess the identity of that aspiration, I was just looking.

Meldon, noticing her pale complexion, blocked Dahlia's front. And coldly
Aceras I looked at it.

“My partner is feeling sick right now. It sounds like it's hard to dance.”

“I asked Pesterose Young-ae a question.”

Aceras spoke mildly but authoritatively. Meldon's eyebrows wriggled. At

that time, somebody took Dahlia's wrist

Grabbed it and dragged it back. It was Hikan.

How did you come? Did you predict this situation and ran from afar?
Apparently he reorganized the Imperial Palace army

You should be preparing for the attacks of the Holy Empire.

He couldn't breathe as if he had appeared in a hurry, and his tied hair was
scattered. But obvious Spoke with pronunciation.

“Dahlia can't be.”

“Why?”
Aseras laughed and asked a question. Hikan turned his head and looked
down at Dahlia. He bit his lips.

“You were supposed to dance with me for the first time, Dahlia?”

“… … .”

'It says yes.'

His eyes were talking. But Dahlia clenched her fist and shook her head.

“My brother, the Holy Father of the Holy Land is proposing, how can I
refuse?”

She smiled and put her hand on Aceras's hand. His hand was dazzled for a
moment. But soon I grabbed Dahlia's hand. Dahlia looked straight at Aceras
and laughed.

“Thank you for the good suggestion. I am so glad that your Holiness has
found hope in my words.”

“… … .”

His eyes shook slightly. Dahlia didn't care. I thought it was better.

'You promised anyway.'

I'll forgive him once.

If your feelings for Aceras really change and you can purify him, this may
be your last chance.

'I'll say everything.'

About Dahlia's abilities. If you give up everything and ask for forgiveness,
you will be purified.

It is not known whether it will work or not. I had to do it though. She closed
her eyes and took a breath.

Most

I was happy and tried to think only good thoughts.

She took Asheras' hand. He led her calmly, as if he couldn't feel anything.

Hikan tried to capture Dahlia as he was leaving, but Meldon stopped him.
He glanced at Hikan.

'What would you do if you saw that?'

Hikan closed his eyes tightly and raised his hand. At this official event,
Asheras also told Dahlia right away.

I know it won't do any harm. However, the situation itself was too harsh for
Dahlia.
Meldon whispered when the two got far enough apart.

“Even Miss Dalia must have an idea. Please leave him alone. Duke Pesteroz
right now Isn't it the time your sir is also doing this?”

Hikan couldn't even refute this time. He grinds his teeth. Meldon stared at
him for a moment and told him

I handed a handkerchief. Hikan, who couldn't figure out what it meant for a
while, soon took a handkerchief and wiped the blood splattered from his
hand.

He asked in silence.

“… … Have you seen Dahlia?”

“You probably haven't seen it.”

“That’s it.”

Lewain was right. Hikan found a small army hiding behind him. All of
them with heavily armed firepower Tried to burn the Frederic Empire. If I
had not prepared in advance, only a terrible ending would have remained.

will be.
The two exchanged glances for a moment. At the end, Hikan turned back
and disappeared into the crowd. Probably backwards

It would be returning.

Meldon wasn't in a pleasant mood either. He folded his arms and looked at
Asheras. He's dahlia I was holding my hand and going to the center of the
ballroom.

'If Cedric saw this, it would be upset.'

He looked in the air for a moment and then saw Dahlia again.

***

The emperor was very reluctant and instructed the band to perform their
first dance song. Aceras of dahlia

I took my hand and went to the center of the hall of the ballroom. People
naturally yielded the most center to them.

Before the dance began, Asheras received a rosary necklace from a gray-
haired young man brought to her.

Handed it over. Dahlia was confused and looked at the necklace he was
giving her. The simple design of the cross hung

It was a wooden necklace. Instead of receiving, she looked at him with a

vigilant eye. Aseras broke and laughed.
“Ms. Dahlia, this is a gift from the Holy Land prepared for you.”

"This… … ?”

“I blessed myself. The necklace, which was blessed by the Pope in the Holy
Land, is an indulgence that forgives any sin.

It works.”

“… … .”

Indulgence. Dahlia became sad for some reason. What does Aceras want to
forgive? I wash away all my sins

While not being able to.

“Please take it. There are no magic, no divine powers, no devices. If you
need proof, you can do it.”

"no. I will take it.”

She didn't hang it around her neck, she took it, grabbed it in her hand, and
put it in her bag. Aceras is her I watched all the actions, then reached out
again. Dahlia quietly grabbed his hand on the other side of him I put my
hand on my shoulder.
The dance song began. The distance between the two became closer and the
distance between them and the people around them widened.

Only then the eyes of Asheras returned to the cold light that Dahlia knew.
He was more than necessary to Dahlia

He didn't stick his body and just lowered his head a little and whispered in
his ear.

"It's been a while, Dahlia Pesterose."

“… … .”

Dahlia did not answer. I know how to call him, respect him or let him
speak.

There wasn't. Worried she said small.

"Huh. long time no see."

Aceras' mouth is hardened. Dahlia looked down and said.

“What are you here for?”

“… … .”
“Answer.”

“I thought I would be more scared.”

“You have to be brave. Only you and I are here.”

In fact, the hand that held his shoulder trembled. Is Aceras pretending not to
know, even if it's time to care

I was looking down at Dahlia's face to see if there was anything else.
Dahlia's heart pounded as if it were going to burst.

She couldn't find anything to say, and Aseras said nothing.

For a while, only the obvious steps came and went. After a while, Asheras
called her name.

“Dahlia Pesterose.”

“… … .”

“Let’s go to the castle with me.”

Dahlia raised her head in embarrassment. Of course, I thought you were

looking at it as a mockery, but unexpectedly
The gaze was serious. The incomprehensible aspiration in her eyes made
her even more confused.

“… … What are you talking about?"

“I know you can purify the soul of the Transcendental. I need you. Come to
the castle. Everything to you

I will give you.”

“Are you seriously talking about it?”

Dahlia's voice shattered in anger. As if I didn't do anything, of course

anyone I wasn't talking about making a reasonable offer to accept. Even
now, war has been waged and this empire’s Thinking about killing all the
Transcendentalists.

Aceras' eyes subsided.

“You better listen to me.”

"why me?"

“Otherwise, all your loved ones will die.”

Dahlia stopped following the beat. No, I was going to do that. But Asheras
swung her body I pulled it and forced it to follow the dance song. Dahlia
stared at him, forced by his guidance.

“It’s not the basis of the proposal.”

"Of course. Because this is a threat, not an offer.”

“… … .”

“The magical power of the transcendent collides with the divine power.
And now, dozens of the most devout believers come to this land

I do. How long can you endure?”

Said Asheras. He looked at her straight up until now, and now he only sees
the direction to go forward there was. But only the mouth moved.

“I will kill them all. all. I'll burn all your dear ones. Do you want to see it?”

He frowned his eyebrows. At first glance, an earnest, hoarse voice leaked

out of his lips.

“If you come, if only you come, I'll stop it all. If you want, I will allow your
dear brother to visit.”
No words came back. I felt Dahlia looking straight up at him without
shaking. To turn away I did, but in the end I couldn't. He made eye contact
with her. The blue eyes that shine brighter up close It was beautiful.

Dahlia's lips moved.

“Yes, let’s go.”

Asheras' breath stopped for a moment.

***

Dahlia continued, regardless of Aceras' reaction.

“As you said, I’ll go to Seongguk.”

“… … .”

“Are you satisfied now?”

Even with just a word, peace came to my mind in an instant. However, it

was only an instant.

'What else are you talking about?'

Anxiety and doubts arose. Suddenly, dahlias can't come out like this.
Because she hates him.
Aseras leaned over and growled at her.

“What is it?”

“… … Look.”

Dahlia lowered her snow again.

“You're not interested in my words anyway. I don't believe it.”

“… … .”

“But you should listen to this too. I have something important to say to
you.”

Her voice was calm, but there was an irresistible power. Asheras shut her
mouth.

“I, actually… … ”

At that time, Asheras saw a servant rushed to the emperor. He seemed to be

trying to hide, There were blood stains on the sleeves and pockets of the
shirt. It wasn't his own blood all the time.
He looked up into the air.

'There is only one thing that can be done already.'

It seems that the Girko believers killed Argel. Did they escape the siege of
the former Duke of Bleuport?

Or she too

Was it runaway?

'If she's already runaway… … .’

He looked down at Dahlia. Dahlia was also looking at the same thing,
stopped talking and a little pale I was staring at the place with my face. Her
lips opened slightly, and a powerless voice flowed out.

“I know that person.”

“… … .”

“In the past, I was briefing on a dungeon affair... … .”

'Ah, he was also your servant.'

Aceras thought.

Dahlia also seemed to know who was guarding the dungeon. The squadron
Duke of Blueport who will be there

Her face slowly turned blue as if I remembered it. He felt somewhat

sadistic. This little girl It wouldn't be bad to be a little tricked and scared.
He leaned over and whispered to Dahlia.

“I told you, Dahlia Pesterose. Our congregation is already moving.”

“… … .”

“The more you hesitate, the more people will die.”

As if the dahlia was hardened, he turned his head and looked up at him. In
her trembling voice said.

"you… … .”

“… … .”

“What did you do to the Duke?”

Asheras did not answer. Hoping for her to be terrified.

Dahlia's gaze slowly descended.

And a while later.

“Aceras.”

Dahlia said in a locked voice.

Aseras looked down at her. He thought something was wrong. Her face is
contrary to his expectations Not stained with fear and terror. It was just
expressionless.

Her lips were slow and sweet. After a few breaths, she said.

"I… … I thought about it until I met you today. I will forgive you. Then I
might be able to save you I don't know.”

“… … .”

“But I can’t.”

Dahlia lifted his hand on his shoulder and pushed his body lightly. No
power goes in Even though I didn't, no, I couldn't nod even if I entered, but
Asheras was pushed helplessly.

The dance song was stopped. Everyone was surprised to see both.

Dahlia didn't care about her gaze, took the ring from her fourth finger and
clenched it with her fist.

Emperor's

It was suppressing the ability with magical power. She just came up to
Asheras and held the other hand that didn’t hold the ring.

Reached out to him. Like telling me to catch it.

It was the moment that Asheras had so much hoped for.

But something was strange. Reason was warning. The moment I hold this
hand, everything seems irreversible

I had a feeling.

Because Dahlia was crying. She bit her lips, as if she was really too angry
and unfair, Tears were shed while staring. She took out a handkerchief with
her remaining hand and wiped her tears away.

Clenched.
“Why did you do that? Why now? Really, this is for me... … Last… … It
was my last chance... … .”

I couldn't understand her words. But without help, he stretched out to the
salvation before his eyes.

Finally she

Came into his hand.

At the moment, he felt the illusion that time had just stopped.

I didn't feel anything.

Nothing, nothing.

The power that once cleared his head just by rubbing it, but now he holds
his hand like this, I didn't feel any.

Dahlia raised her head and saw Aceras. She said in a slow, trembling voice.

“I told you I had an important story to tell you, Aceras.”

“… … .”

“It is said that my abilities don't work for those I hate.”

Aceras stared at Dahlia's face, solidified.

'What do you mean?'

There was nothing for sure about what he had heard or whether he
understood it properly.

“Aceras, I'll give you a last chance.”

“… … .”

“Give up everything and ask for forgiveness. That might change my mind.”

Dahlia, whose tears ceased, said calmly. She cleared the handkerchief and
slammed the hand he held.

Then he put the ring he had on his hand again and took two steps back.

She grabbed the hem of the dress. It doesn't go well with the tearful face, as
if with a sweet and gentle smile

He greeted Asheras in an elegant manner like a person who had finished

one song.

“I wish I had a good time for His Holiness, Holiness Pope.”

Before Aceras even answered, she turned to find her partner, Duke of
Meldon Artus. he It seemed to be whispering something to Dahlia, but she
didn't answer.

***

Meldon whispered to Dahlia.

“Mister, are you okay?”

Dahlia nodded. Meldon sighed when he saw her eyes.

"Fortunately, the. By the way, is anything else okay? To Asheras... … .”

“… … I didn't have a choice anyway.”

Dahlia felt like crying again.

“The Duke of Blueport Squadron… … ?”

“I'm investigating now. Things got bigger when the attendant found a dead
guard in a dungeon.

Blueport Squadron

I still don't know where the peacock is. Everyone seems to be stuck in a
different place, so it seems to be delayed.”

“… … .”
“It's not a runaway. Then we can't know. Besides, there is a magic that
Cedric gave me... … .”

"like that."

Dahlia was a little relieved. However, I couldn't help but keep feeling like it
was going to collapse. She As it stumbled, Meldon caught it.

The last plan failed. She couldn't save Asheras in the end.

The only thing left is a diary from Le Wayne. He said he would implement
the magic to purify Aceras with his diary.

did.

However, if other believers had already come out, there was no time.
Lewain said that when things turn around urgently,

As planned, I decided to put him to sleep forever.

'I can't help it to save Cedric.'

Knowing that, Dahlia frowned her eyebrows and looked up at Melden. He

flinched and then sighed.
“I see just what Frederick's giant bear was feeling, lady. When you look like
that, I'm all I don't know what to do.”

Meldon patted her back.

Dahlia bowed her head.

***

After that, Asheras couldn't remember what he had done at the ballroom.
Everything was confusing.

The mind that reached its limit could no longer endure the pain inside. I
heard a voice over and over again.

《You have to kill it.》

《You have to kill Dalia Pesteroz.》

If it's a force you can't get, it's right to keep others out of it.

He couldn't believe Dahlia's forgiveness. She knows. That he almost killed

the former Duke of Blueport.

I know. From that moment on, everything was already irreversible.

It was obvious that it was her idea. After he puts his forgiveness in his
mouth, he just puts all his weapons off his hand

Waiting for surrender before death.

'Did you think I'd fall for such a shallow number?'

Aceras laughed.

So what do we do now? That didn't come to mind.

You must also kill Dahlia Pesteroz, as well as Cedric Bercelona and
Michelio II. Emperor Island, Empress Island, Hikan

Pesterose, Adriano Beniter... … .

So, everyone… … .

Killing everyone... … .

《What's next?》

Only the void remains.

Holding an empty body and being silent in the repeated past... … .

There is no memory... … Tormented him.

***

When I woke up, he was sitting at the conference hall. The other side has
not entered yet.

'Le Wayne Bluport decided to come here as the negotiator.'

Lewain was a strange one. He always passed him like a future reader.

Asheras wanted to ask him. If you know the future, what will you do now?
The answer is Even though I know I can't come back.

“Honey, where are you not good? You look uncomfortable.”

A gray-haired young man was looking at him anxiously next to him.

Asheras was only able to name the young man

I remembered it.

"Glass."

“Yes, His Holiness.”

“Shall we return to the castle?”

After a while he realized what he had said. He turned to the side. Gray
haired called Yuri The young man was looking at himself with a very
shocked expression.

“Well, what is that, what are you talking about, your Holiness?”

“… … no. I made a mistake.”

“We came to this point by following the words of His Holiness, but if you
say that… … . Besides, our comrades now

Fighting throughout the Imperial Palace of the Frederic Empire... … .”

Slowly, reason returned to Asheras.

Yes. Everything is already irreversible. It's all over after getting divine
power in the Duke of Bleuport's champagne

I discarded it. Aseras' eyes sank to a dark green color.

"i See. I was wrong.”

“No, your Holiness. I think you are very confused.”

Asheras nodded. After a while he said again.

“… … Is the Duke of the Blueport Squadron dead?”

"no."

The answer came right away. Aceras turned to Yuri. He had a very sad
expression.

“I only killed a few guards. You must have known how to defend the divine
power with magical power.

Even if it was stabbed, it was fine.

He said he ran away because he thought there was no way. I was caught
more than half.”

“… … i See."

“Thanks to that, I can't even kill Argel yet.”

Yuri grumbled. Asheras felt a strange sense of relief. I don't know why.

'You must behave like you love dahlia pesterose.'

Aceras laughed.
Love, what does love mean to you now? In the faintly popping memories,
he I seem to have loved it. But if you think about it again, it's not love, it's
simply a dirty desire Only. Asheras believed that the essence of love was
only that much.

“Holy, I have a separate work to do. If there is nothing urgent, would you
please let me go?”

Aseras looked at the glass. If it had been before, he would never have left
himself in this situation.

will be. As Asheras shook, his men shook. Faithlessness is gone, only
insanity that has lost its purpose in its place

left.

All knowing, he nodded.

"Yes. You definitely want to deal with Kelsion and Argel. Please go.”

Yuri smiled. Asheras did not look at him long.

Soon Yuri left. Now he was the only one sitting at the conference hall.
Believers guarding him lined up behind him

There was, but no one spoke to him. He waited for Lewain to come.
The original plan was to launch a full attack at the start of the talks.
Because memorization was blocked There is no choice but to go to the six-
quarter battle. Aceras already knows that they are fighting the army behind
them.

there was. There will be many victims, but it cannot be helped.

'First, I have to runaway from Le Wayne.'

If one person starts to runaway, focus on him will have no choice but to
weaken his vigilance.

'You just have to aim at that time and take care of them one by one.'

Aseras, with a blank head, laid out his plans step by step. Originally, Dahlia
pesterose was first obtained.

It was an idea, but now I don't even need to. The last step to alleviate
remorse was over long ago.

“Aceras, give up and pray for forgiveness. Then it might change my mind,
right?”

Still, the voice remained strange and tormented him. He lowered his head
and held his head.

Then, the door opened and Lewain entered.

"Forgive me for being late. For a reason.”

“… … no."

Aseras said that and raised his head. There was no energy to smile. He held
and opened his hand alone did. Then, a dagger of holy power was made in
his hand. He looked up and saw Lewain.

Cedric's magical wave protecting his entire body was felt. Even if it’s not
visible to others, he’s long before

He was the one who read the emperor's magic and knew how to build a
barrier of his heart against him.

That he ran a couple of times

I found a gap that Cedric's magic couldn't reach. Unfortunately, it was just
the back of my hand.

'If you come closer, you can stab it.'

Aseras casually turned his dagger under the table. There was a very good
opponent in front of me.

But Lewain didn't come so far, looking at herself without an expression at

the door. He carelessly said.

“I thought there was one more.”

“I have another business to do.”

“This is different from the past. For the first time, things are tangled up.”

It was a word I couldn't understand. Le Wayne said in a rather boring voice.

“Then it’s difficult. If you disappear, she might be in danger.”

Aseras noticed a peculiar sign in his words.

Their eyes met.

It was Lewain who moved first. He ran like a thunderbolt and put Asheras'
head on the table in the conference hall.

It was in the sand. At the same time, Emperor Alexander II, who opened the
door and appeared, swung his hand. Then the escorts

I fell all at once. Lewain bowed and whispered into Asheras' ear.

“It's a pity that it's too late. Dahlia Pesteroz Young-ae said she wants to save
you.”

“… … Ha.”
Those words angered Asheras. He took the hands of Lewain, who had been
foolishly emptied by his head in the sand.

I looked at it. His voice was heard overhead.

“I also did. But everything is too late.”

Aseras pulled out a dagger of the power he had hidden under the table and
tried to stab him on the back of his hand. But

As he lifted his sword into the air, Lewain's voice fell deep into his mind.

“Aceras.”

“… … .”

“I will return your memory.”

Then Aceras... … .
20. Lewain's Plan
30 minutes ago.

“All preparations are over, Adisha. All that's left is your decision.”

Lewain said quietly to Adrian before entering the conference hall.

“… … I'm fine."

However, her voice was trembling unlike the content. Lewain said that she
always wanted to live a good life

I knew he was a hard worker.

'It might be harsh to her.'

But she was also an essential part of his plan.

To put Asheras to rest forever, we need to approach his broken mind.

Forced him to inject all the memories

Later, he tried several attempts, but it was always Adisha who had the
easiest access to his soul.
Was love left like an imprint for so many years? Who lost so much in that
time Lewain couldn't even understand such a complicated mind.

He said, looking down on the person he once loved.

“When I embody magic in the broken spirit of Asheras, your mind will be
transferred directly to his inner spirit world.

Will go in. Put him to sleep there. Then he in reality will also fall asleep
forever.”

“Can I do it?”

'I don't know that either.'

Lewain stopped trying to answer that. And said tinkeringly.

“… … You can do it. It's not your fault if you can't.”

She looked up at him with a slightly surprised expression. He avoided his

eyes.

“… … Yes, Thanks."

Adisha answered quietly.

And now.

“Le... … Wayne Bluport!”

Lewain woke up from his recollection and looked down at Asheras, staring
at him with the nape of his neck held by him.

From the edge of his white, blood was sprouted as if he would shed bloody
tears at any moment.

I remembered thousands of years, maybe tens of thousands of years at once.

The normal human mind can withstand

There couldn't be.

As a test, he picked up his dagger and poked it deep into Aceras' shoulder.
But it was in vain. blood All the wounds healed as soon as the sword came
out without a drop.

Looking back at my memories, it seems that he has always been like this
when he reached this point. On the other route, Aceras is like this

I haven't been alive for long. The soul was not corrupted as much as it is
now.

The power just before the runaway heals its owner at will. Unless Asheras
himself chooses to die, his The power will protect him. In the end, there
was no choice but to touch the mind instead of the body.
'I can never go to heaven.'

Lewain grabbed his neck and walked with one foot on the corner of the rug
on the table in the conference hall. Then the hidden

The magic circle was revealed. It was a psychological magic developed by

Lewain for this Root Pafe.

Adisha of Acera

To enter the broken spiritual world.

He broke it by stepping on one of the magic spheres on the edge of the

magic circle. Then the blue flames from the magic sphere

It spread throughout the magic circle and soon surrounded the two. Aseras
turned his head and stared at him.

"what… … You think?”

After burying the powder that makes up the magic circle on his hand,
Lewain drew a cross on Asheras'

forehead with that hand. OK

A rumbling blue flame struck Asheras' whole body.

After a while, the flame disappeared and reappeared, he lost consciousness

and fell into a deep sleep.
Lewain looked at him for a moment and then called Adisha, who was
waiting outside.

“Come in now.”

Adisha came in. Lewain did the same on her forehead and the back of her
hand with the cross he drew on Aceras' forehead.

Painted.

“Now if you hold his hand with this hand, you are forced to enter his world
of consciousness.

Will. Do you know what to do?”

"Yeah."

Adriana looked so calm as to whether he had cleared up his mind in the

meantime. She pulls her chair and takes a deep breath

did. And I held Asheras' hand. At that moment, a blue flame rose again, and
it was cleared again.

Lewain knew that Adisha had contacted the spiritual world of Asheras
through the magical powers that had been passed down.
All that's left is waiting. It's just one of those episodes that have been
repeated countless times. There is no possibility of failure.

“… … .”

Still, he couldn't completely erase his anxious mind.

***

The fanatics of the Holy Land are connected to each other by a deep divine
power, and they are able to establish communion with their master, the
Pope.

There is.

So, at the same time, some of the most sensitive believers hiding in the
capital realized.

'The personal life of the Pope's Holiness is in danger!'

In an instant, words spread among all the believers. Everyone already

intuited that the plan had failed.

Hican Pesterose

The Duke was in the process of raiding and destroying the hideouts of the
latecomers, and Adisha Beniter was among those who infiltrated as an
employee.
Many people have been searched out. Those who couldn't be spotted were
elite like that, but the absolute number itself was too much.

I wrote it down.

They became urgent. Now, burning the Frederic Empire was a side issue.
All that remains is to save the Pope

To take.

They knew that Dahlia was the only one who could save the Pope's soul. So
as soon as possible, Get Dahlia Pesterose and save him. The remaining
fanatics of the Frederic Empire I was just thinking.

Thanks to this, Meldon, who protects Dahlia, is now in a mad position.

The general public, including the Empress and Leonard, had been
evacuated a long time ago. Dahlia also had to leave with them,

I couldn't. It was because of the congregation of the holy country constantly

coming up. Lewain's Dahlia is the only one in the route

Because she wasn't there, she warned her that she didn't know what would
happen to her. But this much

Joule didn't even know in his dreams.

Meldon annoyedly unbuttoned his shirt and squeezed his hand to cool off
his sweat.
“Wow, isn't it that there are almost all hidden ants in this empire? Where do
you come from like this?”

Dahlia was stuck next to him, taking off the ring altogether, and continuing
to deliver the energy of purification to him. She

Cedric's magic tool that I brought was also an unexpected help. If it wasn't
for that, Meldon would have already been runaway.

“… … Mr. Lewain was successful?”

"Yeah. He said that Eustia was going to touch the soul and sleep. That’s
why all the rest of the believers run wild

It's a shape.”

Dahlia had a complicated heart. If Asheras is in eternal sleep, Cedric

escapes the bondage of fate and dies.

You don't have to. So, of course, I would be happy... … .

'Is it because of Duke Mary Bluport?'

Mary was alive. It wasn't even runaway. The reason why we couldn't be
contacted is that It was because he was holding onto it. Mary, who appeared
belatedly, said with a sigh, hugging Dahlia.

"Sorry. Argel couldn't keep it.”

While she cleared up the situation and emptied the dungeon for a while,
someone who quickly invaded killed Argel.

It happened after Lewain entered the conference hall.

“Well, what happened can't be helped. Anyway, his value of use is already
over.”

Meldon comforted her. Mary quickly left for rear support again. Things are
still busy Seemed to be. Dahlia stared at her back for a long time as she left.
If Mary is not in danger I kept thinking that if I had known this in advance,
I might have saved Asheras' soul.

What has already passed can't be helped. It was Aceras who tricked her
first. Even if I try to think that way

I grieved.

“Mister, you have to be careful.”

Meldon pulled her shoulder a little more. Dahlia woke up. okay. To protect
her It wasn't the time to appreciate or enjoy it in front of someone striving
like this.

The situation was not very good. Meldon fought barely, holding Dahlia's
shoulder in one hand. His sword or spear

It was because everything was broken without being able to overcome the
strength. Even if his body rubs against him, the air around him

The soldiers were also staggered.

However, there was a reason why the situation was unfavorable. Dahlia's
gaze suddenly stopped somewhere.

“Me, Mr. Meldon! there!"

She pointed somewhere with her finger. Meldon hurriedly hugged the
dahlia and turned his back.

bang! Bang bang!

Several bullets flew through Meldon's back. It didn't go into the body
because of the strengthening of the body. But

The pain didn't go away. He clenched his teeth and held on.

“Oh, damn it. It hurts dirty.”

Not all believers were engaged in armpit wars alone. Rather, snipers hiding
like that and sometimes in unexpected places

The flying dagger was even more lethal. They persistently aimed only at
Dahlia. Then Meldon I knew I had to be attacked instead to protect.

Dahlia was surprised and gripped Meldon's forearm harder. As the energy
passed, Meldon's eyes were slightly relaxed. he is

I grabbed the table around and threw it in the direction the bullet came
from. There was a sound of something cracking. But the sniper

It didn't seem like he was dead.

If they hadn't used divine power, Meldon would have been able to deal with
it alone, even with hundreds of them. But

They held the only weakness of the Transcendental. They were tired to deal
with.

“… … .”

Dahlia felt that her heart seemed to be exhausted before Meldon's body.
Now that no one can help them

It was more because I knew it. Hikan and Duke Bleuport were still
destroying the Holy Empire's guerrilla forces,
Adisha and Lewain were ankles tied to Asheras along with a tower. Even
the magic that Cedric created The shield was also slowly consumed.

Meldon turned to her.

“Cedric has no choice but to come quickly. Didn’t you use all the magic
tools?”

“Yes, all that remains… … .”

Dahlia showed off one of the remaining marbles. Meldon checked the color
of the beads and sighed.

“Psychedelic magic. The duration is also a single target in a few seconds. It

won't be very useful.”

Dahlia nodded with a serious expression. At that time, she saw blades and
bullets flying toward them.

I found a human who moves differently only by himself. Dahlia's eyes

widened.

'Why is that person here?'

At that moment, Meldon saw a dagger flying over her back. The light
power is overlaid on top there was. The only way to prevent it is to wrap the
dahlia with your arms. But his two arm shields have already been It was
consumed and disappeared.
“… … Damn it.”

But there was no way. Meldon swears and wraps the dahlia first.

The owner of the dagger was a young man with gray hair like Dahlia. His
sword broke into Meldon's arm.

Instantly, Meldon felt a strong divine power seeping into his body. Conflict
with the magic power and make the mind go crazy

Disgusting power to do. Dahlia gave me the energy of purification for a

while, so I was able to withstand this level. But that

It was more of a small gap in an instant than the power itself.

Meanwhile, a gray-haired man grabbed her neck and grabbed her. Then he
put a dagger on Dahlia's neck.

It was already drenched with blood. It was too much for Meldon's blood.

In an instant, silence came. The gray-haired young man opened his mouth
with an irritated expression.

“Hey, I feel like a dog too. We agree. This girl lends us a moment, and you
live I will. how is it?"
“Haha, dogs are good at talking to people.”

Meldon laughed belligerently. There was no momentum to withdraw. The

young man said coldly.

“Then what will you do? The woman is in my hand.”

“… … .”

“We want to take only the pope who is well-conscious and go back quietly.
please. Please do me a favor.”

Dahlia calmly stopped talking.

“Then you can’t kill me anyway. It's the only key I can save Aceras.

I think.”

The young man growled with a sharp sound.

“Stop your mouth. Because if I think about having suffered because of you
alone, I want to kill you right now.

“… … .”
“What I was in charge of was not to play hostages like this, but to deal with
traitors… … .”

Dahlia looked down at the blood on his dagger. Speaking of traitors, two.
Mary, Dahlia, took a seat for a while

I remembered Argel, who died in prison while emptied. She whispered

quietly.

“… … Did you kill Argel?”

"Yeah. You saved the life of a dirty traitor. Now is he going to cry out of
pity, lady?”

“… … .”

'You died after being used only in your life.'

Dahlia did not cry. She recalled the other human who had previously been
hiding among people. for a bit

She said, immersed in thought.

“As you say, I will save Asheras. I also want him to get out of this country
quickly.”

“I’m glad that the interests match.”

“Instead, leave Mr. Meldon alone.”

“If anyone sees, I think we've been harassing the poor man. How many of
our colleagues have died in the hands of the author

Do you know?”

“… … Export everything. Otherwise, it won't take a step from here.”

Dahlia said so with a really serious look. The young man glanced at her
face,

Read the resolution. I didn't want to be broken just by hitting the knife
around my neck. Eventually, the young man gave up.

“Then I will export the author as well. I also have one hostage, so stupid
enough to be alone with the Transcendental.

I don’t.”

"Please."

Dahlia looked straight at Meldon. He looked at her with a very disagreeable

expression, but her I sighed to see if I had read something in my eyes, and
eventually I followed her will.
I kept my youth promise. The believers were scattered on the other side of
Meldon. What's left is the divine nature that the young man deliberately left

There was only one Imperial sniper.

“It's for the least check, you understand. If you don't understand, you can't
help it.”

“… … .”

“Aren't you not even funny thinking about how you're going to overpower
me, because only two are left?

Or take the time.”

Dahlia was silently shutting her mouth. The young man in a better mood
continued to move his mouth.

“No one comes to save you. Even though I wasn't as good as the Pope's
Holiness, Because I can feel all the signs of the Transcendental. Nobody
around here except the one who guarded you... … ”

“Why didn’t you kill Kelsion?”

Dahlia asked quietly. In a completely unexpected situation, it was a

question that he had never thought of, so the young man
I lost it.

“… … Why do you ask?”

“It's not wise to leave your enemies behind. It's easy to get hit in the back of
the head.”

Dahlia raised her head at an angle and looked at him. And use your finger
to point the sniper Pointed.

The young man raised his head.

It was weird. Obviously he left his sniper behind, but now he's aiming his
muzzle at him from the railing upstairs.

The face of the one who was there was Kelsion. His index finger was on the
verge of pulling the trigger.

“Fuck it!”

The young man sharpened his teeth. Without even thinking about it, he
pulled the pistol out of the holster and shot it in the direction of the sniper.

It was quite a distance, but the young man's bullet hit the target exactly. The
sniper falls back powerlessly
Went out.

He looked back at Dahlia.

"haha… … . Decorate this number... … .”

She was covering her eyes with both hands as if she couldn't see. The young
man belatedly has a dull head

I felt shocked. He touched his back hair. There was plenty of blood on it.
There was no bird to look back.

I lost consciousness. He fell to the side like a piece of wood.

Dahlia still bites her lips, unable to take her hand from her blindfolded eyes.
After a while she covered her eyes

He raised his head and slowly released his hand, trying not to see the floor.
And a bloody candlestick in front of you

I looked at the young man with green hair holding it.

“… … Mr. Kelsion, thank you.”

Dahlia found Kelsion in the gap between the gods of the invading holy
country. He said everyone was in a chaotic gap in battle,

After secretly hiding in the ballroom, he was hiding under the tablecloths of
the ball table.
The last remaining marble is a marble containing psychedelic magic. So she
made a plan and succeeded.

“… … Where have you been?”

“I went to the underground prison. There he saw Argel dead and thought he
had to get revenge. He's mine

Because they were brothers.”

“… … .”

“I know interest. Glass. It was once a seed of me and Argel. Now I really
make betrayal Has been. I can't go back there anymore.”

“But you saved me.”

Kelsion laughed close to the force and lowered his head. He looked like a
person who would collapse any time soon.

Dahlia took turns looking at him and the sword he was holding, then
reached out and took his sword.

“… … I think I will need one weapon to protect my body. Can you lend
me?”

“… … Yes."
Kelsion nodded. It was in jeopardy as if it would collapse anytime soon.
Dahlia nodded and step by step Stepped back. I didn't know when the
believers would come again.

At that time, with a bang, the door from which Meldon was left flew away.
With him, the railing above also with the sound of an explosion

Flew away. Originally, it was the site of the Holy Empire sniper who had
been shot and killed by a young man with his own hands. Dahlia is
surprised

I looked at the two sides alternately.

"miss."

Meldon stepped on the blown door and reappeared. I also got a woman's
coat I don't know where it came from. Dahlia

His eyes wide open. Meldon said more astonished at her surprise.

“Then, did you know where I was going to leave her?”

“… … Is that explosion Mr. Meldon?”

“Eustia lent me to use it in case of emergency. Looking at the current

situation, I didn't have to go out Same but.”
He took turns looking at the bloody ballroom and the fallen gray-haired
young man. And

He approached Dahlia and put her coat over her shoulder. He was quick to
notice. The sword she is holding

As soon as I saw Kelsion, I got a rough idea of what just happened. He

sighed and took the sword out of Dahlia's hand.

I took it. Then she lifted the hem of her coat to protect her view.

“My girl's life expectancy would have been reduced by 10 years.”

Dahlia nodded briefly. The tears that I had been holding for nothing came
out, she used Meldon's handkerchief

I pressed my eyes tightly.

'I didn't mean to make fun of Mr. Lewein for crying a lot.'

But blood is scary, it is scary to die, too many people are injured too much...
….

My mind was complicated by various thoughts. When this is over, you will
be foolish all day with your loved ones
Wanted. Hikan and Adisha were right. I thought it was all big, but I was still
a child. As Meldon comforts, the dahlia's

Stroked his head.

"Sorry."

"Fine. I can walk while crying.”

He smiled and pushed her back slightly.

“Let’s go. You don't know when and who will come.”

Dahlia nodded. Then one more time, Kelsion, who still stands alone and
looks at the young man I looked at it. A lot of time passed, but he was still
there. Dahlia took the hem of Meldon’s coat While fiddling, I looked up at
him.

“… … Wait."

She left his hand and ran to Kelsion. Then, open the bag and take the rosary
necklace that Asheras gave you

I took it out and handed it to him. Kelsion saw her.

“Mr. Kelsion, this… … It's a gift.”

“… … .”

“Thank you for lending me the sword.”

The necklace, blessed by the Pope, is said to be an indulgence for all sins.
Dahlias believe in words like that

Did. But I thought it could be comforting to someone. Kelsion lowered his

head slowly. Dahlia I hung a necklace around his neck. And said quietly.

“It will all work out.”

“… … Yes."

I didn't see what kind of expression Kelsion was on. But then, he leaned
over and told Dahlia Whispered.

“Dahlia, I have something to tell you.”

"Yeah? What is it?”

“At that time, the green matter absorbed by the Prince of this Empire... …
that is… … .”

Kelsion whispered in a lesser voice. Her eyes widened.

"Ah… … . That's it... … .”

Kelsion nodded.

“Sung Ha is a regretful person. You can't forgive, but I still wanted to tell
you.”

“… … .”

If I had more time, I could have talked more. But I couldn't.

Still, she found a little comfort with those words.

'Cedric will be okay.'

Then, the door opened. It wasn't the side that Meldon broke, but the
direction other believers were leaving.

'already?'

When other believers who have grasped the situation come in again, it will
only lead to a boring fight.

Dahlia bit her lips. However, there was only one person who opened the
door and appeared. Dahlia wait I felt like time had stopped. No, it may have
really stopped.

It was Cedric who appeared. Her hair and clothes were messy, and her
complexion was a bit tired, but she always looked at it.

He looked at the Dahlia with anxiety.

“Dahlia, are you okay?”

Dahlia ran to him without thinking more and took his hand. Without the
ring on. Cedric

He flinched, laughed weakly, and buried Dahlia's face in her neck. He looks
so exhausted, so for no reason she

My heart was strong.

“Cedric... … Are you okay?"

The answer came back a bit late.

"Huh. I saw you.”

“… … .”

Dahlia tried to look outside the door he opened and entered. But Cedric
raised his head and covered her eyes.
Recognizing his heart, Dahlia simply grabbed Cedric's cheek and looked at
him in the face. Somehow with a pale color

The ruby-colored eyes that seemed to change, looked at Dahlia and filled
with a soft smile.

How did you deal with so many humans alone? Would it be okay? How did
he come to know Dahlia was in danger?

Many such questions circulated in my head. But the words that came out of
my mouth were just like this.

"how… … You have work to do elsewhere... … .”

“Because Meldon’s a little bit bad.”

He laughed playfully. By the time that smile naturally faded, Cedric kept
her quiet with an unknown expression.

I was just looking. Today, the pupil reminded me of the dusty pendant in the
corner of the drawer. It seems lonely

And it just seemed stupid. Suddenly he turned to Meldon and gave him
Pinjan.

“What the hell… … . I told him to protect Dahlia and it didn't help at all.”

Meldon would have been sarcastic at other times, but today he was weirdly
looking at Cedric. Then blood

Said with a smile.

“You say you’re busy, so do you think you have had time to come to help
her?”

“Well, it did. I have to go now. Is there anything more dangerous?”

“It's okay now. Cedric took care of all the believers on the other side.”

Cedric nodded and looked at Dahlia. He laughed and touched her cheek.

“That's too much, Dahlia. I came to save you, but you didn't laugh... … .”

Dahlia only realized her fault. Her eyes were slightly distorted. Cedric
added that he was kidding.

Before, she approached him as if in his arms and hugged his neck. Cedric's
surprised look with Meldon I exchanged my eyes. Then we hugged her
back together.

“Did I make you so worried?”

“… … No."

“Aren’t you crying?”

After Cedric grabbed Dahlia's shoulder and dropped it, he leaned slightly to
look at Dahlia's face. And I laughed.
“But you're right. I have to go back soon. Adrica hasn't gotten out of his
mental world yet.

If you fail, you need me.”

"Ah… … .”

Dahlia quickly blinked. The hidden meaning of the word'necessary' pierced

her heart. if Even with Adisha's failure, Lewain still had Dahlia's diary. He
obviously takes a new way He said he would find it. So Cedric will never
go to subspace with Aceras.

'nevertheless… … .’

"Cedric, I'll go with you."

“… … Where are you going?”

“To where Aceras is.”

For the first time, Cedric made a slightly embarrassing sound.

"Really?"
Dahlia nodded. She fell out of his arms.

“If my going gets in the way, I won’t go.”

“It’s not like that… … .”

Cedric looked at Meldon.

“The believers were also roughly organized. If they have common sense,
they will know that there is nothing to gain if they go further here.”

“… … .”

Cedric looked at Dahlia again with a complicated look. It seemed difficult

to say something. Due to various worries

will be. Worries about her safety, and.

“Actually, Lewain and I… … I was thinking of sending you out of the

capital just in case. There's Aceras

It will be outside the congestion area.”

“… … .”

“I won’t regret it if I let you go now… … .”

Dahlia stared at him silently. I was thinking of accepting whatever answer
came back.

He also saw Dahlia. This sweet and friendly looking at yourself straight
without avoiding your gaze under any circumstances

Soft eyes. A pale complexion, long eyelashes, and a waxy white face. Even
though I was tired, it was still a beautiful face.

Still, she had a fever on her face by itself in front of these eyes.

The answer didn't come right away. Instead, Cedric swept Dahlia's cheek
with the back of his hand. And her waist

I pulled it and held it in my arms. I felt his heart beating slightly faster than
usual. As if he was charming She rubbed her cheek on her shoulder.

“But I wish you were with me until the end. Am I a bad person?”

Dahlia smiled and shook her head.

“I also want to stay with Cedric.”

No matter what, until the end, Dahlia wanted to be his strength. In the
distant future,'something like that happened.'

When you laugh while reminiscing, you say, ‘I’m glad it’s done well.’
If so, I thought I would hate it for some reason.

Dahlia saw Meldon while being held by Cedric. He laughed with a slightly
embarrassed expression.

“If so, shall I go with you?”

Dahlia nodded. Meanwhile, Kelsion's empty seat disappeared into my eyes.

“Is Mr. Kelsion okay?”

“Well, at the end, I don’t think I’m going to die.”

Meldon said as if passing by. That's it. Dahlia nodded briefly.

At that time, a late imperial knight came in through the door of the ballroom
and knelt.

“Wow, His Majesty the Prince!”

As soon as he confirmed Cedric's appearance, he cried urgently.

“Adriesha said… … Failed. The Pope is in a runaway!”

In an instant, the three's expressions hardened.

 ***

Adriana stood with her back against the wall, and she couldn't stand it and
slipped. Her face curled up Obscured.

'It failed.'

If she can't do it, no one can do it. Obviously, the only thing she could save
Cedric It's the way... … .

Even in the face of her failure, Lewain was not shaken at all. I don't know
what it's like on the inside, but on the outside at all

He was a person whose emotions were not revealed. She couldn't figure out
what he was thinking.

He was forcing Aceras, just before the runaway, to be locked in the barrier.
But some Won't.

“Adricia!”

At that time, the door of the conference hall opened. And a familiar voice
was heard. Adriana lifts her face covered with tears

Raised. It was Dahlia.

Rather than resent her for failing to save Cedric, she ran away with a
worried expression and handkerchief

He wiped his face. And he hugged himself.

“I had a lot of trouble. Was it scary?”

“… … I'm sorry."

"no. Let's not be sorry. Can you tell me what happened?”

Dahlia said clearly. Only then my heartbeat, which was beating like crazy,
subsided a little. Adisha is his I remembered what happened in the spirit
world.

I suffocated by myself.

“He was hell inside.”

***

Aceras thought of everything.

He was a lineage that had been separated from the Mersian family a long
time ago. Coincidental coincidence oddly overlapping
It was the result. The possibility of a transcendental person coming out of a
side line that was not a direct family line

It was very thin.

But he was born.

Is it because he is a transcendent born through such a rare probability? He

was originally a transcendent Born with divine power. He suffered too
severely from the magical flowering, and from then on, the hallucinations
that did not fall off.

Suffered.

Still, I had to have money. If you starve, the Transcendental also dies. He
became the emperor's attendant to make a living.

There he met Adriano Beniter. She said she came from an assassin. But
from birth, Gler He said there was no such thing as a person who ate. She
said everyone can be happy.

Of course he did not believe. Will he be able to say the same when she falls
in endless pain like him I was curious. So I decided to make Adisha suffer.

He burned Frederick and got Adisha. Now she hated herself. Be satisfied
Okay, but strangely, I kept regretting it. This wasn't what he wanted.
And again the first time. He suffered a terrible magical bloom again. And I
started everything half-crazy.

I met Adisha again. I couldn't get her this time. Before that, Hican Pesteroz
killed him He put the empire into his hands. But even at his hand, Adisha
looked unhappy.

'I knew it.'

There is no such thing as fate to be happy.

It came back to the beginning again. Then Meldon. Next is Le Wayne.

Again myself, again Meldon, again again Hikan,

again… … .

At some point he didn't know what he was moving. Did he love Adisha?
Like that It seems like it is, and it seems that it is not. But everything has to
move. You have to go in the direction you need to go.

Aceras opened his eyes. He was in a desolate ruin with nothing left of the
void. In the gray sky without the sun

Asbestos powder and sand flew roughly in the air.

Unbearable soul pain engulfed him. He realized. The time to endure with a
complete mind That there is not much left.

Why did you ever forget all this and live? How so long... … ?

“Aceras.”

He raised his head. Adisha Beniter stood with his back in front of his eyes.
White skin to dark hair, Shiny red eyes. Even after looking over and over
again, she was beautiful.

'Adriesha Beniter.'

Eustia. In countless memories, the only man who ruled him.

She sat down on one knee in front of her. Aseras frowned his eyebrows.

“I came to save you.”

Adisha said. And he reached out his hand.

“It's time to end your pain. I'll help.”

“… … .”
“Here you can rest forever too.”

At that moment, the sun emerged from behind the clouds. The surrounding
sand breeze and ruins also disappeared and sand

Grass and flowers bloomed on the floor. The gentle spring breeze tickled
his hair.

Out of numerous episodes in the past, he has gone through this moment
over and over again. So he knew. Really holding this hand

The moment everything ends right away.

It seems that all creatures in the world have been waiting for this moment.
Everyone was telling me to hold her hand.

Life was sick of it. If you catch it like this, everything is over. I feel like I
can just end it like this.

'Now all you have to do is reach out and hold... … .’

By the way… … .

“Where is Dalia Pesterose?”

This question, unintentionally taken out of his mouth, forced him out of the
illusion.

'Yes, dahlia pesterose.'

She was still there.

Adisha's expression was distorted. The moment he saw that face, Asheras'
reason completely returned.

He's her

I plucked my hand.

"You can't save me, Adisha."

“… … .”

“You're out of the bounds.”

In endless repetition, dahlia pesterose appeared at the end. And everything

has changed. Self Except.

Adisha in front of his eyes no longer looked unhappy. Even the moment I
killed him dozens of times, I'm in tears

She was unhappy.

For the first time, the iteration ended. The voice stopped. Everyone else was
out of the chain. In a life that repeats endlessly

The only thing that remains is you. It was unfair he couldn't.

He swung his hand. Then all the scenery was cleared. Adricia, who makes a
shocked expression, is in front of me in no time.

has disappeared.

Asheras woke up. He was again at the conference hall. All that was left was
eternal pain. Hand is I kept trembling, and all the blood vessels in my head
hurt as if bursting.

"Nonsense! Failure here!”

Adrica, forcibly expelled from his mental world, screams and gets up.

“… … Volley fire!”

She fell back and shouted. Only then Asheras found an army lined up
behind her.

The bullet flew in. But before everyone even gets to his body, he turns
around and messes around on the floor and around.
Plugged. The lucky bullet rubbed his cheek, but before the bullet hit the
floor, the wound was faster.

I got better.

Asheras' overwhelming healing power was directed at himself. Now any

bayonet on the ground can stop him

There wasn't. Adriana's expression was white. She stopped shooting and
shouted.

“Create a barrier!”

The wizards of the tower, led by Le Wayne, constantly memorized spells.

However, it was unknown whether it would work.

Adriana gazed at Asheras, who was falling, with a pale face.

'Your Excellency Duke of Blueport said this is the only way.'

And leaned against the wall, he was immersed in shock. Until Dahlia comes
in and embraces herself.

***

When Adisha had finished talking about it, there was silence. Imagination
that everyone would blame her

Unlike everyone else, they all looked cool.

"It's okay, Adisha."

Dahlia patted her while speaking quietly.

“Now, I think I know what to do.”

Adisha looked at Dahlia with an unbelievable expression. But she simply

relieves the guilt It seemed that the story wasn't brought up for the sake of
conviction.

“Mr. Lewain and I have found a new way. I can save Cedric.”

In fact, Dahlia had heard of this from Lewain in advance. As soon as he

heard that she was coming here Cedric hurriedly communicated through the
virtual screen he used to talk to Meldon. Adisha is too It seemed like I
hadn't seen it there because I was so distracted.

On the screen said Le Wayne.

-I'm glad you're here, Miss Dahlia. There is both good news and bad news,
but first Would you like to listen?
“Mr. Lewein, you know how to say that now… … . I'll listen to the good
ones first.”

-The good news is, as a result of studying the waves of other young worlds
in the diary, the formula to purify the soul of Aceras

Is finished.

It was a calm voice, but the content was not. Dahlia was surprised and
asked urgently.

“I, really? Then even right now... … .”

Wouldn't this all be over by purifying the soul of Asheras right now? But
Lewain looked up Stir.

-Now that's bad news. Here is what I learned. This diary does not work with
my own magic power.

The Dahlia sheep must work the formula himself.

"Yeah? That, what does that mean?”

-As a result of research, this diary seems to resonate with the waves of the
soul. Even though my power as a transcendent
Although I may have come from the same world, I am a person in this
world. So I can't run this. Maybe different

It seems that only you from the world can handle this properly.

It was a tremendous story for a plain language. Dahlia said in a trembling

voice.

"That… … Isn't that a really important matter?”

-Yes, it's an important issue. So, Dahlia must come now.

“What would I have done if I had actually left the Imperial Palace!”

-Then you can load it again. However, I was fortunate to save time.

Even in this serious situation, Lewain wasn't in trouble, he was just calm
and peaceful. Rather so I was relieved for some reason.

-Colog.

But scary Dahlia thought so, Lewain lightly spewed blood into his
handkerchief. And very little I said after turning pale.

-… … You should come a little sooner.

“It’s serious too!”

-More than that, Adriana Benitter is overly depressed. I can’t afford to look
at her, so Please listen to the story.

Lewain hurriedly turned off the screen to see if he had more horsepower to
spend here.

Dahlia hurriedly moved to the conference hall and worried.

'I'm glad though.'

There was no need for subspace or anything, and the situation seemed to be
over. Lewain has now completed the formula. What's left,

It's Dahlia's job. The only thing left to do is to purify Asheras' soul with her
diary. Dahlia body He turned to Cedric and grabbed his hand tightly.

“Have you heard, Cedric?”

"Huh?"
“I worked hard with Mr. Lewain and found a way to keep Cedric from
dying. Aceras is still too much I hate it, but he can cleanse him no matter
what.”

“… … .”

“Really, that’s fortunate.”

'But still... … You should be prepared for one situation in the first place.'

Dahlia closed her eyes tightly. Considering the work so far, the deterrence
of fate created by Le Wayne Because it was more awful than I thought.

"dahlia."

Then Cedric called her fondly. Dahlia raised her head soaked up at the
voice. Cedric Still looking down at her with laughter eyes.

"Thanks. For working hard for me.”

He gently swept Dahlia's frowned eyebrows with his index finger.

“Don’t worry about anything.”

“… … .”

"everything will be alright."

"that… … .”

'I'm still worried that Cedric will die.'

I couldn't say that, and looked at him because I felt like I wanted to cry for
nothing. As if Cedric knew everything

With a smile, he stopped there and leaned, clutching Dahlia's cheeks. Even
though I didn’t spray perfume

Cedric always had a refreshing scent. The scent approached her as the body
got closer.

Cedric slowly kissed her eyes. The soft touch and breath continue even after
my lips fall It seemed to remain there. And Cedric looked down at her. Still
with a friendly look.

“I’m glad you want me to live like this.”

“… … .”
“So I've been thinking about it, but that subspace… … .”

Cedric leaned over and whispered something into Dahlia's ear. Her eyes
widened, realizing something belatedly.

She hurriedly grabbed his arm and whispered again.

“I have something to say. The green substance absorbed by Cedric... … .”

Dahlia recalled the words of Kelsion a while ago. According to Kelsion, the
green matter is a bad matter It wasn't. Rather, it was a material made to
protect the mind and body from the divine power of Asheras.

Even if you were alone with the runaway Aceras, you would be able to
withstand for about an hour.

Cedric understood her will and nodded. Dahlia turns back on the road to
take Meldon I looked up.

“Mr. Meldon!”

Meldon, leaning against the wall, looked at her in amazement.

"Yes?"

“Please do only that one request.”

At her serious expression, Meldon nodded without knowing English.

“What is it?”

"now… … Can you bring back Beord-nim, who left?”

It was a strange request, but he didn't add any more words, and Dahlia told
me to leave.
21. Last, Dahlia's Plan
Now that all the preparations were over, Dahlia was able to empty her mind
and calmly comfort her.

“… … That's how it happened.”

Adisha glanced down without power.

“Good thing, really.”

"Huh… … .”

"that… … Sorry for not helping. Next time... … .”

However, Adisha, who is still crying, will not know. As long as I turned my
time hundreds of times because of her

Thanks to humans, Dahlias were able to be here, and for the first time there
was a way to make everyone happy.

Dahlia held her tight until she calmed down. Then she left her for a while
and went to Lewain.

His face was still extremely pale. No, it seemed to be worse.

Her gaze reached Asheras in the barrier. Aceras still holds his head in pain

there was. Even before the real runaway began, the curtain around him was
already shaking with anxiety.

“Because one person is guarding what two people originally had to do.”

Cedric frowned as he spoke to Dahlia.

“… … Two?”

“My father.”

Cedric approached Lewain.

"My father? Now that the rear support is over, I have to help you, right?”

“After realizing the truth, he was angry and left.”

Cedric found that one side of Lewain's cheek was swollen. He laughed
heartily. Looking closely Asheras' clothes weren't good either. There were
traces of torn in several places. However, there was no wound on the body.

“It is a trace of His Majesty's attempt to kill Asheras.”

"Of course it wouldn't have worked."

"Yes. It only accelerates the runaway. His healing powers now go far
beyond normal existence.”

“… … In the meantime, your Majesty's Majesty came and went?”

“To be precise, just after Ms. Adisha bounced from Aceras' mind, it was 10
minutes before Ms. Dahlia arrived.

You have been there before.”

Le Wayne corrected it in needless detail.

"Why… … ?”

“Because my father discovered the subspace magic circle. You've figured

out all of our plans.”

Even if everything fails, Cedric will hug and commit suicide.

Cedric thought of Le Wayne's story. Once a runaway, the people in the

imperial palace live forever.

Healing power, so I couldn't kill him with magic at this point. But the death
of a child Of course, the father's heart in front of him seems to have not.
“What do you hide for doing? You will be caught anyway.”

"Sorry."

“Did you tell your father that you are going to be an infidel child first?”

“I guess you really want to see me die.”

"haha."

Cedric laughed out loud without an expression. Even in my opinion, this

method of speech was surprisingly uninteresting. Of course now

It would be insane to laugh at the situation Cedric glanced at the situation

and said.

“But I was alone and I've been holding on well for a while.”

“Thank you for protecting Dalia Pesteroz Young-ae.”

Lewain said so, covering her mouth with a handkerchief and coughing.
Blood came out. He briefly Apologized.

"Sorry."
Cedric said in an absurd way.

“… … No, you are not apologizing to me. What is it?"

“Instead of His Majesty, I tried to implement the magic I saw, but it failed.”

“It's stupid.”

Cedric laughed. This man, who has lived through the distant years, must
have thought of dying instead of himself. But be

Lee was not.

'I said it was inertia.'

Everything has to go in the direction it needs to go.

“Shall we just live together forever?”

“… … .”

“It seems to be fun in its own way.”

Lewain read the truth behind him in a joke. The feeling he felt a long time
ago I felt it coming. It was sad.
Cedric has never been so desperate in life. So, I hoped it was different this
time.

“Have you heard the explanation from Ms. Dalia? It is not a fixed fact that
his Majesty is dying yet. I do my best too

I will protect you.”

"okay, thanks."

Cedric took a long breath.

“It’s the last time anyway.”

“… … .”

“Aceras will not last long.”

At that time, a person appeared behind the all-out door of the conference
hall.

“I'm sorry. I am late.”

"sire!"
Adisha shouted in surprise. Lewain and Cedric also looked surprised.
Emperor who appeared It was Alexandro.

He got mad at the plan that his son was going to die, and he kicked out of
his place, and within a few minutes, again,

appear. As if not all of the anger had subsided, there was a dark anger in the
tail of his eyes.

“… … Cedric, you are here.”

He said firmly.

“In the rear, the Duke of Blueport's ancestors and Duke Pesteroz finished
the sweep. Both are fine with no injuries.”

thank God. It's still a bad situation, but Dahlia swept her chest down. I even
think I'll get hurt I didn't, but really… … I was happy.

“Now everyone seems to be organized. All that remains is to claim our

damage compensation from the Holy Empire.”

The emperor's gaze, who glanced at everyone with his cold eyes, reached
Dahlia. Only then his eyes softened
Released.

The emperor came close to Dahlia, knelt and kissed the back of his hand.
There was no bird for the dahlia to dry.

The unimaginable behavior sparked her face.

“Lung, Your Majesty?”

“I've already seen and heard, Miss Dahlia. The only one who tried to save
my son was Ms. Dahlia.

Destiny or anything,

I do not believe. nevertheless… … .”

"Ah… … .”

“Because my son tried to rescue his life alone… … Thank you.”

The emperor put her forehead on the back of her hand and bowed her head.
Dahlia lost her horse.

Emperor anger

He calmed down and said again.

“This is the imperial family. How much more would everyone have thought
they could hide from me?

Doing this without even seeing me

My son and Lewain will have to be held accountable in the future.”

"Sorry."

Lewain stumbled for a moment, apologizing hard. The emperor kicked his
tongue and put him away, where he was

Stood. When the emperor raised his hand again, the magic power in his
hand was young. The barriers became more solid. Said the emperor.

“But no matter how angry I was, I couldn't throw it all away. I have my son
and how do I do that Will you do it?”

“… … .”

"But I can't last long either."

The emperor muttered. Dahlia is Aceras, who is constantly unfolding divine

power within that barrier.
I looked down. It was the eyes that had already lost Izzy. The aftereffect of
the psychological magic is more of his soul being broken.

It seemed to have accelerated.

The emperor said heavily.

“I am forcibly preventing the runaway, but if it is like this, it will not last
long. We need a countermeasure.”

“Yes, I know.”

Lewain replied so and glanced at Dahlia. She hurried up. Cedric naturally
Followed her. As soon as the emperor saw it, he tapped his chest as if he
was burning.

“Cedric, damn it, my son. How can I not say that... … .”

“I'm sorry, father.”

Cedric replied without excuses. The emperor couldn't control his feelings,
and he might even see his son.

I couldn't help but avoided my gaze.

“Ms. Dahlia, this is the formula we have completed now.”