Don't Touch My Thorn (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 118

“I will be your greatest protector and your strongest shield. Should war arise, I shall stand at the front as I always have, and I will give my very clothes to those with nothing to wear. To the starving, I will even share the food in my own hands.”

Idrish’s resolute words rang straight across the vast space. Not a single word of his was a falsehood—it was all truth.

Idrish was like a stone island firmly anchored upon a turbulent sea—solid and immense, never crumbling nor eroding, no matter what winds blew or waves crashed against it.

And naturally, birds gathered around it.

“You must watch over me to see if I walk the path of a just king. And if I stray from that path, it is you yourselves who must tell me so.”

“Therefore, you too must lead this nation alongside me. Can you do that?”

“Yes!”

A thunderous reply burst forth.

“Long live His Highness Idrish Artigrado! Long live His Highness Idrish Artigrado!”

The cheers calling his name grew louder and louder. Smiles filled every face. With one heart, they dreamed of a happy future—and Idrish was the one who would make it come true.

My own heart swelled with emotion.

Idrish turned toward where I stood. Across the roaring applause, we held each other’s gaze for a long while.

I beamed, and Idrish smiled back with one just like mine.

If this were a novel, surely right now, at this very moment, an ending line would appear above our heads: “And so, the two became king and queen and lived happily ever after.”

Then the two would stand side by side as the picture slowly faded—an ending familiar yet beautiful and perfect.

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