The three shadow knights were somewhat different, yet similar.
They couldn’t hold back their words when they thought they were serving the Emperor.
“His Majesty was also extremely disappointed.”
It was Rasilia who had discouraged Leskal from coming along.
Considering the political stance of the royal family and the Piellion family, Dekan was right. But Rasilia felt she couldn’t be near Leskal during this emotionally complicated time.
What confused Rasilia the most was Leskal’s presence.
“I know what you’re saying is right.”
“Do you still have the same reason for rejecting His Majesty?”
His question was akin to asking if she was still thinking about the Piellion Count.
As she was the one who had caused the misunderstanding, she had nothing more to say.
“I’m working on it. To keep a promise to His Majesty.”
Rasilia gave a vague reply.
Dekan’s quiet eyes surveyed Rasilia.
The eyes of the empire’s only sorcerer were like deep waters. Perhaps the eyes of a sorcerer, who borrowed unseen forces, could see hidden things in objects.
“You don’t seem to be lying. It doesn’t look like your feelings for the Piellion Count linger.”
“That’s fortunate.”
“Moreover, you never asked His Majesty to lift the arrest warrant against the Piellion Count.”
“……? Would doing so erase what he has done?”
“The Count’s guilt is clear. Even a noble cannot evade severe punishment for interfering with a trial. But His Majesty wouldn’t have refused a request from you, Your Majesty.”
He was probably right.
The Emperor had already made an exception by adopting Ivette. He even made a ridiculous claim to adopt her. Everyone, except Leskal, found it unbelievable, even laughable.
“You should know that. That’s why I think perhaps there was never any real affection for the Count to begin with.”
“……. ”
The empire’s sorcerer was sharp.
Rasilia, finding it difficult to maintain her lie about fleeing due to her affection for the Count, cut off the conversation.
“My emotions are not up for debate. Let’s end it here.”
“I overstepped. I apologize, Your Majesty the Empress.”
Dekan made a clean apology.
But what he had to say wasn’t over.
“Delarta has recently had a change of kings.”
“What… did you say?”
The name Delarta unexpectedly came up from an unexpected place.
“The king died suddenly and one of the emperors has taken the throne. The prince has fled to the nearby Ranadia territory and has refused the new king’s crown. A civil war is likely to break out soon.”
The king was dead. It must have been Emperor Ricardo who killed him.
Even though she had received a prophecy, she could not prevent the king’s death.
Guilt overwhelmed her. But something more important than guilt was pressing.
“Why… are you telling me this?”
“His Majesty had a command. He asked to investigate the current situation in Delarta and report to Empress Rasilia. What I found is rather general. If you have specific information you wish to know, please say so. I will look into it further.”
“So why suddenly Delarta…?”
“I heard that Empress Rasilia wanted to go there. His Majesty speculated that there must be a specific reason for her wanting to go to such a distant place, given that temples of healing are not only in Delarta.”
A very strange feeling came over me.
It was the Emperor who first suggested that if I wanted to go to Delarta, I could. Not only that, he said he would investigate any news that piqued my curiosity.
It was as if he knew that I came from Delarta.
It seemed like a subtle way of saying that he knew I wasn’t Kartahena Pielion.
That’s why it was strange.
The Emperor, even if he knew I wasn’t the real Empress, didn’t seem to care.
If one day people were switched and it didn’t seem strange, then the person who felt that way must be the strange one.
But if that’s really the case…
‘…I no longer need to lie.’
I wouldn’t have to make false excuses like saying I couldn’t refuse the Duke of Pielion because I liked him.
I could also say that I was originally the prophet of Delarta, was betrayed by the one I trusted most and died, and was inexplicably resurrected in the body of the Empress.
So, I could also explain that I was in a position where I couldn’t believe that I was the true companion.
‘Is it… really okay?’
My heart started to beat faster.
Until now, Rasilia thought the reason she might die in front of the Emperor would be because she was found out to be a fake Empress.
But now, the events unfolding between her and the Emperor seemed to diverge from that prophecy.
Continuous thoughts were interrupted by Dekan.
“If you miss Delarta, please speak up. His Majesty had a command to grant you anything you desire.”
“I… Wait, what did you say?”
“If you miss Delarta, that’s what I said.”
The word ‘miss’ signified regret for something now lost. In other words, it was an emotion for something one once had.
So Dekan was asking Rasilia if she had left Delarta.
Rasilia unconsciously clenched the hem of her dress tightly.
“That is…,”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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