He didn’t fail to understand.
As long as the demons were not eradicated, the demons would continue to be a threat. There were only a few who could confront the power from another dimension.
Unless the Imperial Guards turned into sword masters one after another, it was difficult for Reskal to give up magic power.
However, that didn’t mean he wouldn’t join hands in the future, which was too extreme.
Reskal hammered the point that he wouldn’t even hold hands or sleep in the same bed until the demons were eradicated.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t understand.
He also knew why he was so vigilant.
“But, just…,”
“Piiing.”
Pippi flapped its wings, annoyed.
The declaration that he wouldn’t hold hands applied not only to Reskal but also to Pippi, whose senses were connected. Petting and putting it on the palm of the hand were also prohibited.
“Does it feel uncomfortable?”
“Piiing!”
“It’s too much even for you. It’s not like we had a prior discussion.”
“Pii!”
Half of the words that were undeniably correct were mixed with Reskal’s curse and came incessantly.
“Piiing? Piiing?”
Pippi, flying back to his side, gestured as if telling him to just pet it.
“I want to do that too… But I feel like that person will feel betrayed. We didn’t even discuss it, and we’re already in this situation.”
“Piiing? Piiiiit, pii! …Piii.”
At first, Pippi resisted, but now it acted as if it were pitiful.
When it knew that Lasillia had collapsed, it said it was the one who was most surprised and almost cried. The first bird to see Lasillia collapse was itself.
“Oh, I see. Were you very surprised?”
“Pii!”
“No, not because she was hurt, but because she forced herself too hard… Ah, come to think of it, I had a dream.”
“Pii?”
“I learned something in my dream.”
“Piiing?”
Lasillia raised the blanket.
“It shouldn’t be like this. I need to go out and see that person.”
The palace was still on guard. Regardless of Reskal’s intentions, he couldn’t stay with Lasillia all the time.
Instead, after firmly warning Pippi not to be away from her even for a moment, he left.
Meanwhile, Lasillia was waiting for Ibert to come and put on proper clothes.
“Wait a minute… But I was wearing only a towel. Who put on this gown?”
“Piiing……”
Pippi turned its head dramatically and flew around ostentatiously.
“Do you know about it?”
“Pii……”
“Uh-huh? What are you saying?”
“Piiing……”
“Oh, I see.”
Lasillia was lying down with only a towel, and the first one to notice it was Pippi.
Pippi said that amidst its surprise, it chirped loudly to inform the Imperial Guard that Lasillia’s attire was inappropriate.
Thanks to that, Reskal became the one who moved Lasillia to the bed.
“Well, then, about that person’s gown… … Yeah, that must be it.”
Lasillia tried hard not to think about the next part.
“Is Lady Shurayden safe?”
“Piiing.”
Pippi shrugged, indicating that it didn’t know well either. The attendants gathered separately to guard her, so it was said that she would be safe. There was no talk of anyone being killed by demons yet.
“Maybe something happened while I was running errands and couldn’t return because I encountered demons… I need to ask what happened.”
When she had thought that far, the bedroom door rang.
Knock, knock.
“Your Majesty, Empress.”
It was Ibert.
Upon hearing the voice she had been waiting for, she felt joy and relief.
Lasillia turned her head towards the bedroom door with a smiling face.
“Lady. I’ve been waiting. Please come in.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“…….”
However, as soon as she saw Ibert’s face, her smile disappeared.
“Piiing.”
It wasn’t Ibert.
At least, it wasn’t the Ibert she saw last.
In just two days, Ibert had changed so much that it felt like a different person.
With sunken eyes and a face that looked black, Ibert approached.
“Your Majesty, I have completed the task you ordered.”
Ibert, with a bright smile, handed over a small, round paper covered with densely written characters.
Although it was Ibert’s usual smile, now it seemed like even that smile had worn out like a blackened candle.
Now, Ibert was not Ibert but reminded her of someone else she had seen before.
“That’s okay now… … Ah, you hurt your hand. Did you treat the wound?”
Lasillia looked at the hand extended, not with a paper but with a hand.
There was a rough scar on the back of Ibert’s left hand.
The area around the wound was red. Instead, the skin was paler than paper. It seemed like a lot of blood had been shed.
“Huh? Did I get hurt? Oh, really, I have a wound.”
Ibert dismissed the injured hand indifferently.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. I will take care of the treatment later.”
“With such a severe injury, didn’t you know you were injured?”
“Um…? No, I don’t remember. It will be like that after two days.”
“Did the Lady suffer from an illness for two days?”
Lasillia looked at Ibert, who handed her a paper instead of a paper, and asked. Her eyes involuntarily turned towards the characters.
“Huh? No, I didn’t get sick. There was no such thing, Your Majesty.”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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