Gelroks’ scream echoed from inside, but Matapju quickly closed the space.
“Well… that… what I just saw.”
“What?”
“Pretend you didn’t see it. If I’m Matapju, wouldn’t I have a cool animal with me? It’s just that kind of thing. Oh, of course, I won’t eat any ‘living humans.'”
“…Ah… Yes.”
In the empire, there were animals that could be raised and those that couldn’t.
The ‘puppy’ that Matapju briefly showed seemed to lean more toward animals that shouldn’t be raised.
But Sessania didn’t delve into it. Matapju had been helpful enough.
Matapju, in order to deliberately avoid the eyes focused on her, approached Teddy.
“Are you okay?”
“…Ah.”
“It’s not like you to ask if I’m okay.”
“I’m fine. Probably…”
Teddy’s forced smile was strained. It felt like she was really not okay.
“Teddy…”
“I don’t know what to do now. Is this the moment the master mentioned, perhaps right now?”
“I will find the person who made you like this. Even your mother if you want. I will ask for reasons. If there’s no special reason, or even if there is, I’ll take revenge on your behalf.”
“Why?”
“Uh…?”
Unexpectedly, Sessania was momentarily lost for words at his statement.
“It’s my job. You don’t have to do it.”
“Don’t you want to see? Don’t you want to know the truth?”
“…I don’t know. Everything feels strange. I don’t know what to do now.”
Looking at him, Sessania bit her lip tightly.
“If you say you don’t want to see, if you don’t want to know anything, I won’t do anything. But if you have even a little doubt and curiosity, this time too… I’ll indulge in the hypocrisy of the wealthy.”
Teddy’s golden eyes trembled. Mysterious golden eyes.
It was different from the Crown Prince’s. It was different from before. As if it would be sucked in, the golden eyes were glowing, making it uncomfortable to look at.
Radiant and noble.
“Do you want it?”
“…Yes. I’m curious. While listening to his story, anger and curiosity rushed in. Why did I have to live like this?”
“I’ll satisfy that curiosity. It might be too raw for you, it might be hard to handle. But is it okay?”
“When it’s too hard to handle… Can I hold your hand, Master?”
Teddy held Sessania’s hesitant hand, even though her heartbeat was not attached to her hand. Sessania stiffened in confusion.
“Yeah…”
At that moment, perhaps sensing that something was going strangely in the atmosphere, Matapju cleared her throat.
“Ahem… I’ll be back in a moment. Keep talking.”
“Uh…?”
“I still have things to do. See you in a bit.”
That was the end of it. She recreated the space Gelroks had just entered with her and quickly went inside.
Thanks to her, an even more awkward atmosphere filled the room.
Awkwardly trying to hold back embarrassment, Sessania looked at Teddy.
“Teddy.”
“Yes.”
“Why do I feel like I saved you?”
“…Because I’m a royal. You already knew that, right?”
“That’s right.”
Feeling like the conversation would drag on, Sessania sat down.
Even in that moment, Teddy did not let go of Sessania’s hand.
As if it were nothing, Sessania raised her head, making eye contact with Teddy, who was sitting in a chair.
“Teddy.”
“Yes.”
“Why did I save you?”
“…Because I’m a royal. You already knew that, right?”
“That’s right.”
The atmosphere in Sessania’s heart was heavy.
Rather… Rather, if it had really been hypocrisy of the wealthy, it might have been less burdensome.
He was saved for a reason, and there was still the intention to use him, so a sense of guilt overwhelmed her.
“Yeah. I saved you because I needed you.”
“Because I’m a royal?”
“Sorry.”
He was someone who liked me. His heart was so pure.
It was so clean that I wanted to preserve it. But I couldn’t.
Even if I resented him, he would accept it, and even if I disappointed him, he would understand.
Any kind of words would have been okay. So I waited, but the words that came out of his mouth were so unexpected.
“Oh, I see. I… had a purpose. But still.”
“Huh…?”
“Honestly now… it’s despairing. Living as a royal. Even my birth mother didn’t want me. Of course, I knew. My mother didn’t want me. But changing my hair color like that… it was to make me not live as a human… To think a newborn baby did something wrong.”
“T-Teddy…”
“Countless thoughts torment me… being a royal… it’s more despairing than just being called a slave… But foolishly… because I’m a royal… that you need me, Master… It’s pleasing. Like a fool.”
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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