“There’s a rumor that Carlein has eloped with some maid, but I’m not sure if it’s true. Because it seems to have originated from Prince Klein, everyone’s hushhush… Master?”
But upon seeing Guesta’s pallor, Tree almost dropped the vase in surprise.
“Master, what happened?”
Tree set the vase down carefully in its place and quickly approached Guesta. After moving the books Guesta was carrying, he kept glancing at his master as he put the books on the shelf.
“Did the Majesty berate you?”
“No. She said nothing.”
“But why do you look so… displeased? Something happened, didn’t it?”
After putting down all the books, Tree went next to Guesta and cautiously looked at his profile. Guesta, in response, took off his upper garment, handed it to Tree, and sat in front of the vanity.
Seeing Guesta’s serious expression, Tree froze on the spot, holding his clothes.
“Yes.”
Guesta answered more obediently than Tree had expected.
“Did something really happen?”
Tree widened his eyes and tried to imagine what could have happened.
Guesta looked at Tree with scared eyes. He didn’t say anything, but Tree, realizing how frightened Guesta was from his expression, felt pity for his delicate master.
But what came out of Guesta’s mouth was something Tree had never imagined.
“You remember when the fake emperor appeared and was chased away?”
“Yes… That was surprising. I didn’t think anyone would dare to impersonate the Majesty.”
“He’s the real one.”
“What?”
[This is the time separator]Around this time, Latil was leaving Tarium and heading to Karisen.
“Hyacinth knows I’m the real deal. We met by chance when I sneaked out of the palace, and even traveled together. He will be helpful.”
It was absolutely forbidden to take only Hyacinth, the only one who could testify to her innocence. After all, Hyacinth was the emperor of another country.
If Latil only brought Hyacinth as a witness, people would whisper that ‘Emperor Hyacinth is in league with the black magician’, and no one would believe that Latil was the real emperor.
However, if she was accompanied by other witnesses who would assert her innocence together, Hyacinth could be of great help.
“And we need to call Tasir.”
Just as they arrived at a village right before crossing the border of Karisen, after selecting an inn to spend the night, Latil whispered to Carlein while sitting in the restaurant on the first floor.
Carlein, folding a napkin and placing it in front of Latil, asked, “Tasir?” with a tone that wondered why his name suddenly came up here.
“Yes.”
Asking the server, who came to take their order, for the most popular dishes, Latil leaned in to Carlein, lowering her voice as the server left.
“There’s a secret signal to call Tasir.”
“A secret… signal?”
Carlein’s eyes wavered for a moment at the mention of a secret signal exchanged between them. However, he soon lowered his gaze, concealing it, and asked, “What is it?”
“It’s a bit tricky to show you here.”
“…You don’t seem to want to show me.”
“In fact, there’s no particular way to show you.”
As Latil nodded her agreement, Carlein listlessly arranged his fork and spoon. Well, he was fiddling with his fork, which had already been placed, which was almost the same as just fiddling with it.
Food was served, but Latil sat alone, engrossed in her thoughts, repeatedly drawing strange symbols in the air with her finger.
It seemed like she was practicing a secret sign with Tasir, and Carlein could only stir his soup with a spoon, unable to strike up a conversation.
About 15 minutes later, Latil ceased her solitary actions, lifted her head, and noticed the untouched dish in front of Carlein, causing her to furrow her brows.
“Do you have a stomachache?”
The soup in the dish before him was still untouched.
Was this inn prioritizing quantity over quality? The amount of soup in one bowl was quite generous, but Carlein didn’t seem to have touched even a spoonful.
Not to mention, the salad they had both served was the same. The salad that Latil had served herself had only a few leftover cabbage leaves, but Carlein’s salad was untouched, even the dried and twisted fruit within.
“Don’t you like the taste?”
The taste wasn’t great. But she knew that when you’re in a rush, there’s no time to be picky about food.
Carlein, who had been through all kinds of harsh lands and faced dangers, was unlikely to be fussy about food because the soup was bland and the salad fruits seemed rotten.
“Do you have a stomachache? If you really can’t eat, should I order something else?”
Normally, she would just tell him not to eat, but they had been camping quite a lot on the way here, and each time, they had to starve or pick mushrooms and fruits to roast.
Every time Carlein picked mushrooms, he carefully inspected them and then roasted them after declaring they weren’t poisonous. But every time, Latil had to steel herself, thinking, ‘If I eat this and die, I’ll go down in history as the most absurdly died emperor. I might not even make it into the records.’
Especially the last colorful mushroom.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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