For Cloé, who was already conscious of the past, it was an unreasonable request.

However, Cloé mustered the courage.

This time, her heel, as if she was adjusting herself to his eye level, lifted slightly. She had no choice but to make up for the one-inch height difference.

Embarrassed, she closed her eyes, and her hearing became more acute. The laughter that suddenly burst out in front became even more pronounced.

His long, smooth fingers wrapped around her chin. The shallow breath that touched her cheek soon entered her lips.

The swaying fleshiness made her head dizzy. The kiss extended as if he was pleased with her accustomed reaction.

“Ugh…”
She involuntarily let out a shallow moan. The strange sound made my eyes open automatically.

At that moment, the other person was also looking at her. It was a state where he regarded her with a strange look in his eyes.

“Take care.”

As soon as he achieved what he wanted, his expression immediately became arrogant. He left the tent with dignified steps.

Watching his footsteps quickly fading, Cloé thought to herself.

“Something is strange…”

Today, the two of them truly looked like lovers.

Different from before when she was confused and doubtful.

Kun, who was dealing with small creatures, looked at the blue blood on his sword and became serious.

Even though they were of the same color family, someone’s was a beautiful sea, and someone’s was disgusting blood.

As he dealt with the wriggling bodies of the creatures and chopped off legs, severed feet rolled weakly.

And the foot stopped in front of someone.

“Who is this? It’s my brother!”

Cedric, who had been repulsed by the severed foot, looked ahead and immediately burst into laughter.

“You’re still splendid? Your health has improved too.”

Cedric approached Kun with a chuckle.

“Now you’re not the kid from the past.”

Cedric, who was babbling without knowing the subject, instantly cringed back. His sturdy fist hit his ribs.

A tremendous pain struck Cedric. The laughter that was ugly in a moment of fear abruptly stopped.

“I told you not to appear in front of me.”

“Tongue, brother. Let go of this–”

“You not only invaded the palace under the pretext of a hunting festival but also touched what’s mine?”

Cedric, who was babbling, clapped his hands vigorously on both sides.

“Calling it yours, don’t talk nonsense. Just a spearman…”

When the pressure holding him down loosened slightly, a sharp blade approached above his eyes.

In the darkened vision, Cedric laughed flamboyantly. Right beside him, the eyes hidden under the blindfold twitched.

“Piercing? Why? How about just killing? Not the eyes, but lower. It means penetrating the heart.”

“Instead of your eyes, you should have cut your tongue. It was a mistake to choose stabbing because I didn’t want to see the dirty flesh.”

“Just kill me so I can’t see or speak?”

Terrified, Cedric trembled, but the current Cedric was endlessly calm.

“Well, can’t do it?”

“…”

“Back then, it was because of my parents’ will, and now… Pfft! Because of that woman. Right?”

He understood it well.

Kun, who feared earning hatred from the other party, wouldn’t kill him recklessly.

It was the greatest sin for him, a naive woman, to take a life.

“To suffer from unrequited love that never receives any reward. Our foolish brother.”

“…”

“So, I’ll quietly forgive the one who killed my parents.”

As the former emperor and empress were connected by a political marriage, their relationship was not good.

Unable to forget the woman he loved, the emperor ultimately committed adultery. Under the name of a pitiful love, he tarnished his own household.

The seeds sown in that way grew, and a child was conceived. It was the birth of Cedric Theodore.
Boldly, the emperor brought Cedric to the palace and appointed him as the prince. While it was impossible to raise Cedric exactly like Kun, efforts were made to raise him similarly.

Though Kun might have fulfilled the emperor’s expectations, it was Cedric who won his affection. Cedric dominated the love, and he was also the one with the painful finger.

“That spear, it seemed like you weren’t sure. I’m not sure if you really love your brother. In fact, isn’t it the same as your brother’s father? Pretending to like him only because of his outstanding qualities.”

Cedric remembered.

On the day when his parents and the empress died in an accident, the will they had written while alive was revealed.

The emperor’s position was inherited by Kun, who was the successor to the throne.

And that concise phrase was the entirety of the contents related to Kun in the will.

And the long-written content that followed was all for Cedric.

A man who, despite having the greatest thing, could not gain a single piece of his heart!

“No, I love you.”

So, now, Kun had to be as afraid as he was back then. He had to show the moment when his careless face was filled with anxiety.

However, the man’s low voice was unwaveringly firm.

“Claiming that those expressions and actions are not those of someone in love is unreasonable.”

The following words were also filled with confidence.

Indeed, it was difficult to control that stubborn man.

Cedric was dissatisfied that his plan was not going well.

“Are you a fool? What if you say that to me?”

But without revealing it, he delved deep. If you keep poking at weaknesses, the other person will eventually spew blood.

“What if you can’t protect me as you did back then? I told you. The moment you become complacent, I will shatter it. That day, just as my left eye was shattered, I will crush your complacency into pieces.”

Under stern advice, the view of the day-pupil that dominated Cedric’s sight moved away.

It was finally a satisfying moment when he wondered if his words had been swallowed.

“Remember my words too, Theodor. Rather than you shattering my complacency, your right eye will break faster.”

Right next to his Adam’s apple, the blade was embedded. The sound of thunder resounded with the heavy force.

“There is no situation where I cannot protect that woman.”

Inside the arranged tent, Callis trembled.

He looked at the two bottles on his table. They were things that Cedric had brought back and forth before leaving for the expedition.

‘The red one is a potion for your sword. It contains divine power to maximize the sharpness of your sword. Even a slight touch will cause massive wounds to the monsters.’

Cedric commanded Callis to win this hunt at all costs.

Winning in the hunt would bring a lot of honor, so it was an excellent condition for Callis, who was once known as a hero.

‘And the blue one is an aromatic oil. It contains a trace amount of poison that attracts monsters. Sprinkle it around the woman’s tent when you think it’s necessary.’
And the blue one was an aromatic oil that would attract monsters from the surroundings.

‘Prove your existence and, in return, kill that woman. Otherwise, you’ll be in trouble again. Just like your wife.’

‘……!’

‘Isn’t it better to kill than to die?’

It will be sprinkled in Cloe’s tent.