Madness destroys everything around it.
Whether it’s buildings or living beings, it doesn’t discriminate.
“What’s going on all of a sudden?”
It was too sudden.
Just before I went to the pawnshop, everything was fine.
“Has this happened before?”
“Yes. Several times. But he recovered immediately.”
The fact that he recovered immediately meant it was likely due to the medicine he takes.
“Well, then he’ll be fine soon.”
It was a potent medicine, enough to take away all senses.
It had been suppressing madness until now, so I believed it would do the same this time.
“You need to leave now. The princes are going to Matap.”
“Got it.”
I hurried my steps, led by Eshtra.
The main gate opened automatically at Eshtra’s gesture.
Mikhail and Ludvion were standing in front of the door.
“Lady Eilin.”
Ludvion openly expressed relief, and Mikhail, after being surprised to see me, quickly composed himself.
“Lady Eilin, where have you been? We searched every restroom.”
“Well, I was in my room.”
“You weren’t in the room either.”
I kept my mouth shut against the untimely inquiry.
“I dozed off in the wardrobe for a moment. Anyway.”
Doubtful glances were cast my way.
But amidst this, Kasha’s madness continued.
“Did Kasha take the medicine?”
This was the part I was curious about.
Regardless, the effect of the medicine should last until next year for everything to be normal.
The sudden onset was unusual.
“…Well.”
“Tell me.”
In response to my question, Mikhail swallowed his words.
But seemingly thinking it couldn’t be helped, he soon spilled it out.
“He stopped taking it quite a while ago.”
“What did you say? Why?”
“…The reason, I’ll explain later. But there’s one thing I can tell you.”
Mikhail swept his bangs aside.
Even in the midst of confusion, his sigh was deep and heavy.
“He won’t bear fruit anymore.”
It was an unbelievable story.
‘There are only two ways to stop madness.’
One was to forcibly feed him the medicine, and the other was for the emperor to use a ruthless drug to subdue him.
Especially the latter was the worst.
“So, should I just watch?”
Sending a decree to the emperor would immediately solve it, but I really didn’t want to do that.
At my words, Mikhail shook his head.
He pointed to the west wing while wearing a serious expression.
“Please. I know it’s dangerous, but I hope you stay by the Lord’s side.”
“I’ll go.”
I didn’t know what I could do, but I wanted to check his condition directly.
“I will protect you.”
Ludvion stepped forward.
With the protection of a wizard and a knight, I headed to the west wing.
The servants had already evacuated.
There, battle maids and Prizia were unfolding a battle.
“Miss Prizia?”
“Huh, why are you here? Go back quickly!”
Prizia pushed me away in a panic.
I was pushed for a while until I was rescued by Mikhail’s hand.
“I’ve brought her.”
“You turned around? Do you not know this place is dangerous?!”
Although Prizia shouted, Mikhail was firm.
Prizia made a bewildered face and let out a deep sigh.
“Ugh, my luck. Why does he have to go crazy when I come to visit?”
Prizia hadn’t visited for a while due to her business, and it seemed awkward to witness madness upon coming here to relax.
“Wait a moment.”
She turned around and completed the rune.
Soon, a giant barrier unfolded in the air.
“The goal is to knock him unconscious, but I don’t know if it’ll work. He refuses to take the medicine, right?”
“You knew?”
“Don’t underestimate our top-level intelligence.”
When I asked in surprise, Prizia chuckled. Then she turned serious again and advised me.
“If it’s okay now, please go back, Lady Eilin.”
“No. I’ll stay here.”
But I couldn’t help but lower my head.
I didn’t know why Mikhail made such a request, but I wanted to check Kasha’s condition with my own eyes.
“…Well, there’s nothing we can do. Just stick close behind me and Mikhail. Promise!”
“Got it.”
As I nodded obediently, Prizia turned around.
She was observing the collapsed Star Pavilion.
“You can still cover things up to some extent. That’s why it’s so quiet like this. Thanks to that, evacuation was easy.”
“…And you call this quiet?”
The Star Pavilion’s upper floor was severed as if it had been cut with a giant saw.
In response to my question, Prizia answered in a fresh voice.
“Yes. After all, no one has been killed yet.”
When madness begins, the first target to be eliminated is the living human. The rest are just collateral damage.
“But…”
“It’s coming.”
Before I could say more, Prizia reached out and stopped me.
Then Ludvion pulled me away and kept me by his side.
“You need to stay here.”
With those words, a red light flickered inside the collapsed debris.
Prizia informed everyone.
“It’s coming. Get ready.”
As the maids nodded, the debris melted away, revealing a human figure.
It was undoubtedly Kasha.
But.
“It seems to have gotten worse.”
Everyone agreed with Prizia’s words.
His red eyes were gleaming with madness. Within the crimson glare, there was no trace of sanity.
I inadvertently called out to him.
“Kasha?”
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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