I appeared on the last day.
Among the party dresses, a secret design that even I didn’t know about was being made.
That dress was the one I would wear today.
A lace dress with a sharply cut shoulder, in a light red color.
The lower part sparkled in a clear pomegranate shade, a mermaid-style dress clinging to the body.
“Shall we?”
I took his hand and went inside.
Today was the occasion to select the Lunatier.
The scene was supposed to be quiet and solemn.
However.
[Eileen Halen, infinite love!] [Come here if you sell soda!] [Grapes are here!]The banquet hall was covered with placards.
‘Soda faction? Grape faction? What’s this again?’
The factions were not limited to carbonated drinks.
[Red broth faction] [White broth faction] [Stir-fried faction]Various flags with writings fluttered.
It was a gathering of enthusiasts for various ramen, divided into groups by broth and flavor.
‘I may have overdone it a bit.’
From the first day to the third day, I sent various types of ramen and carbonated drinks as gifts.
Among the nobles who had already acquired a taste for them, there were those recruiting team members to choose the best taste.
“The broth must be red!”
“Oh my, how uncultured. Originally, white broth is fundamental!”
“What are you talking about? Stir-fried ramen is pure!”
“When the three of you fight, I’ll eat all three.”
There were Red Faction, White Faction, and Stir-fried Faction, and even a Middle Faction that claimed to eat all three at once when they fought.
‘This is not the Three Kingdoms.’
While I was bewildered by the chaotic scene, the emperor spoke.
“Let’s start the voting now.”
The noisy scene calmed down a bit.
The nobles lined up and began putting pieces of paper into the box, indicating their preferred person.
The voting was done anonymously.
Although all the young ladies gathered here were technically participants, in reality, there were only two candidates, Eliseus and me.
On the opposite side, Eliseus stood with the temple crowd and the Empress Faction nobles.
The saint’s eyes looking at me were sparkling.
Although there had been such gazes since I took out the trump card, today it was intense, as if hydrochloric acid was boiling.
‘At this rate, it might become a brawl.’
Eliseus seemed anxious, but he maintained his dignity.
It was probably because he had some assurance that he couldn’t be chosen for the Lunatier with things like ramen and carbonated drinks.
Given how generously he had distributed the precious holy water, it was reasonable to think that.
However.
“It seems like all the votes are in, so I will open the box.”
The chief servant placed a box with paper on the large table.
As hundreds of notes rolled out, the servants approached and opened them, reading the names written on them.
“Eileen Halen.”
“Eileen Halen.”
“Eileen Halen.”
The only name coming out of the servants’ mouths was mine.
Every time the name Eileen was called, the empress’s eyebrows twitched.
Beside her, the emperor would barely hold back his laughter, but what was more lamentable was that he didn’t seem to care about her at all.
“Eliseus Saint.”
During the vote counting, there were moments when Eliseus’s name came up.
As expected, not writing Eliseus in the Empress Faction was a pitiful vote that could result in dire consequences.
Eliseus’s expression relaxed as her name was called consecutively.
Now that things were progressing properly, the Crown Prince whispered to Eliseus, providing him with encouragement, saying that the situation would be reversed.
However, after that, Eliseus’s name was not called again.
Finally, the vote counting came to an end.
The chief servant announced the results.
“Eileen Halen 378 votes, Eliseus 37 votes, Vianna Pyrias 3 votes…”
It was an overwhelming difference in votes.
“This year’s Lunatier is Eileen Halen.”
My name being called made my heart swell.
At that moment, a huge cheer shook the entire hall.
“Eileen Halen, the greatest lady of this era!”
“All our factions respect you!”
“Our soda, spicy broth-like Eileen!”
Fireworks erupted from various places.
It was a scene of true victory.
“Eileen Halen, come forward.”
I ascended the stairs at the emperor’s command.
What Lunatier gained wasn’t just the epithet of the finest lady.
‘I can make a wish to the emperor.’
If it was something impossible, it wouldn’t be allowed, but past Lunatiers had experienced a reversal in life, saving declining families or realizing true dreams by making wishes to the emperor.
“May I… tell Your Majesty the wish later?”
It was a request for an audience after the Founding Festival.
I met the emperor’s blue eyes and gaze.
‘Did he like the ramen?’
Suddenly, such a thought crossed my mind.
More precisely, I wondered if he enjoyed the rare meal with his son after such a long time.
‘I was chosen as Lunatier because of that scene.’
The meal between the emperor and the duke had moved the hearts of those who feared the empress.
This improbable vote difference had a significant impact.
“I permit it.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
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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