TAPGB - Chapter 81

TAPGB - Chapter 81

The Abandoned Prince's Ghost Bride

"Huh, all my hair was pulled out."

While Leah was looking blankly at the hand mirror, Caesar was tearful and raked up a handful of hair that had been pulled out.

"This is really me.... You, you! Didn't you replace someone else with my face?!"

Leah crushed his face and pulled it with all her might, but it only hurt.

"Ish. If I had used magic, you would have noticed it long ago! How many times do I say it's your body! Rather you! What are you going to do with my hair? If I continue to do this and hair loss occurs, will you take responsibility?!"

Caesar whined.

"Look at the loss of this noble red hair."

Leah was still in a daze, so she listened to Caesar's words with one ear and let them go with the other.

It was no wonder she didn't understand, so Caesar sighed.

"It turned out that your body was in the basement."

"... Uh?"

"You said there was a door in the basement with a magic circle written on it. How did Lucian open that door, and your body was inside it?"

Caesar explained how Leah regained her body.

"... Does that make sense? So that means my body has remained healthy for over 300 years."

"I still don't know how you can avoid corruption for so long, but the seal stone that protected your body was a dragon heart."

Leah was dumbfounded by the scale beyond her imagination.

"... Why was I sealed in that place?"

"Well. I don't know."

Caesar shrugged, but Leah couldn't take this lightly.

"Are you okay? It's happening in four days now."

"What? It's been that long?"

"Why not a few months? They diagnosed you while you were sleeping and said there were no problems. But just in case, let's get a detailed examination again."

"Huh...... Oh, now that I think about it, my neck hurts a lot." 

"Why? Where?"

"The inside of my mouth is sticky and stinging, and it feels like a drought has occurred."

"..."

"Ho, maybe I have a fatal disease?"

As Leah cried and fidgeted, Caesar's eyes narrowed.

"You're joking... I don't think so. Well, everything might be unfamiliar now. Wait a minute, I'll get you some water."

"Huh?"

Caesar prepared a bottle of cold water and held it out.

"Drink it all the way. Then everything will get better."

"Do you really think that this pain will go away?" 

"Stop talking and drink."

When I gave him a look of suspicion, a puzzled expression came back. I eventually took a sip of water, half in doubt and half in worry.

The pain gradually subsided as I felt a cool, refreshing sensation passing down my throat, and a sense of refreshment came over me.

"Wow! One more drink!"

"Okay, okay."

Like that, I drank three more glasses of water and sighed. 

"Did you do some magic? How can the pain go away all at once?"

"It's magic and what you experience is thirst."

"Eh? That's it?"

"Yes. You haven't consumed anything in 300 years, so it's no wonder you're thirsty. You must be hungry."

Growling-

"Does the pounding in my stomach mean you're hungry? I feel like something is coming up from my throat."

"That's what happens when you fast for a long time, so don't be too scared. Oh my, this is like teaching a hatchling one by one."

"You may not know!"

As I huffed, Caesar chuckled and stroked my head.

Caesar's expression became a little more mature and he smiled happily.

".... I never thought this day would come."

"..."

"After all, it is better to be alive, right?"

"What... It doesn't really feel like it yet."

I scratched my cheek, feeling a little unfamiliar with Caesar's affection.

"Wait a minute. I'll bring food and other people."

After Caesar left, I, who was left alone in the room, looked around.

"He said it was the imperial palace."

Lucian, if there was something like that in the basement, he should have told me a long time ago... 

No, he's scaring people.

"....But I'm glad he lives in a nice place."

If you give me a room like this, it would mean that Lucian will at least live in a better place.

I was worried that he might be mistreated for being the twin, but I felt a little relieved.

As I sat still and watched, my curiosity arose. I slowly got off the bed.

"OMG... It feels strange."

Since I had never stepped on anything and always flew around, the feel and weight of the soles of my feet were quite foreign.

"I'm glad I can still stand..."

Smash!

As soon as I took a step forward, my leg broke as if a tree branch broke and I fell.

Fortunately, there was a thick carpet under the bed, so I was able to avoid getting hurt. 

"Ugh... Embarrassing...."

This is not a newborn baby who has not even started walking. What is this?

Still, I'm a little glad that no one was watching... 

Suddenly...

"Leah?! what's the matter!"

Suddenly the door opened and Lucian appeared. I looked at him and lowered my head.

Well, that's right. There is no way I can safely fall into his hands.

***

"Your Majesty, here is a further report. Please confirm this as it must be reviewed by today."

"Harry, are you mad at me now?" 

"What would I have to be angry at, Your Majesty?"

"You know. I have been away from the imperial palace for a long time...."

Lucian fell silent at Harry's sad look. In fact, two months before unsealing Leah, Lucian went to the north and prepared to unseal Leah with Age.

It had only been three months since he took the throne as Emperor.

"I repeatedly told you that if you become Emperor, you must not leave your post for at least a year, but you insisted on going to the north."

"Ugh, that's...."

"Well, I understand. It must have been inevitable for the sake of your first love. While His Majesty was pursuing your first love, I was dealing with bratty old nobles, looking into the auspicious messages that came in, and staying up every night as His Majesty's deputy to make sure there were no loopholes in my work."

"Hmph. I'm sorry. Even if I had ten mouths, I wouldn't have anything to say."

"No, no. I never once blamed Your Majesty, did I?"

"Harry, it's better to swear."

Dio, who was an escort driver but was forced to leave due to a lack of manpower, stopped Harry with wide eyes. Only then did Harry stop snorting and scratching inside Lucian.

"Isn't this all possible because we trust the Prime Minister? Please let go of your anger."

It wasn't until James, who was organizing data in a corner, helped, that Harry uncrossed his arms.

"I hate passion pay."

"Okay, I'll reward you for your hard work. Can it be a performance bonus?"

"Please give me a two-month vacation, too."

"Two months is too much."

"Then 50 days."

"Isn't that what it is?"

When Dio looked bewildered, Harry seemed to accept it and called for 40 days. Still, it was a long vacation.

After much debate, the two finally agreed on the 25th.

Looking at Harry's satisfied face, Dio realized that he had intentionally called for a long vacation from the beginning.

After clicking his tongue for a moment when he saw Harry, Dio asked Lucian.

"How is Leah?"

"She hasn't woken up yet. But they said she was just sleeping, so she'll wake up soon."

Everyone here knows who Lucian likes and who the woman he brought with him is.

"To be honest...I thought you were crazy when your Majesty said you were bringing that ghost bride."

"What?"

"Think about it. If someone were to say that he had a bride whom he was passionately in love with and that the bride was a ghost, wouldn't everyone think he was crazy?"

"What...... It's not that I don't understand Harry. I know how you feel about Leah, so I didn't think it was unreasonable for you to like her, but when you suddenly said you would bring Lia, I thought you were looking for an escape because work was so difficult."

Not only Harry, but also Dio, and Lucian fell into tears.

"But I was surprised that she was more beautiful than I thought."

Harry and Dio shook their heads in agreement with James' words.

"To be honest... It is true that she is more beautiful than most young ladies."

"Lucian, the pictures you showed me are not even close to the real thing. From the moment I saw Leah's face, I knew why you were so hung up on her?"

"I appreciate you praising Leah, but... If anyone has evil intentions towards Leah, I will never forgive them."

Dio and Harry shivered as the atmosphere suddenly dropped 10 degrees.

"Hu, even if you give her to me, I won't take her."

"Is there even a foolish bastard who has the Emperor of the world as his enemy?"

Only then did Lucian smile again. Harry muttered that he should suspect a double personality.

"It would be nice to bring Leah, but ... What do you plan to do next, Your Majesty?"

James looked worried.

"We understand that your Majesty is Lucian, but other people recognize you as Leopold. Recently, you also refused to marry into the Sevans family. If this continues, rumors will spread that Leopold has a new woman."

It was a problem that Lucian had to think about from the moment he brought Leah.

In order to handle the matter as quietly as possible, they moved in small numbers and brought Leah directly to the Emperor's palace without others noticing, but they would not be able to block all eyes and ears.

"If... Do you really intend to become Emperor like this?"

When a sensitive topic came up, everyone looked at Lucian nervously. Harry in particular swallowed his saliva.

Lucian remained expressionless for a moment and then shook his head.

"I have no intention of becoming Emperor. This seat is Leopold's seat."

"Ha... Right, right?"

Harry and James were visibly relieved.

"I never thought Leopold would be unable to wake up for this long."

He was still fighting an unidentified spirit.

Age said that there would be a resolution soon, but even this was something he said a year ago. That means it is still unknown when Leopold will wake up

"Leopold should get married, not me. If I get married, I'll have to do all sorts of personal things, including weddings, but I can't take Leopold's woman. I don't even want to do it in the first place."

"That's right..."

"And to be honest, I don't like her."

Princess Lilith Sevans. Prince... No, the Emperor's fiancée and the woman Leopold loves.

Lucian hated her more than he hated her.

"She was so annoying last time. In the end, she seemed like she was going to drag his father into it and force him to marry me."

".... The Duke would know Lucian's identity."

"That's why it's disgusting. Pushing ahead with marriage while clearly knowing who I am and what kind of condition Leopold is in." 

Duke Sevans is said to have a close relationship with Ruber, who is now the previous Emperor, but that is their business and not his business.

Moreover, when he has just taken on the role of the Crown prince, he knows his own worth and says that he should not cause trouble to Leopold.

But now, his attitude has changed, like he's flipping his palm, and he's even more shocked.

They were probably acting like that because Leopold showed no signs of waking up so they could change him.

Ignoring himself is probably a good thing. But betraying Leopold can never be forgiven.

"Honestly, I want to break off the engagement."

"Your Majesty!"

When Harry was startled, Lucian threw up his hand.

"Of course, I really have no intention of doing it. It's just my wish."

"Duke Sevans is one of the great pillars of the Empire! You must never lose!"

"I know. So now I am suppressing my frustration and only postponing the marriage without breaking off the engagement."

Harry felt his head throbbing as he said that this alone was making a huge concession.

"I don't know why Leopold can't come to his senses because he likes that woman so much. There isn't a single thing I like about her."

"....You don't do that in front of other people, do you?"

"What do you think?"

Harry was speechless when he saw Lucian pouting

Lucian belatedly said that it was a joke and that it couldn't have been true, but Harry couldn't feel at ease at all.

This is because it was clear how Lucian, who hated and despised Lilith, would treat her.

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