Seliya woke up, lay down on her bed and pretended to sleep. It wouldn't do any good if she were discovered that she was wearing a maid's uniform.
The sound of footsteps echoing at regular intervals stopped exactly in front of Seliya's bed.
She felt her piercing gaze. Seliya slightly opened her eyes and saw Dietrich's face right nearby.
“I know you’re not sleeping.”
The voice was so confident that she would never think it was a person who entered the room at dawn. Seliya lifted her eyelids and looked up at Dietrich.
Perhaps because his back was turned against the light of the early morning moon, his hair, as black as ebony, stood out. Red eyes that looked like fresh blood scanned her face.
Never before had a single man looked at her this way. Men always looked at her with eyes full of lust.
But the way Dietrich looked at her now was as if he was looking at a sloppy blade of grass on the side of the road or a sharp stone caught at his toes.
His gaze was not only indifferent but even cold. Seliya stared into Dietrich's red eyes.
The two people looked at each other's faces for a long time without saying a word. Dietrich observed Seliya, and Seliya also observed Dietrich.
It was Dietrich who broke the silence. After a while, his bright pink lips slowly opened.
“What is your relationship with Illeon?”
Seliya felt puzzled. She appeared out of nowhere at dawn and said something.
“Illeon? Are you talking about Illeon Greedric?”
Seliya also knew the owner of that name well. Because he was a family in charge of the nucleus of the Three Dukes family, which was the main axis of Abelon.
But she had no acquaintance with Illeon. The Three Dukes never once appeared at Seliya's auction under the pretext of a public courtship.
A rich man, a high-ranking noble who is known for his love for women, and a prestigious high priest.
Even the Emperor died at the hands of Seliya.
Numerous men offered their fortunes to see Seliya, but the Three Dukes did not even join the ranks.
Seliya thought she was glad the Emperor was stupid. She knew that if the Emperor had not been as interested in her as the three Dukes, the day when she would kill the Emperor might never have come.
"Yes. I asked what your relationship was with Ileon.”
His angry voice cleared Seliya's head. Seliya could hear strong hostility in Dietrich's voice.
“He has nothing to do with me. I’ve never seen him before.”
Although Seliya's words were completely true, Dietrich's eyebrows furrowed when he heard this. It wouldn't be easy for him to express with her whole body that he didn't believe what she said.
"Do not lie. Otherwise...”
There's no way he could save her from danger. The added voice was very quiet, but Seliya heard it clearly.
She couldn't understand. Seliya had no acquaintance with Illeon, and she had never even seen his face.
An astonished voice escaped from her teeth.
“Why are you assuming it’s a lie?”
If you do a little research, you will realize that Illeon Greedric has no connection with me.
She felt her piercing gaze. Seliya slightly opened her eyes and saw Dietrich's face right nearby.
“I know you’re not sleeping.”
The voice was so confident that she would never think it was a person who entered the room at dawn. Seliya lifted her eyelids and looked up at Dietrich.
Perhaps because his back was turned against the light of the early morning moon, his hair, as black as ebony, stood out. Red eyes that looked like fresh blood scanned her face.
Never before had a single man looked at her this way. Men always looked at her with eyes full of lust.
But the way Dietrich looked at her now was as if he was looking at a sloppy blade of grass on the side of the road or a sharp stone caught at his toes.
His gaze was not only indifferent but even cold. Seliya stared into Dietrich's red eyes.
The two people looked at each other's faces for a long time without saying a word. Dietrich observed Seliya, and Seliya also observed Dietrich.
It was Dietrich who broke the silence. After a while, his bright pink lips slowly opened.
“What is your relationship with Illeon?”
Seliya felt puzzled. She appeared out of nowhere at dawn and said something.
“Illeon? Are you talking about Illeon Greedric?”
Seliya also knew the owner of that name well. Because he was a family in charge of the nucleus of the Three Dukes family, which was the main axis of Abelon.
But she had no acquaintance with Illeon. The Three Dukes never once appeared at Seliya's auction under the pretext of a public courtship.
A rich man, a high-ranking noble who is known for his love for women, and a prestigious high priest.
Even the Emperor died at the hands of Seliya.
Numerous men offered their fortunes to see Seliya, but the Three Dukes did not even join the ranks.
Seliya thought she was glad the Emperor was stupid. She knew that if the Emperor had not been as interested in her as the three Dukes, the day when she would kill the Emperor might never have come.
"Yes. I asked what your relationship was with Ileon.”
His angry voice cleared Seliya's head. Seliya could hear strong hostility in Dietrich's voice.
“He has nothing to do with me. I’ve never seen him before.”
Although Seliya's words were completely true, Dietrich's eyebrows furrowed when he heard this. It wouldn't be easy for him to express with her whole body that he didn't believe what she said.
"Do not lie. Otherwise...”
There's no way he could save her from danger. The added voice was very quiet, but Seliya heard it clearly.
She couldn't understand. Seliya had no acquaintance with Illeon, and she had never even seen his face.
An astonished voice escaped from her teeth.
“Why are you assuming it’s a lie?”
If you do a little research, you will realize that Illeon Greedric has no connection with me.
In Seliya's eyes, Dietrich seemed to be acting out of pure nonsense.
He practically imprisoned her in his mansion so she didn't know anything about the situation outside, and revealing himself only after a week was like interrogating her.
Seliya was seriously considering whether she should move her residence to the Crown Prince's palace. Because she would rather be with a person whose insides she can see clearly than with a man whose insides she cannot tell.
Of course, when she moves to the Crown Prince's residence, she will inevitably come face to face with the 'Empress'.
Although she had only seen the Empress once, Seliya could vaguely sense that she liked Dietrich.
As someone who has dealt with a lot of people, she has excellent intuition, and she can see more than someone who has not dealt with people a lot.
Dietrich, who probably could not have read Seliya's agony, seemed to choose his words for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Not long ago, Illeon disposed of several people. By putting the charge of murdering the Emperor on those people.”
Dietrich walks away from Seliya, showing his back.
“Do you really know nothing about this?”
When Seliya did not speak a word, Dietrich turned his back to her and continued.
He practically imprisoned her in his mansion so she didn't know anything about the situation outside, and revealing himself only after a week was like interrogating her.
Seliya was seriously considering whether she should move her residence to the Crown Prince's palace. Because she would rather be with a person whose insides she can see clearly than with a man whose insides she cannot tell.
Of course, when she moves to the Crown Prince's residence, she will inevitably come face to face with the 'Empress'.
Although she had only seen the Empress once, Seliya could vaguely sense that she liked Dietrich.
As someone who has dealt with a lot of people, she has excellent intuition, and she can see more than someone who has not dealt with people a lot.
Dietrich, who probably could not have read Seliya's agony, seemed to choose his words for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Not long ago, Illeon disposed of several people. By putting the charge of murdering the Emperor on those people.”
Dietrich walks away from Seliya, showing his back.
“Do you really know nothing about this?”
When Seliya did not speak a word, Dietrich turned his back to her and continued.
“In the first place, what were you before you were Seliya Brillion?”
“...”
“For a week, I tried to find out your real birth mother and father, but I couldn’t. The fact that no one knows about this means that all the people involved are dead.”
Dietrich walked to the window. As he opened the half-open window, a cool breeze blew in and tickled Seliya's cheek.
Since only his back was visible, it was impossible to see what expression Dietrich was making. Seliya thought he was like an old tree deeply rooted in the spot.
“Are you really from Abelon?”
Just as Seliya doubts Dietrich's origins, Dietrich also doubts her own origins.
“No. I'm not from Abelon.”
Beyond his doubts, he was almost certain.
Seliya was genuinely impressed by Dietrich's reasoning skills. How did he figure it out in such a short amount of time?
It was hidden very thoroughly. So much so that she even fooled herself.
Dietrich turned and approached Seliya, who was lying on the bed.
He leaned down and locked Seliya's eyes. Red eyes that looked like sharply forged swords watched Seliya's expression without blinking as if trying not to miss it.
“The reason you killed the Emperor...”
Dietrich stopped speaking and half-draped himself onto Seliya's bed. He held onto the edge of the bed and got close enough that his breath could touch her as if he was going to kiss her.
When Seliya did not avoid his face, he lowered his head to Seliya's ear and continued to speak to her.
“It has to do with where you come from.”
At those words, Seliya got up from her seat.
The blanket that covered her body fell down, and the maid's uniform that Seliya was wearing came into Dietrich's sight.
Dietrich saw this and his expression did not change at all. It was as if he had known from the beginning that Seliya had tried to leave his mansion this morning.
Seliya grabbed Dietrich by the collar with all his might. Dietrich's wrinkle-free uniform crumpled under her grasp.
“...Dietrich.”
A low voice filled with laughter reached Dietrich's ears. Seliya's soft breath settled in Dietrich's ear.
“You’ve lived as the Emperor’s asshole, but now that you’re more interested in me than the Emperor, do you think you want to be my asshole now?”
Seliya immediately let go of the hand that was clutching Dietrich's collar.
“But how about this? I don’t raise dogs that might betray their owners at any moment.”
“...”
“Even if I chose the wrong opponent, I was very wrong. It’s a pity, but it would be better to find another owner.”
Seliya grinned. Her smile was so clear that it reminded him of the morning dew on the blades of grass.
“...It seems true that you have nothing to do with Illeon.”
Dietrich looked at the angry Seliya, and for some reason, he seemed relieved. Seliya could not understand the man before her.
“What do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is...”
Dietrich put his hand on Seliya's head. He undid the loose elastic band that held her hair together, tucking a stray lock of Seliya's hair behind her ear.
She could even feel the callousness in his hand as he straightened her hair as if it was something he did simply out of annoyance.
“What I’m saying is that you killing the Emperor was complete nonsense.”
After saying those words, Dietrich stood up. As Dietrich tried to get away from her, Seliya fell onto him.
Dietrich didn't offer any resistance until Seliya got on top of him.
Now, on the contrary, Dietrich appeared to be looking up at her. Seliya looked down at Dietrich, whose expression did not change at all, with her eyes filled with hostility.
“What did you mean by what you just said?”
“...”
Dietrich said nothing, but Seliya read his eyes.
He looked at her with eyes mixed with pity, and he seemed to say, “You really don’t know anything.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Do you want to know?”
Seliya looked down with grim eyes at Dietrich's neck, which seemed to be unable to fit even her knife.
“You’re not going to tell me the truth anyway, right? Is there something else you want from me?”
“...”
Dietrich did not deny it. Seliya felt like she was finally getting to know this person, Dietrich.
This man is a man who never does anything that will cost him money. It is commendable that he guessed her identity to some extent. However, he may not know that Seliya is the Princess of the Shan Kingdom.
And, there was one thing that Dietrich didn't know: Seliya also had information she found out while staying with Dietrich.
Seliya lowered her head to Dietrich's upper body. The sound of his pounding heart was neither slow nor fast, but beating at regular intervals.
His calm heartbeat became wildly irregular after Seliya's next words.
“You’re not even from Abelon, but you’re sitting in the position of knight commander.”
Dietrich said nothing. Seliya added an afterthought as if she wasn't expecting his answer.
“Apart from being from Abelon... You actually hate Abelon so much.”
After finishing speaking, Seliya stood up from Dietrich's upper body. With a hand on his upper body, Seliya lifted one corner of her mouth.
Her mouth was smiling, but there was a coldness in her eyes.
Seliya, with her slender frame and maid's uniform, looked more like royalty than royalty. Dietrich could have subdued Seliya with a single hand, but he didn't.
Because he didn't want to do that.
Foolish but not foolish. Be cautious but not cautious. Very few people have both at once.
For Dietrich, Seliya was that kind of person. She seemed like a fool at first glance, but she was never a fool.
It was hidden very thoroughly. So much so that she even fooled herself.
Dietrich turned and approached Seliya, who was lying on the bed.
He leaned down and locked Seliya's eyes. Red eyes that looked like sharply forged swords watched Seliya's expression without blinking as if trying not to miss it.
“The reason you killed the Emperor...”
Dietrich stopped speaking and half-draped himself onto Seliya's bed. He held onto the edge of the bed and got close enough that his breath could touch her as if he was going to kiss her.
When Seliya did not avoid his face, he lowered his head to Seliya's ear and continued to speak to her.
“It has to do with where you come from.”
At those words, Seliya got up from her seat.
The blanket that covered her body fell down, and the maid's uniform that Seliya was wearing came into Dietrich's sight.
Dietrich saw this and his expression did not change at all. It was as if he had known from the beginning that Seliya had tried to leave his mansion this morning.
Seliya grabbed Dietrich by the collar with all his might. Dietrich's wrinkle-free uniform crumpled under her grasp.
“...Dietrich.”
A low voice filled with laughter reached Dietrich's ears. Seliya's soft breath settled in Dietrich's ear.
“You’ve lived as the Emperor’s asshole, but now that you’re more interested in me than the Emperor, do you think you want to be my asshole now?”
Seliya immediately let go of the hand that was clutching Dietrich's collar.
“But how about this? I don’t raise dogs that might betray their owners at any moment.”
“...”
“Even if I chose the wrong opponent, I was very wrong. It’s a pity, but it would be better to find another owner.”
Seliya grinned. Her smile was so clear that it reminded him of the morning dew on the blades of grass.
“...It seems true that you have nothing to do with Illeon.”
Dietrich looked at the angry Seliya, and for some reason, he seemed relieved. Seliya could not understand the man before her.
“What do you want to say?”
“What I want to say is...”
Dietrich put his hand on Seliya's head. He undid the loose elastic band that held her hair together, tucking a stray lock of Seliya's hair behind her ear.
She could even feel the callousness in his hand as he straightened her hair as if it was something he did simply out of annoyance.
“What I’m saying is that you killing the Emperor was complete nonsense.”
After saying those words, Dietrich stood up. As Dietrich tried to get away from her, Seliya fell onto him.
Dietrich didn't offer any resistance until Seliya got on top of him.
Now, on the contrary, Dietrich appeared to be looking up at her. Seliya looked down at Dietrich, whose expression did not change at all, with her eyes filled with hostility.
“What did you mean by what you just said?”
“...”
Dietrich said nothing, but Seliya read his eyes.
He looked at her with eyes mixed with pity, and he seemed to say, “You really don’t know anything.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Do you want to know?”
Seliya looked down with grim eyes at Dietrich's neck, which seemed to be unable to fit even her knife.
“You’re not going to tell me the truth anyway, right? Is there something else you want from me?”
“...”
Dietrich did not deny it. Seliya felt like she was finally getting to know this person, Dietrich.
This man is a man who never does anything that will cost him money. It is commendable that he guessed her identity to some extent. However, he may not know that Seliya is the Princess of the Shan Kingdom.
And, there was one thing that Dietrich didn't know: Seliya also had information she found out while staying with Dietrich.
Seliya lowered her head to Dietrich's upper body. The sound of his pounding heart was neither slow nor fast, but beating at regular intervals.
His calm heartbeat became wildly irregular after Seliya's next words.
“You’re not even from Abelon, but you’re sitting in the position of knight commander.”
Dietrich said nothing. Seliya added an afterthought as if she wasn't expecting his answer.
“Apart from being from Abelon... You actually hate Abelon so much.”
After finishing speaking, Seliya stood up from Dietrich's upper body. With a hand on his upper body, Seliya lifted one corner of her mouth.
Her mouth was smiling, but there was a coldness in her eyes.
Seliya, with her slender frame and maid's uniform, looked more like royalty than royalty. Dietrich could have subdued Seliya with a single hand, but he didn't.
Because he didn't want to do that.
Foolish but not foolish. Be cautious but not cautious. Very few people have both at once.
For Dietrich, Seliya was that kind of person. She seemed like a fool at first glance, but she was never a fool.
He doesn't know when she'll stick a knife in his back, but that's something he can think about at that time.
“You is not even from Abelon, and you sit on the throne of Abelon. What are you thinking?”
Dietrich also had no idea that Seliya would deduce her own identity. Even in a situation where she is trapped in a mansion and has no information, this is the extent of it, but when she gains even greater information...
Her abilities were truly worthy of praise. In a situation where both sides were taking advantage of each other's weaknesses, it was definitely he who had the upper hand.
Seliya was smarter than he expected, and she had abilities that others did not have.
“You is not even from Abelon, and you sit on the throne of Abelon. What are you thinking?”
Dietrich also had no idea that Seliya would deduce her own identity. Even in a situation where she is trapped in a mansion and has no information, this is the extent of it, but when she gains even greater information...
Her abilities were truly worthy of praise. In a situation where both sides were taking advantage of each other's weaknesses, it was definitely he who had the upper hand.
Seliya was smarter than he expected, and she had abilities that others did not have.
Seliya and himself were the only ones who recognized his identity. If she was left alive, she could become a source of trouble. If the information that Seliya had about him leaked out, his own purpose of destroying the empire could also be jeopardized.
If he gets away with it, he might have to kill this woman.
However, rather than saying that he would kill her as is, it was better to let her guard down by acting as if he had no intention of killing her right away and that he was on her side.
That way, there will be no setbacks later.
In the past week, Seliya had almost died several times. That was why he couldn't let Seliya go out. Because the Empress had sent assassins, poisoned objects, etc. several times to kill her.
She cannot be left to die at the hands of others. Because Seliya, who has this ability, is only his.
Dietrich pulled Seliya's hand towards him and placed it on his neck.
“Please hold my leash.”
Then you will get what you want.
If he gets away with it, he might have to kill this woman.
However, rather than saying that he would kill her as is, it was better to let her guard down by acting as if he had no intention of killing her right away and that he was on her side.
That way, there will be no setbacks later.
In the past week, Seliya had almost died several times. That was why he couldn't let Seliya go out. Because the Empress had sent assassins, poisoned objects, etc. several times to kill her.
She cannot be left to die at the hands of others. Because Seliya, who has this ability, is only his.
Dietrich pulled Seliya's hand towards him and placed it on his neck.
“Please hold my leash.”
Then you will get what you want.
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