Dietrich, sensing the presence of another person from afar, parted his lips.
He traced Seliya's lips, which were shiny with saliva, with his index finger. While thinking about something, he lightly hugged Seliya.
He supported her dry back with one hand and her thin legs with the other and began to walk inside the palace instead of the stables.
Seliya did not ask Dietrich where he was going or what he was going to do with her.
Instead, she hugged Dietrich's neck tightly.
Dietrich stopped walking for a moment and moved his long legs again.
A cool breeze blew, ruffling Seliya's shiny silver hair.
From her passionate and deep kiss with him, Seliya was able to know one thing.
The whole time she kissed him, Seliya felt her body become energized.
As if caressing her broken insides, his gentle touch seemed to heal every inch of her body.
She is terminally ill, so no medicine will work for her.
‘Is this some sort of panacea? It is certain that Dietrich has healing abilities.'
Seliya squinted at Dietrich.
His face, seen from a distance of a hand, was still dry, but his eyes seemed to have become softer than before.
Dietrich, who was following her steps, asked in a quiet voice if it was strange that Seliya was quiet.
“Why don’t you ask anything?”
She answered Seliya.
“Because there’s no need to ask.”
The fact that he doesn't refuse to do things that lovers would do means that she is more useful to him than she needs to be.
She finally felt confident that he wouldn't harm her carelessly.
Even if he did it because he needed her abilities, his protection was not excessive.
'I don't even know about your special abilities.'
“I’ll give it to you if you need it. It’s my gift.”
Seliya said, closing her eyes in Dietrich's arms.
“My supernatural ability can paralyze all of the opponent’s senses. It emits a hyacinth scent that stops the five senses and all movements of people within its range. However, this ability comes at the cost of my life.”
For a moment, a ripple appeared in Dietrich's eyes, but Seliya did not see it because her eyes were closed.
“That’s why I became terminally ill.”
The reason Seliya told him about this ability was because Dietrich had helped her several times.
Seliya left out the important statement to Dietrich that her true identity and abilities were limited only to the opposite sex.
And, she realized that Dietrich also had a supernatural ability, but although she knew it, she did not say it out loud.
Dietrich's soft voice passed by Seliya's ears.
“Have you been hiding it all this time? Why are you telling me that now?”
“Why didn’t you reject my lips?”
Dietrich remained silent, but after a moment he answered.
“Because it looks dangerous.”
He never revealed what seemed at stake.
Soon, when the knights appeared around the Crown Prince's palace, Dietrich carefully lowered Seliya to the ground.
“If the Crown Prince asks where you went and where he appears now, just say you have lost your memory and do not remember anything.”
Seliya nodded her head at Dietrich's words.
Dietrich must have been a bit puzzled by Seliya who nodded her head calmly, so Dietrich narrowed the corners of his eyes and opened his mouth.
“Give me the robe.”
As Seliya took off the robe, the stigma of her collarbone was revealed along with her white mermaid dress.
Dietrich's brow furrowed when he saw this.
He rolled up his robe with a somewhat rough gesture and informed Seliya of her future events.
“If you pretend not to know anything and snoop around, the knights will ask you where you went last night. Then you say you hit your head with something and don’t remember anything about last night.”
“Will the knights believe me?”
“If they don’t believe you, then sell my name.”
Dietrich paused, then added an afterthought.
“Illeon is currently staying in the imperial palace, so I think something will happen soon. Until then, take care of yourself.”
Is this a repayment for Seliya telling him about this ability?
Dietrich began to reveal little by little the things he had been hiding.
'He's just telling me because it's a relationship of necessity.'
Seliya thought so. She tried hard not to have any expectations for him.
“Sally.”
Dietrich, with his back turned, softly called Seliya's name.
“...See you later."
With those words, Dietrich, wearing black armor, walked away.
At that time, Jeremy’s palace.
“Do you mean to say that no one saw where my mistress went? How dare you as a group try to deceive me?”
Jeremy opened his eyes and glared at the knights standing in the doorway.
The knights who had served Jeremy for a long time were very embarrassed.
Jeremy was not so incompetent compared to his predecessor, the Emperor.
Although he was angry at times, he was not a bad person and had excellent speaking skills, so he easily won the favor of his opponents.
However, unlike before, Jeremy was unable to control his emotions and appeared anxious.
A question began to bloom deep within the knights' hearts.
No matter how much he belongs to the royal family, is this person really worthy of the imperial title?
'It would be nice if one of the three Dukes became Emperor.'
They didn't even have to go all the way to the Three Dukes.
This is true even for Dietrich, the commander of the Imperial Knights who recently received the Duke's title.
If he truly rebels, there will be very few people in the imperial palace who can stop him.
If he reveals his true feelings while the royal family is alive and well, his head will fall to the ground.
“Get out of here. I don’t want to see your faces.”
Jeremy waved one hand and gave a command.
At that time, urgent footsteps were heard from afar.
“Your Highness, I found her!”
At the sound the knight shouted, Jeremy's face turned bright red.
“Bring her to me right now.”
This was when Jeremy got up from the bed and was about to walk out the door.
“Ugh!”
Jeremy collapsed in his seat and let out a moan.
“Um, Your Highness, are you okay?”
The embarrassed knights helped Jeremy. Jeremy shouted, shaking off the arms of the knights supporting him.
“Oh, my face hurts like I was stabbed by a knife!”
The knights looked at each other's faces as they heard an inexplicable sound.
There wasn't even a trace of injury on Jeremy's face. He didn't even show any scratches, let alone being stabbed.
Jeremy, on the other hand, was going crazy with pain.
His head spun and it felt like someone was cutting into his face with a knife.
“Aaaah!”
The knights didn't know what to do at the sharp scream. Even though he didn't have any wounds, Jeremy looked genuinely hurt.
The knights who saw his pale lips and unfocused eyes later realized that the situation was serious.
“I will call the palace doctor right away.”
One of the knights rushed out of the room.
Jeremy was sliding down from his seat and complaining about his pain.
Then, suddenly, the skin on Jeremy's face began to melt like liquid.
"Uh...?”
The knights made strange noises.
The skin on Jeremy's face peeled off and ran like water to the floor.
Jeremy was so busy enduring his pain that he didn't notice them.
On the other hand, the knights who saw Jeremy's face gasped without realizing it.
This is because Jeremy's eyes, nose, and mouth were grotesquely distorted after his skin had peeled off.
His forehead was where his eyes should be, and his eyes were where his nose should be. His nose was off to one side and his mouth, which should have been on his chin, was on his cheek, making him look no different from a monster.
Jeremy gasped as he looked at the knights who were looking down at him with shocked faces.
Jeremy, who had no idea what he looked like, frowned at the knights' reactions.
“Is it so funny that I was sick?”
The knights seemed unable to reply as if their mouths were pressed together.
“Your Highness, I have brought you Seliya Brillion.”
At that time, the knight who had gone out came back, bringing Seliya with him.
At the same time, Jeremy felt the pain that had been stinging his face melt away like snow.
Jeremy got up from his seat and walked closer to Seliya.
“Why are you so late? How long have I waited for you?”
The knights could not bear to look at his ugly face, so they hurried to avoid his gaze.
Seliya, on the other hand, gazed serenely at Jeremy before her.
“Who helped you get out of my bedroom?”
“I am not sure what you are talking about, Your Highness. I don’t remember anything about last night.”
“Did that bastard tell you to say that? Dietrich, that bastard?”
It was Jeremy, stretching out his arms towards Seliya with all his skin peeled off and his hideous features.
“I don’t remember anything. After getting hit on the head by someone.”
Seliya said as Dietrich told her.
“Don’t act like a fool! So, did you spend the whole night lying around with that vulgar thing?”
Seeing Jeremy unable to communicate, Seliya looked bored.
“I’ll have to make a special cage for you because you’re so spoiled. That way, you won’t fly away from me.”
The sight of the ugly Jeremy clinging to the beautiful Seliya chilled the hearts of the knights who were braver than most people.
Seliya took a step back to avoid Jeremy's hand trying to hug her.
Seliya's rejection caused her to see blood in Jeremy's eyes.
“You are my mistress, and how dare you reject me now? How long do you think your beauty will last?”
Seliya looked straight into Jeremy's eyes.
“I have never wanted a government position.”
“You should bow your head to me just for putting you in a government position despite your humble origins. You don’t understand the topic.”
Jeremy took a step closer as Seliya stepped back.
“Do you really believe that Dietrich will protect you? Don’t forget that that bastard couldn’t even protect my father, the Emperor.”
Jeremy laughed darkly. The knights remained frozen in place like statues, keeping their mouths firmly shut.
Seliya's calm voice continued.
“Your Highness, why don’t you take a look in the mirror first?”
He supported her dry back with one hand and her thin legs with the other and began to walk inside the palace instead of the stables.
Seliya did not ask Dietrich where he was going or what he was going to do with her.
Instead, she hugged Dietrich's neck tightly.
Dietrich stopped walking for a moment and moved his long legs again.
A cool breeze blew, ruffling Seliya's shiny silver hair.
From her passionate and deep kiss with him, Seliya was able to know one thing.
The whole time she kissed him, Seliya felt her body become energized.
As if caressing her broken insides, his gentle touch seemed to heal every inch of her body.
She is terminally ill, so no medicine will work for her.
‘Is this some sort of panacea? It is certain that Dietrich has healing abilities.'
Seliya squinted at Dietrich.
His face, seen from a distance of a hand, was still dry, but his eyes seemed to have become softer than before.
Dietrich, who was following her steps, asked in a quiet voice if it was strange that Seliya was quiet.
“Why don’t you ask anything?”
She answered Seliya.
“Because there’s no need to ask.”
The fact that he doesn't refuse to do things that lovers would do means that she is more useful to him than she needs to be.
She finally felt confident that he wouldn't harm her carelessly.
Even if he did it because he needed her abilities, his protection was not excessive.
'I don't even know about your special abilities.'
“I’ll give it to you if you need it. It’s my gift.”
Seliya said, closing her eyes in Dietrich's arms.
“My supernatural ability can paralyze all of the opponent’s senses. It emits a hyacinth scent that stops the five senses and all movements of people within its range. However, this ability comes at the cost of my life.”
For a moment, a ripple appeared in Dietrich's eyes, but Seliya did not see it because her eyes were closed.
“That’s why I became terminally ill.”
The reason Seliya told him about this ability was because Dietrich had helped her several times.
Seliya left out the important statement to Dietrich that her true identity and abilities were limited only to the opposite sex.
And, she realized that Dietrich also had a supernatural ability, but although she knew it, she did not say it out loud.
Dietrich's soft voice passed by Seliya's ears.
“Have you been hiding it all this time? Why are you telling me that now?”
“Why didn’t you reject my lips?”
Dietrich remained silent, but after a moment he answered.
“Because it looks dangerous.”
He never revealed what seemed at stake.
Soon, when the knights appeared around the Crown Prince's palace, Dietrich carefully lowered Seliya to the ground.
“If the Crown Prince asks where you went and where he appears now, just say you have lost your memory and do not remember anything.”
Seliya nodded her head at Dietrich's words.
Dietrich must have been a bit puzzled by Seliya who nodded her head calmly, so Dietrich narrowed the corners of his eyes and opened his mouth.
“Give me the robe.”
As Seliya took off the robe, the stigma of her collarbone was revealed along with her white mermaid dress.
Dietrich's brow furrowed when he saw this.
He rolled up his robe with a somewhat rough gesture and informed Seliya of her future events.
“If you pretend not to know anything and snoop around, the knights will ask you where you went last night. Then you say you hit your head with something and don’t remember anything about last night.”
“Will the knights believe me?”
“If they don’t believe you, then sell my name.”
Dietrich paused, then added an afterthought.
“Illeon is currently staying in the imperial palace, so I think something will happen soon. Until then, take care of yourself.”
Is this a repayment for Seliya telling him about this ability?
Dietrich began to reveal little by little the things he had been hiding.
'He's just telling me because it's a relationship of necessity.'
Seliya thought so. She tried hard not to have any expectations for him.
“Sally.”
Dietrich, with his back turned, softly called Seliya's name.
“...See you later."
With those words, Dietrich, wearing black armor, walked away.
***
At that time, Jeremy’s palace.
“Do you mean to say that no one saw where my mistress went? How dare you as a group try to deceive me?”
Jeremy opened his eyes and glared at the knights standing in the doorway.
The knights who had served Jeremy for a long time were very embarrassed.
Jeremy was not so incompetent compared to his predecessor, the Emperor.
Although he was angry at times, he was not a bad person and had excellent speaking skills, so he easily won the favor of his opponents.
However, unlike before, Jeremy was unable to control his emotions and appeared anxious.
A question began to bloom deep within the knights' hearts.
No matter how much he belongs to the royal family, is this person really worthy of the imperial title?
'It would be nice if one of the three Dukes became Emperor.'
They didn't even have to go all the way to the Three Dukes.
This is true even for Dietrich, the commander of the Imperial Knights who recently received the Duke's title.
If he truly rebels, there will be very few people in the imperial palace who can stop him.
If he reveals his true feelings while the royal family is alive and well, his head will fall to the ground.
“Get out of here. I don’t want to see your faces.”
Jeremy waved one hand and gave a command.
At that time, urgent footsteps were heard from afar.
“Your Highness, I found her!”
At the sound the knight shouted, Jeremy's face turned bright red.
“Bring her to me right now.”
This was when Jeremy got up from the bed and was about to walk out the door.
“Ugh!”
Jeremy collapsed in his seat and let out a moan.
“Um, Your Highness, are you okay?”
The embarrassed knights helped Jeremy. Jeremy shouted, shaking off the arms of the knights supporting him.
“Oh, my face hurts like I was stabbed by a knife!”
The knights looked at each other's faces as they heard an inexplicable sound.
There wasn't even a trace of injury on Jeremy's face. He didn't even show any scratches, let alone being stabbed.
Jeremy, on the other hand, was going crazy with pain.
His head spun and it felt like someone was cutting into his face with a knife.
“Aaaah!”
The knights didn't know what to do at the sharp scream. Even though he didn't have any wounds, Jeremy looked genuinely hurt.
The knights who saw his pale lips and unfocused eyes later realized that the situation was serious.
“I will call the palace doctor right away.”
One of the knights rushed out of the room.
Jeremy was sliding down from his seat and complaining about his pain.
Then, suddenly, the skin on Jeremy's face began to melt like liquid.
"Uh...?”
The knights made strange noises.
The skin on Jeremy's face peeled off and ran like water to the floor.
Jeremy was so busy enduring his pain that he didn't notice them.
On the other hand, the knights who saw Jeremy's face gasped without realizing it.
This is because Jeremy's eyes, nose, and mouth were grotesquely distorted after his skin had peeled off.
His forehead was where his eyes should be, and his eyes were where his nose should be. His nose was off to one side and his mouth, which should have been on his chin, was on his cheek, making him look no different from a monster.
Jeremy gasped as he looked at the knights who were looking down at him with shocked faces.
Jeremy, who had no idea what he looked like, frowned at the knights' reactions.
“Is it so funny that I was sick?”
The knights seemed unable to reply as if their mouths were pressed together.
“Your Highness, I have brought you Seliya Brillion.”
At that time, the knight who had gone out came back, bringing Seliya with him.
At the same time, Jeremy felt the pain that had been stinging his face melt away like snow.
Jeremy got up from his seat and walked closer to Seliya.
“Why are you so late? How long have I waited for you?”
The knights could not bear to look at his ugly face, so they hurried to avoid his gaze.
Seliya, on the other hand, gazed serenely at Jeremy before her.
“Who helped you get out of my bedroom?”
“I am not sure what you are talking about, Your Highness. I don’t remember anything about last night.”
“Did that bastard tell you to say that? Dietrich, that bastard?”
It was Jeremy, stretching out his arms towards Seliya with all his skin peeled off and his hideous features.
“I don’t remember anything. After getting hit on the head by someone.”
Seliya said as Dietrich told her.
“Don’t act like a fool! So, did you spend the whole night lying around with that vulgar thing?”
Seeing Jeremy unable to communicate, Seliya looked bored.
“I’ll have to make a special cage for you because you’re so spoiled. That way, you won’t fly away from me.”
The sight of the ugly Jeremy clinging to the beautiful Seliya chilled the hearts of the knights who were braver than most people.
Seliya took a step back to avoid Jeremy's hand trying to hug her.
Seliya's rejection caused her to see blood in Jeremy's eyes.
“You are my mistress, and how dare you reject me now? How long do you think your beauty will last?”
Seliya looked straight into Jeremy's eyes.
“I have never wanted a government position.”
“You should bow your head to me just for putting you in a government position despite your humble origins. You don’t understand the topic.”
Jeremy took a step closer as Seliya stepped back.
“Do you really believe that Dietrich will protect you? Don’t forget that that bastard couldn’t even protect my father, the Emperor.”
Jeremy laughed darkly. The knights remained frozen in place like statues, keeping their mouths firmly shut.
Seliya's calm voice continued.
“Your Highness, why don’t you take a look in the mirror first?”
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