Clang!
Back at her own palace, Jeremy threw whatever he could get his hands on.
He threw everything he could get his hands on, but Jeremy seemed to be still angry and started screaming.
“Aaaah!”
The sight of him roaring in a messed up room was so cruel that it was hard to believe that he was the Crown Prince who once had high expectations from many.
Shards of shattered glass were scattered all over the floor, and items scratched here and there by the impact of being thrown were all over the floor.
A maid who was watching through the open door caught Jeremy's eye.
The maid's eyes met Jeremy's hideous face and her body froze in surprise.
She tried to run away, but Jeremy had already grabbed her by the hair.
The handmaiden screamed in pain as Jeremy mercilessly tried to tear her scalp.
“Aaaah!”
“On the subject of the maid, do you think I’m funny too?”
“Well, I was wrong, Your Highness. I, I just... I'm worried about Your Highness...”
The maid quivered her lips and appealed to his sympathy.
The sight of his flabby face, with all his bones visible, made her feel sick to her stomach.
When she heard that Jeremy's face was broken, she wondered how broken it must have been, but when she actually saw it, she started to vomit inside.
As the maid distorted her face and covered her mouth, Jeremy let go of his hand that was holding her maid's hair.
Just as she was relieved that her maid was free, for a moment Jeremy put pressure on thr maid's neck with both of her hands.
“Ugh! Die! “Die!”
The maid desperately fought for her life, but it was not enough to withstand Jeremy's strength.
Soon the maid's body went limp.
Jeremy glared at the body of the maid whom he had killed and called for the knights.
“Is there anyone outside?”
Ten knights came running to his call.
Even though the knights heard the maid's screams, they were afraid that they would be harmed, so they pretended not to hear her screams of pain.
Deep pity flashed in the eyes of several knights as they saw her body lying limply on the glass shards.
"You, you, and you. These three, release all the imperial knights you can, and find Ben, Her Majesty’s closest guard knight.”
The knights hastily lowered their heads at Jeremy's angry voice.
“...All right, Your Highness."
“If you find him, do not kill him, but capture him alive. Certainly!"
Jeremy opened his bloodshot eyes. The knights kept their eyes fixed on the wreckage on the floor, trying not to see Jeremy, whose face had melted off.
“You two stay and clean up that dirty corpse and the room.”
“...Yes, Your Highness.”
The knights tried not to think as much as possible and moved as instructed.
Out of nowhere, Jeremy's face changed into something like a monster, and it was obvious that he was mentally unsound.
They don't know what kind of madman used poison on the Crown Prince, but the person who gave him that poison would have been destroyed for three generations.
“The rest of you, find my runaway mistress and bring her before me. Right Now!"
The knights hesitated. Even for the Crown Prince, this was too cruel.
It would have been better if it had been before his face was ruined.
A woman named Seliya was everyone's first love and a beautiful woman that every man could not help but covet.
With that hideous face that makes people vomit, isn't he threatening that he will covet that woman?
Shamelessly.
A strong feeling of resistance arose in the hearts of the knights.
That was due to their twisted desire to possess what they did not have.
Resentment towards the person who arbitrarily picked the rare, only flower in the world that bloomed on a high cliff.
A one-sided love for a woman so beautiful that it makes their heartache.
Even though that love was one-sided and accompanied by dirty desires, it could be said to be deeper than the loyalty they gave to their master whom madness had overtaken.
“What are you doing? Go out and look for her right now!”
These were knights who followed orders without a word, but right now they didn't even move from their spot.
They regret even seeing the people who didn't even extend a helping hand to the maid until she was dying.
Jeremy was dumbfounded and laughed at them.
As expected, his eyes are accurate. If he hadn't declared Seliya his mistress, she might have been taken away by someone else a long time ago.
Apart from that, Jeremy felt his stomach twist.
Jeremy thought the knights were ignoring his disfigured face.
“Are you guys really crazy because you want to die? You’re such a man, how dare you covet my beautiful mistress!”
Jeremy let out a loud noise.
“If you want him that much, I will kill you all right here.”
It was then that a soft voice that did not suit the heavy situation at all fell down.
“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
He heard the sound of the hem of clothes being brushed.
The person who appeared wearing a large white suit was none other than Illeon.
His long flowing silver hair, which was almost dark gray, had a soft luster, and his clear blue eyes seemed to have copied the blue sky.
Unlike Jeremy, who had become a hideous monster, he had a very beautiful appearance.
He had his usual gentle saint-like smile on his face.
Feeling infinitely shabby, Jeremy's already low mood fell into an abyss deeper than the abyss.
However, he couldn't harm Illeon right now just because he didn't like him.
He had not yet inherited the throne, and he had to capture Ben alive to interrogate him for why he had done this and find a way to restore his face to its original state.
The biggest reason why he couldn't do anything about Illeon was because he was the head of the Duke Gregrick family, the main axis of Abelon.
“How did the Duke come into my palace? My birthday banquet should have ended yesterday.”
Illeon looked surprised at Jeremy’s words.
“Have you heard anything about me yet from Her Majesty?”
"What?"
Even after seeing Jeremy's monstrous appearance, Illeon continued his speech without any sign of displeasure.
“Her Majesty the Empress has entrusted me with the coronation ceremony for Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
“...What?"
“I thought you would have heard about it by now. That is why I have come to Your Highness’s palace to discuss Your Highness's coronation ceremony.”
Illeon's blue eyes folded nicely. Jeremy looked at Illeon with a blank face.
“That can’t be possible! Why is the Duke preparing my coronation ceremony?”
“How could I tell a lie to you? Like this, Her Majesty the Empress even wrote me a power of attorney.”
Illeon took the letter out of his arms and showed it to Jeremy.
Jeremy's eyes shook violently when he saw the power of attorney.
The power of attorney had Erphia's handwriting entrusting all of Jeremy's coronation ceremonies to Illeon and had a red seal stamped on it.
There was no way he couldn't recognize it.
The handwriting, the seal, everything matched Erphia's without a single error.
Jeremy felt his breath catch.
“Did my mother really entrust the Duke with my coronation ceremony?”
“It seems that Her Majesty was very worried about His Highness. Seeing that she entrusted such a big task to me, a member of the same family. But...”
Illeon continued speaking in a very sad tone.
“Who dared to make Your Highness’s face look like this?”
Jeremy hurriedly covered his face with both hands.
But, even if he covers it up later, what difference will it make? Illeon had already seen his face.
“Your Highness, will you show your face as it is on the day of the Emperor’s coronation?”
Jeremy got angry at Illeon’s words.
“Duke, how dare you threaten me! Do you think anything will change if you prepare for my coronation ceremony as Emperor? I am the only direct royal family member in Abelon!”
"Your Highness."
Illeon's blue eyes glowed bright red.
“I am trying to help you, Your Highness. I’m not trying to harm you.”
“... How can I believe that! Didn’t the Duke come to laugh at me when you saw that my face was ruined?”
Illeon cast a truly pitiful look toward Jeremy, who was caught up in the mania.
Illeon began speaking cautiously.
“If it’s okay, I’ll try to find a doctor.”
“...!”
Jeremy's eyes widened. There was hope in his strangely twisted eyes.
He is no different from the moth who jumps into the light without knowing that his body is being burned.
Illeon smiled, folding his eyes gracefully as he looked at Jeremy, who had a glimmer of hope for him.
“Ten years ago, I heard that there was a famous healer in a country far away from Abelon.”
“...Ten years ago, wasn’t it a very long time ago?”
“I recently found out by chance that that healer is in Abelon.”
Jeremy's neck twitched.
Even the imperial court lamented that his skin had completely melted and it was impossible to restore it to its original state.
But, if it were possible to return his face to its original state...
“Is that healer really going to be able to turn my melted, monstrous face back to its original state?”
“If there is a possibility, we should try it. Isn't it impossible to leave the throne for a long time? Even for the people of Abelon.”
Illeon gave warm words of comfort to Jeremy.
“Don’t worry too much. Your Highness, I will be back soon.”
At that time, Jeremy grabbed the hem of Illeon's clothes.
A deep contempt flashed through Illeon's eyes when he saw the wrinkles on his dust-free clothes.
However, he was so good at hiding his emotions within the corners of his narrowed eyes that even Jeremy, who was right in front of him, did not notice this at all.
“Is there anything else you want to say to me, Your Highness"
"Duke..."
There was madness in Jeremy's eyes.
“On the day of my birthday banquet, what on earth did you talk about with my mistress after leaving the banquet hall?”
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