“Medicine that prevents you from having children.”
Gabriel's eyes widened.
"Really? Mom, how did you get that?”
“If you have money, you can get anything.”
Gabriel laughed with a sad expression on her face.
“Then Seliya, even if she wants to have children, she will never be able to have children.”
***
Jeremy wore the golden mask given to him by Illeon.
Only after his horrified face was completely hidden behind the mask was Jeremy able to fully see his reflection in the mirror.
The golden mask that melted his skin and placed his eyes, nose, and mouth in the right places was much better than not wearing it at all.
However, Jeremy did not like his situation of having to cover himself with a mask.
It felt as if the golden mask was mocking his brilliant past.
“Shit! Are you bringing something like this as a mask? The Duke looks very down on me.”
Jeremy said he couldn't control his anger and threw the mask he was wearing on the floor.
Kwachang!
The golden mask shattered with a sharp sound.
“Oh my, I worked so hard to produce it, but I guess Your Highness didn’t like it.”
Illeon looked down at the shattered remains of the mask with a sad expression.
“Okay, did you find a healer to fix my face? Until I sit on the throne, this face must be returned to its original state.”
"Hmm...”
Illeon, who was thinking about something, suddenly raised his head and he smiled meaningfully.
“I think it came at the right time. A healer.”
“!”
Illeon smiled brightly, looking at Jeremy's face filled with hope.
“I hope you heal well, and it’s time for me to say goodbye.”
“Go out.”
“Yes, please rest in peace. Forever.”
'Forever?'
Additionally, Illeon's words bothered him, but Jeremy quickly forgot them as his mind was filled with thoughts of treating his face right away.
Illeon, who had escaped from the dauphin's palace, hid behind the pillar and watched as Dietrich went to the dauphin's palace accompanied by many soldiers.
Illeon's gaze landed on Dietrich and Seliya, who were being escorted by him.
'I didn't expect this at all.'
This was completely different from Illeon's expectations.
Until now, Dietrich had supported the imperial family by calling himself the Emperor's mad dog.
Even if he was fake loyalty, on the outside he seemed like he was really helping the Emperor.
He had no idea that Dietrich would rebel for that one woman.
'It's Shally.'
It's not a bad name to have on his mind. The woman who harbored deep darkness seemed very bright the moment she was with Dietrich.
The darkness in her heart was still the same, but for a moment she had a face that looked so happy that it made him feel like the darkness had disappeared.
'This isn't very good.'
Illeon blew a whistle that sounded like a bird sound at first glance.
Whirring -
Then, a subordinate appeared behind him where there was nothing.
He was the person who dealt with Ben, who had poisoned the Crown Prince and was Illeon's faithful confidant.
“Please deliver this letter to Arthur Cervantes as soon as possible.”
"All right, Master. But Duke Cervantes has been holed up in his territory and hasn't come out for several years, right? Will he actually react to the letter?”
“He will. He’s a pervert whose hobby is collecting all kinds of flashy and shiny things and stuffing them.”
***
The sound of more than a dozen heavy steps rang out in the hallway.
As the footsteps got closer, Jeremy's expectant face became increasingly distorted.
'Do you need that many people to heal my face? Something's strange.'
Anxiety overtook him.
Before Jeremy could fully sense his anxiety, the door burst open.
Beyond the wide open door, he saw Seliya, the woman she had been looking for all along, still looking beautiful.
However, someone's large hand was wrapped around her waist.
The person who showed up escorting his mistress, accompanied by nearly a hundred knights, was none other than...
It was Dietrich.
“You're as bad as a dog! Are you really rebelling against me? To me, a member of the royal family?”
Jeremy's angry voice echoed throughout the room.
Dietrich's voice, on the other hand, was calm.
“In the name of the Imperial Knight Commander, I can no longer stand by and watch you harm a knight and an innocent maid. How can someone with madness sit on the throne?”
“Not even as good as this dog!”
Jeremy glared at Dietrich with bloodshot eyes.
“What are you doing? Kill that damn bastard right away! Aren’t you saying you’re harming me by showing up embracing my mistress?”
Jeremy ordered the knight to kill Dietrich. However, despite being the Crown Prince, there was not a single knight who listened to him.
Even Jeremy's aide was just looking elsewhere.
“...Did these guys work as a group?”
“Your Highness has already lost everyone’s trust.”
“Don’t be funny. I am the only member of the royal family. This is Abelon’s only royal family!”
Jeremy, unable to control his anger, rushed at Dietrich.
His white bones stood out through his melted skin.
Dietrich defeated Jeremy, who was running towards him, with just one hand.
There was a crunching sound of bones, and Jeremy's arm was instantly broken.
“Aaaah!”
Jeremy screamed in pain.
There were many people watching, but no one wanted to help Jeremy.
“His Highness’s mind is not sound, so it would be better to confine him to the tower. Isn’t it okay to stop being obsessed with mania and harming people?”
The knights who had been standing still grabbed Jeremy's body with a single word from Dietrich.
“Ugh! Let go! How dare! You trash!”
“...”
Jeremy was dragged down the hallway by the knights.
Finally, Jeremy's eyes landed on Seliya.
However, Seliya didn't even look at Jeremy.
He was angry and resentful.
He was proud as if he had become the most superior being in the world just because he had that beautiful woman.
But now she looks at him stuck in the mud.
His bright future disappeared, and he became imprisoned in the tower.
He was mortified. He couldn't understand why he had to go through this.
Sharp words poured from Jeremy's throat.
“Something like a witch. It's all because of you that I became like this! Seliya Brillion! It’s all because of you that makes me so miserable!”
Seliya listened to Jeremy and shook her head.
Dietrich, who was looking at Seliya, whispered softly in her ear.
“Don’t even take that guy’s words to heart.”
Seliya was a little, no, very grateful to Dietrich for caring about her in this situation.
She felt relieved to her stomach.
It was Jeremy who had seized his power as the Crown Prince and was trying to covet her by biting her collarbone and installing her as her mistress.
When she thought about it, it was Dietrich who also removed the dirty tooth marks from her collarbone.
Seliya put her weight on Dietrich's shoulders.
She was so cozy that she couldn't believe she was in the arms of the man who once tried to kill her.
He was always the one who wanted to covet her. In this way, she had no one but Dietrich willing to help her.
She felt so comfortable relying on him that she felt like she would get used to it without even realizing it.
'Exactly, I was only half-believing him.'
She felt like if she continued like this she would become completely dependent on him.
Unlike the others, he didn't grab her waist harshly, but instead gently wrapped her in a way that didn't make her feel bad. His touch made her heart feel strangely touched.
'The owner is disqualified.'
Seliya laughed and mocked herself.
“...My Excellency, Duke Calypso.”
A knight cautiously called Dietrich.
“Anyway, what are your plans for the future? What can our knights do for you?”
“Since the throne cannot be vacant for a long time, we will have to appoint a new Emperor temporarily.”
Temporary.
Although it was said to be temporary, some astute knights realized that it meant that Jeremy would be completely excluded.
“Do you, Duke Calypso, intend to sit on the throne?”
Dietrich shook his head.
If he declared that he would sit on the throne excluding Jeremy, it was obvious that the three Dukes would rebel and rise up.
While Illeon is openly spreading the rumor that he was the one who gave Jeremy the poison, if he says that he will sit on the throne now, it gives even more strength to the rumor.
“How dare I, the leader of the Imperial Knights, covet the throne?”
The knights' eyes widened in surprise.
“...Then? Who do you plan to place on the throne?”
Who?
Even if they did not inherit the blood of the royal family, there were people who were higher than the royal family, so no one would object if any of them sat on the throne.
Although in the past the three Dukes declared that they would assist the Emperor rather than covet the throne, it was strange that they did not step forward now that there was no one to inherit the throne.
Dietrich knew very well that Illeon was aiming for the throne.
So what about the other two Dukes?
Would they support Illeon sitting on the throne, or would they oppose it?
Whatever it was, there was only one way to bring the three Dukes together.
“Aren’t there in Abelon three Dukes called the heavens above the heavens?”
“You're as bad as a dog! Are you really rebelling against me? To me, a member of the royal family?”
Jeremy's angry voice echoed throughout the room.
Dietrich's voice, on the other hand, was calm.
“In the name of the Imperial Knight Commander, I can no longer stand by and watch you harm a knight and an innocent maid. How can someone with madness sit on the throne?”
“Not even as good as this dog!”
Jeremy glared at Dietrich with bloodshot eyes.
“What are you doing? Kill that damn bastard right away! Aren’t you saying you’re harming me by showing up embracing my mistress?”
Jeremy ordered the knight to kill Dietrich. However, despite being the Crown Prince, there was not a single knight who listened to him.
Even Jeremy's aide was just looking elsewhere.
“...Did these guys work as a group?”
“Your Highness has already lost everyone’s trust.”
“Don’t be funny. I am the only member of the royal family. This is Abelon’s only royal family!”
Jeremy, unable to control his anger, rushed at Dietrich.
His white bones stood out through his melted skin.
Dietrich defeated Jeremy, who was running towards him, with just one hand.
There was a crunching sound of bones, and Jeremy's arm was instantly broken.
“Aaaah!”
Jeremy screamed in pain.
There were many people watching, but no one wanted to help Jeremy.
“His Highness’s mind is not sound, so it would be better to confine him to the tower. Isn’t it okay to stop being obsessed with mania and harming people?”
The knights who had been standing still grabbed Jeremy's body with a single word from Dietrich.
“Ugh! Let go! How dare! You trash!”
“...”
Jeremy was dragged down the hallway by the knights.
Finally, Jeremy's eyes landed on Seliya.
However, Seliya didn't even look at Jeremy.
He was angry and resentful.
He was proud as if he had become the most superior being in the world just because he had that beautiful woman.
But now she looks at him stuck in the mud.
His bright future disappeared, and he became imprisoned in the tower.
He was mortified. He couldn't understand why he had to go through this.
Sharp words poured from Jeremy's throat.
“Something like a witch. It's all because of you that I became like this! Seliya Brillion! It’s all because of you that makes me so miserable!”
Seliya listened to Jeremy and shook her head.
Dietrich, who was looking at Seliya, whispered softly in her ear.
“Don’t even take that guy’s words to heart.”
Seliya was a little, no, very grateful to Dietrich for caring about her in this situation.
She felt relieved to her stomach.
It was Jeremy who had seized his power as the Crown Prince and was trying to covet her by biting her collarbone and installing her as her mistress.
When she thought about it, it was Dietrich who also removed the dirty tooth marks from her collarbone.
Seliya put her weight on Dietrich's shoulders.
She was so cozy that she couldn't believe she was in the arms of the man who once tried to kill her.
He was always the one who wanted to covet her. In this way, she had no one but Dietrich willing to help her.
She felt so comfortable relying on him that she felt like she would get used to it without even realizing it.
'Exactly, I was only half-believing him.'
She felt like if she continued like this she would become completely dependent on him.
Unlike the others, he didn't grab her waist harshly, but instead gently wrapped her in a way that didn't make her feel bad. His touch made her heart feel strangely touched.
'The owner is disqualified.'
Seliya laughed and mocked herself.
“...My Excellency, Duke Calypso.”
A knight cautiously called Dietrich.
“Anyway, what are your plans for the future? What can our knights do for you?”
“Since the throne cannot be vacant for a long time, we will have to appoint a new Emperor temporarily.”
Temporary.
Although it was said to be temporary, some astute knights realized that it meant that Jeremy would be completely excluded.
“Do you, Duke Calypso, intend to sit on the throne?”
Dietrich shook his head.
If he declared that he would sit on the throne excluding Jeremy, it was obvious that the three Dukes would rebel and rise up.
While Illeon is openly spreading the rumor that he was the one who gave Jeremy the poison, if he says that he will sit on the throne now, it gives even more strength to the rumor.
“How dare I, the leader of the Imperial Knights, covet the throne?”
The knights' eyes widened in surprise.
“...Then? Who do you plan to place on the throne?”
Who?
Even if they did not inherit the blood of the royal family, there were people who were higher than the royal family, so no one would object if any of them sat on the throne.
Although in the past the three Dukes declared that they would assist the Emperor rather than covet the throne, it was strange that they did not step forward now that there was no one to inherit the throne.
Dietrich knew very well that Illeon was aiming for the throne.
So what about the other two Dukes?
Would they support Illeon sitting on the throne, or would they oppose it?
Whatever it was, there was only one way to bring the three Dukes together.
“Aren’t there in Abelon three Dukes called the heavens above the heavens?”
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