“Arthur Cervantes, I had no idea you would do something so reckless.”
These were the first words Illeon said when he came to see Arthur.
Arthur was smiling brightly as he looked at the flowers blooming in a pot on a long shelf as if he had no interest in Illeon.
The water that bubbled up in Arthur's hand drenched the pansy flowers in the flower pot.
“Hmm? Why? Didn’t you want to sit on the throne?”
Arthur said without even looking at Illeon.
“Isn’t that why you sent me a letter and called me here? I cleaned up both of them neatly without any trouble, but I don’t know what the complaint is~”
Arthur hummed as he gazed at the silver pansy flower with precious care.
“I’m not interested in things like the throne. If you want to have it, do it yourself. I like beautiful things the most in the world. Shelly, Shelly... Right! Shelly!”
Arthur may have been excited just by thinking of Seliya, but his body suddenly started shaking.
“Seliyaaaaaaa!”
Arthur cupped his face in his hands and cried out Seliya's name.
Illeon looked at Arthur like he was crazy.
He knew that if Arthur was beautiful, he was a helpless person, but he had no idea that he would fall for Seliya like this.
“But, you know what? I heard that Seliya, whom you like so much, is in a relationship with Dietrich.”
Arthur's body stiffened at those words. Arthur's face, which was looking at the flowers, made a strange squeaking sound and turned to look at Ileon.
"What?"
“Didn’t you hear? What you covet it's already own. By Dietrich.”
“...Who is Dietrich?”
Illeon was about to say something, but his mouth was shut.
Arthur rarely showed his face in the imperial palace.
Even when Dietrich was crowned Duke, Arthur knew nothing about it, as he had locked himself in a secret room and delegated all work to his butler.
How long has he been living in isolation from the world?
“How can you not know Dietrich?”
“I have no interest in anything that is not beautiful.”
“You’re not interested because he's a man?”
Arthur brushed his platinum-colored hair up and gave Illeon a smug look.
“There can’t be a man more beautiful than me in the world, so wouldn’t it be natural for me to not be interested in men?”
The golden eyes set on pale skin glowed bright yellow.
'Your self-love is so overflowing that it leaks out.'
Illeon swallowed a curse in his heart.
From what he said, it was clear that he didn't even know that Seliya had entered the Emperor's bed.
If Arthur had known, he would have quit living behind closed doors and rushed to the imperial palace a long time ago.
“So, Seliya is mine. Not anyone else.”
Arthur's eyes became cloudy with possessiveness.
The sight of snake-like pale yellow eyes becoming filled with obsession and madness was not a pleasant sight to see.
“Stuffed in my own secret room forever...”
Arthur muttered darkly.
“Unlike Jeremy and Erphia, Dietrich will be difficult to kill. That guy is a sword master.”
“...Sword Master?”
"Yes. If you are someone who has reached the extreme level of magic, then he is someone who has reached the extreme level of swordsmanship. No matter how much you do, you won’t be able to kill Dietrich.”
Illeon shrugged his shoulders and walked to the door.
“I have to discuss with the ministers because of what you did, so please excuse me.”
Bang!
The visit was closed.
Alone in the room, Arthur looked down at the silver pansies.
Silver pansies that sparkle like Seliya's hair.
“Shelly...”
Arthur closed his eyes and imagined the Seliya he had seen briefly.
Big, clear green eyes reminiscent of a fresh forest, slightly parted lips in embarrassment, slender wrists that look like they might break if touched, and white, soft skin.
And, and...
- Arthur Cervantes?
The thin, red lips called out to him.
“Seliya, Seliya, Seliya, Seliya...!”
Arthur kept crying for Seliya like a crazy person.
He has never seen such a beautiful being in his life.
If he could, he wanted to stuff Seliya in his secret room forever.
The most beautiful woman in the world, alive and fresh.
“When I came to distribute breakfast, she was already dead in this state.”
Following the knight's report, Dietrich took a closer look at Jeremy's body.
Jeremy's body, hanging limply from the top of the tower, was unscathed.
“What about poison?”
“There was no poison reaction. I think he probably committed suicide because he was pessimistic about the situation...”
Dietrich opened Jeremy's tightly closed mouth and examined his tongue.
The tongue was clean with no traces of biting.
“It’s not suicide, it’s murder. The dead Empress was also murdered by the same person a short time apart.”
“...Murder? Who would dare do something like this when His Excellency Duke Calypso is so proud?”
Dietrich seemed to know the culprit.
A person who can kill a person so deliberately is someone who has surpassed the human level.
“He must be someone who can kill people without using a weapon. He is someone who has nothing to fear.”
“There was a big problem. Because all the royal family members in the imperial palace were murdered. There are no royal family members left now.”
If Abelon had disappeared just because there was no royal family, it would have been destroyed long ago by its own hands.
Dietrich nodded his head slightly, hiding his true feelings.
“...What should I do now?”
“Because he is a member of the royal family, the funeral will be held in a grand manner, but the mourning period will likely only be one day.”
“Ha, one day?”
The mourning period was so short that the knight looked embarrassed.
“It has already been more than a month since the throne became vacant. In this situation, there would be no good in prolonging the mourning period.”
“Well, I see. Then, what about the Emperor...”
“The royal family’s lineage has been completely cut off, so someone else will have to sit on the throne. No one will object.”
Seliya was sitting on a black bench near the tower.
She accompanied Dietrich, but since he could not show her Jeremy's body, he attached Anderson to her and Dietrich entered the tower with his knight instead.
Seliya seemed bored, so Anderson, who was silently next to her, quietly took out the macaron from his arms.
“I made this this morning, but you said you like sweets... Would you like to try it?”
"Thank you."
Seliya sat on the bench and ate a pink macaroon.
The sweet macaroons filled her mouth and melted.
“...How does it taste?”
“Oh my...”
Seliya devoured her macaroons. With her cheeks puffed out, she looked like a squirrel eating a macaron.
Anderson had a great eye for people. Anderson seemed to know how Seliya had captured the heart of Dietrich, who had always been cold to women.
Arthur was smiling brightly as he looked at the flowers blooming in a pot on a long shelf as if he had no interest in Illeon.
The water that bubbled up in Arthur's hand drenched the pansy flowers in the flower pot.
“Hmm? Why? Didn’t you want to sit on the throne?”
Arthur said without even looking at Illeon.
“Isn’t that why you sent me a letter and called me here? I cleaned up both of them neatly without any trouble, but I don’t know what the complaint is~”
Arthur hummed as he gazed at the silver pansy flower with precious care.
“I’m not interested in things like the throne. If you want to have it, do it yourself. I like beautiful things the most in the world. Shelly, Shelly... Right! Shelly!”
Arthur may have been excited just by thinking of Seliya, but his body suddenly started shaking.
“Seliyaaaaaaa!”
Arthur cupped his face in his hands and cried out Seliya's name.
Illeon looked at Arthur like he was crazy.
He knew that if Arthur was beautiful, he was a helpless person, but he had no idea that he would fall for Seliya like this.
“But, you know what? I heard that Seliya, whom you like so much, is in a relationship with Dietrich.”
Arthur's body stiffened at those words. Arthur's face, which was looking at the flowers, made a strange squeaking sound and turned to look at Ileon.
"What?"
“Didn’t you hear? What you covet it's already own. By Dietrich.”
“...Who is Dietrich?”
Illeon was about to say something, but his mouth was shut.
Arthur rarely showed his face in the imperial palace.
Even when Dietrich was crowned Duke, Arthur knew nothing about it, as he had locked himself in a secret room and delegated all work to his butler.
How long has he been living in isolation from the world?
“How can you not know Dietrich?”
“I have no interest in anything that is not beautiful.”
“You’re not interested because he's a man?”
Arthur brushed his platinum-colored hair up and gave Illeon a smug look.
“There can’t be a man more beautiful than me in the world, so wouldn’t it be natural for me to not be interested in men?”
The golden eyes set on pale skin glowed bright yellow.
'Your self-love is so overflowing that it leaks out.'
Illeon swallowed a curse in his heart.
From what he said, it was clear that he didn't even know that Seliya had entered the Emperor's bed.
If Arthur had known, he would have quit living behind closed doors and rushed to the imperial palace a long time ago.
“So, Seliya is mine. Not anyone else.”
Arthur's eyes became cloudy with possessiveness.
The sight of snake-like pale yellow eyes becoming filled with obsession and madness was not a pleasant sight to see.
“Stuffed in my own secret room forever...”
Arthur muttered darkly.
“Unlike Jeremy and Erphia, Dietrich will be difficult to kill. That guy is a sword master.”
“...Sword Master?”
"Yes. If you are someone who has reached the extreme level of magic, then he is someone who has reached the extreme level of swordsmanship. No matter how much you do, you won’t be able to kill Dietrich.”
Illeon shrugged his shoulders and walked to the door.
“I have to discuss with the ministers because of what you did, so please excuse me.”
Bang!
The visit was closed.
Alone in the room, Arthur looked down at the silver pansies.
Silver pansies that sparkle like Seliya's hair.
“Shelly...”
Arthur closed his eyes and imagined the Seliya he had seen briefly.
Big, clear green eyes reminiscent of a fresh forest, slightly parted lips in embarrassment, slender wrists that look like they might break if touched, and white, soft skin.
And, and...
- Arthur Cervantes?
The thin, red lips called out to him.
“Seliya, Seliya, Seliya, Seliya...!”
Arthur kept crying for Seliya like a crazy person.
He has never seen such a beautiful being in his life.
If he could, he wanted to stuff Seliya in his secret room forever.
The most beautiful woman in the world, alive and fresh.
***
“When I came to distribute breakfast, she was already dead in this state.”
Following the knight's report, Dietrich took a closer look at Jeremy's body.
Jeremy's body, hanging limply from the top of the tower, was unscathed.
“What about poison?”
“There was no poison reaction. I think he probably committed suicide because he was pessimistic about the situation...”
Dietrich opened Jeremy's tightly closed mouth and examined his tongue.
The tongue was clean with no traces of biting.
“It’s not suicide, it’s murder. The dead Empress was also murdered by the same person a short time apart.”
“...Murder? Who would dare do something like this when His Excellency Duke Calypso is so proud?”
Dietrich seemed to know the culprit.
A person who can kill a person so deliberately is someone who has surpassed the human level.
“He must be someone who can kill people without using a weapon. He is someone who has nothing to fear.”
“There was a big problem. Because all the royal family members in the imperial palace were murdered. There are no royal family members left now.”
If Abelon had disappeared just because there was no royal family, it would have been destroyed long ago by its own hands.
Dietrich nodded his head slightly, hiding his true feelings.
“...What should I do now?”
“Because he is a member of the royal family, the funeral will be held in a grand manner, but the mourning period will likely only be one day.”
“Ha, one day?”
The mourning period was so short that the knight looked embarrassed.
“It has already been more than a month since the throne became vacant. In this situation, there would be no good in prolonging the mourning period.”
“Well, I see. Then, what about the Emperor...”
“The royal family’s lineage has been completely cut off, so someone else will have to sit on the throne. No one will object.”
***
Seliya was sitting on a black bench near the tower.
She accompanied Dietrich, but since he could not show her Jeremy's body, he attached Anderson to her and Dietrich entered the tower with his knight instead.
Seliya seemed bored, so Anderson, who was silently next to her, quietly took out the macaron from his arms.
“I made this this morning, but you said you like sweets... Would you like to try it?”
"Thank you."
Seliya sat on the bench and ate a pink macaroon.
The sweet macaroons filled her mouth and melted.
“...How does it taste?”
“Oh my...”
Seliya devoured her macaroons. With her cheeks puffed out, she looked like a squirrel eating a macaron.
Anderson had a great eye for people. Anderson seemed to know how Seliya had captured the heart of Dietrich, who had always been cold to women.
Seliya had something about her that made people feel good.
She leaves everything beautiful and puts people's hearts at ease.
Of course, those who only focus on Seliya's beauty would never know this.
Seliya said as she finished the macaron and wiped away the crumbs from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.
“It’s really delicious. Thank you for the delicious food.”
"You're welcome!"
Anderson smiled happily.
There was someone who was secretly watching the two, hiding behind a pillar.
A man wearing a black robe suddenly jumped out in front of the two.
“Shelly!”
The person who came out screaming Seliya's name was none other than Arthur.
There was clearly no sign of him, but he came out of nowhere.
Anderson looked at the intruder with wary eyes.
“... Who are you?"
She leaves everything beautiful and puts people's hearts at ease.
Of course, those who only focus on Seliya's beauty would never know this.
Seliya said as she finished the macaron and wiped away the crumbs from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.
“It’s really delicious. Thank you for the delicious food.”
"You're welcome!"
Anderson smiled happily.
There was someone who was secretly watching the two, hiding behind a pillar.
A man wearing a black robe suddenly jumped out in front of the two.
“Shelly!”
The person who came out screaming Seliya's name was none other than Arthur.
There was clearly no sign of him, but he came out of nowhere.
Anderson looked at the intruder with wary eyes.
“... Who are you?"
He listened to him as if Arthur had no interest in Anderson.
Arthur's eyes remained on Seliya the whole time.
“Shelly! Call my name like you did before, okay?”
Seliya had no idea why Arthur was acting so friendly to her.
Seeing as he doesn't even blink an eye after killing two people, he seems like a very dangerous person.
When Seliya didn't answer, Arthur must have been nervous and said, rubbing his hand.
“Shelly, if you like sweets, I can make as much as you want.”
Arthur mumbled something unintelligible.
Soon, colorful macarons bloomed in his hands with a popping sound.
"Here!"
Pong, pong, pong.
Seliya looked at the macaroons being created repeatedly in Arthur's hand, which had been empty, with her puzzled face.
“...Magic?"
Arthur seemed happy at Seliya's words and nodded several times.
"Yes! You can make anything you want with magic.”
“...Who are you?”
A smile disappeared from Arthur's face as his fun time with Seliya was interrupted.
He was wearing a hood so Seliya couldn't see his eyes, but his half-visible face showed that he wasn't in a very good mood.
Seliya hastily grabbed Arthur's arm.
It was because she felt like Arthur would hurt Anderson if she didn't stop him here and now.
“... Alright! Yes!”
As Seliya held onto his arm, Arthur let out a moan and his body began to shake.
A large number of macarons bloomed from his hands and piled up on the floor.
Seliya said to Anderson, removing his hand from holding Arthur's wrist.
“Anderson, quickly go to Dietrich.”
“...Yes?"
“Quickly! I’ll take care of this.”
“No, I left you alone with such a strange person and then you told me to go up! No way!”
Seliya felt a little resentful of Anderson, who was just as upright as Dietrich.
First of all, that person named Arthur is insane.
If she looks at Anderson and his hand wriggling with a stiff expression, she can see that she just talked to him for a while.
When she was alone with Arthur if he did something, she could use her special ability to stop him, but with Anderson around, she couldn't use her special ability, so Seliya was in a lot of trouble.
In the meantime, Arthur was exhaling repeatedly, as if he was smelling the scent of Seliya's wrist that he held.
“Who is that guest?”
It was at that moment that Dietrich, who had already escaped from the tower with the knight, spoke.
“Dietrich.”
At Seliya's words, Arthur rushed towards Dietrich.
He moved so quickly that there was no time to stop him.
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