As soon as Dietrich was out of sight, Illeon approached Seliya and offered his horse.
“Lady Shelly.”
Seliya rolled her eyes and looked at Illeon.
Aside from wanting to kill Illeon right away, he was the Emperor.
If she can't control her emotions in front of many people, everything could go to waste in an instant.
Seliya displayed superhuman patience and answered Illeon.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
“Why don’t you participate in the hunting competition? I sent you an invitation, but how could Duke Calypso go to the hunting competition instead?”
She tried to stop him, but Dietrich said he would go out instead.
What Illeon is saying to her now is what he also wants.
Seliya answered in a dry voice.
“As your Majesty said, I will attend even now.”
"No. You don’t have to do that.”
Illeon rolled his eyes and naturally lifted Seliya's chin with one hand.
As if confirming the emotions in Seliya's eyes, the blue-walled eyes stared intently at Seliya.
"Your Majesty. I am Duke Calypso’s lover.”
Seliya resisted the urge to shake off Illeon's hand right away and spoke each word with force.
“If you care about Your Majesty’s face, I hope you will let me go now.”
“...Face?"
Illeon twitched one corner of his mouth as if it were funny.
Illeon let go of Seliya's chin, looked down at Seliya and said.
"Princess, I can do anything. Has there ever been an Emperor in the world who crawls with beggars?”
It was truly an arrogant statement.
“You are no threat to me.”
Illeon picked up a bow and arrows.
“What should I hunt that you would like?”
With those words, Illeon slowly disappeared into the forest.
Behind her, she could hear the ladies cursing Seliya, calling her a witch, but nothing reached Seliya's ears.
In Seliya's heart, she wanted to kill Illeon right away.
He only listened to trashy prophecies and he is the one who destroyed her entire kingdom.
The duchy of her ally, Dietrich, was also destroyed.
It was a very unpleasant feeling to watch the person who took everything she had, still alive and well.
Seliya pondered whether to kill Illeon regardless of whether people were watching her or not.
However, her special ability only works on men.
If noble ladies see this, she will be branded a real 'witch'.
'Besides, Dietrich will be harmed as well.'
Seliya exerted her superhuman patience and barely held back her murder.
She just hopes that Dietrich, who went to the hunting competition, returns safely.
"Lady."
Anderson must have arrived in a hurry and was wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
Anderson, Dietrich's aide, had been calling Seliya 'Lady' for some time.
"Forgive me for being late."
As Anderson, a renowned master, stood behind her with his sword in hand as if to protect Seliya, the noble ladies who had been chattering around became as quiet as a lie.
***
A forest filled with large trees.
When Dietrich wasn't holding Seliya's hand, he would wear his black gloves, as he does now.
Because he couldn't touch Seliya's hand with his dirty hands.
He walked into the forest, holding his sword.
As he went, he found small rabbits and deer, but Dietrich did not harm innocent animals.
Dietrich was planning to cut off the head of any high-level monster and hand it to Illeon.
As a warning that he can cut their head off at any time.
How far did it go like that?
“Krrrrr!”
Something similar to a monster's cry was heard from inside a bush with red berries.
Dietrich walked towards the place where the crying came from.
A black monster with dozens of eyes on its body was trying to eat a white rabbit with its mouth wide open.
Dietrich raised his sword and cut the monster's body in half.
Splash!
Black blood from the monster splashed onto Dietrich's cheek.
The rabbit that almost entered the monster's mouth trembled and hurriedly disappeared into the bushes.
At that time, Dietrich was wiping the blood that had spattered from his cheek with his sleeve.
Ping!
Dietrich felt an arrow flying straight towards him.
He turned his head slightly to avoid the flying arrow.
Ping-
Then another arrow flew.
The arrow was aimed at Dietrich's head.
Dietrich turned his body in the direction from which the arrow came, caught it with his gloved hand, and crushed it.
Crisp.
The arrows flew apart in Dietrich's hands.
“Catch a flying arrow with your hand? A high-level monster was here.”
A mocking voice was heard.
Dietrich slowly turned his head in the direction from which he heard the voice.
Illeon, dressed in hunting clothes, was riding his white horse and aiming his bow at him.
Numerous knights gathered around Illeon, completely surrounding Dietrich.
For some reason, he's been feeling strange ever since Illeon attended the hunting competition.
“You was planning on doing this from the beginning. You held a hunting contest with the intention of killing me. You deliberately sent an invitation to Seliya.”
Dietrich muttered lowly and raised his sword.
"Wrong, Dietrich. Today, Duke Calypso suffered an inevitable injury while fighting a high-class monster at a hunting competition, and was eaten.”
Illeon pulled the bowstring once more toward Dietrich.
The arrow aimed precisely at his head was cruelly shattered in Dietrich's hands.
Illeon's eyes narrowed.
No matter how much Dietrich is a sword master, it will be difficult to deal with dozens of people who have served as Illeon's subordinates for a long time and have survived all at once.
Of course, Illeon didn't really care if Dietrich didn't die here.
Illeon had too many ways to kill Dietrich.
‘Why did you use such a classic method?'
The image of Seliya glaring at him passed through Illeon's mind.
She was a woman who dared to look at him with a mixture of anger and resentment on her face.
The sight of her biting her lower lip in anger as she couldn't do anything about him even though she was spewing out murderous energy.
- Your Majesty. I am the lover of Duke Calypso.
Lover?
There is no trace of biting or sucking on her flawless white body, so how can we call her a lover?
Slender and fragile. A being that cannot cause any harm to oneself and is not ticklish.
The last Princess of the destroyed Shan Kingdom.
She was born a noble being, but she was a poor Princess who lost everything and was driven to the ground because of him.
When he looked at Seliya, who was ruined because of him, he felt like something that was missing in him was being completely satisfied.
Illeon drew a calm smile on his lips.
It doesn't matter if Dietrich dies. All he needs to do is get a little injured.
Seeing that Dietrich is injured, what will happen to the woman?
“Your Majesty, the new Emperor, has a lot on his mind.”
Dietrich said sarcastically.
Illeon, who had withdrawn his thoughts, looked down at Dietrich.
“Kill him.”
As soon as the order was given, Illeon's men all rushed at Dietrich.
Cheonggang!
Illeon turned his horse's head, leaving behind the sound of dozens of sword blades clashing.
Suddenly, the sun began to set.
The red sunset dyed the green forest red.
People who hunted small animals in the forest gradually appeared.
“A rabbit! No, this is all you were able to hunt until the sun went down?”
To his wife's scolding, the husband scratched his cheek and responded in a crawling voice.
“Ma’am, there weren’t as many animals as I thought...”
“You should have hunted monsters!”
“The monster... It’s scary.”
Seliya let out a deep sigh.
Dietrich had not yet appeared.
Seliya felt anxious.
She doesn't know why she feels so anxious.
After being away for a while, she felt empty without Dietrich.
Anderson, who had been silently staying by Seliya's side, opened his mouth.
“Don’t worry. It's hard to say it myself, but Duke Calypso is the strongest person I know. I’m sure nothing will happen.”
“...I guess so.”
“Yes, please, believe me, Lady."
Seliya seemed a little relieved to hear Anderson pounding his chest.
However, Dietrich did not appear until almost everyone who entered the forest had escaped.
The imperial palace held a dinner party for those who successfully completed the hunting competition.
Most people gave Illeon's knights the skins of animals they had hunted and followed them to the imperial palace.
Where the setting sun disappeared into the ridge, deep night fell.
Everyone had left, and the only people who had not yet returned were Dietrich and Illeon.
Seliya, who was worse off, said to Anderson.
“Something is strange. I must go to the forest and see for myself whether Dietrich is safe.”
"Lady!"
Anderson urgently caught Seliya, who was about to run away.
“It’s night now and there are monsters in the forest, so it’s dangerous. His Highness Duke Calypso will be safe. We'll wait a little longer and if he doesn't come out, I'll go...”
Before Anderson could finish speaking, someone appeared at the entrance to the forest.
There is no trace of biting or sucking on her flawless white body, so how can we call her a lover?
Slender and fragile. A being that cannot cause any harm to oneself and is not ticklish.
The last Princess of the destroyed Shan Kingdom.
She was born a noble being, but she was a poor Princess who lost everything and was driven to the ground because of him.
When he looked at Seliya, who was ruined because of him, he felt like something that was missing in him was being completely satisfied.
Illeon drew a calm smile on his lips.
It doesn't matter if Dietrich dies. All he needs to do is get a little injured.
Seeing that Dietrich is injured, what will happen to the woman?
“Your Majesty, the new Emperor, has a lot on his mind.”
Dietrich said sarcastically.
Illeon, who had withdrawn his thoughts, looked down at Dietrich.
“Kill him.”
As soon as the order was given, Illeon's men all rushed at Dietrich.
Cheonggang!
Illeon turned his horse's head, leaving behind the sound of dozens of sword blades clashing.
***
Suddenly, the sun began to set.
The red sunset dyed the green forest red.
People who hunted small animals in the forest gradually appeared.
“A rabbit! No, this is all you were able to hunt until the sun went down?”
To his wife's scolding, the husband scratched his cheek and responded in a crawling voice.
“Ma’am, there weren’t as many animals as I thought...”
“You should have hunted monsters!”
“The monster... It’s scary.”
Seliya let out a deep sigh.
Dietrich had not yet appeared.
Seliya felt anxious.
She doesn't know why she feels so anxious.
After being away for a while, she felt empty without Dietrich.
Anderson, who had been silently staying by Seliya's side, opened his mouth.
“Don’t worry. It's hard to say it myself, but Duke Calypso is the strongest person I know. I’m sure nothing will happen.”
“...I guess so.”
“Yes, please, believe me, Lady."
Seliya seemed a little relieved to hear Anderson pounding his chest.
However, Dietrich did not appear until almost everyone who entered the forest had escaped.
The imperial palace held a dinner party for those who successfully completed the hunting competition.
Most people gave Illeon's knights the skins of animals they had hunted and followed them to the imperial palace.
Where the setting sun disappeared into the ridge, deep night fell.
Everyone had left, and the only people who had not yet returned were Dietrich and Illeon.
Seliya, who was worse off, said to Anderson.
“Something is strange. I must go to the forest and see for myself whether Dietrich is safe.”
"Lady!"
Anderson urgently caught Seliya, who was about to run away.
“It’s night now and there are monsters in the forest, so it’s dangerous. His Highness Duke Calypso will be safe. We'll wait a little longer and if he doesn't come out, I'll go...”
Before Anderson could finish speaking, someone appeared at the entrance to the forest.
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