I forgot. I was so focused on Linel’s clothes. Aha, that’s why he said Raphael would be surprised a little while ago.
“So, give me a hug.”
At Linel's affectionate expression, I eventually went into his arms. He hugged me tightly once, then tilted his face and approached my lips. At that moment.
Only then did Melanie sit up straight as if she had been resurrected from the dead? The momentary elasticity was so good that I thought there were springs in her back.
“Your Majesty... Ah?! Oh my, what is this?”
Linel was confident and calm. In comparison, Raphael seemed quite shocked. My face is blushing for no reason. Linel’s playful expression made me feel even more embarrassed. It seemed that to become the Emperor of a country, one must have that much boldness and shamelessness.
Raphael, who still couldn’t get over the shock, started to protest Linel.
“I understand that Your Majesty is trying to discourage me, but this is too much.”
Ah, Raphael had a feeling he had seen Linel like that before.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Why, when you look at me, do you have something to reflect on?”
Linel, fully dressed, shrugged as he approached his disgruntled secretary.
“Your Majesty, please exercise some restraint.”
“I’ll try.”
“Don’t you think about my eyes?”
“Should I restrain myself while thinking of your eyes as well?”
“That’s... not true.”
Raphael immediately lowered his tail. I pretended not to hear their conversation and ignored them. Linel put both hands on his hips and said,
“Report.”
“I've already seen it.”
“...No, report to me what happened to Melanie.”
“Oh, yes!”
Raphael scratched his head and laughed, but then quickly changed his expression and began speaking in a very serious voice.
“Madame Melanie awaits the arrival of Your Majesty..."
“Wait a minute, I never told her I was going to Melanie’s place, so why is she waiting for me?”
“I see? But she's free to wait, right?”
“That’s right. Keep going.”
“Yes, Madame Melanie, who was tired of waiting in the bedroom, went down the stairs to meet me outside the palace, and then, oh my god, stop, stop...!”
“Stop it.”
Linel asked back indifferently. Despite Raphael’s efforts to report vividly, Linel’s reaction was very indifferent. I didn’t think he would be so indifferent even after hearing that his concubine had fallen down the stairs. Raphael, who had been explaining the situation vividly, seemed to have lost his energy, and when it came to the most dramatic part of his report, he became as indifferent as Linel.
“She rolled over.”
“How many laps?”
“Well? Has anyone seen the three?”
“Is the condition serious?”
“According to Madame Melanie's servant, she is on the verge of death.”
“If you’re on the verge of death, you must have really screwed up!”
I was quietly listening to the conversation, and then I raised my voice without realizing it.
“Yes, Your Majesty. The servant from Madame Melanie’s palace has reported that Madame's condition is quite serious.”
“Your Majesty, you must go quickly.”
“Right now?”
"Of course."
I wanted to add, 'It'll be too late if you go after Melanie dies!', but I kept my cool because his secretary was there too.
“I can’t help it. Raphael, prepare to go to Melanie’s quarters now.”
“What should I prepare? Your Majesty, all you have to do is move immediately.”
"Yes, I guess I’ll have to go and check on her condition first. How is she struggling between life and death?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. I will wait outside.”
Raphael went out of the bedroom first.
“I guess I should go and come back.”
“Yes, it seems a bit windy, so I think it would be better to wear a thick robe.”
I bowed my head to Linel as he was leaving the bedroom.
“Yeah. Raphael must have prepared it.”
“Have a good trip, I will return to my palace.”
“We should go together. What are you talking about?”
I tilted my head and blinked at his words.
“Why am I in Concubine Melanie’s quarters...”
“How can someone like the Empress be so ungrateful?”
"Yes?"
“They said the person fell, fell down the stairs. Shouldn’t we go with them and comfort them?”
“Does it have to be me too...”
If I showed up with Linel, Melanie would probably be in even more danger of death. I was worried that she was seriously injured, but from Melanie's perspective, I could bet my sword that she wanted Linel to come alone.
“How sad Melanie would be if she knew that the Empress was with me and did not come with me.”
“Melanie, would you be more upset about me visiting her bedroom with Your Majesty?”
I spoke to him as I was led away by his hand. He did not respond to me as if he could not hear anything.
“Wait a minute, before I go out.”
Linel turned me around at the bedroom door.
“Let’s hug once.”
He spread his arms.
“Later, we don’t have time for this right now.”
“Why don’t I have time to hug you for a moment?”
“But now...”
“Haa, tell Melanie that I fell down the stairs too, and should we just roll to bed? What do you think, Empress?”
“Aren’t you worried?”
“Don’t worry. I’m so worried I’m going crazy. I’m worried that she might be lying. If she’s lying, I think I’ll be really upset.”
“Linel... Calm down.”
“I understand that Your Majesty is trying to discourage me, but this is too much.”
Ah, Raphael had a feeling he had seen Linel like that before.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Why, when you look at me, do you have something to reflect on?”
Linel, fully dressed, shrugged as he approached his disgruntled secretary.
“Your Majesty, please exercise some restraint.”
“I’ll try.”
“Don’t you think about my eyes?”
“Should I restrain myself while thinking of your eyes as well?”
“That’s... not true.”
Raphael immediately lowered his tail. I pretended not to hear their conversation and ignored them. Linel put both hands on his hips and said,
“Report.”
“I've already seen it.”
“...No, report to me what happened to Melanie.”
“Oh, yes!”
Raphael scratched his head and laughed, but then quickly changed his expression and began speaking in a very serious voice.
“Madame Melanie awaits the arrival of Your Majesty..."
“Wait a minute, I never told her I was going to Melanie’s place, so why is she waiting for me?”
“I see? But she's free to wait, right?”
“That’s right. Keep going.”
“Yes, Madame Melanie, who was tired of waiting in the bedroom, went down the stairs to meet me outside the palace, and then, oh my god, stop, stop...!”
“Stop it.”
Linel asked back indifferently. Despite Raphael’s efforts to report vividly, Linel’s reaction was very indifferent. I didn’t think he would be so indifferent even after hearing that his concubine had fallen down the stairs. Raphael, who had been explaining the situation vividly, seemed to have lost his energy, and when it came to the most dramatic part of his report, he became as indifferent as Linel.
“She rolled over.”
“How many laps?”
“Well? Has anyone seen the three?”
“Is the condition serious?”
“According to Madame Melanie's servant, she is on the verge of death.”
“If you’re on the verge of death, you must have really screwed up!”
I was quietly listening to the conversation, and then I raised my voice without realizing it.
“Yes, Your Majesty. The servant from Madame Melanie’s palace has reported that Madame's condition is quite serious.”
“Your Majesty, you must go quickly.”
“Right now?”
"Of course."
I wanted to add, 'It'll be too late if you go after Melanie dies!', but I kept my cool because his secretary was there too.
“I can’t help it. Raphael, prepare to go to Melanie’s quarters now.”
“What should I prepare? Your Majesty, all you have to do is move immediately.”
"Yes, I guess I’ll have to go and check on her condition first. How is she struggling between life and death?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. I will wait outside.”
Raphael went out of the bedroom first.
“I guess I should go and come back.”
“Yes, it seems a bit windy, so I think it would be better to wear a thick robe.”
I bowed my head to Linel as he was leaving the bedroom.
“Yeah. Raphael must have prepared it.”
“Have a good trip, I will return to my palace.”
“We should go together. What are you talking about?”
I tilted my head and blinked at his words.
“Why am I in Concubine Melanie’s quarters...”
“How can someone like the Empress be so ungrateful?”
"Yes?"
“They said the person fell, fell down the stairs. Shouldn’t we go with them and comfort them?”
“Does it have to be me too...”
If I showed up with Linel, Melanie would probably be in even more danger of death. I was worried that she was seriously injured, but from Melanie's perspective, I could bet my sword that she wanted Linel to come alone.
“How sad Melanie would be if she knew that the Empress was with me and did not come with me.”
Linel grabbed my hand and said. Hey, Your Majesty! Melanie would think the opposite, wouldn't she? I wasn't sure if he was saying this knowing or not.
I spoke to him as I was led away by his hand. He did not respond to me as if he could not hear anything.
“Wait a minute, before I go out.”
Linel turned me around at the bedroom door.
“Let’s hug once.”
He spread his arms.
“Later, we don’t have time for this right now.”
“Why don’t I have time to hug you for a moment?”
“But now...”
“Haa, tell Melanie that I fell down the stairs too, and should we just roll to bed? What do you think, Empress?”
“Aren’t you worried?”
“Don’t worry. I’m so worried I’m going crazy. I’m worried that she might be lying. If she’s lying, I think I’ll be really upset.”
“Linel... Calm down.”
“So, give me a hug.”
At Linel's affectionate expression, I eventually went into his arms. He hugged me tightly once, then tilted his face and approached my lips. At that moment.
Boom!
I unconsciously moved my head back and hit the back of my head against the bedroom door. There were many flat surfaces, so why would I stand in the place where the protruding angel statue was?
“Ugh.”
“Zelda, are you okay?”
“It hurts, but I can’t bring myself to curse because I bumped into an angel statue.”
I'm really hurt, but Linel burst out laughing.
“Hahaha, should I break that angel’s wings?”
He moved his hand as if he was going to tear the angel statue apart at any moment. I quickly grabbed his hand.
“You are cruel.”
“I hear that often.”
“No, you’re going to hell.”
“What if your suffering is more hell to me?”
His low voice flowing at the end of his laughter made my heart beat faster.
“Don’t you hear people say you’re sexy more often than you do say you’re cruel?”
As soon as I said it, I felt like I was sorry. However, my words had already been spoken and were having a big effect on the change in his expression.
“Would there ever be a woman who could say such a thing to the Emperor?”
“But you must have felt it enough from the women’s gaze?”
“Ugh.”
“Zelda, are you okay?”
“It hurts, but I can’t bring myself to curse because I bumped into an angel statue.”
I'm really hurt, but Linel burst out laughing.
“Hahaha, should I break that angel’s wings?”
He moved his hand as if he was going to tear the angel statue apart at any moment. I quickly grabbed his hand.
“You are cruel.”
“I hear that often.”
“No, you’re going to hell.”
“What if your suffering is more hell to me?”
His low voice flowing at the end of his laughter made my heart beat faster.
“Don’t you hear people say you’re sexy more often than you do say you’re cruel?”
As soon as I said it, I felt like I was sorry. However, my words had already been spoken and were having a big effect on the change in his expression.
“Would there ever be a woman who could say such a thing to the Emperor?”
“But you must have felt it enough from the women’s gaze?”
He snorted.
“One person’s gaze is enough.”
His wingless lips flew straight to mine and landed.
My eyes closed at the soft and smooth sensation. But now was not the time, so I pushed his chest with both hands, and he grabbed both of my wrists.
“My Empress, don’t touch me. And don’t move.”
It meant not to stop him. I kept my hands still as he commanded. Then, Linel, who had kissed me again, snickered and stepped away from me. He spoke with a sad tone, slightly pulling down my lower lip with his index finger.
“I told you not to move your hands, when did I tell you not to move your lips?”
I wrapped my arms around his waist and whispered in his ear.
“Just now, I disobeyed the imperial order not to touch Your Majesty’s body...What do I do now?”
“Of course, you have to pay the price.”
“?”
“I won’t let you go. Don’t be nervous, I’ll let you go right now.”
Knock knock-!
“One person’s gaze is enough.”
His wingless lips flew straight to mine and landed.
My eyes closed at the soft and smooth sensation. But now was not the time, so I pushed his chest with both hands, and he grabbed both of my wrists.
“My Empress, don’t touch me. And don’t move.”
It meant not to stop him. I kept my hands still as he commanded. Then, Linel, who had kissed me again, snickered and stepped away from me. He spoke with a sad tone, slightly pulling down my lower lip with his index finger.
“I told you not to move your hands, when did I tell you not to move your lips?”
I wrapped my arms around his waist and whispered in his ear.
“Just now, I disobeyed the imperial order not to touch Your Majesty’s body...What do I do now?”
“Of course, you have to pay the price.”
“?”
“I won’t let you go. Don’t be nervous, I’ll let you go right now.”
Knock knock-!
We finally opened the bedroom door at the sound of Raphael's second knock.
***
When we reached the stairs of the main palace, Linel suddenly blocked my path with his arm and spoke.
“Empress, be careful. It’s the stairs.”
"Yes?"
“Be careful, you’re not in the best shape to fall down the stairs like Concubine Melanie.”
“Phew.”
I couldn't help but laugh at Linel's expression as he spoke, extremely wary of the stairs.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty! If Her Majesty falls down the stairs, I will sacrifice myself and throw myself to the bottom of the stairs to make sure she stops safely!”
Raphael, who was following us down, suddenly interrupted and said.
“Who are you?”
Linel turned to Raphael and asked curtly.
"...Loyalist?"
Raphael smiled and answered him.
“Ah, anyway. Don’t worry, Empress. I’ll save you before Raphael.”
But something happened that required me to save him first.
“Oh, be careful, Your Majesty!”
Linel stumbled slightly as he walked down the stairs, looking only at my face. He probably wouldn't have fallen if I had left him alone, but my hand automatically grabbed his wrist.
“Thank you. But the Empress’s hands are weak...”
Linel trailed off as he stared at my hand that was holding his wrist. I slowly released my hand from Linel’s wrist, releasing the strength. My handprint on his wrist appeared and disappeared.
“Isn’t the instantaneous power that comes from such a small hand unusual?”
He turned his wrist, glanced at the hand I had hidden behind my back, and spoke in a surprised voice.
“I guess my strength suddenly surged at the thought that Your Majesty was in danger..."
I lightly shook my hand and laughed it off. Did my expression look awkward right now? Linel also shook his hand that had been grabbed by me and laughed along. However, I thought there was a look of doubt in his eyes.
“Empress, be careful. It’s the stairs.”
"Yes?"
“Be careful, you’re not in the best shape to fall down the stairs like Concubine Melanie.”
“Phew.”
I couldn't help but laugh at Linel's expression as he spoke, extremely wary of the stairs.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty! If Her Majesty falls down the stairs, I will sacrifice myself and throw myself to the bottom of the stairs to make sure she stops safely!”
Raphael, who was following us down, suddenly interrupted and said.
“Who are you?”
Linel turned to Raphael and asked curtly.
"...Loyalist?"
Raphael smiled and answered him.
“Ah, anyway. Don’t worry, Empress. I’ll save you before Raphael.”
But something happened that required me to save him first.
“Oh, be careful, Your Majesty!”
Linel stumbled slightly as he walked down the stairs, looking only at my face. He probably wouldn't have fallen if I had left him alone, but my hand automatically grabbed his wrist.
“Thank you. But the Empress’s hands are weak...”
Linel trailed off as he stared at my hand that was holding his wrist. I slowly released my hand from Linel’s wrist, releasing the strength. My handprint on his wrist appeared and disappeared.
“Isn’t the instantaneous power that comes from such a small hand unusual?”
He turned his wrist, glanced at the hand I had hidden behind my back, and spoke in a surprised voice.
“I guess my strength suddenly surged at the thought that Your Majesty was in danger..."
I lightly shook my hand and laughed it off. Did my expression look awkward right now? Linel also shook his hand that had been grabbed by me and laughed along. However, I thought there was a look of doubt in his eyes.
***
The quarters given to the four concubines were placed side by side, close to each other. The concubines’ palace was about half the size of the Empress’s palace, but the building where the First Concubine resided was just as large as the Empress’s palace. After passing the palace of the First Concubine Catherine, which was the closest to the main palace in terms of distance among the concubines’ quarters, we soon arrived at the palace of the Second Concubine Melanie.
Linel and I climbed the stairs together, where Melanie had fallen. Before I knew it, I found traces of blood that she might have shed on the stairs. Fortunately, there was no trace of such a horrible trace on the carpeted stairs.
“The cushions on the carpet are nice.”
Linel tapped the carpet on the stairs with his shoe a couple of times and muttered. Since Melanie's attendants were out, I gave him a look telling him not to do that. He nodded with a look of understanding. When I thought about it, I felt strange giving him a look, but he felt even stranger for seeing me.
“Please speak.”
Raphael, who had arrived at Melanie's bedroom a step ahead of us, spoke to her servant.
“Yes, Sir, she is waiting.”
Melanie's attendant, who saw me appearing with the Emperor, opened the bedroom door with a trembling voice. I tried to let go of Linel's hand, which I had been holding, conscious of Melanie's pain. However, he tightened his grip and strode into the bedroom. As soon as I entered the bedroom, the smell of expensive perfume floating in the air hit my nose.
“Euuu, hueueung.”
Melanie's nasal moans, which were either in pain or pleasure, were getting louder. Even though she clearly knew that the Emperor had entered her bedroom, Melanie did not even try to get up as if she had used up all her strength from moaning. Perhaps she was really so badly injured that she could not get up.
“Madame...? The long-awaited and long-awaited Majesty has arrived! It must be difficult, but please come to your senses.”
Melanie's attendant, who was guarding the bed, whispered to her as if she were a seriously ill patient. When Melanie continued to groan and did not get up right away, Linel turned around.
“Yes. She seems to be asleep, so don’t disturb her.”
When Linel said that,
“His Majesty has come... Oh?"
“The cushions on the carpet are nice.”
Linel tapped the carpet on the stairs with his shoe a couple of times and muttered. Since Melanie's attendants were out, I gave him a look telling him not to do that. He nodded with a look of understanding. When I thought about it, I felt strange giving him a look, but he felt even stranger for seeing me.
“Please speak.”
Raphael, who had arrived at Melanie's bedroom a step ahead of us, spoke to her servant.
“Yes, Sir, she is waiting.”
Melanie's attendant, who saw me appearing with the Emperor, opened the bedroom door with a trembling voice. I tried to let go of Linel's hand, which I had been holding, conscious of Melanie's pain. However, he tightened his grip and strode into the bedroom. As soon as I entered the bedroom, the smell of expensive perfume floating in the air hit my nose.
“Euuu, hueueung.”
Melanie's nasal moans, which were either in pain or pleasure, were getting louder. Even though she clearly knew that the Emperor had entered her bedroom, Melanie did not even try to get up as if she had used up all her strength from moaning. Perhaps she was really so badly injured that she could not get up.
“Madame...? The long-awaited and long-awaited Majesty has arrived! It must be difficult, but please come to your senses.”
Melanie's attendant, who was guarding the bed, whispered to her as if she were a seriously ill patient. When Melanie continued to groan and did not get up right away, Linel turned around.
“Yes. She seems to be asleep, so don’t disturb her.”
When Linel said that,
“His Majesty has come... Oh?"
Only then did Melanie sit up straight as if she had been resurrected from the dead? The momentary elasticity was so good that I thought there were springs in her back.
“Your Majesty... Ah?! Oh my, what is this?”
Melanie dropped her rising hi-tones as she made eye contact with me standing next to Linel. I had become “this” to her.
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