As the host of the party, she felt that she had been away for too long, but she thought Elon had taken good care of the participants in her stead.
Roxanne escorted Sepia to the main building of the Empress's Palace.
At first, she was going to decline because it was only a short distance.
Maybe it was because he was worried about the animal incident.
He guided Sepia to the front of the main building.
Sepia bid him farewell as she stood at the door.
"Then, please be careful on your way back."
"I'll just watch you enter and leave."
What else was he worried about after escorting her to the front of the main building?
Sepia smiled faintly and pointed down the stairs.
"It seems like he's waiting for Roxanne."
"No way."
Roxanne looked back at Sepia's smile. Groer, who had been hiding around the corner, pretended to whistle as if he had been caught.
For a well-trained knight to act so clumsily was like asking Sepia to send Roxanne away.
“...You.”
As if Roxanne was glaring at him, Groer pretended to cry while looking at the empress.
Unable to hold back her laughter, she decided to help Groer.
“I’m fine, so go quickly.”
Just before leaving the banquet hall, she saw Roxanne calling Groer over and ordering him.
If he came to deliver the news as ordered and was treated coldly, wouldn’t it be too pitiful for Groer?
“...I understand.”
“There might be wild beasts, so be careful on your way back.”
Sepia joked in front of him, who was making it seem like he didn’t want to go. Before turning around, Roxanne whispered so that only she could hear.
“It wasn’t just wild beasts that I warned you to be careful about.”
“What...”
“Then I’ll go back now. Have a good night.”
With a wide smile, he went down the stairs.
Roxanne and Groer walked away from the Empress’s palace.
Sepia watched the two disappear, hoping that the darkness would hide her red face.
It was time to go to bed.
Sepia, who had just finished her bath, went to bed.
She was thinking about what had happened in the lounge.
'Good job.'
If she had let her emotions out there, both Roxanne and she would have been in trouble.
Thinking about the experiences of a stranger as if they were her own.
There was nothing more embarrassing than that.
It was a night when she couldn't sleep even after trying to console herself.
To forget about Roxanne, Sepia thought about the clue that Madame Swany had left behind.
'You told me I was more than capable of doing that.'
It sounded like she was saying that she could establish a new department with just the power of the Empress.
The reason Demios had authority over the imperial business was that the Emperor had that authority under imperial law.
So, could there be an authority in the imperial law book that she didn't know about?
The first thing Sepia, who had become the Empress of a foreign country, looked into was the law book of the Beastkin Empire.
She hadn't memorized every word of the law book, but she was still familiar with frequently discussed matters and important bills.
Sepia called her maid and asked her to give her the law book.
“I’m sorry for being late. I need the law book. Can you get it for me?”
“Right now?”
The maid with sleepy eyes asked in surprise.
After a while, the maid appeared holding a heavy law book.
“Thank you.”
“I don’t know why, but please don’t stay up too late. Madame Remodi was worried because the Empress was looking for the law book.”
“I will. It’s okay if you go back now.”
The maid left the bedroom with a worried request.
In the early days of her reign, she was so busy that she only had time to memorize the law book right before bed.
The maids who saw Sepia collapse from staying up all night with the law book constantly worried about her, telling her that she needed to take some medicine.
Sepia turned on the light and sat down at the table.
Sepia’s worries deepened as she looked at the thick law book that was more than a palm’s length in front of her.
“What did I miss?”
She was sure that if she looked through the entire law book, she would be able to understand what Swani meant.
“Let’s check.”
Sepia opened the first page.
The Ten Great Laws.
Imperial Law. Nobility Law. Military Law. Civil Law. Special Law.
In addition, all the laws in effect in the Suin Empire were included in the law code.
Sepia looked through the contents of the thousand or so.
It was now dawn.
'No.'
She searched through all the law books, but nothing came out.
Sepia couldn't help but feel disappointed.
'Wasn't what Lady Swany said about the law?'
There is no law that isn't in the law books.
Except for special laws for someone.
'No way.'
Sepia's eyes flashed.
She hurried to the library in the Empress's Palace.
'It must be here.'
The material was supposed to be in the Empress's Palace by law.
Sepia's eyes, searching through the library like a mouse, caught the top floor of the bookshelf. It was the only book that felt new in a library filled with mostly old books.
Sepia used a ladder to get it out.
'...I found it.'
With this, she could make the charity an official royal business with her own power.
A new thrill spread like a thrill along with her heartbeat.
'But it's not the end.'
She needed help from others to make this plan a success. She wishes it would be morning right away.
Sepia had returned to her room and was waiting for the day to dawn.
Keang. Keang.
A faint cry could be heard from beyond the window where the sun had not yet risen.
She thought she had misheard, but the cry persistently caught Sepia’s ear.
‘...This sound.’
Sepia approached the window. She opened the window and looked down, and a red-furred beast was howling at her, along with the outline of a dim garden.
“It’s a fox.”
The fox yelped and circled around, biting his tail as if it was very happy that Sepia had recognized him. She was delighted by the fox’s antics but was also a little flustered by its untimely appearance.
She didn’t know when she would find it again if she didn’t go down and catch it now.
‘They say there are wild beasts out there, so the fox might be dangerous.’
Roxanne’s caution was on her mind, but this was the Empress’s Palace, the center of the imperial palace.
It was far from where the incident had occurred, so there wouldn’t be any major accidents.
“Just wait a minute.”
Sepia shouted outside the window and immediately left the bedroom.
When she went down to the garden, she saw a fox sitting quietly under the window.
The fox wagged its tail and approached Sepia.
She stroked the fox’s head and muttered to herself,
“It’s as if you understand what I say.”
It couldn’t be true.
Sepia reached out to the fox, who was at eye level.
“Come, let’s go together. Your master will be waiting for you.”
When she first met Etensel, his excessive attention was burdensome, but it seemed like he cared for his fox.
After all, the fox and the master were just like each other.
The fox would prefer a cozy mansion to the outside where danger could come at any time.
However, the fox, who had been listening so well, avoided Sepia’s touch.
“Why?”
Roxanne escorted Sepia to the main building of the Empress's Palace.
At first, she was going to decline because it was only a short distance.
Maybe it was because he was worried about the animal incident.
He guided Sepia to the front of the main building.
Sepia bid him farewell as she stood at the door.
"Then, please be careful on your way back."
"I'll just watch you enter and leave."
What else was he worried about after escorting her to the front of the main building?
Sepia smiled faintly and pointed down the stairs.
"It seems like he's waiting for Roxanne."
"No way."
Roxanne looked back at Sepia's smile. Groer, who had been hiding around the corner, pretended to whistle as if he had been caught.
For a well-trained knight to act so clumsily was like asking Sepia to send Roxanne away.
“...You.”
As if Roxanne was glaring at him, Groer pretended to cry while looking at the empress.
Unable to hold back her laughter, she decided to help Groer.
“I’m fine, so go quickly.”
Just before leaving the banquet hall, she saw Roxanne calling Groer over and ordering him.
If he came to deliver the news as ordered and was treated coldly, wouldn’t it be too pitiful for Groer?
“...I understand.”
“There might be wild beasts, so be careful on your way back.”
Sepia joked in front of him, who was making it seem like he didn’t want to go. Before turning around, Roxanne whispered so that only she could hear.
“It wasn’t just wild beasts that I warned you to be careful about.”
“What...”
“Then I’ll go back now. Have a good night.”
With a wide smile, he went down the stairs.
Roxanne and Groer walked away from the Empress’s palace.
Sepia watched the two disappear, hoping that the darkness would hide her red face.
It was time to go to bed.
Sepia, who had just finished her bath, went to bed.
She was thinking about what had happened in the lounge.
'Good job.'
If she had let her emotions out there, both Roxanne and she would have been in trouble.
Thinking about the experiences of a stranger as if they were her own.
There was nothing more embarrassing than that.
It was a night when she couldn't sleep even after trying to console herself.
To forget about Roxanne, Sepia thought about the clue that Madame Swany had left behind.
'You told me I was more than capable of doing that.'
It sounded like she was saying that she could establish a new department with just the power of the Empress.
The reason Demios had authority over the imperial business was that the Emperor had that authority under imperial law.
So, could there be an authority in the imperial law book that she didn't know about?
The first thing Sepia, who had become the Empress of a foreign country, looked into was the law book of the Beastkin Empire.
She hadn't memorized every word of the law book, but she was still familiar with frequently discussed matters and important bills.
Sepia called her maid and asked her to give her the law book.
“I’m sorry for being late. I need the law book. Can you get it for me?”
“Right now?”
The maid with sleepy eyes asked in surprise.
After a while, the maid appeared holding a heavy law book.
“Thank you.”
“I don’t know why, but please don’t stay up too late. Madame Remodi was worried because the Empress was looking for the law book.”
“I will. It’s okay if you go back now.”
The maid left the bedroom with a worried request.
In the early days of her reign, she was so busy that she only had time to memorize the law book right before bed.
The maids who saw Sepia collapse from staying up all night with the law book constantly worried about her, telling her that she needed to take some medicine.
Sepia turned on the light and sat down at the table.
Sepia’s worries deepened as she looked at the thick law book that was more than a palm’s length in front of her.
“What did I miss?”
She was sure that if she looked through the entire law book, she would be able to understand what Swani meant.
“Let’s check.”
Sepia opened the first page.
The Ten Great Laws.
Imperial Law. Nobility Law. Military Law. Civil Law. Special Law.
In addition, all the laws in effect in the Suin Empire were included in the law code.
Sepia looked through the contents of the thousand or so.
It was now dawn.
'No.'
She searched through all the law books, but nothing came out.
Sepia couldn't help but feel disappointed.
'Wasn't what Lady Swany said about the law?'
There is no law that isn't in the law books.
Except for special laws for someone.
'No way.'
Sepia's eyes flashed.
She hurried to the library in the Empress's Palace.
'It must be here.'
The material was supposed to be in the Empress's Palace by law.
Sepia's eyes, searching through the library like a mouse, caught the top floor of the bookshelf. It was the only book that felt new in a library filled with mostly old books.
Sepia used a ladder to get it out.
'...I found it.'
With this, she could make the charity an official royal business with her own power.
A new thrill spread like a thrill along with her heartbeat.
'But it's not the end.'
She needed help from others to make this plan a success. She wishes it would be morning right away.
Sepia had returned to her room and was waiting for the day to dawn.
Keang. Keang.
A faint cry could be heard from beyond the window where the sun had not yet risen.
She thought she had misheard, but the cry persistently caught Sepia’s ear.
‘...This sound.’
Sepia approached the window. She opened the window and looked down, and a red-furred beast was howling at her, along with the outline of a dim garden.
“It’s a fox.”
The fox yelped and circled around, biting his tail as if it was very happy that Sepia had recognized him. She was delighted by the fox’s antics but was also a little flustered by its untimely appearance.
She didn’t know when she would find it again if she didn’t go down and catch it now.
‘They say there are wild beasts out there, so the fox might be dangerous.’
Roxanne’s caution was on her mind, but this was the Empress’s Palace, the center of the imperial palace.
It was far from where the incident had occurred, so there wouldn’t be any major accidents.
“Just wait a minute.”
Sepia shouted outside the window and immediately left the bedroom.
When she went down to the garden, she saw a fox sitting quietly under the window.
The fox wagged its tail and approached Sepia.
She stroked the fox’s head and muttered to herself,
“It’s as if you understand what I say.”
It couldn’t be true.
Sepia reached out to the fox, who was at eye level.
“Come, let’s go together. Your master will be waiting for you.”
When she first met Etensel, his excessive attention was burdensome, but it seemed like he cared for his fox.
After all, the fox and the master were just like each other.
The fox would prefer a cozy mansion to the outside where danger could come at any time.
However, the fox, who had been listening so well, avoided Sepia’s touch.
“Why?”
Ehe asked curiously, and the fox ran toward the bushes. She thought she would lose him again, but the fox stood still as if waiting for her to follow her.
“Where are you going?”
At first, she chased after him because it was only a short distance, but the gap between them gradually widened.
Above all, the fox was guiding Sepia deep into the garden.
'Here is...'
The garden in the dewy dawn was covered in a thin fog.
Beyond it, a small bridge could be seen.
It was the very spot where Roxanne had caught her when she fell.
'Where is the fox?'
Sepia was looking around. She heard a rustling sound.
After turning toward the source of the noise, Sepia was able to spot a figure coming out from behind a tree.
It wasn't a fox.
The one wrapped in a dark blue robe took off his hood in front of her wary eyes. His eyes were as dark as a green forest.
When Sepia checked his face once more with a look of doubt, Etensel apologized to her with a pained face.
"I apologize for startling you, Your Majesty."
"...What is this situation right now?"
The fox she had been chasing was nowhere to be found, and the one who claimed to be the fox's owner had suddenly appeared.
There was only one thing that stood out in the chaotic situation.
The fox she was chasing was none other than Etensel himself.
Sepia asked again with a stern face.
“I hope my guess is wrong.”
However, Etensel did not deny her words.
“This was the only way. It was the only way to convey my true feelings to the Empress. Please forgive me, a foolish beast.”
However, Sepia’s expression did not soften even with his sincere apology.
Was he saying that he had been fooling everyone by playing the fox?
Why? For what reason?
She could not shake off the feeling that she had been fooled by Etensel.
“I have no true feelings for the second son of Kurds.”
Feeling impatient with her consistent attitude, Etensel appealed to her.
“I did not intentionally try to fool the Empress! At that time, I really could not transform. That was my weakness, and it was a disease I had suffered from since birth.”
“...A disease?”
She was still suspicious, but looking at her wet green eyes, it seemed that not everything was a lie.
“Yes. It is a rare disease that prevents me from transforming. Didn’t the Empress send me a gift after hearing that I was cured?”
Etensel showed off the brooch he had received from Sepia.
“Where are you going?”
At first, she chased after him because it was only a short distance, but the gap between them gradually widened.
Above all, the fox was guiding Sepia deep into the garden.
'Here is...'
The garden in the dewy dawn was covered in a thin fog.
Beyond it, a small bridge could be seen.
It was the very spot where Roxanne had caught her when she fell.
'Where is the fox?'
Sepia was looking around. She heard a rustling sound.
After turning toward the source of the noise, Sepia was able to spot a figure coming out from behind a tree.
It wasn't a fox.
The one wrapped in a dark blue robe took off his hood in front of her wary eyes. His eyes were as dark as a green forest.
When Sepia checked his face once more with a look of doubt, Etensel apologized to her with a pained face.
"I apologize for startling you, Your Majesty."
"...What is this situation right now?"
The fox she had been chasing was nowhere to be found, and the one who claimed to be the fox's owner had suddenly appeared.
There was only one thing that stood out in the chaotic situation.
The fox she was chasing was none other than Etensel himself.
Sepia asked again with a stern face.
“I hope my guess is wrong.”
However, Etensel did not deny her words.
“This was the only way. It was the only way to convey my true feelings to the Empress. Please forgive me, a foolish beast.”
However, Sepia’s expression did not soften even with his sincere apology.
Was he saying that he had been fooling everyone by playing the fox?
Why? For what reason?
She could not shake off the feeling that she had been fooled by Etensel.
“I have no true feelings for the second son of Kurds.”
Feeling impatient with her consistent attitude, Etensel appealed to her.
“I did not intentionally try to fool the Empress! At that time, I really could not transform. That was my weakness, and it was a disease I had suffered from since birth.”
“...A disease?”
She was still suspicious, but looking at her wet green eyes, it seemed that not everything was a lie.
“Yes. It is a rare disease that prevents me from transforming. Didn’t the Empress send me a gift after hearing that I was cured?”
Etensel showed off the brooch he had received from Sepia.
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