The Countess and Gelard joined forces.
Titi could only smile shyly amidst their mischief.
Delsey begged the Emperor as if it was a good time.
“So, Your Majesty, can I have a place to stay in the palace? I want to take care of my precious daughter right next to me. It is difficult in many ways because I need the Empress’s permission to stay at the Repetto Palace.”
Demios’s eyes turned to Titi.
The purple pupils he met were shaking slightly.
“I will consider it.”
“Thank you very much, Your Majesty.”
The Countess placed her right hand on her chest and bowed her knee gracefully.
Gelard, who had seemed to be carrying all sorts of complaints earlier, lit up his eyes as if nothing had happened at the Emperor’s appearance.
“Your Majesty, you have given me a sword. It is an honor for our family. I will treasure it until I die. No, I won’t spill a single drop of blood on this special sword.”
Gelard took out the sword he had kept at his side and held it out to the emperor.
Ever since he was young, the young master of Louvre had admired the Emperor and the divine beast.
A being greater than a wild beast.
It was truly the best.
Just standing so close was an honor, but when he was given the sword, he felt like he was flying.
The Emperor, who had been staring at those ardent eyes indifferently, opened his mouth.
“Your dream is to be a knight. If you work hard, you can become the captain of the guard.”
"...Really?! I will work hard!”
He thought he might be ignored, but it was a compliment.
Gelard, deeply moved, bowed several times.
The Countess smiled happily at her son’s unprecedented politeness.
“Our Gelard has been a huge fan of Your Majesty since he was young. I was so happy when he was given the sword through Titi. Please look kindly on our son.”
Delsey patted Gelard on the back.
The Emperor, who had been watching the greeting with indifferent eyes, suddenly issued an order to dismiss the guests.
“Remember. Let’s leave for today.”
“Is there something you are busy with?”
The Count made a regretful face as if he had something to ask the Emperor.
At his immature reaction, the Countess poked her husband’s side and pulled him.
“We will come back tomorrow. I hope you have a good time with Titi, Your Majesty.”
“Oh, no. I apologize. Please take good care of our daughter and grandson.”
Only then did the Count laugh as if he had figured out the mood.
Gelard, who had been expressing his gratitude to the Emperor, also had to leave the bedroom with a regretful face.
Everyone left.
Demios sat on Titi’s bed.
“Titi.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Titi, who would have immediately embraced the Emperor, was avoiding his eyes today for some reason.
“Why did you lie?”
The words that she could not stay in the Repetto Palace without the Empress’s permission, and the sword that Gelard had been given were not actually given by the Emperor.
Titi shed tears like jewels at his question.
“Because they are not the ones who truly care for me.”
At first, she was happy that she could grant what the Counts wanted.
However, as time passed, their demands increased, and when she cautiously refused, saying that it would be difficult, she received a cold reception.
Titi confessed with tears in her eyes.
“Your Majesty is the only one who truly cares for me. I only need you. And our child.”
She hugged Demios’s arm.
With her other hand, she carefully stroked her stomach.
Demios’s eyes softened a little as he saw Titi leaning against him weakly.
“What happened to the sword?”
“That... It was what my mother asked me to do. She said that if Your Majesty gave him the sword, my brother would be very happy. But my brother was in prison at that time. I thought it was rude to ask you two favors. I am grateful that you have freed my brother from prison.”
Contrary to her belief that he would shut up if she were just thrown a sword, Gelard’s respect for the Emperor was quite loud and fervent.
When he presented a seemingly usable sword as if it had been given to him by the Emperor, Gelard wore it wherever he went.
He even made the incompetent remark that he would not get blood on the sword.
She cannot tell him how embarrassed she was to see him bowing excessively to the Emperor just now.
Titi disguised the lies she had told as being for the Emperor.
“I can do anything for Your Majesty.”
Even giving Your Majesty a grandson.
Demios pulled Titi to him in that sweet whisper.
Their lips overlapped.
The deep kiss that seemed to suffocate her found his purple eyes filled with hot heat.
Titi let out a deep sigh and asked with a hazy gaze,
“When is the examination?”
It was actually possible to know before birth whether the child in her womb was a descendant of the Emperor or not.
The blood of the Emperor and the mother was dropped on a special sacred water, and if the blood mixed, it was a descendant of the Emperor, and if it did not mix, it was a descendant of the same species as the mother.
It was good to know in advance, but it was true that it was nerve-racking. While Titi felt her throat burning, the Emperor answered.
“This afternoon.”
“...That soon?”
Surprised, Titi hid her face in his arms.
“I’m scared, Your Majesty.”
If it wasn’t a descendant of the Emperor, she was afraid that the child in her womb would be abandoned by him.
Demios patted her head at her voice that could be heard without her saying anything.
“I will cherish your child no matter what species he is born as.”
“Thank you. Now I can rest easy. I only trust you, Your Majesty.”
Demios looked into her eyes.
Titi’s gaze, which was focused only on the Emperor, gave him a sense of satisfaction as if he had his only follower.
Titi also knew what the Emperor wanted from her.
Why had Gelard been mistaken?
Titi looked at him with reverence, but inwardly warned the Emperor.
‘I am the only one who understands Your Majesty. So, something like what happened at the charity party must never happen again. Got it?’
According to what the attendant had told her, the Emperor had a hobby of killing animals periodically. It was a habit he had had since he was very young, and he stopped doing it as an adult, but he had recently developed a taste for it.
The Emperor would release his anger by killing animals, but after killing everything, he would become anxious.
Whenever that happened, Titi offered her arms.
Nevertheless, whenever he thought of the Emperor who had abandoned her at the Charity party, she was simply astonished.
‘How did I treat you!’
Instead of condoning and loving everything about her, the Emperor should have taken her side at all times.
The Emperor’s attitude at the charity party was breaking the implicit contract between them.
At first, she trembled with betrayal.
However, soon after she found out that she was pregnant, she felt at peace.
The child that would soon be born would tie the Emperor and her by blood.
‘If that happens, even the Empress will not be able to separate His Majesty and me.’
She clearly remembers the sleepless nights she spent trembling in fear that the Emperor’s mind might change.
So please, let it be the Imperial heir.
Her future fate would depend on what kind of child s
The Imperial Palace was secretly moved.
The high-ranking nobles who were chosen as witnesses, the Emperor, and Titi were present for the examination.
‘This is the divine water...’
The divine water that was supposed to detect divine water looked like a large concave plate, nothing special.
“Here it is.”
The minister held out a sharp dagger.
The Emperor, who picked up the sword, cut his wrist without hesitation.
Red blood dripped onto the water.
Titi hesitated for a moment, then held out her hand with her eyes tightly shut.
A prickling pain occurred.
She carefully opened her eyes.
The blood of the two beasts that had pooled in the water began to mix together.
And then the witness shouted.
“Congratulations, Your Majesty. The baby you are about to be born is the grandson of the Emperor!”
A bright smile appeared on Titi’s lips.
She was so happy that tears almost came out.
‘Finally!’
She had achieved what she wanted.
If only the grandson in her womb was born safely, then her fake name would become real.
‘And I will become the mother of the next Emperor!’
The great future that even the Empress could not achieve was hers.
Titi could not hide her joy and leaned into Demios’ arms, shedding tears.
Soon, the ministers who had been the first to hear the imperial news spoke one by one.
“Your Majesty, please set the date of the announcement.”
“That’s right. How long has it been since you’ve had a grandson!”
It was truly a festive atmosphere.
However, a certain minister’s remarks poured cold water on it.
“But... What should we announce?”
A chilling silence hung in the air.
Titi, who felt strange, raised his head from the Emperor's embrace and asked,
"What do you mean?"
"That is the first time an illegitimate child has been born in the Imperial Family..."
The bewildered minister stuttered.
Titi, who had been quietly chewing on the words, sharply opened his eyes.
"How dare you call a noble grandson an illegitimate child!"
Titi could only smile shyly amidst their mischief.
Delsey begged the Emperor as if it was a good time.
“So, Your Majesty, can I have a place to stay in the palace? I want to take care of my precious daughter right next to me. It is difficult in many ways because I need the Empress’s permission to stay at the Repetto Palace.”
Demios’s eyes turned to Titi.
The purple pupils he met were shaking slightly.
“I will consider it.”
“Thank you very much, Your Majesty.”
The Countess placed her right hand on her chest and bowed her knee gracefully.
Gelard, who had seemed to be carrying all sorts of complaints earlier, lit up his eyes as if nothing had happened at the Emperor’s appearance.
“Your Majesty, you have given me a sword. It is an honor for our family. I will treasure it until I die. No, I won’t spill a single drop of blood on this special sword.”
Gelard took out the sword he had kept at his side and held it out to the emperor.
Ever since he was young, the young master of Louvre had admired the Emperor and the divine beast.
A being greater than a wild beast.
It was truly the best.
Just standing so close was an honor, but when he was given the sword, he felt like he was flying.
The Emperor, who had been staring at those ardent eyes indifferently, opened his mouth.
“Your dream is to be a knight. If you work hard, you can become the captain of the guard.”
"...Really?! I will work hard!”
He thought he might be ignored, but it was a compliment.
Gelard, deeply moved, bowed several times.
The Countess smiled happily at her son’s unprecedented politeness.
“Our Gelard has been a huge fan of Your Majesty since he was young. I was so happy when he was given the sword through Titi. Please look kindly on our son.”
Delsey patted Gelard on the back.
The Emperor, who had been watching the greeting with indifferent eyes, suddenly issued an order to dismiss the guests.
“Remember. Let’s leave for today.”
“Is there something you are busy with?”
The Count made a regretful face as if he had something to ask the Emperor.
At his immature reaction, the Countess poked her husband’s side and pulled him.
“We will come back tomorrow. I hope you have a good time with Titi, Your Majesty.”
“Oh, no. I apologize. Please take good care of our daughter and grandson.”
Only then did the Count laugh as if he had figured out the mood.
Gelard, who had been expressing his gratitude to the Emperor, also had to leave the bedroom with a regretful face.
Everyone left.
Demios sat on Titi’s bed.
“Titi.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Titi, who would have immediately embraced the Emperor, was avoiding his eyes today for some reason.
“Why did you lie?”
The words that she could not stay in the Repetto Palace without the Empress’s permission, and the sword that Gelard had been given were not actually given by the Emperor.
Titi shed tears like jewels at his question.
“Because they are not the ones who truly care for me.”
At first, she was happy that she could grant what the Counts wanted.
However, as time passed, their demands increased, and when she cautiously refused, saying that it would be difficult, she received a cold reception.
Titi confessed with tears in her eyes.
“Your Majesty is the only one who truly cares for me. I only need you. And our child.”
She hugged Demios’s arm.
With her other hand, she carefully stroked her stomach.
Demios’s eyes softened a little as he saw Titi leaning against him weakly.
“What happened to the sword?”
“That... It was what my mother asked me to do. She said that if Your Majesty gave him the sword, my brother would be very happy. But my brother was in prison at that time. I thought it was rude to ask you two favors. I am grateful that you have freed my brother from prison.”
Contrary to her belief that he would shut up if she were just thrown a sword, Gelard’s respect for the Emperor was quite loud and fervent.
When he presented a seemingly usable sword as if it had been given to him by the Emperor, Gelard wore it wherever he went.
He even made the incompetent remark that he would not get blood on the sword.
She cannot tell him how embarrassed she was to see him bowing excessively to the Emperor just now.
Titi disguised the lies she had told as being for the Emperor.
“I can do anything for Your Majesty.”
Even giving Your Majesty a grandson.
Demios pulled Titi to him in that sweet whisper.
Their lips overlapped.
The deep kiss that seemed to suffocate her found his purple eyes filled with hot heat.
Titi let out a deep sigh and asked with a hazy gaze,
“When is the examination?”
It was actually possible to know before birth whether the child in her womb was a descendant of the Emperor or not.
The blood of the Emperor and the mother was dropped on a special sacred water, and if the blood mixed, it was a descendant of the Emperor, and if it did not mix, it was a descendant of the same species as the mother.
It was good to know in advance, but it was true that it was nerve-racking. While Titi felt her throat burning, the Emperor answered.
“This afternoon.”
“...That soon?”
Surprised, Titi hid her face in his arms.
“I’m scared, Your Majesty.”
If it wasn’t a descendant of the Emperor, she was afraid that the child in her womb would be abandoned by him.
Demios patted her head at her voice that could be heard without her saying anything.
“I will cherish your child no matter what species he is born as.”
“Thank you. Now I can rest easy. I only trust you, Your Majesty.”
Demios looked into her eyes.
Titi’s gaze, which was focused only on the Emperor, gave him a sense of satisfaction as if he had his only follower.
Titi also knew what the Emperor wanted from her.
Why had Gelard been mistaken?
Titi looked at him with reverence, but inwardly warned the Emperor.
‘I am the only one who understands Your Majesty. So, something like what happened at the charity party must never happen again. Got it?’
According to what the attendant had told her, the Emperor had a hobby of killing animals periodically. It was a habit he had had since he was very young, and he stopped doing it as an adult, but he had recently developed a taste for it.
The Emperor would release his anger by killing animals, but after killing everything, he would become anxious.
Whenever that happened, Titi offered her arms.
Nevertheless, whenever he thought of the Emperor who had abandoned her at the Charity party, she was simply astonished.
‘How did I treat you!’
Instead of condoning and loving everything about her, the Emperor should have taken her side at all times.
The Emperor’s attitude at the charity party was breaking the implicit contract between them.
At first, she trembled with betrayal.
However, soon after she found out that she was pregnant, she felt at peace.
The child that would soon be born would tie the Emperor and her by blood.
‘If that happens, even the Empress will not be able to separate His Majesty and me.’
She clearly remembers the sleepless nights she spent trembling in fear that the Emperor’s mind might change.
So please, let it be the Imperial heir.
Her future fate would depend on what kind of child s
he was.
Titi pressed the part where the Emperor’s name was written and recited her wish.
Titi pressed the part where the Emperor’s name was written and recited her wish.
***
The Imperial Palace was secretly moved.
The high-ranking nobles who were chosen as witnesses, the Emperor, and Titi were present for the examination.
‘This is the divine water...’
The divine water that was supposed to detect divine water looked like a large concave plate, nothing special.
“Here it is.”
The minister held out a sharp dagger.
The Emperor, who picked up the sword, cut his wrist without hesitation.
Red blood dripped onto the water.
Titi hesitated for a moment, then held out her hand with her eyes tightly shut.
A prickling pain occurred.
She carefully opened her eyes.
The blood of the two beasts that had pooled in the water began to mix together.
And then the witness shouted.
“Congratulations, Your Majesty. The baby you are about to be born is the grandson of the Emperor!”
A bright smile appeared on Titi’s lips.
She was so happy that tears almost came out.
‘Finally!’
She had achieved what she wanted.
If only the grandson in her womb was born safely, then her fake name would become real.
‘And I will become the mother of the next Emperor!’
The great future that even the Empress could not achieve was hers.
Titi could not hide her joy and leaned into Demios’ arms, shedding tears.
Soon, the ministers who had been the first to hear the imperial news spoke one by one.
“Your Majesty, please set the date of the announcement.”
“That’s right. How long has it been since you’ve had a grandson!”
It was truly a festive atmosphere.
However, a certain minister’s remarks poured cold water on it.
“But... What should we announce?”
A chilling silence hung in the air.
Titi, who felt strange, raised his head from the Emperor's embrace and asked,
"What do you mean?"
"That is the first time an illegitimate child has been born in the Imperial Family..."
The bewildered minister stuttered.
Titi, who had been quietly chewing on the words, sharply opened his eyes.
"How dare you call a noble grandson an illegitimate child!"
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