There was no need to wait until the trial.
The sentence was already as good as handed down.
Remody begged with sad eyes.
“His Majesty is making a mistake. Treating the Empress like this. And all the good deeds the Empress has done so far are all attributed to the government.”
“What do you mean?”
The lady bit her lip until it bled at Sepia’s question.
“Rumors are spreading. The Empress spread false rumors to bring down Titi. The fact that the charity department was created was not because of you but because His Majesty opened his heart to the government’s pleas.”
“...Do the nobles seem to believe that?”
Remody shook her head.
“Of course not. But they are not showing it.”
They were the ones who understood the situation better than anyone else.
They would not want to see blood after messing with the woman who would soon become the Empress.
In politics, truth is created by power.
It wasn’t a fair fact.
Demios was determined to take away everything Sepia had.
“Madam Remody, can’t I send a letter outside?”
“...I thought about returning to the main body, but the security is too tight. They are all beasts of prey.”
The beasts, with their sensitive sense of smell, would definitely bite her to death as soon as Remody went outside.
Even the person receiving the letter could be accused.
And the contents of the letter.
‘Demios took Madam Remody’s life as collateral.’
The reason for assigning a maid was clear.
Sepia was completely trapped in the Ghost Palace.
Until she was divorced. So that she could not meet anyone.
‘What will happen to me from now on?’
The divorce was already a done deal.
Even the position of Empress, which would soon be taken away.
She was not a Huronian but a citizen of the Beastkin Empire.
But what if she was kicked out of the position of Empress?
Maybe she would be the only Ishtar to be kicked out of the empire.
‘...If that happens.’
She wanted to see ‘him’ one last time before being kicked out.
Sepia's true childhood lover.
Sepia measured the days by day and night.
In a room without a calendar, the lines drawn on the wall had already become fourteen.
It had been two weeks since she had been imprisoned.
Sepia looked down from the window.
Below the room on the second floor, knights were encamped.
It wasn't just the window.
The Ghost Palace and the outside were completely blocked off, so 'the only things that could come in were simple meals and water.'
Sepia was trapped in a space where she could neither contact nor receive contact.
Today was a little different, though.
Sepia looked down at the letter in the fruit basket.
The sender of the letter was the Emperor's wife.
[Hello. Your Majesty. I heard that you were imprisoned. I'm worried about your health, so I'm sending you some fruit. It's almost summer. His Majesty gave it to me, but seasonal fruit is delicious. I think the future Empress has to yield to you, Your Majesty, because I have too much. Poor Your Majesty. I hope you stay healthy.
P.S. Oh, right. I almost forgot. Thank you for your hard work. Congratulations on your divorce in advance.]
Along with a small picture of a smiling face.
Sepia burned the letter with a candle.
If Madame Remody saw it, she might collapse.
As Titi had wished, Sepia was drying up like a plant that had not seen the sun.
The fresh fruits looked like stones.
She had no appetite and barely touched the food that was brought in.
Madame Remody was worried, but there was nothing she could do.
Sepia looked down at the ashes scattered on the table.
She could read the clear letters in the parts that had not been burned.
'Empress-to-be.'
The letter, which seemed to say that she had already become Empress, was full of Titi's desires.
Was it because it was empty inside?
Sepia barely managed to sweep away the rising water. She wondered what would happen to the charity department while she was away.
And Roxanne...
Sepia, who had been looking out the window, suddenly drew the curtains.
Ever since the day she learned the truth, her heart ached whenever she thought of Roxanne.
'If Roxanne was really Demios's double...'
There were so many things she wanted to ask.
And also why he couldn't reveal them.
Even while she was locked up, her mind was constantly moving.
Amidst the fragments of her thoughts and dizzying worries, a question from Etensel came to mind.
'... Love.'
Etensel did not hide his feelings.
Along with the question of whether she loved Demios and Roxanne.
She thought that the only time she had ever felt love was when she was young.
Even if that string had snapped. However, the thread that she thought had snapped was still connected.
It was just that it was not visible.
It was confusing, as if the thread had become tangled.
Also, along with the memories of that day.
Sepia was recalling Demios's true form.
It was clearly in the form of a wolf.
However, its appearance seemed closer to a demonic beast than a divine beast.
Suddenly, Etensel's warning came to mind.
Along with the thought that it might have something to do with the reason.
Two weeks had passed since the Empress had been locked up.
In the meantime, all the items in the Empress's palace had been sent out, and government items had filled the empty spaces.
Titi was in a trance as she looked at the Empress’s palace, which was dyed in her own colors.
“Your Majesty, it’s like a dream.”
Titi, with her face flushed, was held in Demios’ arms.
She was now caressing her faintly protruding belly.
“The baby will like this place too. I’m sure.”
Titi murmured in the Emperor’s arms.
“I wonder if the Empress is doing well? Did she receive what I sent hr?”
Not long ago, Titi had sent a letter of consolation along with fruit and bread to the Empress, who was trapped in the Ghost Palace.
In fact, it was Titi’s idea to lock the Empress in the Ghost Palace.
She added that if they were really going to divorce, it would be better to find a place to live somewhere else so that the Empress could quickly come to her senses.
Of all the palaces in the Imperial Palace, the Ghost Palace was the one that came to mind.
“A palace abandoned without an owner?”
Wasn’t it a place that suited the Empress so well?
Titi muttered with a worried face.
“She should be healthy.”
It would be troublesome if she committed suicide.
It would be more enjoyable to see her face of despair in the divorce trial more vividly.
Titi asked with wide eyes.
“What will happen to the Empress? She wasn’t originally a citizen of the Empire.”
The sentence was already as good as handed down.
Remody begged with sad eyes.
“His Majesty is making a mistake. Treating the Empress like this. And all the good deeds the Empress has done so far are all attributed to the government.”
“What do you mean?”
The lady bit her lip until it bled at Sepia’s question.
“Rumors are spreading. The Empress spread false rumors to bring down Titi. The fact that the charity department was created was not because of you but because His Majesty opened his heart to the government’s pleas.”
“...Do the nobles seem to believe that?”
Remody shook her head.
“Of course not. But they are not showing it.”
They were the ones who understood the situation better than anyone else.
They would not want to see blood after messing with the woman who would soon become the Empress.
In politics, truth is created by power.
It wasn’t a fair fact.
Demios was determined to take away everything Sepia had.
“Madam Remody, can’t I send a letter outside?”
“...I thought about returning to the main body, but the security is too tight. They are all beasts of prey.”
The beasts, with their sensitive sense of smell, would definitely bite her to death as soon as Remody went outside.
Even the person receiving the letter could be accused.
And the contents of the letter.
‘Demios took Madam Remody’s life as collateral.’
The reason for assigning a maid was clear.
Sepia was completely trapped in the Ghost Palace.
Until she was divorced. So that she could not meet anyone.
‘What will happen to me from now on?’
The divorce was already a done deal.
Even the position of Empress, which would soon be taken away.
She was not a Huronian but a citizen of the Beastkin Empire.
But what if she was kicked out of the position of Empress?
Maybe she would be the only Ishtar to be kicked out of the empire.
‘...If that happens.’
She wanted to see ‘him’ one last time before being kicked out.
Sepia's true childhood lover.
***
Sepia measured the days by day and night.
In a room without a calendar, the lines drawn on the wall had already become fourteen.
It had been two weeks since she had been imprisoned.
Sepia looked down from the window.
Below the room on the second floor, knights were encamped.
It wasn't just the window.
The Ghost Palace and the outside were completely blocked off, so 'the only things that could come in were simple meals and water.'
Sepia was trapped in a space where she could neither contact nor receive contact.
Today was a little different, though.
Sepia looked down at the letter in the fruit basket.
The sender of the letter was the Emperor's wife.
[Hello. Your Majesty. I heard that you were imprisoned. I'm worried about your health, so I'm sending you some fruit. It's almost summer. His Majesty gave it to me, but seasonal fruit is delicious. I think the future Empress has to yield to you, Your Majesty, because I have too much. Poor Your Majesty. I hope you stay healthy.
P.S. Oh, right. I almost forgot. Thank you for your hard work. Congratulations on your divorce in advance.]
Along with a small picture of a smiling face.
Sepia burned the letter with a candle.
If Madame Remody saw it, she might collapse.
As Titi had wished, Sepia was drying up like a plant that had not seen the sun.
The fresh fruits looked like stones.
She had no appetite and barely touched the food that was brought in.
Madame Remody was worried, but there was nothing she could do.
Sepia looked down at the ashes scattered on the table.
She could read the clear letters in the parts that had not been burned.
'Empress-to-be.'
The letter, which seemed to say that she had already become Empress, was full of Titi's desires.
Was it because it was empty inside?
Sepia barely managed to sweep away the rising water. She wondered what would happen to the charity department while she was away.
And Roxanne...
Sepia, who had been looking out the window, suddenly drew the curtains.
Ever since the day she learned the truth, her heart ached whenever she thought of Roxanne.
'If Roxanne was really Demios's double...'
There were so many things she wanted to ask.
And also why he couldn't reveal them.
Even while she was locked up, her mind was constantly moving.
Amidst the fragments of her thoughts and dizzying worries, a question from Etensel came to mind.
'... Love.'
Etensel did not hide his feelings.
Along with the question of whether she loved Demios and Roxanne.
She thought that the only time she had ever felt love was when she was young.
Even if that string had snapped. However, the thread that she thought had snapped was still connected.
It was just that it was not visible.
It was confusing, as if the thread had become tangled.
Also, along with the memories of that day.
Sepia was recalling Demios's true form.
It was clearly in the form of a wolf.
However, its appearance seemed closer to a demonic beast than a divine beast.
Suddenly, Etensel's warning came to mind.
Along with the thought that it might have something to do with the reason.
***
Two weeks had passed since the Empress had been locked up.
In the meantime, all the items in the Empress's palace had been sent out, and government items had filled the empty spaces.
Titi was in a trance as she looked at the Empress’s palace, which was dyed in her own colors.
“Your Majesty, it’s like a dream.”
Titi, with her face flushed, was held in Demios’ arms.
She was now caressing her faintly protruding belly.
“The baby will like this place too. I’m sure.”
Titi murmured in the Emperor’s arms.
“I wonder if the Empress is doing well? Did she receive what I sent hr?”
Not long ago, Titi had sent a letter of consolation along with fruit and bread to the Empress, who was trapped in the Ghost Palace.
In fact, it was Titi’s idea to lock the Empress in the Ghost Palace.
She added that if they were really going to divorce, it would be better to find a place to live somewhere else so that the Empress could quickly come to her senses.
Of all the palaces in the Imperial Palace, the Ghost Palace was the one that came to mind.
“A palace abandoned without an owner?”
Wasn’t it a place that suited the Empress so well?
Titi muttered with a worried face.
“She should be healthy.”
It would be troublesome if she committed suicide.
It would be more enjoyable to see her face of despair in the divorce trial more vividly.
Titi asked with wide eyes.
“What will happen to the Empress? She wasn’t originally a citizen of the Empire.”
It was absurd to begin with that a human, not even a beast, would enter the Empire.
She would either return to her own country, or if she were kicked out from there, she would wander around other small countries.
Titi was laughing inside.
Demios, who had been silently listening to her words, opened his mouth.
“Just focus on becoming the Empress.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. I think that would be good for the baby too.”
Titi smiled and hugged his arm tightly.
“It really happened.”
Just as the black snake said, she could really ascend to the throne of the Empress.
Furthermore, if she gave birth to the baby safely, her name would become real.
If she became the Empress, she would also have a maid from a noble family.
And she wouldn’t just have maids.
The Empress's palace, no. The entire empire lay at her feet.
While Titi was dreaming of a glorious future, the maid in charge of supplies approached her and asked,
"Lady Titi, would you please fill out the list of bathroom needs?"
"Of course."
Titi smiled compassionately and picked up a quill.
Roses and herbs, various rare bathing products.
The finest soaps and towels that were so soft they melted, a myriad of scents and moisturizers...
The parchment the maid handed her was soon filled with the things the woman who would become the Empress wanted.
It continued until it reached the floor.
"..."
Demios looked down at Titi, who was absentmindedly writing with her pen, and then looked away.
His eyes were now turned outside the window.
Towards someone who was imprisoned.
The day of the divorce trial between the Emperor and Empress had arrived.
The sudden divorce commotion had heated up the social circles.
The seats in the huge dome of the imperial court were sold out to the spectators.
As the nobles filled the seats, the judge spoke.
“The sun of the empire rises.”
The Emperor entered first.
He was accompanied by his government, who held the grandson in her arms.
They took their seats at the head of the court.
Soon.
“Sepia Byen Drodian, please come forward.”
At the judge’s words, all eyes turned to the lower entrance.
Suddenly. The human Empress was walking into the middle of the courtroom through the opened door.
A huge dome.
The human Empress walked into the center.
Perhaps due to her month of confinement, she looked pale and gaunt.
Her pure white dress without any decorations seemed to reflect her situation.
“Everyone, please take your seats.”
At the judge’s words, the nobles sat down.
Of those gathered, Sepia was the only one standing.
As if she were a criminal.
She looked up at the central high seat.
The Emperor and Titi were sitting there.
Titi hid her head in Demios’ arms as if she was afraid of Sepia.
She would either return to her own country, or if she were kicked out from there, she would wander around other small countries.
Titi was laughing inside.
Demios, who had been silently listening to her words, opened his mouth.
“Just focus on becoming the Empress.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. I think that would be good for the baby too.”
Titi smiled and hugged his arm tightly.
“It really happened.”
Just as the black snake said, she could really ascend to the throne of the Empress.
Furthermore, if she gave birth to the baby safely, her name would become real.
If she became the Empress, she would also have a maid from a noble family.
And she wouldn’t just have maids.
The Empress's palace, no. The entire empire lay at her feet.
While Titi was dreaming of a glorious future, the maid in charge of supplies approached her and asked,
"Lady Titi, would you please fill out the list of bathroom needs?"
"Of course."
Titi smiled compassionately and picked up a quill.
Roses and herbs, various rare bathing products.
The finest soaps and towels that were so soft they melted, a myriad of scents and moisturizers...
The parchment the maid handed her was soon filled with the things the woman who would become the Empress wanted.
It continued until it reached the floor.
"..."
Demios looked down at Titi, who was absentmindedly writing with her pen, and then looked away.
His eyes were now turned outside the window.
Towards someone who was imprisoned.
***
The day of the divorce trial between the Emperor and Empress had arrived.
The sudden divorce commotion had heated up the social circles.
The seats in the huge dome of the imperial court were sold out to the spectators.
As the nobles filled the seats, the judge spoke.
“The sun of the empire rises.”
The Emperor entered first.
He was accompanied by his government, who held the grandson in her arms.
They took their seats at the head of the court.
Soon.
“Sepia Byen Drodian, please come forward.”
At the judge’s words, all eyes turned to the lower entrance.
Suddenly. The human Empress was walking into the middle of the courtroom through the opened door.
A huge dome.
The human Empress walked into the center.
Perhaps due to her month of confinement, she looked pale and gaunt.
Her pure white dress without any decorations seemed to reflect her situation.
“Everyone, please take your seats.”
At the judge’s words, the nobles sat down.
Of those gathered, Sepia was the only one standing.
As if she were a criminal.
She looked up at the central high seat.
The Emperor and Titi were sitting there.
Titi hid her head in Demios’ arms as if she was afraid of Sepia.
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