Any other time. I wouldn't have cared at all.
Whether Letie is hanging out with the Duke of Herssen or not.
But it didn't work out at the wedding.
Now. Kishian knew me as Letie.
Everyone knew that Letie was in love with the Duke of Herssen.
Even these days, Kishian occasionally embarrasses me by talking about the Duke of Herssen.
As if I still loved him.
But in that situation, if Letie brings the Duke of Herssen as her partner...
'Absolutely not. If I make one wrong move, they might find out I'm a fake Letie.'
I shook my head, feeling creepy.
Kishian knew that the Duke of Herssen's lover was 'Letie', so it would be dangerous if Letie acted too friendly with the Duke.
All this drama that we had worked so hard to maintain could have been ruined.
What would happen if Kishian found out that I was not Letie but Elona?
I, who had thought about it that far, trembled and hugged my body.
"Absolutely not. This one thing is absolutely..."
I must not be caught with a fake Letie.
Having made that decision, quickly picked up a piece of paper and a pen.
After that, I wrote a letter to Letie.
-To my beloved sister.
I read the letter you sent me carefully.
I am so happy that you are here to attend our wedding and to congratulate us.
But I'm really sorry, I don't think I can grant your request.
How about attending with someone other than the Duke of Herssen?
I called her 'sister' without mentioning her name just in case something unexpected happened.
It's unlikely, but I was worried that Kishian might intercept the letter and read it.
Letie mentioned my name in the letter as if she hadn't thought about it that deeply, but I couldn't have acted so carelessly.
So, I wrote the letter with the utmost care so that no trouble would arise even if it happened to fall into Kishian's hands...
After that, I put the small letter neatly in an envelope and handed it over to Anne, who then walked off to hand it over to the messenger.
The letter would soon be delivered to the palace and to Letie.
I let out a long sigh of frustration, praying that my twin sister, who had lived her whole life doing whatever she wanted, would do as I said this time.
***
The letter sent by Elona was delivered to Letie by a courier three days later.
As soon as she received the letter from her maid, Letie opened it.
Believing that Elona would accept this request.
After reading the letter, Letie could not hide her disappointment.
"You said no... ?"
Contrary to expectations, the letter Elona sent contained clear words of rejection.
'I just wanted to attend with the man I love, but I can't even do that?'
Her twin sister's rejection just felt annoying.
Come to think of it, Elona has never easily given permission for anything.
No matter what you do, don't do it, just endure it, quit it... She only restrained Letie by saying these words.
Ha...
She let out the anger boiling up from deep inside in one breath.
She wanted to take this opportunity to have everyone acknowledge her relationship with the Duke of Herssen.
Her older sister, who had always been old-fashioned and closed-minded, was trying to ruin even that small wish.
In that stifling situation, Letie, as always, came up with the 'easy way.
'Let's ask my father. He will understand my feelings.'
It's been like that since ancient times.
Elona always said no, and every time she did, Letie would run to her father.
The twin sisters' father loved both of his daughters, but the amount of love he poured out was not entirely equal.
Some daughters were loved a little more, some a little less.
Among them, Letie, the more beloved daughter, knew better.
The most effective way to bend her sister's will is to borrow her father's power.
The father was a man who would sacrifice a daughter he loved less for the sake of his most beloved daughter, Letie.
So this time too, Letie went to her father, the Emperor of the empire, without any hesitation.
"Father! I got a letter from my sister! But there's something about it that doesn't make sense..."
As usual, Letie barged into the Emperor's office, but after seeing the situation inside, she couldn't help but keep her mouth shut.
Unlike usual, today a dark shadow was cast over the Emperor's face.
Letie opened her mouth in bewilderment as she looked at her father, who was holding his forehead with one hand as if he had a headache.
"Father? Are you worried? Why is your face pale..."
Only then did the Emperor notice his daughter's visit, and he let out a long sigh as he replied.
"I'm tired. Strange things have been happening lately."
"What's strange?"
"I mean, a monster."
When Letie looked at him demanding an explanation, the Emperor continued.
"Since your sisters were born, there have been only a handful of monsters that have appeared near the island. But recently, all of a sudden..."
The emperor opened his mouth again, sighing again with a stuffy expression.
"It suddenly increased. The number of monsters has suddenly increased to an extent that I can't understand. Kishian Lennon. Since that horrible guy came."
It was after Kishian came and took Elona away that the number of monsters began to increase.
Before, the appearance of monsters was so rare that seeing one was considered a miracle.
However, after Kishian led the army and forcibly took Elona away, all kinds of monsters appeared as if by magic and began to shake up the system.
"Did that guy put some kind of evil curse on me?"
The Emperor nodded quietly in response to Letie's question in a trembling voice.
"That may be so. Somewhere in the Forsaken Lands of the North, there is a village where evil sorcerers live in secret. Perhaps Kishian, that bastard, has cast some kind of curse with the help of that evil sorcerer."
The Emperor, who had been muttering like that, suddenly shook his head.
"No, it's not that it might be so. It's definitely so. If it weren't for that, how could a monster appear without fear when you're the savior of the empire?"
Just because Letie was the savior of the empire, no law said monsters could not appear near Letie.
However, the Emperor attributed the absence of monsters in the system solely to Letie's virtue.
The prophet had said that one of the two Princesses would save the empire, and 'salvation' here probably meant the disappearance of demons and the return of peace.
He vaguely thought that the fact that no monsters appeared in the system was thanks to Letie, the savior of the empire, because he roughly interpreted it that way.
But even though Letie is still standing tall in the palace, monsters are suddenly appearing...
"That evil bastard must have had a grudge against me and was trying to do this to me."
Letie, who heard her father's muttering, opened her mouth cautiously.
"Then what should we do? Should we ask him for forgiveness?"
"Forgiveness? That's nonsense! How can you ask for forgiveness from someone who doesn't even know the kindness that was shown to you when you were young?"
The Emperor continued to mutter, gritting his teeth.
"You're getting married this time? This might be a good opportunity."
When she simply sent water, it failed.
But now things were different.
Elona is currently by Kishian's side.
If you play it right, you might be able to use Elona to get rid of Kishian.
The Emperor, having finished his thoughts, turned his attention to Letie with a slightly brighter face.
"By the way, what brings you here?
"Oh, I also came to talk about my sister's wedding. My sister rejected my request a bit unfairly."
"...She refused your request?"
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