Linel entered the bathroom.
As soon as he found Zelda lying on the floor with her eyes wide open, he immediately walked over to her and knelt down.
“What the hell is going on? How did you fall down?”
“Your Majesty... Please put on the robe hanging over there first.”
She had slipped and was naked after getting out of the bathtub to put on her robe after finishing her bath.
“Is that important right now? I need to check if you're hurt anywhere!”
Linel carefully examined her smooth, wet body with worried eyes.
His gaze was so thorough that Zelda pleaded.
“There’s no bleeding anywhere. You can admire it from the bed, but please, the robe first, yes?”
“Do you think I’m some crazy guy who admires someone’s body when they’re injured? Did you hit your head when you fell?”
Zelda groaned at Linel’s scolding, then burst into laughter.
She laughed and then again let out an 'oh my, oh my' sound, and brought her hand to her waist.
Then, looking at Linel's dazzling eyes, examining her body part by part, she opened her mouth.
".....Please put on a gown."
"Why are you looking for that damn gown when you're groaning?"
"Because I need a gown to be able to suffer comfortably."
Linel glared at Zelda, but took the gown hanging on the wall and carefully wrapped it around her shoulders.
"Can you raise your arms?"
"Of course, I can put them in."
Zelda put her arms into the gown's sleeves as he gently supported her back with his hands.
"Your Majesty, are you okay? Is there anything I can do for you..."
Zelda flinched at the unfamiliar voice.
However, she quickly smiled when she saw Roxana standing in front of the bathroom door with her gaze down
"Oh, Nancy. You must be surprised. I'm sorry for making you look like this."
"No, Your Majesty."
Linel looked back at Roxana, who had not yet left the room, and then asked Zelda about her.
“She’s a maid in the kitchen. I asked for lemon tea earlier.”
“I see. Excuse me, but would you like me to come here and help support the Empress? She’s such a dignified person, so I have to be careful carrying her.”
Linel stared at Zelda’s face and asked Roxana for help.
“Oh, Your Majesty. No matter how hard the hunt was, you should have saved some strength for me.”
When Zelda laughed and asked, Linel responded with a serious expression.
“If your back is badly injured, it’s because it’s dangerous to carry the load alone, Empress. It’s not that you lack strength.”
Roxana stared blankly at the conversation between the two.
The injured one had a smiling face, while the unharmed one’s face was filled with worry.
The strange thing was that the two seemed to enjoy their conversation.
‘How ridiculous.’
Roxana approached them, trying not to frown.
“But Empress, how on earth did you fall?”
Linel asked Zelda again, who had not heard why she had fallen since she had been angry earlier, demanding the gown.
Zelda’s plump lips moved here and there, hesitating whether to speak or not, before finally confessing.
“I was dancing.”
“...What?”
Linel looked down at her in a bewildered voice.
“After taking a bath, I felt hot... Ah, my body felt cool.”
Zelda explained to him why she had been dancing, but then blurted out the word ‘hot’ and changed her words again, aware of Roxana.
“...So you were dancing? How passionately did you dance...”
Linel was about to ask how she could have fallen like this, but was also aware of Roxana and cut her words short.
“I was just dancing for fun. Ugh, I think I sprained my back a little when I fell.”
Roxana was astonished at Empress Zelda’s words.
She felt it last time, but she really seemed out of her mind.
Oh my. What, Empress, no, even a noble lady, would fall down on the bathroom floor like that while dancing in the bath?
“Empress!”
Linel called her sternly.
Roxana thought that he would scold Empress Zelda, that he was really sane.
But.
“You should have danced happily after getting out of the bath.”
But he was only angry that she got hurt.
Emperor Linel’s attitude toward Empress Zelda, who acted pitifully to anyone, was also unique.
One thing was certain, Emperor Linel had a great understanding.
Otherwise, there was no way he would have smiled at the Empress who did such a foolish thing.
“Did you say your name was Nancy?”
Suddenly, Linel asked Roxana her name.
Roxana’s heart suddenly pounded even though Linel hadn’t called her real name.
“...Yes, Nancy. Your Majesty.”
Roxana almost told him her real name.
“Yes, Nancy. Assume you didn’t hear anything the Empress said here.”
Emperor Linel’s expression, which was pretending to be serious, contrasted with Empress Zelda’s expression, which was smiling brightly.
Roxana looked back and forth between the two of them and replied quietly, “Yes.”
“Yes. Then come here and support the Empress.”
“...Yes.”
Linel and Roxana each took one arm of Zelda, keeping Zelda in the middle.
Roxana and Zelda succeeded in standing up as Linel shouted “one, two, three.”
As soon as he found Zelda lying on the floor with her eyes wide open, he immediately walked over to her and knelt down.
“What the hell is going on? How did you fall down?”
“Your Majesty... Please put on the robe hanging over there first.”
She had slipped and was naked after getting out of the bathtub to put on her robe after finishing her bath.
“Is that important right now? I need to check if you're hurt anywhere!”
Linel carefully examined her smooth, wet body with worried eyes.
His gaze was so thorough that Zelda pleaded.
“There’s no bleeding anywhere. You can admire it from the bed, but please, the robe first, yes?”
“Do you think I’m some crazy guy who admires someone’s body when they’re injured? Did you hit your head when you fell?”
Zelda groaned at Linel’s scolding, then burst into laughter.
She laughed and then again let out an 'oh my, oh my' sound, and brought her hand to her waist.
Then, looking at Linel's dazzling eyes, examining her body part by part, she opened her mouth.
".....Please put on a gown."
"Why are you looking for that damn gown when you're groaning?"
"Because I need a gown to be able to suffer comfortably."
Linel glared at Zelda, but took the gown hanging on the wall and carefully wrapped it around her shoulders.
"Can you raise your arms?"
"Of course, I can put them in."
Zelda put her arms into the gown's sleeves as he gently supported her back with his hands.
"Your Majesty, are you okay? Is there anything I can do for you..."
Zelda flinched at the unfamiliar voice.
However, she quickly smiled when she saw Roxana standing in front of the bathroom door with her gaze down
"Oh, Nancy. You must be surprised. I'm sorry for making you look like this."
"No, Your Majesty."
Linel looked back at Roxana, who had not yet left the room, and then asked Zelda about her.
“She’s a maid in the kitchen. I asked for lemon tea earlier.”
“I see. Excuse me, but would you like me to come here and help support the Empress? She’s such a dignified person, so I have to be careful carrying her.”
Linel stared at Zelda’s face and asked Roxana for help.
“Oh, Your Majesty. No matter how hard the hunt was, you should have saved some strength for me.”
When Zelda laughed and asked, Linel responded with a serious expression.
“If your back is badly injured, it’s because it’s dangerous to carry the load alone, Empress. It’s not that you lack strength.”
Roxana stared blankly at the conversation between the two.
The injured one had a smiling face, while the unharmed one’s face was filled with worry.
The strange thing was that the two seemed to enjoy their conversation.
‘How ridiculous.’
Roxana approached them, trying not to frown.
“But Empress, how on earth did you fall?”
Linel asked Zelda again, who had not heard why she had fallen since she had been angry earlier, demanding the gown.
Zelda’s plump lips moved here and there, hesitating whether to speak or not, before finally confessing.
“I was dancing.”
“...What?”
Linel looked down at her in a bewildered voice.
“After taking a bath, I felt hot... Ah, my body felt cool.”
Zelda explained to him why she had been dancing, but then blurted out the word ‘hot’ and changed her words again, aware of Roxana.
“...So you were dancing? How passionately did you dance...”
Linel was about to ask how she could have fallen like this, but was also aware of Roxana and cut her words short.
“I was just dancing for fun. Ugh, I think I sprained my back a little when I fell.”
Roxana was astonished at Empress Zelda’s words.
She felt it last time, but she really seemed out of her mind.
Oh my. What, Empress, no, even a noble lady, would fall down on the bathroom floor like that while dancing in the bath?
“Empress!”
Linel called her sternly.
Roxana thought that he would scold Empress Zelda, that he was really sane.
But.
“You should have danced happily after getting out of the bath.”
But he was only angry that she got hurt.
Emperor Linel’s attitude toward Empress Zelda, who acted pitifully to anyone, was also unique.
One thing was certain, Emperor Linel had a great understanding.
Otherwise, there was no way he would have smiled at the Empress who did such a foolish thing.
“Did you say your name was Nancy?”
Suddenly, Linel asked Roxana her name.
Roxana’s heart suddenly pounded even though Linel hadn’t called her real name.
“...Yes, Nancy. Your Majesty.”
Roxana almost told him her real name.
“Yes, Nancy. Assume you didn’t hear anything the Empress said here.”
Emperor Linel’s expression, which was pretending to be serious, contrasted with Empress Zelda’s expression, which was smiling brightly.
Roxana looked back and forth between the two of them and replied quietly, “Yes.”
“Yes. Then come here and support the Empress.”
“...Yes.”
Linel and Roxana each took one arm of Zelda, keeping Zelda in the middle.
Roxana and Zelda succeeded in standing up as Linel shouted “one, two, three.”
“Can you walk?”
Linel asked Zelda affectionately.
“Now that I’ve actually gotten up, I think I can walk without you supporting me.”
Zelda, who was supporting her body with her arms on the shoulders of the two, wiggled her toes, carefully moved her waist from side to side, and then smiled.
The pain seemed to have subsided after a few minutes of falling.
“Then, will you walk by yourself?”
“Since you’ve already helped me, please carry me to the bed. I’ll ask you to do this, Nancy.”
Zelda looked at Linel and Roxana one by one and smiled.
“Just in case, take your steps slowly.”
Zelda nodded at Linel’s words and took a step forward.
“What am I doing with these people right now?”
“Still, this was a chance to see Emperor Linel’s kindness and Empress Zelda’s shallowness.”
A sense of guilt washed over her, but Roxana gathered her thoughts.
However, she couldn’t delay any longer. She had to quickly get out of this room and return to the witch’s house before Zelda found the magic potion.
“Thank you for your hard work. You can go now.”
Linel covered Zelda with a blanket and said to Roxana with perfect timing.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Roxana looked at the back of Linel, who was not looking at her, for a moment before turning around.
“Nancy.”
Zelda called out to her as she walked away.
Roxana tensed for a moment.
Did she notice that the magic potion was gone?
However, the vanity table was not visible from the bed.
What the heck, why are you calling me?
“Yes... Your Majesty.”
Roxana turned to Zelda and bowed her head slightly.
“Thank you for helping me. I will enjoy the lemon tea. It was nice meeting you.”
Zelda said with a bright smile.
Linel asked Zelda affectionately.
“Now that I’ve actually gotten up, I think I can walk without you supporting me.”
Zelda, who was supporting her body with her arms on the shoulders of the two, wiggled her toes, carefully moved her waist from side to side, and then smiled.
The pain seemed to have subsided after a few minutes of falling.
“Then, will you walk by yourself?”
“Since you’ve already helped me, please carry me to the bed. I’ll ask you to do this, Nancy.”
Zelda looked at Linel and Roxana one by one and smiled.
“Just in case, take your steps slowly.”
Zelda nodded at Linel’s words and took a step forward.
“What am I doing with these people right now?”
“Still, this was a chance to see Emperor Linel’s kindness and Empress Zelda’s shallowness.”
A sense of guilt washed over her, but Roxana gathered her thoughts.
However, she couldn’t delay any longer. She had to quickly get out of this room and return to the witch’s house before Zelda found the magic potion.
“Thank you for your hard work. You can go now.”
Linel covered Zelda with a blanket and said to Roxana with perfect timing.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Roxana looked at the back of Linel, who was not looking at her, for a moment before turning around.
“Nancy.”
Zelda called out to her as she walked away.
Roxana tensed for a moment.
Did she notice that the magic potion was gone?
However, the vanity table was not visible from the bed.
What the heck, why are you calling me?
“Yes... Your Majesty.”
Roxana turned to Zelda and bowed her head slightly.
“Thank you for helping me. I will enjoy the lemon tea. It was nice meeting you.”
Zelda said with a bright smile.
“Thank you, I will enjoy it, it was nice..."
She greeted the servant three times when she could have just said one word.
“It’s annoying.”
Roxana bowed lightly to Zelda again and left the room.
She felt an inexplicable sense of defeat.
Zelda’s gentle voice felt like it was slapping Roxana on the back.
Everything about her bright smile, her loving eyes, and even her hearty laughter was annoying.
“Didn’t you say that you had a hard life since you were young?”
She must have endured the neglect of people because of the burn on her right face, and she must have been treated coldly by her family, so why is she so cheerful?
On top of that, she heard that Zelda endured the pain of her whole body burning under the influence of the incarnation.
But why can you smile so happily?
'It must be because of Emperor Linel...'
Roxana concluded that all of Zelda's happiness came from Linel.
'He made you like that. So I have to have it too.'
Roxana made a promise once again.
She went out the door and took out the bottle of magic potion she had stolen from her pocket.
'You're going to be unhappy anyway.'
Roxana put the bottle of magic potion down next to the door.
'This... I'll let you have it. It's the price you paid for putting my zipper up today.'
If someone found the bottle of magic potion and gave it to Empress Zelda, it would be lucky, but if not, it would also be Roxana's luck.
Roxana held the amethyst in her hand to return to Witch Kelly's house, then took it out again.
There was a place she had to stop by before going back.
She walked somewhere at a brisk pace.
Roxana, who had been walking down the hallway for a while, looked back once and opened Bellos’s room without knocking.
Bellos stood by the window as if he had expected her to come back, then slowly turned around.
“Are you on your way back after meeting Emperor Linel?”
Roxana strode toward him, ignoring Bellos’ question.
“I have to have it!”
As Roxana glared at him with her eyes wide open and spoke in a threatening tone, Bellos narrowed his eyes and stared at her.
It was a sudden remark, but Bellos understood the meaning behind her words and did not ask again.
Her words, which had started as a threat, ended as an earnest request.
“So, lord of the tower, you must never give up on her either.”
Bonis tried to ignore the drunk Prince Tesla and pass by, but the Prince stubbornly blocked her path.
“You’re very drunk.”
Bonis had no choice but to say something as if she was doing a favor and tried to get past Prince Tesla, but the Prince blocked her path again.
“What are you doing?”
Bonis asked nervously.
“Ha! Why do you always say that when you see me?”
Prince Tesla, whose eyes were wide open, showed his teeth by revealing his upper lip like a growling dog.
“Are you talking about me and Her Majesty right now?”
Bonis glanced around the hallway. Perhaps because it was late at night, there were no ears to hear.
It was a pity that no one witnessed Prince Tesla spouting foul language, even though he was drunk.
She greeted the servant three times when she could have just said one word.
“It’s annoying.”
Roxana bowed lightly to Zelda again and left the room.
She felt an inexplicable sense of defeat.
Zelda’s gentle voice felt like it was slapping Roxana on the back.
Everything about her bright smile, her loving eyes, and even her hearty laughter was annoying.
“Didn’t you say that you had a hard life since you were young?”
She must have endured the neglect of people because of the burn on her right face, and she must have been treated coldly by her family, so why is she so cheerful?
On top of that, she heard that Zelda endured the pain of her whole body burning under the influence of the incarnation.
But why can you smile so happily?
'It must be because of Emperor Linel...'
Roxana concluded that all of Zelda's happiness came from Linel.
'He made you like that. So I have to have it too.'
Roxana made a promise once again.
She went out the door and took out the bottle of magic potion she had stolen from her pocket.
'You're going to be unhappy anyway.'
Roxana put the bottle of magic potion down next to the door.
'This... I'll let you have it. It's the price you paid for putting my zipper up today.'
If someone found the bottle of magic potion and gave it to Empress Zelda, it would be lucky, but if not, it would also be Roxana's luck.
Roxana held the amethyst in her hand to return to Witch Kelly's house, then took it out again.
There was a place she had to stop by before going back.
She walked somewhere at a brisk pace.
Roxana, who had been walking down the hallway for a while, looked back once and opened Bellos’s room without knocking.
Bellos stood by the window as if he had expected her to come back, then slowly turned around.
“Are you on your way back after meeting Emperor Linel?”
Roxana strode toward him, ignoring Bellos’ question.
“I have to have it!”
As Roxana glared at him with her eyes wide open and spoke in a threatening tone, Bellos narrowed his eyes and stared at her.
It was a sudden remark, but Bellos understood the meaning behind her words and did not ask again.
Her words, which had started as a threat, ended as an earnest request.
“So, lord of the tower, you must never give up on her either.”
***
Bonis tried to ignore the drunk Prince Tesla and pass by, but the Prince stubbornly blocked her path.
“You’re very drunk.”
Bonis had no choice but to say something as if she was doing a favor and tried to get past Prince Tesla, but the Prince blocked her path again.
“What are you doing?”
Bonis asked nervously.
“Ha! Why do you always say that when you see me?”
Prince Tesla, whose eyes were wide open, showed his teeth by revealing his upper lip like a growling dog.
“Are you talking about me and Her Majesty right now?”
Bonis glanced around the hallway. Perhaps because it was late at night, there were no ears to hear.
It was a pity that no one witnessed Prince Tesla spouting foul language, even though he was drunk.
“Bonis, I advise you not to stick around.”
“What are you talking about?”
“You’re on a sinking ship. Here, when the water rises to this nose, you’ll say, “Oh, I’m going to die.”
“Who says that?”
“You’re both joking around now, but you’re going to return to our kingdom as bathing maids anyway.”
Prince Tesla’s eyes were filled with mockery.
“There’s not a single woman I like. The one who comforted me during my lonely nights is no longer useful...”
Comforting the night?
Bonis stared intently at Prince Tesla’s mouth as he muttered drunkenly.
It seemed to be referring to a person. He didn’t mention who, but Bonis thought it was referring to Concubine Pecilini.
“You, follow me to my room.”
Prince Tesla lifted Bonis’s chin with one finger and said.
“What, what?”
Bonis frowned and turned her head to the side.
“If you entertain me tonight, I’ll rescue you when you become a duck egg in the River.”
Bonis felt like spitting in the face of Prince Tesla, who was talking nonsense. The Prince was so drunk that he couldn’t even control his own body, but his eyes were filled with meanness.
That meanness didn’t fade even when he was drunk.
“Follow me!”
Prince Tesla, who had been staggering, suddenly changed his gaze and grabbed Bonis’ wrist. He looked as if he was going to drag her anywhere at any moment.
Bonis, who was flustered by the sudden situation, was dragged a few steps weakly before pulling back and stopping.
“Let go!”
“If you have a conscience, ask for my forgiveness in this way. Then I’ll personally embrace you. Come here!”
Bonis was speechless.
What forgiveness did she have to ask for?
Who is the one who should be asking for forgiveness?
She looked down at her little finger that Prince Tesla had cut off and disappeared, and rebelled.
However, she could not handle Prince Tesla’s power. He dragged Bonis into the living room where he had been drinking a little while ago.
There were countless bottles of wine scattered on the large table in the living room where the guests had been drinking, but there was not a single person to help Bonis.
Prince Tesla threw Bonis onto the sofa.
Bonis fell onto the sofa and fell to the floor to avoid the Prince, who was rushing at her.
She wanted to run outside, but her legs were shaking and she could not stand up properly, so she crawled on the floor toward the door.
Clang-.
“What are you talking about?”
“You’re on a sinking ship. Here, when the water rises to this nose, you’ll say, “Oh, I’m going to die.”
“Who says that?”
“You’re both joking around now, but you’re going to return to our kingdom as bathing maids anyway.”
Prince Tesla’s eyes were filled with mockery.
“There’s not a single woman I like. The one who comforted me during my lonely nights is no longer useful...”
Comforting the night?
Bonis stared intently at Prince Tesla’s mouth as he muttered drunkenly.
It seemed to be referring to a person. He didn’t mention who, but Bonis thought it was referring to Concubine Pecilini.
“You, follow me to my room.”
Prince Tesla lifted Bonis’s chin with one finger and said.
“What, what?”
Bonis frowned and turned her head to the side.
“If you entertain me tonight, I’ll rescue you when you become a duck egg in the River.”
Bonis felt like spitting in the face of Prince Tesla, who was talking nonsense. The Prince was so drunk that he couldn’t even control his own body, but his eyes were filled with meanness.
That meanness didn’t fade even when he was drunk.
“Follow me!”
Prince Tesla, who had been staggering, suddenly changed his gaze and grabbed Bonis’ wrist. He looked as if he was going to drag her anywhere at any moment.
Bonis, who was flustered by the sudden situation, was dragged a few steps weakly before pulling back and stopping.
“Let go!”
“If you have a conscience, ask for my forgiveness in this way. Then I’ll personally embrace you. Come here!”
Bonis was speechless.
What forgiveness did she have to ask for?
Who is the one who should be asking for forgiveness?
She looked down at her little finger that Prince Tesla had cut off and disappeared, and rebelled.
However, she could not handle Prince Tesla’s power. He dragged Bonis into the living room where he had been drinking a little while ago.
There were countless bottles of wine scattered on the large table in the living room where the guests had been drinking, but there was not a single person to help Bonis.
Prince Tesla threw Bonis onto the sofa.
Bonis fell onto the sofa and fell to the floor to avoid the Prince, who was rushing at her.
She wanted to run outside, but her legs were shaking and she could not stand up properly, so she crawled on the floor toward the door.
Clang-.
Prince Tesla quickly walked to the door and locked it.
“Ah!”
Bonis, who was crawling to the other side, was caught by her ankle, and her body flipped forward.
“That’s why you should have been a little naughty.”
The Prince’s eyes, which had been open until just now, were clearly looking down at Bonis sinisterly.
Prince Tesla grabbed both of Bonis’ wrists tightly and pinned them to the floor.
Bonis opened his mouth.
‘I have to scream. I have to scream now!’
But she was too scared to speak.
Suddenly, she remembered the dagger that Commander Macrom had given her.
Bonis gently placed the dagger on her right thigh, which was attached to Prince Tesla’s waist.
Prince Tesla’s eyes sparkled with greed, and the corners of his mouth turned up.
“Yes, yes. This is how it should be.”
The Prince caressed Bonis’s cheek and then immediately pressed his lips to hers.
At that moment, Bonis shut her eyes tightly and pulled out the dagger from her thigh.
“Huh!”
Prince Tesla raised his head and looked down at Bonis with shocked eyes.
The veins on the whites of his eyes burst as he glared at her.
“You, you dare! This crazy bitch...!”
Prince Tesla strangled Bonis’s neck with all his might and then suddenly fell to the side.
Bonis’s whole body trembled.
“Ah!”
Bonis, who was crawling to the other side, was caught by her ankle, and her body flipped forward.
“That’s why you should have been a little naughty.”
The Prince’s eyes, which had been open until just now, were clearly looking down at Bonis sinisterly.
Prince Tesla grabbed both of Bonis’ wrists tightly and pinned them to the floor.
Bonis opened his mouth.
‘I have to scream. I have to scream now!’
But she was too scared to speak.
Suddenly, she remembered the dagger that Commander Macrom had given her.
Bonis gently placed the dagger on her right thigh, which was attached to Prince Tesla’s waist.
Prince Tesla’s eyes sparkled with greed, and the corners of his mouth turned up.
“Yes, yes. This is how it should be.”
The Prince caressed Bonis’s cheek and then immediately pressed his lips to hers.
At that moment, Bonis shut her eyes tightly and pulled out the dagger from her thigh.
“Huh!”
Prince Tesla raised his head and looked down at Bonis with shocked eyes.
The veins on the whites of his eyes burst as he glared at her.
“You, you dare! This crazy bitch...!”
Prince Tesla strangled Bonis’s neck with all his might and then suddenly fell to the side.
Bonis’s whole body trembled.
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