Yeah, I was dead.
By the scheme of my half-brother Andrea, who was after the throne, and his mother, the Empress Kavala.
Under the law of the Arental Empire, the Emperor has the right to legally have multiple wives, and the rank of the wives determines the line of succession for their children.
Andrea was originally the child of the Empress, but as the Emperor's only child, he was destined to become the next Emperor.
If I hadn't been born late to the Empress, who had no children due to frequent miscarriages.
'When my mother gave birth to me, Andrea's line of succession was pushed aside.'
To Andrea, I was the only obstacle standing in her way of winning the throne.
I was only a seven-year-old child and didn't know that.
“Don’t be sad, Chloe. Now, I, your brother, will protect you.”
The day my mother was found hanging from the beautiful chandelier in her room, the palace was in utter chaos.
The palace maids were arrested and interrogated, and all the faces I knew were scattered and disappeared. The atmosphere in the palace was ominous.
In the rapidly changing situation, the adults seemed to have forgotten my existence.
Andrea came running to me like that. He was 18 years old at the time.
“It’ll be okay. Chloe, from now on, don’t trust anyone else and just trust your brother. That’ll be fine.”
That warm warmth.
The hand that comforted me when I was paralyzed with fear.
As a child, I had no choice but to cling to the warmth that my blood relatives offered.
Andrea reassured me with sweet words and comfort.
“You don’t have to know anything. You’re too young to understand the circumstances of adults, Chloe.”
My peaceful time passed by under the care of Andrea and Empress Kavala behind him.
Meanwhile, strange rumors began to spread through the world.
The Empress suffered from mental illness and hanged herself.
And Princess Chloe is also going crazy like her mother.
...is a rumor.
The palace doctor claimed that my mother had suffered from madness for a long time, and that it must have run in the family.
It was the first time I heard it, but all my claims were silenced with the words, 'You don't know because you're young.'
“Chloe, sometimes I’m afraid that you might lose your mind, too. But no matter what happens, your brother will protect you. You’re my only sister. Just remember that one thing.”
Andrea consoled me with his concern and care. He was solid.
I didn't hate Andrea coming over every time to check up on me.
So I kept him close by.
“Aren’t you cooped up in your room for too long? Why don’t you go for a walk by yourself?”
“I’m worried. Don’t go for a walk at night. You’ll look weird if you go out alone.”
“Who told you not to go for a walk? I told you not to go alone. Don’t you understand what your brother meant?”
But strangely, after he came and went, I was overcome with fear, thinking, 'Why am I like this? Am I really going crazy like my mother? 'What will I do without Andrea?'
At times like that, I couldn't do anything.
“Don’t worry. I will always be by your side. If not me, who else will you have? I am the only one you can trust.”
I tried my best not to worry, Andrea. After all, I only have my brother.
“As the Prince said, it would be good to take a walk in the sun during the day.”
The palace's advice seemed strangely resonant with Andrea's opinion, but she couldn't dare take offense at that.
“I’m saying this because I’m worried about you.”
Yeah, that's what it is.
But whether I followed the palace doctor's words or not, my actions always ended up being wrong.
“The Prince was worried that you were neglecting your work and just taking walks. Long walks can actually be too much of a hassle.”
It's always been like this.
I became more and more confused and was unable to make any decisions on my own without Andrea.
“Chloe, this wasn’t how it was supposed to be. Why did it turn out like this? Are you still having a hard time?”
“You’re saying it’s not hard? No, I think you’re having a really hard time right now. It’s really hard.”
Do I look tired? Am I tired? I am tired.
“I'm worried. Are you really annoyed with me? You’re not annoyed? Look, you’re contradicting me right now. Isn’t that annoying?”
Did I get irritated without realizing it? Why am I like this?
“You seem so irritable and moody these days. Just like Her Majesty the Empress.”
“You’re so frustrating.”
At some point, I was told that everything I said was annoying and irritating, and I became someone who got angry easily, even though I had never gotten angry before.
“My poor little sister... You finally lost your mind from the grief of losing Her Majesty the Empress.”
I became such a crazy Princess.
Andrea and the palace people said I was crazy, so I really believed that I was crazy.
I kept telling myself that it was all my fault and that I had to do better.
During that time, my marriage issues became a big issue between Andrea and me.
“Chloe, why do you hate this marriage? Would your brother have introduced you to a bad match? If you act so selfishly, we can’t remain as good brothers and sisters as we used to be.”
“Do you think I’m doing this for your own good? As a member of the royal family, I want you to be of help to the royal family. Don’t you think you should do your part now?”
Andrea's sudden marriage proposal.
It was such a sudden event for me, as I was not prepared for marriage at all.
But I felt like our relationship would end if I didn't meet Andrea's demands.
So I accepted the marriage.
It was the beginning of a nightmare.
“How dare you look at me, your husband, with such impudent eyes! Are you ignoring me just because you're a Princess?”
“I never did that. I never tried to ignore you.”
“So you’re saying I’m wrong now? This crazy woman is worse than a beast!”
“I’m sorry. It was my fault...!”
The Viscount Pelsus, whom Andrea introduced, was a wealthy merchant who had barely managed to join the nobility by purchasing a title.
He suffered from a terrible sense of entitlement all his life because of his origins.
Viscount Pelsus vented his anger, which was due to his pride, by insulting and abusing me.
There were already widespread rumors that I was completely crazy, so no one believed that I could think normally.
I was abused by my husband in every way.
Every single day was hell.
Then one day, Count Pelsus, who had been out, came to see me, drunk and in a rage.
“You must have whispered evil words to your brother! Why won’t he give me the earldom?”
I've been assaulted countless times before, but that day was different from any other.
“S, save me...”
Viscount Pelsus trampled me without mercy as I pleaded, barely able to breathe.
I don't know how I got away from him. When I came to, I found myself barely escaping from Viscount Pelsus and heading towards Andrea.
But Andrea, whom I went to see with all my might, was just annoyed by my wounded appearance.
“Oh, can’t you handle your own marital affairs? Do I have to take care of that too? Don’t you know how to do anything on your own?”
“Brother...”
“Stop being a nuisance. Why should I be responsible for you? You and I are no different. No, you are a tiresome obstacle in my life.”
I was a stranger and an obstacle to Andrea, the only person I thought I could trust.
“Why are you like this, Brother? Why am I someone else? I’m sorry, Brother. It was all my fault.”
“Do you know what you did wrong?”
“What did I do wrong...? Tell me. If you tell me, I’ll fix everything.”
"Ha, don't talk to me. You're dead and you can't wake up. You're dead."
By the scheme of my half-brother Andrea, who was after the throne, and his mother, the Empress Kavala.
Under the law of the Arental Empire, the Emperor has the right to legally have multiple wives, and the rank of the wives determines the line of succession for their children.
Andrea was originally the child of the Empress, but as the Emperor's only child, he was destined to become the next Emperor.
If I hadn't been born late to the Empress, who had no children due to frequent miscarriages.
'When my mother gave birth to me, Andrea's line of succession was pushed aside.'
To Andrea, I was the only obstacle standing in her way of winning the throne.
I was only a seven-year-old child and didn't know that.
“Don’t be sad, Chloe. Now, I, your brother, will protect you.”
The day my mother was found hanging from the beautiful chandelier in her room, the palace was in utter chaos.
The palace maids were arrested and interrogated, and all the faces I knew were scattered and disappeared. The atmosphere in the palace was ominous.
In the rapidly changing situation, the adults seemed to have forgotten my existence.
Andrea came running to me like that. He was 18 years old at the time.
“It’ll be okay. Chloe, from now on, don’t trust anyone else and just trust your brother. That’ll be fine.”
That warm warmth.
The hand that comforted me when I was paralyzed with fear.
As a child, I had no choice but to cling to the warmth that my blood relatives offered.
Andrea reassured me with sweet words and comfort.
“You don’t have to know anything. You’re too young to understand the circumstances of adults, Chloe.”
My peaceful time passed by under the care of Andrea and Empress Kavala behind him.
Meanwhile, strange rumors began to spread through the world.
The Empress suffered from mental illness and hanged herself.
And Princess Chloe is also going crazy like her mother.
...is a rumor.
The palace doctor claimed that my mother had suffered from madness for a long time, and that it must have run in the family.
It was the first time I heard it, but all my claims were silenced with the words, 'You don't know because you're young.'
“Chloe, sometimes I’m afraid that you might lose your mind, too. But no matter what happens, your brother will protect you. You’re my only sister. Just remember that one thing.”
Andrea consoled me with his concern and care. He was solid.
I didn't hate Andrea coming over every time to check up on me.
So I kept him close by.
“Aren’t you cooped up in your room for too long? Why don’t you go for a walk by yourself?”
“I’m worried. Don’t go for a walk at night. You’ll look weird if you go out alone.”
“Who told you not to go for a walk? I told you not to go alone. Don’t you understand what your brother meant?”
But strangely, after he came and went, I was overcome with fear, thinking, 'Why am I like this? Am I really going crazy like my mother? 'What will I do without Andrea?'
At times like that, I couldn't do anything.
“Don’t worry. I will always be by your side. If not me, who else will you have? I am the only one you can trust.”
I tried my best not to worry, Andrea. After all, I only have my brother.
“As the Prince said, it would be good to take a walk in the sun during the day.”
The palace's advice seemed strangely resonant with Andrea's opinion, but she couldn't dare take offense at that.
“I’m saying this because I’m worried about you.”
Yeah, that's what it is.
But whether I followed the palace doctor's words or not, my actions always ended up being wrong.
“The Prince was worried that you were neglecting your work and just taking walks. Long walks can actually be too much of a hassle.”
It's always been like this.
I became more and more confused and was unable to make any decisions on my own without Andrea.
“Chloe, this wasn’t how it was supposed to be. Why did it turn out like this? Are you still having a hard time?”
“You’re saying it’s not hard? No, I think you’re having a really hard time right now. It’s really hard.”
Do I look tired? Am I tired? I am tired.
“I'm worried. Are you really annoyed with me? You’re not annoyed? Look, you’re contradicting me right now. Isn’t that annoying?”
Did I get irritated without realizing it? Why am I like this?
“You seem so irritable and moody these days. Just like Her Majesty the Empress.”
“You’re so frustrating.”
At some point, I was told that everything I said was annoying and irritating, and I became someone who got angry easily, even though I had never gotten angry before.
“My poor little sister... You finally lost your mind from the grief of losing Her Majesty the Empress.”
I became such a crazy Princess.
Andrea and the palace people said I was crazy, so I really believed that I was crazy.
I kept telling myself that it was all my fault and that I had to do better.
During that time, my marriage issues became a big issue between Andrea and me.
“Chloe, why do you hate this marriage? Would your brother have introduced you to a bad match? If you act so selfishly, we can’t remain as good brothers and sisters as we used to be.”
“Do you think I’m doing this for your own good? As a member of the royal family, I want you to be of help to the royal family. Don’t you think you should do your part now?”
Andrea's sudden marriage proposal.
It was such a sudden event for me, as I was not prepared for marriage at all.
But I felt like our relationship would end if I didn't meet Andrea's demands.
So I accepted the marriage.
It was the beginning of a nightmare.
“How dare you look at me, your husband, with such impudent eyes! Are you ignoring me just because you're a Princess?”
“I never did that. I never tried to ignore you.”
“So you’re saying I’m wrong now? This crazy woman is worse than a beast!”
“I’m sorry. It was my fault...!”
The Viscount Pelsus, whom Andrea introduced, was a wealthy merchant who had barely managed to join the nobility by purchasing a title.
He suffered from a terrible sense of entitlement all his life because of his origins.
Viscount Pelsus vented his anger, which was due to his pride, by insulting and abusing me.
There were already widespread rumors that I was completely crazy, so no one believed that I could think normally.
I was abused by my husband in every way.
Every single day was hell.
Then one day, Count Pelsus, who had been out, came to see me, drunk and in a rage.
“You must have whispered evil words to your brother! Why won’t he give me the earldom?”
I've been assaulted countless times before, but that day was different from any other.
“S, save me...”
Viscount Pelsus trampled me without mercy as I pleaded, barely able to breathe.
I don't know how I got away from him. When I came to, I found myself barely escaping from Viscount Pelsus and heading towards Andrea.
But Andrea, whom I went to see with all my might, was just annoyed by my wounded appearance.
“Oh, can’t you handle your own marital affairs? Do I have to take care of that too? Don’t you know how to do anything on your own?”
“Brother...”
“Stop being a nuisance. Why should I be responsible for you? You and I are no different. No, you are a tiresome obstacle in my life.”
I was a stranger and an obstacle to Andrea, the only person I thought I could trust.
“Why are you like this, Brother? Why am I someone else? I’m sorry, Brother. It was all my fault.”
“Do you know what you did wrong?”
“What did I do wrong...? Tell me. If you tell me, I’ll fix everything.”
"Ha, don't talk to me. You're dead and you can't wake up. You're dead."
Then he looked at my blood-stained body and said.
“Aren’t you going to die anyway when you go back? Yeah, if you’re going to die anyway, just die quickly. Yes? If you just die, everyone will be happy.”
“Oh, brother...”
“Your brother has one last request for you. Go quietly and die for your brother. That’s good. Let’s say you were killed by Viscount Pelsus.”
Andrea was right. If I went back anyway, I would be killed by Viscount Pelsus.
I didn't even have a shred of hope to hold on to.
Andrea's knight, who had taken me into the forest with the order to kill me, laughed.
“Your mother had the same expression on her face when she died.”
“What does that mean...?”
“You are truly an annoyingly stupid woman. The whole world knows that the Empress and the Prince drove your mother to insanity and killed her, but you don’t. Tsk tsk.”
“...!”
“Do you know why they let you live? They were already under suspicion, so if you died too, it would be difficult.”
It was only when I was on the verge of death that I realized everything clearly.
My mother was murdered, and I was used.
“It’s a good thing a fool like you doesn’t become Emperor.”
That's how I died, listening to the knight's ridicule. No, that's what I thought...
I opened my eyes, my fading consciousness suddenly awakening.
In my room in the palace.
When I came to, I was back in a late summer day ten years ago, when I was twenty-two years old and my marriage talks with Viscount Pelsus were in full swing.
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