The Crown Prince's sapphire-blue eyes were extremely arrogant.
The knight commander of the Duke of Iels Castle stood upright, his back straight, and willingly met the Crown Prince's gaze.
The Crown Prince frowned, as if displeased by the Knight Commander's answer, and opened his mouth again.
“So, now...”
The Knight Commander swallowed hard at the ominous atmosphere and looked at the Crown Prince.
Adrian Ruden Verbent.
The Crown Prince, whom he sees for the first time today, has a splendid appearance that seems to be made of the sun, unlike the elegant Duke of Iels, who is as elegant as the moon, but he doesn't particularly feel a liking for him.
A man who came to Duke Iels's castle without even a word of coming.
Of course, it wasn't a huge surprise because the Iels' information organization, Last Moon, had already learned of the Crown Prince's move north and reported it to Duke Iels...
The purpose of the visit that the Crown Prince had told him was too embarrassing.
So the Knight Commander had no choice but to stop him, and Crown Prince Adrian was getting angry.
“Do I have to tell you twice?”
“No, Your Highness! However.”
The Knight Commander wasted time, struggling.
He was getting really annoyed.
He thought peace had finally returned as the fairy and the Duke reconciled and began dating officially.
Why did the Crown Prince come out of nowhere to sprinkle lye?
Crown Prince Adrian raised his head and glared at the Duke of Iels' castle and shouted.
"Just what? I came here to see Princess Yvonne Argenthoz! Tell her I'm here. I'll see her right away."
Yes, that's right.
The Crown Prince had been stubbornly insisting on the same thing to the knight commander since earlier.
The Knight Commander was in a difficult situation and broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing the Crown Prince's unwavering demeanor, he was convinced that the rumors that had reached the Iels territory were true.
'It was a love triangle!'
However, the people of Duke Iels Castle, including the Knight Commander, were not pleased with the appearance of Crown Prince Adrian.
The Crown Prince, whom Princess Argenthoz had a long-standing crush on.
The only rumors that were heard in the world about Princess Argenthoz were extremely negative.
However, now that she has reflected and is living a quiet, comfortable life, she is actually quite attractive.
Anyway, His Highness the Crown Prince, a troublemaker who belatedly shows interest in such a Princess!
The vice-captain standing behind the knight commander secretly glared at Crown Prince Adrian.
And he kept repeating to himself, 'Please get out of here.'
'Besides, our fairy is much more compatible with the Duke! If only we had caught her long ago!'
The vice-captain swallowed his anger inwardly.
However, because the other party's status and rank were so high, no one was able to voice their dissatisfaction.
The Knight Commander took a deep breath and gave the same answer again.
"Your Highness, Crown Prince. The Duke is on his way to greet you. Please wait a moment, I would appreciate it."
“I said I have no intention of meeting Duke Iels.”
Adrian replied grumpily.
"Yvonne. I came running all the way here because I missed that woman."
Crown Prince Adrian, who had been openly expressing his feelings for Princess Argenthoz, smiled as he finished speaking.
Huh. How shameless.
Adrian continued speaking, oblivious to the gaping, surprised reactions of the knights and servants.
"Why are you reacting like this because of rumors about the two of you dating? It doesn't matter. I know Princess Yvonne better. I've spent more time with her than the Duke of Iels."
“Your Highness, the Crown Prince.”
The Knight Commander hurriedly called Adrian and tried to dissuade him.
But Adrian's mouth didn't stop as if it was going to explode.
"Commander of the Knights. I don't know what Duke Iels said to stall, but I must see the Princess immediately. I have something to say to her in person. I've come to a clearer understanding of my feelings while being away from her. The Princess will be the one to decide."
Adrian chuckled at the pallid face of the knight commander. He then leisurely explored the vast Duke of Iels's castle.
"This is my first time at the Duke of Iels's castle. It's quite well-built. I can understand why Duke Iels was so arrogant, though..."
Then, as if he couldn't stand it anymore, he stepped forward and said.
“I can no longer tolerate the Commander’s rudeness. Get out of the way!”
The moment Adrian suddenly got angry.
“Welcome, Your Highness.”
Adrian, who was standing on the drawbridge, suddenly raised his head at the sound of a voice.
From the watchtower just above, Duke Rudnine Iels was looking down at him.
There was not the slightest hint of welcome in the Duke's eyes.
Only naked hostility burns.
It was like that before, but now it was as if he was going to openly bite the Crown Prince.
“Your Highness, what is so urgent?”
While Adrian was frozen in surprise, Rudnine jumped down without hesitation.
Even though it was a height that would have hurt an ordinary person, he landed lightly on the ground, stretched out his long legs, walked elegantly to the Crown Prince, and stopped.
Adrian was also quite large, but Rudnine, who was even larger than he, looked down at the Crown Prince and opened his mouth.
“I would have conveyed the message through the Knight Commander, telling you to wait while I went out to meet you first.”
“Duke of Iels.”
Adrian, who had come to his senses, crossed his arms loosely and raised the corners of his mouth.
“It’s been a while. But I’m not interested in the Duke.”
"Your Highness."
“Where is the Princess?”
'Ha.'
It was reckless.
Rudnine sensed something was definitely wrong with Adrian. He'd clung to Yvonne before, but now he was completely unruly.
He watched Adrian silently and then asked coldly.
“Did you make an appointment with Yvonne?”
"What?"
Adrian was speechless and quickly closed his mouth.
Appointment? How dare you make an appointment with the Crown Prince?
Adrian continued confidently.
“I didn’t do it.”
"Well then, let's make an appointment and meet again. She's not the kind of woman who would come out to meet Your Highness. I'll tell Yvonne that, too."
The Princess's name flows naturally and affectionately from Rudnine's mouth.
Adrian, who had a gut feeling that things were not going well between the two, raised his eyebrows fiercely and grumbled.
"Haha. Well, it seems the Duke has decided to become Princess Argenthoz's servant. Am I wrong, Duke?"
"Your Highness!"
The knights, including the commander of the knights, who had deep loyalty to the Duke of Iels's family, all showed their anger at once.
Even though Adrian was the Crown Prince, they could not tolerate such an insult to the Duke.
Adrian pretended to panic at the suddenly tense atmosphere.
But Rudnine, as if he hadn't been affected at all, raised his hand to stop them.
And he answered with a soft smile.
“That’s right. I am her faithful servant.”
"What?"
Instead, Rudnine proudly straightened his shoulders and lifted his chin.
“And I am Yvonne’s lover.”
“Ugh.”
“Ugh.”
Adrian's face crumpled as he heard the strange gasps that erupted one after another from behind Rudnine.
He tried to hold back their cheers and drag the knights who were twitching their lips to the royal family for insulting him, intending to beat them all up.
At that moment, Rudnine took a step closer to Adrian, who was furious to the point of hair loss.
He slowly withdrew his smile and warned with a serious expression.
“So, as her lover, I speak to Your Highness again.”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t come to Yvonne. Not unless she gives you permission.”
The low, halting voice was terribly threatening. Adrian asked again.
"Duke Iels. Don't you have the slightest inkling that you're being terribly rude to me, the Crown Prince? Have you forgotten all manner of etiquette?"
"I've learned etiquette, but now I tend to be rude. I make a clear exception for those I care about, especially my lover."
Adrian was completely fed up with Rudnine's answer, which he gave without a moment's hesitation.
On the other hand, Rudnine's face was still indifferent.
“So, Your Highness, please do not provoke me any more.”
“Haha. That’s funny...”
Although he was smiling on the outside, Adrian was actually terrified.
This was because he could clearly feel that the murderous intent that Rudnine was exuding was genuine.
Adrian and Rudnine were both called 'Sword Masters', but there was a significant difference in their skills.
Rudnine's swordsmanship was incomparable to Adrian's.
Only Adrian, who had reached the same level of sword master as him, realized that he was far ahead of Adrian, beyond his ability to catch up.
So, of course, he had to back down.
If he fights this man, he will die.
But then, Adrian, who was about to take a step back without realizing it, stopped.
Don't run away.
Something whispered in Adrian's head, contrary to his instincts.
Something dark, sticky, and thick.
Approach Yvonne.
Try to obsess over Yvonne.
Yvonne is the only exit that will let you breathe.
Bring Yvonne to me. Don't be afraid, just go and see.
Adrian, who had been brainwashed for a long time, succumbed to the powerful whispers of black magic.
And then he finally opened his mouth.
"I refuse, Duke of Iels. I must see the Princess immediately."
Rudnine finally raised his eyebrows, revealing his fierce teeth.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes. If the Duke stops me, I’ll have no choice but to use force, right?”
Rudnine and Adrian's eyes collided in mid-air, sending a tingling shiver through the surroundings.
Imminent.
The two people's hands were on the handles of their swords, just before they drew their swords.
“Your Highness! You came looking for me? Why on earth?!”
Once again, everyone's attention turned to the voice coming from the watchtower just above the drawbridge.
“Yvonne.”
Rudnine's eyes widened.
Princess Yvonne Argenthoz stood there, her silver hair fluttering in the wind.
No, that wasn't it.
She looked completely different from anything he's ever seen before.
A red magic flame burned brightly on Yvonne's right hand, her eyebrows and eyes raised as if she were angry.
Yvonne raised the flame that was burning gracefully at her fingertips higher and shouted threateningly.
"Yes, let's fight, Crown Prince Adrian. I'm not afraid of you anymore."
Princess Yvonne, who had been grumbling, dared to threaten the Crown Prince.
Those who had been observing the situation until then gaped at the sight of Princess Yvonne, who had even prepared an attack magic.
'No, Princess! That's not it.'
'I don't want to fight, fairy!'
Having learned to freely control the powerful magical power flowing through her body as before, Yvonne focused on further increasing the size of her body, which had considerable destructive power as a magical flame.
‘Burn brighter. Burn that damn bastard!'
The magical flames that were blooming bigger and bigger as if they were her wings were threateningly poised to attack right away.
It seemed as if her gaze became one with that of Crown Prince Adrian.
"Ah..."
Rudnine, who was looking at Yvonne, opened his lips in a daze.
It was so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off it.
Yvonne was truly a magician.
It was a natural fact that, having seen her 'real' appearance, he immediately wanted to fall down at Yvonne's feet, kiss them, and worship her fervently.
His whole body was boiling with heat, and his heart was pounding.
And at that moment, he felt fortunate that it was he who had cured her magical amnesia.
'It was so splendid and dazzling.'
Rudnine felt proud and satisfied to be a descendant of the Iels family, who had owned the Thiels Magic Stone mine for generations.
'Rhis.'
But Yvonne was now glaring at the Crown Prince. Even the fierce gaze directed at him was so captivating that it made Rudnine shiver with regret and jealousy.
He felt like he was crazy, but there was nothing he could do.
He deliberately called Yvonne loudly and hurriedly to get her attention.
The knight commander of the Duke of Iels Castle stood upright, his back straight, and willingly met the Crown Prince's gaze.
The Crown Prince frowned, as if displeased by the Knight Commander's answer, and opened his mouth again.
“So, now...”
The Knight Commander swallowed hard at the ominous atmosphere and looked at the Crown Prince.
Adrian Ruden Verbent.
The Crown Prince, whom he sees for the first time today, has a splendid appearance that seems to be made of the sun, unlike the elegant Duke of Iels, who is as elegant as the moon, but he doesn't particularly feel a liking for him.
A man who came to Duke Iels's castle without even a word of coming.
Of course, it wasn't a huge surprise because the Iels' information organization, Last Moon, had already learned of the Crown Prince's move north and reported it to Duke Iels...
The purpose of the visit that the Crown Prince had told him was too embarrassing.
So the Knight Commander had no choice but to stop him, and Crown Prince Adrian was getting angry.
“Do I have to tell you twice?”
“No, Your Highness! However.”
The Knight Commander wasted time, struggling.
He was getting really annoyed.
He thought peace had finally returned as the fairy and the Duke reconciled and began dating officially.
Why did the Crown Prince come out of nowhere to sprinkle lye?
Crown Prince Adrian raised his head and glared at the Duke of Iels' castle and shouted.
"Just what? I came here to see Princess Yvonne Argenthoz! Tell her I'm here. I'll see her right away."
Yes, that's right.
The Crown Prince had been stubbornly insisting on the same thing to the knight commander since earlier.
The Knight Commander was in a difficult situation and broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing the Crown Prince's unwavering demeanor, he was convinced that the rumors that had reached the Iels territory were true.
'It was a love triangle!'
However, the people of Duke Iels Castle, including the Knight Commander, were not pleased with the appearance of Crown Prince Adrian.
The Crown Prince, whom Princess Argenthoz had a long-standing crush on.
The only rumors that were heard in the world about Princess Argenthoz were extremely negative.
However, now that she has reflected and is living a quiet, comfortable life, she is actually quite attractive.
Anyway, His Highness the Crown Prince, a troublemaker who belatedly shows interest in such a Princess!
The vice-captain standing behind the knight commander secretly glared at Crown Prince Adrian.
And he kept repeating to himself, 'Please get out of here.'
'Besides, our fairy is much more compatible with the Duke! If only we had caught her long ago!'
The vice-captain swallowed his anger inwardly.
However, because the other party's status and rank were so high, no one was able to voice their dissatisfaction.
The Knight Commander took a deep breath and gave the same answer again.
"Your Highness, Crown Prince. The Duke is on his way to greet you. Please wait a moment, I would appreciate it."
“I said I have no intention of meeting Duke Iels.”
Adrian replied grumpily.
"Yvonne. I came running all the way here because I missed that woman."
Crown Prince Adrian, who had been openly expressing his feelings for Princess Argenthoz, smiled as he finished speaking.
Huh. How shameless.
Adrian continued speaking, oblivious to the gaping, surprised reactions of the knights and servants.
"Why are you reacting like this because of rumors about the two of you dating? It doesn't matter. I know Princess Yvonne better. I've spent more time with her than the Duke of Iels."
“Your Highness, the Crown Prince.”
The Knight Commander hurriedly called Adrian and tried to dissuade him.
But Adrian's mouth didn't stop as if it was going to explode.
"Commander of the Knights. I don't know what Duke Iels said to stall, but I must see the Princess immediately. I have something to say to her in person. I've come to a clearer understanding of my feelings while being away from her. The Princess will be the one to decide."
Adrian chuckled at the pallid face of the knight commander. He then leisurely explored the vast Duke of Iels's castle.
"This is my first time at the Duke of Iels's castle. It's quite well-built. I can understand why Duke Iels was so arrogant, though..."
Then, as if he couldn't stand it anymore, he stepped forward and said.
“I can no longer tolerate the Commander’s rudeness. Get out of the way!”
The moment Adrian suddenly got angry.
“Welcome, Your Highness.”
Adrian, who was standing on the drawbridge, suddenly raised his head at the sound of a voice.
From the watchtower just above, Duke Rudnine Iels was looking down at him.
There was not the slightest hint of welcome in the Duke's eyes.
Only naked hostility burns.
It was like that before, but now it was as if he was going to openly bite the Crown Prince.
“Your Highness, what is so urgent?”
While Adrian was frozen in surprise, Rudnine jumped down without hesitation.
Even though it was a height that would have hurt an ordinary person, he landed lightly on the ground, stretched out his long legs, walked elegantly to the Crown Prince, and stopped.
Adrian was also quite large, but Rudnine, who was even larger than he, looked down at the Crown Prince and opened his mouth.
“I would have conveyed the message through the Knight Commander, telling you to wait while I went out to meet you first.”
“Duke of Iels.”
Adrian, who had come to his senses, crossed his arms loosely and raised the corners of his mouth.
“It’s been a while. But I’m not interested in the Duke.”
"Your Highness."
“Where is the Princess?”
'Ha.'
It was reckless.
Rudnine sensed something was definitely wrong with Adrian. He'd clung to Yvonne before, but now he was completely unruly.
He watched Adrian silently and then asked coldly.
“Did you make an appointment with Yvonne?”
"What?"
Adrian was speechless and quickly closed his mouth.
Appointment? How dare you make an appointment with the Crown Prince?
Adrian continued confidently.
“I didn’t do it.”
"Well then, let's make an appointment and meet again. She's not the kind of woman who would come out to meet Your Highness. I'll tell Yvonne that, too."
The Princess's name flows naturally and affectionately from Rudnine's mouth.
Adrian, who had a gut feeling that things were not going well between the two, raised his eyebrows fiercely and grumbled.
"Haha. Well, it seems the Duke has decided to become Princess Argenthoz's servant. Am I wrong, Duke?"
"Your Highness!"
The knights, including the commander of the knights, who had deep loyalty to the Duke of Iels's family, all showed their anger at once.
Even though Adrian was the Crown Prince, they could not tolerate such an insult to the Duke.
Adrian pretended to panic at the suddenly tense atmosphere.
But Rudnine, as if he hadn't been affected at all, raised his hand to stop them.
And he answered with a soft smile.
“That’s right. I am her faithful servant.”
"What?"
Instead, Rudnine proudly straightened his shoulders and lifted his chin.
“And I am Yvonne’s lover.”
“Ugh.”
“Ugh.”
Adrian's face crumpled as he heard the strange gasps that erupted one after another from behind Rudnine.
He tried to hold back their cheers and drag the knights who were twitching their lips to the royal family for insulting him, intending to beat them all up.
At that moment, Rudnine took a step closer to Adrian, who was furious to the point of hair loss.
He slowly withdrew his smile and warned with a serious expression.
“So, as her lover, I speak to Your Highness again.”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t come to Yvonne. Not unless she gives you permission.”
The low, halting voice was terribly threatening. Adrian asked again.
"Duke Iels. Don't you have the slightest inkling that you're being terribly rude to me, the Crown Prince? Have you forgotten all manner of etiquette?"
"I've learned etiquette, but now I tend to be rude. I make a clear exception for those I care about, especially my lover."
Adrian was completely fed up with Rudnine's answer, which he gave without a moment's hesitation.
On the other hand, Rudnine's face was still indifferent.
“So, Your Highness, please do not provoke me any more.”
“Haha. That’s funny...”
Although he was smiling on the outside, Adrian was actually terrified.
This was because he could clearly feel that the murderous intent that Rudnine was exuding was genuine.
Adrian and Rudnine were both called 'Sword Masters', but there was a significant difference in their skills.
Rudnine's swordsmanship was incomparable to Adrian's.
Only Adrian, who had reached the same level of sword master as him, realized that he was far ahead of Adrian, beyond his ability to catch up.
So, of course, he had to back down.
If he fights this man, he will die.
But then, Adrian, who was about to take a step back without realizing it, stopped.
Don't run away.
Something whispered in Adrian's head, contrary to his instincts.
Something dark, sticky, and thick.
Approach Yvonne.
Try to obsess over Yvonne.
Yvonne is the only exit that will let you breathe.
Bring Yvonne to me. Don't be afraid, just go and see.
Adrian, who had been brainwashed for a long time, succumbed to the powerful whispers of black magic.
And then he finally opened his mouth.
"I refuse, Duke of Iels. I must see the Princess immediately."
Rudnine finally raised his eyebrows, revealing his fierce teeth.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes. If the Duke stops me, I’ll have no choice but to use force, right?”
Rudnine and Adrian's eyes collided in mid-air, sending a tingling shiver through the surroundings.
Imminent.
The two people's hands were on the handles of their swords, just before they drew their swords.
“Your Highness! You came looking for me? Why on earth?!”
Once again, everyone's attention turned to the voice coming from the watchtower just above the drawbridge.
“Yvonne.”
Rudnine's eyes widened.
Princess Yvonne Argenthoz stood there, her silver hair fluttering in the wind.
No, that wasn't it.
She looked completely different from anything he's ever seen before.
A red magic flame burned brightly on Yvonne's right hand, her eyebrows and eyes raised as if she were angry.
Yvonne raised the flame that was burning gracefully at her fingertips higher and shouted threateningly.
"Yes, let's fight, Crown Prince Adrian. I'm not afraid of you anymore."
Princess Yvonne, who had been grumbling, dared to threaten the Crown Prince.
Those who had been observing the situation until then gaped at the sight of Princess Yvonne, who had even prepared an attack magic.
'No, Princess! That's not it.'
'I don't want to fight, fairy!'
Having learned to freely control the powerful magical power flowing through her body as before, Yvonne focused on further increasing the size of her body, which had considerable destructive power as a magical flame.
‘Burn brighter. Burn that damn bastard!'
The magical flames that were blooming bigger and bigger as if they were her wings were threateningly poised to attack right away.
It seemed as if her gaze became one with that of Crown Prince Adrian.
"Ah..."
Rudnine, who was looking at Yvonne, opened his lips in a daze.
It was so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off it.
Yvonne was truly a magician.
It was a natural fact that, having seen her 'real' appearance, he immediately wanted to fall down at Yvonne's feet, kiss them, and worship her fervently.
His whole body was boiling with heat, and his heart was pounding.
And at that moment, he felt fortunate that it was he who had cured her magical amnesia.
'It was so splendid and dazzling.'
Rudnine felt proud and satisfied to be a descendant of the Iels family, who had owned the Thiels Magic Stone mine for generations.
'Rhis.'
But Yvonne was now glaring at the Crown Prince. Even the fierce gaze directed at him was so captivating that it made Rudnine shiver with regret and jealousy.
He felt like he was crazy, but there was nothing he could do.
He deliberately called Yvonne loudly and hurriedly to get her attention.
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