C20 Part1

Translated by XyeHeart Edited by XyeHeart

“I am no longer going to threaten Meriel.”

“……”

“I will make amends for yesterday’s work. It was a prank played on by my immature daughter.”

“Prank? Is it a joke that you threw the blood of the monster at me? I’m afraid I’ve overcome my aversion to playing bad games.”

Klaus tried to maintain his cool. He didn’t want to express his feelings in front of him. Regardless of how enraged he is with the emperor, who appears to be a nemesis.

“It was something I was unaware of.”

“Are there any princesses who are unaware of the Grand Duke of the East’s curse?”

“It appeared that even Meriel was unaware.”

“Wasn’t it Your Majesty who barred her from receiving any information? It is a different situation than the woman who was imprisoned and Princess Diana, who reigns like the flower of her beloved and social circle.”

“Just because you’ve been hurt by the kids’ fights doesn’t mean you’re too angry with my child.”

He wondered if the phrase ‘ I’m angry enough to pull the back of my neck’ was used at this time.

Klaus wanted to immediately draw his sword and point it at the emperor.

Klaus would have repeatedly aimed his sword at the emperor’s neck if he hadn’t trained his mind to suppress the demons on his left arm.

“If you want to hear that I won’t touch Meriel in the future, I don’t plan on talking for too long.”

“……”

“That’s all I have to say to you.”

“How would you like me to believe you?”

“Whether or not you believe it is entirely up to you.”

“In the past, Your Majesty did not keep the promise he made to Meriel.”

Draven burst out laughing. It wasn’t a laugh, and it wasn’t a pleasant one either.

“Didn’t I say I’d leave it up to you to make the decision?”

Draven rose slowly. He glared at Klaus, his face stiffened and ferocious. He didn’t seem to be able to say anything else.

Draven turned away, believing that the ten-year-old boy had been stronger and more inquisitive in the past.

‘It’s probably because you’re too focused on the east.’ Draven thought.

It was pathetic to the point where he had lost his body out of fear. Because he is the Emperor, he did not even need to come all the way to the parlor to meet him. The thought that this alone had diminished his prestige made him laughable.

Meriel stated that she has no desire to become Emperor. She is not, at least not yet.

Draven had to devise a flawless plan to assassinate her.

As an added bonus, it would be nice to get rid of Klaus, who reigned as King of the East, but without Dustin’s estate, the empire would suffer too much damage.

That was impossible unless he found a replacement.

After all, the two were now married. Klaus had been living for Meriel for 14 years.

Eventually, Klaus stated that he couldn’t kill Meriel….unless he first killed Klaus.

It would be a difficult plan, but it wasn’t bad. Because having a solution meant it wasn’t too bad yet.

“Your Majesty.”

Klaus, who had been suppressing his rage at the time, stood up from his seat.

“I hope my decision will not be detrimental to Your Majesty.”

“Are you saying you’re going to start a civil war with me?”

“How can you contain such a rebellious word?”

“……”

“You will have a lot of work to do when you return to the Imperial Palace.”

“Grand…Duke…you… What exactly are you thinking?”

Klaus respectfully bowed down to the emperor.

“That is up to Your Majesty to decide.”

* * *

Meriel was at ease. After her wedding, she sent all of her guests home, leaving only free time. It’s already been two weeks since her wedding. Her first week was extremely hectic.

It was a pleasure to learn what to do after she became Grand Duchess. Her life in the imperial palace, where she always ran around with flowers in her hair, was a world apart.

But it was also Selina who helped her with her studies. After she left, it was all over. Meriel was disheartened when she learned it would take her a month to return.

“Hills, where is the Grand Duke?”

“He went out to inspect.”

“When will he return?”

“The inspection time is unpredictable.”

Furthermore, Klaus left a week ago to investigate the monster’s territory.

She was alone every night, despite the fact that they were newlyweds.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Grant…Where is the Knight Commander?”

She went out a lot, but she was always with Klaus because of the risk of assassination. She never went out to play properly, aside from work due to wedding preparations.

“The knight commander will be at the mist…”

Meriel dashed to the mist before Hills could finish speaking.

Her boredom was something she’d grown accustomed to. She put flowers in her hair and could only sit blankly.

But she had never had such a boring time before coming here. She didn’t have to sit idle anymore, and she had someone to talk to, so she didn’t feel like she was wasting time at the moment.

“Princess, or should that be Grand Duchess?”

Bran immediately turned his head away as she poked her face into the mist.

She was faster than herself at sensing other people’s emotions.

“What exactly are you doing here? Your Grace, the Grand Duke has already told you not to enter this place…”

“There is no place in the palace where I cannot go, Commander.”

“However, the knights had previously stated that they were unable to concentrate…”

“Commander.”

“Yes, Grand Duchess.”

“If you don’t want me to come here, go out with me right now.”

“W-what?!”

“The Grand Duke always told me to take Bran with me when I went out.”

Of course, Klaus did not say that. Because he didn’t like her being so close to Bran.

“There is no way the Grand Duke would have said that.”

“No, it really was.”

“Because the Grand Duke is narrow-minded…No way, he could have…” He said it to himself in hushed tones.

“I heard that.”

Bran rolled her eyes, averting her gaze. Meriel laughed and poked his thick forearm.

“Grand Duchess!”

It was amusing to watch his reaction as he took a step back in surprise.

The narrow-minded Grand Duke, he claimed, could not have said such a thing. But she was Meriel, and she had a desire to go out.

“When the Grand Duke arrives, I will inform him that Bran stated that he is narrow-minded.”

“……”

“I’ll also let him know that you let me touch your forearm.”

“Grand Duchess.”

“Just like the last time, your chest…”

“Are you prepared to leave, Your Grace?”

Meriel laughed contentedly at his response.

Bran couldn’t help but sigh when he saw Meriel burst into laughter.

Bran delegated the training to the vice captain and went off to prepare for the trip.

‘How can a knight commander be so innocent that he can’t get his money back?’

Of course, he didn’t know if money was being exchanged here as well, but Meriel assumed so.

She sensed it as she got to know Klaus, but the men of the Great Siege appeared to be quite innocent.

It was a brief moment when she wondered if they would follow in the footsteps of their master, who maintained his chastity until he was old.

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