E/N: The proper name of the “Spirit Kingdom” is “Alik” (they are used interchangeably).
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Little Aster couldn’t understand why he needed to wear girly clothing, and pretend to be a girl. He couldn’t understand why he always had to wear a hood to hide the pink hair that he couldn’t even dye, or why he couldn’t bear his real name, Aster.
Most of all, he couldn’t understand why he wasn’t able to go out into the world freely.
“When can I go out?”
“When the Emperor finds you.”
“He will never find me!”
“The Emperor loved your mother. In no instance will he feign ignorance to the fact that he has a son”. Ritaus reassured, but Aster knew the truth, more or less. His father had forgotten about him. There may have been times when it crossed the Emperor’s mind, but he probably took little interest in it.
“Did the Empress kill my mother?”
“Your mother … she passed away due to her illness.” Ritaus’s hesitant response suggested that he was lying.
“I have no intention of overthrowing the throne, so please …”
“The matter of accession to the throne does not depend on the jurisdiction of the law, but the will of the Duke.”
“Please save him, Your Majesty. He’s just a child who only has this old man left in this world.”
The Emperor’s gaze, frozen in front of the old Duke’s pleas, gradually wavered. “The boy’s hair is also pink, like Lydiana’s?”
“Yes, from the hair color to the pupils and facial features. He looks a lot like Lydiana.”
The Emperor’s eyes slightly reddened with what seemed to be tears. This expression relieved the Duke’s torn heart a little. The Emperor must have been heartbroken because he lost his mistress. As such, it was now imperative to save Aster. Duke Lithi would have never guessed the circumstances could be somewhat rectified after speaking to the Emperor.
The Imperial Palace was afraid of the Spirit King’s blood. Duke Lithi’s daughter, Lydiana, would not have died had she not been associated with the Emperor. This crime was committed before Lydiana was born, possibly beginning with Duke Lithi’s first encounter with his late wife Callie.
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There was a strained relationship that lasted a very long time between the fallen Spirit Kingdom and the Elbach Empire.
Despite this, the poor Duke Lithi turned a blind eye to this reality and turned his back on this harsh truth. He had no choice. In the end, he had to follow the Emperor’s words even though he felt like he was stranded in the middle of the sea.
Ultimately, the duke had decided that it was more important to protect his grandson who was cursed.