A secret organization aimed at reviving the dead God, Ehyrit.
She never thought it would get tangled up like this.
Charlize pulled the dagger while thinking.
Payne wrapped his neck with both hands as if he were alive.
âBut why would Alperier want me?â
It was very questionable.
Isnât it a secret organization famous for being picky about joining? But what do they believe in Charlize to come up with such an offer?
âHow can I believe that youâre an Alperier? No, before that. Why me?â
âAs expected, you know what Alperier is. Then it will be easier to say.â
However, despite Charlizeâs suspicious attitude, Payne has welcomed it.
âFirst of all, this is the evidence.â
Payne rolled his wrist and showed a tattoo. It was a red lion tattoo which is a symbol of Alperier.
ââŚâ
Charlize became quiet. No one does tattoos for fun.
Above all, when a wizard gets this tattoo, he is immediately expelled from the tower. Therefore, Payneâs words were more likely to be true.
âYou can trust me. Iâm also an experimenter who participated in the Kiera project.â
Is he saying that he was overwhelmed by revenge because of the Kiera project?
Charlize looked at Payne.
However, Payne was too emotionless to his vengeful gaze.
âI canât even feel the energy of Ehyrit.â
Charlize frowned for a moment at the incongruity.
âBut there is a possibility that the piece has not been transplanted on the subject of the experiment.â
Payne answered immediately.
âAnd, why did I ask you? Thatâs because youâre a genius. Itâs not just swordsmanship. And I recognized it from the beginning.â
Genius? She wonât deny it.
However.
Asked Charlize.
ââŚIs that all?â
âAnd you have a strange smell. A strange smell that I have never smelled like any other human before.â
Payne, who seemed to be playful all the time, was serious at that moment.
Strange smell? Charlize paused for a moment. She had a hunch.
âNo way, a piece of Ehyrit.â
Ehyritâs pieces are famous for smelling nothing.
But Charlize. He could clearly smell the pieces. Was it because she returned with the piece in her body?
Just as poisonous mushrooms that are not good for humans, are the most colorful and beautiful. In the bluestone, which is the source of the monster. There was a fragrant and captivating smell.
It is the scent of an angel that seems to have condensed all the sweetness of the world.
Therefore, when the monster appeared, she knew the raid with only her sense of smell.
But she has never smelled it from herself.
âMainly, itâs coming from you. And itâs like, crazy addictive. Didnât you know?â
ââŚâ
Charlize deemed Payne dangerous. But also.
Itâs a waste to kill him.
It struck her that she had to keep him alive intuitively. But he didnât even want to be close to her.
âWell.â
Charlize turned around and said.
âI donât know what youâre talking about.â
She took the documents signed by the traitors. Documents related to the Kiera project were deliberately left behind.
Would that be wise? She wasnât sure, but it was a decision she had already made.
âThereâs a perfume that my cherished maid made for me. I guess the scent is like that after smelling it.â
âNo, itâs not such an artificial smell.â
Payne expressed his anger. He thumped through the air like a dog and shouted.
âThis smell canât be made up! Itâs the only one! Itâs unique!â
âHis sensitivity is too good.â
Charlize thought.
Still, Payne didnât look bothersome or bad anymore.
Because she discovered that Payneâs body was damaged everywhere. It was a forcibly remodeled passage through which Ehyritâs power would pass.
âIs it an almost dead body that moves with mana?â
Even though she didnât know his deep vengeance, Payne deserved to hate wizards.
Although thereâs no comradeship.
That surgical mark that Payne hid belongs to the victim of the Kiera project.
Moreover, he also noticed Charlizeâs genius. He looks pretty sharp.
Charlize decided to be a little more generous. Her tone softened.
âThank you for the compliment âŚIâll go somewhere else to investigate. Iâm rejecting it.â
âHuh? Wait, without hearing more? Youâll change your mind if you listen to it. No one knows more about the Kiera project than our organization does.â
The clue to Kiera was the only condition that could provoke Charlize.
However, Charlize already knew the Alperier. Although not much of Alperier is known. Only the conditions for joining the organization were famous.
Because of the nature of being a secret organization, as soon as you belong to it, you have to cut ties with the world.
But Charlize still had to stay by Dylanâs side. She had no time to try to save the dead god by melting into the secret organization.
It wasnât worth the trouble. The conclusion had already been concluded by rejection.
Clues about Kiera can be traced alone.
âI know thatâs why Payne offered me.â
âYes, itâs a no.â
Charlize said calmly, but clearly. She put the dagger back into the necklace, leaving Payne behind.
Payne seemed to try to persuade Charlize more, but Charlize went out of the shed.
She already got everything she could get, so it didnât matter.
As Charlize stepped out a little further, she saw Kahu with Shadow.
As soon as they saw Charlize, Shadow knelt down together.
Even if they were rescuing a slave. Even if it was a situation where they were facing a sword with a member of the underworld.
Showing courtesy to Charlize was their top priority.
After Charlize gave a nod likewise, she looked back for a moment. Payne wasnât there.
But Charlize had a hunch. Payne will never give up.
***
Dylan was a genius.
His genius in all fields was no exception to painting.
The brush strokes on the canvas felt as sacred as the realm of God. Dylan was immersed in the canvas in front of him.
âCharlize Ronan.â
What Dylan drew was Charlize.
The delicate and elegant brushstrokes were very realistic. Even though he was drawing it based only on his memory without a model in front of him.
It was so lifelike that it was perfect.
Because it was a state of immersion, the hands moved on their own without the judgment of the head. Then suddenly Dylan was surprised.
At one point, next to Charlize, who was smiling brightly, Kahu was pictured looking at her.
ââŚâ
Dylan stopped the brush and looked into the canvas.
It must be a reflection of the unconscious.
Thereâs no way he wants to paint Charlize smiling next to Kahu.
As Dylan sat in his chair and looked at the canvas, the attendant from the distance approached him.
Dylan gestured in the air before the painting could be seen.
He used his mana to volatilize all the paints contained in the canvas.
âYour Majesty.â
The attendant bent down and called Dylan. He glanced at the Emperorâs canvas, but there was nothing but white.
The attendant suppressed his curiosity. It wasnât an emotion that was allowed to the employee.
âThe grandmaster has come.â
ââŚMaster?â
Dylan, who had been colorless and odorless like a calmly sunk stone, revived only then.
It was certainly a joy in his voice. But soon Dylan tried to suppress his feelings somehow. He shouldnât get caught by Charlize.
The emperor stood up to meet Charlize.
âThe grandmaster is waiting in the moonlight garden.â
The weather is quite chilly now.
Dylan went outside in a coat made out of the beastâs fur. Dylanâs steps were in a hurry.
***
Soon there was Charlize in his sight.
Charlize often caresses the buds when she is alone. Even now, Charlize touched the flowers with a face as if she were having a conversation.
Dylan stopped slowly. He looked at Charlize a little further away. His gaze stole Charlize down.
âItâs the first time I see the dress.â
Charlize was wearing a gold fancy dress.
Dylan felt dizzy for a moment.
He was memorizing all Charlizeâs clothes. And as far as he knows, that dress is the first dress Charlize wears.
Since she stayed at Kahuâs mansion the day before. It was supposed to be a dress given by the Duke circumstantially.
All of a sudden. He wants that clothes to be torn. He was hoping.
Dylanâs hand clenched into a fist.
âItâs jealousy, itâs a wrong desire for possession.â
Dylan couldnât shake off his feelings even if he blamed himself like that.
The fact that he became the emperor attracts many peopleâs attention. He couldnât go directly to the underworld because it was obvious that it was dangerous.
âBut was it the imperial throne who came up to do this?â
Dylan stayed up the night before, thinking dozens of times.
He hated himself for being able to do nothing when Charlize was sleeping in Kahuâs mansion. Yeah,
âI cannot claim any rights to Master.â
They were not in a relationship.
Fortunately, heâs busy organizing the country right now, so he doesnât talk about marriage. But when he finds stability soon.
He doesnât know what will happen. During the candidacy of the Crown Princess, all of the young noble ladies, who were already decent, married or gave up with others.
Now, in order to find the potential bride, he had to find it in another country, so there was still time.
To suit the empress. At least she should be more than the imperial princess of another empire. There are only two unmarried princesses left on the continent now.
Charlize wouldnât be aware of this situation either.
In fact, everyone couldnât say anything, but they thought Dylan and Charlize were as good as Kahu and Charlize.
Charlize is a princess of the Ronan family. Even if sheâs not Ronan, sheâs the Emperorâs teacher.
But Charlize doesnât dream of being the empress, and Dylan recognized this reality more clearly than anyone else.
âIf Iâd rather.â
He just hopes time doesnât go by.
Dylan has never seen such an interesting being in his life. Every time he saw it, his heartbeats, and he doesnât feel bored to be alive.
The only and unique being.
It was Charlize and she was the only one in the world. He hopes this period, which is okay to look at Charlize, will be as long as possible.
For that limited time. He hopes Charlize doesnât get along with Kahu either, but thatâs probably too much greed.
Dylan isnât anyoneâs man yet because Charlize is just beautiful. He couldnât break it. He couldnât get close to her.
But time goes by.
Coldly, Charlize looked back. A sense of tension quickly infiltrates the gaze entangled in the air.
âYour Majesty.â
Charlize called Dylan sweetly.
I love you.
But he couldnât say that.
Dylan smiled.
âMaster.â
Nevertheless, he couldnât hide the secret impulse under his eyes.