“Remember when I asked you whether working as a maid was hard or not? To this day, your answer is still vivid in my mind.”
‘What did I say back then?’ I thought as I went through the sea of memories.
But the Empress beat me to it.
You said that you were glad you were abandoned at the palace, that you were a lucky girl.
“It’s true, for a commoner orphan like me to be given a chance to serve as a maid is an honor…”
“That’s also what you said back then,” the Empress said with a sad face.
I began to choke up amidst the sorrow.
You know Charlize…you were the only one who saw me as ‘Eloise’ and not the Empress.”
“I…”
When I was with you, I never felt lonely. That’s why I wanted you to be happy.
The Empress gently tilted my head up.
Her red hair flowed along the zephyr, the wind carried a smell more enchanting than a rose.
…it was the scent of ‘Sister Rose’ that I so dearly adored.
“Since you’re like my sister…”
The Empress’ eyes turned serious.
A long sigh could be heard amongst the mild spring breeze.
“I want to see you smile like a normal child who is free of any worries.”
“Then…”
“But whatever the reason is, I shouldn’t have lied to you. I’m so sorry, Charlize.”
The Empress deeply bowed her head to me.
I let out a small gasp of surprise.
Your Majesty, even if you are wrong, I won’t tell you off, but…bowing your head to a child like me…!
“No, it’s my fault.”
“But, even so…”
I don’t want to lose you, so I want to sincerely apologize,” she said firmly.
I blinked my eyes in bewilderment.
‘Is it really okay for me to be sitting here while blankly staring at the Empress, who is currently bowing to a maid?’
“That…the apology…” before I could comprehend the situation, my lips already started to form an answer.
I nodded carefully.
“…I accept it. ”
When the Empress heard my answer, she raised her head in disbelief.
Her eyes were brimming with joy.
“I…really?
“Yes.”
“Charlize!” the Empress exclaimed as she rushed towards me and pulled me into a tight hug.
There, there.
“Your Majesty..I’m out of breath…!
I caught my breath before, encircling my arms around her and hugged her tighter.
Tears were starting to fill my eyes as her warmth enveloped my body.
“Me too… I like the Empress very much,” I whispered sincerely.
The Empress’ shoulders stiffened when she heard my proclamation.
‘Huh, what’s wrong with her? ‘
“When we’re alone, you can call me Sister Rose.”
“Yes?”
“And you don’t need to be so formal,” the Empress said as she opened her shut eyes.
Her voice was full of sincerity, but it still contained authority and dignity. It was so firm that I unconsciously hunched my shoulders.
But how could a maid talk to the Empress casually?
“
After finishing the sentence with an ugly question mark, my mind was in chaos.
First of all, the fact that he was born with the power of divinity itself proved the legitimacy of Damian.
That’s also the same reason why Vincent was so afraid of the backlash from those around him that he had to take the throne in the form of 'sympathy”.
He gave a good excuse: “I’ll return the throne when the crown prince is fully grown.”
In a way, Damian was able to protect his status as the crown prince.
‘Instead of glory and power, the person who inherited God’s Power would face a lot of pain during his childhood.’
God’s Power is something that shouldn’t fall into a human’s hands.
The founding emperor, Karpel, signed a direct contract with God. By doing so, the power passed down to his hands was forcibly manifested through a contract that hadn’t been cut off.
The powerful but uncontrollable force has been constantly tormenting Damian.
‘Right now, the crown prince…should be eight years old, right?’
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He probably was since he’s three years older than me.
‘So what I have to do is pretty simple, right?’ I thought as I laughed confidently.
‘All I have to do is educate the crown prince well so he doesn’t do anything bad to Sister Rose!’
The first step that I needed to do was get close to the main protagonist.
I mean, it’s not that hard to deal with a fat kid, right?