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There was a time when that face was scary.
In his distant childhood, which he can’t even remember anymore, Terzhe’s words were law and rule.
But, how about now?
“Warn the Count. If she says one more nonsensical word out of her mouth, I will not stand still.”
Terzhe didn’t change at all compared to those days, but he himself has changed.
Getting stronger. Strong enough to protect what’s precious to him.
Even though he get rid of someone who only saying some nonsense words, no one can resist.
“You insane!”
“When was I sane?”
“They said you lost your memory, who spread such nonsense!”
Losing what? The grandchild he met after 3 years has become more vicious and there was no sign of him losing his memory or his personality becoming mild at all.
“Who is that? The one that says I lost my memory.”
“Forget it. You seem very fine! What the hell was that bastard Lexter talking about?”
Tsk, tsk, Terzhe clicked his tongue.
Because he heard Dillian had lost his memory, he thought something big was going to happen, but it was just his worries.
“Do you believe that guy?”
“Yeah, I’m an idiot to believe him. Just come, and I will strike him.”
“If he can come then.”
He assures Lexter won’t come. If he comes, his neck will be blown away, but if he knows that his life is precious, he will just be hiding in a room.
“I mean, you too, Dillian, don’t let Lexter go wild, just get rid of him.”
Now? Who was the one who let Lexter go wild?
His grandfather is indeed a contradictory person.
“I’m going to do that anyway, so please don’t disturb me.”
“I’m going to give Giselle a lesson myself, so don’t make a fuss.”
“Unless Count Justin touches mine first, I have no intention of touching hers first.”
“She will not touch you because she’s a child who knows your nature well.”
Therze seemed convinced, but well.
Will Giselle be able to stand still according to Therze’s will?
Dillian could put Nathan’s eyebrows on the bet for answering no.
***
A bright full moon descended on the fluffy child’s face.
Giselle, who was looking at his lovely face in his sleep, stretched out her hand.
“Dante.”
Dante groaned as the hand stroked his cheek.
“Yeah.”
There was a brief smile on his pale, bloodless face.
“My poor baby. Mom will take care of you.”
There was no exact name for Dante’s chronic disease.
For no apparent reason, he had a fever, vomited blood, and collapsed.
Neither the best doctors in the empire nor the priests could cure the child.
“As expected, I had to go see the High Priest that day.”
Ria enters the Great Temple as much as she likes, like going to a friend’s house and meeting Aaron, but Aaron is a person who is not usually easy to meet.
There was nothing easy about receiving the High Priest’s blessing or receiving treatment.
She managed to make an appointment with the High Priest, but Dante’s condition deteriorated rapidly and he was unable to go up to the capital.
Now, the only way was to wait for the High Priest to respond and come to the Justin estate.
It seemed like it was all her fault.
She was lacking, so it seemed like the child was ill.
“I’m sorry, Mom.”
Giselle, who was looking at the sleeping son’s face with anxious eyes, raised her head at the creepy sound.
The large bird perched on the window sill and blinked at Dante.
Giselle abruptly got up and drew her sword at the gloomy energy that passed by the red eyes.
The bird stared at it and opened its mouth.
[Giselle.]
Giselle raised her eyes at the familiar voice.
“… Lexter?”
There was some noise, but Lexter was certain.
“Where’re you and what’re you doing? You don’t even know what His Grace has done now!”
Giselle’s furious shoulders shook up and down.
“Because of that one woman, to our Dante….”
Her contorted face soon turned into a cry.
“Did you get any medicine?”
Then the vial fell from the bird’s mouth.
Giselle hurriedly sat down on the floor and took the medicine bottle in her arms.
[Take the same as before. It will definitely get better this time.]
“… Re, really? Dante, can be cured?”
[Yeah, he still needs to take a few more doses, but it will be over soon.]
At that moment, Giselle’s face was stained with relief.
Dante has been able to withstand up to this point thanks to the medicine Lexter had given her.
At first, she was skeptical, but after taking the medicine, Dante’s health began to noticeably improve.
With this medicine, Dante will surely get better.
[So you just do what I tell you.]
Giselle nodded and gripped the vial as tightly as her lifeline.
***
The next day.
Couldn’t get rid of my fatigue, I only opened my eyes when the sun rose in the middle of the sky.
After rolling around on the bed for a while, wriggling like a caterpillar, I jumped up at Sera’s words.
“Your Grace had something to do with the territory, so he and the old master went out early in the morning.”
“He’s going out?”
“Yes.”
“Then I…?”
Am I not thrown into the middle of the enemy camp right now? Was I abandoned among the sharks?
“He said he would be back before dinner.”
“… He said to see the garden together.”
I pursed my lips and grunted. Seeing this, Sera burst into laughter.
“Are you feeling sad?”
“What?”
“You look sad.”
“… Me?”
Realizing that I showed my sad feeling openly, I kept my mouth shut.
“Am I like a child?”
“About?”
“I keep relying on sir Dillian.”
“What exactly….”
“If I can’t see him, I get worried, keep following him with my eyes, and wonder what he’s doing…. Like those things.”
I seemed to depend more and more on Dillian because I came to an unfamiliar place.
“… Why are you looking at me like that?”
Sera and Nathan, who looked at me with their eyes wide open, had identical faces, like twins.
“Sure, you guys too thinking that I shouldn’t be like this, right?”
As I muttered in a hoarse voice, Sera suddenly lit up her eyes and grabbed my shoulder.
“What do you mean you shouldn’t be like that? That’s okay! It’s natural between lovers!”
“Lo, ve?”
“Yes! That thing is love!
Then Nathan spread his wings and raised his voice.
“What are you talking about? No way. Ria, I think you need to cultivate independence.”
“What do you mean, Nathan-nim! Are you planning to separate two people who are in love?”
“I am!”
I muttered to myself as I saw the two of them fighting with a blood stick around their neck.
“… Love?”
My eyes in the mirror shook like an earthquake.
“… What love?”
I? To Dillian? No way.
Certainly, it’s love!
If I can’t see him, I keep thinking about him, want to see him, I get angry when he is with another woman, I just want him to only see me….
Recalling that, I stopped all actions like a broken robot.
What I’ve done so far quickly flashed through my mind.
‘Is there a difference between what I did…?’
No. No! It was affection back then!
The Princess and Dillian, I looked back at myself and defined the confused emotions.
I like Dillian. However, this is just an affection between humans.
‘And jealousy is something you can do while you’re engaged. Weirdly, we don’t do anything even though we lived together!’
I tried to deny it,
“No one kissing because of affection! Even if you say no, still, there is love in the corner of your heart!”
I smashed my forehead into the dressing table at Sera’s rustic murder.
Bang! Sera and Nathan stopped fighting at the sound and hurriedly approached me.
“Ri, Ria-nim?!”
“Ria!”
I smiled as I looked at my red forehead.
That’s nonsense. It was because I’m so tired. Because I seem to be trapped in an unfamiliar place, so it’s frustrating.
“I need to cool my head. A walk, let’s go for a walk!”
***
When I heard that Giselle was busy decorating the banquet hall, I headed straight to the garden.
The spring breeze was warm. My body was light in thin clothes.
“Today is a good day. Seems summer is coming soon.”
“Yeah, time goes really fast.”
The first time I met Dillian was in the middle of winter, but it felt strange to say that summer is coming soon.
“Personally, I think Ria-nim suits the best as a spring bride, but it’s too hard to wait until next year. So, I think a summer bride is also good!”
“Sera, I think you went too far.”
“A beautiful wedding on the beach…. So romantic….”
As if in a dream, Sera clasped her hands with an ecstatic expression.
I fell into her realistic explanation.
As if a video was playing, a scene popped into my mind.
The blue sea, hair blowing in the cool breeze, the surroundings decorated with flowers, and shouts bursting out.
And Dillian in a tuxedo….
“Crazy!”
I quickly brushed my hair.
Not seeing my intense reaction, Sera spouted words with bright eyes.
“Who would like to receive the bouquet? Is there anyone near Ria-nim who will get married soon?”
“Sera, please….”
I think I’m going to die of shame. Once conscious of it, Dillian kept coming to mind.
As I chewed my lips, I suddenly noticed something strange.
“Nathan, why are you so quiet?”
It was strange that Nathan, who should have shouted before anyone else, was quiet.