The Emperor's face was full of embarrassment at the unexpected words.
Needless to say, I answered him coldly.
"I want to leave the Duke of Vaveloa."
The emperor quickly lost his expression, opened his mouth quietly and asked.
"You'll lose a lot of things if you leave the Vaveloa."
The Emperor was also well aware of the situation. He was asking me if I could be outside the eyes of the Vaveloa family.
If you can't stand alone outside the Duke of Vaveloa, you could die.
"Of course, I'm not simply asking for a stir."
He raised the tip of his eyebrows.
I continued my words without hesitation.
"Instead, I would like to inherit the title of Marquis Kinnoa."
Surprise began to spread over his face.
"You have the right to succession to the title of Marquis Kinnoa...."
"There is. My mother was Kinnoa's last immediate blood relative and Marquis."
It was as if I were dealing with someone I had never seen before.
The mage family who was cursed by the dragon was Meldenique material family.
1
Of course, it was only now that I heard that the word cursed was a lie, but most of the immediate blood relatives died, and the defense hid somewhere and ran away.
The family's property and land were mostly attributed to Vaveloa upon the death of Meldenique's mother, the last Marquis of Kinnoa, and now only the name remains.
Family members also died or scattered, and the only remaining property is a husk temporarily attributed to the Imperial family.
And about a pile of stones that remains and is managed.
But I will give up the glorious name of Vaveloa and inherit the name of my mother, Kinnoa.
It would be surprising from his point of view.
"Meldenique, are you going to raise a family on your own?"
I shrugged without answering, but to the Emperor, that alone seemed to be the answer.
He muttered with a small admiration.
"You're strong."
The Emperor soon looked down, looking down.
Almost all the sand in the hourglass had fallen.
The Emperor boldly turned the hourglass upside down.
"I want to talk to you more."
***
Being alone with the Emperor was beneficial.
I smiled satisfactorily with the 'something' handed over to me by the emperor in my arms.
'This is perfect.'
The Duchess of Vaveloa never thought for a moment that she would get an uppercut from me.
Joyfully reminiscent of the outrageous reaction of the future Hildegart, I set out to find Dominic, who was waiting tediously outside the garden.
"Mel!"
However, Axion stood like a guardian post about 10 steps away from the secret room.
The boy who swept his hair beautifully with pomade screamed out of nowhere when he saw me.
"I have something to say!"
I looked around.
Seeing that there is no other person, the Emperor must have escaped the secret room by a different route, and since there is no one here, it is a common sense for him to call her by her nickname.
"Xion?"
"Did you get permission from my father?"
"What permission?"
A strange passion was spreading in Axion's eyes.
The boy said carefully as he twisted his body.
"······Dating?"
2
I shook my head seriously.
I think you're thinking in a strange way, this little kid.
"We talked about something else."
"But it's okay! Mel, do whatever you want!"
"Of course, I'll do it all."
I shook my head seriously, looking at the exaggeratedly half-sized boy.
The boy wishing for my happiness clenched his fists and waved them with an overflowing fighting spirit and said.
"Yeah, there's a lake in the garden, and the lakeside is pretty."
"······Huh?"
Axion smells of a suspicious scheme.
"Wait a minute, let's go for a walk with my brother!"
I asked as I glanced at Cassian enjoying a quiet tea time under the shade of a tree.
"Do I have to go for a walk with His Highness Prince Cassian?"
No matter how much I think about it, it'll be very awkward......
"Yes, I prepared a great event. It's an event where you have to watch it together!"
Axion clenched both fists and added.
"Shi, I can't do it if you don't like it. I will never force you! A great knight doesn't force anything like that!"
1
After hearing Axion's words, I was so happy that I burst into laughter.
1
Although the inner heart is as transparent as the mirror······.
How can I reject the lovely little prince who wants to give me a great event?
"I'll look forward to the event. But only if his Highness, Prince Cassian allows it."
But I don't like the awkwardness.
I decided to use the so-called handing over operation.
She handed over all responsibility to Prince Cassian.
'Cassian will refuse because it would be awkward and difficult to be with me.'
I smiled confidently and nodded.
"Yes, I got it!"
Despite my ambiguous answer, Axion rejoiced and ran towards his hyung, who was sitting under the shade of the tree.
***
Unfortunately for Meldenique, Cassian did not refuse his dongsaengs request. (TN – dongsaeng what an older brother calls a younger brother. Doesn't generally have to be blood related. )
As a result, they were now standing side by side in front of Lake Aria.
Cassian stood next to me and stared at Meldenique, who looked around with her mouth slightly open.
The face that asked, 'Why am I here' was too obvious.
"I didn't know there would be a lake like this in the Imperial Palace!"
She opened the door to the conversation first.
"Everyone gets surprised. It's tranquil and small."
At Cassian's words, Meldenique exclaimed and walked around the lake.
She's a person who shows everything on her face.
He was comfortable with Meldenique, who didn't have to guess his intention.
Keeping pace with her steps without conversation, Cassian recalled a letter from his younger brother earlier.
[Hyung-nim, please come to my palace quickly, I miss you!
-Axion]
He was friendly, but there was an invisible line.
I was going to lightly hand over the letter from my younger brother and write, 'Let's meet next time.'
Cassian was rather busy. Every second of the Crown Prince, who will be the next Emperor, was well organized.
However, I came here when Axion hinted, 'Meldenique will come!'
'Even if I had time to come, I could have gone back.'
Instead of playing Axion's favorite game of draws, instead of walking around the lake with Meldenique, there was a lot of political work that needed to be done.
But I chose to walk along the lake with Meldenique, leaving all those options behind.
'Why······. Am I still here.'
He looked down at a woman half a snake smaller than him and thought calmly.
2
'Because you're the only one who reached out to my nightmares?'
The dream catcher Meldenique gave as a gift is still hanging in his bedroom.
It's not just the dreamcatcher.
As soon as I realized that I didn't have to endure bad dreams, my nightmares decreased by half.
But let's be sure.
In fact, he didn't really believe in salvation. He wasn't such a soft person.
But it's true that her unintentional touch saved his dream.
'......It's complicated.'
Anyway, at this moment, I wanted to continue to observe her lively expression.
Cassian liked the look of Meldenique's back, which had already run far ahead of him.
Méldenique turned her head and smiled brightly at him.
Her smiling face was witty and humorous, so he also raised the corners of his mouth.
"There's a lake like this, too? As expected, the imperial palace is amazing."
It was definitely fun to be with her.
Next to Meldenique, who was fluttering with excitement he followed her, walking neatly in a straight line.
Because he had never walked fast or slow.
Always walking at the same tempo. His behavior is also the same. The pitch of the voice asking the question is always constant.
Even now, he asked her with moderate manners.
Half-kind and half-cold, as he does to other people.
"Is this your first time at a lake?"
"Yes!"
After answering with a short answer, Meldenique walked cheerfully without stopping.
Sometimes she walks slowly and at other times she suddenly becomes too fast.
Now it was the former.
"Earlier, Axion had been saying that if we walked together in this lake, we would become lovers, right?"
"A·······. There was a legend like that."
He rubbed his earlobe. It was because it felt like it became warm for some reason.
"Then we can't be lovers in the first place!"
"Yes, I guess so."
Cassian, who gave a moderately blunt affirmation, immediately looked at Meldenique.
"We can be friends! Wow! There's a butterfly flying around here!"
In the meantime, Meldenique moved her body endlessly.
She continued to look around, regardless of rubbing the bottom of her dress in the dirt.
I was amazed by the sight of her face by the shore of the lake, as she stopped at the place where the flowers were, smelling there scent, and smiled warmly.
I can't believe she's doing so much in less than five minutes.
'I've never seen someone like this before.'
Seeing the women walking along the lake admiring, I felt strange again.
Is it correct to say that it is strange.
Can I describe this feeling as if one side of the heart is showing off its presence?
Cassian does everything according to specifications. He's never gone astray.
For him, Meldenique was a wonder.
'If I were you, would I be happy with the little things when tomorrow is the excommunication trial.'
Tomorrow, Meldenique Vaveloa's excommunication trial was scheduled.
All the Nobles bought into the Vaveloa family were pressuring her to be excommunicated.
There seems to be a heated debate outside, but opinions are consistent inside.
At this rate, Méldenique would almost be excommunicated.
She's a smart person, so she can't be unaware of such a situation, so how can she smile so happily.
I suddenly got curious.
However, he was not the type to spit out curiosity out of his mouth without manners.
However, looking at Meldenique's bright smile, the alertness is strangely relieved. To the point where words leaked out of my mouth without realizing it.
"Are you happy now?"
Meldenique stopped walking and naturally asked back.
"Are you happy?"
"Yes."
Cassian, who had been walking steadily, also naturally stopped.
It was the moment when both stopped walking and looked at each other.
Could Axion's mischievous play be triggered anew only now.
A sharp colored paper came down from the sky like a drizzle. It was a childish situation where a young child, who could attend the academy, thought it was an event and planned it.
Meldenique caught the colored paper falling from the sky one by one.
"Yes!"
She threw the pile of confetti that had fallen from the sky from her hand again back into the sky, and she shouted again cheerfully.
"I'm truly happy!"
The Emperor's face was full of embarrassment at the unexpected words.
Needless to say, I answered him coldly.
"I want to leave the Duke of Vaveloa."
The emperor quickly lost his expression, opened his mouth quietly and asked.
"You'll lose a lot of things if you leave the Vaveloa."
The Emperor was also well aware of the situation. He was asking me if I could be outside the eyes of the Vaveloa family.
If you can't stand alone outside the Duke of Vaveloa, you could die.
"Of course, I'm not simply asking for a stir."
He raised the tip of his eyebrows.
I continued my words without hesitation.
"Instead, I would like to inherit the title of Marquis Kinnoa."
Surprise began to spread over his face.
"You have the right to succession to the title of Marquis Kinnoa...."
"There is. My mother was Kinnoa's last immediate blood relative and Marquis."
It was as if I were dealing with someone I had never seen before.
The mage family who was cursed by the dragon was Meldenique material family.
1
Of course, it was only now that I heard that the word cursed was a lie, but most of the immediate blood relatives died, and the defense hid somewhere and ran away.
The family's property and land were mostly attributed to Vaveloa upon the death of Meldenique's mother, the last Marquis of Kinnoa, and now only the name remains.
Family members also died or scattered, and the only remaining property is a husk temporarily attributed to the Imperial family.
And about a pile of stones that remains and is managed.
But I will give up the glorious name of Vaveloa and inherit the name of my mother, Kinnoa.
It would be surprising from his point of view.
"Meldenique, are you going to raise a family on your own?"
I shrugged without answering, but to the Emperor, that alone seemed to be the answer.
He muttered with a small admiration.
"You're strong."
The Emperor soon looked down, looking down.
Almost all the sand in the hourglass had fallen.
The Emperor boldly turned the hourglass upside down.
"I want to talk to you more."
***
Being alone with the Emperor was beneficial.
I smiled satisfactorily with the 'something' handed over to me by the emperor in my arms.
'This is perfect.'
The Duchess of Vaveloa never thought for a moment that she would get an uppercut from me.
Joyfully reminiscent of the outrageous reaction of the future Hildegart, I set out to find Dominic, who was waiting tediously outside the garden.
"Mel!"
However, Axion stood like a guardian post about 10 steps away from the secret room.
The boy who swept his hair beautifully with pomade screamed out of nowhere when he saw me.
"I have something to say!"
I looked around.
Seeing that there is no other person, the Emperor must have escaped the secret room by a different route, and since there is no one here, it is a common sense for him to call her by her nickname.
"Xion?"
"Did you get permission from my father?"
"What permission?"
A strange passion was spreading in Axion's eyes.
The boy said carefully as he twisted his body.
"······Dating?"
2
I shook my head seriously.
I think you're thinking in a strange way, this little kid.
"We talked about something else."
"But it's okay! Mel, do whatever you want!"
"Of course, I'll do it all."
I shook my head seriously, looking at the exaggeratedly half-sized boy.
The boy wishing for my happiness clenched his fists and waved them with an overflowing fighting spirit and said.
"Yeah, there's a lake in the garden, and the lakeside is pretty."
"······Huh?"
Axion smells of a suspicious scheme.
"Wait a minute, let's go for a walk with my brother!"
I asked as I glanced at Cassian enjoying a quiet tea time under the shade of a tree.
"Do I have to go for a walk with His Highness Prince Cassian?"
No matter how much I think about it, it'll be very awkward......
"Yes, I prepared a great event. It's an event where you have to watch it together!"
Axion clenched both fists and added.
"Shi, I can't do it if you don't like it. I will never force you! A great knight doesn't force anything like that!"
1
After hearing Axion's words, I was so happy that I burst into laughter.
1
Although the inner heart is as transparent as the mirror······.
How can I reject the lovely little prince who wants to give me a great event?
"I'll look forward to the event. But only if his Highness, Prince Cassian allows it."
But I don't like the awkwardness.
I decided to use the so-called handing over operation.
She handed over all responsibility to Prince Cassian.
'Cassian will refuse because it would be awkward and difficult to be with me.'
I smiled confidently and nodded.
"Yes, I got it!"
Despite my ambiguous answer, Axion rejoiced and ran towards his hyung, who was sitting under the shade of the tree.
***
Unfortunately for Meldenique, Cassian did not refuse his dongsaengs request. (TN – dongsaeng what an older brother calls a younger brother. Doesn't generally have to be blood related. )
As a result, they were now standing side by side in front of Lake Aria.
Cassian stood next to me and stared at Meldenique, who looked around with her mouth slightly open.
The face that asked, 'Why am I here' was too obvious.
"I didn't know there would be a lake like this in the Imperial Palace!"
She opened the door to the conversation first.
"Everyone gets surprised. It's tranquil and small."
At Cassian's words, Meldenique exclaimed and walked around the lake.
She's a person who shows everything on her face.
He was comfortable with Meldenique, who didn't have to guess his intention.
Keeping pace with her steps without conversation, Cassian recalled a letter from his younger brother earlier.
[Hyung-nim, please come to my palace quickly, I miss you!
-Axion]
He was friendly, but there was an invisible line.
I was going to lightly hand over the letter from my younger brother and write, 'Let's meet next time.'
Cassian was rather busy. Every second of the Crown Prince, who will be the next Emperor, was well organized.
However, I came here when Axion hinted, 'Meldenique will come!'
'Even if I had time to come, I could have gone back.'
Instead of playing Axion's favorite game of draws, instead of walking around the lake with Meldenique, there was a lot of political work that needed to be done.
But I chose to walk along the lake with Meldenique, leaving all those options behind.
'Why······. Am I still here.'
He looked down at a woman half a snake smaller than him and thought calmly.
2
'Because you're the only one who reached out to my nightmares?'
The dream catcher Meldenique gave as a gift is still hanging in his bedroom.
It's not just the dreamcatcher.
As soon as I realized that I didn't have to endure bad dreams, my nightmares decreased by half.
But let's be sure.
In fact, he didn't really believe in salvation. He wasn't such a soft person.
But it's true that her unintentional touch saved his dream.
'......It's complicated.'
Anyway, at this moment, I wanted to continue to observe her lively expression.
Cassian liked the look of Meldenique's back, which had already run far ahead of him.
Méldenique turned her head and smiled brightly at him.
Her smiling face was witty and humorous, so he also raised the corners of his mouth.
"There's a lake like this, too? As expected, the imperial palace is amazing."
It was definitely fun to be with her.
Next to Meldenique, who was fluttering with excitement he followed her, walking neatly in a straight line.
Because he had never walked fast or slow.
Always walking at the same tempo. His behavior is also the same. The pitch of the voice asking the question is always constant.
Even now, he asked her with moderate manners.
Half-kind and half-cold, as he does to other people.
"Is this your first time at a lake?"
"Yes!"
After answering with a short answer, Meldenique walked cheerfully without stopping.
Sometimes she walks slowly and at other times she suddenly becomes too fast.
Now it was the former.
"Earlier, Axion had been saying that if we walked together in this lake, we would become lovers, right?"
"A·······. There was a legend like that."
He rubbed his earlobe. It was because it felt like it became warm for some reason.
"Then we can't be lovers in the first place!"
"Yes, I guess so."
Cassian, who gave a moderately blunt affirmation, immediately looked at Meldenique.
"We can be friends! Wow! There's a butterfly flying around here!"
In the meantime, Meldenique moved her body endlessly.
She continued to look around, regardless of rubbing the bottom of her dress in the dirt.
I was amazed by the sight of her face by the shore of the lake, as she stopped at the place where the flowers were, smelling there scent, and smiled warmly.
I can't believe she's doing so much in less than five minutes.
'I've never seen someone like this before.'
Seeing the women walking along the lake admiring, I felt strange again.
Is it correct to say that it is strange.
Can I describe this feeling as if one side of the heart is showing off its presence?
Cassian does everything according to specifications. He's never gone astray.
For him, Meldenique was a wonder.
'If I were you, would I be happy with the little things when tomorrow is the excommunication trial.'
Tomorrow, Meldenique Vaveloa's excommunication trial was scheduled.
All the Nobles bought into the Vaveloa family were pressuring her to be excommunicated.
There seems to be a heated debate outside, but opinions are consistent inside.
At this rate, Méldenique would almost be excommunicated.
She's a smart person, so she can't be unaware of such a situation, so how can she smile so happily.
I suddenly got curious.
However, he was not the type to spit out curiosity out of his mouth without manners.
However, looking at Meldenique's bright smile, the alertness is strangely relieved. To the point where words leaked out of my mouth without realizing it.
"Are you happy now?"
Meldenique stopped walking and naturally asked back.
"Are you happy?"
"Yes."
Cassian, who had been walking steadily, also naturally stopped.
It was the moment when both stopped walking and looked at each other.
Could Axion's mischievous play be triggered anew only now.
A sharp colored paper came down from the sky like a drizzle. It was a childish situation where a young child, who could attend the academy, thought it was an event and planned it.
Meldenique caught the colored paper falling from the sky one by one.
"Yes!"
She threw the pile of confetti that had fallen from the sky from her hand again back into the sky, and she shouted again cheerfully.
"I'm truly happy!"
