56 – Preparation

I helped Lia and brought her to my room together.

Lia’s shock seemed to be much greater than expected, and she trembled and shed tears as she walked.

It seemed like I was trying desperately to hold back, but the tears were flowing without me knowing.

It didn’t seem like he had completely surrendered, but it still seemed like it was a shock that was difficult to bear easily.

“So, what’s going on?”

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I asked as if I knew nothing, and Lia had no answer.

He just had his head down and his body was still shaking.

“… “Is it because I’ve been cruel to you all this time?”

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In fact, in a way, the coldness I’ve been acting toward Lia so far was all an act for this purpose.

Even so, Lia won’t doubt me. In this situation, if I was worried about her, she could have relied on me more.

“… I’m sorry. To be honest, there were parts where I was disappointed, but I knew it wasn’t your will. I may have distanced myself from you a little because of the 4th Princess’ recent stance. Sorry.”

“Beryl… ”

When I spoke calmly as if I really didn’t know anything, Lia looked up at me with a slightly relaxed face.

“It’s not really like that. I fully understood your position… “I think it was my fault too.”

“… Thank you for saying that. It won’t happen again, so relax. Sorry. “I never thought it would be this hard.”

I pretend not to know until the end.

Instead, he approaches her in a warmer way than before so that she can feel at ease when she is overcome with fear.

“No, no… It’s not really because of that… ”

“So, what happened?”

Lia couldn’t bring herself to say anything and lowered her head again with both hands clasped in a very withdrawn posture.

Well, it might be hard to say. When I saw him pacing in front of the administrative office earlier, it seemed like he didn’t have the courage to ask anyone for help.

Since they would have figured out that the culprit was someone within the castle, they probably wouldn’t be able to ask anyone for help without knowing who the culprit was.

Besides, the knights are all men except for her. There will be no one else to rely on.

Because there was even a video of himself like that left there.

“… no. Don’t say it if you don’t want to. “I’ll tell you today, so get some rest.”

“… thanks.”

Lia opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end all she could say was thank you.

It seemed like he was reluctant to say anything about the matter.

Apart from trusting me.

“Okay, then…” Shall I take you there? “To the room.”

“that… “Can I rest here?”

“what… as you please? “I’ll say that then.”

“thanks.”

I left Leah alone in my room.

For now, I just reported it as an excuse that Lia wasn’t feeling well.

Of course, I can’t rest like this forever. Even if I said I was resting, it probably wasn’t resting.

***

Leah, who was left alone in Beryl’s room, lay down on the bed she had originally used.

It certainly didn’t feel awkward, perhaps because it was a room I had been using for a long time. In fact, Beryl’s warmth remained, making it warmer than his own room.

“Huh… ”

But I couldn’t fall asleep comfortably.

Beryl left and I was left alone. Anxiety came over me again, and my body began to tremble little by little.

It seemed like that unpleasant feeling still lingered in my body. Still, I was so disgusted with myself for struggling with pleasure.

Fortunately, I don’t know if I can say it was fortunate, but it was not a time when I could get pregnant.

Even though I washed it thoroughly just in case something happened, I was still anxious.

And I couldn’t be sure that this would be the last time.

If proper measures were not taken here, there was a possibility that it would appear again at any time.

I had to tell it to someone I trusted. If not, the case couldn’t even be solved.

Even if I had to avoid making the incident public and making everyone aware of it, I had no choice if I wanted to continue my career as a journalist.

The criminal had to be caught by someone as trustworthy as Beryl.

Squeak…

While I was lying dazed and unable to fall asleep, I heard the door slowly opening.

“… !!”

At that sound, Lia unconsciously went under the blanket and shivered.

My body was shaking again. Even though I was in a situation where I could fight well, I couldn’t even think about lifting my sword.

“… ?”

However, when nothing happened for a while, Lia carefully put her head out of the blanket.

The door was closed. It was the sound of the door to the next room opening.

“under… ”

Only after realizing this did Lia relax her body as if relieved.

But I immediately blamed myself.

‘It shouldn’t be like this…’ ‘You have to fight like a knight.’

Lia, with her usual mental power, accurately diagnosed her fault.

Even though I had experienced such a terrible thing, I couldn’t give up everything.

I was desperate. It was an incredibly frustrating fact.

Nevertheless, I had to endure it and fight. He couldn’t be called a knight if he was broken like this.

Lia hypnotized herself under the blanket for a long time.

It was a process of overcoming trauma. He was strong enough. If I encounter a monster again, I have to fight him properly.

I tried to recall those facts as much as possible and forget the rest.

It would have been a situation where any young lady would have suffered from mental illness, but Lia was able to overcome it with her mental strength.

Although I couldn’t say I completely overcame it, I was enduring it little by little. It was a wonderful mental strength.

‘… okay. ‘You can’t break me like this.’

Her value as a woman was damaged. It was such a viscerally disgusting and terrible experience.

However, as always, if you are caught up in the past, you cannot move forward.

Lia was still shaking and scared, but she decided to move forward again.

Because that was the article and the life Lia lived.

‘… okay. You have to wake up.’

Leah jumped out of bed. And opened the door.

went out Looking at the time, morning was already over and it was lunch time.

Lia walked with her back straight and upright as usual. Every time the gaze of those around me caught my attention, I felt like my body would shrink, but I gritted my teeth and held on.

If I were to get scared here and now, it would be as the gunman intended.

Among them, someone had to be the culprit. Lia’s fear burned with the thought of killing the criminal.

“Ah, Leah. “Are you feeling okay now?”

As I was about to leave the dormitory building, I ran into Beryl who was returning.

I guess he was coming back to pick me up after finishing his morning routine.

“Oh, it’s okay. “Thank you for your concern.”

“okay? “Then let’s go eat together.”

“Sure.”

Lia walked behind Beryl calmly, pretending to be okay.

For some reason, I felt more at ease with him by my side. I really felt like I could overcome it.

“Beryl… “

“huh?”

But apart from overcoming it, the culprit had to be caught. Because something like that should never happen again.

And of course, Beryl was the most trustworthy person for Lia. I couldn’t tell my father. If I told him, the leader, the entire knighthood would turn upside down and everyone would see Lia’s video.

“Oh, no.”

But I couldn’t say it right now. I felt rejected.

For some reason, I didn’t want Beryl to know that something like that had happened to me. I don’t know what the feeling is.

However, for some reason, paradoxically, I cannot say that something bad happened to Beryl.

I knew he wasn’t the type of person to do that, but I was afraid that Beryl’s perception of him would change.

“It’s bland.”

Lia silently moved closer to Beryl’s side.

For this moment, I was more grateful than anything else for his cold but warm heart.

***

After raping Lia, I spent a lot of time preparing to follow Yuna to the empire.

Unexpectedly, Lia seemed to be coping well after that.

Judging by the fact that there were no changes to her body, it seemed like she wasn’t even pregnant.

If I had thought it through, I would have had to break into Lia’s room a few more times to break her heart. Other post-processing was also necessary.

However, right now, they were putting it on hold for a while because they were busy with Yuna’s journey to the empire and establishing her royal authority.

“-The Empire probably won’t be in a hurry to go to war against Helia. It’s not even a hostile attitude yet. “As the First Prince’s side does not have good exchanges with the empire, we need to ease our relationship with the empire.”

“I also have no intention of rushing into hostility with the empire. You have to look at it long term. “As Helia had a hostile tendency toward the empire, we must go against it.”

“you’re right. I think it would be a good idea to first establish a close relationship with the empire. Even in the Empire right now, it would be difficult to easily start a war considering the overall power of the kingdom alliance. And the Kingdom Alliance will not be able to easily ignore Helia because it is obvious that if Helia falls, it will be their turn next.”

Yuna’s invitation to the empire. And before going to the empire, Yuna decided to go in an empire-friendly way.

The existing king and first prince were hostile to the empire and had a dream of one day swallowing up the empire and unifying the continent.

Of course, Yuna didn’t have that kind of dream either. However, as she was in a position to usurp the throne, stability after taking power was more important to Yuuna.

So, considering that time, Yuna chose to join hands with the empire for now.

“It also seems good to propose again some exchanges with the empire that were cut off after the unification of Helia’s Regius. In particular, the export of special products from the West was blocked for a while to the empire, so I think they would be satisfied if they were released.”

“I will. However, when it comes to building the Magic Tower, even if they offer help from there, I will decline it. “We will build our own magic tower.”

The most magical nation on the continent was, of course, the Empire.

This time, Yuna was also aiming to build a magic tower in Helia, but it seemed like she had no intention of receiving help from the empire.

Perhaps that was largely due to Eric’s influence. Since he had escaped from the Imperial Magic Tower, he probably did not want to interact with that place.

The imperial family of the empire may not be pleased with the construction of this magic tower, but the position of the empire’s magic tower would be a little different.

It is said that the magicians of the Empire’s Magic Tower have a strong perception that they belong to the Magic Tower rather than to the Empire.

Eric’s opinion is that since they pursue the development of magic, there is absolutely no reason to oppose the construction of another magic tower.

There seemed to be no worry about being checked by the empire due to the matter of the Magic Tower.

“Well, there’s nothing to worry about right now. What about the 1st Prince?”

“It doesn’t seem to be any different. “We are making efforts to recruit nobles, but Duke Ceramide’s influence is stronger.”

“Then what’s left is the Knights… “I’ll come back and think about that part first.”

Yuna’s process of coming to power was going smoothly as planned.

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