63 – Prelude to Revenge (4)

“Then I will return now.”

Beryl saluted as usual and tried to return.

There was no kiss. One day, he suddenly spouted nonsense and did not give up his lips no matter how much Yuna tried to tell him.

At first, I was very proud. Yuna felt even worse because she was vaguely learning what the act of kissing meant and what her relationship with him was and how she felt about him.

They just kissed and didn’t do anything more or make any promises, so there was nothing to say.

However, I hated him so much for enjoying it to the fullest and shamelessly doing his work as if nothing had happened, taking his lips that no one else had.

Sometimes it was absurd. Beryl was the one who kissed me first, but she behaved like that.

Sometimes I couldn’t stand it. She kept thinking about the pleasure she had already become addicted to and wanted to kiss him again, but he just expressionlessly pushed her away.

It’s as if he doesn’t miss kissing me at all.

That’s why my pride was hurt. But I hated myself for still craving him.

He didn’t seem to have any regrets, but the more he kept that attitude, the more my desire for him grew.

I wanted to kiss him. I needed the stability of kissing him and being held by him.

Do you love him? I guess that was good.

Yuna simply needed the pleasure of kissing him and the indescribable feeling of happiness and stability when held in his arms.

Yuna was already addicted to it. It was obvious that without him, who helped me forget the painful past and regain my vitality, I would go back to the old days.

I couldn’t organize it logically. I just needed him like crazy.

It couldn’t have happened without him. I was scared of going back to the past. I was so scared the night that nightmare came back.

I hated the future where I couldn’t hug him or kiss him anymore. That was more important to Yuna now than becoming the king of Helia.

It wasn’t something I started with ambition in the first place.

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It was just something I started to do to relieve the anger, despair, and disgust I felt after losing Ben.

Now it was Beryl who was taking away those negative feelings. It was Beryl, not the throne, that brought Yuna out into the world again.

I didn’t think about things like whether it was love or not.

It was just Yuna’s survival instinct that yearned for him.

Yuna’s spirit, which was barely supported by Beryl, gradually collapsed again like before when he let go.

“Stop.”

One day, Yuna stopped Beryl who was trying to return.

Then I got up and slowly approached him.

“… “What’s going on?”

“Why are you doing this?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, princess.”

I hated him for pretending not to know.

It hurt my pride to bring up the story first. I swallowed my words several times.

But I decided to let go of my petty pride. It wasn’t something great enough to be called pride in the first place.

“why… “Why don’t you kiss me?”

For some reason, Yuna’s face turned red as she spoke those words.

She looked different from when she was seen as the fourth princess and the next king. That was a side of Yuna that only Beryl could see.

“I told you, didn’t I? It’s an unfair relationship. And the princess doesn’t really need me either.”

“Why do you think that?”

“… The princess always thought of me as her possession. “Not just me, but everything.”

Yuuna frowned at Beryl’s words.

Was that what you were thinking? He certainly acted like that.

Ever since I lost Ben, I haven’t trusted or relied on anyone.

I didn’t feel guilty about killing people. Because they were just disgusting creatures who took Ben away.

But Beryl was different from those things.

I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because he looks like Ben, or maybe it’s because he has a face that women like and he only does things that women like. Maybe I was just attracted to him like any other woman.

Before, I thought those women were pathetic, but now it doesn’t really matter.

I hated losing Beryl to such pathetic women more than I hated becoming such a pathetic woman myself.

“… “It’s you.”

“yes?”

“… No. “You are not.”

“What do you mean by that?”

Ben is dead. That was an obvious fact that Yuuna saw with her own eyes.

That’s why Ben can’t come back. Rather, he became a ghost and has been tormenting her for ten years.

But Beryl was alive. Regardless of his resemblance to Ben, he was Yuna’s protector.

If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have been able to reach the throne.

That’s why Beryl was different from other people. I couldn’t live in a dull relationship like other people.

I had never thought of it that way, but it felt that way to him.

“you are… different. “Not with other people.”

“… “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

I didn’t know how to define or convey this feeling.

No, I knew the truth, but I couldn’t bring myself to say those words.

I wasn’t sure if that was the right feeling, but there were no other words to describe how I felt.

“you… ”

Yuuna raised her head and looked up at Beryl.

He was looking down at himself with his usual dry expression.

However, Yuna knew that it did not reveal his emotional state.

Rather, because he had that kind of expression, I was able to let go of my tension a little.

I don’t know if it’s right to say this or if this feeling is right.

However, what is certain is that I have a feeling that someone like him will never appear again.

My current thought is that I don’t want to be far away from him.

It was something I once thought was stupid, but now I can’t help but understand why they are stupid.

That’s what love is supposed to be.

“… “Oh, I do.”

“yes?”

“good… They say they do it. you.”

said.

It was a foolish, timid confession that even a child would not make.

I reprimanded myself as soon as I said the words, but I didn’t regret it.

It felt like I was experiencing it for the first time. I never imagined I would say something like this again in my life.

I wasn’t even sure right away whether this was the right feeling. But this was all I could think of.

It would be strange if you didn’t like the man who helped you regain your expression, the man who took you out of the endless darkness.

I still wasn’t sure, but I didn’t want to take back what I said.

“Sincerity… Are you?”

He looks surprised. It was a completely unexpected reaction.

Yuna nodded. As I looked into his eyes, I became more and more confident.

The feelings that he wasn’t sure about until he spoke them out began to take shape once they were conveyed to him.

“I feel like I couldn’t do it without you. “I need you as more than an escort.”

“Princess… ”

He couldn’t continue his answer. It seemed confusing.

It could have been so. It looks like the four princesses are in love with the guard knight. It was a skit that no one could believe.

Yuna quietly looked at his surprised expression.

It didn’t seem like he disliked it. It seemed really confusing.

It wasn’t that he hated Yuna either. The words he had been saying so far were actually directed at Yuna.

“Beryl… ”

Yuna took a step closer to Beryl. Beryl did not back down.

Gently grab his chest. Then I looked up at him and lifted my tiptoes.

It was clear what Yuna’s actions meant. Yuuna slightly pushed out her lips and gently closed her eyes.

“… … ”

Beryl remained silent as she watched her approach.

It was an expression that I couldn’t really tell what was going on. It seemed like he had a lot on his mind.

“Princess, this is… ”

“… “It’s an order.”

It was an order. That’s why I couldn’t refuse it.

But I had no intention of refusing. Beryl smiled meaningfully and grabbed her shoulder.

He leaned towards her and pressed their lips against each other.

And they coveted each other more intensely than usual.

Yuuna was completely pressed against Beryl’s body and swallowed her breath, as if she had been waiting for just now.

It was her favorite time. To close my whole body and feel him completely.

She was already addicted to this pleasure.

The two stood there kissing for a long time.

***

A dark room in the imperial castle.

“Is your identity certain?”

“The 1st princess says she seems certain about him. And if you look at the information provided, Helia and others revealed all the major information without any hesitation, as if it didn’t matter. And it was confirmed that it matched the information from the Ministry of Intelligence. “In fact, there was information that exceeded the intelligence department’s intelligence capabilities.”

“Does this mean it’s not a lie…? “Did you say you were the last survivor of Regius?”

“That is what he said. “I don’t know how he became a knight of Helia.”

The second prince of the empire. Macan Suns Brighton put down a note and fell into deep trouble.

It was a note that conveyed tremendous hatred for Helia. Even if it was made up as a lie, the information brought was only fatal to Helia.

“According to the news from the Ministry of Intelligence, Helia’s national power has weakened slightly. Due to repeated conquests and recent purges of nobles within the kingdom, its military power has decreased significantly. Even without this note, it seems clear that an opportunity will come soon.”

“But it’s the Union. Is there a possibility if other kingdoms participate in the war?”

“… That’s enough. “Honestly, I have a feeling that an opportunity like this will not come again, either this time or for the next few hundred years.”

“Hmm… ”

Makan rested his forehead on his chair and leaned back.

Recently, the famous Four Princesses, the next kings of Helia, visited the empire.

The Magic Tower seemed to support Helia. Even though they are not involved in continental affairs.

For wizards, the creation of a new magic tower was very exciting news.

“That princess is the problem… “It is said that he is talented enough to take on several legions alone.”

“According to this note, there is a way to neutralize even her… “

“I’m worried… “

An option I hadn’t even considered in the first place. Continental unification.

Although it was the empire’s long-cherished wish, it was realistically difficult.

Even if I suggested it to the current emperor, it seemed that he would not easily listen.

He was a very cautious person. Even if things were going well, you wouldn’t trust an unidentified note like this.

He probably anticipated that fact and sent a note to himself, the second prince.

Although I’ve never met him, I could tell how meticulously he had prepared this plan.

“first… “Let’s meet my brother first.”

His choice was excellent enough.

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