The moon had already risen when Raoul and the others finally got out of prison. In that desolate place, even the sound of insects could be heard clearly. Raoul and the others had to walk with extreme caution, if they were to avoid unnecessary attention.After they were finally able to see the sky again, Princess Elle who was responsible for leading the way pointed at a bush that was tall enough to let him know that she was hiding a guard who had fainted in that place. Presently, the only ones who's carrying a sword were Princess Elle and Prince Raoul. Captain Allen and the soldiers who had fled with them also still needed weapons to defend themselves at this time.After they found the prison guard, Captain Allen immediately moved quickly to retrieve the sword and knife that were on the guard's waist. The captain of the army shared the loot with his men. They were really lucky because so far, no one had discovered that they had escaped from prison.“We need to get out of here quickly.
“Long live His Majesty, King Emilio!”Emilio smiled lightly as he finally returned to the last point in his previous life. As Emilio sat on the king's seat, he finally got a good look at the expressions of the people below him. The people supporting him clearly had happy expressions on their faces. While those who still objected, but lost the election, had crumpled expressions on their faces.From his seat, which was the tallest of all, Emilio finally had the feeling that he had everything under control. This time, he succeeded in ascending the throne without his mother's influence. The nobles weren't the ones who had the most influence from the change in status, either. He stood in that spot, purely on his strength.Initially, some people still doubted the abilities of someone who had just reached adulthood like Emilio. But unexpectedly, Emilio's ability in both dealing with his father's death and royal matters was so good that it exceeded people's expectations. Emilio even managed to
It was getting late when Emilio finally returned to his room after the party. Unaccompanied by anyone, the man walked down the quiet palace. Just when he had arrived at his residence, Emilio suddenly stopped in front of the door. Emilio who previously looked a little drunk slowly showed a smile. The king took his seat before he stared at the shadow lurking in the darkness.“How long are you going to stand there? That little trick of yours won't work on me, by the way.”“ … Excellent, Your Majesty. This is the first time I met a person who can recognize my existence. Ah, this may also be the first time for me, to be directly summoned by a king.”From behind the shadows, a masked man appears in mysterious-looking clothes. Emilio looked at the man with a smile. In his old life, he had a fairly close relationship with the man because Emilio ordered him to help him kill the nobles who betrayed him. For him, who was used to the man's presence, a small trick would be exposed by Emilio immedi
On top of the solid fortress walls, Ariana stood and gazed out at the vast horizon. After their relentless fight, they finally had a chance to rest again. Since yesterday, the enemy no longer appeared and tried to break through their last defense. The empty land that was originally a battlefield, looks more lonely and quiet now. The corpses of the fallen soldiers had also been cleaned up so that Ariana could only see the bloodstains that remained on the empty land in front of her.When Ariana saw the red color that colored the vast land, her vision involuntarily looked a little blurry. Among all the bloodstains, there was the blood of the Sigmund Kingdom soldiers who died under her orders. No matter how hard Ariana tried to protect everyone, she would still lose some great soldiers in the end. To those who had put their trust in Ariana, the girl could only repay their sacrifice with a false victory. So far, they have only been able to survive, without being able to strike back at the
After everyone left the room, Ariana tried hard to calm her emotions again. From what she knows, Prince Raoul didn't seem to have been caught until now. As long as Prince Raoul wasn't caught, Ariana was sure things weren't over yet. Information regarding Prince Raoul's betrayal was also still unclear. Ariana knew she needed further details if she were to make any further plans.For the moment, Ariana abandoned that thought to look at the sealed letter she just got. With the death of King Alexius, Ariana was pretty sure it was Emilio who had sent the letter. The girl looked at the letter in deep thought. In the end, she had to open the letter, if he wanted to get any more information about their situation.After various considerations, Ariana finally opened the seal of the letter. When it opened, Ariana saw the familiar writing she still remembered from her previous life. Ariana's brows furrowed deeply, as she started reading the letter with a serious face.[To my one and only, Ariana.
Ariana rubbed her eyes a few times as she got up and stood on top of an endless pool of blood. No matter where Ariana looked, she only saw red all over the place. An uneasy feeling gripped her heart, as the girl tried to move from her still position.“Ugh!”Ariana was just about to take a step, and she already fell because something grabbed one of her legs. When Ariana looked back, she saw that it was someone's hand that was holding her back. Fear gripped the girl when she saw that the one who had just grabbed her leg was her grandfather, who had died on the battlefield.“Aria, where do you want to go? Our place is here. No matter what you do, reality won't change that easily. Look, that effort of yours has wasted countless innocent lives once again.”When Ariana followed the direction her grandfather pointed, she saw mountains of corpses of soldiers who had fallen on the battlefield. Among them, Ariana could even see some people she knew. Tears started to roll down the girl's cheeks,
After Ariana's departure, the forts that had always been busy preparing for war finally had their time to rest. Valencia, who temporarily lost her job to guard Ariana, could only take care of her brother in her spare time. However, even if she was speaking with someone, Valencia would still daydream from time to time. Her attitude, of course, made many people worry about her. Because they knew, Valencia must be sad that Ariana dismissed her and left her at the border.“Valencia, Lady Aria will definitely be fine. We have also been given an important order by Lady Aria. All we can do now is do our best and don't disappoint Lady Aria again.”“I didn't mean to disappoint her, Brother Cale. I just-”Valencia muttered in frustration as Cale attempted to comfort her. No one understood why she was being so stubborn this time. Even Ariana, who she thought would understand, thoroughly refused to listen to her reasoning this time.For some reason, Valencia had a bad feeling ever since Ariana sa
A week had passed since Ariana began her journey together with Duke Morgan and the others. Since the treaty matter was urgent, if they didn't need to rest, the group continued to walk through the various terrains of the Sigmund Kingdom. Ariana gauged that if they maintained their current pace, in another two weeks they might arrive in the capital.Throughout their journey, neither Ariana nor Duke Morgan would speak if what they had to talk about wasn't significant. Ariana only spoke whenever she had to arrange accommodation for Duke Morgan, while Duke Morgan only spoke to Ariana whenever he had to answer the girl's words. The soldiers following the two were no less wary of each other. It's unfortunate to see two kingdoms that used to have good relations have to be enemies because of this war.But recently, Ariana sensed that something was different about their group. The two factions that usually can't unite began to be seen talking to each other without Ariana knowing. Such developmen