The Truth-Part 1

Seiran opened her heavy eyelids. She is stretching out on her big bed like a lazy domesticated Persian cat. Her watery eyes swept around her surroundings in wonder. 

Seiran no longer felt lethargic and her inner energy and magic power already rekindled to their maximum state. Although right now, she is yearning for the comfortable and cozy feeling of Danial's embrace.

The familiar setting of her own room and the homely vibe she is experiencing proved that she is back in her own haven.

Ah, this is my room. Seiran dazedly contemplated this in the back of her mind. Did Danial bring her home?

Seiran covered her blushing face with her palms as she remembers Danial's handsome and stunning appearance. His dazzling, and enthralling brown eyes, his sharp jawline with a pointy nose, and his moist, and alluring pink lips, are etched deeply in Seiran's mind.

She loves the soft feeling of Danial's silky hair when it smoothly went through her fingers. The strong and sturdy chest that hides behind the thinness of his clothes, and gosh, how she loves to run her hand on that muscular abdominal muscles, along with his robust thighs and slender, long legs. Damn it, Seiran, you're a pervert!

She relished back the heavenly scent of Danial. Seiran closed her eyes, imagining and enjoying the remnant of the scent in her mind. She sighed in contentment and felt her tense nerve is calming down almost immediately. The masculine smell of sandalwood and mint is wafting in the air. The smell is thick and stronger and submerging Seiran in the ambiance of security and serenity.

Huh? Could it be? Danial is still here?

Seiran felt exhilarated and her excitement is reaching its peak. Danial is here! She wanted to run outside and searched for him, but, halting her steps when she peered at her messy appearance in the big mirror. Her hair is like a bundle of bird's nest, and her eyes are somber with weary and draining looks. Dark circles below her eyes are even complimenting her sluggish state.

"Oh, my goddess! My face is horrible!" She exclaimed in shock. She touched and inspected her awful feature in the most disgruntled way. "This is bad! How can I show up like this? Seiran, where is your dignity as a noble and graceful lady of a Duke house?! You're the epitome of failure! Danial might find me unpleasant to his eyes at this rate!"

"My lady?" Ameena, her personal maid entered the room after she knocked on the door twice, but, since Seiran is preoccupied with her girl problem, she didn't realize this. "Young Lady Seiran, are you up?"

Seiran turned around in whiplash and grabbed Ameena in haste.

"Meena! My face is ugly!" She wailed in distress.

"Well, you just wake up. Of course, you look unkempt." Ameena wisely replied. "I prepared your favorite bubble bath. Please take your time in there."

"Is Danny still here?" Seiran asked in a hushed voice. Her bashfulness is evident on her face.

Ameena raised her eyebrows in a perplexed manner. Danny? Who is that? A man?

"Come to think of it, there is an important guest in the living room and Madam is entertaining him right now. I couldn't get a glimpse of his face though, as he is sitting with his back facing me. I served both of them sandwiches and Earl Grey Tea."

"Danny had a memorable silky, silver hair that reached his mid-back." Seiran excitedly jotted down Danial's feature to Ameena. "And, a pair of gorgeous brown eyes. Also a dimple on his left cheek. And he had a beauty mark in the shape of four leaves clover on his right collarbone."

"Sound like he is the most handsome man in this entire continent, My Lady." Ameena playfully teased her employer. She and Seiran are almost at the same age, give or take, with the difference of two to three years. She acted more like an elder sister to Seiran than her maid. And Seiran trusts her with all her heart.

"He is!" Seiran is jollily nodded her head. She clasped Ameena's hands and said earnestly. "Please make me the prettiest girl in this world, Meena!"

Ameena mocked salute her.

"Your wish is my command, My Lady!"

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"Can you tell me, what happened that night, Liliane?" Jae Woon finally focused his attention on the beautiful woman in front of him. "I asked around, but no one could explain to me how my Mother, Queen Carina died. Many odd rumors were revolving around her mysterious death. Some said she got cursed by an ancient spell. Some exclaimed, my bad luck is the one that caused her death. You even added that Lona found the late Queen's murderer in the neighboring country. Which one is the truth? Tell me."

Liliane nervously gripped her white dress with her sweaty hands. She is averting his gazes and refusing to initiate eye contact with him. What secret is this woman hiding?

Nevertheless, she without qualm had brazenly ignored him for years when his mother is pleading with her dying breath for Liliane to take care of her child, and she also had the gut to continue her silly lie by not telling Seiran the truth.

"Don't force me to use violence on you, Liliane." Jae Woon growls in a warning tone. His brown eyes changed into a darker molten golden orb, with dangerous glints flashed in them. "I can easily find this information out by searching through your mind right now, yet, I prefer a diplomatic way. I don't want to hurt my mother-in-law after all. Seiran might forgive me, although she will never forget my rude action on you. I felt reluctant to scar her pure heart with such horrifying scene, Liliane."

Liliane flinched as she noticed the searing heat that leaking out of Jae Woon's body. The temperature around them suddenly raised and the ambiance becomes tenser than usual. She could perceive with her two bulging eyes, a faint white smoke is permeating out of the objects around her, plus a slow hissing sound with a burning scent is sporadically dispersing on the air.

As Liliane unable to discern how the chilly atmosphere turned scorching hot so suddenly, her body couldn't help but shake tremendously. Her back is wet with cold sweats. The hair on her body is standing in alertness.

She is the best water elemental magic-user in this country. No one can rival her ability in this. This lady could easily manipulate three advanced forms of water and she is the only noble lady that could reach this amazing feat, excelling herself from any normalcy magic-user. However, it seemed that this child can perform an even better trick than her.

Presently though, she felt all the water and liquid in her body is boiling and evaporating from her skin pores. This phenomenal action is causing her to be lightheaded as her sight is blurring in dizziness. She dropped onto her knees as her legs are giving up under the intense pressure of Jae Woon's tremendous mana.

"Si..sire...forgive me, please! My fault...! It's all my fault! Please forgive me!" She begged as tears are streaming down her rosy cheeks. Liliane choked on her tears.

Although the suppressing feeling that suffocating her is not receding, it relatively intensified. Liliane is drowned in the oppressive aura of the male in front of her. 

This child is no longer a useless prince, rather the reincarnation of the devil himself.

He had immeasurable power and endless mana in the palm of his hands. He owned the supreme strength to change this world. Soon, his strength will be vastly developing, and he will attain an even greater height in mana manipulation, as he will be meeting his significant other that will be adequating his unique soul. His soulmate, and his partner for life, that is Seiran Knight.

Due to this fact, Liliane is afraid to let her beloved daughter take such a heavy role on top of her small shoulders. So, she chose to bury the truth. She disregarded her friend's dying wish in exchange for the safety of her daughter, Seiran. She knows she only buying time for Seiran as she could not stop their fateful encounter, but, she selfishly wished for the prince to stay like before, without mana and power. Hence, she can guarantee Seiran's safety and blissful life.

Liliane knows her wrongdoing. She was always reminded by the mistakes she intended to bury deep within her heart, far from known to the people, especially Seiran and her family.

(Host, the female lead is coming.) Mochi nudged its host back into reality. If the couple fight right now due to a misunderstanding, Mochi will have another headache matter to deal with.

The darker glints in Jae Woon's eyes are receding, and his brown orbs are back to normal. He retracted his power back as easily as shifting his way of sitting. Rather than showing his overbearing oppressive power, he docilely sits on the sofa in a relaxed manner.

"Mother?" As a cue, Seiran's figure comes into view a moment later. She looked at her mother in bewilderment. Why would Mother bent her knees in front of Danial? What kind of ridiculous sight is this? "What are you doing?"

Liliane is flustered by the sudden appearance of her daughter. She wiped her teary eyes hurriedly as she received a death glare from the prince.

"I...nothing. I felt elated that the prince is finally well enough to use his mana and power. This is a piece of good news to our empire, as the Emperor still hasn't named his heir for the throne."

"Your face is ashen, Mother." Seiran is distressing her inquiry. She checked her mother's condition and finds nothing is wrong with her. With Seiran's help, Liliane managed to land her wobbling body on the sofa. "I will ask Meena to prepare your favorite tea."

"No, it's okay. I didn't need anything." Due to the lingering fear in her heart, Liliane gripped her daughter's hand with enough force to make her winched in discomfort. Seiran however, glossed over the oddity in her heart and focused on pacifying her pale-stricken mother.

Jae Woon is grinning like a Cheshire cat when his eyes are meeting Seiran's suspicious gazes. He lifted his cup and sip out his warm tea fearlessly. Not even a hint of guilty feeling could be traced from his handsome feature. As if the one who physically torturing Liliane just a while ago is another person, and not him.

(You are a bad person, host.) Mochi promptly said.

{As long as Liliane shuts her mouth, I'll go easy on her.} Jae Woon replied.