*** "Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it," said Rion to all the villagers who went with Trish to look for him. Since the news circulated that His Majesty the King Arion D-Panther was in Verde Village, other villagers gradually came to see the king in person. The girls looked fascinated and greatly admired the king's handsome face. "Your Majesty, please stay for a night here. We would be very happy if we could entertain Your Majesty for a moment longer," said an old man, who was the head of Verde Village. Rion was grateful and appreciated the head of the village's offer but he had to leave because a lot of work was waiting for him, and again … he was worried that if his illness recurred, then he would do something embarrassing or hurt the villagers without him knowing. The villagers could not help but finally, let go of the king's departure. "Come on," Rion held out his hand to Odette, but she instead walked towards Trish, who had just got on Dan. "Can I come with y
After days, finally, Rion and the three others arrived at Green Castle. That night, Odette couldn't sleep, her whole body felt sore from the very long journey. Feeling very uncomfortable, she decided to get up and walk to the window. Instantly, she was flabbergasted when she saw the rose garden spread out in front of her. The roses moved gracefully as the wind blew and she smelled a sweet and very soothing fragrance. Odette had never seen a rose garden so beautiful. 'Is this… the rose garden that Anwen meant? A rose that can grant wishes?' Odette wondered in her mind. Out of curiosity, she jumped out the window, intending to take a close look at the flowers. She was so mesmerized by the sight in front of her that she subconsciously began to daydream. However, suddenly, the sound of someone's footsteps made her wake up from her daydream. Her eyes widened as she turned her head to see who it was, suddenly her neck was strangled very strongly. "Ri-Rion…" She looked at the gray-hai
The sun had risen, but its light had not replaced the darkness completely. Since last night's incident, the entire castle's inhabitants had not been able to sleep well. They were afraid that if they fell asleep, they would be killed, so they chose to stay up until morning. Odette staggered to walk while holding her head, which was still bandaged and in pain. She was looking for Anwen. Although last night her condition was weak, she heard and saw everything. Right now, Anwen must be very sad. "Miss Odette, what are you doing? If you need anything, let us know." Two maids approached Odette. They held Odette's body. Odette recognized the two maids. They were Anwen's maids. "Where's Anwen?" she asked them. "We don't know. This morning the princess left the castle on her horse," explained one of them, then the others replied, "When she feels sad, the princess will vent her sadness by riding her horse. Last night, for the first time I saw her cry." "So …" Odette knew that Anwen was ve
Odette grabbed Rion's hand and led the man into Anwen's room. From outside the window, they could see Anwen who was sitting curled up crying. Rion was shocked to see this. "Do you know what you've done?" Odette asked, demanding a quick answer from Rion, but Rion just kept quiet. He does not know."You called Anwen the child of a snake and you said that Anwen was the bearer of calamity." Rion instantly widened his eyes. His chest tightened and he forgot to breathe for a few seconds. "I …" Before Rion could finish his sentence, Odette pulled his hand again. This time, she took Rion to Trish's room and Rion was surprised again. From the gap in the door that was not closed tightly, Rion saw Trish, who was applying salve to the wound on his shoulder. There were countless wounds spread randomly on Trish's body. Rion's chest tightened again as he quickly realized that Trish was hurt like that because of him. "Trish was badly hurt but he said that he's fine. It's because he doesn't want
Anwen cried in Odette's arms. She felt sad at Rion's words when he became Lucifer. She knew and realized that what her mother had done was indeed very fatal and could not be forgiven. She also knew that what her brother had said was not wrong, but it hurt a lot when Rion said that she was a child of a snake and a bearer of calamity. After a while, Anwen finally let go of her embrace. Odette wiped the young girl's tears and invited her to sit on a bench under a tree. "Anwen, don't be angry with Rion. He said that while he was not himself." Anwen, who didn't know that Rion had DID, was surprised by Odette's words. "What do you mean not himself?" Odette furrowed her brows. She was surprised when she realized Anwen didn't know about this. Did that mean Rion had kept his condition a secret from his family? But how could he do that for such a long time? "Miss Ody, what do you mean by 'not himself'?" Anwen looked very surprised and curious to hear Odette's explanation. "Anwen, you
BANG! Trish was startled when his bedroom door was opened and closed with a bang. "W-what's wrong?" Trish, who wanted to take off his clothes to treat his wound, stopped and looked at Anwen and Odette with confused faces. Anwen looked at Trish intently, as if she had just found out that Trish had stolen her valuables. "Trish, we need to talk," Anwen said seriously. Although feeling confused, Trish invited the two girls to sit on the sofa. "I'll get straight to the point," Anwen said as soon as she sat down opposite Trish. "Did you know about my brother having DID?" Trish was shocked. He looked at Odette and remembered the conversation he had with the brown-haired girl on their way home. He didn't like what Odette was doing. "It's not good to take advantage of other people's troubles," Trish said displeasedly to Odette. He thought Odette was trying to pry the king's wounds to be able to return to her era. Odette, who understood what Trish was implying, immediately admitted that
Rion had returned to the castle. His face looked very tense. He strode with long steps down the corridor without ever turning to look at the servants and soldiers who saluted him. Usually, even though his expression was always flat, he still smiled at those who greeted him or saluted him. However, not this time. His attitude made some of the castle dwellers think that he was again possessed by an 'evil spirit'. "Trishy, what happened to my brother?" asked Anwen, blocking Trish's steps at the entrance. As usual, it was really hard to get Trish to tell the truth. He always kept a close lid on everything that had to do with the king's mental state. Meanwhile, Odette, who was looking for Anwen, accidentally ran into Rion. Odette noticed the figure of the man who continued to approach her. 'What's with him?' Odette wondered inwardly, seeing Rion's tense face. She ran to follow Rion who had made a turn, and after a while, she was now standing in front of a door, which was none othe
"Is one gold coin per month enough?" Rion asked when Odette didn't give any response. "What?" Rion glanced at the woman next to him, because her mouth had been gaping ever since. Was she a very poor person in the world? But she had once told him proudly that she had a job and her salary was enough to support her life. "Is it still not enough?" "What?" Rion finally turned his head to look at the young woman with furrowed brows. "If you keep your mouth open like that, your mouth will be filled with flies," he said, which made Odette immediately cover her mouth, and turn her face away from Rion. Why did she always do embarrassing things? "So?" Rion was waiting for an answer. Odette cleared her throat then turned back to look at Rion. The salary of one gold coin was huge, but on second thought, it was worth the risk Odette had to face. She could lose her life in this job. She recalled Lucifer strangling her. She was still thinking, and made Rion wait a long time for the answer.
“Doctor Ody.”“Mia?”Mia smiled and sat beside Odette.“I know you’re feeling scared right now, but we can definitely handle it properly,” Mia said reassuringly.“You’re not afraid of him?”“When Bee was born, and I saw him for the first time, I cried because I remembered when Alvin was born. At that time, I didn’t want to see his face because I hated his father so much. Every time I remembered that, my heart hurt, and I felt bad for having such a thought. Alvin doesn’t know anything, so why should he be hated?”“Mia...”“Bee doesn’t know anything either. He’s a sweet child with a heart as pure as an angel. Why should I be afraid of him?” Mia smiled, then looked at the sky. “Since my parents died, I don’t have anyone anymore. People who should be called family actually treat me like trash. Perhaps even tr
“Odette!” Hans finally came. He quickly approached Odette, who was struggling to get away from one of the firefighters who were holding her and preventing her from getting closer to the flames blazing the house.“Senior, help Bee! BEEE!” Odette let out a hoarse cry.Then Hans was stunned to see Bee being carried out by the firefighter. “Bee?”“Baby, Honey.” Odette immediately dragged her wobbling feet to approach the child, carefully taking him from the firefighter. “It’s okay, Honey. Mom is here. Mom is here.” She rubbed Bee’s back and kissed him as she hugged him so tightly. It wasn’t long before Bee suddenly lost consciousness.“B-Bee? Bee!”“Let’s take him to the hospital!”Odette and Hans rushed into the car and took Bee to the hospital. Arriving at the hospital, Bee was handled by the doctor immediately.“Bee…
In the palace garden, Rion, Trish, and Anwen sat together while enjoying dessert.“What?” Anwen and Trish were shocked to hear of Rion’s plans to retire and leave Panthera.“Are you serious, Your Majesty?” Trish asked hurriedly. “What’s wrong? Why so sudden?”“It’s not sudden. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time.”“Then what about Panthera?”“There is you.” Rion casually said it as though it wasn’t something serious, then cut the cake in front of him before eating it in delight.“What?” His eyebrows raised a little upon noticing the sharp gaze from Anwen and Trish. The two of them couldn’t believe what the king had just said.“Your Majesty, your joke isn’t funny at all,” Trish said flatly.“This isn’t a joke.” Rion took a deep breath and then looked up at the sky.
Betelgeuse, Alpha of the Orion constellation.Betelgeuse D. Panther was the star in the hearts of Odette and Rion.“Bee...” Odette kept smiling as she watched Bee’s sleeping face. When the boy was asleep like this, he became very calm.Somehow, every time she looked at Bee, she was like seeing Rion’s figure when he was small.“Mom… Zzz…”“Mom’s here.” Odette chuckled when she heard Bee calling out to her. She remembered Rion also calling her name in his sleep. Indeed, Bee really was the son of Arion D. Panther.“Sweet dream, Honey,” she whispered and kissed the boy’s forehead.She then got off the bed then left the room, walking towards the living room. When she arrived, she saw Mia was busy with piles of fabrics that needed to be sewn.“Mia.”The young woman stopped her activities and turned her head naturally.&ldqu
“Drystan,” Rion called the young man again, and this time, Drystan cast his gaze at him.“Is my father…?” Drystan wanted to ask about his father’s condition but couldn’t finish his sentence. The words stuck in his throat as though, deep down, he had already guessed it.“Did you already know about this?”Drystan nodded with a faint smile, but sadness was evident in his eyes. He told Rion that before going to the capital, he went to Bosa with his father. When his father found out that Aathreya was dead, and so did Rion, he decided to take that step.“He regretted that he never gave any happiness to Odette. If you died, Sister Odette would definitely suffer a lot, and he didn’t want her to suffer anymore. I told you that my father deeply regretted all the things he had done in the past, and now he had proven it. That’s it, I’m leaving,” Drystan said in a self-deprecating man
“Big brother?” As Anwen saw Rion’s fingers moving slightly, she rushed to kneel beside him, followed by Dario.As Rion’s consciousness returned, Dario’s consciousness actually faded.“When… when you meet your sister-in-law, tell her that I’m sorry,” Dario said while looking at Rion wistfully.Anwen was silent. She didn’t give any responses, as she wasn’t sure if there would be a chance to see Odette again or not.Dario’s eyes quivered. They slowly closed before opening again, closed again, and opened again. This continued until his body slumped to the ground helplessly. Luckily, Anwen immediately reacted and supported his back.Dario’s eyes were still open, and he looked in a daze at the cloudy sky above him. At this moment, he had sunken into his trove of memories of Odette.‘I DON’T HAVE A FATHER! MY FATHER IS DEAD!’The image of Odette
Rose sat by the river while Rion lay on her lap, enjoying every second of their togetherness.“Rose, I’m sorry,” Rion said as he looked at the woman, holding her hand, which stroked his forehead gently.Rose smiled gently. “You’ve said it 100 times.”“I am so sorry.”“You’ve said that a hundred times already.”“Since you left, I couldn’t breathe properly every day, and something invisible kept tightening my heart.”“Yes… You’ve said it, and Lucas also told me.”“Lucas?” Rion got up and looked at Rose questioningly.“Yeah. He said Trish told him about it.”“Trish?”When Rose told him everything Lucas had told her, Icarus arrived at the Rose Garden. Anwen was surprised to find Dario and Saintess Angela there.Dario hopped onto Icarus’ back and carried Rion down
Aiden was finally gone as his body was destroyed from within by the combined power of Rion and Aathreya. However, although Aiden was dead, the problem wasn’t really over because Gerald’s soul had already left his body and resided in Rad’s body instead.At the moment, Gerald was floating in the air, under the purple eye that still stood firm in the sky. He raised his hands to activate the Divine Eye, but Icarus came and breathed out a powerful flame, forcing Gerald to move away to escape it.“Narine?” Anwen muttered when he saw the little fairy on the back of Icarus flying towards her.“Get the king onto Icarus’ back,” said Narine briskly.“What?” Anwen and Trish felt puzzled.“Just do it if you still want to meet the king!” Narine exclaimed in a bit of a hurry as if she was being chased by time.Roul, who was listening to their conversation, nodded to Trish as the man lo
Swoosshh…The wind blew against the leaves of the shady trees while the blooming rose swayed gracefully and gave off a sweet fragrance. Several butterflies flew around and perched from one flower to another, showing off their stunning wings.Odette walked among the roses while looking right and left. That place reminded her of the Rose Garden in Green Castle, or… was she actually in the Rose Garden?Her gaze swept around the area, looking for the Green Castle building, but no matter how far she looked ahead, she didn’t see the building anywhere.Tap!Her steps came to an abrupt halt when her eyes fixed on Rion’s figure, who stood a few steps away from her. The man was wearing a charming white cloak with gold thread fluttering slightly. For some reason, Rion looked more handsome than usual.“Rion?”The man smiled gently at her.Seeing that, Odette couldn’t help but feel an endless joy