"Okay." Rion agreed with Odette's decision without saying 'this is an order' or giving a nonchalant attitude like he usually did. If he gave up like that, Odette would feel sorry for him.
"I… I'll help you, without getting married," said Odette. Rion told her it wasn't necessary. He told Odette not to think about it anymore. It immediately made Odette feel guilty for rejecting him.
Meanwhile, Rion agreed to Odette's decision just like that, because he was reconsidering. His initial plan was to marry Odette, so that Odette could handle Lucifer while he was training to use mana again. However, he soon felt that the idea was very dangerous for Odette.
Then, if he let Odette help him without getting married, it would be detrimental to Odette. People would gossip about his relationship with Odette, and most likely
Several female servants delivered food and drinks to room no. 8. They came one by one with trays after trays of food. Odette was quite surprised to see so much food being brought into her room. She wondered in her mind, why had Rion ordered so much food? All that food couldn't be eaten even by ten people."Thank you," said Odette as soon as all the food was neatly arranged on the table. The servants bowed politely before they left.Now, in that room, Odette was faced with various types of dishes that made her saliva almost drip. Her stomach, which has not been filled with anything since this afternoon, immediately growled. But then, it raised a question, where was Rion? Why hadn't he come back yet?She smelled the aroma of the beverage in a bottle. Before she poured it into a glass. She had to make sure it wasn't th
Lucifer laid Odette down. She was still drunk and dizzy from the drink that she took. Odette didn't know what she had been drinking. Even though she had been careful with choosing drinks she was now drunk to the point that she didn't think straight and couldn't even understand what was going on.She thought that the drink she chose wouldn't make her drunk since it didn't seem to contain alcohol. Boy, how she was so wrong."Hmm. Thank you. Even though you're annoying, I know you're a nice guy," said Odette with a smile so wide that her cheeks puffed up. She then poked Lucifer's cheek with her index finger."You do?" Lucifer raised his eyebrows, and Odette laughed. The laughter then died down, and she started to close her eyes.What was that just now? Lucifer looked at Ode
The next morning, Odette slowly woke up. Her eyes blinked a few times. She was startled when she felt the presence of someone lying next to her, hugging her.Instantly, her eyes widened when she found Rion hugging her. She was more shocked when she found herself and Rion naked."W-what?" Her breath hitched. Odette roughly removed Rion's hand that was around her waist. That made Rion woke up.Odette woke up shaking. She felt a sting between her thighs."N-no way." Her voice trembled. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the bloodstains beneath her. Her dress was on the floor.Just like Odette, Rion was also very surprised when he saw himself and Odette naked."W-what happened?" He
"Your Majesty, are you inside?"Trish's voice from behind the door distracted Rion. He hit the wall one more time before he opened the door. He put on a cold, flat expression. From a distance away, Anwen noticed the two men standing opposite each other.Trish forbade Anwen to come near because he was worried that if Rion truly was taken over by Lucifer, then Anwen's safety could be in danger. Lucifer hated the girl.Trish looked into the king's eyes very closely. He tried to figure out if the person that stood before him right now was the king or Lucifer."Are you alright, Your Majesty?" he asked Rion to make sure. He was convinced that the king was not being taken over, but was angry. Very angry.Trish had been Rion's right-
"BROTHER!" Anwen made Dan run faster to catch up to Rion. She left everyone behind.The people could only be flabbergasted as the two siblings quickly sank into the distance. No one could match Rion's riding speed other than Anwen and Trish.Rion hated his current feelings. He felt like a mess. He was sad, scared, and angry at the same time. Odette's image appeared in his mind.'You said I was a good man, after that you said I was a jerk, and I don't deserve to be loved. Your words were outrageous. You immediately got angry and didn't want to listen to my explanation.'His horse galloped through the wind, and Anwen continued to chase him."BROTHER!"Rion's mind was elsewhere so he
"Yes, a loser stays a loser!" he said as he made his horse gallop past Anwen."I won't let it happen!" Anwen did the same to her horse. They took turns getting ahead of each other and mocked their opponent that making the competition even more intense.Clouds of dust billowed as they passed the direction back to the starting line.Woohoo!"His Majesty is so excellent." The women who were in the place felt very fascinated seeing Rion riding so gallantly.In the audience, a young man with blue eyes like sapphire gems was watching Anwen's figure closely. He was Kaven Carolus, the son of Duke Carolus, who was betrothed to Anwen."She is Princess Anwen. What a coincidence that you came
Anwen straightened her legs while her hands rested on the ground to support her back. Her eyes stared at the twilight sky, then her face became very serious."Brother," she called softly.Rion turned his head and looked at her questioningly. "Yes?""In your opinion, what do you think the place Miss Ody came from is like?" Anwen asked, which made Rion confused. He didn't understand why Anwen suddenly asked that."Why are you suddenly asking that?""I'm just really curious. Miss Ody said the place she came from was amazing. Honestly, I feel scared when I think that one day she will return to where she came from, and I won't be able to see her again forever."
"Excuse me, have you seen a brown-haired woman pass by here today? She was wearing a black dress?""No, sir."Rion asked the many people he met on the street, but none of them had seen Odette. Even so, Rion didn't want to give up. He continued down the road and hoped to find Odette.***At the Baster Inn, the news about Rion and Odette became the talk of everyone there. The news began to spread through the mouths of the guests who had left the inn to various places."I didn't think the king would do something like that. Even though I really admired him, because I thought he was a very loyal man. Wow, I'm utterly disappointed," said the female staff who was gossiping with Jacob and her other friends last night. Call her Serena
“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