57. Melting The Heart Of The Moon (3)“Gruu?” I called him.And that little cub turned its head on me with sparkling eyes like it was gathering stars there. What surprised me besides his arrival was. “Oh my, what do you have in your mouth?”He was carrying a twig of cherry blossom. I'm sure he picked it from my cherry blossom tree, as it is the only cherry blossom tree in this palace.“Come in. This way.” I opened the window next to where he was waiting for me. He jumped on his little feet and then jumped down into my room. He looked around.“Hey, how did you find my room in this big area? Did you use those little legs of yours to come here from far away?”As if knowing that I would be in a difficult position to crouch or bend to look at him eye to eye, he jumped on the table, shortening the distance between us.“You're considerate on top of cute. What don't you have?”“Grrr—gur-”“Pft. You're having trouble responding because of the flower in your mouth, right? Is this for me? Can I
‘Who is it?’Hearing that person knock on my door at this time, means the guards let that person come inside my residence. I'm sure it wasn't Ruri or Bella, as they already clocked off, so there was only one other person who could have done it. I frowned and narrowed my eyes towards the rotating door knob.The sound of the door knob rattling rather forcefully, horror me. “I'm sure you're not asleep yet, so open this door.”And my guess was correct. 'Jermaine! I'm glad I locked my door. But that doesn't mean Jermaine can't break my door.'“Wait,” I said.I pulled Grue into my arms as I -ssh- him. He was still on guard with his fangs out. “It's okay. I know him. So, please stay hidden under here until I get you out. This will help me more, so please don't make a sound. You understand my request, right?”I forced myself to bend down a little to put Gruu on the floor, then pushed him under the bed to hide him. “Please.”I opened the bedroom door. “Your Majesty?”How long has it been sinc
“Do you really intend to do so this time? If so, I will help you out.”Rohan sharply raised his eyes and clicked his tongue. He snapped, “You, as my aide on duty as one of the country's representatives, should guide me on the right path. But instead, you volunteered to help me kidnap her. What a bad aide."Faresh chewed emptiness inside his mouth as he listened to Rohan's blabber. He almost picks his ears in his presence, but he still loves his hands, so.Rohan still continues. “Huh? You should know that's just my words from a place of frustration. I already said that I'm different from those Alpha pricks. I will not carry out actions that make me even more judged as a barbarian."“You… have changed a lot.”Rohan peaked his ears as he was about to take off his clothes. He turned around while scoffing. “Why do I keep hearing those words, not less they come from your mouth? I'm sick of hearing that word.”Faresh gathered his eyebrows towards the middle as he took in the air slowly throu
'Hi, good morning Shan. It's just, it feels weird how I feel that my belly doesn't grow as big as it did in my previous life.'I'm sure that during my current pregnancy in my previous life, my stomach was more prominent and it felt like there was a big ball with hands hanging around my waist. And I should have started to feel small kicks from the baby, too.'Did my calculations go wrong?'-“It could be, girl. You've lived several lives, so it's natural that you don't remember the details.”-That's true, too. Especially considering that I made changes, so maybe this also happened due to the changes I made.“Your Majesty, are you awake?”“Come in, Bels.”It was another day where I could rest all day before tomorrow attending an official meeting with Northern representatives to discuss a peace treaty, which might not happen. At least I can start implementing my plan at tomorrow's meeting. As well as showing people that I am still a competent queen.If I follow my personality in my origin
Of all people, I didn't expect that Ruri would be the one to tease me in this way. I choked on the water I drank. What an act that does not reflect the elegance of royalty. I need to warn her firmly.“Your joking has gone too far this time, Ruri. You should be more careful.”“Hmm, is that so? But I'm not joking, Your Majesty.”I took a deep breath, then exhaled with pressure. “Then it's even worse, Ruri. Don't let other people hear it.""But now, only three of us are in this room, Your Majesty."I looked into Ruri, sitting straight with firm eyes looking at me. There was no visible shaking from how she looked at me. I know Ruri well enough to know she has a stubborn side regarding what she thinks is right. Getting Ruri to stop talking about this would take a little extra persuading. I need to stop her.Because not everyone can respond with a cool head.Considering Ruri's straightforward personality, I'm worried that she will show her 'support' in this matter in public without realizin
“When I was thinking about that, suddenly this guy appeared- baam! With his charisma and assertiveness- baam! With his status and looks- baam! He carries you because he knows your feet are scratched- baam! Even when we didn't realize it- baam! He also looks at you gently- baaam! That's why I gave him the green light, Your Majesty.” Ruri took a deep breath, then gave her closing words. “Baaam~”I shook my head. “Why do you keep putting -bam- at the end of almost every sentence?” I sound like a granny who complains about many things in this world. “Anyway, something like that is dangerous, Ruri.”“That's because I like seeing you treated like a precious piece of glass. Has His Majesty ever treated you as sweetly as that person?”“Ruri,”“Moreover, if you look at other couples whose husbands have mistresses, the wife also has her own entertainment. Even though we can't make the entertainment legal, like how the husband made the mistress his second or third wife, the 'entertainment' of wi
Did my ears play tricks on me? Or is it because of age, so I'm having a little problem with my ears?I glanced at Ruri. It seemed like my ears weren't the ones with the problem when I saw how Ruri and Bella's expressions were. Of course, my ears are fine. If someone had a problem, it would be this woman. From the start, her head was just filled with rusty screws that made it difficult for her to think.Once again, I was ashamed of my past self for having raised this person as a lady-in-waiting.I sucked in a breath through the gap in my mouth. Then opened my mouth slowly. “Are you sure about your request, Lady Lenbergh?”"Your Majesty," Ruri called me softly but full of pressure through her fake smile.I could see how Ruri was turning the wheels inside her brain. I saw anxiety in her eyes. From that same glance in my eyes, I also caught a message from her which seemed to be telling me;['I know you want everything to be simple, but always giving in doesn't necessarily make everything
And sure enough, Jermaine immediately came to my palace upon hearing that Luelle had called him. I didn't know that an Alpha King could be so easily summoned here and there by someone like Luelle. But that's the ridiculous reality our kingdom is suffering now.I'm sure he's currently having an internal meeting with royal council officials regarding tomorrow's schedule, yet he came here for her in just a matter of minutes. Talk about devotions.And when he arrived at my quarter, he told Ruri and Bella to leave while leaving Luelle's maid in her position on the grounds that Luelle needed her. I'm no longer surprised by the ridiculousness of what he does. Even after chasing my people away, his attention was completely focused on finding out whether Luelle had eaten anything or not. Has Luelle had enough rest, and is there anything else she needs?In that part, Luelle expressed her wishes to Jermaine.“Why don't you come to my place? There is more than enough room for you there.” Jermaine
“Ruri will come here?” Sashal sounded excited. “Yeah, she is. But I need to scold Menitto first for giving news about you to the other party.” “Come on, you know Menitto moved because of my orders. He did it because I wanted Ruri to also hear this good news on time.” Sashal pout. It melted Rohan's heart so much that he couldn't help but smile. “Alright, alright, you can have fun with your friends. But, are you sure you're okay?" “Yeah. Thanks to the herbal medicine I made, my body felt lighter after giving birth. And I recovered quite quickly." “You're still pale.” “But I'm fine, really. I know very well how unbearable the pain was after giving birth to Roschal, so I know that my current condition is the best.” Rohan frowned. "I still regret I couldn't keep you company during those hard times." “You don't have to. We just played our respective roles at that time.” Sashal kissed the back of Rohan's palm. “By the way, how long will Ruri visit?” “Ah, about that, I also want to di
The night felt agonizingly prolonged, with each passing minute stretching their apprehension. It was only when the first light of dawn graced the sky, followed by the long-awaited sound, that a sigh of relief finally escaped the lips of everyone outside the room. With the rising sun, Rohan passes through the big door with a bouquet and baby Roschal in his arms.He arranged the flowers in a large vase quite skillfully, like someone who was used to doing it. It was unimaginable coming from an Alpha. After that, he sat on a chair next to the bed."How are you feeling, my princess?" Rohan stretched out his hand to caress Sashal's head.“It never gets better than this, dear,” Sashal answered with a chuckle despite her pale face.Watching Sashal's expression, Rohan couldn't stop himself from kissing her pale face. Not only he but baby Roschal also doesn't want to lose to his father. He hugged and kissed the face of his mother, whom he had not seen for four days. He did it well enough that S
Not only do we have to fight the legendary creature for which we don't have the right answers, but we also have to fight against time. Everything seemed to be moving faster than usual, even though the Calamity had not yet been fully pushed to the point we agreed on. If it continues like this until the sun disappears behind the horizontal, then what we are trying to do will be meaningless.“We need more people on our side to make the Calamity come to that spot on its own accord, out of frustration.”Alpha Deen had the same thoughts as me. I nodded as I looked towards the Northern warriors. They glanced at each other. I could understand their hesitation about becoming the raw bait to lure the Calamity. Meanwhile, Rohan and the others on the other side didn't look like they were in good condition after fighting nonstop. It had been going on for over four hours, and time was not on our side.“I'll do it. But you know that with just one person, it won't attract his attention. So, you have
Out of surprise, the steps that stopped suddenly slowly found their rhythm again despite signs of hesitation by the warriors. However, it was not visible from Alpha Duke Gustaav and Kaesang as they made their steps so clear. Seeing the fearless temperament of the two men, Jermaine became even more agitated.“How dare all of you! How dare you challenge me here!” He created even more duplicates of his wolf, probably hoping the Alpha Dukes would stop in their tracks.When Alpha Duke Gustaav and Kaesang stopped in their tracks, he smirked. He glanced curtly at me, then bared his teeth.“You guys aren't going anywhere. I'll make sure you receive the same punishment as that traitor!”“Traitor? Who?" Alpha Duke Gustaav retorted in a sharp tone. “Ah, you're talking about yourself?”"What?"“Your Majesty, ah no, nephew, don't you dare get in our way to fix the mess you've made.” Alpha Duke Kaesang warned."What are you talking about?"“Stop your damn whining, Alpha King. If you can't control y
“Ugh,”As the ground began to swallow us, Rohan tried to lift my sinking body. He dug the ground around me with his claws while Ansel shouted.“It's me! Ansel! It's me!”He kept shouting those words out of his lungs several times as if that could stop what was happening.I couldn't grasp my mind as panic enveloped my whole body. I tried to only focus on getting the lower part of my body out of the ground while not burdening Rohan who managed to free himself from this terrible pull.“I'll get you out. Don't worry." Rohan kept calming me, who was starting to feel numb to everything around me, apart from the sound of my heartbeat, which filled my head.At that moment, like a miracle, the ground stopped rumbling all of a sudden. Like it never swallows us. 'Huh?'“Damn it! Finally!” Ansel cursed, but I could catch the tone of relief from his curse just now.Before long, I could understand why.Several people were standing on the surface of the land that had not collapsed, surrounding us. “
“Beta Duke Avimelech, what is this madness? I'm sure now that you helped that woman escape, stage it as she died tragically. And there is also that Alpha. Hah, so you're also a traitor.” Gamma Marquise Blaine glares at us each, spitting bars of slander.There's a hint of fear in his trembling eyes, yet he dares to bark at us. I'll have to give him a round of applause next time.“Whatever you say, sir. You can accuse me of being a traitor or whatever, only if you get out of here safely, though.”“Guards!” With his calling, all the guards gather shielding him and his companion. “Did you just threaten to kill us all, Beta Duke Avimelech?!”Rohan bursts out laughing. “Haha, haaa… It's not us, you moron. Have you forgotten where you are now? The Calamity can easily swallow all of you. What a jester. And you worked with these clowns for years, dear?”“Exactly, my words.” I shook my head.“Wait~ What is this~ Have you all… haaaa, also see the former queen? Huh? Am I not the only one who saw
A huge chaos and crisis was unfolding before my eyes. I still vividly remember how this small town alive even though the darkness of night shrouded it. But now all of that is engulfed in a big fire. We literally bathed in a sea of fire.The only reason why we were still fine despite the flames that enveloped us was thanks to Alpha Deen's divine energy. I'm not sure how his ability works, but it kind of protects us from being touched by fire.Even though I couldn't really feel the heat of the fire surrounding us, my chest felt tight, as if all the air had disappeared. My hands are shaking. And after a suffocating silence, I stretched my hand out to Rohan. He grabbed my hand.I can see this choice happening because of two possibilities. One, the desperate actions of the survivors to keep the Calamity away from them, or Jermaine ordering the burning of this entire city.This guess was reflexively projected in my mind because he often advised me to burn things he considered useless. He a
“I should have seen this coming and put another guard beside him on your side. But picturing two men following you around everywhere ticks me off so much.” A low growl sounded out under his rough breath.I could understand from his gaze why he felt upset at this situation. I would probably feel upset if I were in his position. He is accustomed to leading people who obey his orders and put aside their personal ideas for the community's welfare. But now he meets someone like me as his Luna.In this part, I admit my mistake towards Rohan. So I need to do that to appease his upset. I glanced at Alpha Deen and Sir Rojja, who were acting indifferent, although I'm not sure if they were really indifferent to our conversation. I still have to do it even though I have to bear the shame for the rest of my life.I took a breath from my mouth, then let out the spell. “I miss you soooo much that everything in front of me reminds me of you. When I eat, when I sleep, when I look at flowers, when I lo
After receiving solace after a long time from the letter written by Ruri, a painful realization came to me instead. Because what I consider a brief entertainment is a misery for almost everyone in Southern Olf. They lost two important figures at the highest level of command, who were supposed to help them reorganize the state order.Well, I don't know how they look at Luelle, whether they feel they can lean on her or even think of her as nothing. But it's different with Jermaine, their Alpha King.They have relied on the authority of the Alpha King for many years, from generation to generation. And so far, their life in Southern Olf is not so bad because of the sense of security provided by Alpha King's predecessors, then now by Jermaine and... me, to be honest.Knowing it's frail, it must be devastating as they can't hang on to Jermaine's rope. They must be afraid that the more they cling to the rope, the more they fall. Their best shot right now is to depend on high-ranking wolves f