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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1. Kill The Empress
  • 2. Chapter 2. Tanatos’s Cripple Empress
  • 3. Chapter 3. She's Really Here
  • 4. Chapter 4. The Empress Is Going To Die
  • 5. Chapter 5. How Did This Happen?
  • 6. Chapter 6. Swallowing Eyes
  • 7. Chapter 7. Natasha Roanti
  • 8. Chapter 8. The Crying Sound
  • 9. Chapter 9. Are You Throwing Yourself Away?
  • 10. Chapter 10. Why Did This Woman...?
  • 11. Chapter 11. Then Bite If Off And Kill Me
  • 12. Chapter 12. Ability To Save
  • 13. Chapter 13. The Shadow She Left Behind
  • 14. Chapter 14. Into His Realm
  • 15. Chapter 15. Tamon's Purpose
  • 16. Chapter 16. This Damn Woman!
  • 17. Chapter 17. I've Never Hated You
  • 18. Chapter 18. How About Love?
  • 19. Chapter 19. A Night Walk
  • 20. Chapter 20. How Do You Want To Die
  • 21. Chapter 21. Ronasso's Anxiety
  • 22. Chapter 22. How To Let Go Of Sadness
  • 23. Chapter 23. Lersha Resha
  • 24. Chapter 24. It’s Not Ugly
  • 25. Chapter 25. Where Is The Empress's Treasure?
  • 26. Chapter 26. The Reason For Death
  • 27. Chapter 27. The Consolation Of The Unashamed
  • 28. Chapter 28. A New Name
  • 29. Chapter 29. A Small Change
  • 30. Chapter 30. Out Of Control
  • 31. Chapter 31. There's Always Trouble
  • 32. Chapter 32. Dazzling Silver Hair And Purple Crystal Eyes
  • 33. Chapter 33. My Silver Fox
  • 34. Chapter 34. Is It Okay To Eat This Poisonous Plant?
  • 35. Chapter 35. Don't Be Weak
  • 36. Chapter 36. Don’t Leave Me
  • 37. Chapter 37. An Unfamiliar Peace
  • 38. Chapter 38. Warmth Of The Palm
  • 39. Chapter 39. Give Me Your Right Foot
  • 40. Chapter 40. That’s Right
  • 41. Chapter 41. The Bride's Scream
  • 42. Chapter 42. You Are Like A Gift
  • 43. Chapter 43. Ensemble Drink
  • 44. Chapter 44. I Think It’s Her
  • 45. Chapter 45. Exactly One Month
  • 46. Chapter 46. I’m Disappointed
  • 47. Chapter 47. She Doesn’t Know
  • 48. Chapter 48. To The Lady Of The Pink Rose Forest
  • 49. Chapter 49. Red Stigma On The Chest
  • 50. Chapter 50. That Person Will Come
  • 51. Chapter 51. Smile Next Time
  • 52. Chapter 52. I’m The Owner Of That Leg
  • 53. Chapter 53. The Twins’ Dream
  • 54. Chapter 54. Karen Turasia
  • 55. Chapter 55. Red Passion In The Desert
  • 56. Chapter 56. Cassion Krasis
  • 57. Chapter 57. Brothers
  • 58. Chapter 58. He Did Not Know How To Be Patient
  • 59. Chapter 59. An Unpleasant Visitor
  • 60. Chapter 60. My Brother's Mistress
  • 61. Chapter 61. Tomorrow, Lunch, Together
  • 62. Chapter 62. Roselyn's Anger
  • 63. Chapter 63. Red-eyed Savior
  • 64. Chapter 64. He’s Back
  • 65. Chapter 65. Bloody Master
  • 66. Chapter 66. Welcome Back
  • 67. Chapter 67. I Missed You
  • 68. Chapter 68. Thank You For Staying Alive
  • 69. Chapter 69. It's All Coming Together
  • 70. Chapter 70. Hope That Shine At The End Of Despair
  • 71. Chapter 71. A Mean Woman
  • 72. Chapter 72. Ronasso's Adversity
  • 73. Chapter 73. Preparation To Go Out
  • 74. Chapter 74. Each Person's Heart Flows Differently
  • 75. Chapter 75. Smile, Rosie
  • 76. Chapter 76. Do You Want Me To Show You My Specialty?
  • 77. Chapter 77. Aim And Shoot
  • 78. Chapter 78. The Gap
  • 79. Chapter 79. Arrows That Burn Flesh
  • 80. Chapter 80. I’ll Bring You The Proof
  • 81. Chapter 81. Even If I Die Like This
  • 82. Chapter 82. The Reason She Was Confident In Winning
  • 83. Chapter 83. An Unexpected Guest
  • 84. Chapter 84. Love That Couldn't Overcome Hatred
  • 85. Chapter 85. Aranrosia
  • 86. Chapter 86. The Rightful Owner
  • 87. Chapter 87. Can I Trust You?
  • 88. Chapter 88. A Blind Man
  • 89. Chapter 89. The Wind Lantern Ceremony
  • 90. Chapter 90. If You're There, Come Out
  • 91. Chapter 91. Similar
  • 92. Chapter 92. Ignorance Is Bravery
  • 93. Chapter 93. I Can Tell You
  • 94. Chapter 94. Hartz’s Conditions
  • 95. Chapter 95. If You Kiss Me
  • 96. Chapter 96. Change
  • 97. Chapter 97. Anna
  • 98. Chapter 98. I’ll Have To Remove It
  • 99. Chapter 99. The Prophet's Gamble
  • 100. Chapter 100. Because He's So Good At It
  • 101. Chapter 101. A Mysterious Trend
  • 102. Chapter 102. The Conditions Of The Gift
  • 103. Chapter 103. The Tips Of His Ears
  • 104. Chapter 104. The Meaning Of Yellow Lily
  • 105. Chapter 105. God, Please Take Care Of Them
  • 106. Chapter 106. I'd Like To Meet Him
  • 107. Chapter 107. It’s Beautiful
  • 108. Chapter 108. What Do You Want Me To Do?
  • 109. Chapter 109. There's Only Two Of Us
  • 110. Chapter 110. Even If It Hurts A Little, It Will Last A Long Time
  • 111. Chapter 111. Does This Make Sense?
  • 112. Chapter 112. With Both Feet
  • 113. Chapter 113. Instinct
  • 114. Chapter 114. Did It Happen?
  • 115. Chapter 115. One Step, Two Steps
  • 116. Chapter 116. A Familiar Voice
  • 117. Chapter 117. I See The Glory Of Winter
  • 118. Chapter 118. That's Why It's Not Me
  • 119. Chapter 119. . It Was A Flash
  • 120. Chapter 120. When The Revenge Is Over
  • 121. Chapter 121. What Will He Get?
  • 122. Chapter 122. What Is Your Name?
  • 123. Chapter 123. Sweet
  • 124. Chapter 124. Black Canyon (1)
  • 125. Chapter 125. Black Canyon (2)
  • 126. Chapter 126. A Twisted Doubt
  • 127. Chapter 127. You Have To Save It
  • 128. Chapter 128. The Secret Of The Silver Horned Deer
  • 129. Chapter 129. His Sincerity
  • 130. Chapter 130. Into The Black Fog
  • 131. Chapter 131. Breaking In
  • 132. Chapter 132. Tell Me, Asha
  • 133. Chapter 133. Warmth
  • 134. Chapter 134. Evidence Of Longing
  • 135. Chapter 135. Under The Wheels
  • 136. Chapter 136. Natasha's Crime
  • 137. Chapter 137. Who Left The Flowers?
  • 138. Chapter 138. He Who Sees The Will Of God
  • 139. Chapter 139. Winter Can't Beat The Pines
  • 140. Chapter 140. Let’s Go There Together
  • 141. Chapter 141. Betrayal
  • 142. Chapter 142. A Vanished Home
  • 143. Chapter 143. Finally, At The Imperial Palace
  • 144. Chapter 144. Remove It
  • 145. Chapter 145. Your Worst Nightmare
  • 146. Chapter 146. July 16th
  • 147. Chapter 147. Pretend You Don’t See It. Pretend You Don’t Know It
  • 148. Chapter 148. Take The Child To His Mother
  • 149. Chapter 149. A Crack
  • 150. Chapter 150. Song Of The Fall
  • 151. Chapter 151. Anna’s Situation
  • 152. Chapter 152. Perso’s Anguish
  • 153. Chapter 153. A Suspicious Maid
  • 154. Chapter 154. Whose Baby Is It?
  • 155. Chapter 155. This Is My Answer
  • 156. Chapter 156. The Wild Dog Outside The Fence
  • 157. Chapter 157. The Main Characters
  • 158. Chapter 158. That Day
  • 159. Chapter 159. Let Me Tell You A Secret
  • 160. Chapter 160. Run Away
  • 161. Chapter 161. The Hunt Begins
  • 162. Chapter 162. To The Hell I Got Out Of
  • 163. Chapter 163. Let's Watch
  • 164. Chapter 164. The Crazy Emperor
  • 165. Chapter 165. Rampage
  • 166. Chapter 166. Clash Of Life And Death
  • 167. Chapter 167. Collect
  • 168. Chapter 168. The Banquet Is Over
  • 169. Chapter 169. A World Without The Power Of God
  • 170. Chapter 170. Thorny Hedge
  • 171. Chapter 171. It Was The Night When Winter Ended
  • 172. Chapter 172. Side Story 1 - The World Has Been Turned Upside Down
  • 173. Chapter 173. Side Story 2 - Death In The Dark
  • 174. Chapter 174. Side Story 3 - Monstein
  • 175. Chapter 175. Side Story 4. Tamon's Happiness
  • 176. Chapter 176. Side Story 5. Very Sweet And Tender
  • 177. Chapter 177. Side Story 6. Methods Of Persuasion
  • 178. Chapter 178. Side Story 7. A Night Full Of Peach Scent
  • 179. Chapter 179. Side Story 8. Desired Asha
  • 180. Chapter 180. Side Story 9. Unexpected Fit
  • 181. Chapter 181. Side Story 10. Return
  • 182. Chapter 182. Side Story 11. All Is Well
  • 183. Chapter 183. Side Story 12. Amazing News
  • 184. Chapter 184. Side Story 13. A Very Cute Dream
  • 185. Chapter 185. Side Story 14. What Kind Of Bullsh*t Is This?
  • 186. Chapter 186. Side Story 15. What Will Turn The World Upside Down
  • 187. Chapter 187. Side Story 16. Suspicious Meeting
  • 188. Chapter 188. Side Story 17. Find Me
  • 189. Chapter 189. Side Story 18. You Just Have To Enjoy It
  • 190. Chapter 190. Side Story 19. Time To Become A Family
  • 191. Chapter 191. Side Story 20. Omen
  • 192. Chapter 192. Side Story 21. Became A Family (End)

Chapter 1. Kill the Empress

 

 


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Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

Chapter 2. Tanatos’s cripple Empress

 

 


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Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

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****

 

Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

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****

 

Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

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****

 

Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

Chapter 6. Swallowing eyes

 

 


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****

 

Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

Chapter 7. Natasha Roanti

 

 


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****

 

Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

Chapter 8. The crying sound

 

 


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****

 

Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

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****

 

Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

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****

 

Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

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Tamon replied with a slight nod.

 

“No.”

 

“Then why are you smoking?”

 

“Well, I just…”

 

“You just smoke cigars? A strong one?”

 

“Well, when I hold it in my mouth, it makes my mind simple.”

 

Tamon smiled at the white smoke as it fluttered and disappeared.

 

He hoped that the words he heard last night would disappear from his mind like that.

 

“Don’t love me.”

 

Why not? Why can’t I ? Why? Why? Why in the world?

 

He was in a bad mood.

 

How could she hold him with such a face when she was saying such things?

 

Last night, she was different from usual. She was much more aggressive and exciting.

 

He felt as if he could clear his desires alone for the next hundred days with only the memories hidden inside him.

 

Tsk, tsk.

 

He rubbed his cigar roughly and put it out.

 

In the end, this didn’t do much to drown out the complexity in his head either.

 

He turned to his target again.

 

“The secret reminded me of something…….” (Tamon)

 

“What is it?” (Ronasso)

 

Ronasso’s expressions were clear and Tamon could see his expression change.

 

The good news was that he  (Ronasso) was very expressive, but he had the unfortunate disadvantage of not being able to hide his expressions most of the time.

 

“You and Her Majesty did it at the Academy, didn’t you?” (Tamon)

 

“…!”

 

“So that time, in the prayer room. ………….” (Tamon)

 

“Hey….. How do you know about that?” (Ronasso)

 

“The altar on the second floor of the prayer room was good for hiding and taking a nap. No one goes in there.” (Tamon)

 

 

“Ha-ha-ha-ha.”

 

Ronaso’s eyes widened in surprise as he shuddered remembering the scene.

 

His soft brown hair trembled helplessly.

 

Tamon laughed nastily and put his finger in front of his lips again, just like before.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

Shhhh.

 

Ronasso’s mouth stiffened as if the shock didn’t go away.

 

He looked afraid of how far Tamon knew.

 

“You, you don’t have to go that far, I’ll ……I don’t go around revealing your secrets!”

 

Ronasso squeezed both fists in frustration.

 

It was a position that looked very cute to some people, but when Ronasso did it, it suddenly looked like he was trying to intimidate Tamon.

 

But that didn’t mean that Tamon Krasis was a great man to be threatened.

 

“Bad guy. If you knew, you should have said so or pretended that you didn’t know! Come on, you brute!”

 

In his rage, Ronasso sat down on the floor and swept his hair roughly.

 

“I pledge allegiance to Her Majesty and will protect her until the day of this life, but at least…. My faith belongs to you.” 

 

His voice was grumpy.

 

He was too serious.

 

Tamon stared at Ronasso, smirked, and Ronasso’s ruffled hair, which was even worse.

 

“I know, I know.”

 

“…”

 

“It must be hard, trying to find out the secret, or keeping the secret.” 

 

“Thank you for understanding it now…”

 

Embarrassed and piqued, Ronasso quickly rose from his seat.

 

He was an incredibly good man with resilience.

 

“Nevertheless, you should tell Her Majesty about it sometime. It’s too big a secret to keep, so it will come out someday.”

 

“Well, I suppose you’re right. I’ll discuss it first.”

 

Discuss?

 

Ronasso tilted his head.

 

He had never seen that arrogant, haughty fellow Tamon engage in the human communication of ‘discuss’ with anyone.

 

A king? A friend? A loyal chamberlain? Who in the world would he discuss with?

 

“With whom?”

 

‘It’s not me. Then with whom?’

 

For some reason, Ronasso felt unfair.

 

It was not him, the dirty, sad, frustrated friend who had been so patient with him, who was he going to talk to?

 

“Who? My beautiful and noble slave is the one I should discuss this with. It’s about her anyway.” (Tamon)

 

Ronasso’s mouth gaped open.

 

This lunatic.

 

He’s been thinking about it for a while now, but it was obvious that Tamon was spinning his wheels right now.

 

He didn’t even know what kind of dangerous woman he was holding, and he’s got such an upside down look in his eyes.

 

To top it all off, Tamon was different than usual when he mentioned her.

 

The expression on his face was ……….

 

“When did this happen?” (Ronasso)

 

“What?” (Tamon)

 

Since when did you fall in love with that woman!” (Ronasso)

 

“I hope it’s not true.” (Ronasso)

 

“You’ve lost your mind.” (Ronasso)

 

“What does it matter? If she hadn’t been abandoned, if she was happy there, the fact that I had stolen her would never have happened.” (Tamon)

 

It was a desire that Tamon had buried so deep that he could not even realize it himself.

 

It was all Gillotti Tanatos that made him dig it up and let it out.

 

‘Thank goodness for that.’

 

Tamon thought with a cold smile.

 

He was grateful that Gillotti let her go foolishly, so that he (Tamon) could hold her hand proudly. The problem was that the interest (Roselyn) kept trying to let go of his (Tamon’s) hand.

 

“Oh, by the way, earlier.”

 

Tamon suddenly looked out the window.

 

Then he remembered.

 

“You told me we’re in the middle of a festival, didn’t you?”

 

………… Had she ever been outside the mansion?

 

***

 

“Wow! Why does this dress look so good on you?”

 

“Wow, how come you don’t have a single blemish on your skin? How come your eyelashes are so long?”

 

“Let’s also try on this hat! The jewels all seem to look good on you no matter what you wear.”

 

 “But still, this blue dress looks the best on you.”

 

Roselyn was distracted by the twins’ fuss.

 

Suddenly, the twins have brought all kinds of dressing goods, so Roselyn had to try them out.

 

It wasn’t Tanatos’ outfit, nor Amor’s, but a dress from the far west.

 

The thin, fluffy fabric resembled Amor’s clothes at first glance, but it was a completely different design.

 

First, Amor dresses connected using strings.

 

But there was a lot more sewing involved in this outfit than what she could see.

 

It had a deep neckline and short sleeves. The strings were tightened below the chest, and the skirt was slid at the legs. 

 

(*I think it’s the dress she wore on the cover picture)

 

If she wore a small, cute hat and a netting to lightly cover her head and forehead, the outfit would be completed.

 

It would be fashionable if she wore lace gloves, but the outfit was so hastily prepared that they didn’t even get the gloves.

 

Instead, the twins gave her a silk bracelet, and jewelry.

 

They looked very nice for having prepared so quickly.

 

At that point, Roselyn couldn’t help but wonder.

 

Unless the twins suddenly took her to play with costumes, this was obviously outdoor clothes.

 

“Where do you want me to go?”

 

“Ah! Haven’t you heard anything yet? There’s a festival going on in the capital right now! It lasts about five days, and today is the first day.”

 

 “It’s so beautiful! Especially on the last night, when the lanterns are filled with flowers and flown into the sky, it’s really spectacular.”

 

The flower offering festival was something she remembered hearing about.

 

It was a festival to send light and flowers to the six gods that support the continent and pray for their health in the coming year.

 

Flowers would be placed on wind lanterns and flown over the sea.

 

They prayed that the gods of the sea and wind will bring these wind lanterns to the world of the gods, which was invisible to the human eyes.

 

Not everyone could fly a wind lantern.

 

Only about 100 pre-selected nobles and lucky commoners were able to fly the lanterns directly into the sky. The rest had to place their wishes on the flying lanterns, but even that was considered a spiritual experience. 

 

“Anyway, it’s a festival day that comes only once a year.”

 

A festival …..

 

Roselyn was curious what festivals in other countries looked like.

 

We’re they majestic and pious like in Tanatos? Or would it be as vibrant and crowded as she had read about?

 

Because of the nature of Amor, she thought it would be closer to the latter.

 

“Are you reluctant to go outside?”

 

Tasha asked cautiously, as if she had read Roselyn’s thoughtful expression differently.

 

Roselyn looked up and shook her head with a smile.

 

“No, I’m a little curious. What does it look like out there?”

 

Since she came back to life anyway, she wanted to see as much as she could of what she couldn’t see back then.

 

Then when she dies again, she won’t regret it.

 

“If you’re ready, can we go?”

 

 “Yes!”

 

Roselyn gladly took the hand that the twins offered her and left the room.

 

****

 

It was still afternoon, the sun has not set.

 

Tamon sent Ronasso out and quickly prepared to go out.

 

Tamon was quite famous in the kingdom, so some disguise was necessary.

 

He matched the costume he had given to Roselyn and imitated an exotic nobleman visiting from another country.

 

After all, there were crowds of people at the festival, and some of them were dressed in strange outfits to attract attention, so it would be easier to blend in.

 

After finishing his preparations, he went to the rear gate instead of the main gate.

 

There were many men spying at the main gate, so he was going to take the carriage and leave from the back gate.

 

The most troublesome thing was the eyes of the king.

 

Now, he had obediently maintained a degree of “watch”, but if they sensed anything strange, there was no telling how it would suddenly change.

 

He still didn’t know how Roselyn’s plan would play out, so he couldn’t carelessly alarm the king.

 

From what Asrell had told him, it was more likely that Roselyn was trying to secure her own allies through activities such as looking for accounts and sending out letters.

 

‘I wish she asked me for help, but of course she wouldn’t want to do that.’ 

 

It was only a mere request to save the Iron Child in exchange for a contract. (* he lost his arm but he thought it was a mere request lol)

 

‘What will she use the other four requests for?’

 

 (* the contract they signed was if Roselyn agreed to be his partner to do the engraving, Roselyn could have 5 requests)

 

Tamon was very curious to know what she would demand of him.

 

It would be nice if it was a demand that was extremely private and intimate request. 

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I laughed out loud at the silly thought.

 

Before he could board the carriage that was waiting at the back gate, an unexpected person called out to him.

 

“…..Brother.”

 

As if he had been waiting for Tamon to come out, Cassion stood there.

Chapter 12. Ability to save