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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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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 2. Tanatos’s cripple Empress

 

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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 3. She's really here

 

****

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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 4. The Empress is going to die

 

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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 5. How did this happen?

 

****

Sponsored by Mar. Thank you 💖 (2/4)

***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 6. Swallowing eyes

 

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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 7. Natasha Roanti

 

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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 8. The crying sound

 

****

Sponsored by Mar. Thank you 💖 (2/4)

***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 9. Are you throwing yourself away?

 

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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 10. Why did this woman...?

 

****

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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

Chapter 11. Then bite if off and kill me

 

****

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***

 

Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.

 

In order for Roselyn to enter the academy, she needed a knight of her own age, and that was where Targen was chosen.

 

During that time at the academy, the two developed an unwitting friendship.

 

It was based on loyalty and trust, but it was a feeling that had a unique brightness of peers.

 

Shortly after Roselyn became Crown Princess, she gave the most special and secret instructions to her most cherished knight friend.

 

“I have more people here to protect me than I can count. And I can protect myself, too. But she has no power. But it’s dangerous because her will to get away is so clear. Targen, I want you to protect her. You are the one I can trust the most.”

 

Roselyn didn’t want Targen to protect her, but the woman. No matter how much Roselyn’s request and order were, Targen said he could not comply with it.

 

Roselyn nudged him, soothed him, then asked him to protect the woman for just a year.

 

Exactly one year. With those words, Targen has now been protecting the woman for five years. As Roselyn recall, after a year, the choice to protect the woman was all his.

 

“If I knew you’re full term, I wouldn’t have…..”

 

Roselyn looked apologetically at the woman’s swollen belly. The woman shook her head, smiling brightly.

 

“Even if I was giving birth, I would have run to you if you called me.”

 

At teh willing words, Roselyn hugged the woman. At the moment, Tamon entered the parlor.

 

“I heard we have visitors.”

 

Tamon walked in nonchalantly, covered in sweat, as if he had come straight from training, but he was wearing a short, tight black top that covered only one shoulder and arm, whether it was for activity or to cover his injured shoulder.

 

This unusual garment, not seen in other countries, accentuated his wild beauty.

 

The clothes concealed his one shoulder but exposed everything below his chest, so his abdomen, with its tight six packs, was clearly visible today.

 

Startled, Roselyn opened her eyes in embarrassment.

 

However, it seemed that Roselyn was the only one who embarrassed on the spot.

 

Mach was also a country with a strong sun. Their clothes were also short and light, and the knights there often wore training clothes like that.

 

It was a familiar costume to the Targen who settled in Mach or to the woman.

 

“I’m Tamon Krasis, welcome.”

 

He walked up to the woman and man and shook their hands.

 

The woman, who had taken his hand and was shaking it, suddenly chuckled.

 

“We haven’t met before, so you don’t recognize us.”

 

Tamon’s expression gradually changed as he gathered his brows in wonder at her words.

 

He opened his eyes wide and looked back at Roselyn.

 

“Don’t tell me it’s ……”

 

After a few moments of stifled bewilderment, Roselyn nodded and introduced the woman.

 

“This is Lana Lantifu. King Amor’s sister, who successfully escaped Tanatos.”

 

(*Lana, Theo’s sister, was brought to Tanatos long ago. Roselyn helped her escape when Roselyn was the Crown Princess.)

 

“Do you remember now? I saw you a few times before with my sister Theo.” (Lana)

 

“What?”

 

Tamon, who was looking at Roselyn and Lana alternately in bewilderment, covered his face and smiled vainly. 

 

Lana Lantifu was Roselyn’s secret witness!

 

“So there really was a reason why you were so confident in your winning, huh?” 

 

Tamon laughed in amusement, as if he’d been given a shot.

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Toooooooot! 

 

The ship’s horn announcing its arrival loudly across the sky.

 

Standing at the stern of the ship, the woman stared at the approaching land.

 

The edge of the woman’s mouth lifted slightly.

 

“It’s been a long time.”

 

She came here so long ago that she could vaguely remember now.

 

She had been crying so much that all her memories were filled with tears, yet the only thing that was clear was when she looked at that landing from this spot.

 

It was that regret, resentment, and sadness from that moment.

 

In fact, she still remembered the feelings of that time rather than the scene of that time.

 

The woman slowly took off her cloak and looked up at the sky.

 

The sky was very blue, as if it was welcoming her back home.

 

She patted her stomach, which was round, in gratitude for her safe voyage.

 

The man who had gone to pack the bags for the woman hugged her back and kissed her.

 

“Is the wind cold?”

 

 “It’s perfect.”

 

Breathing in the salty air, the woman gently leaned her head on the man’s shoulder.

 

Her dark red hair, tied high, flew about in the wind.

 

“You must be nervous. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen her, hasn’t it?”

 

“I’m both nervous and tense. In fact, I’m a little scared, too.”

 

At his honest words, the woman kissed him gently on the cheek.

 

“How could I not say so. It’s been five years.”

 

The man nodded and kissed his wife.

 

“I’m more worried about you than me, but aren’t you nervous?”

 

The man with bright orange hair and a lightly freckled face smiled naively at his wife’s words and patted her cheek.

 

“Look. Did you forget how bold and brave I am? I’m fine. Why don’t you finish your work early and go home so you can see our baby without worry?”

 

The eighth month of pregnancy was close to the last month.

 

It was a time when the stomach big enough to stop everyone from traveling long distances.

 

Still, the woman pushed ahead with the itinerary.

 

If she could finish her work early, she could be back within a month.

 

Mach was in a country adjacent to Amor, so she was able to cleverly avoid the stronghold of the monsters.

 

If it was Ortu, which she had to come across the central waterway, it would have been impossible to come.

 

“So all of this must be God’s arrangement.”

 

The woman felt the warmth of a child kicking its feet loudly in her stomach.

 

The man standing beside her also caressed his wife round stomach.

 

The two smiled at each other as they locked eyes.

 

“Come on. She’s be waiting for you.”

 

The ship’s horn blowed again, signaling that their ship had arrived.

 

***

 

Two days had passed since she told the King.

 

Roselyn stood by the window and looked out at the shining sea the same way as yesterday. No, the words “exactly the same” were a deception to the sea.

 

How can you say that the sea is the same when it always flows without stopping?

 

It only looked the same as today and tomorrow, but the contents were completely different.

 

“Don’t worry. She’ll be here.”

 

She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel nervous.

 

But that didn’t mean she could pull or delay the passage of time now.

 

All she could do was to wait silently like this.

 

Knock. Knock.

 

Roselyn stopped and turned at the sound of a polite tap on the door.

 

It was Asrell.

 

“Asrell, what’s going on?

 

Asrell, who was came inside, was mesmerized for a moment as he watched Aranrosia standing quietly in front of the terrace.

 

The scent of lily that the twins decorated the room was a wonderful match for her.

 

Asrell’s eyes were low and ignorant of things like beauty and art, but every once in a while, when she gazed at Aranrosia, she wondered if this was the heart of those who pursued beauty.

 

This was the kind of mind that was willing to lose itself and stare at it as if it were oblivious to time.

 

How can she be so beautiful that it takes her breath away?

 

To be precise, it made Asrell forget to breathe…………..

 

“Asrell?

 

‘Oh, look at my mind.’

 

Asrell immediately came to her senses when she saw Aranrosia’s face tilting stealthily, as if to say why she was looking at her so closely.

 

“Two visitors wish to see Lady Aranrosia. They said you would know if tell you they’re from Mach.”

 

‘You’re here.’

 

Roselyn took a deep breath and jumped up from her seat.

 

It was enough that she didn’t have to ask who it was.

 

There was only one visitor coming to visit her from Mach.

 

“Hurry up and guide me, Asrell.”

 

It was her witness, her guest, whom Roselyn was waiting for.

 

***

 

Before Roselyn entered the parlor, she asked Asrell to go get Tamon.

 

If he hadn’t gone out, he would be at the training grounds.

 

After taking a short, deep breath, Roselyn opened the parlor door.

 

“Asha.”

 

Tasha and Louie, who were tending to the guests in the parlor, were the first to welcome her.

 

The man and woman who had been sitting on the couch in the spacious hall jumped up and turned around at the twins’ reaction.

 

“Majest…!”

 

The woman who was about to call Roselyn “Your Majesty” immediately stopped talking.

 

Roselyn smiled as she approached the woman and told her her current name.

 

“Please call me Aranrosia.”

 

The woman approached her with a complicated smile on her face as Roselyn spoke.

 

“That’s your new name?”

 

Roselyn nodded then her eyes shifted to the woman’s round belly.

 

At Roselyn’s surprised expression, the woman smiled and patted her stomach.

 

“It’s been eight months. He’s kicking his legs so badly, I’m pretty sure it’s a boy. Targen says it might be a daughter like me, though.”

 

The woman said, pointing at the man standing behind her.

 

Roselyn looked at the familiar man and smiled.

 

“It’s been a long time, Targen.”

 

The man with the trembling face knelt down and carefully kissed the back of Roselyn’s hand.

 

“I heard the news too late. I apologize.”

 

“Stop. I’m not the one you should be protecting anymore. There is no need to be sorry.”

 

Even with Roselyn’s words, a faint sense of guilt remained on Targen’s face that he couldn’t take back.

 

His longtime companions had all died defending Sunset family.

 

Targen Oheim.

 

He was the eldest son of Oheim, one of the loyal subjects of House Sunset.

 

He had been guarding the Sunset family and Roselyn V Sunset since before his knighthood.