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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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Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 2. Tanatos’s cripple Empress

 

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Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 3. She's really here

 

****

Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 4. The Empress is going to die

 

****

Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 5. How did this happen?

 

****

Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 6. Swallowing eyes

 

****

Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 7. Natasha Roanti

 

****

Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 8. The crying sound

 

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Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 9. Are you throwing yourself away?

 

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***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 10. Why did this woman...?

 

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Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 11. Then bite if off and kill me

 

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Sponsored by Mar 💖 (¾)

***

 

“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

****

 

Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.

 

As soon as the thought of relief passed through Theo’s head, Lana opened her mouth again.

 

“You always run looking ahead, like a racehorse that doesn’t measure the front and back. The royal family, the people, and the country are more important than anything to you, right?”

 

 “That’s a given as a royal born………” (Theo)

 

 

“Yes. That’s why my sister is more deserving of being king than anyone else. That’s why father and mother sent me to Tanatos instead of you.”  (Lana)

 

Theo held her breath at the first mention.

 

The word “instead” contained the word “originally” in it.

 

So it was Theoransha who was originally supposed to go to Tanatos?

 

“What do you mean? Please tell me exactly what you mean.”

 

“It’s exactly what you heard. But it’s okay. I already made up my mind when I left Amor, and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel sad, but I’ve been able to accept it to some extent.” (Lana)

 

“Lana!”

 

“I haven’t seen you in a long time, are you going to keep yelling?” 

 

Lana pretended to hide in Targen’s arms as if she was scared, glancing coyly.

 

“Please don’t look at me like that. And don’t be rash with my husband, I understand that my sister is the king, but Targen is my whole world. He was the life that sustained me, the roof that held me. And then….”

 

Lana turned and smiled at Roselyn, who was silently watching the two sisters bickering.

 

“Her Majesty, no, Aranrosia, was a benefactor of my life, my roof, and my future.”

Chapter 12. Ability to save

 

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“Why hasn’t she come yet? Don’t tell me she escaped?”

 

…It can’t be.

 

Theo paced around the office and ran outside.

 

Even though she was deliberately distracted by the meeting this morning, her nerves didn’t die and it reminded her of Tamon and the woman.

 

Theo barged into the palace’s administrative office and turned them inside out once.

 

The sun set dimly as she checked each one of them with her eyes of a hawk for irregularities and corruption, and to see if the numbers were well written.

 

She got out of there by the time a dozen administrative officials groaned.

 

Behind her, aides and servants, Lucy and Haxen, and three attendant knights followed one after another.

 

“You’re in my way. Everyone gets out except for Lucy!”

 

Only Lucy Liliana, the entourage attendant, was left.  Theo looked around and asked Lucy as if talking to herself.

 

“What if he doesn’t come? If Tamon flees, it’s hard to catch him.”

 

Lucy looked at Theo and said, “He’s not the most obvious of men. Rumor has it that the Empress of Tanatos is not one to run away.”

 

Theo ruffled her hair nervously at Lucy’s words.

 

“I think so too, but why aren’t they here!”

 

“Please wait, Your Majesty. It’s not a good habit to be in a hurry.”

 

Lucy politely offered her a sweet treat. Shoving something sweet into Theo’s mouth worked wonders when it came to soothing her.

 

 Today’s snack was a red bean paste cake cut into thin slices and topped with fragrant fried walnuts. 

 

Theo shoveled it into her mouth in one gulp.

 

“…… It’s delicious. Bring more.”

 

Theo even ordered tea to eat with it.

 

 By the time all the dessert and the cup of tea were all gone.

 

“Your Majesty, the General of Foreign Affairs* is here.” (*it’s Tamon’s position)

 

 The people, who Theo was so anxious about, came.

 

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Boom! 

 

Without any notice, the door to the audience hall suddenly opened.

 

The four who had been waiting turned around, startled by the king’s appearance.

 

In fact, only the cloaked Lana and Targen were surprised, while Tamon and Roselyn looked calm, as if they had expected it to some extent.

 

Theo lifted her chin in a showy manner and walked past Tamon and Roselyn.

 

She walked with such force in her legs that her cloak fluttered violently with each step she took.

 

Sitting stolidly on her throne, Theo leaned her upper body forward and stared at the four people standing in front of her.

 

“You are late.”

 

“The sun hasn’t set yet, Your Majesty.”

 

 “I wasn’t talking to you, Tamon.”

 

Smiling, Roselyn replied lightly.

 

“I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

 

“…. Nothing in particular, I wasn’t waiting for you.”

 

“That’s good then.”

 

Theo was disturbed by Roselyn’s more than relaxed attitude.

 

It was that woman who might get her head cut off if the king of the enemy country found out who she was, so why was it her (Theo) and not her (Roselyn) who was anxious all day long?

 

‘She’s a strange woman.’

 

When Theo looked at the woman like this, Theo could understand why Tamon was so fascinated by that woman every time he went to Tanatos.

 

She has a way of revealing people’s hearts without them having to do anything.

 

Theo, who had been staring at Roselyn with narrowed eyes, looked at the two people standing behind her and asked, 

 

“Are they the ones who will make me believe what you said?”

 

Theo wondered what in the world Roselyn was going to bring to the table, but at most she brought two people with her.

 

Theo sobered, disappointed in herself for expecting something so amazing.

 

Roselyn nodded and led the people who stood behind her.

 

At first glance, the two people wearing cloaks were a man and a woman p.

 

The woman was small and slender, while the man was large, no smaller than Tamon.

 

“Yes, let’s take a look to see who on earth it is that can move me.”

 

Beneath the shadows that hid her face, the woman began to smile.

 

The woman slowly took off the hood of her cloak with a hand that was never hurried.

 

When she did so, her face was completely revealed, and Theo, who had been elbowing her knees in a bent-over position, jumped out of her seat.

 

“What……..”

 

Theo’s voice trembled.

 

She had never been so surprised in her entire life. The surprise was too great for her to get used to, so she forgot how she should react.

 

“You, you …… you!”

 

She exhaled intermittently and ran all the way down the stairs where the throne was.

 

“Lana! Oh, oh my gosh! Are you really Lana?”

 

Theo’s hands that didn’t know what to do squeezed both cheeks of her sister who had parted when she was a child.

 

What tugged at her pale fingers was the warmth of a living person.

 

“Is this true? Tell me! Is it you? Say your name! Tell me you’re not fake!”

 

 Theo’s words and actions gradually became more and more extreme, to the point that Targen’s body twitched as he watched. 

 

As if searching for a sister she had lost long ago, Theo urged Lana to respond.

 

Taking a short, deep breath, Lana reached out and patted Theo’s right forehead.

 

“It’s still there. The scar when you and I fought without each other.”

 

“….!”

 

“Mother scolded me a lot at that time…”

 

‘That’s right. It’s my sister Lana Lantifu.’

 

Theo closed her eyes and hugged Lana.

 

At that moment, Lana said, pushing Theo away and said.

 

“If you hug me that much, my baby will be surprised.”

 

“….. baby?”

 

Theo looked down at the space between Lana and her. She didn’t notice because Lana was wearing a big cloak, but the thickness of the front was unusual.

 

Startled, Theo couldn’t help but reach out and touch the rounded, raised area.

 

“What?!”

 

Lana gave a small laugh as she stepped back.

 

“Why are you so surprised?”

 

“You’re pregnant? Now you’re in this ………… Oh, you’re married?” 

 

“Yes. I did, with this guy.”

 

Lana laughed softly and held out her hand to Targen, who stood behind her.

 

Targen took her hand and took off his cloak.

 

With the corners of his eyes downcast and his hair short, Targen reminded Theo of a huge, obedient puppy when she glanced at him.

 

This way or that, it was never a strong impression.

 

“‘Nice to meet you. My name is Targen Oheim.”

 

Unable to dare to ask for a handshake, Targen gladly knelt on one knee to extend his courtesy to the neighboring king.

 

Theo, who was looking at him blankly, wrinkled her face grimly and grabbed Targen by the chest.

 

“You punk!”

 

“Sister! What are you doing!” (Lana)

 

“Who do you think you are? How dare you to my sister? Do you know what family she came from?” (Theo)

 

“Let him go, sister!” (Lana)

 

Lana screamed in a high-pitched voice and wrapped her arms around her stomach.

 

“Oh….”

 

As soon as Lana let out a faint moan with a pale face, Targen, who was helplessly holding onto Theo, moved.

 

“Are you okay? Lean on me. Please don’t ever overreact.”

 

“….”

 

Theo stared at her crouched sister, unsure of what to do.

 

Her face was in a state of confusion.

 

It wasn’t enough that she was reunited with her sister, who had left over a decade ago, without preparation, and now she was even married and pregnant without her knowledge.

 

Her little sister, whom she had thought to be dead.

 

Theo was surprised, happy, and angry.

 

All the emotions she had felt in the past, worrying about Lana, came together with the faces of her parents who had died without seeing her.

 

There must have been some reason for this, but none of it came to Theo’s mind.

 

Theo’s face contorted and she covered her eyes with her hands.

 

She took a short breath and shook her head, trying her best to shake off the distractions.

 

What mattered now was not the past, but the state of her sister, who was holding her big belly.

 

“I’m sorry. I’m… I’m too excited… are you okay? I’ll call the doctor….” (Theo)

 

“Sister was always like that.” (Lana)

 

Hmmm.

 

Sighing briefly, Lana slowly straightened up.

 

There was a light blush on her face, but her complexion wasn’t bad.