chapter 219
219 – Scene 219# Self-Esteem
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“Lucy. “Apply the cream thoroughly there too.”
“Here?”
Lucy asked, pointing under his left chin. After seeing that, Luna shook her head.
“It’s not there. A little further to the left.”
“Hmm… Is it here?”
“No… No. Done. “If my body changes later, I will do it myself.”
Luna sighed and immediately went into nagging mode.
“Lucy. Didn’t I tell you so loudly? An emperor must always pay attention to his appearance. The person sitting in the highest position in this country does not stand up to his dignity if he shows his shortcomings. The subjects are easily agitated by the slightest disturbance of the emperor.”
“Then don’t you know better…” ” .”
“You say you know every day, but why don’t you keep it?”
“That’s right, I want to protect it… But I’m not as meticulous about everything as you are…”
Lucy muttered in her uncertain voice. Luna did not miss the faint emotion in her voice.
“Do you want to quit?”
“Huh?”
“The emperor’s seat.”
Lucy bitterly smiled at Luna’s question her.
“… “There’s no way I can quit just because I want to.”
“Okay… Lucy, don’t you already know? No matter how much you complain, it’s useless. The status of emperor and the responsibilities he has as emperor… We have no choice but to silently accept it.”< Br>
“I know…”
“Are you still worried about ‘those kids’?”
Lucy immediately realized who Luna was referring to.
Friends I met at school. It must have been referring to those who were once friends.
“… “Maybe.”
Lucy reluctantly admitted.
The two share some, if not all, of each other’s emotions and memories.
It was useless to deny it to Luna.
The last time she went to the amusement park, Lucy hadn’t spoken to them at all.
The reason why they, who had shown off a fairly close friendship, ended up like that was all because of that man.
Tristan Ruelberta.
Even the emperor is a fool, and he is an unassuming nobleman and the head of the infamous Ruelberta family.
Perhaps the man we should guard against after the Demon King, he somehow managed to get the descendants of the warriors into his hands.
It was a difficult situation for the imperial family, which was hostile to Tristan.
Wendy, the descendant of a warrior, is absolutely necessary to deal with the devil who will descend in the future. The warrior receives enthusiastic support from the people simply because he is an apostle and agent chosen by God.
In other words, a hero is indispensable in order to defeat the Demon King under the leadership of the empire.
Luna and Lucy, who knew this well, tried to get the hero from Tristan by any means necessary.
In particular, Lucy had another reason for wanting to take out the hero.
Because the warrior Wendy was her friend. She wanted to rescue her precious friend from the clutches of Tristan, an evil man recognized by everyone.
Wendy was a good girl.
Although she stuttered and was a bit immature, she was basically gentle and warm-hearted.
Although Lucy entered the school hiding her her identity her her with the intention of approaching the warrior, she did not know that she would fall in love with Wendy’s good nature of her.
That’s why Wendy’s words to Lucy were painful.
-I don’t like the world that pushes the Count towards evil… I don’t want to save it.
In fact, it means that he will move not for the imperial family or this country, but for one person, Tristan. It was something a warrior should never say, but it also showed Wendy’s resolve her her.
The determination to never betray Tristan.
‘Why on earth are you on the side of such a villain? .’
Lucy sighed.
After this incident, I started to hate going to school.
A school full of new things to do rather than the dull imperial palace. The magic class was a hundred and thousand times more fun than the nagging of the subjects… Everything has become trivial.
Luna, who understood Lucy’s her feelings her her her, offered her words of comfort.
“If I just go through this semester, won’t I quit school? Just be patient until then. Then you will never have to meet them again.”
“Okay. I was thinking that too and was holding on to it… It’s a bit difficult.”
It was no big deal to say he was an emperor.
Like her students at May Kahel University, she was just an ordinary person. She is an ordinary person who likes to hang out with her friends like any other student, and when she fights with her friend her her, she keeps it in her her heart her her her …
Nevertheless, Lucy was now disillusioned with herself as she had to wear her mask and act for the sake of her emperor’s authority and the interests of the imperial family.
In fact, she knew a way to end this suffering.
That is, to no longer be hostile to Tristan and to reconcile with Wendy.
But that couldn’t be accomplished.
Lucy could not forgive Tristan.
Tristan’s father, Milliam, is the enemy of the immortal Heavenly Father who brought about the death of the previous emperor.
The flame of hatred in her heart will never die out until the day the Ruelberta family is destroyed.
The sunset outside her window was burning brightly like her her heart her her her.
It’s about time.
“Lucy. Didn’t you say it first? “I have to cooperate with the count.”
Luna spoke after seeing through her thoughts
“The Count is a man with a deadly venom. But we have a more dangerous and unfathomable enemy… Don’t forget that he has a devil.”
“Huh…”
“In the meantime, the count has no choice but to cooperate with us. What… Although he is quite arrogant, the Count’s abilities are real. It will be convenient for him to think that he has a reliable ally.”
“He’s an ally…”
Lucy thought about those words for a moment and said as if something suddenly occurred to her.
“Now that I think about it, Luna, what kind of game did you say you were playing with the Count today?”
“Do you want to know?”
“Yes.”
“It’s one of the things Jim is most confident in.”
“Hmm…”
There are so many that I can’t even feel it.
“But isn’t this a game you have to lose anyway? What if I beat the Count in a sport I’m confident in?”
“Lucy. “This is not a game where I have to ‘lose’ to the Count.”
Luna spoke meaningfully as she looked at Lucy who had suddenly fallen through the mirror.
“This is a game where I ‘lose’ to the Count.”
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After the emperor’s letter came, an additional letter came from Aslan’s leader Wiley.
After reading through the letter, I could understand why Ryan returned so quickly.
“Um, is it really okay for me to follow you?”
“Okay.”
“Really?”
“Okay.”
“Seriously?”
“… “Yes.”
“How can a lowly person like me meet someone like the Count… ” .”
“…”
To summarize the contents of Wiley’s letter, it was as follows.
Lian, who entered Aslan’s training camp, managed to adapt well. He achieved excellent results at his training camp based on his physical ability that was superior to that of humans.
However, it seems that among the classmates who entered the prison together, there were some who did not like Ryan, a vampire. The perception that demons are the enemies of humans is still deeply rooted.
In addition, Aslan is a group that has been fighting against non-human monsters and demons for a long time. Under the demon-phobic atmosphere of Aslan, Lian came to believe that she was discriminated against and despised.
In the end, her leader Wily failed to see this and had her graduate early and send her to my home.
‘I should have paid more attention…’
This was clearly my mistake.
Just because Aslan was filled with people who were highly loyal to me, that didn’t mean they were friendly to others.
In particular, Lian would have been discriminated against even more because she was a demon rather than a human.
It’s like I became a so-called soldier of interest and returned to my arms.
Ryan became overly humble.
No, she’s not humble, she just seems to have low self-esteem.
“Rian.”
“Yes? Yes! “Speak up!”
“From now on, if you make disparaging remarks about yourself, not only will I not take you to the imperial palace, but I will also not make you a replacement guard.”
“Yes?!?!”
He said it with a bit of anticipation.
If I say this much, they won’t hear it as my order.
But that was my mistake.
“Okay… Yes. I’m definitely a vampire… Since he’s a demon, he can’t possibly be qualified to do that… I can’t believe I’m thinking of serving the Count… “I deserve to die!”
I don’t think even Wendy, who is second to none due to low self-esteem, wasn’t like this…
Wendy stopped short of crying, but Rihanna’s face was so depressed that she looked so depressed.
Even I, ignorant of mental illness, could tell.
Ryan is in a very serious condition right now. In this condition, he said, it is not at the level to be taken out of the mansion, let alone the imperial palace.
‘What should I do…’
I have to leave for the imperial palace soon…
Should I at least take the maids to annihilate them as soon as possible?
As I was thinking about it, I suddenly remembered the suspicious content that Leader Wily had added at the end of the letter.
-However, be careful when giving blood to Lian. Although it doesn’t run rampant, it is recommended that you give blood while restrained.