17 – Everyone has a plausible plan

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Dear Princess Lilithiana, the only light of the empire.

First of all, I am very sorry for the fact that the exclusive attendant left without saying goodbye. Even if you have ten mouths, you have nothing to say.

But now… Ah, by the time you are reading this, it would be correct to say that it was then. Since His Majesty said he would deliver it after a considerable amount of time has passed.

But I want you to consider that I had no other options at that time.

However, it did not mean that he never hated assisting the princess, or that he ran away because it became difficult to see the princess’s face.

I wanted to persevere somehow and stay by the princess’s side, but against my will, my body stopped him. It’s harder than this… .

So, inevitably, I had no choice but to make this choice.

So, princess.

Don’t feel guilty about my sacrifice. It’s what I chose, and it’s what I wanted. So, I hope that the princess will not get caught up in it and do the same thing as the empress.

Rather, if the princess fell ill as soon as she realized this, wouldn’t all my efforts so far be in vain?

Or, wouldn’t the princess want to make my efforts useless?

I believe that if the princess were intelligent, she would have fully understood my intentions with just this.

If you can’t stand the sadness, rely on those around you.

The princess, who has gone through many times of pain and patience, must have a good relationship nearby.

But that doesn’t mean you should rely on anyone being nice to you. Those kind of people are truly ignorant people who smile at everyone and give themselves to everyone.

So, keep a person next to you who only looks at the princess and thinks only of the princess.

But even so, it is difficult to find me. For me, now, I need a break.

Forget about this lowly attendant and live your life.

If you really think of me, you should. The princess must walk your path.

I mean, that’s what I’m really looking for.

… I hear the cuckoo’s cry. It seems that the time is running out now.

I was going to write a few short words, but it seems like it’s too long again.

… Oh, and my princess is very suspicious.

Could this letter be fake… That kind of doubt.

So what about this one?

I couldn’t bear to tell you at that time, but I think I can tell you now as you are reading this letter.

… Princess.

No, Her Highness the Princess.

I have no doubt that you have become a person worthy of that name.

Because you are my princess, not anyone else.

So, proudly spread your name to the world now.

I will always be by your side to support you, anytime, anywhere.

Year 821 of the Imperial Era. On the night when the rain mirror shines the moon.

From the eternal attendant of the princess.

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“…pin”

The girl read the letter, recalling her lost attendant.

How many times have you read and re-read the letter, which is now worn out?

A letter smeared with tears, not knowing when it had been soaked.

The girl’s gaze moved to the ring finger of her left hand holding the letter. A ring with the same jewel as the headdress the boy had dedicated for himself reflects the sunlight and shines brilliantly.

At the same time, memories passed through the girl’s mind.

– With this hairpin… I would like you to make a ring for me. Obama Mama

-Because Finn did that to me. It is the only light of the empire. walk my way

– So I will not marry anyone. If that happens, it means that I will not be able to exist as the only light of the empire, which means that I will not be able to walk the path I want.

-So, please make a ring with the hairpin this pin gave you. To let me know that I already have a set partner. So that no one dares to cross the seat next to me

– The seat next to me is forever… ‘Cause I want to leave it for just one person

-I… I will be the first Empress of the Empire. Obama Mama

-Like that, as the empress of the empire, living alone. I will die alone

-For when I meet him again in the afterlife in the distant future. It’s really a very shameless act, but I want to tell him that I’ve lived remembering him for the rest of my life.

The hairpin the boy gave him… A girl caressing a hairpin that has now become a ring.

The girl slowly let out the feeling of longing that was welling up in her lungs with light breaths.

“ha…”

It was because he had not been able to fulfill one of the boy’s requests. No, it was because I had no intention of fulfilling that request from the beginning.

“With this kind of grace…forgetting and living…is that the right thing…? Finn?”

In order to fulfill the boy’s will, to prove that she is a person worthy of being the first empress of the empire, she was a girl who went on to the academy and achieved the feat of entering the top of the class.

Even so, the girl still can’t escape the guilt that weighs on her and the longing for the boy.

“I want to see… Finn…”

‘If only I could meet you again, even just once, if only I could meet you again… ‘

No status, no power… I can give up everything… .

“ha…”

Contrary to the original story, the sigh of the girl who chose solitude rang out in the backyard of the auditorium. With the sadness of a girl who chose solitude for just one person.

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“…Ian”

“Mmmmmm…why? What else is going on, Berry?”

I sat down on the bench and looked at Ian, who was looking up at me with the lunch box his maid had packed in his mouth.

Looks like the main character of a common romantic web novel.

Her blonde hair, like moonlight, shone brilliantly in the sunlight. Even though he was a man, his luster and shimmering like that of a woman.

Right eye blue like a sapphire, left eye dark blue like a hope diamond.

If you look closely, they have the same odd eyes as mine, but since they are of the same blue color, the two eyes look harmonious.

His appearance clearly shows that this is what a handsome boy is like. This guy named Ian was so transparent that there was no difference between the outside and the inside,

When he stared at me, even I sometimes felt the illusion that my petty and petty inner thoughts were being washed away.

‘This is why women go crazy’

I remember that this bastard’s maid was definitely a heroine.

A heroine who cooks and dedicates herself as if designing clothes as if an Italian artisan embroidered stitch by stitch after watching the morning market for her owner.

what did you say certainly… .

– No, young boy! I will make something much healthier and tastier than this academy, so please enjoy the food I made!!

was it

That’s why this kind-hearted guy couldn’t even refuse the heroine’s request, and despite being a noble, he was eating his lunch like this instead of learning from the academy.

… Like a commoner for an aristocratic subject.

“It’s nothing else, I have something to do, so I need to go somewhere.”

“Um? Where…? Wait a little bit, we’ll eat quickly, so let’s go together.”

… Is the heroine and the main character intertwined somehow? Or is it simply because he likes people?

Ian hurriedly eats to accompany me to the heroine rescue event that will happen soon.

‘Come to think of it, in the original work, I was able to save Lily because I was eating lunch alone outside like this, right?’

If that’s the case, I’d better stop this guy from joining me here.

For some reason, I have a feeling that the current Lily might not fall for this guy, but… Because you can’t ignore the possibility that it’s one of a kind.

‘Because I don’t want to mess with my work anymore because of my complacency’

So I put my hand on Ian’s shoulder and smiled. Like the smiling smile of a friend position that would often appear in a boy’s cartoon.

“No no Ian, just sit here and wait. I’ll be back soon, so leave some food? We’ll eat together when I get back, right?”

In response, Ian smiled brightly and grabbed both of my hands. Due to the rigorous swordsmanship training, you can feel the dense calluses on the back of your hand.

“Okay Berry!! Waiting to eat with a friend! I really wanted to try it at least once!! I won’t eat here and wait quietly, so come back quickly! Okay?”

“Uh, this shit…”

“Shh…?”

“I’ll be back in ten minutes, so wait Ian!”

“Oh, yes!”

Fuck this.

When the boy grabbed my hand and looked at me with his fucking eyes, I couldn’t stand the disgust and almost cursed at him.

That’s strange… .

Apparently, in the work, the heroines gradually fell in love with his boyish mind and behavior that matched his appearance… why am i so disgusted

Is it because this kid is a boy? Or is it that my narrow-mindedness is jealous of the person I was originally destined to associate with Lily?

‘Oh, please… ‘

Come to think of it, there was a description in the work that this guy didn’t have a single male colleague even though he had a pile of heroines.

At first, I thought it was simply to get rid of the love line between the heroine and other male characters, but now that I think about it… Exactly, I know it when I touch it with my skin and feel it.

It may be a pleasure for a woman to have a handsome boy with such a good looks and a lot of skinship while being friendly, but to a man, the fact that it just arouses disgust.

‘Besides, maybe it’s because his appearance is neutral, so I instinctively feel that I shouldn’t be friends with him’

But what can I do? If you want to steal all the episodes of Lily and this guy, maintaining this relationship is the best option.

And this damned relationship is only in the beginning.

Anyway, after the first half, Lily will no longer appear in the original work, so being involved with this guy after that will only be a hindrance between me and Lily.

‘Okay, let’s be patient… a little bit… Until the winter of the first year comes… ‘

Leaving behind Ian, who waved at me and saw me off, I headed towards the auditorium.

and… .

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“…If you dare to kill me, the princess of the empire, your efforts will be considered insignificant.”

“…”

What came into my eyes as I was hiding and watching the situation was the image of the demon trying to attack Lily who was alone and being destroyed by a few shots of her magic.

no resistance whatsoever really like worms.

At the same time, my grand plan to build a relationship while saving Lily.

From the beginning, the alarm bell signaling the crisis has been sounded.