late night.

Daria came to Baan without anyone knowing.

“Oh, please sit here.”

The sight of her slowly entering the room made Baan very nervous.

He hurriedly handed her a chair and sat across from it.

Baan sat upright and looked at Daria with a tense face.

‘It’s the first time I’ve had a woman in my room… Won’t it smell?’

It was the first time he had asked for a woman, and it was also the first time he was dealing with a woman, so he was worried about what to start a conversation with.

“I have heard everything.”

“Yes?”

What are you talking about? Baan tilted his head.

“Have you not heard from Raymond?”

“ah… .”

Following her words, Baan realized why she had come to him.

Raymond did. A helper to help him will come soon.

But I just didn’t think that the helper was Daria.

“I heard that you said you would become emperor.”

“That… Yes.”

Baan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

If she was an assistant, there was no reason to hide it.

“Do you have a way?”

“no. yet… He said he would know the way when he met his assistant.”

“It’s time to meet the helpers… .”

Daria, who was thinking about something, nodded.

“okay. Then, first of all, I need to know your Highness’ current situation. We need to know what the present is like so we can plan for the future.”

“uh… Are you really on my side?”

“… I honestly hated it. It still is today.”

Daria’s sharp eyes made Baan’s heart drop.

There was a lot of contempt in her eyes.

“I hate Your Highness. Degrading others with power, those eyes that don’t see people as people, and even treating me as an object. If I try to tell you every single reason I don’t like Her Highness, it’s probably not enough even if I stay up all night.”

“… .”

Baan’s face darkened.

Daria’s vitriol was very sharp.

He knew his mistake, so he had nothing to say to her.

At some point, her face began to soften as she stared fiercely at him with her head down.

“But now I am about to change my mind a little bit.”

“… !”

Baan raised his head with a spirited face.

“If Your Highness’ behavior had been the same up until now, I would have had the same thoughts. I could see it changing at some point.”

“ah… .”

“At first I thought it was just a moment. Because people don’t change that easily. But since then, he has maintained it ever since. When I saw that, I thought, Oh, but people can change. Well, it’s the same thing I don’t like.”

“Well, then why did you help me?”

“Because I trust Raymond. Did you really think that I would trust you? If so, I would like to tell you that it was a huge mistake.”

Baan pouted his lower lip.

No matter how it is, there is no need to speak so viciously in front of the person concerned.

Baan, who was about to think about that, shook his head hastily.

No, you shouldn’t have such thoughts already.

You have to know how to accept it, and you have to accept it and fix it.

That’s what Raymond told me. I was told that if I didn’t, it would be difficult to live, let alone become emperor.

I wanted to refute that statement, but I couldn’t.

In fact, it was because I received a lot of assassination threats recently when I was in the imperial family.

“I think that’s the same for Your Highness.”

“Yes.”

“Because I believe Raymond, I am talking to you like this. Enough of this story, let’s get back to the main topic.”

“It’s a waste of time to talk more than that,” she said, crossing her hands over her crossed legs.

***

“thank you for your effort.”

“Ah yes.”

After talking until dawn, they got up from their seats.

Throughout the conversation, Daria remained expressionless.

I did frown at times, but that was because I knew the situation in Baran, which was terrible enough to be said to be miserable.

Other than that, it generally went smoothly.

“I think we should talk about the rest later. It’s been around longer than expected, so others might misunderstand it.”

“Yes… .”

She stared at Baan, who looked weak, and turned her head, saying that it could be.

I was exhausted from sitting and talking for a long time.

“Then I’ll just go for it. Oh, and you know what happened today shouldn’t be spread outside, right?”

“I know.”

“Okay, then rest.”

“Oh, wait a minute… !”

“… Why?”

Baran grabbed her as she was about to leave the room.

She looked back at him as she closed the door she had opened to get out.

“I have a question for you.”

“What is it?”

“Are you aware that this is dangerous? If you do it wrong, you could die.”

“I know.”

“Oh, you know?”

Baan was slightly taken aback by her answer.

The word ‘death’ was never such an easy matter to accept.

Power can only be used if it is alive.

Especially in the case of the royal family and the imperial family, they live close to death, so they knew how terrifying it was.

Whether it was for oneself, dying for others was different.

This case is even more dangerous.

It was something that could lead to her being arrested for treason, so it didn’t make much sense that she, knowing the danger, was simply doing this at Raymond’s request.

‘I’m sure he has the ability.’

It’s good if she helps.

After talking with her, I knew she had the ability.

More than anything else, he was happy with the fact that Daria was helping him.

But apart from happiness, he didn’t want Daria to die.

“Yes. I know. It’s strange not knowing. It’s what you do with the seat of the emperor. It’s even weirder not knowing that it’s dangerous.”

She said very calmly.

On the contrary, he even looked at him indifferently, asking what a big deal it was.

“Why? I don’t understand very well. It’s my job, so it has nothing to do with you.”

It was something I was curious about during the conversation.

She used to hate herself.

He hated it to the point of contempt, and said that the thought was the same until now.

When I heard those words, my heart ached so much.

It was strange to see her so passionately trying to help.

This was because it was directly related to his survival after leaving Raymond.

“Because it’s Raymond’s request.”

Her answer was very calm.

With a face that said it didn’t matter at all, she shrugged.

“Is Raymond that important to you?”

“Yes.”

“why?”

“Because he is the one who saved me from hell. And even now he is saving me and helping me.”

“… .”

“I only recently rediscovered how much he cares for me. How could I turn down his offer to help and give me a chance?”

‘It’s also the opportunity I wanted the most.’ she swallowed back.

There was no need to tell him this.

He just needs to know that he is being helped by Raymond.

“I will repay the favor somehow. Even if I die.”

Baan bit his lip at her hot gaze.

The look in her eyes reminded me of Raymond.

“Do you like him?”

So he bit his lip and asked.

hope it isn’t

“no.”

His face brightened slightly at her answer.

“Can I say I love this. He’s someone I don’t dare to like. I can’t like him. To the point where I hate my foolish past self… Oh yeah. That’s what this feeling is. east longitude. I adore him A person I dare not approach, but want to approach. He is that kind of person to me.”

Baan couldn’t figure out whether he should like this or not, seeing her eyes that went beyond obsession and even madness.

It’s certainly a good thing that she doesn’t like Raymond, but her heart for Raymond is too hot for her to like it.

“Then, the business must be over now, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then I will go.”

Unlike her outside, Baan couldn’t hold on to her because she was so cold-hearted.

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Kikiiik- Tak.

He stood in one place and stared blankly at the door until she left and the door closed.

***

Hung- Huung-

As usual, the gymnasium was filled with the sound of knights swinging their weapons.

‘I think I’ve gotten used to this, but should I go to Warrug once to learn the next thing?’

Even if I couldn’t go before because I didn’t know when Baan would hit me, it was different now.

Now I don’t have to worry about him even if I’m not there.

Moreover, Daria was also cooperating now.

‘It would be nice to introduce a wild dog to Daria.’

There was a lot to do.

First, I’ll stop by Warrug to learn the next training method, and then I’ll take Daria to visit the wild dog.

The information power of the wild dog will be of great help to her in taking control of Baan and the Empire.

“Are you stopping?”

“uh. I have somewhere to go today.”

“Uh, me too… !”

“Your Highness would do well to continue.”

“Tta, can’t I follow you?”

“I don’t think it will happen this time.”

“ah… .”

He patted her on the shoulder and returned the wooden sword to the knight commander who was waiting next to him.

After safely carrying out the count’s mission, he returned and smiled at me for some reason.

“What, is something good?”

“no. It’s just because you seem to be getting better day by day.”

“I like everything.”

“ha ha ha. Even if you say it like that, there’s nothing good about it. At this rate, I think we should learn from the young master.”

“I can do it right now, why train me?”

“no! ha ha ha.”

“Nothing.”

He shook his head as he jokingly spoke to him.

In the past, I was anxious because I couldn’t catch and eat it, but now I’m anxious because I can’t eat it.

“To Warrug.”

“Yes.”

Stepping up to the gate, the wizard nodded and activated the gate.

“Ah, Bocchan… !”

Raina, who followed me later, was shocked and hurriedly ran and shouted.

waved her hand.

Faaat-

Light enveloped me and transported me to the warrug.

I should buy Reina something delicious next time.

“Where is Count Warrug… .”

It was time to grab a maid nearby and talk to her.

“Raymond… !!”

In the distance, with a loud roar and a cloud of dust, I saw Count Warrag running towards me.

“You came just fine!”

He wraps his arms around my waist and puts them on my shoulders and starts running.

“Now, wait a minute… !”

“Go ahead and tell me!”

A huge shock hit my face with his words.