When you fall in love, you become a moron, and the emperor becomes a fool. Otherwise, does it make sense for the Emperor Theodore, to put Arne, who helped founded this country, to death?

“This lunatic.”

Chloe, who was reading the court’s royal order, gnashed her teeth and made a loud noise.

“I’ve heard the empress was not there, but judging from what he’s doing, she’s pretty crazy about this.”

“…..”

“You sent away my father and brother to the Minran Army during a meeting because they rejected the tax increase proposed by the Empress?”

“He ordered me to leave immediately, not to be seized.”

“Since when did a craftsman’s word replace that of the armed forces?”

Chloe twisted her mouth and snorted at Evan’s words.

“Despite the unprecedented drought, we have increased taxes three times this year alone. Isn’t that why Minran happened?”

“…..”

“Do you think the conversation with the people who opposed the tax increase will go over well? What bullshit is this?”

The royal order in Chloe’s hand was wadded up with a crumpling sound.

“What a coward. If the Emperor dared to write the royal order saying Arne defied the royal court of the Empress Gillot, then he should at least be confident about his actions. I can’t believe he is playing words about Arne.”

Lowering her gaze, Chloe’s face displayed indescribable hatred that she couldn’t hide.

It was because of the people, that the emperor repeatedly roused Arne in such a clever way. Arne, who founded this empire by helping the Imperial Household Theodore, was not interested in politics.

It was 200 years ago. A manor that did not extend even one span, a sword that could not be pulled out alone. Arne built a nest in the northernmost part of the empire and only moved when something happened to the empire. The people absolutely trusted Arne, the ‘Empire’s Sword’. That was why Arne, who was at odds with Gillot, was like an eyesore to the Emperor, who could not act openly.

It was a pity for him to be wary of the people while he was swayed by his Imperial faction. I was glad that the coward knows who the scariest thing in the world is.

“Huft.”

The size of the Minran Army was close to 10,000. She knew it was time for Arne to step up.

However, it was not easy for Chloe to calm down after going through this one after another. Just a month ago, at the emperor’s behest Chloe became the fiancé of a crown prince that she had never seen. It started with Duke of Arne rebuking Count Gillot, who mocked the crown prince who lost six fiancés in various accidents. It has been a long time since the crown prince who constantly admonished the emperor for neglecting state affairs, and Arne, who protested against Gillot in every case, had become thorns in his side. The emperor couldn’t miss the chance to get rid of the two at once.

“Duke Arne, the opportunity has come to prove your loyalty. Make your daughter, the princess, Rayl’s partner. If the princess is alright, the rumor that he is cursed will disappear.”

It was unreasonable, but the opponent was the emperor. She couldn’t refuse. That day’s anger hasn’t gone away, and yet he has provoked them again. She felt as if fire was boiling inside her heart.

“So, where is the gathering place?” Chloe asked, breathing deeply and repressing her anger.

“How much should we prepare for the Knights?”

“There is no…”

“Huh? How many battalions?”

Chloe asked again, she missed the word because she was thinking of what should be done when moving the Knights, but Evan was silent.

“…..”

“I didn’t hear it, Evan.”

“No need.”

“What?” That moment I asked.

“Why?”

“I told you that we did not need anything, neither the Knights nor the supplies.”

“Why?”

“His Majesty gave the Imperial Palace Knight –”

“What are you talking about? How can you compare the Imperial Palace Knight to the Arne Knights? Then shall we get one or two battalions ready?”

“It is not possible.”

“Why!”

Evan was more considerate of Arne than anyone else. It was not like him to do this.

“Why! Why!” Chloe burst out into a fit of nervousness with an unpleasant foreboding.

“Your Majesty has ordered that the Empire’s Sword should not be aimed at the people.”

“You coward.”

The words were soft, but it meant to ‘go and die.’ No matter how much Arne was loved by the people, the opponent had gone crazy with hunger and exploitation. There was no way you could deal with it only through words. By the way, to take only the chisel who could not hold the sword properly, “Really, Arne.”

Chloe, who was grinding her teeth, stomped her feet, trampled on the order, and went up to the second floor. Evan, being left alone, picked up the messed up royal order with a faint sigh. It was not a good idea to tear it apart, so he thought to smoothen it out and took it to the Duke’s office.

“Rosie! Bring me my shoulder straps!”

“Seriously!?”

Crackles.

Due to Chloe’s angry voice which rang in the mansion loudly, the smoothed royal order crumpled up again in his grasp.

***

After throwing her fancy dress, Chloe briefly came down to the first floor, looking like a perfect northern hunter. Shoulder pads, heelless leather shoes, and a wide waistband. Evan managed to open his lips with a firm determination.

“There are no hunting grounds in the townhouse.”

“Don’t worry. I’m going to the Imperial Palace.”

“It is a dark evening. It is too late to ask for a hunting ground.”

“Evan, Evan, Evan.”

Chloe, who was holding her head high on Evan’s desperate expression, shook her head and laughed.

“Give me a mask.”

Rosie, her exclusive maid, quickly put a black cloth in Chloe’s hand. The cloth that covered half of the face with a long hole in the eyes was an improved mask used by hunters for night hunting. In order to prevent being noticed by the beasts, they had to cover their faces, but it was the hunter who had to run the whole time. So, to make a compromise between breathing and hiding, the mask was a cut from the nose’s tip to the bottom.

Evan approached Chloe, who skillfully wore the mask.

“Don’t do that.”

When he could not give up, Evan began to beg properly.

“Now there is only one princess in Arne.”

As if to remind her of who she was, Evan insisted on calling Chloe “Princess”. Chloe, who took the dagger from Rosie, ****** it to her belt and laughed briefly at the sound.

“What did I do for you to make such a fuss?”

“To harm the Imperial Palace, to harm the Emperor!”

“…..”

“It’s treason!”

Evan’s voice, shouting treason, sounded as cold as a blow.

“Evan, Evan, Evan.”

While her playful voice was the same, Chloe’s gaze at Evan was dry.

“I didn’t do anything.”

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“I’m Arne’s butler. In case of emergency, I will defend Arne’s successor with all my might.”

“Don’t worry, Evan. It is not an emergency yet, and I don’t mean to be violent as long as Arne is fine. Look at this, I also wore a mask.”

I was not going to hunt today, I was only going to cool down this situation. Now that Arne has been driven to death, wouldn’t it be the right thing to do? The last words disappeared with a bright smile on her face.

Chloe, out of the townhouse, went straight to the dark. Everything I said to Evan was sincere, so I was very careful with my movements. Running silently in the shadows, sometimes over the walls and on the roofs, Chloe moved stealthily. Thirty minutes later, Chloe stood under the walls of the Imperial Palace. The high white wall with the royal family’s patterns was so high that she had to raise her head. However, this was not an obstacle to the northern people who wandered through the dark cliffs and steep mountains like a front yard.

“Whoa. Hoop.”

Chloe, who was holding her breath before crossing the wall, made a strange sound, neither groaning nor laughing. It was because she couldn’t hold back her laughter when she thought about the Emperor who would lie down and beg for his life tonight. She hurriedly shut her mouth in silence.

“Who is it!?”

With the sound of pulling out a sword, a voice with an overwhelming warning rang inside the wall. Chloe held her mouth shut.

“What, What’s going on?”

As he kept his ears straight, the sound inside the wall could be heard much more clearly.

“I heard something strange.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m not sure either.”

“… wasn’t it the sound of leaves being swept away by the wind?”

Hearing the conversation, she calmly grasped the situation. Chloe picked up a rolling acorn at her feet and threw it hard.

“There!”

The whispering knights hurriedly moved toward the sound.

“Hey, your ears are sharper than I thought.”

Chloe muttered awkwardly and crossed the wall. After that, it was a rush. The Imperial Palace was as familiar to Chloe as her home, the only princess in the empire. In addition, she was invited to all kinds of big parties every year such as a harvest festival, hunting festival, and all kinds of banquets and running away quietly after leaving greetings, so she was very familiar with the Imperial Palace.

“Hah, I’m dead…”

Knowing the grounds did not mean it was easy. Chloe had been hiding on a natural tree, holding on for 40 minutes, since the Imperial Palace Knights’ shift times were different for each designated location, so there was no gap in the boundary. No matter how comfortable the outfit was, it was very difficult to squat for forty minutes.

“…..”

Her legs and toes were numb. However, there were so many Imperial Knights nearby, so Chloe couldn’t change her posture or turn her body. It was painful, but the goal was just around the corner. Chloe held on desperately imagining the emperor covered with tears and runny nose, gathering his hands together and praying in despair. It was not until ten more minutes that a faint sound rang from below. It was the long-awaited shift change!

Shoot me. Chloe’s body, who had been crouching this whole time, sprang from the end of the branch in time with a big wind that rumbled all around. Everything was perfect, even safely landing on the nearby terrace, but her numb legs weren’t able to land on the floor properly, so she got stuck. She did not feel good because her wrist was sore.

“For God’s sake.”

As soon as the numbness disappeared, Chloe muttered a swear word, quietly opened the terrace door and infiltrated into the palace. The goal was the emperor’s bedroom. According to her memory, it was to the right of the central staircase on the third floor. Chloe’s footsteps were more cautious and stealthy than before. Whenever she encountered the patrolling knights, Chloe quickly buried herself in the dark until the crisis passed.

“Huff.”

Chloe sighed in front of the gorgeous door. Her body was soaked in sweat, as if she had run with all her might. On the way from the second to the third floor , where the Emperor’s bedroom was located, she ran into the patrol knights twenty times.

“…..”

Twenty layers of escorts. The emperor, who knew that his life was so precious that he could survive even in a safe imperial palace, was driving Arne to death so casually? Her insides boiled again. Unlike her fierce glance, Chloe opened the bedroom door with an extremely cautious touch. Without a sound, the door opened and closed again quietly.

Chloe’s eyes shone when she quickly looked through the room and confirmed there was only one person on the bed.

There was only one person, the Emperor…?

Heaven also seemed to help her today. It would be a little annoying if there were two people, but since there was no empress, so let her just pick him up! The emperor was asleep on his side. He fell asleep as if he died in peace, and her eyes struck fiercely.

“Huh?”

The excitement was forbidden, but Chloe had a hard time keeping her composure in the appearance of a caramel-like emperor.

Are you sleeping now? You put Arne on his death and can be so carefree?

Whether it is a threat or an assault, she must know that the first principle is to have a perfect advantage. She grabbed the shoulder of the sleeping person because she was so angry that her reasons flew away.

“You can’t get up right now–!”

However the price of excitement was about to be paid off. Simultaneously, her hand holding the shoulder was pulled, Chloe made a big turn and fell to the bed.

“Ugh!”

She tried to pull her body out right away, but her caught hand was somehow twisted. While she hesitated due to lack of strength, her body was completely overpowered and pinned down. Chloe groaned briefly, looking up at the man on top of her.

‘Isn’t he the emperor?’

It was a young man looking down at her. Maybe he was trained properly, he did not seem to use that much power. The fingers that had penetrated her joints were cleverly crushing her. The man was a handsome man who would have been admired if she were not in this situation.

The breathtakingly raised long nose and deep eyes that go well with it. The man was really perfect, even to the cold wall inside his penetrating gaze. The word ‘sculpture-like’ seemed to be right to be used at this time. No. The statue she saw in the cathedral was not even as beautiful and elegant as him. Were there people who worked hard to be more beautiful than he was? The man who received Chloe’s tenacious gaze opened his beautiful lips.

“Hello.”

The heavy voice spreading through the night air was ridiculously sweet.

Welcome home , Duke.”

Ernest, the owner of the Mecklen family and Duke of Mecklen, has returned.

The butler welcomed the Duke who returned to his family home for the first time after the wedding.

“What brings you home today?”

asked Carolyn, who was standing next to the butler with a smile in her face, in a welcoming voice.

She ran out before anyone else , on the news that her son Ernest had returned.

The servant next to him tried to pick the duke’s coat that he had just taken off , but Carolyn held him back and held her son’s coat herself. It was a rare sight for the previous Duchess to serve anyone in person, but the people around her were not surprised.

Ernest replied in a dull voice .

“There was some free time in my schedule.”

Ernest, who changed into a comfortable indoor outfit, looked back at Carolyn.

“Have you been doing well at home?”

“Hoho, i’m here safe and sound.”

Although he was her child, Carolyn was always respectful in the way of the Mecklen family. That included pride in her son . His position as the Emperor’s companion and trusted sword made the Mecklen family one of the most powerful backgrounds in the Empire.

However, contrary to Carolyn, who was pleased, Ernest seemed to be quite bothered by his mother.

“How about dinner, my lord?”

“Make it simple.”

Ernst responded lightly to the butler’s question.

After moving to the dining room for a meal, the mother and son sat face to face at the table of 20 seats . The chef who had worked in the family for a long time appeared in front of them and introduced the dinner menu in a cheerful voice.

There were many dishes prepared for the Duke who came to his home after a long time.

The two exchanged conversations while slowly eating.

“well, how’s his majesty the Emperor doing these days?”

Carolyn, who was cutting fresh calf meat, asked in a passing tone.

“Does he have any intention of bringing in a new empress ? Hasn’t it been over two years since the empress’ seat’s been vacant?”

“He hasn’t thought about it yet.”

The emperor has not remarried since the Empress died , leaving a young prince behind. Carolyn clicked her tongue as she recalled the remarriage of the emperor, who had recently become a hot topic at parties.

“He’s still in his prime. How could he…”

“Is there perhaps someone he likes?”

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“you mean a mistress?”

“Oh, no. I didn’t mean it that way, I’m just saying there might be someone he likes.”

The Emperor’s mistress was a very sensitive issue. Because she would be an unofficial lover, it is an ugly rumor to be talked about. Carolyn, who had no intention of discrediting the royal family, quickly changed her words and carefully brought out her hidden intention.

“If there is no suitable family for the Empress seat , then should i recommend one?”

“H~ (sigh), we’d better stop talking about it.”