Beryl was already in his room, reclining peacefully on the couch after the maid had left, while Frederick stood before him.
"I apologize for what happened earlier; I know it was inappropriate." he said apologetically.
"It was, but it's fine; it worked, plus they only saw my back." he responded, downplaying the situation.
"Yes, but it was inappropriate; I let everyone see you. I just hope they don't think ill of you..."
Beryl fell silent; he was about to laugh because they only saw his back, but he remembered he was in a world with a very conservative era, and besides, he was an omega, which was akin to a woman showing her back to men.
《Stupid generation of puritans.》he thought.
"If you want to make it up to me, you'll have to marry me. You undressed me in front of everyone, so you must take responsibility." he demanded.
Frederick looked at him in shock; Beryl knew he wasn’t expecting to hear that from him.
"You're right; I must take responsibility. I will marry you to prevent you from being judged." he replied seriously.
Beryl fell silent, a twitch in his eye. He hadn’t expected the dragon to respond that way; in his mind, he saw the dragon mocking him for asking for something so absurd.
"A-and I... um... it’s not necessary; don’t worry, I’m too young to get married."
"You’re twenty; you’ve surpassed the age for marriage. At this rate, you won’t find a husband." Frederick answered.
"What? I’m twenty, too young! You’re the one who’s too old; you’ve lived for millennia." he protested.
"Fifteen is the age at which omegas and women get married. If they reach twenty and are still unmarried, they will be shunned."
"Damn it, filthy society; well, well, I’d rather be a bachelor. When I take over the world, I’ll imprison anyone who marries their children at fifteen; the minimum age will be thirty." he complained.
Frederick smiled slightly at the omega's comments; it was amusing to see his personality be so changeable and that he wasn’t afraid to express himself freely.
"So you plan to take over the world; how do you intend to do that?" he crossed his arms.
"You will help me; we’ll fly across all the kingdoms, dragons here, dragons there, and the kings will surrender." he boasted.
"What is “dragarys”? And how do you assume that you’ll get my help?" he asked curiously.
"You owe me; you almost undressed me in front of everyone. And"dragarys"means you have to breathe fire and burn them all." he laughed.
"Do you realize that would kill innocent people?"
"Details, all for the sake of unifying the world under my power." he smiled arrogantly.
Frederick let out a heavy sigh; he couldn’t understand where that omega got so much confidence. He was all skinny, weak, and he seemed like he could barely carry himself with those frail little legs.
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The next day, Frederick woke up a bit late, so he went down in search of the omega, not seeing him in his room. He even asked the maidservants, and they said he was in the ceremony hall. Frederick panicked; with how reckless that little one was, he could say anything foolish, so he rushed to the ceremony hall. Upon entering, he saw the omega standing on the altar.
"And the goddess wishes for the happiness of all her followers, which is why she has asked me to brighten your day with a song about how we feel lonely, but she lives in our hearts and gives us the strength to keep going."
The priests present listened in confusion until the piano began to play, being a maid who performed, the music was soft yet nostalgic.
"urunda hitomi no oku ni
kawaranu kimi no sugata
doko made sekai wa tsudzuku no
todaeta hibi no kotoba
kogoeru arashi no yoru mo
mada minu kimi e tsudzuku
oshiete umi WATARU kaze
inori wa toki wo koeru
kasunda chihei no mukou ni
nemureru hoshi no souwa
akenai yoru wa nai yo to
ano hi no tsumi ga warau
furueru kimi wo dakiyose
todokanu kokuu wo aogu
kikoeru yami terasu kane
kimi eto michi wa tooku
kogoeru arashi no yoru mo
mada minu kimi e tsudzuku
oshiete umi WATARU kaze
inori wa toki wo koeru"
The priests were mesmerized by the beautiful voice of the omega; even Frederick couldn't imagine the small one possessing such a lovely singing voice, for when he spoke, it seemed shrill. Beryl finished his song, capturing the emotions of those present, and even the cardinal approached where the omega was.
"What a divine voice, worthy of the goddess's envoy, and it was a delight for all. Although the language... I have never heard it before."
"Your Grace." He bows slightly. "It is the language of the goddess; in my dreams, she sang this song to me and asked that I sing it to all her faithful followers." He responds confidently.
The priests murmured among themselves, truly impressed by the fact that the goddess had conveyed those lyrics to the omega in an unknown language. Meanwhile, Frederick remained silent, recognizing that this omega certainly knew how to act, making everyone believe whatever he said.
***
Note: The song that Beryl sings is called "Inori You Rise," by Lena Park (it's on YouTube, and it belongs to an anime called Romeo x Juliet; it's lovely, fantastical, but with a tragic ending 🥲)
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