It was gently sweeping over the dark, stained spot.
When I cautiously opened my eyes, Klaus’ red eyes were slightly widened.
“I think I put more effort into my makeup today than usual. Don’t you get upset when something like this gets on your face?”
“Okay, thank you.”
“What kind of gratitude is that? I lost a little bit of popularity today because you criticized my makeup.”
“……sorry.”
“I’m kidding.”
Klaus chuckled and took off his handkerchief.
I saw a dark stain on the white handkerchief.
The black stains on my face in the mirror had disappeared before I knew it.
The makeup came off a little, but it was okay.
“I’ll wash your handkerchief.”
“There are a lot of things like this in the imperial palace, so there is no need for you. Why not just give up the crane?”
“……I guess so.”
I took a deep breath and barely answered Klaus. Yes, just barely.
I followed Klaus back to my place, but my mind had already gone somewhere far away in the world.
‘Pyeol, it touched my cheek. finger.’
No, the handkerchief touched it.
Was the bell right?
Have all my love cells been blown away and died while being possessed by this world? Is that why?
It felt like my eyes were spinning.
Although he was folding a crane with his hands, it was in fact a soulless, mechanical movement.
“Your Highness. I think you are very different from my first impression.”
Those were the only words I could barely get out.
Klaus nodded without even thinking deeply.
“You hear stories like that a lot.”
“You listen to it a lot?”
“Yeah. They said it would be better to keep your mouth shut because if you open your mouth they want to hit you. They say it would make you look more charismatic if you keep your mouth shut.”
“No, I didn’t mean that.”
Is it that way all of a sudden? Of course, I speak a little abruptly, but… … .
If it were me about a minute ago, I would have been applauding internally, saying that was absolutely true.
However, now that Geumsapa’s activities have begun, it seems to be true, but the handsome face of the man in front of me caught my eye even more.
Unbelievable. I knew this from the beginning, but I really am a golden person.
In a situation like this, if you say something wrong, you’re bound to end up having to cover yourself with the blanket later.
Since I had no hobby of making holes in the blanket provided by the imperial family, I decided to refrain from saying anything.
Some time passed as Klaus and I sat in silence.
“Young lady, I have something else to ask you.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. What’s stopping you this time?”
“By any chance, what kind of character am I?”
“yes?”
At that moment, I was so shocked that I jumped up.
“Are you referring to the character I saw of His Highness?”
Klaus quickly pushed the folded crane onto the pile of cranes and then calmly raised his head and looked up at me.
The red eyes, which rarely wavered, remained calm.
His lips opened slowly.
“No. What kind of character is Klaus Ertikev?”
… … what?
“Um, Your Highness? I’m not sure what the question means…”
“You know what I mean.”
“Oh, no. I don’t know….”
“What role do you think I play in this story?”
problem. I’m possessed in a novel, and the novel’s characters seem to know that it’s a novel.
What should I do?
answer. I beg your pardon?
“I beg your pardon?”
My legs suddenly lost strength and I almost fell.
Other people would also lose strength in their legs in my situation.
Hey, what if I’m possessed and you find out I’m possessed?
If you know that this is in a novel, what is this?
“Well, Your Highness. I’m deaf.”
I tried to ignore this situation as calmly as possible, but there was no way Klaus would be so generous and accept my feelings.
Rather, Klaus tilted his head closer to me with a bright smile.
“How long are you going to pretend not to know, young lady? You understand what I’m saying, right?”
“No. I didn’t understand.”
“I hope you understand.”
“I couldn’t do it.”
“You did it.”
“I couldn’t do it….”
“You’re more stubborn than I thought.”
As he said that, Klaus chuckled.
I flinched and took a step back.
Fortunately, Klaus didn’t raise his sword or throw a punch.
He was still smiling beautifully, with a soft smile on his face and even his eyes were curled.
It was a smile that made his attractive face look even more fascinating, but I was so nervous that it even sealed away the inner nerd in me.
“Then let’s change the question. Who is the lady?”
“I am Elena, Countess Elena Seves….”
“No, not that. Where is the original lady?”
Above, it is dangerous.
It’s really dangerous.
How to deal with this situation?
I searched the logbook database in my head, but I couldn’t figure out what to do in this situation.
‘He was a dangerous person after all!’
It felt like my mind was completely tangled up.
I felt my eyes spinning.
… … I just wish the world would fall apart like this.
Unfortunately, the world that did not recognize my true wishes was not destroyed.
Only the cheerful cries of birds could be heard outside the window, and Klaus Ertikev in front of me was still looking at me with a relaxed smile.
I was the only one who was embarrassed, and I was the only one who was nervous.
I glanced at the handsome man in front of me.
There was no sign of hostility.
He just looked at me with a smile that I couldn’t read.
I don’t know.
Anyway, he’s not doing anything threatening to me, so I’ll just be more careful for now.
“How did you know?”
“I didn’t tell you to be that cautious. Wow, that’s a strange thing.”
“Do you know something, Your Highness?”
“I don’t know if what she expects and what I know are the same.”
Klaus’ answer was not enough to provide confidence.
I cautiously raised other possibilities.
“Are you also possessed, Your Highness?”
“Are you really possessed, Elena Seves? That’s surprising.”
Klaus smiled and pointed to the chair where I got up.
I sat down, still nervous.
“Have you now realized that the world you are in is a novel?”
“Well, I wouldn’t say it’s not possible.”
After hearing Klaus’ answer, I couldn’t hold back and opened my mouth.
“Hey, sorry, but what kind of novel is this?”
At this point, you might be starting to realize it, but I still haven’t been able to find a novel that matches this setting in the Romance database in my head.
“I really don’t know what novel this is. If you know, could you please tell me?”
“what?”
“Oh, you can tell me by the title, but you probably won’t know. These days, all the titles are so similar that it’s confusing. I think it would be good if you could tell me about the unique setting or secrets of this novel. Yes?”
So help me, Klaus! I apologize for making fun of you because you were the male protagonist and my target audience!
How good.
If I knew someone knew about this novel, I would have asked them sooner!
I looked at Klaus with an earnest expression.
And Klaus spoke again with that familiar, knowing smile.
“Oh my god. That’s really surprising. Since you’re saying this, I’m either really possessed, or I’m really mentally ill.”
“…Yes? What are you saying…”
It felt like someone had pressed the force quit button while I was browsing through the logbook database in my head.
I looked at the man in front of me more blankly than ever.
“It’s all a lie, young lady. This world is a novel? If that’s the case, then the person who should explain what the novel is, not me, is the young lady. Didn’t the young lady come in after reading the novel?”
“B-But Your Highness just said that you knew I was possessed…”
“That’s right, I figured it out.”
“No, even if you float, how can you float like that? What is that….”
By this point, my jaw had practically fallen out.
I could barely respond with my mouth open.
Klaus lightly shrugged his shoulders and laughed.
“I didn’t mean to mention it at first, my lady. Aren’t there some novels like that that are popular in the capital these days?”
Klaus paused for a moment, then continued speaking.
“It’s about falling into another novel or living life again. So I tried to joke about it, but the lady’s reaction was more intense than I expected, so I just thought about it one more time.”
“…….”
“Oh, since you’re not from this world, you probably don’t know much about novel trends?”
The eerie eyes were wide.
I was dumbfounded by what I just heard.
So, since novels about reincarnation of possessed people are popular in the capitals of the world right now, you just mentioned it as a joke?
I was caught there? You want me to believe this now?
“Ha, haha. I guess Your Highness believes the contents of such an absurd novel?”
“I don’t know whether to ask you to believe the lady’s words or to punish her for lying to the royal family.”
“but…….”
A prince who is grateful that you believe in my words, but also believes in the contents of popular novels.
I’m also worried about the children of this world’s imperial family… … .
“Stop it because it shows on your face what you’re thinking.”
Klaus wrinkled his eyebrows slightly, then shook his head and said.
“If we’re being honest, I’ve also experienced returning from the future to the past, so there’s nothing surprising about adding another trendy material, right?”
… … what?
‘What did I just hear?’
Not only Lariette but also Klaus is a regressor?
“But there is no evidence to prove that what I said is correct just because Your Majesty has returned.”
I protested.
In fact, at this point, my mind was so confused that I couldn’t tell whether Klaus wanted me to believe him or to deny it.
Klaus was still relaxed.
“It’s the same way that the young lady doesn’t immediately deny what I’m saying because it’s nonsense.”
After saying that, Klaus slightly raised the corner of his mouth again.
However, that elegant smile that seemed like it should be hung in some gallery did not catch my eye this time.
“……What on earth happened?”
As soon as I returned to the room I was staying in, I couldn’t help but scream.
I couldn’t remember at all how I said hello and left.
My mind was so busy that I couldn’t make any sense.
I was lucky that I didn’t run into Lariette.
There are two returnees.
Of course, it was not the case that there were no novels with two returnees.
However, usually the male lead and the female lead return together, or the female lead and the supporting villain return together.
‘So does that mean Klaus is a villain?’
However, Lariette did not show any signs of hostility towards Klaus.
‘… … ‘I don’t understand.’
I shook my head. My head hurt.
It’s not that I want to meet someone right now, but I desperately need time alone to gather my thoughts.
It was time to walk slowly, thinking I should go to my room and get some rest.
Knock. Knock.
What sounded like a small knock was heard from the Count’s private room.
“……father?”
Why is there a knocking sound from inside when the Count is inside?
I called the Count in a low voice, but there was no answer.
Usually when you watch horror movies, something pops out in situations like this… … .
“Miss. Why are you standing there?”
“Oh, what a surprise!”
Belle came into the room just in time and spoke to me.
I, who had been concentrating, became distraught and took a step back.
“The Count’s room is empty right now. Do you have anything to say?”
Belle asked with a nonchalant expression, knowing nothing.
‘Why is there a sound in the room when the Count is not there?’
Is it a horror story this time?
