“Still, the problem is a problem, right? It’s a bit like it when His Majesty’s lover is followed within the imperial family.”
“of course.”
Klaus nodded.
It’s not that she wasn’t, she was a woman that Klaus had already declared to the entire empire as his.
If someone was targeting Elena like that, it could be seen as a direct challenge to the authority of the imperial family.
“It seems that there is still a nobleman alive who despises my authority.”
“Could you please stop talking in that tone that sounds like you’re going to hit my head?”
“Did you get caught?”
“no…….”
Elena waved her hand after seeing Klaus giving him a sinister look, ready to kill the nobles.
“They might not be nobles. They might be outsiders.”
“Then it’s a bigger problem. Isn’t there an intruder in the imperial palace?”
“When you say it like that, it seems like a very ominous flag.”
“If the guards aren’t doing their job roughly, it means that he is skilled enough to infiltrate through the imperial palace’s security.”
“I think the aristocratic theory would be better.”
Clearly, as Klaus said, there are only two possibilities that can be considered in this situation.
People of great skill who can break through the imperial guards without anyone noticing, or nobles who can enter the imperial palace on a daily basis.
The nobles were curious about what Klaus thought.
Unless you get shot in the head, you probably won’t do anything that would get Klaus’ attention.
Ah, there are no guns in this world.
But does this mean that a powerful person who penetrates the imperial guards is targeting him?
Since I have never done anything that would make such a powerful person look bad, I can assume that someone has apologized, but then the situation gets worse.
‘As expected, was the decision to ask for the removal of the ability to make wishes too hasty?’
Elena’s expression became more and more frowning as she thought in a stream of consciousness.
Even if she thought about it, she couldn’t see it as a very positive situation.
“Klaus. This is something I should be very scared of, right?”
“It seems that way to me.”
“Oh my god. I can’t believe I’m now experiencing an assassination attempt that I never experienced even when I was fighting the archangel.”
Klaus’ eyebrows lowered at Elena’s tone, which was somewhat lighter than what she was saying.
A grumpy voice asked.
“Are you excited?”
“no way.”
Elena, who was just a little out of touch with reality, shook her head gently.
“Not anymore. If I die, I won’t be able to see Klaus.”
“You said you didn’t mind dying one more time?”
“That was when I didn’t know Klaus very well.”
Elena smiled and rubbed Klaus’ lips with her fingertips.
As Klaus pointed out, in the past, Elena had no regrets about her life.
But in this life, a man named Klaus Ertikev became her obsession.
This was a man who meant Elena’s whole world.
“There’s a lot more to learn in the future, but it can’t end this quickly.”
He brought the hand he had rubbed to his lips and smiled provocatively.
Klaus looked at Elena’s expression for a while and smiled bitterly.
It was because he realized that he was needlessly obsessed with Elena.
“That’s what I want to say, Elena.”
Elena, seeing the sweet voice and bitter expression, lightly kissed Klaus.
The soft flesh stuck and fell with a friction sound.
Elena looked at Klaus with soft eyes and smiled softly.
“Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, a solution is needed.”
“How about I act as your escort for the first time in a while?”
Klaus nodded and spoke.
“Escort?”
“Why, you tried it once at the salon. You’re stuck with me the whole time.”
“Ah. It was fun.”
A year ago, the memory of participating in the now-defunct salon of the Duke of Cicena and walking around together under Klaus’ security came back to me.
Elena was folding silk flowers and Klaus was winking next to her.
At the time, I thought it was just an act, but now that I look back, I think Klaus had a slight crush on me from then on.
There’s nothing wrong with feeling that way again.
“Good. If Klaus is your escort, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
“Does saying that give you confidence?”
“Don’t say things you don’t mean. If you don’t have confidence, you’re a corpse.”
Klaus burst out laughing at Elena’s point.
After waiting for Klaus’s laughter to die down, Elena added another word.
“Oh, by the way. But I think it would be better for you to hide your presence this time.”
Klaus also nodded emphatically at her words.
An eerie glow appeared in the red eyes.
“I think so too. We need to catch the mastermind.”
“That’s right. I have to show you what it means in this empire to dare to mess with Klaus’ lover.”
“Then. We need to find out who’s behind it and make sure they never say a word to you again.”
“It’s been a while since we agreed on something.”
Saying that, Elena raised her palm and held it out in front of Klaus.
Instead of touching his palm, Klaus shrugged his shoulders.
“I thought we agreed every night?”
wait for a sec. Why is everything happening like this all of a sudden?
“Eh?”
“I like it, and you like it too….”
“Wait a minute! Be quiet, man!”
Elena, whose face was red, rushed at Klaus. Klaus smiled and wrapped his arms around Elena’s waist.
Elena struggled and punched Klaus on the shoulder.
“We couldn’t agree! I told you several times to stop!”
“If you actually quit, aren’t you the one who hates it?”
“Oh, I don’t know! I don’t know!”
“If you don’t know, please let me know.”
“Not during the day!”
Elena screamed.
Klaus laughed and covered Elena’s lips with his lips.
The faint scent of lavender soon filled the room.
“……So, His Majesty is following behind you now?”
“Yes, Belle.”
After hearing the whole story, Belle sighed deeply.
Now that Klaus’s ascension to the emperor was virtually confirmed, everyone except Elena thought of Klaus as his majesty.
In other words, the emperor of the empire was now following in Bell’s footsteps.
No matter what I tried to say, I couldn’t do it without putting pressure on myself.
“Your Majesty the Empress.”
“I’m not empress yet.”
“Then, my lady. If I am caught by His Majesty, please ask for leniency.”
“Oh, why, Belle?”
That’s because His Majesty Klaus is cold to everyone except you!
Belle, who couldn’t bear to say that, just sighed deeply once again.
I was half disappointed that my plan to explain about the 101 handsome princes of the empire was ruined, and half relieved that I found out that Klaus was following me before I could talk about it.
This was because there was no way Klaus would let Elena enjoy listening to the story of the 101 handsome princes of the empire.
Feeling fortunate once again, Belle sighed and changed the topic.
“Anyway, I’m relieved. If Your Majesty is coming with me, I won’t be afraid of traveling at night.”
“yes?”
“yes.”
Belle, who was freed from the tension of having to protect Elena with Klaus’s joining, opened her mouth chatteringly.
“Anyway, who was the person who followed you yesterday?”
“That’s right.”
Elena sighed deeply.
I thought that things like Ropan were over, but I never thought something like this would happen again for the Ropan main character.
Is this a side story?
An episode where the male protagonist jumps to protect the female protagonist when she is attacked by an assassin and gets injured?
‘But I don’t think Klaus will get injured by throwing himself at me.’
“bell.”
“Yes, miss.”
“If an assassin appears and threatens me, what do you think your highness will do?”
“Your Majesty would rush in like a ghost and kill the assassin.”
“What if that’s not possible? What if it’s urgent and I’m sure I’ll get hurt?”
Then Belle took a step back from Elena’s side and glared at Elena with a suspicious look on her face.
“Miss, are you planning on using me as a shield?”
“no way.”
But Elena also had the same thought.
If Belle wasn’t about to die, Klaus might have used Belle as a shield by casting a pain-relieving spell on her.
No matter what, the only thing Klaus cherished was Elena.
‘This can’t be a romance.’
I was as sure as Elena, who read as many romance novels as she could in the past.
It’s not attractive if the male protagonist uses the female lead’s maid as a shield!
Elena, who had been thinking about that until then, chuckled.
‘Well, this isn’t the speed of a novel, so what does it matter?’
At one time, she thought this world was a novel, but for Elena, this world has now become another reality.
Even if Klaus used Belle as a shield to protect her from assassins, Klaus would still love Elena.
‘… … No, I think it might be a little less attractive.’
The more I thought about it, the more the image of Klaus became a bad guy.
Elena raised her voice loudly, as if denying her thoughts.
“If Klaus was by my side in the first place, a situation like that wouldn’t have happened.”
Bell also agreed without hesitation.
“That’s right. Besides, you’ve mastered Captain Herta’s evasion techniques perfectly, so you can prepare for most attacks.”
“It’s not perfect. I haven’t learned the 9th Herta-style evasion technique yet.”
“People with goals are cool.”
“Captain Herta said that if you learn the 9th formula and reach the 0th formula, you will be able to avoid Klaus.”
“Ah. Your Majesty is a genius born of the empire.”
“Are you saying I’m not a genius?”
Belle purses her lips and Elena hugs her.
It was time for the two to return to their living quarters, having a trivial conversation.
Rustling.
The first to react to the sudden noise was Elena, who was accustomed to Herta-style evasion techniques.
Hertavirus avoidance technique No. 48.
When things seem dangerous, bring a friend to the fore!
“……miss.”
Belle looked at Elena, who was hiding behind her, with a cold gaze.
“Ah, ahaha. My body moved first….”
It was when I smiled shyly and was about to move forward.
“Lady Elena Seves.”
A group of figures appeared where the rustling sound came from.
There was moderation and courtesy in his voice, and his attire seemed to belong to a fairly dignified family.
‘A nobleman will come to visit me? Could it be that this is the royal secret battle I only heard about?’
When Elena raised her head and looked at the other person in a nervous state.
“……who are you?”
Elena couldn’t recognize who the other person was.
