7. “It's all for you” is just a lie.
Evren has always lived by imitating human emotions just enough to be able to coexist.
Of course, he had some feelings of his own; Such as discomfort, distress, and the desire to kill.
It was a feeling of survival instinct.
But when he touched with Lillian twice a while ago...
Feelings that were not his own certainly flowed into him.
'I've never heard of Control allowing something like this to happen.'
Lillian also didn't seem to notice it at all.
Did this happen just because he was the one who was branded?
'Unfortunately, people tagging have become very rare, so it's hard to be sure.'
There are no longer foolish people who commit an act that creates a weakness for them.
However, this time Lillian was showing strong emotions..
'I'll go alone and come back quickly'
'In fact, I achieved rank B'
Every time, those feelings came flooding back to him —
What should this be called?
“Elias”
“……?Yes, sir”
“Lillian was very disturbed inside before the measurement, and even after she received a B rank.”
“Yes?”
“But she told me calmly as if nothing had happened.”
“……!”
“In your opinion, what does this mean for an ordinary human?”
Elias watched Evren's expressions and chose his words very carefully.
This was a big deal; His master is trying to explore the feelings of others!
“…Hmm. Doesn’t that mean she was afraid and disappointed about her rank?”
“Afraid and disappointed? Why?”
Efrain was a little surprised by Lilian getting a B rank; Since she had stopped his rampage, he thought that she would be of a higher rank.
But B rank is still higher than the average Dominator in the empire, C and D ranks are much more common.
So, there was no reason to be afraid or disappointed.
Elias took great pains to explain: “Think about it; didn’t the Tillard family describe Miss as incapable?”
“Indeed”
“But among her family members, the heir Quirn and Iris Taillard are-”
“Ah.. A and S ranks, right?”
So, there was a comparison.
Lillian Taillard...what an unexpected thing...?
'Since she was acting so confident and subtle, I didn't think she would care about something like this.'
Even as she said those words, her face was full of smiles.
The more he got to know her, the more curious he became about this woman.
“In such cases, how do humans usually behave?”
“Mmm.. Miss was so strong that she ate a poisonous grass from the ground, right?”
“True”
“Maybe she is now in a state of extreme stress; she is constantly suppressing negative feelings inside her.”
So she is still in a very dangerous condition.
Evren felt somewhat disturbed by the fact that he had to enlist the help of others to understand this.
He gave Elias a gentle smile: “Elias. You are very knowledgeable, aren’t you?”
“…This is just a purely personal guess on my part, and I could be wrong.”
“Hmmmm”
Evren felt his neck.
Lillian Tillard is holding his leash now.
So, he couldn't let her get hurt during this year.
* * *
Lillian moved to the women's area of the temple.
When they reached the spacious back garden, the knight Jean who was accompanying her as a guard began to complain: “Miss, if the princess is really here, couldn’t my master simply summon her?”
“Because she crossed the border without official permission?”
"Yes. Isn't that a mistake on their part?"
“Hmm, it is better to be careful when holding other countries accountable for their mistakes, especially in His Highness’s current situation.”
“What do you mean by...”
“The prince now has more enemies than allies.”
Lillian moved her finger in the air as if drawing a map: “In principle, of the five major families, Pavel and Tillard are not allies, and Volibert is neutral.”
“Mmm.. yeah, they're always like that.”
“The rest is Taranidia, but His Majesty the Emperor does not even appear in political affairs.”
The fact that the current emperor had lost his mind a little was a famous story, and yet the empire was doing well.
“The problem is that making important decisions requires the approval of more than half of the five families-”
Does he want to demand a competition for the position of crown prince?
In this situation, his words would not resonate.
Even if he had a rank S destructive ability, he wouldn't be able to kill them all.
“So, the only place that could be considered an outside ally in a pinch is the Tenberen Kingdom which follows the same doctrine.”
As for the countries beyond the Strait, their positions were ambiguous due to problems related to heresy later on.
Well, that's something I'll remember later.
“So, it's better that I, as a girl, go and check on the princess quietly. So don't worry too much.”
“Yes, I understand”
Jean nodded quickly, and the shadows following them also expressed their admiration.
They had all heard the rumors that were circulating in social circles and among the knights.
'Miss Iris runs the business herself, while her older sister..'
‘Shouldn’t she try harder to be helpful to her family?’
'She only cares about jewelry, I wonder if she can have a real conversation.'
'Heir Pavel will suffer a lot with his responsibility for Miss Lilian later.'
It turns out that all those rumors were complete lies.
'Truly, one only knows the true nature of a person by living with him.'
'No one knew she was such an intelligent woman.'
'Tsk, my tears are almost falling'
Would someone like that be okay with our master?
They were greatly worried; Even the Young Shadows knew of the catastrophe that occurred when the First Empress married the Emperor of Taranidia…
On the other hand, Lillian was busy recalling the events she read in the “original novel.”
'The princess's ailment was related to skin problems.'
Iris would solve it later with her help, but in truth, there was a bigger problem facing that princess…
At that moment, Jan stopped in front of Lillian and stopped her from advancing: “Miss, I feel a strange presence behind those bushes.”
“……!”
Lillian's eyes sparkled.
The Balthazar bloodline uses the power of Earth, so they can easily locate the opponent through Earth veins.
'If the presence was of a humanoid (transformer) ability, it would be even more distinct.'
Members of the Tenberen Royal Family are snake shapeshifters, which is rare in the empire.
But Jean suddenly stopped: “Hmm? Miss, it seems that the princess is not alone now.”
“He seems to be an escort”
“Yes, I hear a man’s voice.”
“Can you tell me what he's saying?”
What amazing physical ability those with abilities have.
Jean closed her eyes and began to repeat the words with concentration: “… Your Highness, I am just worried. I am afraid that you will become a laughing stock in Verness.”
“…….”
“'The beauty of a princess is the dignity of a nation, isn't it? But there doesn't seem to be a solution...'”
“…….”
“'I'm saying all this for you, Your Highness....' Hey, you dirty bastard, what's that he's saying?”
I completely agree with you.
Lilian narrowed her eyes sharply: 'Huh...as I expected.'