The Crown Prince. Ernst Arena.

Ernst stared out the window with his arms folded. Darkness began to settle between the streets. The night was finally coming.

[What are you thinking about?]

“Well.” murmured Ernst.

Today’s meeting may have complicated Ernst’s screening.

The little woman smiled with a nonchalant smile. Louella Leander. After Philia, Uroboros was the woman marked by offerings. A white dragon, or a white snake.

In accordance with the will of God who supports this world, Ernst sacrificed Philia. It wasn’t that he didn’t love her, but Ernst had something more precious.

This very empire, it was Arena. It was leaning more towards Ernst’s additional arena on the scale, so he had to let go of the hand that was holding Philia.

Ernst smiled grimly. It was different from the emotions shown in Leander.

[Do you feel sorry for him?}

“No.”

Just pity, and at the same time, he felt a familiar longing.

The woman, Louella, looked terribly like Philia. Everything she said and did was just like Philia, so full of brightness. Like the sun that shone in his eyes.

So he became sentimental for a while. Still, Ernst’s resolve was unwavering.

Arena. This empire was the resolve of Ernst.

[I promised to let you hold something bigger than that. I’ll make Arena the loser of the continent. I will keep that promise, Ernst]

Ernst’s eyes sank darkly. “I know.”

‘It’s not that I don’t know.’ Ernst gave up and turned around. The dice had already been cast anyway.

Everything will change depending on the choices that someone makes and which one they take. It has already begun.

There was no turning back.

* * *

‘The doctor said that Father is recovering quickly.’ Fortunately, something had changed in his body.

I was also told that he would be able to come to his senses in a week. Then Father will wake up.

‘What do I do now?’

‘Gerald, I’ve noticed everything, let’s find a way together,’ how would Gerald react to this?

‘No, I won’t be able to say it anyway’. I’m afraid Gerald’s restrictions are at stake.

Well, I don’t have to tell him. That would be hard? Just by looking into his eyes, we’re on the same page.

‘To be like that.’

It was always Gerald who ran away from me at a crucial moment. It looks like he’s coming, but he won’t. There has been an ambiguous tug-of-war moment. So this time I just turned and pushed him away.

‘What if I pull Gerald?’

‘Will I be any less lonely? Or will I be able to express my feelings even a little bit?’

Gerald’s biggest reaction is, of course, jealousy.

The Crown Prince and Brenti were the only men I keep in touch with now.

“Hmm.”

Brenti was a kind and nice person. To be honest… I thought I’d be a little more sorry.

‘What about the crown prince?’

Well, to be honest, the Crown Prince was an insincere man. Otherwise, why would he say he would invite me at that moment?

‘I think the Crown Prince would be a better choice. He invited me at least…’

And if I think about it, the previous Crown Princess also died of Nisephor. There must have been a reason for the early development of Nisephor at her young age.

If I could approach the Crown Prince and find out the secret, I thought it would help me overcome the disease.

As expected, it seemed to be beneficial to approach the Crown Prince in many ways. That’s why I had to write him a letter.

It was a letter to the Crown Prince. ‘You said you’d invite me, so shouldn’t you keep your promise?’

* * *

His Majesty, the Crown Prince,

Do you remember the other day’s appointment?

I don’t think you should forget even the smallest promises. You have to remember that you will become the King of this country.

Of course, I believe the Crown Prince is someone who never forgets.

The Crown Prince read the letter from Louella and laughed. When he thought about it again, she was a bold and strange woman.

‘How can she look so much like Philia?’

At this point, it was understandable that Philia had sent her instead. Ernst swept his hands down his dry face.

‘You want me to keep my promise to invite you?’ Let’s meet then.

And Louella will fly like a moth to death, just like Phillia.