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Rene placed the teacup down in front of Lucy and studied her expression.

He looks like he’s in a pretty good mood. He’s humming and waving his feet without even realizing it.

You couldn’t have come to see me first. You must have met everyone else before coming here.

It’s not that strange. If it were in the past, it would have been different. Right now, the relationship between me and Lucy Allen is only that much. “

“Here. Chocolate made by the capital’s most famous pastry chef.”

“You were so confident, and this is all you can do?”

“If you wish, I can summon all the chefs in the palace right now. If you tell them it is for the hero who saved the continent, they will be happy to cook for you.”

“…No, I politely decline.”

“Will this be the grand treatment you were hoping for?”

“A man who says something like that when he already knows everything is unpopular.”

“Hahaha. I have to be careful.”

Rene smiled lightly as he watched Lucy frown, not seeming to like the answer.

Even if you become a hero who saves the world and have the grand title of God’s daughter, why don’t you change?

So I enjoyed the time I spent with you.

Because no matter where I stood, you treated me as myself.

Unlike others who had to open their mouths while paying attention to every gesture and expression, I could smile without thinking much when I was around you.

I think you probably want the same thing. You want to be treated as yourself, regardless of the grand position you have now.

I will do so. I don’t have to worry about it anymore.

“Let’s reschedule later.”

“Huh. Are you trying to meet me like that again? It seems like you’ve met a lot of women, so it’s a bit weird.”

“You used to tease me by saying I was a sympathizer, but now you’re calling me a cheap guy. I don’t know what you’re trying to say.”

“They have something in common. They are disgusting because you can see right through them.”

“…Didn’t you say the curse was lifted?”

“Do you want me to treat you with a fake smile like the other young ladies? There is nothing I can’t do, Prince.”

“Don’t be so picky. It gives me goosebumps when you do that.”

“See? I knew it.”

Lucy, who was giggling, took a sip of tea and asked a question quietly.

“Can you hold out?”

“I don’t know why you’re suddenly asking.”

“I asked if this situation was bearable.”

“Your pranks are annoying, but since I’ve been through them so many times before, I’ve gotten used to it…”

“You know I didn’t ask that.”

Rene wiped the smile off his lips and sighed.

“My father was actually a son of a bitch who tried to eat me, and my mother, who insisted that I become the king, was a crazy bitch who helped him. Are you okay with that? Are you okay with that?”

Now Rene has literally lost everything.

The goal I dreamed of, throwing everything else away, was passed on to someone else.

The people I believed would take care of me were all trash.

All the lynxes who supported him have left.

Now, all that remains for Rene is the empty title of genius.

“Does it seem like I’m stuck here working because I have affection for the kingdom? Not at all. I have no interest in this country anymore. But I’m doing this because I need something to focus on. I don’t know what I’ll do when I face reality.”

So Rene is out looking for something to do.

He is desperately hanging on to his work because it is clear that the cruel reality will unfold before him the moment he rests even a little.

It’s still like that now.

He fought a war this afternoon, and when he returned he led everyone at the center of a banquet, so it would not be strange for him to collapse from exhaustion, but he is still moving his quill steadfastly.

Because they are afraid of sleeping and do not know what will happen in their dreams, they do not know what they will do when they open their eyes again, so they desperately focus on the task in front of them.

“You wanted an answer, so I’ll tell you. Right now, I have nothing. Cecil has a family, Arthur has friends, but what do I have around me? All I have to hang on to is the rope from the ceiling. Oh. There’s one more thing. You. Lucy Arlen. ”

Rene, who was glaring at Lucy with bloodshot eyes, tilted his head back when he saw himself reflected in the other person’s eyes.

I’m not in my right mind. I’ve barely slept lately.

Having good physical abilities without any use is also a problem.

If it were a normal person, he would have fainted long ago, but he was able to hold on like this.

“Tsk. I spoke nonsense. Just pretend I didn’t hear it and move on. As you expected, the situation is…”

“Come to the Knights of the Ark.”

“…what?”

“We don’t need a first prince in the palace anymore anyway, right? So come roll around like a dog. If you have the skills, even Papa will welcome you.”

While Rene blinked at the sudden suggestion, Lucy popped a chocolate bar into her mouth and sat up.

“If you don’t have confidence, it’s okay to run away. I don’t expect anything from a mama’s boy who has never chosen anything on his own.”

“Are you trying to provoke me on purpose?”

“No? I’m just stating the objective facts. The reason the prince ran away from me was because of what Mom said. I was really disappointed at that time.”

Lucy, who had been talking about the day their relationship ended, laughed at Rene, who was speechless, and got up from her seat.

“If you want to run away again, do so. I have no interest in a slacker who can’t do anything properly.”

“Lucy Allen. I.”

“But I know you won’t run away. You’re my first friend. Renee. Right?”

After Lucy disappeared, saying she would wait, Rene swept away everything on the desk and sat down with a hollow smile.

friend.

Hey, friend.

“There’s a long way to go.”

After staring into space for a while, Rene got up and went back to his room and lay down on the bed without even looking at the documents.

I don’t know if it’s because I had a fever just now, but strangely enough, my eyes closed naturally today.

As if someone had bestowed a blessing on him.

*

Rene’s condition is more serious than I expected.

If I had left it alone, it would have turned into a real menhera.

And the object of that obsession would be me.

It’s really creepy to imagine Rene using his power and abilities to commit dark, perverted acts.

For the time being, I’ll just throw him into the Knights Templar and make him work like crazy so he can’t do anything.

If you ask Uncle Porcell, he will definitely provide you with extreme training that even the 1st Prince and Nabal would not be able to endure while in their right mind.

‘That’s better. I hate Menhera! It’s so creepy to watch from afar, but it’s really horrible to have it right next to me! I’d rather kill that bastard!’

I’d rather be a pure piece of trash, like a fool or a pervert! Dark perverts are truly the worst of the worst!

While I was explaining to my grandfather how bad Menhera was, the fairies guided me to my next destination.

So the place I arrived was a bar that I had been going to so many times.

A place that was owned by Alsatine when I first visited, but now belongs to Caria.

As I climbed the stairs past the gentlemen who greeted me politely as if they were going to bury their heads in the ground, I found Caria about to bury herself in a pile of papers.

“Looking for a man?”

“…These are the jobs that the employer left behind!? Didn’t you tell me to stay with you for a while! Why did you leave me behind!”

“Shout that complaint to Mom. I was dragged in too.”

“…If it’s Mama.”

“Armadi, you gave me a sloppy answer. You said we were close before?”

“That was true, but now that I know his identity, it’s a bit hard to talk to him.”

“Don’t worry. Whatever you imagine, Caria, it’ll be even more stupid than that.”

“Can I say that to my mother?”

“Tell me how much I suffered because of Mama?”

“No, I won’t accept it.”

As I came in naturally and sat down across from her, Caria pushed the documents aside.

“Did you solve the problem well?”

“To be honest, I think it would have been better if I didn’t know anything.”

“Kuh. I guess Mira is Mira. Then what about the others? Didn’t you meet them all?”

“I only met close friends first.”

“Tell me about that. I think it’d be fun.”

“I don’t like it.”

“If you refuse, I will deify you with all my might.”

“That’s too much!”

“So tell me. I’ll keep it my secret. Okay?”

It’s right not to negotiate with a blackmailer, but the stakes are too high!

Oh my god. I can’t believe I’m being subjugated like this!

Feeling my own helplessness, I bowed my head and told Caria everything she wanted.

I tried my best to erase the parts that made me cringe here and there, but all my attempts were meaningless in front of Caria.

What can you hide from a monster that can read your thoughts perfectly?

Eventually, the whole story was revealed and I was left struggling in humiliation.

“Maybe the employer’s curse was necessary for the peace of the world.”

“What the hell is that?”

“What the heck, boss? You don’t know what you did!?”

“All I did was go around saying thank you to my friends?!”

“This is what it means to be a beauty who shakes a country. Well, it’s even stranger that she can’t charm people when she’s charmed the goddess of beauty and art.”

“Ma’am. Can you do it in moderation?”

“Why! I’ve been the only one being teased so far! Can’t you tease your employer even at times like this!?”

F. Don’t hit me with facts! Then I’ll look like a real bitch!

“Okay! Do whatever you want! I’ll accept it!”

“You must have felt hurt while teasing me?”

“That…thing.”

“Oh, don’t take it so seriously. I’m just joking.”

“…Hey!”

“Hahaha! Maybe it’s because the curse is gone, but the employer has become more girly!”

I was trembling at Caria’s laughter, and I got up from my seat with a deep sigh.

“Don’t worry about the continent and just relax. I’ll take care of it.”

“Thank you. Karia. Thanks to you, I was comfortable.”

“I also enjoyed working with you, my employer. So please take care of me in the future.”

After Lucy left, Caria, who was left alone, smiled mischievously. It must be really hard for the people around the employer.

But what can you do? If you want someone like that, you have to do your best.

“There was a time when I was like that too.”

Caria, who was stretching and lamenting the passing years, suddenly got up from her seat when she saw Alsatine smiling awkwardly beyond the open door.

“You. You!”

“I saw nothing and heard nothing! I never heard the Master lamenting about his age!”

“You heard it all, you little shit!”

Caria was not at all pleased with the growth of her beloved disciple.