episode_0113

After class, Zeros heads to the teachers’ office as usual.

Although he had realized Princess Maeb’s feelings for him, it felt quite awkward to face her one-on-one. Nevertheless, Zeros could not abandon his duties as the class president.

‘Well… I feel a little strange, but I can’t help it. For now, I have no choice but to continue like this.’

With that feeling of anxiety in his heart, Zeros is taking steps that he doesn’t want to take today.

At that moment, Princess Katlena suddenly appeared before his eyes.

“?.. Katlena? What’s going on?”

“… ”

Katlena, who somehow looks different than usual.

At this, a feeling of doubt and a bit of tension began to rise in Zeros’ mind.

and..

“! Ah..I..over there, Katlena.”

“… ”

Zeros is dragged somewhere while holding onto Zeros’ hand tightly.

Zeros felt embarrassed by her sudden behavior and spoke in an urgent voice.

“Uh… Katlena! This is going to be difficult. I have to go to where the teacher is right now…”

“No.”

“..Huh?”

“I can’t go. I won’t give in today.”

“!…”

Catlena answers Zeros’ words in a firm tone.

Only then could Zero vaguely realize what her actions meant.

Although Katlena had always shown discomfort with Zeros’ actions, she had never directly intervened to impose sanctions on him.

The fact that she took action so decisively meant that the emotions she had been suppressing had reached their limit.

‘Well… I guess you’re feeling a bit uneasy today, since something like that happened the day before yesterday. But I wonder if it’s really okay to do something like this…’

No matter what, this is considered quite a dangerous action since the other party is clearly in a superior position.

Zeros knew that if he were to nitpick about this, it could cause problems, but despite that, he was unable to stop his master from doing this.

At this moment, the steps of Katlena, who was pulling him towards her, were so resolute.

‘Haa… Well, I guess I’m not the type of person to act petty just because I didn’t go out for a day. I guess I’ll just have to make up for it later.’

So, for now, Zeros decided to follow her orders in order to appease his master.

And after a while,

The place Zeros arrived at, led by Katlena’s hand, was neither the usual tea house nor restaurant.

It is inside a shabby classroom located on the outskirts of the academy.

It was an extremely quiet place where no sign of human presence was felt whatsoever.

So, immediately after arriving at a place Zeros had never been to before, Katlena finally carefully let go of Zeros’ hand.

and..

“..sigh..”

Katlena lets out a sigh that seems somewhat stiff.

At this, Zeros began to feel tense as he realized that there was something about her, and Catlena turned away from Zeros and spoke in a tense voice.

“Zeros..”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Katlena speaks in a very stiff voice, unlike usual.

Zeros began to feel nervous because of this strange atmosphere around her.

Then, Katlena slowly turned around and started looking at Zeros.

and..

“..Kattle..Lena?”

The moment he saw Katlena’s face in front of his eyes, Zeros began to feel embarrassed.

“Are you okay? Is there anything that hurts or something?”

Katlena’s face was flushed red enough for Zeros to recognize at a glance.

Seeing this, Zeros started to feel worried for a moment, but…

Looking at such a Zero, Katlena spoke with a trembling voice.

“Mi.. Sorry, I’m a little nervous.. It’s not painful, so don’t worry.”

With those words, Catlena looked straight into Zeros’ face.

Then she swallowed dry saliva and opened her mouth again in a trembling voice.

“Let’s date. Zeros.”

“..Huh?”

“Let’s… date! From now on, officially. Not as a butler and a master… but as lovers.”

Katlena speaks with a trembling voice, raising her voice.

As he heard her say this, Zeros felt his face start to heat up.

“Ka..Kattle..Lena.. That..That..”

“Why? Zeros… doesn’t like me?”

“Ah. No, absolutely not. Don’t you already know! I… how much I love Lady Katlena… Just.”

“Just?”

Zeros reacts hesitantly to Katlena’s words.

Katlena momentarily expressed her worry and doubts about this, and Zeros spoke to Katlena in a tense voice.

“Ah.. Don’t you know? The difference in status between Katlena and me.. No matter how much we love each other, this kind of thing..”

“It’s okay. Don’t worry about that.”

“ㄴ..Huh?”

Katlena speaks with a voice much clearer than I had expected.

Zeros expressed his doubts about this.

Looking at such a Zero, Katlena spoke in a clear voice.

“There’s no need to worry. After all, our mother is a commoner, right? So if anyone objects, we can just use our mother as an excuse. If anyone picks on us because of our social status, we’ll tell our mother and sisters right away.”

“That…that’s…that’s right… ! Huh?”

Just when Zeros was about to agree with Katlena’s words…

The next moment, a thought suddenly occurred to Zeros, and his face began to show confusion once again.

“Ka..Kattle..Lena. What did you just say? What did your mother.. Duchess Rosetta say..”

“A commoner, wasn’t that something you already knew? Unlike my real mother, my mother was a commoner, so the imperial nobles, including my maternal family, didn’t look upon her favorably.”

“… ”

Katlena, who was casually saying things that Zeros and others considered to be nothing more than a time bomb.

At this, Zeros looked dumbfounded and was at a loss for words for a moment.

‘Princess Katlena found out the secret? Oh.. no. Since when? And if that’s the case, shouldn’t she have hit the back of the Duchess’ head and fought with Princess Elios and others just like in the original? I haven’t seen any signs of that lately, so what the heck..’

There was no need to think about how she found out the secret.

Since there were already so many people who had told her this fact, it was highly likely that the information had gotten in somehow or another.

Perhaps, shortly after Duchess Rosetta was appointed as successor, Saladin may have broken his promise and secretly revealed his words in order to shake her.

The important thing was that even though she had realized the truth, there was no significant change in Katlena’s state of mind, and from Zeros’ perspective, this meant that one of the fuses he had been worried about had been simply dismantled.

‘I don’t know the exact reason, but… maybe it’s because I’ve been completely excluded from the successor’s work? Or maybe my relationship with Elios has gotten much better? Whatever the reason, it’s definitely a good thing in itself..’

However, Zeros had to put aside his feelings about hearing such an important fact and turn his gaze to the reality before his eyes.

“So, leaving that aside… what is Zeros’ answer? Will you… date me officially?”

“… .”

At Katlena’s question, Zeros regains his senses and begins to think seriously about this matter.

At the same time, his complicated mind began to calm down again, and instead, his heart began to pound loudly.

A heartfelt confession from a woman I love.

Although he knew that the ending would not be so sweet.

It was clear that Katlena already had a fiancé who was destined to be with her, and that if he showed up, she would automatically distance herself from him.

If that happens, even if they become lovers now, Zeros will eventually have no choice but to return to the ordinary butler and master relationship with Katlena.

In the end, Katlena would be able to be happy, but he would inevitably be emotionally hurt in the process.

however..

nevertheless.

“..yes..”

Zeros decided to accept this.

So that the woman he truly loved and the one who was to receive his grace would not get hurt.

“If Katlena wants it… I’ll be happy to.”

He willingly decided to suffer.

“Ah!”

Catlena begins to shed tears of joy in her eyes at Zeros’ words.

Looking at her face like this

A quiet, slightly lonely smile began to form on Zeros’ lips, and just like that, Katlena approached Zeros and hugged his body tightly.

and..

-thud!

Zeros was lying on the floor, slightly roughly.

But immediately after, before he could even feel the pain, a completely unexpected situation began to happen to Zeros.

“?!? Huh? Okay.. Wait a minute.. Lady Katlena?”

Zeros tries to dissuade Katlena with a look of bewilderment on his face.

However, Katlena spoke to Zeros with her characteristic red eyes flashing.

“Why? Now that we’re officially a couple. And we already kiss like a daily routine, right? So… we can move on to the next step without any problems, right? ”

“Ah.. no. That.. that.. is.. but..”

Zeros was unable to refute Katlena’s words, so Katlena licked her lips and spoke to her beloved lover while sitting on top of him.

“It’s okay. Our Zeros, just stay still. This older sister will take care of the rest!”

“!”