episode_0004

As I was dragged away by the security agents who had rushed in again, I thought.

Where on earth did it go wrong? Wasn’t it a beautiful breakup?

I had checked with her several times before I abandoned her. I asked her if she was dissatisfied with the method of abandonment, if she had any grudges from the past. I asked her persistently and meticulously, as if I was checking the safety rules.

Some days, I even asked the question outright, pretending it was a joke.

“You’re not coming here later to seek revenge, are you···? Haha···”

At times like that, she would get angry and ask what the hell she thought of herself.

It’s been four years since I brought her to the zodiac.

But why are you dragging me in now?

A feeling of betrayal and injustice came rushing in.

I told you I had no grudges. I told you I had no complaints. I told you I wouldn’t seek revenge.

I never raised her to be an irresponsible person who takes promises lightly. What do you think of promises? I thought I should give her a stern rebuke when we meet.

But······

The moment I saw her sitting on the throne, those reckless thoughts disappeared.

She was looking down at me with the same look she had when she tortured and killed me, the cruel way she had killed me.

A more mature face, a slightly sharper impression, and cold eyes. At the age of twenty, she always had this kind of face.

When I faced her, who seemed to have come straight out of my memories, I couldn’t control my body. My hands and feet were shaking.

I tried my best to prevent this situation from happening, but nothing changed.

Death has come again. A terrible death.

What was the problem this time? I can’t figure it out. What else do I want from here? I’m sure we waved at the end and parted politely…

This is problematic. If you waved your hand and parted ways, it was an implicit agreement. To go your separate ways and not be squeamish. This is a clear breach of contract.

But I didn’t have the courage to argue about it. It was an unreasonable contract to begin with. She could change it at any time, like turning over her hand… I was no different from an ant crawling on her palm.

She rose from her throne. I flinched. I couldn’t find the courage to look at her face, so I lowered my head and trembled.

Crack, crack

She started to come towards me. I started sweating. She was coming to kill me.

She came closer and stopped in front of me.

Her shoes and legs come into view. It’s horrible. My body feels weak and I feel like I’m going to pee.

Suddenly, the thought of having to borrow came to my mind.

Yes! But didn’t we break up beautifully this time? I don’t know what made you upset and come after me, but there must be something to rub in. If I beg you somehow, you might be able to let me go.

His thoughts were short and his actions were quick.

thud!

“······Please, save me.”

I buried my head on the floor and pleaded with her in a trembling voice.

As pitiful and mean as possible.

After a moment of silence, her voice came from above.

“······Raise your head, Master.”

When I raised my head at the gentler voice than I expected, she was smiling with a bitter face.

“There’s no way I could kill my master.”

Info: Already killed twice.

***

She lifted me up and hugged me warmly. And she said she missed me. The cold tension in the atmosphere quickly melted away.

She kindly explains the situation to me, who is bewildered. When I listened to her story, she said that she had brought me here to express her gratitude. She had absolutely not called me here to harm me. Now that I think about it, unlike the previous episodes, this time I was brought here politely, without being tied up.

She asked.

“Have the agents ever been rude to you?”

The look in her eyes when she asked that question was so murderous that it seemed like she would tear the agents to pieces if she said yes.

I shook my head absentmindedly and denied it.

“Ah, no···!! Not at all!! T, that’s not it, I’m just scared······”

Suddenly her expression hardened. I flinched, wondering if I had said something wrong.

She grabs my hand.

“Master··· Please lower your voice. You weren’t like that before.”

Fortunately, nothing serious happened. She asked me to speak to her in a low voice. But it was an absurd request. How could I disrespect the Emperor? Then I would be arrested for blasphemy. To be honest, it was uncomfortable to hear her call me master, master. And she asked me to speak to the Emperor in a low voice and treat him comfortably? I refused.

“How dare I, Your Majesty the Emperor······”

Kwak.

“······.”

However, since she seemed to be in a position where she would shorten my life if I didn’t lower my voice, I had no choice but to follow her orders.

“Ah, I see······”

Sing!

She smiled brightly and took me somewhere. I followed her like a pig being led to the slaughterhouse.

Still, I think it’s fortunate that I didn’t die right away······

***

The place we arrived was a restaurant. We were greeted by gorgeous decorations, furniture, and numerous maids.

She waved her hand and greeted them, then guided me to my seat. Then she sat me down at the highest table, and she served the food.

The maids’ eyes widen. Silent shock spreads throughout the restaurant.

She said as she brought me some unidentified gourmet food.

“Master, does it suit your taste?”

As for the food, it was really delicious. Even I, who consider myself to have a sophisticated palate, have never had such delicious food. However, even though it was delicious, I didn’t feel comfortable.

Would the food personally delivered by the Emperor be easy to eat? The reactions of the maids standing behind her were also very burdensome. Every time the word “Master” came out of her mouth, the maids flinched violently. In the end, I spoke to her in a roundabout way.

“That, that’s really delicious… But shouldn’t you eat now…? And even if you don’t do it like this, I’ll take care of it…”

But she had no clue.

“Oh, I’m fine. I have maids.”

She cuts off my words and nods to the maids behind her. Then the maids quickly come running and prepare her meal. The meal is prepared in an instant. Even in the midst of all this, she doesn’t give up on serving me. She sits right next to me and keeps asking if I need anything else.

What the hell is this? You have your own maids take care of you, but you take care of other people’s. This is crazy.

The maids also seemed very flustered at first by this crazy love triangle, but being the professionals they were, they quickly came to their senses and adapted to this crazy situation.

I’m the only one who’s retarded.

She spoke from the side.

“How have you been, master?”

He answered while chewing on his food.

“Just what···”

But as I was about to answer, I realized that I should say that I had been running around trying to hide from her, so I quickly changed the subject.

“Ahem···! But why is that···?”

“I was just curious.”

She smiled faintly and soon began to explain how she had been doing.

I also heard it on the street, so I had a rough idea of what it was about.

Four years ago, she entered the palace and used her genius magical talent to defeat the successors and ascend to the vacant throne. It was a dramatic story. The citizens also supported the new emperor, who was beautiful and strong and had a dramatic story.

Anyway, she talked about her activities over the past four years.

I listened to her story, pretending to sympathize with her.

“Yeah, yeah. That must have been hard.”

“It was hard. I was especially desperate to see my master.”

Creepy···

She suddenly changed her tone of voice to something strangely cold. I was so startled that I stopped eating without realizing it and looked into her eyes.

She was staring at me. With a cold expression different from before, and with cold eyes that looked empty somewhere…

“······Master, did you not want to see me?”

My body stiffens. I barely open my mouth to answer. Fortunately, the answer comes out on time.

“Mu, of course I wanted to see···”

And I avoided eye contact. I felt like my lies would be exposed if I made eye contact and talked. I tried to hold back my trembling body and continued eating, pretending to be calm.

“······.”

But her gaze continued to be felt.

I see you. You are looking at me.

But I didn’t have the courage to face it.

In a slightly chilly atmosphere, we continued eating half-heartedly.

Then, she suddenly shouted.

“Oh, that’s right!”

Her cold expression from before disappeared and she was smiling brightly.

“I have a gift for you, Master.”

Feeling somewhat relieved, I asked what it was. And I was surprised by her answer.

“I will return your hometown to you, Master.”