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What I felt when I first saw the Empress was that she was similar to Agnes.

I could immediately see where Agnes’ red hair and bright red eyes came from.

“Meeting Her Majesty the Empress.”

When I heard the sound of the door closing behind me, I bent one knee halfway and bowed in front of the Empress to observe the courtesy of course.

Then the sound of the Empress clearing her throat was heard.

“Keuhm.. Are you Berador von Amorae?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I heard a lot about you from Agnes. Sit comfortably.”

“.. Thank you.”

First, the Empress, who was sitting in her seat, was clearly smiling, but it could not be called a smile.

Should I call it a forced smile or an act?

The good news is that no matter how much she is the empress, she cannot harm me carelessly.

Even though this is the imperial palace and she is the empress.

As soon as she sat down on a chair in front of the Empress, she started asking questions.

“So.. I know you already have a fiancé.”

“Yes. Beatirus von Veritas, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Veritas, is my fiancé.”

“But I heard that he also wants to get engaged to Agnes.. Am I right?”

“.. Yes..”

In response to my answer, the Empress put her hand on her forehead and squinted as if she had a headache.

The Empress sighed so loudly that it echoed throughout the room, and her body became tense and stiffened.

The Empress, who was rolling her eyes back and forth as if calculating something, bit her lip and said.

“.. Do you really love Agnes.”

“Yes. I really love you.”

Talking to your future mother-in-law was easier than telling your parents.

Of course, that didn’t mean there was no embarrassment at all.

At least there was no unsightly blushing.

“Phew..”

The Empress seemed to have sensed the sincerity in my words as she nodded and spoke.

“Okay… I will allow you to get engaged to Agnes.”

When I first told him about my engagement to Agnes, I saw my parents’ reaction and thought that it might be difficult to get engaged, so I prepared several persuasion methods, but it ended in an unexpected way.

I paused for a moment, taken aback by the unexpected development, and quickly bowed my head to express my gratitude.

“Thank you so much..”

“Dan.”

If it weren’t for the Empress’s next words, it would have ended with a thank you.

” Break off the engagement with the Veritas family.”

“.. Yes..?”

I thought I heard wrong.

No, I hoped I had heard wrong.

“I will never see my daughter engaged to a man who has multiple women.”

However, it ended as I had hoped.

The Empress says that if I want to be engaged to Agnes, I must break off my engagement to Bea.

The answer to such a proposal was decided from the beginning.

“I don’t like it.”

“.. What?”

The Empress’s eyes opened wide, as if she had heard something she should not have heard, and confusion seeped into them.

“I will not break off the engagement with Duke Veritas. Also.”

The empress’s embarrassed eyes gradually filled with anger, and she spoke strongly against Empress Geheon.

“I have no intention of giving up on the Third Princess.”

“.. Now.. what did you say.”

“I have no intention of giving up on the Third Princess, Agnes von Ebsoruta.”

Quaaaang!

As soon as I finished answering, a wall collapsed and there was a red window.

The spear floating in the air, reminiscent of floating magic, seemed to be well over 2 meters high, and flames flickered around the blade of the spear.

The spear, which felt heat just by looking at it, slowly moved through the air and entered the Empress’s hand.

“You lost even your last chance.”

The Empress pointed her spear at me as if there were no more chances and looked at me with burning red eyes.

“No matter how young you are, you can’t get out of the swamp of desire. I’m disappointed.”

Finally, with the words ‘goodbye’, a spear of red flame was shot at me.

One of only two humans recognized by the dragons and master of the empire.

A corresponding attack was launched.

At the same time, I felt a ray of magical energy.

Kwaaang!

“.. You really made a big deal out of it.”

In the blink of an eye, the flame spear that came right in front of me had its trajectory bent by the suddenly created blue barrier and pierced the wall, not me.

The second human recognized by the dragons and my father.

“It’s been a long time, Empress.”

Unlike the Empress, who was surprised by the sudden incident, the person who had actually done such a thing just sighed and looked at her with her mouth wide open.

*

When my father appeared, I left the room and returned to Bea’s room.

Although it would be correct to say that he was kicked out.

Originally, he wanted to keep his position, but he had no choice but to give in to his father’s order to leave.

It was somewhat expected that the father and the empress knew each other.

It would be even more strange if the father, who was called the Grand Wizard, and the Empress did not know each other.

I just didn’t think it would be a friendship.

Since her father and mother seem to be roughly the same age as the empress, wouldn’t they have attended the academy together?

Of course, it’s just my prediction.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? There was a loud noise earlier.”

“Uh, no problem.”

Bea, who was waiting right next to the door, ran in as soon as she opened it and it took quite a while for her to let go.

She must have fallen and the multiple loud noises she heard in an already unstable situation caused her to panic.

“Really? It’s really okay, right? Vera?”

“It’s really okay.”

“Really, really?”

“Okay, it’s really, really okay, so calm down a little.”

I held Bea in his arms and patted her on the back to calm her down. After tens of minutes of calming down, Bea’s arm strength began to get stronger.

I raised my head slightly and saw Bea’s cheeks turning bright red.

Now that I can’t believe I’m blushing like this…

Considering my usual proactive behavior, I thought I might have felt a little too much shame this time.

“Bea… It’s a little stuffy.”

“I want to stay like this.”

Although the pressure increased slightly until it became difficult to breathe, I called Bea, but nothing changed.

So Bea didn’t let me go until she heard a knock on the door.

*

At the sound of a knock on the door, I hurried out of Bea’s embrace, thinking I was alive.

Bea looked a little disappointed.

Who else came to visit?

The father must be confronting the empress. Could it be the mother? Or Martina?

“Please come in.”

The person who came in without introducing himself was a man I had never seen before.

A man with a gentle appearance who reminds me of my father before he gained immortality.

I was about to tilt my head to see someone, when I heard Bea’s greeting from behind.

“Madam, nice to meet you, Your Majesty. ”

Emperor..?

The identity of the man smiling kindly and gently waving his hand was the emperor.

Or rather, why did a nobleman called the emperor suddenly appear?

“.. Nice to meet you, Your Majesty.”

Concealing her embarrassment as best as she could, she bowed her head and showed courtesy, just like she did when the empress.

“You may withdraw your courtesy. This may be your first time seeing me, but I have heard many stories from Agnes, so even if it is your first time seeing me, I am very familiar with you.”

“.. Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Aside from the fact that I didn’t expect the emperor to come.

Now I wonder how on earth Agnes explained me.

“That girl is probably the daughter of the Veritas duchy, so you must be Verador.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I wanted to meet you once. I really wanted to see with my own eyes the man my daughter likes.”

Hearing that made me even more nervous.

The emperor, who was about a head taller than me, came closer, looked down, and held out one hand.

“I’ll say it again. Nice to meet you. As everyone knows, my name is Emperor Theodor von Evsoruta.”

“It is an honor to meet you too. Your Majesty the Emperor.”

“Nice to meet you too, Lady Veritas.”

“It is an honor, Your Majesty.”

Even if the Emperor and Empress tell them to do it, they really can’t do it comfortably.

The emperor smiled bitterly at that.

“Yes, yes. Then Olivia… So, you must have already met the Empress.”

“Yes, I met you a little while ago and came back.”

“Then that roar must have been made by the Empress. I warned you just in case…”

The emperor touches his forehead with two fingers.

Although they were upset when they told them to break off their engagement with Bea, they probably have their own circumstances.

In fact, unless that were the case, there was no reason to mention the word ‘break-up’ to the duke’s son.

I didn’t do anything stupid like ask “Did something happen?”.

It would be inappropriate for me to delve into what happened in the imperial palace that was not publicly known, if the emperor or empress were to speak directly about it.

“Anyway, I’m glad you didn’t get hurt. Among those who stand up to the power of the Empress, there are few such people.”

“All from my father..”

“It’s not a good habit to blame everything on your parents.”

“No, that’s…”

“It’s okay if you’re worried about others finding out. I will keep everything that happened in the imperial family a secret.”

“…”

“At the age of only 15, she is comparable to the Empress. Hehe.. The future of the empire is bright.”

I don’t know if the future of the empire is bright or anything like that.

It is certain that the emperor has dark ears.