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A room full of frost.

Dozens of cow carcasses are arranged and hanging.

A scene where a piece of meat with vivid white bones and red muscles was hung on a large hook.

Inside a wooden cabinet where two people could be hiding, a princess and a man with a black figure are hiding.

“Whoop!”

She, with tears in her eyes and a gag on her mouth, is Princess Joy, who is passionately loved by the people of the empire.

“Shhh… Be quiet, Your Royal Highness. If you just stay still, nothing big will happen.”

At those words, Princess Joy trembles pitifully.

‘Once the soldiers expand the siege to Roman, the next step will be easy.’

He has no doubt that the other team members will do well.

‘Just in case you don’t know. ‘I guess I’ll just have to stay here today.’

He worries as he looks at the winter clothing and one day’s worth of food he prepared in advance.

‘As time goes by, we will expand the search scope, so there will definitely be gaps. You can get out then.’

“Ugh!”

***

Meanwhile, it was the gold area at that time.

The court doctor, carefully examining the wound with careful hands, looks at me and says:

“Your Majesty… I am very sorry… but the potion cannot be used because the dagger is poisoned. You must call the court priest and court wizard immediately.”

poison…?

With that said, I spoke to the surrounding guards.

“Ask the priest and wizard to come here immediately!”

“Yes!”

As I look at Devian who is unconscious, I feel the sensation of blood not flowing to my fingertips.

Debian can’t die yet. Still… I haven’t told you I love you yet.

The tip of my nose is sore, my surroundings are shaking, and tears are flowing down my cheeks, so I hastily wipe them away.

“The priest and wizard haven’t arrived yet?”

I say this again with a nervous heart.

“Not yet. It’s been less than five minutes since you gave the order. Your Majesty…”

“I see.”

I carefully stroke the black head of Devian, who is breathing unsteadily.

Why… did you protect me so much?

I feel deep sadness at the thought that he was cut with a dagger instead of me.

Debian.

My husband, who could rightly be called the genius of the century.

I feel a crushing loss at the fact that he was in danger of dying because of me.

I’m not great enough for you to risk your life for me.

If I were just an emperor, he wouldn’t have risked his life for me.

To put it bluntly, there is someone who can replace me.

“Huh…”

Debian, which has a quick political calculation, would be fully aware of this.

Because I am your wife, because you are my beloved wife. I risked my life.

“Debian… Don’t die…”

Devian bleeding black blood from his back.

It hurts so much to see that blood soaking his clothes.

“Court doctor, the Archduke… Is the Archduke okay?”

The court doctor shook his head with a distressed expression at my words.

“I guess… it depends on the type of poison.”

-Ugh…

Damn you son of a bitch.

What kind of guy was trying to assassinate me?

I won’t leave you alone.

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty! Did you find it?”

“Did you call me? Your Majesty.”

When I hear two men’s voices, I turn my head and look at them.

“My husband… Please save my husband.”

“Choi… I will do my best.”

After saying that, the court doctor speaks.

“Priest. The Grand Duke has poison in his wounds. You need to decipher it.”

Then the priest looks closely at Devian’s back.

It will be fine. Debian… It’ll be okay, just hold on a little longer.

I feel hopeful as I pat the unconscious Devian’s head.

No matter what kind of poison it is, a court priest can detoxify it.

that’s right. If I knew that I couldn’t use a potion if it was poison… I’m sure I could fix it.

I heard that potions should not be used on wounds soaked with poison.

Because they are competent. It will be fine.

Right, Debian?

“Hmm… It’s poison.”

Saying that, let’s open the wound on his back…

Blood leaks out from the open wound.

Could it be that I’m bleeding too much?

Although I feel afraid, the people who take care of Devian are the most skilled in the Empire.

It’ll be okay…, it’ll be okay.

“This looks like mineral poison. It is a poison that cannot be detoxified by divine power.”

The wizard next to the priest gently touches the blood and spreads it on the back of his hand.

“It is correct that it is a mineral poison. I can feel the energy of the magic stone on the back of my hand. I think you did well not to use the potion.”

And then the wizard speaks.

“I will bring the medicine that neutralizes magic stones from the laboratory. Please wait a moment.”

Saying that, he stands up and quickly walks out of the room.

at that time. The court doctor sighs and says.

“Your Majesty. The wound is severe. I think you need to prepare your mind.”

At those words, something in my heart boils with emotions that are difficult to describe in words, such as sadness and wailing.

“No! no! Definitely save him! It means to save…”

The doctor and the priest, whose faces were saddened by my words, lowered their heads and avoided my gaze.

“Well… Aren’t you the best doctors, priests, and wizards in the empire? I… I have no doubt that you can save the Archduke… that you can save him… huh… .”

However, I despair when I see the two people not answering anything.

“Why is there no answer? At best… wasn’t it an attack by a sneaky assassin? I heard that if you work hard, you can save someone who is on the verge of death. So… So…”

“You lost too much blood. You probably won’t be able to last long.”

It’s a cruel reality that’s hard to believe in those words

“No! No…”

As I gently lower my head, a pale-faced Devian comes into view.

Looking at his face, I can feel death approaching him.

“No, no… Hmm… Debian… I haven’t told you I love you yet. Sigh… If I die… I can’t die.”

He begins to explode with emotion at the thought that he might die.

“You said we should go out to Roman again, right? So… you can’t die…”

I promised to go out with him again after the last secret trip.

Wasn’t that the promise that that day’s secret act would not be the last?

“My father and brothers who love me… All my family left, right? But… you, the one I love, won’t leave, right? You’ll always… always be by my side, right?”

Gently caress Devian’s cheek.

Debian does not respond to my earnest request.

As soon as I feel his warmth, tears start to well up in my eyes.

“We… there are a lot of things we haven’t done yet, right?… Every day you… gasp… you’re busy working… so we haven’t been able to talk much…”

“Huh? So…don’t go…huh? Please…”

And then he looks at the ceiling of the imperial palace and speaks.

“Almighty El, I pray and pray to you. He worked harder for the empire than anyone else… Please save the person I love. He is a person who cares about the people of the empire more than anyone else.”

He is a person who truly loves the people of the empire and lives for the empire more than me, the emperor of the empire.

Why would God take someone like that?

“El, didn’t you take a lot from me? Haven’t you given me a lot of harsh fates? If you feel sorry for me, please…please…don’t take my beloved husband away from me. Please…”

The family that God took from me.

And although the harsh fate that was handed down to me led me to the position of emperor, I have never wished for anything like this.

Because it was the position of the eldest brother, the future crown prince, even if something happened to the eldest brother, there was a second brother.

But everything was turned upside down due to Valorant.

He took away his beloved family and ascended to the throne to protect his family’s duty.

Because it’s for the family.

If I don’t become emperor… then delicate Joey will have to become emperor.

“El… I resented you at first. I was very resentful as to why they gave me such a harsh fate.”

I cursed God to the extent that it is difficult to express it in words of resentment.

Because I couldn’t help but blame Valorant and Shin for brutally killing my good family.

In a difficult situation, all the powerful nobles treated me only for their own power and ignored my helping hands.

At first, I thought he was that kind of person.

So, he thought that he was marrying me forcibly, so that he could control this empire as he pleased.

But… it wasn’t long before I realized that he wasn’t that kind of person.

When resolving the chaotic political situation and always running the political situation.

He listened to my opinion first, taught me things I didn’t know, and taught me what negotiation is.

He didn’t treat me carelessly and respected me.

And at a moment when life could really end.

In that brief moment, he gave up his life and saved my life.

So I pray to God.

“I was wrong… So… Ugh… Please… Don’t take my husband away from me. He is a good and faithful husband who only knows me, the empire, and the people of the empire. If it’s to punish me… then take me with you.”

But God has no answer.

I hate L so much for keeping that silence.

I pray, clenching my hands tightly as I think of the God who always takes away what is mine.

If… you’re going to take him away from me… then…

All of your believers will no longer belong to this world. okay?

And we will drive the empire into the abyss of destruction and support devil worshipers to destroy this world.

Unless you want to be like that!

If you don’t want this world to return to chaos.

Save my husband right now. You incompetent god!

“Ha… ha… I brought you some medicine. Hurry and apply this to the wound.”

Did my earnest prayers work?

The wizard breathes heavily and shakes the vial before handing it to the doctor.

“I will decrypt it right now.”