Published at 30th of October 2020 08:38:20 PM
Chapter 9
A guard, he says . Carolyn Reilly did try to take me down, and there’s no law against this happening again .
Previously, it was okay to live in secret if I acted like I was dead, but since I have showed my presence openly today, I don’t know what will happen . There’s no guarantee that none of the other concubines will be different than Carolyn .
Well, I’d be relieved to have a strong guard like him, but I think the risk is too high . I’m a little worried about being alone with a man out in a remote castle .
Oh, what should I do? It’s either all or nothing .
“I can’t?”
Maybe he has noticed my internal conflict, and in a blink of an eye, Mar appears in front of me, staring me down with his jewel-like red eyes .
When I look up at him reflexively, I stutter like a mess . “Yes, but I still don’t trust you completely . To be honest, we’ve barely met before, and if you want to stay here, you have to listen to me, but you’re not even a servant . Your name sounds like an aristocrat from another country . Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable for you to listen to my orders, the last concubine? So…”
I hesitate and hesitate, and Mar, who’s listening to me without saying anything, suddenly disappeared from my gaze . Where’d he gone? Surprised, I open my eyes widely, and before I knew it, Mar, who’s on his knees, looks up at me and says calmly .
“I’ll listen to you . ”
“Uh, eh?”
“I’ll listen to whatever you say . Can we live together, then?”
Oh, he’s really handsome when he smiles, so much that it makes me speechless . Mar looks like he’s carved by a genius sculptor . Moreover, his fantastic silver hair and red eye bloom beautifully, combine with that gentle smile, they were enough to make me agree like a possessed person .
If you listen to me, then I’ll be fine . Besides, he’s the benefactor who saved my life .
She rationalizes to herself .
—Never, never fall for that handsome face!
In fact, Mar saved me from a crisis, and because he was smart, he was able to trick Carolyn into perjure herself . He might be useful in many ways . Then won’t he be perfect as a guard? Besides, I don’t have to pay him, so it doesn’t cost me any money! Of course, his physical appearance has a little affect on me, but—
I swallow a lump in my throat, then ask to confirm . “Will you really listen to me?”
A couple of distinct nods were given by Mar . I hold out my right hand for a confirmation . Mar rolls his eyes, as if asking me what I am doing .
“Hand!”
It sounds like dog training, but I have to make sure he’ll really be obedient . This is my life at stake .
Don’t tell me you’re too embarrassed to do it? I look at him with a mixed of suspicion . Then Mar put a hand on my palm .
So cute!
Mar looks up at me with his eyes shining brightly, and in that moment, I almost have a nosebleed . I then pat him on the head with a big smile .
“Well done . ” While looking up at my patting hands, Mar has an unreadable expression, but it doesn’t seem like he’s unhappy . It seems he’s now my live in guard . “You can stay in the guest room from now on . There are several downstairs, so you can choose any room you like . I work in the city of Ahol every morning, so you can get up then . See you in the morning?”
I indulge myself once more by running my hand through his silky hair .
He’s taller and bigger than I am, but seeing a handsome man bending his knees in front of me and listening to me quietly make me treat him like a cute puppy without realizing it .
Mar blinks . His long eyelashes flutters as he leans into the touch . Then I send him out contentedly, finally accepting that I now have a live in guard who will help me in my everyday life .
I quickly pull off my fancy dress, wash it, and go to bed with pride .
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While lying in bed, I make up my mind again as I look back on the events from today .
I was really spared .
From now on, I’ll never be seen and will live quietly!
–
The emperor’s bedroom is not only vast, but also colorful like that of a jewel . The silver-haired man sitting in the golden chair took off his veil . The fresh green-colored eyes, which had been hiding behind the veil, are revealed . “I am pleased to meet you, Your Majesty the Great . ”
With polite greetings, the green-colored eyes man turns to a man of vivid silver-haired, red-eyed man, who appears in the bedroom without a sound like a shadow . “Are you here?”
He hurries up from his seat and bows politely .
The man, who naturally sits on the golden chair with his head raised, dresses in a plain, black uniform that does not match the fancy room . However, it rather highlights the fine silver hair and vivid red eyes, which seem to stand out .
In the end, who is the emperor?
If anyone has been here, they would have been astonished to see a silver-haired man dressed in fancy clothes bending over, using the extreme honorific title to a silver-haired man in an ordinary position . Apparently, the man who has just been wearing a veil on his face was called the God of War, the emperor of blood, who sits on the highest position in the land .
“That, my friend . ”
“Oh yes, your majesty . I’m sorry . What happened today was so sudden that I was busy taking care of it . ”
With a blank expression on his beautiful face, the man, who was previously called the emperor, generously apologizes and puts his hand on his head . Then he pulls the silver wig off his head and the black hair appears . Only then is there only one the silver haired emperor in the room . Marquez, the only emperor of the Harron Empire, looks indifferently at the silver wig on the table .
“Give me your report . ”
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“Yes, your majesty . ” Jamie Genovia, the emperor’s only servant, finishes reporting as usual in a quiet voice even under the harsh stare of the stoic emperor . From Jamie’s mouth came everything he saw, heard and said today as an emperor’s stand in . The report’s concise and pointed out all the key points .
Jamie Genovia was a former prince of the kingdom who lost the war against the Harron Empire .
He was different from other royal families who rushed to surrender when the kingdoms that were on the verge of surrendering after being occupied . Marquez felt that Jaime, who was trying to fight till the death, would be useful so he brought him here and made him his stand in . If he performs well, and the Harron Empire’s able to unify the continent, Jamie’s country will gain independence . That was their condition .
Luckily, Jamie’s a quick learner .
Marquez, the emperor of the Harron Empire, who sweeps the battlefield like a blood maniac . Though he’s like a cruel God of War from the rumors, he does not enjoy wielding his power as an emperor .
Although Jamie has covered his face with a silver wig just like his, he allows Jamie to enjoy all the rights as well as his imperial duties as an emperor . The only time he exercises his own right as the Emperor of the Harron Empire is when he goes to war to paint in the blood of his enemies .
It’s not a bad deal for Jamie, the prince of the defeated country, so he has been serving as emperor Marquez for nearly eight years . “Princess Yuri Sina or Princess of Perilland — as I said, is suspicious . When she came close to me and greeted me, I could smell the scent of Astra . If I hadn’t taken my meds in advance or if its scent was stronger, I would have been possessed . ”
Astra .
It was the flower that caused numerous casualties when Perilland fought against the Harron Empire .
Fermentation of the petals and stems of the flower creates a fascinating fragrance . When the scent is mixed with the smell of the woman’s flesh, if a woman even breathes the scent of Astra at a close distance, the men will lose their minds and be possessed .
Perilland used Astra to raise female assassins, and foolish soldiers were lured away and killed countless times .
Only the mentally strong can withstand it, such as those like Marquez, who are used to the smell of blood rather than perfume .
“But her aroma was so weak that she could not be charged with treason . I’m sure that she has prepared it for your majesty . ”
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“Watch closely . The scattered morale of the Perilland can be instantly destroy if the princess is executed . Once the princess uses a highly enriched Astra, charge her with treason on the spot . ”
“Yes, Your Majesty . ” Jamie then bows his head and thinks of her, the 31st concubine, or Princess Yuri Sina of Perilland, whom up close, was dazzlingly beautiful . In addition, she became a princess of a defeated country, and he sympathizes at the similarity in their circumstances . If not for the subtle aroma of Astra from her, she was still a dazzling beauty that can attract even the undead .
The irresistible attraction that might have been possessed because of her weak Astra . He felt a strange, and an unaccustomed sensation comes about for the first time in his life . If his thoughts are to be found, he will die on the spot so Jamie hides them at once .
“Oh, by the way, Your Majesty . I have one more thing to tell you . ”
Jamie, like a faithful servant, recalls another suspicious thing he had stumbled upon . He gets up from his seat and catches emperor Marquez, who’s about to disappear like a shadow .
Marquez looks back .
“The 30th concubine, Lydia Odette, may I ask why you called her?”
The emperor left everything entirely to himself as a stand-in, but yesterday, the emperor invited her to the party on his own . He even sent out invitations with the seal of an emperor that he didn’t own . He had not said about it, which made Jamie curious about it .
The emperor, Marquez answers coldly . “Why do you ask that?”
“She smelled like Astra, too . I’m asking if she has anything to say about it because she seemed to have a dangerous drug in the Imperial City . ”
Half of it is because of curiosity, and half is true . She’s the first woman the emperor has ever shown interest in other than war .
Lydia Odette, the last person to give the greeting, smelled more like Astra than Yuri Sina did . Because of that, he was so fascinated by her that he almost held her back .
Marquez then approaches Jamie, who spoke carefully . The green-colored eyes of a loyal servant lower as he pretends to be calm .
Note: This chapter was translated by chll51, who thankfully gave me permission to use the chapters they already translated .
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