Crowning My Feral Prince

“Please think again. This is for the safety of His Majesty and His Highness.”

 

“I did not touch His Majesty’s escort. Isn’t there a problem since you only have my escort?”

 

“That’s the problem. Your Highness the Prince is the only Prince of the Empire. Wasn’t there a raid incident the other day!”

 

“Isn’t Adler by my side?”

 

Adler, that name was tantamount to the incarnation of the word per hundred. However, there was no way that one Adler could solve everything.

 

“If I want to increase my escort again, I just need to find your therapist quickly. Since you haven’t found it yet, don’t you think I’m doing this?”

 

“That is… sorry, majesty.”

 

“Whose orders are you guys following?”

 

“I follow the orders of the imperial family.”

 

“But you’re throwing up like this?”

 

“…sorry.”

 

“Go and do what I tell you to do, right now.”

 

The prince was adamant, and the two chiefs eventually withdrew. Everyone in the empire started looking forward to Leone. A new era opened by a wise and beautiful prince. However, the current Leone was a far cry from that expectation. The irrational and coercive voice of the prince was remembered for a long time by the captain of the guard and the commander of the knights.

 

“I won only because I was shaken like this by one woman. No matter what, even the escort of the imperial palace…”

 

“I thought His Highness the Prince was calm and wise. It’s a big deal.”

 

The two men let out a sigh at the fact that the person who would become the owner of the empire was selfish.

 

“Knight. Time- how much more do you need?”

 

Leone’s voice sank low as he dismissed his guest and called out to Adler.

 

“It will take two or three days.”

 

“…okay. From tomorrow, take out as many guards as possible, slowly. Few today, more tomorrow, most on the third day. Like that, make it look like I’m going crazy with nervousness and cutting people off.”

 

“Yes, Lord Leone.”

 

Meanwhile, Leone calmed down his anger and calmly continued his words. He was completely different from the way he had just uttered a stern voice out of anger. He wasn’t out of his mind. He’s angry, of course, to the point where he wants to relax, but he has to keep his temper until he brings Trixie. So, Leone’s appearance just now was a deliberately made-up performance. The foolishly furious prince. A prince who didn’t even know that his body was important, who went crazy with his woman and took out all of his escorts and turned them into pursuit. Thanks to that, the imperial palace was exposed to danger. There was a spy in the knights. Recently, Leone’s long-held doubts had turned to certainty. As a result of experimentation, he realized how various small information that he had intentionally spread to his allies leaked out. Verbena, who kept digging for the Archduke, brought back the information she had scattered within the Knights and reported an ‘information leak’. It was difficult to find a spy by causing a rift within the already tight-knit allies. So he decided to use the spy instead. He deliberately leaked information. The information that the prince was going crazy. They were talking about telling the Archduke to go in anyway, so there was nothing to hide Trixie’s existence.

 

“It’s too dangerous, you know.”

 

“Of course.”

 

The reason for leaking information to the Grand Duke was simple. Because the Grand Duke wants that figure. In the mysterious abduction of Trixie, it was clear to Leone what the Archduke wanted. Leone was nervous about the unknown void left by his loved one. The look that keeps falling apart. In order for the Archduke to step forward, soaked in the arrogance that he had succeeded, he had to move exactly as the human wanted. He moves, catches you off guard, and catches you off guard. It’s okay to be moderately cool. However, if you roll your head more than necessary, you will incur suspicion. If suspicious, the Archduke will become passive, hide Trixie, and delay the negotiations. That would make it even harder for him to find Trixie. He must be infallible. The Archduke believed that Trixie was the key to all transactions involving the throne. He’s about to hit twice. So, be careful. deliberately…

 

‘Shall we beat them all and attack?’

 

Leone gritted his teeth. The urge that springs up from time to time shakes him violently.

 

‘Trixie. Trixie, Trixie…’

 

However, whispering his beloved name into his heart, he cools down again. Leone did not fully know about the Archduke. No, who knew for sure. He couldn’t even sense whether Trixie would be in the Archduke’s residence or taken to a distant city. Therefore, it was best to win a landslide victory from the Archduke and obtain a confession. The more I thought about it, the easier it seemed to me to risk my life and fight. Both the Archduke and Leone have to survive, but the Archduke must be slightly more seriously injured than Leone’s to be captured successfully. And he has to figure out the location of his hostages as well. How difficult is this. Killing or dying is comfortable and easy.

 

“…Are you really okay?”

 

Adler asked in a heavy voice. Leone didn’t answer. There was nothing good about it. The Archduke would not kill Trixie. Because he had to negotiate with Leone. But would he leave her completely alone? Could he hurt her? What if Trixie falls victim to the Archduke’s cruel temper? He wanted to run out immediately, but he couldn’t figure out his destination. He was unsure of victory in the Archduchy. If he entered his realm and died without finding Trixie, Trixie died too. If you run a simulation that moves according to your emotions, the worst ending always came out.

 

‘I have to endure.’

 

Leone kept repeating in despair. It was only for a moment that he lost his temper, thinking he had been caught in a trap. Even that time was a luxury now. In time to get angry, Leone had to use his head. He prepared the stage like that. Adler swallowed a sigh as he saw the master struggling to maintain his composure.

 

“Leone. Somehow, really, just in case. That is if something bad is going to happen. No matter what happens, Lord Leone’s life comes first.”

 

“I won’t die.”

 

Leone replied bluntly. His voice was full of confidence.

 

“I can’t die until I catch the Archduke and get Trixie back.”

 

In urgent and spleen moments, people’s senses tend to become sharper, and they become sensitive to the flow of air or emotions. As a result, even the dull Adler realized it in an instant. That what hung over his lord’s face was the anguish of love, and what his lord was suppressing and enduring was not only anger, but also pain and remorse.

 

“…yes. Trixie will cry if something big happens to Leone.”

 

If you were in the position of serving your master, it was normal to be surprised and scolded for choosing the wrong object of love. However, in an emergency like now, there was no point in dividing normal from abnormal. So instead of saying that, Adler added, starting with Trixie, as if urging him to pay attention to safety. Because he wanted to somehow prevent Leone’s death. Thinking of the grief of a loved one strengthens the will to live on the battlefield. During the years he had held his sword, whenever there was danger, he thought of Melody and held his heart. So, he hoped Leone could do the same.

 

“Huh. Okay… three days ahead. In three days, we’ll see each other again. Three days only.”

 

Leone muttered. It was like a spell that would help them endure these times.

 

* * *

 

Time passed very slowly. It was a speed that made one believe that it would not be a lie if someone had poured a lot of honey into the watch face to make the second hand move slowly. Of course, it was only for Leone. The actual watch face was clean, and the hands were running steadily. People were going about their daily lives as usual. It was the third day, the end of the time Adler said he needed more. Leone’s patience has reached its limit.

 

“Where is Adler now?”

 

He tried hard to keep my cool, but emotions creeped in between the syllables.

 

“The Count has been away for a while.”

 

“Lord Leone!”

 

Before the attendant could answer, the door burst open. It was rudeness that a normal Adler would never commit. In fact, the attendants standing behind were stiff with surprised faces. There was no problem even if the prince cursed Adler for his rudeness and asked him to take him away. However, the prince who had to point out Adler jumped up with an impatient face.

 

“Close the door and get out.”

 

“Yes, yes!”

 

The attendants hurriedly closed the door and left. Only two men remained in the room. There was no anger on Leone’s face. It was just a desperate face, as if it wanted something. Even with the door closed, Adler looked around and lowered his voice.

 

“Just now, heo. The advance guard of the northern border unit- Heo Eok. Im here. Huh.”

 

Adler, who was usually breathless, breathed heavily and answered. As soon as he heard the news while waiting at the secret villa he had prepared on the outskirts of the capital, he ran like crazy. Even when he reached the Emperor’s palace, he ran without stopping even once. It was so fast that other people would be surprised that he was not human. The problem was that he finally breathed out properly and held it against Leone’s ear. Fortunately, Leone didn’t have the mind to point out or care about it.

 

“If tonight- Heo Eok. Heo Eok said that he could arrive at the suburban villa I had prepared and hide there.”

 

“I’ll send the guards to the search team right away. Make me nervous and think I’m crazy, let my guard down, and hit the anti-aircraft with the northern elite army.”

 

Leone finished speaking without a word of admiration or relief, and patted Adler on the shoulder. Adler, who was breathing heavily, bowed his head and thanked him. Soon after, Leone grabbed Adler, who was about to move to carry out his order.

 

“No. I’ll have the guards turn it myself. Adler. I entrust you with escorting His Majesty safely to another palace in case something goes wrong or the Archduke attacks the Imperial Palace. If I tell you that the Archduke will start a rebellion, he will calmly follow you. Or tell them that it’s Leone’s request.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Put the four privates and the advance party that has just arrived there that you think you can trust, then come back. Because you have work to do. Please move as secretly as possible.”

 

“Yes, Lord Leone.”

 

“I believe in you, Adler.”

 

“…yes.”

 

There was a lot of trust and affection in a simple word. Adler tried to ignore the growing cold on the tip of his nose and held back tears. Today, he couldn’t afford to get wet with emotion. Until that night, the prince, the knight, the spy, and the grand duke. Everyone moved briskly. 

The moment when the prince started to move excessively and went crazy with nervousness, reducing and reducing even the palace guards. The Archduke thought that everything went his way and was careless.

 

That was today.

 

Leone wore clothes that were easy to move in. Unlike before, time passed quickly. The sunset that did not pass over to die disappeared into the other side of the sky. As the time approached, the tension grew more and more tense. It was night, the moment when the blue darkness fell. With almost no people left and only a few escorts left, the imperial palace was extremely quiet.

 

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