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Michael looked at Priscilla with an absurd expression.

“The reason why you asked me to see you was just to let you raise a cat.”

“Let me raise it.”

“No way.”

“I acted as Your Majesty wanted. I have to live my whole life paying off my debts to Your Majesty, but you won’t let me have a cat?”

Priscilla said a decisive word.

“You’re not going to come every day even if I’m the Queen anyway. Your Majesty will never come face to face with a cat. Even if I have to go to an official event once in a while, I just have to take a clean bath and leave without a single hair on it.”

Michael looked at Priscilla.

“Do you like cats that much?”

“Yes, I love it.”

As she said, he must use her for his own benefit.

He couldn’t say for sure how long that would be.

There would be times when, as Alfred says, he feels sorry for her.

Wouldn’t it be okay if she was consoled by a cat?

As she said, he wouldn’t visit her personally often unless for an official capacity.

“All right, I’ll let you. Instead, you’ll have to get rid of the hair for any official place. If even a single strand gets involved and causes trouble for me, from that day on, the cat will never be seen again.”

“All right.”

When she got permission, Priscilla jumped for joy.

While watching her being happy, Michael felt a subtle emotion.

He wondered if raising a cat was something she should be so happy about.

It was quite difficult for him to understand.

“I’ll go now.”

“Yes, good-bye.”

Seeing her smiling and greeting him, Michael smiled strangely.

Priscilla informed Eren the next day.

“Brother really gave you permission?”

“That’s what I’m saying. So now you don’t have to secretly raise Heidi.”

“I’m glad, but will you be okay?”

“It’s okay. I’m responsible for everything. Even if something happens that causes trouble for His Majesty, I’ll protect Heidi, so don’t worry.”

Meow!

Heidi hugged Priscilla thankfully.

“I’ll pick Heidi up after the installation ceremony.”

“All right.”

Eren stroked Heidi’s head.

“Heidi, that’s nice. You have a warm home, too.”

Somehow Eren’s face was dark.

“Eren, come whenever you want to see Heidi. Because you’re welcome.”

Eren laughed bitterly.

“It is not a pleasant sight for a patient* to personally seek a concubine. Instead, it only inconveniences sister.”

[*TN: It uses 환자가 as in sick person here. I’m assuming he means sick with loneliness/concern]

“I guess so. But you can sneak in.”

“You mean secretly?”

“Yes, we’re doing that now “

“I guess you’re right.”

“We won’t be able to meet officially, but we can meet like now.”

“Can I come over?”

“Of course. Eren is always welcome, right?”

Only then did Eren’s face straighten.

Priscilla felt sorry for him.

‘He would have met Sienna and entered the path of unrequited love, but the scenario has completely changed.’

Sienna met another man and fell in love, and her relationship with Eren and Michael was cut off.

She was so curious about how this novel would go in the future.

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The day of the ceremony had dawned.

It was a great event, and many nobles attended and filled the Emperor’s Palace.

In the waiting room, Priscilla sighed deeply as she looked in the mirror.

Because today is the day she officially became a married woman.

Being the Emperor’s wife, she wondered what kind of bad luck this was.

“Why are you so gloomy? Smile. It’s a happy day, you know.”

Priscilla forced a smile as Rien lifted her head from behind to comfort her.

“What should I do if I can’t smile?”

“Do you really dislike having money that much?”

“Do you think it would be nice to live trapped for a lifetime?”

Rien closed her mouth, as if she had nothing to say.

There’s no way Rien would have a sharp or pointed response.

Then the Emperor opened the door and came in.

“Well done. I like it.”

“Your Majesty, you also seem convincing.”

Michael’s eyebrows twitched at those words.

“You are the only person who says that to me.”

“Shouldn’t there be at least one person who says that?”

“You’re so arrogant.”

“I’m sorry.”

Priscilla knew very well that he needed her.

So she could just go out like this.

Actually, she didn’t want to live as she was being dragged.

Michael, who was still tongue-in-cheek, brought up the matter.

“I have something for you.”

“Are you going to give it to me?”

Michael beckoned as Priscilla responded.

“Bring it.”

The servant came in with a small jewel box.

Michael placed the box in front of Priscilla’s dressing table and opened the lid.

“It’s the one and only necklace of its kind in the world.”

Priscilla was surprised to see the necklace.

The necklace Michael took out was a necklace made of pink diamonds, and it was an imperial treasure that was only passed onto the Empress of the Empire.

The necklace as described in the novel was in front of Priscilla.

“Wasn’t this only given to the Empress?”

“Originally it was. But we need to make it clear to everyone.”

She saw what he meant.

Even if she became Queen herself, there was not a noble who would leave the vacant position of Empress.

By giving her a necklace that could be said to be the symbol of the Empress, he drove in a wedge.

The fact that the only woman he has is Priscilla.

Michael put a necklace directly around Priscilla’s neck.

“It suits you.”

Priscilla said nothing.

“Today is a good day. Why don’t you smile?”

“It’s a good day for Your Majesty.”

“Is that so?”

“I’ll try to smile as much as possible. I can’t ruin the play Your Majesty directed.”

“That’s a good attitude.”

Then Michael tapped Priscilla on the shoulder.

“I’ll see you in a bit.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

As Michael went out, Priscilla saw herself reflected in the mirror.

What a gorgeous and beautiful woman.

She was beautifully adorned, but somehow Priscilla didn’t feel good about herself because she felt like she wasn’t herself.

“Let’s smile. Smile.”

“Lady Priscilla, you must leave now.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Priscilla took Rien’s hand and left the room.

The walk to Emperor’s Palace was very heavy.

When she arrived in front of the Emperor’s Palace, the door opened wide and the red carpet caught her eyes.

Numerous nobles lined up on both sides with a red carpet between them.

Priscilla gulped down her dry saliva and took a deep breath.

Then Alfred the chamberlain smiled softly and shouted.

“Lady Priscilla is entering.”

Priscilla grabbed the dress and put her foot on the red carpet.

Rien and Lili lifted the long hanging dress hem.

So Priscilla moved to the Emperor in front of her.

The appearance of Priscilla stifled the nobles.

It was because of Priscilla’s dazzling beauty, but the necklace around her neck also played a role.

“Isn’t that the Queen’s tears?”*

[*TN: Very confusing as the actual necklace itself is called Queen but it is given to the Empress]

“Yes, that’s correct. Could it be…”

“It seems that His Majesty intends to make that woman his Empress in the future.”

Some gave regret and sighs, and some gave a jealous look.

Among them was Eren, who had a lonely face.

Priscilla did not understand why Eren had such a look, but smiled at him.

Eren also nodded and responded with a smile, but somehow Priscilla seemed forced to smile.

After Eren, she saw the princesses of the Concubine Palace.

At the centre of it, of course, was Jestina.

Michael had said that he had deliberately released her prohibition and made her attend to provoke Jestina.

Of course, her gaze was very blatant.

With hostility, of course. Priscilla ignored her and moved on silently.

And finally, the distance from the Emperor, which felt only far away, narrowed.

Michael held out his hand.

“It was hard to come.”

“No, Your Majesty.”

Michael took Priscilla’s hand and put her next to him. And he shouted out to all of them.

“This woman is the only Queen of the empire, my woman.”

Then there was a thunder of applause.

But not everyone was like that. The princesses who were present weren’t like that.

In particular, Jestina looked at Priscilla with an eagle-eyed look.

‘Today going to be your grave?’

Jestina’s eyes, which smiled sarcastically, turned to the ceiling.

A chandelier was swinging right above where the Emperor and Priscilla were standing.

And a man appeared above it.

When Jestina gave him a look, he smiled and cut off the string that fixed the chandelier.

The chandelier crashed down.

Priscilla looked blankly at the ceiling because of the sudden incident.

‘What, what?’

A huge chandelier was approaching before her eyes. And she saw Michael standing next to her.

Priscilla unknowingly pushed Michael away.

“What…”

Michael was surprised because he didn’t know he would be pushed.

Priscilla herself did not understand the behaviour.

Simultaneously with Michael’s cry, Priscilla rolled onto her side as best she could.

Fortunately, the tragedy of being hit by the chandelier was avoided, but the chandelier fell and the broken debris was not avoided.

“Ugh.”

Her back was damp.

It looks like the debris had scratched her.

“Priscilla!”

With a surprised face, Michael ran and hugged Priscilla.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m not okay.”

Michael’s hands were covered with blood.

Priscilla’s back was bleeding.

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