I Became the Master of the Devil

At the same time.

 

“How long has it been since we sat and talked like this?” Grand Duke Benio said as he personally poured tea for Duke Felicite.

 

“Get to the point, Grand Duke.” However, the expression on Duke Felicite’s face, sitting on the chair with his legs crossed, was indifferent.

 

“Oh, I can’t believe you call me Grand Duke.” Grand Duke Benio burst into laughter as if it was unexpected. “Why are you being so polite when it’s only the two of us?”

 

Since ancient times, there had been a saying that Felicite emphasized to Benio. If the order in which the goddess bestowed weapons had changed, he would have become the Grand Duke Felicite.

 

“I don’t know your personality, so I ask you straightforwardly.”

 

A banquet would be in full swing in the hall over the window. However, the room with thick curtains was quiet and dark.

 

“Is there something going on between His Majesty and the princess?”

 

“I don’t know.”

 

“What do you mean you don’t know? Aren’t you the one who escorted your daughter and brought her all the way here?”

 

The grand duke frowned as if to tell him not to lie. He knew better than anyone else that the duke didn’t like Siani. What was the duke’s expression like when he looked at Siani just now? The grand duke sensed something strange had occurred in the relationship between father and daughter. To Siani Felicite to be exact.

 

“Well… Damn it. It’s been a while since I wore gloves, so it’s very uncomfortable.” Then suddenly, the duke took off his gloves and threw them on the table.

 

The grand duke looked at him, wondering what he was doing.

 

“Originally, don’t daughters grow up as they get older? And who will escort my daughter if it’s not me?”

 

The duke pulled something out of his coat. “This is the moisturizer that Siani made for my dry hands.”

 

It was a small, precious ointment that didn’t suit the hand that had held a sword all his life.

 

“Ah, you don’t know because you don’t have a daughter.”

 

The grand duke, who was watching the duke applying moisturizer to his hands, hardened his eyes. What is this person doing now?

 

“Don’t tell me… Did you intentionally encourage the annulment of the engagement with our family?”

 

At that time, the duke showed no response to the unilateral notice of annulment of the engagement. It was something that would hurt the pride of even a baron family, but we’re talking about a duke family now.

 

The grand duke thought Duke Felicite had no interest in his daughter. It was only natural because the wife he loved so much died after giving birth to her daughter. However…

 

“Y-Your Excellency!”

 

“What are you doing!”

 

At that time, the door burst open, and the vassal of the grand duke ran in.

 

“I already told you not to let anyone in before my order.” The grand duke’s eyes became sharp. “Besides, there’s an important guest, and you just open the door without knocking? It looks like you want to die.”

 

“P-please forgive me. But I have something to tell you!” The vassal said desperately while his hands were shaking.

 

“T-that’s, at the banquet hall now! P-please pull up the curtains, Your Excellency.”

 

“Curtain?”

 

The grand duke suddenly got a headache and hurriedly pulled back the curtains. Suddenly, his vision became brighter…

 

“Y-Your Majesty the Emperor?”

 

“Siani?”

 

An unbelievable scene was unfolding beyond the glass window.

 

* * *

Uaaaaah!  I almost collapsed, screaming.

 

“Oh my god.”

 

“O-oh my gosh. What on earth is this…”

 

However, the main door to the banquet hall was already wide open. People who had been staring at me and the man blankly for a moment fell flat on their faces.

 

“Your Majesty the Emperor!”

 

“May Goddess’ blessings to Your Majesty!”

 

Those dressed up in full glory bowed their heads without hesitation.

 

“Siani… How.”

 

There was Ash, the host of this welcoming party. He, who had an expression of disbelief, eventually got down on his knees. Only the tops of people’s heads were visible through the spread of the red carpet.

 

“It means that the decision has been made to bring about irreplaceable honor.”

 

As the man moved, I, who was being escorted by him, also had to move.

 

“The more I look, the more Land Owner…” The emperor whispered silently as he walked along the carpet. “Not only are you very intelligent and have a great sense of perspective, but you also seem like a person with a cheeky temperament.”

 

The stronger the lighting, the more certain it was. With swept up navy blue hair and languid golden eyes that resembled wild beasts. And the golden sword ring that only belonged to the emperors of the Rixon family.

 

“You’re very good at managing your facial expression.”

 

I was very bewildered. Nevertheless, my expression as I walked on the carpet was perfectly fine.

 

“Other people would faint or fall down if this happened…”

 

That’s what a normal person would do.

 

I won’t let you go, Angel.

 

However, even though I didn’t learn magic during my Nth possession, I did learn how to properly manage my facial expressions. Because these schemes and tricks were always repeated!

 

“Your Majesty, the magic of impersonating someone else is a type of magic that is strictly prohibited by the temple.”

 

“Please keep it a secret. If Kailus finds out, I could have my heart ripped when I was still alive.”

 

I whispered. Those who raised their eyes were busy glancing at the emperor and me.

 

“In the end… Your Majesty came to the parlor knowing from the beginning that I was Princess Felicite.”

 

“By the way, the real Kailus looks younger and colder than I have transformed, so don’t be deceived from now on.”

 

What a crazy novel. Not only do the main characters have to go crazy, but even the supporting characters have gone crazy!

 

“How is it? How does it feel to be the main character of the banquet? Princess hasn’t received my escort yet.”

 

Originally, the landowner would be more frightening than the buyer, Your Majesty.

 

“Please forgive me if I have been rude to you.”

 

Instead of saying that, I became polite.

 

“There was a lot of rudeness, but I will forgive you. So why don’t you hand over the Belleng District for a reasonable price?”

 

“Your Majesty.”

 

I moved my mouth while maintaining a confident smile for public use.

 

“Please negotiate at the negotiation table.”

 

“…Really unusual.”

 

It was like the emperor smirking.

 

The Belleng District is the beginning. If he knew that I was also taking care of his nephew, Redian, and that I could cure the empress’s skin disease… Wait? The empress’s skin disease?

 

My instinct was speaking. That there was another opportunity.

 

“I’ll be waiting for the invitation.”

 

“As much as you like.”

 

When the red carpet ended, the emperor let go of my hand and went up to the prepared podium.

 

“Everyone, get up from your seats. You must have been surprised that I suddenly appeared.”

 

Looking up from below, I felt a tremendous sense of overwhelmingness. He looked so dignified that it made me wonder if he was the same person who was stirring up the grand duke’s parlor.

 

So that person is Redian’s uncle. On top of that, Redian’s appearance overlapped. What if the owner of the imperial family, Redian, was sitting there?

 

“Your Majesty! I heard you’re coming for the second part of the event, so I only prepared this much!”

 

“Greetings to Your Majesty.”

 

Then, the grand duke and duke came across the red carpet. They came down in a hurry after hearing the news.

 

“Welcome, Duke Felicite.” The emperor spoke to the duke, pretending not to notice the grand duke.

 

“Don’t you want to hand over your daughter to me?”

 

“…Pardon?”

 

Is he crazy? That’s what the duke’s eyes seemed to say. As expected, he was a person who wasn’t afraid to pretense.

 

“I’d like to entrust the royal princess to her.”

 

The banquet hall was buzzing for an instant.

 

“Oh my goodness, the royal princess.”

 

“What on earth is going on?”

 

It was true that the emperor pointed at me, but it was a huge compliment to want to entrust the royal princess.

 

“You raised your daughter to be very smart and resourceful. I hope our royal princess takes after the princess.”

 

I knew that the emperor was openly praising me. But that didn’t mean the land price would decrease.

 

“I’m honored, Your Majesty. As far as I know, the royal princess read history at the age of two…”

 

The two people continued to talk with the grand duke between them. I could also feel the grand duke’s sharp eyes hardening.

 

After all, today was the welcoming party for ‘Ash Benio.’ Although I declared that I would be the main character, I never thought I would really become the main character in this way.

 

As if the bragging about the daughter was over, the emperor stood up. “I will leave now. I’ve met the person I needed to meet.”

 

I was the only person he met. In the end, the emperor openly mocked Grand Duke Benio’s family.

 

“By the way, Ash, welcome. I forgot for a moment that we’re here to celebrate the return of the Grand Prince.”

 

“…Thank you, Your Majesty.”

 

Ash greeted the emperor with his teeth clenched.

 

“Grand Duke and Duke, please follow me for a moment. I have something to tell you.”

 

“Greetings to Your Majesty!”

 

“May the goddess’s blessing reach you!”

 

The emperor turned his back and left. Even I felt shocked, but the people gathered here must have felt like they had seen a ghost.

 

“I will go for now. Be careful.” The duke followed the emperor and winked at me.

 

I nodded as if not to worry, but I heard the voice of the Grand Duke.

 

“Ash.”

 

“Yes, Father.”

 

“I have to follow His Majesty, so please take good care of Princess Felicite. There shouldn’t be any negligence.”

 

It was clear that he was doing this for me to hear. Hah, he’s shameless to use me whenever he finds me useful.

 

“Is she really that Princess Felicite?”

 

“Oh my gosh, she seems like a completely different person.”

 

“How on earth did she come in with His Majesty? And that too being escorted by His Majesty!”

 

“Look at that dress. What designer’s work is that?”

 

The fuss was over, but the murmur over me grew louder. As expected, I like being a celebrity.

 

“You got your wish, Siani.”

 

At that time, Ash approached me and blocked my path.

 

“After all the skepticism, it seems you were right.”

 

Despite his harsh words, a charming smile graced his sculpted face.

 

“You look beautiful. Very.”

 

He murmured as he looked me up and down slowly. “…If you’d looked like this earlier, you wouldn’t have much idea how much I would have admired you.”

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