I Don’t Trust My Twin Sister

“Please, it is not too late, so please make a good choice, young lady…”

 

Threats, he was putting pressure on me. The cold expression and sharp anticipation seemed to be trying to grab my throat. She bit her lip as if to prepare herself for what would happen if I married Ian.

 

“…Thank you for the advice.”

 

“Advice… Haha, Lady Lawrence is very mistaken. What I said to Lady Lawrence was not advice.”

 

I raised my bowed head. Before I knew it, his face was so close that it radiated a fierce, murderous look.

 

“It was a warning.”

 

“…”

 

“You’d better think carefully. I gave you a chance. If you took my hand, if you were at least a little more responsive and had room for negotiation, I wouldn’t have made this choice. You would have killed me yourself. That’s it. Do you understand?”

 

I took a deep breath. His whole body stiffened from the blatant killing he had never felt before. He couldn’t look away. It felt like a knife would fly right at me if I dodged it. I swallowed.

 

“How much can you throw away against me? Keep in mind that you and that proud person are all under my feet as long as you live on this earth.”

 

After saying those words, the crown prince raised his upper body and laughed again. It was a smile full of softness from before.

 

“I believe you understand well. Then, my lady, please rest in peace.”

 

The sight of him turning his body felt blurry and slow. I felt so miserable that I had to hold my breath without being able to say anything. Now I had finally made up my mind to take care of my surroundings and find what I wanted to do and what would make me happy, but my body froze after just a few words and I was helpless as I couldn’t say anything. I was incompetent and scared. But I raised my head and raised my voice.

 

“I don’t like it.”

 

“…what?”

 

I couldn’t cower and be scared and back down without saying what I had to say. No one could make me happy. If my happiness was in my hands, it was my responsibility to protect it.

 

“That can’t be possible. I’m sorry, your majesty.”

 

“Ha ha ha.”

 

“I don’t know what your majesty will think, but I have to do it. I no longer want to be controlled by what someone else says or does. So I’m sorry. I am…”

 

I took a break from speaking. I opened my mouth with the most confident expression I could put on the crown prince, who was looking at me with a crumpled face.

 

“I’m going to marry Ian.”

 

With that one word, something that had been locked up in my heart burst out. My body trembled. Was it because of fear? Fear of disobeying the crown prince’s words to his face? Or was the next thing scary? Either this or that… was it just pleasure?

 

“…I like guts? I heard you had courage, but I never thought you would hold your head high and say something like that in front of me. Okay, I admit it, that courage. I didn’t think of it either. But…”

 

The crown prince came back into the room and closed the door. With the sound of the door closing, I took a step back. I looked at the man’s face, which had suddenly turned into a scary face, without avoiding it. There was no one to save me in the night when there was no one else but just the two of us. But I didn’t want to feel intimidated or scared. So I raised my head even more. The crown prince seemed to not like me like that and took a step closer, looking at me with his long face.

 

“You need to know how to read the mood, right? Young lady? Huh?”

 

Another step, this time I didn’t back down.

 

“At best, the daughter of a wealthy nobleman from a local area dares to ignore the words of the next monarch of this country. I guess she has about ten lives to spare, huh? And besides, this is right after she blatantly tore up and tarnished the name of the imperial family. Aren’t you expecting too much generosity from me?”

 

“I wasn’t asking for leniency. I just did what I had to do.”

 

“What to do?”

 

“I have proven my innocence. I also do not want to back down from what I want to do and what I must do. That is why I ignored the warnings given to me by His Highness the Crown Prince. This is all just what needs to be done. Without any facts whatsoever…”

 

He took the last step and looked down at me. There was anticipation in his eyes as he stared at me without even opening his mouth. It was no wonder that with just one word from the crown prince, I would be tied up in the deepest dungeon here. He is the ultimate predator here and there is no one but the Emperor who can restrain him. His hand came up. His hand came up at a very slow speed and slowly grabbed the bottom of my chin and lifted it up. The more I did, the more I strained my eyes. Don’t be a pig if you back down. You can’t lose. He urged me and bit his lip. His breathing was calm but cold.

 

“I’m curious.”

 

“What?”

 

“How will that person react if I kill you?”

 

“Oh, that’s not fun. On the other hand, if that person dies, how will you react? Will you blame me?

 

Or should I curse? Or will you regret your own actions for not listening to me? huh? 

 

“I guess it’s one way or the other.”

 

Was that person Ian? His eyes narrowed.

 

“Or, should I bring that guy in, hold a knife to his neck, and tell him to listen to me, and only then will he obey me? How can I at least pretend to listen to what I say? How can I do that?”

 

How, how, how… he pushed me roughly with his expression crumpled.

 

“How can I get the words I want to come out of that mouth? Do you think your lover can save you now? You’re welcome. All that exists here is you, me, and a sword between us.”

 

…He stumbled backwards and lifted his head as he fell. His actions were scary and gave me goosebumps, but he glared at him with even more evil.

 

“Hah?! You still have those eyes…!”

 

“Ian…”

 

The crown prince flinched and stopped in his tracks. He took a breath. After calming his mind, he struggled to get up and straighten his body. And then I looked at him again. Misaligned gazes collided in the air.

 

“Ian will not die to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

“…”

 

“And he’s not in danger of dying. He’s not incompetent.”

 

“Does that mean I’m incompetent?”

 

“Well.”

 

The best response I could do was to remain calm. That was the only thing I could do. That’s why he laughed.

 

“At least that man distinguishes and protects the people he needs to protect. So I believe it.”

 

He took a step forward and bowed his waist.

 

“I will apologize first.”

 

“…What are you doing?”

 

He grinned.

 

“He is qualitatively different from the person who randomly throws and yells at a helpless woman like this. He is not rude and selfish like His Royal Highness, nor is he so intense or stupid that he cannot control his emotions. So, I do not understand His Royal Highness. I apologize for not being able to stop it.”

 

I felt the crown prince’s eyes suddenly roll over at those words. Behind his seemingly gentle nature, a tyrant was sleeping. He was a terrible monarch who got angry if people did not obey his words and punished people if they did not get his way. He was very proud of the fact that he was the crown prince. That’s probably why he hated Ian, who was of his age and looks better. Because he was evaluated better than he was. Although he is younger than me, he is a more outstanding man. He was a man whose status was lower than his, but is evaluated as a better person. Everyone of a similar age looks up to him, but he is the only man who looked down on him from a higher position. That was the Ian the Crown Prince saw. The crown prince’s stain was ultimately the result of jealousy.

 

“Really? Then prove it to me.”

 

He lightly relaxed his neck and approached. He may pose a threat, but he was not without methods. He glanced at the transitional code placed right behind him. Once was enough. When the crown prince attacked, he threatened him with excessive force and ran away. It was messy, but it was the best choice I could have made.

 

‘Ian will be angry if he hears this…’

 

I guess I should at least learn self-defense sometime. Too ambitious It was good that they provoked a sharp attack, but the follow-up was disappointing and was unsatisfactory. Moreover, the other person seemed to have a lot of worries about the crown prince.

 

“I’ll let the words come out of his mouth that he was wrong…’

 

He caught his breath. He rolled his eyes, predicting what would happen in the future. What? What side? How do I move? Should I change it? Should I turn around and catch the excess? Or maybe once his blood was in over his head, but he didn’t give it any more time. He immediately moved his leg and extended his hand to me. His hands were neither fast nor slow, but they were large and felt threatening. Feeling goosebumps all over his body, he quickly turned around and moved his legs, but his movements were quiet.

 

“Shoes… go!”

 

I was dressed to go home and had my shoes on. Because of that, my body moved more slowly. Without missing the moment, the crown prince approached and raised his hand. I’ll get hit once. He squeezed his eyes shut and his body tensed. When I go back, I really need to learn self-defense. I bit my lip and suppressed my screams. Because I didn’t want to scream like crazy.

 

“…?”

 

But no matter how much time passed, no blows were felt to his body. He narrowed his eyes in confusion and looked at the place where the crown prince might be. He still had his hands up. His body also turned towards me. But his neck was turned and he was looking somewhere else. What are you trying to do?

 

“Your Highness the Crown Prince! What are you doing in my palace?”

 

It was a familiar voice. This voice is so charming and sweet! I never thought Duke Safeldric, who I thought was so scary, would look so much like a savior! The crown prince gritted his teeth.

 

“Duke Safeldrick…”

 

“Well… I don’t mind spending time here flirting with other maids or beating up someone.”

 

At the sound of his voice, Prince Deore Den frowned and raised his body. I also moved my body accordingly. He walked away and moved a little closer to the door.

 

“But the opponent is a little wrong. He just accused the former imperial family of an innocent crime and assaulted the daughter of a family that was almost ruined. If you do, there will probably be a lot of rumors. Are you still okay with it?”

 

“Did you think I would care about the rumors?”

 

“Oh, I’m sure you don’t mind.”

 

Duke Safeldrick grinned. Contrary to that smile, the crown prince wrinkled his face. The sarcastic remarks are top-notch?

 

“I don’t care about His Highness the Crown Prince’s reputation.”

 

“Are you provoking me now?”

 

“That can’t be right. I’m just trying to be loyal and protect the life of His Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

“How can you protect me by criticizing me now? That’s ridiculous sophistry.”

 

Ha! Seeing him sneer, Duke Safeldrick stepped slightly to the side.

 

“Unfortunately, it’s true. If I hadn’t stopped you, your majesty would have died a cold death right now at the hands of a very vicious monster.”

 

“Stop talking bullshit! Do you know who am I…”

 

The ugly voice of the crown prince who had let him go was far away. Duke Safeldrick’s voice that followed was somehow pleasant.

 

“Now you know, right?”

 

A familiar remnant appeared next to Duke Safeldrick. He opened his mouth in surprise at his unexpected and unexpected appearance.

 

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