I Will Become the Queen of the Enemy Country

“Please say something, Your Highness. They say there should be no secrets between those who are to be married.”

“You have beautiful lips.”

Suddenly, Karan said this and brought his hand to Elise’s lips.

He looked at Elise in the mirror and brushed her plump lips with his thumb.

“If I hear words like ‘I can’t’, ‘It’s impossible’ from those beautiful lips, I won’t be able to bear it.”

When Karan said this much, Elise had to ask.

Whether he was waiting for her to ask, or leading her to ask. Whatever it was, if it was what he was aiming for, he succeeded.

Elise removed his hand that was still on her lips. And she smiled prettily so as not to hurt his feelings.

“There shouldn’t be secrets between those who are to be married…Are you going to tell me everything?”

Karan stepped back. Even in the mirror, she could clearly feel him distancing himself.

“Your Highness…”

“You asked if I’m going to tell you everything, Elise.”

At the sound of him clearing his throat, Elise’s heart dropped.

“I have a secret…”

“Shh. Don’t say it, Elise. I want to know everything about you, but if that happens…”

Karan cut off his words. He took a broken breath and cooled his emotions.

“There’s no need to tell everything just because we’re going to be a couple.”

Karan, who had somewhat collected his emotions, said this. He almost said ‘let’s spill everything’.

He had more secrets than Elise. When they both laid everything bare, he was the one at a disadvantage.

In front of Elise, pretending to be decent itself was an act.

So, even when Karan had doubts about Elise, he didn’t ask. He just covered it up and believed. She also hoped for that.

Elise’s pupils rolled around.

She was watching his mood.

That’s not what he wanted.

“Let’s each keep one secret. Isn’t mystery sometimes more attractive?”

It was a proposal that wasn’t bad for Elise.

“Have you calmed down?”

“I’m not angry.”

“Then why do you keep frowning?”

Karan blankly looked at Elise. Then, as if he had a fun thought, he hung a mischievous expression on the corner of his mouth.

Still, his eyes were cold.

“Do you like mysteries?”

“Your Highness…”

“Do you want to appease my mood?”

Elise nodded her head. The departure was imminent. She needed to rest enough for Karan and for herself.

“Then let’s play a game, Elise. You guess the reason why I’m upset. Ask a question, answerable by simply yes or no.”

“So… you’re saying let’s play twenty questions?”

“If you don’t want to, don’t.”

Elise hesitated for a moment. It was a game where she had nothing to gain.

But she wanted to know why Karan was angry…

Karan, who noticed Elise’s hesitation, made a suggestion.

“There is a win or lose in the game, and there is a trophy for the win or lose. How about granting a wish?”

“A wish?”

“Any wish.”

It was not common to be granted a wish by His Highness of Tetris.

“Okay. I just need to guess why you’re upset, right? How many questions?”

“Five.”

“That’s too few. Seven.”

Even if she had asked for more, Karan would have agreed. Maybe she would never find the answer.

If she was someone who could find the answer, she wouldn’t have made such a suggestion in the first place.

“Let’s start. First question, are you upset because of what I said at dinner time?”

It was a question that reduced the choices from the beginning. But lying was against the rules of the game, Karan nodded.

“Second question, didn’t you like my plan to take a shortcut?”

The answer was NO. If he didn’t like it, he wouldn’t have persuaded Rosh and Haltbin.

Elise regretted that she seemed to have wasted one question.

“Third question, are you worried?”

“The subject is missing.”

“Is the subject important?”

“Is that your fourth question?”

Elise bit her lower lip. According to the rules of the game, all questions are counted.

“Please look.”

“I can’t. It’s a game.”

Now, only two questions were left. She had to choose carefully.

“You didn’t answer.”

“I did. Both are correct.”

Karan is worried. About whom?

She had to find that subject. He was upset at dinner time, and the only person mentioned in the conversation was Haltbin.

Elise believed she found the answer. So she asked confidently.

“Are you worried about Haltbin?”

Karan’s forehead wrinkled sharply.

“Me? Even if he breaks into the gate alone, there’s no reason for that.”

Karan was quite firm.

“Elise, you have one question left. If you ask that question and can’t find the answer, I win.”

“Well, wait a minute, Your Highness. There’s no time limit, right?”

“You’re not going to stay up all night.”

Right. She couldn’t stay up all night just to play a game.

‘If it’s not Haltbin, then…’

There was only one thing Elise added to the plan at dinner time.

[Please put me in the gate subjugation team.]

Elise’s intention to join the subjugation team.

“Are you worried about me?”

Karan’s crooked posture straightened. He was happy and upset that Elise found out why he was upset.

Because he was thinking of using the wish to leave her in the county and go to the gate subjugation.

“Is that right? I got it right!”

Elise was happy, jumping around. Seeing her like that wasn’t bad either.

‘I’m going crazy.’

Karan’s mind kept changing even in a short moment.

“You’ll give it, right? The wish?”

“Because it’s a promise.”

“I’ll use it now.”

Seeing Elise, who he liked, Karan forgot the purpose of the game. He should have guessed what wish she would make…

“My wish is to join this gate subjugation.”

The faint smile on Karan’s face disappeared.

If Elise says she will do it, Karan couldn’t stop her. So he suggested a ridiculous game, and played the game to keep her in the county.

But he lost the game and Elise used the wish that he least wanted at this moment.

Silence lingered in the couple’s bedroom for a long time. Karan reached out and leaned on the dressing table. Their gaze, which had been staring at each other, slightly crossed.

“Elise, monsters are very ferocious.”

Because he bent his upper body, his face was placed on Elise’s shoulder.

“They have no patience.”

“I know, Your Highness. I know well.”

“No, you don’t know.”

Karan’s tongue licked Elise’s earlobe and withdrew. In the heat as intense as his gaze, Elise trembled.

“Your Highness…”

“Come with me, Elise. You can do as you please. So tonight, I will do as I please.”

Karan intended to tie her to the bed. Like a fierce, impatient monster, he would torment her all night, making sure she couldn’t get up…

“Your Highness…”

“The title ‘Your Highness’ is forbidden. From now on, just call me by my name.”

Elise’s palms grew damp.

Even for Elise, who had experienced much, facing Karan’s anger head-on was difficult.

More than that, what was truly challenging was looking at her reflection in the mirror.
Blushing with shame, she longed for Karan’s touch.

Elise lowered her head. She could feel Karan’s gaze on her exposed neck.

Elise bit her lower lip.

Now she knew exactly what he wanted. Karan didn’t want Elise to follow him to the gate subjugation.

‘His worried about me…’

But even knowing Karan’s feelings, Elise had to turn a blind eye. She had given all the information to Karan, but she also had to verify it with her own eyes.

Whether her information was correct, whether Ragnaros was really awakening.

There were limits to what she could hear from others, and she had to be prepared in case her information changed.

Karan claimed to be an expert on monsters, but when it came to gates, Elise, who had already witnessed several gates opening, was the expert.

But since she couldn’t say she had seen the gate, she acted like a stubborn child who would follow him no matter what.

‘Karan has every right to be angry.’

So if this was his way of venting, Elise was willing to endure it.

Although his breath was too sweet for it to be just venting.

Elise organized her thoughts and lifted her head. She met Karan’s gaze head-on, whether he had been watching her all along.

“In bed.”

“Finally, you’re saying what I want to hear.”

A satisfied smile spread across Karan’s face after a long time. However, he remained still.

Instead, he reached out with the hand that was free and gripped the dressing table. Elise found herself trapped between Karan’s arms.

“Although it’s something I wanted to hear, I don’t necessarily want to do exactly as you say. There’s no rule that it has to be done only in bed, right?”

Guessing the omitted subject, Elise swallowed hard. Before she could refuse, a large hand began unbuttoning Elise’s nightclothes.

Snap, snap, snap.

The sound of buttons being undone seemed to echo. Even though nothing touched her, Elise’s body trembled nervously.

Why did she feel like she would melt in the intense heat but shiver from the cold?

“Are you scared of me?”

Karan keenly observed Elise’s reaction. Elise lowered her head.

Karan trailed his fingers along Elise’s neck. Elise’s nightclothes caught on his fingers.

Karan leaned close to Elise’s cheek, breathing softly as he ran his fingers down.

Her fair shoulders were exposed.

“I hope your eyes aren’t closed.”

As Elise’s eyelashes trembled, Karan whispered softly. He tightly grasped Elise’s forearm, causing a sharp, spreading pain that made Elise bite her lower lip.
“…There are too many things I shouldn’t do.”

It felt like she would be consumed by him just like that. Elise swallowed the saliva pooling in her mouth and managed to speak.

“I don’t think I’ll do what you ask.”

Unable to respond readily, Elise licked her lips. With a rustle, a breeze brushed against her ear.

Elise tightly grasped the hem of her dress and then let go, provocatively staring at Karan in the mirror.

“I can do what you ask. If it’s something done in bed.”

For quite some time, the two locked eyes. Karan belatedly traced a pleasing line with his lips.

He then swiftly lifted Elise into his arms. In an instant, Karan sat on the dressing table and placed her on his thigh.

To prevent slipping, Elise wrapped her arms around Karan’s neck.

“If it’s something done in bed, there’s no reason we can’t do it here.”

His hand gripped Elise’s thigh. Sensing what would happen next, Elise’s thigh slid open smoothly.

Karan’s lips landed on various parts of Elise’s face. Like a spring flower bursting into bloom, Elise’s face lit up brightly.

To avoid Karan’s lips, Elise lifted her chin and spoke.

Karan pulled Elise’s waist towards him. Their abdomens met as if colliding.

“Granting wishes, is it?”

“Yes…of course. That’s if this night comes to an end.”

If you can endure it.

Their lips met seamlessly without a gap.