I Will Become the Queen of the Enemy Country

The night of the banquet passed without incident.

In the middle, the protagonist disappeared causing a commotion, and there was a brief quarrel between the Tetris warriors and the Bedrokka knights, but it did not escalate into a major problem.

David treated the Tetris warriors with respect, and Karan’s timely intervention was a great help.

As the alcohol warmed their bodies, some of them, known for their joviality when wielding swords, began to make merry.

It was a joyful and exciting night.

No one made an issue of Elise’s absence.

“I’m not feeling well, Your Highness. I’ll retire first.”

Elise pressed hard on her side.

“Is your stomach hurting?”

Elise’s face was pale. Cold sweat even broke out on her forehead.

‘I shouldn’t have let her go alone.’

It was strange when Elise said she was going to the powder room during the banquet.

I should have gone with her then and taken her straight to the bedroom.

“Let’s go together, Elise.”

“No, Your Highness. I’ll go alone. You should stay. The warriors are here.”

Elise’s voice trembled faintly.

“I’m really okay.”

It was a word to reassure Karan, but hearing it made Karan more upset.

‘It was a tough schedule. It’s too much for this delicate girl.’

“Do you want me to carry you out?”

Karan pressed his body against Elise as if he would do so right away. Elise was surprised and grabbed his clothes.

“No.”

There were many eyes around.

“If you don’t like that, let’s go together. I was getting frustrated being in a narrow place.”

Elise pressed hard on her side. Inside was the result of an action that shocked David.

It was a page from the manuscript.

Elise was going to go to the room first and maybe study the magic circle that could free Karan.

But if Karan is with her…

In fact, Karan didn’t even know that Elise had gone to the forbidden library with David.

Elise didn’t want to be someone who gave and took away false hope from Karan.

She knew how painful the despair that comes after hope is.

“Your Highness, I alone…No, let’s go together!”

Elise was going to be stubborn for the last time, but she changed her words as soon as she saw Karan bowing his body.

“If you’re in pain, lean on me. Even if you don’t want to be carried, you should allow me this.”

Elise carefully held Karan’s hand.

After telling Haltbin that he would go first, Karan left the banquet hall.

Watching him, there was someone grinding her teeth, it was Iris.

Her boiling inner feelings were clearly shown on her face.

If she didn’t have a fan, the nickname of the kingdom’s rose might have changed to the kingdom’s poison.

Iris glanced at Chase with a predatory face.

‘No ambition! No motivation! What do you have? All you have is a healthy body! David, that man was mine. I should have married Prince David!’

Chase only disappointed Iris. Comparing now, Karan, who was called a barbarian, looked better.

At least he has the title of a hero who subjugated the gate.

Iris, watching David give a speech on his feelings about the gate subjugation from the high podium, became increasingly anxious.

‘Prince Chase must do something.’

Iris made up her mind.

It was time for Chase to actively engage in the battle for the throne, whether it meant scratching his insides or making him sweat.

‘He behaves as I say in bed.’

When morning came, Chase acted as if nothing had happened.

‘I might have to take the lead.’

Fortunately, the Ivory Tower was on Iris’s side, and the maternal uncle’s family agreed to actively help.

All they had to do was guarantee the textile trade rights of the maternal uncle.

‘Chase should be able to do this much.’

Thinking about the future, she felt relieved. After that, Iris enjoyed the banquet.

She lavishly praised David to preempt rumors that Chase might be jealous, and as the rose of the kingdom, she shone on Chase.

‘I was off guard. It’s okay as long as I do well from now on.’

But Iris’s plan fell apart without even getting off the ground.

“What? You’re going to Tetris?”

That was the day after the three-day banquet ended, before the maternal uncle arrived in the capital, in other words, the day before Karan and Elise left Bedrokka.

****

It was a declaration by Chase that came out of the blue.

“Iris, we’re in front of His Majesty. Be quiet.”

Chase pressed Iris’s thigh to remind her. Iris looked around and came to her senses.

As Chase said, it was not a place to be flustered.

Because it was a meal with Lange.

Lange, not satisfied with the three-day banquet, took David with him to every meeting with key figures.

It was a plan to stamp approval before declaring the crown prince.

And the last page where that stamp would be stamped was this meal today.

David, Chase, Iris, and the king and queen were seated around the banquet table.

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I was surprised to think that my fiancé is going far away, and I unknowingly made a mistake. Please forgive me.”

“Stop being rude.”

Iris was able to look straight at Chase after giving thanks.

‘How can he be so calm after saying he’s going to Tetris at this important time?’

Iris’s gaze was sharply fixed on the side of Chase’s face, who was cutting meat with his eyes down.

“The food is getting cold, Iris. Or is it already cold and uncomfortable to eat? Should I ask someone to change it?”

He was affectionate, unlike when the two were alone. He demonstrated that he was doing his best in the relationship arranged by the king, and that the relationship between the two was robust.

“Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you for caring. But His Majesty seems curious too, so please finish the story you were telling earlier. You’re going to Tetris?”

“That story is already over. But it’s surprising. Didn’t you discuss going to Tetris with Iris?”

Lange looked at Chase, sipping water.

“I was going to talk about it separately.”

“Chase, lovers discuss important matters together. Your Majesty, our Chase is so young. So I’m worried. I wonder if he’ll do well in Tetris.”

The queen pretended to worry about Chase, sowed seeds of doubt between Iris and Chase, and belittled Chase’s qualifications.

Knowing all that, Chase smiled.

“What’s there to worry about when Queen Mother is behind us? If there’s any trouble, can I contact Queen Mother? You wouldn’t ignore your child, would you?”

Strictly speaking, the queen’s child is only David.

Chase is a humble child brought in by the king from outside. But as the king’s son, she had no choice but to embrace him, whether she wanted to or not.

However, the temperature of the embrace was up to her.

“Alright. Contact me. I’ll be waiting.”

Knowing that Chase wouldn’t contact her, the queen readily accepted his request.

“You must have a lot to prepare. I can’t steal your time. If you’re done eating, let’s get up.”

Lange’s plate was empty. On the other hand, Iris’s plate was just as it has been served now.

But since the king said to get up, the meal was over. Iris also swallowed for the last time.

She didn’t feel like eating even if she asked for more.

“Your Majesty, where should I bring the tea?”

The queen asked.

“Let’s go to the bedroom.”

The still beautiful queen took Lange’s side.

“I’ll get up too. I’ll go ahead, Miss Iris. Have a good time.”

David also left, leaving only Chase and Iris. Iris’s eyes widened.

“You’re going to Tetris? At this time, in the struggle to secure a place in Bedrokka?”

She spoke with a suppressed voice, but Iris’s anger was not easily hidden.

“If you can’t secure a place inside, it’s also a way to create a place outside.”

“What does that mean…”

“Tetris, I will give His Majesty something bigger than the gate.”

“Are you going to be a spy?”

“A spy? That could be possible.”

Chase’s eyes shone villainously.

‘I could also cause a rebellion.’

Tetris was a very shaky regime.

Since the three families had taken turns being king in the past, there was enough reason to push out the Lysandro family.

‘If it’s crouching because it’s powerless, then I can create that power.’

What kind of expression would Elise have when Lysandro falls?

Would she beg him to take her back to Bedrokka?

‘I wish she would beg while crying.’

A satisfied expression appeared on the corner of Chase’s mouth imagining that expression.

“Are you confident?”

Iris finished calculating that Chase’s method was not bad.

Chase just tilted his head and looked at Iris.

“If you help me, it’s possible. How about it, will you properly help me?”