Raul could not overcome his anger and threw the vase next to him to the floor.
A sharp, clanging noise rang out.
“haha… … .”
I try to take deep breaths as if I’m trying to control my anger, but my boiling inside doesn’t go away easily.
‘dare… … !’
It had to be mine.
It had to be him who had the princess of the Kingdom of Ronica!
I put so much effort into it, but it was stolen right before my eyes.
Raull confirmed again as if he couldn’t believe it.
“… … “I guess everything you said is true, right?”
“yes. There are those who witnessed Prince Khalid coming out of Princess Velia’s bedroom in the early morning.”
“You vulgar bastard… … !”
As soon as he saw Velia, he was sure that he was his woman.
Silver hair that sparkles in the light and purple eyes that seem to get sucked in.
Moreover, he has a calm and elegant demeanor.
She thought he was the perfect person to have by her side.
Although he did not truly love Velia, he was convinced that no one would be as worthy of him as she was. Princess of the Kingdom of Ronica. He doesn’t forget his status either.
Raul thought that when he became emperor, Velia would be by his side.
“They must have targeted it on purpose. “I guess he planned to prevent me from having Velia.”
He must have wanted to sabotage her after hearing that she had proposed marriage.
Raul’s feelings for Khalid were so complex and subtle that they were difficult to define.
He had to be superior to anything he did. Because he is the emperor’s true son.
It was natural that someone like Khalid, who grew up under a crazy empress, should not be able to inflict any damage on me. But it kept bothering me.
“Khalid… … !”
When I was young, I felt sorry for him when I saw him not receiving the emperor’s love.
However, whenever he showed that his abilities were superior to his own, he felt infinitely depressed.
‘why? ‘I should be the one chosen?’
Raul slammed his fist on the table.
He had to be himself to be praised and praised for being outstanding.
Raul couldn’t understand.
Why does he think Khalid is better than him in some areas?
He was someone who always had to follow behind him.
He had to.
“majesty. and… … .”
Raul looked at him with a wrinkled expression as he heard the words hesitantly.
“They say the empire sent a marriage proposal.”
“What do you mean?”
As for the marriage proposal, I have already delivered it to King Ronica.
But what kind of marriage proposal is this?
“This is a formal letter of marriage proposal from Prince Khalid to Princess Velia.”
“… … What did you just say? A formal marriage proposal? Are you saying that Her Majesty put her seal on that marriage proposal?!”
Raul’s voice grew louder.
Even though Velia openly showed intimate behavior by claiming that Khalid was her lover, she planned to cover it all up with rumors since she was going to marry him anyway.
Because Khalid thought that he would not be able to send a marriage proposal with the emperor’s official seal.
As the 1st Prince, he himself had already proposed to Princess Ronica. So there was no way the emperor would allow it. But how!
Raul could not understand this situation.
“Her Majesty the Empress used her strength.”
Raul laughed.
He moved the empress.
Raul became angry again at the sight of Khalid trying to take Velia away from him at any cost. dare. Khalid. He tried to take what was mine.
“… … “I’m going to see the princess.”
Raul ran his fingers through his hair.
Then, in an instant, he put on his usual gentle expression.
“Tell them I’ll be visiting soon.”
“yes.”
Khalid may have approached Velia to guard against him.
Her Velia might change her mind too if she hears from her that he doesn’t love her.
Raul thought so and bit his lip.
* * *
“I guess you found out later than you thought?”
Velia smiled and asked Raul. It seemed like she wasn’t even hiding her feelings for him anymore.
“Princess Velia… … .”
“your Highness Prince Rall.”
Velia cut her off, looking at Raul, who was trying to express her emotions with a faint voice.
“I will marry Royal Highness Prince Khalid.”
“Khalid doesn’t love you.”
Raul spoke with confidence.
“He knew I loved you and he approached me intentionally.”
No way.
Rather, it was Velia who approached intentionally.
“Your Highness is mistaken about that.”
“no. You don’t know anything now. “Khalid is not a person who can truly love someone.”
Raul spoke to Velia in a voice full of his concern.
“It will be difficult for you to be around someone who has no heart.”
It was an arrogant attitude, as if I was the only one who cared about you.
“Even if he doesn’t truly love me, I have decided to accept his proposal.”
Velia sneered.
She didn’t know that Raul would tell her not to be around people she doesn’t care about.
Her mind is bound to change.
Velia knew that well.
Because she had that fact ingrained in her bones by Raul.
“The human mind is so useless. “One day, the mouth that says I love you, another day says that I wish I would just die.”
“What is that?”
“The person who said you were everything in my life suddenly fell in love with another woman, and she even said that she was her everything.”
Raul said she could not understand what Velia was talking about.
Why is she talking to herself like that?
Velia looked straight into Raul’s eyes.
‘You may say you don’t know, but everything I’ve been through doesn’t disappear just because it’s back in the past.’
The sadness of losing a family, the misery of losing a country.
And the fact that I had to go through all of that just because I chose you.
Velia couldn’t forget the sight of herself torn and broken at that time.
‘This is revenge on you, but it is also my atonement.’
Velia let out a sigh and a laugh.
“Emotions are so funny. “Only those who believe become fools, and only those who are sincere become miserable.”
“princess… … .”
Velia closed her eyes as if recalling a distant past.
She was still in the dark herself.
“I’ll ask you the other way. How can you be sure, Your Majesty? Have you ever thought that the feeling of saying you will only love me for the rest of your life is just a temporary desire?”
“I love you with all my heart. “Why do you deny my heart so much?”
Because I’ve already experienced it.
Because she still remembers the moments when Raul betrayed her Velia.
“is it so. Maybe he, too, will one day be able to say that he truly loves someone else.”
“So he shouldn’t choose him…” … !”
“But it’s okay.”
Whatever it is, it’s better than you.
“Because despite all that, I still want to choose him.”
In the end, Raul had no choice but to return without being able to persuade Velia any further due to her resolute appearance.
* * *
Khalid, the second prince of the Ingot Empire, sent a formal marriage proposal to Princess Velia of the Kingdom of Ronica.
Both kingdoms were shocked to discover that her second prince had also sent a marriage proposal to the person whom the first prince had proposed to.
Everyone’s attention was focused on Velia.
Will Princess Velia choose her 1st prince or will she choose her 2nd prince?
Most people agreed that Princess Velia would choose her first prince, Raul.
The emperor’s favorite son, the son born to the emperor’s favorite woman.
Even though it was publicly rumored that the next emperor would become the first prince, overtaking the second prince, the enemy prince, the emperor remained silent.
As a result, the next power was naturally concentrated in Raul.
So naturally, the prevailing prediction was that the princess of the Kingdom of Ronica would also marry her first prince.
but.
“Please convey this letter to the Ingot Empire.”
I handed the letter written by Velia to her chamberlain.
Velia’s letter was scheduled to be included in the king’s affirmative reply to the emperor.
Soon after, a letter from the king and princess reached the emperor, and her choice was officially announced.
The answer everyone was curious about has been announced.
-Princess Velia chose her 2nd Prince Khalid.
The news shook the entire empire.
“damn!”
Raul couldn’t believe it.
Why does Abama approve of this marriage?
“What did Abama say?”
She said, “She said that the alliance with the Kingdom of Ronica is involved and she must respect their opinions.”
“… … shit!!”
Damn it!
The search for the gold mine is still slow, and the woman who worked so hard has been taken away by Khalid.
There was nothing achieved after coming to the Kingdom of Ronica.
Raul gritted his teeth.
“When was the schedule for subjugating monsters?”
“It’s the middle of next month.”
“Push up the schedule. “It leaves at the end of this month.”
“But I’m ready…” … .”
“Is it difficult to catch just one Algan?! “Isn’t that what the knights of the empire would do?”
He had to take the credit for defeating the monster himself.
No matter how much the emperor loves his son and cherishes him, he cannot openly support his son if he has nothing to show off.
“This must absolutely succeed. If Khalid notices and makes subjugating monsters his specialty… … .”
The one who became a laughing stock was myself.
Raul looked out the window with a dark face.
No matter what happens, subjugating monsters must succeed.
He took all measures for subjugation.
It is not common for Algan to come down from the mountains and stay in the river, but it is not unheard of.
We also collected and confirmed all the information on the subjugation of the Algans who came down to the river.
He will not fail.
* * *
The Emperor’s letter arrived from the Empire.
It was hoped that the engagement between Prince Khalid and Princess Velia would strengthen the alliance between the two countries. This means that the emperor also officially recognized and supported their meeting.
Many letters were exchanged between the two countries to prepare for their engagement. Busy days continued.
And one day, Prince Raul led his knights and set out to subdue monsters.
“What do you think?”
Khalid and Velia were enjoying a leisurely walk in the castle where Raul had left.
Khalid had to leave soon to rescue Raul, who had failed to subdue him, but before that, the two decided to take some time to relax.
Khalid asked, shaking Velia’s hand, which he was holding tightly.
“Hmm. “First of all, we have to move while defeating other monsters along the way, so it will take longer to reach the river than expected.”
“We are all ready.”
The knights under Khalid had already completed preparations for subjugation.
From the time he realized that Raul was secretly stealing information, he even started training to prepare for it.
He was perfectly familiar with the location of the canyon that would block the water and the methods of subjugating the Algan.
Now all that remained was the actual battle.
“It’s only been one day since Prince Raul left, so wait four more days before you catch up.”
Khalid nodded his head.
Velia’s tactics were so neat that even the knights acknowledged them.
It was a strategy that took advantage of the characteristics of the terrain and the weaknesses of the monsters, which Ronica knew as a person.
“Defeating Algan won’t be difficult. “As long as we block the waterway, the knights’ power can easily handle it.”
Khalid kept wanting to ask how on earth he knew this.
But he said with his own mouth that he would trust her and that he would not ask anything of her. He couldn’t go back on what he said on that topic.
‘after… … . There’s still a long way to go.’
I think it will take a long time for Velia to completely trust her and completely entrust herself to her.
“Rather, just keep quiet about the gold mine. “I plan to spread it after I return from defeating the monsters.”
The investigation team brought by Khalid headed to the south very secretly, so no one other than those involved knew that a gold mine had been discovered.
“I plan to expose you in a dramatic way. “We already have a plan in place.”
“What is the plan?”
“Well, first succeed in subjugating and then come back.”
Velia smiled brightly with a mischievous expression on her face.
“It would be fun to tell you now, but it would be better to leave it as a surprise gift and enjoy it when it comes back.”
“Then, I hope it’s so great that I’m surprised.”
Khalid’s voice as he said that was full of joy.
