The Tyrant Wants To Live Honestly

The next day, Dorothea and Ethan’s engagement ceremony.

 

The attendees were Raymond, Theon, and Bronte, and Stefan and Joy, a small number of nobles who would conduct and acknowledge the engagement and the doctors just in case.

 

The place of engagement is Carnan’s bedroom.

 

The emperor’s bedroom had quite a lot of space when the furniture was removed and a chair was set up.

 

The servants decorated Carnan’s room with white curtains and paper and cloth flowers.

 

It was because of the doctor’s advice that fresh flowers were not good for Carnan.

 

Still, the paper and fabric were skillfully cut and tied, making it quite bright.

 

The two shared their engagement rings in celebrations.

 

Po’s specially requested three-tiered cake was placed in the center, and Dorothea and Ethan cut the cake together so that those who came to the engagement could share.

 

No one was dissatisfied or displeased with this engagement that the emperor had permitted.

 

Dorothea would have married Ethan anyway, but there was a big difference between with or without the Emperor’s approval.

 

This is the first time that the blood of a bastard has been mixed in the imperial family.

 

However, the two were not afraid of that ‘first scar’.

 

“Our child will gain the power of strong spirits again.”

 

Ethan whispered softly and smiled.

 

It was okay to sacrifice his life to hand over the contractor to Dorothea, but it was more pleasing to pass it on to their children.

 

Dorothea nodded at his smile and kissed him.

 

Ethan wrapped his arms around her waist and bit her lip.

 

When Dorothea and Ethan shared a deep kiss, the people blessed them.

Carnan sat leaning on the bed, watching their engagement.

 

“Your Majesty, would you like to say something?”

 

As the engagement ceremony drew to a close, Robert asked.

 

Carnan nodded.

 

Dorothea and Ethan saw him, and the attendees focused on him.

 

“May there be…light in the future for the two of you.”

 

A short-lived blessing. But the emperor’s word was enough.

 

Ethan Bronte was recognized as a full member of the imperial family.

 

Carnan took a moment to catch his breath, then looked at Dorothea and opened his rough, dry lips again.

 

“Dorothea, I want to see your light, one last time.”

 

Carnan’s vision was blurred and he couldn’t see Dorothea clearly.

 

But if it was her spirit, it would be a little brighter and clearer.

 

Ethan and Dorothea made eye contact. Ethan nodded.

 

Dorothea raised her hand over her chest to touch the brooch to summon the spirit.

 

But apparently, there was no brooch since the beginning of the engagement ceremony.

 

‘Oh…!’

 

It must have slipped off her sleeve while she was greeting each of the guests at the ceremony.

 

Dorothea hurriedly scanned the floor of Carnan’s bedroom, looking for the brooch.

 

Ethan was also aware of the situation.

 

“Princess, then I will….”

 

Ethan stepped forward to deal with the spirit for Dorothea, but Raymond grabbed Dorothea’s wrist.

 

“Dorothy.”

 

He slipped the brooch into her hand.

 

When Dorothea looked at him in confusion, Raymond smiled and whispered in her ear.

 

“I thought it would be nice if you showed it to me.”

 

Raymond naturally stepped back, and Dorothea looked at Ethan.

 

‘How does Raymond know about brooches?’

 

Dorothea’s eyes widened, but Ethan shook his head as if he didn’t know.

 

“Princess?”

 

Then Robert called her.

 

Dorothea couldn’t find the time to ask Raymond for more details.

 

She could not delay any longer, so she carefully summoned the Spirit of Light.

 

She sent it flying into the air at some distance, just in case it made Carnan’s illness worse.

 

She had always refused Carnan’s request, but today it seemed that she had to grant his request.

 

‘Somehow, I think it will be his last request…’

 

‘As a little thank you for letting me have Ethan.’

 

Carnan looked at Dorothea’s light with his unfocused eyes.

 

It had been a long time since he had been weakened and could no longer summon the spirits.

 

He exhaled a rough breath and looked at the spirits that had once stood by his side.

 

The spirits now leave him and pass on to the next generation.

 

Carnan smiled faintly in satisfaction and nodded.

 

* * *

 

After the engagement ceremony.

 

“Wait, Ethan.”

 

Dorothea made Ethan wait for a moment before returning to her room, then rushed over to Raymond.

 

“Ray!”

 

When Dorothea called, Raymond turned to look at her.

 

Theon was with him.

 

“this…”

 

Dorothea looked at him, showing him the brooch he had handed her.

 

‘How do you know? That my power is not really my power…’

 

“Theon, maybe you…?”

 

Dorothea looked at Theon, and Theon shook her head.

 

Theon kept the secrets of Ethan, Dorothea, and the Spirit Stone until the end.

 

Then Raymond laughed.

 

“How long do you think I’ve been watching you, Dorothy?”

 

His smile was very meaningful.

 

“What does that mean…?”

 

Raymond shrugged as Dorothea wrinkled her brow.

 

“I’m milanaire.”

 

“so?”

 

“I can summon the spirit.”

 

Raymond turned to Theon and himself.

 

He and Theon can deal with the spirits.

 

Theon felt the spirit’s energy as she touched her brooch.

 

Ordinary people like Clara and Joy didn’t notice at all, but Theon did.

 

Because he knows how to deal with spirits.

 

So, when Raymond also got close to the Spirit Stone, he could feel the spirit energy flowing from the Spirit Stone.

 

He met Dorothea frequently, close several times in sword fighting, and even hugged.

 

It means he had the opportunity to touch her brooch several times.

 

After a few touches like that, he noticed.

 

The brooch that she does not forget during the ceremony is the Spirit Stone.

 

So he knew it long before Theon Fried.

 

However he didn’t bother to reveal that fact.

 

Because he didn’t have to, and he didn’t want to.

 

Dorothea, for him, was good enough to be a fine and wonderful elementalist.

 

“Then…!”

 

Dorothea was speechless.

 

It felt like she had been hit in the back even more than when he pretended to be amnesia.

 

‘I thought I wasn’t fooled by his acting…!’

 

Raymond smiled as Dorothea’s eyes widened.

 

His bright smile looked questionable today.

 

“More than that, go ahead. Your fiance is waiting for you.”

 

Raymond pointed to Ethan Bronte, who stood at a distance, and pushed her back.

 

* * *

 

“His Highness Raymond knows that…”

 

Upon hearing Dorothea’s story, Ethan was astonished.

 

Raymond Milanaire, seemingly simple but surprisingly smart.

 

Ethan sometimes wondered if Raymond was pretending to be an idiot.

 

‘Maybe he purposely made it obvious that His amnesia is also acting?’

 

“He’s my brother, but he’s a really unique person…”

 

Dorothea’s muttering expression was so serious that Ethan burst out laughing.

 

The two headed to Dorothea’s study room, holding hands with their engagement rings on.

 

After the engagement ceremony, the place he went to was a study room for work.

 

“I’m sorry, Ethan.”

 

Dorothea looked at Ethan and lowered his head.

 

“Don’t say that, I’m just happy to be with the Princess.”

 

It was a hastily arranged engagement for Carnan.

 

As the engagement was unplanned, Dorothea had to work after the engagement was over.

 

In normal times, she would have put it off for a while, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.

 

The enormous amount of paperwork that came with the end of the war and the work that needed to be done on behalf of the Emperor, who was in critical condition.

 

Ethan understood Dorothea well enough to realize the importance of the matter.

 

“Perhaps we could have dinner together when I’m done.”

 

“Okay. Can I wait here instead?”

 

“I would be happy if you did that.”

 

As Dorothea smiled, Ethan nodded, fiddling with her hand.

 

* * *