You Will Pay With Your Life For Deceiving Me

 

Binka confessed her feelings with a shy face. Upon hearing her words, Winfred was truly happy, saying that she was not the only one who felt this way.

 

“Right? You feel the same way, right? I knew you would! Anyway, so… … From now on, don’t worry if I don’t treat you as friendly as before. It’s not because you did something wrong or because I dislike you. You don’t want to be misunderstood either.”

 

He felt relieved. He wishes he had started from the beginning by saying to Binka, ‘I will keep my distance from you for this reason from now on.’ No matter how much she thought about it, it was a foolish mistake on his part.

 

However, Binka looked at Winfred’s words with wide eyes as if she were surprised.

 

“Why, what’s wrong? “What’s on my face?”

 

He carelessly touched her cheek and looked at her.

 

“Oh, I’m sorry. That’s… … It’s surprising. Even someone in such a high position as Your Highness is like me… … “I thought, like an ordinary person, you care about what other people think. I thought that people like the Emperor or His Highness would do whatever they want without worrying about what other people think.”

 

Binka said as if she really didn’t know that would happen.

 

It was easy for people who didn’t know much to think that way. It was a misunderstanding that had often been received, so he cleverly denied it.

 

“Is not it? Rather, there are so many things to worry about. There are so many things to say: ‘It shouldn’t be like this,’ or ‘If it’s like that, I’ll feel bad.’”

 

Just now, it was that way. Isn’t it better for him to avoid Binka and care about other people?

 

Of course, what he was most worried about right now was that these rumors might reach the ears of Aila, whom he truly likes.

 

“Hmm, I see… “If I had that kind of power, I would get rid of everything that bothers me and do whatever I want.”

 

Since these words did not fit Binka’s pretty and gentle face, Winfred looked at her curiously, feeling a little goosebumps appear on his arms.

 

“Oh, I’m sorry. Well, it was a joke. No matter how well His Highness the Crown Prince treats me, I dare not even joke about my subject. That shouldn’t happen… “

 

The atmosphere suddenly became strange, and Binka apologized, bowing as if she was going to hit her head on the ground. Winfred stopped her by blocking her with his palm to prevent her from hitting her head on the desk.

 

“Oh, it’s happening again! What’s wrong with your topic? do not say that.”

 

After he said several times, ‘It’s okay if you don’t apologize like that,’ Binka calmly stood in front of him with a slightly calm face.

 

Winfred, who was looking at her slightly red face, suddenly felt a sense of discomfort and tilted his head to look at Binka.

 

“By the way, Binka… …. “I don’t think you’ve grown taller since I haven’t seen you before. Do you still grow taller when you’re over 20?”

 

Winfred, who was in a growth phase that was different from yesterday and today, has grown up a lot, but Binka also seemed to have grown up a little. Of course, the difference was so subtle that it was hard to notice unless he had a sharp eye.

 

So, it could be his illusion.

 

However, for some reason, a look of confusion appeared on Binka’s face after hearing Winfred’s words. He turned pale so quickly that you could see the blood draining from his face in real-time.

 

“Why, why are you so embarrassed?”

 

Winfred was also taken aback by this.

 

‘Was it really rude to say he was tall? It’s not?’

 

“You may grow a little later than others, so what’s the point of being so embarrassed?”

 

Binka, who was so embarrassed and fidgeting for a moment, soon lowered her voice and opened her mouth, as if she had made up her mind.

 

“… … Actually, I’m not 20 years old. … … sorry.”

 

Eh? What does that mean? Winfred blinked rapidly at the sudden confession and looked at Binka.

 

“Well, it’s been three years since I entered the imperial palace. To get a job as a maid at the imperial palace, you have to be an adult… … “I lied about my age.”

 

If you want to get a job elsewhere, it doesn’t matter if you are young, but only adults over the age of eighteen are hired as employees at the Imperial Palace.

 

Binka pursed her lips as she finished speaking, saying that as a young commoner woman who was young and had no knowledge of anything, the only thing she could do was to be a maid, and since being an imperial maid was the highest pay, it was an inevitable choice.

 

In fact, upon hearing her confession that she was now seventeen, Winfred felt indescribable pity.

 

His heart sinks when he thinks about how, at the age of 15, she had to lie about her age and work as a maid at the imperial palace to earn money for her mother’s medicine.

 

“Well, if you tell me to quit, I will quit right now, so please don’t tell anyone else, Your Highness.”

 

If others found out about this, it wouldn’t be a problem for her to quit being a maid, but she might have to pay the penalty for lying about her age and forging documents.

 

“… … .”

 

Despite Binka’s earnest request, Winfred did not respond. He seemed to be deep in thought.

 

And after a while, he lowered his voice and opened his mouth.

 

“I’ll keep it a secret. So don’t say you’re quitting. “You need money for your mother’s medicine.”

 

“… … Majesty.”

 

He said he didn’t lie for any other bad reason, but that he made that choice for the sake of his one and only family. He didn’t have the slightest intention of throwing away such a kind Binka.

 

“It’s our secret, okay?”

 

Winfred held out his little finger with a mischievous smile reminiscent of his father, Hirum. Sharing a secret. It felt like they had become close siblings.

 

“Yes, thank you very much, Your Highness.”

 

Binka smiled brightly and placed her little finger on Winfred’s finger. There was no shadow to be found on her bright face.

 

* * *

 

Despite Count Senospon’s continued earnest urgings, Gerald’s persistent visits to the villa would not decrease. No, he seemed to have become bolder.

 

At first, he resisted and retreated from Cloud. However, he later realized that he couldn’t stop him and stopped focusing on him.

 

He don’t know how Ayla knew that whenever she went out to the garden, she would come to visit with all kinds of snacks and toys that young girls would like, so for the past few days, training has been held indoors.

 

Of course, Cloud seemed to have thought that he had already taught him all the techniques, but the only training he did was to lightly warm up his body so as not to get rusty.

 

He couldn’t even do that and was stuck in the room, so he couldn’t bear it.

 

Added more today.

 

“Hey, pretty! Come out and see me, okay?”

 

She didn’t know how he found out, but he had been bothering Ayla for hours by throwing small stones and such from under the window of her room.

 

‘That’s really, just…’

 

Ayla kept getting angry over things that were less than a fistful of distance away, so she had to hold back the urge to open the window and jump out to knock him out.

 

She thought Winfred was just a bright and innocent child, but compared to Gerald, he seemed very mature. She couldn’t understand why someone who was even a year older than Winfred would act like that.

 

Ayla had never met a friend her age other than Winfred throughout her past life and this life, but she instinctively knew that this was not a normal relationship.

 

“Pretty, come play with me!”

 

Then again, a stone flew at the window and made a thudding sound. At the same time, she felt like she could hear the sound of her patience giving up.

 

Ayla went to the window and threw it open. It seemed like she couldn’t bear it without screaming to leave him alone.

 

He was truly a bastard. He made her wear out her deep patience, which she endured even in front of Byron, the enemy of Cheolcheon.

 

As she opened the window, another small rock flew out from underneath. It seemed like she threw the rock without knowing how to open the window.

 

And Ayla instinctively grabbed the stone with her hand.

 

“Wow, what tricks are you doing? “How did you catch that?”

 

When Gerald saw that, he applauded in amazement. He dared to be completely uncharacteristic of someone who had just thrown a rock and almost hit someone.

 

Ayla tightly closed her eyes, resisting the urge to throw this rock at 120 kilometers per hour and break his head.

 

“… … Can you please just leave it alone? Why are you doing this to me? “I want to rest quietly.”

 

“Hey, what kind of child are you talking about, like an old man who has lived the whole world? I like you. I like you. I take a walk with you, talk to you… “I want to do that.”

 

He answered with a smile on his face that made me want to hit him.

 

And Ayla thought. That’s not something she likes.

 

How could he irritate someone he likes so much? She didn’t understand.

 

“I have no desire to do that, so please leave me alone and go back. Before you throw this stone.”

 

“You? “If I throw it, will it come to me?”

 

Gerald burst out laughing and said it sarcastically. It was clear that he was belittling her because she was a young girl.

 

Isn’t that possible even if he can’t learn? Ayla shook her head.

 

He couldn’t be more stupid than this to not notice that even though I’ve been visiting her every day and seeing her, she’s an extraordinary person, different from ordinary girls.

 

Of course, even if she was an average girl, she shouldn’t have made such a dismissive comment.

 

“Throw it. “I will take it well.”

 

“… … .”

 

In the end, Ayla couldn’t bear it anymore and returned the stone Gerald had thrown. Of course, she aimed so that his head was slightly off to avoid hitting him.

 

When the rock she threw passed by Gerald’s ear at a speed that made it hard to believe that it was just a stone thrown with bare hands, Gerald slowly turned his head in disbelief and looked at the spot where the stone flew and stuck.

 

“Get out of here when I say nice things.”

 

And Ayla slammed the window shut.