Escape From The Tyrant

Why You Left Me (3)

Dylan's oath is as follows.

First, I respect Charlize's free will.

Second, don't hurt Charlize and Alperier.

Third, I will support Alperier with all my might until the magic tower is destroyed.

It was a life-threatening oath. It is not just sweet talk that will only end in words.

It carried a soul and was engraved on it.

'Contract.'

The contractor was Dylan Blade, Emperor of the Empire.

And Charlize Ronan.

"For now, please let me stay in the capital outside the imperial palace."

"I'll order you to leave an empty house on the island. ”

Dylan immediately nodded at Charlize's words.

Dylan kept his vow.

The mansion that Dylan gave away was vast and majestic. He had yet to decide how long he would stay in the mansion. He's signed in with Alperier's men.

Charlize's rebellion and escape.

Even if everything goes well.

It was still unreasonable to smile and treat each other as if nothing had happened since seeing Dylan's tears.

Ronan's family character ends in dismissal.

This time, those who truly believed in the Emperor rarely rose, but they could not help it.

Rapine came back with a complicated and strange face.

Now there's only Charlize and Alperier.

After being released outside the Imperial Palace without Shadow's supervision, Charlize finally realized Dylan's oath.

Dylan no longer forced Charlize. He respected Charlize's volunteerism alone.

“Leader is Kiera, what does that mean?”

The members did not understand the situation.

Since the door was open, Alperier's conversation could be heard well by Charlize.

It was a conversation in front of everyone.

"Of course, I heard everything."

“I also don't know why the leader calls himself Kiera.”

Payne's face is like a lost child.

His eyes, trembling in confusion, were very different from the playful attitude Payne usually showed, and his ways sometimes became serious enough to be sharp.

He just put on a confused face.

Charlize lowered her gaze. It was not intentional, but Alperier was also caught up in Charlize's fate.

"I can't help it."

Charlize released her evil God for a while.

His method was to become enlightened alone when the ancient gods controlled their energy.

The faces of the members who were talking to each other hardened by the evil God that was clearly scattered on the marble floor.

They looked back and looked at Charlize.

Charlize entered the room and closed the door. And then he opened his mouth.

“I can't explain it, but. In this world, no. Anywhere. I'm the most complete experiment of the Kiera.” project

"…leader?"

“Yes, so I tried to take revenge on the imperial family and the magic tower.”

Payne thinks he's out of breath.

'He is an evil god.'

Evil gods have feelings similar to mana, but very different.

A feeling of cooler and colder darkness.

The other Alperiers did not know exactly what this energy was, but they eventually realized that it was a quality that humans would never possess.

But Payne said.

"I…! I've never heard of anything like that.”

"Absolutely. If there is such an experiment, the magic tower will directly track it itself.”

Derian responded to Payne's words.

Even Charlize could not tell the story of turning back time. He pondered briefly how far he should be honest.

But he doesn't need to be specific.

"That's right. I was captured and tortured, tested, and forced to eat pieces by the magic tower.”

Hearing those words, silence was everywhere.

Because everyone knows how ridiculous the pain is in short, abbreviated sentences.

All the Alperier members here are the only survivors of Project Kiera from the magic tower.

“After going through all that, I became a different creature than before.”

"But leaders are human?"

Payne was confused by the situation beyond common sense.

This was a project that turned living humans into metal and swords.

'Why do you say it's a success?'

Noticing Payne's confused face, Charlize said indifferently.

“I can't say it.I have no intention to tell him. ”

“…”

Absolute Charlize's words.

"If you want to go, you can go."

Charlize said as she sighed at the end of her words. Charlize's face with her eyes closed for the first time.

“It makes no sense for Alperier to follow Kiera.”

The commander of the Alperier corps fell silent. Charlize, who immediately opened her eyes, gave an order.

“You have not been free for a long time, so go and rest. Except you, Payne.”

"...Yes, leader."

At a gentle greeting, the members closed the door and exited politely.

Payne, who was shown, stood vaguely, staying.

Grim face. He felt that his head would explode with complicated thoughts.

It was an awkward atmosphere.

Charlize wore a protective shield with mana.

So that no one can hear it.

Payne raised his head.

"What's going on?"

“As you heard. That's all true.”

Charlize replied nonchalantly.

'No way.'

Nothing compared to Charlize and Dylan.

Payne is also a genius.

However, no matter how much he thought about it, Kiera's project would never work, and if it was done, there was no reason for the magic tower to keep trying to make an evil god.

'But just now, it was a concentration of pure evil that not even the members of the magic tower had... Damnit. What the hell is going on?'

Unlike Payne, who was emotionally shocked, Charlize thought coldly. He just rationally judged everything.

'Can Payne keep a secret?'

What kind of person is Payne?

If it was Payne that he'd seen all along.

Charlize lowered her eyes. The long drooping eyelids are beautiful. Charlize opened her eyes immediately.

“That's right, I'm Kiera. I'm not the original part of the Ehyrit you think.”

“But it is impossible.”

Payne stopped talking and looked Charlize in the eye.

The eyes that he thought the dream had were extremely cold.

She's speechless.

“Payne Veneus.”

Charlize called out Payne's full name.

Payne's eyes widened.

'If it's Payne, whoever the original work is.'

Even if it's Dylan.

"He'll protect her."

“If you really want to protect the original part of Ehyrit, all you have to protect is Dylan.”

"What?"

He must have understood it because he was smart.

Payne asked as if the world he trusted had collapsed.

Charlize said firmly.

"Dylan is a real part of Ehyrit."

A real piece that is perfect before and after.

Payne had an empty face for a while.

Contrary to Charlize's expectations, it took her a long time to understand this fact.

He doesn't know what this is.

'Why am I sure?'

He understood when those words were finished. Of course the man, among the people Payne saw, was the most perfect.

At the end of Dylan's childhood. Payne wanted to see Charlize, and to check because he heard that the 13th Prince suddenly caught up with the 1st Prince and got the emperor's attention. He saw it from a distance.

Because Payne is a witch. He couldn't explain it, but when Dylan became emperor, he had the impression that he was completely blackened.

'If she is part ...'

Makes sense.

If Charlize is Kiera and Dylan is a pawn. His perfect control and genius could be explained.

Charlize told Payne, who was convinced of this fact.

“...Protect Dylan.”

Payne let out a sigh held back by Charlize's words.

Charlize, who was always cold, was a little softer at the moment.

It was so foreign to him that he realized it was true.

***

Three days after the oath.

Charlize went to see Dylan.

He came here after receiving a polite invitation from Dylan to have dinner together at the Imperial Palace.

Only the emperor sat and waited in the prestigious high-class restaurant.

“…”

When their eyes met, Dylan stood up.

Of course, the mansion Dylan had provided also had servants, so Charlize was already dressed up now.

It was a quiet dress with no intense color. Only the countless diamonds that adorned the dress glittered dazzlingly.

But maybe even better than Charlize.

Dylan was the one who tried to dress up.

"Should I give you a compliment?"

“...You are handsome today, Your Majesty.”

As Charlize spoke slowly, Dylan's expression looked bright.

That's not wrong, is it? He was glad he wasn't offended.

But it's sincere.

This was one of the most handsome Dylan he had ever seen.

Dylan and the dark blue uniform were a perfect fit. Her trimmed hair looks so soft.

The bangs that covered the forehead were properly disheveled like military dogs.

A confident little smile hung over Dylan's mouth.

"Because I want to see you, Charlize."

"Didn't you see me a while ago?"

“...really? I'm curious too. I think my time is broken. ”

The words tickled him as if they did not want to burden him.

Charlize sat on the chair opposite her, slightly avoiding her gaze.

He could tell without hearing what Dylan was about to swallow.

Maybe time passed too fast when he was with Charlize, and when he wasn't with Charlize, he was like…

'Hm. Let's stop.'

Charlize may be a little less resistant to this amused atmosphere.

It doesn't matter if the sexual tension openly implies a relationship.

Of course, it's not bad. Not entirely true, though,

"I think it's good."

Charlize looked at Dylan.

She remembers when she first dated Dylan three years ago.

At that time, they ate at the restaurant after watching the opera.

“I only prepare food that Master likes.”

"... It's caviar."

The unique sour taste is its taste.

She doesn't look for it often, but she likes it because it's delicious if she eats it occasionally in her daily life.

This was a foodstuff he used to eat unconsciously only on special days.

All the menus are fancy. Of course, each one was Charlize's taste. From his favorite snail dish in olive oil to exotic foods with basil.

“...Thank you for the food, Your Highness.”

Charlize wiped her hands neatly with a handkerchief and raised her fork.

In fact, Dylan and his transparent tears continued to pile up before him. Somehow it is difficult to make eye contact.

"I made Dylan cry."

The shadow of the day was still clear.

'As long as I live, there will come a day when I make a man cry.'

think Charlize.

He certainly felt that Dylan was a genius. Dylan knew very well how he had to act in order to get Charlize.

Suddenly, Charlize realized.

'No matter how I hide a secret, Dylan only knows even if I try to keep it to myself.'

Or he will follow you in a direction closer to the right answer.

It means nothing to hide it.

No other conversation at the table during the meal.

Charlize was silent in her thoughts, and Dylan respected her for that.

Around the end of the meal.

Dylan broke the silence.

"Why did you leave me?"

“…”

He had heard this question many times.

He never answered.

'The result is back crooked.'

Charlize's inner side was numb on Dylan's injured face. He's never seen her before.

After all, didn't Dylan end up begging to risk his life to help Charlize?

Dylan's acting was so perfect that Charlize didn't even know it was a plan designed to trick her.

Dylan looked at Charlize's lips. That's a little deep look.

But Charlize finally spoke.

“...Because I want to protect you.”

Speaking informally is like the first day Charlize uses it.

He thought about what to say, but Charlize had everything she could say to Dylan, even though she spoke well.

Dylan's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Is it because you fear my death?"answer Dylan.

Charlize smiled bitterly.

"Yes. I'm so scared.”

He was afraid of losing his only existence, Charlize added.

"Because I love you."

This was the first time he had ever told Dylan in person.

Dylan and Charlize's eyes collided in midair.

***