
That was two years ago. The reason why Kahu was starting to feel strange.
One day he got out of bed, and he thought his body was smaller. Is my body getting smaller?
It doesn't make sense but it's really happening. After that day, Kahu felt as if he had already done everything.
Unknown feeling of deja vu. The Young Duke has always experienced what is often referred to as Deja Vu.
[Know, what's wrong?]
[My head hurts.]
[You've been feeling this way a lot lately.]
[Sorry, I can't eat. uh, mom.].
He could not smile at his worried mother.
Kahu even had trouble eating. He often sees the future. It was a vague sight, so it was neither clear nor clear.
However, it seemed like he had returned from life in the future.
Moreover, amazingly, all the future he saw came true.
Recalling the scene where a servant died from hail, the next day the maid was completely dead.
The birth of the Crown Prince was also accurately predicted, and the name of the newborn imperial family member also matched his prediction.
Kahu fear.
'What the fuck?'
Kahu searched for records of time travelers recorded in history.
There is no match between the symptoms of time travelers and the symptoms themselves. Most are visionaries, villains, or astrologers.
These stories are very different from Kahu's. Am I possessed by a demon?
But what made the Young Duke even more confused was that not all the scenes in the future were suitable.
And in the middle…
There's Charlize Ronan.
'I thought I was engaged to him. I have no intention of dating, and adult interference is very disturbing.'
After all, their engagement was due to the political conspiracy of their family. She is fit for formality as the Princess of the Ronan family.
"I plan to get married well."
One day, Charlize Ronan has disappeared. He's 17 years old. Although they had been engaged to each other, there was no feeling of friendship between them.
Still, it was a little surprising. The princess had not appeared anywhere since she disappeared.
'I think for more than five years I just wanted to find a princess ...'
After Charlize disappears, Ronan's solid family begins to collapse.
At first, the second son of the Grand Duke died in vain after being caught up in the imperial treason charges, and then the Grand Duke was found with a body covered in blood.
Ronan's family had collapsed and disintegrated to the point where it was terrifying.
After a very long time, the Ronan bloodline would no longer stay in the Empire.
'I don't know.' There comes a point where the current reality is at odds with the future Kahu knows.
'She's a bad woman in high society.'
Unlike the future where she had such a gentle temperament that she did not even oppose her father and elder brother, she was, she is called the bad woman in society because she always talks back to others.
"Teacher Prince."
A person who voluntarily became the teacher of the prince, unlike the future, where he did not look helpless.
After all, at the end of his investigation, there was always 'Charlize Ronan'.
Of course, he still did not know why the winner of the sword competition had changed …
This can be a butterfly effect. Charlize was the only one who acted so differently from the future that she knew.
[Have you heard the news? Lady Ronan suddenly became a teacher.]
[What is a teacher for the 12th Prince or the 14th Prince after receiving the honorary knight title? After all, he became the prince's teacher.]
[I think it was the 13th prince's teacher.from the 7th Concubine.].
He remembered the nobles who were interested in Charlize while pointing their fingers. Obviously, from that moment on, there was something mixed up.
'Are you a replacement? Can you act differently? No, why did you disappear from the start? you really don't know anything? '
"You, how did you not disappear, and are you still alive ...?"
“... I don't know what you're saying.”
said Charlize. He turned around and opened the curtain. Kahu pulled the curtain and followed it in as if he was possessed.
Even when he tried to read Charlize's expression, there was no tremor as if he was wearing an iron mask.
Kahu licked his lips.
'I made a mistake. But I can't be honest. Young Duke should not have any weaknesses.'
It has been 16 years since she was educated that she should act as the heir to her family and honor her name.
It's also funny that the power of divination that has been realized at that time began to change and make the future uncertain again.
But Kahu can't let Charlize go. No matter how he looked at it, he was the center.
If he digs up information about Charlize, all clues will be lost. That was the reason why he followed her once he saw her from afar.
However, only the two of them were left, so his mind was blank and he could not say anything.
Charlize makes eye contact with Kahu.
'What do you know?'
Charlize is embarrassed too. When she asked why she was not dead, it was evident that she could not react as ominously as a normal woman.
'If it's about that problem ...'
There's only one.
Keira's Sword.
But it didn't happen.
"I'd be calmer if he asked if I'd ever met you at a sword competition."
But Kahu doesn't seem sure. Charlize could guess his feelings.
"I think he knows something, but it's all uncertain." Charlize decided to play plain and said:
“How do I live? And I why is it missing?”
There is no record of a person re-emerging throughout the history of the world.
Even if there was a hint, Kahu would back off for a while if he pretended not to know anything.
“I live because I'm alive. Did you come here to mock me? Wouldn't it be better to disappear on your own than to live like this? What kind of humiliation makes the disgrace of the Ronan Family inappropriate for breathing?”
“... Obviously not that.”
Sure enough, Kahu stepped back, and looked confused.
Charlize felt her heart thump.
Considering its external image, there is nothing wrong with being tough. People do not expect kindness or consideration for themselves. His fame is comfortable at the moment.
Because Charlize Ronan is the bad woman everyone points to.
"I'm offended.I don't like to be bullied when I'm resting alone ... I may not be the Young Duke but I don't want to be involved in a scandal. ”
Kahu listened quietly and called out to her, with a soft voice that looked rather hoarse.
"Lady."
“…”
Duke Delmon's blonde hair is browner than honey. It was a color reminiscent of a Golden Retriever.
He has confidence.
Kahu smiled faintly.
"Did you know there's talk of political marriage between our families?"
"… I know."
“First of all, I'm sorry for that. I must have been crazy for a while. I wanted to attract Lady's attention, so I messed up the atmosphere. ”
“…”
“But if it's a scandal, I'd be happy to welcome it. Not bad marrying each other.”
Charlize remained silent.
High ranking nobles must marry.
Unity between two families. It is mandatory to continue the generation.
It is a culture and a custom that everyone should follow and take for granted, because it is the price of the privilege that one enjoys.
That was why Charlize was very obedient before she returned to the past. She thought it was the best because it would be a formal wedding.
"If only I hadn't lost."
He will marry Kahu around the age of adulthood. Although it would have been a loveless relationship, we may have been a wealthy family living with good manners.
She may be living a normal life as a Duchess.
But.
“I don't want.”
“…”
"I don't want to live as someone's wife."
Feelings are luxury. Whether it was love or engagement, she didn't mean to waste time listening to his cheap words.
Charlize was also curious as to why the Young Duke asked so many questions, and why he looked at himself with puzzled eyes.
But he held back his curiosity. Surprisingly, he felt like he would get entangled with Kahu if he dug up this secret.
'If I don't take revenge, my anger won't go away.'
And he could not live with this anger all his life.
Kahu's eyes grew a little wider, probably due to the shock of the unexpected speech.
Even if the Empire was destroyed, Charlize would leave behind the name Duke Delmon. Names that mean life and breathing are just names recorded in history books.
Or close his eyes to receive asylum from another country.
'I wonder if it's enough for your good, Kahu.'
"...Is Lady against marriage?"
This is a very unconventional concept now but will be a controversial concept in a few hundred years.
Well, at this age, a woman who does not want to marry will be treated as a witch.
Charlize, who was trying not to show her embarrassment, smiled brightly at Kahu.
"No."
"I just wish you hadn't come into my life. '
'I don't know if anyone else is, but you can't. '
He was the only one who was saddened by his passing and tried to investigate it, so he couldn't.
“Don't get tangled with me.”
The typhoon's eyes were calm, but the typhoon would sweep through everything.
The path of revenge to reach the end of the empire was a defeat. A rough and barren path without morality or ethics. Dangerous and decadent roads.
He had no intention of dragging anyone down this path but himself.
Except Dylan.
Charlize did not allow Kahu to stay by her side.
“…”
Kahu looked at Charlize with those green eyes. She is a beautiful woman. Looking closely, she was even more beautiful.
But he was cold and sharp enough to stay away. That's interesting but creepy.
There was a lot of dignity that he could not hold or ask for anything.
Charlize beautifully left Kahu.
*****
As a prince, Dylan was also forced to attend the party. Of course, there was no strength to him. He could have avoided it if he really did not want to attend.
But he could find no reason to avoid it.
“Oh, right there. She's Miss Charlize.”
"Beautiful, no one can imitate her ..."
“Yes, let's see, hmm. Well, she's beautiful, hmm.”
Even if he did not advance first, people were talking about Charlize's whereabouts. He just got in.
'I heard he's famous but he's very popular.'
Most of the nobles glanced at Charlize. Members of the imperial family were no exception.
The Crown Prince and Emperor were also interested. He could not see where the 9th prince had gone ...
They called her a bad woman but they couldn't take their eyes off her.
Charlize's expression rarely changed so one could not radiate her mood from it. Still, it's very interesting.
Cursing is also a type of interest. Isn't there a saying that the opposite of love is indifference?
Charlize received a lot of attention.
'He deliberately hid as the winner of the sword competition.'
He still did not know why he was participating in the sword competition or what he wanted as a winner.
It was the first person he could not guess his thoughts were like this.
'The teacher did not pay attention. All you have to do is take care of yourself.'
He thought about that while looking at Charlize. That's also interesting. Dylan followed Charlize with a look.
Throughout the party, he remembered the noble wives who had poured out their admiration for Lize.
The women praised the elegant handsome boys and shed their tears in their dreams.
Actually, if they knew that his identity was Charlize, what kind of expression would they make?
A gentle smile hung over Dylan's mouth as he imagined it.
Dylan looked elsewhere and saw Charlize. Charlize was the center of everyone's attention.
'A.'
Suddenly, he wanted to hide Charlize from that gaze. That's what he thinks.
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