The Eternal Debauchery's

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"… the bastard." Empress Lilia cursed gently and downed another cup of wine.

I sat next to him smiling. I just heard Lilia cursing my father in various ways. He called it incompetent, lustful, unfaithful, and useless.

I was kind of surprised to hear my stepmother cursing at my father like that. He seems to be more dissatisfied with her than I thought.

But he wasn't the only one the empress talked about. Maybe because he thought I didn't know who he was, he took out all the steam he collected and started venting all his grievances.

He insulted his brother (Earl Riea) for endangering the lives of his sons, his eldest son (crown prince) for failing to protect his younger brother, and for failing to protect his younger brother, his daughter (Lena) for spending too much time with the children**** that. (My mother), and Dina and I for trying to steal what belongs to her and her children.

Finally, she cried sadly whenever she talked about her son's death.

Of course, he did not mention any names, but it was clear to me who he meant.

I listened patiently, only interrupting to comfort her or agreeing to her words.

Just like that, I slowly gained her trust.

It wasn't too difficult because of Lilia's current condition.

Although at first she was a bit reluctant to talk about her personal matters with an unknown man, actually Lilia needed someone who could listen to her. It was only a matter of time before he started talking about everything.

Besides, I was someone she wouldn't see again after tonight (or at least she thought so), so she didn't have to worry about what I would think of her.

Plus, I don't know her identity as empress, so even if I feel unhappy with some of the things she said, it doesn't matter.

Just for tonight, Lilia just wanted to forget everything and vent her frustration. And tomorrow, she will return to the icy, harsh empress again, like tonight never happened.

Or at least, Lilia thought so.

In fact, tonight is just the beginning.

At that moment, Hope approached us. He looked at me with a complicated expression before opening his mouth.

"Master. Can you stay away? That's my place.”

I glanced at Hope while smiling while I admired her acting ability inwardly.

This girl really looks like a loyal servant who worries about her employer.

“Is something wrong? I only talked to this beautiful woman here. ” my question while staring at Lilia. “Could I not be able?”

Lilia seemed to understand my point. Because he looked at Hope unhappily and waved his hand.

“Hope, stop bothering us. I'm talking to Mr. Clark now.”

“But Pe–Master, you must not get too close to other men. Remember that you–”

"Stop, Hope," Lilia spoke again, this time showing her displeasure more clearly. “We did nothing wrong, just chatted for a while. Now go."

"… I understand. But be careful, sir.” Hope sighed and walked away while looking at us anxiously.

However, before leaving, he turned towards me and blinked his eyes silently.

At the same time, I could see that Lilia's vigilance towards me had reached an all-time low.

Well, that's normal. Anyway, everything tonight has been prepared to get this result.

Decoration, luxury drinks, soft music. Even the other person here is the man from the Red Skull Gang who followed my orders.

They don't know my purpose or Lilia's identity, but they do know what they should do.

As for everything that had just happened with Hope, it was just a small psychological trick.

Psychological tricks to make Lilia more open to my seduction.

To make things even worse, Lilia was the empress. That meant that normally, he had to keep his grand demeanor and he had no friends he could talk to equally.

Normally it was not a problem, but in the current situation, it created a moment of weakness on him.

And when that weakness appeared, he met me. A handsome young man who listens to his problems and comforts him without caring about his status.

For Lilia, it was an opportunity to vent all her frustrations. Moreover, my sweet words of comfort gave her the illusion of comfort.

It's like medicine.

Then, what would happen if someone (Hope) tried to take that much-needed comfort away from him?

Perhaps a normal Lilia would be able to think calmly about the consequences of her actions, making the right choice. But to his current self, Hope's actions only spurred his mind to revolt.

So, instead of following Hope's advice, she decided to do the opposite, making him feel closer to me.

"Is he your servant?" I pretend I don't know. “She looks worried about you.”

“It was his job.” Lilia drank another cup of wine and said. “However, I don't like it when he tries to exceed his limits.”

I chuckle softly. “He's just worried about you. He probably thought I was planning to take you to bed and was afraid that you would betray your husband.”

“... And is this your plan?” Lilia asked with a curious look and was a little teasing.

"Who knows?" I shrugged my shoulders.

"It depends on your mind" I said and placed my hand over his shoulder.

Lilia remained silent. He looked at my hand with a complicated expression and downed another cup.

"… It's wrong. I don't want to betray my husband.”

"He doesn't need to know" I said calmly. “You're new here, right? Does anyone know who you are?”

Lilia thought for a moment and shook her head. Before coming here, he had been wearing a simple disguise. Although it cannot hide all its features, it is enough to make it look a little different than usual.

“But, Hope..”

“Don't worry about him, look,” I said and pointed to Lilia's servant. Right now, he was going to talk to another man.

That man was Klein, Marana's brother. Both are in action too.

“The man is my friend,” I said, “I asked him to distract your servant. Don't worry, he's very good at this, your servant won't notice anything. ”

Lilia said nothing. He just looked at me and took a deep breath. “...No, I can't do this..”.

I could feel the struggle and doubt in Lilia's mind.

It's time for the final push.

"Are you sure? From what you said, your husband is not a good man. Besides, he betrayed you first. He deserves this.”

Lilia's eyes opened slightly wide.

Then, he smiled bitterly. “... Yes, he deserves this.”

Gotcha. You mine.

With a smile, I grabbed Lilia's hand.I then took her to the second floor where a room was waiting for us.

However, before leaving, I winked at Hope and Marana.

Now, let the night begin.