
Hope and I continued to lie on the bed, teasing each other like a pair of newlyweds.
Maybe it's because it's been a long time since I last met him, but Hope is acting so spoiled. She shrunk in my chest like a kitten and rubbed her face against my neck while smiling shyly.
We stayed that way for a while, with the occasional kiss of her hair and pampering her as best I could.
Unfortunately, we can't stay that way for long.
When I expected the empress to wake up, Hope reluctantly left my arms and put on her clothes again.
He kissed my lips one last time before making me promise him that I would visit him soon.
It was not until 5 minutes after Hope left that the empress groaned softly and opened her eyes with a puzzled expression.
I had already returned to Clark's appearance and was sitting on the side of the bed, looking at his sleepy expression with a smile.
Lilia smiled back. But at the next moment, he jumped up and looked at me with an anxious look.
"B-How long do I sleep?"
"Nearly an hour" I replied, shrugging my shoulders.
"One hour! Why didn't you wake me up!? Spending time alone with a man in my room is very suspicious! What if Lotus suspects something?”
Well, I'm playing with your personal servant. Obviously, I'm not gonna wake you.
“You are very beautiful while sleeping. I don't want to wake you.”
Empresses stunned. A red hue appeared on her face as she looked at me with an angry look.
But then, he sighed.
“... We can't do anything now. Hurry up and put on your clothes. I just hope Lotus and Hope don't find it too weird. ”
Raising my shoulders, I returned my clothes.
As expected, Lotus looked at me with a dark gaze as I left the room. However, I ignored it.
I'm sure the empress will think of a good explanation.
Now that Dina's situation is resolved, I think it's time to return with the troops marching towards the front line.
But before that, I have to visit Dina first.
Stepping across space, I appeared in Dina's room.
Almost instantly, I felt 3 gazes at me, looking at me with a surprised expression.
I smiled at them and waved my hand, once again returning to my true face.
"Sister, Daisy, Louise, long time no see you."
"Your Majesty, you're here." Daisy was the first to react. He ran towards me with a bright smile on his face.
I smiled and patted his head, making my brown-haired servant close his eyes with a joyous expression.
At this point, Dina finally realized that it was me.
“... brother, you should not enter such a woman's room.”
But then-
“Wait a minute.. Does that mean Clark is Claus!?”
Dina, Daisy, and I were dumbfounded.
… Thinking about it, I never told Louise about this identity of mine.
Yeah, I forgot about it.
"W-You don't know?" dina asked awkwardly.
Louise looked at us and her expression darkened.
“You... You know how worried I am about Dina's marriage problem!? All this time, I was worried about what you would do! ”
"Well, we told you we had a plan, didn't we?"
I can only put on an awkward smile.
Yes, Louise works as Dina's aide, so we should have told her about my replacement's identity.
The truth is that it was off my mind. In fact, I'm pretty sure he already suspects something.
I mean, I didn't try so hard to hide it from her. And he even knew Raven.
Looking at my awkward expression, Louise sighed.
“Let's just forget it, okay? Is there another secret I should know?” ask Louise.
“Mmm... Have I told you that I am actually hundreds of thousands of years old and I am currently trying to stop a powerful being from destroying the world?”
A surprised expression appeared on Louise's face. But one second later, he rolled his eyes in despair.
"Yes right. As if I would believe that. ”
Well, that's the truth.
If you don't want to trust me, that's your problem.
“By the way, what will we do now?” Louise said with******* weight. "Do you know that this 'engagement' of Dina ended in vain all the efforts I put in recently, right?"
“Sorry about that, Louise.” Dina apologized. “Actually, you should stop worrying about convincing more noble families to side with us. Instead, you should worry about the consequences after I ascend the throne.”
"… What do you mean?" Louise narrowed her eyes.
Dina and I looked at each other and smiled. I then started to explain to Louise about our whole plan.
When Louise heard my explanation, her eyes became round.
“Two of you.. You are crazy.. And scary.”.
"Then do you think you can handle it?"
Louise nodded firmly. "Send me. By the way, what was my position after Dina became empress? What about the Prime Minister?”
"If you want to." I shrugged my shoulders indifferently. Dina also seemed to not care. After all, she knew Louise was one of my people.
Although Dina was a bit uncomfortable with someone from the Riea family at first, she was already used to Louise's presence. They could even be considered as friends now.
Louise nodded with a smile. "All right, I'll start working on it soon." He then turned around to leave the room.
But when he opened the door, he suddenly stopped.
“... Claus, that day... what will happen to my father?”
I smiled gently with a reassuring expression.
"Don't worry, I'll keep my word."
Louise nodded silently and left the room.
But at that moment, I realized Dina was squinting at me.
“Claus, what did you promise Louise?”
“... I'll tell you later,” I said with a wry smile and went to hug my sister. “Congratulations, sister. Since today, you are my fiancee.”
“... Claus, stop. Daisy is still here.” Said Dina with a shy expression. But when she saw Daisy, she saw Daisy laughing amusedly.
“Don't worry, Your Highness Dina. I won't say anything about this. You can be as intimate with Your Majesty as you wish. ”
I sent a thumbs up to my beloved servant.
"Daisy, you're the best" I said.
“Yes, yes, Your Majesty. Remember to love me so much later, okay?”
"Of course." I replied.
Dina blushed even more and looked at us with an angry look.
“... You two are so shameless!”