16 16 Story Ikenai, How to Release Stress (2)

"This is my father and .......

"Hmm. Ex-fiancees.

Allen nodded humbly.

I kind of emphasized the "ex" part. Somehow.

What you need is not to accept everything. You need to be angry.

To be angry. ......

Exactly.

I gently took Charlotte's hand and put on the glove I'd also ordered.

The color is blood red. It was a choice that was completely based on Allen's personal grudge, but he didn't explain it to her.

Patience is important sometimes, but sometimes you need to let go. If you don't, your life will surely collapse.

Overdue emotions never disappear.

They continue to accumulate in the depths of your mind and eventually overflow and destroy you.

I didn't want Charlotte to feel that way.

"Yes, it's confusing for everyone at first. But it becomes a habit.

What is it about you, Demon Lord, that makes you sound like a villain every time you speak?

Miaha blurted out in exasperation.

But Charlotte's face remains blue. She looks at the pictures of the prince and her father on the sandbag and shakes her shoulders.

"But ...... I'm not ...... mad at you," she said.

But I'm not ...... mad at you." "...... even if you humiliate me that badly?

In order to find this picture, Allen looked through several newspapers.

In order to find this photo, Allen read through a number of newspapers and found out how Charlotte was known as the "bad girl" in the neighboring kingdom of Nielsen.

There was even a bounty on her head. The soldiers that Allen chased off also said that they didn't care if she lived or died. ...... There is no place for her in that country anymore.

Charlotte has had everything taken from her and her dignity violated.

And yet, she never uttered a single word of anger.

She just smiles as if she has given up.

...... The prince and your father had their reasons, you know.

If there was a reason, would it be okay for me to throw you away like a rag?

"...... can't help it.

Charlotte shook her head loosely.

I'm sure you're not the only one. The prince is sorry for the trouble he has caused ...... by having someone like me as his fiancee. I can't ...... bear a grudge.

"......

Apparently the roots of the problem are too deep.

Allen's plan was as follows.

First, make Charlotte aware of her grudge.

Second, he would go straight to the neighboring country and expose the prince's wrongdoings.

Three, Charlotte's innocence would be cleared and the villains would be put to death.

Four, a happy ending.

But now that blueprint has to be scrapped.

This plan alone would not be enough to heal Charlotte's heart.

After all, she has not been able to face her own heart properly. She has become accustomed to suppressing her feelings and is afraid to show how she feels. Or they have given up on feeling.

Because they couldn't live without it.

The shell that you built to protect yourself is now strangling you.

If his name were cleared and the prince were to be condemned, ...... instead of being happy, he would be worried that people were unhappy because of him.

So Miaha pulls Allen's sleeve a little bit.

"Mr. Demon King. I don't think it's very classy to get involved in a customer's home. ......

He looked at Charlotte hesitantly, and gently lowered his voice.

I'm sure you'll agree with me that it's best to leave it at that.

I almost agree with you on that.

"'Almost'?

Charlotte's heart is deeply broken.

Charlotte's heart is deeply wounded, and it will take time to heal.

But I didn't want to just sit around ...... and wait for it to happen.

Charlotte.

"Yes?

I called out to her, who was looking down at me.

He gently squeezed her hand, which was still wearing the glove.

"Then hit me with ...... instead of a sandbag.

".................. Yes?