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Breathe. The chest was moving up and down slowly.

Prince Louis is not dead yet. Unlike Donna, she has arms and legs safely. The clothes were dirty and there were only a lot of wounds here and there. Karen closed her eyes and slowly opened her mouth, looking down at the crown prince trapped in the box.

"…Your Grace, I don't know what you're thinking… I'm young and immature, so I don't know."

What is Prince Gwiz doing?

Why did he keep his son here? Prince Gwiz doesn't like his son very much. It is a fact that many people know. The king is still holding out without handing over the throne to Prince Gwiz in order to hand over the throne to Prince Louise, who is well-behaved. That's why Prince Gwiz hates his son.

"This is... nothing good for you."

But the current king was too old.

It was already a difficult age to move around. The character with little age difference with Karen would be the king. Karen only saw his face from afar, but she knows he's old enough to die right now.

Prince Gwiz was a very late-born son, and Prince Lewis was also a late-born son. No matter how long the current king endured, it was unlikely that he would be handed over directly to Prince Louis.

"Does a man move only on benefits?”

Nevertheless, there is a degree and reason. Karen turned to Prince Gwiz. He could not understand Prince Gwiz.

"There are many reasons why people move. Especially when you're a king."

And the fact that Prince Gwiz has Prince Louis as his son guarantees him a firm throne.

The top line of succession royals, who are of the same age as Gwiz, did not yet have a son like Prince Louis. Even if Prince Lewis dislikes it, the boy benefits Prince Gwiz. Even the first heir to the throne is already middle-aged.

Prince Louis is a late-born child. Also, the princess has been dead for quite some time. The more children the royal family has, the more the future is guaranteed. A royal family with intelligent and strong children takes over the throne much more stably than a royal family without children. The presence of Prince Louis also makes Prince Gwiz's throne stronger. Prince Louis has to live.

"You really don't know?"

Prince Gwiz takes Karen by the shoulder.

Karen knew. I am not considering the benefit of Gwiz killing Lewis and losing Lewis.

I knew Prince Gwiz hated Prince Louis.

You're going to kill Prince Louis.

In spite of all the benefits he would get from Prince Louis.

For reasons Karen can't understand.

He didn't bring his son here on impulse.

Crunch.

And at that moment, Prince Louis moved. He woke up after hearing Prince Gwizu's voice.

"Daddy…?"

Prince Louis in the box opened his eyes. His hands were not tied, so Prince Louis reached out and grabbed the edge of the box. Blink your eyes. I don't think I've come to my senses yet. Karen reached out her hand to help him. Prince Louis rubbed his head and frowned.

"Here, what the hell.... Now…."

"Your Grace, wake up."

Perhaps it would be better to let go, but Karen took Prince Louise's hand thinking that she screamed. His ears were going to hurt if he screamed. Prince Louis held Karen's arm strong. Open your eyes wide. He saw it, too.

"…that's… What, what?"

Prince Lewis stumbled back into the box when he saw the decorations on the walls.

"Father... Now... That's…."

Prince Gwiz shrugged as he looked down at his son who could not speak properly. He seemed to exaggerate a bit.

"Too weak."

Prince Gwiz murmured as he watched him from behind. It was a much more rational attitude than Karen, but it doesn't seem to be eye-catching. In fact, Prince Gwiz seemed to hate Prince Louis no matter what he responded.

"As expected, you don't look like me. Not at all.”

Prince Louis did not faint, so he was able to rise again under Karen's auspices. Prince Louis took a deep breath. I tried to pull myself together somehow.

"Father, what are you doing?"

Prince Louis barely got up and saw his father, shaking his hands. He seemed to be trying to stare, but there was no threat to his body at the age of ten years old. As Prince Gwiz approached, he looked like he wanted to sit down again.

"Did you have fun?"

"I don't know what you're talking about. Father, what's all that's hanging over there? Father, and where are we?"

"Don't pretend you don't know."

"Daddy."

"Didn't you know about this room?"

“…….”

Prince Gwiz held Prince Louise's shoulders. Then he lifted his son. Prince Louis easily dropped by Prince Gwiz and walked out of the box.

"Why did you come in contact with Raymond Sayertes?”

"…because he is the model of the article. Father, please let me go. It's... it's not right."

Took.

Prince Louis fell to the floor. Gwiz looked down at his son. However, his violence seemed to have woken up Prince Louis. He got up from the floor and clenched his teeth.

"Father, turn yourself in. It's not too late."

"Look at this, Karen."

Prince Gwiz turned from Prince Louis and looked at Karen. Making eye contact with Karen, Prince Gwiz said. Contrary to what he said to his son, he had a soft voice.

"Did you hope for my son?”

“…….”

Karen didn't even think about it, couldn't bear to answer. Prince Louis was promised by Raymond and actively sought to protect himself. But now he didn't have an article, and he didn't have any weapons to defeat his father. Karen saw a much smaller, slender child than she was. What the boy had to protect seemed himself.

"Daddy!"

"I didn't ask you!"

Prince Gwiz shouted at Prince Louis. He saw Karen.

"Can you love me?"

“…….”

"Yeah, it's too much.”

Prince Gwiz stepped on Prince Louise's hands with his shoes on. Prince Louis crouched down.

"Stay still. It'll be all right.”

Does that mean to Karen or to Prince Louis?

"…oh, Father. Stop it. I'm not the only one who knows this. People know."

"Did you say that?"

"…father, please let Karen Evans go. Ask your grandfather for forgiveness and repent of his sins."

"Well, your Majesty already knows the existence of this room. But you've left me alone."

Prince Louis looked up. He glared at his father.

"That can't be my grandfather."

It was a strong denial.

Prince Gwiz stepped on the hand of Prince Louis. Even though he was a young boy who could not do that, he seemed to hate his son.

"When you become a king, you tend to ignore trivial things. Your Majesty had a lot of hobbies, too."

"Daddy... don't insult your grandfather. Because my father keeps saying that....”

"Have you promised you the next king?"

Prince Louis hesitated a little and went on.

"Daddy, this doesn't help you at all. Come on now."

It offended Prince Gwiz.

"That's true.”

Prince Gwiz takes out another sword that was hung high on the wall behind the box. As expected, it was a beautiful and luxurious sword. But when the body was revealed with a thud, Karen found it completely different from the dagger.

That knife has a blade.

With the knife, Prince Gwiz turned away.

Bam, bam, bam. Bam.

"I don't like you."

"…father!"

Then I heard another sound of footsteps. Karen told Prince Gwiz.

"Your Grace, please stop. I can hear people coming."

Karen spoke urgently. It may not be too late. Raymond may return again this time. He may come back and stop Prince Gwiz, save that little prince's hand, and save Karen.

"Haha, do you believe that?"

Prince Gwiz said without looking at Karen's face. He seemed only interested in how to make his son a decoration. The blade shined. Karen said again.

"It really sounds."

cried Karen. I was really hearing something. Prince Gwiz turned his head. Will he come again this time? I can hear footsteps. a heavy treading Will Raymond come to save Karen again?

"Your Grace, please stop.”

Maybe it's not too late yet. Again, Raymond proposed to Karen. I confessed that I love you. Even though you don't trust Karen. Maybe

"Come in."

The door opened.

"Your Grace, I've prepared the bath water as you said."

It's not Raymond.

He was a servant of Crown Prince Guez who had seen him before.

Raymond was going to be late again.

Like life so far. It disappointed me faster than Karen expected. Karen was a little disappointed, but Prince Louis' eyes were stained with despair. He shouted to his servant in a hurry.

"Hey! What are you doing without telling people about this room?"

At the cry of Prince Louis, the servant slowly turned his eyes away.

"Well, isn't that your Highness Lewis? So what did I say?"

"Get out."

Prince Gwiz cut him off. The servant immediately groveled back.

"I'm sorry, Your Grace."

But the laughter remained the same. The big servant grinned at Prince Louis and Karen.

"Carran, I think you need to wash up.”

“…….”

"First of all, do some work."

Then again, the tip of the knife was directed at Prince Louis. Prince Louise's face turned white.

"Father, what are you talking about?”

"I'll give you a piece of advice. It's good to wash your body before going to bed with a girl. You don't need to know anymore. Shh, I told you not to move."

Prince Gwiz did not turn his face and told his servants.

"Don't open it until morning."

"Yes, Your Highness."

I heard the door lock again outside.

Prince Gwiz looked back at Karen and Prince Lewis.

"Did you expect it?"

Prince Louis was clenching his teeth. Tears had formed around his eyes. It's too much now. Prince Gwiz was looking down at Prince Lewis with a knife.

"Actually, Karen, I wanted to be with you. Oh, not a bath. You're talking about something else.”

“…….”

"Now you're going to like this a lot, too. You'll get used to it.”

Gwiz spoke to Prince Louis.

"Louis, did your Majesty say you were the next king?"

Prince Louise glared at Prince Gwiz with tearful eyes. A groan broke out between the bad teeth. But he says,

"…yes, you lunatic."

"I see."

with a puff

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Prince Louis screamed. He stabbed Prince Louis in the thigh. He continued through and through.

"But your Majesty won't be able to give up me if you're gone."

"Uh, oh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.”

"You are not the next king. Your Majesty is so mean. Don't blame me. It's all your fault. I've never thought of you as my son. You shouldn't have been born from the beginning."

Prince Gwiz again raised his sword.