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"Lady, this is the newspaper you asked for."

"Bring it over here. Is it issued by the capital city?"

"Yes."

Karen received the newspaper from the maid.

Karen really seemed to live these days. Being alone with Raymond was romantic in his own way, but he couldn't stand it because he had been in conflict with others all his life.

All the convenience Berdyk offered made her live like a human being.

Meals, cleaning, and entertainment. Doesn't he even give Karen the pleasure of revenge? Karen realized again that she had been living too stuffy.

"Huh-huh…."

There were all sorts of stories written in the newspaper.

The world goes back without Karen. The world you were in was too small. Karen was a little sad about the past when she thought the world was a romance novel. If you look around, the world is this wide.

The world was full of grief, tragedy, and comedy. Karen devoured the culture section first. It was her favorite thing. However, 'Today' soon lost interest because it was the same as 'Today' I saw before. The news I had already read was not very interesting. Karen turned the pages of the newspaper. His eyes glimpsed the news.

father

I thought there might be news of my father's death, but the death of a rural lord was not very important. Local newspapers did not cover the death of Lord Haier in the capital. Now that the funeral is over, there will be nothing more to be published in the newspaper.

But Karen couldn't take her eyes off the obituaries.

He wasn't the man he thought he was.

But at this time, there's a dead man who shouldn't die.

Prince Louis died.

Why did Prince Louis die?

Karen was embarrassed.

Prince Louis was not supposed to die at this time. Prince Louis died on the day he was 117, but the boy was mainly a survivor. Crown Prince Gwiz and Prince Louis were both living people until the age of 116. Except when I was 117 years old.

As Karen, 117, began to kill, things began to go wrong little by little, and the confrontation between Prince Gwiz and Prince Louis intensified. And eventually, Prince Louis was killed by his father. But it was so unusual, it couldn't have happened. It was unexpected that happened at the age of 117.

"…why?"

Karen read the newspaper like crazy. Something unexpected happened. And it wasn't that pleasant. Why did Prince Louis die?

Early in the morning of the 7th, Prince Louis was shot by a gunman in a street parade and was rushed to a hospital on the 17th, but was held in the arms of God.

Why?

Karen didn't understand. It was quite normal for Prince Louis to participate in a street march during this time. A very common thing Karen didn't have to remember. It was just smiling and waving to people on the street. He was young and had no reason to die socially.

Except for one man, his father, Prince Gwiz.

Prince Gwiz hated his children. He killed his child in front of Karen. But it was in a very special situation, at the age of 117.

Karen is now confined to her mansion. He knows his life at times like this. Because I had this experience. At that time, she lived frugally in her house, attended by Nancy and other maids, but nevertheless, she could see that society was working. Even then, Prince Louis lived to the end.

Why did Prince Louis die?

Come to think of it, Karen seemed to know why.

Karen doesn't know the world a year from now. Berdick is a person who pays Prince Gwiz. But at the same time, he tried to make friends with Prince Gwiz, paying the aristocrats who were not on good terms with him. However, he did not pay much attention to Prince Louis.

Prince Gwiz had no intention of making Prince Louis king.

Your son was a competitor to the throne, not a child. Karen didn't know until then. And Verdick knew his plan. Prince Louis will die one day, and you don't have to put your heart and soul into the little boy....

But at the same time, I could see why the boy, the future king, and the young royal family who admired Raymond died.

Prince Louis would have lived if he had confidence.

The boy was not meant to die, at least this year. The only time Prince Louis died was when Karen decided to commit murder in memory of the age of 117. Karen was still alive when she was locked up in the mansion like this.

The boy had to live.

But this time he died.

This is not because of Karen, but because Raymond returned together. Raymond's tie to Karen was applied differently. And he said he had gone through all sorts of situations. There is no way he could not have predicted the death of Prince Louis.

Even the boy Raymond doesn't care.

Karen is the only thing that matters.

"…you know, did you know that Prince Louis died?"

"Yes, miss. Not long ago... he passed away about 10 days ago."

"Do you understand?"

"Yes... it's in the newspaper. What's wrong with you?"

"…no, no."

Karen asked the maid. But the maid just answered calmly. Karen tried to ask how to be so calm, but she couldn't because of the obvious. Prince Gwizu is important to Berdick, and Prince Lewis is not that important.

"I just felt sorry for the child's death."

Karen had no choice but to answer like that. He was worried that his voice would be a little hoarse, but his voice came out very normal. That was a relief. Karen then handed over the newspaper.

This is the reaction of normal people.

Whether Prince Lewis is dead or Prince Gwiz is alive. It has nothing to do with oneself. It eventually happened in the newspapers. It happened in another world. What matters to you is one thing. There is only one man in himself.

The only thing that matters is Raymond and himself.

"…I'm thirsty. Can you get me some water?”

"Yes, miss."

***

"Sir Raymond, should I call you Baron Raymond?"

The Marquis of Pancair sang Raymond in a hoarse voice.

"Now I'll officially be a baron tomorrow, so you can just call me a baron. Marquis of Pancair."

"I see. You'll be at the funeral, too. I think you'd better go down for a while. Things are complicated right now and then."

"Yes."

Raymond answered briefly. His voice was not very bright. The situation was so grim that he should be congratulated on receiving a great medal from the baron. His nephew and future king died. Is he also heartbroken? The Marquis sighed.

Prince Louis died suddenly. Someone killed him. Prince Louis died on the spot, although the death announcement was late to make the announcement at a reasonable time.

"I really hate my cousin."

“…….”

The Marquis of Pancair clapped his lips and closed them. The thin lips twitched. The Marquis turned his head to the window. It was late summer. The sound of grass bugs crying and birds singing is in full swing, and the person who should die is dead. It was too good weather for someone to die.

Prince Louis died.

The next king is Prince Gwiz, only one.

But the Marquis of Pancair never intended to crown him. It is clear who killed Prince Lewis. All sorts of people were trying to hand the throne over to him without difficulty. The current king was forced to hold onto the crown even after he was over ninety, and the nobles were also interacting with Prince Louis, who was still young.

But when he died, everything went down the drain.

Now that the prepared king is dead, they must accept Prince Gwiz as king. But the Marquis had no intention of doing so. He had to meet the king.

"I think we're going to have a bloody fight.”

“…….”

"Laymond, go down to your house now. I'll call you back when the time comes.”

"Don't you need my help now?"

Raymond's green eyes shone in the sunset. He was a good sniper everyone knew. The Marquis shook his head. He was so famous that it is rather doubtful that he is here now.

"Everyone knows that you and Prince Louis were on special terms, so it's never good for you to be in the capital now."

"I would like to see Prince Gwizu once.”

The Marquis shook his head. When Raymond meets him and kills Prince Gwiz, it happens in another conflict.

"I know how you feel. You want revenge right now."

“…….”

"But this is not the time."

“…….”

"Go down and hold your brother's funeral, and live quietly as if you're not interested in anything.”

Raymond remained silent for a long time. as if it were impossible

"I'll make sure to sing it again. But not now. I have something to prepare."

"Okay."

And the Marquis of Pancair seemed to know who the culprit was. Actually, there was only one criminal. The Marquis clenched his fist. Prince Louis was also his king and relative. The Marquis never intended to see Prince Gwiz take the throne.

"See you later. Marquis of Pancair."

"Yeah, I'll send a little side-by-side to your brother's funeral."

"Thank you."

Raymond went out with his head down. His stiff face bothered me.

He's not lucky enough.

The Marquis thought so while looking at his back. That young man was always unlucky for his ability. After losing her parents early, she was forced to marry the daughter of a debtor, and her fiancee went missing and her brother, the only remaining family member, died.

And now. The Marquis was heartbroken. The young boy king, whom he cared more than anyone else, died. The boy who looked at Raymond with envious eyes died.

Prince Gwiz will have to be paid for his sins.

***

Raymond closed the Marquis' door.

"…sigh."

Prince Louis died.

The Marquis of Pancair was burning a vengeance on Prince Gwiz. Now that Prince Louis died, the successor to Prince Gwiz was Marquis Pancair. So far, he has tried to get the throne straight for Lewis, but now it will be different.

The battle for the throne begins in earnest. Prince Gwiz will have to do all he can to deal with the Marquis of Pancair. At least a year doesn't remind you of a woman.

"Are you Lord Raymond Sayertes?"

"Can you really deal with 100 people on your own?”

He seemed to hear the voice of the boy looking up at him, but he soon shook his head. It is not important. The sense of foreign substances that sink into the chest is negligible. There is only one person who is important to himself.

"Oh, the dressing room must be closed. We'll have to leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

I looked up at the sky. The sun was setting.

I can see the burning sky. The end of the blood-colored sky was gradually turning purple, welcoming the night. It reminds him of the only meaningful person he loves.

"The sun has hair, the purple sky has eyes, the moon has a sparkling face... Well, is the expression too greasy? I don't know which expression is appropriate. But I think I'll have to give it a try. If it's too greasy, I might be able to use it as a joke."

Raymond laughed.

The Marquis of Pancair will take on Prince Gwiz.

Prince Gwiz will have to concentrate all his attention on dealing with the Marquis of Pancair.

And Verdick will do all he can to protect Karen, who he thinks is evidence he has caught.

"I'll have to get dressed and go down."

“…….”

"I hope you don't get angry because it's too late. That's okay, isn't it?

“…….”

Raymond picked up his bag. It was quite heavy, but it wasn't the weight he couldn't lift. Raymond looked down at the bag and laughed.

"You'll be fine. Karen will love me no matter what."

By the day she will be safe with this. Raymond walked lightly.

Only one person is important.

That's enough.

***

Raymond is back.

It was so sudden that he came.