CH 118

Damon and Arsene stuck close to Hound and chatted. They glanced at me from time to time and smiled at me as if they were talking about me.

“The children must be comfortable with their grandfather.”

I said to Daniel, who was also watching the children.

He calmly replied as if he agreed.

“There were many aspects of the man Duke Gelon found who resembled children in appearance, so it’s a bit strange that they’d be so resistant to him and then so quick to show affection for Hound.”

“Yes. I suppose Arsene is reacting instinctively rather than using his mind-reading abilities, right?”

The children looked more like ordinary kids spending time with their grandfather than transcendents who could decide the fate of the empire.

Suddenly, I remembered the images of the children who were cowering in the mansion of Grand Duke Prause, treating themselves as dangerous goods.

‘I’m glad they look happy.’

Seeing the children smiling brightly enough to show all their small teeth, I thought that the world would no longer perish at the hands of children like in the original story.

If Lydia could be that happy, I would be more confident.

“Shall we take a walk for a while while the children spend time with their grandfather?”

“Yes.”

The backing of the Temple was arranged simply, calming the viewer’s mind.

I walked alongside Daniel and said.

“If the kids wanted to spend a few months with Hound in the northern mountains, you’d let them, right?”

“As long as the kids are safe. They want to spend time with their family, so I can’t stop them.”

“Hmm… I think I will be lonely without the children in the mansion.”

It was only a vague assumption that the children were away, but I felt like an empty nest.

If that happens, I won’t be able to play ball games with the kids, where my stamina is depleted first.

‘It was a pleasure every day to go to the kitchen after playing ball and ask for three glasses of milk to drink together.’

Daniel looked at me and gave me an unexpected comfort.

“You have me, Frey.”

“But I can’t have fun with you to the point where I’m out of breath and sweaty.”

“well…”

He gave a meaningful smile as if to think about it again.

“I think we can have fun enough if you want.”

As always, Daniel’s face was so virtuous that I could believe he was praying to God.

I didn’t expect him to be thinking like that with a face like this, so my rebuttal came out.

“What is that….”

But he seemed to take my rebuttal differently.

“You don’t think playing with me will be fun, Frey?”

His sweet voice tickled my ears.

Daniel was now leaning in close to me.

“If you’ll let me, I can prove to you for a moment that I’m not lying.”

There was a shadow of long eyelashes over the brilliant eyes.

Looking at the mysterious color, I suddenly became curious.

Is Daniel Prause bluffing in a subtle voice or Is he trying to seduce me by spilling the truth?

“….”

I took half a step through the shadowy bushes.

At the same time, the image of me closing my eyes reflected in his eyes gradually disappeared into the darkness.

Daniel, who followed me and hid himself among the bushes, cupped my cheek with one hand.

“Frey. I will neither make you lonely nor bore you.”

The cool body scent that I secretly liked tickled the tip of my nose, and soon something soft touched my lips.

“…..”

His lips were much warmer than expected.

I could feel his pulse throbbing in the hand that cupped my cheek.

Our lips touched briefly, and then I thought they were going to separate, but no, they changed the angle at which they met.

When I opened my eyes, thinking the air was getting hot, I could only see his eyes boiling as if he were going to eat me.

“Frey…”

He took a deep breath and called out my name.

Still closing my eyes, I felt like my legs were going to lose strength because of those letters.

‘Where is the #virgin man who was startled just by hearing the word ‘first night’.

Thinking so, I opened my eyes and was unable to speak for a moment.

“…..”

I looked up to see Daniel Prause staring at me with a face that had lost its virginity.

* * *

“I had something to tell you two, but I didn’t expect to see you in the garden.”

“Huh, I was thinking of taking a look around the garden after looking around the back garden.”

Unlike Frey, who answers moderately,

“……”

Daniel glared at the high priest instead of explaining the situation with a face of no malice.

His pupils were slightly elongated vertically.

‘I could have spent a little more time alone with Frey.’

It’s not even five minutes since he kissed Frey for the first time, and he accidentally ran into the High Priestess.

He couldn’t even cool down his heated face, face-to-face with an uninvited guest.

“The Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess, if you don’t mind, let’s go to the detention room together.”

“Yes. I wanted to see the Duke of Gelon locked up in the detention room.”

Daniel listened to the conversation between the high priest and Frey and followed them.

Frey’s eyes closed softly. Red and seductive lips.

As he recalled that delicate touch, his legs went weak and he almost slipped down the stairs to the second basement floor.

‘It didn’t feel like this when we briefly kissed at the wedding.’

Even then, obviously, Frey’s lips gave a strong memory.

However, it was incomparable to the present time when she allowed it, wondering how they would spend their time together as a couple.

One kiss and so much thought could take over his brain.

Daniel looked away, unable to make eye contact with the statues of gods everywhere.

“The Duke of Gelon is in the left room, and Sir Carlton is in the right room.”

When they reached the floor where the detention rooms were lined up, the high priest introduced them.

Frey looked at the small aquarines embedded in each door of the detention room and asked.

“High Priest. You’ve activated all of the magic blocking and soundproofing in the aquarines, right?”

“Of course. The detention room is also made quite sturdy so that the confined ones cannot fight each other….” 

The high priest glanced at the nameplates of the prisoners.

“Anyway, the opponent is the opponent.”

Duke Gelon has honed his magic to the highest level that humans can attain.

And the magic swordsman selected by his side.

It was clear that all of them were people who needed attention and management.

‘It’s fortunate we have Daniel, whose magic is beyond the reach of humans.’

Frey looked at her invention, which was doing its job, and took out a copy of the <Obelir Post> that she had brought specially.

[The empress betrays her family.]

Beneath the provocative headline, the text was densely written, revealing that the Empress had recommended the Duke of Gelon’s punishment to Tahar.

On the back page, there was news that holy knights and investigators came and went to the Duke of Gelon’s mansion.

“Put this with the food at Duke Gelon’s mealtime. It’s good if you tell him that the children’s grandfather has woken up.”

“I will, but… I don’t know if the person who ended up in the detention room really has any hope that someone will rescue him.”

Frey laughed bitterly.

Gelon is a family that only aims to stand above the imperial family.

Their arrogance to the extreme tended to make them unwilling to consider the threat posed by enemies they didn’t recognize.

‘Maybe because, until now, if they rebelled, you just trampled on them, like you did my mother.’

But the Duke of Gelon was detained, side by side with his favorite swordsman.

“But just in case, please deliver it. Newspapers are the best way to realize what’s going on in the world.”

The High Priest looked at the eyes of Frey who did not lose her composure before emotion.

Duke of Gelon.

Even though the head of the highest family, which is said to drop flying birds, was arrested, Frey didn’t yell at him about what he had done to her mother.

[“When Roselia died, Frey looked as if she would go and punch the mastermind at any moment..”]

[“…..”]

[“What shall I do if my daughter drives herself to death for revenge…”]

Frey proved firsthand that the Emperor’s concerns after sending his daughter away to Grand Duke Prause were useless.

‘Of course, the more surprising thing is the look in the eyes of Grand Duke Prause looking at Princess Frey.’

After confirming Frey’s composure, the high priest’s mind became much calmer.

“In fact, these are the items I would like to introduce to you two. They were taken from Sir Carlton over there.”

“Is it a magic scroll?”

“I think so, but Carlton is not a wizard, so I don’t know why he would be carrying a scroll in a battle for the flag.”

The High Priestess also pointed to the brooch that shimmers with magic, which had also been taken from Carlton.

“I wondered if he could use some kind of magic related to undead monsters by combining this item with a scroll.”

After the attack of the undead monsters, the emperor was lying in a bed.

Daniel gave an understanding look and picked up the scroll.

Then, he felt Lydia’s magical power, which he had never felt before.

‘What the hell are you doing to Lydia?’

Daniel reflexively frowned.

“It seems that Gelon succeeded in a great experiment…”