257─Epilogue
The two of them go forward──!
Atop a luxurious podium erected on the streets of the capital of the Ernest Empire.
Following the call, the two elemental wizards who survived in the separate unit took a step forward, adjusting their neatly dressed outfits once more.
Then it is not the prince, the princess, or the empress.
The emperor of the empire walks directly in front of them.
“Billed.”
“Yes!”
“Edwin.”
“Yes!”
“For your bravery in risking death for the Empire and your bravery in carrying out operations, I hereby award you, Vilde, the title of Baron and the surname Esteban. Likewise, Edwin, I will also bestow upon you a baronetcy with the surname Douglas. After this victory news is over, we will inform you in detail about the territory to be allocated…… For now, enjoy this moment of glory and praise for you.”
“My Majesty, I thank you for your grace——!”
The two people expressed their gratitude using the formalities they had briefly learned, then straightened their backs and looked back.
Now is the moment to express your feelings, but what on earth should you say?
Is it better to exaggerate their story?
Or, as an extension of politics, would it be right to praise those who were their superiors?
Many concerns passed through their minds, but Edwin and Billed looked at each other once and nodded.
“There were 14 people.”
And.
“The only ones here who remember are the two of us. Their family and a brief page that will be recorded in history may not forget them, but…… We hope you remember. We didn’t go out on a limb with the ambition to become heroes. I just couldn’t run away from the given situation. Yes. Even though we couldn’t escape, the world praises us as heroes. So, if you are going to judge us heroes who simply did not have the courage to run away, please also remember the 12 people who are not here as heroes as well.”
There were 14 of us there.
Again.
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“Even here now…… “We are doing this together.”
I thought there were no more tears to shed.
Why am I crying again now?
Edwin and Billed came down from the stage, receiving cheers and applause from the people, clenching their fists.
The imperial family will provide considerable compensation to the families of their colleagues, but if they are also considering their future, it would be right for them to lend a helping hand.
I went from being a mere commoner to becoming a noble through meritorious achievements, and to be honest, I feel awkward about how I will spend my next days.
However, it does not mean that guidance does not exist.
Because on the battlefield, in limbo, and by their side.
Because there was a man who showed them what it was like to be a noble.
* * * * *
“Now, it’s really over.”
Late at night.
Prince Raymond’s residence.
Ferzen, who was meeting alone there, drank a glass of wine and smiled lightly at his words.
“On the surface, yes.”
There were still many agenda items to be dealt with.
The Elmark Empire is the same, and the Obern Kingdom is the same.
Furthermore, those who rebelled.
The only thing that is a bit disappointing is that such a picture was already drawn.
Corleone escaped it.
Rather, as he was lying in a hospital bed after being stabbed, he became the recipient of visits.
In fact, his contribution in the process of attacking the Kingdom of Obern was so enormous that it was difficult to ignore.
And then, as the unpleasant memories of only five hours ago began to dawn on him, Fersen belatedly took the letter out of her arms and tore it up without hesitation.
No, I gave up trying to tear it.
Upon hearing the news of Uriel’s pregnancy, a letter containing a list of the names she had summoned to her hospital room and picked out a large number of them.
If you ignore this and come up with a name, and it happens to be a name included in the list, what a disgusting laugh it would be.
“This is the first time I’ve seen you look so scared.”
“…… Sorry. “To be honest, I’m not good at capturing my emotions.”
“It’s okay. It’s Corleone’s birthday soon, so what are we going to do then?”
“I have finished preparing the gift in advance.”
His coffin was prepared by purchasing a building in the capital—the place for the funeral.
I am an old man who has already gone through many hardships.
If it were a gift, a carefully prepared casket would be sufficient.
“Let me change the subject. “It would be a waste to mention that old monster’s name here.”
“If you want, I’m willing.”
Chaeng──!
The two people clink their glasses with comfortable smiles, without any sense of distance.
* * * * *
3 O’clock in the morning.
The two happily drunk people fall asleep.
Ferzen, who was moved from Prince Raymond’s quarters to the private bedroom assigned to him by the knight, fell into a sweet sleep.
No matter how imperial it is, you don’t wake up even when someone else’s hand touches your body.
This is probably proof that his psychological and emotional state has stabilized.
“Ah…… Her Royal Highness. “What are you doing here?”
The knight, who had closed the door and stood guard outside Fersen’s bedroom, bowed politely as Princess Elizabeth walked in from afar a moment later.
“Is the Count asleep? “I have something I want to tell you.”
“Yes. You are sleeping. Wouldn’t it be a nuisance to wake you up when you seem to be deeply asleep? … “
“I never even thought about that. “It’s not an urgent matter, so you can come back later when you wake up.”
“No. “When the Count wakes up, I will speak to him separately.”
“It is done.”
Elizabeth waved her hand and added that there was no need to do that, then turned around and returned to her quarters.
There was nothing I wanted to say in the first place, so if the article really said something, I would only have a headache wondering what to say.
‘This…’ … ‘I don’t know if it’s a good thing to do.’
She simply saw that Fersen was asleep, and that she took her nightly steps to see whether he was her own……
Elizabeth was caught up in a subtle sense of self-destruction, as if she were a thief cat licking her tongue to steal the street fish.
But soon she shook off that feeling of self-doubt and carefully manipulated the objects in her room to open a secret passage to her imperial palace.
It was a place prepared for her safe evacuation, but she moved beyond it purely to satisfy her own self-interest.
And then, exactly, the place where Fersen is sleeping.
She manipulates the nearby objects once again and opens the door from inside the secret passage.
‘Ah…… ‘
Then darkness fell.
A man sleeping quietly on the bed began to come into her eyes.
She was Elizabeth, who was trying to take a cautious step forward, but……
Stop.
Her little conscience nudges her morality and grabs hold of her delicate ankles.
But didn’t Fersen also lack consideration for herself in the first place?
It takes a lot of time to sort out her feelings.
I can’t believe I walked into this close distance without even giving myself time to do so.
As a woman, how can she not be greedy when there is a man she is in love with who can be reached right away when she stretches out her hand?
‘This is truly an ugly self-justification…’ … ‘
If I hadn’t had any hesitation from the beginning, I wouldn’t have been offended.
Elizabeth smiled bitterly, wondering if she was doing this to herself because she knew it was an unassuming behavior.
Although she seems to keep her distance from him on the outside, when she gets the chance, she doesn’t hesitate and wants to covet him.
Yes, recognizing that she was a darker woman on the inside than she seemed, Elizabeth took her steps with her own morality completely trampled upon.
Oblique muscles.
Oblique muscles……
She had come with her bare feet to muffle the sound of her footsteps, so her step by step was literally like that of a stray cat.
Eventually, Elizabeth, who felt a growing sense of immorality as the distance grew closer, clenched around her heart as her breathing became more irregular, and let out a faint moan.
“Huh…… Ugh…… “
I can only take a few steps, but why do I feel so out of breath?
Even though it was a one-sided production, the fact that she was in the same room with the man she loved was a dissonance that was just right to break her woman’s heart.
Jeobbuk.
Arriving at the destination, where Fersen’s sleeping face was clearly visible at the edge of her bed, Elizabeth burst out laughing as she looked at her little baby drenched in cold sweat.
If she wants his affection, even if she is pressing her heart like this.
Wouldn’t it be better for her to ignore convention and make her confession?
‘…… ‘
But even now that her immorality has been revealed, Elizabeth has decided not to cross her line that far.
Didn’t she see it just this once?
Even Bruteans make mistakes.
She said that this time she had a self-cleaning effect, but is there any guarantee that there will be a possibility that it will happen next time as well?
Especially if a problem arises when the friendly relationship is connected to blood ties through her marriage to the imperial family, no one will be able to stop Brutein.
There were certainly cases like hers in the diaries of her ancestors.
But since everyone has given up their feelings for the future royal grandchildren, how can they indulge their personal greed any further?
However, if it is only for a short period of time, wouldn’t it be okay for her to be Elizabeth, not Princess ── Elizabeth?
Sureuk.
Elisabeth sits down on her bed without making any creaking noises, looks down at her sleeping face, and lowers her head, fixing her flowing white blonde hair with her right hand. .
Page.
It wasn’t an explicit kiss where tongues were tangled together, but just the feeling of her lips touching for a moment gave Elizabeth a tingling sensation.
No, not only that, but her mind also seemed to become hazy.
Is it because the scent of wine with a fairly high alcohol content comes out in the sound of his breathing?
Gulp.
I’m not particularly thirsty, but why do I feel so thirsty?
Page.
Elizabeth soon overlaps her lips once more and shyly sticks out her tongue to trace Fersen’s teeth.
Glap.
Then the spicy taste of wine was clearly felt.
Just a little more here, just a little more……
Beyond his tightly closed teeth, she was Elizabeth, who was desperately knocking on her door, wanting to mix off each other’s meat, but she belatedly noticed her own excessive greed and raised her head.
“Ha…… Ha…… “
The taste of wine remaining in his mouth.
Has he become intoxicated by the scent of wine wafting from his lips?
Elizabeth hurriedly got up from the bed as her body temperature was so hot that it didn’t seem like it would cool down any time soon.
Jureuk.
Finch!
White and thin legs.
As cold sweat trickled down the area, Elizabeth trembled and closed her legs.
No, is this really a cold sweat?
Lowering her head, she looked down at where she was sitting, and a lewd stain caught her eyes.
Without realizing it, Elizabeth lowered her hands to caress her crotch and blushed deeply at the stickiness that could be clearly felt even on the hem of her clothes.
Yes, she was not intoxicated by the taste and scent of the wine left on his lips.
The only thing she was intoxicated with was the taste of the male that this body remembered.
‘Hurry…’ … ‘
Let’s go back quickly.
For some reason, if she stayed here any longer, she would not be greedy as a woman.
As a female, she seemed to be greedy.
“…… “
However, contrary to her thoughts, her steps do not fall.
She pressed her lips to his, her dainty fingers stroking her own lips.
Finally, one last time.
Elizabeth lowered her head, thinking that this was not an indulgence of her greed, but the best compromise.
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“Phew!”
But as if exceeding her expectations, Elizabeth stopped breathing as Fersen reached out one of her hands and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her onto the bed.
In that moment, all of her fleeting memories were gone, making her wonder if her brain had stopped working, but fortunately for her, her pounding heart drove away the silence.
Sureuk.
She barely managed to turn her head to the side to look at her Fersen, who seemed not to have woken up from her deep sleep.
Is it just sleep talk?
No, if we had to be specific, it would be a reflexive action embedded in his subconscious.
His outstretched hand was exactly meant to embrace something.
In that case, Fersen probably mistook her for Uriel or Euphemia.
‘Ah…… ‘
Fersen presses his head against hers, burying his face in the crook of her neck and breathing comfortably.
Elizabeth curled her toes at the tickling sensation her hot breath brought her.
‘Ugh!’
She didn’t stop there, but Elizabeth didn’t know what to do as his large hands rested on her body, gently squeezing her voluptuous breasts.
She even falls down on her bed, her shoulder straps becoming disheveled and the cold sweat flowing down, naturally peeling off the hem of her dress as his hands knead it with a slight amount of force.
She allowed his touch on her bare skin, with only her right breast sticking out at the end, revealing her pink areola and shyly erect nipple.
“Huh…… !”
Although she wanted to suppress the moans that escaped her mouth as much as possible, the fact that her Fersen was manipulating her own body gave her quite a bit of psychological excitement, separate from the feel of her body.
Sureuk.
But soon, his large hand went underneath her and stopped after gently patting her lower abdomen……
Elizabeth also realized that all of his actions were an unconscious reaction to her mistaking herself for Uriel or Euphemia.
She had her suspicions at first, but now, after feeling a gentle hand caressing her own child in her arms, her convictions were replaced.
Honestly, I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel miserable.
But even if she is sleeping by his side, she is an imitation of them.
Elizabeth was happy at this moment.
Because Elizabeth also has the status of princess.
Beyond that status, she is not an ordinary woman, Elizabeth.
Because, at least for a little while, it was time for her to be his woman.
Furthermore, even though it may not seem like much, there was definitely some small income.
The hand that rested on her lower abdomen and gently touched it may have been Fersen as her husband, but the hand that massaged her breasts was undoubtedly Fersen as her man.
“You too…… “
It was quite sweet and had a sinister side.
Giggles.
Elisabeth, with her silent smile, carefully takes Fersen’s large hand, which is placed on her lower abdomen, and places a brief kiss on his sleeping lips.
* * * * *
Rubber.
8:40 A.M.
Fersen, quietly blocking the sunlight pouring in from the bedroom where she was sleeping, opens her eyes and raises her upper body.
Her mind was dazed due to a slight hangover and the energy of Suma that had not left.
But because of that, Fersen clearly smelled her vaguely familiar scent remaining in this room and looked around at her.
Did someone come and go for a while?
Sureuk.
Get down from the bed, drink a cup of cold water, open the door, and call the driver standing guard in front of you.
“Someone came by and left while I was sleeping.”
“No. “No guests came to visit while the Count was sleeping, and no communication was received from the previous shift.”
“I see.”
“Yes!”
Fersen closed the door again and walked around her room slowly, looking at her incredulously.
“…… “
Then, as expected, her all-too-familiar scent lingered around her, and Ferzen could not shake off her curiosity.
A scent that is somehow vague and full of a subtle atmosphere.
Her hungover body whispers that she should quickly open the window and welcome the chilly spring breeze, but……
Ignoring the whisper, Fersen quietly sat down on the chair and let the scent in the room embrace his body.