If things had gone according to the original story, today...
The Emperor will lose control due to the actions of the reckless ladies who put a dangerous drug in his drink, motivated by their desire to become his guides.
In a place that was supposed to be empty, there was a child from the imperial family who had snuck up behind his older brother, and a tragedy erupted.
At the end of the road filled with blood and pieces of flesh, the original heroine of the novel appeared courageously to calm the emperor and plunge him into a peaceful and peaceful sleep.
Then, the Emperor completely forgot the memories of that night, but he continued to suffer until he lost his weak little brother, which made his relationship with Duchess Ariel, who sent his brother alone to the ballroom, become more tense and intense.
'I will never let things go this way.'
I came here to save Louis.
As for the Emperor, the heroine of the original novel, who is supposed to be present somewhere in this hall, will suddenly appear and save him.
I was filled with a malicious desire to see the bright heroine of the novel that I loved, but unfortunately, I was not controlling my body freely at this moment.
This was not the time for that either.
“I wasted valuable time unnecessarily.”
“Thank you for always saying what I want to say first, Your Majesty.”
At that moment, the intense tension finally ended!
I looked at some of the women who were approaching, their faces flushed with enthusiasm and expectations.
Perhaps they were female guides of noble origins.
'Ah, this is the first time I've seen the female guides of this world.'
The word “mentor” is still foreign to me.
I felt some pity for these ladies too.
Later, when all the truths are revealed, they will meet a very horrific fate.
‘If an SSS-rank Awakener lost control, he might destroy the Imperial Palace, and even the entire capital.
Whatever it is, be so reckless.'
How did noblewomen whose level was no higher than B, or perhaps C, dare to come forward with such confidence?
In the novel, for a Rank B guide to be able to calm down an alert S-Rank, he must possess amazing compatibility as if it were a gift from heaven.
'Like our heroine.'
I felt sorry for these girls who likened what was happening to a rosy love story, believing that they were exceptional chosen ones, while the emperor was still lost and searching for his ideal partner.
'That's not true, girls.
Run away now!
It's a ravenous beast!'
Anyway, I turned around, and at that moment, I regained control of my body.
“Huh!”
I unintentionally took a deep breath, and the child who was holding my hand trembled violently and shrank in fear.
Oh, I made a mistake.
I bit my lip, but I suddenly felt that the Emperor's steps, which were walking away, suddenly stopped.
No, come on, go quickly!
I didn't do anything, I swear!
Just take a quick breath, that's all.
I swallowed hard, and fortunately, I heard the Emperor's footsteps walking away again.
These delusional ladies called him.
Even if the Emperor was cold to the Awakeners and Guides, he did not act too harshly, nor did he ignore their pleas.
“Huh, okay.”
I breathed a sigh of relief and looked down.
I saw a child looking at me with trembling eyes, so I ignored the murmurs of those present, and bent down slightly to make my eyes level with his eyes.
“Louis.”
He nodded his cute, round head enthusiastically.
“Since you have seen your brother, now return to your place.
I will send the magicians with you.”
His green eyes shook.
He looked like he wanted to refuse, but that was unacceptable.
‘If you don’t go, my beating heart because of which I came here will be in vain, my child.’
“Listen to my words.”
His sadly receding head looked sad, but there was no escape.
I stood up after I saw the magicians, who had received prior instructions, carefully take the child away.
I noticed the murmurs of astonished people, as if they had seen something amazing.
What's strange about looking a child in the eyes?
Even Duchess Ariel can do it!
When I looked at them calmly, their gazes quickly dispersed.
In such moments, a cold, angry face is best.
Suddenly, I heard a soft voice:
“I didn't expect to see the Duchess here.
Really surprising.”
When I saw her face, I was internally shocked.
Why is this woman deliberately making trouble with me?
Black hair, red eyes, and a charming black dot at the corner of her mouth.
I didn't remember her name exactly.
Ioroki… or something like that.'
A secondary evil character appears for the first time.
Specifically, she's the character who appears first teasing our bright heroine in the ballroom.
I felt confused inside.
'The heroine is supposed to be near this woman.
'Is it possible for you to be here?'
My heart beat excitedly.
I almost lost my strong facial mask and showed a silly expression with a wide smile.
'What is this?'
But I soon felt very disappointed.
It doesn't exist!
She didn't come with the heroine, so why did she come to deliberately provoke me?
My behavior automatically turned cold.
I made a Hilaria-style sarcasm:
“Since when did high society etiquette become so low?
Did I start with the greeting first?”
I was making fun of her audacity to speak to a duchess without her starting the conversation.
Thanks to Hilaria's terrifying aura, which froze people with a simple change in her expression, the girl looked pale.
“Everyone knows that the Duchess, even though she is not a guide, attracts the attention of His Majesty the Emperor and enjoys it!”
Whose attention?
Who are these “everyone”?
You completely missed the point.
Who enjoys attracting someone's attention?
Are you crazy?
I felt anger burning inside me, but I suppressed it tightly.
The Great Lady of the Magic Tower, Duchess Ariel, never loses her temper or says obscene words.
Even as a secondary character, I must not reveal my true identity.
I remembered Hilaria's annoying style, which used to anger the Emperor in the novel, and I opened my mouth:
“This is not funny.
If you have something to say, go and say it before His Majesty the Emperor, whom you respect.
Do I look like I am free to listen to your complaints?
Get out of my way.”
I felt depressed because my style seemed similar to annoying Casey's.
Although she was trembling with fear, she did not do what she did to the heroine, such as pour wine on my head or push me and laugh.
'You pretend to be strong, but you are weak.
'Mhh!'
I wished this would end the suffering of the bright heroine as well.
I treated the girls as if they were nothing, then ordered the magicians following me to enjoy the party, and I wandered around the hall alone.
I was in a cold sweat.
'strange.
Why don't I see her?'
The Emperor was still standing arrogantly among the people fawning over him, unaware of his future, his face stiff.
I, who knew what was in the wine glass in his hand, felt like someone hugging a time bomb.
'Our shining heroine, where have you gone?'
Her bright yellow dress was not easy to ignore.
Because she was a Rank B guide, without strong abilities or support, she was being harassed because of her beauty, so those girls poured wine on her and forced her to wear a dress they had prepared.
The dress was as bright yellow as a sunflower, and it fit her so dazzlingly that it caught the Emperor's attention for a moment.
But why…
Why don't I see her anywhere?
Suddenly, I felt the emperor's aura clearly, even though I tried to ignore him and not get close to him.
'Ah, damn it.
This is crazy.'
The novel was proceeding according to its original path.
Caesis's aura, which had not looked good from the beginning, now seemed like it was about to explode, it was ready to tear anyone apart.
Awake loss of control.
The reckless girls brought the drug that was secretly spreading, and gave it to the Emperor.
At first, I considered preventing this event altogether, but that would force me closer to the Emperor, so I dismissed the idea.
‘If I suddenly change my behavior, I might unnecessarily arouse his suspicions.’
Anyway, I knew that the bright heroine would appear and calm him down, so I wasn't worried.
In the original novel, this event was not worth even thinking about!
The Emperor stumbled.
I saw the Knights of the Guard trying to hide him from my sight, while the wizards in the hall were laughing and talking without noticing the tense atmosphere.
Only the awakened people and guides here were swallowing their saliva and carefully observing the dangerous situation.
Me too.
'What should I do?'
If the bright heroine does not appear, if something changes, what will happen?