# Chapter 40
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I tried to get up, but I couldn't move because Andrew was still sitting hunched over next to me.
I never thought I would meet Prince Andrew like this again.
He was acting like this old castle was his garden.
This ancient building, with its cobwebs and half-torn curtains, resembles a ghostly castle.
"Well, there's no way that finicky brother would take advantage of a weak girl like you."
This unlucky bastard insults me with every word he says.
Finally, without any doubt in his eyes, he lifted his upper body and I quickly did the same.
"If I was going to get angry like that, I wouldn't have come in.
"I think Your Highness needs to be a little more cautious."
"...
...
"Are you talking to me now?"
In just one day, I heard this young man belittle me several times.
If they found out that I was Nezar's fiancée, they would be shocked and upset.
However, it was natural that his movements would also be restricted the moment his identity was revealed.
I wanted to ease my resentment immediately, so I looked at the movement of the sword in Andrew's hand and said:
"Is there anyone else here other than His Highness Andrew?
"If you continue acting rashly like this, you will be known as a shameless royal who preys on women!"
Andrew's expression when he heard that sound was absurd.
"Is this crazy?
"Are you going to discipline me now?"
Judging by the way he raised his hand first and didn't take out his anger on the people around him, it seemed like he was a brother who shared blood with Nezar.
However, there is no guarantee that this sword will remain silent forever.
I swallowed hard and walked very slowly towards the stairs.
Okay, the natural thing to do is run out of the castle.
"The very idea that they sneaked into the abandoned castle to attack His Highness is a problem.
Far from being a murderer, I came here with a sense of adventure.
Who would have thought that this wretched castle belongs to His Highness the Prince?"
Andrew, frowning excessively, followed, shaking the dust off his arms and shoulders.
"You don't know what.
"His Majesty gave me this castle."
oh.
It was an unexpected response, so I kept my mouth shut.
"If everything went according to plan, we planned to move here today after the graduation ceremony."
It was a difficult word to understand based on common sense.
"Is this castle a mess?
"Do you really like dirty, smelly things?"
“Stop being so careless, before I make you regret it.
I mean, this castle had to be in order for me today.
...
...
"I don't know what I'm talking about, Mojiri."
I slowly went downstairs and asked him.
"Who dares to disobey the imperial command?
"It's like that."
"Who could it be?"
A clean but crooked gaze, as if measured by a ruler, was directed at me.
Dark red eyes that glow beautifully under the light stand on the stairs and look into my face.
At this moment, Andrew looked eighty-nine, not nineteen.
It was dark inside, like an abyss that I couldn't look down into, and this darkness inside stimulated my calm heart.
If I'm not mistaken, Prince Andrew seemed to have some similarities to me.
After a long eye contact, the one who turned his head towards me was mine.
"He's not that kind of person."
"Their facial expressions and words are different."
"...
...It seemed like something that should come out at least once at a time like this.
"Because I am in a position to serve Him."
Andrew raised the corners of his mouth and smiled at my words.
Um, you actually laughed, right?
Even if a passing wild wolf pretended to smile, it seemed to be more human than that.
"You're the funniest girl I've ever seen.
To be precise, it's more absurd than funny...
...
.
"I never thought I'd see a woman worse than my mother in my life."
By mother, do you mean the empress?
It was a personal story that I didn't want to ask too much about.
“But if you fall in love with it, it’s difficult.
"I already own someone."
"There's nothing ugly that can't be said."
It was a shock.
Who could have imagined that I, who lived my whole life hearing only that I was beautiful and curvy, would be told that I was ugly by a member of the royal family who had been expelled from the throne!
"Your Majesty, I think you are different from the royal family I know.
Don't members of the royal family usually have a little more dignity, nobility and elegance?
Just like His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Nezhar."
Before we knew it, he and I were out of the castle's revolving hallways.
The lush weeds and grass swaying in the gentle breeze tickled my calves.
"Isn't it the same for you when it comes to being a member of the royal family?"
I shook my head at the sound coming from the back of my head.
It seemed like he couldn't be seen because his hair was messy and blowing in the wind.
"I'm not a member of the royal family."
"Whether it's direct line or collateral, once a family is related by blood, it's an eternal royal family.
And I don't care if I'm royal or not.
After giving up, I found it a lot easier.
"Location is nothing."
My steps, advancing through the brush, stopped right in front of the black horse I had borrowed from Tuld.
And then I turned my back to the wind I had faced and faced Andrew.
The vast grassland behind him flickered in golden light as he lowered his head one after another.
"I'm embarrassed.
I never thought I would hear such a profound story just one day after we met.
"If you don't mind, would you like me to comfort you?"
"A deep story? that one?"
Andrew walked in front of me and untied the rope tying the horse to the tree.
Furthermore, the movement of getting on the horse could not be as light as that of an experienced rider.
"I may be a little demanding, but I am a very obedient younger brother in front of you.
This is a story that even the rats living in Hwangseong's rat hole would know.
"I think Mrs.
Mojiri doesn't know much about how the system works."
Andrew, mounted on his horse, extended his arm to me.
Are you really saying we should walk together?
I was amazed and looked at him, but of course my skills weren't enough to take him down.
With his help, I managed to get comfortable in the saddle.
Instead, Andrew's body was slightly pushed back.
"Is it true that a woman who should have noble status is only used because of rumors about the royal family?
"We are woefully unprepared to survive in a world where the fittest rules the fittest."
The horse, purring and turning slightly in place, kicked the ground and leaped forward.
This is a woman who will become a precious person.
I slowly pondered its meaning in the trembling harness.
Seeing as I suddenly mentioned that I was a member of the royal family, it seemed like my identity had been discovered.
Because Ezelot was one of the side families of the royal family that everyone knew.
I opened my mouth loudly, facing the merciless wind that was blowing head on.
"If you are at my level, wouldn't the people around you take care of everything even if you don't know anything?"
Andrew, who lowered his head slightly as if he couldn't hear clearly, responded with a sarcastic smile.
"That's an answer a ten year old would give.
Well, there was a time when I thought that way too."
"Who did you trust, Your Highness?"
"What does it matter to you who you trust?"
Even if I say something, it will still be so hateful.
I stuck out my chin and screamed again.
"It could be that the people around you who you trusted weren't that important."
Andrew's expression turned sour, as if he had chewed rubber.
"I was a little upset just now, so I'll respond.
"Is it okay to say he's my father?"
There was only one person Andrew could call father.
So I didn't think it was a story worth hearing any more than that.
I hunched my shoulders and looked straight ahead, just as he wanted.
Is this the reason I can't help but be in the dark about rumors about the royal family, as Andrew said?
I was always satisfied with the present and lived comfortably, and I had no doubt that my parents and siblings would solve the problem even if a crisis occurred.
And I thought I could live like this until I died.
It was a small wish that any noble would have.
But where did this wind stray?
From the moment you fell in love with Nezar?
Or from the moment I remembered my past life?
No matter how much I thought about it, it was a question I couldn't easily answer.
The horse carrying Andrew and I ran quickly and arrived at Nezar's castle.
It wasn't an illusion, I was really caught.
When he got off the horse, Andrew did the same and stepped on the ground.
Like a crazy bitch, I smoothed my hair and looked at him.
Andrew was still looking at me with a sullen expression.
He speaks eloquently but acts like a child.
"How did you know who I was?"
Andrew, who was silent for a moment, opened his thin lips.
"I told you during the day, my brother, I don't have any women by my side unless they are maids.
"There's no way the woman next to me is as stupid as you."
I replied with a bright smile.
"OK?
"Why do you speak informally when you know this?"
His face, which was already hard, was now completely frozen like an Antarctic glacier.
It was like looking at Pansion, with his emotions clearly visible on his face.
"Ah, is it because you don't care if you're royal or not?
So I don't care either.
"I'm good at that."
You should be a little upset too.
It's none of my business if you live your own life, but at least you shouldn't have touched me.
Sure enough, Andrew's face became visibly bloodier.
If you had a fork in your hand, you could have swung it.
“Hey, Lady Mojiri.
Are you crazy?"
There would be nothing good for me if we continued the conversation here.
I fled, leading the horse at a gallop.
"Bye, Andrew!
"Be sure to say hello when you see me later!"
Andrew's presence was so strong that the back of my neck felt hot, not to mention tingling.
Fortunately, Tuld, who wasn't sleeping, was looking at me from the front of the castle.
He must have been eagerly awaiting my return, and the face I saw up close was as if he had come back from the dead.
"...
...Lady Ezelot?
"yes.
Why did I think it was someone else?
"No no.
"Because I can't see my face well because of my hair, haha."
How can I smile so awkwardly?
I handed the reins of the horse I held back to Tuld.
I think I stayed quiet in my room, but somehow I ended up causing some trouble.
"Who is that man?
No matter how you look at it, it looks like His Royal Highness Prince Andrew."
"That's right.
"We decided to be friends from today."
Tuld's face was so perplexed that he was half in a trance when he heard what I said.
"What the hell have you been doing to get close to His Highness Andrew?
"I thought I was very sociable, but compared to you, it seems I wasn't as good as the claws."
Am I highly sociable?
If my mother heard it, she would faint from laughing so hard.
I decided to correct it because I felt that I would be tired for a long time if I made a mistake.
"I was just following Nezar because I felt His Highness Andrew was similar to me when I was young."
"Do you intend to follow His Highness Nezar?"
"One."
He rubbed his chin as if he was in deep thought and then gave advice.
“Also, it’s okay if the origin is on the same level as our family.
Or become Princess Ezaret's fiancé."
"It would be quicker to give up."
Tulde, who quickly came to a conclusion, led his horse and disappeared behind the castle.
I thought I was going to give up soon.
I wanted to take a hot shower, but it was late at night and I couldn't.
I went back to the room, sorting out the sawdust that was stuck in my hair.