“Dale!!”
At this time, Enya was startled and clapped her hands.
She fanned her red face as if to cool it down and continued to look at him in astonishment.
“This is a wonderful first love!”
“…”.
“I almost felt excited because it felt like you were talking to me!”
“....”
“Are you still thinking about it?!”
Since Enya was completely surprised and happy, Dale closed his mouth in embarrassment.
He wasn't expecting this reaction.
Enya always exceeds expectations.
There was a misunderstanding in this relationship from the beginning.
At that, Enya moved closer and leaned over with an excited look on her face.
Enya's eyes sparkled, like someone caught up in an interesting story.
"It's about loving Del, isn't it?
Somehow, I didn't think anyone as cute and handsome as Del would date anyone.
I thought you were so in love with her?!"
"Enya.
That's not him."
“I really like romance novels!”
“….”.
"Oh.
Sorry, what were you trying to say?
Is this about unrequited love?"
When Enya, who had been unable to hide her excited face while clutching her chest, frowned, Del's mind went blank.
Dale thought about it and let out an uneasy sigh.
It can't be like this anymore.
"I."
“I am, actually.”
Enya's eyes began to sparkle again.
She had high hopes for him.
But now-.
“I read that in a book.”
"Ah!
A book!
Was it something I saw in a book?
Wow, I thought that was Dale's story."
Dale couldn't get over Enya's sparkling eyes.
As an unexpected result, Enya seemed to like Dale's answer.
Enya's eyes, who seemed a little sleepy, widened and became lively.
"But that doesn't appear in the history books or economics books on Dale's bookshelf.
Do you like poetry or novels?
Have you also read romance novels?"
" Yes."
Dale, who was completely fascinated, started answering randomly.
The conversation became strangely connected.
"Really?
I also really like romance novels.
What work have you read that impressed you the most?"
"I ".
It was even more difficult than when he first became emperor and was attacked by nobles.
Dale had never had a problem like this before in his life.
It was a problem as he couldn't even guess the answer to the question.
He doesn't even know what the title of a romance novel sounds like.
What is the shape and what are the important elements?
He's already discovered that Enya enjoys reading romance novels.
However, he did not even memorize the titles of her favorite works because he thought they were not important.
Then a light appeared in Dale's mind.
One of his assistants was a lover of romance novels.
One day, he noticed that his eyes were swollen, so he looked up and realized that he had carefully kept the novel in his bag.
At first glance, just looking at the title, it seems like a work that requires in-depth study.
This was probably the title of this work at the time.
“Why did Miss Brittany only give the meat to the stable keeper James?”
" truly?"
* * *
“Oh getty.”
“What’s the matter, Team Leader Suho?”
“Be careful for now.
His Majesty the Emperor is trying to kill you.”
Getty, who was on the balcony enjoying a chocolate snack with colleagues, spat out the madeleine he was eating.
“Me?
Like Lord Suhu, I am a talented person who did not stop the love between His Majesty the Emperor and the Princess and prepared the right path with my outstanding mind.
You must have confused me with someone else.
Lord Suhu, you seem to be blinking due to stress these days.”
“Well, even if His Majesty the Emperor does not come forward, he is so cruel that he will kill anyone.”
“Then the culprit must be Lord Suhu.”
Getty was also an assistant on the Zeta team.
The Zeta team primarily managed the Emperor's private life.
A team creates an image that is planted in the minds of the people of the empire by building the image of the emperor and enhancing his dignity so that he cannot be approached without permission.
It was the closest thing to him as a human, not an emperor, but it wasn't to the level of making trivial conversations as if he was making exaggerated statements.
While primarily responsible for assisting with the Emperor's duties, the Zeta Team provides top-secret work as well as mitigating personal harassment.
They all took great pride in the fact that they were a small number of people who had been directly chosen by the Emperor.
This was especially true for Getty, the son of the family that Dale had personally restored.
“The candy has become a little tasteless.”
Jetty muttered, shaking off the fallen madeleine.
Suho, the team leader, looked at Geeti.
“He sent the chef to Grunwald.”
“Because the princess wants it?”
"I don't know."
Suho said, looking at the office with dark windows.
Suho held back his anger as he placed a pile of documents on top of his obnoxious subordinate.
“If you are good, try to solve this problem as well.
What are romance novels?
This is your specialty,” His Majesty asked.
"I'm a very cultured person and I comfortably read on a daily basis.
If it's romance novels, it'll probably have something to do with a princess."
“…”
"I didn't ask a question in the hope of getting an answer.
Because I know everything.
The only thing His Majesty the Emperor would be upset about is Princess Lockhart."
“So…”
“Yes.
I know.”
Getty discarded the tasteless snack and quickly walked to the assistant's office.
Even though he had eaten a lot of food these days, he was still hungry and tired.
He is tired no matter how much he sleeps, but he doesn't know why.
Is it because His Majesty is busy with dating business?
Getty massaged his shoulders and eased his bad posture.
“Is it okay for this to be at the reading review level?
Or should I at least write a thesis?”
“You really… just summarize the main points.” “At present, about 20 works will be carried out.”
“Yes~Yes.”
Getty yawned and returned to his seat.
Suho, who remained on the balcony, looked at the back of his subordinate and covered his head.
Just looking at Getty gave him a headache.
Suho prayed sincerely.
I want you to get caught and have someone treat you roughly at least once.
He hoped desperately and whispered in a low voice that was disproportionate to his large size.
* * *
“Has Dale read this book too?”
The fully furnished house was warm and comfortable.
I occupied one side of the couch, which was much larger than before, and Dale was sitting upright across the table.
Dale always sat upright without the slightest hint of confusion.
On the other hand, I was mostly lying down or prone.
On the table in the living room were cookies given as gifts from ladies in the neighborhood.
As expected, people from Grunwald came to the house we moved into and looked around the room.
It was a good idea to have one bedroom.
The elderly people who saw the remaining empty room said that it would be ideal to decorate it as a child's room.
Anyway, our plan was going smoothly.
Like now, I can have a novel reading club with Dale and live in peace.
This is absolutely true.
“The end of the Duke’s marriage proposal was truly sad.
In the end, the male hero dies.
How did you feel, Dale?”
“I don’t think it was a bad ending because he chose to die over the heroine.”
“Even though the two can't communicate?”
“They don't have to be in contact with each other to be happy.”
“Really?”
I couldn't agree more with what Dale said.
But Dale had a point.
I don't know what kind of love Dale ever experienced, but I'm sure he loved tenderly.
“It's a logical answer because he's Dale.”
“Because it's me?”
“I think Dale would be very nice to his girlfriend.
If you are like this to me, how nice will you be when you meet your real lover?”
“….”
“I can't imagine it, but that's it anyway.”
There was no response from Dale.
I looked to the side and saw him looking at me calmly.
“….”
“My favorite is this book.”
She took out a book whose cover was dry and worn.
There was a drawing on the outside of the faded brown paper, but it was so worn that half of it was gone.
The title of the book is “Lovers at Night.”