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The Prince shrugged his shoulders and wiggled his fingers, bowed his head, and asked me if I was angry.
Only then did I realize that I was lost in thought without answering.
“I greet the Crown Prince, the descendant of the Guardian. I apologize for the confusion to the Prince because I did not close the curtain.”
I bowed my head and greeted him with all courtesy. Then the Crown Prince looked at me with his head down.
I encountered the golden eye, seen through his thick bangs, and burst into admiration.
This was the first time I saw the Prince’s face properly because I had never seen him this close before, and I was not interested in him because I was always following the Duke.
‘Why isn’t there a single sentence written about this beauty?’
His bangs covered his face halfway, but that wasn’t a hidden appearance. The pure silver hair, which did not mix any color, shined even on the dark terrace, and the gold eye that was slightly visible through the hair looked like a star embedded in it.
He has a distinctly assertive nose and whiter and smoother skin than a glutinous rice cake. The slightly drooping eyes gave a weak impression, but in my eyes, it was just like a gentle golden retriever.
A large dog whines at the attention of its owner.
‘It’s really too much. If the author had written down even one line of this appearance, the readers would have liked it a little.’
A huge regret came. This was enough to make the writer an antithesis of the Crown Prince.
As I glanced at his face with pitiful eyes, I suddenly remembered the reason why the prince had to grow his bangs to cover his view.
‘The Royal Family who inherited the Golden-Eye said they could read the other person’s feelings.’
The time when the anger of the only god Planta came down to the continent and darkness arrived.
It was a founding myth that everyone knows that the first Emperor and Duke worked together to relieve God’s anger and find peace.
However, there was a hidden story told only to the Emperor and the Duke. They were given special powers from the god Planta in return for relieving the anger.
However, it was passed on to the immediate people because it was too unfamiliar. I know because I read the novel.
“…You know me.”
Due to the timid nature of the prince and the unwillingness to talk to others, I thought he would return soon, but he talked to me subtly with his eyes glistening.
‘He has a golden eye that only appears to the royal family, but who doesn’t know.’
But I laughed as hard as I could without showing it. He reads emotions, not thoughts, so I will be fine as long as I don’t have a negative mind.
“Of course. Where in this Empire a noble who does not know the Prince.”
Haha… I realized after talking.
There are no nobles who do not know him, but there are nobles who deliberately ignore him. Especially the nobles who belong to the society.
How dare you touch the Royal Family? I wonder if the port came out of the boat, but now few people stopped them because the Imperial regime was not so strong.
‘I guess I didn’t hurt you. Or maybe my words sounded crooked…’
Still, I wondered if I had said anything useless to the poor child, and the Prince’s gold eye shook strangely.
Like a predator who found a mysterious toy. I stepped back with a hump.
Then, the Prince quickly relaxed his expression, folding his eyes finely in the shape of a half moon, and laughed.
“I see. It’s been a long time since I’ve received an apology, so I was wondering if you were mistaken.”
‘Wow, the dimples are showing.’
I thought an angel playing the trumpet came down. I was drawn to the dimples that were wider than his meaningful answer.
As I was staring at his face for a moment, I noticed that the prince had never stuttered while talking.
His crooked shoulders remained the same, but his frantic wiggling fingers stopped, and his eyes were fixed on me before I knew it.
‘Was this what the Crown Prince was supposed to be like?’
Today was the first time I had a conversation with him. Therefore, the image of the Crown Prince was more influenced by novels that I had read in my previous life than by what I had experienced in person.
“Hmm, e-excuse me. Lady Ma-Mayerie was here first, so I, uh, I’m leaving.”
“Ah…”
After coughing once, the Prince, who stuttered and fluttered his fingers, disappeared without hearing my answer.
Even after he left, I was blankly looking at the place where the Prince stayed.
‘It’s so different from the image I had from reading the novel?’
The first impression was that he was timid, but his eyes were definitely that of a predator.
It’s also the top tier. (T/N: Top Tier/ Top Apex Predator)
In the end, he returned to his timid appearance, but I thought he must be acting.
What was it? I belatedly realized the important fact while organizing the chaotic situation.
That the Crown Prince knows my name. What the hell is going on here? Wasn’t I just an extra in the novel?
It hurts to say this, but in reality, I’m a nobleman who had nothing.
Of course, some may know that I’m a nobleman, but Viscount Syringa was one of the lowest aristocrats.
In the past, Viscount Syringa joined the Imperial Knights Corps and dismissed his family’s prestige, but now My father was the Viscount of Syringa, my father was born weak, so he couldn’t even lift a sword, and he was in charge of administrative positions at the Imperial Palace.
‘I am strong because I resemble my mother.’
I don’t think you’d know if I were a count. It was certainly strange that the Crown Prince knew the name of a Viscount Young-ae, who barely earned a living without a governing manor.
Could it be that my stalking was so persistent that it became a rumor in the Empire? Enough that the Prince knows everything.
‘No. The incident happened on the last day of the New Year’s party after I was screaming at the Duke as usual.’
The Duke, whose anger exploded, reveals everything about me being a stalker at the party and announces his marriage to the heroine in anger.
That was the beginning of the novel. So my name can’t be mentioned as a Duke stalker yet!
But why does the Prince know my name? I thought hard about it, but I didn’t get a clear answer.
Instead of answering, it was an empty cry of the stomach. Perhaps because it was a terrace with no people, the growling sound was especially loud.
‘I haven’t thought about it in a while, and I’m hungry…’
Furthermore, I had been starving to prepare myself for dressing up in the morning.
When I realized that I hadn’t had one meal today, I suddenly became hungry. But I didn’t want to put food in my mouth at the party.
Normally, I would have forgotten to be hungry and enjoyed the party to show off the beauty of the dress I wore today, but now that memories of my past life came to mind, I know it’s all useless.
‘Thinking about the dress makes my stomach ache.’
The Viscount Syringa was poor. It was a family with all the salary received from working at the Imperial Palace.
Nevertheless, I bought a new dress and accessories at every party.
‘In other words, everything will remain in debt. And that means I have to pay it back.’
Poor but good parents tried to do whatever the daughter wanted, and I had no idea of the financial condition of the house.
Because I believed my parents would take care of it if I put it all into debt. I looked down at the dress I was wearing with resentment.
It’s not the best, but it’s a dress with a piece of pretty good fabric and luxurious lace.
‘It’s a real spine breaker.’
After a moment of reflection, I stood up. Nothing could be solved by staying here.
It would be beneficial to go back to sleep. I stumbled out of the terrace.
My fiance was still at the party, but I didn’t want to tell him I was going first, so I tried to leave the hall quietly.
If it weren’t for the voice that held me.
“Oh, Miss Mayerie. You look gorgeous today.”
She was a woman in a red dress who approached with a fan fluttering. It was ridiculous for a woman wearing a big ruby all over the dress to point out my outfit, but I tried to act naturally for now.
“Uh, um, Miss Razvia was the party peaceful?”
I knew her face, but I hesitated for a while because of the mixed memories, then I greeted her. She was Razvia Ricoris, the heroine’s half-sister.
Even though it was a different group from me, I tried to ignore her by arguing with everything.
I bought a more expensive dress and jewelry to avoid losing to her. When the fact that she also played a part in my poor financial condition passed through my head, I was annoyed.
‘You said it was between you and me.’
Extra villains have been fighting meaningless battles to get attention from the social circle, considering each other as rivals.
Razvia looked at me disapprovingly up and down and said with a laugh.
“Did the party make you so excited that you couldn’t sleep? Your face doesn’t look good. Why don’t you go back and rest? I’m telling you this because I’m worried about you Lady Mayerie.”
I didn’t want to see my face with the dark circles down to the end of my chin, so I wanted to go back to Viscount Syringa’s house to sleep.
Normally, I would not lose and accept it with sarcasm, but now I couldn’t afford it.
“I’m actually going back today. Thank you for your concern. Then have a good time.”
As I softly stepped back, Razvia smiled proudly, perhaps because she thought she had won.
‘I can’t believe I saw a woman like that as a rival.’
It was so pathetic that a sigh flowed out. I passed through Razvia and left the party.
‘Now it’s a little quiet.’
The closer to the entrance, the more quiet the Imperial Palace was. Most of the knights guarding the palace patrol around the party hall, so the road to the entrance was quiet.
“Is it you again?”
However, there was an unexpected presence that destroyed this peaceful tranquility at once.
Ellex Kolnuta.
He was the only Duke of the Empire and the male protagonist of the novel. The dark black hair that absorbed all the light, red eyes shining softly, and the expression with a cold attitude.
His face, described more than a page in the novel, was considered the most handsome man in the Empire.
However, I was not happy to meet him now, so unlike Grandiel, I had no time to appreciate his face.
‘No, why are you coming out of there?’
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