Male protagonist's mother and father, and even Male protagonist himself. The people who had only been mentioned in the novel were right before my eyes.
Ah, the person sitting next to me was the mastermind.
To be having a meal with the future protagonists. It really made me realize that I had entered the novel.
I was eating as usual when a tiny hand placed a delicious-looking piece of meat on my plate.
I looked up at Male protagonist.
"Eat this too, Evelyn. You have to eat lots and lots of meat to become a strong adult. And be able to climb trees well."
I think I saw a description of him being a good older brother to his younger sister. It seemed like he was going to be a good older brother to me too.
"Okay, Oppa! Thank you! I like meat!"
Existential crisis hits me again.
I chewed and swallowed the meat to suppress that feeling. Cerden, who was drinking wine next to me, said in a low voice.
"...Rodrick is a good older brother."
"That's because Lia is so stubborn. Rodrick is a good older brother to Lia."
Lia must be around 3 years old now. I saw a description that she was 3 years younger than Male protagonist.
Cerden said.
"Our Evelyn is the same. She could get along well with Lia too."
I really paused without realizing it. Hey, do I have to tell you that I have a fork in my hand?
I can threaten you really coolly too.
I gritted my teeth and slowly continued eating. Pretending to be a picky child.
Rodrick ate with a neat posture until the end. As expected, Male protagonist is different.
I felt a little bad about Duke Roger's part because he had spent a long time with Cerden.
The fact that their close relationship would be twisted by misunderstandings and eventually end in catastrophe was sad.
Since it was Male protagonist's story, the Duke Roger couple and Cerden were described in detail.
They were said to be friends and comrades who had been together since childhood. The only people they could trust and show their hearts to.
It was Duke Spelman who divided and tore apart those two.
Duke Spelman's goal was to ruin the imperial family and destroy Cerden in order to eventually change the imperial family's lineage to Spelman.
A despicable and insidious human. Of course, all those conspiracies are revealed by Rodrick, and Cerden meets a tragic end.
Cerden's position is taken over by Cerden's half-brother, who had been growing up hidden.
"Oppa, eat a lot of this too!"
I felt a strange lump in my throat and gave my chocolate to Rodrick. Cerden, who saw this, said.
"Evelyn must like Rodrick. She's never given me chocolate before."
Hey, you jerk. Don't you know you should speak properly even if your mouth is crooked? I've never given you anything to eat.
"Yeah, I like Oppa."
There's no harm in making a good impression on Male protagonist. The Duke Roger couple smiled softly at my words.
Male protagonist's father and mother. Please continue to raise him so beautifully and kindly.
I will take good care of Cerden so that he doesn't go Darkening/Corruption.
After the Duke Roger couple returned, Evelyn was sent back to her palace. Cerden remained alone, sitting by the window.
Cerden, holding a glass of wine in his hand, sighed and muttered.
"Pitiful and pathetic, huh."
Cerden lowered his eyes.
Maybe Yulia is right. Whether she's regained her sanity or was always fine, she's still acting like this and even pretending to call a 6-year-old kid 'Oppa'.
That might be Evelyn's way of surviving.
Evelyn's position wasn't good even in Spelman, and if she was ignored even if not abused, Evelyn's life wouldn't have been easy either.
Cerden smiled bitterly.
Nevertheless, he can't let his guard down.
Cerden's nature still suspects Evelyn and suspects her again. Whether she's a Spelman spy. Whether she's acting to achieve her own goals.
Cerden tilted his glass.
No matter how much he drinks, he doesn't get drunk. No, he couldn't get drunk. There was no place in this vast imperial palace, in the empire, where he could rest easy.
Suspecting and suspecting again. Testing Evelyn countless times, but in one corner of his heart...
Cerden was hoping. That Evelyn's intentions were good.
"Hoo."
If that were really the case, Cerden might be gaining an ally in this imperial palace for the first time. Someone who would protect him by any means necessary.
Cerden had never been protected by anyone before. He had to protect this imperial family with Cerden's own hands, and he had to survive with his own strength.
The dark scenery outside the window was bleak.
Evelyn's sparkling laughter landed on that scenery. Evelyn was there.
In the garden, with him.
With such an innocent face.
Cerden swallowed his breath. The face buried in his palm was terribly distorted.
The currents in his heart surged. With a fierce and rough intensity.
It's been two days since I met Rodrick. Shall I start moving now?
I knew that if I didn't do anything, Duke Spelman would get what he wanted by any means.
So I was going to thoroughly deceive him, even if it was just a trick.
I asked Cherryna and Rosie, who were subtly watching me.
"Isn't Rozalina coming today?"
"She said she can't come today because she has something to do at home."
"Ooh. Then I'm bored."
Rosie and Cherryna flinched at the word 'bored'. Hehe. This is the result of my efforts so far. I tamed them.
I smiled as innocently as possible.
"Then, I'm going to go play with Ver!"
"Ve, Veronica Lady Your Highness?"
"Yeah!"
The two of them understood exactly who I was talking about when I said Ver. Cherryna and Rosie looked at each other and asked with excited faces.
"Why, why? You said you didn't like her before."
"No, she's my friend now. We, we met before and decided to be friends! And Ver told me to come play."
To be exact, she told me to come find her if I had nothing to do and was bored in this boring imperial palace, but it's the same as telling me to come play, right?
Besides, Veronica seemed like a very, very nice person, unlike Cerden.
She's also kind to me.
The light of pity in her face as she handed me a drink was still vivid. She even looked like she was about to cry.
Veronica was crying for me. She hated me but couldn't hate me.
After all, I wanted to save Veronica Lady. Even if not for Cerden.
"...How about taking some snacks? Like cake, or, um. Cookies..."
Rosie said, not missing the opportunity. I nodded vigorously.
"I like cookies. Ver said she likes cookies!"
Their faces lit up noticeably at those words. Cherryna and Rosie don't try to hide their emotions in front of me. And they tend to be even less careful when Rozalina isn't around.
Before I possessed her, Evelyn really wouldn't have known anything even if Cherryna and Rosie acted so thoughtlessly.
That's why they're so confident.
Evelyn is dull when it comes to delicately observing people's emotions. So it's easy for me, though.
Sometimes they carelessly let out stories that no one should hear. Of course, I secretly eavesdrop too.
It was really funny to see them talking about when to hide the note in front of me, or where they put it.
In fact, listening to the two of them, it seemed like the smart Crown Prince was constantly changing the work schedule. I even heard them complaining that they couldn't bribe or bring anyone in because it was changing randomly without any rules.
It seemed like the notes I found were helping Cerden.
I swallowed my laughter at the excited Cherryna and Rosie.
Tsk tsk. They don't even know they're X-Men.
This time too, I smiled brightly, pretending not to know anything, following Cherryna and Rosie.
Actually, the most innocent people in this novel might be those maids.
Ah, the person sitting next to me was the mastermind.
To be having a meal with the future protagonists. It really made me realize that I had entered the novel.
I was eating as usual when a tiny hand placed a delicious-looking piece of meat on my plate.
I looked up at Male protagonist.
"Eat this too, Evelyn. You have to eat lots and lots of meat to become a strong adult. And be able to climb trees well."
I think I saw a description of him being a good older brother to his younger sister. It seemed like he was going to be a good older brother to me too.
"Okay, Oppa! Thank you! I like meat!"
Existential crisis hits me again.
I chewed and swallowed the meat to suppress that feeling. Cerden, who was drinking wine next to me, said in a low voice.
"...Rodrick is a good older brother."
"That's because Lia is so stubborn. Rodrick is a good older brother to Lia."
Lia must be around 3 years old now. I saw a description that she was 3 years younger than Male protagonist.
Cerden said.
"Our Evelyn is the same. She could get along well with Lia too."
I really paused without realizing it. Hey, do I have to tell you that I have a fork in my hand?
I can threaten you really coolly too.
I gritted my teeth and slowly continued eating. Pretending to be a picky child.
Rodrick ate with a neat posture until the end. As expected, Male protagonist is different.
I felt a little bad about Duke Roger's part because he had spent a long time with Cerden.
The fact that their close relationship would be twisted by misunderstandings and eventually end in catastrophe was sad.
Since it was Male protagonist's story, the Duke Roger couple and Cerden were described in detail.
They were said to be friends and comrades who had been together since childhood. The only people they could trust and show their hearts to.
It was Duke Spelman who divided and tore apart those two.
Duke Spelman's goal was to ruin the imperial family and destroy Cerden in order to eventually change the imperial family's lineage to Spelman.
A despicable and insidious human. Of course, all those conspiracies are revealed by Rodrick, and Cerden meets a tragic end.
Cerden's position is taken over by Cerden's half-brother, who had been growing up hidden.
"Oppa, eat a lot of this too!"
I felt a strange lump in my throat and gave my chocolate to Rodrick. Cerden, who saw this, said.
"Evelyn must like Rodrick. She's never given me chocolate before."
Hey, you jerk. Don't you know you should speak properly even if your mouth is crooked? I've never given you anything to eat.
"Yeah, I like Oppa."
There's no harm in making a good impression on Male protagonist. The Duke Roger couple smiled softly at my words.
Male protagonist's father and mother. Please continue to raise him so beautifully and kindly.
I will take good care of Cerden so that he doesn't go Darkening/Corruption.
After the Duke Roger couple returned, Evelyn was sent back to her palace. Cerden remained alone, sitting by the window.
Cerden, holding a glass of wine in his hand, sighed and muttered.
"Pitiful and pathetic, huh."
Cerden lowered his eyes.
Maybe Yulia is right. Whether she's regained her sanity or was always fine, she's still acting like this and even pretending to call a 6-year-old kid 'Oppa'.
That might be Evelyn's way of surviving.
Evelyn's position wasn't good even in Spelman, and if she was ignored even if not abused, Evelyn's life wouldn't have been easy either.
Cerden smiled bitterly.
Nevertheless, he can't let his guard down.
Cerden's nature still suspects Evelyn and suspects her again. Whether she's a Spelman spy. Whether she's acting to achieve her own goals.
Cerden tilted his glass.
No matter how much he drinks, he doesn't get drunk. No, he couldn't get drunk. There was no place in this vast imperial palace, in the empire, where he could rest easy.
Suspecting and suspecting again. Testing Evelyn countless times, but in one corner of his heart...
Cerden was hoping. That Evelyn's intentions were good.
"Hoo."
If that were really the case, Cerden might be gaining an ally in this imperial palace for the first time. Someone who would protect him by any means necessary.
Cerden had never been protected by anyone before. He had to protect this imperial family with Cerden's own hands, and he had to survive with his own strength.
The dark scenery outside the window was bleak.
Evelyn's sparkling laughter landed on that scenery. Evelyn was there.
In the garden, with him.
With such an innocent face.
Cerden swallowed his breath. The face buried in his palm was terribly distorted.
The currents in his heart surged. With a fierce and rough intensity.
It's been two days since I met Rodrick. Shall I start moving now?
I knew that if I didn't do anything, Duke Spelman would get what he wanted by any means.
So I was going to thoroughly deceive him, even if it was just a trick.
I asked Cherryna and Rosie, who were subtly watching me.
"Isn't Rozalina coming today?"
"She said she can't come today because she has something to do at home."
"Ooh. Then I'm bored."
Rosie and Cherryna flinched at the word 'bored'. Hehe. This is the result of my efforts so far. I tamed them.
I smiled as innocently as possible.
"Then, I'm going to go play with Ver!"
"Ve, Veronica Lady Your Highness?"
"Yeah!"
The two of them understood exactly who I was talking about when I said Ver. Cherryna and Rosie looked at each other and asked with excited faces.
"Why, why? You said you didn't like her before."
"No, she's my friend now. We, we met before and decided to be friends! And Ver told me to come play."
To be exact, she told me to come find her if I had nothing to do and was bored in this boring imperial palace, but it's the same as telling me to come play, right?
Besides, Veronica seemed like a very, very nice person, unlike Cerden.
She's also kind to me.
The light of pity in her face as she handed me a drink was still vivid. She even looked like she was about to cry.
Veronica was crying for me. She hated me but couldn't hate me.
After all, I wanted to save Veronica Lady. Even if not for Cerden.
"...How about taking some snacks? Like cake, or, um. Cookies..."
Rosie said, not missing the opportunity. I nodded vigorously.
"I like cookies. Ver said she likes cookies!"
Their faces lit up noticeably at those words. Cherryna and Rosie don't try to hide their emotions in front of me. And they tend to be even less careful when Rozalina isn't around.
Before I possessed her, Evelyn really wouldn't have known anything even if Cherryna and Rosie acted so thoughtlessly.
That's why they're so confident.
Evelyn is dull when it comes to delicately observing people's emotions. So it's easy for me, though.
Sometimes they carelessly let out stories that no one should hear. Of course, I secretly eavesdrop too.
It was really funny to see them talking about when to hide the note in front of me, or where they put it.
In fact, listening to the two of them, it seemed like the smart Crown Prince was constantly changing the work schedule. I even heard them complaining that they couldn't bribe or bring anyone in because it was changing randomly without any rules.
It seemed like the notes I found were helping Cerden.
I swallowed my laughter at the excited Cherryna and Rosie.
Tsk tsk. They don't even know they're X-Men.
This time too, I smiled brightly, pretending not to know anything, following Cherryna and Rosie.
Actually, the most innocent people in this novel might be those maids.
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