Leophylis fiddled with his black earring for a second. He stares at the letters in front of him.

He and Elijah has been sending letters to each other every week. The only thing that keeps him from breaking out of the castle and casting his duties away.

He needed to be strong for his friend. He needed to make this Kingdom the best place his friend ever lived in.

It's been weeks since he last saw Elijah and it's frustating.

Not long after they held the Spring Flowers Festival, his Father has introduced his fiancée to him.

She's pretty. She's very warm and lovely. But what he likes about her the most is how she's understanding of him not wanting to marry her.

They both have their own paths to take and they are just an obstacle to each other.

Isla Phane wants to be an independent and strong woman. Not tied in the castle and be a wife to the man she doesn't even love.

Meanwhile Leophylis Lydia wants to be a man who's not tied to an unwilling wife. He only wanted for his Kingdom to prosper. He didn't need a wife to assist him, especially one from Phane.

One night when they are forced to be together in a room, They began to pour all of their unwillingness and plans to break their engagement.

Isla leaked the truth of an invasion to Leophylis, in which she volunteered to help him.

She also spoke in whisper that she doesn't want to be intimate with men. She shared her experience of her Uncle's assault. Her trust was broken when he left her broken as a girl.

Leophylis could only hug her while offering comforting words.

"Thank you, Leo. You are a great friend. We'll be the greatest partner-in-crime!"

Leophylis grinned. He also spilled his thoughts on how girls doesn't appeal to him anymore. He feels hollow and only Elijah could make him feel full, feel human.

He also told her of how Elijah's backer felt fierce love to his performer.

But when their eyes locked, it feels as if he's staring at a reflection of himself.

When he told her this, Isla could only raise her eyebrows.

Leophylis quickly dismissed the topic and went ahead to sleep.

Seeing them hugging each other in the morning, the maids are in joy.

Leophylis and Isla could only force themselves to smile. They will end this pointless charade once for all and reach their goal.

Back to present where Leophylis grabbed a paper and sat on his study. He dipped the feather in the ink and started writing.

'Hello, How are you today ? I know that greeting is old, but i'm a royalty. I'm not taught to be cool.

Have you eaten yet ? That one is old too but all my teacher ever teach me is to write a formal and diplomatic letters.

I know a little bit of the Entertainment Circle from Miss McArbeth, but are you really fine ? Did somebody bully you?

I hope not. Elijah, i told you about my fiancée, right ? We're making our way through to break the engagement.

Also, i don't know why but i feel like this is my last time seeing you...as me. I don't know, that's strange.

Well, i'm going to say— no, write this just once. I don't care what's your response is.

I lo—'

Leophylis stopped abruptly. He didn't want to imagine Elijah's response. He think that Elijah would be disgusted by him.

A man liking a man is a sin.

That's what he thought. But in this case, Elijah is a young man. Which makes it even worser.

Isla also said that a woman liking a woman is a sin.

It's not acceptable in this Kingdom. But Leophylis thought differently. He's the Crown Prince and nobody can stay in his way.

His Coronation Day is near and once he become King, he'll change the rules. Cause he can, of course !

He'll make this Kingdom a Kingdom worth living for.

"...El, I'll save the both of us.."

As soon as he said that, Leophylis felt a pain on his head. His vision started to blur and darken.

He tried to stand up with the table as the support, but he eventually fell. Isla who's in front of the door, about to talk to him, rushed inside without thinking.

She saw The Crown Prince on the floor with a painful expression etched on his face.

She quickly ran to his side, worried that her friend might've consumed a poison.

She eyed the table but he has zero food or drinks. She noticed a piece of paper and took it.

Reading the unfinished letter made her gasp.

Isla quickly hid the letter in an...unexpected place. She called the maids to take their prince away.

Isla followed them inside his chamber. She expressed her worry and told the maids to leave them alone for a while.

Isla clenched her fist. She knew what her friend is doing. He's going to free them and make sure the Wedding Day did not occur.

She quietly walked to his bedside. Isla placed a hand on top of his forehead. Sensing the fever she sighed.

His Coronation is just 5 Days away and he's sick ?

The palm that was on his forehead glowed Yellow. She casted a few healing mantras she can perform and hope for the best.

That night, she left him on his own.

That night, The Crown Prince woke up. His violet eyes darkened and the yellow in his eyes is more visible.

( う-´)づ

El was talking with System Happy that night while eating dinner like always. What he didn't expect is, System Happy's body fading.

He held System Happy's hands. His eyes widened. He yelled his name over and over but System Happy could only stare at El, his eyes widening in shock.

As last resort, he kissed El's forehead and whispered, "See you soon.." softly in El's ears before nibbling them gently.

Once System Happy's body faded completely, he fell to his knees. He wanted to cry but he heard System Happy last sentence.

"See you soon..."

He's holding to every last bit of his hope and latched onto that sentence.

He will see System Happy soon. He stood up and wiped the bead of tears that hung on his eyes.

That night, he kept himself awake.

( う-´)づ

Leophylis woke up to find his headache gone. Instead, a stream of unknown memories began to attack him.

He closed his eyes and calmed himself down. He began to review the memories one by one.

The most appealing though, is a man with black braided long hair and a chi uniform, hugging what he seems to be a young man with the same black hair. But he can spot some white strands of hair in the young man's black hair.

The man is hugging the young man tightly while glaring at..something or maybe someone. His eyes is full of rage and it made the yellow in his violet eyes grew stronger.

The man raised his hand up high, his fingers as if they are about to tear the sky apart.

"EL, I'LL SAVE THE BOTH OF US !!!"

The young man in his arms gave no response and the world was twisted. It turned into a black void and black mist surrounded the man as he and the young man was pulled inside the black void and disappears.

Leophylis snapped out of his thoughts. El ?

El ?

EL?!

"Don't tell me.."

He covered his mouth, eyes wide.

That man tore the fabric of reality and managed to turn back time. But his memories are scattered.

As if proving this point, when Leophylis stood in front of a full body mirror, a black mist surrounded him.

Then another package of memories attacked him. He used the mirror in front of him as a support and groaned loudly.

The guards in front of his room asked if he's okay and he answered 'Yes' painfully. He then asked to be left alone for awhile.

System Happy memories in this world began to attack him ruthlessly.

But he can clearly see one thing. El clearly cherished him like a gem.

"Ah, Mr. Host. For my vessel to remember.... I didn't expect him to trigger the scattered memories. Well, one of them anyway"

Leophylis stared at his own reflection, smirking back at him.

"Oof, didn't know i had it in me. I'm so ruthless~"

Leophylis then coughed. "Well, guess i'll be doing this Crown Prince thing again. Ahhh, i'm sick of this..."

Also, should he tell Reo that his mentor is practically dead now ? Well, to just come up and say 'Hey, your mentor is inside me. So uh technically i'm your mentor ...now ???' is...not very tactful.

Leophylis shrugged. "Me and Isla have an engagement to break, and then i have a host to fetch..."

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day.