Rebecca hastily started writing the letter.

Although the ultimate goal of making Antonio the emperor was the same, he had no intention of accompanying his father on the journey.

After completing the letter, Rebecca immediately called a reliable maid.

"Deliver this letter to Count Fowlard in a very secret way. Right Now."

"Yes, my Majesty the Empress."

The maid, whose face was full of freckles, nodded loyally and put the letter in her arms.

* * *

shoot ah....

On a rainy night, the Oval Office at the Viscount Tedler's.

"It's amazing."

The Viscount was ridiculed when he received the letter from the maid who had planted it in the Sepia Palace.

'How dare you try to hold the hand of another nobleman....'

Viscount Tedler saw through Rebecca's thoughts.

After creating a new support base, he intends to throw away his suffering.

'Heh, Count Fowlard.'

He had already noticed that Rebecca and Count Fowlard had been lovers for a long time.

"Stupid."

Like Count Fowlard.... He was just a prettier nerd.

However, Earl Fowlard's outward appearance was a rather troublesome family. Because he was one of the nobles who pretended to be Viscount Tedler.

Knowing this well, Rebecca, who wrote this letter to Count Fowlard, felt a great betrayal.

No, this kind of betrayal was already expected in the first place.

'No surprise.'

Viscount Tedler rolled his eyes and tightened his chin.

In my mind, I thought it would be cool to go to Rebecca right away and beat him up.

If Rebecca really joined hands with Count Fowlard, it was only natural that the Viscount's position would become difficult.

I didn't know that all the hard work I'd had until now would be in vain overnight.

"I have one more thing to tell you. Viscount."

Then, Rebecca's maid who delivered the letter said:

"what?"

The Viscount frowned and looked at the maid.

The maid hesitated for a moment and then came closer.

Then he put his hand to the Viscount's ear and whispered, as if telling a very secretive story.

The Viscount's eyes widened as she listened to the story, and the corners of her mouth went up obliquely.

* * *

Raphine came to play with Violet and Adrian at Hwangseong.

After saying goodbye to the Empress. The three children headed to Zerkan's West Palace.

As we waited while eating snacks in the drawing room, Zerkan came straight after class.

"Zerkan!"

"It's been a long time."

As Violet and Adrian greeted each other, Zerkan approached with a friendly face.

"I'm here too!"

He looked embarrassed when Raphine, who had been hiding behind the sofa, popped out, but Zerkan gave Raffine a friendly greeting.

"Zerkan, how have you been?"

"I was distracted by the change of the teaching teacher."

"right. I heard the news. Are you a young male teacher? how?"

"great. Kind and knowledgeable."

"yes? thank God. Before that, my teacher said I was too picky."

Raphine ate metallurgical cookies while watching the three children happily exchanging their status.

As I always feel, the three of them are really close and it makes me happy every time I see them.

As I looked at the three of them like that, I began to feel a little vague.

'Now, it's not long before I say goodbye to this appearance.'

"Why, Master?"

Raphine sighed sadly at Orpana's blunt question.

'After this winter, I won't be able to see these three. For a very long time.'

Judging by the date, it was only a few months away.

In the original story, it was 10 years later that they returned to the capital.

While the three children returned from the war with the beast, Raphine had a lot of work to do.

First, we must prevent the death of the Empress, the cause of Zerkan's blackening.

'But the cause of the incurable disease is still unknown. Is it because of stress or because of being poisoned for a long time?'

Anyway, the exact cause was unknown, so the empress had no choice but to look to ensure that the empress did not receive a psychological shock.

Also, finding the Ruby's relic was one of the important plans in case of any illness.

"Master, even my holy things...."

"Do not rush the baby, Orphana."

"What? you shut up Bear."

Today too, Raphine's head was noisy.

uh....

'If you don't want the spirits to read your thoughts every time, you should be able to quickly manipulate magic power freely.'

I'm practicing whenever I can, but it's harder than I thought.

'At the beginning, I thought I would be able to freely use magic when I was about 8 years old....'

Both spirits, Orphana and Ruby, were manifested, and the magic of the two spirits collided with each other, making it difficult.

In a word, it meant that the magic power that the spirits could handle was so large that it was difficult to control.

"Ah, Zerkan. Why didn't you say that?"

At that moment, Violet asked with a vigor as if thinking of something.

Adrian's expression also gradually wrinkled and looked at Zerkan.

"Don't even think about leaving, Raphine has told you everything."

At Violet's interrogation, Zerkan blinked in bewilderment.

'Did Rafine tell all her friends about the recent events?'

Zerkan was nervous.

To be honest... The work of my parents and former education teacher was a secret I did not want to reveal to my friends.

It hurts my self-esteem, but most of all, it was because I didn't want to worry about my friends.

While Zerkan was trying to figure out how to respond.

Violet asked sarcastically.

"It's crazy because it's crazy.... You said you were going to marry Raphine? How could that be?"

"Huh?"

Zerkan asked with a bewildered sound at the unexpected words.

Adrian put his chin and hand on Zerkan's shoulder.

"I believed in you... This traitor! No matter how much Raphine harasses you, what will you do if you answer like that?"

"Huh...."

Zerkan glanced at Raphine in bewilderment.

Raphine smiled awkwardly when his eyes met Zerkan.

'I'm sorry. I didn't mean to gossip....'

Somehow, I was bragging about it with Adrian and Violet.

However, Zerkan's reaction was surprising. Zerkan chuckled and kept her mouth shut.

"What is it, don't you explain? Cancel your promise to marry me right now!"

"That's right, swear in front of Raphine again!"

At the two of them, Zerkan shrugged.

"I'm sorry, but I already promised Raphine."

"this...."

"... this!"

When Zerkan came out boldly, Adrian and Violet were outraged.

Then he logically laid out the reasons for opposing the marriage of the two.

Zerkan hit it piece by piece with a very relaxed attitude....

Raphine thought as she looked at the three people who were arguing.

'You're playing well. They get along well too.'

He was also relieved to know that Zerkan had not forgotten his last wedding promise.

'great. If you've engraved it in your head like this, you won't be proposing it to Violet when you need a contract marriage later.'

Raphine laughed inwardly, and Zerkan glanced at Raphine and smiled.

Raphine, who kept the secret without telling her friends about the past, was grateful.

* * *

At that time, the emperor's office.

"The Viscount Tedler is here again?"

Emperor Ferdea asked with a tone that seemed to be bored.

"Yes, Your Majesty. He said he would wait until he gave permission to the audience."

"He's a very greedy old man. He must have worn out because he feared that his trading rights would be taken away."

At the emperor's words, the aide tilted his head.

"By the way, they say that they have something to tell you about something other than that story."

"Any other matter?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. That's what I heard."

The emperor narrowed his eyes for a moment, pondered, and gave the order.

"Listen to me. Let them in."

"Yes, I understand. your majesty."

After the assistant leaves.

After a while, a large door opened and Viscount Tedler with a rough face entered.

The Viscount's face, which looked like a greedy bulldog whenever he looked at it, seemed thin for some reason.

'You must have suffered a bit.'

The emperor looked at the Viscount's complexion, thought that this warning worked well, and allowed the seat.

"Thank you for allowing us to attend. your majesty."

"Is there something you want to say to me?"

"Yes that's right. your majesty...."

Viscount Tedler suddenly fell to the floor and knelt down to a thud.

"Honey, what are you doing?"

The Emperor asked, raising his eyebrows crookedly.

Viscount Tedler was not enough, so he bowed his head and even fell on his face.

"your majesty! This old loyalist... I say this only with allegiance to His Majesty!"

"...."

The emperor waited for what the Viscount was going to say.

Viscount Tedler wept and spoke in a desperate voice.

"your majesty. Please punish my daughter!"