When the signing process was over, Raphine tapped Zerkan's arm and suggested.

"Then, My Majesty, I will show you my room! Come on, okay?"

"that... Ludge."

Zerkan followed Raffine without rebellion. The family and attendants stared blankly at the two men as they climbed the stairs.

"Do not close the door, Raffine...."

The Duke of Aston spoke in a dying voice, but neither could hear them.

Everyone looked at the Duke of Aston with pitying eyes.

In particular, the emperor's servant who came with Zerkan almost cried. It was because, as a father of a daughter, the Duke's situation did not feel like anything else.

* * *

"phew...."

Upon entering the room, Raphine fell off with Zerkan as if she had always been, and sighed.

"You suffered."

Raphine returned with a business-like tone that was markedly different from before.

Zerkan was stunned.

The way he spoke was also the tone, but even Raphine's eyes had changed.

Unlike before, Raphine's current eyes looking at herself were really dry.

'How can a person change like that.'

To be honest, Zerkan had doubts until he entered this room.

'Does Raphine really like me yet?'

In that moment, Raphine's eyes gleamed lovingly towards him, so much as to be mistaken for that.

"What are you doing? Sit."

"... yes."

Zerkan sat down on the sofa and turned away his strangely bitter heart.

"So, how is the Empress's reaction? Antonio?"

"It was quiet. You probably won't be able to openly move right now."

"Good for you."

Raphine sighed in relief.

You proposed to yourself, or was that a proposal? Anyway, thinking of Antonio, who asked for marriage like a gangster, made me sweat.

Those eyes that contain the will to marry him no matter what.... It really pissed me off.

It was fortunate that Antonio did not lose the player. I would have been bothered by it anyway.

This was all thanks to Zerkan's acceptance of Raphine's proposal without any hesitation.

Raphine said with a grateful heart.

"Thank you very much. I will become the best Crown Princess so that Your Majesty will not regret it."

Raphine said with a smile, but Zerkan couldn't keep up.

Raphine's eyes were similar to that of a knight who swore allegiance to bring the enemy's head back just before going to battle.

I wasn't expecting anything, but the bitterness kept creeping in.

"It's not going to be that miserable. I'm really trying good...."

Is it correct to say, 'Are you going to be a good husband?' Something was strange, Zerkan frowned.

Raphine waved her hands as if she had done it.

"Then I'll see you next time at Hwangseong, shall we?"

After the engagement ceremony, Raphine has a busy schedule as the future Crown Princess.

The official wedding will take place in a few months.

"Yeah, I guess."

"I should have done well in front of the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress...."

Raphine murmured. You're probably talking about 'acting'. Zerkan thought so and said.

"Are you good?"

"What?"

"... It's the acting that I fell in love with. No one seemed to be suspicious."

The corners of Raphine's lips rose as she received the compliment.

"It's about that kind of acting. Well, it's nothing."

To be honest, the opponent was Zerkan, so it was very easy. If it had been any other man, it would have never been possible.

At Raphine's spooky reaction, Zerkan became bitter again.

* * *

Zerkan returned to the Imperial Castle, and Raphine lay in bed to sleep.

But as soon as I lay down on the bed, I started to feel nauseous. I wanted to pretend, but I didn't feel that way.

It feels like my stomach is turning over with a strange headache....

"Just make sure it's not urgent news...."

It was clear that Orphana was calling Raffine.

When Raphine cut off her magical power, Orphana called her in this way.

Originally, it was just a headache, but after finding the relic, the reaction became quite intense.

When the curtain made with magical power was lifted off, Orphana appeared.

"What."

"Master, if you marry the Crown Prince, what will happen to us?"

Raphine's forehead was wrinkled. It was obvious that he had called me to say something useless, not urgent news.

"What should I do if I encounter a dark spirit? I do not want to go to the Imperial Palace!"

"I have to sleep, so be quiet."

"but...!?

Orphana continued to whimper. I was going to ask Ruby what to do with her, but Ruby was already lying on the floor, sleeping.

Raphine comforted Orphana from sobbing by covering the pink teddy bear with a blanket.

"Orpana. How about waking up and thinking about it? I am tired."

"Ugh."

"You won't have many encounters with dark spirits."

"lie! When your master becomes the Crown Prince, you won't be sleeping in the same bed with the Crown Prince every night! Then I run into the spirits of darkness every day!"

Huh...?

Raphine blinked. It felt like I was suddenly out of sleep.

'No, I see....'

I didn't even think about it because I was concerned about other things. In fact, in the eyes of others, the Crown Princess and the couple were newlyweds themselves. Of course, you will be sharing one bedroom.

"This is a big deal."

Raphine swallowed her saliva. My heart started beating like crazy.

The thought of having to lie in bed with Zerkan made my blood circulate quickly.

You fall asleep looking at that face every day before going to bed, and you see that face when you open your eyes?

Just imagining it was ecstatic, but it was harmful to the heart. If you do this, even if you have a bad heart....

"It's my master!"

Orphana continued to frown, but Raphine couldn't hear it.

My eyes were puffy as if I was tired, and I couldn't sleep.

* * *

From that day on, Raphine remained dazed throughout the process of setting the engagement date and fitting the dress.

Time passed like a river, and on the day of the engagement, he and his family rode a carriage to the Imperial Palace.

Even during the engagement ceremony, he was half insane.

"Now, the two of you make an oath of engagement in front of many people."

At the priest's words, Raphine barely came to her senses. The emperor couple with bright smiles caught my eye.

When I turned my head, I saw Zerkan in a robe.... Zerkan with her hair neatly brushed her face shone more today.

'So you're going to see this face every morning from now on?'

gulp.

While swallowing saliva, Zerkan first took out the ring and put it on Raphine's finger.

As Raphine stood still, Zerkan clasped her hand and urged her.

'Oh.'

Raphine took out the ring and put it on his finger, as Zerkan did.

When the last ceremony was over, people started to claps and smiles brightly. Of course, there were also smiling faces.

Antonio was staring at the two of them with openly expressionless eyes. Viscount Tedler also had an astringent face.

There were also people who cried unusually.... Duke Aston, standing on one side, wiped his tears with a handkerchief. Violet was crying too.

Raphine relaxed as she felt a bit of realism now.

'Let's not forget our duty.'

It wasn't the time to be distracted by Zerkan's face.

'Actually, the really important thing is now.'

According to the flow of the original story, the empress was due to die sooner or later.

From today on, Raphine will be staying in the Imperial Castle, so she can keep the Empress closer.

Of course, this imperial castle also has enemies.

'You have to go into the tiger's den to catch a tiger.'

As soon as Raphine changed her wedding gown and came out, she looked at Empress Rebecca with a pretentious smile in the distance.

Newly acquainted aristocrats had gathered near the empress.

Viscount Tedler, standing not far away, looked at the empress with displeasure.

'It seems that the relationship is irreversible.'

Upon closer inspection, Viscount Tedler was looking at Antonio to be exact.

The war of nerves between the Viscount and the Empress over Antonio seemed to be enormous.

'By the way, why can't he manage his facial expressions like that?'

Antonio had a grumpy expression on his face the whole time. For a moment, Raffine made eye contact with Antonio, but when he saw the life in his eyes, he quickly averted his eyes.

"Raphine!"

Fortunately, Violet came to her.

Violet looked at Raphine with red eyes and hugged her tightly.

"Violet, give up now...."

Adrian, standing next to him, tried to calm Violet.

"Raphine tried to live with me like a daughter even after I got married...."

Violet muttered in a weeping voice.

sister... Where in the world is a daughter with a 4 year difference....

Raphine thought to herself like that, but with a small smile, she hugged Violet and wiped her back.

How much Violet loved her, her heart was filled with new emotions.

"If anyone bothers you, tell me anytime, Rafine. yes?"

"Okay, sister."

Adrian disappeared with Violet, who started to sneeze again.

Raphine looked around and began to find where Zerkan was. From a distance, Zerkan was seen talking with the nobles, the servants of the imperial family.

When their eyes met, the two walked towards each other.

That moment.

Suddenly, someone came in between them and blocked their view.

"Hello, My Majesty the Crown Prince."

'That person....'

Raphine stopped walking and frowned suddenly.

'Isn't that the saint who came from the monastery with the empress?'