The first thing Raphine would do was to select a maid and hold a small banquet where only noble women were invited.

The first banquet was very important. Who are you going to invite, and who will you place near you? Because everyone's attention is focused from one to ten.

In fact, the Empress Dowager still maintained a close relationship with most of the ladies who were invited to the first banquet.

Therefore, it was important to select a maid in the first place.

Raphine recalled some of the young girls she had been with at the academy who were quite close.

It was a very honorable thing to become a servant of the royal family.

Words are from start to finish, and if you ask me, it's like a secretary. Not only was he guaranteed a backstory for the rest of his life, but he was also proud of his family.

In particular, the maidservant in charge of the Crown Princess will be automatically promoted to the maidservant of the Empress in the future, so in terms of her previous life, she was a high-ranking public official in the country's highest institution.

Raphine made a list with the people she would suggest first in her head.

As a result, time passed.

After changing clothes according to the instructions of the maids, another maid waiting in front of the dressing room spoke.

"The Crown Prince is waiting outside. You can leave right away."

Raphine glanced at her outfit and went outside. Zerkan in uniform was standing with his back back.

'Wow, this face is my official husband.'

As soon as I saw the superior-looking Zerkan, I immediately thought of it.

Even though he is a fake husband, the job satisfaction was huge as expected.

'Yes, when will I try to live as the Crown Princess again? power is the best Let's have fun. Besides, your husband looks like that.'

If he lined up with job satisfaction, he was confident that he would take first place across the continent.

Zerkan held out his hand like a knight in an elegant posture. Each posture, movement, and angle exuded the elegant atmosphere unique to the royal family.

Raphine took his hand with eyes like a girl in love. The maid and attendants, who were watching, looked at them happily.

But that happy expression quickly hardened.

"...."

Zerkan's expressionless face gave off a particularly cold atmosphere today.

On the other hand, Raphine had a face that was happy to die at this moment. The contrast between the expressions of the two people walking side by side with their arms crossed was stark.

One was as cold as ice, the other as warm as a flower in spring.

'Your Majesty is also true....'

'What should we do because our Vision Ha is pitiful....'

The maids had already joined Rafine's side and looked at her back as if sadly.

As soon as they got on the carriage waiting in front of the Sapphire Palace building, Raphine asked with an excited voice.

"Did you have a bad day?"

"It was the same as usual. Raphine, how about you? sleep well... Have you slept?"

"Of course I couldn't sleep."

Zerkan was puzzled by Raphine's answer.

'Since early in the morning, I slept well.'

I knew it because I watched him sleep well for a long time.

But Raphine continued speaking naturally.

"I thought I was going to die from a back pain. I was so nervous because I was sleeping on the edge.... tell me? Doesn't your back hurt?"

"... not really."

"Really? How do you not have back pain?"

"My back is strong."

Zerkan answered honestly.

"Ah, ah.... I see."

Raphine frowned as a subtle thought occurred to her. Feeling like a pervert on her own, she turned around.

"I had lunch today with His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress."

"Yes, I heard."

Zerkan recalled what had happened earlier.

Originally, today's luncheon was supposed to be attended by the emperor. But when I went to the luncheon, I was completely lost.

When I asked the servant, he said:

"Ah, Your Majesty said you have other business urgently. You are having lunch with Her Majesty the Empress and Her Majesty."

Zerkan clenched his fists involuntarily. I hated my father, who went to eat with Raffine alone.

He also felt like he wanted to be with Raffine all day. It was because Raphine was worried.

No matter how often you visit the Imperial Castle, staying here will be unfamiliar.

Hwangseong is a very lonely place, so I wanted to be a good guide so that Raffine would not be lonely or embarrassed by her side.

But Raphine seemed to get along very well without him.

"After dinner, I went for a walk with Her Majesty the Empress. The gardens of the Sapphire Palace were very nice."

"Yeah, it's a nice place."

"I heard there is a lake in the back, have you been there?"

"A few times before."

"I thought it would be pretty at night."

"Yeah, it's beautiful at night when the lights are on."

"Wow, really? I'll have to go see it soon."

"Go together."

"You and I? Aren't you busy?"

Raphine looked at Zerkan sullenly. He nodded and replied.

"... You could go alone and fall into the lake."

"Eh? Me? Why am I drowning in the lake?"

Raphine asked, scratching the back of her nose. It has an orphana, so it can breathe underwater.

Even if I fell into the lake, it wouldn't be a problem at all. There is nothing to miss in the first place.

"It's not like that, someone might suddenly break in...."

"Yes? Are you in Hwangseong?"

The security of the Imperial Imperial Palace was very famous. It was a security net that the Imperial Wizards put a lot of effort into for several decades.

"The giant beast...."

"Hey, I heard that only rabbits and deer live in Hwangseong Forest?"

"...."

The more we talked, the more strange the atmosphere became.

Zerkan kept her mouth shut. I just wanted to go with him, but strangely, I couldn't say that.

"Well, anyway, let's go together. It felt like I was choking and strangling and following him reluctantly."

"... yes."

Zerkan let out an inaudible sigh. The more I talk to Raphine, the more I feel like an idiot.

Fortunately, Raphine doesn't seem to think it's strange, but....

Meanwhile, the carriage was moving into the Aston house.

Raphine looked out the window and smiled. I saw the whole family out in front of the building.

"Raphine!"

When the carriage door opened, Luka and Lois ran in.

Raphine reached out and took the two people's hands, one side at a time, and lowered them.

"...."

Zerkan, who had planned to go out first and reach out to Raphine, followed after lonely.

"Daughter, wasn't it cold last night?"

"Yeah, who didn't bother at the Imperial Palace?"

The duke and duke treated Raffine like a baby and asked questions about it.

"Raphine, did you miss home? Is not it? Look, is the house the best?"

"Can't you just commute to Hwangseong from here?"

"Oh, is that a good idea? What's wrong with Lois?"

"I use it when I use my hair too."

Luca and Lois exchanged nonsense. No one cared, though.

Zerkan felt as if he had become an invisible human, but thanks to Adrian and Violet, he was spared from that situation.

"Now we really are a family."

With that said, Adrian led Zerkan to the restaurant.

family. I felt weird.

As a child, Zerkan was always envious of Violet and Adrian.

Because they both had a friendly family.

When I was young, all the families in storybooks felt that way. We take care of each other kindly, exchange friendly words, eat together and laugh, sometimes fight, and reconcile as if nothing happened the next day.

But Zerkan's family was completely different. In the first place, Hwangseong was not an environment that could experience such an atmosphere.

Big knights guard the hallways, hard servants enforce etiquette, the mother is cold-hearted, and the father is strict.

So, whenever Zerkan went to visit Adrian or Violet's house, he felt euphoric, yet he was terribly lonely.

I've never had it out of my mouth, but I've been hoping for it. I wish I had a family like that.

"Sir, please come this way."

As they entered the dining room, the Duchess beckoned to Zerkan.

Zerkan came closer and sat down next to Raphine. The duke and wife were seated at the top.

When everyone was seated, the spacious dining room felt full.

Adrian, Violet, and Luca sat across from each other, and Raffine and Lois sat next to Zerkan.

The table was full of sumptuous food and candles flickered brightly.

Before starting the meal, the Duke of Aston raised his glass and coughed heavily.

The duke's gaze turned to Zerkan.

"We are going to become a family soon, so at least we won't be dealing with it officially in this kind of place. majesty."

"of course."

When he answered that, the peacock raised the corner of his mouth and smiled brightly.

It was the first time I had seen the Duke of Aston smiling like that. Seeing this, there were a lot of similarities with Adrian, Raphine, Luca, and Lois.

"Now, my lord, no.... Zerkan You are my son too. Now that you have the most precious son in the Empire, you should hear a toast."

"...."

"I will treat you as a precious child just like the other guys. Violet, you too. haha! No one in the Empire has as many children as me."

The Duke of Aston smiled broadly and raised his glass. Everyone smiled and drank champagne.

Zerkan also drank champagne like everyone else. My throat was sore and I felt like I was about to cry.

Just as the Emperor had a daughter today, so did the Duke of Eston.

Zerkan really realized that he had another loving father.

Duke Aston, who had been looking at Zerkan like a thief until yesterday, now looked at Zerkan as if he were treating his precious son.

That day, Zerkan received a lot of affectionate glances from the duke and wife.

On the way back to the Imperial Castle, Zerkan's heart was filled with something unknown, and it felt like it was sparkling and fluttering beautifully.