The queen's remarks heard through the video were shocking. The faces of everyone present in this place were colored with astonishment.

Empress Rebecca closed her eyes tightly. And when I opened my eyes again, I looked at Raffine with a burning gaze.

'Where did that cunning thing do such a feat...!'

The screen continued.

[Get out of here, get out of my palace!]

In the video, Empress Rebecca shouted. Then he pushed and smashed the food that was laid out on the table.

Raphine shrugged as she looked at the food that had fallen on her dress.

After a while, Raffine slowly got up and started walking. And as soon as I went down the stairs of the Sepia Palace, I collapsed without energy.

People who watched the screen tilt from the necklace's point of view let out sighs as if it was a pity.

Empress Rebecca shouted hastily.

"your majesty! Listen to me! This is manipulation! It wasn't that kind of conversation, I didn't push it like that!"

The emperor let out a smirk.

"Then you mean that all of that content is manipulation? You never said anything like that?"

"that...! Not me, something must be wrong! All fake!"

Empress Rebecca desperately denied it. It was because I had a foreboding that everything was over the moment I admitted it.

Raphine, who stood leaning on Zerkan's arms, covered her mouth and smiled secretly.

The empress will be very upset now. Because a lot of the content in the conversation we actually had was edited.

'This is what the K-nation's devil's editing is like.'

It was an instinctive editing sense accustomed to the survival programs I had seen in my previous life.

"You are trying to get me into a framer! I am embarrassed!"

The queen groaned and shouted.

Raphine, who was watching, took a step forward.

"your majesty."

The emperor looked at Raphine. When he gestured as if permission to speak, everyone's attention was focused.

Raphine said in a firm voice.

"I swear in the name of the spirit, it is absolutely impossible to manipulate things that do not exist. Even a spirit cannot create everything."

There was nothing wrong with Raphine's words.

'I just edited it a little maliciously.'

The middlemen nodded their heads. Everyone pointed their fingers at the empress and criticized them.

Empress Rebecca was astonished and was on the verge of going backwards. The emperor glared at Rebecca like that.

"...."

The Empress, who had been watching silently the whole time, was clenching her fists and trembling.

Tears soon fell from her eyes. The Empress opened her mouth, holding back her heart being ripped into a thousand parts.

"your majesty."

"... empress."

The emperor was worried about her as if he had no face to see the empress, but avoided making eye contact with her.

"I never... I'm not going to let this happen again. Even the Crown Princess is suffering from the wounds I suffered...."

The Empress was unable to speak and closed her eyes tightly. Tears flowed down like it was hard.

Everyone looked at the Empress in silence. Only Empress Rebecca bit her lip and stared at Raphine.

"...."

Raphine also felt sorry for the Empress and her heart was distorted.

But in the midst of this, she was shocked to see Empress Rebecca staring at her. The desire to make fun of me soared.

Raphine stuck out her tongue and flapped her tongue towards the empress so that no one could see her. Empress Rebecca trembled even more.

'It wouldn't be cool to kill me, are you playing with me in the midst of this?'

Empress Rebecca made a decision. Whatever time it is, I will kill Raphine myself with this hand no matter what.

"Ugh...."

Empress Agnes, unable to continue speaking, got up.

The empress's maids, who were watching, supported her and escaped the audience.

The emperor touched his forehead with his palm as if confused. There seemed to be mixed feelings.

'I'm sorry....'

Raphine looked at Emperor Servan with narrowed eyes. Although it was the emperor's fault, it was unreasonable to attribute everything to him.

'It's true that the empress gave her medicine....'

After that, there would be no turning back. It must have been after the drug had spread and everything had already happened.

"Empress Rebecca will not be able to take a single step out of the Sepia Palace for the time being. Leave only a minimum number of courtiers, and the empress is detained."

"your majesty! how...!"

Empress Rebecca appealed in a ripping voice. But the emperor was adamant.

"Stand until the verdict is reached."

* * *

Raphine and Zerkan, who came out of the audience, stopped trying to return to their place of residence.

It was because the emperor's attendant had stopped the two of them.

"Your Majesty has asked to speak for a moment."

Zerkan looked at Raffine, who seemed to have lost all energy. Raphine nodded, saying it was okay.

Although she pretended to have no strength in front of high officials and servants, in fact, Raphine was full of energy.

'It's all cool.'

It is regrettable that Her Majesty's heart was hurt, but the situation of the Empress trapped in the room was sued.

Raphine and Zerkan followed the servant's guide to the emperor's study.

As I entered the study, I saw the silhouette of the emperor sitting on the sofa.

Zerkan supported Raphine, almost as he knew it. Raphine had the energy to walk alone, but she didn't want to refuse.

'I want to be hugged every day.'

As Raphine and Zerkan sat down, the Emperor greeted them with an awkward smile.

The servant brought tea, and the emperor remained silent for a long time, then pulled his lips apart with difficulty.

"I...."

Raphine and Zerkan waited patiently for the Emperor's words.

"I will make sure that you are not hurt any more by my mistake. This transgression will end in my generation."

"... Of course it will."

Zerkan answered.

It was said that he would never take a pick like Empress Rebecca's vicious curse.

Zerkan is the person who watched her wounded mother more closely than anyone when she was young.

Even for the sake of the past self, there will be no repeating the father's mistakes.

In response to Zerkan's resolute reply, the emperor nodded with a complicated expression. regret, pain, regret. It was a face full of emotions.

Raphine, who had been silently listening, opened her mouth.

"I want to ask you something."

"what?"

The emperor looked at Raphine. Raphine asked, recalling the symptoms that Prince Antonio had seen right after taking the medicine at the wedding reception.

"Have you had any occasions or events before you adopted Empress Rebecca as your concubine?"

It was an open question. Although it may feel rude, the emperor recalled a memory to answer.

"Well, I don't particularly remember...."

"At some point, the Empress suddenly gleamed in your eyes, and did you not want to see it again? It's like taking a love potion."

"... It wouldn't exist, but yes. right. It seems that at some point, my mind suddenly became strange."

"...."

"At the time, I believed that it was true love. As time passed, my heart calmed down... It was already too late to turn it all around."

This is the expected answer. Raphine said.

"The love potion is right. Empress Rebecca used the drug on Your Majesty."

The emperor's expression wrinkled.

"Does such a drug really exist?"

"Yeah. Have you ever heard of a forbidden drink?"

"... Wasn't it a story that came down as a legend?"

"Right. But somewhere in the world there are those who study forbidden magic."

Raphine thought of those who could guess.

Themion, a peaceful kingdom with more magical development than is known.

Raphine said.

"I will investigate the matter on my own. It's something that only I can do because I have to use the power of the spirits."

"... yes."

"So, your Majesty, please do not worry too much and comfort your Majesty the Empress. The one who suffers the most will be your Majesty the Empress."

"...."

"And another person who would have been as hurt as Her Majesty... I will comfort you."

Raphine smiled warmly and took Zerkan's hand.

"...!"

In that moment, Zerkan suddenly felt like a giant was shaking my heart, clutching it in his hand.

Raphine's small palm, which rose above the back of her hand, was regarded as the hand of a giant.

A warm energy wrapped around his body and seemed to comfort him.

Although it was so small, Raphine's hands were large enough to comfort and envelop even his soul.

"... Thank you."

The emperor smiled. Raphine pulled Zerkan to get up.

Even after the two left, the emperor sat there for a long time.

Even if it was because of the drug of the forbidden magic, he could not deny or defend his fault.

He pondered how to judge his own guilt.