Upon entering the balcony, Cassius froze for a moment.

Sonia was bathed in full moonlight.

Sonia's rich silver hair shone in the moonlight.

Sometimes the wind blew. Her hair swayed lightly, not against the wind.

Sonia tidied her hair with one hand to keep it from getting tangled.

Sonia's neck, which had been covered by her thick hair, was completely exposed.

I also recall the texture of her white, smooth, and soft skin.

I came down lightly from the terrace ledge.

Sonia was her bare feet. Her glimpse of her white ankles was quite irritating.

I wanted to kiss her on the instep right away.

'How much patience do I have left?'

He felt that he must have been put to the test.

Cassius' throat groaned.

“Isn’t there something you need to do?”

Her thoughts were read automatically. Sonia was surprised that she thought he was someone else, but she was relieved.

She said, 'The flies are clinging.'

Cassius blocked his automatically activated powers, vowing not to leave her alone even if the emperor spoke to him.

When she didn't get any answer from himself, she was puzzled. Sonia slowly approached him.

“Did you bring it to give it to me?”

"you're right."

As he passed the drink, her hand lightly touched.

Cassius took her hand as it were. He did not avoid Sonia.

Suppressing his ability, he decided to be honest with his heart.

“Can I kiss you?”

Sonia's face turned red.

Even under her moonlight, her ruddy cheeks could be seen clearly.

“On the back of my neck?”

She seemed to interpret it as injecting alpha pheromones.

"no."

Surprised, she hesitated.

She wasn't bad to worry is to have a mind of approval.

After hesitating, Sonia made her decision.

“Then, is it because of the curse of superpowers? Because I can't look at the curse on His Holiness's shoulder right now.”

Cassius laughed bitterly.

Looking at other reasons like that, the distance with Sonia hasn't been shortened.

She asked.

“Is it the nape of my neck?”

"yes."

She nodded her head. It meant permission.

Setting his glass down in his hand, he gently grabbed Sonia's chin.

He pressed his lips under her ears, falling smoothly down her neck.

When I bite her by the scruff of her neck, I deliberately move slowly because the nervous woman is startled.

Slowly moving his lips down her neckline, Cassius slowly arrived at the location of her pheromone glands. And he used alpha pheromones to bite his teeth.

Having gotten used to Cassius' pheromones, Sonia didn't lose her strength or collapse like before.

After all his work was done, he released her.

"it's over."

She rubbed her neck.

“Do you think something is different?”

It seemed that he was caught with his selfishness under the pretext of injecting alpha pheromone.

“What do you mean?”

He took off her pretense.

"I think His Holiness's pheromone scent has changed."

Alphas and omegas are wary of each other's pheromones, although not as much as those of the same trait.

Then, as you get closer, the scent of pheromone becomes more and more sweet.

Conversely, when you can't trust each other, the scent becomes disgusting.

What kind of side is Sonia?

She was waiting for his answer.

“His Holiness, are you here? It's a big deal!”

Inevitably, an intruder appeared.

Annoyed, Cassius looked at the one who came to him.

He was one of the paladins included in the envoy.

Cassius's expression seemed calm, but his paladin could sense that he was angry just by the feeling he gave off.

He said, “I’m sorry you shut up without permission. But I felt I had to let you know. The knights attached to Count Theodore were all found passed out.”

Sonia, who was putting on her shoes behind Cassius, shouted loudly.

“Lancelot?”

The paladin who was reporting was surprised.

She was wearing a dress so he didn't know who she was.

The paladin didn't recognize her even when she came close, but he recognized her identity only when he saw her unique eye color.

'It's a big deal!'

It said that His Holiness had attached escort to Lancelot.

The paladin swallowed his saliva and examined Cassius' complexion.

His lips hardened.

His eyes were also unusual.

It was more terrifying when a person who was usually gentle and not angry exploded.

The paladin's whole body stiffened to the point where he couldn't even say sorry out of fear.

Sonia asked again.

“What do you mean? What happened to Lancelot?”

The paladin accidentally spit out the first report, thinking it wasn't Sonia.

But he couldn't continue his explanation now that he knew Sonia was in place. The embarrassed paladin shut his mouth.

Sonia's expression darkened.

Cassius opened his mouth.

“Report.”

“Yes, the knights who were following Count Theodore Sow's carriage were attacked by an assailant and lost their minds. The follow-up unit, feeling strange that no report came in, found them and chased the wagon, but Count So was gone.”

“Lancelot is gone? What about the mansion?”

The paladin glanced at Cassius. It seemed that he could answer.

“They haven’t returned to the mansion either.”

With a sigh, Sonia sat down from her seat.

Cassius clenched his fists. He was angry with himself.

Sonia, the priest of healing, played an important role in this trip to the Empire.

He sent an escort article to see if anyone was targeting her, which is her important position.

Even around her family.

'It's my fault. I should have contacted Count Theodore Sow from the beginning.'

Be careful, because someone may appear who will target Sonia with her healing powers.

The most important thing to Cassius was Sonia.

So, he only had a lot of escorts attached to her, and the rest of her family had only enough to report on current situation.

“Sonia, I will take responsibility and find Count So.”

There was no answer from Sonia. In frustration, he used his superpowers that he had controlled.

‘Lancelot…… ! You didn't go home, you were kidnapped!'

Her mind was filled with Lancelot's worries.

‘If this happens, Lancelot as well as my parents may be in danger.…… like everyone will die , me too…… will die eventually I don't want to die!'

What is she so afraid of?

The cause of her fear lay deep in her heart, and he could not look into it.

He could have forced it open. He couldn't bear to do that because it would make Sonia suffer.

Her body trembled.

Cassius hugged her.

“Don't be so intimidated. Count So will be fine.”

“…….”

“I will add an escort to Sonia's family. Do not worry."

She nodded her head. Sonia's inner thoughts flowed.

‘I can’t do anything when I cry. So don't cry!'

I am proud of her for trying to face her horrifying fears, but at the same time it breaks my heart.

I want to help, but I don't know how.

I'd rather Sonia tell me everything.

If so, I would be happy to be her protective shield.

***

I came to my senses and left the terrace with Cassius.

Cassius came out and quietly summoned the commander of the Holy Knights and gave him an order.

I looked around the ballroom once.

Prince Shane is buried among the young ladies, and Schwarz is still invisible.

'Who kidnapped Lancelot?'

there were candidates.

Prince Shane, Schwarz, and the Master of the Magic Tower.

one of the three.

According to the progress of the original work, it wasn't when the Mage Tower Lord appeared.

Because the owner of the Mage Tower cannot escape from the Mage Tower.

Then either Prince Shane or Schwarz would be the culprit.

If I had to pick one of the two, it was far more likely to be Schwarz's.

It's time to kidnap Lancelot and take him to the dark ghost's lair in the original story.

'Little brother, please don't just rebel.'

That guy is a psycho who tortures himself by saying that the more he struggles, the more he tastes.

If I just talked to him roughly, he might not be bothered by it.

She had to make a decision.

She might be treated like a madman, but should she tell Cassius the truth and ask for help?

Or will I attack him alone in a hurry and see how I can hit him.

Both had problems.

If I confide in Cassius, I may lose my priestly status.

The second method is that I have a very high chance of dying while dealing with the black ghost alone.

“I ordered the paladin to be released and pursue Count So. Don't worry too much.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Now she had no choice but to trust the Holy Knights of the Holy Kingdom.

I stared blankly at the dancing people.

'It was fun.'

It was good to dance with Cassius and go to the terrace.

However, her heart became heavy when the contents of the original story intervened in an instant.

It's not just this one.

It was painful whenever the original novel intervened in my peaceful daily life.

It will continue until the end of the original story that periodically shakes my heart.

'Can I be happy?'

I suddenly lost my confidence.

When I thought about that, I thought that being happy like people who dance is a luxury.

I had to throw it away to save my life. happiness.

“Sonia.”

“Yes, His Holiness.”

“Is there anything else I can do to help?”

For a moment, she felt her chest constrict.