Episode 107
Translator : Missme
Editor : Aru
âWake up.â
A voice that was not high but had a sharp feeling sounded indoors.
I could tell one thing as soon as I heard the voice.
That I donât have to pretend to sleep anymore.
The maids held my arms from both sides and raised only my upper body. One held my head up under the tick.
Well, the next turn might be to slap my cheeks or splash water.
I donât think itâs a good idea to take it either way. So I opened my eyes.
The answer was either the latter because one of the maids held a bowl of water, which seemed to flinch as if sheâs embarrassed.
I looked all over the place, leaving behind the hesitant maid holding a bowl of water that had nowhere to go.
âThis isâ¦â¦â
An en-hall of a large building like a villa.
Armed knights standing in order in all directions.
âAndâ¦â
I looked straight ahead.
A high and colourful chair like a podium, and a woman buried in arrogance in it, with slightly wide-open eyes, was looking down this side.
As soon as I saw her, I lost my words.
âReally look alike.â
Anyway, since itâs a biological mother-daughter relationship, I guess there must be some similarities.
But this was more than expected.
A clear, wave-like detection to the waist and amber-coloured eyes with a slightly more pale border than mine.
Her expression is better than me. Overall, she was like a twin, not mother and daughter, except that she was generally rigid and that traces of time were slightly buried.
The queen had a bewildered look on her face and opened her mouth.
âWasnât she asleep?â
âWell, it canât be. Iâm sure I drugged her.â
On the left side of the chair where the queen was sitting, I could hear the countâs hurried reply.
Listening to the voice, I recalled the pill that Count Suena gave me in the carriage.
âWho would swallow it?â
Of course, I wrapped it in my palm pretending to eat and threw it away in the bushes.
You didnât swallow it either, but you really gave it to me to swallow it? With that very suspicious act of you?
The queen said again as I recalled Count Suenaâs sloppy performance.
âWell, it doesnât really matter. Anyway, itâs important that you brought her here safely.â
âThatâs right. Thatâs it.â
âBy the wayâ¦â
The queen glanced straight at me and put it together.
âYou look alike.â
I felt strange.
She and I look so alike. To a bewildering extent.
âYou look more like me than Miel. Should I call this ironic? Itâs funny.â
âMiel?â
Soon after, I was able to solve my curiosity about unfamiliar names right away.
Behind the luxurious chair where the queen was sitting, some red hair peeped out her eyes, but when our eyes met, she hurriedly hid herself in behind.
ââ¦â¦thatâs the princess who is twins with me.â
For over 20 years, the side who was decided to be saved, while I was the opposite, who was supposed to be killed.
Miel. Is she older or younger than me?
It would be a few minutes to say that there is a difference between twins anyway, but somehow, looking at the action just before, I think she became the younger one will fit in rather than the older sister.
The queenâs voice fell again while such meaningless thoughts were poking through my mind.
âIsnât your name Lydia?â
ââ¦â¦.â
âThatâs a pretty name, I donât know whose skill it is.â
The queen slowly crossed her legs. Her golden pupil looked down at me with composure.
âIâm sure you have a lot of questions about this situation. If you want to say something, say it.â
I blinked my eyes.
At first glance, she pretended to be kind, but whether she was born with it or not, her voice sounded cold and dry in the air. And because it was winter, it was quite a good match with this cold-weather room.
The things I want to say.
â¦â¦well, first of all, should I say something suitable for the situation.
âWhere am I?â
ââ¦.â¦.â
âAnd are you the queen? My real mother?â
âYes.â
The queen rested her chin. She spoke calmly.
âI am the queen who rules the kingdom Viroz here, and I gave birth to you personally more than twenty years ago.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âAnd I made a mistake. Let you live.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âYou asked me where this is, right? It is a forest south of the kingdom. Itâs a deep place that no one can reach inside. Besides, this building will soon be discovered as a hideout for the rebelsââ
The queen, who stopped talking for a while, soon added.
âItâs your grave.â
I was able to find a clear difference between me and the queen who I thought was strikingly similar at this time.
Her smiling face. Her smiling face was distinctly different from mine. I donât frown like that when I smile. It was a definite difference, even if it seemed trivial. I donât look any like her at all.
My smiling face rather resembles the late Duchess.
Suddenly I felt at ease.
Itâs funny, but I guess Iâve been feeling uncomfortable and displeased a little while ago.
The fact that my biological mother, who says it was a mistake to keep me alive, is undeniably too much like me.
However, it seems to be different in the important part, so thatâs enough.
How important it is to laugh, it is safe to say that a personâs smile is everything. If not, I will think so from now on.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
â⦠did you just laugh?â
The queen wrinkled her brow.
Oh, I guess I laughed without realizing it.
Thereâs nothing to deny. I answered back.
âIf I didnât appear to be crying, I would have laughed.â
âBravely playing with wordsâ¦â¦ Have you ever misunderstood my words?â
The queen untied her twisted legs and straightened her upper body.
With her arms stretched out on the armrest, she looked at me as if she was bewildered or irritated.
âThis is your grave. It wouldnât be so heavenly and earthly words that you couldnât understand what it meant?â
âYes, I understand it well. The tomb is quite spacious. There is a downside that cosiness is a bit lacking, but well, these days, there is a strong tendency to compete on any scale. Itâs not bad in terms of being on the verge of fashionâ
ââ¦â¦!â
The queen jumped out of her chair in a series of my mischievous replies.
Her eyelashes trembled, whether it was upset or angry.
Now that sheâs closer, I can see her eyelashes are quite long.
Itâs kind of embarrassing to say this to my face, but sheâs definitely a beauty.
The queenâs wistful voice dropped as she did not know what I was thinking.
âIs it that you donât understand the subject, or that you donât understand the situation? Donât you know youâre not in a position to be so brazen and confident?â
âWhy? Canât I be shameless if Iâm about to die?â
âHey, princess! No, Duke Princess!â
Recently, a familiar voice entered my ear.
Count Suena jumped from his seat and brought up his words.
âWhat are you doing now? You really donât understand whatâ situation? Youâre really on the verge of death, who can save you? No. All the family knights you brought earlier died there, you understand?â
âWhat do you want to say?â
âYou have to cry! You have to deny the reality that this canât be happening, and you have to be frustrated and despairing and shivering! Whatâs wrong with you? What the hell do you believe in?â
The Countâs voice was filled with anger, beyond understanding.
As if he was very offended by not crying and afraid as he wished.
âOr you have to already be on the run? Do you want me to clean it up again? Youâve come to see your mother, who gave birth to you in 20 years, and youâve been murdered. Thatâs in your own motherâs hand. The shocking betrayal that would never happen againâ¦â
âStop.â
The queen raised her hand.
Stupid Count Suena talking as much as he could with excitement, closed his mouth with a face that noticed his mistake.
Stupidâ¦..
The queen kept staring at me as if she had decided to settle the countâs reproach later. She said.
âThereâs nothing in Nessen now, as the Count said. All the familyâs knights that you brought to protect you are already dead, and now this place is in the middle of the forest, and there are soldiers out there who will move by just one gesture of my hand. If not, there are plenty of knights here right now who can take my orders and cut your throat even now.â
The queenâs amber eyes were heartily questioned.
âYou donât think Iâm going to be afraid of the Empireâs consequences and not kill you? Then youâre wrong. I told you this place would soon be discovered as a rebel hideout. The criminal who killed you will be a rebel force in this country. Not me nor the royal family.â
ââ¦.â¦.â
âItâs hard to think youâre hiding something in that body right now. Because the maids have already done a full-body search with you. Even if you had, you wouldnât be able to take it out with your arms tied like that. Iâm really curious what youâre so bold about in this situation.â
ââ¦â¦..â
âWill we know the answer if we put a knife to that soft neck?â
The queen, who said so, looked in my eyes. Then a knight on my left picked out his sword.
The sharp blade of a well-cut blade reflected the light inside the room.
The queen opened her mouth, looking at it with a calm eye.
âDo you have anything to say?â
ââ¦â¦Thank God.â
âWhat?â
âYou said it was a mistake to keep me alive, and you called this my grave, and I was relieved that I didnât feel disappointed even if you really tried to kill me.â
I mean it.
Iâm so relieved that I canât feel such a big emotion.
âBecause I didnât expect it, so I wonât be disappointed.â
âWhat are you talking aboutâ¦â¦.?â
âYour Highness the queen.â
I smiled round and round. I looked up at my opponent, who looked at me with no expression at all, and said,
âQuestion. Where is this dress the prettiest?â
âWhat?â
âA glossy green skirt? A line that wraps around the body meticulously and falls in a custom-made size?â
âWhat the hell have you been talking about since before.â
âNope, thatâs the wrong answer. The answer isâ¦.â
Quang!
â⦠donât be fooled.â
âYou, Your Highness!â
The door that connects the room and the outside opened roughly.
The soldierâs face was black in the face when he came in. He cried out without apologizing or asking for forgiveness.
âMonster!â
âââââ