I Became the Vassal the The Tyrannical Is Obsessed With

204 – Episode 204: A Fate That Cannot Be Avoided

Episode 204: A fate that cannot be avoided

The day after the punishment for the Montersen family.

My maids and I were having our usual lunch break with Cecilia. Today too, a variety of seafood and delicacies were served to the point that the table legs were bent.

“I hope everyone enjoys it.”

“I hope Your Majesty enjoys your meal too.”

We ate food in a quiet atmosphere.

Normally, Flora would have brought up various topics and created a cheerful atmosphere… Considering the many recent incidents, it was difficult to have a good mood.

The flogging of the leader of the noble faction and the execution of his right-hand man

And on a very personal note, I rejected Flora’s confession

Cecilia also seemed to be thinking a lot about this trial in many ways.

Mulia was quiet by nature, but with Flora keeping her mouth shut, she felt a bit awkward.

However, I also have a knack for creating an atmosphere.

This is why living with a superior is tiring in many ways.

“Hmm?”

Feeling her gaze, she raised her head and her eyes met Flora, who was sitting across from her. She immediately smiled slightly and lowered her head towards her plate again.

Even after I rejected her confession, I think we continued to make eye contact often …

‘Did I refuse too rudely?’

However, if you leave room for nothing, you may end up in trouble later. So I hung up on it as firmly as possible on the spot.

Nevertheless, if you still have regrets…

No. Thinking about that will make your head too complicated, so don’t think about it now.

I focused my mind on the food again, and thanks to that, I was able to finish my plate faster than I thought.

Looking around, I saw that Cecilia and her maids had finished eating.

“Luke.”

Cecilia wiped her mouth with a napkin and turned her head towards me.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Cecilia stared at her face for a moment. Why are they doing that?

“I want to take a walk, would you like to join me?”

“Where are you going?”

When I asked a question, Cecilia let out an angry voice, showing her signs of distress.

“A garden would be nice. “I haven’t been able to tour the garden recently.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

When I stood up from the chair first, Mulia and Flora’s eyes fell on me at the same time. It was clearly an envious look.

Maybe he can’t bear to look at Cecilia like that, so he’s sending it to me instead.

“Flora, Mulia. “You just have to come to the office by 2 p.M.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Yes.”

Only after hearing the two maids’ answers did Cecilia stand up from her seat.

“Branch, Luke.”

* * *

It takes about 15 minutes to walk from the main palace to the garden.

So of course I thought I would use the carriage that circulates inside the imperial palace,

“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to walk with you.”

It was somewhat surprising that Cecilia readily suggested walking.

“Are you okay?”

“My body is not that weak.”

After saying that, Cecilia suddenly held out her right hand.

“But I think it would be more comfortable if you escorted me.”

She waved her right hand up and down lightly. It was a gesture asking anyone to catch it.

“Can I, a humble person, hold your Majesty’s hand?”

“If you really think that way, it seems like you need some mental education?”

She smiled only her lips curling slightly. I probably took the joke I made as a joke in my own way, but honestly, I thought it might be true.

“I didn’t mean it.”

“Hmm. “I knew that would happen.”

I held her hand gently, just as she wanted. Then Cecilia tightened her grip and grabbed my hand.

“Do you think you can escort me properly if you hold me so weakly?”

“…”

I was so embarrassed for a moment that I couldn’t answer anything, but Cecilia burst out laughing.

“I apologize.”

“I wasn’t talking about getting an apology. It just means to hold on a little harder from now on.”

“Ah…”

“Don’t move.”

Cecilia took the lead, leading me at her pace. When she asked me to escort her earlier, when did she take her first?

I also burst out laughing at the somewhat absurd situation.

“Your majesty. We will escort you properly.”

“I wish I had done that a long time ago.”

Cecilia stopped in her tracks, and I lined up next to her. Then he started walking at Cecilia’s pace

I don’t know how long it’s been since I last leisurely walked around and looked at the grounds of her imperial palace.

The imperial palace grounds had a well-developed road network, so it was great to walk around. Trees were erected on both sides of the road, and lantern stands where torches could be placed were placed here and there.

“Thanks to the reduced workload, I have more time to enjoy walks.”

“I think it is a very fortunate thing.”

“A lot has happened so far, but somehow we managed to finish it well.”

Satisfaction permeated her muttering voice

When we arrived at the palace garden, an arched entrance made of vines welcomed us.

“A lot of vines have grown recently…”

Muttered Cecilia, looking around her vines. I couldn’t remember very well, so I just assumed it was something and passed on.

We entered the garden, still holding hands.

“There are snowflowers over there.”

When I looked at the place Cecilia had pointed to with her index finger, I saw that there was indeed a colony of flowers as white as her eyes. Cecilia tugged me lightly, and I followed her to the front of her snow flower.

“Have you ever seen this flower?”

“I’ve never seen it where I live.”

“I guess so. “The Nedville estate generally has a mild climate.”

I nodded once, saying yes. Then he stretched out his free left hand and plucked a flower by its stem.

“Isn’t it pretty?”

“Yes. I think it is a very pretty flower.”

Cecilia smiled softly and suddenly she handed me a flower. What does this mean?

“Hold it for a moment. Because there was something I wanted to do for a long time.”

“Yes.”

First, I carefully handed her flowers as she asked. Next, Cecilia gently brushed her left side of hair and said what she wanted to say.

“Luke. “Why don’t you put that flower here?”

“…”

What is it?

Embarrassed, I blinked my eyelids. Isn’t putting a hairpin in her hair something that lovers do?

Why would someone as high as an empress bother to become a secretary?

However, once the order had been given, it was impossible to refuse. Well, it’s not a difficult request.

‘I can do this much. We are also cousins from cousins.’

I carefully placed the flower stem between Cecilia’s desired spot of her, the back of her, her ear, and her hair. At the same time, as her distance naturally became closer, I could feel her warm breath touching my cheek of her.

“…”

Cecilia’s expression hardened slightly. When I got closer, he seemed nervous.

Seeing her like that made me nervous for no reason.

However, it was not difficult to put the flower in her hair, so I was able to get away from her quickly.

I took a breather…

Cecilia gently touched the flower with her hand and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

“What do you think? Does it fit well?”

… By any chance, was this why you asked to come to the garden alone?

She was very suspicious, but I was too embarrassed to ask her.

“Yes. It suits you very well.”

“I think the words are a bit short.”

Cecilia made a sad expression. Then suddenly she felt like a girl my age, not an empress.

“You became even more beautiful than usual in harmony with the flowers. “You are also overflowing with dignity, Your Majesty.”

“It’s nice of you to say that.”

Only then did a satisfied expression appear on her face.

However… Did you really call me to flirt like this?

At this point, I couldn’t help but ask.

“Your majesty. “Can I ask you a question?”

“Yunheohaji.”

“I’m curious why you went for a walk alone with me.”

“…”

Cecilia made no reply. I bent her waist slightly and opened her mouth.

“There were a lot of confusing incidents recently, but they ended well. However, in the aftermath, I expect that there will be major changes in politics in the future. I thought His Majesty would have called me here to discuss these matters.”

“It was like that…”

Cecilia muttered in a low voice and let out a sigh.

“I didn’t know you took it so seriously.”

“Am I taking it too far?”

“Perfect as a secretary.”

However, contrary to what she was saying, she had a strangely dissatisfied expression.

Why?

The moment I felt her doubt, her face returned to its usual calm expression. Then he let go of my hand and started moving slowly along the road.

I followed behind her, fixing my eyes on her back.

“I, too, am deeply troubled. But maybe I was thinking too much and my head hurt.”

“I apologize for not being able to look into it.”

“It’s not for you to apologize. “I was just alone with my thoughts.”

Cecilia blew into the air with her mouth. Then she said something completely unexpected.

“Anyway, revenge has only just begun…”

“!”

Startled, I opened my eyes. Immediately after that, Cecilia turned towards me.

She covered her mouth with one hand and rolled her blood-red eyes back and forth as if she was examining me.

“Luke. By any chance, did you hear what I just said?”

I didn’t expect you to ask this directly.

To be honest, knowing Cecilia’s past of hers, I could easily guess that she still had a desire for revenge against the noble faction. And this time, she thought she had achieved her revenge using the fact that she had caused the kidnapping of Empress Sun.

But, is it just the beginning?

‘What on earth do you plan to do from now on?’

“Luke?”

Cecilia asked again.

… A thought crossed my mind that it would be best to pretend I didn’t hear anything.

“I couldn’t hear because I was looking somewhere else.”

“Right…”

“May I ask what you said?”

“It’s a secret.”

Cecilia, who was so confused, turned her body around. She then told me to follow her and she walked forward with great strides.

Fortunately, it looks like my expression she wasn’t noticed

But even as I followed her, I was worried about her the whole time.

If you really intend to start a bloody revenge… Because it meant that the fate of the original work could not be avoided.