I Became Crown Prince's Wife
Handsome Men and Ugly Women(3)
"really?"
I nodded my head again. Maybe because of my poor physical condition, but I can feel my face warming up. I want to end this conversation with him immediately. It would be a problem if I coughed in front of him.
I hope he doesn't know I'm sick.
"Then I'll name you 'Rose'."
Rose…
Suddenly I remembered the red rose that Blake had given me.
Why did he call me Rose? Does he recognize me?
I looked at him in wonder. Then again, Rose is a commonly used name. After all, Blake really likes roses, so it might not mean much.
"Do you like it?"
I'm nodding. It was a common name, but it felt like a nickname only to me when he called me with it.
“Rose, I will return to the Imperial Palace. And I want you to come home with me.”
Is he thinking of taking me with him?I was surprised by an unexpected statement. He would bring a woman who did not even know her own name, let alone her identity, to the palace?
“Will you go with me?”
Blake smiled gently. It was the same smile as when we were young. Nothing's changed unless I feel a little weird right now.
If he asked like that, there was no way I could refuse.
But I can't nod. I won't live long. Ser said that I would live for at most about a hundred days.I didn't want Blake to be sad so I decided to avoid him and secretly end my life.
I hesitated because I didn't know how to answer. At that moment, Edon came to the tent.
"Your Majesty, are you here?"
"What the hell is going on?"
"The Great Priest is here."
"So?"
ask Blake. Her expression was so indifferent that I doubt if she was the same person who smiled so beautifully just a moment ago. However, Edon did not show any reaction, as if it had always been like this.
“She's here to see you. You can't treat her like that.”
"He's really good at pestering people."
“Your Highness, it is the High Priest. Please pay attention to your words.”
"Rose, wait a minute."
Blake answered Edon in a daze and smiled at me.
"Your Majesty, are you thinking of taking him to the Imperial Palace?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"I'm sorry, but it's not a good idea to take her home ..."
Edon expressed his disapproval.
"He lost his memory and couldn't remember anything."
"Then why didn't you tell him to go to church?"
I grabbed Blake's shirt in surprise.
It was natural for Edon to be worried.I was a woman that Blake happened to find in the Valley of Chaos and now she said that she wanted to take me to the palace even though she knew nothing about my identity.
I understood Edon's worries, but when I thought I was going to split from Blake, I was scared. If we part now, we won't be able to see each other again.
Even though I was determined to die secretly for her, I was scared at the same time. Blake held my hand tightly as if she was relieved.
“I will return to the Imperial Palace with Rose. Don't make me say it twice.”
“...I will obey your orders.”
Because Blake was so adamant, Edon had no choice but to comply.
***
After Blake and Edon left, I also walked out of the tent.
The morning sun felt very warm and comfortable on my skin. Maybe because this was my first time out in seven years, but I cherished every moment of the bright sunshine and clear air. Even the cold autumn wind felt somewhat pleasant.
As I took a deep breath, I heard those people talking.
“We finally left.I think I should welcome the new year here again this year.”
Two young knights were chatting.
“I'm sure Edon spent the whole night convincing him. What would a foreign envoy think if the Crown Prince was not present in the celebration?”
Edon had become the chief of the knights.
For the knights, skill was the most important compared to the other aspects. But there are still severe status restrictions. For the novice of a commoner to become the head of a knight was an unprecedented rise.
"By the way, I'll spend the last day of the year in the capital."
"Paul, we might not be back before the end of the year."
“Oh, don't sulk.I don't know if I'm the knight of the Imperial palace or the guardian of the Valley of Chaos. If I had known about this, I wouldn't have chosen the 5th division. ”
The 5th Division is a direct knight under the command of the Crown Prince.
When Blake becomes the heir to the curse, the curse has been removed. But now, they had gathered again.
“So, we are looking for someone who has been dead for many years.”
“He can still live,” said the red-haired youth while quietly arranging the tent beside them.
“Matthew right. Besides, he didn't just fall. Dozens of Maculs dragged him in. Even if he survived, he would be attacked by Macul.”
They all thought I was dead.
Well, I've been at the Door of Darkness for seven years, not a day or two. It's only natural that they think that way.
"Well, no one's seen her body."
However, the red-haired knight calmly replied and finished cleaning the tent. Matthew and Paul saw him disagree.
“Jayden, honestly. Don't you regret joining the 5th Division? ”
Jayden…?
“Even if you are an ordinary person, you can apply wherever you want because you are the best graduate of the academy.”
The red-haired man was Jayden, Diana's classmate.
There was no one like Jayden, an ordinary person who rose through the ranks to become the best graduate of the academy.
If Jayden is the academy's best graduate, then what happened to Diana?
He said he would definitely be the best graduate…
Even if not, he would still be a high-level knight, right?
I promised to stay with her until she graduated, but I failed to keep that promise.
“I directly apply here.”
“You hard working type, yes?”
"I think so."
The task of removing the tent and packing up was originally the work of the servants, but the Valley of Chaos was so restricted to outsiders that the Imperial knights had no choice but to do everything themselves.
Of course, there were some people who made mistakes, leaving their juniors bearing a heavy burden.
Jayden put the luggage he had arranged onto the horse. Paul watched the scene and turned to look me in the eye.I tried to say hello, but he shouted,
“Ahhh!”
"Who is that?"
Matthew was also stunned when he saw me.
The faces of the young knights were filled with disgust.I felt deja vu from this situation.
When I entered high school in the past and the children saw the scars on my calves, their expressions looked similar to the expressions of the knights today. The only difference was that there was more humiliation and hatred in their gazes.
“Why is he here?I heard someone coming from the church.I thought they were going to leave it to the church.”
Matthew pointed at me.
"Are we gonna take him?"
"That monster?"
I quickly stepped back when I was subjected to this blatant humiliation.
After I met back with Ser and saw the burn scars, my heart hurt a lot. When I found out that my soul had entered his body, I immediately forgot the scar.
Everything was so chaotic that I didn't even think about the scar, and most importantly, Blake didn't care about it at all, so I wasn't very aware of it. Edon was only worried about my uncertain identity, but he showed no signs of reluctance when he saw my scar.
But hearing myself being called a monster, I felt like I was facing reality.
'I'm terrible.'
I'm fine with being in Ser's body. There was no problem when I was with Blake. But when I heard others calling me a monster, I really felt like I had turned into a monster.
"Hows it? We don't even have a car.”
"Who will take him?"
“Oh, I'm sure he'll ask us to do that.”
"I have a lot of luggage, so I can't."
“What is no one else?”
The atmosphere quickly sank. Logically, I knew that they were wrong, but I still felt that I was a sinner.
I wanted to escape, but my feet felt like they were glued to the ground. Suddenly, Jayden said, "I'll take him."
He spoke nonchalantly and approached me. Is he thinking of riding a horse with me?
I was about to say thank you, but then I heard Blake's voice behind me.
“You don't have to carry it.”
"Your majesty."
Jayden lowered his head respectfully, and the other knights hurriedly followed.
"Rose will come with me."
Blake clasped my left hand which had a severe burn scar. Seeing this, Paul, Matthew, and Jayden were all shocked.
"Also, Paul and Matthew, I'll take your position in division 5."
"I'm sorry?"
“Why us?”
“You know why, don't you?”
Blake glanced coldly at the bewildered Paul and Matthew.