The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 44 - Don't Forget Me

"There's something the Servant would like to ask His Majesty."

Strictly speaking Clara, she faced Meiger who was still at the dining table. Seeing that, Meiger let out a long sigh and looked at Clara.

"Ask, but I won't answer if I don't."

Clara clasped her hands tightly, in order to eliminate the restless race within her. "It's about Lavoisier."

Meiger's body stiffened, his gaze became sharp. He looked at Clara with hatred and anger. But Meiger as much as possible to keep him from exploding.

"Oh? You've only been here a minute and you've dared to ask about them? Don't say that word anymore, especially the name of someone who's clearly in your brain right now. Once you call it and I'll make your mouth say nothing more."

Meiger, with a heavy voice and a cold tone warned Clara. He just didn't really like to hear that name from anyone.

What exactly is this guy's problem with Lavoisier? Nah! What should be His Majesty's matter with Grein de Lavoisier?

Due to Meiger's threat, Clara is immediately silent. It's less than 2 days he's lived here. Clara didn't want to cause any trouble and messed up here and there. Unknowingly Clara gripped the tip of her shirt very firmly.

It's better for me to wait for Avrim to come home.

Clara turned her back, not towards the library but her room. Then Clara exclaimed softly, "Jean let's go."

"ah! All right, Miss."

...꧁꧂...

Inside her dark room, Clara held her chin lazily. He was still thinking about how a ruby-eyed man became upset after hearing Lavoisier. They are one, bound, and inseparable.

Clara was also reminded again of some paintings on the palace walls, where the faces of the previous emperors were clearly drawn. They have sapphire eyes, while only Meiger Westhley has ruby irises. The obvious deviation.

That means there is only one possibility.

His Majesty and Lavoisier are connected. It seems that there is still a relationship with this group.

Clara leaned her body on the chair and looked up at the sky - the sky. "They used to be nobles, 'do they...?"

"Miss, which I heard from Aunt Avrim. Miss is very fond and good at painting. Don't you want to try it here too?"

Sontak Clara held a necklace around her neck. Touch the sapphire gem that became the center of the beauty of the necklace.

"Yes, I'd like to try it."

"Alright Miss, I will prepare the painting equipment first."

"Yeah."

As long as Jean's out picking up tools - painting tools. Clara prefers to contemplate a wide variety of random things. The biggest reason was because Meiger himself had forbidden Clara from dealing with Lavoisier.

"I'm still curious, but I also have to appreciate Your Majesty. I have been given shelter and food. It's impossible for me to forget and still meddle in his affairs. Although I really want to know where Grein de Lavoisier is."

Shortly thereafter, Jean arrives with all the necessary equipment and arranges it to Clara's liking. In the middle of the arrangement, Jean asked Clara.

"Miss, is Miss going to paint someone's face?"

"Eh? Someone's face?" Clara jerks.

"uh? What's wrong Miss?"

"The thing is, I never painted a human face. If it's animals and insects I can, but if it's a human."

"What about flora and fauna?"

"Yes, I can only paint that."

Clara sat in the chair Jean had provided. He started dipping the brush on the white paint liquid.

"Miss."

"Hm?"

"About Her Majesty just now, Miss doesn't need to think too much about it. Because after all Miss has also just arrived, I hope Miss is not too burdened on the mind because of that."

"Well..." Clara stopped scratching on canvas. "Actually I didn't think much of it, but the little curiosity was still there. Lying if I say not curious at all."

When Clara's painting was about to be completed, Jean researched what Clara was painting. "What's that flower Miss?"

"Hehe, it's called the forget me not flower!"

"Forget me not?" Beo Jean's.

"Yape! The meaning of the name of this flower is 'don't forget me' exactly what it means."

"And in the language of flowers, forget me not also means 'loving will not forget', right?"

While discussing Clara's painting. Meiger arrives, stands in the doorway and joins the discussion between Clara and Jean.

"ah! Your Majesty!" Jean responded faster.

While Clara was silent, she was still awkward and stiff and frightened by being threatened by Meiger this morning.

"Come with me, I'd like to have a one-on-one conversation with you, Clara."

Without waiting for Clara's approval, Meiger immediately left the place. Therefore Clara had little time to prepare herself. From behind, with a little bit of a limp he followed Meiger's wide stride.

Really, what if he's going to kick me out who's only been here for no more than 2 days?

...꧁꧂...

In a large room, with 2 chairs facing each other and separated by one large table. Clara felt she was counseling at the moment.

Hopefully not expulsion. Hopefully not expulsion.

"It's not the case this morning, so you don't have to be scared."

Tch! But your gaze is so intimidating to me! Lucky you're an ikemen*. (AN: Cool guy)

"I know you're grumbling in your heart. But listen to me, 'cause you've been hitching a ride in my house. I need the right compensation for the payoff."

Ek?! He seems to have shrimp behind the bakwan!

"Sorry Your Majesty, what kind of compensation does Your Majesty want...?" Still with her head down, Clara asked.

"Replace your last name."

"That's an impossible request." Clara replied quickly, it was impossible for her.

"When it is a light request compared to what I give."

Then look for something bigger! Don't make me have to change my memory because of my new name!!!

"Then? What do you want me to ask if that's impossible?" Meiger breathed a long breath.

"Hamba can be a servant here."

"Jean's done it all, there's no point in being a waiter here."

"So Jean's a versatile huh?" Clara mutters.

"Then, what if this week you accompanied me to a noble family near the border?"

"What's? Is that his compensation?"

"No. I'm taking you because I want to."

What's?! If you're tired of being emperor then you don't have to stay seated on that throne!!!

Meiger looked towards the window, there was light coming through a small gap. He then showed a complicated expression on his face.

"Being a leader is hard, but my people need me."

Stunned Clara, again, he is reminded of the Hortensian population's devotion to the Meiger. It was also triggered due to Meiger's awesome performance. And it can be said that the people of Hortensia are already prosperous evenly. No one is destitute.

Although it actually began when Meiger's father was still serving as emperor. He began to hit the economy in Hortensia to be even and no poor people were harmed. Because this country is rich and its leaders are able to cultivate all that into 'welfare'.

And Meiger as the next emperor only continued the struggle of his father. With his wisdom, he was able to continue what his father could not finish. Until the people of Hortensia began to assume that the period of the 20th empire will be at the peak of the glory or golden period of Hortensia.

"Yet, Your Majesty, there is a time for His Majesty to rest. When we get there and the job is done. I promise to accompany His Majesty for recreation. Maybe we can go to a cool place like a flower garden?"

Meiger was immediately glued to the figure of Clara. He served as emperor 5 years ago. He always felt he needed someone else to lean on.

Maybe there will be someone now.

"I'm tired, so I'll gladly accept your offer. Especially on that day I will release this 'emperor' status."

Meiger's view softened, so Clara forgot that the person who threatened her this morning was Meiger.

"That's right, Your Majesty! At that time His Majesty just needs to rest and relax. Let Jean take care of all those paperwork."

"You have to apologize to Jean, you know?"

"Eh? Hehehe~" Clara laughed strangely and smiled cheerfully afterwards.

...꧁꧂...

Jean, who was still in Clara's room, looked in detail from corner to corner of Clara's painting. Jean had seen the flower, but this was the first time she had heard the name.

"Although Miss has always confined herself, but Miss is insightful. What reason...? And how did that happen?"

Jean watches Clara's room, after making sure no one is there and Clara is still talking to Meiger. He folded his clothes.

"It hurts so much..."

There was a bluish bruise that adorned his skin. But soon, the bruise gradually disappeared and the color again resembled his skin.

He sat on Clara's bed, probably because Clara was lying too much so it felt warm when touched by her.

"Aunt Avrim hasn't come home yet, Miss is still having a conversation with Her Majesty. After I returned from Ranunculus, everything went as predicted."

Jean's gaze softened, the light in her eyes dimming. Unknowingly his body fell on the mattress with a sideways position. He felt that his eyes were too heavy to stay open.

"If on that day we did not meet... will there be today...?"

Having no power to endure the drowsiness, Jean lets herself sleep on Clara's bed. And without realizing it, Clara had already returned to her room.

At first he wanted to invite Jean to talk, unexpectedly in his vision Jean arrived - suddenly fell asleep in his bed.

Clara smiled faintly seeing that, confirming Jean's sleeping position and enveloping Jean's body with her blanket.

"You must be tired of taking care of everything, Jean." Whisper Clara.

TB

Actually the native language of flowers for forget me not itself is 'don't forget me' as the name suggests. But the author himself feels that it means less relative to this chapter so the author replaces it with 'loving will not forget'.

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