The Emperor had never said that Princess Claudeās brother, Prince Douglas, would marry or take over the throne.
Even if he said something similar, he had muddled the end of all those words with āmay beā and so on and had not made any definite assertions.
āAre you sure youāre really okay, Kaisar? You are sweating a lot, and itās getting worse.ā
āNo, Iām fineā¦ Yeah, I should be fine.ā
No. The truth is that this is a bad situation, but it would be worse to admit it here and flag it with Princess Claude, so it is better to say it is okay in front of Princess Claude and deceive her.
āShould beā¦ you seeā¦ the slaves told me that you donāt seem to be relying on others, trying to manage everything by yourself, even when youāre in pain. I also heard that the Sufia thing was really about protecting the Sufia, so you turned yourself into the bad guyā¦ In fact, there is no doubt that all the incidents that have occurred recently to her, you, the Black-Masked One, are the one who saved her from them. Really, how clumsy you can be.ā
āHaa? No, what are you talking about?ā
āIt must be my lucky day to see you so flustered at being caught red-handed. But arenāt you cornered enough that youād show your dismay so easily to someone like me? You canāt handle it by yourself anymore, can you? Isnāt it time for you to rely on someone else?ā
Princess Claude suddenly started talking about something strange, and I froze for a moment thinking, āWhat the h**l is she talking about?ā which she misunderstood and started to say even more weird thingsā¦
āJust in recent months, you have done so much for the Empire and the people. Things such as purging kidnappers, stopping a way with the Kingdom in advance, and protecting my brother in secret. I guess thatās how you have always been. Yet, not to get noticed, you had to play the role of a good-for-nothing to the public. If anyone were to find out, you never know what your rotten parents or younger siblings might do to you. Not even your family was on your side, and you had only your slaves to trust. But I am your slave now. If you say you canāt entrust your back to me unless Iām your slave, then I will remain your slave!ā
Huh? What is she talking about?
Also, someone should tell Princess Claude that itās a bad part of her to go straight with the heroās move whenever she feels like itā¦
But itās often said that thereās no medicine for stupidity.