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A familiar landscape unfolded before my eyes.
Contrary to what I had seen, it looked devastated.
The garden, famous for its beauty, withered, and there was a sense of gloom throughout the capital, which boasted of its grandeur.
There were no people on the street, so it was quiet, and only dried leaves were swept away in the wind.
“Here… It’s the capital city.”
My mouth opened when I saw the dilapidated capital and the Imperial Castle.
The evil dragon’s thoughts were everywhere.
At first glance, it seemed that it had already become a colony of evil dragons for a long time.
Afterwards, my gaze on the sky seemed to suddenly stop, and arrived at the Imperial Castle in an instant.
The appearance of the Imperial Castle was not much different from that of the capital.
The castle was completely engulfed in darkness.
I was puzzled by the scene in my dream.
It was because I couldn’t believe that the North didn’t know the Imperial Castle collapsed like this.
Before the return, the capital was a fortress that had not been penetrated by the evil dragon until the very end.
However, what was unfolding before my eyes was very different from my previous life.
‘Why did the capital become like this… … ? I’m sure they restored it… when was it invaded again?’
I couldn’t believe it.
The capital was overtaken.
If the situation had been that close, it was impossible for Kronos to come to Bael.
‘It seems to have been going on for quite some time. It is not a colonization that occurred in a short period of time.’
I looked around and was confused.
Did Kronos move without knowing the situation?
Or was he already stained too?
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No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t come up with an answer, so I asked the guide.
“What’s going on?”
– This is the dream of the evil dragon. Currently, Tiarozety is looking at the human past stained with evil dragons.
“In the past? So you mean this has already happened?”
– That’s right. The current capital has been destroyed by the evil dragon. The imperial family is no longer able to fulfill the role of the imperial family.
“Downfall…?”
– With the heart of the empire pierced, the future of Arden is bleak.
“Nonsense! There was nothing like that in the book. I can’t believe the Capital is defeated!”
– Concealed for dramatic effect. The news will also be delivered to Bael soon.
“What?”
– The ending is just around the corner.
The guide answered in a flat voice.
The fact that the ending was nearing meant that my confrontation with the evil dragon was coming soon.
A different development from the one in which a subjugation squad was formed under the orders of the imperial family before the return.
This development seemed to want me to be portrayed as a hero who will fight the evil dragon till the end in the destroyed empire.
‘The capital city fell. Did me being the main character change the final stage from the capital to Bael?’
‘So how did Kronos get to Bael? He couldn’t have known about this!’
It was confusing because the back-and-forth situation did not match.
‘I’, which was stopped at that time, began to head somewhere regardless of my will.
I couldn’t even ask a question to the guide because I couldn’t open my mouth anymore.
It felt like I was trapped in someone’s body.
After a while, ‘I’ arrived at the emperor’s bedroom.
The gatekeeper who saw me opened the door naturally.
As soon as I entered, the maid greeted me.
“Are you here?”
He seemed to be dealing with people he knew.
It was as if she knew I was coming here.
My mouth moved freely.
“Yes. How is your Majesty?”
“It’s like you ordered.”
“Excellent.”
I replied contentedly and approached the emperor.
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‘Who is it? I can’t hear well.’
It was difficult to understand whose voice it was because my voice was muffled as if I were listening in the water.
In the midst of bewilderment, ‘I’ approached the emperor.
‘… … !’
My eyes widened at the sight of the ill emperor.
The emperor’s complexion was as dark as a mountain pine tree.
His skinny body made him look even more shabby compared to his previous rugged appearance.
‘What’s wrong with the emperor? If he’s at this point, the royal family really doesn’t stand a chance.’
I had never heard of the emperor being injured.
However, the appearance of the emperor in bed in front of him was as if he was preparing to die.
The emperor’s condition seemed very serious.
‘Was Kronos completely unaware of this situation?’
Somehow I felt a chill.
At that time, the emperor who discovered ‘I’ muttered with a face full of betrayal.
“You, how can you……”
The role of ‘I’ seemed to be someone the emperor trusted quite a bit.
The emperor’s face was mixed with frustration, betrayal, contempt and emptiness several times.
‘Are you a rebel? A betrayal by a close associate?’
I came up with several figures to guess who ‘I’ was.
Apparently, a rebellion broke out in the absence of Kronos and Seirin.
There seemed to be the evil dragon’s control behind it.
“I’ll let you go comfortably.”
When ‘I’ finished my words, the maid raised the emperor.
Another maid presented me a tray of potions.
When I picked up the bowl, the emperor shouted with a pale face.
“T, This, can’t you let go! I am the emperor. How dare you think you’ll be safe even after doing this!”
When the emperor strongly refused, armed knights bound his arms and legs to immobilize him.
It was very disrespectful for an attitude towards the emperor.
Afterwards, the handmaiden fixed the emperor’s head, and ‘I’ brought the whole bowl to the emperor’s mouth and said:
“Don’t be angry. This is how it works.”
“Ug! Ugh! I don’t want to……! Keoheog!”
The emperor struggled not to drink it, but he was not in a state to refuse while he was bound.
In the end, the emperor, who forcibly swallowed the medicine, trembled and drooped.
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Then ‘I’ wiped the Emperor’s lips with a handkerchief and spoke coldly.
“Oh, no. Don’t waste it. You have to drink it all. That’s how you get there comfortably.”
“… …”
The emperor stopped protesting with his dazed eyes.
No. It was more like an inability to resist anymore.
When ‘I’ blinked, the maid brought another potion, and gave the emperor another pill.
Eventually, the emperor’s eyes widened even more than before.
His expression was terrifying, like a man whose soul had been lost.
‘It’s… it’s not a normal medicine.’
It was poison.
What the emperor was eating was definitely poison.
‘Is it a poison that destroys intelligence? Or slowly kill him? Who the hell is poisoning the emperor?’
Constant doubts arose.
Seeing the evil dragon’s malice in the Imperial Castle, it may have been long since he, who is now my role*, has been in the power of the evil dragon.
TL/N: Reminder that she’s seeing from this person’s perspective in these dreams.
‘Did Kronos flee to the north to escape the rebellion? No. If he did, he would have asked for help right away and fell on his knees.’
If I could know the identity of this man, I would be able to roughly understand the situation, but I was frustrated because my body didn’t listen to me.
It was then.
The guide said as if he knew my frustration.
– Do you want to intervene? You can move freely during the intervention.
I nodded without delay, and the force that had been restricting movement was released.
“Gasp.”
Unlike before, the body moved naturally and his mouth opened.
Ignoring the maid’s curious look, I ran straight to the mirror.
And when I confirmed my identity—
“!!”
I couldn’t say a word.
Blue hair and green eyes.
In the mirror, Kronos Arden Werbel had a languid smile.
‘I’ was Kronos.
Then the maid said.
“Your Highness, what’s the matter?”
Neither the Princess nor Gregory was in the Imperial Palace, so the only person called Your Highness was the crown prince.
‘It was you. You were the culprit behind the collapse of the capital.’
Now I understand the reason why he had banned Seirin from contacting the capital.
This was how he poisoned the emperor and tried to seize the emperor’s power.
‘The delegation of military power must have been a forged document.’
I looked at the maid with a frown.
“What did you feed the emperor earlier?”
“Yes?”
The maid asked in a questioning tone.
I pressed her by grabbing her shoulder, while she stood in a daze.
“No, there should be no lies in my question from now on.”
“No, of course. If you’ll just order……”
“Last month, no. Tell me as much as you know what has happened in the Imperial Palace.”
“Your, Your Highness….”
If I could still intervene more in my dreams, I had to dig into what happened in the Imperial Palace as much as possible.
I said in a very overbearing manner.
“Hurry.”
Just like Kronos himself.
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[Gregory’s POV]
Meanwhile, Gregory was heading straight to Chris as soon as he left the terrace.
Gregory’s face hardened.
‘I can’t believe everyone knew…. I don’t even know that.’
It was shocking that Tiarozety knew the true identity of Alois Beth, but I was very guilty that she treated me as usual even though she knew it.
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I can’t believe she didn’t get angry at me for even destroying the evidence for my sister.
Although I was grateful for her unchanging attitude, I felt a sense of remorse, and my heart went cold.
‘Does it mean that you don’t care that much? To the point where you don’t feel anything?’
TL/N: Meaning Tiarozety doesn’t see Gregory that way at all, which is why the truth didn’t seem to bother her.
Gregory was about to turn the corner with mixed feelings.
“Prince?”
Just then, Chris, who was coming down the stairs, called Gregory.
“Ouch.”
Alois, who was following, bumped into Chris’ back and let out a shallow moan.
Then, seeing Gregory, Alois’ eyes widened.
Chris said.
“Why are you here? Miss Tiarozety said…….”
“The operation has been exposed to the Crown Prince.”
“Ah.”
“I think you’ve already stolen Alois, so you better hurry up and run away and plan for the future… ….”
It was then.
Kugong-!
As soon as Gregory’s words fell, the castle vibrated shallowly.
Then, a huge barrier was thrown out the window.
It was like a barrier like a barricade, as if the entire castle had become a cage.