I’ll End This Engagement - Chapter 8

Davan was a much stronger enemy than I thought.

 

Of course, I didn’t think it would be easy, but I didn’t know it would be this hard.

 

Even though I’ve heard that he’s a human being that makes even the devil cry…

 

I muttered involuntarily as I looked beyond the missing man.

 

“Ugh, that bastard…”

 

‘I should’ve at least pointed my middle finger.’

 

No one knows what that means in this world anyway, so I can say it’s a blessing, right?

 

“Thank you for your generosity to Rinen, my lady.”

 

As I was drowning in pointless thoughts, Susan approached and spoke to me.

 

‘Rinen?’

 

Oh, maybe the child’s name is Rinen? Susan had been concerned about the whole thing before.

 

“Don’t worry about it, it’s not a big deal.”

 

Susan, who had tried to cover up the situation, also understood.

 

Even a child who entered this hell on his own feet without knowing anything must have understood by now… Sigh.

 

“Honestly, His Excellency is so indifferent to everyone…”

 

Susan’s gaze remained on the side of the door where Davan had left.

 

“I know he’s not in a situation where he will pay attention to the details of the things below.”

 

The woman was speaking cautiously, but what she meant if I were to translate it directly is as such:

 

Davan is a human being who doesn’t care at all whether someone breaks a glass or rolls over a broken glass, and Leah is in a position where she doesn’t have to take care of the servant even after knowing the glass is broken.

 

“I was really impressed with my lady’s concern so Rinen won’t get hurt by the debris.”

 

“…Of course.”

 

What I did is not worthy of such praise. But I couldn’t be happier with the +1 reputation.

 

“As you may know, His Excellency is not strict to his servants, but he looked strangely unhappy today, so the butler…”

 

Susan’s words almost made me sigh.

 

I was wondering why Heins was so stern…

 

“In the end, there’s no choice but to beg for forgiveness with death. The butler must have gone out of his way to avoid that.”

 

“…”

 

“When asked to send him to the slave market, my heart just sank. I’m very grateful for your wise response, my lady.”

 

“Haha, yes.”

 

I merely nodded along, but I didn’t feel comfortable.

 

To be honest, it was the basic human morality that caught my heart, but half of it was my selfishness.

 

Perhaps deep down I had calculated that good deeds will make people around me on my side so I could live more comfortably…

 

“My lady is still there.”

 

Heins entered the hall after seeing Davan off.

 

“My lady.”

 

Seeing that, Susan suddenly whispered low enough to be heard only by me.

 

“Actually, I’ve known that my lady is a warm-hearted girl since a long time ago.”

 

“…”

 

“You must have intentionally shattered all the vases at that young lady of the marquis family’s tea party.”

 

Susan smiled slightly with a meaningful smile. But I couldn’t understand the words at all.

 

Knowing that I have a warm heart, how does that lead to the act of breaking all the vases intentionally?

 

‘What’s this? Does she think I was pretending to be a wicked woman?’

 

I had to tilt my head.

 

“Today, I have learned a lot from my lady.”

 

Heins, who came to the side all of a sudden, had a face filled with fascination.

 

“No one knew it’d be like this…”

 

“That’s right. His Excellency seemed to be quite surprised.”

 

The two smiled strangely with bent eyes.

 

In the meantime, I was the only one who couldn’t smile.

 

‘What the hell do you mean?’

 

At that moment, water gushed out from the rotating fountain as if to signal the hour.

 

“Oh, dear. Sir Belson is coming soon.”

 

Heins murmured while checking the time on his pocket watch.

 

“My, my, just in time.”

 

Heins and Susan went out into the hallway together and greeted someone.

 

“You’re here, Sir Belson. Breakfast had just finished, so we couldn’t meet you at the front door.”

 

“It’s alright. I come here almost every day, and I’m embarrassed if you treat me so sincerely every time.”

 

There were a lot of greetings from the hallway.

 

If the general butler goes all the way to the front door and personally escorts them, it must be a pretty important person.

 

‘Ouh… I’m so tired.’

 

I turned around. Thinking it might be Davan’s guest, I wanted to lie down in bed and forget everything right now. However—

 

“Oh, you just happened to be here, my lady.”

 

The man’s, who came in alone, eyes twinkled as if he had finally found his target.

 

It was unusual to wear a uniform and a monocle together. The collar of his clothes even had a gold medal in the pattern of laurel.

 

‘Looking at his appearance, he seems to be a noble or important person…’

 

“I came to deliver the order to enter the palace as soon as breakfast was over, to my lady.”

 

That’s what I heard before I even noticed who the man was.

 

“Pardon? Enter—?”

 

Come to think of it, Lindy said something about entering the palace…

 

So this entry is not simply entering the palace, but someone from the palace even personally came to invite and wait?

 

‘Is it supposed to be this grand?’

 

I have never seen a case where a person from the imperial family came directly from the imperial palace for the entrance of a noble girl.

 

Above all else, as if it was not enough that I couldn’t go to bed right now and collapse, I have to enter the imperial palace too?

 

“Do I have to go? I’m feeling a little ill at the moment.”

 

I foretold my physical condition, but the man only smiled.

 

“My lady, don’t you know it’s useless?”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“We have prepared knights to carry you on their back at any time. And of course, a carriage with dessert.”

 

The man beckoned towards the window to remind me of the supposedly familiar situation.

 

I turned my head along with the gesture. It was then that I saw a seriously splendid carriage and knights lined up in front of it.

 

Why the hell are you here?

 

“D-does this happen often?”

 

I asked, taking turns looking at Heins once and the man with the monocle once.

 

“Haha, why are you like this? You had to make a fuss every time you needed to enter the palace.”

 

“There was a time when you said you would rather ride a horse.”

 

I was strangely embarrassed by the peaceful answer.

 

“That, uh… Who is the one who called me?”

 

Who is the person who wants to take me with such utmost sincerity?

 

“Hahaha!”

 

At my question, the man with the monocle burst into laughter.

 

He didn’t see my serious expression, so he thought I was joking.

 

“Obviously it’s the Supreme Emperor! He’s looking forward to your presence so much.”

 

I beg your pardon? The emperor…?

 

Isn’t that that Fven Khajans?!

 

***

 

“My baby!”

 

The emperor, who rushed down from the platform, hugged Leah tightly.

 

“Oh my gosh, this cute face has become half the usual size.”

 

Fven said with sincere concern, with Leah still in his arms.

 

The emperor seemed familiar with all these actions, but Leah was embarrassed and did not know what to do.

 

“Excuse me. T-the arms…”

 

“Huh? What is it? Feel free to tell me what happened.”

 

Leah cried out in her heart.

 

No, please put me down and talk. There’s no way it’s comfortable being held in the chest of a man you’ve never seen before!

 

Moreover, the emperor was not the fat old man you see in any movies.

 

He is much younger and more handsome than I thought.

 

The overall facial features were similar to that of Davan, but this one felt a little more comfortable.

 

‘This family seems to be selfish in its bloodline.’

 

Leah twisted her body slightly.

 

However, this action caused the emperor to hug Leah more affectionately. Pat, pat. And he started patting the back.

 

Because he was so tall, Leah’s face was completely buried in his hard chest.

 

“I’m sorry. Could you please loosen your arms?”

 

When Leah barely said that, the emperor’s eyes widened.

 

“It’s a bit uncomfortable, so why not let go before we talk…”

 

Leah gently pushed the dazed emperor away.

 

He staggered and retreated easily, perhaps because his legs were weak.

 

“Belson. Did you hear what our Leah just said?”

 

The emperor hurriedly asked the man with the monocle. Then Belson laughed as if he was in a difficult situation.

 

“Pardon? Yes, Your Majesty…”

 

Belson had already felt something strange from the mansion earlier.

 

She was surprisingly quiet the entire time she entered the palace. Second, she didn’t even bother the knights.

 

‘Why is she so calm all of a sudden?’

 

If it was the original Leah, she should have already run to the emperor and hung around.

 

In that state, she would have confessed what Davan did, who was the bad guy, which one was the arrogant young lady, and other stuff that happened around her.

 

Thus, Leah was the only woman capable of insulting the two most noble men of the Empire at the same time.

 

It was something worth being terrified about, but they couldn’t help it.

 

Not only did she get the emperor wrapped around her fingers like that, but she was the one who would become the hostess of Khajans, the influential figure in the system.

 

Who dares to stop her?

 

‘I heard she was sick for a week? Was it true? Did she change because she was so sick?’

 

Belson looked at Leah with puzzled eyes.

 

Her face, which had always been crumpled by whining like a devil, was unusually calm.

 

She’s obviously a great beauty at times like this…

 

“Le-Leah. Please tell me in detail what happened. Did Davan hurt your feelings again?”

 

The emperor grabbed Leah’s, who had become somewhat unfamiliar, hand and said.

 

However, Leah slipped her hand out even from that and spoke politely.

 

“No. There is no such thing.”

 

Her way of speaking was with a sense of courtesy and distance.

 

The emperor suddenly felt like his heart was pounding and sinking.

 

Do bird parents feel like this when they see their baby birds leaving the nest?

 

“O-our Leah seems to have been shocked. Let’s see the doctor right now. No, recently, a skilled sorcerer came over from the North…. No, with the help of the Magic Tower…”

 

The emperor spoke gibberish for a long time.

 

“Davan, you punk. I will kill you this time.”

 

It wasn’t Leah who received a big shock, but rather the emperor.

 

But Leah was confused as to what she had done wrong.

 

‘Should I have been more polite?’

 

In fact, Leah had not yet figured out what etiquette to take when meeting the emperor.

 

So, from Oh Sujin’s point of view, she treated him like the most difficult person, that is, her boss.

 

But why is the atmosphere so…

 

Leah pondered quietly.

 

Even though times have changed, the basics of social life have always been the same.

 

How did I respond when the manager said, “Assistant Manager Oh, what’s wrong with your face since the morning?”

 

“I’ll take care of my body, so don’t worry, Your Majesty.”

 

The faces of Belson and the emperor both collapsed.