Chapter 128

If it had been Lapel in her previous life, she would have kicked her tongue out in this situation. Because he didn't want to be emotionally involved with Annette. But in this life, he silently approached, took Annette with one arm and kissed her on the forehead of her.

“Don't make that face. Because I will protect you. Neither you nor that annoying woman.”

Annette smiled softly at the cool words that were close to consolation. It was rough but sincere, lapel-like encouragement.

Annette dared to say in this situation, 'It's okay. Because I can protect myself.' I didn't say anything like that. Instead, she closed her eyes in relief and rested her cheek on Lapel's hand. Her from under her fragile eyelashes her, Annette whispered softly.

“Thank you, Lapel. I am so relieved that you are here.”

“…It's nothing, but what?”

Lapel pretended to be indifferent, but the corners of his mouth were slowly rising.Annette had a knock for lifting and dropping him with a single word.Needless to say, Rafel was blown away by this trick.

'Maybe this is why I was able to become a sword master.'

Rafel did n't know exactly when he changed his mind about holding the sword.However, for his own success his his, the sword he wielded for success changed at some point.

Every time Lafel gripped his sword, he remembered Annette's face, her her, I remembered the warmth she gave me, She and she longed for herself to be stronger, To protect the only one in the world, one's precious person.

Annette didn't know much about Lapel's determination of her.I didn't even know why he became a sword master a few years earlier than in his previous life.However, he was so happy to the point of tears that he would protect himself .He was grateful Annette, who was looking at him with friendly eyes, whispered with sincerity.

“You and I are two very different people. But we meet, dream of the same future, and share opinions like this to solve problems together. Although the situation is not so optimistic…… This moment with you is so precious to me , Lapel. Thank you so much for choosing me.”

Rafel silently raised her hand to cover her face at her heartfelt words. It was a gesture that made her look like she was just turning away. However, Annette could see Lapel's reddened face through her large hand. Embarrassed, was literally red.

'It's cute too.'

Annette covered her mouth with a small smile. It was really strange. Being able to laugh even when the situation is so bad.

But carelessness was forbidden.Annette was truly grateful for Celestine's her friendshipher her for trusting her and allowing her her hearther her.That's why he was determined to protect Celestine at all costs.

Celestine was unexpectedly similar to Lapel. She looks proud and strong on the outside, but she is secretly unstable on the inside. Because of this, Annette was more worried about Celestine than herself.

'I must be very anxious by now, I wonder if it'll be okay.'

Even so, Celestine suffered quite a long psychological trauma from her abduction of her. Her state of mind she resembled a glass full of cracks. If there is another shock here…… Did She not know that Celestine's spirit her, which she had barely endured, might collapse. So before she did that, she had to protect Celestine.

“Oh. She almost forgot. I have something to show you.”

At this time, Lapel, who had been sitting quietly without disturbing Annette's thoughts of her, raised her her body of her, He left the bedroom and came back with a letter, Annette's eyes narrowed as she discovered the seal on the envelope of the letter.

“It's an official letter from the palace.”

“Okay.”

Receiving this, Annette slowly scanned the contents of the letter. It was a bit sudden, but it was within the predictable range. Blinking his eyes a few times, Annette put the letter down and looked up at the lapel.

“It is a letter of cooperation. Throwing a banquet to celebrate your achievement as a Sword Master? The place is also a royal palace.”

“Okay. It must be an intention to show off my presence externally.”

Lapel, with her arms crossed, spat out disappointingly. He was very unhappy that he was being treated as a hound that he was about to boil. It's annoying enough that he was used as a competition target just to help Ludwig grow, but now he's growing. A spectacle at banquets. I had no idea what kind of clown play this was.

“I couldn't have imagined that you would become a sword master so quickly. So it seems His Majesty intends to watch over you for a while. Anyway, I think it's good because I earned my time as planned.

Annette comforted Lapel in the most positive way possible.But both of them knew the truth.Celgratis was taken back by the existence of Lapel,who unexpectedly quickly became a sword master. Keep the lapel alive and use it for the time being.

Perhaps he wanted to show off that even a kingdom as small as Deltium could produce sword masters. It wasn't even that strange. Usually such rulers wanted to inflate the country's dignity even a little more.

Ludwig wasn't going to be crowned king right away anyway, so there was plenty of time to deal with rappel. Geary will kill Annette and frame Rafel for false accusations.

'Perhaps what His Majesty wants is to restrain Rafel's safety his. Since he's a sword master, he won't kill you, but he won't treat you properly and will enslave you like a slave. .'

Annette, who understood the king's calculations, hugged Lapel with a sad feeling.When he was young, he was abused by his drug-ridden mother his, and when he grew up, he was used by his cold-hearted father his him of.

Until he met Lapel, he did n't know how to interact with people or how to love someone.His heart he ached every time he remembered how he was trying to defend himself, always bristling like his hedgehog his.

“Don't make that face, Annette. Because I'm fine.”

Lafel took Annette's hand her and kissed her. Her warmth her seemed to seep into her very own heart her. How terrible it would have been if I had lived without knowing this friendly warmth all my life. Lafel pressed down on her chest her, which was feeling choked up, and went back to her original topic her.

“Anyway, I can't refuse a celebration hosted by the king himself.”

“Judging by the content, it looks like it will be a very big banquet. Even the venue is the royal palace…… There will be a lot of people and it will be noisy.”

“Okay. It's perfect for decorating something.”

“Celestine will probably be there too. She's the future Crown Princess. It won't be easy, but she has to somehow keep her out of her crowd.”

“Don't worry. It will definitely happen.”

Lapel replied in a slow but powerful tone.He was a free beast.It was a beast that allowed a hand only to those I chose.It was never a foolish hunting dog that was obeyed by someone on a leash and abandoned in the end. If there was someone who misunderstood that point, it was necessary to personally awaken that illusion. Rafel's blue eyes flashed with sharp anticipation.

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If what parents do for their children is n't right, what should they do?Ludwig had been thinking about that all along.There was evidently love underlying his father's work for him.He was stepping on his opponents early for Ludwig's future.A very ruthless way.

However, just because it was based on affection, all of that couldn't be justified. What would happen if we forced a baby born as a herbivore into a carnivore and stuffed meat into its mouth? He was sure to get sick and die without being able to digest it properly.

Unfortunately, Ludwig's position was exactly that.

“… What do you mean by that? To have a meeting with the Marquis of Cerstin?”

Ludwig doubted his ears.She has afiancéenamed Celestine, but why did she suddenly say that she was meeting a daughter of another noble family?Unable to understand the king's instructions, Ludwig frowned.

“The Marquis of Keirs is quite usable, but she is that woman is so bad. I could n't have felt like the Crown Princess.”

The king sneered at Celestine with cold eyes.If your family is insignificant, you have to prove your usefulness even at the cost of your own body.Everything about Keyers is good, but the problem is that his head his isn't working.Why even if you have a territory that has prospered at best, you must not be guilty. Well, thanks to that, it was easy to control the Marquis Keirs.

“I don't quite get it, Obama. Then what about Lady Celestine, who was my fiancée?”

“It's none of your concern. Don't take care of me What you need to focus on now is to keep Rapel Kanesis in check and lay the foundation for becoming the king in the future. To do that, you first need to get your hands on the Duke of Bavaria. Do you understand what I am saying?”

The king's tone toward Ludwig was soft. It was because he hoped for the first time to sympathize with and help with his work. Celgratis had always been displeased with Ludwig's indecisiveness and tenderness of his. And revealed his aspirations, which satisfied his heart his.

'Even so, I have no intention of leaving the Bavarian daughter alive.'

The king ran a cold calculation in his head. It was a good phenomenon that Ludwig finally had a miasma, but Annette Bayern was the cause.

Selgratis turned an ornate gold ring engraved with the royal family's seal on his fingertips as a habit.His heart he was satisfied as the heavy weight seemed to represent the dignity of the royal family.Who would dare to disrupt the royal order of power. ?

Celgratis was determined to clear away all obstacles in Ludwig's future. And at the center was always Annette Bayern.

'That bitch is annoying.'

The intuition of Celgratis, who had been guarding the throne all along, was warning him. What the hell did she do with a calm face? To think that even Celestine, who had alienated her so much, secretly sided with Annette. A Bavarian, she was a cunning woman.

Thanks to this, Celestine was greatly disappointed in Celestine, who almost became her future daughter-in-law. She raised a daughter of a fallen family to be her crown princess her at best, and it's such a foolish thing to do that she does n't even know what's good for me. So what? She can't make her ignorant bitch her crown princess, so she has no choice but to get rid of that too.