Chapter 20

When Annette suddenly stopped her words and panicked, her Ludwig's gaze naturally turned to the one she was looking at.He looked at the box casually and opened his mouth.

“Isn't that the box you were carrying? It looks like the lid is broken, but I ordered a waiter to fix it now…….”

Ludwig, too, was unable to finish his speech and stiffened. It was because I belatedly realized what the contents protruded from it. Suddenly, silence fell over the sponsorship, which had been filled with a heartfelt atmosphere until just now.

Annette closed her eyes tightly without saying a word.At this point, she thought that it would have been better for her to be an illegal drug.If so, you could at least make an excuse for it being perfume or lotion.But at this moment, I had no idea what to say about that choker and whip.

While the nobles were silent, one of the attendants who had been standing behind Ludwig cautiously approached. Armed with a thorough work ethic, he picked up a box from the floor, tidied up the contents and put them back in silence. On the bench, it was backed up and returned to its original position as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, Annette closed her eyes tightly and prayed for the world to end. Naturally, the world did not perish, and the time for clarification had come. Ludwig stood up awkwardly from his seat at some point and looked at Annette with shaking eyes. , Not knowing what he was asking.

“You are Seol, you can't be with Lapel and that… ?”

“No, no. Absolutely not!!”

Annette, who was frightened, said in an unusually strong voice Feeling a sense of crisis stronger than ever, she spat out whatever came out of her mouth Her her It was the first time in Annette's prudent life that words had gone Before thoughts.

“Well, that's because we have a dog in our house! It's a dog the size of a house, and I'm sure Your Highness has never seen it that size. He specially made to order… Because he's a really big dog.”

For some reason, the more Annette spoke, the more uncomfortable she felt. It was obviously an excuse I picked up at random, but strangely, it felt like I was indirectly insulting Lapel. Feeling remorse, Annette finally closed her eyes tightly. Lengthy excuse her, Ludwig nodded with a trembling expression as if pushed by the momentum.

“Yeah, it was.”

“… Yes.”

Annette, who was liberated from everything, replied with unfocused eyes. It would be nice if the world was destroyed even now, but unfortunately Annette's post-return ability didn't seem to be that way. In fact, she wondered if she had any special abilities.

Another awkward moment of silence passed between Annette and Ludwig. Ludwig, who was standing in a hesitant position, eventually offered a seat.

“Sit down, sit down and talk.”

He stuttered his words. Admittedly, he groped. Annette sat back on the bench in silence, feeling like she was about to die. In her mind her, she wanted to pick up the box and run away, but it was an insult to leave without permission in front of the royal family.

Fortunately, Ludwig also seemed to want to divert the topic. He was desperately thinking about something before finally opening his mouth.

“Remember the other day I was composing a new piece for the lute? I just finished that song a few days ago. Would you like to listen?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Whatever happened now was fine. If only I could escape from this awkward atmosphere. Annette nodded his head soullessly.

Ludwig beckoned, and one of the attendants behind him ran and fetched a lute.Ludwig, taking his position, tried to calm him down and began to play the lute.Even in this situation, Ludwig's ability to play the lute was far superior. .

Annette closed her eyes and listened to the lute playing, trying to calm him down. A beautiful melody flowed from Ludwig's delicate fingertips like a celestial melody. After the performance, Ludwig opened his mouth with a more relaxed expression than before.

“It's just like before. When I played the lute, you used to sit by and listen, as you do now. I remember?”

“Of course I remember.”

The music certainly had the effect of softening the atmosphere. Thanks to this, Annette also felt a bit nostalgic for his old memories of her. The side of Annette's face was beautiful as she lowered her eyelashes and was lost in thought. Ludwig, who looked At this with admission, his mouth suddenly opened.

“Annette, I have a favor for you. Will you please listen to my request?”

Annette did not readily accept and looked at Ludwig.I don't think I'm going to beat the back drum that my crown princess is only you again.Annette was a little nervous about what would come out of his mouth her her Her, but luckily Ludwig was not greedy.

“If you don't mind, sing along to my playing like before.”

Under Ludwig's long silver eyelashes, blue eyes resembling lapel shock miserably. After thinking about the unexpected request for a while, Annette nodded her head.

Ludwig tended to pay close attention to his father. And King Celgratis didn't like seeing Ludwig play a musical instrument. Because of this, Ludwig would use his Annette to play her favorite lute of his. He shut her doors and windows and played her lute on the pretext of chatting with her.

If you think about it, the false diagnosis of Annette giving her body her to Ludwig in order to become the Crown Princess must have started here. Well, if a grown-up man and woman were doing something alone in a closed room, she could have been misunderstood that way. You probably know that it's an ensemble that you do with your body.

Annette clicked his tongue at her foolish self in the past And he put a condition on Ludwig's request her her.

“Of course. It's only one song anyway, so let's just do it here. Instead, you really have to go after that. It is already very late.”

“I understand. Thanks for listening to me, Annette.”

Ludwig looked at Annette with sorrowful eyes before starting to play When this performance is over, she will return to her house said that she and Annette would be forever men.

Ludwig bit his lip.He firmly believed that he would be Annette's husband, and he still wanted to be.Not Lapel, she is herself.But Annette seemed to have already recognized and accepted her new husband her.So Ludwig was bitter beyond words.

'My father's affection, Annette too… It's all taken away by him.'

A dark shadow passed over Ludwig's blue eyes his her.But for now, it was time to focus on Annette.Ludwig, who had his heart set on him, eventually started playing the lute.Crown her as a princess directly on her blonde hair her girlfriend.

Annette gently lowered her eyes and hummed along with the music.It was a song I had sung many times before.At first, her hum her her, which was just a melody without lyrics, eventually became a song and flowed out.

The tip of your sword is the color of cold winter

The roar of the battlefield is the color of bursting lava

Loyalty to the royal family is the color of the first evergreen leaves

When the world spins round and round and all these colors melt into one,

I'll stomp my foot once and I'll be free

Annette liked to sing. Of course, it was a hobby level, so the technique wasn't that great, but the voice itself was soft and fine, so it was said that it was worth listening to.

Back in the days when she was in and out of her palace, she would often get along with Ludwig, as she does today. Although her singing ability did not come out as much as she used to, she enjoyed singing for the first time in a long time. So she didn't notice that Annette had stopped playing the lute at some point.

I'm free to leave…….

After finishing the last line of her song, Annette opened her closed eyes. And she was started. It was because Ludwig, who had been playing the lute until earlier, was lying on the bench with his eyes closed.

'What, did you faint? Because my singing is so bad?'

Annette's heart went cold, and she hurriedly got up from her seat and shook Ludwig's body to his. She couldn't believe it was because of the song, and Ludwig, who often had seizures, had collapsed again. Or did he hit his head with his hand while playing the lute? If it was Ludwig, who had a terrible body, it was possible enough.

“Your Highness, Your Highness! Get your mind right. Where are you sick?”

“Mmmm… Annette?”

Fortunately, Ludwig opened his eyes right away. I don't know if he passed out or fell asleep for a while, but at least he did n't seem to have anything wrong with his body his. Times, Ludwig let out a languid yawn.

“Oh, I must have fallen asleep for a while because I was so tired. I'm sorry, Annette. Why am I so sleepy all of a sudden…… It's really strange. It's disrespectful to fall asleep while holding onto you to talk at best. Then please be careful and go home.”

Ludwig said goodbye to Annette, talking gibberish with his sleepy eyes. His sleep his was quite heavy, and his delicate eyelids he were wrinkled in many layers. Annette was bewildered by the unexpected situation, but it was what she read wanted anyway, so ily she said goodbye to Ludwig.

'It's a strange thing.'

Annette tilted her head as she watched Ludwig's back as he disappeared far away. Ludwig was on the sensitive side, and he naturally did not sleep much. Still, it was very uncharacteristic of Ludwig to fall asleep while playing the lute, which he loved so much.

But there was something even more surprising. Annette turned around without thinking and noticed four attendants waiting a short distance away. They were the same attendants who asked her to accompany her earlier because she felt burdened by going for a walk alone with Ludwig.

Apparently, they were standing up straight just a moment ago, leaning on each other and sleeping coolly. Just like Ludwig did.

'How did this happen?'

Annette stopped in place, covering his mouth her in surprise.