Chapter 99 – 99
A variety of dishes were laid out before Euro, who sat at the dining table. However, he merely stared at the food, making little effort to actually eat.
‘If you want to save even one more person, I’ll do it for you.’
Larry had a nonchalant expression, as if killing a person were nothing more than a trivial task.
‘In the first place, this wasn’t something you could have solved alone. Maybe if you had plenty of time, but that’s not the case right now.’
‘Don’t talk like that.’
Larry continued in a somewhat gentle tone, as if trying to persuade Euro, but Euro shook his head firmly.
‘What I know are things that haven’t happened yet. It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but as of now, that cannot be called the best option.’
The tragedy in the novel had certainly stemmed from the Emperor’s misguided choices. However, that was a story limited strictly to the novel Euro had read.
The current Emperor had not yet done anything significant. Of course, he likely had plans to send Clope to [unauthorized copy]Silon to be killed, but Euro had already thwarted that.
Even if he used Larry to kill the Emperor now, it would be nothing more than a vent for his anger. Furthermore, killing someone else to save someone? That was something that should never happen.
And to borrow Larry’s hand to do it. Euro could never tolerate this.
‘I don’t want to see you kill anyone. I hope you, at least, don’t do that.’
He didn’t know much about the curse Larry bore. However, sitting quietly at the table, Euro recalled the sad expression Larry had worn.
Too many people had already died because of Larry’s curse. Perhaps that was why Larry had pleaded with him to take the medicine.
Euro thought that this might also be the reason why Larry had followed him all the way to the capital to express his wish that Euro not die.
‘I hope you don’t do… such sad things anymore.’
For some reason, Larry remained silent, and Euro was the same. Larry left the mansion, leaving behind Euro, who let out a long sigh and remained in his seat for a long time, clutching the medicine bottle Larry had given him.
“My lady… do you have no appetite?”
Raymond, who had been watching Euro sit Read on Read BL Novels[visit our site]motionless despite the food before him, approached cautiously and spoke.
Startled out of his thoughts, Euro snapped back to reality and looked up at Raymond.
“No, no. I just had some things on my mind.”
At Euro’s answer, Raymond naturally attended to the meal. Having observed Euro at the mansion in Silon and grasped his preferences, Raymond served a small portion of food Euro was likely to enjoy onto a side plate.
“How would you like some ice cream for dessert?”
“Hmm?”
“Miss Courtney mentioned it before; she said that when you first arrived in Silon and went out, the first place you looked for was an ice cream shop.”
“Ah… right, I did.”
He wasn’t particularly fond of ice cream, but he didn’t specifically dislike it either. At the time, he had needed a suitable excuse to shake Courtney off, and an ice cream shop happened to come to mind.
“What kind of ice cream do you prefer?”
“I like it plain, with nothing added.”
“Do you prefer a simple milk flavor?”
“Yes.”
The soft serve sold at fast-food restaurants. If there was an ice cream he actually liked, that was it.
“Indeed, there is no dessert quite like ice cream when it’s hot. The problem is that Silon is so hot it melts instantly… it probably wasn’t like that in Norden.”
“….”
“A cold dessert eaten in a cold place; that would certainly be a delicacy.”
Raymond continued to talk to Euro, who seemed to be in a bad mood. It was his own way of being considerate, ensuring Euro didn’t feel as though he were eating alone in loneliness.
Euro gave appropriate responses to Raymond’s words and forced food into his mouth. He felt sorry to leave immediately claiming a lack of appetite when someone had gone to the trouble of preparing the meal.
Just as he was barely finishing the food on his plate, Melione entered the dining room without warning.
Raymond, also seemingly surprised by the unexpected arrival, stared at unauthorized copyMelione with visible shock. However, visit our siteMelione approached with his [unauthorized copy]characteristic expressionless face and took a seat opposite Euro.
Still holding his fork and knife, Euro hurriedly watched Raymond and the servants prepare tableware in front of Melione.
But Melione didn’t even spare them a glance, looking only at Euro. From the start, it seemed his objective was not dinner, but Euro.
Feeling his persistent gaze, Euro carefully set down his fork and knife and spoke, avoiding Melione’s eyes.
“I’ll be leaving now….”
He felt a tightness in his throat, and he didn’t think he could eat properly even if he stayed. He felt he had eaten enough to satisfy his hunger, so this was sufficient.
However, the moment Euro pushed back his chair to stand, Melione spoke in a firm voice.
“Sit. I have something to say.”
At those words, Euro, who had been halfway up, squeezed his eyes shut and sat back down. He wasn’t in the mood to talk to Melione, but he didn’t want to get into a struggle by asserting his feelings.
Melione slowly sat back, staring intently at Euro, who remained silent with his head slightly turned, before finally speaking.
“What did you talk about?”
“…Who are you referring to?”
“Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summon you as soon as he arrived in the capital?”
“I’m sorry, but I cannot tell you.”
The conversations—ranging from the healing ability to the parts regarding Gail’s birth—were all contents that could not be carelessly disclosed.
However, Melione, unaware of this, frowned at Euro’s cold response.
“You cannot tell me?”
“Yes. Because it’s not my story.”
Melione let out a hollow laugh at Euro’s words. If Euro had gone to meet Gail and discussed someone else’s story instead of his own, there was only one person who came to mind.
“Is it Clope Leches?”
Melione asked in a chilling voice, and Euro [Read on Read BL Novels]chose silence over a plausible excuse. Meanwhile, his throat felt parched, and he repeatedly drank water for no particular reason.
“In the end, it is Clope Leches.”
“….”
“Did the Crown Prince already know of your choice to come to Silon instead of the Princess?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I am asking if the two of you planned this together. I need to know the reason why you specifically came to the capital.”
Euro let out a hollow laugh at the sight of Melione, who seemed to be getting angry. Melione was not fooled in the slightest by the acting that had even momentarily deceived Euro himself.
Of course. Even his heart, delivered with sincerity, had not reached the man; there was no way such pathetic acting would shake this man’s heart.
Euro no longer had the strength or the will to persuade him. A throbbing headache surged, to the point where even remaining seated felt overwhelming.
Despite that, he had asked Rayley for a medical examination. Euro could not even begin to guess what Melione’s heart felt or what he was thinking.
“What if it’s true, and what if it’s not? It was better for me to come [unauthorized copy]than for my sister.”
“What?”
“That’s why Your Excellency accepted me, thinking the same. Because it didn’t matter whether it was a princess or a prince.”
Euro spoke haphazardly, feeling a sense of resignation. He hadn’t sought him out or gone out of his way to speak to him, having been told not to be bothersome.
Melione himself was the one who said he wanted to treat him as if he didn’t exist, yet he appeared before him like this and started with blind suspicion.
Honestly, he wasn’t even angry. Everything was already like spilled water, and trivial excuses were useless. He could no longer think of a way to save Melione.
Therefore, there was no reason to hold onto him and shake him while rambling about love or whatever. What would change if his love were conveyed? Would he be anything more than someone who dies while saying they love him in front of his eyes?
If that happened, Melione would only regret it until the moment he died. As long as he suspected him, Euro did not want such emotions.
“My sister is in the capital. The Crown Prince intends to officially recognize his marriage to her at this banquet. No matter how much the Emperor opposes it, His Highness wants to marry my sister somehow.”
“….”
“Since His Highness wants her so much, if my sister had [unauthorized copy]come to Silon, [unauthorized copy]he would have only suffered by being caught needlessly in the middle. Honestly, you knew that, didn’t you?”
“You.”
“Because you knew, you accepted me even though I’m an illegitimate child. It’s not that I went there without knowing.”
Melione could not readily deny it. Because Euro’s words were true. It didn’t matter who it was anyway, but Euro had been the better option.
As Euro said, if he had married Clope, many more troublesome things would have happened. He might not feel that way now, but at that time, he had certainly thought so.
Since he had no intention of having children, Euro was a very suitable excuse for evasion. And Euro was speaking as if he had come to Silon knowing all of this.
“Do you remember when you asked me to write a contract before?”
“…What?”
“You said we should make it clear since it would be a marriage for our respective purposes. Let’s write that now.”
At Euro’s words, Melione’s face instantly contorted. However, Euro did not back down.
“I’ll tell you what my purpose is. That’s what you’re most curious about.”
He didn’t have much time. Moreover, no matter how much he thought about it, he didn’t want to fake his death in front of Melione.
And just as much, he didn’t want to die in front of him. Euro knew all too well how broken Melione would become if he killed someone due to the curse he possessed.
He would do his best with the time remaining, but since things had come to this, there was only one thing he could do. At the very least, he would not die in front of Melione.
At the same time, he wanted to make it so that Melione would feel no guilt even if he disappeared quickly. To do that, the only way was to create and inform him of a different purpose.
“My purpose is for my sister to marry the Crown Prince and live happily for the rest of her life.”
“….”
“That’s all.”
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