I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart - Chapter 37

“Happy birthday, Euseniel.”

Tess, who hugged me tighter than necessary, smiled. For some reason, his face looked pale, but I didn’t point it out because I thought it was just my feeling.

“Okay, don’t do this again. I wanted to rest.”

“Actually, I was worried too. I wanted to celebrate Euseniel’s birthday by myself. But I thought it would be nice to celebrate it in a splendid way.”

It’s the first time I’ve seen Euseniel since you come of age, Tess added very seriously. Thanks to that, I missed the timing to get angry.

I moved my feet to the upbeat music, it’s not flashy because it’s just the beginning.

“Oh dear.”

I stepped on Tess’s foot from the inside of my dress.

“I can’t dance.”

“It’s okay. I can lead.”

Tess was confident.

I’m also on the nimble side when it comes to my body, so I thought I could avoid it if I paid attention not to step on him. But Tess danced so well that I didn’t step on him anymore.

“The applause, did you do it?”

“What?”

“The applause, it’s amazing how people started applauding in unison.”

I thought he manipulated people’s memory again. Tess grinned, perhaps understanding the intent of my question.

“Embarrassingly. Manipulating memories takes a lot of energy, so I don’t do it often.”

“Uhnngg.”

“Why do you look like that? You like my face?”

I couldn’t believe that he didn’t do anything, so I squinted my eyes. Tess glanced at me the same way. He just smiled.

“Happy birthday, dear Euseniel. The birthday present, I wanted to give it to you in advance, but I was a bit busy and couldn’t go.”

…… Where were you trying to go? Either the Consium or the mansion, both are very bad.

“The present, don’t come to me.”

“If I don’t go see you, will Euseniel come to see me? Like when you promised but didn’t come until the sun went down.”

In my old memory, I recalled saying I would go back to the imperial palace to say hello to Sir Guard.

As I kept silent, Tess politely lifted his lips and gave a silent laugh. As if he was born to charm people, he whispered softly.

“I also have to go see you. So, when do you want to take the present? You will definitely like it.”

“I’ll take your good intentions, thank you. And if you want to wish me a happy birthday, tell me the identity of the jewel.”

The boy at that time who was of my age and was looking for me was Tess. Even then, I was relieved that he hadn’t forgotten me.

As Ber pointed out, I must have been sulking because I thought Tess seemed to have forgotten me.

“I originally wanted to go see Euseniel, but it was difficult. In many ways.”

My childhood friend, always so good at saying things, didn’t get right to the point this time.

“Still, I wanted to tell you that, so I went. But Varen was too far away. I made a mistake in the teleportation.”

“So what is that?”

His red lips drew an arc as his eyes turned into crescent moon shapes. It was so beautiful that it took my breath away.

“My heart.”

Tess whispered in a very small, low voice, like he had trouble breathing.

I was about to ask what it meant, but before I knew it, the dance song had ended. Tess had lightly let go of my hand.

“Tess, wait. That-“

“- I am sick.”

“What?”

“I’m sick, Euseniel.”

“Euel!”

I couldn’t find the answer to my question, but Father already came running in a hurry. Then he squeezed my hand tightly.

“It was an honor, Your Majesty.”

Father’s eyes seemed to be looking at the greatest enemy in the world. As he greeted the Emperor politely with his mouth, he led me who was standing bewilderedly out of the floor.

“Rather, it was on my side.”

Tess smiled slightly. I am concerned about the pale face that has bothered me since the first time I saw it.

* * *

When I opened my eyes, I saw a red ceiling close to the color of dark wine. I blinked a few times to focus.

“Ah, Euseniel…….”

Although there is no relationship between Euseniel and the color red, she just comes to mind. No, I just want to see Euseniel.

“My Euseniel.”

It’s already been a week since I danced with Euseniel. Has Euseniel forgotten me since she hasn’t come to see me? I even pretended to be sick?

“It’s cruel to say that I shouldn’t go to meet you and refuse to do so…….”

My mouth went dry. I want to go to the Hardland mansion, to Euseniel’s room right now.

Are you sleeping?

Just imagining her sleeping gave me goosebumps all over my body.

For a moment, it was difficult to breathe. It was the chief attendant who woke me from my wandering thoughts.

“Your Majesty.”

As always, when the time came, he went into the bedroom and peeked at the floor of the room, which had been clean lately.

“If you like the vase we brought in this time, shall we replace the ornaments in the imperial palace with it?”

“No.”

The reason I didn’t break glass or porcelain jewelry anymore was because my magic had stabilized, so it had no other meaning beyond that.

Peace of mind, training of the mind…….

I had known for a long time that there was a close relationship between magic and the ‘mind’. But I didn’t know if it had anything to do with me.

However, after Euseniel came to the capital, and after meeting her, my mind that had always rippled, calmed down. My magic no longer bounced outside of my body.

Though I felt a pang in my chest thinking that Euseniel was nearby. Certainly, the mind, the soul and magic have a very great connection.

“Lady Hardland continues to practice swordsmanship once a week with Lord Bonart. In ten days she will attend a meeting held at Duchy Lantia. Her partner has not been decided yet.”

Why is Euseniel sparring with someone like Bonart?

Ethyl Bonart was someone I disliked very much from a young age. I want to pluck out his similar-black hair and get rid of him in front of Euseniel right away.

I grabbed a few strands of my hair and stretched them out. My black hair, which does not even reflect light, comes into view.

Hmm, black hair should be like this.

“Lantia?”

But what annoyed me most of all was that he liked Euseniel. I wanted to smash his soul plate that was filled with affectionate red every time he looked at Euseniel.

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