I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart - Chapter 61

A few days later, Aurin was officially granted the title in the central hall of the imperial palace.

“Aurin Xuen.”

The Emperor drew his longsword and struck the newly crowned Aurin lightly on the shoulders in turn.

“I hope you will be a wise person unlike your father.”

The words contained a lot of meaning.

Perhaps sensing this, the former Marquis Xuen flinched.

Aurin had no management experience, so she decided to participate in the assembly as the Marquis for the time being. I heard that she would go to a government post as a working-level member to get used to it while observing.

Participation in the ceremony was not compulsory.

However, I was able to see the Emperor, who was in a different place from me.

Even today, the young Emperor with a beautiful face and slender figure was reigning over people. People were gazing at the Emperor with enchanted eyes while fearing him at the same time.

It made me feel strange to see Tess’ excessively beautiful appearance. A burning thirst came to my mouth.

“I will engrave Your Majesty’s words deeply in my heart.”

The majestic Emperor’s eyes met mine. He seemed to be asking ‘why aren’t you coming?’ just with his eyes, so I slightly avoided his gaze.

Tess, who was even wearing a formal suit, was even more troubling to look at. I was shocked as if I had been hit in the stomach. When I go to meet him, he will crave affection from me, groping me with his favorite fingers, with a face that is just to my taste.

The inside of my stomach was so hot that I couldn’t raise my head. Even though I felt the gaze relentlessly following me.

* * *

It was not easy to avoid Tess thanks to Gael who said about wanting to go to the imperial palace. In the end, I took my younger sister and went to see the Emperor.

This time, I was guided not to Hill Palace, but to another detached palace.

Me, Gael, and Tess sat around a wooden table. Dolls were displayed on it.

“Wow.”

“Do you like it, Euseniel’s sister?”

Tess cupped his chin with his left hand and asked arrogantly.

“Yes! I really like it.”

He smiled expectantly at Gael’s answer.

“Oh.”

Tess had a lot of dolls lined up on the table, and when Gael reached out, he quickly removed the doll. Gael’s face showed a sense of loss, but the child who couldn’t say anything unpleasant to others just looked at it and hesitated.

I couldn’t help but grab the doll for her.

“Come on, Gael. What else do you like?”

“That.”

Tess grabbed what Gael pointed at before I did. Then he leaned over to Gael and asked.

“You like it so much, but why haven’t you come all this time? Do you not like dolls?”

Gael was about to grab the doll, but Tess pulled his arm back slightly. As the doll moved away, Gael jumped up.

“No! I really like it.”

My younger sister glanced at me and continued.

“Until now, I couldn’t come because I was busy, but I will come again soon. Right, Sister?”

“Sure. When does Gael want to come again?”

“Tomorrow!”

“How about next week instead of tomorrow?”

“Um…….”

My younger sister looked seriously concerned.

“Can I come as soon as next week instead?”

“Yes.”

Gael smiled broadly when I gave my answer. Just now, my younger sister looked just like Tess, who came to Hardland every day.

Gael was not at the age to like dolls anymore, but perhaps it was because she lived in Varen where there were no toys, Gael really liked these things. Shiny and pretty things.

Well, since she’s a mixed race between a human and an elf, this isn’t strange.

Elves, who live longer than humans, grow more slowly. It is characterized by the fact that both their body and mind grow slowly but firmly.

However, my mind, which remembers my previous life, was already an adult, and even human blood appeared thick to me, and the speed of my physical growth was similar to that of a human. Conversely, Gael’s elf blood was thicker and she was smaller than her peers.

Even so, sometimes she feels really childish. Is it because she was too shy?

“Gael, don’t be greedy, let’s just pick a few and go.”

“I brought in a book too, are we going already?”

“Since I came with Gael, I have to go. You can’t just play around with dolls here, can you?”

“You just have to ask the ladies-in-waiting to play with her.”, Tess said.

“But.”

“They will play with her better than us.”

Certainly, an expert might be better than Tess, who is just staring blankly, and me, who is awkward.

Even Gael is at an age where she is embarrassed to play with dolls with her peers. Perhaps her peers are more interested in jewelry and dresses than dolls.

“Should I?”

“Of course.”

Tess immediately called several ladies-in-waiting, and they began to play with Gael. When I was watching from the side, Gael seemed to like them very much, so I decided to postpone going home.

“Sister is going to the library, so play here. Understand?”

“Yes.”

Gael, who was preoccupied with playing, didn’t even seem to want to see me. That younger sister was so cute that I stroked her hair and got up.

Tess, who held my hand, teleported to the front of the library. After I greeted the library director, I headed inside. I passed through the empty library and stepped into the innermost restricted area.

“Tess.”

As soon as the door closed behind me, Tess hugged me and kissed me.

“Tess, you.”

My call soon rolled into his mouth.

I knew this would happen when he asked to go to the library. Tess always showed up every time I came to the library and hugged me.

Tess, who longed for me like a thirsty person, took his lips off me after drinking my saliva to his heart’s content. Looking through the long, silvery thread, he lowered his head again.

“Tess.”

“Huh.”

Tess, who responded in a low voice, was busy stamping his lips on my neck. I asked, savoring the soft texture.

“I heard a book came in.”

“Ah, that’s a regular book. Not in the restricted area.”

I relaxed, feeling the hair tickle under my chin. Then I felt more strength in the arm that was holding me.

If I didn’t like it, I would never have endured it until now. Even if he was the Emperor, and was in a different position from me, I would have strongly pushed him away.

Yes, I don’t hate it. Rather, it was a problem because I liked it.

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