Chapter 3

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I am quite offended, Your Majesty. How else would I show you my sincerity? I truly want to fulfill Rose's true love, I treasure my girls the most,"

T-true love? Treasure? Sincerity? I want to throw up. Please make this ends fast. I only lower down my head and think about what should I think. THIS IS SUFFOCATING.

"Somehow, I feel quite uneasy about my second son, Izzben. He still doesn't have a match, I am worried. Royal's generation is very important,"

He wants to say that he wants an heir. I decided to think about the second prince, Izzben Stephan since I don't have anything else to think about. He is so popular, though no one in this kingdom knows his face.

He has never have been in this kingdom, Kingdom Dlaynia, right after his 11th Birthday when he went to his first war sent by the king. Everyone can tell the king doesn't love him. However, I have heard he liked war so much that he doesn't even bother to come back.

I heard he is so handsome and I have also heard he is pretty ugly. Rumors can never stop, weren't they?

" I believe that is your second child. What's her name?"

I am shocked when the king suddenly asked about me. Thank God I was listening, if my mind was traveling so far, maybe I would not understand. They are quiet for a few seconds, of course, they do not remember my name.

"I am Lily Railda, Your Majesty,"

I can see that the duke and duchess are glad but also didn't satisfied. Of course, what I did is quite rude.

"I believe she is a little bit bold,"

King Stephan laughs. I will take it as a joke.

"Pardon me, Your Majesty, I was a little bit excited to say my name to Your Majesty,"

I am not doing this to help them, but to help myself. I will play the 'I am righteous' card in front of others. It isn't being fake, it is behaving. Both are incompatible.

"Forgive her, Your Majesty, she is a bit younger than Rose,"

Duke Rasyl said that and cover his nervous voice. Oh come one, it is obvious he is so desperate about making the Crown Prince as his son-in-law.

"I can see she has quite a big difference in height than Rose because of her age,"

I have the same age as her. I am not small because of my age, it is because they made me eat their leftovers. Whatever, these can only be explained in my mind anyway.

"Even a blind man can tell you love your second child so much,"

Are you serious? That man is crazy, not blind. I guess their acting is very good, I will give them 10 points! Forget it, I will give them 9.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I love her as my biological child,"

Duke Rasyl is smiling, probably relieved he has snapped the king's trust. Do you want the money that bad?

What is the difference between you and those beggars who you have been mocking for a long time? The fact that they truly don't have money, but you and your greedy personality certainly are sickening.

"How about marrying Lily with Izzben, the second prince?"

Yup, and...

WAIT, WHAT?!

Do you want to tell me that I was the person who doesn't even want to be noticed by anyone is suddenly being one of the main topics?

"What?"

Rose pinched me using her fingernails on my left thigh. It sure does hurt. I look at Rose and Rose glared at me, probably a sign to tell me that I need to follow the flow. I stay quiet again but my heart is beating hard.

"Since you are being sincere, how about you give me one of your also precious daughters to my second son?"

He wants to say that,

"If you are being sincere, give the daughter you loved the most to my worst son and let the murderer take care of her,"

In simple words... I am the prey.

'Yeayyyyy!!!!!'

Do you think I would cheer up like that?! I.am.the.sufferer. Thank you.

"It would be an honor for my two daughters to be married with both of Your Majesty's sons,"

Of course, the duke wouldn't have cared. Me? Marriage? With a war addict? He is in the middle of a war, right? Please God, make him die.

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Two weeks after that~

'Rose Rasyl, daughter of Duke Rasyl had an active marriage a few days ago with the crown prince!'

'It is heard that Prince Izzben will arrive at the kingdom soon to marry one of the duke's daughters. Does the duke want to send all of her daughters away? For what reason?'

The newspapers' titles are already creepy. I throw them away and want to forget about it. I am scared. So much. Rose's marriage started and ended happily, will my marriage ceremony be like a 'calling ghost festival'?

It is dark at night, I don't want to sleep yet. I slide the curtains and open the window. I was so shocked when I see that...

There is someone behind it.

I move a few steps back. I can't move anymore after that, my feet won't move. I am frightened so much that I can't even say a single word.

The man gets in and didn't even make a noise when his feet reach the floor. I try to obtain my energy as much as I can. Please say a word, please say a word...

"W-who are you?"

Yup. I don't think I can speak more than that. My stomach is squirming, probably nervous. My eyes are active, so do my mind, curious about who is this guy.

He wears a black jacket, made of animal skin. There is a weird logo on the jacket, looks like an eagle's head.

He draws out his sword. I feel like my blood circulation just stopped.

"N-n-h-"

I can't speak. I can't ask for help. It doesn't take long before he stabbed me. My eyes are wide. What did I even do? The pain is slowly rising.

I fell, and the sword which translucent my stomach is moving deeper, ruining my flesh. What did I even do? Why? Why my life is like this?

"Kill with honor on the name of the Prince Izzben,"

He bows to me. My eyes are showing confusion, desperation, and regret. My hands are trembling.

"My daily wish to die had come, huh? *Cough*"

I miss you, grandma. It is finally over. Dying sure does hurt. I want to scream but I can't, I want to cry but I am too tired to do that because my blood loss is already exhausting. My consciousness faded.

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The beginning has started.

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