Episode 2. It's beautiful

　 'It's pitiful.' Renisha murmured. She is disgusted by the abomination of Lexus laughing while pretending to be an affectionate couple while holding her hand. She was disgusted with her own position, unable to shake off her hand and being dragged around like a doll. "Empress, say hello. It's been a long time since I've come from the desert country, Ireb. We presented beautiful silk to celebrate the empress's birthday." "Meet Her Majesty the Empress. Since you are such a beautiful empress, you will stand out even more if you wear clothes made with the silk we donated." "aha. Are you saying that if you don't make clothes with the silk you donate, you'll stand out less?" Lexus licked his lips and asked. It was a languid and relaxed speech. The signet ring glowed green on the little finger of the emperor's left hand as he tilted his glass. "Oh, how could that be!" Despite the emperor's ridiculous dispute, the envoy smiled and expressed denial. The god of death bowed his back and lowered his head. "Your Majesty the Empress! I apologize if I have offended you. I'm sure you know it never meant that... … !" Renisha laughed mischievously. "It's okay." "She says the empress is fine, so she just moves on. Bring the silk here, here." At the gesture of the emperor, the attendants moved quickly. Shortly thereafter, the emperor's hand was gripped with the silk presented by the envoy of Ireb. The Emperor rolled it on the floor and untied it. People swallowed their saliva as they watched the expensive silk roll across the floor. I couldn't even guess what the emperor would do. After killing the duke and couple of Lotera and making them unclean, they held the empress' hand and walked around the banquet hall as if they were a loving couple again. It was the Empress who celebrated her birthday, and I felt like I had become the main character. The canary, whom she cherished so much, did not even allow her to attend this event. She said, 'What the hell is the emperor thinking.' 'Shh! I can hear you. Be quiet.' The emperor wrapped Renisha with the silk he unwrapped without hesitation. Renisha stared at the emperor with her eccentricities with her insensitive face. The inside is seething, but it is embarrassing to hide it. Blood pooled through his teeth. The emperor laughed broadly at the empress, who had become ridiculous. "Now, look at this! how about it! Does it fit well? Does the empress look more beautiful?" "Yes, yes! That's right!!" People, led by Ireb's messenger, bowed their knees and expressed their affirmation. The emperor giggled vulgarly. The emperor spoke as he cradled the fallen silk in Renisha's arms. "I see. Today is your birthday, so you have to look the most beautiful, right?" In the end, I'm going to go around like this. She smiled as Lenisha hung her head. "Thank you, Your Majesty." This was just a circus for the emperor. She noticed from Renisha when she offered to give her a birthday banquet. That this, too, was only for the emperor's interest. The emperor grabbed Renisha's forearm as she embraced her silk and began to drag it around. I looked for the things people had donated one by one and put them on and wrapped around Renisha. Shawls, tiaras, earrings and necklaces, rings. She was when Renisha laughed at herself for being funnier than Piero. "Your Majesty! Cassius wants an audience!" "Cassius?" The Emperor stroked his chin. "Come to think of it, he was there." Only the emperor could treat the hero Cassius like this. Cassius risked his life to save the empire. And he returned victorious from the war. In that war, Rotera's two owners lost their lives. There, Cassius returns as a hero. It was a tragically mixed fate. "Make them come in!" I have no intention of treating the hero who saved the empire, and I don't know the emperor's intention to drag him into this circus scene. Renisha stared at the emperor with a subdued gaze. I was planning to make a decision as soon as I secured the recruits of my family. Kill and run away, or die. It seemed that I would not be able to live with Lexus under the same sky. It seemed that I could not save my life without killing that disgusting bastard. Renisha asked this far away. There was no way to release this rage that pierced her heart, and on the contrary, it was eating up Renisha. At that moment, the door to the banquet hall opened. It must be darker outside than the banquet hall... … It just feels brighter out there. It may be due to Renisha's situation, being locked in her cage and unable to do anything on her own. Lenisha blinked her eyes. 'torchlight… … ?' That was Renisha's first impression of Cassius. *** Cassius gnashed his teeth and sprinted into the banquet hall. risking his life to win the war. He ran like crazy to hear that once he became a hero he could be awarded titles and estates. But is it really like this? He asked for an audience with the emperor, but there was no reply. It was the reason why he eventually even invaded the empress's birthday banquet. 'They eat and play well in the empire I protected!' Cassius strode into the banquet hall. People's eyes were focused on him. It was such an act that was rude and could not be found in manners. Cassius bowed his head in front of the emperor crookedly and said. "Cassius, who fought for the Hi-Entry at the order of His Majesty, has returned with the glory of his victory. I dedicate this honor to Your Majesty the Emperor." While coming here, Cassius' only aide had brainwashed him. Even if I can't say this one sentence, I think I've talked about it 20 times. Thanks to that, even though it was mechanical, the completed sentence was able to come out through Cassius' mouth. "Yes, I mean you were there." muttered the emperor. Cassius shook his head and listened. It was against the law to raise one's head before the emperor gave permission, but no one pointed it out. Because the emperor didn't say anything. What the hell was he thinking? The emperor was looking at Cassius with a disgusted gaze. Rather, it was someone else who caught Cassius' attention. A woman wearing pink silk wrapped around her body and wearing all sorts of accessories like a mummy. It was a woman with long, glossy platinum hair and flowery pink eyes. The woman was waxed like wax. She was a woman who did not feel the slightest bit of life. Her gaze was taken away by the woman for a moment because of the scent that swayed Cassius and her dazzling appearance made her eyes hurt. Judging from the fact that everyone was silent and held their breath, it seemed that it was the emperor who made the woman like that. "Ah, too. As everyone says, the empress is beautiful and catches the eye. Cassius, what do you think?" The emperor roughly dragged the empress by the wrist and placed her in front of Cassius. The jewels that the empress had been coiling around in those chains fell with a crunching sound. Light scattered across the floor. Cassius thought that the empress might burst into tears at her disgrace. Isn't that a worthy situation? However, the empress gazed at Cassius with her cold, frozen face. There was only desolation, devoid of any emotion. Then, the empress moved her lips silently. 'You are beautiful.' "You are beautiful… … ?" Cassius unwittingly followed the empress' words. 'I can't see properly because my eyes are dazzled.' "It's so blinding that I can't see properly… … ?" "Oh my! yes!!" Cassius, who followed his words like a parrot, frowned at him. The emperor pulled the empress behind him this time and stood close in front of Cassius. "Is the empress beautiful even to you? Are her eyes blinding?" "… … Yes, Your Majesty." I don't know if it's beautiful, but it was dazzling. All the ornaments were reflecting the light. "Good good. Think about the reward I will give you! I must have been too indifferent to the hero who saved the country." It seemed to be true that the emperor was mad. 'How can that be the eyes of a normal person?' Cassius gnashed his teeth. He doubted that hi-entry had a future. "I'll just go back. Go back and wait for me to call you." In an instant, Cassius turned his head and looked in the direction where the empress was. I don't know why. At that moment, I just felt that it must be so. The empress nodded her head slightly. Cassius gnashed his teeth. The emperor is mad. It didn't seem like it was going to be a big deal if I made a mistake here. The people around you are just making indifferent faces as if what is happening now is their daily life. I had a strong conviction that if I disobeyed the emperor, I would be killed by dogs. "I will." "okay. You have to listen like a dog." The Emperor smiled as if he was satisfied. Cassius realized he was right. 'no. What is this crazy place?' Cassius laughed hysterically. There was a dizzying illusion that all of his hard work had been in vain. The attendants pushed Cassius on the back as if they were afraid of what might happen. Just before the banquet hall door closed, Cassius turned his head to peer inside the door. The woman, still waxy pale and expressionless, was looking straight at Cassius. with clear eyes. thud. The door is closed. Is it because of that? The woman's gaze disappeared, leaving a strong afterimage on Cassius. "… … what." Cassius muttered blankly and pressed on the door. I thought she was a woman who didn't have a bit of life, but she was full of the only life force there. *** Renisha stared at the back of the emperor's head. "Yes, I mean you were there." There must be meaning in muttering the same words twice. What is the emperor thinking? Renisha's troubles ended the moment Lexus pulled her in front of Cassius. 'A bastard like a bastard.' Renisha knew what Lexus was thinking. Since she has been with her for ten years, she seems to have some thoughts. No matter how crazy Lexus is. Now, Lexus has decided how to treat Renisha. 'Why don't you kill me? He can't be killed with his own hands, is it? Oh, because I'm the empress?' Renisha had already done what she was worth as her booty. The Duchy of Rotera is extinct, and the two owners are dead. There are those on the run, but what can they do? In the yard where even Renisha denied Rotera. Renisha wondered why her Lexus didn't kill her. She was, and now she feels like she's found the answer. Lexus changed Renisha's guess to certainty. "Good good. Think about the reward I will give you! I must have been too indifferent to the hero who saved the country." He showed Renisha and said something like that. Apparently, she was trying to send Renisha to that man. Cassius. War hero Cassius. I felt like I knew why I mistook that man for a torch. Red hair and shiny golden eyes. It wasn't a delicate look, but it was thick enough to attract anyone's attention. He was a man of wild beauty. Filled with the wild life force of the wilderness... … . He was an unsuitable man for this rotten castle. Renisha set her eyes on the disappearing man. No, she looked bewitched. 　Cassius burning like a torch.