Episode 3. There is a chance

　 "How was it?" Therian quickly caught up with Cassius. Not long after entering the banquet hall, he comes out and strides away without looking back. I wondered what was going on inside. "Sir Cassius!" "The emperor is crazy." Cassius said while grinding his teeth. Veins stood out on his thick neck. The uniform he was wearing to match the etiquette of the imperial family seemed stuffy to Cassius. His swollen chest felt as if the buttons on his shirt would burst. Cassius stopped abruptly and jerked his head away. The flickering lights of the banquet hall were still visible. "Is the emperor crazy for a day or two? Sir Cassius, did you still receive what was promised!" Therian stood, blocking Cassius's vision as if he was frustrated. "At this rate, what you have suffered so far will really become a high school student. Do you accept what the emperor promised?" No matter how much Therian talked about it, only one person remained in Cassius' mind. empress. Even in such a situation, she was a woman who smiled with a dead expression. Even then she was a strange woman whose eyes glowed with anger and hatred. Clearly, his slender and small body seemed weak enough to be swung by the emperor, but he harbored a sense of intimidation that weighed down Cassius. Cassius could see what was well contained and contained inside. She is a very precious woman to the emperor who has gone mad. "Sir Cassius! What are you thinking?" Therian raised her voice in frustration. "… … What was the empress' name?" "yes? Why are you asking such a thing all of a sudden? As for the empress... … Isn't that Renisha Rotera?" "Roterra?" Cassius lowered his gaze to Therian. If it was Lottera, Cassius knew it too. In this war, there were two knights who lost their lives unjustly before Cassius entered the war. It was a battle that shouldn't have been fought. The ambush was certain and the number of allies was small. In the first place, the emperor started a ridiculous war. The emperor pushed the back of the Duchy of Rotera, asking them to take back the plains of Chorpa, which had been the land of Hillstain in the past. There was no support from the imperial family. Duke Lottera had to reorganize her knights with the knights of her own family. At least, it would have been possible because there were several nobles supporting the Rotera duchy. The war that took place in the middle of the Ferrisen Kingdom's Chorpa Plain had been going on for eight years. That time was enough for the boy to grow into a young man. Cassius, too, grew up eating meals prepared by several knights on the battlefield. Then he set up a ball and had an audience with the Duke of Rotera. '… … You made a big contribution in this battle. No, I guess I should call him Sir. Sir Cassius.' The corners of her eyes, which were softly curved, were tinged with years of weariness. However, it was a beautiful gaze that never gave in. Duke Lottera was no different from the lofty black panther, as the knights had been talking about. Cassius admired Duke Rotera. On the day Duke Rotera died, Cassius had unceremoniously stormed into his barracks to dissuade him. Even the knights who tried to stop him could no longer stop Cassius from crashing into him like a bull. 'If you go, you will die. This is a fact that even young children running errands know. Don't you know that the position the emperor pushed to die in the first place? I'd rather cut the emperor's throat with that sword!' Cassius' golden eyes darkened. Memories of that day were coming back. Even things like the smell of sulfur from the battlefield and the fishy smell of metal. 'There are things in the world that you can do but shouldn't do, Sir Cassius.' 'What's the reason? still the emperor... … .' 'My daughter.' Duke Rotera cut off Cassius. 'My daughter is being held captive by the emperor. Should I beg for my life over my daughter's? You must have something you want to protect too.' Cassius opened his mouth but could do nothing but exhale. Duke Lottera's hand tapping her on the shoulder was wet with indescribable sorrow. '… … If you see my daughter, tell me. I will never resent you This also did not happen because of you... … I mean I love you If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have acted kindly on a regular basis. You don't know how pretty my daughter's smile is on her face. And I don't think I'll ever see her face again. haha… … .' And that appearance was truly the last of Duke Rotera. Cassius clearly remembered the end of the lonely abandoned hero. He watched the backs of the Duke and Duchess of Rotera until the end. Cassius grew up following in the footsteps of Duke Rotera. At 18, from the day he escaped the life of a slave gladiator and enlisted in his army. He was protected by the Duke of Rotera and was indebted to what he gave. "Lotera." "Yes, that Rotera." Therian did not know the weight of the name, but became solemn. Therian sighed. "Have you seen Empress Renisha? How did you look?" All the knights who followed Rotera knew Renisha. Cassius, who suddenly recalled the memory of her buried in her heart, seemed to understand why her eyes were drawn to her like that. Renisha had the same eyes as Duke Rotera's. "… … He was alive." Cassius chanted while keeping his eyes on the imperial castle. "I was alive." "Sir Cassius?" I might be able to convey the last words of Duke Rotera. Cassius ruffled his darkened hair, dyed by the night. "kyung? Are you saying that Empress Renisha was fine? But what's the problem? Could it be that the emperor won't do anything for us? Didn't he say that if you bring back the plains of Chorpa, he'll give you a fief and a title!" Cassius pushed Therian out of his sight and stared at the imperial castle heavily. Renisha Rotera. She was never a woman fit for an emperor. The emperor standing next to her empress looked worse than a donkey devoured. "They told me to wait. Like an obedient dog." "yes?" "Hasn't it forgotten us, okay? But I can fly under the roof this winter." "Are you waiting again? oh my god. Come with me, Sir Cassius!" Cassius took a long stride and moved away from the imperial castle. The Renisha I saw today didn't look very happy. The Duchess of Lotera sacrificed herself to protect her daughter's life, she said. Somehow the taste was bitter. She wanted to crush the emperor's mean face. The idol of Cassius had to lose his life for a ridiculous reason, but the emperor calmly did what he had to do in the banquet hall. Rainisha's unhappiness must have originated from the emperor. The duke did not address Renisha as her empress. 'She is caught,' she expressed. Perhaps Duke Rotera already knew how Renisha was being treated. When he said that, Duke Rotera's face was indescribably dark. "What will you do if the emperor says he won't give you anything?" Therian couldn't stand it and brushed Cassius. Cassius groaned with fiercely burning eyes. "The emperor will have to pay the price." Dark red scales sprouted along the neckline and then faded. *** Her maids unwrapped Renisha's headdress one by one. "Your Majesty, are you okay?" "Okay. So don't worry." Renisha nodded lightly and stared at her reflection in the mirror. There was no expression on her face with her colorful make-up. She was emotionless, like a well-decorated doll looking at herself in a mirror. 　Renisha touched my face. I feel like that gorgeous woman reflected in the mirror is not like me, but like someone else. Rather, it was the expression of the ladies-in-waiting suppressing their anger and sadness. Renisha let out an awkward laugh. She then chewed again on the thoughts she had read from Lexus. She intends to send Renisha to Cassius. I can't do as much as killing my wife with my own hands, so I'm going to throw her away in the most miserable and miserable way. Looking at my dead expression, Cassius suddenly came to mind. The man who burned like a splendid flame. 'Casius... … .' Renisha rolled the name into her mouth. There will be no one who does not know about Cassius. It was the same with Renisha. Cassius was a knight who was a slave gladiator. There is no way to know his detailed history, but Cassius was a man who quickly rose from there and took the place of a hero. The bright golden eyes that burned with vitality were embedded in his brain. Lenisha raised her right hand. "stop." "Your Majesty the Empress?" "Take the bath water. No need to wait." "But, Your Majesty… … !" The maids and maids mumbled. These were the faces that feared that Renisha might make the wrong choice for her. Renisha smiled. When she first heard the news that the Duchess of Lottera had been killed in battle, Renisha made an extreme choice. She was still dangling her ornate bracelets to cover her red scars. Thanks to her ladies-in-waiting's quick rectification that day, it was able to be sorted out without the emperor's knowledge. You must be remembering that day. "I don't do stupid things anymore. We must find the living and protect them." Renisha slowly got up. She just wanted to put herself in hot water and sort this out by being alone. Her mind was complicated. Cassius, who has newly intervened in Renisha's life, must interpret her hand... … . She had to consider whether Cassius could be her new version. The maids quickly undressed Renisha. The servants came out of the bath, which was so full of steam that it blurred their vision. Renisha soaked her in her bath. She said, 'I still need to watch.' There was a way to drop everything and run away. But in this case, you really had to start from the bottom and climb up to face the Lexus. Renisha did not have the option of giving up and leaving. Because she had to appease the spirit of the duchess who lost their lives unjustly. 'Where is the land given to Cassius? if… … .' Lenisha cast her eyes down. If it was Lexus, it was clear that she would give Cassius the most rugged and desolate estate. Or a forsaken land. 'If it's really Hilo Shine... … .' There is a chance. Renisha opened her closed eyes. There was something intense in her dead pink eyes. Renisha, who had been in her water for a while, raised her body. Her attendants waved the bell they had left behind, and those who were waiting flocked to it. The ladies-in-waiting confirmed that Renisha was fine and let her breathe a sigh of relief. She said, "Tell them that you want to see the chamberlain as soon as possible." "Yes, Her Majesty." Somehow, I had a good feeling.

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