His Royal Highness's cats are very hairy.

For a while Adeline couldn't stop crying over a proposal from Rutvias.

When those tears also settled, Rutvias, who had been holding Adeline, stood up with a gentle tap on Adeline's shoulder.

"Rut?"

"Wait a minute."

Rutvias walked out of the room, so much so that he lost it and came back to the box.

And I put the box on Adeline's lap.

The black and red crate is heavily constructed with flower sculptures on the lids and sides. but contrary to appearance, it doesn't weigh at all. Too big to lift with one hand, but not even big enough to hold with both hands.

"... what?

"I was gonna give it to you for your birthday."

On the day before her birthday, Adeline remembered that Rutvias had said 'I want to give you something'.

"Can I open it?

"Go ahead."

Rutvias nodded, so Adeline quickly put her hand on the lid and lifted it.

"... this..."

What was inside was a pair of shoes.

It's not just shoes, those young leafy shoes that were given to me by Rutvias as proof of my engagement on Adeline's 8th birthday 10 years ago. The delicate embroidery and luminous crystal beads remained intact, but only the size matched the size of the 18-year-old Adeline's feet.

"Rut. Hey, this..."

………

Rutvias is hiding his face with his hands on his forehead. Apparently, it's lit. This habit of him when he doesn't want his expression to be read seems unconscious to him, but it's too easy for Adeline to understand and he no longer looks adorable.

-... if I said cute, I'd be pissed off...

Biting the laughter in, Adeline thanks Rutvias.

"Thank you. I'm so happy.... Can I wear it?

As soon as possible, Rutvias put his hands down.

"You can't leave. What if the fever blows back?"

"It's okay, just for a second"

"No."

"... well, just wear it"

Adeline pleads with Rutvias at the top. Rutvias then picked up a single eyebrow and groaned with a sinister face.

"... you must know I'm weak on that face..."

"Huh? Weak...?

"I'm just gonna wear it! Promise me you won't walk?

"Yes! I promise!

When Adeline got her foot out of the top hanging, Rutvias gently let me put my shoes on that foot.

Adeline can be seen in shining shoes.

"... perfect"

Young leaf colored shoes were magical shoes for young Adeline. I believed that wearing shoes would do magic to me, too. I dreamed of wearing magic shoes and being the bride of a blonde prince, remembering her stupid first love, and Adeline narrows her eyes.

I fell in love with a dream, and what a fool I was. It was stupid, and pure.

I'm not Adeline back then anymore. I don't know enough to fall in love with a dream, and I know with my own hands how cruel the world is.

But that wouldn't necessarily be unfortunate. Because Rutvias is next door.

"... it was prepared by my grandfather."

To Rutvias' words, Adeline raised her face from her shoes.

"My grandfather ordered me to make it for the craftsmen. I didn't even know what color shoes were given until I saw you wearing them at the engagement ceremony."

"Yes..."

There will be no choice in that either. When the engagement was concluded, Rutvias was 10 years old and Adeline was 8 years old. The engagement between the royal family and the country left no room for personal will to enter there.

"So... I wanted to give you my shoes"

Rutvias' Bea's eyes glistened gently like a leaking day.

"Grandpa, no matter the country, no matter the politics... at my will, I wanted to give you shoes. I wanted to start over with the proposal."

……

Adeline saw the young leaf colored shoes in her eyes again.

The young leaf-colored shoes given at an early age were slightly larger on Adeline's feet and damaged Adeline.

I've thought that's because I'm not worthy of those shoes.

But now, the shoes given to Rutvias were perfect for Adeline's feet.

-... magic...

Really, maybe it took magic. I just think of it as such happiness, magic.

"... after all, I can't believe it..."

"What?

At the edge of Adeline's vision, Rutvias lifts his neck.

"I can't believe you... like me..."

Dream or magic, the mercy of the goddess? In a cruel world, miracles do exist.

"... you still say that..."

Adeline panicked at Rutvias's tongue-in-cheek voice.

"Chi, no. It's not that I don't believe you, it's that you want to dream..."

Rutvias mouthed as he gently pressed Adeline's lips to excuse him.

"Fine. Until you think about it, I just don't love you"

……

The temperature rises. Her neck swelled and Adeline held it down with her hands.

There are new mouth marks that Rutvias dropped earlier instead of marks that have disappeared.

Happy, but embarrassed, Adaline didn't know what to do.

Then for a while, Rutvias was talking to me about Adeline, but eventually he started to rip the boat off.

-... are you sleepy?

Rutvias knocked down his sleigh and half beside Adeline before Adeline could say whether or not he should go back to his room and rest.

"Rut!?

Approximately Adaline, who wakes up surprised, begins to hear a regular sleep.

"... are you asleep?

No reply was received. In order to do so, its sleeping face, which seems to sleep well, makes me laugh unexpectedly because of something unusual.

"Rut. I'm all right now, so rest in your room?

I shake my shoulder, but Rutvias doesn't wake up.

What's the matter? As it is, he catches a cold. Or you can't pull it to the bedroom like you used to. Because I don't know when Millet or the Chancellor's wife will turn up.

"Hey, rut..."

As I put my hand to shake my shoulder again, the door rang and Millet reluctantly glanced at my face.

"Millet"

"Lady!"

Millet rushed up to Adeline, who was up.

"Don't wake up! They've been doing it with fever for two days! Come on, lay down quickly!

"So, but... the fever... seems to have dropped a lot."

Adeline complained gratuitously. My body got much lighter, and Rutvias said it was slightly feverish. Millet, surprised, laid his hand on Adeline's forehead, rejoicing in tears as he turned.

"... good... good thing... I wonder what will happen for a while..."

"I'm sorry to bother you. Millet."

"No. Thank you so much for your safety. Let's change the damp cloth."

Adeline pulled back the millet she was going to prepare.

"Wait, Millet. I have to wake up the rut before I do. If you want to rest, you need to rest in your room properly..."

"... the sleeping area will be narrower... but let them sleep as they are. I don't think you're going to wake up a little softly because you haven't been resting much lately."

"Huh?"

Sleeping beside Adeline, Rutvias has no sign of waking up to the conversation between Adeline and Millet either.

Millet laughed, hehe.

"Take command of the lady's search yourself and do your business in between. Normal business was also done… after your daughter returned, you spared time to accompany her while she slept."

………

Adeline looked down at Rutvias again. Is that why you looked tired in the neighborhood under your eyes?

"The lady must have woken up and finally relieved herself. You'll have something to hang on your body."

"... right. Please."

Touch your blonde hair. Love filled my young sleeping face.

"... thanks, rut"

Without giving up, he chased me after Adeline.

If Rutvias had given up Adeline, there would have been no Adeline here, no thought would have come to pass with him.

Adeline didn't want to face Rutvias because she was just running away from being hurt anyway.

I didn't think it was worth it enough for him to be exhausted. Still plain faces and poor phase bodies still don't like Adeline. But Rutvias takes care of Adeline. It protects me. Yet Adeline can't treat herself badly.

-... a little more... like yourself...

Because I want to take care of myself that Rutvias loved me.

"Other than in front of your official business and Adeline, we have not been dusted these days. That's too blatant."

"Oh! I can't believe that holy smile was false..."

Adeline felt deep sympathy for the sobbing women. Their sense of despair is also remembered by Adeline.

The fever went down, and after a while, Adeline noticed that Rutvias had stopped wearing cats, even in front of Millet and Adeline's parents, and then other women and samurai.

The Chancellor and his wife naturally accept that Rutvias has long been like that, but the Millets didn't either.

"I even wanted to be held in the arms of the goddess by too many shocks"

In his far-sighted appearance of Millet, Adeline overlapped herself a few months ago. It sounds a lot like a big deal when I hear it like this, but I know exactly how Millet felt because Adeline meant it at the time.

Wiping Adaline's body with a wet cloth with water doesn't stop the ladies from chatting.

"Everyone has some back tables… that's a fraudulent area!

"Some of the ladies who secretly admired His Highness fell asleep."

"Even so. How loose was that maiden who used that sober smile as the base of her heart"

"No doubt, tears have raised the water level in the moat of the Royal Palace."

Oh, and the women sigh down at the same time.

Rutvias' transformation still apparently caused the Royal Palace to run a severe earthquake.

Because Aurio told Rutvias, 'I'll be in trouble if it's a diplomatic issue,' he seems to be sneering in front of national guests from various foreign countries, but in the affairs against the country, such as your previous meetings and the Lordship Council, he's spouting poisonous tongues at his ministerial opponents on the top of the Buddha. Just because of that direct saying, the Prime Minister, the Speaker, etc. are happy when the stagnant agenda is roughly cleared up.

As good as ever is his reputation when he appreciates detailed work such as' I was thankful when I closed the window because it rained 'and' I just replaced the candlestick candles and was praised for being carefree ', although the answers are no longer agreeable to the Millet servants.

Nonetheless, it seems that it is the divine smile, like that of a saint, that is discouraging the women officials because of their replacement for the Buddha's top surface.

Having her sweaty body wiped off and dressed for a new night outfit, Adeline rested her body beside her again. Apparently my body isn't in the book yet, and it's hard when I'm up all the time.

"But... you know"

Adeline spoke to the women from inside the bedroom.

"I've just been sticking around, and that's the rut that's supposed to be. I know you're all confused... because you're sweet, you're responsible, and that's the same as ever... and I want everyone to accept that. Please."

Adeline doesn't know why Rutvias took off his cat. But he finally took off his heavy armor. From now on, I want to make you laugh when you want to.

The women each looked at each other.

"... that's... well... if that's what the lady says..."

"That cold attitude... isn't bad either..."

"Beauty is beauty."

"Hey!"

"Shh, sorry..."

One woman leans over to Adeline with a glimmer of curiosity.

"The lady must have known His Highness was wearing a cat, didn't she? Which one of your lords took your heart away, Your Highness in a cat or Your Highness without it?

"... Huh?

The women stared at Adeline with her eyes rounded, curious and so on. I can't run away. I just have to answer.

"Uh..."

Adeline blushed.

"Either way, I don't care... Rut is always sweet... and when I laugh, I catch my eye..."

Adeline panicked at the sheer face of the women. Did I say something strange?

"Oh, that...?

"This is what the world calls" curse "!

"Even more destructive than listening!

"I will endure! I'll show you endurance! I can't stand this much. Your Majesty's future will not be served. - Whoa!

If the chief woman hadn't shown up after this, I'm sure the women's snort wouldn't have ended forever.

-... but how did you really get rid of the cat?

Did something happen to Rutvias' mood?

When Adeline asks, Rutvias answers only 'sticky' and laughs at the words.

"I mean, I can't afford it anymore."

It was Bianca who came to see me that told me. He secretly visited Adeline in anticipation of Rutvias attending a tea party with his guests.

Adeline honestly wondered if she would see him.

But I couldn't even get down to Bianca, who I really wanted to see, and I woke myself up on the bunk and decided to welcome Bianca.

I had trouble with what attitude to take, Adeline, but Bianca, who came into the room, mouthed Rutvias' topic in an unyielding manner. 'You've finally peeled off your make-up skin,' he said, looking delighted.

Adeline asks back.

"I didn't know you couldn't afford it anymore... what do you mean?

"Your Highness's cat... I don't know what to say. To protect myself..."

"... armor?

"Oh, it's a good analogy! That's Adeline."

Bianca praised Adaline in a flamboyant manner.

"I couldn't afford to wear armor to protect my precious daughter when she was in danger."

Funny, Bianca laughs.

Then Adeline was going to turn a blind eye to what Bianca told me.

Says Rutvias bludgeoned in front of the king, calling the ministers' jizzy 'and cursing' fuck 'them.

"... how does Master Bianca know that?

"Because our ambassador had an explanation of the situation inside. His Majesty the Reichschild asked me to intercede with His Majesty the Emperor."

"Hello?"

"... three days, and he said he was due. If he couldn't help his daughter in three days, because His Highness would renounce his right to inherit the throne, he wanted His Majesty the Emperor to approve it"

"Huh!?

Surprised, Adaline embarked on herself. I have not heard a word of that from Rutvias or the Chancellor.

-... I can't believe that was happening...

Adeline was frightened. I checked this later, but Adeline was helped out on the evening of the third day after she was abducted. I mean, it was too late. I'm sure no one told me because Adeline would be sick.

-... rut... what can I do for you...

Fear preceded happiness. Because of Adeline, I almost forced Rutvias to abandon his inheritance rights.

Rutvias said he tightened himself up the killer who had pointed the blade at the Bow Games and based on the information obtained from it, used the ministers' private soldiers to look for Adeline's imprisoned cabin and, to name a few, led the Knights into the killer's Azito.

"I rather threw away the cat, and so on. Until the lady was found, she smiled and murdered."

…

Adeline blued. Those who had previously believed Rutvias to be a righteous prince were worried that he would begin to dispute the transformation.

But Bianca, who drew from Adeline's heart, laughed that she didn't have to worry.

"Indeed, the ministers called out jizzy were noisy about their character, and many seemed to be shocked by the female officials. In fact, he also submitted to His Majesty Richard a supreme sentence questioning His Royal Highness's standing son, but with His Excellency the Chancellor and Minister Riohersh at the centre, he let the supreme sentence be dismissed."

"Minister Riohersh?

Mrs. Riohersh's husband is a man who excels in the financial management of the treasury but who, like his wife, has been separated from the world and does not want to engage in a power struggle. The fact that he moved like that must have caused Madame to work something.

"Besides, this time around the Knights who moved directly under His Highness's command, there seems to be more powerful supporters. I heard that some of the ministers' private soldiers said they wanted to go for the Knights with a heart attack on His Highness… and that would be all I saw of His Highness's abilities. My lords are creatures who can't help but be attracted to strength."

"So to Riko..."

"Yeah. First of all, it shouldn't have any effect."

"Good..."

Adeline strokes her chest down.

Bianca, who watched such Adeline, narrowed her eyes to care.

"... I'm really glad you're okay... are you feeling okay now?

"Oh, yes."

Adeline nods.

Adeline was abducted this time, and only servants who serve the country's upper echelons and very close proximity know that, in general, Adeline has an epidemic and apologizes for visiting her. Rumor has it that Rutvias changed his panther, even to the beauty of worrying about Adeline, but because of it. Even if it doesn't hit me, it's far away.

The door rang and Millet came in.

"Have some tea."

Arrange baked confectionery and tea utensils on the round table, says Millet in a smile. Millet was officially appointed by the royal family as Adeline's dedicated female official. Millet, walking out of the room in a woman's uniform, looks happy with her breasts on.

Bianca put the teacup on the round table and turned back to Adeline when she sipped the tea that Millet had for her.

"Today... I came to apologize to Master Adeline.... you've noticed who I am, haven't you?

To Bianca's gaze, Adeline responds with a glimmer.

"... Yes"

"As I said before, I came to this country… because I wished I could see your old lover… His Highness Rutvias from afar. I didn't mean to disturb the lady and Her Royal Highness's company. I really appreciate your unexpected intimacy with the lady... because I don't have many girlfriends"

"... Huh?

Bianca's confession was unexpected.

Adeline thought she was beautiful, smart, and that Bianca would surely have many friends regardless of gender.

Bianca leaned down just a little.

"... it won't even be interesting, would you mind telling me about me in your spare time?

She's right, it doesn't have the kind of vibe you can use in your spare time. But I didn't point that out, and Adeline nodded mysteriously.

"If it's me,"

"Thank you"

Once in his true face, Bianca took a deep breath and started talking.

"... Your Highness and I met... my cousin working downstairs at Shiva's stables... and it was my love at first sight. Because of that appearance, there were many women who would say to His Highness, and at first I was well acquainted with them as well as the other ladies... but His Highness is quite right with me. One day, he just stared at me and said..."

Bianca looks in the direction of the day after tomorrow that floats in the universe.

"'Stay away, skank'..."

………

Oh, was there a victim here, too? To the far-eyed Bianca, Adeline couldn't tell him anything.

Bianca kept staring at the day after tomorrow, continuing the conversation.

"I can't believe the prince was wearing a cat until the rebirth of saint Saxseed... and a fine cat in vain... you can win that one if you sue him for fraud..."

"... what happened after that...?

"But, well... it could have been a basket. I was surprised... because I liked my face in the first place."

…

To Bianca, to say the least, Adeline can say nothing this time.

I think I got a glimpse of the heart of a woman named Bianca. Rutvias is exceptional, but Bianca also seems to be wearing a fairly good cat.

Two, Bianca's cheeks loosened to miss.

"Stay together without losing, little by little, and start laughing at me..."

It was like looking softly at a treasure placed in the palm of his hand. But the eyes quickly become distorted.

"But I knew better that he didn't love me."

"... Dear Bianca..."

Bianca looked up and smiled to endure the pain.

"Did Your Highness tell you? About me."

"... Yep. A little."

Adeline nodded vaguely.

I didn't love Bianca... That's what Rutvias said.

Adeline was deeply hurt by an engagement dissolution disturbance three years ago. But Bianca, too, still hurt the same, no, maybe a lot deeper than Adeline.

"I was wondering if you would love me one day. But two years we were together. That one never looked at me in a real way. To put it this way, Your Highness seems to be the bad guy, but I also stuck with that one's loneliness and swung it around... eventually I left him. I wanted to apologize for that... but I was assuming that I would be blamed... and on the contrary I was apologized for. 'I'm sorry,' he said. I was surprised. I don't think that old guy would have listened to me either. That's... I can't believe you sincerely apologized like that..."

chuckled, Bianca laughed.

"I fell in love with you, and that one has changed."

There was no shade of a shard in that smile, and she also realized and relieved that she had been freed from her painful love.

But when they say Rutvias has changed, he doesn't come to Adeline perfectly. He's just so vigilant, he's originally a sweet guy.

"Is it not that different from the previous rut...?

"Yeah, I changed like someone else. You changed it. Lady."

"I have nothing..."

Adeline laughed thinly and shook her head. At all times, Adeline is doing everything she can about herself, and she hasn't been able to do anything for Rutvias.

But Bianca didn't back down.

"No! It's definitely your feat. Because you made me fall in love with that human hater. Because you didn't notice.

You know, it's easier to kill people at a glance than it is to be the cat you borrowed from a lady. "

"Shit, Bianca."

"Hehe."

The two shook their shoulders and laughed.

Bianca and I didn't think it would be funny again like this. Again, it's fun talking to her. Adeline was honestly pleased that she had lost her precious friend.

"Speaking of cats, it seems that His Highness, who took off the cat, looked a lot like you when you were younger than His Majesty the former king."

to Bianca's words. Adeline's blood swelled and pulsed.

"... Huh?

"Instead of appearance, the ambassador was told that on the inside...... there is a particular similarity between where I take the initiative and move around. I still have to contend with your blood muscles. The ambassador said he had met His Majesty Albuquerque when he was young."

"... similar, right? I knew it."

"Yep. So the faction and others who still love His Majesty the former King won't be far away from supporting His Highness... lady? What's the matter, sir?

……

After all, they look alike. Rutvias resembles Albuquerque, the former king. It wasn't Adeline's thoughts.

-... His Majesty the Ex-King...

I saw it at a young age, it reminds me of the old king.

Arrogant and ruthless. The former king, whispered tyrant in his late years, was once called the 'Lion King' and was also praised as a Rin Arbitrary King on horseback.

It's not uncommon for a grandson to resemble his grandfather. And yet, why do you feel so uncomfortable?

In Adaline's consciousness, the building blocks rolled down.

It's the building block that once drove 'No Way' and out of consciousness. The building blocks pile up with snails.

An affront to Rutvias' mother Leena, shown in front of the grave.

He even wore a cat in front of his parents.

And mouthful like you're giving up on being loved by Richard.

Rather a reluctance to be loved... no, I might call it guilt.

Cuttlefish and the building blocks pile up high.

-... of rut... how to laugh when you're wearing a cat...

I have thought that a gentle smile is very similar to Richard's. That's...

-... Ruto wasn't wearing a cat...

No, the first trigger may have been an excellent way to escape my grandfather's excessive education. Adult, submissive, because that was the only way Rutvias could protect himself.

-... but the truth is...

The last building blocks pile up, able, in their distorted and sad form, Adeline shudders.

-... rut...

I wonder who he was really inferior to when he told Adeline not to be 'inferior'. I wonder if you hated, despised, and took it lightly.

"Lady?"

"Huh? Ah..."

I completely forgot Bianca existed. In a hurry, Adeline fixes her smile.

"Shh, sorry..."

"No, you've dated my long story, and you're tired, aren't you? I will step back, please rest."

Bianca stood up when she said so. Step back, but stop.

"... me"

Looking out the window, as if talking to himself, Bianca dropped her words.

"I… the next time I fall in love, I will fall in love like Adeline"

"Like me... is it?

As Adeline stayed wondering what it meant, Bianca smiled gently in eyes with Adeline.

"Take care of what they value with you… and I'm sure you'll make the person you fell in love with happy"

The wind enters through a window gap that was slightly open, shaking Bianca's dark hair.

Bianca broke her knee a little and thanked her, without a goodbye greeting, she left the room intact and Adeline still dropped her off without saying anything.

A precious and dear friend. But Adeline felt like nothing, that she would probably never see her again.

And the next morning.

"Yes... Master Bianca..."

"Yes, because you are not feeling well, and you have returned home at dawn"

Adeline was informed of Bianca's return by Aurio, who came to visit her.

-... please be well...

In a distant land, Adeline sincerely hoped that Bianca would find a happy love.

"By the way, how would you like to join us? Can I stay awake?

To the worried Aurio, Adeline smiled back from the top of her bedroom.

"Yeah. It's okay."

The truth is, it's okay to walk anymore, but Rutvias and Millet won't let me out of my bedroom.

"Thank you for coming so busy, Aurio"

"There is no such thing. I'm relieved to see your face."

Aurio smiled quietly. I wonder how worried this cousin has also been. It's just annoying, it's just painful. I hope I can repay him someday, too.

"Mrs. Riohersh was worried, too. Please invite me to your room when you calm down."

"Yeah. I will."

I must also thank Mrs Riohersh for dismissing the supreme sentence that Rutvias does not deserve a prince king.

"... hey, Aurio"

Though a little lost, Adaline decided to ask her cousin thoughtfully.

"Yes?"

"I need to ask you something..."

Aurio tilted his neck small.