# 10
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Knock, knock, knock -
Etheus came so close to me that I felt as if my heart would explode.
“...Your Highness.”
Etheus kept staring at me with sullen eyes.
Even now, as I lowered my eyes to escape his intensity, I found myf staring at his lips.
How could the face of Etheus be so beautiful?
Hmm... I suddenly felt a wave of embarrassment wash over me.
“...files.”
His lips moved and he let out a breathy sound.
“Are you really burned?”
I shivered at his words and met his eyes again.
In his blue eyes, complex emotions mixed with doubt.
“...the first-class secrets of the Duke of Elmore.”
My eyes widened and I lost my calm for a moment.
He seemed sure that these secrets belonged to him personally.
“You must have kept it in a very important place.”
After inheriting Catherine Elmore's memories, she headed straight to the Duke's office after the funeral.
I opened the waterproof and fireproof safe and burned it myf.
There was no hesitation.
My goal is to help Etheus, the kitten who got wet in the rain, make the revolution a success, correct the ending of the 「Star of the Revolution」, and then return to reality.
'Don't worry, you are the most important to me.'
I swallowed the words I couldn't pronounce and looked at him with a confused look, making his needs stir a little.
His bright blue eyes looked puzzled.
I opened my lips slowly. …
“...I don’t know what Your Highness has to do with our first-class family secrets...”
His complex gaze held multiple emotions.
I looked him straight in the eyes and said confidently.
“It was all burned...to the point.”
So don't worry, stress is harmful to health!
HP points will decrease!
As the leader of the revolution, finding those documents with the Duke of Elmore was a disaster in itf.
“If you are curious, you can visit the palace yourf and check.”
I shrugged, trying to look indifferent.
“Now, can you get this wooden hand out of my way?”
Finally he seemed to understand my point, and the hand holding the pole began to slowly move away from me.
He was very worried.
To others he may seem like a strong and brave man.
But my gaze stopped at his dry nails, perhaps due to intense training or poor nutrition.
* * *
As Etheus watched Katherine's back as she walked away with a frown, his blue eyes sparkled with confusion.
The train of her red dress, which looked as if it came out of a fairy tale, left an impression on his mind even after her disappearance.
He slowly raised his hand and placed it on his forehead.
Despite the cold night, he felt a strange heat rising from within him.
Has her personality always been this ambiguous?
But her apparent hostility towards him throughout made him suspect that she had good intentions in destroying the files.
'She clearly doesn't know its contents. If she did, she would have handed it over to the Emperor immediately.'
But. …
“...ha.”
His lips moved as he stood motionless.
“..Ethios...”
The moon shadow covering his face moved away, and the silvery moonlight shone on his clear features.
“...this is ridiculous.”
The hand that was on his forehead slid to his eyes.
After a few moments, he removed it and started walking.
His troubled eyes gradually began to calm down.
He stopped in front of a simple wooden cart.
He looked with cold eyes at the imperial palace he came out of.
Everything he lost.
And all that needs to be restored.
He stood for a while, then opened the carriage door.
But his eyes frowned when he saw something placed inside him.
* * *
Filius Rigalo was dragged by soldiers and thrown before the Emperor.
He knelt trembling before the Emperor.
“This...can't be true! The servant we bribed said that Catherine Elmore brought something very important to the prince's carriage...!”
The Emperor who was looking at Filius' stuttering face had his eyebrows frowning.
“You've brought a lot already.”
“Yes! Perhaps it is money, perhaps Catherine is supporting the prince with large sums of money to betray Your Highness...”
But Filius' words were interrupted when the Emperor threw something at his face.
It was just a sheet of paper.
“Read it.”
In the voice of the Ice Emperor, Filius raised his trembling hand and began to read.
So, Catherine's servant put this in his cart in bulk?
But this. …
⦗ February 7: Opening of the Sistina Nursing Home! You are invited to the opening ceremony!⦘
“This is what Catherine put in the prince’s carriage.”
When the Emperor said that, Velius' eyes trembled.
He couldn't believe it, so he reread the post.
⦗Join Sistina Hospice activities for three months.
We will provide every citizen who carries this leaflet with a food bag and equipment for comfortable sleeping, even in the dirty streets. …⦘
Filius was puzzled.
This is a nursing home flyer, front and back.
The Emperor raised his chin and frowned.
"Katherine's talents exceed expectations. She may be...better than her father."
Velius shuddered when the Emperor praised Catherine.
“To fill the poor prince’s carriage with leaflets from the orphanage, what a mockery? He must feel humiliated.”
The Emperor said with admiration.
“None of my loyal ones would ever harass the prince like this.”
Even if the prince is an outcast, Parliament has eyes on him, and people care about appearances of nobility.
But Catherine is different.
“Don’t you feel its evil? A vile and subtle evil.”
The corner of the Emperor's lip rose in satisfaction.
The prince who found these leaflets in his carriage, did his calm features crack?
Perhaps he threw it in anger and fell into despair again.
“..Your Highness...”
The more satisfied the Emperor became, the more confused Velius became.
He tried to bring down Catherine, but only made her gain the Emperor's trust more.
The Emperor looked at him with cold eyes.
“Catherine Elmore is 'real'. She's not stupid like you.”
"Yes . …!"
“Listen.”
The Emperor nodded, and the soldiers again approached Filius.
“Throw him in prison for wasting the Emperor’s precious time.”
“Your Highness!”
Filius tried to resist, but the soldiers grabbed him forcefully and dragged him.
All that remained was the torn orphanage leaflet.
* * *
“Nothing out of the ordinary, you idiot.”
I saw a familiar person being dragged away by the soldiers.
I smiled weakly and got into my car.
Hirose helped me lift the hem of my fancy dress.
“You seem in a good mood, ma'am.”
I looked at the outside views and said.
“Give the servant who relayed the words as if he were a bribe from the Regalo family a good reward.”
I knew Filius would try to discredit me by using his powerful mother if he couldn't spray the newspapers.
He was so despicable.
So I deliberately leaked the information, and now I won't bother for a while.
“Okay, ma'am.”