“As an apology, I’ll grant land to Miss Vellista.”

“One thing like that…”

“I don’t want that.”

Despite the fact that Zagnac, who was offended, opened his mouth on the emperor’s sly invitation, Azela responded sternly earlier than that. The Emperor, in addition to Zagnac, Chises, and Livia, all checked out her on the voice that was so decided.

“If you wish to present an apology, the Crown Prince ought to apologize on to me.”

“…What?”

Chises look puzzled.

Whereas he was about to cry out, he shut his mouth, unable to resist the unstated stress from Zagnac, who was giving murderous power by Azela’s facet. He was additionally ready for the Emperor to complete the matter at this level.

Apologizing to a single lady…? It was one thing he couldn’t have executed. Nonetheless, there was nothing he might do on this scenario.

“…… forgive me.”

Ultimately, he handed over the apology in a low voice. As quickly as he gave an apology, the Emperor smiled and spoke to Azela.

“Are you happy? In case you are not happy, I’ll make him apologize till you might be happy.”

In fact, she couldn’t be happy. It was apparent what would have occurred to her if Zagnac hadn’t come, but it surely was good that issues stopped at this level. If the matter escalated, the truth that he had grabbed the Crown Prince and thrown him away needed to be coated up.

As an alternative of answering the Emperor’s phrases, Azela despatched a gaze to Zagnac, telling him to cease. Zagnac, who had been trying down at her with no phrase, lastly set free a sigh at her urging.

“If one thing like this occurs once more.”

“To forestall that from occurring, I’ll speak to the Crown Prince myself.”

“However, for those who contact my individual once more subsequent time…”

As Zagnac glared at him, the Emperor smiled smirkingly. Nonetheless, the Emperor was by no means frightened by his momentum and stood as much as him head-on as Zagnac’s phrases continued.

“…At the moment, the Imperial Palace received’t be advantageous.”

“What do you imply by received’t be advantageous?”

“Nicely. The road of the Imperial Household could possibly be minimize off, and this Imperial Palace could possibly be stained with blood.”

Listening to Zagnac’s phrases, Azela opened her mouth large and gazed at him.

…Loopy. Wasn’t this a declaration of battle towards the Imperial Household?

Furthermore, if what he was saying was misinterpreted, it will trigger treason. At this second, even when the Emperor declared Zagnac a traitor and minimize his throat, there could be nothing to say. It was completely not one thing a mere duke might say to the Emperor.

If the Duke, who was actually human, had spit out these phrases to the Emperor, he would have died instantly.

“I see.”

However surprisingly, the Emperor was calm.

Azela needed to be shocked as soon as once more by the unconcerned look. Within the scenario the place it wouldn’t be unusual even when he killed Zagnac, he simply mentioned, ‘that’s proper’? She thought that the Emperor was actually not regular, too.

“I’ll hold that in thoughts.”

The Emperor, who mentioned so, raised his hand and signaled that it was okay for him to return, and Zagnac snorted earlier than taking her and circled.

Might they actually return like this…?

She even puzzled how the Emperor let go of them so casually, regardless that there have been large phrases had been mentioned.

As she adopted his steps, Azela turned her head. There was not a smile on the Emperor’s face.

“….!”

He was obvious at her and Zagnac with a glance extra like a beast than some other face she had ever seen, with a distorted expression stuffed with anger. She might really feel it. Zagnac was now an ‘enemy’ to the Emperor… an enemy to be killed.

Till now, he had thought that Zagnac would possibly marry Princess Livia, however not anymore. Due to that, Zagnac was now thought to be an enemy to be killed, without having to appease.

Azela drew her hand round her waist and involuntarily touched her sword.

* * *

It was silent within the carriage again to the mansion. Zagnac nonetheless had a stiff face, as if his anger hadn’t gone away so she glanced at him silently. Searching of the window and cooling the warmth within the wind, he felt Azela’s stare upon him and turned his head.

“Why are your hair and garments so moist?”

Azela set free a small exclamation at his query and bowed her head. It was dry, however her hair, which had been moist, was tangled in patches. She replied as she touched her sticky hair.

“Sylvia.”

It was a brief phrase, however the reply was adequate. Zagnac nodded his head as if every thing was defined by Sylvia’s title alone. Nevertheless, his face was extra stern than earlier than.

Taking a deep breath, he raised his hand to wipe her face.

“I shouldn’t have come. You went via an excessive amount of.”

“I’m advantageous. It’s not one thing I can keep away from each time, so I’ve to face it.”

Seeing her communicate in a comfortable voice, Zagnac, who was hiding his face, lowered his hand and stared at her quietly.

“Even your nonchalant angle makes me very offended. Why are you so nonchalant?”

“Then, why are you so offended? It’s my drawback, so it’s okay. There isn’t any have to be so offended.”

“I… I…”

He stuttered at Azela’s query. Zagnac, unable to proceed what he mentioned, set free a deep breath.

“…I have no idea both. Why am I doing this?”

As he raised his hand and squeezed his left chest tightly, his face was nonetheless distorted with anger, however within the meantime, he puzzled why he couldn’t perceive why he was doing this. On the similar time, Azela watched the scene quietly.

Sure, she knew it. She thought he should be unaware of his emotions.

“Why am I so offended?”

“….”

“I can’t management it. I’ve by no means been like this earlier than.”

Muttering quietly, Zagnac wrinkled his forehead and raised his hand to tousle his hair. He then clenched his fist with the opposite hand and uttered harshly.

“I’m going loopy desirous to kill somebody proper now.”

As the times go by, the time has come to suppress these emotions that develop in his coronary heart. Azela sighed softly and closed her eyes. The considered killing in his thoughts made her coronary heart tingle. However for him, it was unavoidable.

Avoiding Zagnac’s gaze and clenching her fist, she ultimately opened her eyes slowly with a decided look.

“Zagnac.”

“Sure.”

“Do you want me?”

He blinked at her query, and the anger on his face was fully gone. As Zagnac blinked and blankly checked out Azela, he regarded like he had by no means considered it.

“I….”

“Sure.”

“I like you?”

“Sure.”

He slowly contemplated the query she had requested. His low muttered, ‘Nonsense,’ echoed via the slender carriage.

Quickly after, he frowned.

“It’s unattainable.”

“….”

“Love is a human emotion. It’s a sense that solely people have.”

Sure, that’s proper… These emotions are human. I’m the satan, I’m not human.

Zagnac murmured softly. Nevertheless, there was no certainty within the tone he spat out as he raised his trembling hand and coated his mouth. He won’t comprehend it, though his cheeks had been stained pink as he muttered that.

“Proper?”

Azela’s voice was hole, assuring Zagnac’s story.

It needed to be. The extra he cared for her, the extra his coronary heart grew, and the extra he was harm… Even in the identical scenario as earlier than, it was an issue that he might often simply finish with a smile and move by whereas considering of the place of the human Duke Ferial.

Nonetheless, he didn’t. As if he had forgotten that he was in human type, he nearly revealed the satan’s facet of him.

“Zagnac, there’s no method you’ll like me, proper? It’s human emotion.”

So it couldn’t be good for him, being the satan, to have these emotions. It was only a fleeting second that had simply handed by him.

Zagnac nodded his head softly. Nevertheless, his expression was rather more distorted than earlier than.

“So, please chorus from such actions as earlier than.”

“…What?”

“For people, that’s what you do to somebody you want. Different people will get it improper.”

“….”

He gave no reply.

Seeing the confused look, Azela rested her chin and turned her gaze out of the window. A cool breeze blew between them as her coronary heart went chilly.

* * *

“Do you want me?”

Late at evening, Zagnac, unable to sleep, sat on the window sill and regarded on the evening sky.

Each time he considered what Azela had mentioned to him within the carriage on the way in which again, his chest stored stinging like a thorn caught in it. He made a confused grimace on the unknown feeling he was experiencing for the primary time.

It wasn’t the primary time he had made a contract with a human. Nonetheless, he didn’t know why he was feeling this fashion.

“Nonsense.”