I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart

“Sister, look at that.
It’s blossomed.
I don’t think it’s happened before.”

“Yes.”

The red flowers that covered the walls made the pitch-black and dark palace look like a place where people live.

“I saw it at the place where I went with Sister before.
Was it Duke Lantia’s residence?”

“That’s right.
Did you see it in the noble’s book?”

The time with Gael was always peaceful, and I liked this time when I didn’t have to worry about anything.

As the wind tickled my hair, I slightly raised my head to see sunlight rippling through the rustling leaves.

I saw the chief attendant waiting at the entrance of Hill Palace.
He looked at Gael and smiled kindly.

“The second Lady is also here.”

“Shamelessly, yes.”

“The second Lady has to go to another detached palace, is that okay? His Majesty had an order not to enter Hill Palace.”

“All right.
I will take her .”

I told him that I didn’t need help, but the chief attendant insisted on guiding me.
I’m sure he’s not an idle person with nothing to do.

Tate Palace, the nearest detached palace to Hill Palace, gave off a splendid feeling, perhaps because it was made of white marble.
It might look more like this because it is the second most sunny place after Hill Palace.

“Now, His Majesty has prepared another doll.
He heard that the Lady likes it, so he prepared some accessories.”

In the sunny room at the Tate Palace, dolls, as well as ribbons, bracelets and necklaces were strewn about.

“Can I open the window? I want to see the flowers outside.”

“Of course.”

Even though the ladies-in-waiting were present, the chief attendant opened the glass door to the garden with his own hands.

“Sister, you can go.
I’ll be playing here.”

I stroked Gael’s head, who seemed not to care, and headed to the training ground.

The chief attendant, standing about half a step behind me, asked cautiously.

“I heard that the Lady is having dinner today.”

“Ah….”

I decided to do that on the day of the swordsmanship sparring.

“His Majesty knew that and told you to prepare, didn’t he?”

I could feel the anxiety, though it was slight, from the chief attendant who asked if it was not.
He’s not good at expressing emotions.

“No, I’m going to have dinner.”

“Ah, I see.”

Surprisingly, a smile spread across the chief attendant’s face.
I blinked, wondering if I was seeing something, but what I was seeing was real.

“Is the second Lady eating too?”

“No, she will be home before dinner.”

“Understood.
Are there any foods you like or dislike? I know that elves don’t eat meat.”

“I don’t qualify because I’m of mixed race, and I eat just about anything.”

The chief attendant, who bowed politely in greeting, soon disappeared.

There was no one in the training ground.

“Euseniel, aren’t you changing your clothes today?”

No, there was Tess.
I took off the cloak I was wearing and threw it at him, and he skillfully accepted it.

“Hey, you’re wearing training clothes.
I was going to take care of Euseniel myself.”

“I came here like this because I thought you would.”

Tess, who had clicked his tongue in regret, smiled broadly when he saw what was in my hand.

“Did you bring the sword I gave you?”

How am I going to abandon you who are happy just to see me use the gift you gave me.
There’s no way that you who smiles beautifully is evil and dirty.

“I have to use it to familiarize myself with it.”

Resisting the urge to stroke his pale cheeks, I headed towards the center of the training ground.

Without a referee, we fired swords at the same time.

Taang!

I drew the sword faster, but Tess blocked my attack with the sword he couldn’t get out of the scabbard.
He showed no sign of surprise.
Slipping away from me, he struck me with the tip of his sword.

Tess, who widened the distance in an instant, curved his eyes and smiled.

“Aren’t you being aggressive?”

“Use all your hidden strength, Tess.”

I swung my sword more vigorously at the flinching man.

Kkang!

There was a heavy metal sound.

“I know you’re not using all your strength.”

“Oops, I got caught.”

He smiled and pushed my sword away.
The force was strong, and my body was pushed back more than expected.

Tess didn’t give it a chance, narrowed the steps in one breath, and made a crossing move with the sharp sword.

Kkaaanngg!

I raised my sword upright to block it.
My arms didn’t tremble.

“Is this it?”

“Yes.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

As I laughed at him, who seemed to have no tension, the black pupils shook.

Stupid, you can’t show a gap with something like this.

As Tess had done, I slid my blade, the sharp end of the blade tipping to the floor.
As soon as I stepped on the tip, I let out the sword, and Tess’s body flexed backwards.

The blade, which I had lightly stepped on, slipped out from under my feet, and before Tess straightened himself, I propped the blade and lowered it.

“God.”

Quickly retrieving the sword, Tess leaned back to block my sword from cutting his chest in half.

Griiit.

There was the sound of metals clashing with force.

The sword Tess gave me as a gift was similar in weight and length to the sword I used, so I quickly got used to it even though I didn’t use it much.

It wasn’t until he hit my wrist with the scabbard that Tess was able to straighten his stance.

“Wait a minute! Wait, Euseniel!”

“Where is the time in a fight!”

As I quickly thrust the sword forward, Tess avoided it and asked urgently.

“Haven’t you exhausted yourself before?”

“You also hid your abilities, but should I reveal everything?”

Stupid.

As I added a word, his handsome face twisted.
He evaded the attack with his godlike body movements.

Tang, tang, tang, tang!

However, there was an obvious limit to just dodging, and Tess soon returned my attack.
I was neither surprised nor defeated by his body, which was clearly beyond human limits.

“It’s too much, Euseniel!”