chapter 277
277 – Side Story Episode 7 Ilaina, You Too?
Side Story Episode 7 Ilaina, even you?
Il Reina was wherever Luke went.
Even on the day when Luke became emperor and welcomed his empress, Cecilia, as empress.
Even in the banquet hall where a joint wedding was held with her maids as concubines.
And, even at the moment when Emma and Luke were sitting alone on a bench and talking.
It was a completely natural thing for Ilayna.
As the leader of Luna, the most important thing she must do is protect the emperor’s safety
“…”
Il Reyna, with her cloak of invisibility covered, lay flat on the roof of her carriage. The headwind hit her face hard, but she had long since gotten used to it.
She was lost in thought.
‘I can’t believe His Majesty even wants to take Lady Emma as his concubine.’
Less than half a year has passed since Cecilia was appointed as her empress.
Ilaina was a little worried about that. However, she did not dare to express such concerns to His Majesty the Emperor.
That was an act that went far beyond the scope of her duties.
Your Majesty has it all in mind.
However… As she tried to think of it as such and move on, one thing kept bothering her.
Because, she too had confessed her feelings to Luke some time ago.
“…”
Suddenly, the imperial palace building began to come into view. In the first place, it was because the distance between the mansion where Luke’s family lived and the imperial palace was not that far.
As the carriage passed through the eastern gate of the imperial palace, Ilaina realized one important thing.
‘Everyone who expressed their feelings to His Majesty became His Majesty’s wife.’
That means… Maybe there is a possibility for me too.
The carriage stopped in front of the main palace gate. After seeing Luke and Flora get off the carriage, Ilayna jumped out of the carriage.
Several knights stood around the carriage to guard her, but no one noticed that she had jumped.
This was because she did not make even the slightest noise when she landed on her land. As if her feathers she had fallen.
Meanwhile, Luke was heading towards the door while holding hands with Flora.
“…”
Il Raina captured the friendly backs of the man and woman in her field of vision.
She still had a calm expression, but her true feelings were different. She was jealous of the daughter of the Marquis Simonian, who was much higher in status than herself.
‘Me too… ‘ …’
I’m like that too… Will I be able to join hands with His Majesty?
She played the role of a calm yet reliable leader in front of Luna and her members. However, in front of the man she loved, Ilaina became just another girl.
Ileina brought her hands together and placed them on her own chest. She and she had one resolution.
She said she had already confessed once, so doing it twice was no problem.
However, Luke was so busy laughing and chatting with Flora that he had no idea of her presence.
* * *
It’s been a day since I went to the mansion.
In order to enjoy my lunch break alone for the first time in a long time, I asked for understanding from my wives and came out with their support.
When I first put down my fork and knife and stood up, the ladies stood up as if they had been waiting for me, so to be honest, I was a little embarrassed.
“Whew. I had a hard time separating it…”
Cecilia, as if the hot night she had had last night wasn’t enough, gave her a look of subtle longing.
Mulia didn’t have any skinship with me yesterday, so she seemed like she wanted to resolve her resentment her today.
Flora was very curious about whether I had permission to expand her concubine, and she seemed to want to talk to her alone.
I wonder why everyone is so clingy…
“Is this the life of a popular man?”
But really, this sounds really unlucky.
On the one hand, I was surprised that the day had come when I could say such blessed things.
If there had been someone next to me, I might have been hit in the back of the head.
As I walked slowly, I eventually reached the pergola. I sat on the bench and looked down at the pond covered with lotus flowers.
“Ah. “I feel better now that I’m doing this.”
While I was throwing it away, I stretched out.
In fact, last night I was going to talk to Cecilia about taking Emma as her concubine. But when she actually faced her, her mouth did not drop.
It’s been a while since I brought Flora and Mulia into the concubine room, so I thought they’d be disappointed if I told them to increase it again.
Moreover, this time, unlike then, there was no justification.
To be honest, I had a bit of a hard time concentrating on work this morning because this issue was floating around in my head. At least getting some fresh air outside made my mind feel a little clearer.
When I was enjoying some alone time, I suddenly felt a presence next to me.
“I meet His Majesty Luke Campbell Eckhart, the sun of the Eckhart Empire.”
The main character of the voice was none other than Ileina.
“Oh. Now that I think about it, it’s been almost a month since I last saw you?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
She was down on one knee with her head down. I told her she could just wake up.
Even as Reyna stood up, she had a polite posture with her hands clasped on her lower abdomen.
“Do you have anything else to report?”
“That’s not it.”
“Do you want to rest for a while?”
When I asked another question, Ilaina seemed a little hesitant. Is there some other reason?
I got up from her bench and approached her. She stopped with just one step left and she slowly raised her gaze.
“Hmm? Are you making eye contact without my permission?”
“!”
Ileina shook her shoulders and lowered her head again.
Well, I don’t mean that seriously. I just wanted to have a little fun since we were alone.
“It’s a joke. “Lift your head.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
In her genuine surprise, Reyna placed her hand on her chest. If possible, it would be better not to play pranks like this in the future…
“But why did you suddenly appear?”
“That is…”
Ilaina began to hesitate again. She glanced down just in case, and saw that her fingers were also wiggling on her lower abdomen.
… It looks like she has something to say.
“You can speak comfortably. “There are only two of us now.”
“Your majesty. “I apologize in advance for being rude.”
With that, Il Reina knelt down on her one knee again.
What kind of situation is this?
Just as question marks were forming in her mind, she looked up at me and said.
“I still adore Your Majesty.”
“!”
I was momentarily turned into a statue after being attacked with a completely unexpected confession.
I was hesitant until a little while ago.
I never thought I would confess my confession in such a confident and clear tone…
I didn’t know you would do that too.
“I apologize, Your Majesty.”
Il Reyna quickly lowered her gaze.
Still, it seemed like I had developed some tolerance, perhaps thanks to frequent confession attacks recently. When you see your heart calming down so quickly.
‘Come to think of it, Ilaina confessed to me once before.’
At this point, I discovered a regularity.
Except for Cecilia, all the other women have confessed to me at least once and then been dumped.
In Emma’s case, she tried to confess, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
“Ileina.”
“Yes.”
“Raise your head.”
She slowly lifted her head and looked up at me. I smiled softly at her.
“I’m just asking because I’m curious. “Why did you express your feelings to me again?”
“I am…”
Ilayna licks her lips.
I waited calmly without being rude.
“When Your Majesty did not accept my heart before, I decided to give up this heart. But… No matter what I did, I couldn’t let go of this feeling. And after seeing Her Majesty welcoming her maids into her concubine room and hearing Lady Emma’s confession her her, I became even more …”
Il Reina could no longer continue her words. Instead, she held her breasts with her hands, and that alone gave an idea of the size of her heart.
“Do you want to become a concubine?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
There wasn’t even a second of hesitation in the answer.
Moreover, there was a glimmer of earnest light in her eyes.
From Emma to Ilaina…
The problem was that I couldn’t resist their strong feelings of her. I would like to live in a world where no one gets hurt.
Of course I know that it’s an imaginary story. However, I think I can at least achieve my wish of not hurting the people around me as much as possible.
As the emperor of the Eckhart Empire.
“Will you give me time to think?”
“…”
Il Reina had a blank expression on her face with her mouth open. It was as if he was so shocked that he lost his mind.
Fortunately, she quickly came to her senses and fell flat on the floor.
“I know your sincerity well, so I’m going to think about it just as seriously.”
“I am so sorry, Your Majesty…”
I could feel the end of Ilaina’s voice trembling. He seemed quite impressed.
Well, considering the difference in our status, it is a natural reaction.
“Ilaina. Now let’s go back to our original position. “I want to enjoy my alone time now.”
“I apologize for being rude, Your Majesty.”
After leaving a greeting, Ilaina suddenly disappeared.
I put both hands on the railing and sighed.
Although I made a rather meaningless statement about wanting a world where people around me don’t get hurt, there was one thing that had to be resolved for this to be true.
That’s it…
“How can I persuade Cecilia so that she doesn’t get hurt as much as possible… ?” …”
For the first time in a long time, I realized that I had faced the greatest challenge of my life.