Chapter 470 – 16. Leriel, the Last Survivor of the Black Moon Clan Who Inherited Her Husband’s Legacy.
Sniffing, Leriel, who was released only late at night, furrowed her eyebrows as she smelled the scent of her man.
If Haren didn’t notice, she would wash her face and spray her perfume, but Cassano’s scent would not be erased.
‘I think I’m fooling Haren again… ‘
In fact, she knew that this was no different from her wife hiding her affair.
But it was necessary for her to spend time with him, so she deceived herself and opened the door to her drawing room where her Haren was waiting.
“Oh, are you here? “I thought I’d never see you again.”
Her Sarak takes off her hood and stands up from her seat to greet her Leriel. As he approaches her, he puts his hand on her shoulder and leads her away. Until then, I didn’t question her about her scent.
The simple face that knew nothing, and when she realized what he had not noticed, Leriel secretly sighed with relief, but she also made a sad expression at his condition.
‘Really, it’s like a dead body… ‘
Leriel was consumed with a sense of guilt for sucking Cassano’s dick and cleaning up after him. Unlike yesterday, she led the conversation by first bringing up various stories.
Although the meeting was only allowed for a short period of time, the two talked freely and confirmed each other’s feelings again.
“… Haren, how was today’s interrogation? Did they… “
“Oh, it was okay, I treated him like a gentleman…” There was a lot to check, so I went through it without any conflicts. “Even Prince Oberon came to see me.”
“What?”
Cassano, are you saying that that man had sex with a woman even when the prince he served was visiting? She evaluated him as a consistent man, and when she clicked her tongue and was about to ask about Oberon’s treatment, unbelievable words came out of Haren’s mouth.
“I don’t think Prince Oberon is all that bad, even for a human from the Empire… “I thought it was different.”
“What?”
“I was antipathetic when I first heard the news, but he is none other than the crown prince’s son. They say you can’t fool blood… Honestly, without even looking at it, I thought he was a person on the same axis as that person.”
The relationship between the former Crown Prince and current Emperor, Heidenrich III, and the Crown Prince was somewhat unusual. Heidenrich III, who overthrew his father, who did not step down from the position of emperor until late in life, and ascended to the throne, is now taking the same steps as his father.
Crown Prince Royman’s support and manipulation of the slave liberation group is also the same as following in her father’s footsteps. Leriel was troubled by Haren’s words that Oberon was different from them.
‘If Haren says so… You can believe it and move on, but if that happens… ?’
There was no possibility of accepting Haren and Leriel, and even if they did, it was clear that friction would arise. No – rather, he could have been sold to the crown prince.
The gap in social status between the crown prince and the 4th prince cannot be ignored. Leriel thought she should stand between the two brothers as much as possible and take what she could, but Haren seemed to have made up her mind to cooperate with Oberon, as she received a better offer than she expected.
Lerriel asked, placing her hand on Haren’s only hand.
“What offer did you receive?”
“Haha, the information I gained while raiding the empire… He asked for information about the current emperor and crown prince. As long as the information is accurate… They offered to set me free.”
“I see… “
“… “I’ll be honest.”
Haren’s face darkened as if he had made a firm decision. With a somber expression on his face, he placed his bony hands on the table and began to speak.
“I-I’m tired. Honestly, I don’t know how much my body can survive, and I don’t know if I’m working for the greater good.”
“That… ! No one who worked for the slaves as much as you-“
“Prince Oberon said he was putting in enough effort and trying hard, but honestly… It’s enough for a guy like me to accomplish this much. And sometimes I think about it.”
“… I think she just helped her people out of her feeling that she was taken away from her and her lingering desire to get her back. It’s truly hypocrisy… “
“… Even if it’s hypocrisy, it doesn’t change the fact that you saved real people, and that person is right in front of you.”
“Lel… “
Haren was weakened. When Leriel realized that she was no longer the Haren she used to be, the blood in her entire body went cold.
Leriel, who felt the gap between long-lived species and short-lived species, touched her forehead and cried, but Haren did not stop.
“… “I want to live the rest of my life with you, can’t I?”
“… !”
If you were your old self, this is a serious confession that would make you cry the moment you hear it. It was an earnest confession that touched her heart, but instead of beating hard, her heart grew cold.
‘Do I, who is dirty, deserve that? Do I even want it? Should I be honest with Haren here?’
It was tainted, and after hearing only her fragmentary words, Haren could have given her a confession that he would spend the rest of his life with.
Even if she finds out the whole story, will he confess to her?
… Is it right to lose her fiancé like that and inflict the same pain on the man who was in despair?
Leriel thought and thought. But I was still deceiving him, but… Is it right to cheat on him for the sake of your future with him? After much deliberation, Leriel made a decision and approached Haren with a sad face.
Foreheads lightly touching.
Leriel, who shed tears again and again as she looked at her frayed and bruised face, confessed her sins with a broken face.
“I’ll be honest with you, Haren, I’m really glad you want to be with me. But… As I said yesterday, I am defiled.”
“You already heard that. I-“
“It’s not just dirty…” ! Raena, you probably remember.”
Shocked, the only remaining Haren’s eyes fluttered at the name of Raena.
How can I forget that name? How much effort did he make to get her back when she was sold to her emperor? Haren even gave her an arm and tasted her endless despair. But even though her name ate away at Haren, he didn’t stop.
“La Ena, I was with you to get her back. She was devastated at that time after losing an arm… “It was you who was with her in that despair.”
Haren lifted her bony arm and looked at Lerriel.
I don’t know if it was a pagan’s work, but her lost arm came back as a bone. Haren did not give up until the end and tried to persuade Leriel by looking at her, but when Leriel saw her skeletal hand, she explained to Haren in an even more trembling and harsh, yet sad voice.
“You were defiled and tamed while being interrogated by a man named Cassano. You were defiled by him while you were running away with a more miserable appearance than Raena.”
“… “
“Can I still stay by your side? It’s clear that I’m going to hurt you again, but can I still be next to you?”
Haren closed her eyes tightly and listened to what was left of her. Leriel resignedly got up from her seat and tried to escape from her room… Tub, her cold arm grabbed her arm.
“It doesn’t matter.”
“… !”
“It happened because I wasn’t there. Raena, she and Rel are different.”
“Haren… “
“You are a stronger woman than anyone I know. If I don’t trust you, who trusted me and waited for me, who can I trust?”
“Huh… “
“Let’s get out of here together, be free, and live in peace together.”
Haren’s heart did not change even after knowing what had happened to her, and unlike Haren in the past who despaired at seeing Laena’s depraved face, he tried to hold on to his beloved with her only arms.
“Ah, ah… “
‘What would I do to a man like this…’ ‘
Unlike the dying body, it’s burning hot.
Even though her bones are visible, and she has become cold, the will in her eyes has not yet broken. Rather than talk to him and get over it, Leriel regretted her choice to run away.
‘Yes, a country like this could also accept it.’
“Haren… “
Leriel hugged him with moist eyes and buried his face in her cold chest.
His bony arms and cold arms gently embraced me and supported me reliably.
Leriel, whose body became hot as she felt love, thought that the current Haren would definitely accept her, so she gently closed her eyes and slowly approached him, placing her hand on his blue face.
Before her plump lips touched her parted lips, Haren involuntarily turned her head and turned away from her woman’s oath.
“Ah… ?”
Her joy-filled breath cooled coldly. The blood flowing from her head to her spine cooled coldly, and as she exhaled heavily, it felt like a snowy field was covering her lungs.
Leriel looked at Haren with her quivering eyes, but Haren smiled her sad smile and stroked Leriel’s cheek.
“I can’t touch you… “
I could see her eyes longing for love. She shows her desire to continue. But Haren rejected Leriel.
“With a broken body like this, I will only bring you disappointment. But! You said, all you need is love. It wasn’t until I became this body that I came to know your feelings.”
A broken body that can no longer function as a man. Haren gently hugged the trembling Leriel and promised her future in his complicated voice.
“But… I promise to stay by your side until the end of this life, just as we promised, in the quiet forest, forever, forever.”
“Ah… “
If she follows Haren here, she can forget about her worldly affairs and spend the rest of her life with the man she loves, as he said.
He doesn’t know how much longer he can live, but watching his loved one die, remembering many things and sharing a lot of love was truly the fateful meeting that Leriel had hoped for.
If only she were who she was in the past.
Now… ?
‘Ah, ah… Ah… ‘
Lerriel released herself from Haren’s embrace and cleared her throat. The tip of the heart trembles and the body becomes hot in response to love.
The body addicted to pleasure was protesting to extinguish the flames the more it loved.
There must be a way, Haren’s body could put out this fire – but he refused. I believed that if we had spiritual love, we could be together for the rest of our lives.
“Haha… “
“Lel, you don’t look very well… “I’ll go in first. I have some information to give to Oberon, so I think I should organize it in advance.”
“Yes, Haren, take care of yourself.”
“… Yes, you are taking good care of yourself too. Love you… “
“Love… Do it.”
The two promise a life in which they cannot guarantee love to each other.
Leriel, who was left pitifully alone, looked down at the cold teacup blankly, threw it on the floor, and closed her eyes tightly.
‘What should I do…’ ‘
In despair, Leriel held on again and again, swallowing down the whirlpool of worry she held in her arms until bright sunlight shone through the small gap in the window.
