I Became a Childhood Friend With the Villainous Saintess

143 – Ellis (4)

I don’t know what caused my mother to come to her senses.

But that didn’t matter to me.

It’s been a long time since I felt my mother’s kindness.

Because I had such a hard time dealing with motherly love, I thought that only good things were good.

I accepted it without thinking much about it.

But why didn’t I know that reality always acted cruelly towards me?

My mother spoke as if swallowing some pain.

“Perhaps tomorrow… … . It will be difficult to see me from now on. Prince. No, my beloved son. If there has been anything that has upset you about me, wouldn’t you like to tell me now?”

“Disappointment? I don’t know.”

“… … Is that so? Then let’s go outside the palace together. I want to give the prince a gift myself.”

Oh, that was a mistake.

I wish I could have been a little more gentle with my mother.

There may have been twists and turns, but he is the one who loved me.

It would have been better not to have built a wall like this.

It was all because it had been too long since I had been close to anyone.

Without realizing it, I ended up keeping my distance by inertia.

It seemed like my mother also decided to take a step back because of the distance I had created.

If this time was one of the few lucky moments in my life, then the mistake I made earlier became the worst regret of my life.

I should have been more open when I had the chance.

My mother took me to the shopping district of Jeje.

I was secretly excited because it was the first time we had been to a place like this together when we were very young.

My mother bought me whatever clothes she could get her hands on, and made sure that anything she found useful for me was sent to the palace.

“The prince takes after his mother and his hair is easily damaged. From now on, be sure to have your maids take care of it.”

“Hair? Hmm. Okay, I understand.”

“You don’t have to worry about other things. He has grown up well and is a better son than me.”

Knock. Knock.

The hand stroking my head wasn’t so bad.

“Prince. Always look after yourself first. Don’t let people’s eyes distract you, and only keep good things close to you.”

“I know. As a member of the royal family… … ”

“No. I mean, do it for the prince. The prince doesn’t take care of himself enough. Originally, this mother should have taken care of him, but I neglected her. From now on, the prince will really have to fend for himself.”

“yes…….”

It was quite late at night when we returned to the palace.

Although I had learned from my mother not to stay up all night, she did not advise me to go to sleep even though it was late at night.

Instead, we stayed in my room all night and talked about this and that.

I said that starting tomorrow it would be difficult to see my mother.

He didn’t tell me in detail. I thought he was probably going to return home.

Even though my maternal family is in ruins, which great noble family would be destroyed so easily?

So I thought it was rather fortunate.

It would be better for my mother to go back to her hometown and live in peace rather than suffer in this disgusting palace.

Our relationship had become close enough anyway. I thought things would get better from tomorrow onwards.

I even felt happy about the sound of the wind blowing outside the window.

And the next day.

My mother left for her maternal grandparents’ house as I had expected.

The Empress’s palace, left alone, was quite empty, but it was bearable.

The problem came next.

Three days later.

I heard the news that my mother, who had gone to her maternal grandparents’ house, had died from an illness.

– A soldier! Your Majesty, this is ridiculous. How could someone who was in perfect health just three days ago die of illness?

– Stop. The prince should not bring up the matter any further. The imperial investigator has already confirmed the matter.

– We need to investigate again! There must be another reason. He wasn’t the kind of person to go back so vainly.

– What other causes do you mean? The prince, be careful what you say.

– ah…….

I couldn’t continue speaking.

The emperor soon took a new empress.

He maintained a good relationship with the new empress, which was a shame, considering that he always fought with my mother.

I didn’t know what the difference was between the two.

I was resentful of everything.

I absolutely wanted to kill the emperor so that his blood could be on my hands, and I also cursed the new empress who was trying to treat me, who was not even her daughter.

I also hated my mother, who had been so kind to me before I left.

Wouldn’t it be better if you just left me alone?

On your last day, I shouldn’t have given you that happiness. Then it would have hurt a little less.

You could think of it as something you’ve already lost as lost forever.

Suddenly I realized.

‘I am left alone in this world.’

That there was no one left around me.

Some emotions arose deep in my heart.

Sadness. Regret. Loneliness. Anger. Hatred. Murder. Revenge. They were all deformed emotions that couldn’t be put into words.

When I came to my senses, I was back in the sponsorship again.

It was quite late at night.

The summer grasshoppers cried out sadly.

I was about to step on a bug because I didn’t like the sound, but I suddenly stopped when I heard a sound.

“Oh my. I didn’t expect to see you so soon. What brings you here this late at night?”

As always, it was a refreshing and calm voice.

When I saw her, tears flowed down my face.

I was grateful that there were only two of us in this sponsorship.

There was still one.

I have one left.

Someone who looks at me.

A person who makes me feel affectionate.

Someone who sees me as a human being.

There was only one reason left for me not to hate the world and to inherit this damned empire.

From that day on, Ellis became my hope.

“Hmm? Is something wrong?”

“No. It’s nothing.”

I barely managed to clear my throat.

Because I didn’t want to look pathetic in front of Ellis.

I swore to myself.

This time, I won’t lose it in vain like my mother.

He said that he would do whatever it took to protect Ellis.

* * *

As soon as we returned to the villa, Sirien began to harass me.

The harassment consisted of him suddenly pushing me onto the sofa and pressing my cheeks with his hands.

Her weight pressed down on my body, but it wasn’t that heavy.

“Razen. I don’t think you told me last time that you touched another woman’s body.”

“You put your hand on my body. I just caught you when you fell.”

“That’s what I’m saying. It’s annoying. Hold me too.”

“Are you about to fall… …?”

Tingle. Sirien’s gaze stabbed me sharply.

White, soft hands rubbed my face roughly.

It didn’t seem like he was in that bad of a mood.

It was embarrassing to be kind to another woman, but he seemed to know that it was useless to scold me for it.

A clash of reason and emotion. It seemed like he was trying to resolve the feelings of injustice in his own way.

So Sirien played on my body for a while and then came down.

Today, for some reason, I gently stroked the silver hair that was fluttering in front of my eyes with my fingertips.

Sirien said as if a good idea suddenly occurred to her.

That’s exactly what I was trying to say.

Until the family’s private soldiers came urgently to find her.

“You know, tonight we’re together… … ”

“Your Majesty! I think you should come out!”

“I’ll go now.”

The place the soldier followed was the reception room inside the villa.

There was an unexpected person there.

“Oh, you’re here. Sorry for coming at such a late hour. I know it’s rude of me… … but I couldn’t help it.”

It was none other than Karzan Edelmar. He was the crown prince who had just parted ways with us.

“What’s going on?”

“Ellis. No. Ellis’s condition is strange. There was no other place to come. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry, but please help Ellis.”

In his arms, Ellis was breathing heavily, and the crown prince couldn’t hide his agitation.

A face that showed anxiety everywhere. Her mouth was trembling so much that her pronunciation was unclear, and her words were incoherent and chaotic.

The ‘perfection’ that was said to be unshakable was nowhere to be found.

He couldn’t let go of Ellis’ hand, and only came to his senses when Sirien approached him.

“… … Let’s check the condition first.”

“Is Ellis okay? This is the first time she’s collapsed like this, and I don’t know what to do. Is there anything you need? Is there anything I can do to help you?”

“I’m still watching. Please give me a little more time.”

“Um, I’m sorry. I think I’m not in my right mind right now. I shouldn’t be bothering you right now.”

In the original, he never showed anything like that.

This is the first time I learned that the Crown Prince has this side to him.

In the early days of our rebellion, when the main imperial force was defeated by Sirien, he was quite calm.

Does that mean Ellis is that precious?

Sirien first tried to check Ellis’ breathing, then sighed deeply.

“Razen. Wait outside with Your Majesty. I’ll bring you a cup of warm tea.”

“I, I’ll be by your side. Just in case I’m not there… … ”

“No. If you keep doing that, I won’t be able to concentrate. If you don’t need me, please wait outside. I swear on the name of Hybras that if anything happens, I will definitely call for you.”

Finally, the oath in the name of Hybras came out of Sirien’s mouth.

The priestess. And the oath uttered by the saintess is absolute.

Only then did the crown prince reluctantly follow me out.