I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

115. With great power comes great responsibility (2)

1.

At first I thought it was just fine.

It cannot be denied that the sudden death of Lorenzo, who was a representative figure of the pro-Elena faction, was a great political blow, but it also made one wonder whether the fact that his death occurred more than a year earlier than before his return had some kind of corrective power on history.

Anyway, in the end, Ludrick, whom I loved so much, took my place.

He was growing at an explosive rate faster than before, to the point where he was now truly worthy of the title of Grand Wizard, and at one time I was even pleased with it.

In any case, the political blow suffered by Elena, who had already lost interest in a position she had already been in, was not a big deal. Especially considering that she had already experienced fighting with her own family in front of the absolute power of the emperor.

However, now she only brought up the topic playfully in front of Ludrick, who knew nothing about the past, and her heart had hardened to the point where she didn’t want to do anything about it.

Yeah, obviously everything would have been perfect.

It must have been so.

“…….”

After the banquet that followed the inauguration ceremony was over, Elena, who had not said a word the entire time she was watching the coronation of Ludrick, returned to her office.

The office was dark with the lights off, and the desk was covered in messy, unorganized papers. It was as if it was a projection of her mind.

Elena sat down in silence and let out a sigh from the depths of her lungs.

“ha…….”

Where did it go wrong? Where did things get so wrong?

Apparently everything had been going smoothly lately. Until Ludrick’s outrageous announcement.

“…You’re marrying all five of them?”

I tried muttering it out loud, but the instinctive absurdity I felt from those words only increased.

The opposite was more common. It was not unusual for a woman in high office to have a mistress. The Esgelant Empire did not have such a system, but other countries had an official concubine system. The act of having multiple husbands was generally accepted.

But the opposite was not the case.

A husband having multiple wives was unheard of before and never will be.

An unprecedented act, and one that is difficult to tolerate in terms of social norms. It was not a criminal act in itself, but if it had turned out as Ludrick said, it would have been the scandal of the century just by looking at the people involved.

“It might really end up in a history book…….”

Elena, who had been mumbling, closed her eyes tightly and shook her head as if that was not enough. She didn’t care about the description in the history books of the Esgeland Empire that he staged a coup, fought for the throne, and purged countless people before becoming emperor.

However, even for the world-class Elena Esgeland, being described in this way was extremely embarrassing.

It was a shame that it would be talked about for hundreds of years after his death, with comments like the scandalous private life of a princess and a court magician.

The only problem was that it was only Elena’s wishful thinking.

“Phew…….”

Elena kept sighing, as she had no one to confide in about her frustration.

As she had said to Ludrick, she probably had no choice but to go along with Ludrick’s ridiculous plan. Structurally, the proposal would result in the loss of all five women who were obsessed with Ludrick, and only the one who did not accept it would suffer.

Besides, the other four all agreed to that ridiculous plan, so even if Elena vehemently refused, it would only harm Elena.

Because Elena, who has a personality that cannot stand to lose, structurally, this was a plan that she had no choice but to accept from the beginning.

But her thoughts were unorganized and complicated. She felt suffocated, as if something was weighing on her chest.

That’s why, as soon as the formal events of the dinner were over, she ran away to her empty office.

dripping.

It was quite late, after the dinner was over, but someone knocked on the door of her office.

Today was a full day of appointment ceremonies, and there weren’t any documents that needed to be signed off on urgently.

As Elena turned her head toward the door with a puzzled look, the door opened.

“What are you doing here alone?”

“Ludrick……”

The person who happened to come to her office was Ludrick.

The person she loves more than anyone else, but who she wants to see less than anyone else right now.

At this point, Elena’s voice trembled, as she had not expected Ludrick to come here.

“What child of darkness? That’s Arwen. If you’re here, turn on the light. I heard you saw her coming here, but the lights were off so I didn’t know you weren’t there.”

“……What do you have to do for me, Kyung? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my family, so why don’t you at least relieve your stress?”

Ludrick made a carefree joke as if nothing had happened, but Elena’s voice in response sounded awkward, as if she was trying to appear calm.

“I came to look for your Highness the Princess. You’ve been acting all alone since earlier, and you’ve been sitting here all day without saying a word, just standing there like a stone statue.”

“……What a surprise. I didn’t know that Kyung had such a meticulous side.”

“If you don’t notice when he’s showing off so clearly that he’s upset, you’re an idiot.”

“I didn’t really show it… Ah, don’t misunderstand, I didn’t say it with a bad intention. I just said it because Kyung isn’t the type of person who is particularly delicate or anything like that.”

“Are you going to openly criticize me in front of me because you don’t have any tact?”

“No, that’s not it…!”

Ludrick, who was taken aback by Elena’s reaction, came to Elena’s side instead of turning on the magic stone light.

A face dimly illuminated by the moonlight shining through the cracks in the window in the darkness. Elena hesitated at Ludrick’s unusual appearance. She wondered if he had drunk too much alcohol at the dinner party, but his face did not appear particularly flushed.

Whether Elena was flustered or not, Ludrick sat down on a chair in a corner of the office without permission and tapped my knee.

Knock knock.

“Are you tired today?”

“…What does that mean?”

“I was going to give you a lap pillow.”

“what……!”

“Think of it as something like a man’s romance.”

Although he was just trying to beat around the bush by saying it was nothing, Elena flinched as she almost fell for the obvious temptation.

Knee pillow.

The destructive power of such insignificant words was immense. The tone of voice was playful, but the gentle eyes and the atmosphere suddenly became warm. Elena, who had fixed her gaze on his knees, weighed between reason and emotion for a moment, and made an emotional choice.

“Well, then……”

Elena of Reason was screaming fiercely in her head. Would she fall for such an obvious temptation? Would she fall for it when it was obvious that Ludrick was trying to lighten her mood?

But the emotional Elena had already taken control of her body. She asked if she could tolerate Ludrick making her a lap pillow right in front of her. And if she was still a woman.

Elena raised her hand because she was emotional. To be more precise, her actions came before she raised her hand.

The knee of the opposite s*x that I first brought my head to was softer than I thought. The human body is usually softer than hard unless you train your muscles.

A blush appeared on Elena’s face, revealed beneath her golden hair that poured down like a waterfall.

At that moment, desire took over my body and I did as I was told, but later, I was overcome with shame as if I was going to die.

The world’s greatest Elena Esgeland was now lying with her head on the lap of a stranger, the opposite s*x.

Although the chair was large, it was not large enough to lie down on, so Elena was lying down in an uncomfortable position, but her mind was too focused on other areas to be conscious of the discomfort in her body at the moment.

“…Don’t misunderstand. Of course, I know why Kyung-ee is doing this to me.”

“If you don’t know, you’re an idiot. I’m just trying to appease a naughty princess.”

“How disrespectful. Even if you are a court magician, I am a royal……”

“And from now on, when you’re alone with me, don’t talk to me like that.”

“Ugh…….”

She opened her mouth to protect her last bit of pride, but she couldn’t even get her principal back. Elena, who had been silent at Ludrick’s return, turned her head away and answered, not wanting to show her face that was so red it was almost burning her.

“……I’ll try my best when it’s just the two of us.”

“Okay. Then should I give you a pat as a compliment?”

“…….”

Elena silently agreed, even though she couldn’t bring herself to say it out loud.

In an empty office, with the lights turned off, just the two of us lying on our laps.

I’m sure other rivals have never enjoyed such luxury.

Elena, who thought so, enjoyed the bashful touch of her hand stroking her hair. This was the first time she had experienced something like this before or after her return. This was something that only lovers would do.

Paradoxically, when I thought about it that way, it felt real.

The confused emotions that had filled me just a moment ago and the stuffy feeling that made my chest feel like a lump had formed have long since disappeared. Now, they have been replaced by a sense of satisfaction and elation that makes me want to stay like this for the rest of my life.

Ludrick muttered as he looked at Elena, who was unable to laugh openly for the sake of saving face and was only showing a sly smile.

“……It really takes a lot of work.”

“You made it like this. It’s all your fault, Ludrick.”

Elena, who had been desperately holding back her laughter, finally heard those words and responded.

None of that was necessary.

Maybe if I marry Ludrick, I can enjoy this kind of life occasionally, even if it’s not possible every day.

That would be all I could ask for.

Does it really matter whether it’s in the history books or whether we can’t monopolize Ludrick?

And, one lap pillow was enough for Elena Esgeland, with her high self-esteem and strong ego, to fall.

Ludrick, who had been acting in a way he normally wouldn’t have done because of Elena’s pout, sighed at her completely different attitude while stroking her head.