The Fiancee Who Betrayed Me Is Obsessed With Me

21 – Reunion (2)

“… “What about the King?”

“The condition is getting worse day by day. “I don’t think it will last more than a few years.”

“all right. Please keep an eye on your older brother’s movements.”

After finishing his conversation with Yuuna, the man disappeared without a sound.

Yuuna walked in the opposite direction and sat down next to the garden fountain for a while.

This is because I didn’t want anyone to find out about my late-night secret meeting.

“Ben… “

Although 10 years had already passed, this garden was still filled with memories of Ben.

The time I spent with him was only 3 years. And even that was from my childhood.

Nevertheless, the fact that it remained so clearly meant that Yuna loved Ben.

As a foolish child, she did not realize that it was love.

Sadly, it was only after he left that I was able to find out the cause of that feeling. After losing him.

“… “Let’s go back.”

Yuuna, who had been savoring the memories with Ben buried in the garden for a while, got up and spoke to the guard.

The dead cannot come back alive. It was a difficult truth to accept, but as an adult, Yuuna no longer threw tantrums like before.

Instead, she decided to become more vicious.

He couldn’t forgive Helia for deceiving him and taking away Regius and Ben.

Of course, the reason she became cruel wasn’t just because she decided to do so.

Her mind was already devastated by the memories of Ben that tormented her every day and night.

It seemed like this pain would not stop until Helia was punished and Ben’s resentment was washed away.

Of course, that doesn’t change the fact that he’s not coming back.

“Prepare a drink for me.”

“yes. “Princess.”

Yuna returns to the room and sits by the window.

At her command, the maid began to prepare a simple drink table with silent movements as if she was used to it.

As a maid who had survived for a long time by the evil four princesses, she immediately prepared the drinks and snacks she wanted without asking anything.

It was the result of learning from the trials and errors of countless maids who had died due to Yuuna’s whims.

“… Benny. Do you miss Ben too?”

-Queek!

Ben left a long time ago, but the moon squirrel he gave me as a gift. Benny was still staying by Yuna’s side as he was.

Ben was right when he said that since she was a moon squirrel with a long lifespan, she would be by her side for a long time.

On days like today when the moon didn’t rise, Benny was even more cheerful.

And on days like today where the moon did not rise, Yuna would fall into an even more terrible nightmare.

When I first lost Ben, I drank to the point of blackout every night.

Because only then could I sleep without dreaming.

If I fell asleep without drinking, Ben would always appear in my dreams. With my whole body on fire.

The hangover the next day was very difficult, and her daily life was disrupted by indulging in alcohol every day, but she still couldn’t give up drinking for a while.

This is because the memories of Ben that kept coming back made her more difficult.

But one day, not even alcohol could stop the memories of Ben from surfacing.

Rather, when she started to get drunk, a vision of Ben appeared and caressed her.

The sight of her making love into the air as if there was someone there was enough to embarrass those around her.

When alcohol didn’t work, she tried drugs.

But the king prevented that much. No matter how much he cared about Yuna’s feelings, he couldn’t leave his daughter to live a life of drug addiction.

Instead, he appointed a competent psychiatrist to Yuna and somehow succeeded in getting her to quit drinking.

Of course, Yuna’s own will was there as well. Because she also knew that she couldn’t erase Ben with alcohol anyway.

Instead, she began to change.

He poured out his uncontrolled emotions and did not hesitate to kill servants or knights who got on his nerves.

As time passed, the current evil woman Yuna was created.

Now no one could stop her.

“Huh… Hmm… ”

Although she had quit drinking, she always sought out alcohol once a month, on days when the moon did not rise.

Because I had so many memories with Ben that day.

I met Benny 10 years ago on a day when the moon did not rise.

I don’t know about other days, but I had to drink on this day.

Because if I didn’t, I couldn’t even sleep.

Cheokcheokcheok-

You can hear the sound of guards changing shifts outside the door.

Suddenly, I remember the new escort I picked during the day.

He looked straight into his eyes without fear. Even because of the height difference, she dared to look down on herself, the princess.

I didn’t feel like it was arrogant. Rather, it came across as refreshing, unlike other people who get scared when they see themselves.

Maybe she was the same type of fool who only sees her own beauty and dreams of vain delusions.

Most men who are willing to become their own escorts do so for that reason.

Of course, such people soon crossed the line and were executed.

Did you say he was a commoner orphan? Now that I think about it, I don’t think I could see such a sinister intention.

Maybe I was just looking down at her without thinking.

From what I’ve heard, it is said that his skills are certain. It is said that he finished his apprenticeship in first place among the jockeys.

He was a man who somehow intrigued me.

If he doesn’t like him, he’ll kill him mercilessly, but I have a feeling that that man will last a long time.

Slurp-

Yuuna, who had already become drunk, threw herself on the bed.

The window wasn’t closed, so the night breeze blew, but I didn’t care.

In fact, I felt good because it was a little chilly because it took the edge off my drunkenness.

*

-Yuuna!

Ben, who finished training, came running to Yuna, waving his hand.

As usual, he was topless.

“Ben!”

-I waited. let’s go!

“huh!”

Ben was young. It was the same as it was 10 years ago.

However, Yuna was as she was now. The current appearance is different from 10 years ago, where the soft cheeks have become dry.

Even though Yuna is much shorter, young Ben quickly leads Yuna and runs.

Yuna also follows behind him, smiling innocently.

-But Yuna!

“huh?”

-Why did you throw it away?

“uh?”

-Why did you throw it away?

Then he suddenly turns around and smiles.

-Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away?

“Ahhh… “

Ben was still smiling brightly.

Hot flames surround him, and his face gradually melts.

-Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Why did you throw it away?

Nevertheless, his tongue does not melt and continues to move in the air.

Yuna was also standing in the flames, but she did not melt.

I just look in vain at Ben, who is smiling and melting away.

“Ahh… Ahhhhh-!”

Close your eyes tightly. Cover your ears.

Nevertheless, Ben’s appearance does not disappear before our eyes and his voice does not go away.

-Why did you do that? why!!!!

“Off… “Kaaa-!!!!

A hot hand grabs Yuuna’s eyelids and forces them open.

A sight you never wanted to see unfolds before your eyes.

In the collapsing castle, Ben put his face in front of her with a bizarre smile.

For Yuna, it was a dream that repeated every night. It was a familiar situation.

But in my dreams, it always hurt like the first time, and it was just as horrible as the first time.

Therefore, the ending of the dream will also be the same.

Wow-

But something was different today.

The Ben that was supposed to swallow Yuna gradually disappeared, and his tongue gradually stopped moving.

The flames that covered Yuna gradually became warmer rather than hot and hugged her warmly.

“Ben… ?”

Nevertheless, it was clearly a dream that was far from happiness. Ben was still melting in the hot flames.

But the only difference was that the fire no longer hurt Yuna.

-Woman… Princess-

“Ugh… ?”

However, Ben’s voice, which was thought to have disappeared, is heard again.

It feels a little blurry compared to before. My voice seemed to resonate a little more.

-… Princess!

“Umm… “

Vision and consciousness, which had been temporarily blacked out, gradually return.

I open my eyes feeling uncomfortable as if my whole body is drenched in sweat.

“Ben… ?”

And in the blurry vision, Ben was still standing.

But he wasn’t burning, he wasn’t smiling, he wasn’t talking.

He was just looking down at her. Expressionlessly.

“… “Princess.”

“Ben… Ahh… ? Oh, no you… “

“This is Beryl, the escort driver. “The princess herself nominated me during the day.”

The moment when I completely came to my senses.

It wasn’t Ben who was looking down at Yuna.

He was the escort knight that Yuuna personally selected during the day.

Did you say his name was Ben? It seemed like I was unlucky enough to have been put on the night shift from the beginning.

“… ah. sorry. “Because I can hear screaming from inside the room.”

“Let go.”

“Oh, sorry. “Because you stretch your arms here and there.”

He was holding her wrist.

Perhaps he was suffering from a nightmare and was struggling with his arms.

“… Didn’t you hear any warnings from your senior? “Do you want to die for breaking into the royal family’s room on your own?”

It wasn’t the first time something like this had happened.

Men who often become escort drivers with shady feelings toward themselves.

Among them, there were many cases where he arbitrarily entered her room when she was having nightmares at night.

And of course they all had their heads cut off. This was because it offended Yuna, who was asleep.

“… I heard it. “I couldn’t leave the princess like this.”

Whenever the escort knight arbitrarily entered the room, Yuna became even more angry and had nightmares.

Most of the escorts who did such things were hanged on the spot. Because it made Yuna angry.

If there were screams coming from the room last night, it was normal for people to come in to protect the royal family, but there was no way she would know about that.

But strangely, I’m not as angry now as I was then.

Was it because his face overlapped with Ben’s for a moment? Or maybe it was because the end of the dream was warm and not scary for the first time.

Rather, I could feel an unknown warmth coming from him next to me.

“I am the princess’s knight.”

-I will be your knight.

He kneels at eye level and speaks.

Maybe it was because I was asleep, but I could hear Ben’s voice overlapping with what he used to say out of habit.

“voice… “

“… yes?”

“… no. “Get out.”

“All right. “Excuse me, princess.”

Strangely enough, Yuna couldn’t get angry at him or cut off his head.

It wasn’t that his behavior wasn’t unpleasant, but strangely, no feelings of anger boiled over.

The negative emotions that had always dominated her had faded at this moment.

I didn’t know why. Just because he was around, I kept thinking about Ben, and that calmed my anger.

“for a moment.”

“yes. “Princess.”

“Are you assigned to the night guard today?”

“yes. “I will guard the princess at the door until the morning sun rises.”

“… “Go out.”

“Excuse me.”

Squeak… widely.

He answered as if it was no big deal and left, carefully closing the door.

And Yuna’s mood was still sinking. Whenever I opened my eyes, I didn’t feel the negative emotions that had been bothering me.

“why… ”

Even she herself couldn’t understand.

If I had to guess the cause, would it be because of a dream that had a different ending today?

“… ha.”

Instead of thinking deeply, Yuna put her head back and went to sleep.

This was because I was still drunk and felt dizzy.

She soon began to fall asleep again.

The difference was that I didn’t dream this time.

Yuna didn’t notice it herself, but maybe she felt reassured that he was out there protecting her.

That night, Yuna had her first dreamless night in 10 years.

And even after she opened her eyes the next day, she did not realize that this was the first time she had saved the life of an escort who had arbitrarily entered her room.