I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart - Chapter 106

Wouldn’t it be better to go to the imperial palace and grab Tess by the collar and shake him and tell him not to do that again?

No, I’m guessing Tess won’t even listen.

It’s hard to explain exactly, but I felt that Tess at his birthday banquet seemed to have reached his limit.

The foreboding has been looming for quite some time.

The day Tess explained why Arden Gilber had to die was the day Tess’ explosive state became visible.

Tess was struggling to hide the fact that he is involved with the devil from me. A child like that suddenly shows a hidden room and the suspicious body of the first Emperor?

On top of it, he seemed blatantly relieved when I didn’t ask anything. He seemed to think I wasn’t curious so I didn’t ask. But actually no, Tess.

Because if I questioned you then, I thought you would go crazy.

You, who had already grabbed me and entered the hidden room, seemed to be broken somewhere, so I couldn’t bear to ask.

After that, I wondered if he would continue to be broken, but overall, Tess’s condition was getting worse and worse.

Even when he showed up at the Concium out of nowhere, it seemed like there was a sharp edge on him.

“Again, the cause must be me.”

It’s not that I don’t know Tess’ feelings at all. Because he always asked for the same thing.

There must be a better way than grabbing him by the collar and telling him to get out of the way. But I’m having a hard time even doing my own work.

In order to have everything I wanted, I had to become more, but unfortunately that was impossible.

It took time to develop outstanding abilities.

On that day when he said he loved me, would he have been a little less impatient if I had replied that I liked him?

“…..Haa, I should have tried it.”

It’s my second life, but it was the first time I liked someone, so it was very difficult. To the point that I felt it would be much better to be stuck in the lab all day long or sparring doing swordsmanship.

Once I decided to act my way, I was ready.

I wore a heavier-than-usual cloak. I cast a spell on the tip to make it heavier, just in case the cloak lifted.

“Miss, when are you coming back? Are you going to come for dinner?”

“Tell my parents to eat first. When Gael comes back, tell her that I put the reviewed homework on the desk.”

“Understood.”

I got into the carriage. I carried out the plan over and over again in my head until I reached the imperial palace.

* * *

I didn’t contact him beforehand that I would come. The moment I set foot in the imperial palace, he will realize and come to me on his own.

When I opened the heavy library door and entered, the director greeted me.

“Hello.”

“Ohh, Euel.”

The library director winked mischievously.

“You’re not hiding your friend under your cloak, have you?”

“I won’t do anything to get the director in trouble again.”

Upon learning that I had taken someone to the restricted area, the director was at a loss. Having devoted his whole life to the Emperor and the library, he wailed loudly for not being able to protect the imperial order.

The Archwizard passed away a few years before I returned to Alin, so now the director was actually the eldest in the imperial palace.

It was pitiful to see such a person with his gray hair shaking and crying profusely. How many times have I promised him to never break the rules again?

“Yes, yes. Go up.”

After greeting the director who was smiling but not smiling, I cautiously walked. I was more on the nerves than usual and headed for the restricted area.

I need to position myself before Tess arrives.

Before I could pass an old, thick wooden bookshelf, I heard the faint sound of an iron door opening.

The habit of him opening the door and coming in to find out that I had come had become useful. Pretending not to hear it, I kept walking and he approached me with heavy steps.

I reached out and scanned the bookshelf.

The feel of the book in my fingertips felt good. The books’ material is diverse, so it sometimes feels unexpectedly tactile.

When that happens, it feels like I have received a gift.

Also, there was always a smell in this place. There are no windows, so the smell of old memories permeates through the pleasant air.

Sometimes it’s paper and sometimes it’s leather. It might belong to someone who once owned the book.

Walking through countless books feels like walking through a forest.

The presence was getting closer and closer. I laughed.

I read because I need to, but in fact, I quite liked reading itself. Later, when I come back, I should read more interesting books then.

Bringing a chair to the sunny backyard, and sip a cookie and a drink next to it. As I imagined myself in a relaxed future, my stiff shoulders relaxed a bit.

Before I knew it, the sound of someone else’s footsteps was approaching me.

“Euseniel.”

There was a hint of urgency in his already hoarse voice. He couldn’t even see me, but he started talking.

The voice that could be heard over the thick wooden bookshelves and the books filled between us was completely subdued.

“Why didn’t you come to Hill Palace?”

Instead of answering, I went on. His following speed was constant.

Soon, he will catch up.

“Euseniel.”

“What are you in such a hurry for?”

“What are you in such a hurry for, really?”

Turning around at the voice that was getting closer, I saw a now familiar face. When our eyes met, the corners of his slightly raised eyebrows relaxed slowly.

“Oh, Euseniel.”

There was a deep obsession in the dry laughter.

“You let me do it once and acted like it never happened, so how can I not go crazy?”

Tess’s eyes turned red. He stretched out his red lips.

“Huh?”

In the meantime, I took a step back.

One step, two steps, three steps.

My back touched the wall.

Tess closed the distance in one step. Then he stopped and stared at me. The black eyes contained raw desire.

The inside of my mouth burned and my chest began to tighten.

No, if I lose first, I’ll fail. Then I will continue to be swayed.

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