Time-Limited Saintess, You’ve Been Caught by the Tyrant Once Again - Chapter 46

Chapter 23.2

“I’ll bring some warm tea for you.”

“Yes, thank you.”

As Melissa left the room, she was left alone with her thoughts.

“…I must be crazy.”

Even though Arkan had come to threaten her, instead, she fearlessly pulled him into her embrace and buried her face in his chest. Neither in her past life nor in this life was she in a position to do that. Certainly, her mind must have been in turmoil, making her lose her senses.

‘…I’ll never do that again.’

Ellin promised to herself before she glanced at the room.

Although she hadn’t noticed yesterday, as she had hurriedly gone to sleep after bathing, it was indeed the same room she had stayed in the day before. Beyond the emerald curtains, she could see the rainy weather. When she got up and opened the window, the sound of rain echoed through the silent room. Hearing the rain made her feel serene.

She sat on the window sill.

The rain and wind cooled her body, soothing the heat within. Sitting on the window sill had been a recurring habit of hers from her previous life.

“….”

‘What should I do now?’

It seemed like Arkan had no intention of letting her go. If she tried to escape from here, he would probably kill her right away. Somehow, his interest was piqued in a strange way, and he seemed to come to the conclusion that the most ideal thing would be to do something inconspicuous in the imperial palace and then die when the time comes.

At that moment, there was a knock at the door. It seemed like Melissa had brought the tea.

“Come in.”

Ellin’s words were followed by the opening of the door.

Up until now, she had assumed that Melissa was the one entering. However, the figure who walked in was significantly larger than Melissa.

It was Arkan.

Arkan, who had been looking towards the bed, immediately turned his gaze when he realized there was no one there. The man’s crimson eyes widened as he saw her sitting precariously on the window sill, and then he furrowed his brow.

“Are you thinking of killing yourself?”

As he looked at her and spoke, his face looked uncharacteristically surprised.

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Upon hearing that Ellin had woken up, Arkan, on his way to the office, changed direction and went to her room.

Strangely, his steps quickened.

‘She wouldn’t die.’

He couldn’t forget the sight of her blankly gazing at the sky, soaked by the rain. In addition, even when she got on the carriage, she didn’t have the strength to show her emotions and just slumped her head against the window with her eyes closed.

She looked so exhausted.

The reason Arkan was looking for her was because he hoped to see that she had improved a bit from when she woke up. Wasn’t there something like that? After rescuing a seemingly dead animal, the desire to check if it was still alive. It could be described as a kind curiosity mixed with a modest sense of responsibility.

As he knocked on the door, a gentle voice told him to come in. The voice clearly had a soothing and elegant resonance that could put a person’s mind at ease.

When he opened the door and entered, she was sitting on the window sill.

Behind the open window, the imperial palace was being lashed by the rain and wind. The sight of her in the green dress and the view of the azure trees outside the window strangely complemented each other. Her dark brown hair, which the texture had been improved by dyeing it with a good dye, was fluttering. A small, white, bandaged foot dangled from beneath the hem of her skirt.

There was clearly color there, but she looked like she was about to fade and disappear.

He asked, startled by her precarious state.

“Are you thinking of killing yourself?”

“No, not yet?”

What was that insincere answer? Was that a joke?

One of Arkan’s eyebrows raised. He couldn’t believe that this seemingly uninteresting commoner would say such a thing, especially to the Emperor.

“This is ridiculous.”

“….”

“Or are you serious?”

At that moment, realizing what she must have looked like, Ellin coughed. Saying that she wasn’t going to die yet in response to the mention of the idea of dying. Of course, that was true, but she wasn’t playing with him or anything…

“No, I really didn’t mean that, I just wanted to see the scenery…”

Then, she turned her head, trying to hide her reddening face. Her appearance, as if she would topple backward any moment, looked precarious.

“Come down.”

When Arkan reached out his hand, she hesitated for a moment before finally taking his hand and coming down. His hand was warm. His crimson eyes met her light green eyes, and then they briefly passed over her white neck.

“The dress suits you well.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

“Have you eaten yet?”

“Not yet.”

“Then, come with me.”

“….”

Ellin’s eyes widened.

She was still unclear about what her status was. She was like the animal he had picked up on a whim… but now he wanted to send someone to take care of her, and he wanted to have breakfast together?

‘…What is he thinking?’

He would never know that she was the Saint…

“Your Majesty, I came here not as a guest but as Your Majesty’s servant. I dare not intrude on the breakfast table.”

“You’re talking nonsense. You said you were a commoner, but you seem quite confident in your place.”

“Because I know my place.”

Arkan raised one eyebrow at Ellin’s blunt words. He didn’t seem pleased with her response.

“Why don’t you just come and eat? The palace has an abundance of food, and a lot of it gets made and thrown away anyway.”

“….”

“I wasn’t taught manners as a prince either, but I’ve never been fond of rules and formalities. I don’t think it’s presumptuous to have a commoner at my table, and you even ate with me last time.”

Surprisingly, he was trying to persuade her.

‘Why is he doing this?’

Ellin couldn’t understand.

“Pardon me, Your Majesty, but may I dare to ask you a question?”

“Go ahead.”

“Did I come here to become Your Majesty’s mistress?”

Arkan’s expression changed mysteriously at her quiet question.

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