The Tyrant Mistook Me For A Companion

It was awkward maybe because I walked side by side with Leon after a long time.

I caught a glimpse of Leon walking in step.

“You’ve grown a lot.”

I don’t think it’s been a long time since I saw you…….

“Did you really look for me?”

I nodded to Leon’s words and paused.

“Didn’t my letter arrive?”

“Not a single one came.”

Leon turned to face me.

“Did you really send a letter? Did you look for me without forgetting?”

“How can I forget you.”

I was taken aback by Leon’s words.

But I still have affection……. In fact, I was trying to say that it was true.

My heart is honest…… Cause I won’t be able to tell you.

“I often hear about you. I was relieved that you were doing well.”

I said with a big smile.

Leon stared blankly at me.

For a moment, only the sound of a beating heart was heard as if time had stopped.

“Hah, that’s a relief.”

Leon soon buried his face on my shoulder.

“I didn’t recognize you because you didn’t have a ribbon.”

I was so deluded earlier. Leon wouldn’t recognize me right away.

“I’m sorry.”

If I said I do it on purpose, you’d be upset.

I raised my hand and stroked Leon’s soft hair.

“Does your neck hurt? I don’t know.”

A much taller man bent his neck.

Nevertheless, Leon rubbed his face like a child.

“Elle, Elle…….”

Leon called my name again and again.

Are you relieved?

“Why didn’t Leon send me a letter? You acted like you wouldn’t forget me.”

You promised to be friends. I didn’t know he’d cut it so fast.

It’s probably because of the pattern. Still, it was hard to hide my disappointment.

Leon finally took his face off from me.

“I sent it. I didn’t get an answer either. So I thought you forgot about me.”

“I see.”

“I thought you abandoned me…… I was going to find you myself.”

“What?”

“No. What’s the matter with Delther? You don’t look good.”

Leon lightly touched my cheek with the back of his hand.

“Oh, I’m tired…….”

“Elle. Didn’t you send the letter because you needed my help?”

“Did you notice?”

I didn’t want to tell you until the end, but Leon seems to have noticed.

Well, it must have been strange to be here with Delther.

The royal family and the Velois family, who were not on good terms, appeared together in the wartime situation.

Above all, Leon knew how much I hated Delther.

“My father has a problem.”

“Good.”

“Huh? What are you saying?”

Leon tilted his head to the low murmur.

Surely you didn’t say it was good?

I asked again because I thought I heard it wrong, but Leon shrugged his shoulders with an innocent face.

“I said he’s not good. What’s wrong with him?”

“That. I don’t know. I’m sure Delther hurt my father. I can’t cure it because I don’t know the cause.”

“I see.”

Leon was calmer than I thought.

He didn’t seem interested in Edgar.

“Leon, I’ve heard that story. I’ll apologize for him. You said my father met you separately and threatened you.”

“It’s a threat.”

“I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have let him see you.”

Then Leon would have gone to the battlefield after waking his powers.

The pattern has already been completed and he must have found love and realized it.

But when I saw Janice and her carelessness, it seemed that he was still there.

‘But the war is over.’

This was a bad sign.

Will there be any frequent encounters with Janice in the future?

We don’t know that. In addition, since Delther is holding out like that, it will be hard for the two to get closer than now.

“Elle, I’m here because I need you”

“Sorry.”

That’s because I wanted you to connect with Janice quickly.

Actually, I didn’t want to, but I couldn’t force you just because it was my greed.

“I’m fine. You’ve come to see me. I was actually worried.”

“Huh…”

“I’m afraid you’ll hide somewhere I can’t find.”

Leon’s eyes sparkled.

I even felt an unexpected sense of incompatibility with his sparkling eyes.

“Leon…”

“Well then, Elle. You need me now, don’t you?”

“Huh?”

I bit my lip.

I needed him. I thought Leon could wake Edgar up.

Can I say I need him?

I wondered if I was disturbing Leon’s path again.

“It’s nothing complicated. Elle, if you need me, just say you need me.”

Leon spoke soothingly to me.

His warm hands wrapped around my two faces.

“You’ve always been there when I needed you. So you have the right to tell me.”

The guilt faded away at Leon’s words.

“I need you. Save my father.”

“Yes, Elle.”

I closed my eyes tightly.

I don’t know if this is right, but what’s urgent now was Edgar’s life and death.

If my father dies like this…….

“I’m sorry Leon.”

I leave you alone and find you again.

Nevertheless, I was glad that Leon was willing to come to me.

“Don’t be sorry. But not twice.”

“What…?”

“I mean abandoning me, Elle, because I’m not going to let you go anymore.”

Leon looked down at me and soon smiled.

“So don’t even think about getting away.”

“Le, Leon…?”

Leon’s sudden confession turned my ears red.

“By any chance, Leon. You…”

I took Leon’s hand that was holding my face.

The pattern was revealed when I lifted his sleeve.

He wore the bracelet I gave him on his wrist.

Somehow, I felt uneasy.

It felt like I was forced into fate.

“Never mind this.”

“The pattern has become quite clear.”

“I don’t care.”

Leon hurriedly lowered his clothes and fell off me.

“Your bracelet looks good on you.”

I took Leon’s hand and looked at his wrist again.

But when I looked closely, there were wounds everywhere.

“Why on earth… Why is this?”

With a bewildered look, I clasped Leon’s hand.

If the power had been opened, there would have been the power to heal the body on its own.

And yet, leaving such a mark….

Every day, he cut his arm without healing.

“You don’t have to ask why.”

Leon’s watery eyes turned to me.

“The clearer this pattern becomes, the more memories of you disappear. I hate that.”

“But!”

“Stop talking about fate. Elle, my destiny was you from the beginning.”

I couldn’t say anything when I heard Leon.

His eyes looked so sad that every word I said seemed to be engraved in wounds.

“What does a date mean?”

“Oh, that’s… Let’s go back for now.”

I didn’t explain to Leon.

That would make everyone unhappy.

You, me, and Janice.

If Leon knows my heart, there will be no turning back.

I turned to the barracks, trying to hold back tears.

* * *

“Did your Majesty tell you to go?”

“Yes.”

“You’re in vain. I would have been okay if you didn’t come.”

“How’s your body?”

Delther asked Janice insinuatingly.

There was no apparent injury.

Delther grabbed Janice by the arm and raised her clothes.

“What are you doing?”

Surprised, she tried to escape, but to no avail.

“The patterns are getting clearer.”

He could barely see it, but it had a golden color.

Delther gritted his teeth.

“Did you find your companion?”

“I haven’t found him yet.”

“Is that so?”

He stared at Janice’s wrist and then let her go.

“Tell me when your companion shows up.”

“I won’t tell you.”

Janice recalled Leon, who might be her companion.

But if Delther finds out, he won’t let Leon go.

“Are you doing this because of the throne?”

“Me? Do you think I’ll lose the throne to you?”

Janice had a woeful look on her face. He was sensitive about the succession.

It was also because of me.

But it’s not wrong.

Now I was gaining the trust of the emperor, and the nobles tried to help.

“That’s possible.”

“What a big dream.”

Delther rose from his seat and grabbed Janice’s chin with a hunch.

“Listen. You won’t be emperor. I don’t know if it’s the Empress.”

“What does that mean?”

“I think you understand, so let’s stop here. Don’t be arrogant. There’s nothing good about getting on my nerves.”

Janice trembled.

She understood what he was talking about.

“Alright, let me go.”

“Keep that in mind. I’m very interested in you.”

Delther smiled, whispering in Janice’s ear.

“It may be better to have it together than to share it.”

“I have a companion.”

“Companion? Don’t be mistaken. There is nothing we can do at will, Janice.”

Janice’s eyes shook at Delther’s words.

“We don’t know if he had the power to surpass the imperial family.”

Power beyond.

That’s all she needs.

For a moment, a smile appeared on her lips.