Chapter 106: [Chapter 106] You do it
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As their tear-soaked lips parted, the lovers who had shared their first kiss had no time for a reunion. It was Roardnes who first pulled away, unable to fully accept the miraculous situation. For a moment, he had a dazed expression as if walking through a dream, then he slowly looked at the woman standing in front of him. His dark blond hair shimmered in the chandelier light. Beneath her eyelids, which had lifted quietly as his lips parted, her emerald green eyes looked up at him, shining even brighter. Although her complexion was somewhat pale, in Roardnes' eyes, her lips, undoubtedly the most beautiful, were slightly wet and glistening. A feverish itch surged beneath his distorted heart. At the same time, it felt as if something other than tears was rising up from his abdomen. It was Adrien. Adrien. The Adrien he remembered, and an Adrien who was far more brilliant and fragile than his memory, was right in front of him.
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"Ahn."
With a pale face, she had stabbed Bardenaldo. And the person who kissed him as if it were the last moment in the world was definitely Adrien. His mind, which had been in utter chaos, turned completely white from the moment Adrien knocked Bardenaldo down and stepped over him. The resentment that had been pounding in his chest as if it would burst hardened as if cold water had been poured over it, and then faded away as if it were not his own. Drawn to Adrien's lips, which had clearly touched and then parted from his, Roardnes lowered his head again. Yes, if only this were the end of the world. He didn't want to think about unbearable truths, or the true feelings of the family he had devoted his entire life to. He didn't even ask if she was really Adrien, or if she had regained her body. Roardnes simply pulled the woman who was trying to hold him closer and wanted to believe the words she had said. He longed for it. With his eyes closed quietly, tears fell from his hot eyes, and Roardnes tilted his head to the side. But the devil of the underworld would not leave them alone.
"Damn it..."
Before their lips could touch again as they silently felt each other's breath, the Crown Prince, who had been quiet for a moment, began to struggle to get up. Roardnes completely erased his dazed expression and pulled Adrien closer, hiding her behind him. Because it was the Emperor's birthday and he was in the hall, he couldn't carry a weapon, but his murderous intent to protect Adrien was sharpened sharper than a blade.
"What the hell am I seeing? Uncle... Uncle!"
Unable to pull out the dagger stuck in his back, Bardenaldo contorted his face in pain. As he managed to sit up on his knees, he finally faced Adrien standing behind Roardnes and Roardnes who was standing in front to protect her. There was no answer from Noevian. Adrien, who had glared at the Crown Prince, felt Noevian's gaze fixed on her cheek, but she turned away in the end. With a thud, Noevian fell to his knees on the cold floor, his legs giving way belatedly. The sound of him gasping for breath scattered in the air instead of an answer.
"Adrien."
Roardnes' voice fell heavily to the ground, with a hint of coldness. Adrien looked up at Roardnes' broad back, which was tightly gripping her arm.
"Thank you."
"!"
Roardnes replied briefly and lowly, his senses fully alert.
"Everyone... conspired... to deceive me! Everyone!"
When Bardenaldo started talking nonsense again, the strength in Roardnes' hand, which was holding Adrien's arm, increased. Adrien immediately realized what it meant.
"Roan..."
"I have to kill him."
As soon as he whispered, Bardenaldo reached out to pull Adrien away from Roardnes. Even though blood was dripping from his arm where the dagger was stuck in his back. Foolishly, he was filled with the strange conviction that his brother, who was standing in front of him, would not harm him. Before Bardenaldo's hand could reach Adrien, Roardnes slapped his cheek hard. It was more like being pushed sideways than actually being slapped, but the force was enormous. The skill honed through actual combat pushed Bardenaldo away at once and also took away the dagger that was stuck in his back at the same time. Blood spurted from the wound where the dagger had been pulled out.
"Roan!"
Adrien's cry lingered in Roardnes' ears for a moment before fading away. Bardenaldo fell flat on his back and then backed away, feeling the murderous intent. He had fled to Noevian.
"Uncle... Uncle, Uncle!"
There was still no answer from him. Noevian's gaze was fixed on Roardnes, who was holding the dagger stained with hot blood, and then on Adrien. Bardenaldo, who had bitten his lower lip and muttered curses, deeply engraved the enormity of Roardnes who was slowly walking towards him. There was no need for Roardnes to try to intimidate him. Bardenaldo's body trembled involuntarily like a small animal sensing the overwhelming superiority of strength.
"Those red eyes..."
Seeing the eyes that boiled like lava, Bardenaldo was overwhelmed with such terror that he felt like he would drown and finally decided to drag Roardnes down to hell.
"Those red eyes will ruin the country!"
The beast's struggle, sensing danger, was miserable.
"The second prince Roardnes, who hid his claws! He repaid kindness with enmity! He tried to kill his elder brother, the Crown Prince, and lead the country to ruin!"
Just as a beast sensing danger would sharpen all its senses, Bardenaldo sensed the sound of outsiders that Roardnes had called, trying to open the door of this secret room he had frequented countless times.
"The rumor was true! I shouldn't have even pretended to love you! Our mother would weep in the underworld the moment that rumor becomes reality! You foolish, foolish brother of mine!!"
Pressed by the suffocating murderous intent, Bardenaldo shouted so loudly that blood spurted from his throat. An unknown emotion for Empress Retinia clouded Roardnes' eyes that had been submerged, but that was all. Bardenaldo's expression, which had brightened as if he had found light in the endless darkness for a moment, didn't last long. He clearly saw thicker tendons protruding from Roardnes' hand gripping the dagger. The light that had been rippling in Roardnes' eyes with complex emotions was now suppressed by anger and could no longer stretch. Bardenaldo instinctively realized at that moment. Those were eyes that would kill the enemy in front of him even if he died.
"No. No. I am my mother's hope. I am my mother's glory! Roan! Betrayed by a lowly woman, you would kill your brother...!"
That was when it happened.
"Roan!"
Someone miraculously stood in front of Bardenaldo. Golden hair, like a wave of gold, spread out, blocking Bardenaldo and confronting Roardnes. The sharp sword energy disappeared in an instant, and Roardnes' distorted face turned towards her.
"...Get away."
"Don't stain your hands with meaningless blood. You should be eliminated, but don't do it with your own hands."
Adrien shouted, trembling.
"No matter what regrets you have. I have to eliminate him."
Roardnes gritted his teeth as if he couldn't follow her words this time. Bardenaldo had ruined his life. Knowing his brother's love, he had used him, and he had taken the woman he loved most in his life and given her to another man. What's more, he had tried to kill that woman and keep her by his side. Although Roardnes hadn't directly heard Bardenaldo's confession that he had killed Adrien, he could clearly feel that his elder brother was deeply involved in her death. What if he had been a little late and Adrien had died at Bardenaldo's hands once more? Rage surged up in his head, as if it would burst. When he had pushed Noevian away, and when Noevian had pointed to Bardenaldo, his lifeline, without hesitation, he should have watched Bardenaldo more coldly. He should have suspected Bardenaldo more strongly. He should have. Even if he couldn't find his mother's glory... An instinct struck him like lightning that he had to eliminate Bardenaldo, who was deceiving Adrien, who was alive in front of him, and this country.
"I can't leave him alone."
Those red eyes would ruin the country. Maybe the rumor was true. If he killed his brother, whom he had loved longer than Adrien, his heart would wander in hell forever, and his mother would weep in the underworld. But could he just ignore it like this? Close his eyes and ears? Should he make his brother the emperor in the name of his mother's will, even though he was like this?
'Did Mother really want that?'
Roardnes shook his head. Even if people who didn't know the inside story pointed fingers at him, he couldn't leave Bardenaldo alone who would threaten Adrien, who was alive.
"Let me finish it."
He pleaded with Adrien, scratching his throat. Even if he regretted it later, it would be his own responsibility. Adrien didn't need to worry about that. Adrien bit her lips, tears welling up in her eyes. Roardnes gently pushed away Adrien's hand, which was trying to grab his. Adrien slowly walked towards Noevian, pushing away Roardnes' hand that was trying to hold her. She threw the dagger she had taken from Roardnes in front of Noevian, who was kneeling. With a clang, Noevian's hardened face cracked.
"You kill him."
"!"
A thin tear rolled down Noevian's eyes that were trembling slightly. Adrien continued coldly,
"If there's anyone who troubles you, I'll cut their throat."
Adrien's voice was eerie, yet at the same time, it was chillingly gentle.
"You promised me that, didn't you?"
Just like Noevian on that day. Noevian's long fingers gripped his knees tightly.
"You said you'd make me happy, didn't you?"
You clearly whispered that. If anyone troubles me, you'll cut their throat.
"So..."
Adrien whispered again, as if chewing the words, and tilted her chin.
"...You kill him."
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