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Lancer kicked open the door to Leone room, put her directly on the bed, and covered her with a blanket. After giving her one last look, he closed the door.
And when Lancer closed the door, Leone, who had her eyes closed, suddenly opened them. At the same time, she kept touching her face. She only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure her face wasn't hot at all.
'I shouldn't have been discovered just now, right?'
That's right, Leone had actually already woken up when Lancer picked her up.
At this time, Leone was like a kitten that had just been bought home by its owner. Because she wasn't familiar with her owner yet, she was on high alert about everything. Even when she was so tired that she fell asleep, she was startled awake when Lancer picked her up. But because she was at a loss, she simply chose to pretend to be asleep.
It's just that she didn't expect that Lancer would just leave after putting her back on the bed?
She had originally thought that the other party would at least... at least be like he was last night.
"He's clearly a scumbag, but why..."
Thinking of the scenes she had seen before she fell asleep, she felt incredibly annoyed. Was that resilient and upright figure the person who had turned her into a slave? Her heart was filled with hatred, but for some reason, it was also mixed with some other things...
"Ooh ooh ooh~!!!"
After burying her head in the blanket and letting out a series of strange whimpers, she stopped thinking about these things that were bothering her.
'There's no point in thinking about these things. I'm just a slave now. Everything depends on what the 'master' thinks, but...'
Leone, who was hugging the blanket, showed a rare shy expression. It gave off the feeling of a cat stretching after eating a small piece of dried fish that it had stolen from its owner.
But did the owner know?
Without a doubt, Lancer knew.
At this time, Lancer, who had closed the door, had a face full of helplessness. When he had picked up Leone, the stiffness of her body was something that anyone with a bit of common sense could have noticed, let alone him. But he didn't point it out. After all, their 'first meeting' was too awkward, and their respective statuses made him not even dare to show too much gentleness toward her. He still remembered how his intentional gentleness had actually scared the other party before.
'It seems that I can only let her return to normal through a gradual process.'
At this time, Lancer didn't have any romantic feelings for Leone. He felt more guilty and remorseful. All this time, he had hoped to 'make the future better' and 'give the tragic characters a new life', but the reality was that he seemed to have destroyed something without even realizing it. So now, he only hoped to 'rebuild' her.
But what Lancer didn't know was that there were very few 'pure emotions' in this world. What he saw as just easing their relationship was quietly influencing the other person's thoughts...
Lancer, wearing armor and a cloak, stood behind the 'emperor' with a serious expression.
That's right, starting from today, Lancer job was to be the emperor's bodyguard.
It has to be said that Lancer abilities were indeed very suitable for being a bodyguard.
The half-man-tall shield that came with the lance was definitely enough for defense, and he was good at charging through formations. If he were to be surrounded by enemies, he could also successfully break through with the emperor. Lancer had even jokingly thought about whether he could create a combo move with Budo, such as him throwing his lance at the enemy and then Budo using his ultimate... ahem~!
In short, because his job was to stand behind the other party, Lancer was so bored that his mind started to wander and think of some strange things.
But because of this, he also got to see the 'emperor's' work.
From the moment he arrived at the palace early in the morning, the other party started handling government affairs. First, he checked the letters that had been sent from all over the country. After writing his replies, he summoned ministers and other officials in charge of certain areas for discussion. The work would last almost the entire morning...
To be honest, looking at the emperor's work, Lancer suddenly felt that his own situation wasn't so bad?
This almost mechanical work was simply chilling.
But then, he shook his head. Although for him, it was more comfortable to go out and fight with others than to sit there and handle government affairs, his opinion didn't represent everyone. Didn't he see how many people were coveting this position? For example, the person in front of him.
"Your Majesty, regarding the military expenses for the Empire's border..."
At this time, Honest stood respectfully in front of the emperor, placing a compiled document in front of him. Although Lancer had always been unhappy with the other party, he had to admit that from the information he had gathered over the past two days, the other party was indeed very capable. After becoming the head of Imperial finance, he not only restored the budget, which had been in deficit, to normal in a short period of time, but he also had a very good reputation among the people because of his care for their livelihoods.
If he hadn't known what the other party would do later, he would have even wondered if he had misunderstood the other party?
After all, he was different from others. If most people chose 'evil' under his guidance and were still redeemable before they were truly instigated, then he, as the chief evil, was clearly not within this scope.
Lancer wondered if it was because he was always unconsciously looking at the other party, but the other party also looked at him a few times, intentionally or unintentionally.
In the end, after the two of them had finished discussing the issues, the emperor leaned back in his chair with a tired expression and rubbed his brows. It was clear that he was very exhausted after working for half a day. And it was at this moment that Honest proposed a strange suggestion.
"Your Majesty, today's Imperial celebration will have an elimination tournament at the coliseum. I plan to go and watch. I wonder if I would be honored to invite Your Majesty to go with me?"
"No, I still have some things to do today."
"Your Majesty, although handling government affairs is very important, being too tired is also not good for work. I have personally experienced this. What's more, today's elimination tournament is to select strong people to join the Imperial army. Your Majesty's presence should encourage the contestants to work harder, and at the same time, it will also let the people know about Your Majesty's care and concern for them..."
It has to be said that Honest was indeed very good with words. In just a few words, he made the emperor, who had originally refused, start to hesitate. But Lancer, who was standing to the side, became nervous.
Although Lancer had never seen the 'little emperor' and naturally didn't know his age, he guessed that although he had appeared before the 'plot', it shouldn't be too long before it. At most, it would not be more than 8 years. So why did this emperor, who looked very healthy no matter how you looked at him, suddenly die and cause the entire Empire to fall into chaos?
Lancer was almost certain that the other party had died from an 'accident'!
And the person in front of him was undoubtedly the mastermind behind it!
At this time, Lancer eyes were filled with pressure, and he made no attempt to hide his wariness. After all, this was a normal situation now. But at this moment, a hand waved in front of him.
"Lord Lancer, there is no need to be nervous."
"My apologies, Your Majesty, I have overstepped..."
"It's alright. After all, this is your first day as my guard, so it's understandable that you're nervous. But it is also true what Lord Honest said; working tirelessly may actually reduce efficiency. Alright, let's take a break today~ But I will have to trouble you, Lord Lancer, later on~"
Lancer didn't know whether this 'emperor' was a good leader or not, but Lancer could say with certainty that the other party was a conscientious emperor and was very caring toward his ministers.
'No wonder he is so well-loved.'
"I will definitely protect you, Your Majesty!"
"Haha~! With your words, Lancer, I can rest assured~! Alright, I'm a bit hungry. Let's set off after we have lunch~"
While laughing lightly, the 'emperor' stood up, and Lancer and Honest also hurried to keep up with the other party's pace. And when Lancer and Honest walked side by side, the other party gave Lancer a very 'friendly' smile and a nod.
Immediately, Lancer felt a chill run up from the bottom of his feet. The weasel paying a visit to the chicken: he has no good intentions!
But even though he knew something was wrong, at this time, he could only nod back normally.
"Lord Honest, as The Emperor said before, this is my first time, so I'm a bit nervous..."
"Haha~ It's alright~ It's alright~ After all, we're all serving The Emperor..."
There was no doubt that the two of them looked very harmonious at this time, but what was the reality?
Without either of them realizing it, the game had already begun...