In Fujino's villa, night had already fallen, and the orange lights were glowing inside.
Emilia sat on a chair by the table, her eyes slightly lowered, carrying a hint of sadness and frustration.
Emilia had finally made her choice; she chose to know the truth, which was also what Fujino hoped to see.
Although this truth was cruel for Emilia herself, it was what Fujino wanted.
People must learn to grow. In Fujino's view, this was a form of growth for Emilia. Emilia was too simple, or rather, in a certain aspect...
This kind of simplicity was very naive and foolish in Fujino's eyes.
However, Fujino also knew it wasn't easy to change a person. Although Fujino had the ability to easily change someone, if she did that, would that person still be their original self?
No, or perhaps it was impossible to judge.
Therefore, for Emilia, Fujino adopted a gentler approach, slowly letting her understand the darkness of the world to prompt her to change. When Emilia became a queen—a queen with a decisive style of action—Fujino thought it would be very interesting.
But for now, Emilia still had a significant gap to bridge to become the queen in Fujino's mind.
Fujino was changing Emilia. This change was good for Fujino, but not necessarily for a certain someone.
Puck, although appearing as a cute creature, has actually lived for a very long time. Puck clearly noticed what Fujino had discovered.
Puck didn't know if this change in Emilia was good or bad; it was a bit of a gamble. Puck was well aware of Emilia's flaws, but in Puck's eyes, those flaws were actually her virtues.
Puck didn't want to gamble, so he decided to cause trouble and disrupt Fujino's plan. After learning the truth of everything, Puck knew he could no longer let Emilia stay in contact with Roswaal. He had to admit that man was a very dangerous existence, especially for Emilia.
However, though Puck had the intent to cause trouble, he was powerless to act.
His body was bound, his ability to speak was stripped away, and his immobile form was being toyed with at will by two maidens who seemed like demons.
"Are you still thinking about that matter?" Fujino walked to Emilia's side and sat down on the chair next to her.
Fujino reached out a hand to hold Emilia's slightly cold hands and asked softly:
"Lia is participating in the Royal Selection to change this country, right?"
Emilia looked at Fujino holding her hand, felt the warmth from Fujino's palm, and nodded.
"Lia, do you remember what you promised me?" Fujino smiled, meeting Emilia's confused gaze.
"Lia, did you forget? You promised me, as long as I helped you find the stolen item, you would do one thing for me."
"Now?" Emilia said softly.
"Mhm, is that okay?"
Emilia looked at Fujino and then nodded.
The smile on Fujino's face grew wider. She suddenly pulled Emilia into her embrace, her purple eyes looking at Emilia's slightly panicked face. She said word by word:
"Emilia, become a King! A King that belongs only to me!"
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