Chapter 78: 79

I froze on the spot. 

This time, I wondered if it was just his intuition, but Garou immediately made the confirmation shot.

“You’re an evil spirit.” 

My chin shifted like a marionette.

“…How?” 

“There is a way.” 

Garow shrugged as if it was a piece of cake to find out my secret.

I was getting more and more confused. Besides myself, the only people who knew that I was an evil spirit were Alan and Benny.

Neither of them were person who could disclose my secret carelessly.

‘Did he see it himself? When I used the power of the monsters.’ 

Only twice in four years had I shown the power of the monsters. The day I drank Michael’s poison, and the day the stadium collapsed.

‘He couldn’t have seen the former, but the latter is… possible.’

That day, I was wandering aimlessly with my left arm turned into an evil spirit.

I didn’t feel any presence at the time, but I was so distracted that I could have been caught without knowing.

“Does the Duke know? That you are a monster.” 

Garou continued talking casually.

“…He knows.” 

I grabbed my dress and answered firmly. 

“So you can’t threaten me with that.”

It was unexpected for the crown prince to find out my secret, but when he asked if that could drive a wedge between Alan and I, it was not.

Alan knew that I was a monster four years ago. If he revealed this secret to Alan, it would be Garou who was in greater danger.

Contrary to my expectations, Garou gently shook his head. 

“I have no intention of threatening you with this. Yes, he already knows. Hmm…”

“Why?” 

“Just because. I wanted to tell you that knowing and accepting are different matters.”

I did not understand Garou. He looked at my expression and then straightened out his index finger, pointing at my head.

“He knows with his head, but he may not accept it with his heart. After he found out you were a monster, has the Duke ever trained you?”

“I’m still in a sealed state of power…” 

“Still, he has to find out what kind of power it is. It is the ability that his daughter will carry for the rest of her life.”

“….…”

I didn’t answer, just frowned. 

As Garou said, Alan and I had never had a serious conversation about the power of monsters.

“He didn’t scold his daughter, but it seems he didn’t even try to understand. At this rate you’ll be stabbed in the back.”

After spewing out such awful things, Garou smiled to himself. 

“That’s what parents do best. Pretending to love a child they don’t love.”

“I’m leaving.” 

I got up with a rattling sound and turned my back on Garou.

It was questionable whether leaving this place would wake me up from my dream, but I wanted to at least stay away from Garou.

As I turned around without hesitation, Garou’s voice rang from behind my head.

“I don’t know why you’re rejecting my offer even though you’re so anxious. Or did you already have a plan to run away?”

“…….” 

“If you run away, who will you go with? Your ‘friend’?”

The snake-like slithering fellow’s words hit the nail on the head, despite not having any basis for saying this.

I hastened my steps. As I moved forward, the pure white space distorted. Fortunately, it was like waking up from a dream. 

“I’ll see you soon!”

Garou’s call was heard behind my back. I wanted to turn back and see what he was doing, but I fixed my gaze to the front.

‘Garou is a dangerous opponent.’

There was a determination in his eyes that showed he could do anything for his purpose.

But I would not be taken advantage of by Garou. It was impossible for him to do that in the first place. 

The Lilietta he wanted to use didn’t exist in this world.

***

The next day, the celebration banquet continued from morning to afternoon, but in the end it finished in a dreary way. 

Both the imperial family and the nobles, they only talked about my marriage with the crown prince, and Alan was displeased.

The day was a repetition of the atmosphere cooling down when each one’s intentions were exposed.

The Bauners and I came home earlier than scheduled.

Unexpectedly, time was running out and I looked out the window blankly as I reflected on my escape plan in my head.

At that time, Yuria ran up to me, trembling with fuss.

“Princess, they said that the debutante dress you made 3 months ago is finally complete!”

“…Really?”

I pretended to be happy, but in reality I was depressed. 

I turned my eyes out the window and looked out at the castle, which had been restored steadily over four years. 

With new tiles from the floor to the wall, the castle no longer looked like a ghost den like before.

All this was a change that took place after I came.

“Come on, Princess! Let’s go try on the dress!”

Yuria pushed me into the dressing room without realizing my heart.

The four maids, as cute as fairies, turned their gazes at me at the same time. 

A dazzling white dress could be seen over their shoulders.

Before I could even admire it, Yuria screamed. 

“So pretty! Do you think men will line up?”

“Quiet. Don’t make a fuss next to the Princess.”

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The head-maid, Verney, stepped out from behind the dress and frowned, wrinkling her forehead.

Yuria quickly covered her mouth and retreated cautiously.

She was the type who was infinitely weak to the strong, so even if she simply saw Verney, she was terrified. 

“Princess, do you like the dress?”

Verney raised her silver-rimmed glasses and bowed her head to me. 

“Um, yes.” 

I raised the corners of my lips as naturally as possible.

The dress was pretty, but that was a problem.

As soon as I saw it, there was a strong ambivalence. 

‘I can’t believe such a dress is prepared for a fake that will soon disappear. I was sure that they would do it at the level of commoners’ birthday parties…’ 

My debutante ball, which will be held soon, cost a lot of money.

About a year ago, I begged for it to be small, but this was the result.

The only thing in common with the commoners’ parties was that the dinner table set up in the garden had a nice rustic style.

‘If this was really my birthday, I’d be thrilled.’

However, it was too much for a person who would run away soon to receive it.

The burden on my heart was heavy.

This feeling would only disappear if I ran away from the duke’s castle or be decapitated by Alan’s hand.

“Try it on, Princess.” 

“I think it would fit really well.” 

“Look at this lace. How… It’s embroidered with lilies.”

The larks took my hand and gently led me towards the dress. 

The dress looked more luxurious when viewed up close. The delicate corsages and laces were stacked layer by layer, drawing various patterns, as if it were a piece of craft in itself.

The larks took off the dress from the display with excitement.

Then, behind their backs, a small knock was heard.

All the women in the room turned towards there.

The man, who received their gazes, coughed in vain as if he was somehow embarrassed.

“Is that the debutante dress?” 

To Hugo’s question, Verney politely held up her skirt and answered.

“That’s right, Prince Hugo. It was created by a designer dedicated to the duchy.”

“Sure enough…”

Hugo came up to me and smiled.

“It will suit Lily really well.” 

“…I haven’t tried it on yet though.” 

“I can tell by the look of it. Because this dress is pretty and Lily is pretty too. There’s no way it doesn’t suit you, right?” 

Even though Hugo was now 19-years-old, his silly comments didn’t go down at all.

Rather, his temperament seemed to have worsened over the past four years when we did not meet often.

I smiled vaguely, saying ‘thank you’ and looked around.

‘Hugo came before Alan?’

The person most interested in my debutante would be Alan, but strangely, he didn’t even show the tip of his nose.

Then Hugo pulled out a cylindrical magnifying glass from his pocket. The length of the magnifying glass increased as the tip rolled around.

“That’s…” 

“In any case, it wouldn’t be a big deal if the stitching was wrong or the seam came out wrong. But we should take a closer look as it shouldn’t hurt Lily’s delicate skin.”

You’re going to scan the whole dress with a magnifying glass the size of your finger?

“Wait a while. It will probably be over in half a day.”

Hugo took off his glasses and placed the magnifying glass over his deep eyelids. 

Just imagining that he would be looking at the dress pattern all day made my eyes fall out. 

I thought Verney was going to stop Hugo because she was sneaking around, but she had another idea.

“Prince, do you have another magnifying glass?” 

“There are different sizes in my room.”

“Let me help too. The Princess will be left waiting. If I join you, it will be over sooner.”

…Let’s just leave it. 

I smiled awkwardly and then asked.

“Brother Hugo. By the way, where is Father? Is he resting?”

“No, he’s going to be in the office because it’s the busiest time of the year. What’s the matter?”

“Hmm… Never mind.”

I scratched my head shyly.

I mean, I was worried. Whether to tell Alan that the crown prince appeared in my dream or not.

Considering the dangers of Crown Prince Garou, it was correct to tell him, but I was worried that the castle’s security might be intensified.

It would be really bad to have increased surveillance when I would be running away soon.

But I was worried that if I kept my mouth shut, he would reveal that I was a monster…

The larks placed a couple accessories on my head, which was pondering hard.

While trying on several tiaras at the same time, Nike entered the dressing room.

“Umm, Princess.” 

“Yes?” 

Nike stuttered as if he was very embarrassed and shouted.

“The Crown Prince has visited!”

“I’ll see you soon!”

The words of Garou that I heard in my dream last night ran through my mind. 

‘…It’s faster than I thought!’

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