He, who made you a princess

Chapter XXXII

     ~ in all that you think are lies, he is the truth ~

     Athy was scared. These people truly do not understand what she's been through. They can only try, but never will understand. Athy is scared.

Claude is scary.

But why is Lucas' stupidity? Bravery? Just as scary?!

She's known him for a year before she fell unconscious. And in all those lives she lived, Lucas never appeared. There was never a Lucas in any life she went through. She only remembered him because she kept him in her mind.

Athy made sure that she would never not be able to recall each and every memory she had with Lucas. Whether it was an illusion or not— it's become a treasure she kept safe inside her through all four lives.

And then suddenly she woke up from it all and was told that she was only dreaming. Then after all those times, Lucas was real all along.

Just what kind of—

She even fantasized about him coming to rescue her from her wretched life inside the palace! Of course she'd develop some kind of feeling... But it was more like, for someone in a novel. A fictional character that wasn't real.

Do they understand? All of a sudden he appeared in all his glorified attitude, just like in her very vivid memories. Even she'd feel nervous. Suddenly sneaking up on her like that...!

Athy thought he was annoying as ever too, so she teased him. But for it to get this far. And that they're engaged...

And now he's asking her dad to announce it. On his birthday ball!

     "Lucaaaaas!"

Athy cursed under her breath, running through the hallways and outside the palace. By the gardens, that's been reduced to some sort of bush field, was where her dad and Lucas ran around like idiots.

Athy stopped right on the marble floors of the patio. And there, she could not believe the sight she was seeing. If anything, this was the dream!

Claude's unkempt chiton robe and Lucas' disheveled, half burnt hair...

Lucas ran and ran, dodging Claude's mana blasts that looked like they were coming right from his eyes. And judging by Lucas' appearance, her dad's lit a fire under his ass.

     "S— stop...!"

Athy half yelled out to the two. She was troubled. How does she stop this? Neither of them exactly listen right away.

In fact, aren't these the two most stubborn people on the planet?

*boom*

     "Stop! What are you so angry about?!"

Lucas yelled after dodging Claude's attack. Claude paused on his track and glared at Lucas even more.

     "Your attitude is vexing..."

Claude mumbled. Lucas crossed his brows with a confused look. As if what Claude said just doesn't make sense. Because why would his attitude be a problem? He was only speaking to an emperor. No big deal.

     "Uhh—!"

Athy tried to speak, but the two seemed like they were in a bubble and couldn't hear anything outside of it. Locked in each other's death glares, Lucas and Claude seemed like they communicated through the fierce looks on their eyes much more than they did with their words.

"What are you even talking about? You literally told me to be accomplished and come back to claim what's mine! That's what I'm doing right now! Faaaather!"