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"...If this is what you wanted all along..then..go. Go away far from this palace!" The young queen said and then the pinkish haired ruler grinned "Gladly. I'm sick of staying here anyways." Mizuki replied as they left the room, saki then sighed, a familiar knock appears behind the door.

"Oh, Tsukasa..Enter Please." the young queen said with a tired tone "your highness, I have brought you some brioche and a tea to cheer your up." The blonde haired boy said as he put down a plate of brioche and a cup of tea on the table "Thank you, tsukasa." The blonde haired girl queen said 'happily', all of a sudden a visible frown has appeared on tsukasa's face.

"...you seem a bit..upset, what is the matter?" tsukasa asked in a confused tone, still putting on a frown on his face, the queen sighed "oh.. it's just.. akiyama said to decline our wedding. And I'm annoyed and upset..but do not worry about me, I will be alright."

'Alright'? That is clearly a lie. Tsukasa thought

"If you say so" said tsukasa

"Well then, tsukasa? Can you take this item?" Saki called with a slight smirk on her face while giving the servant a small bottle with a paper inside. Tsukasa grabs the bottle and opened it to find a paper with a few words written on it.

'I command you kill this boy with a purple and cyan stripes on his hair. I'm sure his name is Kamishiro Rui.'

The blonde haired boy let out a gasp in horror, he calmed down himself down and looked at the young queen with a unsure face "..Why did you put this request in this bottle, if you don't mind if I ask?"

"..ah, as far as I remember..if you put your written wish on a paper and put it inside a small bottle and let it float away in sea your wish will be answered, as I was told too..a long time ago."

Tsukasa smiled in relief '..am I even sad or happy? I don't know what am i doing.'

Saki smirked "Well.. about the task. How about it? It should be a easy task for you, right? I mean he's just a peasant — we can Kill  him easily."
"..yes." tsukasa sighed, the young queen put a happy smile on her face "Very well then!"

The next day came, and rui is at nene's house, celebrating her first day on becoming a knight. Now, rui is helping his friend cooking "hehe, I just want to say, im proud of you, nene! And also congrats on becoming a knight!" Said rui with a smile on his face, the light green haired girl looked at her friend and smiled "Mhm..thank you. Also..rui, you should go home now. I think your mother would be searching for you." Nene said with a smile

Rui gasped and immediately ran to the living room "oh..right." the purple haired boy wore his shoes "Very well then, see you soon, nene!" The purple haired boy said as he waved goodbye to his friend and went outside. Nene who saw this, smiled happily and continued cooking.

Outside nene's house..

Rui spotted tsukasa with a hood on him just walking around nene's front yard, just making himself look like he's trying to search for something "eh?.. aren't you the person from a few days ago? What are you doing here, sir?" Rui asked while walking towards tsukasa

"Ah, I'm sorry.. don't call me 'sir'. Just call me tsukasa." Rui grinned "alright then, tsukasa-kun? What are you doing here?~" rui said, Tsukasa sighed "Can you..come and follow me? Just for a while." Said tsukasa as he grabbed the other boy's hand "sure." The purple haired boy answered.

📍 Somewhere around the forest in Lucifenia

The two walk together for a while 'Where are we going?' rui wondered, his questions were answered when the two arrived at some empty well.

Tsukasa let go of rui's hand, the purple haired boy wanted to speak but he feels something is holding him back to speak. The blonde haired boy turned around to face the taller, he leaned in and suddenly shoved a knife into the taller boy, earning a gasp from the other.

"I'm..sorry." the blonde haired boy whispered, rui who heard this smiled and accepted his fate and slowly closed his eyes. After rui died, tsukasa lay(ed) the other boy's body to sit near the well. Tsukasa didn't realise that he shed a tear, he walked away from the body.
Guilt starts to build in. 'do I really have to do this, for her?'

📍 Lucifenia Palace

"Miss prime minister?" "Yes, your highness? Do you need anything?"
"Haha..burn anyone from the green country that has a purple hair. I want them dead." "...yes, your highness. Your order is my command."

Do the people have any clue on what is happening?

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