"Be careful what you wish for because you might just fall hard on them..."
Stuck in a cursed reverse harem novel, I find myself tasked with helping the second lead male characters let go of their first love and find them new ones in order for me to...
King Froy's revelation rendered me speechless and caused me to become frozen like stone.
Nanatiling nakatitig sa akin si King Froy na animo tila nag-aantay ng kasagutan mula sa akin.
Sa kadahilanang hindi na rin ako mapakali sa mga nakakailang na tingin ng hari sa akin ay pinilit ko na basagin ang katahimikan sa paggitan naming dalawa.
"Why? Why would Duke Lorkan have to sacrifice himself just to save someone like me?" bulalas ko.
Humakbang papalapit si king Froy at hindi ko batid kung ano ang lumalaro sa kanyang isipan.
"It was because you chose to be bethroted to the duke of kahoma, Giezelle. it was for that reason why the duke of kahoma must face the consequences of his betrayal against his promised engagement to the princess of Houndshire, Princess Beatrice."
Muli nanaman bumalik sa isipan ko ang orihinal na plot ng kwentong ito. Princess Beatrice was supposed to wed the duke of Kahoma if not for the former king Richard's interference.
And now that Richard was dead, ako naman ang sumunod na naging balakid sa plano ng Houndshire na ipakasal ang dalawa.
"Is it sinking in now? Do you finally get the picture? Houndshire wanted to secure getting the support of Kahoma by unifying themselves through a marriage agreement. But the Duke of Kahoma refused to agree and used the opportunity of getting bethroted to you as his escapegoat. for if the union happened, there would be a great slash of support for the kingdom of Volterion against the posing colonization of the Houndshire kingdom."
I was not sure how I should even feel right now. One moment I should be concern for Duke Lorkan, yet I couldn't help but also feel bad learning how I was treated like a escapegoat.
And yet, I was still filled with an overwhelming question whether it was Duke Lorkan's real intention.
Dahil kung talagang ginamit lamang niya ako, bakit ang sinabing dahilan ni King Froy kung kaya handang ibuwis ni Duke Lorkan ang buhay niya, ay upang harapin ang mga hired assassin para mailigtas ako?
Why would Duke Lorkan go to such extent kung pwede naman niya ako pabayaan na lamang mamatay dahil pwede naman niya ako palitan.
And for that reason, all of those moments together with the duke flashed within my thoughts and surprisingly, tears began to yield down from my eyes.
Ngunit laking gulat ko na lamang ng biglang hinaplos ni King Froy ang mga luha sa pisngi ko.
"It must been hard for you to accept it. And I hate to have been the bearer of such revelation, but someone has to tell you the truth..." saad ng hari. "The duke of kahoma doesn't deserve any of your tears, Giezelle. If anything, his death is an atonement of how he had used you for his own sake."
Agad ako natigilan sa pagluha dahil naalala ko ang misyon ko sa lifetime na ito. hindi dapat mamatay ang isa sa mga pitong second male lead characters dito.
"Duke Lorkan can't die. He simply must not die." saad ko sabay aligaga na sa sana upang lumabas at maghanap ng paraan upang mapigilan na mamamatay ang duke.
Ngunit hindi pa man din ako nakakahakbang papalabas ng silid ay mabilis naman ako napigilan ng hari matapos niya magsalita.
"Are you that eager to see the duke that you would shamelessly turn your back to the King of Asnador?"
Hindi ko lubos akalain na gagamitin ito sa akin ni King Froy. it left me no choice but to look back at him once more.
"Your majesty, please allow me to leave the kingdom. I needed to find the duke of Kahoma. I needed to save him before it's too late." pakiusap ko sa hari.
Habang andito ako sa tapat ng hari at nakikipagpatentero sa kanya ay wala akong kasiguraduhan na buhay pa sa mga oras na ito ang duke ng kahoma.
Marahil ay nakikipaglaban pa siya o di kaya malubha na siyang sugatan. Kung ano ano nang scenario ang bumabagabag sa isipan ko, ngunit ang mas matinding nakakabahala sa akin ngayon ay kung maaabutan ko pa ba ang Duke ng Kahoma na buhay.
"Do you really wish to save the duke of kahoma that much?" he suddenly asked, his eyes speaks of familiar signs of jealousy. but why would the king feel it? I wonder.
I tried to pay it no mind, believing I might only be delusional that even King Froy would suddenly show some interest in me.
However, I have proven my theory to correct again particularly when King Froy eventually said, "Do you perhaps love the duke so much that you'd go so far as to endanger your own safety just to save him?"
It left me shunned for a moment, unable to come up with an answer right away. after like a deafeaning silence, I was eventually able to gather my thoughts.
"I needed to save the duke because he had only been good to me, your majesty. The duke risked his life to save me and my family when the former king tried to kill them. I thought perhaps if I could save the duke, I could be able to repay him back."
King Froy looked at me as though he was thinking so deeply. Before I couldn't even figure out what was on his mind, the king eventually replied, "If you really wish to help the Duke, I think I can help you with that."
Para bang nabuhayan ako ng dugo nang marinig ko ang sinabi ni King Froy. "How?" I asked, perhaps out of desperation.
King Froy cornered me as he placed his hands on both my side, rendering me to pinned my back voluntarily against the door. And as he lured his face closer, the king offered me a suggestion I would have never thought na maririnig mula sa mga labi niya, "Marry me, Giezelle. Become my Queen and I shall order the union of Duke Lorkan and princess Beatrice. You may find this absurd but it's the only way I can help you save Lorkan from dying."
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