What Universe is This Again? [THWSLC 1: TCFxWMMAP]

XLVI

Yhan stares at Athy's back. She's been busy for a while now and surrounded by two bugs annoying him.

Ah. This unbridled jealousy makes him really out of character nowadays.

For some reason, he wants to be spoiled by Claude, Athanasia, or both. He wants their attention all to him without anyone coming in their way.

It's selfish. Selfish, but—he's feeling lonely right now.

Hah. Me? Kim Roksu knows loneliness?

It's been erased from his dictionary for the longest time now. He knew it existed but never in his world. He was so used to it that these feelings were making him confused.

Kim Roksu was someone incapable of feeling lonely.

He never knew it ever existed in his world.

He can't help but bitterly smile and look down. He calmed himself to the best of his ability while he worked on all paperwork assigned to him. It was when "Ack."

He ended up wounding himself with the paper. Papercuts never happened to him before; this was his first time.

He let out a sigh and was about to wipe it with a hanky, but Athanasia already grabbed his hand and took good care of it.

"Ah, Yhannie's clumsy."

It's warm.

He let his sister take good care of his cut. She even blew on it that it reminded him of the childhood they had together. Athanasia was always there, taking care of him while he bullied her with all his might.

He can't help but chuckle lightly and subconsciously and say, "Will you still take care of me when you have your own family?"

There was a very long silence. He realized that he said something useless and was about to take it back when Athanasia smiled at him.

"If Yhannie is serious about living alone, I'll take care of her. Even when you're old and can't move, I'll take care of you. I'll wipe you, clean you, and take good care of you. There's only me with you."

Ayhan couldn't help but smile back, "Okay. I'll protect Athy too, even if that's the last thing I'd do."

She will soon be crowned as Crown Princess. Even though Yhan was supposed to leave the palace after the coronation, he decided to stay even if the nobles might disagree.

"And who said I'd be marrying?" Athy smiled at him. "Childish thoughts it may sound, but I'll marry Daddy or Yhannie."

"Haha. You have such bad tastes with men."

"Yhannie, stay by our side for a long, long time, okay?"

"What's with that?" Yhannie asked, "of course I will."

They continued to joke around until Claude came to their office.

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Today is the day of Athanasia's coronation.

The maids worked so hard to dress her up for her official Gala.

She wore a red and blue gala, befitting her standing. She looked at herself and seriously stared at her reflection until—

"Athanasia."

An equally dressed and handsome Claude came into view. She looked around to see if Ayhan had come, but her brother was nowhere in sight.

"He's already at the Imperial Throne Room."