"I, Your Highness Kyle. His Highness Belial asked me to meet him for a while. Are you inside?"
Suddenly, a sound outside the door startled us, and we sprang apart as if on fire.
…Mi, mi, crazy.
I felt a surge of heat rush up my neck. What are you trying to do? Are you serious? I almost kissed Kyle! This was a completely different matter from sticking my lips to a hamster because it was cute. Above all, I needed to prepare my mind. I liked Kyle, but it was a bit… to hook him in so suddenly!
"Your Highness?"
The voice on the other side of the door was, of course, strong. When she didn't answer, she knocked on the door again. "Are you not there? Strange. He said he would stay in the bedroom until morning…"
Kyle quickly replied, "It's inside. Come in!"
I was still sitting on his lap. It meant that even though my upper body had moved a little farther away, I was still half-embraced.
"What if I tell you that right away!?" I whispered nervously behind me, and I jumped up at the sound of the doorknob turning.
"Oh my." Sen walked into the room and looked at the two of us, covering the corners of her mouth. "Both of you have red faces… Was it a little hot in the room?"
"Cough."
"…"
My throat choked, and I squealed my hand in my face, and Kyle turned his head to the window.
"I'm sorry. I came in at a time when I didn't notice."
You don't have to be quick to notice even in this case…
Kyle also coughed once and changed the subject. "Is the situation outside cleared up?"
"For now. So the Prince asked me to bring them first." Sen added with a cold expression. "I don't think it's a bad idea to keep the debt in check, Your Highness."
"…"
"I would recommend you to listen to the suggestions. It depends on how things go, but it can be a kind of weakness. In the future, if His Highness Belial harms Blake's estate, it could be a shield against it."
Kyle replied bluntly, "It makes sense. But not from Belial's fiancée."
"It's an arranged marriage. We just use each other, but we don't have any loyalty."
"Sen."
Kyle didn't seem to believe it at all. His red eyes were staring at Sen as if he was bruised. Sen squeezed her skirt tightly with both hands, then let out a deep sigh.
"…I can't cheat on Kyle. That's right, I care. He wouldn't be a good person for His Highness Kyle. Of course, he is not a very good person objectively either…"
"…"
"But… At the very least, I hope that the person I choose doesn't die miserably. Still, I feel like His Highness Belial is on the verge of a dead end. Even though he knows there is a cliff at the end of it, he seems to be running because he hates going back rather than dying."
I felt my heart drop at that. It was a bad feeling. I gasped and took a breath, and Kyle looked at me.
"Shu? Why is that?"
"…"
"Shu."
"…No, no, no."
I didn't have the confidence to see Kyle leaning over me, so I shook my head and whispered quickly to System.
'Similar original content! Surely there was something like this? What was that part?'
Then, after flickering for a moment, the system asked me.
[Do you really want to read the contents?]
'Pandora's box.'
But I didn't want to just look at it without knowing anything. You needed to know everything so you could take countermeasures. I nodded. Then, a bright blue system window appeared in my view.
[Kyle Jane Meinhardt was on the verge of a dead end, knowing that the only thing waiting for him at the end was a cliff, but he was willing to run towards it. The reason was simple, because he couldn't go back. This was the only option he had left.]
Kyle and Belial's fates have changed.
[Belial Serena Meinhardt, about 10 days before the estimated time of death.]
"Shu!"
Kyle shouted my name out loud. I grabbed my chin and looked up, and his shaky eyes scanned me.
"What are you seeing? Future? Can you have a premonition so suddenly?"
"…"
"No, what did you see? …complexion."
Really, has his fate changed?
I couldn't find the words to answer, so I pursed my dry lips and called the system again.
'…And what about Kyle? Can Kyle still live long?'
Then, several system windows popped up one after another.
[Kyle Jane Meinhardt, about 170 days before the expected time of death.] [Kyle Jane Meinhardt, about 10 days before the estimated time of death.] [Kyle Jane Meinhardt, about 170 days before the expected time of death.] [Kyle Jane Meinhardt, about 10 days before the estimated time of death.]
You may die. However, you can buy it.
The date was the same as the day Belial could die. Are you involved in the same case? If so, it might be better not to follow Sen to meet Belial now. This meant that it was dangerous enough to risk his life.
"…Don't help me."
I knew it was selfish. But Kyle was more important to me than Belial. So I had no choice but to say that. Sen might feel sad when he heard this, but he didn't want to lose both of them. I was just a person who died unluckily and was trying to come back to life. I was lucky enough to know about it. I'm not very omnipotent or capable. There was nothing to say even if you pointed fingers at him for being cowardly.
"Your Highness, this place is dangerous. Let's go back to the North. Even today…"
"Shu!"
"Don't interfere in His Highness Belial's affairs anymore. It has nothing to do with us anyway. The northern part… prepare separately for the northern road."
Kyle put his hand on my forehead and cut me off.
"Go out and wait for a while. I'll try to convince you."
"…Yes."
"Don't worry too much, go to Belial. I'll go to you. Tell them you'll be back in ten minutes."
"I understand, Your Highness."
Sen left the room first, and the hand on his forehead came down and wrapped his arms around my cheek. Kyle asked me in a cautious voice.
"What did you see?"
I replied after a moment of silence. "…Ten days later, Prince Belial dies."
"Like the chandelier incident?"
"…"
"Didn't you blow up and block Belial back then? Wasn't he hoping he wouldn't die?"
"That's true… It's a little different from back then."
I hesitantly added. I hoped my words didn't sound too cowardly.
"Even if His Highness Belial had been hit by a chandelier, he wouldn't have been injured but dead. That's what I saw in my dreams."
"Hmm."
"But the injuries must have been significant, and since the accident happened in the North, I would naturally blame His Highness Kyle. It completely broke the relationship between the two princes, and His Highness Kyle kept bringing disadvantages to the northern territories, and it made it difficult for people…"
"You can look at it so closely." Kyle pondered and asked, "So, for me, you intervened in that fate."
"…Yes."
"The reason is simple. That would have kept me safe. That's to reduce the chances of me dying…"
"…"
"I just decided that I might die."
"Ten days later, I don't know what will happen." I whispered in a dry voice. "But if you go with him, your Highness is also in danger."
"Shu."
He said to me, pressing his forehead. "I know you have the power to change your fate. And I know that he is trying to save me and help Blake with his power, and that his power is greater than I thought. Maybe you have more power than I think."
"Your Highness. That's it…"
"But."
"…"
"But not everything is under your control. You may have seen the future, but we are living in the present. And me, Belial, Sendo, and you too. I make a lot of choices at every moment."
"…"
"If we both die, that's just our choice. You will do your best at that moment, but you don't have to regret it."
What I brought up was an arrogant statement. I treated them as beings in a story. Even though this is life for them. They have their own will, and they have the right to decide where to go when they encounter a crossroads in their lives. And I liked Kyle for having such a strong soul. Before and now.
"I'm going to listen to Belial. It's not because I feel a special brotherly affection. It is for Sen's happiness. If I think it's dangerous, I'll say no, but that's something I'll judge after listening to him."
"…Yes."
"Will you go with me?"
It was as if he knew my answer. The hand that gently pulled her waist and hugged her was affectionate. I said bluntly.
"If not me, who else are you going with?"
"Haha."
Kyle laughed briefly and dropped a little. And as always, he extended his hand as if to offer to accompany him. Without hesitation, I placed my hand on his hand, and I gripped it tighter than he could have been.