Crown Prince’s Ex-Boyfriend

Officially, Irillin does not know that the Crown Prince and Vin were in a romantic relationship. I wish I could tell you that you didn’t do anything wrong, but I can’t and it is frustrating.

I couldn’t say anything and was groaning, but Vin seemed to appreciate my face with interest for some reason.

……Isn’t he on his way to being forced to break up with the Crown Prince because of his parents?

He was definitely crying in the novel, but I couldn’t even see the traces of tears.

Why do you seem strangely happy?

“Why do you keep laughing?”

“Did I laugh? Did I?”

Only then did Vin wipe his smile from his face with wide eyes.

I nodded vigorously. Then the laughter, which had been subdued for a while by surprise, slowly began to bloom again.

“I didn’t know that my eyes are pretty. I think that’s why I keep laughing.”

“What’s that got to do with smiling?”

“I don’t know. But what’s that?”

Vin let out a tired laugh and glanced at the copy in my hand.

You can’t change the subject so suddenly.

I gave it to him, briefly explaining what I had been through at the art contest.

“Do you want to have it? It’s something I just crumpled up, but if you don’t mind.”

The reason why they shouldn’t dare call their love “love.”

It’s the title of the article I wrote in the art contest.

It was written that what people who regard other people as possessions, under the name of “love” was actually interference and obsession.

‘Irillin’ didn’t know what happened between Vin and his parents, so letting him read this was all I could do to comfort him.

“Did you write it thinking about Sith?”

Vin asked, quickly going through the writing.

…… Actually, I wrote it thinking about parents who are obsessed with their children and ‘balls’ who are unilaterally obsessed with ‘Shou’, but since Sith is also a seed that will become an obsessive sub-gong, let’s just say that.

“Yeah, well. Yeah.”

“Well written. I didn’t expect you to be so good at writing.”

It’s because you haven’t known me for a while, but if you get to know me, I’m a person with a lot of talent.”

“I know. I didn’t know until now. Too many things…….”

“A lot of things? What else is there besides writing skills?”

To my question, Vin only smiled without answering.

…Something’s been wrong since earlier.

He said he didn’t know that his eyes were pretty until now, or that he didn’t know what they were…….

I felt sorry for him again, and now I decided to be nosy for the last time.

“Vin. Turn it upside down.”

“What?”

“All the things that bother you. Don’t just hit it timidly, turn it upside down and don’t let them mess with you again.”

“I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”

“I mean live like me. See, no one messes with me because I make a mess of things around me.”

“……Do you happen to know what happened to me that you say that?”

“No. I don’t know. I’m just saying this because you look distressed.”

I spoke slyly way.

Vin, who had been silent for a while and seemed lost in thought, opened his mouth again.

“What if I lose what I have?”

“What have you got? Money? Honor? Status? You’re the heir of the Duke of Ortega. It’s not a position that you easily lose just because you cause a bit of a ruckus.”

“What about trust?”

“You don’t need that. Look at me. Is there anyone in the world who feels that way for me?”

“Yes. There are a lot. People trust that you’re going to create trouble.”

“… … Do you really have to say something so straight-forward in this situation?”

“I’m sorry.”

With a face that wasn’t sorry at all, Vin giggled.

Then he spat it out.

“Oh, it would be difficult to overcome, but I’ll try to hit(?) you once. Instead… .”

“Instead?”

“Promise me. If I get over it, you get over it.”

“Get over what?”

“Sword.”

“Ah…..”

“Promise to hold a sword, not a tree branch. And when the day comes when we both get over it…….”

Pyuuuuung-! Fireworks shot up in the sky with the loudest sound ever.

It was a flame as big as the sound. After these fireworks go off, it’s time to fly the carriage.

“Let’s spar.”

It was the words that followed with the explosion of the fireworks.

Like the color of the fireworks that embroidered the sky, Vin’s cheeks were also red under the bright light.

Maybe that’s why Vin looks a little shy. To spar is just meaningless, so why?

“Okay.”

It won’t happen, but if we meet again someday.

I uttered a soulless answer and nodded.

I have to hurry to send Vin down and get into the carriage.

“I guess it’s time to send the carriage away. I’ll get in the way of the preparations. Let’s go down.”

“Is this the place where the carriage is waiting?”

“Yes. Go down first.”

“……Would you like to watch it with me?”

“……Never mind if you don’t like it.”

“I don’t want to.”

“So go down quickly.”

“Why do you want me to go first? Did you leave anything behind?”

“Yes.”

“Then we can go get it together and go down.”

Oh, let’s move on! Why is this guy who wanted to be away from me trying to stay with me?

In a hurry, I couldn’t help but scream.

“No!! You don’t have to.”

“Why?”

“……It’s because I want to fart. I beg of you to leave your seat quickly.”

This is the excuse I came up with after all.

What am I going to do with my image! Is it not…. ah I’m not going to meet him any more.

“Ye-yes”

Damn it. Look at him stuttering! I’ve never done that before, how absurd would it be.

“I’ll be waiting for you. Come quickly.”

“Yes.”

I took my eyes off the Vin’s back, that was quickly disappearing, and ran to the carriage.

Just then, I heard the preparation staff coming this way. Fortunately, it was quicker and easier to get into the carriage than to get spotted.

“What? Why aren’t the guards there?”

“The door is broken.”

“That’s why I told you we had to come quickly!”

“Damn……. Let’s get it out of the way first.”

“Can we do that?”

“They won’t know that the door is broken because it’s far from the eyes of the viewers anyway. If there is a problem later, let’s blame the guards.”

I couldn’t think of a way to restore the broken door, so I just hoped I wouldn’t get caught, but the lack of conscience of the prep staff helped me.

“Mana charging!”

“Charging!’

I could feel my body slowly rising as the preparation staff poured in mana.

Soon, when I reached sky-high, I saw a man descending the hill through the crack of the broken door.

It was the familiar back of silver haired man.

I said my final goodbyes.

“Bye. Let’s never see each other again.”

It’s been a week since Irillin disappeared.

“You’re not Irillin, are you?”

I can’t believe she ran away as soon as I asked.

Sith also thought he was too hasty and regretted it. But I didn’t worry or miss her at all.

Even if I found out that she wasn’t actually the hateful Irillin.

Vin, the crown prince, and her family were the only ones in the world who had such affectionate feelings.

Not just a fake family, but a “real” family that can love and protect each other.

“Honey, where the hell is my precious daughter? Is she even alive? If the kidnapper took her, why hasn’t he contacted asking for money?”

“Calm down and wait and it will come. Let’s hang in there.”

The parents would have never dreamed that Irillin would have run away on her own.

On the other hand, Sith could even roughly guess what means she would have used to flee.

Because of his own secret that no one knows.

“Where are you going?”

The Marchioness asked Sith, who was about to go out, for some reason.

Nevertheless, Sith did not expect her to be of interest at all, but replied in a dry tone.

“Just, going out.”

“You say ‘going out’ so leisurely? You don’t know if your sister is alive or dead?! Perhaps because you are a psychopath who is chasing after a man, your thinking system is very different.”

Sith went out without even giving her a look at the worthless words that she didn’t know where to say.

The Marchioness’s rant continued, but he didn’t care at all.

It’s always happened, Sith was neither soft nor young enough to care about every word such a person said.

He just focused on getting to his destination.

Thanks to that, his destination was the Imperial Palace, which allowed him to arrive just in time.

A week ago, an art contest to commemorate the founding of the country was held here.

Today was the day to announce the winners of the contest.

“I will announce the grand prize. The grand prize winner is Baek…….”

The result was obvious, so there was no tension at all throughout the trip. So Sith was just waiting for the announcement with an insensitive attitude……

For a moment, Sith felt someone flinching next to him.

Sith’s eyes turned sideways unconsciously.

The blue eyes, which had been insensitive, were covered with fine agitation.

“Vin?”

“…… Hyung?”

“Why are you here? Did you participate in this contest?”

“No. I’m just looking for someone…….”

“Mina!”

Baek Mi-na. This name from the speaker’s mouth was the pen name of Sith.

Sith walked slowly forward without feeling much emotion even though she was called. Seeing him like that, Vin was more surprised and asked from behind.

“Baek Mi-na? Is that your pen name?”

“Yes.”

“Did you try to match with Irillin?”

“……What do you mean?”

Sith stopped walking toward the announcer and walked to Vin, his face hardened.

His eyes turned to a piece of paper in Vin’s hand. Strangely enough, his heart started to beat fast as soon as he saw it.

A sense of duty dominated his mind.

Sith grasped the paper as if to take it from Vin’s hand.

Then, he tried to read the text written as if he was possessed, but there were letters that caught my eye before the title.

Baek Mo-na.

The name I’ve always heard and read since the days when memories were reborn. A name that will never be forgotten even after decades.

The name of the only ‘real’ family.

“……Where’s Irillin Heather now?”