I Failed to Possess

Contrary to what I feared that the male lead’s personality might be in danger of being distorted at any moment, time passed peacefully.

The distance between the prince and I was still there, with me being unilaterally ignored. But since that night, our gazes often intertwined in the air.

At such times, I constantly smiled to appeal that I was not dangerous.

Of course, the results were ignored.

One afternoon, when the warmth of the sun was evident, a maid came to visit.

She said that the Queen hasn’t left the room.

According to the handmaiden, she says, days have passed since the Queen hasn’t left the room.

The prince left the room with such a wretched face as he finished the delayed homework. As usual, I followed him, and I was met with an unexpected sight.

“Mother, I was all wrong.”

“Mother, please open the door.”

The prince and I were now in front of the empress’s room.

The emperor of the empire, the male lead’s father, had two wives. Empress and Queen.

The Empress was called the mother of the Empire in name and reality, and she was a character who lacked nothing. The strong support of her father, the marquis, and her abilities that she and herself possess were considerable.

A typical aristocrat suitable to stand above someone’s head.

On the other hand, the male protagonist’s mother, the Queen, was not even a noble, and I even heard that her mind fluctuates.

When she entered the imperial castle, there was a strong backlash.

‘The male lead isn’t even blonde, so he must have been talked about a lot.’

All those who inherited royal blood were blonde. It was the splendor of gold that made the imperial family sacred, and she was condemned by the Empress, who bore a blue-haired son, saying that she had disturbed the imperial family by her infidelity.

However, the Emperor ignored all of her accusations on his concubine, and recognized him as his own child.

‘Of course, the public still had doubts.’

However, there was an episode in which he was confirmed as the father at the temple later. So the male lead is the real son of the emperor.

“Please…”

He looked for his mother in a very mournful voice, but the owner of the room did not respond at all.

“Prince, it seems that the Queen is not feeling well.”

The hallway was empty, and only the prince and Seria were present. There was not even a servant nearby for his mother.

Seria tried to reassure the prince, but the prince did not move.

“Mother…”

I quietly went through the wall and checked inside.

In the dark room, I saw a woman sitting on a chair.

She had a dead face, even more lifeless than me, a ghost. Her blue hair resembles that of the prince, as if stamped out.

‘Are you even alive?’

I would have doubted whether she was alive or dead, had it not been for the thick smoke spewing out of her mouth.

I went through the wall again and said to the prince.

“There’s someone inside, but I think it would be better to leave today.”

“What?”

“What? Do you need to say something?”

Seria questioned him at his sudden exclamation.

“No, no.”

The child stared at me.

“I went inside and saw it. I think she wants to be alone.”

I explained.

“…”

“What are you going to do if you lose your voice?”

My worried words shook the child’s eyes.

‘People’s eyes can tremble like this.’

After agonizing for a while, he said.

“Let’s go back now.”

The silence in the hallway was broken by the footsteps of the two. While returning to the room, the prince said nothing.

He remained expressionless, but he could not hide the depression in his eyes.

‘What does the queen want?’

The queen caused destruction and confusion. There’s nothing she wants here.

‘Anyway, if the male lead grows up well, the novel will change, so shouldn’t we focus on that?’

The male lead, who was lacking somewhere, hated his blood, which was the queen’s, but could not let go.

While searching inside the brain for information about the queen, my spine got chills.

‘Wait. Didn’t the queen get stuck in the tower?’

Let’s cool down first.

I don’t know the ending, so I can’t make a proper guess.

While contemplating one thing or another, I arrived at the prince’s room. Seria disappeared before I knew it.

The prince sat on a chair by the window.

His eyes were full of emptiness, and his mouth was drooping with depression.

“I don’t know what it is, but don’t be too depressed.”

“…”

“Everything will be fine.”

As a result of observing the prince, he was speechless.

Until now, Seria was the only person who could be called the prince’s person. But she was also someone who kept a distance from him.

Furthermore, Seria was a maid, so she could not support him from an equal standpoint.

Has it been like this since he was young?

‘Come to think of it, he doesn’t have a nanny. Who raised him?’

Did the queen raise him?

Whoever it was, he stood alone. At the time of reading, he clicked his tongue, saying he had no friends because his personality was like that, but the child in front of me looked lonely.

However, I can be sure that many things will change in the future.

“It’s not an illusion…”

“I told you several times that I’m not fake.”

‘I know the difference better than anyone else whether there is someone next to me or not.’

“Then, you…”

The small voice of the prince carefully narrowed the distance in case I would fly away in the wind.

“Hey! Don’t come too close!”

As he got closer, he began to tremble.

“Yeah. The illusion I made can’t be this pathetic.”

I was surprised by him calling me pathetic.

“You must be a real ghost.”

“That’s great. Now we can communicate.”

If I could go back to reality, I would go right away, but until then, I have the ability to help from the standpoint of tax payment.

“Nice to meet you.”

For me, who raises the corners of my mouth harmlessly, the prince’s vigilance gradually collapsed.

The kitten, who was scared and furry, disappeared.

“Ask me if you have any questions.”

“Hmph.”

I’ll raise you until I go back.

“Yes, are you a spirit of grudge?”

The child asked me about my essence in a trembling voice.

Pls read only at pink muffin tl.

“I don’t know why I became like this either.”

“What does that mean?”

“When I opened my eyes, I looked like this, and I don’t know exactly where I am.”

It was hard to believe that the passionate reaction that distorted his face was someone who had ignored me so far. 

“You’re the only one who can see me properly right now.”

“Me?”

The prince seemed to be in trouble again in an unbelievable situation.

“I… I’m not really crazy, am I?”

It’s this that’s driving me crazy.

“Why do you make me repeat everything?”

“Prove that you’re not an illusion.”

I wanted to hit my head, but I was the one who was disappointed.

“Wait.”

After passing through the door, I looked around for a while. I saw the servant coming to this hallway.

“Bright brown hair and blue eyes.”

I went back into the prince’s room.

“A woman with a kettle outside and brown hair and blue eyes is coming to this hallway.”

A suspicious look appeared on the prince.

He must have wanted to check with his eyes whether I was crazy or not.

“Argh!”

The servant screamed, perhaps surprised by the sudden open door.

The water kettle shook and droplets splashed in the air, but she took the water flowing through the superhuman reflexes with her palm.

“Woah. Prince, what’s going on?”

“It’s nothing.”

The servant rubbed his wet hands on his clothes nervously,

The prince went back to the room, and I also followed him inside.

“See? Prince, you’re not crazy.”

“In order to make the empire better, we shouldn’t let go of even a private matter.”

The prince looked up at me as if he had a kind heart and graciously reached out to me.

“I don’t know what it is, but I’ll release my resentment.”

“Your hands are shaking.”

Looking at his trembling fingers as if vibrating, he raised his lips crookedly.

“Do you know who I am?”

“I heard you’re a prince.”

“Then be more polite!”

The gesture of pointing and yelling was loud.

I’ve been ignored for a long time, and all I heard was yelling because the conversation was successful.

“If you want to be respected, it’s polite to respect the other person first.”

“Ha! No matter how low my authority is, it’s the first time I’ve been treated like this.”

“I’m glad about that. What’s your name?”

Come to think of it, I realized that I had not made a full statement so far.

No matter what, I don’t want to live under the insulting title of “you”.

“I am the prince of the Empire, Mortier Knox Partia!”

“My name is…”

Kang Sujin.

It must be a weird name here. Probably hard to pronounce.

“You’re the only one who can call me now anyway, so just give me a name.”

“Why are you talking like it’s a nice thing? I will not be grateful if a prince gives me a name.”

I shook my palm and glared.

He stared gently at my dark hair for a while.

“Titi.”

“Huh?”

“Titi. Your name is Titi. I’ll lend it to you for a while.”

“Isn’t it too cute to call it a person’s name?”

The child stared at something and made a vague expression. A face full of stories.

…I think it will be annoying. (tl/n: Why do I feel like he named her after a pet XD)