Save Me

“Shrielle, I understand that the recent unsavory rumors about his highness might have disturbed your mind. But just think about it, If you were to capture his heart and give birth to an offspring there isn’t anything better than that.”

“….”

“Not only that, If you do well both me and your brothers will be proud of you”

As if trying to tame a horse, she was trying to persuade me with a carrot and stick. But it was just a carrot now

She spoke to me with little affection, as if she was trying to pick up a child.

At first I liked you, I liked you and everything was good. But now it seemed like you were asking why I was saying such useless things

But now that I am thinking it over carefully, I was just sacrificing myself for my own purposes.

“I also don’t feel very good about the fact that I have to imitate that Vulgar Hainen Family bitch. But it can’t be helped”

Hainen was the name of the family Charlotte came from.

Whenever she put the name Hainen in her mouth, her face became filled with contempt just like the way she looked at me

“Because the only thing that His Highness wants is that woman.”

In the emperor’s eyes, I was simply a substitute for Charlotte. And for the Linne family, I was a seed

It would be a happy ending for everyone if I just stayed still like a doll and pretended to be Charlotte.

And if Charlotte hadn’t came back, my life might have had a happy ending

Would it have been possible to hold onto his love and finish living the rest of my life?

It was an unknown ending because It was something that never happened before.

“Its just that I had two boys.Tsk.”

If Remigio or Jeremy were here the remark would have given such a impression that they wouldn’t have been able to control their facial expressions(?)

I stared at Duchess Linne as she was clicking her tongue and then opened my mouth

“Mother attended Charlotte’s funeral”

“Yes”

Charlotte’s funeral only allowed the five duke’s to enter

Of course, I couldn’t go anywhere near it, and neither could Remigio, The Duke’s eldest son

“Was it really Charlotte?”

“What do you mean”

When I suddenly questioned about Charlotte’s death my mother asked me sharply

“Did mother never think that Charlotte suddenly dying one day was strange?

Everything about Charlotte’s death was hidden

And even though everything about where and how she died was not known, everyone believed she was dead

The only thing known might have been the fact that she was dead

The Duchess of Linne who witnessed the corpse before it was put into it’s coffin was a little different, so for the first time I put the matter of Charlotte’s death on my mouth

The duke of Linne who was lost in thought at my question, answered my question with a murmur.

“Some parts of the body were filled with cuts, but her face was fine. The one buried underground was undoubtedly the Hainen girl”

“…filled with cuts?”

“Schrielle.”

That was something I never heard before

When I asked with curiosity, the Duchess of Linne called out to me in a low tone, as if warning me.

“Let’s stop talking about this, as long as you do as you were taught, you will never end up like that bitch.”

Was it just an illusion of mine that she seemed anxious about the matter of Charlotte’s death?

Prior to my question, it seemed the duchess had no questions about Charlotte’s death

“Don’t feel anxious, you have the Linne name”

Speaking firmly as if she was yelling at me. She handed the maid a small box

The box contained a pair of earrings

It was an accessory that would change my face into Charlotte’s

The accessory that was enchanted with magic was very precious. So the maid took it out very carefully and put them near my ear

“Mother”

“Before I fully became Charlotte, I called out to her.”

She seemed slightly impressed when I called her. It was something only noticeable if you were observing her closely

“Am I the daughter of this house?”

“You keep asking stupid questions”

In the end, the answer I was hoping for never came out. Her telling me I was asking a stupid question was her answer

It was evasive, and at the same time it was Negative

If, she really acted as if I was her daughter, would it have been foolish

People were like moths

Even though I knew my body would burn, If I saw a small fire called hope I would recklessly jump into it.

If they were to whisper sweet words into my ear, I would have foolishly believed them again.

The maid put the earring on me

I slowly closed my eyes and opened them again, the woman I see in the mirror had changed

It was now Charlotte.

It was me who perfectly had Charlotte’s face

“Bow your head forward”

The duchess of Linne who was looking at me without a care, repeated the same thing for the sixth time

“Even if we changed your appearance with magic the opponent is still destructive, even though it is said that his blood is mixed he still inherited the dragon’s blood and will soon see through the magic”

All this was just a mere trick and play

They were just using me to fulfill each other’s needs

“Smile, Shrielle.”

“….”

“Like the Hainen girl”

She touched my shoulders

In the mirror, behind Charlotte stood the Duchess of Linne with an indifferent face

If it was me from before I would have smiled wide

Wide like Charlotte

Without changing my voice, I had already copied Charlotte one by one, down to every little habit

Imitating Charlotte was as easy as breathing for me

But I didnt smile.

“…from the moment you step into the palace, you will become Charlotte”

Seeing me not smiling, the duchess said those words as if to bring me back to reality

This was also the 6th time I heard that

“Never forget that fact”

I nodded

I didn’t smile, but she still took a step away from me as if she was satisfied by my gentle nod

“Now that we are ready, lets go”

To his majesty.

I got up from my seat, hiding my feelings towards them

It was my time to meet the man who didn’t love me.

*****

I was still considered a part of the Linne family until I left the mansion, so I was seen off by my 2 brothers and my mother

My mothers face looked expressionless, and my first brother originally looked similar to her. But perhaps because of the conversation last night he looked displeased followed by my second brother

Maybe I would die, but no one seemed happy or sad

Such feelings were a luxury between me and the family

While walking towards the carriage I suddenly looked back. And bowed to them, who hated and despised me.

“Thank you for everything”

I never greeted them before, it was because I believed that I would come back one day.

I believed that I would be loved by his majesty just like my mother wished and that I would eventually have a child with him and become a daughter that was considered perfect for my family.

“Farewell”

With the surprised faced behind me, I got on the carriage

Now that I was left alone, I suddenly realised that I was smiling

I touched the corners of my mouth that was slightly raised.

It was not a smile I made as Charlotte, but as me

****

From the moment I entered the imperial place, it felt as if I was walking on thin ice. There was a sharp tension in the room

Everytime I willingly blinked it felt as if I wasn’t allowed to do so

The cause of this was the emperor.

Because the man was out of his mind. Everyone who lives inside the imperial palace was like a candlelight trying to survive in front of the wind

Everyone was being cautious incase they somehow went against the emperor’s temper

As a result, everyone readily accepted the nonsense of having an imitation

“Your majesty, Princess Hainen is here”

It was quiet

There was only a silence in return instead of an answer

However, the servant opened the door despite that.

No one pointed out the rudeness of the action

There was no one out here who didn’t know what the emperor was like.

When I stayed still despite the door opening, the servant winked towards me to have me enter the room. I briefly looked at him and went inside

As soon as I entered the room, the door closed

The first thing that greeted me while I stood with my back against the door was the smell of blood

It was a familiar scent of blood

As I followed the blood that was spilled through the floor I could see a person that was no longer bleeding

The blonde man who had his foot on him turned his head towards me

This is how our first meeting was always like

It wasn’t romantic at all

The body laying down on the floor with a sword drawn down on its chest. The man covered in blood was just like the devil in the legend

“CharChar?”

As soon as he saw me, he opened his eyes wide with surprise and then smiled broadly

He threw the sword he was holding away and slowly approached me

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The man who was approaching me was calling for Charlotte, not me

CharChar

It was a pet name for Charlotte that only the Emperor used

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