I am the Monarch – Chapter 187: New Ability (2)

A slightly joyous voice .
It was the first time that Aily Rinse was telling her secrets to someone other than Margaret or Guardian Knight Greg Katis .
No, she didn’t even consider this before .

“Actually, in the past I …… . ”

She had continued until then .

“Count Lancephil . ”

Accompanying that voice was Simon Rinse suddenly approaching .

[Aish]

Kinis frowned blatantly from this interruption .

[Such an unhelpful guy . ]

She began to noisily clamor with a high voice .

‘I see . ’

Aily bitterly smiled as she turned around .
It was only then that Simon and Katie had seen Princess Aily .

‘It seems you were forcefully dragged over . ’

Roan, seeing the uncomfortable looking expression on Katie’s face, caused him to bitterly smile as well . Following Simon’s plan, after the banquet had commenced, he conversed for quite a long time with Katie .
The one result that he was able to know was this .

‘Princess Katie and I are prizes, a prize . ’

Unlike the restless Roan, Katie was overly active .
How much it measured to be .

‘Seeing the truly active Princess Katie, who is overly short of words, it’s possible that she may have even discussed marriage and living happily ever after . ’

So much so that he couldn’t help but think how impressive it was .
Katie’s good-natured personality that is .

“What are you doing here?”

Simon slightly smiled as he alternated a look of envy between Roan and Aily .
However, what those eyes possessed was a sharp gaze .

‘How did Aily and not Katie…… . ’

Simon couldn’t understand .
Aily was known as the Shadow Princess, so much so that her existence was close to none in the kingdom .
One without a solid family background or any particular ability .
She didn’t even have any brothers or sisters .
She was an existence that provided no assistance to Roan, the pride of the Kingdom, and an uprising hero .

‘In contrast, after Katie, it should be my bloodline that is closest to being the next King . ’

That pale contrast did not fade anytime soon .

‘Of course her personality is a little bit boring, but that’s something that can be fixed along the way . ’

No matter how many times he looked, it was Katie that matched well with Roan, not Aily .

‘What a shame . ’

Roan was already guessing what Simon was thinking .

‘So it seems that he thinks even of love with his hips . ’

Simon saw love as one of the sub-categories in the quest for power .
In his previous life, almost all of the royalty and people that possessed power similar to them thought of love similarly .
For them, love and marriage was a way of retaining power .

‘I don’t live like that . ’

Since the beginning, Roan was a man that loved, not with his head, but with his heart .
Asides from all the various interests, he tried to be as honest with his feelings as possible .
And…

‘My heart…… . ’

When, and who, it pounds faster for, he knew better than anyone else .
It was getting clearer, but after this banquet, he was even more certain .
Roan smoothly smiled as he slightly bowed his head .

“I am having a conversation with Princess Aily . ”
“Mmm . I didn’t know you were acquainted with Aily . ”

Simon then turned his gaze to Aily, who was displaying a faint smile . Those deep eyes gently embraced Simon’s look .

‘Brother . ’
She knew better of what Simon’s personality was like than Roan, and it was not just because they were siblings .

‘It’s thanks to your mind . ’

Aily’s eyes weren’t normal because they allowed her to peer through a person’s feelings and thoughts .
Mind .
Aily’s current secret was much more heavier than she had thought .

‘Look at this guy…… . . ’

Simon’s eyes were stained .
He had never expected the person in front of himself, who was known as a shadow princess that the nobles would avoid being they did not think much of her, would boldy stare at him .

‘Did I make too quick of a judgment…… . ?’

Among everyone in the royal palace, he thought there was only Tommy Rinse, the 2nd Prince, and Callum Rinse, the 3rd Prince, that he needed to contain .
Other than them, he had either killed or detained all of the others that seemed to be problematic .
In comparison, he had left alone all of those that he decided weren’t worthy of dealing with at all, and she was one of them .
But today, he thought that he might’ve made the wrong judgment .

‘I’ll have to pay more attention to her . ’

He was still far ahead in the competition for succession of the throne .
He had to be even more careful and wary of failing .
Carelessness will lead to death .
Simon breathed in deeply as he looked at Roan and Aily .

‘If those two were to have interest in one another…… . . ’

It wasn’t a pleasant situation .
He didn’t know clearly what Aily thought of him .

‘It wouldn’t be good…… . . ’

But he was able to roughly measure .
Originally, in Simon’s case, other than his supporting faction, all of the others would be no different from being enemies .
It was because he highly emphasized the importance of distinguishing between those that were his people and those that were the people of others .
Simon’s gaze naturally turned to Katie .

‘Will you stay still like this?’

That sharp, piercing look .
However, Katie was an existence that didn’t move according to Simon’s will like the other nobles .
She was Simon’s one and only true younger sister, bound by blood .
Almost the only existence that she could raise her voice to .
Besides .

‘I don’t want to marry Roan Lancephil!’

Katie didn’t really like Roan, and so she glared at Simon with a frown . A speechless rebellion and scolding . A fierce snowball-like glare battle erupted between them . In the end, unable to control herself, Katie bursted out first .

“Hmph! This banquet is no fun!”

Then, while widely swinging her dress, she left the banquet .
“Katie!”

Simon called out for her with a loud voice, but she did not turn back .

‘Damn . ’

His rage reached up to the tip of his throat .
He wanted to follow her immediately and scold her .
However .

‘If he were to leave like this, Count Lancephil and Aily will…… . . ’

His gaze naturally turned to Roan and Aily .
Those two people were looking over at him side by side, as if they were an old couple, like they were married .

‘Dangerous . ’

Simon was nervous, however, protecting his position itself was laughable . No, he couldn’t protect his position, as the current atmosphere between Roan and Aily did not show any space for him to interfere into . Not to mention he wasn’t that natural in conversation with them .

“It definitely seems something is up . ”

Simon smiled to Roan awkwardly, as he slightly waved his hand .

“I must follow my sister . ”

Roan and Aily both nodded instead of replying .
Simon, while having a regrettable expression on his face, followed behind the footsteps of Katie .

‘Damn it . I might regret this greatly somehow . ’

He felt frustrated .
The fact that the day would come where he would regret not having separated Roan and Aily earlier . Usually, these kind of insecurities had a high chance of occurring .
‘I cannot let this happen . ’

He had to start removing the risk factors in advance .

‘I must investigate Aily . ’

If things come to the worst, he’ll have to take her hostage .

‘Count Roan Lancephil . How long will you stay by my side . ’

If he were to show any signs of departure or betrayal…

‘Then I will not know how I will change either . ’

His eyes flashed eerily within that split moment .
He smiled bitterly, as he looked at the backs of Roan and Aily .
It was then .

[Now! Should we finish what we were talking about?]

Kinis asked Aily with a highly anticipated face, and a look full of curiosity .
It was difficult to bear anymore .
Roan and Aily looked at each other speechlessly as they laughed with their serene eyes and warm smiles .

[Hey! Are you really going to keep doing this?]

Kinis interjected between them with a sulky look .
From those words, Aily shyly smiled as she asked in a low voice .

“Should we move?”

Her gaze turned towards a small balcony located in one corner of the banquet .
Roan slowly nodded .

“I will accompany you there . ”

He walked one step ahead, with Aily following behind him, as the people’s gazes naturally flocked towards them .

‘Why is Count Lancephil with the Shadow Princess?’
‘How did those two people get acquainted?’
‘What the **** is going on?’

The Royal family and the nobles were busily trying to figure what was happening .

‘It’s hard to grab onto the line of Count Lancephil…… . ’
‘Should I start supporting Princess Aily?’

It was the moment that Aily, the shadow that had no presence, was beginning to attract the interest of the people a bit .

“If it’s here, I’m sure we won’t be disturbed by anyone . ”

Aily arrived outside the balcony, as she gazed at the beautiful scenery in front and she spoke her inner feelings with a sweet voice .
Roan lightly smiled and nodded, waiting for the her next sentence .
Aily smiled before continuing .

“Do you know that my nickname is the Shadow Princess?”
“Yes . I know . ”

Roan slightly nodded, as Aily stared directly at him turning around .

‘Mmm . ’

Roan dryly swallowed his saliva the moment his eyes met with her large, deep, and mesmerizing eyes . His heart was beating loudly . Then, Aily’s small, red lips began to slowly move .

“The reason why I’m called the Shadow Princess is because I have not gone outside in years due to a serious illness . ”

Roan nodded silently, as he was also familiar with this fact .
Aily slightly smiled as she shook her head .

“However, that’s a false rumor . I……… . ”

That sweet voice grazed through his ears like wind .

“I have never been infected by a serious disease . ”
“Uhuh . ”

Roan answered with a low voice .
However, he wasn’t truly surprised, as he was already aware that the chances of those rumors being false were high . Since, if she was seriously ill and forbidden to leave outside, then there should have been various information and rumors based on the treatment .

‘It seems there’s a different reason . ’

So far, this much had been within his expected range .
However, the subsequent story of Aily was much further beyond Roan’s scope of expectation .

“I have been studying outside the Royal Palace for quite a long time . ”

It was already an unbelievable story .
Roan and Kinis slightly frowned .

[Study? Why studying?]
“Studying?”

Roan’s calm voice began to tremble .
Aily smiled faintly as she nodded .

“I lived in the Deep Grain Mountains together with 4 Masters . ”

It was an unbelievable story that a young princess had lived on the outskirts of the Royal Palace, and that she had lived in the deep mountain ranges of Grain, where even knights could not enter freely . However, Aily’s face was very serious .
There was not a single hint of a lie in her eyes .

“I have learned a lot from my Masters . Basic education was a given, but I had even learned magic and elemental magic as well . The reason why I am able to forge contracts with four different elements was all due to the teachings of my Masters . ”

Her words were scary .

[Nonsense! That’s bogus!]

Kinis screamed with an incredibly shocked expression .
Roan, although he did not speak out his inner feelings, felt similarly as well .
Kinis continued .

[You were able to forge contracts with four different Spirits due to the teachings of your Masters? Even if your Masters were elves, it’s absolutely impossible . If those 4 Masters were either Dragons or the Spirit Kings, then maybe…… but even then it is not easy at all . To have affinity with each of the four Elements…… . ]

When she had talked up to there, Aily smiled lightly before revealing one of her big, hidden secrets .

“Right . ”
[Huh? What’s right?]

Kinis made a puzzled look from Aily’s sudden reply .
Aily slightly tilted her head to one side with a cute expression .

“All of my Masters were…… . ”

Then, she instinctively lowered her voice .

“Dragons . ”

Soon, heavy silence overcame them all .
Roan And Kinis both looked at her with their eyes wide open . Though they had heart a lot of unbelievable stories, aside from the fact of where she was born, Kinis had claimed that she was a potential successor to the Spirit King .
In Roan’s case, he had returned to the past and had been living a new life .
But even then, it was hard to believe .
As much as it was difficult for Aily to reveal this great secret, it was equally shocking for them .
Dragon .
An absolute existence that had hid themselves over hundreds of years ago .
The Humans had thought that they had returned to their other world, but never did think that they had become extinct .
It was because they thought that Dragons would never die .
As much as how the Humans thought of Dragons as nearly equals to Gods, it was the same here .

“Pr-Princess was the student of a Dragon, and four of them?”

Roan’s voice shook .
Normally, he would be able to keep his composure, but in this instance, it was difficult to maintain it .

‘A Dragon?!’

In his previous life, he had never seen nor heard of a Dragon appearing in his life .

“Yes . That is correct . ”

Aily, on the other hand, was extremely articulate .
Rather, considering that she had kept this secret hidden until now, she looked extremely comfortable .
Roan began to stare at Aily quietly .

‘For her to be the student of a Dragon…… how come a person like her did not reveal herself in my past life?’

His thoughts became very complicated .

‘Did everything change once I completely changed my life after returning to the past?’

His Adam’s Apple began to move excessively .
It was then that Kinis resolved Roan’s complicated thoughts by asking her with a tone full of curiosity .

[You’re the student of a Dragon? Isn’t that too unbelievable? Why would a student of a Dragon like the Shadow Princess waste her life without having any sort of presence?]

From those words, Aily lightly shook her head .

“That’s only a part of me . I have also been doing various things in my own way . ”
[What happened?]

From Kinis’s question, Aily answered without hesitation as she no longer had to hide everything .

“Many companies including the Sale Company…… . ”

When she had continued then .

“Sale Company?!”

Roan shouted in a loud voice .
It was an unimaginable situation, as he had never thought he would hear this name . Aily looked at the shocked Roan and nodded .

“That is right . The transportation business that was invested into the county of Baron-nim by the Sale Company is one of the companies that I operate . I am truly sorry that I have not revealed my identity until now . If you feel uncomfortable…… . ”

She was misunderstanding why Roan was surprised .
Roan still looked at Aily with a stunned expression .

‘Goldmaster Sale who was always hidden under a veil . No, the fact that the identity of that person would be Princess Aily . ’
As one of the leading representatives of the economy and someone who controlled 70% of the Rinse Kingdom’s commerce, she was one of the five richest people in the world . The fact that the identity of Goldmaster Sale was revealed was an alarming matter itself .

‘However…… . ’

Roan quickly recollected himself .
A corner of his heart was aching .

‘Though the Goldmaster is definitely amazing……’

There was something unfortunate with realizing that she was the student of a Dragon . Looking over his past life, there were quite a number of people that were far greater than Goldmaster Sale .
That was how many great figures there were in the Great Warring Era .

‘Doesn’t she have another identity?’

He had thought up to here until .

[You run the company? Hmph . That shouldn’t be all?]

Kinis asked asked in a high tone realizing that there was something else .

‘It should be impossible to contract with the four Elements just because she was the student of a Dragon . No matter how great the Dragons were, it can only be backed up with one’s ability . ’

To have a great affinity with each of the four Elements was absolutely impossible for a normal human being . Kinis stared at Aily blatantly with doubt . Aily replied with a smile like before .

“You are right, Kinis . Other than Aily and Sale, I have another name .

She alternated looks between Kinis and Roan before whispering in a low voice .

“Pisces . That is also another name for me . ”

In that instant .

“Ah……… . ”

Roan erupted in a low exclamation as he couldn’t help be surprised .

‘Pisces…… . ’

Lightning struck in his head .
The Great Warring Era .
In that era of chaos, there was a grand figure that had that name .
Pisces .

‘The Queen of the Elves . ’

And that name had appeared suddenly here .