Dawn of Vengeance — Chapter 64

Grand Duke's Guest Accommodation

YOU CAN RELAX NOW.

THE FULL MOON HAS JUST PASSED, SO IT'S ONLY NATURAL THAT YOU'D BE EXHAUSTED.

I'M S- SORRY...

THE SCHEDULE WAS DELAYED, BECAUSE OF ME...

I APOLOGIZE AS WELL.

WOULD...

WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT IF WE TOOK A SLIGHT DETOUR?

WHY?

W-WELL.

IT'S A MILITARY SECRET, BUT...

What is it? Spit it out!

Tell! Me!

Hesitate

Well...

In the forest...

YOU ARE ALL PHARNAS'S CORE ELITE FORCES THAT NO OTHER COUNTRY CAN REPLICATE.

THIS MUCH TROUBLE IS MORE THAN WORTH IT.

YOUR MAJESTY~

I WILL HANDLE THE ESCORT. GO OUTSIDE AND REST.

YES, GET OUT.

WHIS, YOU TOO.

...PARDON?

FINALLY!

I'M ALONE!

MY MIND HAS BEEN A MESS SINCE WE ARRIVED.

So tired...

FLOWERS BLOOMING IN A DESERT WHERE WATER IS PRE- CIOUS.

FLAUNTING WEALTH IN A WAY LIKE THIS.

So gorgeous, so lavish

IN THE DESERT OF DOPEIN, THERE IS AN INSECT CALLED THE SCARAB.

Oh...

PRETTY NAME. IS IT LIKE A BUTTER- FLY?

NO, IT IS A DUNG BEETLE WITH GOLDEN WINGS...

AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOUR MAJESTY'S EYES.

...A DUNG BEETLE?

IF YOU SEE ONE IN PERSON, YOU'LL BE AMAZED BY ITS SPARKLE.

I WANT TO SHOW IT TO YOU SOMEDAY.

SINCE THERE ARE A LOT OF FLOWERS, IT MIGHT BE HERE.

LET'S SEE... THIS IS AN ANT,

AND THIS IS A PILL BUG.

WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

SO THIS IS WHERE YOU WERE.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE, YOUR MAJESTY.

HOW,

WHY...?

DIDN'T YOU MISS ME?

I STILL SEE HIM...

WHY ARE YOU HERE...?

HE ISN'T HERE.

AH, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THAT LAPI?

THE LYCANS ARE PROBABLY DRUGGED AND SLEEPING BY NOW.

Your Majesty, Cough...

JUDGING BY HOW YOU'VE BEEN DRAGGING THEM AROUND, YOU SEEM QUITE FOND OF THEM,

BUT IF YOU MAKE A RASH MOVE, YOUR FRIENDS ARE GOING TO GET HURT.

WHAT...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Oh my

I SIMPLY WISH TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

YOU LOOK AT ME AS IF I WERE A BUG,

SO EVEN IF I REQUESTED A MEETING, YOU'D REFUSE, WOULDN'T YOU?

YOU'VE COMPLETELY LOST YOUR MIND,

YOUR HIGHNESS.

AH...

IF I STATE MY BUSINESS, YOU'LL PROBABLY GET ANGRIER...

SO WHAT SHOULD I DO?

AFTER HEARING THAT YOUR MAJESTY WOULD BE ATTENDING THE FOUNDATION FESTIVAL,

I SIMPLY COULDN'T SIT STILL.

WANTING TO SEE YOU, I RAN ALL THIS WAY.

THAT LAPI,

WOULD YOU REALLY BE FINE IF HE DIED LIKE THIS?

I'M FINE.

PAY ME NO MIND.

- !

MILITARY HAND SIG- NALS..

SO WHAT IS IT YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO SAY?

DAMN IT.

AS YOUR MAJESTY ALREADY KNOWS,

SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T EVEN HAVE AN OUNCE OF INTEREST IN WOMEN.

WHAT AN AMUSING THING TO SAY.

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN WOMEN.

I UTTERLY DESPISE ENTANGLING BODIES WITH SOME- ONE ELSE.

I HAVE NEITHER ANY DESIRE TO HOLD A WOMAN,

NOR ANY THOUGHTS OF BEARING CHILDREN,

BUT SINCE IT'S TROUBLESOME FOR THE IMPERIAL BLOOD- LINE TO BE CUT OFF, I WAS WONDERING WHAT TO DO.

YET—

SOMEHOW...

IF IT'S YOU.

IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE...

SUCH A THOUGHT CROSSED MY MIND.