Tyrant

“One, two, three. One, two, three.” In time with Serenade’s rhythm, the two of us waltzed. There were no mistakes anymore, and I found myself keeping a decent rhythm. Serenade grinned. “You’re dancing quite well now, my lord, aren’t you?” “…” I quietly looked at Serenade. Fernandez’s words kept ringing in my ears. — This…

It’s a story from a very young age. In the Star Palace where the Second Empress Dustia and the Third Imperial Prince Ash resided. Today, the Countess of Silver Winter Merchant Guild and her daughter, Serenade, visited again. While the Empress and Countess were sipping tea and chatting, Ash and Serenade were playing in the…

“Lost your memory?” The Emperor’s deep and dark, bottomless-like gaze scanned me. For some reason, I felt as though I was being scanned by an advanced machine, and my body shuddered involuntarily. “…Hmm. Well, that’s fine. Memory is something you can find gradually.” Fortunately, the Emperor did not probe deeply. Was it that he trusted…

Emerging from the Imperial Parade, Prince Lark spurred his horse and started approaching the carriage I was in. “Ah, dear me. His Highness Lark is at it again…” Alberto, rubbing his forehead, grumbled as if he had a headache. I was annoyed and snapped at him. “Why, why is he doing this?! He’s coming to…

It was on the brink of developing into a romantic atmosphere. But, as always, that sort of thing didn’t happen in my life. Not even 10 minutes after we started dance practice, I stepped on Serenade’s foot four times. “Ugh… Uh…” At first, Serenade laughed it off, saying it was fine, but after her foot…

“Sigh…” Margarita, with a disheveled face, sat hunched in the temple’s backyard, clutching a cigarette butt. ‘How did it come to this…’ She had become a priestess because she wanted to heal the sick. If there was a problem, it was that she had been too enthusiastic about it. As a result of performing healing…

At the same time. South end of the continent. Monster Frontline. The Fortress City of Crossroad. Western part of the city. A graveyard. “…” In front of one grave among many neatly arranged tombstones, an officer dressed in imperial military uniform stood solemnly. He was the Commander of the Imperial Magic Brigade, also the leader…

Imperial Palace. Ash’s Star Palace. In the dead of night, as dawn drew near, within the dimly lit reception room. “…” Sitting on the sofa, I slowly brought the wine glass to my lips, lost in thought. It was about Prince Fernandez, the second prince, who had escorted me to the Star Palace, and the…

“You really are something, leaving the palace without a word. What were you thinking?” Fernandez spoke in a gentle and calm tone. “The soldiers were waiting to find you, and I even had to scour the Imperial Capital as if searching for a thief.” Fernandez approached me and reached out, carelessly messing up my hair….

Chaeng-! In a back alley of the night, swords clashed, ringing out with an ominous metallic sound. The sawblade sword swung by Elize, and the three magic swords wielded by me. A total of four blades sliced through the darkness, tangling together, and with each clash, dazzling sparks flew. They were mostly the mana particles…