Your Highness, the Voice of Your Heart is Leaking!

Eventually, the chief of the ceremony began to sweat coldly as wrinkles appeared between His Majesty the Emperor’s eyebrows.

‘This is bad!’—was probably what she thought.

Many people of the royal palace still believed that Gaizel was a dreadful emperor.

To change the atmosphere, Tistye cheerfully asked Gaizel.

“Which gem do you recommend, Your Majesty?”

“…The one who’ll be wearing it is you. You should choose whichever you like.”

Letting out a heavy sigh, the chief further stretched his body.

Certainly, Gaizel’s profile gave an impression that he wasn’t the slightest bit interested in selecting the jewels. No wonder it felt intimidating.

However, in reality, he almost spilled, “If you want to use all the jewels for your tiara, I’m also fine with that.”

Therefore, I mustn’t leave this task to His Majesty…

Giving up upon asking for his advice, Tistye looked over the jewels one by one. Seeing one of them, Tistye paused.

“Umm, will this one be alright for the tiara?”

“! Yes, yes of course. This is a gem called ‘Levanite’.”

Tistye was thrilled—that was the first she had ever heard of levanite. In the description, an illustration of a deep, bluish, violet stone could be seen. It wasn’t as sparkly as the others. It could be said to be relatively plain compared to the other glittering jewels.

However, Tistye couldn’t help but be drawn by the profound and mysterious atmosphere of the stone. Above all—

“—It’s an ore that can only be found in the Eastern city of Levalia, it symbolizes the, ‘Night of Levalia’.”

“The, ‘Night of Levalia’…”

Indeed, it was exactly as its symbolism implied. The stone bore the color of the starry sky after the sun had long set. Gaizel looked over the gem Tistye had chosen.

Then, he asked, slightly lifting his brow.

“…Are you sure? There may be more gorgeous colors.”

“Yes, I am alright with this one.”

Envisioning a real levanite, which she had never beheld before, Tistye smiled happily.

“…Because this color resembles that of Your Majesty’s eyes, which I love…”

After the chief of the ceremony heard that, he became surprised before smiling.

Tistye regained some awareness and suddenly turned to Gaizel.

The person in question, Gaizel, was neither glaring nor showing disdain. He had merely lowered his face, and covered his hand over it.

Then, the voice of his heart rapidly flowed into her.

“Okay. Calm down. I mustn’t misinterpret it. She said she loves the color of my eyes, not me. Even if so, I’m really happy. But, the color of my eyes… is there anyone who chooses gemstones based on such a cute standard? Well, there’s one right in front of me. If she had chosen the most expensive one, or even all the jewels, the damage wouldn’t have been this big… I didn’t expect to be suddenly hit from such an angle…”

‘Suddenly hit’—? What does he mean by that—?

Not to mention, the voice of his heart was rapid.

She wondered if he was sick, therefore she asked Gaizel in concern.

“Y, Your Majesty, what do you think?”

“—didn’t I tell you to choose whatever you want?”

After finally removing his hand, Gaizel revealed his face again. He showed a calm expression as usual. However, his cheeks were flushed, then, as if to put up some form of distraction, he turned to the chief of the ceremony.

“Arrange for this stone, then.”

“Understood. It’ll arrive in about two weeks. I’ll be the one to transport it here. At that time, please confirm the actual item again.”

As the chief of the ceremony proceeded wisely, he compiled the documents that had been spread across the desk. The documents detailing levanite was placed on top. The chief then left the room in a cheerful mood.

After only the two of them were left in the room, Tistye exhaled.

“I can still hardly believe it… a wedding ceremony…”

“Before, we’re always in the middle of something.”

It was an unexpected change for Tistye who had been shoveling snow in front of a mountain hut in Isiris until just a month ago. However, it was honestly fun to discuss the suspended ceremony.

In addition, recently, she had been able to spend time with Gaizel whom had been busy. It was also a small privilege granted by the wedding.

“Your Majesty, you’ve been busy lately, are you okay?”

“No problem. What about you? Are you not overdoing it?”

“I’m alright, everyone treats me well.”

After Gaizel was dismissed from the seat of the emperor, the servants of the mansion had also all been fired. However, after Gaizel’s triumphant return, he had succeeded in recruiting them again. As such, Tistye felt at ease.

Of course, Lizzy was included amongst those servants. She took care of Tistye even more than before.

“Then, that’s fine—more importantly…”

Gaizel grabbed Tistye’s wrist, before drawing her palm towards him. Then, he drew it closer to his face, before kissing it. Gaizel’s hot exhalation could be felt on her palm. Tistye’s shoulders trembled.

Seeing her reaction, Gaizel grinned.

“When it’s only the two of us, I told you to call me ‘Gaizel’, didn’t I?”

“I, I’m sorry, Lord Gaizel…”

Towards Gaizel’s sudden turn in mood, Tistye’s face grew hot.

He pulled her even closer, his fingertips gently touching her chin.

“I’ve been missing you.”

“M, me too…”

“—I see.”

Gaizel covered Tistye’s lips, preventing her from saying anything more. With her hands on Gaizel’s chest, Tistye desperately responded to the kiss. Eventually, Gaizel pulled back, sighing with a flushed face.