Sez, who was the princess in the Imperial House of Rowayne of the Den Helder Empire, was killed by her brother, Rayton, who caused the coup. Rayton was discriminated against in the empire for the prophecy that the monster whose hair is black as night and eyes as red as blood will end the whole world, and he had the same appearance as the monster of the prophecy.

Though her head was cut by his sword and lost the chance to escape the empire, somehow she was magically sent back to the past. When she had a second chance to change her fate, she decided to become friendly with Rayton to survive.


Once Sez returned, Runa made sure to give her a complete once-over before speaking. 


"Something must have happened, Your Royal Highness! Goodness, you look pale!"


Sez did her best to explain. She looked pale because she had minor indigestion, not because Rayton did something to her. He was rather kind to escort her back to her place. Technically, she wasn't lying. 


Runa just looked at Sez, her eyes almost comically wide. It must be surprising to Runa that Rayton actually brought her back to her quarters.


“Are you sure nothing happened?” Runa's eyes reached the jewel box in Sez's arms. 


Sez had to gloss over it. "It looked too humble for a prince's birthday gift, so…" 


Sez had assumed that this would bring Runa some relief, but she didn't back off easily. This time, she questioned Sez about the participants. The only other face she saw apart from Lisette and Rayton was Owsen, the head steward, who occasionally visited just to deliver the emperor’s words. 


Chapter 7 - Chapter 007