Author's note : Third person POV
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" Are you sure that you did the right thing ?"
In the garden full of lavenders, two person, one man and one women, were walking hand in hand with each other.
" Nothing is wrong. That guy deserves that. He made you have the most terrible experience. The death sentence served him right. " The guy with dark brown hair said. He got a handsome face with gentle-looks, but those looks were reserved only for the woman who was standing next t him.
" But ..... Death sentence was so cruel for him .... " The women, looked extremely frightened face, muttered . She had wavy and lavender coloured hair, a beautiful face with small lips and a jewel-like eyes which were dark violet in colour.
" There is no need to be worried, my dear. Even though that guy was the original owner of this Palace, the King had granted this to us, and that guy is dead. " He gently kissed her forehead.
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" Huff, huff " Francis suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. He just had the worse dream ever, even back then in the past life, he had never gotten such a nightmare.
" It cannot be possible. I have miscalculated my moves all this time. " He quickly got out of bed and took his diary, which he claimed to be the guide for him in this world.
" Why did I forget such an important information ? " He wrote all the information that had rushed to him in the nightmare. " The closest person to you might be the one who will stab you in the back. Why do I only believe it now ? It's hard to believe that he would be the one who sent me to death in the game, but it's reality and there is no escape. " He thought.
All the memories of him helping Francis, giving him advice, the one who was there for him during his injuries, popped up. He, Tristan, whom Francis always thought that they were best friend, turned out to be a love interest in the game. What is worse ? He would send Francis to Hell and take over this palace in the future. In the original game, Tristan's route, Francis fell in love with Beryl at first sight when she was introduced as his fiancee. Tristan was also there, but Beryl and him did not really have any feeling for each other. And of course, Beryl did not have feelings for Francis back then either. On Beryl's sixteenth birthday, she rejected Francis's offer to go to his personal laboratory, so Francis was furious, and decided to kidnap Beryl and brainwash her. Tristan thought that it was too cruel and kept on insisting Francis to cancel the plan, but Francis in the game was a mighty and an arrogant person, he would not listen to a mere guard. Tristan was hopeless, he tried to find help, but no one believed in him and only ignore him. His only choice was to protect Beryl, so he went to her family mansion in the capital to find her. Beryl was shocked, but did not believed Tristan at the same time. Tristan tried his best to convince her, eventually, Beryl trusted him. They did their best to avoid Francis, but since Francis was wise, he had made back up plans. But the pitiful and weak Beryl was still kidnapped in the end. Tristan was upset with Francis, he went to save Beryl himself and battled 1 on 1 with Francis. He then realised that he actually had some kind of feelings for Beryl during the battle. And, the power of love will always win. He saved Beryl from Francis and was granted the title of Holy Knight, together with Beryl being his fiancee and the Ruby Palace.
" Flag after flag. Francis was really miserable. " He said to himself, but in fact, it was ' Helian ' who pitied Francis.
' Chirp chirp ' The sound of the morning bird disturbed him. Since it was not nine in the morning yet, Tristan was still on the shift of guarding Francis outside.
" What a headache... " Francis let out a huge sigh, " Now how am I going deal with Tristan in the future ? "
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Francis quickly changed in to his comfortable clothes for his morning exercises. He ought to have a good warm up before the sword lesson with Shawn later. Shawn did not really teach him anything in the last lesson, so he could only practice his old moves from kendo. Even though the Ruby Place was simpler and smaller than the others, the total area of the palace and the garden is even larger than a national stadium. Francis thought that running was a good way to improve his stamina and legs, so he got the habit of the morning run.
" I feel like I'm not an ordinary four-year-old kid anymore.... For some reasons.. " He sighed, " Where can you find a kindergarten kid who tried his best to fight his destiny and doing adult's exercises everyday. "
" Ohhh ! You are early today ! " Someone shouted from the entrance to the garden.
" Stop it, won't you... I have been telling you not to surprise other people like that right ? And don't shout in the morning please... Haaaa .... " Francis warned his current daytime guard, also his sword master, Shawn and gave a big sigh, " But aren't you the one who is early ? It's not nine yet. "
" I'm a little high today ~~ Guess what Prince ... I'm qualified to enter the competition in three years later !! " Shawn excitedly tell Francis about the qualification certificate he got last night after his shift.
" Yeah.... So ... ? " Francis seemed uninterested with the good news, just like he had heard about it before, " Didn't you already tell me that you are going to participate in our previous lesson ? "
" But at that time it wasn't confirmed yet. Now it is. I'm totally gonna participate this year !! "
' Ughhh that arrogant face again ' Francis thought, he was fed up of seeing Shawn making those kind of face, and sometimes he was irritated, but Shawn only kept doing it and didn't have any intention to stop it.
" I am finished with the morning exercises. I will go to the dining room now. "