Remarried Empress

see him like that.
At the same time, I was angry at Grand Duke Kapmen.

After all he had suffered from his own potion, how could he give it to Heinley?

“I thought you were suffering from the side effects of the mana stone bed.”

“No, there’s no problem with that.”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course.”

It was only after we had lunch together that I learned why Heinley had received emergency reports from the border two days in a row.

“We’ve received reports that the Eternal Thousand bandits are expanding their presence.”

“They’re coming this way?”

“Rather than targeting us directly, they seem to be increasing their overall scale.”

The Eternal Thousand bandits was a name I had heard many times since I was in the Eastern Empire.

When my brother was on the border he often fought with those bandits.

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Were they lurking around here too?

“It doesn’t hurt to be prepared to deal with them, so we’re double checking defensive lines.”

“My brother can help against the Eternal Thousand bandits.”

Although it was not his responsibility, he was an expert in the martial arts, who even fought as a hobby.

I omitted the latter because there was no need to mention it…

At my recommendation, Heinley smiled awkwardly.

“In fact, Sir April made the same recommendation.”

***

After Heinley settled down to some extent.
I went to visit Grand Duke Kapmen.

The strange way Rashta acted when she saw him this morning surely had something to do with the potion.

Otherwise, Rashta would not have looked so puzzled at Grand Duke Kapmen.
If she was there because she wanted to get close to him, she would have tried to stay smiling as beautifully as possible.

I went to the place where Grand Duke Kapmen was staying and knocked on the door.
After a short wait, the door opened and Grand Duke Kapmen appeared.

He was dressed as elegantly as usual.

His complexion was pale, but he still looked relatively well.

When our eyes met Grand Duke Kapmen called out to me in a low voice.

“Your Majesty.”

There was no strength in his eyes.
So did he feel bad?

In other circumstances, I would have left and talked to him when he felt better.
But…

This had been too much.
I remembered how Heinley had felt about the brief appearance of the potion’s effects.

The Grand Duke would only stay for a while, for the sake of the trade.
I was sorry if he wasn’t feeling well now, but I had to take this moment to make that clear to him.

However, before I could speak, Grand Duke Kapmen apologized first while lowering his gaze.

“I’m sorry, forgive me.”

“… Do you know why I’m angry?”

When I asked him coldly, he nodded helplessly.

I put a hand on my waist and looked at him with the sternest expression I could.

“I’m very, very disappointed.”

I said coldly, and his head bowed even more.

Before I continued, I thought for a moment about what to say,

Do I emphasize again that I am disappointed? Or do I say I didn’t know he was this kind of person? Or blame him for trying to hurt me in the same way as when I suffered because of Sovieshu…?

As the words appeared and disappeared from my mind, Grand Duke Kapmen’s face darkened.

It was as if he could hear the insults that I uttered inside my head.

Was he afraid of what I was going to say?

After some thought, I found the right words.

“Pretend you don’t know me from now on, unless it’s for work.”

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“Your Majesty!”

I know that he had not yet managed to counteract the potion’s effects and that he was suffering a lot from it.
However, due to the trade with Rwibt, Kapmen still had to stay here.

So I had to make it clear to him, lest the same thing happen again.

As expected, Grand Duke Kapmen, surprised by my words, gripped the door frame so hard that it broke.

His eyelids trembled, and his eyes looked darker than usual.
However, I did not take back my words.

He bit his lip hard and closed his eyes.

After a brief pause, he said something unexpected,

“Why aren’t you thinking about anything now?”

At that moment, I was so shocked that my eyes widened.

His next words were exactly the same as… my thoughts.

How? Is it a coincidence?

“How? Is it a coincidence?”

As soon as I took a bewildered step back, he said hurriedly.

“I’m not a monster!”

“!”

At this point, I realized that his expression was tinged with fear and my expression reflecting in his dark pupils was similar.

Grand Duke Kapmen looked at me stunned for a moment.

Why is he acting like this?

As I thought about it, I shook my head quickly.

I can’t believe he’s able to read other people’s minds.

How could he have that ability!?

I got goosebumps.

Instead of being wonderful, it would cause people to feel uncomfortable, or awkward, and not want to be around him.

No one in this world would want their true thoughts to be known.

Did he intentionally let me know?

When our gazes met again, Grand Duke Kapmen acknowledged in a subdued voice,

“It is my ability, but it is also my weakness.”

“…”

“Now you know.
So if something like this happens again, even if you let everyone know, I will accept it.”

That said, the Grand Duke took a step back and finished,

“Even if you make it public now… I will accept it.”

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