The Fiancee Who Betrayed Me Is Obsessed With Me

90 – Mistake

“I did… Okay. So Ben is in the forest now?”

“Maybe so, maybe not. But I think it’s probably out of the main forest. Because the great forest does not accept humans easily.”

“Okay… “I see.”

As we talked, Yuuna quickly brought up all the stories she had been putting away.

After we finished talking, I felt a little relieved. Maybe I needed someone to listen to my story.

“you… Are you going to find Ben?”

“… yes. “I intend to do so.”

“Find Ben, what do you plan on doing? to him… Are you going to ask me to take responsibility?”

“I don’t know about that. Whatever the situation, this is not a child you wanted. But still, there is no reason for the child to suffer the damage. “Perhaps everything will become clear when I see him again.”

“is that so… ”

It was a mysterious feeling that is difficult to express.

On the one hand, I hoped Leah would find Ben, but I was scared of seeing him again.

I hoped Leah would find him again, but I didn’t want her to see him again.

“anyway… Thank you for your words. If I find him again, I will make sure to let Your Majesty know.”

“… … yes.”

After thinking for a moment, Yuna answered.

Maybe the thought that I didn’t want to see him again was a lie.

Maybe he was just scared, and like now, he was hoping for someone to take him out again.

Only after Lia said those words did Yuuna feel like time was passing by again.

“then… “I will leave.”

Leah leaves. Seeing that, Yuna felt a sense of anticipation for some reason.

Maybe I can meet him again. But what should I do if I meet him again?

Will he forgive himself?

Even if I had the same relationship with Lia, I felt like I could just give up my body like she did. If only he would hug her.

“Oh, this… !”

As I was lost in my thoughts, I belatedly realized that Lia had left the video device behind.

It was a video containing the process of Lia and Ben’s love affair.

Stop-

It hadn’t even been a minute since she left, so if I chased her, I could give it back.

However, Yuna, who was about to get up, stopped.

And then sat down again.

“again… I’ll come get it… ”

She looked at the crystal ball for a while, and after a while, she carefully pressed the play button.

***

It was quite a while before Syria woke up.

She, who was near Yuna’s rampage, was found unconscious at the end of the war and was evacuated to the Duke’s residence.

Surprisingly, the test results showed that there was no abnormality in her body. But I couldn’t wake up.

Since the place where she was found was near Yuna, the duke even called wizards to find out the cause of her collapse.

Then, the wizards were able to find out that the cause of her inability to wake up was someone’s magic.

It was a powerful protective spell. It was at the level of putting the target into a suspended state and making them immune to all attacks around them.

The wizards all guessed that it was Yuna who used this magic on Syria.

If not for her, there was no one else out there who could use such high level magic.

Moreover, the traces of mana left behind in Syria were also similar to Yuna’s unique mana.

The reality was also the same.

No one knew Yuuna’s intentions, but she protected Syria at that moment.

Whatever the reason, it was clear that they couldn’t find her and wake up Syria right now.

Duke Ceramide also found out that she was missing.

Therefore, the duke had no choice but to ask the wizards to lift the spell.

The wizards’ efforts continued until Yuna returned.

I heard that Yuna had returned, but she immediately went into hiding again, so I couldn’t ask her a favor.

Besides, she didn’t seem to remember what she had done defending Syria.

A month later, thanks to the wizards’ efforts, Syria was able to awaken.

When she woke up again, her body was surprisingly fine.

“… father?”

“Are you awake?”

The first thing she saw when she woke up again was none other than the Duke.

He was looking down at his daughter with his characteristic indifferent expression.

“Ben… What about Ben… ?”

“… “It seems like you had a bad dream.”

“no… No, obviously… Ben was definitely alive! “It means he’s alive!”

The memories of Syria were connected to the moment when I let Ben go for the last time.

She knew it wasn’t all a dream. If this moment were a dream, I wanted to believe that.

“Ben… Yuuna… ”

Syria cried and poured out everything that happened at that time and everything she heard from Yuna.

The duke still listened to her story with the same expression, but sometimes the corners of his eyes fluttered.

“why… Did you do that? why… Why did you have to do that… ?”

The question I asked countless times the day I lost Ben and Regius.

Syria again raised the question that had been put aside for a long time because there was no answer that could be retrieved.

“Why didn’t you say anything…” Why did you do that… !”

As he had done that day, the duke said nothing to his daughter.

He simply calmly accepted his daughter’s anger with his characteristic facial expression.

“The first prince… It was alive… “That’s it.”

After hearing Syria’s full story, the duke had no choice but to acknowledge her story.

This is because the flow of the war was completely incomprehensible otherwise.

If everything Syria said was true, Yuuna’s actions during the war were all explained.

“That child was alive…” Now it doesn’t matter anything… ”

The duke muttered to himself, and Syria was still pouring out resentment towards him.

Even so, there was nothing the duke could do for Syria.

Because he’s already come too far to come back.

“Ben… ! Where is Ben… So where is Ben… !”

“He is missing. “His Royal Highness has been found, but he is still missing.”

The Duke briefly explained what had happened while she was unconscious.

In fact, Beryl was declared dead, but it was later revealed that he was missing.

Because his body was not there. But it was also something that was still undiscovered.

“Okay… That can’t be… ”

“Syria… ”

The duke wanted to tell his daughter to let go of the ghost.

It was something I always wanted to say. Even if it were me, I didn’t want to see my daughter living like that.

But he also knew that he didn’t deserve it.

No matter how anyone evaluates him, Duke Ceramide was the worst traitor in history.

“Ben… Please find Ben. I’m sure he’s alive. He could never have died… !”

“… I get it.”

There was nothing I could do except say I knew.

Because of his own mistake, he made his daughter unhappy.

There were times when I almost regretted my choice. There were times when I wanted to go back.

Of course, I couldn’t go back, and even if I regretted it, nothing would change.

And it was something I had no choice but to do. That might have been the meaning of the Duke’s remaining life.

‘This too… Is it necessary?’

Now I don’t know anything. Still, maybe it was luck that the first prince was alive.

Because he didn’t know if he could bring happiness back to his daughter.

Because he didn’t know if his daughter could be happy even if he no longer existed.

Of course, that was when he was alive.

In fact, objectively speaking, the probability of him being alive was very low. This is evident from the fact that it has not been discovered until now.

But despite this, the duke deployed a lot of effort and manpower to find Ben.

Lastly, I wanted to give my daughter at least a small gift.

***

A year has passed since the war ended.

Yuna was still in hiding, and Lia was following Ben’s traces.

Syria was also locked in her room, waiting to hear news about him.

But the news about him did not reach anyone’s ears.

It was said that there was a man with a similar personality to him among the adventurers, but he could not be found at the moment either.

In fact, it was not that long compared to what they had endured.

Yuuna no longer indulged in tyranny and killed people.

He just locked himself in his room, giving out important commands occasionally.

Syria also no longer used medicine.

As long as I knew Ben was alive, I couldn’t go back to that time.

If I met him again, I didn’t want to show him as an ugly druggie like before.

Beryl, or rather Ben, hated doing drugs, and since he had helped her get off the drugs, she didn’t want his efforts to be in vain.

When I met him again, I wanted to tell him to praise me for holding it in well.

Lia has now recovered enough to ride a horse and fight again.

Sometimes I even went out and collected information about him.

At the Duke’s residence, he raised berries with all his heart.

At first, I resented him a little, but now he couldn’t be more adorable.

I might resent Ben when I see him again, but I really wanted to show him Berry.

And more than half a year has passed.

Ben still had not been found.

“… majesty. The Empire has requested a visit from the royal capital. “They say it’s for the sake of consolidating the peace agreement.”

“… follow your heart.”

While the entire continent was recovering from the aftermath of the war, it was the empire that moved first.

And Yuna accepted the offer without much thought.

But that choice had a huge impact on her and them.

“Long time no see. princess… No, he is the king now. It must have been quite a while since you ascended to the throne. And this one… “

The first princess who visited Helia as a representative of the imperial family.

“… “This is my fiancé.”

Ben returned to Helia with her.