Go back? There's no going back.

"Well...then, let's go in three days. This amount of time will pass quickly anyway."

Su Wei silently pressed the two sides of his face that had just been pinched, but did not go back to his own ward.

He stood there, looking around, and began to search for another room.

Now, he planned to visit the bodyguard lady from last night.

Even though the bodyguard mission he took on yesterday failed.

But at least, she did not choose to abandon herself.

Besides, Su Wei just happened to... have something else he wanted to ask her.

I heard from the nurse earlier that her ward seems to be on this floor as well?

moment.

"Oh, over there? Thank you."

After looking around for a while without any results, Su Wei asked a doctor who happened to be walking out of the office, and then he looked in the direction of the doctor's finger.

"Aren't you a complete failure?"

However, when Su Wei was holding on to the wall and had not yet walked closer, he vaguely heard the sound of conversation coming from the ward.

Besides him, there seemed to be other people in the room visiting the bodyguard.

It is one of the best wards in the Third Hospital, and the sound insulation in the room is not bad.

But for some reason, the door of the ward was not closed, but just ajar.

"'If you fail, just give up on your own', wasn't that the agreement you made with me? Did I remember it wrong?"

In the room, a mature and steady female voice could be clearly heard, but it was not the voice of the bodyguard herself.

Just by listening to this voice, Su Wei had a first impression like "Ah... the other party must be a very elegant woman."

And now, she seemed to be persuading the bodyguard to give up something.

"I...did not fail."

Although her momentum was a little weak, the bodyguard was still arguing.

"Hmm? You can't even protect the safety of an employer. If this isn't a failure, what is it?"

"I did fail to protect him... but when I said 'failure', I didn't mean this. Sister, could you please stop changing the subject?"

Inside the room, the level of the argument was escalating little by little.

"You can't even do such a small thing. If you are so reckless, even if you can be recognized by Emperor Ling and take the position, what can you protect in the end?"

"I...I don't want to be in a high position just to protect someone..."

In the room, the bodyguard's aura that had just ignited was suppressed again as she heard the mature woman's slightly stern words.

"Oh, so you're not even willing to protect your sister from now on? Then my sister is really amazing. When did she become such a cold-blooded and heartless child?"

"So, don't always change the concept!"

He didn’t know if it was Su Wei’s illusion, but he always felt that while preaching, the mature woman in the room... seemed to be deliberately teasing the bodyguard’s emotions.

The poor bodyguard was completely unaware and was being played around with by others.

"..."

Soon, realizing that these were not suitable for an outsider like him to hear, Su Wei prepared to walk away.

"Your friend has been waiting outside for a while, why don't you invite him in?"

But at this moment, the female voice came from the room again.

This time, it was obviously said to Su Wei.

dong dong——

Hearing the sound, Su Wei stopped and remained silent for a few seconds. He raised his hand and politely knocked twice on the open door.

“…Please come in?”

After receiving a somewhat doubtful promise from the bodyguard lady in the room, Su Wei pushed the door open and walked in without any embarrassment of being caught eavesdropping.

After all, he realized that the people in the room had already noticed him when he approached earlier.

At least the woman with the mature voice definitely noticed.

"Ok?"

However, despite having made the corresponding mental preparation, when Su Wei's eyes swept over the bodyguard who was still lying on the hospital bed and looked at the other woman guarding the bed, his whole body inevitably froze.

"The...Queen of Tirantea?"

Staring at the other person's exceptionally tall figure, elegant and peaceful temperament, and... the gorgeous face that is now well-known throughout the empire, Su Wei suddenly took a breath.

Even though he had never seen her in person before, Su Wei recognized her at a glance.

Undoubtedly, that is the fifth generation ruler who now holds power and rules the empire.

The Queen - Klena Tirantia.

At this moment, this great man who had defeated the four royal families of the empire to ascend the throne was just standing there in casual clothes, but Su Wei still felt an invisible sense of oppression.

……so.

The bodyguard I hired last night is actually the current queen’s...sister?

"Good morning, little brother."

Her long hair, as bright as flames, was shoulder-length, elegantly tied into a bun and fell quietly on her shoulders.

The flawless face always maintained a calm expression. The empress of the empire stared at Su Wei quietly for a moment, and then said meaningfully: "Eavesdropping is not a good habit. If you feel that your ears are no longer needed, I can cut them off for you now."

“Sister…?”

As if noticing that the Queen's tone had suddenly turned cold, the bodyguard lying on the hospital bed was startled and quickly tugged at the corner of the Queen's clothes.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop."

Su Wei also heard the undisguised displeasure in the other party's words. He was silent for a moment, looked directly at the other party, and added calmly: "But I think that in order to avoid eavesdropping, you should first close the door."

To be honest, even though he saw the empress of this empire up close, Su Wei still didn't feel much emotion.

Not to mention being filled with awe and prostrating oneself in front of others.

In this world, the only people he respected from the bottom of his heart were his mother, the princess, and the maid.

...Well, now maybe we have to add a fox fairy to the mix.

Besides, the so-called eavesdropping was not what he wanted.

I heard it as soon as I got closer. He couldn't just run away on the spot, could he?

My legs are still weak now.

If I were caught as a suspect again, I might be questioned again, such as "What were you doing sneaking around outside?"

In the final analysis, it's just something that can be explained in one sentence, just like now.

“…Wow…”

But for some reason, after responding like this, Su Wei always felt that the look in the bodyguard's eyes when he looked at him suddenly became quite surprised.

There even seemed to be a hint of admiration in it.

"So...you mean, this is Yu's fault?"

It was at this moment that the air circulating in the entire ward suddenly solidified slightly, and Su Wei heard the voice of the Empress of the Empire again.

Although it was as peaceful as before, the coldness contained in it had become much more severe.

A strong sense of crisis suddenly surged into Su Wei's heart at this moment.

It is natural for a queen to have such a reaction when her dignity was refuted by an ignorant little Karami in front of her sister.

"It seems that you really like to change the concept."

However, Su Wei still looked back at the other party expressionlessly: "Why, is it my fault?"

If you can't win, you can run away. If you can't run away, just bow your head and admit defeat. Su Wei, who has spent eight years in the slums, certainly knows this very well.

However, what he remembered more clearly was that his mother... had always disliked the Queen.

The biggest channel for the slums to receive information from the outside world is various newspapers. In the past, every time I saw news in the newspapers about the people paying homage and vying to praise the achievements of the Queen, the expression on my mother's face would always become particularly cold.

Several times, when she found Su Wei staring at the empress's extremely beautiful face in the newspaper, she would smile kindly and warn him, "No matter what happens, you are not allowed to bow to this woman in the future. Do you hear me?"

Although he felt his legs were getting more and more shaky, Su Wei naturally listened to his mother's advice.

Soon, as he finished speaking, the air in the ward completely froze.

"S-Sister?"

At this moment, even Klina, who had just seen her sister being gloating when she was refuted, became visibly tense: "Don't... He is still young, just a child who knows nothing..."

"Well, I became an adult the day before yesterday, and I know exactly what I'm doing."

Su Wei added on the side.

"Shut up!"

She never expected that Su Wei still had the courage to add fuel to the fire at this time. Klina's face turned green for a moment. Wasn't he so good at chatting when we went up the mountain last night?

After glaring at Su Wei fiercely, she quickly turned around and looked at her sister nervously.

"……Ah."

However, the next second, her elder sister, who in Klina's impression was not as gentle as she seemed on the surface... suddenly laughed.

Chapter 25: The Queen (Part )

The clear laughter echoed in the ward, and the air in the room, which had been almost suffocating, became soothing again.

Seeing her sister with tears in her eyes from laughing, Klina, who was begging for mercy, was stunned and looked confused.

Even Su Wei frowned silently.

“…Sorry, it’s really Yu’s problem.”

As if she had discovered something interesting, the Empress looked a little rosy after she smiled and looked at Su Wei kindly: "You are right. If you don't want to be eavesdropped, you should have closed the doors and windows at the beginning."

"...??"

Hearing this, Su Wei's brows furrowed even deeper.

He already felt his hands and feet were cold, and he never expected that this seemingly peaceful but actually quite strong queen... would apologize to a young man like him.

"But, in my opinion, you have quite a few problems, right?"

At this time, Su Wei heard the former's words again, "Celsia just said that her brother is too soft and too shy. I originally said that I would help her to discipline him a little bit."

"As a result, you are completely different from what she said. Your personality and character are unexpectedly strong."

"..."

When Su Wei suddenly heard the unexpected name coming from the lips of the Queen in front of him, his brain froze for a moment.

…and.

younger brother?

Although it was unclear why the princess mentioned herself to the queen in front of her, it was obvious that the other party had misunderstood something.

“…Forget it, let’s leave it at that for today. Although it’s a bit unexpected that my sister is playing with a boy of the same age, I have things to do later, so I won’t disturb you young people.”

Picking up the coat hanging beside her, the Empress of the Empire walked out of the ward without paying attention to Su Wei's offense. While saying goodbye to her sister, she

As she passed Su Wei, the empress patted him on the shoulder and said, "Although the child is a bit stubborn and has few friends, she will definitely become a virtuous and good wife in the future. I can guarantee you that."

"If you can take her down as soon as possible and make her give up some unrealistic fantasies, I will be very grateful to you, okay?"

"elder sister?!"

Although the Queen's voice was not loud, Klina on the hospital bed obviously had excellent hearing. Her face froze and she became incoherent: "He is just my employer, we just met last night! Can you please stop throwing your sister out there——"

"Oh, we just met last night, and you were so eager to speak up for him just now? Then my sister is quite kind."

When she reached the door of the ward, the empress of the empire turned around and glanced at her sister on the bed, then smiled and waved her hand, and said meaningfully: "Bye, be careful."