Go back? There's no going back.

to be frank.

Even if the princess in front of him suddenly beat him up, Su Wei would probably just think that he had done something wrong.

"……Yeah?"

After he finished speaking, the princess in front of him calmed down a little.

Although Su Wei felt that he had always been very talkative when he was outside, he suddenly became very slow after coming here.

But from the results, it seems that what he really wanted to express has been conveyed to the other party.

The tightly furrowed brows seemed to relax somewhat. The princess's mood at the moment... seemed to be better than before.

"So, you're going to just stand here?"

After a brief silence, Su Wei heard the princess's calm voice again.

In front of him, the perfect and elegant figure stretched slightly, and the princess of a country no longer looked at Su Wei, but turned her head slightly and looked to the side.

Her upper body leaned slightly toward the right armrest of the seat, temporarily creating more space in the already spacious rattan chair.

Under Su Wei's gaze, she had a calm expression and said nothing. She just raised her fair and slender arms and patted the space beside her.

"..."

Looking at this scene, Su Wei immediately understood what the other party meant.

He subconsciously wanted to walk over quickly, but soon he suddenly thought of something, stopped and looked around, trying to find a figure in the courtyard.

"What are you looking for?"

A few seconds later, Su Wei heard the princess's slightly confused voice asking.

"I'm looking for that knight."

When asked, Su Wei opened his mouth subconsciously: "He... isn't that gentleman here now?"

After saying this, before Su Wei could find the figure of the new knight, he suddenly felt the temperature around him drop a lot.

"...??"

After a brief moment of daze, Su Wei shuddered all over and looked back at the source of the coolness in surprise.

Because he found that the princess in front of him, whose mood had improved slightly just a few seconds ago...now gave people a feeling of being frighteningly cold.

"……ha."

The four looked at each other, staring at Su Wei's panic. The princess was silent for a moment and sighed slowly: "I am a little curious, why are you looking for that person all of a sudden...what are you doing?"

Although she looked like she had returned to her previous depressed state, the gentle princess still managed to maintain a smile on her lips.

She asked him, "Now, it seems that I am talking to you, right?"

"Yes, that's why we should look for him first..."

Goose bumps instinctively appeared on his back due to the chill, and Su Wei even became cautious in his response.

"why?"

However, the smile on the princess's lips disappeared.

"Because, that sir is now...now he is your knight."

Under the expressionless gaze of the princess, Su Wei's tongue suddenly became tied.

After hesitating for a moment, he still accurately expressed his concerns: "When approaching a host's house that has knights following and protecting them, especially women, even if the other party allows it, you should at least greet the other party's knight in advance. This is the most basic etiquette and the respect that must be shown to a royal knight... This is what I saw in the etiquette book in the study before."

After Su Wei said this in a low voice, the whole courtyard gradually became quiet.

At the same time, Su Wei also felt that his brain was suddenly not enough.

Originally, the hero who had been separated for twenty years returned triumphantly, and then he even gave up the throne that was so close to him, and vowed to give everything to himself under the watchful eyes of the public... Shouldn't such a romantic development be a happy thing?

Even he, a man, felt a little overwhelmed when listening to it.

What’s more, the person involved?

However, at this moment, he vaguely realized that the mood of the princess in front of him... did not seem to be as happy as he expected.

"…So, after he becomes a royal knight, I can't even let you sit over and talk to me?"

An unknown amount of time had passed, but under Su Wei's cautious gaze, it was the princess beside him who took the initiative to break the silence.

Staring at Su Wei who was still standing there at a loss for a long time, Celsia suddenly felt annoyed, and even the tone that she had been trying to maintain calm gradually became lower and lower.

"That certainly won't happen. You are the princess. You will always come first."

Hearing this, Su Wei immediately shook his head.

"Then come here and sit down."

"…Yes."

……

As Su Wei, who was sweating profusely, quickly walked to the rattan chair and sat down, the whole courtyard became quiet again.

After he sat down, the princess beside him, who was obviously in a bad mood, turned her head to look at the blooming flowers beside her and stopped talking.

Su Wei, who was sitting upright, didn't dare to make any sound now.

His breathing became rapid inadvertently. He tried to adjust his breathing rhythm, but as a familiar fragrance rushed into his nose, this adjustment failed. Su Wei became even more panicked.

…So, what is the situation now?

Why, after asking me to come and sit down, the great, noble and beautiful princess stopped talking?

Sitting there with pins and needles piercing his chest, Su Wei tried to think about this problem.

Afterwards, perhaps it was fate’s favor, but at this moment, Su Wei suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind and vaguely thought of something.

"...Come to think of it, the incident where I broke into the palace at night and attacked the princess seems to have never been resolved?"

"Although the last time I saw her in the hospital, the princess seemed to be quite normal, and even seemed to be drunk and didn't remember the incident, but...what if she remembered it bit by bit later?"

"Cultivators are different from ordinary people. Even if they lose their memories after drinking, they can probably slowly recall them..."

'Oh shit...how could I have forgotten that?'

At this moment, Su Wei finally noticed the blind spot that had been ignored by his subconscious mind, and he slowly widened his eyes.

In a flash, he was filled with thoughts.

He suddenly realized that now everything... made sense.

Regardless of the fact that the princess never came to the hospital again after that visit,

Or was it that particularly cold gaze when he noticed me on the medal presentation platform...

All this might be because she remembered what the thief did that night.

Even though he had remembered it, this gentle man... still didn't point it out directly, and was still restraining himself until now...

At this moment, Su Wei finally realized why he was called here after the ceremony.

It wasn’t because I didn’t scream loud enough, nor because I didn’t jump high enough.

If what he guessed was correct, then this meeting was undoubtedly... the last chance left for him by the adult before him.

A chance to confess.

There are many differences between saying many things out loud and having them pointed out to you by others.

Thinking about it carefully, even the way the princess tapped the rattan chair to signal him to sit over was exactly the same as when she sat by the bed that night...

This is a reminder that cannot be more obvious.

His pupils trembled slightly, and Su Wei gradually understood everything.

After a moment of silence, he looked cautiously at the princess who was still silent until this moment, seemingly doing nothing, but actually waiting for something, and he took a deep breath.

Obviously, it has already come to this time.

Is this lord still willing to give a chance to a thief like me who broke into the palace at night to confess and be lenient...?

...She really did, I cried my ass off.

"...I'm sorry. I betrayed your trust. I...blasphemed you."

After gritting his teeth and completing the final ideological struggle in his head, Su Wei opened his mouth on his own initiative.

"Eh?"

Hearing Su Wei's words, the First Princess, who was originally resting her chin on her hand and quietly admiring the flowers, blinked her eyes, and immediately turned her head with a look of surprise and looked at Su Wei.

Even the look of surprise, pretending to be ignorant, was so lifelike.

…This lady, she is really gentle.

"I know very well that I have made an unforgivable mistake."

"I... don't want to make any excuses for this, nor do I expect to be forgiven by you."

Sitting upright, his hands clenched subconsciously on his legs, his pupils gradually lost their luster. Under the gaze of the princess, Su Wei lowered his head in a daze: "I'm sorry."

...Goodbye, world.

Even if he surrendered himself, there was no doubt that sneaking into the palace of the First Royal Family late at night was still a serious crime that could not be easily forgiven.

Let’s not talk about whether the death penalty can be avoided.

Even if he was exempted, he would most likely not be able to escape the subsequent imprisonment.

Silently thinking about the outcome that would come, Su Wei struggled internally for a long time. Finally, he let out a long sigh and smiled with relief.

It seems that since that meeting that night, my fate with my mother in this life seems to have come to an end.

"Did you...do anything bad to me?"

Hearing the princess' gentle question, Su Wei looked at her instinctively.

In his eyes at this moment, that beautiful face that was so close to him was like an angel who was about to judge a sinner... gentle, beautiful, and dangerous.

"I, four nights ago, sneaked into your palace and broke into the guest room."

After a moment of silence, as if putting on the final shackles himself, Su Wei began to count his sins: "There, I ran into you when you were drunk, and then, I took advantage of your distorted cognition at the time and gained some of the power of the All-Spirit Affinity Body..."

"Eh??"

Trying hard to calm the ups and downs of emotions in her mind, the first princess, who was originally in a irritable mood, gradually became confused.

Huh……?

She became increasingly confused.

Today, she asked someone to come over because she was simply in a bad mood after the ceremony.

This made her want to ask them in person what they were shouting about and what they were happy about at that time.

Then, I will introduce someone to some little kid who wants to practice.

But now, she blinked her eyes and just stared quietly at the little ghost in front of her who suddenly began to explode.

...So, that wasn’t actually a dream?

That morning, the strands of hair that fell on my collar, weren't they left on the bed board before?

It turns out that everything that happened that night actually happened...?

"..."

Her eyes were filled with confusion. The First Princess said nothing. She just lowered her head to look at her hands, then looked at her chest...

At that time, the memory of hugging someone tightly when he wanted to escape, and coaxing him with soft words for a long, long time... also came to her mind very clearly at this moment, bit by bit.

In an instant, there seemed to be a thunder explosion in her ears. The first princess felt dizzy and a burning sensation swept through her body. Her whole face suddenly turned red.

"I did this and betrayed your trust. I am guilty."

On the side, although he hadn't heard the princess' voice for a long time, Su Wei no longer had the courage to look up at her.

He thought about it for a moment.

If I turned my head right now and happened to meet the disappointed and even disgusted gaze of the princess... Oh no, this is just a horror story.

If it really becomes like this, I feel it would be better to liberate myself first.

However, Su Wei buried his head and waited quietly for a long time, but did not wait for the expected storm.