Young Master, Please Put Some Pants On! - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37

“N-no! I wasn’t looking!”

Startled, Mellis blurted out a fact that Kermanomon hadn’t even asked about. However, since it was true that she had been caught sneaking glances at him, Mellis had no choice but to hang her head low. Kermanomon seemed to have developed a taste for teasing her.

“What were you doing without even putting on your pants yet?”

“I was just about to put them on!”

Fortunately, he headed toward Garulus without any particular reaction. Garulus grumbled but still pushed both legs into his pants. Dressed in a frilly, fancy white shirt and neat brown pants, Garulus looked absolutely adorable at first glance.

“Mellis, just help me with my tail.”

“Understood.”

Garulus, now wearing his pants, turned his bottom toward her as he spoke. Unlike the sample, Garulus’s pants made by Sherry Fel had two buttons attached above the tail hole. They had been modified so he could put them on without touching his tail at all.

Once the buttons were fastened, Garulus’s tail swayed and moved as if satisfied.

“Let’s go. His Majesty will be waiting.”

Kermanomon took Garulus into his arms. Mellis was watching the two of them and was about to wave her hand to wish them well when—

“You need to come along too.”

“Me? You mean me?”

“You’ll need to watch Garulus while I’m having a conversation with His Majesty.”

That was true, but this was a private audience with none other than His Majesty the Emperor. She wondered if it was appropriate for her to intrude, but since he told her to come along, there was nothing she could do about it. In the end, Mellis nervously followed behind him.

“There’s no need to be nervous. We’re going because His Majesty wants to see Garulus. Think of it as going on a casual visit.”

“Ah, yes…”

As if reading her thoughts, Kermanomon added those words. Fortunately, Malcolm and Noel were coming along as well, not just her. They headed to the Imperial Palace and arrived at the reception room.

An elderly aide guarding the front of the reception room bowed silently to Kermanomon.

“Your Majesty, Duke Kermanomon von Severus has arrived.”

“Let them enter.”

Soon the massive, ornately decorated doors opened smoothly, revealing the interior. Warm sunlight poured through large glass windows, brightly illuminating the surroundings, and antique ivory-colored furniture caught the sunlight, creating a cozy atmosphere.

It was a place that overflowed with an indescribable sense of authority yet somehow felt warm.

“Kermanomon von Severus greets His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress.”

“Garulus Rokan also greets His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress.”

When Kermanomon offered his formal greeting, Garulus also earnestly gave his greeting. Mellis also greeted them and then carefully looked around.

‘So that’s His Majesty the Emperor…’

Persiana von de Villus. He was the 7th Emperor of the Aizen Empire and also the youngest emperor to ascend the throne in the Empire’s history. For Mellis, who had only seen this figure in history books when she attended the Academy, meeting him face to face was quite moving.

‘He doesn’t really look that much like the Grand Duke, I think.’

She glanced at Kermanomon. Unlike him with his bronze skin and sharp eyes, Persiana had very pale skin and gentle eyes as well.

However, as rumored, his health didn’t seem good, and his noticeably haggard appearance felt pitiful.

‘Hm…?’

But for some reason, she felt an extremely burdensome gaze from somewhere. Mellis slowly turned her head to find the source of the gaze and trembled when she discovered transparent blue eyes staring right through her.

‘H-Her Majesty the Empress…?’

Startled by suddenly making eye contact with the Empress, Mellis bowed her head again.

‘Did I do something wrong? Does she dislike me?’

Lost in various thoughts, Mellis rolled her eyes around before mustering the courage to slowly lift her head again. Sure enough, the Empress was still looking at her.

“….”

When their eyes met once again, she curled up the corners of her mouth into an enchanting smile. Mellis found herself unconsciously entranced by that incredibly beautiful sight.

Reiana de Villus, who was said to be a white tiger beastkin, was a beauty with silk-like silver hair and sharp eyes. And she seemed to know her own charm very well. Without that, it would have been impossible to create such a bewitching atmosphere.

“Garulus, it’s been a while.”

At the Emperor’s affectionate voice, Garulus ran toward him as if he had been waiting.

“Your Majesty! I really missed seeing you! I heard you were very ill, but are you alright now? I was so worried!”

“Yes. I’m fine now. It seems I recovered quickly thanks to Garulus worrying about me.”

“I wrote you a letter hoping Your Majesty would get better soon!”

“A letter?”

Garulus handed him a sheet of drawing paper he had been clutching tightly in his hand. Only Kermanomon, who knew the true nature of that drawing, quietly lifted the corners of his mouth.

“His Imperial Majesty, please get better soon… Well, this isn’t really something I can control through my own will.”

“Huh?”

The three of them seemed to be closer than expected, bursting into laughter without reserve. While they were lightly exchanging greetings, the Empress smiled brightly as if remembering something.

“Come to think of it, we also prepared a gift for Garulus.”

“For me?”

At the Empress’s words about having a gift, Garulus jumped up in surprise. The Empress took Garulus’s hand and stood up from her seat.

“Shall we go see the gift together?”

“Yes! I’m so excited!”

The two naturally headed toward the room connected on the opposite side. It seemed they were giving the two brothers space to have a comfortable conversation.

‘Oh, what should I do.’

It was when Mellis, who had missed the timing to follow Garulus, was hesitating. Suddenly, the Empress slowly tilted her head and looked at her, murmuring in a low voice.

“What are you doing? Not following along.”

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Kermanomon, who was left alone with Persiana like that, silently sipped his tea. Persiana looked at him and smiled faintly.

“Why?”

“Just. Your expression is definitely better than when we met last time.”

The last meeting he was referring to was when Kermanomon had come up to the capital. The atmosphere in the Imperial Court had been unsettled for a while because of Persiana, who had suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed.

Persiana’s health had started deteriorating half a year ago, but that day was the first time he had lost consciousness and collapsed.

He had been greatly shocked by the sight of Persiana losing consciousness, but he had hidden those feelings with a composed attitude.

“Well, you had collapsed, so of course. You even broke your promise with Garulus.”

“Garulus must have been very disappointed.”

“But even in the midst of that, he was worried about you. He drew that picture that day too. He’s only six years old, isn’t he so admirable?”

The image of the child who had grabbed his sleeve and asked about Persiana’s well-being was still vivid before his eyes. At Kermanomon’s boasting, Persiana’s eyes curved gently.

“That’s right. He’s really a good child.”

Though Kermanomon didn’t know it, just as he cherished Garulus, Persiana also cherished him very much.

The two brothers, who had quite a large age gap, had always stuck together since childhood, and their distant relative Reiana was the same.

The two had climbed mountains with young Kermanomon, who was still in his tiger form, and when Kermanomon had just transformed into human form, they had taught him how to walk on two legs. When summer came, they were busy swimming in the lake all day, unaware of the passing time.

One day, while they were spending such happy days together, sudden news arrived. Their parents, who were returning from the capital, had been attacked and killed by humans. It was around the time when Persiana had just come of age.

The shock was great for him as well, but he who had to take charge of the entire duchy overnight wasn’t even given time to grieve.

Persiana, who was overwhelmed with work while unable to sort out his own emotions, had no capacity to look after Kermanomon. Though he didn’t notice it at the time, his younger sibling, who was suffering from their parents’ death, was burning with vengeance every day against those who had ruined his life.

Kermanomon left for the battlefield, and after that, he transformed into a being soaked in blood, massacring countless humans in war. Even though his younger sibling led numerous wars to victory, he felt no joy at all.

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