Chapter 32: CH 32

Gabriel looked out the window carelessly.

The enthusiasm of the lively festival seemed to spread through the carriage. The carriage carrying Gabriel was approaching the mansion of Burstoad. Without realizing it, his mouth is dry and his cheeks are red.

His heart was pounding with excitement.

Finally, finally… I returned to Daphne’s side.

The carriage stopped in front of the huge gate on Burstoad.

The gate opened and Gabriel got out. The mansion became noisy as the carriage of the emperor appeared without a message.

In the end, he had no choice but to receive a belated welcome, but Gabriel liked it.

Finally Daphne appeared.

Daphne, walking out of the light, was like a benevolent goddess from a myth.

A face with a lively smile and warmth. Daphne was spring. And at the same time, she was like a fairy.

Gabriel looked at Daphne blankly, then she bowed her head slightly.

It was a bit embarrassing to make eye contact.

“Gabriel…?”

Daphne called Gabriel. Gabriel had to hold back the desire to embrace Daphne.

“Daphne….”

*****

Gabriel’s voice roused her mind.

Are you really Gabriel? No, wait. Why the hell is Gabriel here? Isn’t the story over now?

Moreover, it was after Gabriel realized the secret of his birth and returned to the Crown Prince.

Didn’t the novel reach that point already? After all, in the original story, Gabriel manages to escape from Cesare and then regains his memory.

As a person who read the original story, I knew Gabriel’s true identity, so I respected and treated him well from the beginning, but when I saw Gabriel coming back, I was scared.

Did you come to take Cesare with you, like in the original story?

But Cesare has already fallen in love with me.

Gabriel. It’s not my fault! What should I do if I like him?

Gabriel walked in with a blush on his cheeks.

Gabriel, with his hair trimmed and dressed in a robe, was as beautiful as the angel of the Bible. His white, soft cheeks were dyed a beautiful pink color.

Why was Gabriel the protagonist of this novel?

That loveliness was enough to kindle a fire in Cesare’s heart.

“Uh, Gabriel… It’s been a while.”

I smiled awkwardly and said. I was cautious, as it is unknown for what purpose Gabriel appeared here.

As for the clothes, and looking at the carriage, it was clear that Gabriel was the Crown Prince.

Besides, isn’t Gabriel the only Prince in the Hylister Empire?

The competitor is too strong.

Gabriel greeted me with a shy face.

“It’s been a while, Daphne.”

I nodded with an awkward face.

Gabriel smiled softly as he discovered that my gaze was fixed on the Crown Prince’s mark on his carriage.

“Are you surprised?”

With a small nod, Gabriel said, pointing to himself.

“I didn’t mean to deceive Daphne. But that’s how things turned out. I am Gabriel Hylister, the Crown Prince of the Hylister Empire.”

“Pardon?”

I pretended to be surprised at Gabriel’s declaration. If I look blunt here, she will definitely look suspicious.

Fortunately, Gabriel grinned bitterly after seeing my expressions.

I stuttered on purpose.

“I didn’t know you’re a Crown Prince. then…  Should I call you, Your majesty the Crown Prince now?”

“No. No!”

Gabriel shook his head with a pitiful face. Then he smiled brightly.

“Just do it as usual, Gabriel.”

Well… if you insist.

Fortunately, Gabriel was still kind to me to see if my efforts paid off. Although he was wearing the Crown Prince’s uniform, Gabriel still retained the appearance of a chick.

After all, this is the unchanging law of the original version. How can you be so soft even when you wear clothes like that?

It was when Gabriel was about to lick his lips as if to say something.

“Daphne? Who the hell… Gabriel?”

Cesare appeared with a frown. Since he had gone out again for hunting grounds, it seemed that he had not yet received a call that the Crown Prince had arrived.

Cesare was getting closer and closer towards us.

Cesare’s gaze looked at Gabriel’s carriage and the clothes he was wearing. There was no way the Duke of Burstoad could not have recognized this.

Hah… What kind of situation is this? Are you arguing over, Me and Gabriel?

Gabriel’s eyes were burning hot as he looked at Cesare. Is it love… Is it love…  I didn’t know I would get involved in something like this…

But Cesare was walking only looking at me. As if Gabriel was nowhere to be seen.

Gabriel, look at that. Because Cesare likes me now… What do you want, really? This is all because of me. I’m pretty and I’m so kind…

Gabriel, never forget the good things I did in the past. we were close

****

Gabriel’s return caused an uproar in the Duke of Burstoad.

The slave, whom the duke was generous and hired as a servant, was in fact the lost Prince the Emperor had been looking for!

Doesn’t it sound like something out of a fairy tale?

It was heard that the Prince regained his memory and returned to his seat.

Even the noble light seemed to flow from Prince Gabriel, who regained his seat and visited the Duchy of Burstoad proudly.

He was so beautiful and perfect that we could not recall his dark days of the past.

The Duke of Burstoad went directly to his office with the Crown Prince.

The two people walking side by side in the hallway felt an aura that couldn’t be touched. It seemed to fit well like a masterpiece painted by a famous painter.

It was not unreasonable that the servants who saw the scene vividly were engulfed in excitement.

“Did you see it?”

“Oh my gosh… He’s not a slave, he was an imperial family? His highness the Crown Prince!”

“And that carriage is splendid! It’s the first time I’ve seen the royal family in person!”

The young maids were ecstatic with their hazy voices, as if soaked in a dream.

Gabriel was the man to satisfy their rising romance. They didn’t express their feelings, but there were also some male attendants who secretly blushed.

However, not everyone reacted the same way.

This is because there were some who used to despise and torment Gabriel when he was brought into slavery in the past.

“What? I once sprinkled water on the Crown Prince….”

“There was a time when I deliberately chose only hard bread…”

“I even imprisoned His Majesty the Crown Prince in a dungeon.”

The knight’s face was dark and dead. He shouldn’t have been thrown into the cold dungeon… I should have put a thick blanket on the floor so that he could sit comfortably…  Even if he regretted it, it was already too late.

He had already become the first knight of the proud Burstoad to imprison the Crown Prince in a cold dungeon.

“Shannet. Did you know ? That Gabriel Was the Crown Prince?”

The maid, who had a history of sprinkling cold water on Gabriel, looked back at Shannet and asked anxiously.

Shannet was the Duchess’s closest maid. Maybe she was secretly informed by the Duchess.

The maid cried out in a resentful voice.

“If you know, you should have give us some advice!”

“No, I didn’t know either.”

“Lie!”

“Really.”

“Haah… What should I do? Maybe I’ll be arrested for contempt of the imperial family…”

The maid’s face turned into tears. She seemed worried that she would be punished.

Shannet scratched the tip of her chin awkwardly. She, too, was surprised by Gabriel’s appearance.

‘Gabriel… No, I don’t think the Crown Prince would do that.’

The Crown Prince’s gaze was directed only to Madam. It was the same when he was a slave Gabriel.

It’s embarrassing to even say it, but at one time, there was talk among the servants about whether Madam and Gabriel were like that.

Is that why? Shannet thought it was all because of the Duchess that Gabriel returned to Burstoad.

And even more so, His Majesty the Crown Prince cannot punish the people in this mansion. Because the Duchess, no one else, loves everything about Burstoad.

That’s why he showed his sincere interest in us, who are mere servants.

Daphne was a benevolent Duchess of Burstoad.

Unless the purpose is to be hated by the Queen, His Highness the Crown Prince should show the same mercy.

“However, your Highness the Crown Prince is a slave.… Didn’t madam respect him when he were slave?”

“Right. So, there was a lot of talk about why she were talking to such a lowly slave.”

“Besides, she even paid attention to this and that. When he was sick, she also orders to call the precious doctor.”

“Hmm….”

The servants tilted their heads at the same time. Thinking about it, it’s a little weird.

“Maybe the Duchess knew from the beginning?”

A maid in the kitchen raised a very reasonable suspicion.

“No way.”

“No. You know that strawberry cake from before? Madam told me to prepare a strawberry cake to congratulate the Crown Prince on recovering from a cold.”

At the story of the strawberry cake, Shannet frowned lightly.

Daphne fell over because of the cake… The Crown Prince is slapped on the cheek… There was a mess as the enraged Duke returned to his room in anger.

And the runaway drama that followed.

As madam exclusive maid, Shannet, this is an event that she doesn’t want to go through again.