The manual begins with the protagonist experiencing a blackout she felt alcohol running through her body instead of blood and couldn't breathe well causing her to fear the incoming death upon waking up in an unfamiliar lavish place she questions if it's a dream due to her drunkenness her body feels unresponsive and suddenly a voice refers to her as my lady a man's voice asks for confirmation if she's alive and once he gets it his Eyes turn cold he mentions her survival from a small dose of poison is not a big deal and criticizes her attempt to
stand out cherished Noble ladies enter the palace and hope for the emperor's love however as time passes their expectations crumble causing them to be immensely disappointed their last choice is the same every time they take their bodies hostage and test their luck at the crossroads of life and death the protagonist feels too dizzy to hear Anything her head throbed badly and she was unable to open her eyes a man speaks again wondering why she would try to attract his Majesty's attention this way he's straightforwardly tell tells her that his majesty has no interest in her
most ladies die after taking poison but there are some instances when they survive lady Lucia was one of them but with an unchanging reality they took poison again the man suggests Lucia try becoming a different person this time Around the protagonist wonders who the annoying man is she wanted to check but her body was unable to move as she hears the man's name is Chief Constable she becomes shocked the scene switches to the protagonist looking out the window she realizes this isn't a dream instead she has woken up in a different world and most importantly
in a different body as a maid asks her to rest since the poison hasn't fully healed her body she realizes the body's owner took the Poison everything seemed strange to her but the strangest thing for her was getting used to her appearance the lady she is now has a unique hair color even the color of her eyes making her wonder whether people are really born with such a color she can't believe an adorable child like Lucia was almost sold off in the flesh she wasn't completely sure why Lucia committed suicide but she felt sorry for
her what could have happened to the original owner of this body she Knew she had to gain information quickly she asks for her belongings which she uses often from the maid who then brings her Lucia's Journal she flips the pages and realizes that it wasn't suicide she didn't die because of the mistake she made as she was putting on an act to grab the emperor's attention Lucia longed for a man with no Greed for power and someone who'd cherish her with love although she was the daughter of a Countryside feudal Lord she didn't have An
ounce of interest in the throne she was in the palace because of her father's oppression who had ordered her to seduce his majesty with her beauty she was a presence with the resemblance not of an empress but rather of an ornamental bird she flips through more pages and reads a warning that states be careful of the black rose that floats on the water's surface this makes her wonder what it could mean the scene shifts to the chief Constable Interrogating a man for failing to deal with the palace's expenses he notices Lucia walking past him the
man informs him that she must be on her way to attend tea time with the other ladies and reveals that most of the money has been spent on her tea time dresses and accessories the tea time isn't just for socializing but also because his majesty made it mandatory and they hope he might come someday the chief Constable scoffs and asks if there has been a lady from The Rose Palace who slept a night with the emperor previously the protagonist or the present Lucia was adorned with jewels and dressed for tea time she is then led
to the T Hall she recalls that in Lucia's diary she said she was scared of the women in Rose Palace making her wonder what kind of women they were she takes her seat among the ladies and begins to drink soon Isla approaches her and begins to confess about how she wants to be entrusted to his Majesty's Care fearing her made Lucia think that she was watching an old play just then another woman approaches her and expresses her concern for her sickness in a mocking manner saying she drank poison to get his Majesty's attention they all
begin to ask more questions but Lucia shrugs them off saying she she doesn't remember anything she knew she needed to be careful with her words since she still didn't know who tried to kill Lucia feeling uncomfortable she Begins to leave however her cup falls to the floor and smashes into pieces that night she sat on the stairs watching the beautiful scenery the chief Constable approaches her and asks what she is doing here to which she says she's only sitting for a moment his silence makes her wonder if she should have been more casual with him
and how Lucia behaved toward him he asks why her dress is stained to which she says she spilled tea the Constable then remarks that the Relationship between predator and prey doesn't exist just with animals it applies to humans too today it was to the extent of spilling tea on clothes but she doesn't know what they'll do next time he Sighs and then advises her to become stronger she asks if there's anything else he wants to say making him sigh again Lucia gets annoyed with his constant sighing but is cut off from her thoughts as the
Constable approaches her closer commenting that she hasn't Changed a bit she realizes she has heard his voice before foreign decides to take this opportunity to change something about herself realizing he's the guy from before she asks him to stop she reveals she died and came back to life as another person and she asks if that isn't reason enough to meet the emperor the man says while Lucia continues and asks if the emperor has ever met a woman who became someone else she knew she needed to find a way to return to her Original body and
wondered whether the emperor might be able to help her the Constable replies that the emperor is no sage and doesn't know everything none of the other women have ever come back as someone else even those who were lucky enough to survive ended up killing themselves he apologizes saying he can't give her the answer she wants and leaves Lucia returns to her room tired she mutters Lord Chamberlain exciting her Maids a maid blushes saying he grows More handsome by the day and revealing that he came to check on Lucia when she was unconscious Lucia asks her
to reveal everything about him the maid then informs her that he's tall with broad shoulders and a narrow torso and looks good in anything she can continues praising his face making Lucia cringe and she wonders if they are talking about the same guy since he wasn't all that but she knows he might look more attractive to her since she likes him The maid also reveals that the emperor is reclusive and Lord Chamberlain acts as his eyes and ears people even say that Lord Chamberlain will become the future Emperor since his black hair is a trait
of the Imperial family but what's unusual is that he only comes whenever a lady succumbs to poison or overcomes it as Lucia eats her meal she Ponders how strange the whole ordeal is the Emperor never shows himself so Lord Chamberlain takes care of everything for him then There are the ladies of the Rose Palace who poison themselves she then wonders if Lord Chamberlain should really be advising the lady of the Rose Palace the scene shifts to Lord Chamberlain discussing the palace's increased budget with the steward he proposes to cut the budget but the steward applies
logic and states that the ladies are all of noble birth so naturally the cost is immense he advises that the emperor must marry in order to solve the issue Lord chamber Ireland then realizes that it's been a while since any of the ladies tried to drink poison the steward replies that they must have given up since the emperor doesn't bat an eye he expresses his concern for lady Lucia as she hasn't left her Chambers for some time and isn't eating well either his words made Lord Chamberlain wonder if he knew more that he was letting
on the steward reveals that before she collapsed she used to smile and talk all the time but Now she doesn't even recognize him since she's suffering from memory loss Lord Chamberlain remarks that he seems to care for someone who isn't even his wife but the steward replies that there's an aura of mystery around her and he accidentally slips that this might be why the other ladies poisoned lady Lucia that night Lord Chamberlain plux arose commenting that the Thorns beneath the petals resemble the ladies of the Rose Palace he remembers Lucia's words and Smiles he decides
to congratulate her as she managed to get the attention she was after if she's hiding what happened to her before she took poison while pretending to be someone else then she might give him the answer and then no one will have to die anymore he looks towards a balcony and realizes that Lucia jumped after climbing through the window he Sprints towards a nearby tree wondering what she's thinking he grabs onto a branch saying she can't die Meanwhile Lucia stares at him in confusion and asks what he's doing in that tree annoyed he asks the same
question from her to which she laughs and says she couldn't sleep it turns out that while having a glass of wine her clothes got stuck making him think she committed suicide she invites him for a drink and he accepts while Lord Chamberlain wonders how she ended up drinking poison Lucia wants him to leave so she can eat peacefully she gives in And begins to eat wholeheartedly surprising Lord Chamberlain he wonders if she didn't study Court etiquette before coming to the Palace he remembers the steward's words about Lucia and thinks how it'd be a Pity if
she were poisoned because of her beauty although there's nothing beautiful about her right now but what surprised him was that the tight feeling in his chest had disappeared he is cut off from his thoughts as Lucia suggests raising a Toast and so they do he asks why she's dining here to which she confesses that seeing the moon helps her calm down and think better he had thought of Lucia as any other lady of the Rose Palace but his judgment is proven wrong as he continues talking to her the scene shifts to the emperor ordering the
ladies to start earning their keep in order to reduce the palace's budget soon enough the steward is informed that the grumpy Lord Chamberlain who sticks his Nose in everyone's business is none other than the emperor he argues that he heard the emperor was a fierce Warrior who spent years in battle he also argues that the emperor is said to have black hair that glimmers with gold as compared to Lord Chamberlain's plain black hair the head Steward argues that he might not be able to change his hair color but he can hide the way it shines
the steward further says he drinks blood instead of wine and dines on human flesh Which he finds hard to believe what the head asks him to not believe it and rather do as he tells him to he then Smiles saying he was lying confusing him even more the head then asks how many ladies are staying in the Rose Palace the steward responds that there were origin generally 78 but there are only a handful now he then asks why the emperor is pretending to be Lord Chamberlain after all as The Story Goes a devil returned from
Battle covered in blood Only to kill his own family so that he might Ascend the throne the scene shifts to Lucius suggesting that she play a game with her maid Serena called odd questions a person asks some odd questions of the other and all they have to do is answer with a straight face if one runs out of questions they lose but if the other can't keep a straight face they lose Lucia starts first and asks what the purpose of the Rose Palace is Serena replies that the court officials Insist that his majesty must take
a queen to establish his bloodline they brought it up every day for two years until the emperor finally relented at first there were only two ladies but more and more began to arrive and now they have taken over the palace Lucia then asks why the emperor doesn't show himself to which the maid reveals that he was originally second in line to the Throne all fighting for succession he killed his older brother and became the Emperor when rumors spread that he killed the king and queen 2 opposition arose after that he entered the palace and was
never seen again Lucia then asks a few more questions including about Lord Chamberlain wanting to talk to him about skipping tea time she decides to look for him however he was nowhere to be found and so she jokes about drinking some poison she then asks Serena how to leave the Rose Palace making her stutter Lucia reveals that she just wants to get Out and see some flowers for a change Serena sies and says she can go out whenever she gets permission later Serena enters with several other Maids carrying various kinds of flowers with them Serena
reveals it's because of her request and behind them all Lord Chamberlain approaches Lucia saying he helped her servants pick flowers too it was strange to hear that he made few or no appearances however as she recalls her encounters with him she realizes she Has already seen him numerous times as they sat down lord Chamberlain read out a scroll to her that had been sent to other Ladies as well but he came to deliver the message to her in person as he talked boringly Lucia yawned sleepily but her eyes widened as he states that every lady
in the Rose Palace must use her talents to benefit the Empire this makes her recall her talk with Lord Chamberlain that night she had told him that there was nothing to do for her Except for the same old day spent dressing up drinking tea and gossiping he reveals that he told the emperor what she said and advises her to remain covert since the other ladies won't like knowing she was the one behind this idea he then takes his leave leaving her to make a decision meanwhile a man approaches the emperor and insists on being taken
under his wing he reminds him that even though he was an enemy Knight he saved his life and if he Hadn't killed his brother someone else would be sitting on that Throne this angers the emperor and he asks if he has any idea how many of his men he slaughtered the man smirks and bluntly says he lost count but the emperor agrees allowing him to stay at the Rose Palace the man smiles and protests that though he has a pretty face dressing him up as a woman is too much he gets interrupted as the head
Steward drags him away as he leads him away he advises The man to watch what he says in front of his majesty the man Jace introduces himself and asks if he would look good in a dress he then asks if it's true that a beautiful woman has come to live in the palace the steward's size knowing it is true it seemed peculiar to him that this man seemed confident and relaxed in front of the emperor unlike the others with their heads down and quivering but he does question his sanity meanwhile Felix asks Lucia about Her
decision but she replies that she isn't sure yet what she can do she asks him what the other ladies have decided on to which he informs her that most have settled on making clothes and jewelry but Lucia wasn't good at any of them she finds him dealing with some documents and asks what they are felix explains that he's been tasked with recording the palace's budget and Reporting it to Lord Chamberlain each month he tries to make it as Straightforward as possible but he makes him write it again he apologizes for venting his frustration to her
but for Lucia it was an idea she explained means that it'd be much easier if he used charts or pictures and so Felix accepts her help meanwhile Lord Chamberlain asks his brother why he doesn't want Count jarnis to teach him Alvis hesitatingly reveals that the count is a coward for making him take classes on the day of his mother's Memorial ceremony but the Lord reveals that it was he who ordered him to although Alvis doesn't remember what his mother looks like he still wants to attend her Memorial he protests to Lord Chamberlain about letting him
go but to no avail in the meantime Lucia is getting ready for her bath as she inspects a pedal and crushes it with her teeth Lord Chamberlain abruptly enters her room she clarified that she wasn't trying to eat it Serena agrees and bluntly remarks that she was chewing it To make herself more attractive flustering Lucia Lord Chamberlain smiles and bursts into laughter flustering Lucia even more he is about to joke about her huge appetite but Lucia stops him she makes Serena go away and then reveals to him that since the ladies of the Rose Palace
aren't allowed to dine with other men it isn't okay to talk about their meal from that night he agrees to keep their dining a secret mostly because he prefers not to get Close to any of the women in the palace he is well aware of those who want to seize the throne by sending their daughters here every one of these women is an empty-headed fool who spends her days playing dress up and he knows that Lucia is no different he only came here to find the truth about food poisoning nothing more nothing less he then
announces his departure and begins to walk away he abruptly halts and asks Lucia to call him Eric her little Acknowledgment makes him wonder whether his name is too old-fashioned he is cut off from his thoughts as he bumps into Felix he smiles and beckons a scared Felix towards him he takes the budget report immediately and sees that the expenses show no signs of dropping and it seems these women enjoy the mere Act of spending money he is taken aback to see drawings which Felix explains to him and reveals that it was Lucia who taught him
about them Eric thinks this might be The way for Lucia to earn her keep he then asks Felix if his name is too old-fashioned which he denies saying his name is glorious Eric walks away wondering why she didn't react then that night a shadow lurked in the basement demanding a new body since he could do nothing in this state an unidentified man replies that the Moonlight charged with the energy of a thousand days did enter an uninhabited body but it appears another Soul entered it before him as The shadow desperately scratches its skin he reveals
he's being driven mad by this flesh and the hair he stuck on the scalp as inches from falling off he thought the time had finally come for his revenge but the unidentified man asks him to be patient until the moon has recharged itself Anew but there is another way the soul that now holds the energy hasn't yet fully become one with its new body and if that soul is stabbed in the heart the body might be his to Take the shadow then Snickers saying he must kill Eric his brother who killed him the next day
Lucia prepares herself to act like a nobleman's daughter as she takes a walk she bumps into a night towering above her the Knight clarifies that it's his first day as a palace guard and asks for the Eastgate wanting to act like an aristocrat she says confusing words to the guard and begins walking away she wonders if she should have sternly threatened to get him Beheaded if he spoke again on the other hand Jace questions Lucia's Insanity meanwhile Eric announces to Alvis that one of the ladies will tutor him from now on despite his objections for
Alvis those greedy cows didn't seem capable enough to teach him and he wonders why his brother doesn't meet those women if he says they're all qualified to become empresses he realizes that it must be because he's trying to get leverage on the nobility by holding their daughters Hostage knowing he still has a week to meet his tutor Lucia he plots to get her kicked out and laughs evilly at his own brilliant plan as he begins to enter the Rose Palace Halo stops him but to no avail he approaches Lucia calling her a pretty doll but
declaring her unfit to be his teacher judging by the way he's acting Lucia wonders whether he's the emperor's son she wonders if she's supposed to teach this kid balvis continues calling her a doll and says he Has nothing to learn from someone who tried to poison herself he then asks a shock Volusia to say she can't be his teacher to his surprise Lucia agrees without hesitation politely saying she doesn't feel comfortable teaching someone and asking him to find someone in charge he soon returns and finds Lucia playing a game with Serena he also decides to
give it a try and later he is found to be enjoying himself as a penalty for losing Alvis agrees to have The chief cook up a grand meal for all the servants meanwhile Halo wonders what's taking him so long but gets interrupted by Eric's arrival Alvis calls Halo inside who then leaves the room gloomily making Eric wonder what's wrong it turns out that Alvis keeps losing to Lucia Lucia Pats his head and agrees to teach him how to win just then Eric calls for him and asks him to go back but Alvis doesn't want to
Lucia invites Eric to try Serena explains the Rules they take turns counting and one can say up to three numbers at a time but whoever says 31 loses Lucia knew all she had to do to win was say 30. the first time she goes she counts to two and then makes sure her opponent counts four numbers per turn but her trick soon fails as Eric begins first and counts to two making her wonder how he could be good at everything as Eric and Elvis leave Eric teases him for pouting like a child while he the
emperor won the game At the next tea time Swan complains about working along with dressing up for the emperor she tells her she chose cooking and mocks Lucia for being able to do nothing later Lucia got an official letter of appointment as Prince alvis's teacher she knew she had no choice but to accept it just then Alvis enters her room excited to have cracked the code as to why she played that game he declares that she's like the other ladies who just humor him he then Reminds her that if she lays a hand on a
member of the Imperial family without permission she'll be beheaded she is taken aback and realizes what she did but to her surprise Alves asks her to do it again which she does Alvis begins to ponder and leaves after reaching a conclusion and promising to behave the next time they meet Lucia size wondering what to teach him she decides to go to the library she takes a library pass from Eric who tells her that it grants Her permission to use the first three floors as the rest are for the Imperial family he then asks if she
has thought of her penalty yet to which she says she doesn't have much to offer he then asks her to show him what's inside her Lucia gets the wrong idea and gets terrified realizing what she understood Eric clarifies that what he meant was to show him the truth inside her heart she tells him she doesn't remember anything and needs time Eric acknowledges this and Leaves a guard is called to escort Lucia to the library and introduces himself as Jace she soon enters the library and is amazed to see tons of books inside she realizes she's
been slacking this whole time as learning about this place should have been her priority it's been three days now since Lucia was at the library making the maids worry about her they inform Lord Chamberlain who came to see Lucia but when they inform him where she has been this whole time he becomes Surprised they ask him to check on her since they aren't allowed to go in however he rudely leaves that Night Lucia begins to read a registry of titles including those of angels demons and wizards this makes her wonder whether she should read a
fantasy novel plus the titles are all limited she reads the wife shares in the power of her husband only the emperor's Sons May inherit the throne this makes her realize why everyone's scrambling to Marry the emperor furthermore demons can enter the human world by making deals and oracles can stop only a few she gets tired from the boring passage and yawns she gets alert as someone remarks that a flower only needs to look beautiful and asks what she's doing in the library she replies that flowers need conditions to bloom easily and therefore she has to
do her best at the assigned task The Voice soon disappeared making her wonder who it was she decides to leave and begins To put the books back on the shelves however to her shock the Shelf starts to fall but before it could hit her Eric shielded her from the impact unaware of who it is Lucia asks him to let go but he says if she sees his face that'll be the end of her thinking it's the emperor she retaliates however he soon disappears as the guards approach Lucia on the other hand Eric blushes at the
thought of her he gets interrupted as two knights approach him informing him That an ogre attacked the castle Gates his eyes widen as they further inform him that it seems to be heading for the Rose Palace the news had spread to Lucia as well who hoped for everyone's safety it turns out that another ogre was found lurking near the rose palace's outer gate making Eric wonder if someone summoned it the knights ask what to tell the ladies about it but he says it's not his concern however Lucia comes to his mind and he says maybe
it does he orders Them to call the theatrical troop and have them perform for the ladies he sighs wondering why he can't stop thinking about her and wondering if her scent must have intoxicated his heart meanwhile Lucia also wasn't able to get the mysterious man out of her head she is informed about the theatrical troop and notices how obsessed girls in this world are with romance just like in her world she is soon dressed up and leaves for the central Garden all eyes were set On Lucia who looked too elegant making them Envy her Swan
approaches Eric asking him to sit with them since he's in charge Eric points out that there are no empty seats to which she glances at the ladies saying one of them might be gracious enough to offer theirs but no one replies Eric walks toward Lucia ignoring Swan and asks if the stage is visible to her he then sits with her Swan approaches him again but he arrogantly refuses her making her Furious meanwhile Isla begins to call for Lucia but Swan orders her to come to her the performance soon begins involving the romance between a prince
and a common girl Lucia and Eric begin to chat and she introduces apple wine to him which fascinates him a lot and when Eric asks if she seems to like books an image of that night reappears in her mind Eric reminds Lucia that her first lesson with Alvis is tomorrow and asks if she has decided what to teach him Lucia replies that she might start with something basic since it's their first meeting later Eric asks for news on the ogre front he is informed that the damage from the attack has been repaired he asks Jace
if killing an ogre is in Child's Play for him to which he replies that he can't draw attention by killing it single-handedly however they weren't able to find where it came from but it was certain it was targeting The Rose Palace Jace then teases him for playing Around the palace as Lord Chamberlain Eric ignores him and throws a sack of coins at him ordering him to buy apple wine for him he walks out realizing the class must have started Lucia seemed like a peculiar girl to him she eats and drinks alone in the middle of
the night and while everyone else drinks tea only she chooses wine he smiles deciding to check on them meanwhile Lucia asks his student what he needs to learn to which Alvis brings out craft tools saying he Wants to make flowers however he has trouble doing that Lucia takes the paper from him and crumbles it she then asks him to watch closely and she turns the paper into a beautiful flower impressing Alvis Alvis asked Lucia to imagine the Emperor who never missed his parents Lucia coughs awkwardly and asks him to imagine what it would look like
but Alvis is unable to do that seeing his sad expression Lucia changes the topic and they get back to making flowers Eric Peeks through the door and sees his brother goofing around with Lucia making him smile fondly later Lucia finds that all the roses are about to be removed knowing it would be a waste she ordered all of them to be sent to her room Jace helps her do that recalling Eric's request to look out for her meanwhile Eric inspects the things the ladies made and is impressed knowing they can sell them to cover the
palace's expenses Halo points to the food that swan made as Well he asks the knights to taste it as well thinking about how Eric has found something to his liking Halo tastes the food as well but pukes it out later Romeo meets his sister who informs him of her plans to meet her friend Isla at the palace back at the palace Lucia chats with Isla and finds Isla trying to copy whatever she does to end up being the empress Eric approaches her in informs her of her maid falling in the mud and being harassed by
another maid Swann gossips with the other ladies about how Lord Chamberlain and Lucia might be fooling around seeing him concerned about a servant she remarks that he seems to be quite thoughtful of her Eric glares at her coldly and says he intends to do the same thing to the servant who harassed her he then leads Lucia away who gloomily questions whether it was because of her lack of power that spooky fell in the mud she realizes that Lord Chamberlain isn't Afraid to speak his mind and isn't afraid of swan she decides to pull herself together
to take care of her people Eric advises her to stay strong as all ladies are equal here as a thank you Lucia gifts him a rose drink Eric realizes this is what she did with all those roses and notices how much she loves drinking Grand Duke Bahamut arrives to meet him he is a greedy old man who sent his granddaughter to live in the palace he requests that Eric Grant the ladies of the Royal Palace a day of freedom but Eric asks him to let her granddaughter leave if she wants to he Sighs and announces
holding a hunting tour tournament when the Duke leaves Eric begins to feel drowsy from the drink but he noticed how his headache was gone Rose's expressed passion and desire their subtle scent encourages people to open up he soon falls asleep and Halo stops the next visitor from meeting him politely however Trudy still Manages to take a look at the handsome man sleeping and is stunned later Eric walks through the hall and bumps into Swan she presents him with a gift as an apology for the tea time incident meanwhile Lucia makes herself adamant that this world
is her reality now and she must protect her people as well as herself she gets interrupted as Eric approaches her and announces that Swann's grandfather is holding a hunting tournament however Lucia didn't want to Join one he acknowledges it and thanks her for the drink she explains how she's making more recipes from the rose but it's sent overpower is everything she then presents her apple Rose pie to him which he delightfully eats as she begins to cut another slice for him she loses her balance and begins to fall but Eric catches her and steadies her
backup Lucia tries to hide her blushing face sensing Deja Vu they get interrupted as Serena dashes towards them Eric scolds Her for making Lucia wear a long dress but Lucia tells him it's fine just then Isla enters and points out how red lucious face is she says she read that when a woman thinks of a man she likes her face turns red this makes Lucia more flustered and she turns to see Eric but finds him gone Isla further reveals that she volunteered to participate on her behalf making her gloomy on the other hand Romeo notices
how lost his sister looks upon asking she reveals to him That she went to the Palace to meet the emperor she then expresses her wish to enter the Rose Palace wanting to marry him meanwhile Eric is busy wondering who Lucia likes to be blushing at that time he pushes the thought aside and asks for Duke bahamut's whereabouts he is informed that the Duke visited the treasury before leaving and it seems he took the lupunden necklace he gives orders to double the security at the Rose Palace and keep Swan under Surveillance mean Lucia watches Isla excitedly
fire bows she decides to stop knowing archery isn't for her and leaves she bumps into a sleeping Jace he soon wakes up from the commotion and Lucia gifts him a basket to thank him for the Roses on the other hand Swan reveals to the ladies that bad luck comes to those who wear the lupenden necklace and that it's meant for Lucia she has planned to make every lady wear necklaces during the hunt so no one would suspect a thing Also she gave Lord Chamberlain an identical one and so Lucia is presented with the necklace but
Lucia refuses to wear it she asks spooky to ask around if others have won two for safety reasons whatever Swan is planning Lucia has no intention of going along with it it turns out they did and so Lucia wears it Swan notices her wearing one from a distance in smirks as the carriage set off Lucia felt sicker with every passing second she suspects it's the necklace as They arrive her vision begins to blur and she decides not to participate in the hunt anymore she walks away staggering while Swan arrogant watches Lucia was frustrated by the
pain and decided to stop his body and head were going in different directions all these words were a voice telling her she screams for it to quit whining and get out already and so it laughs and the necklace flies away from Lucia's neck shining brightly it turns into a tiger And begins to attack her however the tiger stops and asks if she is trying to get herself killed the tiger seemed confused as it inspected her and asked why her soul and body didn't match before they can speak further the soldiers begin to approach them the
creature transforms into a baby cat leaving Lucia awestruck Eric wardley approaches her after hearing she is ill but he finds her petting a cute cat she pleads to have it for a while and Eric Has no choice but to agree she decides to name him fluffy but the cat introduces itself as lupenden she soon sets off back to the palace with lupendin who seems excited to be out after so long curious Lucia asks it a series of questions and lupendin answers that it can only come out or go in on its Master's orders it assures
her that it doesn't eat its own Master Lucia smiles and extends a hand but lupenden slaps it away it remarks that she died And came back to life startling her it reveals that sometimes Souls aren't completely attached to their bodies when they are born in such cases they die young but she seems to be doing just fine meaning she reincarnated lupendin advises her to be careful or she'll die if her soul stays detached like this meanwhile Eric stares at the lupenden necklace replica he has realized Swan's plan he knows the necklace is capable of showing
one's deepest darkest desires or Becoming their Shield he thinks it might not be awful if Lucia's true self is revealed suddenly a Voice pops up asking him not to act innocent and reminding him that the date is Drawing Near again the day he cut off his head and took the throne Eric asks him to stop but the voice Snickers and says he might always be nine-year-old Harry to him he blames Eric for feigning indifference despite being interested in the throne The Voice continues tormenting Eric and he asks Him to show up as a rotting corpse
instead the Eerie voice asks him to wait and disappears instantly meanwhile Lucia felt sad to think she would die yet again as she eats her meal she spots Eric outside he also notices her in requests to sit beside her for a while Eric says nothing making the atmosphere awkward Eric notices her staring and turns to see her causing her heart to pound loudly she begins telling him about her new recipe but he doesn't like It she notices his unusual mood and asks if something has happened he tells her that he was taught that showing emotions
is a sign of weakness Lucia felt sympathetic and advised him not to wait for his happiness to come to him but rather to find it himself she Rambles on which he intently listens to as he eats and drinks rose wine he wonders whether to keep Lucio by his side since she keeps his mind at ease the next day Lucia can't help but think about Eric in Hopes to run into him again soon she comes across the history of the Empire book and decides to teach Alvis this she notices how Alvis seems to have a lot
on his mind knowing it must be because of his parents approaching death anniversary all of a sudden Alves reveals that many things happened at the palace when the current Emperor was still the second Prince a baby died not long after it was born and one could hear the screams of maids being murdered All night the floors were stained with blood and someone started a rumor about the palace being cursed the queen said it was all because of the second Prince an oracle told her that the curse would only be lifted if he was sent far
away so the king sent him off to war he was only a boy back then so sending him to war was essential to sending him to his death as they dragged him away he screamed that he would never forgive them and he eventually got his revenge He survived the war killed his parents and ascended the throne but since the only Witnesses from that day refused to speak nobody knows the truth he asks if she believes the rumors to which she states that the emperor is incredible for strengthening his power without showing himself she then ends
the lecture meanwhile the Eerie voice of approaches Eric again asking if he enjoyed the blood of those he killed more and more questions engulf him Making him gasp and he picks up his sword the scene shifts to Lucia talking to Jace when all of a sudden a maid begins to fall but Jace steadies her quickly making Lucia wonder whether he's normal she pokes his eyes and realizes she was being paranoid she follows the suspicious maid but ends up getting lost she ends up in a garden and finds a man he coldly asks her who gave
her permission to enter his garden making her realize he's the emperor she Apologizes and tries to run away but he grabs her and asks how wasn't she driven mad by the necklace of Truth he has been having nightmares ever since he had them but they all go away when she's nearby he is cut off from his thoughts as Lucia apologizes to him not daring to open her eyes knowing he wants her to stay by his side he kisses her however she hurries away making him smile and he remarks that she tastes like rose flavored candy
Lucia hurries back to her room and Anxiously wonders why he tried to kiss her the scene shifts to the return of Damien he goes to meet Alvis who excitedly hugs him Alvis shows him the flowers he crafted to plant near the graves he is then summoned to the Emperor as they talk Damien notices how different he seems and points it out he then points out that he's been visiting the Rose Palace often and could it be that a young lady caught his attention seeing him smile shocks Damien even more Meanwhile Lucia tries to wake up
lupenden making him Grumble angrily upon asking lupendin Reveals His main duty is to protect whoever wears the necklace it has only guarded one person and that was the first Empress Elena later lupendin notices how Lucia's trying hard to keep herself busy to avoid fearing death it calls her a fool saying she must try saving herself realizing that she can save her life gives her hope however when lupendin suggests she start a Family her hopes diminish as she cooks Eric approaches them and she gives him some grilled meat he smiles praising her cooking skills she then
asks for a favor and says she wants to sell her rose-based Foods outside the palace eventually opening up a store for her servants he then asks why she cares about them so much she says it's what her heart is telling her to do they then chat away happily meanwhile Jace is guarding the west gate as usual when Suddenly he senses a feeling the kind he had right before the last ogre attack he excuses himself and climbs the wall asking the presence to show itself on the other hand Swann and her friend are confused as to
why their plan never worked Swan knew the necklace was real and she had done as her grandfather ordered her too they then decide to ask spooky Lucia is soon informed that spooky is getting beaten and rushes to her but is stopped by Eric nonetheless Lucia stops Swan and confronts her for being violent as she begins to leave Swan asks her to have some class despite how pitiful her family is Lucia halts rummages through the basket and throws mud at Swan she then cuts off her hair infuriating her she begins to attack Lucia but is stopped
by Eric Swan blames him for taking Lucia suicide every time and asks if he likes her she smirks saying what his majesty will think which Eric calmly deals with and leads Lucia Away Swan turns to her friend Rachel and asks her to spread a rumor in return for becoming the empress after taking care of spooky Lucia takes a stroll outside and bumps into Damien Damien asks her who's stirring things up in the Rose Palace to which she says it must be Swan or Isla surprised that Eric isn't interested in one but two women makes him
excited meanwhile Jace finds out it was lucious tiger who called him here lupenden reveals its identity and plans To make Jace his Lackey Jace rejects the proposal and begins to leave balupendin declares he's going to kill him since he's been seen making him stop Jace marks saying he'd like to see it tried later Jace lies on the bed with his body aching and unable to believe he lost a baby animal plus he has to be its Aaron boy he is then soon told the servant girl he was after was beaten up and might get kicked
out as Lucia talks to the doctor about Spooky's Health she Spots a pale looking Jace whom she also gets treated by the doctor on the other hand Alvis shows how he decorated his mother's grave with flowers for Damien Damien later Ponders whether to see Swan and Isla by himself he spots Swan but finds it surprising to see her hair all cut off later Halo informs him what really happened Damien knows Swan will want revenge and asks where he can find Lucia Halo reveals she's teaching Albus right now surprising him even more he Arrives at the
door and peeks through to find Alvis cooking and he recognizes Lucia as the woman who told him to look for Swan and Isla hearing Albus say he will feed what he eats to people outside the palace Damien enters and reminds him he's the second Prince he then suggests going with them after taking his Majesty's opinion later on Eric holds a meeting with Damian and Walter busy thinking of becoming lucious special someone like her Maids are for her he Then orders his Knights to prepare a shop in the capital meanwhile Alvis wonders what's taking Damien so
long and he becomes glum he confesses to Lucia that he misses his mother to which she advises him to think of someone else who's important to him and give the pudding he prepared to them and so he takes the advice and presents it to Eric saying he will make a lot and give it to people in need he asks for permission to go which Eric reluctantly gives saying He will send the most trustworthy person with them and so Alvis and Lucia prepare to leave the palace but are surprised to see that the trustworthy escort is
none other than the emperor himself Eric reveals that he also came for the Shop's opening purpose which excited Lucia they soon arrive at the Capitol and Lucia is amazed to see how the bustling streets look like a play The Carriage hits a rock and she loses her balance Eric steadies her making them both flustered They exit and Jace announces free food for the civilians Eric and Lucia watch a rather focused Alvis work and they share mixed reviews for Eric one loaf of bread cannot solve the problem but for Lucia it turns into a sign of
hope he then reveals to her that his majesty has granted permission to open her shop she then offers him a candy she made making things awkward she confesses that he seems to be in a bad mood and is only trying to lighten things up Eric grabs Her hand and says he isn't in a bad mood but he just doesn't like sweets he then leads her to the building chosen for opening her shop and Lucia is awestruck to see how huge and nice it is she smiles and thanks him making Eric blush meanwhile lupinden orders Jace
to find out about the rumors going around these days as Lucia inspects the store with Alvis a knight enters hurriedly Whispers something to Alvis and says they must go the right way and so Eric and Alvis Leave for the palace immediately leaving Lucia in Jace's care Jace reveals that a rumor has been going around that Lord Chamberlain has fallen in love with a woman at Rose Palace back at the palace Eric is informed that a group of aristocrats led by count tagon are trying to find out whether the rumor is true Count tagon was a
supporter of the first prince whom Jace killed but after staying quiet for so long what move is he making he orders a meeting to be held Saying he has an idea and so the meeting soon begins with the emperor hiding behind a veil he reveals the meeting's discussion to be about the martial estate surprising count tagon who thought it would be to address the rumors the martial estate is run by a marquee who's notoriously disloyal to the emperor Eric orders food and water to be sent there shocking everyone he then orders portraits of ladies from
the Rose Palace to be made and brought to Him meanwhile Swann's grandfather scolds her for starting the rumor saying everything could be ruined she spots Isla and Lucia behind a pillar who have heard everything but to Lucia's surprise Swann confidently admits her crimes and begins to slap Lucia but Lucia avoids it the scene shifts to Lucia having her portrait made it turns out that servants had to intervene to make swan and Lucia stop fighting back Eric thinks of how unpredictable she is at times and he Asks why they fought Lucia teary eyed revealed that Swann
started the rumor he asks her not to worry as he will take care of it and teases her for fighting violently floss mustard she tries counting monkeys in her head to calm herself in that instance the artist asks how he wants her to be drawn to which she blurts out monkey and so she is stunned to find her portrait later on in which she looks like a monkey she thinks of what the emperor must look like and Realizes that he looks similar to Prince Alvis but she shrugs it off remembering how Serena said Eric might
be a distant relative of the Imperial family meanwhile Eric feels glad to have made another exclusive monkey portrait of Lucia on the other hand Jace senses something wrong and goes out to see what it is while hearing spooky awake Lucia happily enters the room to see her but finds lupendin jumping off the balcony the monster was once again headed to the Rose Palace the wing where Lucia was staying he can't let anything happen to her and wishes for her to be safe he swings by her room and finds an ogre killing a maid he orders
his Knights to find Lucia instantly meanwhile Lucia refuses to leave without spooky she goes to find other servants but finds an over in her way Jace comes to her rescue and kills her her when she goes to find her servants in the dining hall she comes across Eric she notices his hair shining Gold for a moment but shrugs it off Eric then reveals that her Rose candies are unfortunately ruined he remarks that they were too sweet for him but he enjoyed the rose flavor a sudden realization Dawns on Lucia she never gave Rose candies to
anyone not even Eric except for the time she accidentally pushed one into the emperor's mouth while kissing him she asks Eric to tell the emperor she wishes she'd hugged him goodbye that day Causing him to become shocked he grabs her knowing he's the only one who can make her Bloom meanwhile lupenden faces the mysterious Shadow noticing his throat has been cut upon interrogating the figure it reveals that it has found what it was looking for and takes its Leaf meanwhile Eric agrees to relay Lucia's message but asks her not to expect an answer and leaves
if he was really the emperor Lucian knew things could never go back to the way they were Before on the other hand Eric knew she had it all figured out his attention is diverted as Felix presence of report of the attacks it turns out that five ogres and three trolls were captured there have been 47 casualties and 100 injured just then Walter rushes in announcing they found a monster body in the forest they found that the monsters had been coming in from a secret tunnel connected to the forest outside on the other hand Lucia decides
to hold a funeral for her Deceased maid Lua she meets count jarnis daughter Trudy there who also wishes to hold a funeral but isn't allowed to unlike her Lucia expected her to be like Swan since she was Highborn but it wasn't like that fruity reveals that she came to the Rose Palace because she fell in love with the emperor and wanted to marry him meanwhile Swann confronts Eric about investigating her but he ignores her a shadow lurks around her advising her to do what she did again the scene Switches to Eric waiting for Lucia he
spots Jace with his arm Tied by Alisha's dress and can't believe how kind she is even tamir's servants and soldiers but isn't interested in the emperor he wonders whether Everything Will Change if he Reveals His true identity to her Lucia approaches him and suggests putting aside their own problems to help Lua and others first Eric asks why she has been talking about servants ever since they met today she reveals that She is concerned about Lua Eric then asks how she suspected him of being the emperor to which she says he knew about the candy apart
from that there are other things as well Eric asks if she knows why Rose Palace was built he explains how the palace became a place for the Nobles to marry their daughters to gain power in turn the emperor used their daughters to control their greed he had no interest in the ladies but only entered the palace on two occasions When someone died or attempted suicide he then Reveals His true identity and confesses his feelings for her he insists that being his Emperor doesn't change anything but Lucia can't help but pull herself away indifferently he then
says things can't return to what they were and that they must move forward he then suggests that she be his wife shocking her he confesses that he enjoyed his time with her and Lucia confesses that she finds its scary now To even meet his eyes she knows she enjoyed spending time with him but after knowing he's the infamous Emperor she doesn't know what to do anymore she remarks that he might be different as the emperor from the Eric she knows he confesses that he likes her so much that he's willing to change everything he had
planned and asks her to think it over Eric is later informed that they're in trouble as Marshall's soldiers are advancing towards the capital prepared For a rebellion in three days later as Lucia loads her rose wine bottles for the store Eric arrives and demands to buy some they soon get to talking making Lucia feel awkward he asks why she rejected his offer and reminds her that his power will become hers but she says she doesn't need any of it he then asks if it's because of his face which she denies as well she raises a
question as to why he wants her to become the empress and announces her leave before Leaving Eric asks her to give him three days and he'll have everything back the way it was Lucia kept thinking back on her past encounters with Eric and couldn't help but feel embarrassed which distracted her from her due later she meets with Eric and decides to confess her feelings for him now and not make him wait for three days she confesses that at the end of the day he's still Eric and no matter what his title is he's just himself
making him smile Fondly just then a messenger informs them that Isla has collapsed after drinking poison Lucia knew someone must be behind this and began reading Lucia's diary to find answers she reads the warning again wondering what it meant it is revealed that Isla last had tea with Swan Lucia finds a dried rose petal on the last page of her diary and deciphers the truth someone tried to poison her using roses she then asks Serena to look into who else besides her cooks with Roses meanwhile Eric meets Swan to confront her about the poisoning but
she refuses to discuss it and says he will soon vanish too suddenly Eric could smell roses from Swan who remarks she won't kill him if he takes a long rest she then wields her sword at him and stabs him Eric manages to throw the sword away but is injured he asks Felix to come out and or orders him to leave swan out here as she's Bound for a fate worse than death he gets his wound Treated and prepares to deal with the Marquee soldiers remarking that his days as Lord Chamberlain are over the scene shifts
to Lucia having tea with Trudy Serena rushes to her and informs her that Lord Chamberlain was attacked and is now unconscious she further relays the emperor's message to gather all the ladies in front of the inner Castle's main gate they soon gathered there Swan smirks knowing the poison had worked on him and that it's only a matter of time Before she's declared the empress on the battlefield the Marquee demands that the emperor come out and to everyone's surprise he does people are shocked to see that Lord Chamberlain has been the emperor all along including Swan
the Marquee asks why Aid was sent to his land Eric insists that his title and land will be taken away and that he sent no Aid making the others wonder why he's lying realizing he's covering for him the Marquee drops to his knees and begs For forgiveness for not recognizing his sincerity he deems himself unworthy to Bear the sword given to him by the late Emperor putting a stop to the Rebellion Eric then announces that he will find an empress within a year and arrest Swan for poisoning asking her to take a nice long rest
in prison Swann finally reveals that she didn't poison Isla but was only present at the time she drank the tea but she is still being dragged away Eric then announces to Lucia that She should report to his bedroom tonight shocking her he later leads her to his room and shows her the portrait he has of her that isn't monkey-like Eric confesses that he falls asleep after looking at her portrait and expresses his desire to make her his wife she decides to reveal her true identity to him she explains how Lucia did die and that she
is an imposter who woke up in her body making Eric shocked but he assures her it doesn't matter since he Never met Lucia before she took the poison and that he likes her regardless of whose Soul she has but the bigger problem is that her soul hasn't completely settled in this body and she reveals to Eric that she's dying later she tells lupenden how much the situation has changed ladies keep glare staring at her and Eric comes to meet him every day meanwhile Damien is investigating lupenden and arrives back at the palace after some time
Romeo Reveals to him that someone made a deal with demons and summoned those monsters to attack the palace on the other hand Lucia isn't granted permission to leave the palace for her store by Eric he confronts her for happily revealing she's dying and pleads with her not to give up yet as an alternative the customer's attendant is brought to the palace and places in order another attendant also arrives to place an order for his master who has come to fancy a Woman saying his master is superior to the Marquess and therefore his order must be
fulfilled first previously a shadow had brought Lucius lock of hair to Harry after realizing it was her they had been looking for all along now Lucia is confused as to whose orders she should fulfill with Alvis and Eric's help she decides to make rose-scented candles for count firmal's date she assures Eric that she won't give up on life for both their sakes and kisses him On the head asking him to wait for her later Lucia arrives at count firmal's estate with Jace they noticed the atmosphere wasn't right Lucia is brought to a waiting room and
the door shuts behind her a voice remarks that he liked a woman who loved roses too he approaches her and says it's nice to meet her revealing himself to be hairy this shocks Lucid to her core and he offers her a deal she can go back to her previous life while he gets her body he Asks her to take the dagger and do what he tells her to in order to return asking her to make sure nothing is holding her here if she wants to go back just then Jace enters the room causing Harry to
disappear later Lucia reveals what happened to Eric who is equally surprised she says there's no point in going back except for the fact that she feels bad for her mother and just doesn't know what to do Eric asks what they call lovers in the world she came From to which she says they call them a couple He suggests they become one and assures her that he won't force her to choose encouraging her to go back to the people she loves he hugs her asking her to leave him a memory of their love they stayed up
talking the night away after she fell asleep Eric knew he couldn't let her die he kisses her awake the next day making her cheeks retin meanwhile Alvis watches them from the door pissing Eric off Alvis explains that he came Looking for Lucia since she didn't come for the lecture Damien also joins in on the fun annoying Eric Moore as Lucia has breakfast with Damian and Alvis they reveal to her how a ball will be held exciting her at the Holy Temple Eric meets with Father Benedict demanding that he dig Harry's grave which has been buried
under this Temple but Benedict refuses to lupenden appears all of a sudden suggesting that they do it father Benedict wishes for him to do as he Pleases and notices how he has grown into a fine Emperor despite sending him off to War years ago lupenden digs the grave up but when Eric opens the coffin he finds it empty later Damien reveals to him that the symbol present on the coffin symbolizes the demon who grants humans a new body in exchange for their souls Eric recalls how Harry did everything to get the throne but making a
deal deal with a demon was too far He suggests distracting him to buy some Time he asks Damien to proceed with the ball as part of the plan meanwhile Lucia builds a cake for Eric Trudy approaches her and apologizes in advance for pursuing the emperor even though he loves Lucia this makes Lucia chuckle and she calls her cute Lucia hopes for Eric to find someone like Trudy if she doesn't escape death it doesn't have to be her but all she wants is for Eric to be loved deeply she later presents the cake and other confectionaries
to Eric Who demands that he be fed by her she then reveals to him about the real Lucia's diary and asks him to release the women like her who were forced to come here but he refuses to do so until they know who poisoned the real Lucia later all the ladies prepare for the ball including a reluctant Lucha she bumps into a lady who suggests having tea with her reminding her not to keep the emperor all to himself through her insults she reveals that it was she who Came up with the idea of taking poison
she reveals they were talking about attracting the emperor's attention while everyone took enough poison to attract attention she went and nearly killed herself just then Eric appears in the hallway and sees them fighting he glares at Chloe making her Dash away the day of the ball soon arrives and Lucia's Maids are mesmerized to see her looking beautiful the emperor soon arrived at the ball and it began while Lucia is Busy eyeing him her father approaches her and Praises her for winning the emperor's love she finds out that it was he who gave Lucia so much
poison in the first place all for power adding to her rage he advised her to take more if the emperor started to grow distant Eric overhears this and demands to know everything hearing him talk she wondered what kind of Life the real Lucia must have led Eric leaves Romeo to inspect the ordeal Romeo soon makes up a list of The people Marquee pointed out as possible culprits in poisoning Lucia Eric then announced the proper punishment for the Marquis for committing murder Lucia decides to take matters into her own hands and wonders who else was involved
in the murder she approaches Rachel offering her a rose cake she remarks that roses can be be used for their fragrance but also as poison making Rachel Flinch she then asks Rachel to tell her what she knows About who poisoned her with further provocation Rachel leads Lucia to a quiet place she then asks what she will get in return for answering her questions she then confesses she needs to become Empress but Lucia says she doesn't have control over it this makes Rachel angry but Lucia decides to wait for Rachel to answer her on her own
accord later a woman approaches Rachel confessing she wanted to shift the blame on her to get away with the poisonings But now that she ended up tattling to Lucia she has no choice but to kill her Rachel clarifies that she never mentioned her name but the woman kills her ruthlessly while Lucia wanders away from the ball she bumps into Eric they decide to leave together suddenly they hear a noise coming from the fountain outside and Lucia remembers Rachel being there Eric goes out to see what happened and finds Rachel's poison body Lucia feels bad for
leaving her alone and Wonders what Rachel must know to get poisoned so easily she calls that only Swan and Rachel were present that day and the third was Isla Isla had picked up on saying she smelled like roses on their second tea time and she smelled the same too she asked Serena what she was doing the day she was poisoned Serena reveals she met Chloe in the morning and then Isla came by Lucia realizes that the real Lucian knew Isla was going to poison her all along she Wastes no time and approaches Isla she cuts
to the Chase and confronts her for murdering Rachel and poisoning herself to seek the emperor's attention but Isla smirks saying she doesn't care about the emperor she smiles saying she has no choice but to kill her now however Lucia presses on the heirloom bracelet Eric gave her two hours earlier for Aid a light shines out of it and suddenly a poison bottle smashes above Isla's head she rushes to Harry for help and demands That he kill Lucia Lucia realizes that the person Harry talked about is Islam his beloved from when they were little Harry refuses
to kill Lucia since he needs her Eric appears in the moment asking him to keep her name out of his filthy mouth meanwhile Isla decides to kill Lucia by herself but before she can attack her she gets stabbed by Harry he then turns to Eric saying it only seems like yesterday that he killed his father and his wife he remarks that he'll never Forget the fear of his little brother when he stabbed their beloved older brother he then charges at Eric saying he must kill him and take back the throne that is rightfully his they
begin fighting and Harry finally loses his sword to Eric he bids Eric farewell but promises to return as the day is almost here he then turns to Lucia reminding her of their deal and vanishes suddenly Lucia realizes what the deal really is she had to stab Eric with that dagger to Go back to her own world she starts feeling dizzy and collapses the scene shifts to a memory where Eric excitedly holds his younger brother while Harry watches from the door wishing to hold him too despite being from a different mother he was abused by his
brother in several instances until the day he stood Victorious against him and ended up killing him he revealed to Eric that he had no choice but to do this as is the only way to be appreciated was by Becoming the emperor and so Eric had no choice but to ascend the throne after killing his brother Lucia soon wakes up and Eric gives her water but she soon spews it all out as he mentions that he changed her clothes he cheekily clarified that he was kidding Lucia asks about Harry and Isla to which Eric shifts the
topic saying what's more important is that he's here with her later Romeo reports how Isla has admitted her sins and chosen execution As retribution for her crimes shocking her father the vi count he then announces that he will make Lucia the empress Elvis excitedly conveys the happy news to a rather confused Lucia Eric also arrives and they decide to eat Alvis excitedly asks Lucia to sit beside him to which Eric questions if he's the one marrying her Eric tells Lucia that he will explain the news later and they continue having their meal she is overwhelmed
to hear the news and reminds Eric that she will return to her world soon but era consists that she spend her remaining Days by his side wanting her to live in his memory as his wife later as a tailor fits Lucia's dress she wonders what to do she ends up deciding to agree for Eric's sake despite not wanting to be an empress Lucia agrees to accept his marriage proposal Eric expresses that he's glad she's here with him and just the thought of her being his bride makes her happy he thanks her For agreeing to the
marriage and kisses her expressing his wish to make her happy every moment they are together meanwhile lupenden thinks of Eric as pathetic since he can't even ask her to stay its ears swiftly perked up the wheels have been set in motion and everything stopped while the empress made up her mind but now that she's opened her heart to the emperor it's all moving again she's the only one who's out of place in this world whatever Choice she makes lupenden hopes she doesn't regret it that night Lucia contemplates whether she made the right decision and wonders
if she will be able to live without him she reveals to lupenden that she loves Eric but feels bad leaving him all alone lupenden states that she's lucky to have someone love her with all their heart and that she's just thinking too much and if she's this upset it suggests she stay with him lupenden says that she has People who love her in this world as well and advises her to follow her heart she Embraces him and asks if he wants her to stay Felix overhears this and decides to leave her alone since she has
a lot on her plate he is startled to see the emperor behind him and apologizes Eric wanted to bag on his knees for her to stay but he could do nothing when he saw her smile he knows it's selfish of him but Felix reveals that it must be because he's frightening like a tiger And even he wouldn't want to marry someone known to be a war ghost on the other hand Harry's body is slowly rotting away he knows the day is getting nearer when the moon soaks through the light Everything Will Change and he will
be reborn meanwhile Lucia requests a normal date with Eric and he agrees they soon go out to eat she smiles saying she will always treasure the memory of this moment spent with the man she loves and Eric could not agree more with her as They wander through the market they spot a girl they saw before at the Rose perfume shop being kidnapped they decided to help her Walter and Erica approached the kidnappers while Romeo is assigned to protect Lucia she asks how turdy is doing to which he reveals that she's turning back to the turdy
he knows and is busy practicing swordsmanship he then reveals that he is happy to finally get a chance to talk to her but she knows he's always hanging around the Palace she realizes something and asks if he set this up on purpose but Romeo asks her not to misunderstand and confesses that she might be the only person to whom Eric opens up this makes her wonder what will happen after she leaves Walter and Eric soon return with the lady who thanks Lucia for saving her she asks if disowning her parents for someone she loves is
really worth it to this the girl replies that if she have lived happily she is sure her parents Would have come to respect her choice hearing this Lucia decides not to leave Eric for her own happiness they soon return to the Palace as Eric leaves he reveals that he has a surprise for her tomorrow later Lucia decides to write him a letter telling him how she feels since she has decided to stay but it seemed difficult to write a love letter since she had never written one before suddenly an eerie Mist surrounded her and a
voice asked if she wanted help Writing a letter to his brother The Voice then reveals that Eric killed everyone who got close to him but Lucia pays no heed to his words Harry further reveals that it is funny to see Eric getting eaten up by the guilt of killing him because he's his brother despite him being the one who killed their parents Lucia claims Eric is way better than him and starts getting on his nerves soon Eric arrived with the Knights but Harry had locked the door Lucia knows this is A trap and tries to
leave she asks Eric not to come in but gets interrupted as Harry asks her to do as he says so she can get reunited with her family and Eric Eric is informed a herd of monsters is approaching the castle and he orders to kill them he decides to go in alone and asks Halo to gather all the Nobles however he is stopped by lupenden who asks him to wait a little longer meanwhile Lucia felt breathless and her body seemed to be possessed Harry has Plotted to make Lucius stab Eric in the heart so he can
take his body he hands her the Dag and asks her to stab Eric with it the red moon soon Rises and it's time for his revenge plan to begin meanwhile Eric rushes in and begins attacking Harry Harry remarks that killing his brother twice is cruel Eric remarks that if he wanted to become the emperor he should have just told him to Harry then reveals to Eric that he's controlling Lucia's mind and that she Wants to kill him and return to her world Lucia then begins to wield her dagger at Eric who desperately tries to wake
her up but to no avail Harry then orders her to stab him Eric opens his arms for her and confesses that meeting her was the best thing that ever happened to him he thanks her for all the memories and asks her to forget everything when she returns he says goodbye to her confessing that he loves her nevertheless Lucia stabs him in the Arm tears stream down Lucia's cheeks as she woke up she asks why he's trying to give up and letting his brother walk all over him she assures him that he deserves to be happy
and can be selfish for his happiness at times she says it isn't his fight anymore and faces Harry she then calls for lupine to help her he soon appears and faces the carrier of Imperial Eurasian blood but Harry is certain to absorb all the energy as the full Moon Rises however lupendin reveals That he wasn't the only one who was waiting for the full moon he reveals that he absorbed the energy of the Moon and entered Lucia's body shocking Harry he turns to Lucia and asks how she could use all that power angering Eric Lucia
remarks that Eric may have gone easy on him but she won't she says goodbye to him and stabs him previously lupenden had revealed to Lucia that the only way to defeat Harry was to stab him with the energy of the Moon dipped in the blood Of a Living member of the Imperial family since Harry gave his blood to the demon when making a deal Harry pleads to not let him die like this as he has to become the emperor he asks Eric to save him but he does nothing Eric reveals that he never hated him
even after he killed their parents and took all the blame for what he did he was labeled as the prince who killed the emperor and Empress just to ascend the throne after that he was plagued with nightmares due To the overwhelming guilty felt for taking his brother's life he could only breathe after putting on the mask of Lord Chamberlain from the moment he became emperor he could only think about Harry he apologizes for being unable to help him when he is in pain making Harry speechless he apologizes and collapses to his death Lucia then approaches
Eric who assures her he's fine now he is soon tended to incise disappointed that their wedding is going to be postponed because Of this Lucia Smiles saying it's only for two days and she isn't going anywhere she remembers the letter she wrote for him and reads it out to him about how much she loves him hearing this touched Eric Lucia further states that she doesn't think she has told him she loves him it doesn't matter in which realm he is anymore as she and he were destined to meet each other Eric then reveals he needs
to give her something as well he presents her with a box Filled with dolls of them he takes out a ring as a token promising her that he'll make her happy for the rest of her life he Embraces her pleading with her to stay with him forever he then serves her a dessert that he created especially for her she Praises his cooking and decides to sell it to the Rose perfume company as well the scene shifts to the wedding day Lucia approaches the aisle with the help of Eric she smiles and calls him handsome she
promises to live happily Ever after with him Eric agrees hoping to make her happy the empress esteemed Guardian stood next to the emperor and the name of the empire was renowned from that day forth the couple is soon pronounced husband and wife as they exchange their vows
