Perv King Dumped His Wife And Started Loving A Slave

The Story begins with a girl named shirayuki who had come deep into the forest to gather herbs Shir Yuki was the herbalist of her Village known for treating people with her medicinal plants meanwhile The Village's Prince learns about shirayuki and her beautiful hair shirayuki's hair was bright red which made her stand out from the other girls however Shir Yuki was unaware that this uniqueness would soon bring trouble Into her life shirayuki had been called to treat a woman this woman had known Shir Yuki since childhood so she always sought her help for treatment after the

woman left Shir Yuki resumed her work but then there was a knock at the door from one of the prince's men the man informed Shir Yuki that the prince had decided to marry her however Shir Yuki was meant to live as his second wife which she felt was deeply wrong though she couldn't say anything at that moment She was firmly against the idea finally under the cover of night Shir Yuki packed her belongings and left the country forever she knew the prince was only interested in her because of her hair so she cut it off

and set out on a New Journey in this way she reached is another Village in just one night after wandering for quite a while she spots a large house where she thinks of staying however despite many attempts the door doesn't open so she decides to rest Outside a little later when Shir Yuki opens her eyes she sees a man approaching this man suddenly injures himself after jumping down unexpectedly feeling bad for him Shir Yuki offers to heal him with her herbs but the man refuses her help because he fear she might give him poison instead

of medicine his suspicion was somewhat understandable so Shir Yuki grabs his sword and cuts her own hand wounding herself then using the same herb she Heals her wound in front of him somehow the man begins to trust shirayuki and a little later he takes her to his room there shirayuki applies The herbal medicine to the man's hand his name is Zen and he had come with his two friends mitah hiide and Kiki Zen then starts introducing himself and his friends one by one afterward Shu Yuki also begins to share about herself even mentioning that she

is a herbalist who treats people after talking for a while Shuki decides To go for a walk in the park and this time Zen decides to join her as the two walk through the park like a couple Zen's two friends discussed how there's no danger from Shir Yuki but one thing had also become clear Zen was starting to develop an attachment to her while they were walking Shir Yuki's hair gets caught on a branch Z was about to help free it but before doing so he asks her about the mystery behind her hair and why

she had cut it off after thinking For a moment Shir Yuki tells him the whole story hearing it Zen couldn't stop laughing because Shir Yuki had cut her hair over such a small issue after that they both head back home but this time they find a fruit basket waiting for them which they'd bring inside as they continue talking Shir Yuki reveals that the prince who pursued her was none other than the prince of her Homeland who had ruined his reputation in other kingdoms due to his behavior sure Yuki Was about to eat the fruit while

talking with Zen but she s something was wrong with it before she could say anything Zen had already eaten the fruit and soon after he started to feel faint and lose Consciousness no one understood what was happening to Zen but then a man sent by the prince appeared and revealed that the fruit had been sent by the prince himself intending for Shir Yuki to eat it the man told Shir Yuki that if she wanted to see Zen alive she would have To go to the prince without hesitation she did exactly that once there the prince

explained how he had been watching her for a long time and sent the poison fruit for her the shocking part was that the antidote for the poison was with the prince and he wouldn't give it to her unless she agreed to marry him in the end Shir Yuki remember how the prince had helped her in the past and because of this she was ready to sacrifice herself for Zen's Sake but just then Zen himself arrives standing against the prince the prince was dismissing Zen underestimating him and ignoring his presence however Zen stepped forward and revealed

his true identity Zam is actually the second Prince of the kingdom of clarine and he warned the prince that if he ever tried to Target Shir Yuki again he would expose the truth about the poisoning to everyone the prince realizing he had no power in front of Zen agreed to leave Shir Yuki alone this is how Shir Yuki was free from the prince's clutches but before leaving she expressed her frustration and took the antidote from the prince so she could heal Zen once Zen recovered he suggested that Shir Yuki stay with him in his kingdom

he even told her that fate had brought them together and they shouldn't ignore it Shir Yuki agreed to join Zen on his journey ahead after this Shir Yuki fully relocated to clarine planning to spend Her future there she even found a place to stay sh Uki had also come to further her studies in herbal medicine soon she set out to look for a job only to find that there were no positions available for her at the moment while she was talking to the shop owner a young boy entered buying some herbs Sher Yuki was surprised

by his behavior and the owner explained that the boy was the top herbalist in the village possessing all the knowledge about herbs now Shir Yuki Also wanted to become just as knowledgeable so the shop owner gave her information about some places where she could go to gather more knowledge afterward Shir Yuki immediately set out to meet Zen and ask the guard if she could see mitah hiide and Kiki when the guard no missed her hair he was quite surprised he remembered how Prince Zen had already told them that she was a special friend of his

and that no one should stop her from coming in and out At that moment Prince Zen arrived and upon seeing Shir Yuki set out with her a little later they boarded a carriage and headed to another town during the journey Shir Yuki revealed that she was going to this other town to gather more knowledge about herbs after some time they reached the new town where they met a wine seller who was trying to sell wine to Prince Zen the seller knew Zen well and used to supply him with wine but today Zen wasn't in the

mood for Drinking so he politely declined the offer after this Zen and Shir Yuki start wandering around together eventually Shir Yuki tells Zen that she plans to stay in his village and is particularly interested in understanding the lifestyle there later their conversation is interrupted as a ship arrives before boarding Shir Yuki promises Zen that she will meet him in the evening with that she boards the ship and leaves but at the same time we notice a mysterious Person following her and boarding the ship as well meanwhile Zen notices that some people had taken interest in

Shir Yuki's hair and were planning to sell her for money displeased Isen frightens them off by showing his sword making it clear that such ideas won't be tolerated a little later Shir Yuki arrives at her destination where she begins gathering information about herbs suddenly she is attacked at the same time Zen is practicing combat with his companion When he realizes it's already evening so he abruptly leaves everything behind and heads off to meet Shir Yuki unbeknownst to Zen shirayuki has been captured and held in a cave she tries to figure out why the mysterious boy

has imprisoned her the boy reveals that he plans to sell her and make money off of her unique qualities meanwhile Zen quickly arrives at Shir Yuki's house to meet her only to be shocked when he learns that she has been missing since the morning Without wasting any time he sets out to search for her we then see Shir Yuki who manages to imprison the boy and free herself however after a while as she realizes that she can't leave the Mansion because the key is with the boy even though she's trapped Shir Yuki doesn't give up

she takes out an explosive from her bag and launches an attack on him despite her efforts a mysterious boy still tries to grab her forcefully but this time Zen arrives Just in time and staser from him in the end the boy is badly injured in front of Zen and reveals how he had lived in this mansion from the beginning but over time his family fell into ruin leaving them on the streets he had resorted to these Desperate Measures to regain the life he once had despite hearing his story Zen is unfazed and sternly warns the

boy to stay away from shirayuki the boy then asks Zen his name and when he learns that Zen is the Second Prince of clarine he's completely shocked after this the guards take the boy away leaving Shir Yuki and Zen to talk alone Shir Yuki explains that the boy had no connection with any Bandits but despite that she would be more Vigilant from now on to ensure nothing happens to her as Shir Yuki was talking she noticed that Zen seemed to be ignoring her which upset her she directly asks him to talk to her to which

Zen replies that he was just lost In his thoughts and that he truly cares about her Shir Yuki then reveals that she has decided to stay in this country so that she can learn more about it and also understand how Zen lives here the next day arrives and Shir Yuki wakes up ready for her new day as she gets ready she notices the form that the shopkeeper had given her soon after she quickly heads to meet Zen and speaks with his two guards as Shir Yuki was about to go inside she noticed a man at

the gate Showing a special object to gain entry the guard explained to Shir Yuki that it was a special type of metal that allowed Outsiders to enter the castle however Shir Yuki didn't need such a thing since the prince himself had granted her permission to come and go freely finally Shir Yuki heads out to meet Zen but in the meantime we see a lord approaching Zen for a meeting however the guards stop him revealing that the prince is currently busy with someone this annoys The Lord and he ignores the guards moving forward anyway the Lord

then notices shirayuki and realizes that the guards were talking about her this doesn't sit well with the war because in his opinion Shir Yuki was a commoner and it wasn't appropriate for her to meet with the prince meanwhile we see Shir Yuki talking with mahay where she learns that ever since Zen's last meeting he had locked himself in his room and seemed quite upset about something Determined to see Zen shirayuki immediately goes to meet him Zen who is indeed feeling quite down brightens up when he sees shirayuki Zen sends his two friends away leaving him

and Shir Yuki alone to talk during their conversation Shir Yuki he discovers that Zen was worried about being a better Prince than the others so he could make his kingdom proud he had been working tirelessly day and night to achieve this Zen was so exhausted that he was on the verge of Falling asleep at that moment Shir Yuki sat him down on her lap and began to talk to him meanwhile a mysterious person was watching them from the window when Zen woke up he found Shir Yuki gone and Kiki told him that she had already

gone back home amidst everything going on the Lord arrives and tells Zen once again that he should stop meeting shirayuki reped him associating with a commoner could deeply impact Zen's image however Zen refuses to listen explaining That if the Lord got to know Shu Yuki better his perspective would change despite this the Lord still refuses to accept it after leaving the Lord speaks the mysterious man and gives him a task before departing the next day the mysterious man approaches the guard and tells him that princen himself has ordered Shir Yuki to be turned away while

this conversation is happening Shir Yuki arrives and upon hearing this she sets out to find Zen to uncover the Truth for herself no matter what she needed to know from Zen whether this was true or not as she runs the mysterious man notices her and starts following her while running Shir Yuki bumps into some guards but instead of stopping her they let her pass which reassures her that Zen hadn't ordered any of this soon she reaches near Zen's room but suddenly an arrow lands in front of her blocking her path the note attached to the

arrow clearly states that she cannot meet Zen Despite this Shir Yuki ignores the warning runs towards Zen's room the mysterious man is astonished by Shir Yuki's determination but is about to attack her again when he stops seeing that Zen himself has appeared in front of her Ste Shir Yuki distressed Zen begins to talk to her after understanding the situation Zen becomes furious at the person responsible but Shir Yuki somehow manages to calm him down later Shir Yuki is left feeling sad Wondering who could be behind everything that had happened to her at that moment the

Lord spots her and scolds her for coming here without an ID from his words Shir Yuki realizes that he was behind all of this the Lord then draws his sword and orders her to leave but Shir Yuki doesn't show any fear instead she steps forward confidently and the mysterious man impressed by her courage begins clapping for her but sh Yuki asks the man who he is he reveals that he was The one who tried to attack her and that the whole plan was his doing however the Lord now realizing that Shir Yuki wasn't just an

ordinary girl steps forward and admits that he was also involved as the conversation continues Zen arrives having overheard everything surprisingly Zen wasn't angry at the Lord instead he thanks him for being concerned about him but when Zen turns to the mysterious man whose name was Obi he sternly warns him that if he ever comes near Shir Yuki Again there will be serious consequences Obi agrees to this and after he leaves Zen instructs his friends to keep an eye on him after that we see the chief herbalist along with a boy named Ryu preparing for an

upcoming exam meanwhile Zen and his friends were looking at the exam board where Shir Yuki was also scheduled to participate later Shir Yuki goes to a garden where she meets Ryu who is gathering some plants Shir Yuki strikes up a conversation with Ryu and He seems to show some interest in what she's saying after talking for a while Zen also arrives and asks Shir Yuki about her exam Zen was concerned about her health because ever since the exam was announced Shir Yuki had been sleeping well soon after Shir Yuki's exam begins where she is tasked

with taking care of certain plants that night while she was tending to the plants Zen was sitting in his room thinking about her eventually he decides to sneak out And see her he watches her working alone and in that moment Zen feels as if someone is secretly watching him so he steps inside but when Zen steps inside someone locks the door from the outside and despite his intentions he ends up revealing himself to shirayuki he starts talking to her which makes Shir Yuki quite happy after a while while they are chatting Shir Yuki takes a

sip of the water flowing nearby immediately she realizes something is wrong because the Water tastes slightly sweet the sweetness of the water indicated that it was contaminated with poison hearing this Zen becomes worried about shirayuki but she reassures him explaining that the poison only affects plants not humans this meant that someone was trying to spread poison through the water to harm the plants Shir Yuki knew that if she didn't fix the situation in time all the plants would be ruined after some effort she identifies the Source of the problem she then decides that the best

course of action is to replant all the affected plants to ensure their safety hearing this Prince n insists on helping her despite Shir Yuki's reluctance together they work hard for a long time and eventually they succeed in Saving the plants at that moment the chief herbalist arrives and is Amazed by Shir Yuki's skill and determination the chief herbalist then noticed Zen working alongside of Shir Yuki and asked him why he worked so hard when he could have simply passed Shir Yuki with a single command Zen replied that he wanted Shir Yuki to pass through her

own efforts impressed by this the chief herbalist explained that she had purposely planted that particular plant there to test whether the contestants could handle the exam properly in her eyes Shir Yuki had passed the test and she assigned her to work under Ryu when Shir Yuki first met Ryu sh addressed him As sir but Ryu quickly stopped her telling her she could simply call them by his name later Ryu and Shir Yuki went together to treat a prince but the prince refused to receive treatment from Ryu respecting his decision Ru left with without protest however

this didn't sit well with Shir Yuki and she wanted to understand why the prince was acting that way when she asked the prince revealed that he was afraid of treating a young child and didn't want to take The risk meanwhile Ru felt that Shir Yuki might be upset with him which made him sit down feeling sad at that moment Zen arrived and started talking to Ryu once Zen understood the situation he reassured Ryu explaining that he was wrong to think that Shir Yuki was angry with him she could never be upset with him on the

other hand Shir Yuki was was busy with her work when the chief Kerbal appeared and handed her some notes these notes contain information about all of Zen's past illnesses the chief gave her these notes so she could learn more about Zen as Shir Yuki began reading she discovered that Zen had been poisoned several times before and had many illnesses in his body seeing all this Shir up started crying for Zen at that moment Ru noticed her crying and became worried he rushed to Zen who was busy practicing and told him about Shir Yuki's tears Zen

immediately went to see her when Zen saw Shir Yuki crying he Realized she had learned about his health issues he gently hugged her and reassured her saying that as long as he was alive he would always keep her close to him meanwhile we see Ryu still sitting sadly when Shir Yuki arrives Kiki and mitsu ha explain everything to her Shir Yuki then goes to talk to Ryu feeling touched that he cared so much about her which made her happy she successfully Comforts Ryu and then she and Zen begin talking the next day Zen And his

friends were heading to another town to gather information as they had received any news from Another Castle in the past few days they brought Shir Yuki along with them since she also needed to visit the nearby town to gather information about herbs after reaching their destination shiry Yuki went her way while Zen and the others stopped in front of the castle there they learned from a young boy that the castle had been cursed causing everyone inside to Fall ill the boy even warned them that entering the castle could be dangerous despite hearing this Zen wasn't

convinced and asked Obe to go inside and investigate Obi did exact ly that and after checking the situation he returned to report on the sick people inside the castle Zen decided that he would personally go inside with the others to gather more information however the boy warned him against doing so knowing that Zen might also fall ill as a result Despite the warnings Zen concerned about the people inside entered the castle and saw many individuals lying sick on the ground Zen wanted to go further inside to investigate but this time Obi tried to stop him

hobai even asked Kiki to prevent Zen from going in but Kiki ADM his request later when Kiki was discussing the situation with the group she suggested they should call Shir Yuki as she might be able to provide more insight following Zen's orders mitah had Went to bring Shir Yuki and after some time she arrived and began treating the sick boy Shir Yuki started gathering information from the boy and she learned that the boy had been staying outside caring for everyone else which is why he haven't fallen ill like those inside the castle from this Shir

Yuki deduced that there was something inside the castle causing everyone's illness as Shir Yuki was about to go inside to investigate Zen insisted on going with Her however Shir Yuki refused not wanting to risk Zen's Health when Zen still wouldn't relent mitsuhide stepped in reminding Zen that he needed to return home by evening urging him to listen to sh Yuki's advice in the end Zen does as he is told but a little later he sits alone feeling down mitah high then talks to him reminding Zen that he needs to trust Shir Yuki and let her

do her job Zen agrees with mitah High's words and begins to relax a bit Meanwhile Shir Yuki was inside with the boy investigating the situation eventually her attention was drawn to a fire where some sticks were burning upon examining the sticks she realized that something was wrong with the fire itself after returning outside Shir Yuki showed Zen the sticks explaining that they were the cause of everyone's illness these sticks were depleting the oxygen inside the castle causing the soldiers to fall seriously ill the boy then apologized to Zen and revealed that some people had given

him those sticks it became clear these people wanted to harm everyone in the castle the Zen decided to investigate and find out who was behind this soon after the soldiers started to recover and all the credit went to Shir Yuki meanwhile Zen sent Obie outside to investigate the people responsible for this incident meanwhile Shir Yuki was busy preparing food with the boy and while talking to him she learned that Everyone was very happy with her help the boy even asked shiry Yuki if Zen would continue visiting them like before in reality Zen had stopped coming

to this place for some time which made the boy sad Shir Yuki reassured him by revealing that Zen would visit more often than before afterward Shir Yuki returned to her room and resumed her work due to her constant efforts she had become quite weak at that moment Zen arrived and asked her to come outside Where many people had already recovered and were feeling better later as Shir Yuki was carrying some items and walking somewhere Obi noticed her obai had already found out about the people responsible but when he saw that Shir Yuki was about to

faint he rushed to save her shortly after Zen along with the other soldiers had already planned to attack those responsible for the incident in the meantime Zen enters Shir Yuki's room And sees how she had been working tirelessly day and night he gently suggests that she take a break and rest for a while Shir Yuki follows his advice and after she begins to rest Zen heads out with the soldiers to confront the troublemakers they swiftly teach them a lesson for their wrongdoings a little later when Shu Yuki wakes up she sees Zen in front of

her he reveals to her how he plans to take better care of her from now on as a result the bond between The two of them grows even stronger the next day Shir Yuki and the others begin their Journey Back to the castle upon their return the chief herbalist Having learned about everything Shir Yuki did tells her to take a few days off to rest Shir Yuki agrees and heads straight to the castle where she unexpectedly runs into zen zen notices that Shir Yuki now has her ID and feels happy for her however when Zen

informs her that he won't be able to see her for the next Few days due to work Shir Yuki get gets upset and leaves without saying much meanwhile we see Obie sitting casually in a tree when someone suddenly throws a stone at him he is puzzled wondering who threw the stone and why meanwhile Zen was with his friends when he learned that something strange had happened in the castle the soldiers were behaving oddly and when some of them stopped Zen from entering he became quite angry however he later found out that they Were ordered to

prevent him from going inside although frustrated Zen had no choice but to listen to them and return to his room there be called Obi to gather information but even Obi didn't know what was going on eventually a soldier brought Zen a letter after reading it Zen realized the full situation and became very upset meanwhile some soldiers approached Shir Yuki and asked her to accompany them to The Prince And she agreed to go with Them shortly after Zen was also summoned to see the prince who turned out to be none other than Zen's older brother who

had just returned to the castle when Zen stood before his older brother his first question was how did you come back here without informing me as this conversation unfolded Shir Yuki was positioned behind a curtain where she could hear everything Zen's older brother explained that he had come back unexpectedly to observe how Zen was Managing the castle in his absence after seeing everything he was angry with Zen feeling that he hadn't taken proper care of the castle despite his efforts when the king sees Zen again he seems uneasy but still greets him with respect through

Kiki we learn that Zen suspects his brother only summon the King to the castle to execute some hidden plan meanwhile the king starts enjoying the party with everyone one but then Zen's older brother approaches him starts a Conversation in the midst of a talk Zen's brother casually brings up the red-haired girl who is now in their Kingdom he hints that if the King still fancies her he could take her with him while this conversation is happening Shir Yuki and Obi overhear their discussion and Shir Yuki becomes upset at the idea of being taken away when

the Kain realizes that they're talking about Shir Yuki he panics knowing that Zen would not like any of this to avoid Conflict the king denies having any feelings for Shir Yuki and go a step further by claiming that she is actually Zen's fien which is why you can't take her with him the mention of Shir Yuki being Zen's fian shocks everyone at that moment Zen grabs the King by the hand and pulls him aside wanting to know what kind of nonsense he was talking about at that moment the king explained that if he hadn't said

what he did he would have had no choice but to take Shir Yuki with Him the king made it clear that if he didn't have feelings for Shir Yuki he would be willing to let her go Zen however was not prepared for this at all so he firmly told the king not to do such a thing Zam was left thinking deeply wondering whether he actually had feelings for Shir Yuki or not meanwhile after the party ended Shir Yuki was worried wondering if she might end up having to leave with the King when she spotted Zen

she wanted to talk to him But her fear held her back from approaching him Shuki kept thinking about how she didn't want to leave under any circumstances she was also confused about whether she should go to Zen or not then she remembered the moment when Zen had told her that she could come to see see him whenever she wanted with renewed confidence Shir Yuki set out to find Zen but by the time she arrived he had already left feeling a bit down she sat there disappointed when suddenly she Heard Zen's voice she looked up to

find Zen standing in front of her surprised to see her without wasting a moment shirayuki climbed up the tree to meet Zen and in the next instant she hugged him tightly against her chest Shir Yuki then tell Zen that she absolutely doesn't want to leave and wants to stay by his side Zen reassures her that he will solve this issue and no matter what his brother does he won't let her go he also asked Shir Yuki to listen to his Brother's story Shir Yuki agrees and Zen begins to reveal how he had lived in his

older brother's Shadows since childhood one day Zen's brother decided he wanted to build a castle and announced this to everyone two kings from other kingdoms started showering Zen's brother with gifts and money trying to gain his favor during this time two men came to speak with Zen's brother explaining how their King was extracting large sums of money from the common people leaving them in a Terrible State despite hearing this Zen's brother didn't react which Zen found strange Zen still confused told his brother about how one of the Kings who had given him gifts had died

because he had taken so much money from his people that he couldn't sustain his kingdom to this Zen's brother replied that the same fate awaited the other king then Zen's brother took him to see the nearly completed Castle during this they visited the second king where Zen's Brother bluntly asked him if he had spared any effort in pleasing him by burdening his own people the King couldn't initially understand what was happening but shortly after Zen's older brother removed him from his position and assigned the two men who had spoken out about the situation to take

care of the Kingdom the money that the king had stolen from the common people was now being used for their welfare by Zen's brother at this moment Zen realized that While his brother appeared harsh on the outside he was actually a good-hearted person his brother had even advised him to step out of others shadows and make a name for himself so that he could prove his own worth after this Zen started walking with Shir Yuki and during this time shiry Yuki asked him what conversation had taken place between him and his older brother Zen told

her everything including how the king had referred to Shir Yuki as his fiance Shir Yuki however didn't Focus much on that and had already decided to stay by Zen's side with this all her worries were put to rest and she now felt confident that she could stay there without any issues a little later some guards were seen discussing whether the fiance story was true or not meanwhile the King was wandering around the castle with everyone still worried that he might run into Shir Yuki and have to face her again meanwhile Zen was searching for His

older brother and asked Obie if he had any idea of his whereabouts but Obie didn't know anything on the other hand the king Raj suddenly started experiencing stomach pain which his guards also noticed during this time Shuki was busy with her work and Ryu was a bit surprised to see her looking so happy later Zen finally found his brother asked to speak with him privately at first his brother refused but eventually he agreed they began Talking while practicing their sword fighting Zen asked his brother why he was bothering Shir Yuki Zen's brother explained that being

with Shir Yuki would make Zen weak and even if they got together Shir Yuki wouldn't bring any advantages to him however Zen firmly responded that his brother was underestimating shirayuki and that one day she would prove herself to him after expressing his true feelings Zen left his brother deep in thought about what He had said meanwhile the king the Raj was still struggling with his stomach pain when Shir Yuki arrived staying his condition she gave him medicine for the pain Raj was puzzled as to why Shir Yuki was helping him even after everything he had

done he then asked Shir Yuki how he could speak with her moving forward Sher Yuki responded by saying she would only talk to a prince who genuinely cares for and thinks about the well-being of his people in a way she was encouraging Raj To strive to become a better prince in the future Raj was deeply affected by Shir Yuki's words afterward as Shir Yuki was leaving she bumped into Zen's older brother again he once more suggested that she leave the country but Shir Yuki firmly refused which surprised the prince in the end he kissed her

on the forehead later we see that Raj Was preparing to return to his own country and all the princes had come to bid him farewell the next day Zen became Increasingly concerned about shiry Yuki especially because of everything that had happened recently he decided to take action to ensure her safety while discussing the situation with his friends Zen assigned OB to be Shir Yuki's personal security guard Obi agreed to this and Kiki took him to shko where Shir Yuki was when shirayuki learned about Obi becoming her guard she was a bit surprised Kiki explained that

if Shir Yuki wanted she could cancel the Arrangement but Obi knew that if he didn't take on the role Zen would be very upset with him in the end Shir Yuki agreed to have Obi as her guard then the two of them started working together on fixing the plants during this time Shir Yuki received help from Obi a little later as Obi was walking with Shir Yuki Zen noticed them and his eyes naturally followed Shir Yuki meanwhile Obie asked Shir Yuki why she couldn't get closer to Zen since she was just a commoner and Suggested

that she should forget about him Shir Yuki didn't like hearing this and firmly told Obi not to say such things again at that moment Obie realized what senen saw in Shir Yuki that made her special afterward the two of them visited the chief herbalist who had already prepared a drink and invited them to try it obai and Shir Yuki did so but then the chief revealed that it wasn't just a regular drink it obai was happy to hear this but Shir Yuki Immediately started feeling unwell meanwhile Zen was lost in thought remembering his childhood when

his brother first introduced him to mitah Hy who was supposed to look after him at the time Zen didn't get along with mitah Hy at all because mitah Hy was more focused on pleasing Zen's brother which Zen didn't like Zen also had a friend who was a regular commoner and they used to play together when this friend saw mitsu hide for the first time Zen Explained that he was his new bodyguard sent by his brother after that Zen and his friend continued playing together but when mitsuhide arrived the boy had disappeared when mitsuhide asked Zen

about the boy Zen gave him a dismissive response which made mahide a bit upset Zen quickly realized his mistake and apologized however mahide began to grow suspicious of the boy the next time Zen played with the boy the Boy revealed that he would sue be living outside the Castle and wouldn't be able to meet Zen anymore Zen promised him that you would sneak out at night to meet him while this conversation was happening mitsuhide was secretly listening even after mitsuhide confronted zen zen kept the plan a secret still curious mitsuhide shared his concerns with others

and discover that the boy was actually working as a night Watchman when Mike came Zen sked out of the castle to meet the boy however when he Arrived he found himself surrounded by thugs became clear to Zen that his so-called friend had set him up the thugs demanded that Zen called his older brother to save him and Zen complied shortly after his brother arrived and the thugs revealed that he had killed their entire family they wanted Revenge Zen's older brother however calmly explained that their family had been a group of Bandits who had destroyed many

homes and lives because of this he felt No Remorse for what had happened to them in the midst of the confrontation a fight breaks out the boy who had pretended to be Zen's friend takes advantage of the chaos and attacks Zen with an arrow however mitsui arrives just in time breaks the arrow and Strikes the boy injuring him Zen rushes to the boy who then reveals that he didn't want to do any of this but felt forced to because of his family situation after this moment mitsuhide Realizes that Zen had gone through a lot and

begins to form a strong friendship with him today their bond has become one of the strongest the next day Shir Yuki is in a bad State still feeling the effects of the alcohol she keeps looking outside and a days obai arrives and asks her if she's okay but Shir Yuki doesn't respond and walks out Obi follows her worried meanwhile Kiki visits the chief herbalist and learns that Shir Yuki had consumed some alcohol which is why she's Under Obie's watch Kika also has a letter in her hand that she found in Shir Yuki's room one that

was written for Zen a little later as Shir Yuki continues wandering in her intoxicated State Obie follows closely trying to help her during this a mysterious man watches them from a distance which Obie noises after finding a place for Shir Yuki to rest Oba chases the man and stops him just as he was about to throw a suspicious Scroll after That Obi has the boy captured by the guards and returns to shirayuki during her conversation Obie asks Shuki if she's afraid of getting close to Zen Shir Yuki replies that her only fear is that she's

getting too close to Zen and because of that Zen has been hearing negative things from people Obi is surprised to hear that Shir Yuki is already aware of so much but still acts calmly meanwhile Zen receives the letter Kiki had found in shiry Yuki's room and Quickly sets out to meet her as Obi is taking shiry Yuki back Zen arrives seeing Shir Yuki resting Zen gently Strokes her face after some time once Shir Yuki falls asleep Zen and Obie have a conversation Zen is pleased with Obie's Works to he use him an official ID making

him one of Zen's trusted people however Obie has a question on his mind and asks Zen you've made me Shir Yuki's caretaker but why are you keeping this hidden from others Zen Explained that he trusts Obie which is why he doesn't want anyone to know that Obie is taking care of shiry Yuki Zen added that anything that happens with Shir Yuki Obi should report directly to him hearing this Obi felt happy and left Zen on the other hand was content knowing that he now had people in his life who genuinely cared for him and would

help him whenever needed the next day Obie went to meet shirayuki and she was surprised to see him in different Clothes obai then explained that Zen had officially made him one of his trusted men which is why he was given the new outfit during their conversation Shir Yuki noticed a beautiful bird flying in the sky what caught her attention was that the bird flew towards a girl who had whistled for it impressed by this Shir Yuki approached the girl and started a conversation the girl revealed that the bird was her special companion and always responded

to her signals the Girl explained that this wasn't the only bird of its kind or she came from there were many birds like it and everyone treated them as companions sh Yuki wanted to talk more with the girl but she had many tasks to attend to Ruth seeing this offered to handle Shir Yuki's work so she could continue the conversation as the two continued talking Obie informed them that the girl was from South Island where such birds were found however those birds were Hunted in military zones the girl explained that she had come to meet

the prince in hopes of stopping the hunting of these birds but she also believed that most princes wouldn't care and would ignore her plea sure Yuki reassured her that Zen was different from other princes and would help her a little while later the girl found herself in front of Zen presenting her case however Zen declined to help explaining that the area in question was Under military control and responsibility for the matter rested with the military Lord not him the military Lord upon hearing the girl's plea started laughing making it clear that he had dismissed her

hopes Zen despite wanting to help couldn't do much so he instead offered the girl a place to stay for the night meanwhile shirayuki was deep in thought trying to figure out how she could assist the girl she soon realized that by finding some Advantage to the birds she might be able to help protect them later Zen was still pondering what to do about the birds when Shir Yuki arrived shortly afterward the girl from the tribe appeared before Zen he tried to understand if all the birds from her Island could be trained to travel and follow

commands like hers the girl confirmed that not only her bird but all the birds on her Island could do this Zen was surprised by this realizing that if it were true these Birds could be used as a means of communication before making any decisions Zen told the girl that if her claim was correct she would need to pass a test and would require an assistant the girl then talked to shirayuki who agreed to become her assistant a little later is then arranged for the test to begin he explained that the bird would need to fly

from the castle to a distant Tower retrieve a signed letter and return if the bird successfully Completed this task the test would be passed they were given 25 minutes to complete the task and with Zen's signal the test was about to begin meanwhile the military Lord started scheming and informed Zen that he would be present at the other Tower during the test to oversee everything properly as the test began the girl from the tribe sent her bird off while Shir Yuki waited at her designated spot ready to use her whistle to call the bird back

when Sher Yuki Reached the Rooftop at a guard's suggestion she saw that the military Lord was already there seemingly plotting something the Lord approached shirayuki and offered her a deal saying that if she helped him he would reward her handsomely with a lot of money however Shir Yuki firmly refused to listen to him and began to scold him angered by her Defiance the Lord snatched the whistle from Shir Yuki's neck and threw it into the water below Intending to sabotage the mission Shir Yuki determined not to let the mission fail immediately jumped into the water

to retrieve the whistle Obi seeing Shir Yuki jump quickly followed her to save her and help her cover the whistle both of them worked together to find the whistle in time knowing that if they didn't the mission would fail meanwhile Zen and the girl from the tribe anxiously waited for the bird to return their tension growing with each passing Moment after a long wait they finally heard the bird's call and saw returning with a signed letter the mission was successfully completed while everyone was celebrating the successful Mission Zen received news from one of his guards

about Shir Yuki's situation and immediately set out to find her a little later he arrived at the scene where he saw the military Lord being arrested without paying much attention to the details Zen quickly went to Shir Yuki's Side to check on her well-being a guard tried to explain more about what had happened to shirayuki but Zen ignored him and went straight to her as their eyes met Zen impulsively kissed shirayuki realizing what he had just done Zen quickly apologized feeling embarrassed about his actions while shirayuki herself was too shocked to react afterwards Zen and

Shir Yuki began walking back together meanwhile the military Lord was being LED away in Handcuffs soon after Zen decided to escort the girl from the tribe back to her island with the help of his friends and they set out to do so during this time Obie and the others started to notice that Shir Yuki had been acting a little strange ever since her last conversation with Zen clearly affected by what it happened between them Obie noticing Shir Yuki's unusual behavior asked her about it but she walked away without giving him an answer later we See

Zen arriving at the island where he meets with the village Chief who is surprised by Zen's visit Zen reveals that he plans to use their birds for communication purposes and needs their permission for this the chief initially thought Zen was just talking nonsense so he said a condition Zen would have to pay a large sum of money in exchange for their cooperation surprisingly Zen agreed to this making the chief and the others realized that Zen was serious About his plan this changed their attitude and the people were pleased with Zen's sincerity later celebration was held

and many children came to meet Zen excited to see a prince for the first time in their lives while the festivities continued the chief approached the girl from the tribe and admitted that he had always believed all princes were the same but after meeting Zen his perspective had changed he now saw hope in Zen for the well-being of Their people meanwhile mitsui noticed that Zen had disappeared from the celebration and went searching for him he eventually found Zen relaxing and enjoying the fresh air during their conversation mitsuhide brought up Zen's recent actions with shirayuki which

left Zen surprised however Zen remained confident believing that Shir yuk might also have feelings for him later we see Shir Yuki preparing medicine to help the chief herbalist recover the herbalist Had been unwell so Shir Yuki made a drink for him however when Obi tasted it the drink had a terrible taste obai then suggested that Shir Yuki adds some sweet fruit to improve the flavor she followed his advice and the drink tasted much better after drinking it the chief herbalist condition improved afterwards Shir Yuki told OB that she wanted to go into the forest so

Obi decided to accompany her during their walk OB noticed Shir Yuki's hand and was tempted To hold it but he stopped himself the last moment just then Zen arrived intending to talk to shirayuki however Shir Yuki avoided making eye contact with him Obi understanding the situation told Shir Yuki to go ahead into the forest surprising zen zen curious decided to follow her as well Kiki and mitsu Hyde watching from afar couldn't help but laugh at the situation in the forest Zen and shirayuki started talking eventually the conversation turned to to The kiss they had shared

as the discussion deepened Shir Yuki confessed that she had developed feelings for Zen but also acknowledged that their relationship might not be possible due to their different statuses at that moment Zen expressing his feelings tells shirayuki that no matter what she thinks he has already given her his whole heart he promises to take care of her in every way he can Zen then recalls the time when he asked mitah hide if he would Ever find a girl who would understand his heart today he had found his answer he had chosen Shir Yuki after after this

realizations Z kisses her again when they both return from the forest everyone who sees them together understands what must have happened between them soon after the day arrives when the castle holds an event where many commoners gather to celebrate the festival near the castle Ryu and the chief herbalist were busy preparing for It while Sher Yuki is alone Zen In Disguise comes to her so he can spend some time with her without drawing attention meanwhile the others are also preparing to join the festival the group heads out together to explore the festival checking out various

stalls during this Obi notices Shir Yuki's hair and realizes that she is self-conscious about it which is why she's trying to keep it hidden meanwhile Kiki takes Shir Yuki for a walk and during their Conversation she casually asks if Shir Yuki has accepted the prince's proposal Shir Yuki responds with a yes after chatting for a while they return to Zen but this time Shir Yuki notices that Obie is missing it turns out that OB was competing in a fight with a local group where he easily wins and then returns with a gift obai rejoins the

group after his victory and mitsu hi high and Zen prays him for his fighting skills however Zen has to leave soon to give His speech so he bids everyone goodbye a little later Obie comes over to Shir Yuki and places a hair clip in her hair which he bought for her as a gift afterwards Zen and his brother begin their speeches and a large crowd gathers to listen once Zen is done with his responsibilities he notices that Ryu is rushing somewhere Ry explains that one of the girls performing in the play had gotten injured and

he was going to check on her Z decided to join Ryu and when They arrived they saw Shir Yuki treating the injured performer the performer mentioned that if she didn't heal in time her play would be ruined upon seeing Shir Yuki's unique red hair the performers manager suggested that Shir Yuki should perform in the play instead Sher Yuki was surprised to hear this but after some thought she agreed and got ready for the performance meanwhile the manager secretly instructed another actor to undo shiry Yuki's hair during The play so that everyone could see it as

the play began Shir Yuki performed very well but the injured performer noticed something odd happening during the play informed Zen about it realizing what was going on Zen went to the manager and demanded an explanation on stage just as the actor was about to let down Shir Yuki's hair Zen arrived and stopped him in time after the play ended the injured performer apologized to Shir Yuki explaining that she was unaware of The manager's actions and felt sorry for what happened after everything settled shiry Yuki and Zen found a moment to talk alone Zen noticed the

hair clip in Shir Yuki's ter and asked about it Shir Yuki explained that Obi had gifted it to her and Zen complimented the clip he then asked Shir Yuki how much her red hair had troubled her over the years in response Shir Yuki shared that her cousin also had similar hair and had once advised her to become strong in Life so that no one could take advantage of her as they continued their conversation the sound of fireworks interrupted them and they decided to go watch the display outside everyone had gathered together to admire the fireworks

marking a joyous moment we see a for through which a man walks and eventually stands in front of Zen's Castle here we learn that the boy is none other than Mahaya who was previously sent to jail by Zen for Trying to kidnap shirayuki now he's here to meet him anyway after that the scene shifts to morning where shirayuki as usual is busy with her work during this time she sets out for an inspection the chief herbalist was quite happy with her work since Shir Yuki and helped her a lot in the past few days then

shirayuki checks on a plant's stem that had become infected du to bug bites after inspecting it she leaves and we see Ryu sitting in a corner writing something However a sudden gust of wind blows his papers onto a tree Ry tries but is unable to retrieve them just then Obi shows up and when he learns about the situation he agrees to help while helping OB starts guiding Ryu here and there around the area meanwhile on the other side Prince Zen had been working very hard something that mahide and Kiki could clearly see Zen was determined

to double his efforts so that he could prove himself as hardworking as shiry Yuki but while doing so Zen gets a small injury on his hand and Mitsy concern for him suggests going to the infirmary initially Zen refused to go but when Kiki mentioned that he needed to see Shir Yuki he agreed to go with her a little while later Obie drops Ryu off at his room and just then Shir Yuki arrives with her inspection list which she hands over to Ryu Ryu noticed that a few things were missing from the list so he asked

Shir Yuki to work on it again After she left Obie was about to leave his well but Ryu stopped him and gave him a special seed as a token of gratitude for helping him earlier meanwhile Zen had arrived at the chief herbalist's office where he learned that Shir Yuki had gone up for work in the meantime Zen decided to rest there for a while later after Shir Yuki had finished all her work she was talking to the chief herbalist when she was told about a guest who had been waiting for her Shir Yuki then found

out that the guest was actually Zen who had fallen into a deep sleep staying Zen asleep Shir Yuki approached him and started talking to him she even touched his hand gently but just then Zen woke up and mitsuhide had come to take him away before leaving Zen told Shir Yuki how he had come there specifically to meet her after a while Zen meets Obie who had been waiting for him in hopes of getting some tasks however Zen didn't have any work for him At the moment Zen then notices the blue seed in Obie's hand which

Obi had received from Ryu a bit later bod goes to see Ryu and Returns the seed explaining that it wasn't much use to him but Ryu tells him that the seed is special because it can grow effortlessly and also shares that he gave it to Obie from his heart meanwhile Shir Yuki arrives and while talking to Obie mentions that she's been collecting seeds but hasn't come across any blue Ones yet obai listens to everything but doesn't hand over the seed to her because Ryu had given it to him with great affection in the meantime mitsu

hide informs Shir Yuki that sen has called for her the next moment we see Zen who is quite angry it turns out that Zen had found out that miaya had come to his castle and wanted to talk to shirayuki hearing miah's name shiry Yuki is a bit surprised but eventually agrees to meet him miaya then appears and asks Shirayuki if she knows any child she responds with a no and miaya goes on to explain how after being released from jail he had boarded a ship while looking for work where he saw a child who was

searching for a girl with red hair when miia met the child the child revealed that the girl with red hair was none other than Shir Yuki and that she was currently staying with Zen at his castle after learning this then became angry because Miah had given away Shir Yuki's Location to the child Zen then demands that Miah tell him more about the child and their motives in response miia asks Zen for some money in exchange for the information Zen not pleased with this forces Miah to reveal everything however despite his efforts they still didn't learn

much about the boy miaya then suggests that he could go back and talk to the child himself but Zen finds this idea unacceptable and orders miaya to stay put meanwhile Zen and shirayuki are In formed by the guards that someone has summoned them Zen is surprised and wonders what business his brother could have with Shir Yuki Zen's brother clearly tells him to stay out of the conversation as his presence wasn't necessary Zen's brother then reveals to Shir Yuki that Prince Raj had invited her to his kingdom and that he had approved the visit to strengthen

relations between the two kingdoms through shirayuki he also informs her That she will need to stay here for a few days to prepare for Raj Dan's party and afterward she will spend a week with Raj sh Yuki although hesitant couldn't ref so Zen decided he would go with her however his brother firmly forbids him from doing so explaining that Zen's presence would not be appropriate in the end Zen had no other option so he asked his brother to consider one request he proposed that although he couldn't go with Shir Yuki himself he would send one

Of his men with her as a guard Zen's brother agreed to this condition shortly after Zen instructed mitsukai to become Shir Yuki's guard meanwhile Obi who had been listening carefully to their conversation clearly wanted to be the one guard Shir Yuki himself later Shir Yuki went to her room thinking about how she could refuse the invitation even if she wanted to and this made her feel a little sad the next day arrived and Obi on the chief herbalist request went to Meet Shir Yuki he found her practicing dancing but it seemed that her teacher was

having a hard time keeping up with her obai was surprised by what he saw and then told Shir Yuki that he was going to investigate more about the child they had talked about earlier Shir Yuki offered to go with him but obai reminded her that she needed to focus on learning to dance so she could perform well at the event he then handed her a book given by the chief herbalist and Left a little while later Zen was lost in thought wondering if that unknown child might pose any danger to shirayuki Meanwhile we see Obie

meeting with some guards and instructing them to keep a close watch on the child and report back to him miaya was also present and observing Obie's work tried to provoke him against Prince Zen however after listening to miaya Obie firmly warned him not to speak ill of his master again zenim on the other hand was frustrated That they still hadn't learned anything about the child and this made him feel a bit down meanwhile obai returned to the castle and during the night notic Kiki and mitsu he walking together when he approached them he learned that

they were heading to see Zen who had not yet returned to his room Obie joined them and a little while later they all found Zen practicing fighting alone something he only did when he was worried at this moment Obie stepped forward and Challenged Zen to a sparring match he proposed to bet if Obi won he would go with Shir Yuki instead of mitsu hide after that the fight between Zen and Obi began in the initial moments Zen had the upper hand but in the end thanks to his Kat skills Obi managed to defeat zen zen

pleased with the outcome happily made Obi Shir Yuki's new guard a little later Shir Yuki exhausted from practicing all day decided to rest just then there was a knock on her door and it was none Other than Zen who had come to see her in the next moment Zen started talking to her revealing how obai had fought him in one and now Obi would be the one accompanying her after talking for a while as Shir Yuki was about to leave for her room Zen suddenly hugged her for behind he did this because he couldn't bear

the thought of her being so far away from him the next day arrived and the car for shuki's Journey was ready just then Obie appeared and revealed That he would now be the one traveling with her shortly after Lord arrived to escort Shir Yuki to the gates of r Castle during this they noticed Obi who was set to accompany Shir Yuki Obe was surprised to see that Lord himself would be coming with them all the way to the castle gates after that Zen and his friends arrived and before Shu Yuki left she asked Zen to

give her something special so she would keep it close to her in response Zen gave her his watch Which Shir Yuki carefully kept with her meanwhile Zen's brother had also arrived and was waiting for them to leave Shir Yuki then set off on her journey and Zen approached his brother curious about why he had the courage to come there himself his brother explained that he wanted to see Zen troubled and even gave him advice saying that when Shir Yuki returns he doesn't want to see a single tear in Zen's eyes after a smooth Journey Shir

Yuki and the others reached The gates of the castle Lord bid them farewell and returned while Shir Yuki continued on her path soon after they entered the gates where Shir Yuki's eyes met Raj who was standing right in front of her surprisingly Raj warmly welcomed her and escorted her inside in the next scene shirayuki and Obie stood before Raj although Raj seemed a bit nervous around Shir Yuki he still still tried to understand the reason behind her visit after a while Shir Yuki was having tea With Raj and trying to engage in conversation with him

but Raj was doing the exact opposite he would abruptly respond and end the conversation quickly leaving Shir Yuki a bit frustrated needing some air as she stepped outside meanwhile Raj's guard informed him about how Shir Yuki was trying to talk to him but he kept giving her short answers the guard advised rad to suggest going somewhere for a walk with her while outside Shir Yuki was gazing toward her Homeland Obi approached starting a conversation about her home through this Obie learned that Shir Yuki used to live in the mountains during her childhood but later her

grandparents brought her to the city at that moment Raj arrived and decided to show Shir Yuki around his castle Shir Yuki agreed to join him on the tour meanwhile Zen was growing more concerned because he still hadn't received any information about the unknown child and his worry for Shirayuki was deepening on the other side Raj was giving Shir Yuki and Obi a tour of the castle during this Shir he asked Raj about his green house Raj eager to fulfill her request decided to take them to see the greenhous the next moment he led them toward

the greenhouse entering through a cave and walking through the darkness to reach it in the meantime Obie asked rad if he really knew the way to the greenhouse Raj confidently replied that since he was The one who built the greenhouse he knew all the paths so they all continued to follow Raj's directions however Obie noticed that they had passed the same spot several times and pointed it out to Raj but Raj insisted that he remembered the path perfectly so they kept moving forward based on his guidance as they continued it came across two ropes obai

and Raj started to lower the ropes but just then Raj was attacked by arrows obai quickly managed to protect him and That's when Raj remembered that he himself had set many traps in this area after going a little further Raj finally admitted that he had completely forgotten the way and that they were now lost meanwhile we see Raj's siblings secretly watching them to keep an eye on shirayuki summoning some courage tried to press on but at a certain point he completely gave up that's when Shir Yuki stepped forward and started to motivate him to keep

going meanwhile Zen finds Out that the girl from the tribe had come to his castle and was hoping to meet shirayuki since shirayuki was away due to work in her homelands Zen approached the girl who gave him a pendant to pass on to shirayuki Zen promised that he would make sure it reached her after that mitsuhide noticed Zen's brother sitting above watching them mitsuhide approached him and asked if he was intentionally doing all of this to test his brother Zen's brother admitted that he was as he wanted to see what senen was capable of doing

for shirayuki Zen men spotted mitah talking to his brother from a distance meanwhile Raj and Shuki were still lost but as they moved forward Obi noticed that someone was secretly watching them Obe set out to find the spies and it turned out to be two children who were trying to trap Obi but their plan failed as Obi quickly caught them in the end Obi brought the two Children in front of Raj and after a brief conversation Shir Yuki learned that the children were actually Raj's siblings when Obi asked them if they knew the way to

the greenhouse they nodded and then the children LED them to the greenhouse during this time Raj thanked Shir Yuki as she had just explained to him that she had come not only to become his good friend but also to help strengthen the bond between their two kingdoms after that they Arrived at the greenhouse where Shir Yuki happily explored the area meanwhile Raj's siblings approached him and began discussing Shir Yuki encouraging him to get closer to her however Raj rejected their suggestion telling them there was no need to think too much about Shir Yuki since she

would be leaving in a few days Raj then went to Obi and asked him to thank Shir Yuki on his behalf for all the help she had provided meanwhile we see Zen trying to find out from mahide What he had been discussing with his brother mahide revealed that it was just a normal conversation at that moment Kiki arrived and revealed that she had both good and bad news the good news was that their people had successfully Tracked Down the child the bad news however was that Miah had escaped right under their noses is and no

one knew his whereabouts in the meantime Miah had reached the boy whose name was Kazuki miaya advised Kazuki to forget about Shirayuki but when Kazuki refused miaya attacked him however Kazuki easily defended himself against the attack after this kazuki's other friend who was also searching for Shir Yuki arrives a little while later the scene shifts and we see Mi returning to the castle having barely escaped he reveals to Zen that he overheard kazuki's friend talking about knowing Shir Yuki's colonel location Miah had jumped into the water to escape after gathering this information and Made his

way back sen realizes that it's no longer safe for Shir Yuki to stay with Raj so he begins to plan his next steps but first he goes to his brother to discuss the situation after waking his brother up Zen explains the situation to him meanwhile Raj is worried about how to spend more time with Shuki so after a lot of thinking he comes up with an idea the next morning Raj takes himself to the library to re surprising everyone in the castle no one Had any idea that Raj was interested in reading books but Raj

young sister quickly realized that her brother had fallen in love and that's why he was acting this way in the next scene Shir Yuki and Obi go to the library to meet Raj and they end up spending the whole day reading with him Raj even pretends that he has always been coming to the library acting as though it's part of his daily routine even though it wasn't true the next day Raj continued to Pretend to study in the library but this time he tried to find out what Shir Yuki thought about their relationship however shirayuki

couldn't give him a clear answer so Raj started making small talk to cover the awkwardness meanwhile Raj's siblings were secretly watching them and decided to try to keep Shir Yuki at the castle to bring her closer to Raj just then Obi overheard their conversation and revealed to them that they couldn't keep Shir Yuki there Because her place was somewhere else the two children argued with Obi and their voices carried over to Raj and Shir Yuki who were surprised to see them at this point Raj's sister began to suspect that Shir Yuki might have some sort

of relationship with Obie to prove this she intentionally pushed Shir Yuki toward Obi and Obi caught her just in time Raj became angry with his siblings and took them away later Shir Yuki was outside in the garden admiring some flowers when R Approached her and started a conversation during their chat they discussed the people living in the mountains who were opposed to Prince Raj after that Raj and Shere Yuki went into a room and when Raj learned that Shir Yuki had been practicing for the upcoming Ball but hadn't learned much he was surprised and decided

to show off his own skills he pulled out a musical instrument and started playing it skillfully leaving both Obi and Shir Yuki amazed later that night Shir Yuki couldn't fall asleep and Obi came to see her when he saw her he realized that she was thinking about Zen obai then confessed that he missed Zen as well as Zen used to scold him often but since he had come to this place he hadn't seen Zen's angry side to lighten Shir Yuki's mood Obie suggested she look up at the sky which might help her feel closer to

Zen meanwhile we see a pirate girl who was now following Kazuki the night of The ball finally arrived and Shir Yuki was fully prepared Obi approached her and revealed that Raj had reserved a special seat for her where she could sit comfortably if she wished however Shir Yuki had made up her mind that no matter what she would dance with Raj during the ball meanwhile Raj's siblings were still trying to find a way to bring Raj closer to shirayuki on the otherand Zen was having a conversation with his attendant revealing that some people were planning

To attack shirayuki and he wanted to go go to her to protect her however his brother forbade him from going that's when Zen shared that he was thinking about marrying Shir Yuki and couldn't stand the thought of his future wife being in danger hearing this Zen's older brother finally agreed to let him go but he gave Zen a warning if anything went wrong due to Zen's actions you'll be fully responsible after that Zen mounted his horse and set out to meet shirayuki Unaware that Kazuki had already found out where Shuki was and was planning to

kidnap her before leaving Zen sent a letter to Uki explaining the situation and his intention to come see her and he sat out himself however Kazuki arrived just before the ball started and Obi tried to protect shirayuki from him but things took a turn for the worst when kazuki's friend attacked Obi the situation escalated further when Raj's siblings arrived distracting Obi in the Chaos Kazuki successfully kidnapped Shir Yuki and escaped a little while later Raj's siblings informed everyone about the situation and Raj was deeply upset about Shir Yuki's disappearance he even considered going out to

search for her himself but his guard advised against it instead it's sending the elite guards to find her as quickly as possible meanwhile Obe regained Consciousness and began inquiring about Shir Yuki's whereabouts Raj's siblings Apologized him for their mistake but Obi told them not to worry and advise them to rest obai then looked at the gifts and had sent which was meant for Shuki after processing everything Obi decided to set out and search for Shir Yuki himself during this time Raj was deeply saddened by Shir Yuki's disappearance because she was the only one who truly

understood his feelings determined he decided to find her at any cost on the other side Zen and the others had Arrived outside the castle where they discussed meeting shirayuki however they soon learned that she had been kidnapped Raj feared that Zen would be furious with him but to his surprise Zen apologized first saying that if he had arrived in time he could have saved Shir Yuki already in the meantime Zen asked R if Shir Yuki had been happy after arriving there to which replied with a yes Zen was relieved to hear this soon after they

found out that obai had Already set out to search for Shir Yuki and they learned about a group called crawl of the sea from a guard who had seen them near the castle this group was known for capturing unique girls and selling them Zen and the others realized that they could find shirayuki's location by tracking this group which meant they needed to head to the mountains where they would learn more about the crawl of the sea everyone was ready to go but just then Raj found out That his father had come to visit him this

meant Raj and Zen had to go meet with him and have a conversation meanwhile the chief herbalist learned from some soldiers that Zen had left without informing anyone to go meet shirayuki the previous night this meant that no one at the castle had any idea about what happened to shirayuki in the next scene Raj and Zen were in the presence of the king who granted Zen permission to roam freely throughout the Kingdom however the king also advised that as long as Zen was there he would have to work under ry's command upon learning that y

the King was willing to help him with his mission Zen was very happy happy he prepared to head towards the mountains and at that moment Raj also stepped forward deciding to help Zen find shiry Yuki Zen welcomed Raj into his team meanwhile when kazuki's friend left him and Shir Yuki alone for a while someone attacked Kazuki secretly When his friend returned and couldn't find Kazuki he was shocked at that moment Obi attacked kazuki's friend and started questioning him about shirayuki they soon realized that Kazuki and Shir Yuki had been kidnapped by third person when Kazuki

and Shir Yuki regained Consciousness they found themselves on a ship Kazuki quickly realized who might be behind this so he began trying to hide shirayuki just then the leader of the crawl of the sea appeared who was Actually the female pirate from before she threatened Shir Yuki saying she planned to sell her to a noble for a huge sum of money because she admired shirayuki's red hair which could fet her a lot of profit the pirate even revealed that she had been following Kazuki for several days just to get her hands on shirayuki before leaving

the pirate threatened shirayuki telling her that she would never be able to return home again this left Shir Yuki feeling very Confused as she couldn't understand what was happening to her in the next scene Kazuki decides to escape noticing that the door outside was left open with Renewed Energy Shir Yuki tore a piece of her clothing to prepare for herself to leave with him after stepping outside Shir Yuki noticed a special sea lying on the ground meanwhile the two guards outside noticed a black smoke rising from inside the room using this distraction Shir Yuki and

Kazuki managed To sneak up to the top of the ship just as they were about to jump and escape the pirate caught them and imprisoned them again trapping them once more on the other side Obi had arrived with kazuki's friend to meet their boss Zen meanwhile was ready to continue his journey but then he found the watch that had belonged to shirayuki now completely broken this made Zen feel sad as he thought about Shir Yuki's situation but mitsuki gave him a light pat on the back Bringing him back to focus miaya was surprised to see

how someone could do such a thing to Prince Zen jokingly responded that he would punish mitsuhide later for it in the meantime Kiki approached Zen and handed him a letter left by Obi in which Obi explained that he had set out to search for shirayuki after seeing all of this Zen decided to head toward the mountains himself and this time Raj also joined him next we see Kazuki getting beaten by the pirate Girl because he believed his group would eventually find and rescue him in shirayuki the pirate girl didn't like his confidence so she tried

to teach him a lesson by hitting him harder meanwhile Obi along with the boss set out to track down the crawl of the sea as they suspected that this group was responsible for kidnapping Kazuki and shirayuki Obe was determined to pursue them until he found shirayuki at one point Obi noticed a bird flying in the Sky and just then Zen arrived Obi immediately melt before Zen apologizing for not being able to prevent Shir Yuki's kidnapping however Zen reassured him saying that he wasn't angry about it and that they should focus on finding Shir Yuki together

by then explained that the people responsible for the kidnapping were Mountain dwellers and that one man was their boss R confused by this information asked where they were Heading if the kidnappers were already in the area kazuki's friend then stepped forward and revealed that the crawl of the sea had indeed kidnapped Kazuki and Shir Yuki which is why they were all heading out to find them they also revealed that the reason they kidnapped Shir Yuki was to protect her and take her to a safe place in fact Kazuki had been enslaved from a young age

and ever since he gained his freedom he had been dedicated to Res resuing others like him When Kazuki learned that a prince wanted to keep Shir Yuki close because of her red hair he decided to rescue her after hearing all of this Zen and the others realized that the mountain people were only trying to help shiry Yuki they agreed to work with them as they moved further along they receive information that some people had seen Kazuki being taken to a ship Zen and the boss now fa the challenge of how to rescue both Kazuki and

shiry Yuki from the ship they Needed to board the ship but they couldn't figure out how to do so at that moment kii stepped forward with an idea to help them meanwhile we see the pirate girl again she has submerged Kazuki in water but after shiry Yuki's plea she pulled him out the pirate girl locked both Kazuki and Shir Yuki inside the ship and then told them that this would be their final Journey afterward they would be handed over to a Noble at this point Kazuki was completely broken but Shir Yuki reassured him saying they

would Escape soon however when the ship started to depart both of them were shocked and tears began to fall from Shir Yuki's eyes meanwhile the pirate threw another girl into the cell next to them when Shir Yuki saw the girl's face she was stunned it was none other than Kiki Kiki revealed that Zen and the others had come to rescue them in a flashback we see that the plan to infiltrate the ship as a prisoner was Kiki's idea mitah had initially been against it but after Kiki explained everything Zen agreed to send her on this

Mission Shir Yuki was overjoyed to learn that Zen had come all the way to save her and she began to cry tears of happiness Kiki even showed Shir yuk the pendant that the tribal girl had made for her the special thing about this pendant was that it could summon Birds which Zen and the others would use to track them down after this we see two Guards announcing to the crowd that Prince Raj himself is about to arrive everyone is surprised to hear about Raj Raj seeing the anger and tension among the people hesitates to step

forward but then he remembers how Zen had shown trust in him this gives him the courage to face the crowd after introducing himself Raj asks everyone to help him search for Shir Yuki meanwhile Zen had full faith in Prince row to handle the situation we then see Kiki who's Comforting Shir Yuki as the pirate girl had summoned her as Shir Yuki is being escorted by two guards she looks up at the sky and sees a bird flying overhead at that moment she realizes that Prince Zen had come to rescue her the pirate girl however becomes

alarmed as she notices several ships surrounding them she is shocked to see that Prince Raj himself is overseeing the situation and orders her to release Shir Yuki safely the pirate girl is even more surprised Wondering what connection Prince Raj has with shirayuki despite this she refuses to hand over Shir Yuki and instead injures her before sending her back to the room the pirate girl then orders her crew to navigate the ship toward an area where it would be difficult for anyone to follow them meanwhile Shir Yuki after reuniting with her friends decides to help in

whatever way she can to Aid in their escape the pirate ship navigated through a dangerous orl poool making it Difficult for Raj's ships to follow however the pirate managed to reach a cave thinking that Prince rise forces would not be able to follow them there but she was wrong as Raj's ships under his orders successfully crossed the whirlpool and reached the cave raming into the pirate's ship at that moment the pirate girl changed shirayuki and held a knife to her throat however Shir Yuki managed to free herself using her teeth and just then Obi arrived

to face The pirate girl meanwhile Zen took Shir Yuki and led her away to safety while the mountain people surround the pirate girl and her crew Zen promised Shir Yuki that he would never leave her alone again embraced her he then approached the pirate girl determined to teach her a lesson by that time the mountain people had already overpowered the pirates's crew and now the leader of the mountain group was fighting the pirate girl vowing not to let her escape this Time a little later Shir Yuki had stepped outside waiting for zen sooning zen arrived

and revealed that Obie was keeping an eye on the remaining Pirates and that Raj's guards were arresting them in the meantime the child insisted that their leader go speak with shirayuki when the leader approached her shirayuki recog recognized him it was none other than her father everyone was shocked by this Revelation shortly afterward they all set off toward the Mountains where the leader and his people lived upon arriving a meeting was held where the mountain leader explained to Shir Yuki that he was indeed her father though she may have forgotten him Shir Yuki responded that

she did remember him from a visit when she was a child her father also shared that he recognized her because she looked exactly like his late wife meanwhile Kiki and mitsui discussed how Obie was guarding everyone outside the forest the Mountain leader then revealed to Shir Yuki that he had been forced to leave her in childhood because his brother had threatened to kill his wife and daughter to protect them he decided to keep shirayuki far away at the child's urging shirayuki's father invited her to stay with them but shirayuki firmly declined she explained that she

now considered the castle her home and wanted to return there with that decision made they all decided to head to a party together During this time Shir Yuki learned that Obe had disappeared upset about something she went into the forest to find him and discovered that he was sad because he hadn't been able to protect her Shir Yuki reassured him that none of it was his fault and eventually she convinced him to return to the party with her afterward everyone began to enjoy the party together later Zen was sitting alone when Shir Yuki's father approached

him and asked about Zen's Feelings towards shiry Yuki he wanted to know if senen truly liked her Zen feeling a bit shy admitted with a yes meanwhile Kiki and mitsui told Shir Yuki to go and meet Zen which she did she arrived just as her her father was talking to Zen and her father asked Zen to take good care of his daughter Zen agreed to this as Zen was about to leave he noticed Shir Yuki standing there and he blushed with embarrassment for a moment they couldn't make eye contact Just as Zen was about to

leave Shir Yuki grabbed his hand and asked him to stay with her and Zen did just that they began to talk and Shir Yuki expressed how she felt bad about accidentally breaking the lock at Zen had given her Zen reassured her saying she didn't need to worry about the locket because What mattered most to him was her saf and being by her side meanwhile Kiki and mitsu overheard of their conversation and felt happy for them later when Shir Yuki began to feel sleepy Zen took her to rest and during this moment he kissed her the

next day they all bid farewell to the people of the mountains and set off on their way back soon after they were back at Raj's castle where chyuki was getting ready for the dance meanwhile Raj's siblings were adamant that they didn't want Shir Yuki to leave rad secretly felt the same way but he couldn't stop her from leaving the time for the dance arrived and Raj and Shir Yuki danced together while Zen watching them felt a bit jealous the next day Prince Raj Bid Farewell to Shir Yuki and the others releasing them from the castle

afterward they made their way through the forest but due to Heavy Rain they decided to stop at a nearby Inn upon arriving they inquired about runes and easily got one at the same time they noticed a mysterious girl who had also come to your room she kept glancing at Obie though obai turned his face away to Avoid her gaze everyone went to freshen up and Zen noticed several scars on Obie's body which concerned him later they all gathered for dinner during the conversation mitsu hiide observed how Obie was speaking comfortably with Zen obai explained that

he saw Zen as a friend which made it easy for him to talk to him a playful argument arose between Obi and midah hiide about whose food Zen would taste first but Zen cleverly turned the tables and taught Them both a light-hearted lesson in the meantime the mysterious girl showed up again and joined them playfully interacting with everyone however she ignored Obie and left shortly after a little while later everyone started preparing to sleep Shir Yuki told oeg that since he was always guarding them he should get some rest first hearing this Obi laughed and

shared how much he enjoyed being with all of them later Kiki and mitsu hag were talking about Zen mentioning how much happier he had been since Shir Yuki arrived meanwhile Obie was on the rooftop of his room when the mysterious girl attacked him it turned out that she already knew Obie and she was there ask him to join her in a mission once again obai reluctantly agreed to help her one last time and they ventured into the forest the girl revealed that their task was to safely escort a boy from a house meanwhile Zen and

the others realized that obai had Disappeared from his room so they decided to search for him on the other side the girl asked Obie why he suddenly vanished from her life Obi refused to explain and soon they reached the house they incapacitated the guards and found the boy they were looking for the girl asked the boy to come with them but he refused saying that he never felt free in his home home and didn't want to return in response the girl tied the boy up leaving him there so he could learn To make decisions on

his own she then knocked out a guard and tried to climb over a wall but her foot slipped and she began to fall at the last moment Obi caught her saving her from the fall the two of them then sat down and started talking the girl asked Obie about the last time they met when he was on a mission and badly injured even refusing to let her treat his wounds she wanted to know where he had disappeared since he used to enjoy working with different Masters obai explain that he now felt really comfortable with the

people he was with and preferred to keep working with them soon after they noticed the light in the room turn on and when they entered they found Zen and the others had arrived searching for Obie seeing the girl injured Shir Yuki began to treat her meanwhile Zen asked Obi why he had mentioned that the girl was his friend obai explained that a few years ago during the jobs they did they Weren't allowed to share personal information so he never spoke about it Zen joked that if Obie disappeared again without telling them they wouldn't come looking

for him next time a moment later Shir Yuki called Obi over to treat his wounds but Obi initially refused however in the end he gave in to Shir Yuki's insistance and allowed her to take care of him as the girl watched obai receiving treatment she realized how much he had changed from the person She used to know the next morning arrived and Obie happily joined the others as they set off for the castle meanwhile we see Zen's older brother going through several letters regarding potential marriage proposals for Zen he selected a few women from the

letters for Zen even the Lord kqi was surprised by how much the Elder Prince had suddenly changed the older brother explained that he had always been concerned about his younger brother's Future next we see Shir Yuki meeting the chief herbalist again returning to her duties Ru was pleasantly surprised and happy to see her back at work later Lord kuki informed Zen about his brother's plans for arranging wedding meetings according to him Zen needed to choose a bride from the selected candidates despite his wishes Zen couldn't ignore his brother's orders news about Zen's arranged wedding meetings

quickly spread and even the chief herbalist gave Shir Yuki extra work to keep her distracted from the news meanwhile Zen got ready and arrived for his meeting with the chosen candidate to this surprise the woman was none other than Kiki Obie and mits of hide seeing Zen and Kiki together weren't surprised at all as they knew that meeting Kiki was the right decision for Zen as Obi watched Zen and Kiki talking he couldn't help but laugh he decided to tell Shir Yuki about it and immediately went to her When Obie Shar the news with Shir

Yuki she wasn't surprised at all she calmly explained that she trusted Prince Zen and knew he would come and tell her about the meeting afterward satisfied with this response Obi left and we see mitsuhide observing Zen and Kiki talking meanwhile Zen and Kiki were reminiscing about the time when mitsuhide first met Kiki back when she had stepped outside during a party Zen had come by and seen them together and soon after Kiki became Zen's second attendant however at that time mitsui didn't recognize her and they both laughed about it with the wedding meetings now over

Zen returned to his duties and mentioned that after finishing his work he would go to Shir Yuki and share everything with her obai informed Zen that Shir Yuki already knew about the meeting which made Zen upset he quickly rushed to find Shir Yuki asking Ru where she was he learned that Shir Yuki was working in the greenhouse So Zen hurried there once he found her Zen explained that he had planned to tell her everything but hadn't had the chance yet Shir Yuki calmly accepted his words saying that she had already expected him to come and

talk to her with that all the misunderstandings between men were cleared up and they felt at ease once again the next day Zen was walking Lawson thought when maid accidentally dropped a bed sheet on him causing him to get slightly injured a Little while later the maid informed Shir Yuki about the incident Shir Yuki took care of Zen and was relieved to see that he wasn't seriously hurt Zan had already forgiven the maid for the accident meanwhile mitsu hiid went to the medical room to fetch some medicine upon arriving he noticed a strange bottle on

the floor and stood silently for a moment Zen noticing m hi was taking longer than expected sent Obi to check on him however just as Obi was About to leave mitsui returned but he was behaving oddly no one could figure out what was wrong with him but soon the chief herbalist explained that mitsuhide must have inhaled something unusual in the medical room which caused his behavior to revert to his earlier self the task of finding a cure was now entrusted to shirayuki later Zen became frustrated with mitsuhide asking why he was acting like his old

self in the past Mitsy had constantly pushed Zen to work Which Zen disliked a little while later Zen was receiving treatment from shirayuki when Obi arrived and was surprised to see them together like that that night Obie was with Shir Yuki when he learned that she was searching for a special type of leaf to help treat mitzah hide she was hoping that using it would cure him at that moment Ru arrived and gave Shir Yuki some additional leaves before heading to bed Shir Yuki and got to work using the leaf to Develop a potential cure

meanwhile mitah High had been constantly following Zen pushing him to work all the time Zen feeling overwhelmed eventually collapsed onto his bed in frustration the next day Zen was preoccupied with the thought that mitsui needed to recover quickly or things could become even more difficult for him Ru noticed that Shir Yuki had already prepared several samples for the treatment plan to test them one by one later Shir Yuki Went to the library where Zen joined her after some time they began talking and Zen opened up about his relationship with mitsu haid thenen explained that he

and mitsuhide had been close friends from the beginning and when mitsuhide first started working with Zen he would constantly push him to work just like he was doing now however over time mitsui began to understand Zen better which is why Zen wanted Shir Yuki to see mitsuhide's true self in the meantime a Stack of books was about to fall on shiry Yuki but Zen quickly stepped in to protect her by stopping the books from falling he managed to save her but just then mitsu had arrived and stood over Zen ensuring that nothing else would fall

on him afterward Shir Yuki worked tired tirelessly day and night to create the medicine needed to cure mitsu hiide once it was ready she applied the treatment and it successfully healed him when mitsuhide returned to Zen Zen was Quite upset and wanted to know when it happened obai then stepped forward and explained everything that had taken place leaving mitsuhide surprised later the moment came when the chief herbalist expressed her happiness with Shir Yuki's work and officially made her an apprentice shiry Yuki was overjoyed and credited her friends for helping her reach this Milestone the next

day Zen was traveling with his older brother who praised Shir Yuki for Her efforts in strengthening the relationship between the two kingdoms he also informed Zen that a messenger from ry's Kingdom was expected to arrive soon prompting Zen to prepare to receive him a little while later Obi spotted Miah sneaking around Miah explained that he was there as part of The Messengers group when Obi brought him to the others it was revealed that Miah wasn't the actual messenger but had come along with him a little while later shiruka got Ready to meet the messenger as

he had specifically come for her to her surprise the messenger was actually one of ry's guards and he had come to present her with a Noble gift this gifts signify that from that day onward shiry Yuki was considered a special friend of Prince Raj at first Shir Yuki hesitated and refused to accept the gift but after catching Zen's eye she decided to take it Zen's older brother watching the scene chuckled and remarked that Shir Yuki had now become a noble which meant she she can officially stay by Zen's side hearing this letter left Shir Yuki

speechless after Zen's older brother departed Shir Yuki was still feeling a bit overwhelmed but Zen approached her and reassured her not to overthink the situation later Shir Yuki spoke with Raj's guard who revealed that Raj had changed a lot because of her had begun taking his responsibilities seriously the guard also gave her a letter from Raj himself that night shirayuki read the letter in which Raj expressed how much he wanted her to accept the Noble gift and if she wished to return to his kingdom the next day Shir Yuki was still thinking about what Zen's

older brother had said to her in the meantime Obi came by and shirayuki asked him to bring Zen to her shortly after Zen came running and seeing Shir Yuki safe and sound he felt relieved when Shir Yuki confessed her true feelings telling Zen how much She wanted to spend the rest of her life with him Zen wholeheartedly agreed and kissed her again afterward Zen realized he might have gone a bit overboard so he lifted Shir Yuki into his arms and started carrying her away meanwhile mitsuhide noticed that Zen was not in his room and Obie

explained that Zen had stepped out for something important soon everyone noticed Zen carrying Shir Yuki but no one interrupted them allowing the two to spend time together Zen took Shir Yuki to a Scenic spot where the view was beautiful and during their conversation he revealed that he had already spoken with his older brother and expressed his desire to marry her Shir Yuki happily accepted his proposal later Zen went to his brother to inform him that the messenger would soon be leaving his older brother was pleased noting that it was the first time Zen had confidently

looked him in the eye during a conversation after that they all Gathered to bid farewell to the messenger before leaving the messenger invited Shir Yuki to visit R's Kingdom any time with that he departed a little while later Zen understood that many people wanted to take Shir Yuki away but the joyful part was that she had no intention of leaving she wanted to stay and spent her time with Zen and so with that the series comes to an end