The Story begins with our female protagonist Mera lying beside a man while everyone was fast asleep the only sound in the peaceful Darkness was his faint breathing Asin laava was the emperor's nephew and a war hero the continent's only sword master he was also the leader of the Black Dragon Knights the group she belonged to there is quite a story behind why such a great man is lying here next to our female protagonist in the middle of the night using his subordinate as a pillow of all things besides having a weird taste mea was irritated
that he was so heavy after cleaning her annoying superior's office all day she is finally freed from the hellish training and now she planned to Desert the Black Dragon Knights once and for all with a little Pat merera releases herself from his grasp but in the process her wig comes off since Asin does not loosen his grip on her wig she decides to leave like this mea bids farewell to his grace hoping they will not see each other again however unaware the Grand Duke had been awake all this time he quietly watches her leave from
his balcony quietly and scoffs he says they will have to wait and see if they will meet again the Brent house was ancient and Noble the count and Countess raised their two daughters like precious gems the eldest was filled with grace and wisdom carrying all the expectations of being the heir the second Mera was free-spirited and a master of swordsmanship although merera and her sister lost their mother early on their loving father filled both roles and raised them without a lack of anything so Mera had no doubts that their future would be filled with happiness
but the year Mera turned 13 everything changed when her father suddenly died what shocked Mera even more than being left alone with her sister was the fact that this is the world inside a novel to make things worse the story does not even have a happy ending rather the story's female protagonist mea's beloved sister also dies the romance novel The Rose of Brent was a novel our protagonist enjoyed reading in her previous life it is a short story that covers the brief life of meera's sister Grace in the story The protagonist a common Knight named
Ethan and the female protagonist who was also his novel Grace dreamed of overcoming their difference in status and being together however after the Count's death the story took a tragic turn Grace the eldest daughter of the family chose a political marriage with an old nobleman instead of being with her lover Ethan in order to protect the family Ethan as a commander Knight would only stand by and watch her make that choice afterward he quietly volunteered for a distant subjugation Mission and so time passed once more and what the lonely Grace received was the tragic news
of her former lover Ethan's death overcome with grief Grace followed Ethan to the afterlife and that is how the story ended a bad ending with no hopes and no dreams Grace promises to protect her sister no matter what though Mera knew this was the world of a novel the warmth of her sister's Embrace felt so real at that moment Mera Ponders over how everything started going astray after their father passed away she realizes that her sister has not even gotten married yet and Ethan has not left for the subjugation either there is still a chance
to change the future she will make sure Grace does not end up in a political marriage so she can have the love she was denied in the original story Meera is determined to change the plot and give her sister a happy ending however four years have passed since Mera decided to change the future but still has not been able to do anything she tried a lot of different things but they all failed she had tried to tell Grace about the future only for her to really like some simulator she had also wanted to provide Grace
with financial help but the minds mentioned in the original story were already owned by someone else NRA tried countless other attempts but they all failed for several reasons this frustrated merera and she wonders how to change the future in the end the family's wealth has declined and at some point Ethan has stopped visiting her thoughts get disrupted as Johan Alber calls her Johan is from the renowned swordsmanship family the albrech marquisate and mea's childhood friend Johan's father is mea's Godfather and swordsmanship teacher mea often practices swordsmanship at Johan's house in their training yard upon asking
why he is here Johan says he came to check up on her and this is his house he discloses how he heard Lady Grace and Duke kman have been discussing marriage this makes mea immediately Panic as she realizes that event is going to come soon no matter how hard she tried over the last four years she could not change the original story if it's come to this merera thinks she has no other choice and will have to send that old dude straight to the afterlife Yan tries to stop her her asking if she really thinks
his father taught them swordsmanship for something like that Meera asks if he is just going to stand by and watch her sister marry that man Johan tells Mera to calm down assuring her that his parents are doing everything they can to stop this marriage too Mera had heard the Old Duke was 8 years old she is aware Duke Herman is a man who could force a marriage on her family the Brent counts household it is because not only does he play a significant role in the political world but he is also the emperor's father-in-law mea
does not care who her sister marries if she is happy but it cannot be The Old Duke anyone but him and since Grace has not talked to mea about it yet it seems like she has already made up her mind Johan suggests that he talk to Grace but merera says her sister never changes her mind once it has made up but she decides to get Ethan to convince Grace to change her mind he is the only person who might be able to stop her sister like Meera realizes to meet Ethan she will have to go
to the blood Dragon Knights at the Grand Dukes a few years ago Ethan joined the Black Dragon Knights under the Grand Duke ashin to earn a title now that merera thinks about it the Grand Duke was Johan's father's student if she uses the connection she might get access to the Grand Duke's estate she questions Yan if he has any business with the black dragon Knights he replies that he is supposed to meet the Grand Duke next week NRA requests that he take her with him she knows they cannot afford to waste any more time and
this is the only plan left this was the final operation she would carry out persuading Ethan to personally convince her sister this time she is determined to finally change her sister's future at that moment merera was so wrapped up in the hope of saving her sister that she forgot one important thing she was headed to the Black Dragon Knights where the crazy Grand Duke was the strongest man in the world merera excitedly begins to explain her plan to Johan first she will go with Johan to the Grand Duke's residence as his night escort then while
he is talking with the Grand Duke she will sneak away and find Ethan in the night's quarters to ask him to persuade her sister that way her sister changes her mind and marri's Ethan but she panics as her master claps and appreciates her plan pissed he scolds her after which merera dejectedly returned home she curses Yan for being a sneaky traitor for calling the master instead of helping her with the plan mea's master has told her to stop doing Reckless things and behave herself Johan had waved her Goodbye by telling her to wait as he
would meet Ethan the next week but Mira knew Yan was not trustworthy and did not want to leave the matter to him mera's attention diverts as she sees a carriage at her house that she has never seen before usually visitors come when the Sun is up making her wonder who would come at such a late hour she EES dropped hearing a man's voice asking what a good time it would be to announce the engagement recognizing The Voice meor realizes it is Duke Herman Grace says that she will follow his Grace's wishes but upon insistence she
says it would be good to announce it after the fall harvest the Duke Smiles asking if it is because of Miss Mira's Coming of Age ceremony Grace agrees the Duke assures Grace that he promised to take take care of Miss merera as if she were his own he is not the kind of man who would be selfish enough to ruin such a day for the young lady he tells her not to worry and go ahead with the engagement preparations after he leaves Grace tells the servants to keep the engagement a secret from Meera and that
she will tell herself when the time is right hearing all this Mera feels sad she feels that her sister is being silly even at A Moment Like This Grace is worrying about her if Grace is happy she knows she will be okay with anything she tries to lift her spirits up glad they have not been engaged yet the timing to execute her plan has just been moved up a little bit and so mea begins to focus on the main goal of meeting Ethan first but her plan soon spoiled as with the Marquee's orders Meera wasn't
allowed to go to the Grand Duke's residence people even made wanted posters of her however Mera internally tells her master that she will not give up she is aware the grand Duke's residence is a week's journey by Carriage from here she decides to just walk there without a carriage she escaped taking advantage of the the moment the Marquee's Knights were away and headed straight for the grand Duke's residence avoiding the knights chasing her and how did she manage to pull that off when there were wanted posters everywhere it is because her disguise is perfect she
used the magical wig to hide her long hair and a fake mustache in Disguise the Black Dragon Knights are known for their lengthy visitor screening process so Mara was planning to use Johan's connections but she did not have any other choice she just must apply for a visit and hopes the screening goes by quickly she did not expect there to be so many people in front of the grand Duke's residence looking at the guards it seems true they really are restricting access for Outsiders she wonders what the line is for them they do not look
like people with invitations and wonder if they are all here for a visit or something she soon hears a knight telling everyone to line up and only those who pass the inspection will be allowed inside the grand Duke's residence this makes mea realize that if she passes this inspection she can get into the grand Duke's residence since this is her last resort she might as well line up unaware to Mera the line was for the Black Dragon Knights enlistment screening queue she got a waiting number of 87 Mera observes how a man got disqualified and
dragged away she overhears another man talk about how 40 people have been disqualified by law he finds it ridiculous that they are disqualifying people just by looking at their palms mea knew they were being quite strict for an entry screening they were even inspecting Palms as the men talk about how the last one got disqualified probably because his mustache was a problem Mera immediately took off her mustache The Man Behind her was shocked to see her ripped off her mustache soon the men could see the inspector in front merera also looks at the blackhaired man
his eyes were as red and Vivid as blood he is undoubtedly handsome but there is something off about the aura he gives off plus Mera finds his gaze terrifying finally it was mea's turn Mera decides to go with the strategy of emphasizing her harmlessness so they do not find an excuse to pick on her she is just an ordinary person here to visit Ethan she has planned to use braven's ultimate secret technique and that is to be like an angel and use her Signature Smile attack however the technique fails to support her as she smiled
at the man he disqualified her without wasting another moment she asks if he is disqualifying her before inspecting she wondered why he wasn't going to inspect the man remarks that his smile is offputting this frustrates mea and she asks what kind of reasoning is telling him to conduct the test fairly the man orders his subordinate Ro to get rid of that one and bring up the next but mea begins to throw a fit saying she will not leave until he checks her Palm he was taken aback by this man's behavior usually by this point people
would back off on their own the fact that he is causing such a commotion to get into the grand Duke's residence the man finds it suspicious before he can draw his sword Romeo tells him to stop Romeo reminds the man that today is the day guests from friendly families are arriving Romeo suggests giving the annoying man what he wants if they disqualify by him after an inspection he will accept it the man finds this suitable and asks mea to show her Palms the pink-haired man seemed like a fool to him however he becomes stunned to
realize the man's hands were someone trained in swordsmanship looking at the shape and hardness of the calluses he realizes the pink-haired man is not an ordinary person and to mea's shock the man passes her for a long time the Duke has been subjected to constant assassination attempts due to his claim to the Imperial Throne the method that has been used the most is seduction in the process of dealing with them the Duke had all the household staff and knights in the Mansion replaced with men he spread rumors that he was homosexual as Mera has her
original name written in the registry the man turns confused but lets the matter go mea was worried because even if she got into the grand Duke's residence she would not have a way to approach Ethan she was lucky that the line in front of the grand Duke's residence was for entering his office where the Knight stayed but she does not get why the entry process is so strict she asks the man if she can join the night order now but he says that she has not even completed the second test yet he throws her out
telling her to wait until her number is called despises mirror of one as she wonders how many tests there are just to get an audience while waiting she meets another man Von from him Mera gets to know that the second test will have around 20 participants in each group which said it is a fight to survive so they must prepare accordingly mea is shocked to learn that they are making visitors fight to the death just to get an audience no matter how straight the security is she finds it a bit too much Baron says that
it is a test befitting the reputation of the black dragon knight order getting into one of the three major Knight orders of the Empire will not be easy Meera is aware that the owner of the black dragon knight Duke Asen is the nephew of the current Emperor he has defended against invasions from neighboring countries and is a favored servant who was directly granted the title and estate by the emperor because of this Asin holds considerable influence not only in the military but also in border security it is only natural that there would be numerous formalities
for this kind of security like we expected therefore merera decides not to complain as she is doing this for her sister after all since it's come to this Mira decides to win with all her strength she is determined to be the first to enter the audience room however Johan was invited to take the entrance exam for the black dragon night order however he shrieks as he sees a familiar face downstairs he wonders how did Mera end up here his reaction alerts the Duke and he asks Johan if he knows him Johan knows he has to
be careful with his words and if they find out that it is Mea the repercussions will fall on him he lies rambling that he learned swordsmanship under his father with the pink-haired man when they were kids but he has not seen him since then so they do not know each other well this piece of information makes the Duke even more interested in the mysterious man as he is someone who received teachings from his master this makes him even more suspicious and he wonders who sent that spy the second test concluded more quickly than Mera had
anticipated marking it as the shortest in the history of the night order in the end participant number 87 Mera emerged Victorious only three individuals passed the test the first a mercenary named Von the second Claus whose unexpected sportsmanship surprised everyone and finally merera herself however she had not expected a third test to come so soon as she contemplates the situation she cannot help but wonder when will she finally meet Ethan Mera realizes as something has been flashing since early she looks sideways to realize it was the alreck family's broch held by Johan when alone Johan
confronts Mera for doing such a reckless thing Mera assures him that she will be fine as she is wearing her magical wig and asks him to keep his mouth shut so no one will he is unaware that she thinks it is a visitation test he asks what she will do if the Grand Duke finds her true identity Mera asks if there is anything more important to her right now than her sister Johan agrees he reveals that he heard that assassin attempts against the Grand Duke have been increasing recently so it is hard to even meet
regular Knights let alone get into the grand Duke's residence even Johan was denied a meeting mea knew that if what Johan said was true then it made sense why the visitation procedures were so strict but did she really have to go through such rigorous tests up to the third round Johan is about to ask how she is planning to get out once he joins but gets interrupted by the announcement of the third test mea leaves for the training ground telling him to keep her identity Secret Johan wonders how she is planning to get out of
the Black Dragon Knights without being discharged soon after her test began mea was placed in the same group as Von and klouse who had passed her test with similar scores Von is a skilled mercenary and klouse uses unpredictable swordsmanship so mea knows they should pass the third test without issues she hopes they finish their meetings well as muris hopes to be the first one to go in she hears another man scoff he was the Second Son of the ectra family vigran he says that the young lord of the alre family made such a promise to
him he says he heard the two talk during the break vigan boasts that he heard the third test is a oneon-one spar with the instructor figrin continues insulting merera for being backed up by a noble but he is quickly shut up by her as she kicks him in the face merera says that he is talking too much it seems like they are not ready for the next test yet so she suggests killing some time she tells him to bring it on if he doubts her skills and she will show him what she is made of
however Romeo informs ask that the selected Knights have completed the second test someone in group one passed in record time earning the nickname sword master weirdo so Romeo investigated it he reveals that it is the same man the Duke found suspicious Asin reaches the training grounds and sees Mira confronting vigran he tells them to stop and approaches mea he remarks that she is at the center of a commotion wherever she goes and reveals that a freefor all duel in the testing grounds will take place Meo realizes that this person is the instructor for the third
test Askin begins to explain how they will duel with him as he revealed his identity in the process Mera could not believe he was none other than the Grand Duke Asin ludovica himself as mea duels with Asin his sharp eyes follow her every move and he remarks with a smirk that her reflexes aren't bad despite his words merror remains tense she can't fathom how a human being could swing such a massive sword with one hand and at such blinding speed it feels as though she's battling a complete Monster not a man the rumors about Askin
being being the Empire's strongest Warrior weren't just idle talk every swing of his blade confirms the terrifying truth if even a single strike grazes her it's over her mind races but she knows she can't afford to back down now not when she's come this far her sister's happiness hinges on the outcome of this test she has to succeed no matter what Askin comments on her strategy he notes how quick she is on her feet but to challenge a great sword with such a light blade she must either be foolishly stubborn or truly confident in her
skills merera is fully aware that trying to stall for time won't work against someone like him if she runs out of stamina she'll be at an even greater disadvantage but speed is her strength and she isn't one to back down so easily to the shock of Romeo and the other Spectators Mera appears to be holding her ground His Highness the fame Duke is actually being pushed back if only slightly the crowd murmurs in disbelief could it be that this young kid is truly holding her own against the Empire's most powerful Warrior but just as merera
believes she might have a chance Askin shatters her hope in an instant he blocks her next attack with his bare hand she freezes in shock eyes wide before she can react her sword is sent clattering to the ground a sharp pain shoots through her wrist and she grits her teeth barely holding back a groan she complains clutching her arm about almost losing her wrist as she continues her rambling the Duke stops her commenting that her flaw is that she talks too much he says they will see each other a lot from now on and leave
he orders Romeo to keep the kid under under his command an upper rank Knight then formally announces and welcomes mea to the Black Dragon Knights mea's excitement to win all vanishes away as she realizes that she has joined the knight's orders it seems this was a night intuition test and she was officially inducted into the order a week pass by since mea accidentally joined the Black Dragon Knights while trying to meet Ethan for her sister's sake after briefly worrying about the unexpected situation Mera figured she could still meet Ethan if she stayed in the same
night order with that hope she endured each day despite getting adequate sleep to her disappointment Ethan was sent on a mission to another region and was to be back in Autumn she was disappointed as it was Spring right now and there was too much time left she could not even send the letter because he had been constantly moving Johan suggested that she escaped now as it was not too late but meor remains stubborn having come this far as she has decided she will not leave until she sees her she can always desert the nights later
the scene switches to the Black Dragon Knights instructor Aaron who explains the Knight ranks to the newly appointed Knights he elaborates on how Knight ranks are divided into four stages the commander and vice Commander or the commanders those who lead a unit are upper rank Knights responsible for a squad and regular Knights carry out missions under their command then there's the Apprentice Knights like Meera who haven't been kned yet starting tomorrow Aaron reveals that upper ranking Knights will oversee their training as for their current first training they were required to jump through a ring of
fire no one dared to volunteer for at first Aaron suggests mea who passed the initiation test first go however despite her determination mea failed to jump un scathed through the ring at night Romeo reports the investigation he did on the pink-haired man he reveals to the Duke how they searched all the nearby Villages but no one knows of Amira unlike the previous assassins the Duke had noted that there was no killing intent in his swordsmanship he thought the man might be useful for a change but the fact no one knows him is suspicious he decides
to keep a close eye on number 87 until they uncover his identity alas the morning training was finished the solemn class meant to prepare them for their senior officers continued finally ending just before lunchtime jumping through the ring of fire putting your head in a crocodile's mouth mea found the training tasks outrageous she wonders if this is a service or a night order before dismissing them all Aaron informs them that they will meet their direct Superior in the afternoon hearing this mirror realizes something when you become the Squire to a senior night you will live
and train directly under them if her Superior was kind and lenient life in the military might get easier since she has decided to endure until fall she prays to God to assign her to a good person however she is miserably stunned to find her Superior is none other than Duke Askin himself she FS a smile expressing she is honored to see him again when she asks about the sudden greeting she got the Duke explains he had to punish her for her rudeness during the test Mera tries to argue but quickly shuts up as she sees
the Duke give her a death glare she wonders if he could be planning to really hit her this time if she gets hit by that arm something might break this time ask and verifies if she's a commoner without a surname quickly noting it down he also confirms that she's 17 years old he then asks how she knows alre as they seem quite close Meera swiftly clarifies that they are not close at all she explains that she only saw him from afar while she was training under the Marquee after all How could a commoner like her
be friends with a noble the Duke says he is glad if what she is saying is true but something feels off he grabs her face saying that for a commoner her complexion looks rather good via wonders if he could be suspecting something she internally tells herself not to panic as the Grand Duke has never seen her real form if she acts shamelessly he won't find out the truth using her RZ she meekly asked the Duke if her complexion was really that good enough for him to take a closer look pissed Askin tells Mera to stop
with the disgusting comments Mera complies relieved she managed to change the subject she suddenly takes note of a report on an investigation request for the Western ancient ruins she wonders if these could be the ruins mentioned in the original story across the continent there were several ancient ruins believed to be from before the Royal Dynasty era all sealed with ancient Magic The Magic at the entrances summoned ancient monsters when Intruders were detected and no one since the Royal Dynasty began had been able to break the seals it became a topic of great interest across the
continent as to who would eventually break this ancient anient magic among them the largest Western ancient ruins were forcibly opened by the emperor in the later part of the original story it was to Showcase his authority in magical Army but even he failed to break the seal with the magic circle detecting Intruders monsters flooded out attacking civilians the mission to subdue the monsters and break the magic circle was assigned to the Black Dragon Knights which led to Ethan volunteering for the mission only to lose his life but that event happened after mea's sister's wedding therefore
she wonders why the Duke is investigating this already she mumbles how this is unexpected this wasn't part of the original timeline and she wonders if there could be a problem the dude notices Mera daydreaming and wonders what the man is looking at seeing that Mera is looking at the investigation report he wonders what a commoner would know about this asken asks Mera if she is interested in the western ruins her thoughts get distracted and she wonders if she has been staring too long she apologizes and confesses that it is just her first time seeing something
like a night order Mission the Duke grabs her face once again remarking that having her around could make things quite amusing he decides to see how things go Mera gets flustered as the Duke is too close to her yet again they soon get interrupted as a man cuffs awkwardly to indicate his presence he informs the Duke that he needs a moment of his time the Duke frowned saying that the man didn't even ask his permission to enter the man apologizes but says he needs to deliver a letter from his majesty he apologizes for intruding during
such a heated moment but for Meera the man came at the perfect time but when Meera asks the Duke's permission to leave ashin refuses he says there is no need for it he grabs her by the waist saying they should listen together he tells her to stay still as it is a direct order from her Superior mea has no choice but to agree and wonders why he is doing this to her she wonders if the Grand Duke was like this in the original story The Duke turns to the man and smirks saying he's quite fond
of this one and cannot focus without him nearby the man argues that this is a letter from his majesty but the Duke tells him to speak freely nerra decides to play along and go with the flow as that will build trust with the Duke she tells the man not to worry about him and in her eyes there is only the Grand Duke here she decides to play the perfect role making the Duke shocked she knows she just needs to hold out until Ethan arrives safely plus it is her first chance to carry out an order
as the grand Duke's servant she doesn't know what Askin is thinking but she will execute her role perfectly and gain his trust Askin questions the man what was in the letter that the emperor has personally sent to him the man shows it to him he realizes that the rumors about the Duke are true after all that he is really into men the man informs Asin that the emperor ordered the letter to be executed immediately upon confirmation after reading the contents the Duke remarks that the emperor is making a bold move nerra has noticed how the
grand Duke's demeanor has turned sharp Askin smirks and tells the man to inform the emperor not to worry as the order will be executed without a hitch he sarcastically adds that he is after all the emperor's loyal servant mea wonders what is written in that letter for asking to react this way she decides to take a quick look she reads the emperor's orders for the Duke to depart for the West immediately without any delay this makes her Ponder a little the letter contained no greeting and that was the entire content it doesn't seem like a
letter sent to a cherished nephew this feels more like getting rid of someone who has fallen out of favor the man further reveals how the emperor sent something else to honor the grand Duke's achievements in advance to mea's surprise it was a recording magic device the man placed it on the table and a projection of the emperor soon came the emperor addresses his dear nephew saying it hasn't been long since the suppression ended so it must be hard but no one seems more suitable than the Empire's hero he expects great results from this investigation of
the rules that was it for a letter sent using a precious magical tool Mira feels like something is off publicly it is known that the emperor despite losing his parents early cherish and was proud of his nephew who grew up splendidly especially when the nephew returned Victorious from Wars the emperor praised him grandly in the Central Square of the capital making the whole empire feel the emperor's affection for his nephew but now he is sending that same dear nephew back to the West moreover the Grand Duke just returned to his domain after years of suppression
campaigns the letter and video show a coercive and cold attitude as if the emperor is pushing his nephew back into danger with Relentless orders they are contempla plates the possibility of the emperor not dotting on the Grand Duke but instead testing him if the Grand Duke refuses the order his loyalty might be questioned and if he accepts he loses any excuse to avoid the Expedition either Choice leaves the Grand Duke at a disadvantage for a moment merera could see the reflection of her helpless sister in her the man says he will inform the emperor that
the Grand Duke has departed for the West immediately which will surely please him mea immediately interjects saying that the mention of the palace reminds her of something she had said it without thinking and didn't know what else to say after but she couldn't ignore it since it reminded her of her sister the Western Expedition interferes with her plans too she speaks mentioning how with the emperor's birthday coming up soon the Duke mentioned there are many things to take care of she Winks at Askin as a hint for him to use his intuition but when he
remains quiet she turns frustrated and reminds him of her birthday coming up as well she hopes for him to play along the Duke smirked saying he could not forget her birthday mea thinks the emperor likely does not intend to send the Grand Duke to the West immediately it is because if he forces his nephew who just returned on another Expedition people will start talking and the emperor will not look like the affectionate family person he wants to be but sending such a forceful message suggests that he is probably testing the Asen soir decides the best
thing to do now is divert the emperor's attention elsewhere and by time until Askin decides whether to go or not it is especially necessary now that the rumors are circulating that the Grand Duke has fallen for a man if word spreads that he can't even leave because he's so infatuated with his servant even the emperor's suspicions might ease and his interest in the Expedition will fade and considering that the Grand Duke is preparing a birthday gift for the emperor that is bound to help too the Grand Duke goes with the flow saying that he cannot
answer the matter of the Expedition now he kisses mea on the cheek saying that he is a little busy right now this surprises Mera and she gets irritated the man excuses himself saying he will in form His Majesty of askin's message mea is sure the Duke is a good actor to think that he didn't even blink while pretending he must be used to watching such performances but earlier merera was shocked she wonders if there are any other settings she does not know about like how their relationship isn't good in the original story she barely got
through this time but next time she must be cautious her thoughts get disrupted as Askin mentions how good her acting is he grabs his sword saying he has been suspicious from the start she claims to be a commoner but her speech has a noble accent and her swordsmanship carries the habits of a noble he glares at her warning her that he will just ask her one more time who she is Nera had thought she had fooled him but it seems he still doesn't trust her she quickly blurts out that she entered because she has someone
she wants to protect since the Duke already suspects her Mira knew a half-hearted lie wouldn't work she says she cannot tell who it is but there is someone who is as precious as her life and to protect them she must stay in the knight's order she assures him she is not his enemy she has no choice but to to be honest now she tells him to trust her just this once Askin asks if she performed the ridiculous act in front of the officials to win her favor Mera says that is not it it's just that
he seemed tired so she did it asken frowns and remarks that he didn't know he would be pied by someone whose identity is unclear it seems the Empire's Hero has fallen far he asserts that in any case he didn't need mea's help and tells her to stay out of it next time the words seemed awfully familiar to merera she remembers how her sister had also ordered the engagement matter to be kept a secret from her hin kept reminding her of her sister making her feel bothered she approaches him closer asking if the Empire's hero is
merely the Empire's hero and not a human she reminds him that he is also an ordinary person who can rely on others for help her sudden assertiveness takes Askin AB back he asked if she thought he would climb All the Way to the Top If he just listened carefully he then wonders aloud what kind of punishment he should impose to correct that arrogant attitude of hers he rings the bell and punishes her by sending her to clean the crocodile cage Meera tries to protest but a knight drags her away Asin sigh deeply as he stares
at the emperor's letter he is aware of how skilled the emperor is at swaying public opinion that is how an unqualified person becomes the emperor although he sent his nephew who hadn't even undergone the coming of age ceremony to the battlefield no one doubted the emperor's love for his nephew Askin doesn't like how he received help from someone whose identity he doesn't even know but if that guy hadn't intervened he would have been manipulated by the emperor again he recalls mea's words of how he can also receive help from others making him sigh at her
arrogance he still doesn't know what Mira's identity is but there is plenty of time to keep the man by his side and observe therefore he thinks there is no rush after merera is done cleaning the crocodile cages she quickly decides to bathe she checks that the bathroom is clear she couldn't stand the smell of crocodiles any longer normally she sneaks into wash while the others are sleeping but she cannot wait until this time she cannot believe she is finally seeing the luxurious bathroom during the daytime she takes off her wig and her clothes and quickly
gets into the water it's been a since you could pass like this without worries and wishes it could be like this every day she suddenly sens someone coming in she knew this was bad Mera had clearly checked that the entire night order was training and wondered who on Earth it was she hides behind the pillars and sneakily looks again to see no one there she wonders if she imagined a statue because of the steam even though feels strange and she decides to leave quickly however a sudden cold voice demanded who's there the man grabs mea's
hand he says Outsiders cannot enter this place and ask if she is a spy NRA could tell the man was strong he tells her to stop the useless resistance and answer her Meera finally grasps free from his control but before she can flee she sees the other Knights coming in after finishing their training there is nowhere to hide and merera is certain she is doomed however before the knights can spot her the man from early pushes her away the other Knights noticed him instead of mea they respectfully greet him and address him as Sir Idris
hearing his name Mera realizes he is Idris llin in the past he was a Holy Knight ordained in the temple and now he is the Deputy commander of the black dragon knights with his exceptional skill and gentle demeanor he is an idol among the knights plus he was also known to be the grand Duke's lover of all people Mira wonders why she gets caught by someone like him Idris tells the other men to keep quiet they quickly obliged saying they would come back later and telling him to bathe comfortably Idris then tells her to come
out now merera thanks Idris for helping her and wonders how to explain herself she tries to clarify that she is not a suspicious person but gets interjected by Idris who says that he is aware this confuses merera but Idris asks if she isn't lady mea Brent mea is shocked to her core as she wonders how agrees knows her identity she wonders what to do now now that Iris knows her identity she cannot make any other EXC excuses to her surprise Idris covers her up suggesting that they move to another location to talk after they have
changed into appropriate clothes Idris leads Mera to his room he tells her to sit and that going to the Duke depends on her answers now he then questions why she came here disguised merera doesn't know what to say she says she has something she wants to ask first she asked why he was giving her a chance to explain after she had broken military law Idris reveals how he saw mea at the swordsmanship competition a few years ago he compliments how impressive her swordsmanship is Thea had been wondering how Idris knew her it turns out he
saw her at a competition there was a time when she participated in many of them Idris says that thanks to that he was able to recognize her immediately at the same time he had a question with her lineage and skills which are lacking in nothing what could be the reason for her to come to the Black Dragon Knights In Disguise he thought it wasn't necessary to punish her without hearing that reason his reasoning impresses mea she wonders if he is the type who doesn't act rationally until he understands the other person's position it seems she
might be able to tell Idris the real reason after all nerra reveals everything to him Idris hums in agreement he says that he knew that lady Brent and Sir Ethan had feelings for each other but he asked how Mira infiltrated the knights just to prevent lady Grace's marriage he says it doesn't seem like such an important matter that would justify risking this much if she weren't careful he says that not only would her life be at risk but problems between families would also become serious the reason for risking her family ties feels somewhat childish to
Idris miror remains quiet she knows it is all true so she has no room for excuses but she soon looks up in determination saying it might sound selfish but there is nothing more important to her than her sister's happiness the reason she picked up the sword it is all for her sister so she is prepared to endure any sacrifice sir Idris stares at mea quietly for a second he then reveals how Ethan will return in 2 months that means he will be watching over her until then he advises her to keep a low profile as
much as possible until then mea's face lights up with happiness and she thanks the man Idris is certain of mea's identity since he is Ethan's direct supervisor with that Authority mea is sure he could expedite Ethan's return and send her away at any time he has postponed her disposition in addition to that he allowed her to use a private bathroom and helped her by sending a letter to Johan on her behalf Mira doesn't know why Idris is helping her this much and she wonders if her Last Words resonate with him she thought her military life
would become a bit easier thanks to Idris but it was all delusional her training was getting more difficult day by day after the meal Aaron ordered The Apprentice Knights to gather at the entrance of the castle rather than the training grounds this time the knights were excited as they thought they were getting a break but Aaron revealed it was to welcome a distinguished guest he told them to come out in the uniform in 1 hour Mera is aware that the place is heavily restricted for Outsiders and wonders if it is really for welcoming guest guests
she wonders how important the person whose coming is a lady walks out of the carriage with the Duke's help NRA instantly realizes who the woman is by her red hair the woman greets Asen asking if it has been 3 months already she is the first princess of the cardinas Empire princess Cordelia mea begins to full-fledged Panic wondering why on Earth these trials Never End princess Cordelia was the judge at the swordsmanship competition mirror participated in for the first time at that time she along with the black dragon knight and the Marquee alreck knights was known
as one of the three great knight orders of the Empire she had founded the Scarlet Knights as well princess Cordelia noticed mea from there she even proposed to recruit her the winner of the competition into her night order but at that time Mera had no intention of leaving Brent so she politely declined still she cared for merera like her own younger sister merera too was gradually attracted to cordelia's Upright character after that she introduced Cordelia to her older sister Cordelia and their family have always been close and became allies with shared ideals therefore Mera knows
there is no way the princess wouldn't recognize her just because she is wearing her magical wig if her true identity is exposed in front of the Duke and everyone she knows it will be a disaster that is the one thing she must prevent at all costs Askin notices Meera reacting strangely and excuses from The Princess for a moment merera knows she must look like a madman but she doesn't care it is much better than revealing her identity asken soon approaches her in question questions what kind of disgrace she is putting up in front of the
distinguished guest Askin lectures her that helmets are only permitted for senior nights and tells her to take her helmet off the fourth princess Nadia cardinas notices the commotion and asks what the matter is merera had heard she's been frail since birth and had only stayed inside the palace Askin assures the princess that nothing is going on and tells her to go inside it is mea's first time seeing Nadia this close as well thanks to her she managed to escape the crisis as mea smiles at her Nadia blushes on the other hand Mera wonders why the
two princesses have arrived at this state and wonders if something could be going on and since everyone's attention is elsewhere merera is happy that today's training might be over if she is lucky she might get some rest for the first time in ages but to her disappointment Aaron orders the training Knights to report to their direct superiors immediately Aaron explains that since the princesses are here they need to tighten security and while they are staying they will be on guard Duty in the afternoons with their direct act Superior the training Knights hide their Despair and
agree with Aaron the next day at the Duke's residence Mira feels Sullen as she doesn't want to go for training the sudden visit of the two princesses was to deliver a message from the emperor the content of that message informs the Duke about how the Western ruins investigation has been postponed so he should rest in its territory the emperor looks forward to seeing his nephew at his birthday banquet in 2 months in short it was pressure to show the Duke's loyalty at the emperor's birthday banquet instead of the investigation of the western ruins while it
was a relief that the Duke wouldn't be heading to the West Meera had to prepare a birthday gift that would satisfy the emperor instead she never expected things to turn out like this as the root cause of this situation Mira is currently enduring the Duke's hysteria she is getting used to his temper so it is not too bad but she is worried about being next to him in case she accidentally runs into Princess Cordelia she is sure Cordelia is in the Duke's office right now which is why she is hesitating to go yes yesterday when
the princesses came to the Duke's residence they only delivered the emperor's message and then went to rest mea has no issue crossing over alligators fire pits and thorny baths she is willing to train instead she knows if she tries to hide her face she will look even more suspicious plus she cannot wear even a helmet she wonders if there is an effective way out of this she puts her worries aside as she suddenly senses a presence nearby she is aware that people usually don't come into this Courtyard and she wonders if it could be princess
Cordelia if it is the princess she won't have to run into her in the Duke's room and decide to check quickly she can just go to the Duke and ask him to let her train instead however it was the fourth princess Nadia she wonders why the princess is alone here in such a remote place without any escort she wonders if it isn't dangerous for a member of the royal family to be alone even in the Duke's residence she sighed knowing she should not worry because if she gets caught she will be the one in big
trouble she is certain the princess's escort Knights must be hiding well but to her shock an intruder suddenly leaps onto the fourth princess Mera is immediately alerted and pulls the fourth princess before any harm can come to her it seems the man was an assassin the man Snickers saying he thought mea was just a troublemaker but judging by that training outfit she is a trainy knight Mera tells the princess to step back for a moment the Assassin says he will make sure merera regrets stepping out without knowing her place but mea Smiles confidently remarking that
he underestimates the Black Dragon Knights too much much whoever is trying to assassinate the princess in broad daylight mirin knows if he is caught by her he will be done for she quickly defeats the Intruder asking if this is all the skill he has to infiltrate the Duke's residence soon the other trainy Knights approach the commotion miror reveals to Von how an assassin targeting the fourth princess had entered the Duke's residence whom she just subdued and knocked out Von turns shocked and says he will report this to the senior Knights and be back soon mea
turns to the princess trembling and shock and extends her hand asking if her highness is all right she reassures the princess to rest easy informing her that the Assassin has been dealt with however when the fourth princess does not take her hand merera realizes it is covered in blood apologizing for her Reckless actions Mera is surprised when the fourth princess suddenly grabs her hand insisting the injury occurred while Mera was protecting her the princess then wraps a scarf around mea's wound and thanks her for saving her life just then the Duke steps into the scene
throwing his robe over Mera and instructing her to Shield his disgraceful appearance from Princess Nadia with this the video ends will mea be able to gain Duke askin's trust and stay within the knight's order until Ethan comes back the start of the story hints at how the Duke knows about meera's true identity does this mean asken has begun to trust Meera and possibly developed feelings for her most importantly will mea be able to change the flow of the original story and craft a happy ending for her beloved sister stay tuned for more updates
