heart

prolog

"Is that woman that damned bastard?" (Please read the caption on the photo.)

벨라 아스트리체

"No one is as stupid as the person who believes that rumor."

Bella Astrice left the library with a nonchalant expression. Sometime ago, a strange rumor began to spread about her, the absurd claim that anyone who came into contact with her would soon die a gruesome death. Because of this, Bella had lived a lonely life for the past seventeen years.

So, Bella left the library and was walking down the street when she bumped into a man. Bella apologized and said, "I'm sorry." Then the man said,

"It's okay, Bella Astrice."

벨라 아스트리체

Bella said with a strange expression, "How do you know my name?

뷔 스트라문

"We danced together when I was 14 years old at my debutante... Well... don't you remember?"

14-year-old debutante

"You know that girl? That's her... that cursed girl!"

"Really? It's disgusting to be in a place like this."

"Let's go dance quickly... What good will it do us to worry about a girl like that?"

'I can hear everything, so even if I whisper, it's useless... I want to dance with someone...'

As I was thinking that, a man came up to me, held out his hand and said.

뷔 스트라문

"It seems like you've been alone for a while now. Would you like to dance with me? You're my debutante, I can't let you go like this, right?"

"Huh...Your Majesty...Thank you, but...I...Well..."

뷔 스트라문

"Yes, yes, I know that rumor. But isn't she a debutante? And that rumor seems like a lie?"

Actually, I'm a little happy. Someone asked me to dance like this... Someone told me the rumors were probably false, but I had to refuse. I'm... a cursed woman.

벨라 아스트리체

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty the Emperor..."

뷔 스트라문

"You're going to refuse again? That won't do."

At that moment, he grabbed my hand and dragged me to the very center of the ballroom. The musicians, who had been watching closely, began to sing, and he led me.

뷔 스트라문

'That's right, my heart. Can't humans feel anything?'

So the song ended and we said goodbye to each other.

"Oh my, everyone hates such a pretty girl... Live proudly, girl."

벨라 아스트리체

"Yes?! Yes... Your Majesty, thank you so much for today."

It was a brief moment. Less than ten minutes. But he exuded a captivating fragrance. He had a truly beautiful face.