As the door in front of her closed, the light on Dorothy's face vanished.

Someone had locked up her Big Brother Felyn.

Besides her, someone else had actually locked Big Brother Felyn up.

This was absolutely... absolutely not allowed to happen.

"Your Highness." Veronica, who had rushed over, saw Dorothy fuming at a door.

"The doctor said you can't get too emotional right now. Your magic hasn't fully recovered. If you get too agitated, you will..."

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On the other side of the wall.

Zervanie leaned against the door, her hand on her forehead.

Hearing that Her Highness the Princess wanted to completely possess Felyn, she had accidentally lost her cool.

To think she had said such things to the princess.

This feeling... why was it strangely satisfying?

She had been annoyed with the princess for a long time, calling him "Big Brother Felyn" with every other breath. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were siblings.

What era was this, still playing the "adopting a little sister" game.

"Felyn..."

Zervanie walked to the wardrobe. Without opening the door, she placed her hand gently on it.

"Her Highness the Princess... is she also your client?"

Felyn didn't answer.

But in her heart, Zervanie already knew the answer.

Because Dorothy was just too similar to her.

The same blind confidence, the same madness. Dorothy was like a reflection of herself from the past.

"Is she gone?"

"Probably. There are a lot of people outside. She probably wouldn't dare to argue loudly."

Felyn listened to Zervanie's voice through the wardrobe door.

"Don't worry, I'll keep watch here. After 20 minutes, I'll go find Her Highness and join her for the charity performance to prevent her from suddenly barging in again."

"By the way, Her Highness... is she very bad to you? I don't mean anything else, just concerned about you as a friend."

Felyn leaned his head against the wardrobe wall and sighed softly.

So that's how it is.

So Zervanie has been caring for me and staying by my side under the guise of being a friend all this time.

Felyn had initially suspected Zervanie's motives weren't pure, but after so long, he hadn't found anything amiss.

He had to admit, Miss Zervanie was a really good actress.

If it weren't for this illusion, he would never have found out.

"Zervanie, you..."

Before Felyn could finish, the knocking on the door came again.

"Knock, knock."

This time, the knocking was very gentle, as if inviting the person inside for an outing.

"Who is it?" Zervanie quickly composed herself and went to the door.

"Miss Zervanie, it's me again." Dorothy's voice came from the doorway, unhurried.

"Your Highness? I'm sorry, I'm changing clothes right now. Can you wait for me for a moment?"

"Miss Zervanie, time is running out. If you don't open the door now, I'll take it down."

Take the door down?

Zervanie was stunned by such a crude statement, unable to comprehend for a moment that the Dorothy who was so pure in front of everyone could say such a thing.

"Her Highness must be joking, right? If others saw, it would be troublesome."

"For some reason, all the staff on this floor have fallen asleep," Dorothy's voice suddenly became ethereal, like an echo from a deep well.

All asleep?

Zervanie's sky-blue pupils constricted abruptly. She yanked the door open, her breath catching.

The hallway was littered with uniformed staff members, their life or death unclear.

"Dorothy, what did you do to them?!" Zervanie's voice trembled as she stared fixedly at Dorothy.

At this moment, Dorothy's eyes were veiled in a purple mist, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned. She coughed lightly twice and wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.

"I just made them have a dream, using a high-tier sigil to put them to sleep for a little while." Dorothy chuckled and took a step forward, standing on her tiptoes to whisper in Zervanie's ear.

"Don't think so badly of me. If I killed someone, Big Brother Felyn would hate me~"

This was the first time Zervanie had seen such a Dorothy. Her aura now was completely unlike that of a pure and kind princess, more like... a crazed demon.

Dorothy continued, "But, if Big Brother Felyn tells me to kill someone, I will. And I won't let go of anyone who has hurt Big Brother Felyn. Miss Zervanie, tell me, I'm so good to Big Brother Felyn, I'm willing to give my life for him, why can't he be mine?"

Is this a joke?

Zervanie's lips began to tremble. Is this Her Highness the Princess?

Is this that gentle and kind Her Highness the Princess?

Could she have been possessed by someone?!

"Miss Zervanie, I don't want to hurt you either. You can take a step back and let me in. Or, Veronica."

Veronica appeared by Dorothy's side, her hand on the hilt of her sword.

"Miss Zervanie, please take two steps back, otherwise you might get hurt." Veronica's gaze had already fallen on the doorframe; she intended to cut the door down directly.

"I won't let you, Dorothy." Zervanie still held the door firmly.

Faced with an unknown high-level magical beast like Eitani, Zervanie hadn't backed down.

It's just a princess,

Zervanie comforted herself in her heart.

"Then do you plan to become my enemy? Miss Zervanie?"

"We already are enemies, Dorothy. Aren't we?"

From the moment they fell for the same man, from the start of the school festival committee, the relationship between Zervanie and Dorothy had deteriorated irrevocably.

Only if one side gave up or withdrew could their relationship return to normal.

But neither of them intended to give up.

"Then you should be careful, Miss Zervanie. Although Veronica's swordsmanship is excellent, swords have no eyes. They might just scratch your face, which would have a great impact on your performance career."

Dorothy took two steps back. She didn't intend to argue with Zervanie any further.

Receiving Dorothy's command, Veronica drew her sword.

The blade, inlaid with golden patterns, was incredibly bright, reflecting Zervanie's face. Her sky-blue pupils trembled slightly, like the sea in a storm.

"Veronica, my time is running out."

"As you command, Your Highness."

Veronica stepped in front of the princess, shielding her with her armor.

Zervanie could almost see herself a few seconds later.

Probably falling to the ground, probably bleeding.

She couldn't stop Dorothy and her knight anyway. For something like this, it was probably better to just get out of the way.

But...

What did Felyn do back then?

In the contract, he couldn't stop the unreasonable demands I made either, but did he run away?

No, he even considered my well-being.

Then, I won't run away either.

Even if I can't do anything, can't change anything.

Just think of it as atonement.