Chapter 160: Life is like a story (1/2)

In the office, Sol barely had the time to answer before another series of knocks sounded.

A serious expression immediately settled as he said, ”Enter.”

”Your highness!”

The one who entered was surprisingly Ketia in her maid attire.

He had barely talked to her since the big fight. After all, he was too busy while the Crown's shadow was in a need to reshuffle their orders.

”What is happening?”

Even though he was surprised, he still acted calmly. As the future King, he had to be able to keep calm at any mome–

”The princess and Setsuna are awake!”

”Really!?”

Calm facade could go fuck itself for all he cared currently.

Standing up abruptly, Sol roughly took his coat still on the chair and put it over his shoulder before striding out with large steps.

Watching his back, Ketia could only let out a chuckle as she immediately began to run after him.

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Currently, the medical ward was full of activities, as the staff moved there and here.

After all, the princess was now awake after more than a week of coma. As for Setsuna, even though she wasn't a princess, they still treated her with great care, since they knew that Setsuna had a chance of becoming a royal concubine.

That's why they were extremely careful and everyday was full of stress for them. After all, if anything happened to those two, even if they weren't fully responsible, it was hard to say what would happen.

Standing on the corner and observing all this was a rather tall green haired woman, Persephone.

This time, she was wearing a green corset, a short black skirt that did not even reach her knee, as well as a green coat.

Her long and beautiful legs were encased in black transparent stockings that reached just a little above her thighs.

She did not really like wearing black since it was Medea's color, but she had to admit that her own color wasn't really the kind to go beautifully with any kind of clothes.

On her hand was the chart of Lilin and Setsuna.

”They are doing better than I thought.”

Even though she was saying so, she did not seem particularly happy or disappointed.

Persephone was a woman who was in essence uncaring toward life and death.

For her, those two were nothing but a cycle.

From the information she had and because of her Avatar, she knew that even the very world in which they stood on had a lifespan.

The same went for all the stars in the sky and the very universe in which they lived.

If even stars could die, then what was a mortal's life in front of this?

Everything died, and it was because of this reality that life itself was something so beautiful.

That's why she loved watching people. She loved watching the story they wrote as they struggled in their short and ephemeral life.

The story of a farmer struggling to stop his family from starving.

The story of a treacherous woman manipulating men as she liked.

The story of a man reaching his dreams and dying of old age surrounded by his family.

Be it a story full of sadness or one of happiness. A comedy or a tragedy.

She loved them all.

But the story she loved the most was that of mortals fighting to surpass all obstacles in their ways.

Villains or Heroes, she did not care. She could only watch as their stories unfold in awe and happiness.

That's why she had followed Mars all those years ago.

Contrary to what many seemed to think she was not in love with him. Though she admits that he was attractive.

She was simply attracted by the beauty of his story.

Even though it changed from a comedy to a tragedy, the unexpected change made it even more entertaining.

”Fufufu~! I wonder, should I also try to participate in the prince's story?”

She murmured to herself as she watched the blonde-haired boy enter the wards with great hurry.

It was rare for her to see such an entertaining Sequel.

”Hello, Miss Persephone. How are they? I was told they woke up.”

After seeing Persephone, Sol calmed down considerably.

After all, he had no healing skills, so his presence wouldn't change anything. But it was different for Persephone.

”You do not have to worry. They are perfectly alright. I just put them back to sleep but this time they will wake up tomorrow. Follow me, we shouldn't disturb them.”

Sol inwardly let out a sigh of relief and threw one last look at them before following Persephone as she left the ward.

Their direction was an office that was given to Persephone long ago before Sol was born.

After all, she had served as a doctor while Mars was the King.