The sound of nature was loud and chirps of the birds were singing with Princess Epiphany’s hums. While looking outside the carriage to look at the scenery of the trees, she started blending her voice with the chirps. She sang a peaceful song that made the trip safe like they are travelling to a garden in heaven until she fell asleep. So then, when they were near their destination, she heard her mother’s voice and she woke up.
“Have we arrived?” She excitedly moved the curtain on the window to see the outside.
So then her eyes got swayed by the elegant structure of a building. She could only see the back of it but she could tell that it would be satisfying if she saw it from the front.
“Wow! What building is this? And look at the flowers everywhere!” Excitement filled her eyes while she looked everywhere because everything she saw was ecstasy.
“We are in Perri, Aschuva in the Count’s estate, my lady.” Duke Acacius announced.
“That’s amazing! Father recommended this place to me before. I should have gone here earlier!”
The carriage has finally arrived at the gate of the place. She was guided by Duke Acacius to get off from the carriage and there she was approached by her father.
“Dad!”
She comes to him to be embraced as she did not see them for over a month.
“I miss you, Dad.”
“I miss you too, my daughter.” He kissed her forehead.
“Let’s go to your mother.”
Emperor Aerelius held her hand and walked with her to go to Empress Etheylthryl who had just finished singing with the kids.
“Mom!” Princess Epiphany comes to her mother to hug her.
“My baby!” Empress Etheytryl squeezed her daughter in her arms before pinching her cheek.
“I was hoping you would take Sean with you.”
“He had an emergency guest in the magic tower, mom.”
“Oh, that’s too bad.”
“Anyways, this is our gift.”
“Huh?” Princess Epiphany got confused with her mother’s sudden announcement.
Her mother smiled. “Your father and I, decided on establishing a university with your name. We have realized that you like to take care of many kids and you wanted them to learn…
She gasped with the announcement.
“You were away in two months and your debut had passed so what we did is contribute. The nobles have taken part in building this university in this world.”
Tears of joy poured down her eyes as she embraced her parents again. Her happiness is ineffable and she is feeling ecstatic. This is such an extravagant gift that she could not believe she could actually acquire. No matter how she thinks of it, it feels like she is in a fantasy world but this is the reality. She is really in an amazingly created world.
Seeing Princess Epiphany being genuinely happy, Duke Acacius could only watch and be satisfied with the view of her being safe and sound. He could not wish for anything other than her happiness even… if it takes his heart to be broken that they could not be together as more than best of friends.
He sighed in relief before lowering his head and walked to the direction of the kids playing in the mini park near them.
“It’s Duke Acacius!” The kids immediately recognized him.
Upon seeing him, they gathered around to approach him. He was laughing as he took some of them in his arms and some of them climbed to him. The kids are all so cute. He is hoping that they will live a good and prosperous life.

In the middle of the woods, there is a lake where a spacious gazebo was standing in the middle. It was covered with flowers and there was Crown Prince Eunuoa standing there while waiting for his girl to arrive.
An instant smile formed in his lips upon seeing Countess Yuriha walk to the bridge connecting to the Gazebo. Then he thought about showing a flat face but then he immediately remembered his sister’s command to never ever show his usual look on his face.
“You should be comfortable with yourself when you meet her, okay?”
“Look, your body has gained enough weight. You should build muscles again!”
“You look ugly when you don’t smile, Noah. Smile, okay? Smile!”
Remembering his sister’s rants, he could only smile while he looked at his lovely girl walking like a twig while crossing the bridge.
He laughed. “You still have not gotten used to crossing that?”
Countess Yuriha stopped midways as she enjoyed the view of him, laughing.
“You walk like a tree.”
“Is it my fault that I get anxious when I cross the bridge?” Countess Yuriha retaliated while feeling the heat in her cheek.
She is pouting because her lover really does not know how to choose his words. But… he is just so handsome that she could not get angry at him.
Crown Prince Eunuoa walked towards her and the bridge started to shake, making her nervous.
“No! Don’t come! The bridge will get destroyed!” She held the hand rails to support herself if ever the bridge went down the lake.
But then while praying that everything will not break, she suddenly felt herself being lifted up. When she opened her eyes, Crown Prince Eunuoa was carrying her in his arms while they walked towards the gazebo.
“Y-Your highness…”
He then put her down to the table as he leaned close to her face and she remained still while avoiding his playful eyes.
“Have you eaten chocolates again today?”
“How did you know?”
“I smelled it.”
She burned and she cannot take it anymore.
“You are too close, your highness.”
“Am I?”
She leaned backwards because he almost kissed her.
Crown Prince Eunuoa chuckled upon seeing Count Yuriha’s flustered look. He finally let her go by walking two steps backwards so she could stand.
“Why are you so cheeky today?” She asked.
“I am this, towards you, my lady.”
She groaned. “Stop being so cheeky.”
“Don’t you like it?”
She avoided his eyes. “N-Not really.”
He chuckled and watched her do her best to avoid his eyes. So then, they got engulfed with silence for a while. The wind blew while he looked intensely at her lovely face and her dark orange hair waving.
“Pick,” he suddenly called her name, in an adorable way.
“Hmm?” She blushed.
“Have I ever forced you to get engaged with me?”
Countess Yuriha turned her head to meet his eyes. Judging by the color of Countess Yuriha’s scent, Prince Eunuoa already knows her answer.
“I was the one who said yes and I take responsibility for that, your highness.
His lips crept up as he could feel the enlightening of his heart. He may have seen the white scent of hers but hearing her direct answer made him even more relieved.
“So I can marry you?” He asked, his eyes were sparkling love.
Countess Yuriha got mesmerized by the look in his eyes. Since when did she start having feelings with this man? And since when did he get attracted to her?
Who knows? No one had ever known when love was built in the heart.
“Yes, as soon as you like it.” She beamed and he laughed with her direct answer.

Many peaceful days had arrived in the both Ahmosia and Amishtia Empire. The two empires were like brothers as they worked together in solving economic problems. They would share ideas and build infrastructures for each other’s benefit. They would also trade and negotiate with the Alethea Empire.
Emperor Leonidas has finally crowned Lord Cunigund as his successor after marrying his daughter, Saintess Nefertiti. The newly crowned Emperor and Empress are also expecting a child and Princess Epiphany had blessed the Empress with the ‘gift of humming’ so she could have a safe birth.
While on her way out of the Ahmosia palace, Duke Acacius suddenly stood before her like he was blocking something. Duke Acacius held the hilt of his sword while looking at the man who was walking towards them.
“Your highness!”
Upon hearing that voice, Princess Epiphany moved to the side so she could see who this person Duke Acacius was wary of. It was the former Crown Prince Racizk, now a Duke.
Duke Racizk stopped a two meters away Duke Acacius and Princess Epiphany. He lowered his head to show respect.
“I apologize for my rudeness, your highness, Princess Epiphany.”
Seeing him in this self, all Princess Epiphany could see is the image of Devinus within him. Somehow, she felt concerned about him.
“I have been begging the former Emperor and the current Emperor to grant me permission to have a meeting with you, your highness. However, I understand the reason why his majesty had prevented me from coming. I have reflected enough with my immaturity but I still would like to have a proper conversation with you, your highness.”
“Alright.”
“My lady…” Duke Acacius did not expect her to agree. He looked at her with worry in his eyes.
She tapped his shoulder.
“You don’t have to worry.” She showed him a reassuring smile.
So then, she asked for a drawing room where Duke Racizk and her could talk.
“Finally, your highness,” Duke Racizk was in tears when they were finally alone. After so many months that felt like years, he can finally have a chat with her.
Princess Epiphany poured the tea for him, making him wipe his tears before he received her offer of the teacup. Although he does not like to drink tea, he drank it with all his might. He would be even more grateful if she was the cause of his death.
She watched him drink the tea gratefully. Looking at him, he seems to have lost weight and is stressed during the past days. She is still thinking as to why Devinus made this choice to be attached to her. Is this because Devinus wants to become more honest with his feelings for her? Did Devinus wish to love her wholeheartedly in the alternative world?
It is not that Duke Racizk had done something awful to her in the past. He even married the late Crown Princess Athean so he could become powerful enough to have her. All he did was to take her to his side without hurting her. The only reason why she was harmed before was because Crown Princess Athean was extremely jealous of Princess Epiphany as Duke Racizk had his eyes only on her even after marriage.
“Your highness, can I ask if you are doing alright? Looking at you, you seemed to have been doing well. I hope I have not forced you to have a talk with me.”
Seeing him look so concerned, he is genuine with his feelings. Well, in fact, this man had never lied to her.
So she smiled, “I have the best life, Duke Racizk. I have a life that will not make you worry. I hope you are doing good, as well.”
“I am doing well, your highness, as long as I can guarantee that you are fine.”
“Do you still feel wronged?”
He flinched as he thought about that time that he almost caused her harm because of his foolishness of being tricked by the former head priest. Just by the thought of her getting executed, he will not live another minute.
He found himself losing it and his knees went on the floor. “It was my foolishness, your highness—
“Please do not kneel, Duke Racizk.”
He stopped midways.
“Please remain seated.” She smiled and immediately followed her commands.
They got engulfed with silence in a few minutes before Princess Epiphany spoke again.
“I have forgiven you, long time ago, Duke Racizk.”
His eyes went wide and he looked at her.
“I may not have liked your ways of expressing your feelings but I know that they were genuine.”
A tear fell from his eyes. In his life, all he could hear from people was about making himself the perfect candidate for the throne. He was expected to act mighty and high. He was expected to do everything to remain on top but remembering that time he first met Princess Epiphany. That moment in the garden when she gave him a flower and said “You don’t have to be perfect,” he knew that he is the girl that is befitted to him.
“I want you to live a good life, Duke. You’re not a tool and you have feelings just like anybody else.”
And until now, she is still that girl who will be the source of his strength with the exact words he wants to hear from anybody else.
“You deserve to be happy too.”
He groaned in his mind. How should he be able to go on if she keeps making him feel like this? How should he let her go if she is the only one who truly can understand him? In the end, he will have to let go and keep his feelings for himself until he can finally let the love in his heart rest.
The winter has come and Princess Epiphany was having a meal with Sean in the magic tower. They were enjoying the view of the snow outside. After the tiring ceremony, she had finally convinced her brother to make her stay in the magic tower. She sighed with the thought of how Prince Eunuoa showed sharp glances towards Sean when he found out about their relationship. The last one to know about her relationship with Sean was Prince Eunuoa. He only found out about it when he saw her kissing Sean during a festival.
Princess Epiphany looked at the ring in Sean’s finger.
“I was thinking that you might lose the ring one day but I guess you take special care of it.”
Sean looked at her ring finger too. “The same as you,” he smirked.
"Well, I don't want to lose it. It's a token of love."
Suddenly, she groaned upon remembering the number of invites she just received a while ago.
“After us, the number of wedding invites is killing me, Sean babe.”
“You can just send a gift if you don’t like to go.”
“How can I not go to my brother’s wedding? He was so jealous of our wedding that he immediately set a date for his wedding with Countess Yuriha. And what’s more is Erasmus, he already sent an envoy, carriage, and ship, to take me to the Alethea Empire.”
Who would have thought that the sweet-talker Crown Prince Erasmus would actually develop feelings for his personal aid?
Princess Epiphany sighed as she got silenced with the thought of their story. In the alternative world, it has caused a big emotional and mental impact on Eraus when Osiris passed away. Now that she thinks of it, Crown Prince Erasmus probably had feelings for his personal aid, Osiri Aganon, before he came to the Ahmosia Empire. He might have been confused that time. However, knowing their story, Princess Epiphany could only wish them to be happy throughout the rest of their lives.
"Are you cold?"
"No, we have a heater."
"Right,"
Princess Epiphany noticed that Sean wanted her to get close to him. She chuckled and stood up from her seat. She took his hand and pulled him with her. She made him sit on the sofa before taking a blanket from their room. When she came back, she put aside the blanket before standing in front of Sean. She then turned back to show him the back of her wedding dress.
"Take off my corset."
Sean gulped while looking at her waist. He nervously raised his hand to untie her corset. So then when it was taken off, he stilled upon seeing his wife's dress slip from her shoulders. And then he was triggered when she took off her wedding dress, revealing her thin white undergarment.
He looked away and contemplated if he was still in his right mind.
"Sean cutie babe,"
"Y-Yes?"
When he turned his head back to her, her face was an inch close to him.
"You would always mention that we'll continue once we're married right?"
He gulped as he felt the burning of his whole body. He was silenced for a few seconds until then he pulled her towards him as he kissed her lips, passionately.
In the sky of the parallel world, The Hugheles was blocked by The Deuvil just after he arrived because he planned on visiting the magic tower again. The twin guardians are now intently looking at each other.
“Ugly,” The Deuvil stated.
“We have the same face, twinny.”
The Deuvil clicked his tongue. “Why are you visiting the magic tower again? You have just visited it a week ago.”
“But a week here is like two months in my world, twinny.”
“You’re overreacting.”
“You will let me visit the magic tower, right?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“You should not go there. Your son just got married and he is having a sweet time with his wife.”
Upon hearing that, The Hugheles lost his soul. “M-Married?! My son got married?! Without telling me?!”
The Deuvil frowned. “I sent you a sign.”
“Sign? Were you the one who caused the fireworks during the storm?”
“Was it raining there that time?”
“You’re unbelievable, twinny! My people thought that it was a strange phenomenon!”
The Deuvil growled. “Whatever.”
“Where are you going, anyway?”
“None of your business.”
The Hugheles was cruelly sent back to his world as The Deuvil travelled to the island where he had always wished to go after recovering. When he turned back time, it was not easy to look for Princess Epia’s descendants. It is because his appearance had to change into a child because of the intensity of power he used. It took him months to finally find the descendants. Now that he has gotten back his full strength as a guardian after Princess Epiphany returned to the parallel world, the first thing he wants to do is to go back to the Amana tribe.
When he found the island he had not visited after decades, he cheerfully disguised himself as a child again as he was adopted by the tribe again. A long time passed, he grew up like a normal human being from the Amana tribe. He decided to visit the descendants of Princess Epia. He was waiting for Princess Epiphany in the greenhouse but then he heard a beautiful voice around the area as he watched the flowers spring.
There his eyes expanded with the sight of a girl with long blue hair and pink dress. She was looking at the flowers. Her eyes were like rare jewels that are yet to be discovered. Her beauty reminds him of the beauty of the universe outside his world. That moment, he felt something beating in his chest for the first time as he remembered what Princess Epia said to him before.
“Oh, hello, mister!”
He flinched upon seeing the girl approach him. He only realized that she was actually holding a white furred cat in her arms.
“Are you the said VIP visitor of my mother?”
He could not open his mouth as he could only look at her ethereal beauty.
“I am Cyna Amana Cynwrig y Agmundr.” She beamed. “You are?”
He was silent for a bit. What is this feeling in his chest?
Carefully, he said, “I… am Malcoln El Vagramoth.”