Became the Tyrant’s Pet

“……Huh?”

Mary asked blankly, and Mia turned around.

“Do whatever you want, Your Majesty. I don’t care.”

She seemed to be on the verge of crying.

Her voice, though, was firm.

“I was under the impression that Mary was innocent. She, on the other hand, gambled and even sold children… I don’t want to help her.”

Adillot held up his sword and looked at the two of them.

“I’m not going to stop you.”

“Yes.”

“Ahh, my lady!”

Angry and perplexed, Mary let forth a scream. Mia shook her head in disbelief.

“Mary, thank you so much for everything……live well……Oh no. You’re about to die…”

“H-how could my lady do this to me! Don’t you remember how much I take care of you?!”

“Hey…Mary, you’re already in prison…”

Mia sobbed as she covered her mouth with her hands once again.

“Mary, it was your job to take care of me……when you say it like that……”

“How many servants did that?! I was the only one who comforted you!”

“Mary, I didn’t want to say this……”

Mia said this with tears in her eyes.

“But before I lost my memory…… the allowance for me didn’t quite match the expense log……?”

Mary flinched in response.

“Is-  is that so? I, I don’t know……”

“Mary… maybe the reason you said I can’t get my memories back was because you were embezzling something…?”

“……I don’t know!”

Mary’s scream echoed through the prison.

Mia took a few deep breaths and eventually closed her eyes.

“Mary, I’ve got all the proof.… I was only looking for confirmation……”

Adillot burst out laughing at that point.

Mary’s face was flushed from the teasing, but she remained firm.

“I’m sorry about that, lady. But I haven’t done it since you woke up!”

“No, you didn’t stop until I had properly examined the ledger.”

“Lady…I- I was wrong! Truly! But please give me another chance…!”

Mia’s eyes were sorrowful as she shook her head.

“Mary, if you’re going to do something horrible, you should be prepared to suffer the repercussions.”

“I- I’m sorry! H-he tricked you!”

“He tricked me…? Did you actually believe that I would trust you? I’m not that stupid though…?”

Mary, who was in tears, pointed at Adillot.

“But there are rumors that he enjoys killing people!”

At that moment, Mia changed her expression and shouted loudly.

“It can’t be!”

Mary flinched at the intense reaction.

“Adil would never do such a thing!”

Mia sobbed once again. She looked as if she had no doubts about her words.

Adillot’s eyes widened upon witnessing this.

Mia was aware of Adillot’s gaze. Therefore, she was able to talk with more confidence.

‘That is not how Adillot is.’

Adilot has always worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life in the country. It is true that he dominated politics by force.

However, it was inevitable. Because Adillot wasn’t the original prince.

After the death of Prince Claudio, Adillot was driven out of the capital and had to live on the battlefield for several years.

Several times during that period, he was threatened with assassination. Following that, he became emperor, but since he lacked backing, the nobility often objected to anything he did.

‘His mother died, and his mother’s country was completely destroyed,so Adillot had no one on his side.’

The sole source of support Adillot had was the knights on the battlefield. As a result, he had no option except to induce terror in the people around him.

Everything he did was for the sake of survival.

He could only instill fear for dominance.

‘But he has never killed or oppressed innocent people before!’

The problem was that the people were unaware of this.

Empress Dowager Chrysor Klaus.

It was because of the villain in this novel.

Adillot was someone she despised. So she continued to spread rumors that harmed him. Because of the malicious rumors, Adillot has turned into a fearsome tyrant capable of murdering people with a single glance.

They said he murdered people as a pastime.

This was the point at which I became enraged while reading the book.

‘Isn’t it ridiculous that they accuse others when they have no evidence to support their claims?’

Right now, Mia was feeling exactly the same way.

“You didn’t know since you lost your memory…!”

“I know what! I know better than Mary! I can even tell you about Adil’s waist size!”

Adillot looked down at his waist unconsciously.

“Also!”

Mia’s head turned in his direction.

“Your Majesty, you too!”

Her piercing gaze was riveted on him.

“Me?”

Adillot adjusted his stance and inquired.

“Yes! Your Majesty! If you know that rumors like that are circulating, you have to tell them they are all lies!”

“…Mia Celestiel. Are you crazy?”