‘If it’s the child of someone who thinks properly like Claes, it would be so clever and adorable. If not that, having the child of someone as gentle as Lars would be nice too.’

Honestly, she wasn’t keen on having Karad’s child with his foul mouth…

Since she alternately received the princes’ seed each time, though Claes had the advantage probability-wise, she couldn’t be certain which child would be born.

‘Even though the setting is that the empire is sexually promiscuous, Claes would show me to others but would absolutely never let them touch me…’

So even though she felt shame when with him, Chohee knew well that it only served to arouse her pleasure.

“We’ve arrived at the training grounds. Karad is here too, perfect timing.”

Claes naturally lowered his hand to hold Chohee’s. At that warm touch, Chohee felt inexplicably excited. When their interlocked hands twitched, he smiled faintly and glanced at Chohee once before turning his head to guide her to a chair prepared at one side of the training grounds.

The knights were concentrating solely on training without sending even a glance this way, making it seem like a lie that they had seen her n*ked body before. Karad, who was training them, also looked quite impressive without saying a word.

“My mother, the previous generation’s Elysia, also enjoyed watching the knights train. I don’t know about you, but… seeing how you came out with me like this, can I think that you like watching the knights’ training?”

Chohee only smiled brightly without words. Seeing that, Claes also responded with a deep smile. Then he turned his gaze back to the knights’ training.

Befitting those who supported a great empire, their training methods were well-structured. Watching them swing swords while emitting sharp energy, Chohee was impressed enough to admire how the dream developed more each day. 

Simple *rotic dreams just end with having s*x, but this dream continued its narrative like she was destined to become the great empire’s empress.

‘And the previous Elysia… I’m curious. But they said the previous generation’s emperors didn’t accept Elysia as empress. Then… was she also treated as a breeding vessel?’

“Ah. Karad is coming this way. He must have noticed we came to watch.”

Claes spoke gently and playfully interlocked his fingers with Chohee’s. When he stood up from the chair, Chohee was also pulled along toward Karad.

“Karad. The training is still going well.”

The red-haired handsome man answered with displeasure.

“It’s what I’ve been doing all along, so what could go wrong? More importantly, have you finished all your state affairs, brother?”

“Yes. You should also drop by to handle state affairs occasionally. Though you’re in charge of the knights’ duties, don’t forget that as my right hand, you must also respond to paperwork.”

At Claes’s words, Karad closed his mouth.

His expression was truly coldly hardened, to the point where Chohee wanted to tell him to fix his expression.

‘He wants no one to interfere during political affairs, but since he has no real power…’

Anyone could see he didn’t take Claes’s command well. So Chohee turned her gaze away from the two to watch the knights’ training.

‘I don’t want to get caught up in a brotherly fight for no reason.’

“Brother always seems accustomed only to giving orders.”

Even at those sarcastic words, Claes didn’t budge.

“If you feel that way, it might appear so. But I give such orders because it’s right for you to assist me as a prince. Whether you follow them or not depends entirely on your will.”

“……”

‘Brother always says only the right things.’ But Karad couldn’t bring himself to say those words and swallowed them.

“Well then. Since we’ve watched the knights train, shall we head somewhere else you might like? My lovely Elysia.”

Chohee nodded.

“If you could speak, I could hear directly from these pretty lips what you like… It’s truly regrettable. But because of that, I’m even more excited for the day your voice opens up. Whether that’s when you give birth to our child, or before then.”

Claes looked completely unbothered by Karad’s provocation. Chohee thought anew that Claes was amazing and followed him toward the garden.

* * *

Lars was walking down the corridor after leaving his office. But when he saw two figures moving about in the garden, his eyes widened.

It was Claes and Elysia. The long black hair contrasting with Claes’s white silver hair was lovingly fluttering in the wind.

“Ah…”

Lars smiled and walked toward them. The closer he got, the clearer Claes’s joyful voice became in his ears.

“Haha. Elysia. Do you like hydrangeas that much? Then I’ll bring you hydrangea bouquets every time I visit you.”

At Claes’s words, Chohee smiled sweetly. That sight was like edelweiss blooming on a high hill, making Lars feel his heart pound.

‘I really did well to listen to brother.’

Though the oracle instructed that this Elysia should become the three princes’ one and only consort, Lars wanted to make the sweetly smiling Elysia his wife even without that oracle.

Even if Elysia remained just a mistress or breeding vessel like the previous generation, he would have wanted to make her his wife and treat her gently – Elysia was truly lovely.

“Elysia. And brother.”

“Ah. Lars, you came.”

Lars saw her holding hydrangea flowers and approached closer. When Chohee, who had been slightly apart from Claes, tilted her head curiously, he smiled brightly and plucked just a bud from the blooming roses.

“I wanted to show that other flowers could suit someone as beautiful as you. With it in your hair, you’re truly lovely.”

“Ah… Ahh…”

Chohee raised her hand to her head to touch the flower Lars had placed there. When she smiled brightly, Lars felt like a boy who had received countless gift boxes.

“Isn’t she truly lovely? Right, brother?”

Claes agreed and reached out to caress Chohee’s soft cheek.

“She’s so pretty I don’t want to separate her from my side. That’s why my heart aches every time she, who has captured my heart so completely, leaves. Elysia. Do you know my feelings?”

Chohee quietly looked up at him and then buried herself deeply in Claes’s embrace. He carved a deep arc at the corner of his mouth and immediately hugged her, pressing his lips firmly against her forehead.

For a while, the two didn’t move. Only when Claes lifted his head after a few minutes did Chohee smile bashfully and give his lips a light kiss like a baby bird.

“Hehe. I’m happy that you understand my heart like this. My lovely wife. Then shall we three go have dinner?”

It was about dinner time. Holding Claes and Lars’s hands with each of her different hands, Chohee walked forward.

‘Flowers in both hands.’

The two handsome men were excessively handsome at first glance. So every moment walking together was enjoyable. If this were reality, she would have had to chatter anything to win their hearts…

It was comfortable not having to do that and keeping her mouth shut since this was a dream.

‘Claes is quick-witted, so he quickly understands everything, which makes it even better…’

Lars was gentle while also having an honesty that directly confronted her with his emotions, which was nice.

With such handsome men saying they liked her, plus the oracle telling them to make her their one and only consort, if this wasn’t a dream, what could it be?

‘I wish this were reality… Though Karad treating me only as a breeding vessel is a bit much…’

But even thinking this, it was hard to imagine that a life having to accept three princes would be more than just being a breeding vessel.

So Chohee was relieved this was a dream and could keep her mouth shut as comfortably as she pleased. If she had to deal with all of them visiting alternately every day, her body wouldn’t survive.

‘Still, I’m grateful my body doesn’t suffer from muscle pain because of s*x.’

Though she reconstructed her body anew each time she possessed the dream world, she had never suffered from muscle pain once. Though she looked delicate, her stamina seemed actually good.

‘Besides, they said she gets to possess anew by selecting the finest among the bones of those sacrificed by black magic.’

“But brother. There was something I wanted to discuss during state affairs.”

“What is it, Lars?”

Lars glanced at Chohee for a moment, then carefully continued speaking.