Your Majesty Is So Handsome Chapter 11

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Dana was caught in a whirlwind of pure excitement as the pain from the all-nighter that she had endured disappeared. She had trouble believing what she was seeing. 

Pain fades before a proper reward.

This meant seeing the abs of shirtless soldiers during their training.

"Huh! Ha! Hah!"

Behind the bushes was the Empire's training grounds. The soldiers were all wielding spears or swords throughout the area and their muscles bulged together whenever their weapons cut through the air.

“Don't think you're just swinging your arms, use your back!” someone who looked like an instructor shouted. His arms, shoulders, and back were like a valley of muscles and the muscles on either side of his back were so huge that the indentation of his spine was distinguishable. His muscles looked so manly that they could fight each other and have a drink at the end of the day.

Dana couldn't keep her mouth from dropping. Of course, the most beautiful clothes were clothes that were worn out or not worn at all. She exuded an aura of excitement when she admired the energetic scenery. 

"Wow…"

“It's beautiful, isn't it?” asked Madame Roulin contentedly. 

“It's beautiful…”

“Yes, very artistic.” 

Dana agreed without a doubt. This was the palace's living art gallery. 

And that perverted art gallery was quite s.p.a.cious. There were different kinds of training gear in every corner. Some people did personal training, while others got together to be trained by an instructor.

It was a scene that Dana could only hope to stand and watch forever, but they had a destination. 

Madame Roulin hastened her steps. Intending to cross the training grounds, she ventured on the dirt floor in shoes embroidered in flowers and golden thread

Dana asked, hesitatingly, “Are you going to cross?” 

"Yes, I usually do and never had a problem."

Nothing's happened so far, so there's no guarantee it won't happen again?! Dana had a lot to say, but it wasn't a time to argue. 

Madame Roulin is fine and so will you. She knows the circ.u.mstances of the palace better than anyone. 

She followed Madame Roulin with a hesitant step but when she stepped on the grounds, all her hesitation washed away. 

All of the sweaty soldiers were too busy concentrating on their training. They had no interest in two women pa.s.sing by their training grounds. 

Thanks to the madame, Dana was able to explore the beauty of the human body. As if to read her mind, Madame Rourin's steps were unusually slow. 

“There is mud on the ground, so you have to be careful of the floor. It is a badly paved road, but it is still a shorter walk than the one before, so please understand.”

Dana gave no answer and only nodded enthusiastically. Understood! This wasn't enough to make her bow down and she could easily finish such a fine shortcut with the smallest of steps. 

Although Dana's faced forward, her eyes were glued to the side. She wasn't able to clearly see what was in front of her, but it was a small price to pay to not miss anything.

“This… It's a training ground, isn't it?” 

"Yes, this is the place where they train the Empire's palace guards and the standing army. This is also where strong soldiers train so normal people don't have access to this area."

Whoever comes here with bad intentions would have to avoid this place. Is this what it feels like to break into the police station and rob them? 

"The Elite Guards also train here. They have their own training center but they often come here too. Sometimes, His Majesty comes here to train them."

Dana's eyes glistened at Madame Roulin's explanation. 

"When the Elite Guards come… so does His Majesty?"

"Yes, although not very often."

Dana's head spun like a pinwheel caught in a typhoon. His Majesty could be here! 

A momentary burst of wind blew past Dana's nose. 

"Huh?"

Clang!

The sound of tree bark breaking came immediately after.

Dana was shocked stiff and pale. Her eyes were wide. She couldn't hear anything, smell anything.

"…Miss- Miss Dana!"

Madame Roulin's cry was heard softly like a distant dream, but it soon brought Dana back from her numbness.

She started to hear sound first. It was first m.u.f.fled and drowned until it broke clear.

The other soldiers were so busy training that they couldn't see the situation. The continuous sound of them training penetrated her ears then someone's shouting, running on the floor, whining and banging. 

And finally, she heard someone's urgent footsteps approaching her. 

Dana looked to the direction the wind went towards. A sword was stuck in the middle of a tree that was as thick as a man's waist. The tip of the sword penetrated through the other side of the trunk. Its handle was still shaking.

That sword grazed her nose as it flew by. If she moved her head forward an inch, her nose would have flown off. If she had taken even one step forward, the sword would be stuck to her head, not the tree. 

"Ugh…" With cold sweat dripping down her forehead, Dana sank, her legs giving away.

First with the Emperor, then the rebel, and now this! That was three near-death experiences in total. My death flags keep raising.

“Oh, Miss Dana!” Madame Roulin screamed in shock beside her. 

“Huh…” Dana let out a low groan. From a threat to her life and now to a near-death experience, it was natural that she was going to be scolded.

"Are you alright?" someone from behind drew closer and asked. Dana's vision was blurry, but she could recognize who he was.

"……!"

Her shoulders trembled.

It was the Emperor.

"Your Majesty."

Madame Roulin bowed to the Emperor as soon as she saw him. He briefly greeted her and kneeled in front of Dana.

"Gasp." Dana instinctively sucked in her breath as his handsome face came into her view. Dana didn't know how to react so she stood up straight like an applicant in front of an interviewer.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt?” the Emperor asked Dana as he examined her body. His voice and expression remained cold. 

Dana nodded vigorously. She was already surprised stiff from the incident earlier, but thanks to the Emperor she was stiff to the point her neck had a hard time moving. 

"It looks like you don't have any injuries, but are you okay?"

Although his expression was cold, his voice was full of sincerity. He looked like he was ready to take responsibility if he needed to. The Elite Guards lined up behind him and each looked at her, whose eyes were wide like a startled rabbit.

"You seem to be out of your mind with surprise."

"Steam is coming out of your head, it's worth getting a portrait done."

"Oh, isn't that the woman from last time?"

"Hey, really?"

One Guard remembered her as soon as he saw her. "The fire frog eggs!"

It was then that the Emperor looked up to see Dana's face.

Dana nervously faced the Emperor. Is he trying to recognize me as the other Guard did? She was filled with antic.i.p.ation.

He slightly raised his eyebrows and remembered.

"Ah."

He remembered! Dana brightened up with wide eyes.

"We meet again."

The number of times the flaming frog egg almost died in front of him was three, a number too high for someone like her to face. The guards shook their heads in sympathy. 

"How pitiful to have the same person caught by him three times…"

"Don't you usually cut the head clean off when you attack?"

"It was an accident."

The Emperor dismissed his question as random noise, but Dana had already heard. From what the Elite Guard just said Dana realized she was almost killed by the Emperor.

"You- Your Majesty, don't tell me…"

"It was an accident." He brushed her off, "I mistook you as a threat and threw the sword over."

After he explained the situation Dana believed that the Emperor wouldn't try to kill her if he knew who she was. But the fact that he tried to kill her remained. He wouldn't throw a sword at someone with the intention of killing them for no reason.

Not to mention he was barely able to recognize her in all three encounters… It made her sad to think about it.

The Emperor was also human. He can make mistakes, but he made the same one three times. Even if it wasn't by his will, it was like a warning that said, 'Your fate is in the hands of the Emperor!'

She sighed and hung her shoulders.

“Where are you uncomfortable?” 

The Emperor was quick to react to Dana's change of expression. Just like last time, his general indifference to everything didn't apply when making sure she was okay. He was a monarch who was considerate of his people's health. 

He leaned further forward to take a better look at her face. On his part, he was only trying to examine her without any ulterior motives.

"!" Dana was. .h.i.t with yet another crisis as her breathing stopped.

The Emperor's face was closing in. He was close enough for their lips to touch.

His face wasn't something Dana could build immunity to even if she saw him multiple times. To describe the experience, seeing his face was so electrifying that if Dana were to hold her phone she would be able to charge it. 

From the moment he came near, time slowed down once again. The world around her was filled with vibrancy and beautiful blooming flowers.

"Your…!" Dana couldn't keep her shut. Until recently she was shaking in fear for her life and now she was determined to live for this moment.

The Emperor looked at her without realizing that Dana's soul was between this world and the hereafter. He was a sinful man who doesn't know the kind of destructive power his beauty and actions have.

“You don't look hurt.” 

The Emperor confirmed that Dana had no scars on her face and drifted back. If he stayed a second longer, Dana would've more difficulties after absorbing everything.

"I don't think there is any damage to your body… you."

"This is Miss Diana Gundal." When the Emperor trailed off, Madame Roulin filled him in.

"Miss Diana. Can you stand up?" he asked. Dana could only cover her mouth and nod furiously, fearing her screams would burst out. His Majesty called me by my name!

He reached out his hand toward her and she held it while trembling.

His hands were large and tough, but delicate and long. His joints were moderately thick and his tendons on the back of his hands bulged. Although his hands were smooth, his palms were rough with calluses. He was a real man. Some people wouldn't like men who were different from their appearances, but Dana disagreed. 

She could barely stand up because of her trembling legs. As expected, she couldn't quickly recover from the shock earlier.

“Oh, my G.o.d……" Madame Roulin, who looked at Dana as she got up, said in a remorseful voice.

"This…" The Emperor, who followed the madame's gaze, made a similar expression.

Dana looked down at herself in confusion.

Oops.

Her reaction was similar to the others. Today was supposed to be her debut into society and after much thought, she decided to wear white but now her dress was covered in dirt. It wasn't at a level that could be brushed off.

She didn't have time to go back home and change however, it would be embarra.s.sing to go to the Imperial Princess's salon like this.

Dana and Madame Roulin looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Then the Emperor declared, "I'll take responsibility."

Moving forward, Madam Rurin's name is now Madame Roulin. I always meant to find a different translation of her name instead of the romanization and now I did! Also, anyone mentioned as knights or guards before this chapter is part of the Elite Guard. I used to get the SS as the translation for it but after searching through some Korean dictionaries I found a translation I can use. OTL

Translator: Cenetta

Proofreader: Arie Bee

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