Oneshot

“Look at her. She’s so beautiful.”

“True, I didn’t know there was such a girl.”

Lilith delicately smiled as she gracefully walked through the throngs of women.

“The prince will surely choose her.”

“I apologize but she’s no match for him. Look at her beauty.”

Of course he will! Yes she is! She laughs in her heart, but it never showed on her face. To smile elegantly is an iron rule for a lady. They are in the royal palace and the first prince is holding a ball tonight.

“She’s certainly beautiful but… her beauty seems to be apart from human beauty.” A confused tone was heard.

Of course that person was right. That’s because Lilith is a demon! She magically transformed herself into a human. She has honey-colored locks that flow down to the middle of her back, large green eyes like jade, and translucent white skin.

Obviously there’s no such beautiful human being that exists because it is all made-up. A fake.

With this beauty, she’ll definitely capture the first prince tonight. And eventually, she’ll take over the country! –If only she could. No, she can.

“Miss.” Lilith looked back and saw a man dressed in formal attire, wearing a mask that covers his eyes. Although she could not figure out his face, she knows that he’s royalty. She could tell by his smell.

However, he looks young therefore he isn’t the king. Perhaps…

“Are you perhaps the first prince, Prince Kureha?”

Has she already hit the jackpot by chance?

“Yes. That’s right.” He let out a smile underneath the mask.

What’s this? This is the first time in her life that she’s gotten lucky.

“Beautiful lady, would you like to spend the evening with me?”

A sudden invitation. How could she resist? “I’d be delighted.” She said, like a lady she nodded her head and looked down.

She was led to a small room on the top floor of the tower. Why are they there and not in his room? Does he have some kind of unique fetish?

“Come in.”

She followed the first prince into the room. It was small and dusty. She frowned, but the first prince kept on smiling softly at her. He seems like a nice guy and her heart ached a bit.

When she reached the middle of the room, there suddenly was a violent sound like thunder. There was a bright glare in front of her eyes blinding her. She couldn’t see anything.

‘Why? There was nothing in the room.’ She thought.

“Ouch!” It hurts! There was something that ran through her body like static electricity. She couldn’t move. It was a magic circle and she’s floating at the center of it.

‘ Oh no, What’s going on?’

In her confusion, the prince removed the smile off his face and said in a cold voice, “You’re a demon, aren’t you?”

She was surprised. How did he know?

“What are you talking about?”

“Your bad acting is really good.”

Her secret has been revealed! The prince took off his mask. She was dumbfounded. He isn’t the first prince?

“Are you, by any chance, the Third Prince, Klaus?”

“That’s right.”

Oh no! This person’s the third prince that also serves as a bishop! He has a good reputation. He is also a handsome man. However, she’s a demon!

The prince took out a paper which had various spells and patterns drawn on it. Hold on. Isn’t that a demon seal? He’s an exorcist?

She desperately tried to escape but her body could not move due to the magic circle blocking her. The only thing she could move was her mouth.

“Stop! Help me! I’m reflecting on it!”

“You’re lying, aren’t you?”

“It is a lie.” My god. She even told the truth!

The prince was silent and angry, “Disappear!”

She was going to die. The moment she thought of it, the things she had been holding up till now came back like a running lantern.

Her life was not particularly good. She was the worst among the demons and was always looked down upon by others. She tried to get close to the first prince to at least make them look at her, but she couldn’t even do a satisfactory job. Rather, she had the wrong guy in the first place.

No, wait. He lied about being the first prince. She was deceived, it wasn’t even her fault in the first place. Anyway, she knew that nothing good would come out of her life in the end. She found herself crying in the magic circle.

The prince who had been staring at her said, “…It can’t be helped.” He let out a sigh and put away the paper. He even removed the magic circle.

She’s now able to move her body. He’s really a nice guy. She felt sorry for saying that she was deceived! As she was in the middle of her good mood, the prince let out a devilish fearless smile. He placed his hand behind her head and pulled her to him. He just kissed her just like that.

She was surprised. Then,

“Ouch!” It was the second time today. Her lips hurt and desperately tried to get away from the prince.

She licked her lips and tasted blood. He bit her? Why is he such a bad person?

“With this, I have sealed off your offensive magic against humans. You can’t touch my brother or me anymore.”

There was such magic? She was surprised again. However, the only magic that she can do is to turn into a human being. She can’t use any other magic at all. Should she be honest? She felt lost.

Suddenly, the prince gave her a look as if he had an idea, “Ah, yes. The people around me had been nagging me to get married. From now on, you are my wife.”

Moreover, he even placed a curse of a contractual marriage on her! Before she knew it, she was adopted by a certain marquis’ household and was given a fake marriage certificate. Apparently, this country’s bishops can get married.

And so, in his palace, a false marriage began. Of course, they had their own separate bedrooms.

“We will be seeing the duke and duchess now. Smile gracefully. Although you’re weaker than I am, you’re able to do that, can’t you?”

“Of course I can.” Don’t make a fool out of her! She let out a graceful smile while being indignant in her mind.

They must’ve looked like a good match since the people who were watching them were stunned. Though, she is not happy at all!

“There will be a tea party at noon. You should get along with the ladies and behave. If you misbehave, I’ll put thirty charms on your forehead.”

“Thirty…?! Alright.”

She drank tea while smiling. This herbal tea is really good for the throat. The cookies are delicious too.

The prince returned to her with a serious face, “Well done. I heard the ladies have spoken highly of you.”

“I am honored.” That’s right. After all, the tea and cookies were delicious! When she placed her hands on her hips and let out an overbearing aura for a moment, the prince laughed.

“I’m going to the palace now. Do you want to come with me?”

“Can I buy a new dress?”

“Then, don’t come.”

“Very well.” She decided. She’ll buy three dresses!

Seeing her so determined, the prince chuckled. “We’ll attend the count’s ball. Let’s go.”

“I understand. It’s random but, doesn’t the count look like an eggplant?”

“…humans and vegetables are different. They’re nothing alike.”

“I know that but I think his hair style resembles an eggplant plant. It doesn’t help that he has a long puffy face. It’s charming and I like it.”

“…hey, you… stop it. My stomach hurts!” It seems that the count that resembles an eggplant has hit the nail on the head. The prince was laughing. He looks more relaxed when laughing as his hair was shining from the sunlight coming through the window.

She felt her chest being filled with joy.

One day, one of his escorts told her, “Since the prince has married, he seems to laugh everyday. He has been smiling a lot lately and I thank you for that.”

She was puzzled. Is that so…?

“Rumor has it that the prince is said to be with a lady who’s reserved. It’s you, isn’t it?”

“I’m sorry…?” What does it mean? There’s no such word in the demon’s dictionary.

Then, a petite fluffy-like girl came into the palace. She was somehow summoned from another world or something. Isn’t that amazing? And yet, she isn’t bossy and overbearing, she quietly stands there and smiles. How wonderful.

“I don’t mean to be rude Miss Lilith, but I heard that she longs for Prince Klaus. She’s just embarrassed to say it and kept it a secret until now. She is also reserved, too.”

The aide standing next to her smiled at her.

Ah. So she is the same as her. Then, if she becomes more modest, she can be the prince’s type too…? She suddenly came back to her senses. No, no! She only thought that if she became his type that she’d be able to break this curse on her. Honest!

The soft fluffy girl, who is modest and reserved, walks in her direction. As she passed her, she suddenly fell down.

What happened? Is she okay? Why is she a little careless?

Fluffy girl got up with watery eyes and glanced at her. Then, she shifted her gaze to the prince and looked down sadly, “Um, I got caught on someone’s foot…” There were tears in her large eyes.

Lilith understood. So that’s what “modesty” is about. She nodded her head. She had gained knowledge and her level had risen thanks to fluffy.

Alright, all what’s left was the actual battle.

Lilith crossed the hall and suddenly fell down. Oh no, this felt quite difficult for her. With tears in her eyes, she glanced at Fluffy and then shifted her gaze to the prince with teary eyes, “I got caught on someone’s leg…” and then she had to burst into tears.

What should she do? There’s no tears! She was in a hurry and everyone in the hall was looking at her dumbfounded. What’s wrong?

Then, she realized something important. She fell down in the middle of the hall. There was no one around her and of course there’s no leg close to her.

Fluffy girl’s face stiffened as the prince turned his head away laughing.

All right. It’s done. Next, next!

The next one came quickly. Fluffy said, “I don’t have my precious object. It’s missing. I’ve put it away, but it seems to have gone somewhere. Someone claims that they have seen Miss Lilith enter my room…” she glanced up at her with a helpless voice as she turned her eyes to the prince.

Okay, here it comes! She’ll do it next.

“My precious thing is missing. I’ve put it away, but it seems to have gone somewhere. Someone claimed that they saw Miss Fluffy enter my room…” Lilith then glanced up at Fluffy girl with a weak voice and her gaze shifted to the prince.

Fluffy’s face greatly distorted. Then she realized, what does “Miss Fluffy” even mean? She called her on what she thought in her mind, so she said it out loud. She felt really sorry.

The prince suddenly burst out laughing and asked her, “What is your precious thing?”

“What? It’s moss.”

“Moss?” Oh no. He suddenly asked her out of the blue, so she said what popped up in her mind.

As she was flustered, the prince laughed harder, “Moss!”

It was a rare sight to see the laughing prince so everyone looked at him in surprise.

Fluffy bit her lip in frustration and cried out to the prince, “The prince believes in me, right?” She looked up at him with sparkly eyes.

Lilith tried to imitate her at once.

“You don’t have to do it here.” The prince said.

Good. It was difficult to do. But what did he mean “here”?

The prince looked at Fluffy and said with a straight face, “I believe in my wife, Lilith. Not you.”

She felt a little nervous even though she knew it was fake.

Fluffy girl got angry and returned to the palace.

The prince asked Lilith, “Are you okay?”

“What?” She replied with a puzzled look.

“No, if it’s nothing then it’s fine.” He said with a relieved smile.

As a demon, she likes moss. Sometimes she gets an irresistible craving for it. Yes, those green things stuck on stones. She has been holding back because ladies do not eat it. At some point, one day, she reached her limit and collapsed.

Before she knew it, she was lying on her bed in her bedroom.

The prince peeped in, “Are you alright?” He looked very worried.

She wondered why, but in the end she felt simply happy.

“What’s wrong? Are you sick?”

“No, I’m not sick.”

“Then, what is it?”

“…I just want to eat moss.”

“Moss? You want to eat?”

She thought he’d laugh and sure enough he did. That’s fine. She said she liked moss. Each person has their own favorite food.

Soon after, he ordered his servants to fetch a large amount of moss. The moss was piled up on the large table in the dining room.

“It’s delicious.” This is the best! She was so absorbed in devouring the moss that when she raised her head, she saw the prince sitting across from her, his hand supporting his cheek as he looked at her sweetly.

She wondered if it’s… Her cheeks felt hot. Now, she couldn’t even taste the moss that she loves very much.

One day, she was at a loss for words because he asked her, “What demon are you?”

Reluctantly, she answered. “I’m…a bat.”

“A bat?” The prince chuckled but he suddenly added, “I’d like to see. Let me see it.”

“No.” She immediately refused.

“Why?”

“Anything.”

“I want to see.”

“I don’t want to.”

She thought he was going to get mad.

“You don’t want to show me your true self.” He mumbled to himself.

Oh no. That’s not right.

“I understand…” He gave her a small smile and left the room.

What’s this? She felt pain in her chest and her cheeks felt cold too.

“Tears…?” She found herself crying. No, she just didn’t want to be hated. It’s because a bat looks ugly. It’s ugly. She didn’t want to show that side of her. But to see the prince’s face like that…

That night Lilith knocked on the door of the prince’s office.

“What is it?”

She gulped and said, “My true form is ugly…” all she could manage was to let out a muffled voice and the prince stared at her in silence.

“Can’t I just look like this? It’s beautiful. I made it so beautiful.” She’s very much confident with her work. She has a complex with her true appearance, but for the first time she felt confident. Even if it’s made-up, it’s still her.

After a while the prince said, “I want to see both. Both your human form and your real form.”

“But–”

“I’m sure I’ll like them both.”

Such a thing made her happy.

“Even though you’ve never seen it…” Tears began to flow as she hastily wiped them away. She’s not good with tears these days.

“If you say so, then let me see it.” He chuckled as he gave her a gentle smile.

She closed her eyes, her heart feeling as if it was choking, “…Okay”

She felt her body shrink as she turned back into a bat. A small body with black wings. Her appearance is very much a bat. Her body was so small that the clothes she was wearing fell to the floor.

“…How is it?”

When she asked him, the prince scooped the bat up in his hands and laughed, “You look pretty in this form too.” Then, he kissed her forehead.

Whoa! She was surprised that her magic fluctuated and went out of control. In other words, she transformed back to her human form. And, she certainly wasn’t wearing any clothes since they fell onto the floor when she turned into a bat.

Lilith was flustered in his arms as his stunned gaze intertwined with hers, she tried to escape fast but she was held in his arms with great strength. He just hugged her as she was.

“This…as expected, it’s impossible to put up with it.”

Why did he say that with a face and hoarse voice that exudes sex appeal?

He slowly guided her to sit on the desk. She was very flustered, nothing but flustered. But, alas, she has grown out of her natural habit due to her nervousness. She could not do her familiar yet graceful accustomed smile.

“You’re nervous, aren’t you?”

‘How did he know?’

“I know that much if it’s about you.” The prince chuckled as his eyes gaze intently to hers. His eyes are so beautiful that she couldn’t help but be drawn to them. The prince’s arms are hard and full of strength.

She then stiffened.

“I’ll stop if you don’t like it.” Despite his strong arms, he says it sincerely.

What’s this? It’s such a foul for him to say such a thing with such face.

—she doesn’t hate it.

Instead of saying it out loud, she reached out and hugged her beloved prince back.

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