Antagonists Want to Be Happy too
15

"I don't think that a life is just one you take for granted."

Teri did not know why suddenly Dylan told him that, if he was wrong now, why Dylan's way of talking was so scary for Teri who was 8 years old.

"I... Never thought that Prince, I just thought that something like this would not happen, if I listened to the words of experienced people,"

Dylan just silently heard the words from Teri, himself again walking with the sunlight that dazzled their eyesight.

"Therefore, we must find out who the person who spread this false news is, afraid that if we let this news out the greatest there will be many people trying to get into this forbidden forest."

"Ah... I never thought I'd get there" Teri said with a faint smile.

Dylan went back to silence as well as Teri, the atmosphere between them instantly became awkward, with Dylan continuing to look forward while Teri who was silent stared at the bear's head.

"Thank you Prince.." Teri replied as she closed her eyes.

Dylan was silent, as he felt Teri's breath being pierced on his neck, as soon as his body felt the cold heat, knowing that Teri had fallen back asleep in the condition of himself still holding him.

Conscious Dylan.

...~*~...

When it was dark, Dylan and Teri just reached the gathering point of the participants and the citizens who were watching.

"Prince! The prince has been found!" shouted one of the soldiers there.

Everyone who was there looked surprised when they saw Dylan who had just come by holding Teri in the back.

"Prince!"

"Here I return your daughter who has lost Lord Duke."

Regis immediately picked up Teri who was still asleep on Dylan's shoulder, Luna's face seemed happy when she knew that their daughter was fine, as well as everyone present there.

"Where did you find my daughter Prince?" ask Regis.

"He was lost, when he wanted to find a rabbit in the forbidden forest."

The deg!

"What!"

Everyone's faces looked surprised when they found Teri in the forbidden forest, a forest that contains many wild animals and a forbidden place for certain people who enter there.

"It seems he went there because of the talk of the man who said that there were rabbits."

"That can't be a forbidden forest with no rabbits at all, find out who the person who spread this fake news is!" command the chief of the soldiers who were there to his subordinates.

"Good!"

Teri's eyes slowly opened as she heard the noise, the first thing she saw was the worried face of Regis and Luna, then the cold face of Dylan who was staring at her flatly.

"Dad... Mum..."

With a sobbing Luna immediately hugged the tiny body of Teri who was still in a semi-conscious state, still hugged Teri stared at Dylan who had been taken away by the imperial warrior chief towards the tent belonging to the working family.

"Thank God you're okay, baby" said Luna, who was already relieved.

"Yes..."

...~*~...

The next morning when Dylan and Teri disappear makes the journey of the event becomes uneventful, because some men and imperial soldiers are busy looking for the whereabouts of Teri and Dylan who have disappeared yesterday.

Ragnar Reston the Homounculus Emperor who had started the event had decided that the winner of this race was Dylan Reston, because he was the only participant who managed to bring one bear's head before everyone.

"Thank you," Dylan gladly accepted the gift that the Homounculus emperor had given him.

With a flat face he turned his body in front of everyone, at once the screams of the residents watching the event were heard to fill the field where the event was held.

"Please give the crown of this flower to someone you love the Prince."

Dylan's eyes turned back to the audience, with many girls his age hysterically shouting as Dylan blatantly stared at them.

"YES!!! Prince!"

"Prince, look here!"

"Prince, give me the crown of flowers!"

"Prince!"

Dylan's frown instantly shriveled as the shouts from the girls made his head turn dizzy.

"It's very noisy" Dylan murmured.

Then his eyes unintentionally stared at Teri who looked silent while staring at the head of the bear Dylan caught.

A faint smile immediately rose from his lips, Dylan immediately took the flower crown, and again walked towards where Teri was.

Everyone who was there fell silent as they saw Dylan walking up to Teri with a crown of flowers.

"Miss Ronan!"

Teri immediately turned her head towards Dylan when her name was called, Teri's eyes immediately opened wide when she realized that Dylan was already standing before her.

"Prince?"

"Miss Ronan! For the victory I have won today... I Prince of the work of the Homounculus will give you this crown of flowers, for what we both have at the same time."

"Well..."

Dylan stepped closer towards Teri, to put the crown of the flower over Teri's head, it was with pleasure that Teri lowered her body in front of Dylan so that she could more easily put the crown on Teri's head.

"Thank you Prince," Teri replied politely.

The sound of applause immediately rang out loud as Dylan had placed the flower crown on Teri's head, Teri immediately smiled towards Dylan who looked flat as Teri looked at her.

The srek!

After finishing with the gift handover, Dylan walked back leaving Teri still glued to him.

Before long Dylan left, a group of women who were the same age as Teri suddenly came with a cynical face staring at him.

"I didn't think the Prince would give you the crown of flowers Miss Ronan" said one of the women there.

"Yes... It was not unusual for the Prince to give the crown to Miss Ronan, given that the Prince could get the head of the bear because of Miss Ronan!" tell the other woman.

"Well... If you know the Prince will give the crown of flowers like this, I myself was willing if I had to endanger myself."

"Miss Ronan, you are the lucky woman who has been saved by the Prince" said another woman.

Somehow hearing this group of women talk made him feel upset, did they all know that what he experienced yesterday could have made him lose his life again if Dylan did not come, if at that time Dylan did not come, I don't know what will happen to him later he himself can't guess.

"Just like the Prince said," Teri said with a sly smile towards them.

The group of women instantly fell silent staring at Teri, who was smiling faintly at them.

"Just because you want something, even your life is underestimated."

Teri's hands clenched tightly staring at the group of women "If you really want the crown of this flower, then take it."

Teri with a cold gaze immediately released the flower crown before the group of women.

Brak!

The flower crown fell onto the ground, along with their wide-open eyes.

"If you really want it, take it! Because for me life is more important than a crown of flowers like this!" added Teri who went straight from there.

TB