Chapter: 559

Kaizen looked calmly at Theor, who was led by the maid.

He seemed to have gotten used to the title of His Majesty by now.

Astelle and Kaizen were the only two left in the room.

Astelle inadvertently turned her gaze to the chessboard on the table.

Seeing that, Kaizen suggested, “Would you like to play after a long time?”

“Aren’t you tired?”

You must have been working on government affairs all day.

While Astelle is a little tired even though she had only worked with the household affairs of the Imperial Palace, Kaizen doesn’t look tired at all.

“I can’t sleep.”

Astelle contemplated for a moment before she sat down.

It was too early for her to fall asleep anyway.

While Kaizen was arranging the chess pieces himself, Astelle turned her gaze to the maid.

The quick-witted maid immediately brought fruit desserts and cold wine.

Astelle held a chess piece carved from ivory in her hand.

‘I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve tried this.’

“Theor is smart. He quickly learned the rules.”

There was a faint sense of pride in Kaizen’s voice.

Theor has a better understanding and concentration than other children his age.

Even when he was acting, he was quick to understand, so he quickly learned the rules.

‘But it ended up like this.’

Kaizen saw Astelle put the chess piece down on the chessboard and said again, “You had a hard time doing this when you were young.”

Astelle was thinking about it too.

When she was young, she sometimes played chess with Kaizen.

Thinking of those old days, Kaizen laughed softly.

“Your skills were really bad.”