As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

"Messi, what are you doing here?"

Ivan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I came to see you. Lily seems to be sick."

"If you are sick, then let the palace doctors take a look."

"Lily?"

At this moment, Abigail walked over and asked curiously.

"Lily is a kitten we raised; she's a prized white mountain cat."

Messil explained.

“Abigail, let me introduce you. This is my wife, Messil, who was once the first princess of the empire and is now the empress.”

"Ivan, I've suddenly become quite interested in your past. Would you be interested in telling me about it?"

“Abigail, let me tell you. Perfect timing, I’ll take you to see my Lily.”

Before Ivan could answer, Messil excitedly spoke to Abigail.

"Alright, you two go chat. I have some things to take care of. I'll come and keep you company after I'm done."

As he spoke, Ivan kissed Messil.

Messil blushed deeply after being kissed by Ivan and whispered, "There are children around."

"Don't treat her like a child; she might be older than us."

"What are you talking about? I'm only 12 years old. How can you slander me?"

Ivan simply smiled and remained silent in response to Abigail's casual rebuttal.

Messil looked somewhat dazed; the exchange between the two left her puzzled.

"Alright, you can go now. Oh, and Abigail, I hope you won't say anything that shouldn't be said."

Abigail glanced at Ivan; it was clear that the interruption was intentional on Ivan's part.

Now, Abigail is increasingly curious about what exactly happened between the two of them.

Chapter 205 The Story of the Past

They followed Messier to her room.

The room was spacious, and the various decorations gave it a warm and inviting feel.

"This is my and Ivan's room. Look, this is Lily."

At that moment, in a small nest on the ground, a pure white kitten was curled up inside.

"I don't know why, but Lily has been listless like this ever since just now. Let's take her to Dr. Carl."

As he spoke, Messier held the snow-white kitten in his arms, then turned and walked outside.

Abigail followed behind her, and from Messier, one could clearly sense an extremely pure innocence.

I wonder if it would be interesting to dye it black?

Abigail couldn't help but have a wicked idea, but pure black dye didn't fit Abigail's aesthetic.

But what exactly constitutes beauty? Abigail doesn't yet have a clear expectation of what that means, so she'll put that idea aside for now and figure it out before taking any action.

Now, Abigail is more interested in what exactly happened between the two of them? What kind of thing could have turned this girl into what she is now—an automaton?

They followed Messier and the other man to Dr. Carl's place.

"Your Highness, what brings you here? Are you ill?"

When he saw Messier arrive at his studio, Carl greeted him with a slightly worried expression.

"No, it's not me who's sick, it's Lily."

"Lily?"

Carl then looked at Abigail, who was following behind Messier.

Noticing Karl's gaze, Abigail then said to him:

"Don't look at me, I'm not Lily, Lily refers to the cat."

Hearing Abigail's words, Karl turned his attention to the kitten in Messier's arms, which seemed a little unwell.

"So it was sick. Give it to me, I'll go check on it. Your Highness, please wait here for a while. It doesn't seem to be seriously ill, it'll be better soon."

Carl then took the kitten from Messier's arms and carried it into the inner room.

Seeing Karl enter the inner room, Messil then went to a resting place to the side.

"Alright, Messier, you don't need to worry anymore. Now that you're with the doctor, you should be better soon."

"Ah."

"By the way, since you're free now, tell me about your past with that guy Ivan."

"Yes, of course."

Then, Messil began to tell her story with Ivan.

This story begins several years ago.

At that time, they were 15 and 14 years old, respectively. One night, Messier saw Ivan, who was badly injured, in his backyard.

The kind and innocent Mercy then took Ivan back and healed him.

Later, Messil learned why Ivan had appeared in her backyard that night, seriously injured.

It turns out that Ivan is the young master of a noble family. Of course, his family is not a great noble family, but just a minor noble family in the capital. However, even so, there is a power struggle in his family.

Ivan displayed extraordinary intelligence and vision ahead of his time from a young age, and helped his parents solve many problems. However, he was not the eldest son in the family, but only the second son.

His actions aroused his brother's intense resentment. That night, Ivan was delayed by some matters and returned home late, which led to his assassination attempt.

Who exactly sent the assassin? In the end, there was no definitive answer, but even if we were to guess, we could get a general idea.

When Mercier got to this point, she added her own opinion, saying it must have been Ivan's brother who did it. However, there had never been any evidence.

After this incident, Ivan stayed in the palace to recover from his injuries. The king at the time seemed to have some reservations about Ivan, but due to Messier's insistence and the talent Ivan displayed, Ivan stayed.

During this time, Ivan told Messil about many things in the outside world, even things that didn't exist in this world. Of course, Messil didn't know them, but Abigail could tell.

During this time, the two gradually developed feelings for each other.

However, the gap between the two was simply too vast. After all, one was the first princess of the empire, while the other was merely the second son of a minor nobleman. It's important to understand that according to local custom, the wealth and privileges of nobles are inherited by the eldest son. Of course, there are exceptions, but even if Ivan inherited his family's wealth and privileges, compared to the empire's princess, the difference would still be insurmountable.

Subsequently, in order to reduce this social gap, Ivan applied to the king for permission to join the army. Clearly, Ivan wanted to use military merit to gain sufficient status.

On the last night before parting.

"Are you really leaving?"

“Yes, Messier, you know I am just the second son of a minor nobleman. The king will not agree to someone like me being with you, so I must obtain sufficient status.”

"But you'll die if you do this, I'm scared! Or... let's run away."

At that moment, Ivan pulled Messil into his arms.

"Don't worry, I will definitely come back to life. I'm a genius. Wait for me, I will definitely make sure that we can be together legitimately."

"Then, can you stay with me tonight?"

"this......"

"I don't want to have any regrets."

That night, Ivan vowed that he would definitely come back.

The next day, Ivan embarked on his journey to the frontier.

He eventually succeeded, relying on his consistently valiant fighting, and gradually rose to the position of commander of an armored regiment, eventually even becoming the commander of an army group, leading troops to conquer cities and territories. Moreover, under his leadership, the first generation of military mechs was officially born.

With the acquisition of military mechs, the empire's combat power increased dramatically, and ultimately, the empire occupied an extremely vast territory in the world.

As a result, Ivan, who had made such a great contribution, naturally received corresponding rewards. He was granted the title of Duke, a fiefdom, and then became engaged to Messier.

After that, Ivan and Messil got married. After that, Ivan stopped going to the front lines and stayed in his fiefdom, where he built it into a very prosperous place and lived a simple life with Messil.

However, after that, Ivan seemed to suddenly become somewhat radical. He quickly returned to Leander with Messil and then gained the king's favor through his own abilities.

Ultimately, on his deathbed, the king of the empire passed the throne to Ivan.

However, when he said this, Messier seemed a little melancholy.

She said with some regret, "I don't know why, but Father Emperor was so healthy at the time, and then he suddenly fell seriously ill. Doctors from all over the country came but couldn't do anything about it."

Upon hearing this, Abigail sensed something was amiss.

"It's a bit strange, but I don't know why Ivan was so clingy during that time. He was like a little kid. Honestly, even though he had so many things to do, he would always spend a lot of time with me every day."

"Oh, didn't you sense anything strange about your situation at the time?"

"Well, I didn't feel anything strange. If I had to say... my health seems to have improved since then, and I haven't been sick at all."

Since Ivan became emperor, Messil has come to Leander with him. With his powerful influence, Ivan seems to have made many reforms. Messil doesn't know much about these reforms, but she knows that the empire seems to be getting better and better since Ivan took the throne.

She was very happy about this.

As for what happened next, it was just a trivial matter, nothing serious.

After listening to Messil's story, Abigail fell into thought. Clearly, Messil's story was quite exaggerated, because everything in her story went too smoothly.

That's right, it's precisely because things are going too smoothly that it seems very abnormal. Anyone with a little common sense knows that even property disputes among nobles are this fierce, let alone a struggle for the throne of an empire.

Moreover, Messir does have siblings, but according to her, they all seem to have received fiefdoms from Ivan and have since departed. They seem to be doing well these years, and sometimes even bring her good news.

However, there is a problem here: the empire's former first in line to the throne, the first prince, who was the most likely to inherit the throne, suddenly gave up the throne and handed it over to someone from another family. This is quite an unbelievable thing.

It seems there's a reason behind Messi's current personality.

Ivan had protected him exceptionally well. But even with such excellent protection, Messil still ended up in this state, clearly indicating that there are many untold stories behind it.

In truth, Abigail wasn't interested in Ivan's behind-the-scenes struggles; what truly interested her was how Messier had become the way he was.

Moreover, unlike ordinary automatons, Messil possesses a soul, which Abigail perceives to be Messil herself.