#ikemen silvio's route

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Silvio Ricci. Both Endings Bonus. The path to favoritism. Part 2 + 18

Warning: NSFW

Benitoite.

Silvio washes MC's hair with her favorite balm.

MC: I've been thinking the other day. Where did "do it for me" go?

I'm not sure about that phrase at all, I admit...👇

Silvio: What, if you want to do all kinds of poses, do it to the point of exhaustion.

MC: You've done more for me than I've done for you!

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MC: For some reason washing my head became a daily routine for you, and you even started to help me get dressed from time to time...

Silvio: You're getting weak after our lovemaking, and there's nothing I can do about it.

After this statement, MC's ears redden even more.

Earlier, the prince thought she was sassy, though whatever she does, he can't get away from her.

Silvio: If you don't like it, get stronger.

He blew into her ear.

Well in her opinion, Silvio is now not a shameless prince, but a shameless king.

As punishment, Silvio hugged MC. Because of the recent intimacy, her body reacted more sensitively.

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As Silvio used his fingers in the girl's most sensitive spot, he reflects that he hasn't had a throat problem in a long time. He is not thirsty.

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He stopped drinking alcohol.

It became commonplace to "make love to MC," to take a bath with her, to go to bed together.

(.....Maybe I just wanted to be loved.)

He recalls the girl's words that human hearts can't be bought with money.

Her opinion was the right one.

Now that Silvio knows what true love is, he can honestly accept it.

(I don't want money or jewels. I didn't always get what I really wanted.)

That's the real reason he hates Valerio. That's why he wanted to steal MC from his younger brother. ...Silvio wanted to be loved too.

However, knowing his filthy and despicable thoughts, MC took Silvio's hand instead of Valerio's. She was the only one who loved a man no one would love without money.

Meanwhile, it was time to get out of the tub.

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Silvio is ready for another round. 😏 But MC isn't sure. She hasn't come to her senses yet after her bath.

Silvio: Do you want me to stop?

MC: Can you?

(....O, shit, I don't want to burden you too much.)

Silvio: Don't do cute things, you idiot.

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This is a funny moment for me. Poor woman.

Silvio: ...I won't be able to stop.

The girl put her arms around him.

MC: Tomorrow.... should be a day off for both of us.

🤣😂

Silvio: ......

MC agreed. They can go on for another round.

Silvio: Then I don't have to hold back, right?

It was at this moment she knew... She F**ked Up 😂

MC: Oh, no, I wish you would be moderately restrained. .... Uh-oh

Lifting MC's legs onto his shoulders and laying his body on top of hers, Silvio realizes that "shaking and devouring" the girl's body, is much more pleasant than drinking.

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(Maybe I won't be jealous or hate Valerio anymore.)

MC saved him from becoming a beast.

He feels he has become human. Silvio is no longer afraid that his origins will bring him loneliness.

Along with MC's sweet voice, their sweat mingles.

Silvio: MC.... are you okay?

He strokes her disheveled hair as she smiles a weak smile.

Silvio has finally found "true love," and he hugs MC tightly so he won't let go.

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Silvio's Masterlist

[tothestraycats]

And since we are at it

[maladaptivedaydreamsx]

Silvio really said:

[culxiaa-fn]

Just realized that so far all the Ikepri Fathers that we know are an absolute huge piece of shit

With that, I will give the best dad award to Akatsuki !

We didn't know about Matias,Azel and Kagari's father yet, but I hope they are at least decent...

[shatcey]

Nokto, are you an eagle?

Silvio dramatic ending.

I totally remember that he hinted on the way out of the palace. That was very difficult not to notice.

But this...

How good his eyesight is? It's a small necklace laying on the table somewhere far away from him. I doubt he crossed the whole room for a little chat. But noticed that...

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🔝 𝕊𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕋 ℙ𝔸𝔾𝔼 🔝

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[romance-rambles]

concept: in an alternate universe where the three princes arrive in rhodolite after emma leaves, five years after chevalier's coronation, silvio ricci—"mr. secretly a caring brother"—decides to take a stroll around the capital to clear his mind.

he's been trying to find valerio for ages, and he'd briefly thought that maybe his brother is still in rhodolite, but for whatever reason, he can't seem to get any leads. after making the questionable decision to drink, he ends up wandering into the bustling markets of the city.

a pair of brothers catches his gaze. the older one is buying the younger one a treat—and really, they can't be too old. silvio has had little interaction with kids, but he'd guess them to be around the early teens. and it makes him think of how he was never able to do anything like that for valerio.

naturally, in the middle of cursing his brother out, he happens to hear a vaguely familiar voice professing his love for some woman named emma. he has to rub his eyes to make sure he's seeing things right and—

yup, blonde hair, blue eyes. an earring. the face of a man he loathes, though not as much as his mother.

and in front of his kneeling self—

a clearly pregnant woman who looks on, with amusement glittering in her brown eyes as she gracefully accepts the offered rose. silvio thinks he might be going insane.

"emma" then proceeds to pull him up and the lady selling flowers giggles about how wonderful it is that they're so in love. the guy from the stall next door hollers about how, since it's rio, it's to be expected.

they leave and silvio does not follow them.

what silvio does do is go back to his room in the castle and punch the wall, unable to figure out how he should feel about the fact that valerio is married with a kid on the way. one thing's for sure though:

emidio must not know.

so, silvio packs up and leaves for benitoite, and in about two years, even those in rhodolite whisper about how the second prince attempted to commit treason—and admitted, in a fit of rage, that he was the one who sent valerio to die.

(for this, the king begrudgingly thanks silvio and offers to make him king. but silvio pretends he hasn't already found valerio and vows to find him.)

then, silvio returns to rhodolite.

and finds out that the child valerio's wife was carrying was their second child, after a brat who happens to be the splitting image of valerio overhears asking about "rio" and "emma".

this kid is nothing less than a blabbermouth. within thirty minutes, silvio's aware of his history and "rio"'s too. he knows that valerio's second born is a girl, that he's disappointed that neither of his two children look like his wife, and that they'll probably not stop at two kids. he knows that the kid's name is elliott, that he's named to match the first letter of his mom's name—it's the same for his sister, who is named rhys, after his dad.

and yet, despite the fact that being armed with this seemingly useless knowledge comorts him, he's too much of a coward to try and approach valerio. after all, emidio's dead. valerio seems happier than he ever was in the benitoite's court. isn't it selfish to drag valerio back solely for silvio's pride?

(a part of him is also jealous of elliot's long list of uncles, who he suspects to be rhodolite's princes—most frequent are nokto, yves, leon, clavis, and luke. sometimes, jin and licht. chevalier, surprisingly, does ask after him and rhys, but never visits. sariel keeps tabs on them, just in case)

so he runs before his sister-in-law arrives to take elliot home.

and rinse and repeat. days bleed into weeks and he's not keen about letting them bleed into months, even if he views elliott as a "second chance."

but he doesn't have to.

valerio comes to him.

apparently, he's seen silvio hanging around his son. his wife is delighted that elliott's made a friend, even if he is older than she'd hoped for, and also a bit concerned about silvio's identity, so she wanted to invite him to dinner.

unfortunately, elliott told rio about how silvio once told him to cherish and protect his sister. he said that he couldn't protect his brother from getting hurt, and that he hopes valerio is happy.

the names are what tipped rio off.

there was other identifying information too, but rio already had his memories. the names were all he needed.

you see, he'd started having an inkling of his identity when emma was belle. he'd been pouring over some texts about benitoite and he thought some of it felt strangely familiar. but he kept those thoughts hidden because he was afraid of letting emma know. it was when emidio was arrested that his memoried fully started coming back.

[we now take a brief intermission to talk about how rio married the love of his life:

emma, whilst fretting over her uncontrollable feelings, is looking at the "engagement ring". rio comes in, and for a moment, they simply stare at each other.

then rio correctly guesses that this is something he had on him before. emma confides in him that she thinks it's an engagement ring, which causes rio to realize why she would push him away.

he tells her that he has no interest in returning home. he wanted to die, after all. it's likely nothing was waiting for him. and, if it is an engagement ring, he probably bought it because he knew he'd be meeting the love of his life soon (this makes her hit him on the shoulder). rio thinks he likely wasn't engaged at all.

this causes emma to decide that she wants to be selfish, even if it means living with that kind of guilt.

the rest is history.]

rio: "i really don't want you to meet emma...what if you fall in love with her? she's so pretty, i can see it happening."

silvio: "huh? why would—"

rio: "...but i need someone to testify that i wasn't engaged before i lost my memories. i didn't have a lover either. my wife's been holding onto this misconception, so i want to clear it up immediately."

silvio takes it for the olive branch it is. everyone and their grandmothers know that he's been searching for valerio. it's really no surprise that rio would realize his intentions.

the next night, he joins rio and his family for dinner. silvio brings flowers for emma and gifts for each of the munchkins, and for rio, he shoves a bottle of wine at him. his reddened ears don't have the luxury of returning to normal because elliott starts pointing out how his ears are super red. they have an enjoyable dinner, after which emma reintroduces herself as his sister-in-law and they confirm that they'll hold off on telling elliott, like silvio wants them to.

silvio is a coward though, so he tells elliott on literally the last day of his stay in rhodolite. elliott makes him promise to come back soon, and rio and emma, who are there to pick elliott up, reveal that they might go visit silvio instead.

[this is because someone manages to spill silvio's secret to the king. which means rio would need to establish himself to better protect his family.]

[memoria-99]

IkePri routes short comments and personal rankings

* All of these are my personal thoughts.

1st Gilbert

Traumatized villain with death wish. Not a fun route, relatively heavy plots, twisted romance, but a good "villain" route. Emma has real great mentality and very brave, loved how she handled the situation and the relationship. Also the best adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" theme.

2nd Clavis (Tie)

Four-dimensional troublemaker. The first half was funny thanks to all sorts of weird events and the second half was interesting to see dealing stuff this guy was secretly doing. I liked the romance and chemistry between the two. Emma was very cool and proactive.

2nd Silvio (Tie)

Sharp tongued, materialistic brat. Endless bickering between the two was overall fun to read and though there were moments that I wanted to punch this guy, eventually grew to like him. Used to wonder why so many people love this brat but I get why. Loved how sassy Emma was too.

3rd Nokto

Sly playboy. I think I like these kind of foxy character. Has a sad past. I liked the route because the guy was very smart and Emma was quite cool. What I didn't like was that the romance seemed to be leaning toward too erotic after the two became official.

4th Yves

Star-crossed tsundere kitty. The guy himself was very cute, and the romance between the two was cute and heartwarming as well. But they are both grown ass adults in their 20s and yet their romance was like that of teens.... why.

5th Chevalier

Coldhearted genius. The second best adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" theme. I liked the process of Emma taming him. But didn't quite like that the guy has the upperhand still. This was the only route that Emma didn't call her suitor only by given name till the very end, so...

6th Licht

Severely depressed one. I liked the heavy story and realistic romance. But, although he's kind he has almost no self-esteem, is a master of self-deprecation, and his past is seriously dark, making me feel depressed as well. I know he's loved by many, but just not my cup of tea.

7th Leon

Charismatic, good-natured brother type. Typical fairytale prince. Has a sad past, but speaking of past, there're handful who are worse than him here... The most ordinary route. I don't remember much honestly.

8th Keith

Double personality. One is very kind and the other is rather bratty. Whole premise itself was interesting but two are so different... and made the romance look like a weird love triangle.

9th Rio

Loyal doggo who always loves Emma. But the route was kinda disappointing, I think it's only meaningful in a way that his love met a happy ending for once.

10th Sariel

Felt more like a "common route" in other games where romance does not exist. I didn't see much meaningful interaction between the two. At least I liked that Emma did best in her role as Belle in this route, but that's all.

11th Jin

Seriously remember nothing about the route except that it was very boring.

12th Luke

A sleepy bear turned into a crazy bear.

PLUS

1. I love the ways "sinner" LIs are written in this game, including Gilbert and Licht, and how Emma deals with those. Instead of trying to just reassure it's okay don't let that bother you, she's like "I know what you did cannot be forgiven, nothing can change that, but I'll embrace even that part of you and lead you to step forward"

2. I love that in the two bastards' route Emma ended up 'winning' them. In Gilbert's it was mentioned that he's the one who was conquered, and Silvio's he thought that it looks like he's the one with the collar.

[eternallyfrustratedwriter]

I'm WHAT?

[delulux3]

Silvio Ricci Modern Day Drawing

[clavissionary-position]

There's that moment in Silvio's dramatic end, during his campaign to usurp the throne, where all the merchants show up for Silvio out of genuine respect and adoration for him. And I think that'd be a neat and meaningful sequence in Azel's route too; the people of Tanzanite showing up for his true, ordinary, human self because he's spent all these years giving them genuine and sympathetic advice, guiding their lives, truly helping them, and even if he utterly detested his divine 9-to-5, even if it was wrapped up in theatrics, it still Meant Something.

You can disparage the people of your own country all day long for being helpless sheep, but you don't keep up the god charade or try so desperately to wake everyone up to reality unless you had a boundless love for them. That's my thinking at this time, anyway. I love tsunderes.

Actually I saw a random post just now about how you can keep making mistakes and people will still love you. Minus the 'mistake'-bit, I think that partially inspired this.

[ikedoll]

i saw this on tt and thought it fit them.. if u see any mistakes or something i missed No u Dont 🤐

[viatagrinner]

Silvio Ricci. Both Endings Bonus. The path to favoritism. Part 1

Our days.

I've always been longing. Never in my life have I been able to quench that longing/tryst.

Drinking large quantities of alcohol and one-night stands serve only as a temporary distraction. How could this be cured? I thought long and hard about this method. I couldn't find a way.

Until I met this sweet and sassy woman.

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Main Flashback. 3 years ago.

Prince Valerio is missing. Silvio looks at his other brother, Emidio.

(This guy... Did he set something up?)

Valerio has gotten involved with some dangerous business, and Emidio is acting suspiciously.

(Damn, I thought Emidio wouldn't catch him...)

King Alfio, their father, forms a search squad.

(Are you forming a search squad already?)

If Silvio or Emidio were missing, King Alfio would not even look for them.

The king asks his eldest sons about their involvement in Valerio's disappearance.

Emidio: I know nothing. What about you brother?

Silvio does not know either.

The King of Benitoite: ...There is no lie in these words, is there?

The King looked with a murderous gaze, like an enemy, not at the suspicious Emidio, but at his eldest son.

Silvio: Ha, you doubt me?

The King has already concluded.

(You're wrong, you old bastard.)

Emidio: But the one who is most pleased with Valerio's disappearance is my brother, right?

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Flashback in flashback:

It is a "celebration" of the death of Silvio and Emidio's mother, the queen, and a welcome to a new wife, Lydia.

Only Emidio, is sad about his mother.

Emidio: You are so good, Valerio.

Valerio: What do you mean?

Emidio: I don't even have to tell you, do I? It's just the way you wanted it to be.

Emidio: Aren't you happy, right?

Valerio: If I look happy, brother, you should have your eyes checked.

Silvio tells them to shut up. Emidio looks for support from his older brother, but finds none.

Emidio: You killed my mother, Valerio.

Silvio doesn't believe it. Their mother committed suicide. Realizing that Alfio might find out that she wanted to send him to Lydia, she chose death.

This is what Valerio, the man who learned the truth about the queen, said.

Silvio doesn't think this is a bad thing. Rather... if Valerio had not done it, he would have done it himself.

Emidio is outraged. Why protect their little brother?

Silvio: Valerio, you look sullen too. I get mad looking at you.

Valerio: So you wouldn't be sad if I smiled?

Silvio: ... Ah, still damn cheeky and refreshing.

Emidio: Brother, you are ridiculous. Valerio, I am not as kind as our brother.

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Main Flashback. 3 years ago.

From that day on, Emidio became gloomy/spooky with Valerio.

The king wants to "talk" with Silvio alone. He doesn't mind. However...

Silvio: If you don't have time, don't waste it, go find Valerio.

King: Don't worry.

When the king winked, the royal guards waiting in the throne room surrounded the elder prince.

( ....The incompetent old geezer.)

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Main Flashback. 3 years ago.

Castle Prison.

Carlo, the squire and the prince's assistant came to the prison.

Carlo: ...Are you all right?

Silvio: Is that what "all right" looks like to you?

Carlo: Sorry! I'll take care of you right away.

The prince's body hurts. There's blood in his mouth.

Instead of interrogation, there was torture.

(It's more like he was trying to nail me than get information out of me.)

Helping the prince to remove his clothes, Carlo frowns. There is not a living thing on Silvio.

There are wounds and bruises all over his body. His clothes are stained with blood.

Carlo: .... Terrible.

Silvio: Not really. ....Even when I was a kid, I was beaten very badly in secret.

The king beat him. For his "bullying" of Valerio. But just remembering his miserable childhood, when he had no money and could not even buy love, makes Silvio sick.

Carlo: ...Why does the King hate Prince Silvio? For there is no proof!

Having smeared his wounds with the already familiar motion, for he has often been wounded during his maritime adventures, Silvio answers his assistant's question.

Silvio: It's common, isn't it?

Carlo: I don't understand, because the prince is a good man.

Silvio: Ha, dumbass. I don't think so.

Silvio: You're the only one who treats me like a "good person".

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Carlo is the prince's assistant and squire. They met ten years ago, when Silvio came to inspect the shipyard. Carlo was given out by other workers, and the prince protected him. Carlo has a brilliant mind. He is a scientist, an informer, an agent, etc.

Silvio often bullied Rio. And their father remembers it.

Silvio: Because I took away everything that was important to him.

But Emidio was even angrier.

Carlo asks about the reason for Valerio's hatred.

As a child, Valerio was loved by everyone, his father loved him, he had a loving mother.

Valerio's birth was a blessing to the Benitoites.

No one liked Silvio because of his character and the fact that he had no free time. His mother forced him to study.

It was all for the sake of her son's ascension to the throne... The king hated such an ambitious wife. And Silvio did not understand how such an evil woman could give birth to him.

But the prince did not say all this to his squire.

"Hated it, and that's all," was the prince's answer.

Carlo: But you get along now, don't you?

Silvio: ....Get along?

Silvio: ...We don't get along. I just don't have anything else to take from him.

Silvio: If he can do/get something important, I'll take it from him again.

Perhaps in the past the prince has done bad things because of hatred. Until there was a turning point.

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Flashback in flashback:

Little Silvio couldn't figure out where his mother sometimes went in the middle of the night. One day he followed.

She had a meeting with a mercenary. He gave her some poison from Jade.

This poison does not kill. In some countries it is used for torture.

It turned out that the queen was quite chatty.

1. She does not want to kill her husband's mistress. If Lydia suffers, so does the king.

2. The queen will frighten and torment the minion until she gets bored, and as soon as she gets bored of this "toy", she will break her. Faster the queen will kill the son of the king's mistress.

3. Zhe does not care about adultery. Silvio's mother hates her husband.

4. She already had a lover, but her engagement to the king ruined everything.

Silvio would listen no more and ran away.

For the first time he knew his mother's true face.

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A few days later.

Ch. 21. Romantic Route

Lydia, the king's favorite and Rio's mother, was poisoned.

Valerio: Why doesn't anyone try to help!

Silvio can't look his little brother in the eye.

Mother: It's not that they don't want to help, it's that they don't know how to help.

Silvio can hardly contain himself, watching Rio scream in panic, and seeing how calm his mother and brother are.

Valerio: ....You're not...

Valerio: You're not human... No.

That evening.

Silvio felt guilty, he decides to talk to his mother. He tells her that he saw her with the mercenary.

She laughed.

The prince did not know at the time that people would call it crazy.

Mother: Silvio, you better think about becoming king. ...I can imagine the man's face. Do you want me to tell you something nice?

She, usually stern, gives her son a gentle hug.

Mother: You may not be the king's son. But this is a secret between you and me, okay?

No one and nothing could confirm or deny it.

Fortunately, he inherited the blue eyes that are the hallmark of Benitoite royalty, so no one could say that Silvio was an illegitimate child.

The queen convinced herself of this.

"The mother is a beast. And... born from the womb of such a woman, I too am a beast, and even my royal status, where a rich life without love is guaranteed, may be in jeopardy. This fact made my young heart tremble and instilled fear. I hate Valerio."

He hates, the king who is attached to his youngest son.

But.... He doesn't want to be like his mother.

Some time later.

Valerio is crying. Silvio has taken something from his brother again. He tries to teach his brother through violence to be strong so that he can stand up for himself.

Silvio: I don't have the strength to protect you from those bastards.

Flashback in flashback is over.

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Main Flashback. 3 years ago.

Castle Prison

The ointment begins to work. Carlo wants to go to get the doctor, but the prince won't let him.

He needs clean clothes and a carriage. Silvio will look for Valerio. He hopes to find his brother before Emidio does.

If he is alive, of course.

Carlo: And if you don't find him?

Silvio: Then I will erase all traces of Valerio's life.

Carlo wonders, how can you do this? By bribery and changing documents, answers the prince.

Silvio does this so that Emidio does not find Valerio. It is good if he is found quickly, but if not...If he is injured. Silvio believes in his brother's strength, but wants to back him up.

Silvio: If there is money, a lot of things are possible.

The business he started with pocket money was a great success, and he put the money he earned into his next business.

Repeating this, he started making money as a child and before he knew it, he was the youngest millionaire ever.

With the money, he bribed a couple of people.

These people were looking out for Emidio, looking for Valerio, and trying to fix problems.

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Flashback in flashback.

The prince's money has attracted some women.

Woman 1: Silvio, is there anything I can do in your room tonight?

Woman 2: No, tonight I am Silvio's partner.

Woman 3: The third woman offered some good wine.

Silvio panics. People used to avoid him, try to mingle with friendly Emidio and Valerio.

Flashback in flashback is over.

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Main Flashback. 3 years ago.

Castle Prison

"I learned that a man no one loves can be loved by anyone if he has money".

"Money isn't everything,' is the nonsense of wimps who don't know how to make money."

The hatred for Valerio had subsided, but not longing. Rather, it was the money that made things worse.

Silvio and Carlo are about to leave prison.

Silvio: ...Take care, Valerio.

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Three years passed

Silvio found Valerio in an unexpected place.

But along with relief came longing.

Main Flashback is over.

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Silvio's Masterlist

[scintilans]

puppy 🐶 💎 👑

[maladaptivedaydreamsx]

⚠️ rio's route dramatic route spoilers !!

[culxiaa-fn]

One thing as a community that we didn't talk about much is the relationship between Keith and Silvio...

Big brother association??? Silvio dragging Keith off somewhere to go drinking and complaining and Keith silently listening

[kuromahiruma]

I'm starting to like MC's personality on this route👀👀👀