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Published at 30th of September 2021 12:35:47 PM


Chapter 10

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Chapter 10
Translator: MIssme
Editor: Aru

Recalling the sacred object on the Crown Prince’s necklace, I crossed one leg with a face that looked as relaxed as possible.

“You said you came to see me after hearing the rumours, right?”

“I did.”

“But no matter how seductive I am, not everyone will like me. Because everyone has their own taste”

“But I thought you were more attractive than those men’s taste.”

“Thanks for the compliments, but I’m a person who thinks there will always be an exception.”

“And you think the exception is Duke Egon?”

“Yes.”

I purposely twisted the tip of my hair with my index finger.

To fit my image as best as the Crown Prince had imagined.

“Apart from my efforts, if the Duke didn’t fall for me, Your Highness will waste 6 months of time and money, so is there any guarantee that you won’t be angry at me?”

“That’s not gonna happen.”

Lie. I know you’re going to kill me.

I grinned as hard as I could, holding back the nervousness.


 

To elicit that answer, I put on a fatal act that I’m not used to.

“Do you swear?”

“Yeah, I swear.”

“Don’t just swear by words. Make an Imperial oath by using the sacred relics. Whether I succeed or fail, you won’t do me any harm.”

“What?”

The Crown Prince’s response was quite normal. He must have thought that it was absurd. Because I demanded him to make an Imperial Oath.

But this was all I could trust. Because his life span will be reduced by five years if he breaks the oath.

Depending on the person, losing a 5-year lifespan might doesn’t matter to them, but I know it wouldn’t be the case for the Crown Prince.

It’s something that came to my mind lately, but it was because of an episode from the original.

The female protagonist, who noticed the prince’s scheme, made the Crown Prince take an Imperial oath not to make such a scheme again on the condition that she did not tell Caleb.

And the greedy Crown Prince tried to keep his oath all his life. Because his goal was to stay in power and live long.

“Can’t you do it?”

“I can do it, but I don’t think I should make an Imperial oath for this thing. And are you saying that you couldn’t trust my words? That’s ridiculous.”

“I trust Your Highness, of course, but I like certain things.”

I winked at the sacred relics hanging around his neck and opened my mouth again.


 

“If you don’t have any intention of breaking it, then it wouldn’t matter if you make one. Isn’t that right?”

I knew my actions were reckless now. Because I’m trying to provoke the Crown Prince.

But I had to. To survive.

“Oh, my God, such a cheeky.”

The Crown Prince was furious at my words. His distorted face instantly scared me.

‘Did I provoke him too much?’

There were only us, the Crown Prince and me, in this room now, and he was taller and well-built than me.

If I put my mind to it, I can strangle him to death.

But I couldn’t back out of this room.

But if I’m going to die anyway, at least I could try…

“I don’t understand why you’re so angry at me. Did the Crown Prince of the Empire intend to lie to me?”

“Keep your mouth shut up.”

“Based on your reaction, you must have been lying. You swore you wouldn’t kill me, but you were actually thinking about killing me……….”

“If you open your cheeky mouth once again, I’ll kill you here.”

“Wouldn’t it just be solved if you take an Imperial oath saying you wouldn’t harm me? But here, you’re trying to intimidate me instead.”

I deliberately added the following words.

Because I had to take advantage of the pride the Crown Prince had, the pressure of his position, and the inferiority he had toward Caleb.

“If it’s Duke Egon, he would not have lied to me as well as sworn an Imperial oath.…. Don’t you think so?”

Bang!

The table shook loudly.

It was because the Crown Prince hit the table with both of his hands.

Oh, my gosh.

My heart fluttered at the sudden noise.

Fortunately, the Crown Prince was bowing his head.

Thanks to it, I stared at him, trying to capture the expression that had collapsed for a brief moment.

“……I swear.”

Soon after, the Crown Prince gritted his teeth and raised his head.

His eyes, staring at me, were filled with a hideous light…

“I swear in my name that I will spare your life, even if you fail. Instead, in front of me, don’t you ever compare me to the Duke again.”

“Sure.”

I answered nonchalantly, but I was relieved inside. The fact that I’ve barely gone through one crisis.

In my reply, the Crown Prince took out the necklace he first showed me.

“I, Enosh Le Elphida, as an imperial family member, swear to God that I will not harm regardless of the consequences of Lady Oreu’s failure or success of my request.”

As before, the blue light from the necklace faded with a pattern on the back of his hand.

The Crown Prince frowned at me and asked.

“Is that enough?”

“Yes, thank you.”

“Then I’ll assume you accept the offer. I’ll send someone to tell you the details. I’ll tell him to visit you at this time tomorrow, so be aware.”

The Crown Prince stood up then put on his hoodie, not listening to my answer.

His footsteps, which stretched out rapidly, showed that he’s really angry.

I had to watch the Crown Prince from behind, nervous until he left the parlour room completely.

* * *

Enosh left the troupe, took off his hoodie as soon as he got on the carriage.

He recalled Lena, swallowing the still unthorny, shaking his dirty blonde hair.

‘Such a cheeky woman.’

The reason Enosh looked for Lena was purely because of Caleb.

To be exact, because he got a report that Caleb had escorted Lena, and even after breaking up with her, the report said that he kept staring at the ticket she gave him for a long time.

He didn’t believe it when he first received the report from his man.

Such ‘Cale Egon’ takes interest in a woman? Does such a woman really exist?’

In particular, it was surprising for him, after all those women he sent to seduce Caleb over the years failed.

After sending so many women, Caleb didn’t ever waiver from those temptations.

So he came to Lena under the pretext that he was curious about Caleb’s tendency, but the truth was not that.

Enosh always kept Caleb in check. Because the existence of Caleb Egon itself was a sense of insecurity for him.

Unlike him, who was just an ordinary man with nothing to call talent in particular, Caleb was a genius.

At thirteen, he could learn and use his Auror, which others could only learn at fifteen, and joined the Imperial Knights the following year.

At the age of 22, he obtained the permission of the Emperor and founded the Royal Knights Specialized in subjugating beasts, and even received the position as the commander, and inherited the Duke’s title, when the former Duke passed away, at the age of 25.

It was an unusual and unconventional succession, but no one disagreed with his succession.

Caleb had the ability to handle all of those positions and never neglected his duties due to his honest personality.

Furthermore, although he was a Duke, many of the Imperial citizens regarded him as a hero because he regularly went to Beast Subjugation and sent knights to protect citizens in the countryside.

Enosh’s father, the Emperor, Legolas II, was so fond of Caleb.

But not in his case. He thought that Caleb Egon is a double-edged sword that he never knew when he’ll be stabbed in the back.

A man of outstanding ability was obviously a fine hand.

But it was a story when the subordinate was considered entirely on his side.

Not only did Enosh doesn’t trust Caleb, but he also had a personal grudge.

Although it is embarrassing to call him his relative, the blood of the Imperial Family also flowed in Caleb. Because his great-grandfather married the former Empress.

He’s always been compared to Caleb because he was the same age, and that’s made him frustrated.

‘My blood is more superior than his, so why?’

It was natural that inferiority and hatred piled up one by one.

As soon as he became emperor, he wanted to blame Caleb and throw him away, but he couldn’t.

Because the Imperial citizens will notice right away that he’s trying to pick a fight on him.

So that’s the idea he came up with.

‘If I can’t do anything about Caleb himself, let’s make it impossible for him to expand his power.’

Of course, it all failed. Caleb wouldn’t budge.

No, he never showed interest in the first place.

As he was agonizing over which woman he’ll send next, the report about Lena raised Enosh’s spirits.

“This is her!”

He said that he came after hearing the rumour said that she was a yobu, but that was only an excuse.

To hide the fact that he has kept Caleb in check.

Enosh was already highly appreciative of her for the fact that Caleb has shown interest in her.

And when he saw her in person, Lena was so pretty that even she, who had seen all kinds of beauties while living as the Crown Prince, lost his mind for a moment.

He could not come out immediately from the place he had been waiting after seeing Lena, and he barely came to his senses when Lena tried to turn around.

Enosh had a hunch.

‘I’m sure she’ll make it.’

However, the only thing he didn’t expect was that she was smarter than he thought and didn’t know she would touch his complex inferiority without hesitation.

‘I was too reckless, I made an Imperial oath for such a thing.’

He was in a hurry to think that he should get her to execute his plan somehow, so he easily swayed.

Enosh had to admit that he had made a mistake, as he had been killing all the women who failed or refused to seduce Caleb.

He could break his oath if he put his mind to it, but he had no intention of cutting his lifespan just to deal with such a woman.

‘I’d rather wish her success.’

It would be better for her to succeed and become a Duchess than to worry about Lena failing and accusing her

Once she’s become a duchess, she won’t be able to say that she’s approached the Duke under his order unless she wants to be kicked out.

Leaning against the back of the carriage, Enosh slowly closed his eyes.

 

Vol 2. In earnest

‘I succeeded…….’

After the Crown Prince left, I returned to my room, sat on the bed and wrinkled my stiff shoulders because I was tense all the time.

I was worried about what would happen if the Crown Prince didn’t fall for the provocation, but it was a relief.

‘What should I do with this portrait?’

As I looked at the portrait of the male protagonist and the check that the Crown Prince had left behind, I was troubled.

The check was given by the Crown Prince to me, so I can take it to the guild and use it as I please, but I didn’t know what to do with the portrait.

‘He said he’ll send someone tomorrow, so should I ask him?’

I put a portrait of the male protagonist in the chest drawer next to the bed, thinking of keeping it for now.

Before I close the drawer, I take a look at the handsome face again.

It was just when I closed the drawer. Someone knocked on the door.

“Lena, are you back?”

It was Veloca’s voice.

I got out of my seat without a reply and opened the door right away.

As soon as I opened the door, Veloca screamed.

“Argh! You scared me!”

“I’m sorry. Are you okay?”

“Yeah, this much, but are you alright?”

“What?”

“The person you met, Bill said he looks like an aristocrat. Did he hurt you by any chance?”

“Well……. There wasn’t anything like that.”

It was a dangerous situation, but it’s been solved well anyway, so it’s okay to say this.

“But why did the noble find you?”

“Shall we go in and talk about it? I thought it would be better to sit back and talk.”

“Okay! Let’s talk inside.”

Veloca nodded willingly and we came into the room.

“So why was the noble looking for you?”

“He just said he was impressed by my performance, so he wanted to see me himself.”

“Did he really just say that?”

I nodded slowly. I couldn’t say that the noble is the Crown Prince and that I had ‘some’ conversation with him…

I don’t know what kind of consequences I’m going to face. But I’d better shut up for Veloca’s sake.

“Thank God. I was worried if it’s a weird twisted guy again.”

“Thank you for your concern.”

“What, but do you have any other stories?”

“A different story?”

“The appearance of the aristocrat, his identity……?”

“……… Velocca, you said you were worried about me.”

“Of course I was worried! But I can’t help but be curious.”

Veloca shrugged her shoulders and said.

It was a very brazen attitude, but that was just her personality, so I smiled lightly.

“Well, his face looked fine.”

“Looked fine means handsome, doesn’t it?”

“Maybe?”

“Really? I think he’d be really handsome if he got that kind of comment from you. If I knew it, I’d go with you or follow you.”

I don’t think that’s a good idea.

I recalled a conversation with the Crown Prince.

What if Veloca was there with me? It was terrible just to imagine.

“Sigh, I don’t know why I’m so unlucky these days. A few months ago? Anyway, you said that the man who saved you was very handsome, only you could enjoy it.”

A few months ago?

Questioning, I soon noticed what Veloca was referring to.

“Are you talking about the man I met last time when we went to buy perfume?”

“Yes, that’s right, the man who said he was a knight. Oh! I suddenly got curious. Can I ask?”

“What is it?”

“Who do you think is more handsome, the man who saved you before or the nobleman you saw today?”

“Uh……..”

When asked by Velcca, I momentarily remembered.

What does the man look like?

I could clearly remember what the Crown Prince looked like since it’s just a few minutes ago, but I couldn’t remember the man’s face.

I just remembered that he was kind and handsome, and his black eyes were so impressive.

“I don’t know. I don’t remember his face. It was a long time ago.”

“Well, it was a few months ago, so that’s understandable. But he hasn’t come to the concert yet, has he?”

“Maybe.”

The reason I was so sure was because of the ticket I gave to the man.

It was said that the owner’s signature was on the back of the free concert ticket, which had no deadline.

That is, the back of the ticket had to have my signature.

And when such tickets came, the staff who collected the tickets would let me know.

However, I have never been told that a ticket with my signature has been issued, and it has been inferred that the man has not yet come.

That guy is funny too, you even gave him two tickets, shouldn’t he come to see you?”

“I guess he doesn’t like plays very much.”

“But sincerity……..”

“It’s okay. He might have tried to tell me that he doesn’t enjoy watching plays, but I still gave it to him.”

It was entirely up to the man’s willingness to come and see the performance.

Of course, it was a shame. I wanted to meet him again if I had a chance.

I laughed, erasing the thought of a man who I can’t even remember his face anymore.





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