I Became the Emperor’s Sleeping Pill - Chapter 62

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“Lady Lysei, you will continue to reside in the Rose Palace as its mistress. His Majesty has declared that he will not allow anyone but you into his chambers…”

“What?!” Lysei exclaimed, startled. What had she done?

Her eyes wide with surprise, she stared at Zerga. He sighed briefly, then recounted the events of Edin’s strategic maneuver against the nobles. In the grand assembly hall, Edin had threatened to find the perpetrator of the Founding Festival’s black magic incident by any means necessary, and in doing so, officially declared Lysei as his consort.

The Marquis, the Empress’s father, and the Empress’s faction had protested vehemently. However, Edin silenced their objections by bringing up the black magic incident at the Founding Festival, effectively turning their own guilt against them.

The Empress, upon hearing the news, had stormed into the Emperor’s presence, her fury palpable. “How could you humiliate me so! The Emperor’s consort, the Empress, is me!”

“As long as you remain in the position of Empress, I will, however reluctantly, treat you as such. However, your and your family’s misdeeds will soon be revealed to all, so it would be wise to tread carefully from now on.”

“Your Majesty had best secure his own position. I will see you brought to your knees…” Despite the Emperor’s threat, the Empress remained defiant, her words laced with venom.

“Ha…” Listening to Zerga’s account, Lysei let out a hollow laugh at the absurdity of the situation. She couldn’t fathom how much more precarious Edin’s position would become after declaring her his consort in front of the predominantly pro-Empress nobles.

Of course, with Luigia, who could see black magic, and Edin, who could dispel it, the heretical black magic rebellion posed less of a threat. Since Edin had already demonstrated his ability to dispel black magic with Luigia during the Founding Festival parade, the Empress’s faction wouldn’t dare instigate a rebellion rashly. Instead, they would likely try to kill Luigia.

Anticipating this, Zerga had fortified the Rose Palace to such an extent that not even an ant could slip through, making it nearly impossible for the Empress’s faction to harm Luigia.

As Lysei recalled, according to the original story, the Empress’s faction would remain dormant, like the calm before a storm, until the Hunting Festival, when they would attempt to assassinate Luigia. Knowing this, Luigia seemed unconcerned. Zerga, naturally unaware of this, was on edge, constantly worried about Luigia’s safety.

“Has Luigia’s Omega awakening occurred yet?” Lysei suddenly remembered that Luigia’s abilities manifested before the Hunting Festival and posed the question to Zerga.

“No, not yet.”

“Hmm.”

“I’ve heard that the black magic becomes clearly visible only after the Omega awakening…”

“Yes, right now, it appears as… a transparent jelly?… something like that.”

“A transparent jelly…?”

“Well, it’s difficult to explain. It’s like, even though you can’t see anything, you can feel something’s there. Do you remember that building with the goddess statue on the roof?”

“Yes, the mansion bound by the second black magic spell.”

“Yes. From the head of that goddess statue, something transparent and gelatinous, like a coiled serpent, was wrapped around it.”

“….”

“It appears that way now, but after the Omega awakening, it will probably look like a black shadow.”

“You seem well-informed.”

“Oh, Luigia told me.” Lysei offered an awkward smile. Since she couldn’t reveal she’d read about it, claiming Luigia as her source was the most plausible explanation.

Even then, Lysei didn’t realize what she had just implied to Zerga. The building with the goddess statue, which she had described, was a memory from her own experience, not from the book. That scene hadn’t appeared in the original novel, as Luigia had only sensed the presence of the black magic. Lysei had seen it with her own eyes, a fact she herself failed to grasp, but one that Zerga did not miss.

Her description confirmed his suspicion that Lysei could also see black magic. However, he didn’t question her directly. He only had circumstantial evidence based on her explanation, no definitive proof that she could actually see it.

Moreover, according to the divine prophecy, it was Luigia, not Lysei, who could see black magic and would save the Empire alongside Edin. Zerga suspected things would become complicated if Lysei also developed this ability.

While having two saviors instead of one shouldn’t be a problem, Zerga decided to remain silent about Lysei’s potential ability to see black magic, at least until she realized it herself, and until he could confirm its existence.