Chapter 119
However, at the critical moment, the woman in front of him let out an involuntary “Uhk” sound, unable to endure it, and all the mood was shattered. It was a voice completely different from Roina’s.
His sensitive ears had instantly picked up on that difference.
At that moment, he kicked the woman’s stomach with his foot, knocking her over. Then, with a slight nod of his head, he said,
“Remove her.”
It was the same tone and same voice as the command he had given when discarding the wine.
The woman trembled like a quaking aspen, begging and sobbing, asking for forgiveness and pleading for just one more chance.
But she was soon “removed” from the place by a knight who appeared from somewhere.
“Damn it……”
A vulgar curse slipped from the mouth of the beautiful Imperial Crown Prince, whose face was like that of an angel. He needed Roina.
Nothing else could satisfy him. He had continued to try, but his desire only piled up, unresolved.
He felt that unless he forced those arrogant and impudent eyes into submission, made them tremble with desire beneath him, he would never be able to quench this thirst.
Knock knock.
As the Imperial Crown Prince was immersed in such relentless greed, a knock and a notification of a visitor were heard. He had no desire to meet anyone and was about to ignore it, but from beyond the door burst forth a cheerful voice.
“Your Highness, it’s me~!”
Roberto’s brows drew together sharply. That troublesome woman had recently become one of his biggest headaches. He couldn’t drive her away due to external justifications, but she neither submitted nor respected boundaries, acting freely while constantly stepping over the line.
Just as he was about to ignore her visit request again, a voice reached his ears that he couldn’t disregard.
“Don’t you want to see Lady Roina with me?”
What nonsense was that now? He found the existence of Veronica, who couldn’t be controlled and whose thoughts were impossible to grasp, extremely irritating.
Yet she always brought with her something he couldn’t refuse to negotiate with. Last time, it had been her lineage and her own life that she put on the scales.
This time, she brought the three syllables of “Roina.”
The Imperial Crown Prince waved his hand, thinking that if it was nonsense again, he’d kill her this time without a second thought.
“Let her in.”
“Please reconsider, Roina. It’s dangerous.”
Roina gazed silently at Lutan. She had already known that he would oppose this so strongly. But no matter how much he objected, there was nothing she could do.
“Still, eventually, it’s something that has to happen someday, isn’t it?”
Veronica. She whispered. The one whose whereabouts she now knew, yet who was the most dangerously tainted existence—Veronica. Roina wanted to meet her.
“You said she was corrupted by miasma and that her condition isn’t good. I understand that. But after seeing Quies, I feel even more strongly that I have to see her with my own eyes. And,”
Roina held up a letter she had been carrying. The recipient of the letter was Roina, the sender was Veronica.
{ To Lady Roina, Please come to the New Year’s banquet and help me. – Veronica Eckhart. }
It was an extremely short letter. Nothing else was included. What in the world did it mean? Why would Veronica send such a letter?
“I think I need to confirm this, too.”
“But Roina……”
Lutan spoke pleadingly, his eyebrows drooping. He embraced her as if to shield her, wrapping her in his arms as though he feared losing her.
Roina spoke like a sigh.
“To be honest, I still can’t quite grasp the fact that I’m the Archmage of the Beginning you talk about.”
The Archmage of the Beginning, Roina. It was a combination that didn’t feel natural at all. Surprisingly, the Archmage of the Beginning from her past life had also been named Roina. That fact left her feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
“But through this matter, I’ve come to clearly realize that there are beings out there watching and waiting for me. And, I’m worried about Veronica.”
She was a woman who had once been leashed by the Crown Prince. Roina vaguely thought that Veronica might now be in a situation similar to what she herself had once experienced.
Since Veronica was not human, she might have used some other method to escape. But if so, Roina wanted to confirm that as well.
She had considered meeting Veronica in person through Maili before the New Year’s banquet, but after looking into it, she found that Veronica was staying in the Imperial Palace under the pretense of preparing for her engagement ceremony.
Even when she sent a message requesting a meeting, the reply was that Veronica was too busy with preparations for the engagement announcement at the banquet and wouldn’t be able to make time before then.
In the end, the conclusion she came to was that to check the contents of the letter and determine whether Veronica truly needed help or not, she had no choice but to attend the New Year’s banquet.
“It could be a trap.”
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