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One Year Ago.
There were two young ladies to whom the emperor gave epithets.
...Sylvia Evanail, daughter of Baron Evanail...
...A golden thread blooms in a yellow flower garden...
...From now on, people will call you like so...
The Lady of the Golden Silk.
The heroine of this world.
...Raviel Ivansia, daughter of Duke Ivansia...
...A flower gilded in silver so as to not drop its head...
....Child. From now on, the subjects of the empire will call you...
The Lady of the Silver Lily.
The villainess of this Apocalypse.
Noble ladies usually receive an epithet when they have their debutant ball and enter aristocratic society. The royal family or high nobility who open their debutant balls give them their new names.
The noble lady's epithet differed based on how high up in society the presenter was. A name given by a baron and a name given by a count were of different classes.
The greatest epithet was, of course, a name bestowed by the emperor. It was the pride of one's family to be given a name by His Majesty.
Since these two young ladies attended the same academy, the huge storm that brewed was inevitable....
'But even so.'
I looked at the prince. The crown prince was holding my colleague, the Heretic Questioner, who had taken on the role of the Lady of the Golden Silk. He was holding the Heretic Questioner so tightly that the dress rippled around his fingertips like scales.
'Isn't he too superficial to be the crown prince of a country?'
Strangely, I didn't like him.
The prince met my eyes. He was looking at me a little distastefully, so I had to lower my gaze. But his gaze was also unusual.
Contempt. Fury. Disdain.
Negative emotions were lurking in his eyes.
"...You also survived."
Uhm.
Was that directed to me? Probably, since I was the only one in his gaze right now. However, his voice sounded like that of someone who ate spinach three days after its expiration date. It kind of pissed me off.
"Yes, Your Highness."
I imitated the way people in historical dramas spoke.
"I safely managed to survive."
"You're lucky."
"How can it be due to the luck of this humble child? Your Highness's grace must have been crazy good."
"...."
The prince's lovely eyebrows slipped. Just now, I more or less implied [you set up the raid on your own]. If he had a guilty conscience, then even an ordinary greeting should put him on edge.
"Your words are too much. Do you mean to say that my royal grace is embedded in everything that happens in the world? Saving your own life and saving Sylvia from the assassins and ruffians are all due to your own fortune. I thank you."
Wow.
He seemed to retreat and praised me, but listening carefully, that wasn't the case. It wasn't because of my 'skills,' but rather because of 'fortune.' No way. I'd like to think this wasn't true, but was the prince trying to keep me in check right now?
"The Lady of the Golden Silk is my master."
At that moment.
"And I belong to her."
My mouth moved without my intent.
"Your Highness. How can we say that it is luck that a sword protects its owner? The tool has just been used as a tool should. Your Highness praises me excessively."
It was embarrassing. Really, truly, I had planned to step back after saying something vague. What good would it be if the prince and a butler got into a fight? Nevertheless, my tongue moved agilely.
'Huh? Have I finally gone nuts?'
When my head became a bit hazy, I heard a voice.
[The immersion toward the character is deepened.]
What?
[Currently, your immersion rate is 1%.]
What the heck?
"...Really, you're so eloquent that I want to sew your lips together."
While I was going mad in my head, the prince's face became distorted. Outrage. Humiliation. It was really a face trying to hold back from cursing.
If possible, I also wanted to yell out a bucket of swears. It was because seeing the prince's face crumpled up was strangely refreshing for a corner of my heart. Rather than thinking I should stop, I felt that his look was quite good. Crazy. This was insane.
"These days, barons and such nobility seem to select servants based on their tongue rather than their personality. If His Majesty knew the situation, he would surely lament it."
Wait a moment.
Just wait. He was supposed to be the prince of this world, but he was just a blond ramen noodle. Don't provoke me anymore. Please, don't irritate [my] emotions. This is, this stage is....
"How could that be? How dare there be a day when His Majesty's eyes are blurred? Your Highness the Crown Prince is so mature that you accumulate virtues in our school every day. I am sure that His Majesty is pleased."
In other words, I was sarcastically saying his father sure would be pleased if he knew the prince hired an assassin. But that wasn't the important part.
I realized the trap of this stage.
And I realized why Count and Crusader, the two Hunters who dealt with the economy and safety of our Tower, became so weak and failed to attack.
'As time passed, those two people were eaten up by the concept!'
[The immersion toward the character is deepened.]
Oh no.
[Currently, your immersion rate is 2%.]
This was something crazy.
"Hmph. That's enough. It's beneath me to compete with you through words. As for what happened tonight, I will thoroughly investigate the truth."
"Is there anyone in our school who is as reliable as the prince? I sincerely request this. Please find who is behind the attack and punish them a hundredfold."
"Of course."
Aaah.
Was it 'this'?
Was this the special feature of this stage?
The prince glanced at me and said,
"Lady Sylvia must have been very surprised. Perhaps others are lurking and may attack tonight. Know that I will protect the lady tonight."
"Your Highness."
My tongue was evolving into an answering machine.
"Please forgive this child's rudeness. The more times things like this happen, the more one has to relieve one's fatigue where one feels most comfortable. My mistress will want to stay in her private room, as usual."
"...Are you saying that she can't be at ease by my side?"
"I apologize. This child is simply telling the truth to Your Highness."
Save me.
Please save me!
[The immersion toward the character is deepened.]
[Currently, your immersion rate is 3%.]
SOS! Help me!
-Hey, you... What are you doing?
Sword Emperor! No, Sword Emperor-nim!
-Eh. Did this brat go around the bend?
I really think I'm going around the bend now, so please do something!
-Uh... What do you want me to do?
I don't know. Anyway, help me control myself!
-Hmm. Can I really talk shit to you?
I don't care what you say, so please just help me get a hold of myself!
-Ah, then.
Bae Hu-ryeong grinned.
-Zombie. You seem to dislike Venomous Snake. But actually, whenever you get the change, you act more or less like the protagonist in the Venomous Snake's delusions....
Ah.
'That's enough. I came to my senses. Don't say another word.'
-Come on.
My mind seemed to flash to awareness as Bae Hu-ryeong masterfully dared to compare me to the Venomous Snake. Has anyone ever seen a nastier ghost? It didn't matter what he said, but he had to throw a nonsense festival. But thanks to this, the rate of immersion that rose like crazy came to a sudden stop.
"...."
Meanwhile.
The Heretic Questioner, who buried his face in the prince's embrace, was also acting abnormally.
"...? Huh?..."
The Heretic Questioner was tilting his head back and forth. For the first time ever, I saw the Heretic Questioner's 'confused' expression. That universally acknowledged leader of the nutjobs. The pure natural-born psycho didn't understand the feelings he was feeling right now.
Guilt.
Perhaps that's why the Heretic Questioner pushed away from the prince's chest. He slithered out of his arms. The prince who was fighting with me with his eyes was bewildered. He looked at the Lady of the Golden Silk, no, the Heretic Questioner.
"Sylvia, why are you acting like this all of a sudden?"
"Huh? ...Hmm? Oohhh?" The Heretic Questioner tilted his head once more. "How fascinating."
"What's fascinating, Sylvia?"
"I'm feeling some unfamiliar emotion. It's the first time I've felt this since I was born." The Heretic Questioner laughed. "My heart is pounding!"
"...."
"My heart is beating so violently. Oho. Aha. Indeed! It's really mysterious…."
The Heretic Questioner closed his eyes. Then, he touched his chest with both hands. The Heretic Questioner, no, the Lady of the Golden Silk, was smiling. She looked like she was listening to beautiful classical music.
"The owner of this body seems to really like you!"
"Sy-Sylvia…." The prince's face looked like he had eaten the soup called 'emotion' with the rice called 'touched.'
If I hadn't been in a hurry to stop the immersion, I might have felt envious of the timing, but fortunately, thankfully, that wasn't the case. Even though I was late, I had come to my senses.
"Milady," I said forcefully. The Heretic Questioner opened his closed eyes and looked at me. "Let's return to the dormitory. His Highness the Crown Prince declared that he would personally uncover who was behind the attack. Since it's late, milady should go back to your room and rest. From tomorrow, don't we have to continue milady's life again?"
We had a 'purpose' as well as a 'role.'
The goal of clearing the stage.
We couldn't forget it.
"Oh, yes. You're right."
The Heretic Questioner blinked. He understood what I meant right away. The Heretic Questioner grabbed his skirt and greeted the prince.
"Thank you for your consideration. But I will go back with my butler."
"Ah?"
"Good night, Your Highness. I will now go back!"
The Heretic Questioner easily turned his back, abandoning the prince whose face turned blank. He lightly stepped out of the warehouse.
From behind, the prince shouted, "Sylvia! Sy-Sylvia?!" However, the Heretic Questioner only walked away with a smile. He didn't even turn his head.
"...The task has become difficult."
I muttered, following close behind the Heretic Questioner.
"I didn't think there would be a trap like immersion. Damn it."
I wondered why the Count and the Crusader failed, but now I understood.
"Ahaha."
The Heretic Questioner smiled mysteriously. Click. Click. Our footsteps echoed in the corridor, and our shoes were shaded white by the moon. The sound of human feet resembled the beating of a heart.
"It's definitely something we didn't expect. Death King, how much has your immersion rate increased just now?"
"It went up to 3 percent like mad. I barely managed to stop it."
"You're outstanding. Mine shot up to 10 percent right away!"
I was speechless.
'10 percent? 10?!'
It was devastating. He had only spent a short time with that prince character, but one-tenth of his ego had been infected.
The situation was more serious than I thought.
Only then, even living a normal life was like walking through a poison fog. Little by little, you became poisoned, and once you came to your senses, you couldn't escape.
When you let go of your hold on your mind.
In an instant, the mind would be eaten by the [romance] of this world.
"...This can't go on."
I opened my mouth. My voice was slow. Well, I was nervous.
Losing myself. That I might lose myself.
It was always the thing I feared most.
"Let's prepare safeguards for ourselves."
"Safeguards?"
"Yes."
I carefully touched the handle of my dagger. I felt the texture of the green tape around my finger. That familiar texture brought me a sense of stability.
"Choose a keyword. So that we can come to our senses whatever the situation, no matter how serious things are, when we say this keyword. For example, when I say [peach], you can say [carrot]."
"Aha. It's a secret code for the two of us!"
The Heretic Questioner smiled.
"I agree! I saw something similar in a drama before. Then what should the secret code be..."
Click.
At that time, we heard the sound of a heel from across the corridor. The heel of a shoe was pressing dangerously to the floor of the corridor. Dull footsteps followed. A person was approaching with several servants.
The moon shined.
A sharp shoe trampled over the moon reflected on the hallway floor.
Hair as silver as the moonlight. The Lady of the Silver Lily.
The duchy's young lady led several followers and walked this way. The villainous young lady frowned like she was angry. She glowered at us.
"Ah."
The Heretic Questioner let out a small moan.
"Death King."
The Heretic Questioner stood on his tiptoes.
Then, he opened his lips and murmured into my ear.
"I think I really do hate her."
Whisper.
At first, it sounded like the same voice as always.
"...."
Slowly, I turned my head and looked at the Heretic Questioner.
"Mhm."
The Heretic Questioner spun round and round. The hem of the long dress swirled, causing a small whirlwind to rise. The wind containing his weight pressed on my chest.
"I'm curious, Death King."
The Heretic Questioner stopped, then splayed open his hands. He curled his fingers other than his index fingers, which revealed his bare skin.
"Ah, I'm really curious."
Pressing both index fingers to his lips, he was smiling like always.
"Right now, what kind of expression am I making?"
But his eyes weren't smiling.
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[The immersion toward the character is deepened.]
[Currently.]
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2.
Romance Fantasy Trope 1
『Any man near the main character is shady at first.』
Romance Fantasy Trope 2
『The man who seems the most ordinary is actually the most extraordinary.』
3.
My heart throbbed. I was anxious. Like broken piano keys, my heart was playing off-key. That was how ominous the Heretic Questioner's smile was.
I felt a premonition that we were going to slide all the way down this slippery slope.
And what was at the bottom, I could not see.
"Heretic—"
"You look unharmed, Lady of the Golden Silk."
Before I could finish saying his title in the Tower, the Lady of the Silver Lily used the protagonist's title in this world first.
"I heard you were attacked by an assassin…. But you're a girl who grew up in the borders. The thread of your life is as tough as a weed. A single assassin must not be a big deal for you."
"Hmm."
The corner of the Heretic Questioner's mouth tilted up.
A little later, I would find out that it was out of ridicule.
Words that the Heretic Questioner would never say flowed from his lips.
"Did you deliberately come out this late to compliment my healthy body? Truly, I thank you, milady. His Highness did the same. I am happy that many people care for my inexperienced self! So much so that tonight's misfortunes feel like luck!"
The Lady of the Silver Lily's eyes became ferocious.
The Heretic Questioner had planted two thorns in his words just now.
'Aren't you the one who hired the assassin?'
Intimidation.
'The crown prince came to visit me personally because he was worried about me.'
Provocation.
"...Your head is as disheveled as a weed, too. There is a thin line between imagination and delusion. Our choice of whether we step over that boundary determines our human dignity. As a noble, please act with decorum."
"Ah, I'm sorry! So it isn't against decorum to slap someone's face at a ball. Well, I did grow up on the outskirts, so I don't know the manners of a duke's daughter!"
"...."
"If it is not disrespectful, when will you invite me to your salon? I'd like to receive etiquette lessons directly from a wonderful lady. I'm not used to hitting people, so I think I need to learn about the angle and strength of my hand."
There was a motorcycle engine running on his tongue.
I wondered where the engine sound was coming from, but after listening more closely, the crazy noise was the sound of my own heart.
Thump. Thump.
Dread wrapped around my heart and held me by the neck.
"Milady! Don't be rude!"
"A mere baron's daughter from the countryside is saying such thoughtless words…."
The duchy's servants became indignant at the waltz of the Heretic Questioner's tongue. Some of the attendants had probably betrayed their master and belonged to the crown prince. I didn't know if it was just one or if there were more traitors, but that wasn't what mattered now.
"I apologize!"
I hurriedly intervened between the gold and silver ladies.
The Lady of the Silver Lily furrowed her brows.
"You are…"
"Milady is greatly shocked today because of the strange events that occurred. From this lowly servant's understanding, she desperately needs to rest. Since it's late at night, would your ladyship please allow us to excuse ourselves? The misunderstanding will be resolved tomorrow."
"...."
The Lady of the Silver Lily closed her lips.
Behind her, the servants were buzzing.
When their mistress raised her right hand, they all stopped moving. In an instant, stillness enveloped the hallway. It would have been impossible to do if she did not keep her subordinates on a tight leash from the beginning.
"Excuse me, butler. What are you talking about?"
Rather, it was the Heretic Questioner, the Lady of the Golden Silk, who protested.
"I still have a lot to say to her ladyship. You can't just end the conversation at will..."
"Be quiet."
I grabbed the Heretic Questioner's wrist. I grabbed it, then walked away while dragging him behind me. The Heretic Questioner said, "Ah, wait, butler! Wait a minute!" He struggled, but I never let go of his wrist. We really couldn't let our character immersions rise here.
"Milady."
Just before exiting the hallway, I looked back. The Lady of the Silver Lily was looking at us with an equivocal expression.
"…What is it?"
"I have always admired the upright conduct of the duchy's servants. Tonight, your attendants were quite virtuous, unlike a common man like myself."
I politely bowed my head to her.
"I have realized many things. This humble self pays respect to your ladyship."
"Now, please excuse us."
With that, I pulled the Heretic Questioner out of the hall.
The Heretic Questioner, who was rebellious at first, had calmed down.
There was a wide garden between the ballroom and the dormitory. Moreover, it was a spring night.
The newly bloomed magnolias were drooping by their heavy heads. The night was soaked in the scent of flowers, thick under the white trees. As we stepped forward, pale magnolia petals fell and touched our toes.
"My goodness."
The Heretic Questioner stepped on a fallen magnolia petal.
"Ah."
He stopped and looked up at the night sky. After a while, the Heretic Questioner turned his head and looked at me. His face was impassive. He seemed to be disoriented.
The Hunter said to be the craziest person in the Tower muttered to himself as if he couldn't believe what he had just done.
"Death King..... What did I say back there?"
4.
As soon as I closed the door of our quarters, I said, "Choose a password."
We had been quiet as we walked to the dormitory. No word was exchanged between the two of us. It was a little difficult to walk because my ankles were bound by the silence.
Was it due to the increased character immersion? I knew the path from the garden to the dormitories like it was natural.
Perhaps the characters' memories became clearer the more immersed we were. Right now, it was difficult to judge whether that was good or bad.
"A password...."
The Heretic Questioner blinked.
"Is it a secret password...?"
"If we leave things as is, it'll become really dangerous for us. You have to keep it together."
"We do. Death King, you're right. Yes..."
The Heretic Questioner seemed to be struggling to speak. He kept slipping. His voice was slipping faster than an accident on a slippery road. It was a red light, signaling that the person in front of me was in danger.
I firmly grabbed the Heretic Questioner's face with both hands. Then, I forced him to meet my eyes.
"When spring comes, magnolias fall."
"What...?"
"When I say [when spring comes], you, the Heretic Questioner, will reply [magnolia falls]. That's our passcode. It's the phrase that tells us to get a hold of ourselves. Now, if you understand, tell me. When spring comes?"
"Magnolia..."
"Again. When spring comes."
"Magnolias fall."
Little by little, the eyes of the Heretic Questioner showed that he was returning to himself. He started to look in front of him, rather than blankly into space. The Heretic Questioner shook his head, saying, "Hmm," and "Well!" Then, he nodded.
"Yes! I'm back!"
"Okay. Good job."
"Thank you, Death King! Aha. Indeed, today had a storm of surprises. I'll never forget this day."
"Would you like to rest and have a cup of tea?"
"Please!"
Good. It wasn't over yet. It was too early to give up this round.
I handed the Heretic Questioner a blanket and headed to the kitchen. Because it was a dormitory of the academy where royalty and nobles attend, there was a small kitchen in the Lady of the Golden Silk's private quarters. I easily found the tea leaves and kettle.
"Wow."
I was boiling the tea, but this was ridiculous.
"My body just moves on its own…."
I never really made tea other than the ones in tea bags. It had been like that my whole life, but my hands moved automatically as if I had steeped tea for years. It was a side effect of the immersion.
My body was even feeling [joy] by making tea.
'The lady likes it best when I add milk and a spoonful of honey.'
I was humming.
'I obtained this precious honey from an academy employee for occasions like this. It cost some money, but milady is usually so frugal that it isn't a waste. This much luxury is okay...'
[The immersion toward the character is deepened.]
[Currently, your immersion rate is 6%.]
It wasn't okay!
Not okay at all!
Fuck!!
This dumb romance! What's so pleasing about adding honey to black tea? Should I open up a skull and spread honey on the neurons?! Stick a honeycomb in your head?!
[Shiny is concerned about the warrior's condition….]
[However, Shiny thinks the warrior's butler outfit is very attractive.]
My weapon shone by itself in delight. Maybe it was because Shiny was happy, but the sword's sparkling color looked more exquisite. And I, the owner of that sword, squatted down while holding my head in pain.
'You can't let a butler take over your mind.'
I clenched my teeth.
'No way. I've worked too hard to clear the stages so far!'
I was determined.
Even if I made tea, I wouldn't make it like the original character. I used a kettle that he didn't normally use and pulled out a different teacup from usual. Like that, I gave the tea to the Heretic Questioner.
"Death King."
The Heretic Questioner took a few sips and tilted his head.
"Yes."
"The tea tastes weird!"
"So what?"
"If my taste buds are working correctly, this iffy taste is salt, right?"
"That's just how this tea tastes."
"Oho. Rather than tea, isn't this more like saltwater? If you just measure the salinity, I think it'll be judged simply as saltwater, nothing more, nothing less."
"Just shut up and drink."
"Understood! I'll shut up and drink!"
The Heretic Questioner slurped up the tea.
"Thank you for the tea! It was salty!"
The Heretic Questioner smiled broadly. Yup. This was how things should be. Our natural psycho finally regained his guilelessness.
"So, what do you think we should do from now?"
"We have to make sure the villainess and the prince
stay together."
I sighed.
"Or at least crush the [love line] between the Lady of the Golden Silk and the crown prince into powder. Let's aim for one of those two endings."
"Operation Sneaky Sneaky...?"
The Heretic Questioner chose the name of the operation on his own.
Well, it didn't matter. I also preferred the second ending.
I had never dated before, so I didn't know much, but—
'Wouldn't it be much easier to break something than making it?'
It would be difficult to matchmake the crown prince and the Lady of the Silver Lily, but it would be easy to have the Lady of the Golden Silk break up with him.
In this part, the Heretic Questioner and I were 100% on the same page.
"To do that, the prince's love for the Lady of the Golden Silk must become cold! Do you have any plans?"
"I do."
I realized something when I was losing my mind while making tea. We need to take special measures for this stage.
'There is a way.'
Not only would it reduce the prince's affection for the protagonist, but it would also be very effective in allowing the two of us, especially me, to keep our consciousness.
"What's the plan?"
"In the end, the more you act like [The Lady of the Golden Silk] and the more I act like a [butler], the more immersed we become in the roles."
So flipping that thought…
"Then what if you do [something the Lady of the Golden Silk would never do] and [something the butler would never do]?"
"The character immersion rate may drop. Even if it doesn't fall, it won't go up. How does that sound?"
The Heretic Questioner's eyes shone.
"...Ooh. Indeed. It's a simple yet good method. As expected of Death King! You're the Hunter who broke through the unyielding 10th floor and cleared the 20th floor!"
"You flatter me. Mm. Anyway, our conclusion is simple."
I flicked my hand and triggered a skill.
"From now on, let's become a [bad girl] and a [bad butler]."
The Heretic Questioner tilted his head.
"What?"
The Hundred Ghosts Reincarnation activated. I didn't have to bring in a lot of spirits like I did in the Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon. We only needed one specific ghost.
My shadow wriggled and took on the shape of a person.
"...."
A ponytail at the back of his head.
Eyes that were more asshole-ish than that of any other being in the universe.
"Hey...."
The Flame Emperor. It was Yoo Sooha.
As soon as Yoo Sooha was summoned, he frowned. His expression crumpled like tissue, and he opened his mouth.
"Fuck, you dog bastard. What are you going to make me do this time—."
"Come on, let's be quiet. Hush."
"—Mmph mmmpph!! Mmppphhh!"
No matter how much he tried to intimidate me, he was a ghost that could not disobey my orders. Yoo Sooha shouted like a hostage whose mouth was sealed by a terrorist, going "Mmph! Mmph!" and so on.
Seeing the Flame Emperor's appearance lifted my melancholy mood. What could I say? It felt a bit like closing the lid on top of a trash can. The dust in my heart was refreshingly tidied up. The Flame Emperor. He was like the dustbin inside a vacuum cleaner.
"Heretic Questioner."
"Yes, Death King!"
"Looking at you, your outer appearance is too much like a model student."
I put on a stern expression.
"Your gestures and your actions feel very pure. However, if you earnestly want to become a [bad girl], you can't go on in your current state. It'll be impossible."
"Ah."
The Heretic Questioner's ears perked up.
"If there is something I lack, please let me know! I'll learn!"
"Yes, and you'll be taught. It's a 1-on-1 last-minute tutoring session."
I slowly looked at Yoo Sooha.
"The greatest tutor will teach you how to be a bad person."
"Aha. I'm looking forward to it!"
"Mmph—, mmph!! Mmm mmph!"
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The Heretic Questioner laughed brightly like a young puppy. Yoo Sooha frowned like a bitch. Between the puppy and the dog, I nodded seriously.
"Now. Let's be bad."
The next day, Sormwyn Academy would explode.
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Romance Fantasy Trope 3
『Do you want to develop love between two people? First, make them hate each other.』
『Hatred is lightning. Love is thunder. After being blinded by the lightning of hatred, the thunder of love begins to sound.』
6.
"Are you well?"
It was on the route to Sormwyn Academy.
"Yes, I slept soundly. Did you also sleep well last night?"
"Thankfully, yes. Perhaps I had a good dream; I feel refreshed. I'm going to have two slices of toast this morning."
"Oh, I want to hear what kind of dream it was. Should we eat together?"
"Oh my, what a great idea!"
"Huhu."
The students smiled and greeted each other in a quaint, old-fashioned way. On the road with white magnolia blossoms, "oh my" and "huhu" smoothly flowed from their lips.
Peace. Serenity.
Even baby birds gathering together and singing side by side could not be more peaceful than this, nor could a flower garden in full bloom be more serene. The mere sight of this scene would purify someone's mind. It was a moment that sparkled like a diamond.
"Ah, Lady of the Golden Silk. Are you well?"
But diamonds were just refined coal.
If one lit it up, it would burn very well.
"Nope! I'm not well at all!"
"Ah."
The Heretic Questioner grinned at the young lady who greeted him.
"There is no way I could be calm! Some assassin jerks attacked me last night and almost killed me. It's unfair that I couldn't sleep at all, and you're asking me if I'm well? Do you have any sense?"
"Excuse me?"
"No, you have no thoughts at all. If you did think, you wouldn't ever ask 'Are you well' to someone who almost died. Ahaha. What needs to be well isn't me, but your head! Is your head well? Is your skull safe and good? How is your brain?"
"Ahh… Yes? Excuse me?"
"Ahh! Your head was resting so much that your mouth became twisted. It's all right. I understand! A healthy mind lives in a healthy body. You have a ruined head, so is your mind in good shape? Go on, go to the infirmary. In other words, please get out of my sight!"
"...Ah, ...Aaah....?"
Wobble.
The lady swayed and fainted. If her servant didn't catch her, she would have rolled all the way to school. The students, who had been greeting each other good morning like usual, screamed.
"White Orchid Lady! Are you okay?!"
"My goodness! Her complexion is too white..."
"Someone, call the nurse!"
"Breathe! Can you hear my voice?! You have to breathe!"
"Lady of the Golden Silk! What did you just say to her...?!"
A clamor.
The baby birds singing peacefully were blown away, and a bomb exploded on top of the serene tulip garden. The diamond was blazing. The young noble ladies skillfully attended to their fainted classmate, but they could not hide their shock.
The Heretic Questioner smiled.
"What's the big deal? She senselessly asked me if I was well, as I asked her if her head was well!"
A young lady nearby opened her mouth.
"Her h-head... is well...?"
"Ah. Your hair is red. What a cool red! Could it be that your skull broke and your brain is leaking a little? Aha. If so, you're putting your already unfortunate intelligence at risk of further loss. Come on, pick it up and put it back in!"
"...Haa...."
Wobble.
"Miss?!"
"Kyaa! Lady of the Plum Blossoms!!"
"Why isn't the nurse here yet?!"
"That salary thief!"
"Somebody please bring some water!"
"Security! Security!"
Chaos had arrived. It was truly a scene of the Apocalypse. The book Apocalypse hadn't been destroyed yet, but the route to Sormwyn Academy was being burned to the ground with excitement.
"Ahaha."
The Heretic Questioner, who had a 20-meter radius of space to himself, smiled with a face that did not show a single hint of evil. He did have dark circles under his eyes though because of the attitude training he had received overnight.
"Death King, you're the best! My immersion didn't go up at all!"
He was also the best.
The effect of the Flame Emperor's one-on-one tutoring was great.
"In the future, I'll continue to trust you fully! After all, the Death King's schemes are reliable!"
I bowed down at an angle appropriate for a butler.
"Thank you for the compliments, milady."
"You are a million times welcome! But is stepping on my foot another way to stop the immersion rate from going up? My big toe hurts a little."
"I can't help but act as a bad butler. Please withstand it."
"I understand!"
This morning, a total of 14 ladies entered the academy's infirmary.
The incident on the road in front of the girls' dormitory quickly spread to the whole school.
It was known as the [Is Your Head Well] incident.
7.
Restaurant, main building, garden.
Wherever they went, the students gossiped about the incident.
『The Lady of the Golden Silk has gone mad.』
『She's changed since she was attacked yesterday.』
『She's possessed by the devil.』
『Two ladies and one gentleman bravely went to investigate the suspicious rumors and reveal the truth, but they still haven't returned.』
『Isn't she more attractive now?』
『So who ordered her assassination?』
『Sormwyn's unofficial club, 'All Older Sisters' Fan Association (AOSFA) welcomes the current changes. We urge the Sormwyn students to change their perceptions.』
『The Lady of the Golden Silk's butler was mixing her tea with salt. A lot of witnesses saw it.』
『It's dangerous.』
『Assassination』
『I heard the crown prince is taking handling it.』
『She's gone insane.』
『I'm going mad.』
『An appropriate salt intake is good for your health… Is the salt in the black tea for her well-being?』
『Golden Silk unnie.』
The rumors snowballed like an avalanche and became a ghost story.
"Lady of the Golden Silk! You have insulted the honor of my master!"
However, even if the rumor became exaggerated, it was true that 14 ladies had fainted. Of course these ladies' servants were angry.
Even if they couldn't attack a noble lady, they could ask me, a subordinate just like them, to duel. At lunchtime, angry servants rushed in line to fight me.
"I cannot stand still as the honor of my master and her family is blemished. Please allow me to duel with the lady's butler!"
"Hoho."
The Heretic Questioner nodded.
"Okay! Everyone, solve it nicely among yourse—.
"Just a moment."
I secretly stepped on the foot of the Heretic Questioner. The Heretic Questioner winced in pain.
"Is something wrong?"
"Once you decide to act, you have to continue your bad girl image to the end. Don't accept what others say right away. That looks too obedient."
"Ah, you're right. That's true. Then how do I be bad?"
"Do as I tell you to do."
Whispers passed between the two of us. The servants who requested duels looked at us with confused faces. After a while, the Heretic Questioner opened his mouth with a face like he had an epiphany.
"All right! You may duel with my servant if you like."
"Ah, thank you for your permission. Then, right here..."
"But! If you want to fight him, pay me!"
The servants blinked.
"…Pardon?"
"I mean that you need to pay to get what you want."
The Heretic Questioner sat on a garden bench and crossed his legs. His radiant face was forceful. If children saw the Heretic Questioner right now, they would probably automatically yell out, 'Unnie! '
"My butler belongs to my family. I am the only person in my family who is attending this academy, so he is mine. What if my possession gets hurt during a duel? Are you going to be responsible for that?"
"Uhh, uhhh..."
The nobles' servants were dumbfounded. She wanted them to bribe her so they could have a sacred duel? Wasn't that too thuggish?
"Um, how much should I pay you?"
"I'll take 5 gold coins!"
"...."
"Aha."
The Heretic Questioner delivered the final line that I taught him.
"Everyone. It isn't the case that your loyalty to your masters is worth less than 5 pieces of gold, right?"
"...."
The servants took out the gold coins one by one. I felt a little pity as I watched them. Some of the servants looked like they were about to cry.
Their faces seemed worried about whether it was honorable to pay to fight for a lady's honor. A face that seemed to ask, 'Is this really the right thing to do? '
However, there was no going back. Once a few servants began to pay, the others had to join in.
"H-here it is. Lady."
"Okay!"
"I have it too..."
"Yup. Thank you for your patronage!"
"Please, excuse me. I only have silver coins. Would you accept it in small change…?"
"I'll accept it all!"
The Heretic Questioner ripped off the frugal servants. The dignity of the young lady who was given an epithet from the emperor was buried under the jangling of coins without leaving a trace.
Followers take after their masters.
"Hm."
I cracked my neck up and down, left and right, like a gangster.
There were more than ten servants staring at me awkwardly.
"Let me ask this, just in case."
"Wh-what is it?"
I lifted the holy sword, sheath and all.
"Among those of you here, has anyone starved for over a week?"
The thrilling sounds of a beating rang in the garden. I took down the servants one after another, feeling like a drummer. I beat them like a dusty cloth.
"Ack!"
"Huk, keuk?!"
Countless students watched as the servants screamed. Looking around, I saw the students staring at me in dismay. Behind me, the Heretic Questioner rolled the coins in his hands and hummed.
Screams, gasps, and the jingling of coins.
The three melodies formed a perfect trinity.
"Sy—"
At that moment, someone hastily rushed in among the watching students.
"Sylvia! What in the world is this about?!"
It was the man who could be said to be the ramen noodles of this Apocalypse: the crown prince.
The blond ramen was extremely flustered. My heart felt satisfied when I saw his bloated ramen face. We were returning the embarrassment we felt because of him last night.
"I heard rumors that you've suddenly become strange, but as always, I thought it was malicious gossip. But now, against our classmates.... You!"
The prince glared at me, muttering quickly. Well. For ramen soup served with rice, his eyes were quite fierce.
"What are you doing?! When your master is tired, it is the servant's responsibility to stop them and help them recover with all their power! You're a third-rate butler, and utterly disqualified to be a servant! You're disqualified!"
"I apologize, Your Highness."
I put the holy sword on my waist and bowed my head.
"This child is not judged by anyone other than the young lady. If milady evaluates me as a third-rate butler, that is what I am, and if she says that I am disqualified, I will step down. But until that moment, I will remain her faithful butler."
"You... Despite causing all this disturbance, you shamelessly..."
The prince closed his mouth and pursed his lips. Then, he shook his head. Did he think it was useless to speak with a servant like me?
"Sylvia. Didn't I tell you again and again? You shouldn't have a man like that as your butler. There are several eunuchs raised with great care in the imperial household. If I ask His Majesty, you can take one of the competent ones. It's all right! You don't need to worry. My father already thinks well of you."
Wow.
The students in the audience exclaimed quietly. Here and there, you could also see young ladies who fell for that adoring look. Just now, the prince expressed his affection so openly.
The ladies sighed forlornly and whispered among themselves.
"What's happening? His Highness's fiancée is the Lady of the Silver Lily...."
"But that was an agreement before they were born, right? It's been too long. It's been said that the emperor cares for the Lady of the Golden Silk since a long time ago, so maybe...."
"Ah, what would be best?"
The ladies' eyes sparkled as they talked about what would be the best outcome.
There was no scandal as heated as the romance of the imperial family.
If the diamonds of their own house burned, they would die from regret, but they would pay a thousand gold to see the most brilliant diamond of another burn.
"Sylvia, what do you think?"
The prince approached and grabbed the Heretic Questioner's wrist.
"Would you please accept my earnest request?"
The Heretic Questioner looked at the prince.
At this moment, I was nervous as well.
Will the love of the [female protagonist], the Lady of the Golden Silk, be more intense? Or would the ego of the Heretic Questioner playing the [bad girl] be stronger? I did my best to strengthen the latter, but in the end, it was the Heretic Questioner who had to fight in his mind.
We may lose the match.
"...Your Highness."
The Heretic Questioner slowly opened his mouth.
"What perfume did you use today?"
"What?"
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but it smells a little strange to me."
A bright smile spread over the Heretic Questioner's face.
Swish.
The Heretic Questioner smoothly took his wrist out from the prince's grasp, then took out a fan and opened it. Over the fan, his eyes narrowed into a smile.
"Did you discover who was behind the assassins who attacked me yesterday?"
"Ah, no… The investigation is still underway."
"If I hadn't had my butler by my side last night, I would have been hurt! If Your Highness is thinking of me, then I ask you to respect my butler just as much. Didn't he protect the prestige of the academy by protecting my life?"
"...."
"Your Highness. I trust my butler the most!"
At that moment, ramen boiled in the prince's face.
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And the Heretic Questioner laughed with his fan wide open.
"Oh-hohohoho!"
It was the most romance-like laughter in the world.
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1.
Is there anyone who thinks about you as much as I do?
Is there anyone who cares about you as much as I do?
Have you ever seen someone look at you with more desperate eyes than mine?
Have you ever felt a softer touch than my hands?
There's no one. There wouldn't have been anyone.
I would not let them.
2.
Oh-hohohoho!
A peal of romance-like laughter rang through the garden.
The prince, whose genuine plea had been met with laughter, looked like he was about to cry.
"Sy-Sylvia…?"
"Ohohoho! What is it, Your Highness?"
"Isn't your laughter a little artificial? O-of course, your voice is like that of a baby bird. No matter how you chirp, it is music to my ears. Still, if you think about keeping up the appearance of nobility…."
"Oh-hohohoho! I am very satisfied with this laughter!"
"I-is that so?" the prince muttered, stuttering. "I-I see…. That's how it is…. No. No. Listening to it carefully, it seems to be all right. Um…. Hmm. Yeah! It's all right. It's totally fine! You're so beautiful. I discovered another charming point about you today."
Oi. Check out this ramen-head.
How did his love for the Lady of the Golden Silk not lessen even with this? All of the students around him were looking at him with slightly cold eyes.
-Zombie.
Bae Hu-ryeong, who had been quiet for a bit after entering the Apocalypse, opened his mouth.
-I've been silently watching your play this time. I was trying not to interfere. I can't watch this anymore, though. It's too frustrating. Hey, aren't you misunderstanding something?
'A misunderstanding? What am I getting wrong?'
-You think it's easier to break someone's love than to create it.
'Yes.'
-I'm sorry, but that... It's case by case.
That was what Bae Hu-ryeong said. He had the expression of a mountain gorilla, the prince of the jungle, suddenly being trapped inside a zoo.
'Case by case?'
-Yeah. You totally exude the aura of someone who's never dated, but people in love each have slightly different forms of love. Kiddo. There's a type of love that can't be cut no matter how much you try to slice it away. It seems to me that the prince guy is....
The prince opened his mouth before Bae Hu-ryeong could finish his sentence.
"Sylvia! You truly shine in diverse ways, like a kaleidoscope. If there was snow on the branches yesterday, the tree now blooms with plum blossoms. That's right. Is a human's laugh determined by their birth? What law prescribes the way nobility laughs? I too will change the way I laugh now. Mwahahaha!"
That crazy guy…
A fantastic duet floated to the sky above the garden.
"Ohoho!"
"Mwahaha!"
"Oh-hohoho!"
"Mwahahaha!"
It was the birth of the couple of the century.
I was speechless.
'Wh-what the hell is love…?'
I was shocked.
-You've never dated before. Did you think a kid who's never known the feeling of love could solve this twisted relationship?
Bae Hu-ryeong clicked his tongue.
-There are people who have thrown away their country to look good in front of the one they love. It was a good idea to stop the immersion by acting out, but it won't be enough to destroy love. Yup. Sometimes it's just lacking.
Huh? All of a sudden, Bae Hu-ryeong began to look like an adult. Am I going to have an inferiority complex because I've been single? To this mountain gorilla?
Isn't that too shameful?
"....."
Tap.
I stepped between the crown prince and the Heretic Questioner. As if saying, 'Look here.' Naturally, the prince frowned when he saw me.
"You…."
"Her ladyship has told me that she trusts me the most."
Now. Let's see if your love can hold against this.
"Your Highness is a noble man. I am from humble birth. But Your Majesty is far away, while I am always by my ladyship's side. My mistress's family is my house, and my mistress's life is the life that I serve. Your Highness."
Screams of "Kyaa!" echoed in the garden. The voices belonged to the young ladies watching us.
-No. You. Crazy— Hey. Hey!
Bae Hu-ryeong urgently shouted.
-You idiot! Ah, this virgin kid! You really don't know the rules of love! That guy's the prince of the empire, so he'll have a lot of pride! If you say that, the prince will become more jea..…!
"Ha!"
The crown prince ground his teeth.
"You think yourself so great because you stay by the lady's side, using the excuse of being a butler. Very well. Then I will take care of Sylvia, too! I'll watch over Sylvia myself when she is at the academy, so you may leave now."
What.
He's the crown prince of this nation!
You can be crazy for love, but how could it be this much?!
"Ohohohoho!"
Mr. Heretic Questioner. Please stop laughing. I can't concentrate.
"—What in heavens is this fuss now?"
It was then. The murmuring of the students stopped.
In one very brief moment. The commotion stopped for less than a second. The silence was only one second long, but that was enough.
The young sons and daughters of nobility bowed their heads and cleared the path.
"...Lady of the Silver Lily."
Only the crown prince looked at her with his eyebrows furrowed.
There, the lady with the moonlight in her hair walked.
3.
"I thought you asked for a sick leave this morning," the prince said. "I thought that you'd be absent from school today, but is your body feeling better again? Huh. The lady's heart seems to be quite the troublemaker."
"...."
The Lady of the Silver Lily did not respond right away. Instead, she glanced over our audience, one by one.
Flinch.
When she met their eyes, the students dropped their gazes. Until now, the students had been fired up by the imperial family's scandal. Only once they froze did the Lady of the Silver Lily part her lips.
"Are you well? I was able to have a peaceful night thanks to your concern."
"…Is that so? That's good. You call in sick and lay down half the year, so a day like today must be precious. The sun feels nice on this spring day, so you should take a leisurely stroll."
A cold expression.
[Take a stroll] was the same thing as saying, [Leave this place]. The crown prince was desperately cloying with the Lady of the Golden Silk, but he was ungenerous toward the Lady of the Silver Lily.
His cold-heartedness was a bit odd.
'Even if he's from the imperial family, it shouldn't be good to treat someone from the ducal family this harshly….'
However, the Lady of the Silver Lily was calm.
"A stroll sounds wonderful. The magnolia petals fall when the spring breeze becomes even a little rough. I worry that if I enjoy the walk alone, the flowers will be lonely."
Unlike last night's struggle for words at the ball, the Lady of the Silver Lily had a silver tongue.
"Your Highness. Don't let yourself be dirtied in this clamorous crowd. Would you like to accompany me on a walk in the comfort of springtime?"
"Ha. Why would I..."
"Lady of the Golden Silk."
The Lady of the Silver Lily addressed the Heretic Questioner.
"You should also walk together."
The prince shut his mouth.
All the eyes nearby were drawn to the Heretic Questioner.
"Hmm."
The Heretic Questioner gripped his fan and glanced at me.
'What should I do, Death King?' is what his eyes told me. 'Should I follow them?' His eyes showed that he would totally accept my decision.
Would it be okay?
The Lady of the Silver Lily and the crown prince. Both of them were dangerous. Merely being close to them deepened our immersions. The Heretic Questioner became closer to the Lady of the Golden Silk, and I became closer to the butler.
It was dangerous, but nothing would be solved if we stayed still.
"…What is your immersion rate now?"
I whispered in a voice that would only be heard by the Heretic Questioner.
"Did it rise?"
"Yes. It went up a little."
The Heretic Questioner whispered back, "My immersion rate is now 17 percent. Aha, it rose one percent when the prince spoke to me. It rose another one percent when I saw the Lady of the Silver Lily. In total, it's 2 percent higher than yesterday."
2%.
Compared to last night's insane increase, the immersion speed had definitely slowed down. Should we take the risk now and enter the tiger's den? If not now, when would be better?
I met the Heretic Questioner's eyes.
"When spring comes?"
The Heretic Questioner smiled brightly.
"The magnolia falls, Death King."
Okay.
I made a decision.
"All right. Let's follow along, milady."
"I trust your judgment, butler."
The Heretic Questioner closed the fan with a smack.
"Oh-hohoho! I cannot refuse when the Lady of the Silver Lily personally suggested a walk. I gladly accept your invitation!"
The Lady of the Silver Lily frowned. Then, she lightly turned around.
"Follow me quietly."
4.
The place she led us to was her own lodgings. The Lady of the Silver Lily, whose family had great power, did not stay in the dormitories. She stayed and ate at a separate villa.
"This is where you come to [walk]?" the prince complained, who had been half-forced into following.
The Lady of the Silver Lily's accommodations were fancier than the other students', but that was all. The prince was someone raised in the imperial palace. He didn't seem impressed by the luxury.
"Do you think I would do that?"
The Lady of the Silver Lily kept walking, unaffected by his words. Click. Click. The lady's shoes made a noise whenever they hit the hallway.
"The walk was an excuse."
"What?"
"There were many eyes in the garden. I couldn't tell you the truth like that. It must remain a secret."
"…A secret?"
"Yes."
Click.
"It's about the assassins who dared to invade the cradle of nobility. Your Highness. Rashly speaking can agitate the public."
"...."
The prince kept his mouth shut.
From my deductions, the prince was the one who hired the assassins. Maybe it was just her air, but the Lady of the Silver LIly's tone seemed to say [I already know what you did].
"…You mean you caught the culprit? Even I have not done so yet with my investigation. How could you?"
"The Lady of the Golden Silk's butler gave me a clue."
Click.
"Last night, I threw out the lady and her servant from the ball. I had been overreacting. However, I only ordered them to be taken away, not for them to be locked up anywhere. It seems that some of my subordinates had evil intentions."
The villa of the duke's daughter had a staircase that led to the basement. Standing in front of it, the Lady of the Silver Lily looked back at us.
Her face was expressionless.
"Shall we go down, Your Highness?"
"...I don't see the servants. How bizarre. Where did the duchy's servants go?"
"Are you worried? I suppose you must be. I will take the lead."
The Lady of the Silver Lily went down the stairs without answering the prince's question. Her clicking footsteps seeped through the basement. Click. Click…. Soon, the darkness of the stairs buried the Lady of the Silver Lily.
The prince gulped and started going down the stairs.
The Heretic Questioner and I also followed them.
Something thickened in the air as we went down the stairs. It was something that my nose and my life were becoming too used to. The scent of blood. The Heretic Questioner and I weren't flustered, but the prince's shoulders ahead of us flinched.
"—I apologize for bringing you to such a squalid place, Your Highness."
In the basement, three human beings were tied down in chairs.
All three were the duchy's servants whom I saw last night, and—
"These are the people behind the assassins who attacked the Lady of the Golden Silk."
All three were soaked in blood.
"...."
The prince's hands trembled.
Even I frowned a little. The only ones whose expressions did not change after descending the stairs were the Heretic Questioner and the Lady of the Silver Lily.
It was understandable why the Heretic Questioner was unaffected. He was the guild master of the Ten Thousand Temple, which carried out uncountable numbers of torture and interrogations in the Tower.
However, the other person was just a duke's daughter. She resembled the moonlight. Staggering and swaying like she would fall any moment, she appeared fragile. That girl stood here as if she was very familiar with these types of places.
"This is the result of the investigation I did overnight."
Then, I remembered.
"It turned out that they had done it for personal revenge."
The lady in front of me was the person who would destroy the world.
"Personal… revenge?"
"Yes. Would you like to hear about it?"
The Lady of the Silver Lily grabbed a servant by his hair. "Aghh!" The servant opened his eye in agony. Could he not open his right eye? He looked at us with only his left.
"His Highness the Prince has honored us with a visit. Pay respect."
"Milady, euk... Miladyyy..."
"You and your colleagues ordered an assassination. The target was the Lady of the Golden Silk. Explain to the prince why you attempted to kill the lady."
"Milady… miss..."
"If you tell the truth, your family will remain unharmed."
This person.
"Th-the Lady of the Golden Silk… The daughter of a lowly baron on the outskirts doesn't know her place and, and dares to chase the crown prince... M-milady is His Highness's rightful fiancée… That's right, she's his fiancée. The agreement was m-made a long time ago."
She was dangerous.
"I was frustrated because… angry because of the baron's daughter, so… Stop, I did something foolish.. I apologize. I apologize, milady. I apologize, Your Highness..."
"Did anyone order you to hire an assassin?"
"N-no one. There's nobody who pulled the strings..."
But there was.
"Are you saying it was just the three of you?"
This was a false testimony.
"Yes… That's right, milady… That's right…."
It was to protect the prince.
"Are you certain?"
"There's no mistake..."
"All right. I see."
To protect the prince of this country, the Lady of the Silver Lily deliberately brought about a [false testimony].
She must have ensured the three of them would say the same thing, concocted an alibi, and perfectly manipulated all evidence.
These people would never be able to reveal the fact that they were [the prince's agents].
The prince's act of confining the Heretic Questioner and me in the warehouse was moved [behind the scenes].
So was his attempt to intervene and [pretend to be a hero] during the crisis.
The Lady of the Silver Lily was trying to bury all truth in the ground.
For none other than the crown prince.
For the man who would be affected the most if the truth were revealed.
"Your Highness."
The Lady of the Silver Lily lifted her head and looked at the prince.
"Please punish them."
The prince flinched.
"What do you mean, punish...?"
"These are the men who tried to kill the Lady of the Golden Silk, whom Your Highness cares about. They are criminals who invaded the cradle of nobility. They deserve to be punished, and you can punish them. Your Highness is currently the foundation of this country."
"...."
"Why do you hesitate?"
The Lady of the Silver Lady asked,
"Is there perhaps a different truth to this case than what I have discovered?"
"...."
"I tell you this not as a student of the academy but as someone who will be Your Highness's vassal. Your Highness, the foundation of the country. If you find my investigation to be insufficient, please push the punishment onto another. As this matter is serious, I will send notice to the emperor's special operatives."
The emperor's special operatives.
As soon as I heard that, a memory of the 'butler' was revived.
They were hunting dogs under the control of one person and did not answer to anyone else. Made up of the empire's top swordsmen and magicians, they were given absolute rights over independent investigation.
The reason why this prince was able to take over as the crown prince was because they swallowed up the former crown prince, who had been corrupt.
"However, if you are satisfied with this investigation, there is no need for such troublesome work."
The Lady of the Silver Lily bowed her back.
On the basement floor, there was a sword that seemed to have been prepared in advance.
"In this place, please punish—"
The Lady of the Silver Lily rolled up her sleeves like she was familiar with the movement.
Both her arms had numerous scars marking her skin.
"—the one who didn't properly manage the servants of her family—"
Wounds from stabs, cuts, scratches, pulls, flogs, and torture took space on every part of her arms, which were originally as white as lilies. No, it wasn't just both arms. Seeing the long dent in her shoulder that looked as if a worm had burrowed through, I knew that her whole body must be covered with scars.
The Lady of the Silver Lily, with her head down, whispered.
"—Please punish me."
The silver lily.
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The villainous young lady of this world.
"As always, I will bear the sin."
The crown prince trembled.
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