Chapter 297 – Chapter 297 ― Right Now, Wrong Then (1)
Episode 297 ― Now Right, Then Wrong (1)
The empress’ maids were dissatisfied.
The maids of the empress are those who take care of the most noble of all women in this castle.
It is said that in the past, when this castle of Basel was stained with blood, they did not pay much attention to their birthplace when selecting maids and servants who served the emperor, but now things have changed.
The ladies-in-waiting Eleanor picked after becoming empress, or the maids brought from her hometown, Swin Lake, were all children of noble nobles, and they were proud of their positions.
The role of helping the empress who grew up in a faraway place, not her capital, and helping her settle down in this castle.
Their plans were shattered from the first day of the emperor’s wedding ceremony. It was because the Grand Duke of the Southern Black Spirit, who was the empress’s junior, had disappeared due to the crime of ‘treason’.
Treason? What the hell is that?
Did you try to murder the Emperor? Isn’t everyone supposed to duel?
It seems like a betrayal of the country.
The confusion of the ladies-in-waiting, who tried not to let the empress hear this whisper, reached its peak when the emperor did not enter the bridal chamber on the first night of her wedding.
“Your Majesty… , You must be very confused.”
“No, that’s right, Your Highness. An incident occurred on the wedding day, so you must be busy dealing with it.”
In fact, Minoreus was running frantically searching around the Imperial Castle and all of Basel with the Knights.
“I know.”
Eleanor smiled gently.
“So could you give me some alone time?”
Chills ran down the spines of the chattering ladies-in-waiting.
As if they had promised, they all shut their mouths.
According to the aristocratic way of speaking, this word was synonymous with ‘I know, shut up’.
So, when the emperor’s butler finally told them to prepare for Elenia to enter the bridal chamber the next night, it seemed like they were finally off the thin ice.
“According to etiquette, I can’t wear even one accessory, so it’s a pity, Your Highness!”
“Your Highness is beautiful without these decorations, but I can decorate them so that His Majesty will fall in love with you again!”
“I can make you shine even more with light makeup, so leave it to me!”
The maids chattered. It was unclear whether that joy was really because their master, Eleanor, didn’t escape Roan’s eyes, or if it was simply because they were able to escape from Elenia’s murder.
In any case, they were very motivated,
So, the image Roan encountered on her second first night was quite different from her first night.
“… Something…”
Seeing Erenia’s face, Roan shut her mouth in admiration, then continued her words after a while.
“… It has become more beautiful.”
I don’t know much about makeup. So, the evaluation that Roan could give was this ambiguous. However, Erenia was happy enough with that.
Today is the day when the bride enters the bridal chamber without wearing anything according to the etiquette.
Ernear knew that she had a pretty face, but she wasn’t confident to show Roan her bare body without fancy clothes or accessories.
So, Roan’s words were a great comfort to Eleanor.
“Thank you… , Ah.”
Unknowingly, Erenea, who had been speaking as usual, cleared her throat. She decided not to do this.
“Ah, thank you. Your majesty.”
Roan looked at Eleanor at the changed tone of Eleanor.
Her attitude is the same as then.
If there is anything that has changed, it is Roan’s heart that accepts this appearance.
[Target: Eleanor Swinho
Status — Cleanup in progress
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Now she may not pervert her own affections.]
Clearly, Erenia’s heart at that time was sincere. She is devoted to Roan, and her attitude is that she will give him all her affections.
Roan believed it.
However, she overlooked the power of ‘greed’.
As a result, her powers had to be taken away by her wife’s sword.
Roan was staring blankly at Elenier. She wore a thick gown, but Erenia trembled slightly at the sight of Roan’s eyes that seemed to see right through her.
I heard hesitation.
If you don’t hesitate, it will be a lie.
Unknowingly, my gaze was directed to her hand.
Holding a knife,
Her red-stained hands were something Roan had only seen yesterday.
It is impossible to completely forget her memories and treat Erenia as if nothing happened.
So Roan organized her words in his head.
“Eleanor.”
“Yes. Your majesty.”
“The one who will be my wife.”
A different color dwelled in Erenier’s red eyes.
“I know you have given me unconditional support and love. How devoted she was to me.”
“… Your majesty.”
Eleanor’s voice was filled with emotion.
However, at Roan’s next words, Erenier flinched.
“And the fact that he wanted to monopolize me, and what kind of power he touched for that.”
Eleanor carefully looked into Roan’s eyes.
His voice was low and soft.
It was a harsh tone, but it did not contain anger.
“Yesterday you showed me faith and convinced me that I wanted to get rid of that power.”
And ironically, it wasn’t because of her attitude that I was able to be sure of that more than anything else, but because of Roan’s skills.
However, Roan wanted to trust Elenir.
He tells what he’s been through
He wanted to be comforted and encouraged by Erenia.
Just like any man expects of her wife.
“So I also want to give you faith.”
Erenia was sitting still, listening to Roan.
Even if it wasn’t the ‘appeal’ that came out naturally in Roan’s words, Erenia could see that his words contained sincerity.
“Eleanor. I was chosen by the goddess Therefore, we are opposing the demon of ‘greed’ that you and the Grand Duke of the Southern Dark Spirit followed and borrowed from.”
“… How… ?!”
Erenia swallowed her breath in surprise.
She had never told Roan what demon she served.
But Roan, despite her surprise, calmly continued his words.
“Your father wanted to exclude me because I was following the words of the god who abandoned the demons. It’s not pleasant, but I can understand that feeling. However, in the process, I think I was touched by ‘greed’.”
Erenia lightly bit her lip.
She didn’t know it, but Erennier, who was out of the scope of ‘greed’, now quickly recognized what the ‘touch’ Roan was talking about.
“Can you tell me? What was the Grand Duke really thinking?”
And without waiting for her answer, Roan continued.
“And you too were tainted with ‘greed’.”
“It was stained… , Case… ?”
“I heard you got rid of all the women who slept with me.”
Erenia’s white face became even paler.
It is visible even under dim candle light.
“When did you have that monopoly desire?”
Ernaire clenched her fists hidden inside the long sleeves of her gown without saying anything with her white face.
Even without being seen, Roan could see her movements. However, his expression did not change.
“In the end, I met my death at your hands.”
“… Yes?”
Erenia’s face was filled with astonishment.
“What… Roan, no, Your Majesty… What to say… Are you doing it?”
Surprised, she took a step closer to Roan on her knees. Because of that, the front of the gown she had been wearing opened, revealing her luscious breasts.
But Roan quietly reached out her hand and slowly smoothed the hem of her dress.
“That was yesterday. And I am alive again with the power of the goddess, and I am back here.”
“What, nonsense, nonsense…”
Erennier’s voice was now trembling uncontrollably. What made Erenier fearless was that through Roan’s ‘appeal’, she was able to see that there was no lie in her words.
He really lost his life.
The difference between turning back time, the structure of magic, and divine power.
As a magician, it was a mountain of conversation worth researching and chewing on, but the current Erenia had no time to pay attention to it.
Not knowing where to direct her gaze, Ernear looked at the hem of her sleeve with her head bowed in a panic.
But Roan lifted her face.
Red eyes mingled with confusion and fear met those of the emperor, shining like amethyst.
Eleanor was afraid.
She tried to turn her head, but despite her smooth movements, the power in Roan’s hand was too strong to resist.
“I, I… Roan…”
Erenia had been thinking of monopolizing him until just yesterday, even if it meant cutting off Roan’s limbs, or even if he had to bring him down from the throne and kill all the women around him.
Her memory was still clear to Erenia, but at the same time it was incomprehensible.
So she couldn’t help but be astonished at the fact that she had really done it.
“That’s stupid… Do it, i…”
“Eleanor.”
Roan’s question was not over yet.
“But can you still love me?”
Eleanor was dumbfounded by Roan’s words, and she looked at his face.
It wasn’t ‘I don’t know if I can love you’.
Rather, Roan was asking Erenier.
Erenia’s eyes began to water.
With ‘appeal’, she feels his heart now,
Ernear knew better than anyone else why Roan said such a thing.
The fear and doubt that Roan felt.
Nevertheless, the will and affection to believe in Elenir.
When his life is threatened by the person he tried to trust, he cannot look at him the same as before.
It is a relationship between people that even if it is a trivial quarrel, it is a relationship between people. Even more so, if he lost his life, it would be a shock that could not be compared to that extent.
However, Roan asked Erenier.
Even though it would be difficult for her to see her the way she was before, Erenia asked if she could accept her as she was.
“As expected, His Majesty…”
Even with her voice, she was choking with water.
“Your Majesty is kind.”
Erenia reached out and touched Roan’s cheek.
Like a large dog waiting for human touch, Roan quietly leaned her face on her hand and closed her eyes.
“Don’t touch the devil again… , I will doubt you… You are not blaming me.”
When Erenia lifted her arms, the large gown draped over her shoulders slid down.
Her immaculate breasts, milky skin, and her dizzying curves of her waist, lower buttocks, and thighs were revealed.
“Do I deserve it?”
A drop of tear fell down her cheek.
Roan looked at her blankly, then suddenly came to her senses, reached out her hand, and wiped her eyes with her fingers.
Water wiped off her fingertips, but tears continued to flow from her eyes.
Regrets about the thoughts she had,
And because of the fact that she made Roan sick, Erenia’s heart was squeezed in pain.
“I am your trust… Do you deserve to be loved?”
Eleanor asked with a voice mixed with tears.
And she bowed her head the same way she had been kneeling in front of her Roan.
“Obviously I had that in mind. I will destroy you, threaten you, and make you mine… Such a perverted thought. You are like me… Are you okay with such an ugly me?”
The naked empress prostrated herself in front of the emperor and begged for forgiveness.
