Chapter 41 - Fighting Fate (2)

Chapter 41 – Fighting Fate (2)

No, Viola was a spy bearing a poisonous thorn. She had entered the heart of the empire, she would get as much intelligence as possible and return to her homeland with them as spoils of war.

‘You’re not the only one who can get spoils of war. I can have it, too. Even if what I do is no different from a spy. You people are the more cowardly ones blackmailing kingdoms weaker than you.’

Viola raised her chin. If nothing else, she didn’t want to abandon the pride of royalty even in a hostile atmosphere.

Lune laughed hollowly when he saw Viola open her eyes bitterly. He grabbed her dry hair and kissed it. He then lightly bit her hair and looked at her. She saw his eyes flash with ruthlessness.

‘A man with two faces. Surely this guy is also wearing a mask.’

But he didn’t know the real her either.

There was an invisible tension in the air. However, she felt embarrassed when the tension suddenly turned erotic. He gently swept her back, and his hands quickly went between her dress and groped her thighs. She tensed up. She tightened her thighs when he tried to spread her legs to prevent him from groping her private area.

“Responsibility? How do you intend to take responsibility, with a body that is married to me? Can it be that you are willing to become the Crown Prince’s concubine?” He demanded.

“Why are you saying that? What do you mean the crown prince’s concubine!” Viola’s voice rose a little.

Is he crazy? What does he mean the crown prince’s concubine, when I obviously have a husband…

“One can’t know the future. The crown prince could revoke his original order after seeing your real face. He can take you away at any time unless you are formally married.”

“……!”

There was a law like this? How could you take someone else’s wife? She had never heard anything so ridiculous!

“The origin of the Arpen Empire is barbaric. It’s in our blood to only be satisfied once we possess everything we want. Greed is powerful. So be careful.” His devilish eyes looked right at her, eliciting a feeling that he was looking right into her soul.

Her face reflexively scrunched up. She had been under the impression that once the crown prince allowed her to be Lune’s wife she would be permanently out of his sight. But it seems like that wasn’t the case. Her mind was a mess right now. The man before her didn’t seem to be lying but rather sternly warning her.

Viola calmed herself, cleared her face of her frown. She then looked up at him with a sneer. “I’ll keep that in mind, but know one thing- If you lose me to the crown prince, it’ll be because of your lack of ability. I don’t need to wait two years for a husband who can’t manage to protect his own wife.”

Smack!

She slapped his hand away, turned around, and left the archives with her back straight and proud.

Lustian let go of the laughter he held in once he saw Viola’s figure completely disappear. His guffaws solidly resounded throughout the enormous archives, rattling the bookshelves up and down. Soon, books fell onto the floor and the magic barrier dissipated.

A wizard in a white robe popped out once the magic dissipated. He covered his face with a robe, but you could tell through the crevices that it was a skinless skull.

“What are you going to do?” he asked.

“Just leave it. There’s no need to hide it when she says she wants to see it so badly.”

“Still, it’s a book that records the history since inception. If the book was to find its way to another kingdom, it would be you in danger.” The wizard warned.

“What are you so worried about? This land is blessed by God. No one can attack or win against us until we find God’s companion. Even a half-royal who wants to change her fate.”

“—”

Lustian found himself liking Viola more and more. She for sure had a body that he couldn’t be satisfied with having for only a night, but her confident personality and disposition were also attractive. It was definitely different. She exuded a charm that one couldn’t find in the other princesses.

“Things are getting fun. All right, try and get out of your destiny—” He muttered to himself.

Lustian looked affectionately at where she had left. His eyes were strange, it seemed like sweet honey was dripping from them. This side of the crown prince was so unfamiliar, that the sorcerer who guarded the archives tilted his head in confusion.

“— I don’t feel good about this. She is someone who will end up harming you, Crown Prince.”

♛

Cutting up a doll’s belly, Viola put in the pearls and sewed it back. She then put the doll in a big box and wrapped it finely with a ribbon. It was the youngest princess’s birthday soon. However, this gift would land in the hand of the king. He would be able to see what she got once he turned the pearls into powder.

Viola had made a copy of the book with magic pearls leaving the original book in its place. This way no one would know what she had been up to in the archives. However, the contents of the book were reproduced without omission, and the first history was in the hands of the king.

This accomplished one mission. She didn’t know what mission he would give her next … so she decided to keep looking into the whereabouts of Guinev in the meantime.

Viola called in Rosha and ordered her to deliver the gift to Paul. She then sat down on the couch with a thud.

Lune had dropped her off at the imperial villa and gone back to the crown prince’s palace, saying that he had something urgent to do.

‘Surely, he wouldn’t come looking for me in the morning when the sun is still shining brightly…’

She felt drowsy once all the tension in her body was released upon the completion of the mission. She closed her eyes under the warm sunshine.

After a while, a man burst out from a wall. It was Lustian. He stared at the sleeping Viola, then put his arms around the couch and put his tongue on her.

Viola’s cat heard the rustling noise and raised its tail.

meow- meow- meow-

The cat bristled up at Lustian. Lustian released his qi at the ridiculous challenge from the little beast. It overwhelmed the cat, making it stand down and hide behind some furniture.

He had gotten angry thinking that even her cat was underestimating him. Then, he gently grasped Viola’s dress.

“Now, from now on we should act as the loving couple that everyone envies, no?”

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