Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 108

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Chapter 108

 

The celebration banquet ended in complete chaos.

 

Since more than a few people had witnessed the wyvern destroying the Crown Prince’s Palace and roaring ominously above it, all sorts of speculation and rumors were running rampant both inside and outside the palace.

 

A restless atmosphere pervaded the palace grounds, and the banquet was temporarily suspended. It would have been even better if it had been completely canceled.

 

What was interesting was that amid all this, people were making wild speculations about the wyvern’s sudden turn away from the banquet hall, claiming ‘the monster changed direction because the Reviver was in the banquet hall.’

 

The priests were at the center of these speculations, and while Samuel looked somewhat troubled, he kept his mouth shut obediently. However, he reduced his visits to my pavilion as he was busy controlling the excited priests.

 

Today too, he had followed the priests who went out to conduct special sermons at the Capital Temple announcing the Reviver’s achievements, trying to keep them in line.

 

Since their zealous behavior was quite helpful for now, I was gladly turning a blind eye to it.

 

‘They should have listened properly when I tried to talk to them.’

 

I was currently receiving real-time updates about the palace atmosphere through the animals, and it was quite an entertaining situation.

 

The arrogant Emperor, now with fire at his feet, was apparently only scolding the innocent mages and guards.

 

They had started investigations without sleep, trying to figure out why a wyvern had flown into the heart of the capital.

 

But naturally, the investigation made no significant progress.

 

‘How did it fly here? I called it, so it came.’

 

Maxel was apparently bedridden from the shock of his palace being attacked, and the Empress was said to be seriously conducting interviews with the priests.

 

Thanks to this, the income they were earning had reportedly reached the level of medium-sized city donations, surpassing small cities.

 

‘Shouldn’t they be giving me a commission fee at this point?’

 

I considered making such a remark but gave up. Samuel would probably take it seriously and discuss it with the priests.

 

Even without receiving a commission, an incomparably larger amount of wealth was already piling up in front of the pavilion where I stayed compared to before. It was bribes sent from all directions by nobles who had witnessed the monster.

 

Whether they did or not, since I had been meeting only with Heinrih lately, bribes were starting to flow into Heinrih’s palace as well.

 

According to the crow’s testimony, the number of nobles requesting late-night meetings was also increasing.

 

At this rate, even if I left, it seemed Maxel wouldn’t be able to recover easily.

 

Well, with flocks of crows gathering above the destroyed Crown Prince’s Palace, seeing that would make people give up on supporting Maxel, wouldn’t it?

 

I learned later that there had once been rumors questioning whether Maxel had gone insane.

 

When I had tormented him in cooperation with Palides at Owen Flower Farm, he had returned trembling for a while, claiming he had seen ‘headless Anelli.’

 

After such an incident, when this monster attack on the Crown Prince’s Palace occurred, people were apparently gossiping even more.

 

Especially since there were too many witnesses this time to control their tongues, it would be even more humiliating for him.

 

‘Won’t he become a deposed crown prince faster than expected?’

 

As I was imagining Maxel being kicked out while resting my chin on my hand, Heinrih, who was sitting across from me drinking tea, asked a question.

 

“What happened with that item you were looking for?”

 

“Ah, speaking of which, my subordinate sent word through the mice.”

 

Minte was reportedly going through every room in every building within the palace grounds, except for the pavilion where I stayed.

 

And among them, he had selected several candidate locations where the key might be.

 

In the process, he had been caught by palace servants a couple of times, and I also heard an explanation about how he had acted cute, pretending to be an adorable cat to dispel suspicion.

 

[Minte acting cute!]

 

Bak, who still hadn’t been able to meet despite Minte’s appearance, kept pounding the ground and lamenting his confined situation.

 

Because of this, the palace servants were terrified, saying the Dura’han had become violent, and when I calmed Bak down, they were amazed by the Reviver’s dignity, and more rumors spread…

 

I decided not to silence the palace servants. I’ll just become a great Reviver, whatever.

 

“If you tell me the locations, would I be able to enter?”

 

“In the current atmosphere, I could get you into anywhere.”

 

That’s true.

 

When I nodded in agreement, Heinrih smiled and drank his tea.

 

Seeing that he wasn’t surprised at all by my mention of receiving news through mice, Heinrih seemed to have adapted as well.

 

It felt like just yesterday when he wouldn’t even touch his tea for a while after seeing a gray mouse that had intruded during tea time.

 

“Ah, and I heard Lilia went out on another night excursion.”

 

“I’ve already assigned someone to her. Since Dekin went out personally, he’ll bring back solid evidence.”

 

“Did he come up to the capital?”

 

“Thanks to you, all our plans have been moved up.”

 

Hearing about Dekin naturally brought Jeon to mind.

 

It had been several days since I heard he was in the capital, but I couldn’t be sure if he was still there.

 

Should I have told him to visit Jeon when Minte asked? He’s the type of man who would wait if I had sent even a note. Or maybe he had joined up with Dekin since they’re blood brothers.

 

In that case, hadn’t he come to the capital to meet Dekin from the beginning?

 

“Is that mage alone?”

 

“What if he’s not alone?”

 

“No, I was just thinking he might be with his younger brother.”

 

He might have come to the capital to meet Dekin and coincidentally discovered the Dura’han. If that were the case, it would also explain his sudden appearance in the capital.

 

Then he wouldn’t be waiting for me.

 

“Anelli.”

 

I, who had been lost in thought, raised my head a bit late. Heinrih was looking at me with subtle eyes.

 

“Do you have somewhere to go if you leave the palace?”

 

“Why do you ask that?”

 

“I might keep this pavilion empty even after you leave. So you can return anytime you want.”

 

I unconsciously frowned. Even though he must have seen my expression, Heinrih stubbornly continued speaking.

 

“I know you dislike the Royal Court. But if you’re not going back to Roam…”

 

“Do you think I have nowhere to go except Roam or the palace?”

 

I thought I had already explained sufficiently that I would be leaving. At my sensitive question, Heinrih let out a deep sigh.

 

“I’m saying this because I feel like I’d regret it for the rest of my life if I don’t at least try.”

 

He completely set down his teacup and gazed at me with quite serious eyes.

 

“I can give you everything I have.”

 

“Lord Heinrih.”

 

“Not because you’re the Reviver. I seized an opportunity thanks to the Reviver, but even without that, I’ve been in love with you. If you have things to do outside, you can go out as much as you want. But can’t you return here?”

 

I stared at Heinrih silently without answering. Heinrih’s eyes were so moist that I worried tears might burst forth.

 

“Do you truly dislike me? Is there no possibility for me at all, not even a little?”

 

“Anelli Roam, who strived to live her entire life as an empress, is dead. That means the woman you loved is dead.”

 

“Anelli.”

 

The second daughter of Roam, or the agent of death. All of that is me and holds me back. Many who remember my past seek the past me.

 

But I’m living in the present, not the past.

 

“It’s right for me to leave. The me standing before you now is just a woman who has fallen into distrust of humanity.”

 

“If you distrust humans, then why do you keep that man by your side? How is he different from me?”

 

“That man?”

 

I, who had been looking at Heinrih’s somewhat resentful face, asked back with a ‘surely not’ expression.

 

“Samuel Bent?”

 

“No.”

 

“…Are you perhaps talking about Jeon?”

 

Heinrih affirmed with silence. Stunned by his unexpected point, I frowned and retorted.

 

“He’s not by my side right now.”

 

“Even when he’s not by your side, he occupies a place there.”

 

“What?”

 

“Haven’t you realized it yet? Even though he’s not by your side, you mention him. It means you think of him often, even in situations where you don’t know how future companionship will work out.”

 

I felt like I’d been hit in the back of the head by those words. As I stared at Heinrih in a daze, he asked in a wistful tone.

 

“Did you think of me like that when I wasn’t by your side?”

 

“Well…”

 

Of course not. What reason would I have to think of Heinrih all the time?

 

Seeing me unable to speak easily, Heinrih seemed to guess the answer. He let out a long sigh and stood up.

 

“I won’t come for a while. If you have anything to tell me, send a palace servant anytime. When you go to look for that item, I’ll arrange things so there won’t be any problems with you moving alone.”

 

“But for me to move within the palace…”

 

“His Majesty was quite startled by the wyvern. If you say you plan to move around to purify evil energy, he won’t stop you.”

 

Well, it would be more convenient for me to move alone.

 

Leaving me sitting there bewildered, Heinrih turned around saying he would leave now. I remained sitting at the outdoor table for a long time even after he left.

 

The fact that I think of Jeon from time to time…

 

Well, I had hired him, and he’s the type of man who worries about every trivial thing, and he happened to find Minte and send her to me, and since he’s in the capital, he might even be waiting for me.

 

‘Even I think I’ve been treating him somewhat specially.’

 

Come to think of it, the monastery ghost said the same thing. That I was lenient with Jeon.

 

[Captain.]

 

It’s just that he cooks well, takes my side, and is cute, so I became a bit more lenient. Besides, he’s the type who prefers small words of thanks over money—such an innocent personality that’s rare to see these days.

 

[Captain?]

 

So if I don’t look out for him, who knows where he might get stabbed in the back. Of course, reliable Nesi is by his side, but Nesi can’t manage his human relationships for him.

 

He’s a mage from the Magic Tower who doesn’t know the ways of the world, so it would be terrible if he ran into some swindler, which is why I’m planning to take care of him and bring him along while I’m traveling around anyway.

 

[Captain!]

 

I snapped my head up at Bak’s shouting call. Bak was pressed against the cage bars, staring intently at me.

 

[It’s a rat that Minte sent!]

 

Only then did I notice the gray rat that had climbed onto the table.

 

“Ah, uh, yes.”

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