Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 110

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Chapter 110

 

I frowned and was about to turn around when I stopped abruptly. Something was glittering across the pond.

 

I thought it was water droplets reflecting sunlight, but looking closer, that wasn’t it.

 

“What is that?”

 

As if spiraling up around something, particles of light were moving upward.

 

The light that initially swirled slowly grew stronger and stronger. Finally, the dazzling particles of light burst and spread, revealing someone’s fluttering clothes.

 

The person who had been lightly brushing off their hair spotted me and smiled brightly.

 

“Lady Anelli!”

 

…Jeon?

 

Why is Jeon appearing from there?

 

My mouth fell open involuntarily. Seeing the palace servants murmuring in surprise, it didn’t seem to be an illusion.

 

While I stood there dazed, Jeon across the pond snapped his fingers. With a flash, he instantly moved to right in front of me.

 

Jeon, now standing right before me, grinned and met my eyes. What is this.

 

“…Are you a ghost?”

 

When I muttered unconsciously, Jeon burst into laughter.

 

“No.”

 

“Why are you here?”

 

“Because Lady Anelli is here.”

 

“No, I mean.”

 

“I haven’t heard that I was fired, have I?”

 

When I was left speechless and my lips moved wordlessly, Jeon’s smile faded slightly. He frowned and looked at me with a hurt expression.

 

“Don’t tell me you’re going to fire me? I came all this way here, and you’re going to fire me as soon as we meet?”

 

Jeon, who had asked jokingly, became increasingly serious at my lack of response.

 

“Really?”

 

“…I won’t.”

 

At my words, Jeon’s expression, which had hardened momentarily, softened again.

 

Well, even if I hear later about how exactly he’s standing before me now.

 

“This is the Imperial Palace.”

 

“I know.”

 

That’s not something to smile so cheerfully about.

 

Just as I was about to say that, soldiers armed with weapons burst out from various parts of the garden.

 

“Over here! We’ve found an intruder!”

 

“Princess, please step away immediately!”

 

“Bring the Head Mage!”

 

The guards surrounding us each pointed their weapon tips at him. It was natural since the Imperial Palace’s barrier had been breached and some mage had warped in.

 

“Ah.”

 

Jeon also seemed to realize the problem belatedly, scratching his forehead with a troubled expression.

 

“Well, it wasn’t even that impressive of a barrier, yet they’re making such a fuss.”

 

Not that impressive of a barrier – actually, I agree with that too.

 

As the wyvern incident showed, it’s specialized in quickly detecting intruders or magical reactions, but it can’t block physical attacks or anything like that.

 

Even so, who just warps directly into the Imperial Palace, right into the garden behind the main palace at that.

 

“You’ll get in big trouble if you just warp around recklessly like this.”

 

“For something like this…”

 

“Surrender peacefully!”

 

See, it’s causing chaos.

 

Despite being surrounded by weapons, Jeon didn’t seem particularly tense. Rather, he demanded quite boldly.

 

“Lady Anelli should protect me.”

 

“Me? How?”

 

“If you reveal our relationship, they’ll back down too. Word is that even the Imperial House can’t do anything to Lady Anelli!”

 

“Don’t tell me you believed that and just warped here recklessly?”

 

“Isn’t this what connections are for?”

 

I stared at Jeon, who was smiling cheerfully, then gestured to a nearby guard.

 

“He’s not a dangerous person, but he needs to be investigated, so take him away without harming him.”

 

“Lady Anelli!”

 

Jeon looked at me with a hurt expression and shouted. But even for me, there was nothing I could do.

 

If he had at least snuck in secretly, I could have hidden him. But he boldly broke through the barrier, so all the mages in the Imperial Palace would have noticed.

 

‘I don’t want to become accomplices with an Imperial Palace trespasser.’

 

And so Jeon was taken away.

 

* * *

 

Surprisingly, the investigation didn’t take long. I don’t know what conversation took place, but Jeon was released quickly, and he even came straight to the pavilion where I was staying without stopping by the main palace.

 

Heinrih had appeared in the middle and said he would attend Jeon’s investigation, so he might have helped somehow.

 

Although Heinrih seemed to dislike Jeon, the fact that he was released was real.

 

…He came to me because there were no problems, right?

 

“How could you hand me over to the guards as soon as we met?”

 

As soon as Jeon sat at the table, he expressed his hurt feelings about me.

 

“Well, you should have entered through the main gate from the beginning.”

 

Since Jeon is a mage, he couldn’t have been unaware of the Imperial Palace’s barrier, so he must have known but warped for convenience. It seems he’s regained his magical power too.

 

At my scolding, Jeon pouted.

 

“I just got the coordinates a bit wrong. And is it my fault that the barrier here is so pathetically weak? If they wanted to prevent warping, they should have set up a proper barrier from the start.”

 

“Do you know how much it costs to maintain a barrier all year round? Even the current level of barrier is probably overwhelming.”

 

“As Teacher said, the Imperial Palace mages are all weak.”

 

Jeon shook his head, saying that at the Magic Tower, they’d be too embarrassed to even present such a barrier.

 

Perhaps because his magical seal was lifted, Jeon seemed very confident when we met again. In the past, he would have avoided conspicuous behavior at all costs.

 

“But really, how did you get here?”

 

“I warped here. My magical seal has been lifted now.”

 

“I can see that with my eyes, but…”

 

“Have you been well while we haven’t seen each other?”

 

Naturally interrupting my words, Jeon offered an unexpected greeting. When I looked at him bewildered, he smiled awkwardly and said.

 

“Let’s start with greetings step by step. I was really worried, you know. You’re not hurt anywhere, are you? You didn’t bump into anything because of that sudden warp back then, did you?”

 

Jeon’s voice was serious as he asked. It was an unexpected concern. Thanks to that, I, who had been about to interrogate him about how he suddenly appeared, ended up answering first.

 

“As you can see, I’m perfectly fine.”

 

My bed was very comfortable, I had nothing tiring to do all day, and the meals were top-quality, so there was no way I could look bad.

 

“From my perspective, you seem to have lost some weight. Didn’t the Imperial Palace food not suit you?”

 

“The Imperial Palace chefs have excellent skills.”

 

“But you must have gotten used to my cooking, so you might not have adapted.”

 

“Are you planning to compete with professionals?”

 

“What can’t I do? The key is suiting Lady Anelli’s taste anyway. Besides, no matter how delicious the food is, it won’t digest well if you eat it in an uncomfortable place.”

 

Jeon’s face had no trace of humor to dismiss it as a joke. Is my appearance so shabby that he’d look so serious? I should be in better condition now than when we were camping.

 

Of course… I haven’t been sleeping properly, my appetite has been poor so I’ve been eating less, and my nerves have been on edge from dealing with uninvited guests trying to sneak into the palace.

 

But somehow, I couldn’t bring myself to say it was difficult.

 

“I wasn’t hurt, I ate well, and I’ve been fine.”

 

When I answered firmly, Jeon narrowed his eyes. Then he soon nodded and muttered.

 

“That’s a bit disappointing. I couldn’t live well because I was worried.”

 

He scratched the back of his head and soon smiled foolishly.

 

“But I’m glad. You seem to have endured well.”

 

Strangely, no answer came out, so I quietly drank my tea.

 

‘…It’s warm and delicious.’

 

How strange. I’ve had tea countless times in this backyard, but only today did I realize the tea was delicious.

 

* * *

 

Heinrih stood by the window with his arms crossed, lost in thought.

 

It was by chance that he became involved in the investigation of the Imperial Palace’s unauthorized intruder. After the Emperor finished his conversation with Anelli and called for Heinrih, he briefly stopped by the main palace, and on his way out, he witnessed a commotion that became the catalyst.

 

He was surprised to discover Anelli with a group of guards and intervened, but only belatedly realized when he got closer that the face of the man being escorted looked very familiar.

 

The man with red hair and golden eyes was someone Heinrih had always found irritating.

 

He told Anelli that he would handle it himself, but in truth, Heinrih intended to punish Jeon severely.

 

That is, if Jeon hadn’t boldly presented the Emperor’s invitation.

 

“You came as a representative of the Mage Tower?”

 

“Yes.”

 

The invitation he presented was genuine.

 

He knew they had scattered invitations everywhere under the pretense of a banquet for the Revived Ones, but he never expected they’d sent one to the Mage Tower too.

 

“I never expected that when inviting a mage from the Mage Tower, you wouldn’t anticipate they’d come by warp.”

 

Despite being dragged to the interrogation room, Jeon showed no signs of nervousness as he looked around.

 

Come to think of it, he was the same way when they met at the flower farm.

 

Anelli seemed to regard Jeon as a timid and weak man, but from Heinrih’s perspective, Jeon was quite shameless and fearless.

 

What he showed Anelli was probably all whining and pitiful acting. How else could he be so lacking in tension?

 

“I also didn’t expect a mere mage to appear with an invitation sent to the Mage Tower Lord.”

 

At Heinrih’s pointed words, Jeon smiled blandly.

 

“My teacher’s joints aren’t good enough for long-distance travel.”

 

“…Teacher?”

 

“Yes, I came as his only disciple.”

 

For a moment, Heinrih unconsciously hardened his expression. He had thought he was at most a mage playing around in the middle ranks of the Mage Tower.

 

As if guessing his thoughts, Jeon bowed his waist exaggeratedly in greeting.

 

“My introduction is late. I am the next Mage Tower Lord.”

 

Heinrih regretted it. Why hadn’t he heard about the teacher from Dekin? Since Dekin and Jeon were brothers, if he had heard information about Dekin’s teacher in advance, he could have figured it out long ago.

 

An inexplicable irritation welled up at this unexpected identity. Heinrih calmly suppressed his emotions and opened his lips.

 

“Unfortunately, the banquet has been canceled. You’ve made a wasted trip.”

 

“Thank you for your concern, but it’s not a wasted trip.”

 

Jeon and Heinrih consistently looked at each other while smiling. They had to do so because otherwise they couldn’t hide their displeasure.

 

“As you probably guessed, that invitation is just an excuse. I heard that pretexts are important in this world.”

 

“Did you come to attend to Anelli? Someone who’s the successor to the Mage Tower Lord?”

 

Heinrih asked in a gentle voice. To a casual listener, it was such a soft voice that they might not even know it was sarcastic.

 

Perhaps because of that, Jeon also answered with a bright smile.

 

“That’s exactly right.”

 

Heinrih thought once again. This man was not timid or weak at all.

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