Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 128

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Chapter 128

I think I mainly cried when I was in despair or anger.

In that sense, the single tear I shed upon receiving Jeon’s surprise gift was an overreaction no matter how I thought about it.

‘I was too emotional.’

The fortunate thing was that Jeon was the only one who saw that unsightly appearance.

Though I wondered if perhaps I had shown my ugly side to the very person who shouldn’t have seen it…

Jeon, who had seen my tears, said nothing. He simply wiped my cheek gently with his invisible hand.

His hand was warm, and in that moment, I think I unconsciously wanted to feel more of his warmth.

Of course, it was just a fleeting thought that crossed my mind.

That was all. That day.

The banquet participants who had been stupidly frozen finally came to their senses and rushed toward me, cutting off our conversation.

When the Imperial Palace Mage explained that the garden’s magic was ‘a gift from the Mage Tower to the Reviver,’ they belatedly exclaimed in admiration and praised me.

“As expected of the Reviver’s majesty!”

“Since he’s a mage from the Mage Tower, he certainly implements very unique magic!”

“I’ve never seen such magic in my life!”

Seeing the attendees blushing with excitement made me feel somewhat annoyed, but I decided to endure it.

As Jeon said, they would remember my finale along with that beautiful garden. They would have no more occasions to see me now.

Quietly gazing at the garden that had instantly become bustling, I silently turned around.

Anyway, everything ended well. My final banquet concluded more fantastically and beautifully than I had thought.

Of course, it didn’t seem like everyone had a beautiful ending.

“These damn palace bastards, why are they bothering people so much?”

Because the Imperial Palace Mages had rushed at Jeon like vultures when he naturally dispelled his invisibility magic in the crowd.

From what I could see, he looked troubled… but there was nothing I could do about that.

‘He should have only shown off his skills in front of me.’

Jeon, who had said he would come to my palace today, was caught by the Imperial Palace Mages, and Samuel couldn’t come because he was helping the priests leave the palace.

Thanks to that, I was now peacefully preparing to leave this Imperial Palace alone.

The work of selecting only precious metals and throwing them into the separate space dimension was monotonous, making it easy to do without thinking.

“Ah, it’s full.”

I, who had been moving my hands unconsciously, only came to my senses when the separate space dimension was completely filled.

“It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped.”

Since the separate space dimension wasn’t small to begin with, what I had gathered would be enough to live luxuriously for a lifetime.

Clicking my tongue while looking at the full jewelry box, I abandoned my lingering attachment and moved to the dressing room.

“The clothes… are all useless things.”

Everything I received as gifts were dresses, and the only decent pants I had were riding clothes. Even those prioritized aesthetics over practicality, so in reality, I had no clothes suitable for traveling.

It seemed I would need to buy travel clothes in advance, so I should ask Jeon later.

‘Ah, but then I’d need to tell him my measurements.’

I hesitated while rummaging through the wardrobe.

Usually in high society, when a woman directly told a man her measurements, it was interpreted in various ways.

Purely speaking, it meant she trusted the other person enough to share intimate details and harbored affection for them.

‘…From a more adult perspective, it’s a blatant seduction meaning she wants to spend the night together.’

It wouldn’t matter since Jeon wouldn’t know the implicit atmosphere of high society.

However, knowing all of this perfectly well, the thought of telling him my measurements with my own mouth made me feel somewhat… embarrassed.

‘But if I just tell him to buy anything and the size is wrong, it’ll be inconvenient.’

I tried to rationalize that it wasn’t a big deal, but the burning sensation on my cheeks didn’t subside easily.

This is all because of Jeon. Making things worse by saying he was commemorating our first kiss.

‘Making it so I can’t even shake it off…’

[Shall I open the window if you’re feeling hot?]

Minte, who had been sitting on the sunny windowsill looking outside, spoke to me.

My goodness, had my complexion changed so much that even Minte noticed?

“It’s fine.”

After giving a brief reply, I buried my head completely among the clothes. I planned to stay like this until my complexion calmed down.

I had to meet Heinrih later, so I absolutely had to calm down.

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In the end, only after washing my face lightly could I regain my original calm and cool-headed appearance.

After confirming several times that my face looked normal, I finally met Heinrih in the backyard. Fortunately, he didn’t notice anything strange about me at all.

When I answered that I was already done preparing to leave the Imperial Palace, he clicked his tongue.

“You finished preparing faster than I thought.”

“Is there anything special to prepare? Just gathering some wealth is enough.”

Upon hearing my answer, Heinrih’s face was subtly tinged with disappointment and bitterness.

Does saying that wealth is the only thing worth taking from the Imperial Palace sound that depressing?

“I see.”

Heinrih’s dark expression looked somewhat pitiful, so I was about to answer that this place wasn’t completely terrible, but I stopped.

The good memories I had in the Imperial Palace were created by Jeon after all.

Instead, I picked up my teacup and calmly changed the subject.

“Did you receive contact from the Duke of Roam?”

“I did.”

Fortunately, Heinrih quickly regained his composure and returned to a calm posture.

His explanation to me wasn’t long.

Tomorrow at midnight, within 30 minutes after the security magic is lifted, if I arrive at the designated location, a guard who will be waiting in advance will take me away.

Roam thought that after I disappeared, Heinrih would persuade the Emperor. Since Heinrih had also contributed to smuggling me out, they seemed to accept that he would naturally participate in cleaning up the situation too.

And to ensure Heinrih’s voice would carry well with the Emperor, the political affairs side was also lending their support.

“There’s a separate back road that guards use to enter and exit the prison area. It seems they plan to use that route.”

“Ah, so they’re going to treat me like a criminal.”

‘I had expected disguising myself as a palace servant with my face covered, but who would have thought they’d dress me up as a criminal.’

The idea of extracting me by pretending to take me to prison most likely came from Mother’s mind.

It’s obvious. She must have judged that my spirit needed to be broken somewhat for smooth conversation after I returned to the mansion.

Right now, the Reviver’s momentum is unnecessarily high, and this could make my future actions arrogant.

‘Since I was once imprisoned in the Imperial Palace prison in the past, she might have believed that reminding me of that time would make me somewhat more docile.’

Moreover, Mother wouldn’t have forgotten the humiliation of being treated like a seamstress when she visited the Imperial Palace to meet me. That was always her nature.

“I suggested there might be other methods…”

“No, this actually works out well.”

At my nonchalant words, Heinrih’s face wrinkled strangely. He seemed to interpret it as me enduring humiliation for revenge.

“If there’s a recording orb available in the palace, please record it for me.”

“Record?”

“Yes. The scene of me being dragged away like a criminal.”

Humiliation? Far from being humiliating, I actually felt delighted.

I couldn’t let such a good opportunity slip by.

‘Since I never intended to persuade the Emperor anyway, I’ll record everything and use it later as evidence that they threatened the Reviver.’

Heinrih, who caught onto my intention, let out a low exclamation and nodded.

“The Emperor will be furious.”

“Yes. When they’re voluntarily providing evidence, I shouldn’t refuse.”

Heinrih parted his lips as if to say something, then closed them again. Then he obediently nodded, saying he would do so.

“The palace servant who originally tended to your bedroom suddenly took sick leave due to an unexpected accident. A temporarily assigned palace servant will prepare your clothes, so you should be able to check them in your bedroom this evening.”

The person preparing the clothes was probably a spy planted by Roam. The accident of the original palace servant was also likely intentional.

Nodding and listening attentively to his words, I slowly parted my lips.

“Then is this the last time I’ll see Your Highness?”

“It seems it will be. Tomorrow, even to create an opportunity for you, I need to divert the palace people’s attention elsewhere.”

At his appearance of lamenting like someone facing an unpleasant task, I smiled faintly.

“Thank you for everything. Thanks to Your Highness’s help, my palace life was comfortable.”

“The one who should be grateful is rather me. Thanks to you, my long-cherished wish was moved up by several years.”

“You haven’t achieved it yet. You mustn’t forget that Roam still remains.”

Since Heinrih’s help was essential to bring down Roam, I had no choice but to repeatedly emphasize this point.

‘Once I take over Sister’s study, I should find useful documents first and send them to Heinrih.’

I was momentarily silent, pondering whether hidden businesses and assets would be better, or illegal activities, when Heinrih casually spoke to me.

“Do you truly intend to go through with it?”

“With what?”

“Erasing the name of Roam.”

He had a worried expression.

“Won’t that bring harm to you?”

“Since I have no place to call home anyway, it won’t be the slightest problem.”

“It won’t be easy.”

“Roam erased my name so easily, so is there any reason I couldn’t do the same?”

Heinrih still had a dark expression.

At the Imperial Palace, his gaze could reach me, and if necessary, he could step forward offering help, but since that wouldn’t be possible in Roam, he seemed quite uneasy about it.

Looking at him like that, I smiled faintly.

“It will be easier than you think.”

There was no way it could be difficult.

“Roam’s history is long and fierce. When history is long, many people become entangled in it, and the existence of a proud direct lineage means there are countless branch families who couldn’t make it in.”

The higher Roam’s honor rose, the more there were those who coveted it.

Until now, Father and the family members had suppressed them from an absolute position, but in times like these when Roam’s honor was precarious?

“Though they’re holding their breath now, given any opportunity, they’ll try to replace the name of Roam at any time.”

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