Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 131

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Chapter 131

I received the ring from Jeon, or more precisely, the communication magic device disguised as a ring, just a few hours before the Imperial Palace’s security magic was lifted.

After seating him in the backyard as he grumbled about being harassed too much by the Magic Department people and how difficult it was to create an excuse to come see me, I suddenly told him to stay at the Imperial Palace a bit longer.

Though it was phrased as a request, it was practically closer to a notification or command.

“What? Why should I stay at the Imperial Palace?”

“I’m moving my residence to the Roam Estate at midnight.”

Jeon jumped up and violently protested. But there was no choice. How would it look if Jeon and I disappeared at the same time?

At least officially, Jeon had to appear completely unrelated to my whereabouts.

Besides, Jeon had a natural justification for staying at the Imperial Palace while also being one of the few people I could trust.

“The Imperial Magic Department is begging you to stay just a few more days anyway.”

“I won’t stay!”

Jeon shuddered as if he had been betrayed by me.

“Stay here and do a few things for me instead.”

“There’s Prince Heinley!”

“I’m going to pass on information about Roam’s corruption to him. I need a messenger, and there’s no one better than you.”

To deliver documents to Heinley, I had to go through the most trustworthy person. So who else could there be besides Jeon?

However, Jeon still had a stern expression.

“What about those animals? Couldn’t you just tie it to the cat’s body and send it?”

[That’s animal abuse. The author has no blood or tears. I’ll handle this.]

Whether Minte was hissing angrily beside us or not, Jeon stubbornly insisted he absolutely wouldn’t stay.

“The business at Roam will be finished quickly. I have no intention of dragging it out like at the Imperial Palace.”

“Even so…”

“I just need to settle Roam. After that, we can really travel comfortably.”

Neither the Imperial Palace nor Roam would pursue me. They wouldn’t have the mental capacity for it.

I spoke calmly, but for some reason, Jeon stared at me intently with a subtle expression.

As if he had glimpsed some emotion on my face.

He didn’t insist further. Instead, he spoke in a worried voice.

“That household is full of nothing but strange people.”

“They want me. They won’t try to harm my life.”

“But they could suppress you in some way to make you submit. Just like the people in this Imperial Palace do.”

That was also true. I fell silent for a moment, then slowly parted my lips.

But before I could say anything, Jeon sighed first and continued speaking.

“…I was hoping we wouldn’t need to use this.”

He pulled a ring from his chest. It was a smooth dark brown ring without any pattern. I didn’t know what it was made of, but its subtle color was strangely luxurious.

As I stared at the ring quietly, I spoke in a calm voice.

“I have no intention of marrying yet.”

Even if he was anxious about being separated from me, what was he doing skipping all the intermediate steps so tactlessly?

When I looked at Jeon with some inner criticism, his face turned bright red.

“It’s, it’s not like that!”

“It’s not?”

“It’s a magic device! A communication magic device!”

“Why make a communication magic device into a ring?”

“I was flustered when I received it too, but, well, really!”

With his reddened face, he kept letting out empty laughs into the air before finally hanging his head low and sighing deeply.

“Yes, well. It’s true that I was happy it turned out better because it was ring-shaped.”

“How refreshing to see you being honest.”

“Really, this has no emotion, no excitement…”

Jeon grumbled with a deflated expression, pouting his lips. Though he quickly became like a startled rabbit again when I extended my hand.

“You’re trying to give it to me. Give it here.”

He looked at me with bewildered eyes, then soon burst into a deflated laugh. Then he carefully took my hand.

I meant it literally to just give it to me, but he seemed to interpret it differently.

Gently holding my hand, he carefully slipped the ring onto my finger. His actions seemed very reverent, like he was performing delicate work.

“If you turn the ring this way, you can receive my contact.”

Perhaps to teach me how to use the ring, he didn’t let go of my hand.

“If you turn it the other way, you’ll be able to contact me.”

No, it didn’t seem to be just because of the instructions.

His touch gently stroking my fingertips looked a little… wistful.

“It’s high-level communication magic that can summon everything from simple voice messages to the other person’s illusion depending on the operating method. I got it from my brother, so I can guarantee its performance.”

‘Ah. I heard Dekin came to the capital, so he must have met with him.’

While I let out a low exclamation, he continued speaking.

“Especially when summoning an illusion, the sender’s consciousness transfers entirely to the illusion that appears on the receiver’s side. So you must cast it in a safe place.”

Even while listing precautions in detail, he didn’t let go of my hand. Jeon really went through every trivial detail one by one.

“And…”

“There’s still more?”

“There should be. Wait and see.”

I suddenly became curious.

Was he deliberately making a show of wanting me to notice, or did he really think I wouldn’t know and was doing this?

I stayed quiet out of curiosity to see how far he’d go, but he couldn’t find more excuses to add and reluctantly let go of my hand.

The ring that seemed loose sparkled faintly and changed to fit perfectly around my finger.

Finding this fascinating, I quietly looked down at the ring before turning my gaze to Jeon.

“Where’s yours?”

“Ah, I have mine too. Here…”

“Give it here.”

When I took the ring from his hand and put it on his finger myself, the expression Jeon made was…

I have to honestly admit it. It was quite adorable.

His eyes that couldn’t find a place to settle and kept shaking, his lips tensed with strength, his cheeks’ blush that wouldn’t fade at all.

“I’m not asking you to marry me.”

“Ah, I know that!”

It was a rough, thick man’s hand.

Completely different from Maxel’s fine, white hands. Though he probably didn’t wield a sword, it had calluses, and was surprisingly large enough to cover my entire hand and more.

I finally understood a little why Jeon had been touching my hand so much. I too found Jeon’s hand quite fascinating at that moment.

That was why I momentarily delayed when I was going to let go after just putting on the ring.

…Though I didn’t expect Jeon to quickly interlock our fingers without missing that instant.

“It’s not marriage, but you’re giving it meaning, right?”

“Meaning?”

“I confessed to you. We kissed, and we exchanged rings too.”

For someone who had been too embarrassed to know what to do, it was quite a bold expression, so I couldn’t help but be surprised.

When I widened my eyes and fell silent, doubt gradually filled Jeon’s sparkling eyes.

“Lady Anelli?”

Mm, as I thought, that aggrieved expression suits him better than being shy.

“Don’t tell me you’re toying with me? I’m a first love, you know? You’re not playing with my pure heart, are you?”

“Ah, I heard somewhere that first love doesn’t come true…”

“In the Magic Tower alone, I know three people who married their first love.”

Oh… The mages of the Magic Tower must all be pure romantics.

“But in high society, broken engagements, betrothals, and affairs are frequent.”

“Is that damn high society a hotbed of immorality?”

Jeon shuddered in disgust. Yet the fact that he didn’t let go of our interlocked hands was somewhat amusing.

“You can learn about sound and proper dating culture through me.”

“I’ll think about it.”

“Yes, you thought well… What?”

“I’ll think about it.”

At my nonchalant answer, Jeon’s mouth fell wide open. Naturally, he was filled with a sense of betrayal.

“Weren’t we implicitly in that kind of relationship?”

“From one kiss?”

“That’s why I deliberately gave you a gift the next day… I knew this would happen. You’ve been completely influenced by strange noble culture, you shouldn’t tease people like that.”

Grumbling, Jeon didn’t press me any further. Of course, he didn’t let go of my hand either.

It was a very… strange and fascinating experience. He didn’t nag me about anything, but he also didn’t hide his desires.

‘Come to think of it, I was being rather mischievous.’

Thinking about it again, if I were in his position, I might have been quite annoyed, wouldn’t I?

―Compared to the Imperial Palace, this manor is too easy. Even if I warp here, no one would notice.

I suddenly snapped out of my brief reverie.

Jeon in his smoke form was looking around various parts of my room, detecting any potentially dangerous magic that might be present.

It was amazing that such things were possible with a simple illusion, but Jeon’s foresight in buying magical tools from Dekin as if he had anticipated this situation was also remarkable.

―If you call me, I can come right away, so definitely use the ring if anything happens.

“I am the captain’s escort knight, servant!”

―…Be careful not to let that person’s helmet come off.

Even without Jeon’s reminder, I had already secured Palides’ helmet firmly in place.

Tight enough that it wouldn’t fall off unless someone came at him with a hammer or axe trying to smash his head.

―By the way, are all Imperial Palace Mages like this?

After roughly confirming my safety, Jeon sat in a chair and began earnestly cursing the Imperial Palace Mages.

Occasionally when the Dura’han gave incomprehensible responses to Jeon, Palides would relay each one to Jeon.

Then Jeon would get fired up and scold the Dura’han, while the Dura’han would circle around me as if to provoke him.

The first night at Roam Estate passed in this somewhat chaotic manner.

By the time I went to bed in the late dawn hours, the melancholy I had felt from the moment I entered the manor had completely disappeared.

* * *

There were three ‘people’ who shared Anelli’s plan to overthrow Roam.

Prince Heinrih, who would laugh heartily and maintain balance between the Emperor and Duke of Roam. Mage Jeon, who would serve as a liaison between Roam and the Imperial Palace.

And Knight Samuel, who would have to guide her again after everything was finished.

Samuel, who had coaxed and persuaded the Priests who said they must bid farewell to the Reviver before leaving, sat on the bed with an exhausted face.

Officially, it was announced that he had returned to the Grand Temple with the Priests.

However, he had secretly established separate lodgings in the capital while hiding his identity.

This was because he needed to prepare fake identification documents for the new schedule ahead, and plan the route to leave the capital and head to Beladia Valley.

He could explain to the Temple that he had to ‘carry out secret duties according to God’s will.’ It wasn’t really a lie either.

‘God’s will.’

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