Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 270

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Special Side Story Episode 1

I looked up at the clear sky and leisurely lifted my teacup.

The fragrant scent of flowers, the cool breeze, and the fresh air. It was truly perfect peace with nothing lacking.

[Kyaruk, this is the rock I collected to build my nest!]

[Rock, here and there, rolling around.]

[Kyak! If rocks are everywhere, you can go dig them up yourself, you stone head! Too lazy to brush off dirt so you steal other people’s rocks?]

[Wait, my arm. My arm.]

I could see a gargoyle and golem in the distance making noise and quarreling, but to be a true master of Beladia Castle, one should be able to smile and ignore such disputes. Such fights no longer even registered as noise to me.

There had been times when fights were so big that part of the city walls collapsed, so a golem losing an arm was just a minor disagreement.

As I was peacefully ignoring the monsters’ squabbling and drinking tea, the endlessly blue sky suddenly flashed. A protective barrier that looked similar to snake scales briefly appeared and disappeared. Jeon’s barrier surrounding Beladia Castle had reacted to magical power. This was a phenomenon that indicated the warp gate connected to Beladia Castle had been activated.

Jeon, who had gone to the Magic Tower, had finally returned.

I had received word in advance that he would return around today, but seeing him keep his promise so precisely made me feel proud.

Sure enough, Jeon soon appeared among the large and small monsters, wearing a sparkling mage robe.

The subtle luster was so brilliant it caught the eye even from a distance, and the fabric’s color was similar to lush new sprouts emerging under spring sunlight. It didn’t look like a typical mage’s robe, but it suited red-haired Jeon so well that it was satisfying just to look at.

Once I had casually mentioned in passing whether all mage robes were only dull colors, and now he always appeared wearing such bright and pretty colored robes. Seeing how his robes were different every time he left and returned to the castle, I wondered if the Magic Tower had hired a dedicated costume designer.

Since Jeon dressed up so prettily entirely to look good for me, it was very satisfying for me.

He had been walking carefully, holding up his robe hem to avoid touching the monsters, when he spotted me sitting at the outdoor table and brightened up, running over in one breath.

Just as I was about to smile and greet him as he ran up close, he urgently spoke first.

“Did you hear?”

“What?”

When I asked back in bewilderment, Jeon’s eyes widened as he said.

“There’s going to be a royal wedding!”

“…Oh.”

There was only one person who could be the subject of a royal wedding.

I hadn’t heard the news, but if Jeon’s words were true, a formal invitation would arrive soon. I let out a quiet exclamation while resting my chin on my hand and nodded calmly.

“That’s something to celebrate.”

It had been some time since he ascended to the throne as Emperor, so it was about time to stabilize his power. In fact, considering the various incidents that had occurred, one could say it was a bit late. Given Heinrih’s position, those around him wouldn’t have left him alone.

Moreover, because of his predecessor’s disgraceful exit, Heinrih’s close associates must have been very anxious.

By the way, what should I prepare as a wedding gift?

I was pondering what on earth to give as a gift to an Emperor who lacked nothing, when Jeon, who had been staring at my indifferent reaction, suddenly frowned. Then he spoke with a sulky voice.

“What about us?”

…Huh?

“…Sit down first. Catch your breath while drinking tea.”

I calmed down Jeon, whose thoughts had jumped in a strange direction, and placed a spare teacup in his hands.

When I brought out the extra tableware I had prepared in advance knowing he would come at this time, Jeon’s eyes widened. Then he smiled brightly as if he had never been excited and quickly sat in front of me.

His excited emotions showed through as he looked like he was asking if I had been waiting for him. It looked cute but also made me want to tease him, so I didn’t respond with a grumpy expression, but Jeon answered himself saying he understood. His face was still excited.

After taking a sip of tea, he was much calmer. However, that alone couldn’t make him forget the shocking marriage news.

“We’re still lovers, but that guy who seemed too busy with work to have time to meet women is getting married. How could I not be surprised?”

Heinrih did indeed seem busy dealing with various problems. However, the Imperial Palace wasn’t located in the middle of a mountain range where monsters swarmed everywhere like this place.

In the heart of the capital where he could meet various people even late at night close to midnight, saying he couldn’t meet anyone because of work would be an excuse.

“He can meet people while working. Moreover, being him, there must have been hundreds of women nearby wanting to catch his eye.”

Heinrih was handsome and had the highest status, so ambitious women would have continuously courted him. As I rubbed my chin and imagined all the love letters that would have flown into the Emperor’s Office, I soon shrugged my shoulders.

“It wouldn’t be strange if one of them caught his fancy.”

For some reason, Jeon looked shocked at my words. Jeon, who had been moving his lips like someone betrayed, clenched his fist.

“That guy who was so desperately pining, saying he liked Lady Anelli, has now completely confessed his love to someone else!”

“Mm, he gave up his feelings for me long ago.”

Heinrih, who had told me to leave, seemed to have managed his own emotions well after that. And when I met him most recently, instead of tender feelings toward me… how should I put it? There remained only the kind of familiarity one might feel toward a friend who had shared life’s joys and sorrows. It was the best possible ending for both him and me.

And Jeon, who saw that state at the time, was very satisfied, saying he was the only one by my side. So the reason he was jumping up and down now wasn’t because Heinrih had given up his feelings for me, but because he thought those feelings had transferred to someone else instantly. Just looking at how he mentioned love showed that.

“Generally, marriages of those in power aren’t made for love. As long as he’s Emperor, welcoming an Empress as soon as possible is practically a duty.”

Of course, it was possible that Heinrih had truly fallen into passionate love with someone and decided to marry.

Even at my words, Jeon looked completely unconvinced. Sitting with a very sulky face and sipping tea, he muttered as if talking to himself.

“Ha, no matter how fast it was, they couldn’t have known each other very long. To jump straight into marriage without going through the serious time of getting to know each other!”

“I told you, marriages of those in power are transactions.”

I replied peacefully. Jeon seemed to regard Heinrih as quite a close friend, so he was probably feeling unsettled that a close friend was getting married.

Jeon, who had been lost in thought while pursing his lips, suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at me.

“You’re not planning to make a transaction through marriage, are you, Lady Anelli?”

“I don’t need to do that. I don’t want such things, and there’s nothing I could gain from a political marriage. I’d probably only lose out.”

Usually, the benefits gained from political marriages would be power, wealth, or social advancement. However, these three things were completely useless elements to me.

As a Reviver and master of Beladia Castle, leader of powerful Dura’han with tremendous connections, who would dare propose a marriage transaction to me? If they tried, only wolves trying to steal what’s mine would swarm in droves.

Just imagining it made my head throb and fatigue wash over me. Perhaps because I had grown accustomed to the tranquil life of Beladia Castle, the sight of calculating and suspicious nobles swarming about now only felt dizzying.

I was about to shake my head quickly to dispel the thought when I suddenly heard a quiet question from across the table.

“…Wouldn’t it not necessarily be only losses?”

Jeon’s expression as he asked carefully was strange. I stared at him blankly and tilted my head, asking back.

“What benefit would there be for me?”

“Well… for example, being able to monopolize one person’s love for life…”

I unconsciously let out an exclamation at those words. Was Jeon perhaps worried that I might want someone else’s love? If that was it, I could definitely assure him it was a completely useless worry.

Just looking at my state of sitting at the outdoor table since early morning, sipping tea and waiting for Jeon who might come at any time, showed that.

Even when I thought I loved Maxel, I had never made such a fuss.

“The love you give me now is enough for me.”

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