Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 56

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Chapter 56

“If you think about who the creator of this world is, you should realize how narrow-minded your perspective is.”

“Unlike you, I’m not a fanatic, so I trust the rational cause and effect of life and the natural world more.”

How strange.

Even though I sent the Dura’han into the separate space dimension, my journey doesn’t feel quiet and peaceful at all. …Damn it.

I stared blankly at the mage and Holy Knight who were suddenly debating the origin of the world in front of someone else’s manor gate, then just looked away.

“We have a long way to go, Nadab.”

I needed to move quickly to pick up the forged identification documents I had ordered in advance before leaving the city.

[I will escort you safely.]

“Your riding comfort has always been the best. Let’s go quickly.”

I lightly climbed onto Nadab.

Those two will follow when they get tired of fighting, I suppose.

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The noisy mansion became quiet.

Since there were originally very few servants employed, the absence of the guests felt even more pronounced.

“…Hmm.”

Dekin crossed his arms and leaned against the doorway of the empty drawing room. After being lost in thought for a while, he lightly manipulated his mana.

Thanks to the teleportation magic circles and mana stones installed throughout the building, he, as the owner of the mansion, could move directly to any room he desired.

The location changed with a brilliant light. It was a secret room that could only be entered through magic circles.

Standing in front of one of the bookshelves surrounding all four walls, Dekin pulled out a book inserted in the center. Simultaneously, the bookshelf slid away with a heavy sound, revealing a hidden corridor.

The narrow, dark corridor had no lighting. However, the magic circles densely drawn on the walls glowed brightly, illuminating the interior. Thanks to this, Dekin was able to move forward without difficulty.

At the end was another room. It was a kind of massive vault.

In the room filled with splendid gold bars and jewels, he found a necklace with a red gem.

Compared to the other jewels, it was somewhat old and crude, but it was the most precious among them.

Whoosh.

When he grasped the necklace and activated it, the gem glowed. After flickering for a while, a welcome voice finally flowed out with bright light.

—Finally, contact…!

“It’s been a while since I’ve greeted you, Your Highness.”

—…Ah, it was you.

The other party’s bright voice was engulfed with disappointment. At that clear change, Dekin spoke in a bewildered tone.

“You seem very disappointed?”

The person receiving contact from this necklace was the lord whom Dekin supported with all his might. Enough to regularly exchange greetings through magical devices.

Yet he couldn’t even welcome such a loyal retainer!

Perhaps Dekin’s hurt feelings were conveyed, as the other party hurriedly soothed him.

—I was surprised because it’s been so long. Hearing your voice, it seems you’ve been well without any trouble.

Dekin, who had been looking down at the gem with displeasure, narrowed his eyes.

“Were you perhaps waiting for contact from someone other than me?”

—Who else would contact me besides you? This magical device was made by you, so it can’t be obtained on the market.

“Yes, I made it for you. Do you also remember that I asked you to give the spare necklace I made to a trustworthy subordinate in the palace when you found one?”

—Of course.

The red gem necklace was a communication magical device made by Dekin.

To avoid detection by the Imperial Palace Mages, he made it operate with an extremely small amount of mana, so only one-way communication was possible, but he judged it was better to create a connection point like this.

Heinrih, his lord and the Empire’s First Prince, was under considerable surveillance immediately after his defeat. Leaving him with a useful magical device was an extremely difficult task.

After a moment of silence, Dekin asked quietly.

“Are the troops ready?”

—Troops? Didn’t we discuss that issue with Sir Kyle before? The remaining forces still fall far short of the Imperial Army’s scale. It’s a long way from recovering our former size.

“Then has your political standing suddenly increased?”

—What?

“I’m asking if you’ve regained your position enough that you don’t need to be cautious anymore.”

—What are you suddenly talking about?

At Heinrih’s puzzled question, Dekin frowned.

“If that’s not it…”

Dekin, who had clenched his molars, tried to calm his mind.

“Did you really give away that precious magical device just because you were blinded by a woman? The magical device I put my heart and soul into making for you?”

Momentary silence flowed beyond the magical device.

And shortly after, a question full of bewilderment followed urgently.

—What do you mean? Wasn’t that in Claim with you? Where are you now? Who did you meet?

“I’m in Claim. Here I met a guest who was brazenly wearing the magical device I gave to Your Highness around her neck.”

Dekin’s brow was deeply furrowed as he said this.

I thought she was just a somewhat difficult guest, but I was so flustered when I saw the necklace she was wearing.

I wondered if Heinrih had finally decided to come to the forefront, so he sent someone, and I was even excited.

But even though I let her stay at the mansion, she didn’t approach Dekin. She just urged him to quickly produce the magical device she had ordered.

Come to think of it, it was strange that Jeon, who shudders at the mention of politics, would accompany Heinrih’s subordinate.

With such thoughts, Dekin carefully observed for several days. Thus he could be certain. She was not Heinrih’s subordinate.

Seeing Heinrih’s reaction now, his judgment seemed accurate.

—Why did she meet you? Did she request help? Was she in danger? You actively helped her, right? Is she safe now?

“Is that what’s important right now?”

Dekin clicked his tongue. Wasn’t ruining the succession struggle enough?

—…Dekin.

“I almost made a mistake thinking Your Highness sent someone to check the scale of the slush fund!”

—Why didn’t you contact me?

“She was a guest my brother brought, so I couldn’t move rashly. My brother thinks I’ve completely withdrawn from this matter.”

This mansion was a place to store Heinrih’s slush funds. It was also a place to gather political funds.

If he had moved mana to come to this room, Jeon would have detected it, and if unlucky, he might have been caught still conspiring with Heinrih.

“Anyway. I really never imagined such a situation would happen twice. Another woman? Is love that easy for Your Highness?”

As he spoke more, old emotions seemed to surge, and Dekin’s voice grew louder.

Dekin truly thought Heinrih was a good lord. That he would become a much better emperor than Maxel.

Honestly, he had believed without doubt that Heinrih could easily win. He still found it most absurd that Heinrih had been pushed aside by Maxel.

But since people can’t be perfect, Heinrih also had flaws. Heinrih really had a tendency to be too swayed by love.

Severely, in fact. He had never seen anyone like Heinrih who suffered from unrequited love so grandly that he ruined his entire life.

‘Wouldn’t one such experience be enough?’

“You were waiting for that woman’s contact just now, weren’t you? Who is it this time? What kind of amazing woman made Your Highness end your pure love?”

—You’re a bit excited.

“How could I not be excited? You wandered for years and finally pulled yourself together, and now this bolt from the blue!”

What kind of woman was she that his lord opened up a communication route that must never be discovered?

‘Come to think of it, she’s traveling with Jeon too, isn’t she? Later even some fierce Holy Knight appeared…’

It seems that woman has extraordinary skills at manipulating men. She was too dangerous an opponent for Heinrih.

Following his boundlessly expanding imagination, Dekin’s wariness rose steeply. Meanwhile, Heinrih soothed him in a calm tone.

—Even if she doesn’t use that necklace, she won’t hand it over to Maxel.

“Oh my, what to do. You’re already blinded!”

—She is Anelli.

“Yes, she seemed to be called by that name. Goodness, to fall in love again. Love is a sin. Wicked love should disappear from this earth.”

—Anelli Roam. Maxel’s former fiancée. The woman I love. I never ended my pure love in the first place.

Dekin, who had been lamenting to the air, paused.

Anelli Roam. Was that the name of Maxel’s former fiancée?

In the past, he had always used titles like ‘that damn other man’s first love’ or ‘that guy’s fiancée,’ so the name didn’t immediately register.

He had heard news that she had been resurrected after being beheaded and turned the Temple and Imperial Palace upside down…

Looking down at the red gem in bewilderment, Dekin answered haltingly.

“A Reviver? That Reviver the Temple has been enthusiastically promoting lately? The one everyone’s desperate to catch?”

—Yes. So I have to help her avoid being caught, if only to shake Maxel.

Of course, Heinrih’s words were probably just an excuse. Dekin was certain of it, even if others weren’t.

If Heinrih had helped Anelli, it would have been out of pure self-interest.

If the guest who visited the mansion was really Anelli, then the Holy Knight’s sudden appearance made sense. Dekin muttered while covering his mouth.

“No wonder his personality was like that… Wait, then why the hell is that bastard Jeon accompanying them?”

―Hmm?

“No, I mean my younger brother. That guy has no interest in worldly affairs…”

Jeon had even caused a fuss about unsealing his magic power without getting permission from the Mage Tower.

The way he acted looked like he wanted to show off his skills to a woman, so Dekin had mocked him thoroughly before extracting a hefty sum of money for political funds.

Could it be that bastard doesn’t even know who he’s traveling with?

―By any chance, is that brother a man with red hair and golden eyes?

“Yes?”

―And he travels with a wolf?

“How did you know?”

―…I met him with Anelli. Now that I think about it, his attitude was exactly like yours. Who would have thought you were brothers.

It seemed Jeon had acted quite arrogantly toward Heinrih. Dekin let out an awkward laugh. Then he opened his mouth as a sudden realization struck him.

“Your Highness, weren’t you barely hanging on by a thread in the Palace?”

―I can breathe a little easier these days.

“If you can go out to meet women, you must be breathing much easier.”

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