For the heart - Chapter 59
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Chapter 59
‘How, how on earth is the Saint here!’
Nina turned her head to look at where Casian and Emil had been earlier.
But their figures had already disappeared without a trace.
Among the nobles, those most shocked by the Saint’s revealed face were Empress Catalina and Duke Cedric Velan.
And the person who seemed unable to regain his senses as if struck by tremendous shock, with his eyes and mouth agape, was Emperor Rainer.
Whoosh, Rainer came to his senses and turned his head to glare at Duke Cedric Velan as if he would kill him.
His hands gripping the armrests of his chair trembled, and soon his entire upper body began to shake.
“The person claiming to have seen Princess Nina is committing perjury right now. I saw him receiving money in exchange for false testimony.”
“Shut your mouth! Do you know where you dare to be, you insolent child pulling such a cunning trick!”
The judge, who had never seen the Saint’s face, shouted with his face flushed red.
A girl who looked at most fifteen years old daring to interfere with his trial!
“Even if a child lacks judgment, there should be limits! State your parents’ names and your impudent name! I will hold you accountable for this crime—”
“Among all these people, is there truly not a single person who recognizes me?”
The Saint slowly approached near the platform where the Emperor and nobles were seated, looking around at them with a quiet smile.
“Isn’t that person the Saint?! I thought she was beheaded along with the Grand Steward and priests 20 years ago. Wasn’t she?”
“That’s right. I definitely saw her head displayed then. But how!”
Among the nobles, the confused voices of those who recognized her as unchanged from 20 years ago grew louder and louder.
“Since there’s no one to tell you who I am, I suppose I must introduce myself. I am from 20 years ago…”
As the Saint continued speaking, the faces of Emperor Rainer, Empress Catalina, and Duke Cedric Velan grew deathly pale.
And soon cries of “Saint” erupted from among the crowd.
“It’s the Saint! The Saint has been resurrected!”
Emperor Rainer, who felt like he was going insane at the cry of “Saint,” shot up from his seat.
Before the attendants could stop him, he leaped onto the platform and drew the sword hanging from a guard’s waist.
Then he slashed deeply across the chest of the man who was still muttering under the spell.
“Kheuk—!”
“How dare you sla, slander the Prin, Princess!”
The judge watching this scene stared at the Emperor with wide eyes.
He was the one who had told him to unconditionally accept the testimony and pin the murder charge on Nina. Yet suddenly he killed the witness with his own hands!
“This, this is like mocking me, Rainer.”
Clang.
He dropped the sword and sat down hard on his bottom.
He was now trembling all over. With bulging eyes, he only rolled his pupils around, unable to even turn his head toward the Saint.
‘I definitely saw her beheaded with my own two eyes, her head displayed in the town square! How can this be happening!’
Could it be a god appearing in the Saint’s form to punish the sins I committed? Or am I seeing hallucinations right now?
Why, why did she appear without dying!
Before his eyes, the deeds he had committed 20 years ago to usurp his brother the Former Emperor’s throne appeared vividly as phantoms.
Finally, he rolled his eyes back and fainted.
“Your Majesty!”
“Emperor Your Majesty!”
“Quickly call the court healer!”
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Around the collapsed and unconscious Emperor sat the Empress and Duke Cedric Velan with dark expressions.
When Desmorak entered, Duke Velan asked quickly and sharply in a lowered voice.
“Did you find her?!”
The target of his question about finding someone was only one person without needing to be said.
It was the Saint who had revealed herself at the town square where the public trial was held, then disappeared into the crowd while the Emperor collapsed.
Desmorak shook his head with his mouth tightly shut.
“Damn it!”
“You lost her? You went right after that hooded girl earlier!”
Empress Catalina shot up and approached Desmorak.
Her bulging eyes were filled with resentment and despair.
“I was sure it was the Saint… but when I chased after her, it turned out to be some boy wearing a hood of the same color.”
“What?! You fool!”
The Empress pounded Desmorak’s chest with her fists.
Even as his body swayed, Desmorak endured the punches with his head bowed.
Not knowing when or where she might appear again to spout what words, yet they had lost the Saint.
Catalina felt like her mind was going blank.
The moment the Emperor woke up, he would cause a commotion asking what had happened.
That’s when it happened.
“Your, Your Majesty! Are you conscious?”
At Duke Velan’s voice, Empress Catalina turned around.
“Your Majesty!”
“…”
The Emperor with sunken eyes and a bloodless face groggily sat up. Then he looked at those gathered around him and spoke.
“The Saint…”
Everyone gulped at the first words that came from the Emperor’s mouth.
“She was definitely… dead.”
“Y-yes, Your Majesty! I definitely took care of it. Didn’t Your Majesty also see the beheaded Saint’s head that was hung in the town square!”
Duke Bellan hastily continued speaking, raising his voice in fear that he might be blamed.
“That’s right. But that Saint appeared at Nina’s trial. Those eyes that looked at me…”
The Emperor’s shoulders trembled as if a chill had run through his entire body.
“Those were eyes that knew everything. All the things that were created for the false oracle.”
“Your Majesty, please don’t worry. I’ll mobilize all the ducal house’s confidants to quickly capture her. And to ensure she never speaks nonsense again, I’ll kill her on the spot—”
“No.”
At Duke Bellan’s words about eliminating the Saint, the Emperor fully sat up and got down from the bed.
Madness flashed in his eyes as he met the gazes of the Empress, Duke, and sorcerer who were looking at him.
“She hadn’t aged even a single bit. Even if we kill her, she’ll come back to life again and strangle me.”
“Y-Your Majesty…”
Though he was speaking of something that would make one’s vision go dark, there was excitement in the Emperor’s voice.
His expression had already turned into an eerie smile that made those watching feel unsettled.
“You must capture her alive without fail.”
“Your Majesty, many nobles recognized the Saint, and it seemed there were quite a few older citizens who knew her too. Rather than that, wouldn’t it be better to handle this quickly?”
Rayner quietly shook his head and looked at Desmorak.
The Emperor placed his hand on the shoulder of Desmorak, whose face had hardened, and quietly gazed into his bright brown eyes.
“You must have been the one who created that witness. You must have wanted revenge against Nina. I understand. It was good for me too.”
“Y-Your Majesty.”
“Desmorak, tear out the Saint’s heart.”
“That’s…”
At Desmorak’s flustered look, Rayner tilted his head and frowned as if disappointed.
“Why. Are you afraid because she’s the Saint? How disappointing.”
“That’s not it…”
“The Saint and Nina with her immortal body. They both have hearts just the same, don’t they?”
Rayner, who was very pleased with the idea he had come up with, suddenly burst into loud laughter.
“Hahahaha! I’ll build a Grand Temple for the Saint we capture.”
“Yes…?”
“I’ll confine her there and make her deliver my words as oracles. So that no one can doubt the oracle given to my daughter! And even if the oracle is false now, who would dare stop me?”
“Your Majesty! It seems all my worries have disappeared thanks to Your Majesty’s wisdom!”
At the Emperor’s words, Catalina’s face, which had been dark until now, brightened considerably.
Catalina smiled and looked at Desmorak as she spoke.
“I’m counting only on you, Desmorak. The Duke will handle finding the Saint.”
“…Yes, Your Majesty.”
Desmorak nodded while trying to hide his expression that was about to darken.
If Catalina wanted it, there was nothing I couldn’t do.
But then, the bedroom door burst open.
“What do you mean by that just now?”
“Li-Lillien!”
“…You’re saying the oracle I received was false?”
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