I Just Wanted Revenge, But Everyone Loves Me - Chapter 83

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Chapter 83
“Karin!”
“Sister!”
Abandoning all suspicion, I hurried to the Dining Room of the Mansion—the place where delicious food appeared!
In the old Mansion, Sister and I had usually eaten here together, but today three more people were seated at the table.
“Sniff sniff—after four days, a cute creature appears.”
Hyacinth, who had shared a life-or-death journey with me,
“Welcome back.”
Sys, who greeted me calmly,
……
and the Duke himself, seated at the head of the table’s far end.
‘Has it been four days since I’ve seen them?’
Since returning from Bankaydium until now, I’d only seen Sister. I hadn’t caught even a shadow of these three.
‘She said they were incredibly busy.’
Well, it had been a while since we’d returned to the Mansion.
The cleaning was handled neatly with magic, but the real work came after that.
‘It’s only been a few days since I saw them, but—’
somehow it felt like I hadn’t seen them in ages.
As I gazed at them afresh, I suddenly jumped. The moment I entered the Dining Room, Sister came rushing over—
“Whoop!”
“?!”
and scooped me up in one smooth motion!
“Now, shall we have Karin head to her seat?”
“But I can walk……!”
“Mmm, true, but you’ll get there much more comfortably if you let Sister carry you, won’t you?”
Well, of course that’s true, but—!
I glanced sideways at the other three.
And yet.
‘They’re all staring at me so intently!’
Every one of them was gazing steadily at me nestled in Sister’s arms.
Until I settled into the seat beside Sister, I felt oddly self-conscious and ducked my head low.
Just then, Hyacinth, whose eyes hadn’t left me, sighed.
“Sigh—how right it is to be cute. Seeing her after so long makes me so happy. I want to hold her again. Really, a workplace ought to have at least one cute thing in it……”
“Show some composure before your lord, Hyacinth.”
“You don’t understand my heart, Sys. How moved I am right now. All this tumbling about, worn thin by endless labor……”
“Silence.”
“Yes, sir.”
Hyacinth, obedient to the Duke’s command, clamped her mouth shut. Only once he confirmed the quiet did the Duke let out a long sigh.
“Did you sleep well?”
“……Yes?”
I lifted my head quickly, having been looking at the food already laid out.
Now I turned the words over in my mind and nodded.
“I slept very well.”
“And your meals?”
“Delicious.”
“How have you been getting on?”
“Wonderfully!”
“Good.”
The Duke nodded after hearing a brief account of my days.
Meanwhile, Sister cut the vegetables and meat on my plate into smaller pieces.
It was thoughtfulness for someone not yet skilled with a knife.
“Thank you!”
“There, there.”
Sister gently stroked my cheek and smiled warmly.
At that moment, the Duke let out a slight cough.
“Once you’ve finished eating, do you have anything you need to do?”
“No, nothing.”
I shook my head. Sister had said I should rest for a while, even if I wanted to do something.
So since arriving here, I’d mostly rested in my room, or eaten snacks with Sister on the Terrace.
Or I’d take walks through various parts of the Garden. In short, I had no particular schedule to speak of.
“Then come to the Office for a moment.”
The Duke picked up his wine glass.
“There’s something I absolutely must tell you.”
“?”
Something he must tell me?
“What is it?”
* * *
“Look at this.”
The first thing I saw upon entering the Office was none other than a massive map.
A continental map showing not only the Brosia Empire but foreign lands as well.
Why was he showing me this vast expanse of land? I stared blankly before looking back at the Duke.
Then he curved one corner of his mouth upward.
“Do you know what the front page of the imperial Newspaper is about right now?”
I shook my head.
The Duke lifted his chin arrogantly.
“Not only has Bankaydium been cleared of false charges, but the papers have been hurling curses at the incompetent Imperial Court. From four days ago through today’s edition.”
“!”
“That Emperor has taken quite the beating in the press.”
The Duke’s face looked deeply satisfied as he said this.
Well, he’d cleared his own name and the one who’d framed him had fallen from grace—naturally.
Even I could imagine that must feel incredibly gratifying.
‘Oh!’
Now that I thought about it—
‘Sister mentioned it.’
Bankaydium had suffered tremendous damage from this affair. It was a crisis that could have led to their utter destruction.
‘She said they reached an agreement with the Emperor.’
Naturally, since he was the one who’d driven an innocent person to the brink.
‘Of course he has to compensate them!’
I mentally cursed the Emperor in my imagination before looking back at the Duke.
“You must have heard from Veronika, but I made a deal with the Emperor. Well, deal is a generous word—I essentially extorted him.”
The Duke crossed his long legs once.
“I demanded three things in total.”
“!”
Three things, no less!
My eyes gleamed brightly.
What a Dragon he is.
He really squeezed him dry!
“May I ask what they are?”
Unable to contain my curiosity, the Duke’s smile deepened.
‘Wow—’
He was usually so stern, but when he smiled like that, he was incredibly magnificent.
‘Ah, no! That’s not it!’
I quickly came to my senses.
“The first thing I demanded was Investigation Authority.”
“Investigation Authority? You mean… over the Crown Prince Assassination Case?”
“Yes. We agreed that this matter would be investigated under Bankaydium’s command. I secured that authority.”
‘If that’s the case—’
the Emperor wouldn’t be able to bury this matter, and going forward he’d have to keep watching Bankaydium’s every move.
Of course, he’d grow more cautious toward Bankaydium and employ all manner of schemes, but……
‘No. Still, it’s a shield now.’
It was pure gain.
Definitely not a loss.
‘And with this, we can also expose the Emperor’s guilt.’
At the same time, we can pressure the Imperial Court.
‘Perfect.’
An excellent choice.
“And the second?”
“I requested an Official Document bearing the Emperor’s Seal. A statement that Bankaydium has no connection whatsoever to the Crown Prince Assassination Case. It’s to be recorded in the histories.”
At those words, I nodded quietly in admiration.
If it remained in an official document, no one would dare argue the point going forward. The Emperor himself had admitted it, and the Imperial Seal—a symbol of the Imperial House—was the proof.
‘Who could say a word against it?’
Even the slightest lingering stigma had been perfectly erased.
“What a blessing.”
With this, Bankaydium was completely free of the Crown Prince Assassination Case.
‘The future has changed.’
This held special meaning for me too.
Because I was standing here looking at the result of working hand in hand with the Duke, making plans, and seeing them through.
‘I did it.’
Though my revenge was far from complete, the joy was almost overwhelming.
Just then, the Duke pointed to a spot on the unfolded map.
“The third is right here.”
I had been smiling broadly, but at his gesture, I quickly lowered my head to look.
The place his long finger indicated was the northern boundary of the Brosia Empire.
There was a small X mark there.
“I’m giving you that place.”
……What?

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