I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 83
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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor
Chapter 83
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Hallen Sacred Empire, Library of Light.
“Spade. Come down here.”
Spade, who had been dusting books at the top of the two-story wooden stairs, looked down below.
A priest with white hair was craning his neck back to look up at Spade.
“Yes, Priest.”
As Spade slowly came down, the priest looked at him with a pleased smile.
“I’ve heard that you’re diligent, but you exceed expectations. Working so early in the morning like this.”
“Not at all.”
“Today you need to go into the ‘Scripture Room’ inside the Library of Light and dust it. You know well that not just anyone can enter that place, right?”
“Yes. I heard that only the Pope and a few others can enter.”
“That’s right. Normally you wouldn’t be able to enter either. But the priest in charge of managing that place is still unwell and can’t come to work, so you’ll have to take over the cleaning. Since it’s not a place you can easily enter, you must be careful with your conduct.”
“Yes.”
Spade’s eyes gleamed as he bowed his head in response. Finally, he could enter the Scripture Room.
The priest tapped his hunched back and led the way.
Spade followed behind him carrying cleaning supplies.
At the very back of the Library of Light was a wooden door that clearly showed the traces of time. The ancient wooden door, which must have been hundreds of years old, was firmly locked as if no one could easily enter.
The priest took out a bronze key covered in fingerprints from his pocket and opened the door.
“Only I, His Holiness the Pope, and the Grand Inquisitor have keys to this place. So whenever you clean here, always come to me first to get the key.”
“Yes.”
Spade followed the priest who had opened the door wide and went inside.
The Scripture Room, softly lit by luminous stones, was smaller than expected.
At the far end was a platform as tall as an adult, with thick books placed on top. There appeared to be eight books in total.
“After sweeping and wiping the dust on the ground, wipe the outer covers of the Sacred Scriptures with a dry towel and your work will be done.”
“Understood.”
“Then begin. Today I will supervise your work.”
“Yes.”
Spade took the broom and dustpan and carefully swept the ground. It was extremely clean, as if this place was cleaned daily.
That’s when it happened.
“You’re cleaning at an early hour today.”
At the unfamiliar voice, Spade, who had been diligently sweeping the ground, looked up.
“I greet His Holiness the Pope.”
As the priest bowed at the waist in greeting, Spade also quickly showed proper respect.
“I greet His Holiness the Pope.”
“You’re someone I haven’t seen before.”
Spade lowered his body and spoke.
“I am Spade, temporarily working at the Library of Light.”
“Ah, so you are Priest Spade. Please raise your head.”
The Pope spoke kindly.
Spade slowly lifted his face. Though he had worked at the Temple for over two years, this was his first time meeting the Pope, so his chest tightened with nervousness.
“I’ve heard that you follow God’s word very well.”
“I’m sorry.”
Spade quickly bowed his head in apology.
“My, that was a compliment. Am I that frightening?”
“This friend seems nervous since it’s his first time meeting His Holiness the Pope.”
“Priest Spade. I need to read the scriptures now, so could you clean later?”
“Yes.”
“Then I’ll come back later, Your Holiness.”
The priest left the room first, and Spade gathered his cleaning supplies while glancing sideways at the Pope examining the scriptures.
Just as he was about to go outside, the Pope’s voice followed him.
“Priest Spade, it seems we’ll see each other often.”
“Please take care of me from now on.”
Spade greeted politely and went outside.
The Pope watched his retreating figure intently.
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Late at night.
Spade secretly entered the Scripture Room with invisibility magic cast on his body. He had stolen the key from the sleeping priest.
“Priest Spade, it seems we’ll see each other often.”
The Pope’s words from that morning bothered him, so he infiltrated as soon as night fell.
What business would the Pope have to see a mere Junior Priest often?
He didn’t know how far the Pope’s abilities extended, but if by any chance he had noticed that he was a spy, today was his only opportunity.
Spade quickly approached the last scripture the Pope had been examining.
But when he opened the scripture, he saw empty pages. Not a single letter was visible.
“You know that not just anyone can read the scriptures, right?”
The words of the Intermediate Priest flashed through his mind.
Spade clicked his tongue inwardly. Did that mean only special people like the Pope or high-ranking priests could read them?
This way, the mission was a failure.
After pondering, he tore out the last page of the scripture and hid it in his chest. Though he couldn’t read it right now, he planned to return and find a way.
After leaving the Scripture Room and returning to his room, he saw Inquisitors heading toward his room.
As expected, he’d been caught.
Spade quickly turned around to escape the Temple, but headed to the kitchen that had been his last suspicion.
Let me check just once.
He had already confirmed that an underground basement connected below the kitchen. Holy Knights were guarding the front of the basement door.
Spade used sleep incense to quietly put them to sleep and opened the door.
Inside, the rank smell of beasts spread enough to numb his nose. Covering his nose and going deeper inside, Spade discovered the ‘things’ in the basement and his eyes widened.
‘What are all these things! I need to report this quickly!’
The invisibility magic was also about to end.
As he hurriedly escaped the basement, a sharp voice came from behind.
“Intruder!”
Just as he was holding his breath and running away from the Holy Knights, the invisibility magic wore off.
“There!”
“Shoot!”
Whoosh-!
His back burned where the arrow hit.
Spade began running for his life. He had to report what he had seen to the Emperor.
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Lady Yofron had self-destructed. In the powerful explosion, she disappeared without a trace.
Although her target was a princess from a foreign country, it was an explosion that occurred in the Imperial Palace itself. It was grounds for treason charges.
The Emperor issued a lockdown order on Duke Yofron’s house and commanded a massive investigation.
Duke Yofron bowed deeply and actively cooperated with the investigation. The family had to prove they had no connection to this incident.
Rather than grieving for his precious daughter’s loss, escaping the crisis that might destroy his family came first.
Noble society fell into great chaos over the incident that occurred less than a day after Lady Yofron had framed Princess Dahlia.
Where on earth had Lady Yofron obtained such explosives? No matter how much she coveted the Empress’s position, to try to kill a kingdom’s princess.
It was something that could cause international conflict.
At the thought that trade with the Kingdom of Foevern might be cut off, the prices of crystals and wine skyrocketed in that short time.
Inside the Emperor’s Office.
Gray roughly slammed down the report.
“You’re telling me to believe this now? Suddenly someone with facial burns appears and testifies that ‘Lady Yofron was the one who ordered the fire arrows shot at the hunting ground,’ then commits suicide, and those roots that were fed to the horses appear in Lady Yofron’s room? Everything that targeted the Princess was all Lady Yofron’s scheme?”
“I don’t know who it is, but they seem intent on pinning everything on Lady Yofron. We’re investigating all of Lady Yofron’s recent activities.”
The Stable Master and those who shot the fire arrows at the hunting ground left no trace, making it impossible to find the culprit.
However, Lady Yofron was an ordinary noble woman. She surely would have left traces.
Gray looked down at the report on his desk with cold eyes and spoke.
“Even if that woman was framed, it doesn’t erase her crimes. I command a massive investigation and severe punishment for the Yofron Family.”
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If someone suddenly transmigrated to this novel, she would surely possessed lady yofron as a villainess 🤣