I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 39

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39.

 

At my words, Greim’s mysterious gray eyes widened to a surprising degree.

 

In that moment, I found myself staring intently at his eyes, thinking that when pupils dilate, they take on a deeper shade of gray.

 

Perhaps because I was staring too much, he who had been surprised with widened eyes soon averted his gaze, turning only his pupils elsewhere to avoid my eyes.

 

Then he carefully asked what I meant.

 

“You can… communicate with your mind?”

 

“Exactly.”

 

When I nodded in affirmation, he who had been avoiding my eyes looked at me again.

 

“You can have conversations through thoughts?”

 

“Yes. Where I used to live, we called this telepathy. Well, it’s similar to how Greim hears the voice of God.”

 

“…”

 

“Originally, it’s an ability that allows me to communicate with my summoned creature even when we’re far apart, but when Theor made a contract with my summoned creature, he became able to use telepathy with me too.”

 

At my words, Greim nodded once.

 

Fortunately, he seemed to understand what I had said quite well.

 

So I called out to Theor in my mind, but as soon as I called him, Greim said to me:

 

“But it would be better not to use that ability right now. I know more about the oracle’s contents with certainty than Elinea, so I’ll speak to Theor and Lloyd separately.”

 

“Ah.”

 

‘What is it, Elinea?’

 

But I had already called him.

 

‘Well, there was something I wanted to discuss, but it would be better to do it with Priest Greim.’

 

‘You’re saying I should discuss something you wanted to talk about with me, with Greim instead?’

 

‘No, it’s because Priest Greim received an oracle… Anyway, it would be better to hear the details from him.’

 

At my words, Theor was silent for a moment.

 

To him, I said it was about the oracle.

 

‘He received an oracle this morning, and it was related to my power. So for now, it would be better to ask Priest Greim about exactly what oracle he received for the details.’

 

‘I understand. I’ll stop by the Imperial Shrine this afternoon.’

 

I was slightly surprised that Theor said he would come immediately this afternoon at my words, but since my ability and the oracle were very important matters, I could understand his heart in saying he would come right away.

 

After telling Theor I understood, I looked at Greim and said:

 

“Theor says he’ll come to the Imperial Shrine this afternoon.”

 

“…Theor will?”

 

“Yes. I had already called Theor before you told me not to.”

 

“Just the name is sufficient for me too.”

 

Greim said this, pointing out the title of priest I had attached after his name.

 

As expected, he wants to copy whatever Theor does.

 

“Then I won’t refuse. Anyway, Greim, it seems you can discuss the oracle when Theor comes this afternoon, but the problem is the Imperial Shrine – what are you planning to do about the oracle’s contents?”

 

Since he said he received an oracle this morning, the priests would also know that an oracle had come down to Greim.

 

Originally, priests also have divine power, albeit small, so they can sense it slightly when God’s voice comes down.

 

Because of this, while they couldn’t hear God’s voice clearly, they could notice that an oracle had been given.

 

“Oracles are either disclosed in advance or after discussion, depending on their content. Since this matter is an oracle about a noble’s attribute ability, I must first discuss the oracle with His Majesty the Emperor.”

 

“Ah, I see.”

 

As I slowly nodded, I suddenly thought that if Greim went to the Imperial Palace to discuss the oracle, the contents would reach the Empress’s ears too.

 

If the Empress learned that another person with dark attribute ability had appeared, she might suspect that Lloyd had light attributes.

 

She had suspicions but no evidence, and since she believed the rule that only one person with light and dark attributes was born per generation had continued until now, even if she had doubts, she hadn’t dug deeper.

 

If she learned that an oracle had come down saying there was one more person who could use dark attributes besides Theor, the Empress and the Imperial Shrine would surely suspect Lloyd’s light attributes too.

 

Although they had tried to hide it until now, like all attributes, the attribute itself was an ability that couldn’t be completely concealed.

 

According to the original story, Lloyd’s light attributes were known only to himself and the Emperor until the protagonists came of age.

 

So the current Greim and Theor would be trying to make sure they didn’t know about the dark attributes I possessed.

 

I need to meet Lloyd.

 

I thought I should meet Lloyd directly before things got bigger here and let Greim and Theor know his secret.

 

But since this place was the Imperial Shrine, I couldn’t contact Lloyd through a communication device, and since I had already signed up to participate in the prayer meeting, I couldn’t leave the Imperial Shrine claiming I had urgent business.

 

As I was wondering what to do, I suddenly thought of Pandeum.

 

‘Pandeum.’

 

After calling Pandeum, thinking that Theor would also hear my conversation with Pandeum, I spoke as indirectly as possible.

 

‘You need to come to the Imperial Shrine for a moment. I have something to ask of you.’

 

‘Are you alright? What’s wrong?’

 

As expected, what I said while calling Pandeum went straight into Theor’s head.

 

‘No. Communication devices don’t work here, so I wanted to ask Pandeum to deliver a letter. I wrote a letter because I missed Perioze’s Sister.’

 

Since Theor also didn’t know Lloyd’s secret, I lied indirectly.

 

Fortunately, Theor didn’t notice my lie at all and felt hurt that I liked Perioze’s Sister so much.

 

“Anyway, may I leave now? I think my roommate is having a hard time with those fighting cocks.”

 

“Ah, yes. When Theor arrives at the Imperial Shrine this afternoon, I’ll call you here.”

 

“Yes, please do.”

 

I bowed once to Greim as a greeting, turned around, and left.

 

Looking for a space where I could meet and talk with Pandeum alone, I saw the Accounting Room and hurried inside.

 

The Accounting Room was quite a mysterious room with a holy relic shining in the very center.

 

People would tell their sins before that relic and repent in this place.

 

Fortunately, the Accounting Room was designed so that when one person entered, no one else could enter, so no one could come in until I left.

 

Of course, priests could enter through the staff door, but Pandeum would handle that part well.

 

As expected, Pandeum, who was quickly summoned before my eyes, immediately blocked all the doors with black smoke.

 

[What is this unpleasant thing?]

 

Pandeum raised his eyebrows while looking at the holy relic floating in the center, emanating a mysterious light.

 

“Ah, that’s a holy relic. This is the Imperial Shrine.”

 

[Imperial Shrine? To summon me to such an unpleasant place.]

 

Befitting the King of Pandemonium, he looked displeased with the holy relic representing this world’s creator god and the Imperial Shrine that served him.

 

“I can’t help it, I can’t leave.”

 

[Can’t leave? Master, don’t tell me you’re trapped here?]

 

“No, more than that. Is our conversation being transmitted to Theor right now?”

 

“The new master? Not really. But if you want it to, you just need to wish for it.”

 

“I absolutely don’t want that, so keep what we talk about here as a secret between just you and me.”

 

At my words, Pandeum looked at me with a strange expression and raised the corner of his mouth.

 

“So you want to create secrets that the new master doesn’t know. As expected, Master likes me too much…”

 

“No, you’re completely wrong.”

 

I continued telling the overly presumptuous Pandeum to run an errand.

 

“From now on, go to the Imperial Palace and meet Lloyd who should be at the Crown Prince’s Palace. Then relay what I say to Lloyd and deliver what he says back to me.”

 

“…Are you telling me to become a communication stone between you and another human?”

 

“That’s right, and here we call it a communication device, not a communication stone.”

 

I said this while thinking of communication stones, which were the same concept as the communication devices used in my original world.

 

Then Pandeum looked at me with a somewhat displeased expression.

 

“Whatever it’s called, you summoned me to use me for such a trivial task.”

 

“Trivial? This is a very important matter that will save this Empire. Can’t you tell from how I secretly came to such a place to ask this favor?”

 

When I spoke as if frustrated while crossing my arms, Pandeum’s eyes gleamed strangely.

 

“Favor?”

 

It seemed his ears perked up at the word ‘favor’ rather than ‘command.’

 

Since this guy was born a king, he had always been rebellious when spoken to in a commanding tone, so it was a word that came out of habit, but it seemed to work out well.

 

I uncrossed my arms and continued speaking to him in the most polite posture possible.

 

“Yes. This is a very important matter that only you can do, so I’m asking this favor of you, Pandeum.”

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