I’m Hunting My Enemy - Chapter 92

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92. Prisoner (3)

I don’t beg.

Instead of waiting for divine mercy, Glem quickly continued speaking to the envoy.

“We plan to remain in the Republic as prisoners and obstruct the gods’ plans.”

“So that’s what you called a honeymoon.”

“Killing two birds with one stone.”

Because it’s an impossible wish, it has to be killing two birds with one stone.

“I don’t know how well your plan will work, but anyway, I understand.”

The envoy sighed.

“As you can see from the current rain, the gods’ power doesn’t extend well beyond the Empire.”

“Why?”

“Because all this time we’ve destroyed temples when we saw them, destroyed relics when we found them, and rejected myths and legends.”

The envoy glanced sideways, knowing this wasn’t something to say in front of the Saintess. Sure enough, Agasa was in shock.

“How dare you do such things.”

“If there were no real gods, we could have left them as culture.”

The envoy shrugged.

“The Empire is powerful, but because divine power binds it with oaths, it’s not easy to interact with other countries.”

“The Empire has no need for that.”

Kelsus Marquis spoke proudly, but the envoy brushed it off lightly again.

“Then let’s say we need the Empire. Anyway, we—humans—want to join forces and survive together. Unlike Rkultu, Agatos can actively massacre humans.”

“Do you have concrete evidence? You said you destroyed all evidence of the gods. How can you expect us to follow your words?”

“There is no evidence.”

“Ha!”

“The more people feel fear seeing what Agatos has done, the stronger his power becomes. That’s why we removed it.”

“What a lawless person!”

“Instead, we properly explain to rational people who can be reasoned with. With clear logic even without evidence.”

“…!”

Kelsus Marquis’s face reddened from the insult.

That was blatantly saying he was someone who couldn’t be reasoned with.

Before he could get angry, Ryuie’s voice separated the two.

“That envoy is right.”

“What did you say?”

“The Empress would know too.”

Ryuie’s voice was calm.

She hadn’t forgotten what the Empress had said before leaving about what would happen if the Crown Prince didn’t return.

“Yes. We made contact with your Imperial Court. There was no need to mention evidence to His Majesty the Emperor. As you know….”

Because there were two people right in front of him who were experiencing firsthand the problems with that divine protection.

The envoy trailed off, but everyone there understood.

“So I will support the plan His Highness Yosua mentioned. If it can stop Agatos.”

The envoy, who had been speaking forcefully, added with slight embarrassment.

“Oh, and the Republic would be an excellent honeymoon destination.”

Pfft.

Ryuie broke the tension and burst into brief laughter.

‘…That’s so random.’

Sometimes tension suddenly breaks over something trivial.

The small thread-like laughter suddenly unraveled everything that had been wound up like a ball of yarn rolling downhill.

“Ahahaha!”

Though they had just been discussing ways to exclude gods, the envoy momentarily experienced something sacred.

Ryuie always had a loud voice.

Ryuie’s voice bursting into laughter with her wounded body was so loud and beautiful that it felt like an instrument resonating through the room.

It gave him slight goosebumps like hearing excellent music.

He could understand why so many people yearned for her despite getting severely hurt when approaching Ryuie.

If only there were no oath.

‘Oops.’

Glem’s gaze, which had been fixed on Ryuie until just moments ago, suddenly looked at him with cold eyes.

The flustered envoy hurriedly pretended he hadn’t seen anything.

Fortunately, Ryuie didn’t pay attention either.

“If it’s a honeymoon, do you have tourist spots prepared?”

“Yes. If you want, we can provide a guide….”

“The best accommodations and meals, transportation, and I don’t want to encounter anyone. Clear out everywhere we go.”

“I’ll do my best.”

“Right now too.”

When Ryuie smiled with her eyes, he felt an irresistible urge to grant her request.

It was an expression telling everyone to get out, yet somehow it made his heart flutter.

People moved by the wounded beauty’s whims rather than the Duke’s daughter’s authority eventually withdrew.

“Fools.”

Ryuie pulled up one knee and sat. It was a more relaxed and comfortable posture than yesterday. Though nothing was resolved, Glem felt a little relieved seeing her like that.

“The Republic may not have nobles, but it seems they can certainly provide noble-level treatment. They’re accommodating all your unreasonable demands.”

“You’re the one making deliberately excessive requests.”

“It’s our honeymoon.”

Ryuie pouted her lips slightly.

“I didn’t expect to start with the wedding night without even having a wedding ceremony.”

“…We’re not doing that.”

Glem’s ears turned bright red in embarrassment.

He thought when they were alone, they would naturally talk about what they needed to do going forward and their vows.

He never imagined the conversation would take this direction.

“Why? Are you scared your thing might catch fire?”

“What, where did you learn to talk like that?!”

“You think you’re the only one who’s experienced the outside world?”

Ryuie snorted.

“Come to think of it, I knew there would be problems with that area from when I was looking for you.”

“What? Huh?! What did you say?”

“You weren’t even dead but the vow kept getting stronger, so I thought ‘Ah, does this get stronger in proportion to desire? If I wait until you’re thirty, won’t it explode the moment I touch it?’ That’s what I figured.”

“What kind of nonsense is that!”

Blood rushed to Glem’s face until it couldn’t get any redder.

Ryuie, feeling like she was teasing a virgin, rested her chin on her hand with a sour expression.

“Wow. You really act like you can’t handle the wedding night. Don’t you know how?”

“Please stop saying things like that.”

“It’s our honeymoon and I can’t even say that? Obviously that’s included with me. I thought despite being a shameless man, you sure thought about your lower half…”

“Ah. Ahhh. Ahh.”

Glem screamed as if begging her to stop.

“It wasn’t such a lewd intention! I just, just had a little lingering attachment, no, since we were originally lovers, that much is…”

“We’ve even slept in the same bed before?”

“Even then, your comfort was more important to me. I didn’t want to do anything when you didn’t want it.”

“But I’m the lewd one.”

Glem paused at Ryuie’s words.

“I don’t care about betrayal, anger, ethics, or vows – I just need to be faithful to my emotions in each moment.”

When she looks at Glem, she wants to touch him and hold him. More intensely than anyone else so far.

“I want you.”

“…”

Glem stared at Ryuie for a moment, then rushed forward and embraced her tightly.

‘This time it’s from the front.’

She thought she could only see his face when hugged from behind, but being hugged from the front meant she still couldn’t see his face.

However, the distance to his heartbeat pounding beneath his warm skin felt much shorter.

So they could beat in the same rhythm.

“It didn’t explode.”

“No, it didn’t.”

It just hurt a little.

Gently brushing against the wounds she had just healed, Ryuie said.

“I like that Glem’s body is big. When I hugged Yosua, he fit too perfectly, so I had to hold on tight to keep from falling away.”

“…?”

Suddenly Glem pulled away and looked at Ryuie with a very serious expression.

“When did you hug him?”

“When he was a corpse.”

“…Why?”

“Because he was Yosua.”

Glem wore a complicated expression for a moment.

‘My goodness. He’s jealous.’

Though she knew it, seeing clear jealousy directed at himself made Ryuie’s stomach flutter with sudden joy.

Glem, seeming slightly spiteful, deliberately turned his head toward Ryuie in an obvious manner. Just before their lips met, he confirmed.

“Did you do this too?”

‘Yes.’

“No.”

Ryuie smiled and lied just like Glem.

The two identical people realized each other’s lies the moment they became entangled, but both decided to pretend not to know.

Because this love had an end.

Because it was just a game of playing along briefly, like serving a last meal to a condemned prisoner.

They didn’t want to waste that short time.

The honeymoon with a set execution date began.

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