It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 71

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“There must be a key under this tree that can directly enter the Princess’s Palace. According to my analysis of the blueprints, I’m certain of it!”

At Max’s excited words, the Emperor stroked his chin with a trembling expression.

After ‘that day,’ the Emperor had never once been able to enter the Princess’s Palace.

“Are you serious, Young Count Max?”

“Yes, I am.”

“…Then, dig more around the tree. Please…”

The soldiers began digging the soil with shovels, and the technicians moved their instruments precisely.

Scrape, scrape, scrape.

When exactly three shovelfuls had been completed in the silence.

I held my breath.

And the soldiers stared intently into the pit.

Before they could even open their mouths, Max spoke excitedly.

“Here, can you see it?”

However…

In the pit that everyone looked at with anticipation, there was absolutely nothing.

Damp soil, pitiful tree roots, and a single earthworm crawling through the dirt.

That was all.

‘Perfect!’

I cheered inwardly while looking at Max.

‘My prediction was right. Exactly right!’

The flustered Max rolled his eyes as he looked around.

“No, what? This, this can’t be…”

I feigned a languid voice.

Forgetting that I had been terrified just moments ago, I added a comment to him.

“Oh my, Max. Perhaps you made a miscalculation?”

“What? There’s no way I could have miscalculated…”

Then, I curled my lips upward while pretending to be nonchalant.

“But then why did it come to nothing?”

I pretended not to know, but I was aware of the truth.

The Princess was a member of the imperial family who possessed a divine.

So naturally, the Princess’s Palace had secrets connected to the divine, and only the divine knew those secrets.

‘And the Emperor said he felt the divine’s power from the blueprints.’

Right after learning that fact, there was only one piece of information I confirmed by meeting the High Priest.

If the divine had gained power, the Princess’s Palace would move like a living creature.

‘The divine probably renovated the Princess’s Palace anew.’

Just like how the hinges at the coffee house kept moving.

The server at the coffee house would have identified the ‘hinge movement’ as a simple anomaly, but in reality, it would have been changed by the divine’s power.

At the same time, Max Rosemary’s expression twisted. It was the face of someone bewildered by an unexpected obstacle.

And simultaneously, I spoke as if acting with interest.

“So, to put it clearly…”

“…”

I curved my eyes and gave him a bright smile.

“You came up empty-handed, Brother Max.”

***

In truth, something like finding the key to the Princess’s Palace wasn’t an event that would have such tremendous impact on the Rosemary family.

Not finding the key to the Princess’s Palace and not obtaining the Perilde Mine was merely a light embarrassment, nothing more than a minor incident.

But for Max, it was no different from a major crisis that shattered his entire worldview.

Because…

‘For the first time, what Father said was wrong.’

The father Max knew was not only a great architect but also a sage who knew everything.

Max was stuck in a dark, gloomy room, constantly mulling over the thought that ‘Father was wrong.’

With a click, Evelyn opened the door and entered.

Through the stream of pure white light that flowed out, Evelyn tilted her head cutely.

“Brother, what’s wrong? Is something the matter? Mother says to come eat…”

Perhaps because he was facing a life-or-death situation, his youngest sister, who always seemed lovely, had become annoying.

“Get out.”

“Huh?”

“Didn’t you hear me say get out? Right now, this brother has things to think about, and you can’t help.”

At Max’s cold words, Evelyn’s eyes wavered with confusion.

Evelyn, who had never been treated this way by her brother before, gritted her teeth and muttered.

“Brother, I’m Evelyn. Not Sister Serenthia…!”

“So what am I supposed to do about that?”

Faced with Max’s cold expression, Evelyn stiffened her lips in shock.

“…Brother doesn’t seem to be in his right mind. I’ll be going now.”

Evelyn opened his room door and left.

A subtle crack had formed in the Rosemary family.

But right now, Max didn’t care about such things.

‘It’s fine. Father gave me words of advice when leaving the Eastern Continent.’

There were quite a few secret techniques that Count Rosemary had passed down remaining.

At that thought, his lips curved up as if drawn.

‘Somehow…’

…he would deal with them. Serenthia and Grand Duke Kairozen, both of them.

‘It’s not over yet.’

Max’s eyes became slightly round. It was a strange smile, like that of a brainwashed fanatic.

He picked up the note box that his father had given him before returning from the Eastern Continent.

[If you fail in all of this, use Evelyn to…]

…Right, Evelyn.

After checking the sentence once more, Max Rosemary left his room to find his youngest sister.

His snake-like narrow eyes opened thinly as he stared at Evelyn.

“Evelyn, I have a favor to ask.”

“Brother? Why?”

As if coaxing Evelyn, who had a sulky expression as if throwing a tantrum, Max said.

“You know about the ‘Fairy Forest,’ don’t you?”

Evelyn opened her eyes wide, looking at her brother who had suddenly changed.

“Yes, I know about it… But why there all of a sudden?”

“You need to go there for a bit. Pick some herbs from there for me.”

A small forest filled with sunlight and sparkling light. It was called the Fairy Forest because the sunlight shining through was like fairy wings.

Long ago, it was known that the power of spirits dwelt there, but now it was all dismissed as nonsense. Nowadays, it was just a small forest where young ladies of high society enjoyed picnics.

But why was Brother Max suddenly telling her to go there…?

Located at the southernmost part of the capital, it would take about an hour by carriage from the Imperial Palace in the center of the capital to reach there.

Evelyn’s eyes were colored with puzzlement, but…

‘If I go to the Fairy Forest and bring back what he wants, Brother Max will return to his right mind, won’t he?’

With that thought, Evelyn smiled brightly and nodded.

“Yes, I’ll go! When should I go?”

“…Tonight.”

***

The Princess’s Palace exploration ended with Max Rosemary’s massive blunder.

But even after Max Rosemary’s failure, the Emperor didn’t give up. Now the Emperor’s expectations seemed to have turned to me.

And I…

“Soon, I will go to find the key.”

…I said it quite boldly to the Emperor. That I would find the key!

“Max Rosemary also wants to observe together, it seems.”

“So he says~”

Not curious at all~

What I’m most curious about right now is why Raphael looks so handsome even without shaving his beard.

Receiving my gaze, Raphael quietly lifted his newspaper and said.

“Stop staring.”

“Ah, yes….”

Such ghostly intuition as always….

After shaking my head inwardly, I flipped through the pamphlet.

Putting down the pamphlet titled [Guide to Major Attractions in the Capital], I spoke with determination.

“So, we have something to do today in preparation for that day.”

“What is it.”

“Could you secretly ask Sir Tein to bring us ‘a cornerstone from the altar in the sanctuary’?”

At this unexpected request, Raphael nodded and answered.

“That’s not difficult. What’s next?”

Well, obviously…!

“That’s it.”

…There’s nothing to prepare.

‘I’ve already gotten all the hints from the High Priest and from the Princess’s existing buildings.’

Just one thing, since it’s related to the divines, it would be better to get Squirrel’s help.

Squirrel, who always circled around me sending telepathic messages, was unusually quiet this time.

He said he had business in the capital, so he seemed to be moving around busily.

Honestly, if divine Squirrel were here, things would proceed much more smoothly….

‘Can’t be helped, I suppose. Even without Squirrel, I’ll do my job!’

I sipped my tea while looking at Raphael.

Right now I have something more important than finding the key!

“Then how about a date this afternoon? Since it’s our honeymoon! A date! I saw Art Island and it looked so fun. Would you like to go together?”

“No. My schedule is packed. I won’t go to some mysterious island.”

It was an immediate answer.

But I smiled brightly while gazing at him.

Because I just saw it.

His ears perking up and moving!

‘And before the regression, past Raphael said he had been to Art Island.’

He even told me it was really good!

“Ah, it would be so~ fun though.”

At my subtle yet passive coercion, Raphael’s eyebrows rose.

“Ah, if we go to Art Island together, I won’t bother you for about an hour tonight….”

He folded his newspaper and muttered lowly.

“Where is that place.”

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