Let’s Tame The Crazy Heroine - Chapter 50

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Chapter 50

The person who came to see me was.

“Rene.”

None other than Count Sauver.

Count Sauver hesitated for a while beyond the door while holding a bouquet, then carefully entered the room where I was lying.

What brings Count Sauver here?

“Are you feeling better?”

“Yes, I’m fine.”

I deliberately answered in a dry tone.

I don’t know what wind blew for Count Sauver to suddenly come visit me while I’m sick.

Usually he’s someone who doesn’t care whether his daughter gets hurt or not.

“Take this.”

Count Sauver held out the bouquet he brought for me.

Since the vase already had roses that Duke Wischurs had given me, I took the bouquet and carelessly set it down.

“What brings you here?”

When I asked indifferently, Count Sauver cleared his throat with a ‘ahem’ and sat down next to me.

“I heard that you saved many people at this hunting competition.”

“Yes, well.”

“Continue to work hard to raise the honor of House of Sauver.”

I dryly answered yes and immediately turned my gaze out the window.

“I heard you have magical power, is that correct?”

“I wonder.”

Even at my ambiguous answer, Count Sauver didn’t stop talking.

“You’ve had such a frail constitution since you were young.”

When Count Sauver suddenly brought up old stories and I turned my head, his eyes looked into the distance as if recalling the past.

“You were often sick as a child, so the family doctor had a hard time.”

“Is that so.”

“Yes. You probably don’t remember well…”

I had Rene Sauver’s memories, but memories from very early childhood didn’t come back clearly.

Probably because Rene herself couldn’t remember.

“Everyone said you wouldn’t live long. But you grew up like this and have already reached 18 years old.”

Count Sauver looked at me with eyes full of deep emotion.

That gaze felt somehow burdensome, so I turned my eyes back to the window.

“If I had known you had such magical power, I would have had you learn magic long ago.”

The original Rene Sauver couldn’t manifest magical power.

There was the reason that she died before manifesting magical power, but above all, magical beasts and black magic didn’t appear in the original work.

So the ‘real’ Rene Sauver would never have awakened magical power.

“About you saving people…”

Count Sauver paused for a moment, then looked at me.

“I’m thinking of it proudly.”

Then he spoke in a voice that seemed to trail off as if embarrassed.

“But don’t overdo it too much. Above all, remember that your safety comes first.”

What’s gotten into this man?

When I looked back at Count Sauver with wide eyes, he cleared his throat with an ‘ahem’ and stood up from his seat.

“I’ll send a carriage, so come home whenever you want to return.”

Then, as if embarrassed, he kept clearing his throat and left the room.

The conversation just now was really something that would happen between a father and daughter. Even though Count Sauver and I aren’t that kind of relationship.

I suddenly had this thought.

Could it be that now that it’s revealed I have magical power and might be useful to the family, he’s trying to treat me well from now on?

Thinking that way made my heart turn cold.

I looked down at the bouquet Count Sauver gave me and threw it straight into the trash.

I suddenly felt sorry for the original Rene Sauver.

A woman who died lonely amidst her family’s abuse and indifference, without being able to prove her worth until the end.

Even thinking of that Rene, I couldn’t forgive Count Sauver.

* * *

First Princess Elizabeth was disheveled and throwing a tantrum.

Crash-!

An expensive vase hit the wall and shattered into pieces.

She had heard the news that Duke Wischurs went to visit that woman Rene while she was sick.

Elizabeth’s eyes burned with jealousy and envy.

Duke Wischurs was hers.

Hers, whom she had set her sights on since she was very young.

But how dare some mere count’s daughter who doesn’t know her place!

“This won’t do.”

Elizabeth’s eyes gleamed ominously.

“I’ll have to get rid of that woman after all.”

If she killed a woman with sacred magical power, it might deal a great blow to the Empire.

But that wasn’t what mattered.

What mattered to Elizabeth above all was herself, and Duke Wischurs.

“I’ll make her pay for daring to covet what’s mine.”

Elizabeth ground her teeth with a grinding sound.

In the darkness, her blue eyes shone vividly.

* * *

Thanks to the ointment containing healing magic, the wounds on my back were recovering quickly.

I had healed to the point where I could move around on my own, and decided to gradually leave the palace.

“All done.”

After packing all my luggage and finishing preparations to leave the palace, I went to the audience chamber to express my gratitude to the Emperor.

Kaisis, my escort knight, also followed behind me.

I glanced at him, but Kaisis didn’t look into my eyes.

His still cold attitude toward me bothered me.

When we arrived at the audience chamber, the attendant loudly announced to the Emperor that I had come, and I neatly straightened my clothes.

Then from inside came the command to enter.

The attendants standing on both sides of the door opened it for me.

Leaving Kaisis waiting in front of the door behind me, I walked along the red carpet feeling a bit nervous.

The Emperor was sitting on the throne placed on a high dais.

“Lea Sauver.”

“I greet His Imperial Majesty.”

When I quickly bowed at the waist in greeting, the Emperor nodded his head with a tired face.

“Are you feeling better now?”

“Thanks to your good care, I’ve completely recovered.”

“I heard you accomplished great things at this hunting competition.”

“You flatter me.”

“What flattery. It’s true that many nobles saved their lives thanks to Lea Sauver.”

The Emperor said this and gestured to an attendant standing beside him.

Then the attendant came down from the dais and held out a golden plaque and a jewelry box to me.

“This is a reward I’m personally giving, so don’t feel burdened and accept it.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

I looked down at the golden plaque.

What on earth is this?

As I was tilting my head in confusion, the Emperor kindly explained.

“It’s a badge that allows you to use magic even in the Imperial Palace.”

Oh.

Originally, only licensed mages could use magic in the Imperial Palace.

After all, there was always the possibility of someone using magic to assassinate the imperial family.

That’s why the Imperial Palace had magic cast on it that would immediately nullify any unauthorized magic while summoning the user to the Palace’s magic department.

But having this badge meant I could also use magic in the Imperial Palace.

“It’s been over 300 years since magical beasts appeared in the Empire.”

The Emperor said while pressing his forehead as if he had a headache.

“But with magical beasts appearing during this Hunting Competition, the situation has changed. We desperately need your help, young lady.”

So in short, he was giving me this badge and asking me to handle it well if magical beasts appeared in the Imperial Palace in the future.

I thought so.

There’s no way he’d just give me such a good badge for free.

“I hope you will continue to save many people.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I will obey your command.”

When I politely bowed my waist, the Emperor smiled with satisfaction.

“I’m busy right now so I’m giving you a light reward, but in a few weeks I’ll arrange an official ceremony to honor your efforts. At that time, let’s determine exactly what kind of power you possess.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

I grabbed my skirt hem and curtsied before stepping down from the dais.

And just as I was about to say I would take my leave from the Palace.

“His Highness the Crown Prince enters!”

A maid announced the Crown Prince’s entrance.

I turned toward the door, and the Crown Prince walked across the red carpet with an upright posture.

Above the Crown Prince’s head, [Favorability 100%] was still clearly displayed.

The Crown Prince, standing before the Emperor, bowed his head toward him.

“Father.”

“Yes, Michael. What brings you here?”

“I heard that you summoned Lea Sauver. I wanted to spend some time with Lea Sauver before she leaves the Palace, so I came to find her.”

Why do you want to spend time with me?

While I was puzzled, the Crown Prince paid no mind and asked the Emperor if he could take me away.

The Emperor made a dubious expression, then soon waved his hand telling him to take me.

What am I, some object? You’re deciding between yourselves whether to take me or not?

I was displeased, but I couldn’t show it in front of the Emperor, so I held it in.

As soon as the Emperor’s permission was given, the Crown Prince turned to me and extended his hand.

Then he flashed me a sickening smile and said.

“Lea Sauver, shall we go to my palace and have a brief chat?”

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