Let’s Tame The Crazy Heroine - Chapter 65

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Chapter 65

“Don’t be discouraged. Don’t you have a special power?”

I’m not discouraged though? It’s just a bit burdensome, that’s all.

I tried to enter while holding the escort knight’s hand as usual, but there were too many watching eyes here.

It wouldn’t be good if rumors spread that the Count and I didn’t get along well.

Since I was receiving this much attention, there would surely be people trying to find my weaknesses somehow.

In the end, I took the Count’s hand.

And as we headed toward the entrance of the banquet hall, a servant loudly announced our entrance.

“The head of House Sauver, the young Count, and Lady Sauver have arrived!”

As the massive doors of the banquet hall opened, I felt sharp gazes like arrowheads pouring down on me.

All the nobles were watching me.

Among them were people I’d never seen before, and judging by the emblems embroidered on their clothes, they seemed to be the delegation from the Holy Kingdom.

Their eyes sparkled with reverence the moment they saw me.

Feeling burdened, I lowered my eyes and descended the stairs.

As I finally finished descending the stairs, I could see people slowly approaching me.

No, why are you coming toward me?

As I stepped back in confusion, I saw familiar faces from far away.

“Rene!”

It was Louis and the Duke.

The two seemed to be together, as they approached me simultaneously.

I let out a sigh of relief.

With those two by my side, at least the unnecessary flies wouldn’t swarm around me.

“It’s been a long time, Your Grace.”

“Yes, it truly has been a long time. Have you been well?”

The Duke greeted me with a smile.

As I began talking with the Duke and Louis, people seemed to give up and gradually returned to their places.

As I inwardly sighed with relief, suddenly the servant standing outside the door announced loudly.

“The Magic Tower delegation has arrived!”

What was bound to come had come. Now the Empire, Holy Kingdom, and Magic Tower were all gathered in one place.

As I looked toward the entrance of the banquet hall, a young woman wearing a robe descended the stairs, followed by several mages who assisted the Mage Lord.

That woman seemed to be the Mage Lord.

In the original work, the Mage Lord was a character who appeared only in passing, described only as a young woman with no detailed physical description.

But seeing her in person like this, she truly overflowed with charisma.

Her coldly shining ash-colored eyes seemed to pierce right through people, a woman who dominated her surroundings without saying a single word.

She truly had the bearing befitting the head of an organization.

As I was looking at the Mage Lord, I saw a familiar face standing beside her.

“Shamal?”

When I called his name, Shamal looked at me.

Shamal’s expression was colored with joy.

The Mage Lord looked back and forth between Shamal and me, then soon approached me with Shamal in tow.

But for some reason, the Mage Lord was looking not at me but at Louis. Then she tilted her head.

Thinking it might be because of the dark magic aura emanating from Louis, I hurriedly blocked Louis and smiled at the Mage Lord.

Then the Mage Lord raised her hand and pointed at Louis.

“Hey, something’s a bit strange about him.”

“Ah, he’s my friend. His mind wanders sometimes.”

As I smiled awkwardly trying to make excuses, the Mage Lord narrowed her eyes and looked at Louis, then soon turned to Shamal.

The Mage Lord’s finger pointed at me.

“How do you know her?”

Then Shamal smiled shyly and answered.

“We’re friends.”

At those words, the Mage Lord blinked in surprise and said.

“To think you’d be friends with such a timid kid.”

Shamal smiled shyly.

The Mage Lord, who had been looking back and forth between Shamal and me, continued speaking.

“What do you two talk about when you meet?”

“Shamal teaches me magic.”

When I answered, the Mage Lord narrowed her eyes.

“Learning magic from a 6th Circle mage… That’s a lecture you couldn’t hear anywhere else.”

Shamal is 6th Circle?

In the original work, only explanations about mage circles appeared, but Shamal’s circle level wasn’t described in detail.

So I didn’t know, but Shamal was 6th Circle…

For reference, circles are a kind of stage that represents a mage’s strength.

Circles are classified into a total of 10 circles, with higher numbers meaning more remarkable levels.

From 7th Circle onward, the title ‘Grand Mage’ was attached, so since Shamal was 6th Circle, he was probably approaching 7th Circle.

But…

Suddenly I felt puzzled.

There was no way Shamal, who was approaching the Grand Mage title, wouldn’t have noticed the dark magic aura emanating from Louis.

But Shamal had never mentioned anything about sensing strange energy from Louis.

Why was that?

As I narrowed my eyes and looked at Shamal, the banquet soon began.

The trumpet sound announcing the royal family’s entrance rang out, and the Emperor and Empress, the Crown Prince, and the First Princess took the dais in order.

As people bowed their heads, the Emperor recited an appropriate opening speech.

“The reason for holding this banquet today is to commend Lady Rene Sauver of House Sauver, who distinguished herself in the hunting competition.”

After saying this and that, the Emperor called me to the dais, and I went up to the platform guided by a servant.

People applauded.

“The Empire will not forget your merit.”

The Emperor presented me with a bouquet and an award, then spoke in a solemn voice.

“Rene Sauver purified the magical beasts in the hunting competition. To confirm the source of that power, we have invited the Magic Tower and Holy Kingdom here today.”

Then a man and the Mage Lord came up to the dais.

“The representative of the Holy Kingdom and the Mage Lord.”

Whether my power was holy magic, divine power, or some other force, they wanted to be certain.

Moreover, they would want to declare that such power belonged to the Empire.

“Please examine her.”

At the Emperor’s words, the Mage Lord was the first to move.

The Mage Lord placed her hand on my forehead, then quietly closed and opened her eyes.

As the Mage Lord’s hand touched me, a flashing golden light burst forth from that spot.

“This power is holy magic. Therefore, the Magic Tower wishes to conduct additional research on holy magic together with holy mages.”

No sooner had the Mage Lord spoken than the man who was the Holy Kingdom’s representative stepped forward.

“Greetings, Saint. I am Jacques, representative of the Holy Kingdom delegation.”

The man, Jacques, politely greeted me, then extended his hand toward me.

“May I briefly touch your body, Saint?”

When I nodded, Jacques took my hand. Then he pricked my fingertip with something like a small needle.

As I frowned at the stinging sensation, Jacques apologized saying ‘I’m sorry.’

Then he began dropping my blood into a cup he had prepared.

I didn’t know what liquid was contained in the cup. But when it touched my blood, the liquid began glowing golden.

“This power is not magic but divine power. The Holy Kingdom will serve the Saint.”

The banquet hall stirred.

“What divine power. This is holy magic. Then how do you explain Rene Sauver’s teleportation and such?”

“The prophecy states that the Saint performs miracles. That too is part of the miracles.”

“No, that’s not a miracle but magic! Rene Sauver can use invisibility magic and healing magic too.”

“Trying to explain miracles through human magical systems is arrogance itself. Do not place divine authority on the same level as magic.”

When neither side showed signs of backing down, the Crown Prince rose from his seat to calm both parties.

Above the Crown Prince’s head, favorability was no longer visible.

It seemed that as the story flowed into the side story connected to Shamal, favorability was no longer showing.

“Whatever power Rene possesses, what matters is that Rene is a person of the Empire and will soon become the Crown Princess.”

The nobles looked at him in surprise at the Crown Prince’s shocking statement.

The Mage Lord and Jacques also fell silent as if momentarily at a loss for words.

I too looked at the Crown Prince in bewilderment.

When did I ever say I would become Crown Princess? Why is he acting like this on his own?

“So stop it, both of you.”

Regardless, the Crown Prince merely looked at the Mage Lord and Jacques, the representatives of the delegation, with a sly smile.

But I saw it. The Crown Prince glancing at Louis even in this moment.

Does he want to act like this even in such a serious situation?

While the Empire needed me, it seemed like he deliberately made this public announcement to provoke Louis’s jealousy at this opportunity.

I wanted to flatly refuse, but with the Emperor present and many eyes watching, I held back for now.

Ugh.

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After such commotion passed, people began enjoying the banquet, eating wine and finger foods.

Louis and I were in the middle of avoiding the Crown Prince.

I didn’t want to hear the Crown Prince saying strange things again about me becoming Crown Princess and whatnot, and getting involved would only be troublesome.

But the Crown Prince was asking nobles where we had gone, searching for us.

He was persistent, that guy.

While Louis and I were quietly hiding, I could see Shamal standing alone in a corner of the banquet hall in the distance.

Having something to say to Shamal, I left Louis behind and took a step forward.

“Where are you going?”

Louis asked me, but I told him I’d be back in a moment and headed toward Shamal, leaving Louis behind.

“Shamal.”

As I approached, Shamal gave a small “hello” greeting.

“Let’s have a conversation.”

Shamal nodded at my words.

We moved to the balcony attached to the banquet hall.

And just as I was about to open my lips.

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