Let’s Tame The Crazy Heroine - Chapter 67

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Chapter 67

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The artificial lake inside the imperial palace was incredibly beautiful.

The surface of the lake sparkled like jewels under the sunlight, and aquatic plants grew to just the right length around the lakeside.

Birds perched on tree branches, chirping peacefully.

Louis and Shamal took a rowboat out to the middle of the lake.

I sat on a nearby bench and watched the two of them.

At first, Shamal rowed the boat, but Louis looked bored.

Then he soon snatched the oars from Shamal and started rowing himself. The rowboat shot forward at an insane speed.

Is that a rowboat or a speedboat?

Just then, I felt someone approaching from the side.

When I turned my head, I saw the man who had introduced himself as Jacques kneeling on one knee.

“I greet the Saint.”

Why did this person follow me all the way here?

Jacques smiled gently as he looked up at me.

“Meeting the Saint like this makes me feel overwhelmed with emotion.”

“Ah, yes…”

“The Saint is far more beautiful and noble than what was written in the prophecy.”

“I see…”

When I answered indifferently, Jacques stood up and extended his hand toward me.

“The reason we came to the Empire today is simple. It’s to escort the Saint back with us.”

Here it comes, the main point.

I looked at Jacques warily.

“Please come with us to the Holy Kingdom and become a true Saint.”

Why are there so many people lately asking me to become something or other?

“I’m sorry, but I’ll have to decline.”

“Why is that?”

“Because I want to stay in the Empire. Most importantly, all my precious people are here.”

“But Saint, you are someone who has awakened divine power. It’s only proper that you come to the Holy Kingdom with us.”

If I went to the Holy Kingdom, I would never be able to leave it for the rest of my life.

Remembering that I was going through all this hardship to enjoy a wealthy idle life made it even more impossible to go to the Holy Kingdom.

“As I said before, I have no intention of going to the Holy Kingdom.”

However, like me, Jacques didn’t seem to have any intention of backing down easily.

“The Saint must come with us.”

“Why should I?”

“That’s because…”

That’s when it happened.

I saw Shamal and Louis getting off the rowboat and walking over.

“I shall see you again next time, Saint.”

Then Jacques hurriedly bid me farewell and left.

Something seemed suspicious.

As I was watching Jacques’s retreating figure, Louis, who had approached my side, spoke to me, asking ‘Rene, did something happen?’

But…

Huh?

[Affection 80%]

Shamal’s affection had dropped.

Wait, weren’t they having a good time together?!

What on earth happened!

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Finally, the noisy banquet came to an end and everyone headed to their carriages to return home.

As I walked with Louis toward where the carriage was parked, I asked about Shamal’s affection.

“Louis, what happened at the lake earlier?”

“Nothing happened at all. I was very affectionate and accommodating. His affection went up more, right?”

Louis puffed out his chest proudly as if very pleased with himself.

Seeing that, I shook my head.

“No, it dropped even more.”

At my answer, Louis’s eyes widened in surprise, then he started getting angry.

“I was so good to him, and his affection dropped?”

“So what exactly did you do!”

“Nothing much. He was rowing weakly, so I rowed for him instead, and I remembered how pitiful he was at the orphanage, so I comforted him.”

“What did you say to comfort him?”

“I taught him how to become a true man. I spoke kindly and didn’t act violently!”

The Beatrice that Shamal liked probably wasn’t that kind of person.

When I sighed, Louis started raising his voice, asking what he had done wrong again.

Worried he might get worked up again, I hurriedly got Louis into the carriage.

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That night, heavy rain fell.

I was sleeping soundly when I seemed to hear a sound knocking on the window and woke up.

It sounded similar to the rain, so I wasn’t sure, but when I opened my eyes, I saw Shamal standing on the balcony, completely soaked.

“Shamal?”

I was startled and let Shamal into the room.

As I wiped the water from Shamal’s face with a towel, water droplets kept dripping down.

I had clearly wiped his face completely, but why…

When I looked up, I saw that Shamal was crying.

Wait, why are you suddenly crying?

When I looked at Shamal in confusion, he just silently let tears fall.

“Shamal, what’s wrong?”

At my words, Shamal, who had been silently shedding tears for a while, finally opened his lips cautiously.

“Rene, tell me honestly. Who exactly is Beatrice?”

“What?”

I was momentarily flustered and froze.

Who is Beatrice?

“I thought all this time that Beatrice was just somehow related to dark magic. But after talking today, she seemed like a completely different person…”

Glass-like tears continued to fall from Shamal’s eyes.

“Rene, who exactly is Beatrice? What happened? Please tell me…”

If Shamal found out that Louis was possessing Beatrice’s body, not only would his affection drop, but the world destruction gauge might rise like crazy.

In the end, I had no choice but to remain silent.

As I quietly kept my mouth shut, Shamal looked at me with reddened eyes.

“I thought we were friends, but you’re hiding something this important. I’m really disappointed…”

Shamal rubbed his eyes roughly with his sleeve to wipe them, then went back out to the balcony and disappeared through teleportation.

It was frustrating.

I had reasons for not being able to tell Shamal…

Since Shamal didn’t know those reasons, it was natural for him to misunderstand me.

I should apologize when we meet next time.

And I should at least tell him that there are reasons I can’t tell him right now, so please understand.

I suppressed my guilty feelings and turned to go back to bed.

Creak—

Suddenly, I heard the sound of the balcony door opening.

Thinking Shamal might have returned, I turned my head.

“Shamal?”

As expected, Shamal was standing on the balcony looking this way.

I opened the balcony door and walked straight toward Shamal.

“Shamal, earlier I…”

But something was strange.

Shamal had definitely been soaked by the rain earlier, but the Shamal before my eyes now had completely dry hair and clothes, as if he had never been rained on at all.

Moreover, he had clearly been crying earlier, rubbing his eyes with his sleeves until they were swollen, but Shamal’s eyes now looked exactly the same as usual.

“Who are you.”

As I stepped back warily, the suspicious person in Shamal’s form burst into laughter.

“Ah, I’ve been caught.”

This voice?

“…Jacques?”

When I muttered this, the suspicious person snapped his fingers and revealed his true form.

Green hair was revealed under the pale moonlight.

“I’ve come to escort you, Saint.”

I said I’m not going!

After persistently asking since earlier, now he seemed intent on forcibly taking me away.

As if I’d go quietly.

It was the moment I desperately tried to teleport.

Jacques threw something shaped like handcuffs.

It flew over in an instant and locked around my wrist.

What the hell is this?

As I looked down in confusion at the metal fastened to my wrist, I felt the mana that had been flowing like water through my body suddenly become completely blocked.

The flow of mana stopped as if someone had intentionally built a dam.

Like this, I couldn’t use magic.

In my panic, I kept trying to draw up my mana. But I failed every time.

Wait, wasn’t it supposed to be holy mana or holy power or something amazing like that? Could it really be sealed this easily?

“Jacques, what the hell is this…”

“We absolutely need you, Saint. I deeply apologize for resorting to force like this.”

Jacques spoke with his eyes drooping as if he felt sorry.

“Remove this right now.”

“I’m sorry, Saint. I cannot remove it until you come with us to the Holy Kingdom.”

I hurriedly turned around and ran toward the door.

And without thinking, I was about to call for Kaisis…

Ah, come to think of it, Kaisis isn’t by my side anymore.

It was the moment I slowed down, thinking “Oh no.”

Jacques quickly approached and covered my mouth.

The sharp smell of chemicals on the handkerchief stung my nose.

It was a similar smell to what had come from the First Princess’s handkerchief.

This is insane!

“You’ll sleep for a moment, and when you wake up, you’ll be in the Holy Kingdom.”

I struggled desperately to break free.

But Jacques was stronger than me.

Unable to free myself from Jacques’s arms that held me, I ended up fainting just like that.

Everything went black.

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