Newlywed Life Begins with a Mistake - Chapter 82

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Chapter 82

“What’s wrong?”

At Evelyn’s voice, Arhes turned around with a puzzled expression.

“Just a moment… please wait.”

Evelyn, who asked Arhes for time, stared intently at one spot with a rigid face.

It wasn’t a mistake.

A letter bearing the Emperor’s seal was placed among the scattered pile of documents.

As if entranced, Evelyn headed to the desk and unfolded the letter with trembling hands.

【In honor of the Heteus Banquet, the pride of the South, I intend to supply bread and alcohol to your estate’s people. The bread will be delivered to Noctis Temple, and the alcohol will be brought as grain and then manufactured in the duchy, so take note. Since I plan to supply enough for all the southern people to consume, many wagons will be coming and going, so I’d prefer if inspections were kept to a minimum.】

After reading the letter, Evelyn muttered quietly with a pale face.

“It’s exactly the same as back then.”

Suddenly, déjà vu unfolded before her eyes.

“Is something wrong?”

Arhes, sensing something amiss, approached her.

After checking the letter in Evelyn’s hand, Arhes soon showed the same reaction as her, as terrifying as his interpretation was.

“This! Isn’t this trying to repeat what happened in the past!”

* * *

At the very moment Evelyn and Arhes discovered the Emperor’s letter.

“Move quickly! Before the moon sets!”

Busy movements were detected near the Southern Checkpoint.

A man who had been inspecting wagons loaded with grain was urging workers to replace all the sacks.

When the workers took out new sacks and poured grain into them, strangely glittering yellow grains poured out.

“Mix the regular wheat and grains well. That way they won’t notice on their end.”

“But if the temple notices…”

“Shh. Watch your mouth. We just need to get the wagons into Heteus County and we’re done.”

“But haven’t they eliminated various rulers using the same method before! This is too dangerous!”

That was right. As the worker said, they were doing dangerous work.

To be precise, they were attempting to mix poison secretly produced by the Emperor into regular wheat and bring it into Heteus County.

It might be fortunate if that was all, but their plan didn’t end there.

“So. Are you daring to defy my orders?”

“Th-that’s not it! I-if we make alcohol with this, won’t most of the southern people end up consuming poison, Your Majesty!”

That’s right. As the worker said, the southern people were planned to consume poison in time for the Heteus Banquet.

The full story of the incident was as follows.

【Lately the hunting dog hasn’t been listening, so it seems training is needed. So would you help me?】

Glenn, who had been displeased with Casian for some time, sent a secret letter to King Shibaben.

“What? You want me to become a hunter myself? Even if we’re a vassal state, there are limits!”

King Shibaben immediately flew into a rage upon receiving Glenn’s letter.

“I wondered why you called me to Padcale, but you meant for me to step forward as a carrier in place of Silvia!”

【I humbly report that since it’s been long since I was directly active, my work is no longer smooth. I fear my trail might be caught, so I hope you’ll employ young talent.】

He refused using health as an excuse, but Glenn, noticing this, made a sweet proposal.

【If you properly accomplish this task, I’ll recognize Sibaven Kingdom as an independent nation. So won’t you reconsider once more?】

“…Can I finally break free from the relationship where I’ve only been dragged around?”

It was hard to trust Glenn, but on the other hand, that’s why it seemed believable.

They had years of using dirty schemes together.

【Very well. But you must absolutely keep your promise.】

【Of course. I hope you’ll live up to my expectations. Just as your father trusted you in the past.】

“Ha, the one who spread poison through my father sure speaks well.”

Why not kill disobedient things with poison?

King Shibaben, who knew it was young Glenn who had casually said such words and incited the previous Emperor, clicked his tongue briefly.

“In the end, everyone except the Pope died, so stop talking and hurry up with the work!”

King Shibaben pushed the restless worker’s back and muttered irritably to himself.

“Damn it. Dirty memories came back after a long time.”

“Your Majesty, don’t worry too much! He’s just a weak fellow making unnecessary worries.”

One of the knights disguised as a worker hurriedly ran over to appease him.

“Right. Anyway, those who oppose the Emperor are all just fly-like lives. It’s better to gain profit this way.”

Even if past events repeated, it would have nothing to do with Sibaven Kingdom.

Thinking so, King Shibaben moved his body again and checked the ongoing situation.

Fortunately, the work seemed finished as the sacks had been newly replaced and covered with cloth bearing the emblem of Noctis Temple.

“Yes, this is how it should be.”

Satisfied with the scene, King Shibaben stroked his beard with one hand and then gave new instructions to the workers.

“Now let the cart enter the checkpoint.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

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‘Is it really okay to leave like this?’

She kept finding herself looking back.

She had clearly thought she had no more lingering attachments.

‘What if the South falls into danger?’

Ever since reading the letter, Evelyn had been in this state.

“I know you’re worried, but right now you need to focus on escaping.”

Worried about Evelyn who was following behind with empty eyes, Arhes turned around and gave her a reminder.

“I know.”

But contrary to her words, her body wouldn’t move.

Even after taking a few steps, she kept stopping, unable to tear herself away.

“I suppose I’ve grown attached.”

Seeing how she worried about their safety.

When Evelyn showed signs of hesitation, Arhes finally pushed her forward, telling her to go ahead.

“I’ll inform the other cardinals about this matter, so Princess, please hurry to the rendezvous point.”

There was no more time to delay.

At that response, Evelyn finally pulled herself together.

As a precaution, she had given sleeping pills to her close maid and others, but she still had to avoid the knights’ eyes.

So instead of going directly to the rendezvous point, Evelyn changed her route through the library, laundry room, courtyard, and other places before moving to the designated meeting spot.

“Is this the place?”

Perhaps because it was dawn with the moon hidden by clouds.

The small courtyard shrouded in deep darkness was desolate and pitch black before her eyes.

As Evelyn stood blankly in the unfathomable darkness, looking around,

“Bel.”

Someone called her.

“!”

Her head reflexively turned toward the source of the sound.

Though deep darkness enveloped her, Evelyn could instinctively tell.

That the person she had been waiting for so long was right before her eyes.

“It’s too dark around here.”

Snap. When the man flicked his fingers, a gentle light enveloped the two of them.

Seeing her counterpart, Evelyn murmured as if entranced.

“Rean.”

Her alter ego was right before her eyes.

Having barely called out to him, Evelyn gazed intently at the man wearing a mask, lost in emotion.

The man also silently watched Evelyn before soon pulling her into an embrace.

“That’s right. It’s me. But I have another name, don’t I?”

Evelyn was about to say something, but he embraced her first.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Evelyn gently stroked the man’s back as they shared their reunion.

Just as they were having this tender reunion, with a pop! sound, the man’s appearance changed instantly.

“Puaang! Bel is an idiot! Pupu was so scared!”

A green slime small enough to fit in two palms was crying loudly while looking up at Evelyn. The transformation had been undone due to relief!

“Rean, no, sorry, Pupu. You’ve had a hard time.”

Carefully cradling Pupu, who had returned to slime form, in both hands, Evelyn lowered the corners of her mouth and quickly apologized.

“That’s right! Pupu really suffered. While Pupu was suffering, Bel was crazy about men and didn’t even contact me!”

It had definitely been touching just moments before.

Hearing the harsh words from that foul mouth, Evelyn’s tears that were about to fall completely dried up.

“That’s not it.”

“What do you mean? Look at you now! Wearing expensive jewels and pretty dresses, living well!”

Pupu, who had looked over Evelyn’s outfit, made a displeased expression.

So much for expressing longing.

“While Pupu suffered doing his best acting like Bel! Bel only lived in luxury!”

“That’s not true.”

“What’s not true! If this is how it’s going to be, Pupu wants to be a woman too!”

“Is that important in this situation? We need to escape right now! Unlike before, I could actually die!”

When Evelyn threatened the slime who was throwing a tantrum, Pupu asked with a sulky look.

“If there wasn’t a risk of death, were you planning to stay there for life?”

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