That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 90

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That’s not what kissing means!

Episode 90

Vanessa set down the wooden box and said.

“My lord sent orders through a letter.”

“My goodness!”

Evelyn, understanding the situation, immediately smiled.

She was extremely happy to see Vanessa after such a long time.

After Vanessa asked about Evelyn’s well-being, she also shared news about Robert and the knights.

Then she picked up the box again and looked around.

“Is there somewhere to hide this flower pot? I need to take something out.”

“This wooden box was a flower pot?”

Why did she bring this out of nowhere?

Vanessa sighed as if asking for recognition of her hard work.

“Ah, it’s heavy. I wish someone would take it somewhere quickly.”

Just moments ago, she seemed to be carrying it around just fine…

Evelyn first guided her to her room.

When Vanessa set the wooden box down in the middle of the room and opened the lid, a flower pot wrapped in soft cloth was revealed.

No, that’s…!

It was the one Theo had chosen at the flower shop before. The flowers were also in full bloom.

Don’t tell me he’s been planning something since then?

Vanessa hummed while rummaging through the flower pot. The disturbed flowers seemed to be making sad faces.

Soon she pulled something out from the soil.

Evelyn’s eyes widened at the sight.

“You brought weapons?”

“Let’s see, two magic swords, a voice recorder, a video recorder…”

Dangerous words poured from Vanessa’s mouth as she took out items one by one.

Evelyn asked with a shocked expression.

“Weapons wouldn’t be allowed in the first place, so how did you even get them to the Holy Kingdom…”

“My lord gave me this?”

She waved an imperial pass while smiling.

“It’s a pass authorized by His Majesty the Emperor.”

“Theo told me about it. He said they’re magic tools that leave no records. He sent them to Vanessa.”

“Maybe because it has the imperial seal, they let me through without much inspection. Thanks to that, they don’t remember my identity either.”

The Emperor would have no idea what the pass was being used for.

“Where should I put my bag?”

Vanessa unpacked as if she were at home.

The large bag was also full of something.

“There was a festival in the streets because of the Day of Blessing. I bought some useless things.”

“They really are useless.”

Evelyn nodded while looking at the food and souvenirs.

“Let’s go meet Theo first. The men’s lodging is across the way.”

“You mean you two are staying in different spaces?”

“Yes.”

Vanessa struck her chest as if frustrated.

“You wouldn’t have had any opportunities to spend time together.”

At those words, the moment she spent with Theo at the lake came to mind.

Her face naturally flushed as she recalled his confession.

Vanessa’s eyes sparkled with interest toward Evelyn.

‘Something must be progressing?’

She pretended not to notice while fastening Theo’s magic sword to her waist.

“First, I should deliver the magic tools and sword to my lord.”

“You’re going like that?”

Evelyn asked as if dumbfounded.

That would be nothing but openly bragging about bringing weapons.

Fortunately, Evelyn was on her way to get a fresh priest robe to change into. She had spilled some soup on her current clothes.

“Vanessa, you should put on a priest robe first. You can’t pretend to be a cleric for long, but it’ll help hide the sword.”

Vanessa, who immediately put on the priest robe, was impressed.

“The fit is generous, which is nice. I won’t be caught for a while.”

Then she hid the dangerous items other than the magic sword haphazardly. Fortunately, they were small enough that no bulges showed.

“Then let’s put out the now-useless flower pot again.”

Vanessa lifted the wooden box with ease. Come to think of it, her excessively strong appearance was also suspicious.

No, how did she carry that by herself in the first place…?

Evelyn held one side of the box and suggested.

“Let’s carry it together. And act like it’s heavy.”

Eventually, the two pretended to struggle while carrying the flower pot out of the lodging again. Of course, for Evelyn, it wasn’t acting.

Where should we put this?

When Evelyn looked around, Vanessa immediately pointed to the garden.

“Should we put it over there? Tell the flowers to be friends with each other.”

The flower pot was placed in the flower garden. The priests managing the garden would be bewildered.

Feeling unnecessarily embarrassed, Evelyn rearranged the flowers that Vanessa had dug through.

Then, a gentle voice was heard from afar.

“Evelyn.”

Theo had spotted them and was approaching.

Vanessa immediately straightened her posture toward her superior, but tactfully didn’t call him lord.

Theo got straight to the point without even a common greeting to his subordinate.

“Did you bring the items I mentioned?”

“Yes, I’ll show them to you.”

“Not here, follow me.”

He headed toward the forest with the library. Due to the Day of Blessing, most priests were gathered at the chapel and temple entrance.

They were busy receiving guests. Because of that, there were few people in the forest.

Vanessa, who was following her lord along with Evelyn, whispered.

“This is the first time I’ve seen my lord in priest robes. I thought it would definitely look funny…”

She frowned.

“It suits him quite well. Somehow annoying.”

At those words, Evelyn burst into laughter.

The three reached the deep forest. After confirming no one was around, Vanessa took out Theo’s magic sword from her robes.

“This is my lord’s magic sword. These are the magic tools you mentioned.”

Evelyn looked at the magic tools with curiosity.

“Are these the voice recorder and video recorder? It’s my first time seeing them in person, so it’s fascinating. I didn’t know they were this small.”

Both were cylindrical in shape, about the length of a finger.

Theo explained about the magic tools.

“Usually they’re much larger than this. These were made by magic engineers belonging to the Ashford Estate. The liquid inside is made from ground magic stones.”

“The Royal Court must have been quite amazed?”

Magic tools had to be registered with the Imperial Palace when developed.

Theo answered nonchalantly.

“They would be amazed if they saw them.”

“…You mean they haven’t seen them?”

He said nothing.

He made them secretly…

“Lord, will you be using this today?”

Vanessa handed over the last two orbs. Inside the transparent orbs, gray smoke swirled densely.

Looking at the obviously suspicious forms, Evelyn asked.

“What are those black orbs?”

“Something a bit noisy.”

Theo’s smile looked somewhat dangerous. Evelyn decided to stop asking questions.

“Oh, and about the red flower you ordered me to investigate.”

Evelyn listened attentively to Vanessa’s words.

“It’s a species that doesn’t exist in the Empire. So Julian asked me to tell you that a little more time is needed.”

If it was a species not registered in the Empire, it was one of two things.

Either it was newly discovered or it was a dangerous species that shouldn’t be known to everyone.

It was probably the latter.

Vanessa fluttered her priest robes and laughed cheerfully.

“It’s my first time in the Holy Kingdom, so it’s fascinating. There’s a lot to see.”

Then Evelyn quickly gave her a warning.

“No, don’t leave my room!”

“I wasn’t planning to go out. But the Day of Blessing has quite a variety of entertainment.”

“On the first day, guests gather to greet each other and there are performances and games. The next day, the formal worship begins.”

“That sounds a bit unpleasant.”

Vanessa said with narrowed eyes.

“But they weren’t ordinary guests, were they?”

It seemed she had thoroughly observed the surroundings when bringing the flower pot.

Theo explained.

“High-ranking officials from various countries are coming. The Temple’s real purpose is donations. They’re here to build connections.”

“So the idea that everyone in the Holy Kingdom is equal was a lie.”

“Formally, they do accept a small number of commoners, but I heard they go through extensive verification. There would be factions opposing the high-ranking officials too.”

Evelyn also made a disgusted expression.

What was called the Day of Blessing was in reality nothing more than a festival among the powerful.

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After hiding the demon sword in his room, Theo headed to Lionel’s Office.

Despite saying he was busy, Lionel continuously wanted to continue conversing with Theo.

Of course, Theo didn’t refuse the meeting. He planned to probe Lionel to learn about the Envoy.

When he knocked on the office door at the appointed time, Lionel welcomed him warmly.

“You’re here, I was waiting.”

“I hope I’m not taking up your time.”

“I’m the one who wanted to see you. Don’t worry about it.”

Theo smiled and sat on the sofa.

He felt the cold sensation inside his sleeve as he waited for the right moment.

The glass object was a voice recorder.【/</p】

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