The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 86
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Chapter 86
Some time passed.
I stepped into the Imperial Curia with the desperation of grasping at straws.
‘Marriage registration documents… they said those are managed separately in the main building.’
I headed straight to the main building.
A priest waiting at the main building entrance blocked my path with a bright smile.
“Nice to meet you. What brings you here today?”
“Hello, I’m Larit Ansi. I’m the heir of the Ansi Mansion.”
With tunnel vision, I threw courtesy to the wind and got straight to my business.
“I’d like to check my marriage registration documents.”
“Ah… you mean you want to check the marriage registration documents filed under Lady Ansi’s name?”
The priest subtly stepped back.
“Could you wait in the waiting room for a moment? We need to check on this first.”
Up until this point, I thought there wouldn’t be much trouble checking the documents.
When the person involved wants to check, what reason could there be not to show them?
But the situation flowed strangely, contrary to my expectations…
A moment later.
A handsome man with a neat appearance entered the waiting room.
‘Huh? That person is…?’
Neatly arranged light brown hair, pale sky-blue eyes that looked transparent.
He wore a well-ironed white priest’s robe.
It was exactly as described in the original work.
“High Priest Evans?”
I called out to the man with a suspicious voice.
The man, Isaac, gently curved his eyes toward me.
“Nice to meet you, Lady Ansi.”
…Why on earth did the second male protagonist of this world suddenly appear?
Of course, matters regarding marriage registration documents aren’t unimportant, but still, there are only two high priests among all the priests.
‘It seems like too big a figure has appeared…’
At the same time, Isaac gently opened his mouth.
“I heard you came to check the marriage registration documents kept by the temple.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
I nodded.
Then pale sky-blue eyes turned toward me.
Isaac, who had been staring at me intently, suddenly asked a question.
“Come to think of it, Lady Ansi, you’re acquainted with both Lady Claudius and Lord Claudius, aren’t you?”
Why the sudden mention of Lady Claudius and Lord Claudius out of nowhere?
I answered in bewilderment.
“Huh? Yes, that’s true, but…”
“Did they perhaps give you a hint, so you knew that documents would be filed with the temple?”
What?
For a moment, I felt a vague sense of unease.
While his voice itself was kind, his tone seemed strangely interrogating.
Moreover.
‘This sounds like he’s subtly blaming the House of Claudius for leaking confidential information.’
From my perspective, it was simply absurd.
He won’t show me the marriage registration documents I asked to see, and suddenly why is he dragging Claudius into this?
“High Priest Evans, I am also the heir of the Ansi Mansion.”
Because I was so flabbergasted, my questioning voice came out rather sharp.
“There’s no way I wouldn’t know about that confidential information, is there?”
“Ah, my apologies.”
Isaac smiled smoothly with a face that didn’t look sorry at all.
Then he moved on to the main topic as if nothing had happened.
“Regarding the marriage registration documents you mentioned, they have been safely received by our Imperial Curia.”
“…”
Ah, damn it.
I sighed inwardly.
I had thought that maybe, just maybe, the documents hadn’t been filed with the temple!
My thread of hope was completely shattered…
I couldn’t hide my dejected expression as I asked.
“Then could I take a look at the documents?”
Isaac lightly shook his head.
“I’m sorry, but that would be difficult.”
What?
For a moment, I doubted my ears.
No, why can’t I?!
“Recently, the Imperial Curia decided to tighten security regarding marriage registration documents a bit more.”
Isaac continued speaking calmly.
“Haven’t there been so many disputes among nobles regarding marriage vows until now? We judged it right to completely block any possibility of disputes.”
His neat eyes curved pleasantly into a crescent shape.
“So now the Imperial Curia has decided to only confirm whether documents have been received.”
“Even though I’m the person involved?”
“Yes, it’s difficult for only one party to check.”
Isaac drew a line that was gentle but firm.
“If you really want to check the documents, please come with Gusto Youngshik, your marriage partner.”
“But…!”
“That’s the only way you can check the documents.”
Having declared this, Isaac lightly stood up.
The pale sky-blue eyes looking down at me remained consistently gentle, but…
“It was really nice to see you today, Lady Ansi.”
“…”
“I hope we can have more meaningful time together in the future, not just business-related meetings like this.”
What fell from his lips was an elegant dismissal.
With me flustered before him, Isaac gave a light bow.
“Well then, I’ll be going.”
And without leaving even a trace of regret, he slipped out of the waiting room.
Left alone, I was seized by the urge to scream at the top of my lungs.
‘No, what the hell was that?!’
* * *
In the end, Larit had to leave without gaining anything.
‘…High Priest Evans.’
Larit narrowed her eyes.
‘That guy, what exactly is he scheming?’
Although his attitude was gentle and his smile was kind.
His attitude toward her was strangely hostile.
Like how he firmly drew the line even though she, the marriage party involved, wanted to check the documents.
Or his tone that strangely seemed to blame the House of Claudius.
Moreover, the result of all these events was subtly flowing in favor of Count Gusto’s House…
But then.
“Larit!”
A sharp, distinctly feminine scream rang out piercingly.
It was a familiar voice.
When she turned around, Seraphina was glaring at her with a viciously contorted face.
‘Ha, my head already hurts from the marriage registration issue, and now why is she causing a scene again?’
Larite’s face became weary.
Seraphina strode toward her with the momentum of someone about to strike Larite at any moment.
“What on earth is going on here?”
Gone was her usual gentle way of calling her ‘Larit.’
Seraphina raised her voice fiercely.
“Did Gregory really propose to you?”
“Why are you asking me that? Go ask Gusto Youngshik, who’s head over heels for you.”
At that sarcastic retort, Seraphina’s face turned bright red.
That Gregory abandoned me and proposed to you instead!
But the rage that had surged to the top of her head paralyzed her tongue.
“You, you…!”
Unable to contain her anger, Seraphina trembled with her shoulders shaking.
Just then, there was a voice trying to restrain her.
“Sera!”
A booming shout rang out.
Gregory, who had stridden over, quickly stepped between the two women.
His attitude seemed as if he was protecting Larite.
‘Did, did he just shield Larite instead of me?!’
Seraphina’s eyes widened greatly.
But the shocking events weren’t over yet.
Gregory glared with both eyes and raised his voice.
“What do you think you’re doing to Larit right now?!”
“…”
Meanwhile, Larite’s expression soured a bit.
Every time Gregory called her Larit, it felt like the steak she ate yesterday was about to come up to her throat…
Seraphina looked at Gregory with tears welling up in her eyes.
“Gre, Gregory.”
Her faintly trembling voice showed she couldn’t comprehend the current reality at all.
“Are you taking Larite’s side instead of mine right now?”
Seraphina approached Gregory hesitantly.
Then she pressed him with a shrill voice.
“Did you really propose to Larite? No, right?!”
“Ha, Seraphina.”
But Gregory only irritably swept up the bangs covering his forehead.
Then he shot back with a sarcastic voice.
“Whether I propose to someone or not, what business is it of yours?”
“How, how can you say such a thing!”
Seraphina hunched her shoulders pitifully like a young bird pierced by a harpoon.
However, the situation kept turning unfavorably for Seraphina…
“Seraphina.”
Lord Gusto had appeared.
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