The Crown I Will Take From You - Chapter 108

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Chapter 108

“Akaress?”

Meanwhile, Medeia observed the mercenary who had suddenly clammed up like a shell.

“….” 

She couldn’t read what the eyes hidden behind the white half-mask were saying. 

‘As capricious as always.’

Instead of being swayed by the mercenary’s whims, Medeia indifferently turned her gaze to the window.

‘The 1st Prince… Chezare Dwaisler Kazen… I never had a chance to see his face in my previous life.’

When she left on the expedition with Jason, the 1st Prince had already passed away.

‘If the 1st Prince had been alive, I would have failed.’

In her past life, to put Jason on the throne, Medeia had fought fiercely with the Emperor’s children. 

While Medeia’s efforts in bringing them down one by one through schemes and traps played a part, luck was also on her side. 

The Empire was greatly shaken after the 1st Prince’s death.

Perdickas II’s obsession with the Philosopher’s Stone also began after losing his valiant son. 

If he were alive instead of dead like in her past life, how would the continental balance of power change?

Unaware that the person in question was sitting in the chair across from her, close enough for their knees to touch, Medeia quietly fell into thought.

‘Get a grip. Now isn’t the time to worry about the 1st Prince. I need to start by tightening Jason’s noose.’

To prevent Jason from even dreaming of the throne, she had to destroy the foundations he relied on one by one.

‘Among them all, Valdina is the biggest foundation you’re counting on.’

Medeia intended to shatter that solid hope. 

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Queen Mother’s Palace in Valdina.

“Your Majesty, you must eat something first.”

“I’m fine.”

“You’ve been skipping meals continuously. The Princess would be worried too.”

At Lady Pinatelli’s words, the Queen Mother suppressed the emotions welling up inside her. 

“I was always so cold to her. I couldn’t even treat her well for long, and now they’re taking that child away so urgently,”

Her tightly pressed, wrinkled lips trembled with sorrow.

“The goddess must be punishing this foolish old woman.”

Since she had never treated her well, her memories were filled only with what she had failed to do. 

If she lost Medeia like this, she would be filled with lifelong regret.

“Your Majesty….”

As Lady Pinatelli stood there not knowing what to do, the door burst open. 

“Your Majesty! Queen Mother! Word has come from the Mage Tower!”

“You! What kind of rudeness is this!”

As if she couldn’t hear Lady Pinatelli’s scolding, the maid shouted.

“The Princess is alive!”

The Queen Mother shot to her feet. 

* * *

In the distance, a carriage bearing the Mage Tower’s seal could be seen. 

“Your Majesty, please wait. A carriage is coming in over there.”

Behind a slender man wearing glasses, the girl walking with support was definitely Medeia. 

Despite Lady Pinatelli’s restraint, the Queen Mother could no longer hold back. 

She walked as quickly as possible despite her uncomfortable condition. 

“Medeia!”

“Grandmother.”

And she pulled the small body into a tight embrace.

“What on earth is this state? How much you must have suffered….” 

Discovering the bandages wrapped around her granddaughter’s slender wrists and ankles, telling of her ordeal, the Queen Mother’s eyes welled up with tears. 

It was the first time the Queen Mother, who always maintained her dignity solemnly, had shown tears in public. 

They say a person’s true heart emerges in crisis. People could see how much she cherished her granddaughter, contrary to the rumors.

“I am Terrence. I belong to the Mage Tower and am in charge of the western continent branch, with the Tower Master as my mentor.”

The young mage wearing glasses briefly introduced himself.

“I was dispatched from the Mage Tower to mine crystals below Valdina’s mountains when I discovered the injured Princess. Her condition was serious, so it took time to identify Her Highness and assess the situation as we devoted all our efforts to treatment.”

“Medeia’s condition was serious, how much….”

“She fell from a cliff and it was miraculous she was alive. I don’t know how many magic stones went into it.”

Terrence spoke the lie naturally. 

“Oh, I’ll compensate for everything. I’ll definitely reward the Mage Tower, even with my own private funds.”

Then, people from Prince Claudio’s estate who had heard the news also came running frantically.

“My niece, where is Medeia?”

The Regent had worried eyes.

“Goodness, Princess! What is all this about?!”

Catherine also rushed over urgently, trying to support Medeia with tears in her eyes.

Coming late and causing such a commotion, people’s faces hardened.

They recalled the Regent’s cold rejection of the Princess when he protected his son during the duel with General Kazen.

“Thank goodness! Hahaha, it’s really fortunate you returned alive!”

Even now, in their eyes, the Regent’s fuss only looked like joy that his son would be cleared of false charges.

“Fortunate? The child is in this state, and you’re laughing!”

The Queen Mother, apparently thinking the same, shouted angrily at the Regent. Catherine hastily stepped forward to defend her husband. 

“You misunderstand, Mother. For being injured, the Princess’s wounds seem rather minor, so this person….”

How could someone who fell from a cliff walk so normally in just a few days? 

Catherine suspected this whole incident might have been Medeia’s self-directed drama from the beginning.

Then, Terrence replied as if displeased.

“Several mages worked together to treat Her Highness, so naturally. I’ll take that as praise for our skills.”

The Regent’s eyes lit up as if he had caught something from Terrence’s words. 

‘Perfect! Then that means there’s no evidence either!’

“Oh my, while it’s truly joyful that Medeia has fully recovered, how unfortunate this is. Then all the clues about the perpetrator that remained on Dea’s body must have disappeared.”

However, Terrence didn’t let the Regent save face so easily. 

The young mage pushed up his glasses with his third finger and looked surprised. 

“So you’re saying we should have looked for the perpetrator first instead of treatment… The Regent is truly remarkable. I’ve never seen anyone so cold-hearted even at the Mage Tower.”

“….” 

Then, Catherine poked her son. It meant to quickly change the atmosphere.

Samon approached her with tears flowing. 

“Medeia! Thank goodness, it’s all this brother’s fault, for not protecting you-“

He spread his arms to embrace her as usual.

“Ah-!”

Medeia unconsciously stepped back, avoiding Samon. 

Her face showed a mixture of fear and bewilderment at her own surprising behavior.

“…Medeia?”

“Sorry, brother. I don’t know why I’m acting like this, really… I don’t know….” 

“The Princess has lost her memories of that time due to the shock of the fall. Since it doesn’t show outwardly, only she suffers.”

At Terrence’s addition, Catherine’s face, who had just been corrected, flushed red. 

The Queen Mother glared at the second son’s couple while taking Medeia’s hand.

“Medeia, do you really remember nothing? Not even small things?”

“I have no memory. I was driven by a pack of wolves and when I opened my eyes I was below the cliff, and I only remember how cold and scary it was….” 

Medeia shook her head with a deliberately confused expression.

She said that if not for the wolf that had fallen with her, she probably would have died.

“I have no idea who targeted me. But since Samon was with me until my last memory, he would never try to harm me. It must have been someone else. Absolutely, it couldn’t have been Samon.”

Even as she said this, the Princess’s body was stepping backward as if wanting to stay far away from Samon. 

Samon was going insane. 

‘If you act like that here, it makes me look even more suspicious!’

At her pitiful appearance like a small beast trembling in fear, he almost shouted at Medeia, asking if she wanted to grab him and push him off the cliff too.

“I’m sorry for causing you worry.”

Terrence inwardly swallowed his shock as he watched the Princess end with self-reproach, her red eyes welling up with tears.

‘So striking down Chezare’s shoulder was nothing special after all.’

It was hard to believe she was the same person as the indifferent girl who had shown no expression throughout the carriage ride. Somehow, goosebumps rose along his spine.

The Princess’s protection only made people more suspicious. Wasn’t the Princess already close with House of Claudio from the beginning?

For her, it would be impossible to believe.

That the cousin brother who had cherished her like a real younger sister since childhood had tried to kill her.

“Rest assured. This grandmother will definitely find the beast who tried to harm you.”

The Queen Mother seemed to think the same, as she glared at Claudio and made a promise to Medeia.

“You may leave the palace now. Since Medeia has returned, there’s no need to remain in the palace any longer.”

And she turned coldly toward House of Claudio.

“Samon Claudio, for the crime of a subject abandoning royalty and fleeing, I sentence you to twenty lashes.”

Corporal punishment! People were shocked.

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