The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 90

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The Eldest Daughter Walks the Path of Flowers Episode 90

The answer to that question wasn’t difficult to come up with.

Radis seemed to be asking about golems.

However, Olivier didn’t know much about golems. Other magical tools would be different.

Unlike other magical tools made by humans, golems are born in the domain of the Mabesu Tree and only operate within that domain.

Also, to study golems, one needs a golem’s core, but to stop a golem’s movement in the first place, the core must be destroyed.

It wasn’t something that could be easily obtained.

“…”

Olivier’s gaze, lost in thought, lingered on the last phrase of the letter.

[I hope Your Highness will always live happily.]

Olivier opened his hand and caressed the paper.

The paper her hands had touched, the letters she had pressed down firmly, her faint fragrance that lingered…

Olivier carefully folded it, put it in the envelope, and stood up from his seat.

“Joel.”

Joel, who had been chattering with Yael in the drawing room outside, entered the study.

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“I need to go meet Earl Sheldon.”

At Olivier’s words, the slight smile on Joel’s face disappeared.

The meeting with Earl Sheldon was also part of Olivier’s ‘plan’.

It was absolutely not something that could be handled carelessly.

Joel bowed his head.

“I will carry it out.”

When they came out to the drawing room, Yael, who had similarly wiped away her smile, said with her head bowed.

“Earl Sheldon is currently in the Imperial Library as usual. No special schedule has been identified.”

Olivier nodded slightly to Yael and then left his dwelling.

A few years ago, when Daniel Sheldon disappeared, Olivier thought he must have died.

It was none other than because of the gias.

Daniel Sheldon was one of the knights most trusted by the Empire’s Emperor, Claude Arpend.

However, being loved by an emperor with quite cruel tendencies was never a good thing.

The Emperor placed a double gias on Daniel.

As a result, Daniel gained mana powerful enough to be counted among the best even in the elite White Crane Knights, but in exchange, he lost his freedom forever.

So when Daniel disappeared and didn’t return, Olivier thought Daniel had enjoyed a moment of freedom before meeting his death.

However, Daniel returned.

He appeared considerably weakened compared to before, whether due to the influence of the gias, but he had returned alive nonetheless.

“3rd Prince Your Highness.”

Daniel, who had been sitting by the window reading a small book, greeted Olivier with a bright smile.

“If you’re interested in Shabin’s poetry, you’re a step too late. I picked it up first.”

Daniel waved the small book in his hand slightly and smiled brightly.

“That’s unfortunate. I wanted to read his poem about Poter Hill once more.”

Olivier said while taking out a letter envelope from his chest.

“Won’t you trade it for this letter?”

The smile completely disappeared from Daniel’s face when he spotted Radis’s name written on the letter envelope.

Daniel said.

“There’s a good place to read letters.”

They entered a dead end surrounded by bookshelves that reached the ceiling.

Joel stood between the facing shelves, blocking the passage.

Then the inside of the bookshelf became a closed room.

Leaning against a pile of old books, Daniel asked.

“How much do you know?”

Perhaps due to the dim lighting of the library, deep shadows were cast over his beautiful face.

“I don’t want to put you in danger. I’ve simply come to talk about a girl.”

Olivier handed the letter to Daniel and began to speak.

“That girl has red hair like burning flames and black eyes like the night sky. God placed a yoke upon her and gave her harsh duties, but her sword shone brilliantly for the world.”

Daniel, who had been listening to Olivier’s words in a daze, burst into laughter.

“My goodness. Your Highness, were you my fan?”

“I read 【Knight Angela】 three times thoroughly, and even went to see the play.”

An elegant smile appeared on Olivier’s lips.

“Armano.”

Daniel smiled and shook his head.

“You came all this way just from that name Radis mentioned at the New Year’s party? You are truly wise.”

Olivier said while casually caressing the book covers on the shelf with his hand.

“Even before that, I was searching for the whereabouts of a writer named Armano. But that manuscript went through many hands to become a book, so I couldn’t tell. I never imagined it would be you.”

Olivier continued.

“The girl Angela was modeled after Radis, wasn’t she? At first I was half-doubtful, but… when I reversed the letters of Dalit village where Angela was born, it was similar to the name of her family, the Tillord family.”

Daniel clasped his hands together.

“As a writer, I’m truly delighted. If this weren’t a space that requires quiet, I’d want to applaud.”

Daniel smiled brightly, showing his pearl-white teeth.

He pointed to his chest with his finger and said.

“But this is as far as it goes. Your Highness, you know what I’m bound by, don’t you?”

Olivier nodded.

“Of course I know. I’m simply an enthusiastic fan of that book. I’m just happy to meet the author.”

Olivier hesitated slightly before handing Radis’s letter to him.

Daniel, noticing Olivier’s hesitation, grinned and read the letter.

“Ah, my dear disciple.”

Daniel burst into laughter while reading Radis’s puzzling letter.

“You’re still as quirky as ever. What could you be up to now…”

He read the phrase written at the very end of Radis’s letter with eyes full of affection.

“You’re the one who should always be happy.”

Daniel smiled brilliantly while holding Radis’s letter in his hand.

“Your Highness, as you know, I am bound by an oath. I am here having given up everything to keep that oath. But…”

Daniel’s smile deepened.

“I love that child. I don’t want her to become unhappy.”

Looking at Daniel standing in the dead end, Olivier realized at that moment that there was only Daniel in front of him.

Like a statue’s expression changing, a beautiful smile appeared on Olivier’s face.

“Earl Sheldon, I too love her.”

Olivier took Radis’s letter from Daniel’s hand, which had frozen in shock.

Then he turned his back on Daniel and left the bookshelf area.

Joel, who had been blocking the passage, followed behind him like a shadow.

Olivier said to him.

“Tell Yael to inform grandfather. That the Emperor knew everything.”

Joel’s eyes widened. Joel whispered quickly.

“Is that… really true? Are you certain the Emperor knows everything?”

“The fact that Earl Sheldon didn’t die is proof of that.”

Olivier continued.

“He knew all along that the Empress had the missing seal, and that the Empress was plotting something with the ‘black mages’ using that seal. That’s why he sent Earl Sheldon, who couldn’t betray him, to the South to investigate Alexis Tillord.”

“…!”

Olivier let out a laugh.

“Of course, he never could have imagined that Earl Sheldon, who dreamed of being a writer, would write a novel based on that Alexis’s story. Well, whether the investigation took one year or six years, that wouldn’t have been breaking the oath. Besides, writing a novel based on what he discovered during the investigation wouldn’t have been either.”

A clearly incredulous expression appeared on Joel’s face.

“Wasn’t Earl Sheldon afraid of the gias?”

“That’s exactly what Earl Sheldon would do. His desire to keep his oath isn’t born from fear of death. Thanks to that, things have become truly interesting.”

“Interesting! We nearly had a major disaster on our hands.”

Joel’s complexion turned pale.

“Until now, haven’t you been operating under the assumption that the Emperor knows nothing? If we hadn’t known this fact…”

At Joel’s words, Olivier, who was walking atop the castle wall, burst into laughter.

“The Emperor, who already despised me, would have believed I harbored intentions to covet the Crown Prince’s position and scheme against the Empress and Charle, and this time he truly would have tried to eliminate me.”

Joel’s face turned from white to blue.

“Your Highness, is that something to say while laughing? Your Highness!”

Wind rose along the castle wall, billowing Olivier’s collar wide.

It was as if the wind was trying to lift him up, up into the air.

Olivier stood atop the castle wall, looking down at the Imperial Capital in the night.

“Ah, this disgusting garbage dump.”

An utterly ruthless smile appeared at the corner of Olivier’s lips.

He tilted his head back and closed his eyes.

He had never once felt beauty while gazing at this brilliant Imperial Capital.

However, he knew a woman who had told him that the sight of this Imperial Capital was like a bird spreading its shining wings.

She had looked at that sight and spoken of a connected world where no one would be lonely.

Olivier opened his eyes again and looked down at the Imperial Capital.

Until now, he had never truly thought about wanting to possess this scenery.

But his plans had changed, and at this very moment, his desires had changed as well.

Because of her.

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