The Poisonous Princess Who Successfully Infiltrated the Enemy as an Employee - Chapter 68

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Chapter 68.

After my words faded, a brief silence settled over the room.
Roan, who stood between Varcan and me, opened his eyes wide as though struck by lightning.
I’d expected Varcan to turn away with a scoff, naturally dismissing this as more nonsense.
But instead, Varcan regarded me with an unexpectedly serious gaze.
“Is it something like Foresight?”
“……What?”
It was I who found myself taken aback.
I blinked, my eyes widening as I turned his question back on him.
“You’re actually believing what I just said?”
“There’s no reason not to.”
…….
The address I’d written down, matched with a time so precisely accurate.
He’d already endured five days of inexplicable events.
His words held less the weight of belief than circumstantial inevitability.
Faced with such an answer without a shred of hesitation, I stood speechless for a moment.
“So then.”
Varcan studied me intently before asking again.
“How far ahead can you see?”
His eyes were like a night sky thrust forward with unwavering intent.
I hadn’t expected Varcan to accept it so earnestly, and I felt a flicker of unease.
Contrary to my intention, the atmosphere had grown serious, so I quickly pulled my lips into a smile to dispel it.
“Aha, well, you see—something like this is Disclosure of Heavenly Secrets, so you shouldn’t go around carelessly spreading it!”
…….
I narrowed my eyes in amusement and whispered softly.
“Only the two of us should know.”
Then, as though entrusting some great secret, I alternated my gaze between Varcan and Roan and lowered my voice.
“In the future, Your Highness will meet a woman of extraordinary destiny.”
For a moment, Varcan’s brow twitched.
“……You mean myself?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
I nodded and continued.
“Though it may be hard to believe, you will come to love that woman with such ardor that you’ll sacrifice your very life for her.”
…….
“Now, what else was there…….”
Just as I was about to go on, tapping my chin thoughtfully, Varcan exhaled sharply.
“That’s enough.”
Varcan’s expression suggested he’d merely wasted time, and he promptly turned away.
“Let’s stop here. I’m beginning to suspect my sanity again.”
“Huh? Didn’t you agree to believe me?”
As I blinked rapidly in question, Varcan clicked his tongue.
“How could you say something so absurd…….”
“But if I don’t have Foresight, how else would I know such information?!”
“Perhaps you have an information broker dealing with Delmar.”
I blinked rapidly at him.
“It doesn’t bother you that I have such a broker?”
“I myself possess an information organization unknown even to the Emperor.”
“That’s different. I’m the princess of an enemy nation.”
“You are now an ally. And you are both the Duchess Consort of House of Escar and my wife.”
…….
I lost my words for a moment, my eyes widening.
‘He said wife, …….’
How could he utter such an embarrassing word so casually, with that blank, emotionless face?
Very occasionally, in romance novels I’d read, there were male protagonists who appeared robust as bears on the outside but had the cunning of foxes within.
Perhaps this broad-shouldered Northern Grand Duke harbored not a fox of keen perception, but one who charmed people and drained them dry.
‘Wait, ……where did I put my wits?’
I really ought to guard them carefully.
It was while I was lost in such frivolous thoughts.
Varcan turned his back to me and strode toward the desk. He returned moments later with other documents.
Varcan laid the additional papers neatly beside the first document on the table, steering our conversation back to what we’d briefly abandoned.
“These are the itemized records of Fragrant Herb Materials that House of Bientra purchased, and the ledgers of the smuggling ring he employed.”
“……!”
“And there’s also the confession of the black-market dealer who directly smuggled in Toxic Herbs under House of Bientra’s orders, as well as a Promissory Note bearing the marquis family’s seal in pristine condition.”
I quickly scanned through the documents he laid down.
Fragrant Herb Materials.
Rocheno Trading Company.
House of Bientra.
And Noctorbell.
The evidence was overwhelming—inescapable in its thoroughness.
At this scale, the Emperor’s nature meant this would be far more than a simple reprimand.
That’s when Varcan continued.
“I’ve secured the identity of the dealer who received the direct orders, so he can be called as a witness whenever needed. As for…….”
He frowned briefly as if uncomfortable, then added flatly.
“He tried to bite his tongue and take his own life, so I had his jaw removed. His speech may be somewhat slurred, but testimony should pose no obstacle.”
“…….”
Startled by those words, I clutched my own jaw and sputtered back.
“I’m sorry—what did you remove? His jaw? How can you speak of something so gruesome so calmly, as if you were just choosing a lunch menu?!”
Varcan then regarded me with a puzzled expression.
Roan too merely shrugged, as if he couldn’t fathom what the problem was.
“Your Highness, I believe there’s been a misunderstanding. His Grace the Duke was likely mentioning one of the milder punishments, out of concern that you might be startled…….”
“I’m sorry—having one’s jaw removed is the mildest punishment?”
“Indeed. Those missing a jaw at least continue to breathe. As for those who spearheaded the Cross-Species Smuggling, they were split clean in half at the waist, their spines simply—.”
“Aaaugh!”
I reflexively clamped both hands over my ears.
“I don’t want to hear it! I’m not going to listen! Stop!”
Varcan then raised his hand, cutting off Roan’s words.
“Roan, leave.”
“……Yes, understood.”
Roan looked at me with hurt in his eyes, pressed his lips tight, and withdrew from the room.
Only then did I lower my hands from my ears in relief and exhale a heavy sigh.
“My apologies. I’ll be more mindful of the severity level in future reports.”
“Yes, please do. I have quite an active imagination, so hearing such things puts considerable strain on my heart.”
“……I’ll keep that in mind.”
Varcan nodded readily.
I cleared my startled nerves with a small, careful cough, then began to methodically review the documents the two had compiled once more.
With each page I turned, I couldn’t suppress my inner astonishment.
‘It’s all here—not just information about the Imperial Princess’s household, but secret personal details and misconduct records of every attendant and maid working throughout the entire Imperial Palace?’
This was far more extensive and meticulous than the materials Aizen from the Imperial Investigative Bureau had shown me.
It was plainly beyond what anyone could gather in mere days.
The ruthless intelligence network and execution capability of House of Escar, which ruled the North, sent chills down my spine anew.
“It must have been no simple task, yet I never expected you’d handle it so perfectly. Thank you…….”
I turned through the papers and conveyed my gratitude quietly.
At that, Varcan lifted his gaze from the documents and regarded me quietly.
Then he uttered a single phrase, utterly matter-of-fact.
“Because it concerns you.”
“…….”
At those words, I lifted my head and looked up at him.
In that moment, every sound lingering in the room seemed to evaporate all at once.
Of course, I know.
The reason he worried and moved tirelessly day and night was not because of the foreign princess Evelina of enemy Delmar, but solely for the sake of the ‘Duchess of House of Escar.’
I know this all too well in my mind.
I’m fully aware of it.
‘Ah, ……that line just now was rather…….’
……my heart skipped.

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