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Episode 50.

“You can tell it to me well, Sinia?”

I handed Sinia two letters sealed in envelopes. After receiving it, Sinia immediately put it in her arms and hid it.

“Don’t worry, princess. All I have to do is deliver both to Philgret, right?”

“Yes. Please do me a favor.”

‘To Viscount William Roberts.’ If you look at the message written on the envelope, Pilgret will be able to deliver it to you.

What I would like to ask William Roberts to do is to gather specific information about the Laurentian family.

Although there are problems in many ways, the Roberts family is still a member of the Noble House. There may be information that can only be obtained through that route.

The Laurentian family rarely engages in public activities. Currently, the person with the decision-making authority within the family is undoubtedly the head of the family, Reid Laurence, but even the royal family does not know exactly how the internal situation is going.

With the honor of being the highest-ranking noble, he was simply keeping a watchful eye on the movements of the Lustier Kingdom. That is the impression I got from the Laurentian family.

A request to dig up information about the Laurentian family. It may be an unreasonable order for William, who, although a bit smart, is only a child at best.

But this is also my test to William Roberts. A test to see if he is really useful to me.

Well, even if the results are less than expected, I plan to repay the trust he showed me.

Sinia put the letter she received from me deep in her bosom and left the room.

Okay, now I’ll leave the outside work to the people outside and do my own thing.

Even in the corners of this room, there are holes for information to come out. That’s very close information.

Carmel herself would know more about her evil plan than anyone else.

I happily waited for Carmel to return.

* * *

It was late in the evening when Carmel returned to her room.

Today again, I spoke to Carmel as she was being changed by the maids with a wary look on her face.

“You came back quite late today, mother.”

“Hmph, you have nothing to worry about, Sarah. Isn’t your punishment given to you to be quiet and guard your room like a pet dog?”

For some reason, the reaction is sharper than usual. On the contrary, I answered with a gentle face.

“You can’t say that, mother. Isn’t it natural for a daughter to be interested in her mother’s work? Moreover, it is also the will of His Majesty the King who imprisoned me here to promote friendship with each other.”

“Anyway, I mean…”

Carmel, dressed in comfortable clothes, sat down on the sofa with a frown. Carmel herself didn’t seem to be conscious of it, but to me it was quite a provocative pose.

“Today’s mother’s official schedule would not have been this late. Are you meeting someone secretly?”

Carmel’s expression changed at the words she said naturally, as if asking how she was doing. Carmel, who was looking at my face sharply, sent all the maids out of the room.

“It looks like our princess has quite a few rats that are trying to control her. Well, they’re probably part of the bodyguard. that’s right. There’s a plan going on in a place you don’t know about. So what can you do?”

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Carmel’s expression so energetic. It seemed that the secret meeting with Laurencia was giving Carmel confidence.

“Do you really think Laurencia will do what you want?”

“Laurencia? Ah, those grimly arrogant things? Well, feel free to imagine.”

There is no feeling of agitation in either the voice or the facial expression. It probably means that Carmel knows that the only means I have at the moment is to try to figure things out like this.

“This is only advice for mothers. Laurentia probably believes that they, not the royal family, are the real owners of this country. You don’t really think that he would truly collude with a queen brought from another country, do you?”

These are words meant to shake up Carmel, but they are not said randomly. The power of the nobles gathered around Laurentia is comparable to that of the royal family.

“Hmph, I know. Something like that.”

Carmel straightened up and answered, then frowned. It seems like he noticed it right after he spit it out. Those words were tantamount to a confession that the person I met today was Laurencia.

“Another treacherous trick…”

“It’s a masterpiece. I’m just worried about my mother. When I imagine my mother being harmed by someone other than me, I get angry.”

I’m not saying this to be harsh, I’m sincere. It must be me who defeats Carmel. I don’t want to see Carmel getting stabbed by arrogant nobles. never.

But unlike my sincerity, Carmel seemed to have taken my words as a provocation.

“Don’t act proud, Sarah. I’m stuck here and can’t do anything. Just know that while you are wasting your time like this, your place is slowly falling apart.”

“It’s where I belong…”

I slowly stood up and walked over to the sofa where Carmel was sitting with her legs stretched out.

“W-what is it…?”

Carmel raised her eyes in confusion, but it seemed like she didn’t want to lose momentum. If you see that you are not trying to change your posture.

I made eye contact with Carmel and said with an angelic smile.

“My only place is always by my mother’s side. No matter what tricks my mother pulls, no matter what tyranny the nobles commit, even if this country falls, this thing will not change.”

Was it an unexpected answer? Carmel looked fed up. His open mouth opened as if he was about to say something, but then closed tightly. Then, he straightened his posture and straightened his somewhat disheveled clothes.

“You’re crazy, you…”

Mmm, that’s the best compliment. Every time I hear something like this from Carmel, I can’t help but feel chills from head to toe.

* * *

That night, Carmel went to bed only after making sure I was asleep.

Of course I wasn’t sleeping.

In fact, I was just lying still with my eyes closed, but I wasn’t falling asleep. Carmel, who was glancing at me from the sofa, sneaked into bed and fell asleep making a light sound.

Well, there wasn’t any particularly shady intention. I just had a lot of thoughts.

It’s always fun to talk to Carmel, but yesterday wasn’t much of a success.

At most, it just confirmed that Pilgret’s report was true.

Well, just knowing clearly who you have to face is useful information.

However, it is still somewhat inconvenient not to be able to move directly.

The advice I gave Carmel yesterday was clearly my true intention. I don’t want to see Carmel being fooled by someone else.

Of course, I don’t think Carmel will be defeated that easily. Even in the actual novel, the Laurentian family eventually surrendered to Carmel.

However, it is true that Carmel does not have Enekra’s Book or Rika now. There is a need to prepare just in case.

If you think about it, it’s a bit of a strange position. Carmel is trying to take advantage of my imprisonment here and join hands with Laurencia to take me down, but I am actually worried about Carmel.

Well, actually, it might be natural. Carmel and I are at odds, but the goals we pursue are never the same.

Carmel’s goal is to take control of this country. It doesn’t matter if I get destroyed or disappear in the process. Rather, it may be necessary to achieve the purpose.

But my goal is only Carmel’s body itself. It is natural to win against Carmel, and you must not destroy Carmel himself to an excessive degree. Fundamentally, it’s like fighting with a certain amount of penalty.

‘Well, I guess I’m using my own kind of cheat…’

The strength is that you know the content of the novel. Although the plot is already quite twisted, it still has enough strength. We have also benefited from this in our victories so far.

At that time, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

‘…But what will Carmel do if it takes control of this country?’

In the original, Carmel completely manipulated Lustier as she pleased. He humiliated the princess as if she were a prostitute, drugged the king into exhaustion, executed his loyalists, persecuted the people, and even brought in the empire and handed over numerous territories.

Why did you do such a terrible thing?

Carmel’s psychology is not described very much in the novel. In general, it was limited to hinting at future developments or explaining the current situation.

Why is Carmel trying to destroy Lustier? The clear reason for this was not described at all in the novel.

Just because she’s a villain? Because evil deeds are enjoyable? Considering Carmel’s tendencies, which I have personally witnessed, this may certainly be the case. But we cannot conclude just like that.

‘Well, it’s not something you really need to know.’

In the world of this novel, the role given to Carmel is that of an evil woman like a poisonous snake. It may be nothing more or less than that.

For me, it doesn’t really matter. Whether she was born evil, or grew up to be a villain due to some strange story… the important thing is that Carmel’s current appearance and personality fit my taste perfectly.

“Ugh, ummm…”

Are you dreaming of being punished by me? Or was my dark heart conveyed? Suddenly, Carmel, who was sleeping with her back to me, started tossing and turning, groaning.

The disheveled gown, sweaty hair sticking to the neck… he looks defenseless. I was so alert yesterday, but I can’t believe I fell asleep so defenselessly.

Well, you probably don’t really trust me. It’s just that trust as opponents has been built up through the exchange of matches so far. It’s just that the rules of the game are implicitly established that you won’t do something like that recklessly.

But those are rules that no one has ever agreed upon.

If I stretch out my hand even now, I can grab that beautiful piece of flesh. While changing your clothes, you can hold in your hands the exquisite beauty that your eyes have engraved on you.

As long as you maintain an exquisite intensity that does not wake you up, you can freely experience the pleasure of the night, which is sweeter than any dark dream.

Yes, if you just stretch out your hand…

A strong temptation fills my mind. Heat rises in my lower abdomen as if on fire.

However, I held my right hand tightly at my side as it tried to reach out on its own out of desire.

It doesn’t work that way.

Carmel cannot be completely defeated that way.

defeated on equal terms. There is no way I can win against Sarah. At least Carmel himself must be made to think so. Even if you secretly touch something like this, you will only get immediate joy. It is impossible to reach the true ultimate pleasure.

“After…”

I half-forced myself to lie down. Resisting the sound of the sheet rubbing against Carmel’s skin, which was nothing short of temptation.