episode_0047

54.

Unlike her usual bright and lively life, Liana did not hide her gloomy appearance at all and was squatting on the bed with her head buried between her knees, covered with a blanket.

After going to meet the warrior and hearing Barce’s contemptuous, almost insulting words, Liana has not seen her mother, the Queen, or her older sister, Anise.

It wasn’t that I had specifically applied for an interview and been rejected, but after seeing so many scenes of strangers dragging large and small ministers and nobles away, I became reluctant to wander around carelessly.

Even if it was Liana, she could at least recognize that the atmosphere within the castle was serious.

So in the end, unable to see anyone she could rely on, not even the warrior, her mother, or her older sister, Liana sat there alone, unable to share the hurt in her heart with anyone.

And no one paid any attention to Liana.

Currently, Anis has upset the royal castle and everyone is in a state of panic, but from the beginning, Liana was someone most people in the royal castle avoided as they were reluctant to get to know her personally.

Approaching a princess who was incompetent and lazy but surprisingly had a high succession rank in a personal and intimate manner was likely to cause misunderstanding. It was even more so because he had no greed, had no real power, and had no intention of taking real power.

Who would want to take risks when there is no return?

Until now, Liana did not feel regretful about the views and situations surrounding her. It was a situation that Liana herself had to some extent induced from the beginning.

Although Liana’s abilities were originally far behind her older sister Anise’s, in fact she was still at an average level, the reason why she was overcome with incompetence and laziness was because she had intended not to compete with her older sister a long time ago as a child.

I deliberately tried not to think deeply, showed no passion for anything, lost interest, and killed my motivation, so at some point, the habits I had intentionally developed became my nature.

As a result, Liana, who couldn’t compete with her sister and win with her ordinary abilities anyway, and didn’t really want to compete with her sister for the succession to the throne, was no longer subject to her sister’s checks, so she got the result she wanted, and instead of being dissatisfied, she even lived happily.

It was only after being ignored by Barce that Liana was able to realize what the price really was and what she had given up.

Liana, who thought it would be wise not to stand at the starting line at all if it was a competition she couldn’t win anyway, realized that it wasn’t always a wise choice until she had something she really wanted, something she wanted to reach for even if it couldn’t be reached.

But now that Liana knew that fact, there was nothing she could do.

Since there was nothing wrong with Barce’s words, it struck Liana’s heart even deeper.

Liana was squatting in a daze, sinking in the middle of a whirlpool of sad, sad, regretful, and resentful emotions.

As a result, Liana was slow to respond to calls to her.

“…Ana, Liana? Spirit…”

Liana slowly raised her head and saw Rachel and Lorna looking at her with concern. Lorna and Rachel were shocked and embarrassed when they saw her dead eyes completely unexpectedly.

“Rachel, this… I don’t think you’re in a position to be persuaded? Is it really possible?”

“I can roughly guess why you are like this. Actually, maybe things went well.”

Rachel held Liana’s shoulder, made direct eye contact, and opened her mouth.

“I’ll be honest since we don’t have time and it’s just between us, Liana. Do you want to meet the warrior? When we meet, we cuddle to our heart’s content, we have a lot of passionate sex like we often did not long ago, and eventually you want to have a child with the hero, right?”

Light came into Liana’s eyes, which seemed empty and dead. Liana used her less-used brain to deduce the circumstances under which Rachel said this.

“It looks like they are trying to get rid of all the women who are by their warrior brother’s side other than themselves, including the older sister, Barce, and perhaps even the saintess. That’s why your sister caught you and locked you up, and Lorna is in the same situation, right?”

Rachel slightly raised her eyebrows as if she was surprised by Liana’s words.

“It’s nice that the words don’t take too long. Yes, that’s why we need you, Liana. It’s probably hard for us alone.”

“Is there any hope? All the other nobles have already been captured… They say my mother was also imprisoned, but it’s only if we join forces… Is there any meaning?”

“I hope so… Honestly, not much. But if you don’t do anything, there won’t be much hope.”

Liana hesitated. Following Rachel like this would be a confrontation with her older sister Anise, which would completely overturn everything Liana had done her whole life and make it meaningless. Moreover, even if I did that, if the possibility was not that high, I had no choice but to hesitate even more.

“Are you going to give up? Then there is nothing we can do.”

When Rachel saw Liana hesitate, she let go of her hand on Liana’s shoulder and immediately turned around. Rachel started walking straight away as if she had no regrets, but Lorna caught up with her in confusion and grabbed her arm to stop her.

“Is that the end? Are you trying to persuade me? Are you just leaving already?”

“There is no time, it is not enough to say that you will do anything for the hero, whether it works or not, but if you are someone who gives up from the beginning because you think it will not be possible, bringing him in will only hinder you.”

“No, but you said you could just bring him in and let him sit down. They said it could just serve as a flag.”

“It should be enough for people to follow along on their own. They are so unmotivated that the only thing we can hear is that we force them in and use them. If that’s the case, it’s better not to have one. It’s unfortunate, but let’s make it a different cause. Since I know it’s His Majesty’s handwriting, I’ll have to fabricate it and say I received a fake personal letter.”

“Fake personal letter?! Crazy, no, ha… Okay, there’s nothing I can do if things don’t go as you say. Even that…”

“Wait a minute.”

When Lorna sighed in resignation and was about to follow Rachel’s instructions and leave Liana behind, a voice stopped them.

When Rachel and Lorna looked back, they saw Liana getting down from the bed she had been squatting in and standing up.

“Me too, I’ll go too. No matter how much I think about it… I can’t just do nothing and give up on my hero brother.”

Life returned to Liana’s eyes as she stood up and looked at Rachel and Lorna. Rachel asked, looking quietly into Liana’s eyes, which were not as blind as usual but showed a faint but strong will.

“Do you understand that if you follow us like this, you will also have to confront your sister Anise?”

“I know.”

“It’s not that easy to say. For Lyana, who has the right to succeed to the throne, to fight against Anis, she may have to risk her life. It may be difficult, but unlike us, who can switch midway, if Liana chooses now, it is impossible to go back. I ask again, do you really know?”

“I said I knew.”

“So, to be honest, the only meaningful thing Liana can gain is the small possibility of having sex with the warrior again. Is that really okay?”

In fact, if Lyana succeeds in overthrowing Anis, she will be able to obtain everything Anis had, including the next great throne, but if Lyana wanted even one of those things, she would not have acted like a fool and avoided confrontation with Anis.

Rachel was pointing out that fact. Is it really possible to endure everything for just that reason, a mundane reason that is so absurd when viewed objectively?

“It doesn’t matter!”

Liana, who screamed hysterically, opened her eyes and glared at Rachel.

“If I don’t do anything here now, my hero brother will be taken away forever! Sister Anise, Barce, and the saint, even if you succeed without me! You won’t give me your hero brother!”

Liana continued to pour out words with feelings that might have been nothing more than reflexive criticism or anger because she had been mulling over the negative feelings that arose from being ignored by Barce and not being able to share them with anyone and resolve them.

“It doesn’t matter if people look at me funny because this is just because of one man. I, I, hate it even more that no matter what happens, I will never be able to be with my hero brother from now on! I don’t have the confidence to give up and live like that!”

Rachel calmly did not think that Liana’s current firm resolve would continue for a long time. This was because I knew that human emotions are expendable and that will does not rise indefinitely but rather wears out.

However, since I didn’t have high expectations for Liana herself anyway, I judged that the level of motivation that Liana was showing right now was more than enough to make her useful.

“If you have that level of determination, it’s fine. Please follow me. There is no time.”

Even after listening to Rachel’s words, Liana just stood there without moving her legs. As Rachel and Lorna looked at them with puzzled expressions, Liana blushed and spoke in a hushed voice.

“Well… I have a cramp in my leg… Please help me…”

Rachel and Lorna looked at each other for a moment and exchanged glances. Various emotions and doctors exchanged glances.

In the end, Lorna took a deep breath and lifted Liana onto her back.

Liana sat on Lorna’s back with her eyes tightly closed as Rachel and Lorna made excuses to the two guards who were guarding the outside, saying that Princess Lee agreed with our wishes, but seemed to have lost her mind due to emotional burden and shock. I had no choice but to remain silent and listen.