episode_0047

The day passes like that.

Moonlight gently fell on the darkness that filled the mansion.

“… ”

Dawn when everyone is asleep.

The mansion was quieter than ever.

Luna slowly raised her magic power and looked for signs around her.

‘It’s quiet.’

Luna walked slowly towards the duke’s office without any trace of presence.

The reason for heading to the duke’s office at this late hour is simple.

This is because the passage connecting the underground vault is located in none other than the duke’s office.

Luna carefully handled the glass bottle in her pocket.

The small glass bottle was filled with hypnotic scent.

‘Where on earth did I get this?’

Where on earth did they get so much hypnotic incense?

And how could he have thought of handing this precious thing over to himself without any precautions?

‘It’s cute.’

From the moment Kyle handed over the hypnotic scent to me, one thing became clear.

Kyle’s goal is not to trap himself.

If that was the purpose, he would not have thought of handing over such a dangerous item to himself.

Kyle is simply in desperate need of blood.

Enough to endure even pleasing someone he hates so much.

‘What is the reason?’

Is there a special effect in the Precious Blood that I am not aware of?

Or was it at least instigated by the Vatican to seek out the Precious Blood?

If not that too…

Surely, to offer the Precious Blood to Rudine Eckhart?

‘… No, that can’t be true.’

Luna shook her head vigorously, denying the emerging delusion.

There’s no way Kyle would be crazy about a woman like that and make such a stupid choice.

Luna had no doubts about it.

Jumble-jump-

In the quiet silence, only the sound of Luna’s steps echoed far away.

How many minutes did it take?

The duke’s office began to come into view in the distance.

‘two people.’

Two knights guarding the door.

Luna slowly took out the glass bottle she had brought.

The moment when you hold your breath and pour a small amount of hypnotic scent onto your open palm.

Ugh—

Blue magic light bloomed from the fingertips.

Soon, the haze of magic soaring into the air swallowed up the pouring hypnotic scent.

A handful of hypnotic scent full of magical power floated in the air.

The hypnotic scent that was slowly floating in the air was secretly scattered above the head of the knight guarding the door.

After a while.

dump-

In an instant, the knights who inhaled the hypnotic scent lost consciousness and collapsed.

“… … ”

Luna slowly walked to the door, grabbed the doorknob, and turned it up and down.

Clap—

A clanging sound rang from the doorknob.

As expected, the door was firmly locked.

Luna took out the key she had prepared and opened the office door.

At the same time, he pushed the articles lying on the floor inside and closed the door.

widely-

As soon as the door closed, Luna entered the office without hesitation.

A stone wall located in the corner of the office.

A square was drawn on the neatly matched bricks.

Luna took a long stride towards that place.

Then he slowly traced the line drawn on the stone wall.

Upon closer inspection, it was a crack, not a line.

Cooung—

The walls rang with a slight vibration.

After a while, the wall was pushed aside with a clattering sound, revealing the secret passage.

Beyond the secret passage was a pitch-black hallway.

Luna went inside without hesitation.

It was full of black darkness and silence, but it was okay.

Because my eyes were filled with magic, I was able to see to some extent even in the dark.

Luna crossed the hallway at a brisk pace.

After passing a few curved streets, a bright light came from the end of the hallway.

Luna stopped walking.

‘Five people.’

Five family knights guarding the end of the hallway.

Luna took out the glass bottle once again and repeated the series of actions.

After a while.

dump-

The knights who inhaled the hypnotic scent fell to the floor one after another.

Luna passed them with her nose and mouth covered.

“… Phew.”

A tall bookshelf filled with all kinds of old books.

Artifacts with antique designs are placed all over the floor.

Highly valuable jewelry, accessories, and even minerals.

A vast space reminiscent of a huge museum appeared.

The important thing is from now on.

Even if you neutralize the knights in front of the door, there are all kinds of traps spread throughout the safe, so the moment you touch it incorrectly, everything is over.

The place where the Precious Blood is located is the deep part of the vault.

Therefore, it is safe to say that every road you take is a minefield.

“It’s been a while here too.”

Luna slowly recalled memories of the past.

And then, step by step, we started moving forward.

“Good.”

Yes, it’s Kyle’s request, but I wonder if he can’t even do this much.

No need to worry.

Even before I returned to the past, I remember going to the deep part of the vault a couple of times.

It doesn’t matter if an unexpected problem arises.

All you have to do is kill all the witnesses and then leave here with Kyle.

Okay, as long as Kyle is safe.

Only Kyle.

“…”

Luna slowly moved forward.

***

Princess, Rudine Eckhart.

She was walking down the corridors of the imperial palace.

Ludine’s face was as calm as always.

Her gait was graceful, and the dress that gently wrapped around her body was also full of elegance.

“This way, Her Highness.”

An attendant was leading the way and guiding Rudine.

It’s a familiar face to her.

This is because he is a human who always sticks by the Empress’s side and calls himself an errand boy.

In front of a door we arrived at like that.

The servant stood in front of the door, cleared his throat, and then shouted in a voice that was close to a yell.

“Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness is waiting for an audience.”

“Come on in.”

Ludine kept a smiling face.

This is not to hide tension.

The reason she couldn’t hide her laughter was simply because this whole situation was funny.

“Sit down.”

The Empress commanded in a cold voice.

Ludine bowed lightly and sat down.

“Do not skip the greeting.”

The Empress roughly placed the teacup in her hand on the nightstand.

Ludine just looked at that with a smile.

“What are you thinking?”

When the Empress asked directly, Ludine’s eyes widened.

“Yes? What do you mean by that?”

“Stop acting like this. How dare you start a fight with me now?”

“Oh my, that can’t be possible. It’s a misunderstanding. Please teach me what I am lacking.”

The Empress glared at Rudine with her eyes sharply open.

Ludine didn’t care and smiled as she closed her eyes.

Although it was a greeting between mother and daughter, the glances exchanged between them were somewhat distorted.

“I heard the story. I guess you were thinking of interfering in the battle for succession to the throne.”

The Empress burst out laughing.

Her eyes flashed fiercely.

“I don’t even know the topic, I dare.”

Rudine, who had been listening to the story in silence, tilted her head.

“Is there any problem?”

“Problem. There are so many.”

The Empress growled in an indignant voice.

“You are too harsh, ruthless, and evil to aim for the throne. How dare you allow the throne to fall into the hands of those four bitches? Just thinking about it is terrifying.”

“The leap is too extreme.”

“There is no record of a woman occupying the imperial throne in the long history of the empire. Because it is a natural, natural flow. The imperial throne is a position for the crown prince. This is not a place for four years old with dark hearts.”

“Well, isn’t history all about pioneering? I am also your daughter, so I am qualified enough.”

“No nonsense. Your role is nothing more or less than that of an accessory to the imperial family. Assist the crown prince with your brilliant mind, and wield your sword on behalf of the crown prince, who is soft-hearted and ruthless. Isn’t that the entire role given to you?”

The Empress shot a sad look and spewed out harsh words.

A crackling current surged from the gaze we met.

Ludine covered her mouth with her right hand.

Then he let out a shy laugh.

“It doesn’t really make sense to me. I will refuse.”

“It really sounds like you want to make me your enemy. If I wanted to, it would be no problem to kill four years one day at a time.”

“Be scared. But what can you do? Blame your son for his low ability.”

The air froze in real time.

A chilling wind caressed their skin.

“Let’s be honest now.”

“What do you mean?”

“I already know that you are not interested in the throne.”

The Empress elegantly raised her teacup.

With a kind face, I took a sip of tea.

“Tell me what you want.”

A dizzying battle of nerves continued between the two.

Ludine sighed as if her heart ached.

After a while, Rudine lifted her index finger and pressed it to her lips.

Every single thing she did was very playful.

“Ha. This is so… ”

Ludine tapped her lips with the tip of her finger.

“When you say that, my heart becomes weak.”

The Empress’s face distorted as if she had seen something she couldn’t see.

“Good. My mother is asking me so earnestly, but as a child, I will dare to think hard about it.”

Rudine smiled like a girl.

Her face under the lights was as beautiful as a masterpiece.

“It’s what you want… ”

Ludine smoothed the handle of the teacup.

Then he muttered as if he was in pain.

“Hmm, there’s only one thing that comes to mind right now.”

“Tell me.”

As the Empress urged, Ludine slowly opened her lips.

And the answer that jumped out was.

“Duke Winfred.”

“What?”

“I want the Winfred family to be destroyed.”

Extinction.

The Empress momentarily flinched at those creepy words.

“… … What?”

“It’s not difficult, right? To this extent, I have given up a lot.”

The Empress blinked her eyes dumbly.

And I asked back.

“Kyle Winfred.”

“Hmm?”

“What are you going to do with Kyle Winfred, whom you are so obsessed with?”

Rudine tilted her head as if she didn’t understand.

“Kyle is not Winfred.”

“… Ha.”

“So, we have to bring him to the imperial palace.”

The Empress burst out laughing.

A look of confusion was evident due to the series of unexpected situations.

Either that or not.

Ludine asked, still smiling innocently.

“Do you want to trade?”