episode_0169

Lilith smiled at the child in front of her.

‘As expected, you did well.’

Although she sacrificed some time in exchange for helping Marian, her time was infinite. It’s a pity that I can’t go to Earth, but after all, Avatars come often.

“Hey?”

“Yes. Ask me anything.”

“The world I live in is-.”

When Marian hesitated, Lilith smiled and answered.

“It’s reality. It’s originally your world.”

I was supposed to be born here, but I ended up going to the wrong place.

I lived a life without light.

A short and pitiful life that does not know happiness.

Marian’s soul returned here only after dying there once.

But it was the same this time too.

It was a short and pitiful life before I found happiness.

Even Lilith couldn’t just help.

But the occasion. An opportunity arose to interfere across dimensions.

‘Extraordinary children.’

I helped because I wanted to help.

Due to restrictions, I couldn’t do much, but I passed on knowledge to help people overcome hardships without violating the law of cause and effect.

After hearing only part of the explanation, Marian nodded as if she understood.

“I see. You, the writer.”

“That’s right. For a novel I wrote for the first time, it was pretty good, right?”

“…Well, it’s not that it wasn’t fun.”

I thought the frowning face was cute as if he wanted to say something, so when I poked him with my finger, he took a step back and covered his forehead.

Lilith grinned. I didn’t read minds. Because it was her way of showing courtesy to someone she respected.

But she, who has read countless human emotions, could tell just from that cute reaction.

Even though he purses his mouth as if he’s about to scream, he just holds back because he’s grateful.

It felt exactly like that.

*

“Are you happy now?”

She cupped her face with both hands and tilted her head.

“I’m happy.”

I nodded immediately.

“Yes. Thank goodness.”

Her smile was so beautiful. So much so that I don’t even feel like I’m a human being.

“Are you, by any chance, the Goddess Frey?”

“ㅡHmm. Frey is my younger brother, and you won’t remember it anyway, so it doesn’t matter?”

She muttered that and smiled.

“My name is Lilith.”

“ㅡLiris.”

“Please continue to be happy, Marian.”

At the end of those words, my vision turned pure white with a shattering brilliant light.

* * *

“Ah.”

Marian opened her eyes.

“What is it, that person.”

“They said I wouldn’t remember.”

“I remember it all.”

Marian grumbled slightly and smiled.

‘As expected, he’s the author who wrote that novel.’

I muttered inwardly.

*

The Duke’s residence was in an uproar over the return of his mother, who was thought to be dead. Everyone was happy and gave congratulations, saying it was a good thing.

I’m happy, but my thoughts are complicated by last night’s story.

Marian stood up after examining the report.

When I left the room and arrived at the conference room, Aden, Laria, Emilia, Cecilia, Ceria, and even Yuri were sitting at the round table.

What needs to be done is determined.

After organizing her thoughts, she opened her mouth.

“I’m planning to start the capital.”

I guessed it from Nazar’s report, but I don’t have as much time as I expected.

Part of me wanted to go in alone.

“Your expression is serious. Is it because of the emperor?”

As soon as her daughter sat down, Aden asked.

“That’s right.”

“I will cut the emperor’s head right now.”

Aden was ready to cut off the emperor’s head at any time for his daughter’s sake.

“You should never go alone.”

Marian was startled and grabbed Aden’s hand.

‘What should I do?’

What should I say? Reports alone are not enough. Marian pursed her lips because she couldn’t say that she had told her in a dream.

“Okay.”

My daughter looked troubled. Arden sat quietly next to her.

It wasn’t just Aden. Everyone was waiting for Marian’s words.

“Isn’t everyone against it?”

Marian tilted her head.

You are committing treason without any special explanation.

In fact, they were guessing. The people gathered here were all people who had some connection to the imperial family.

“When will we invade?”

A voice without hesitation. It was Cecilia who occupied the other side of Marian. She gently took Marian’s hand.

“If you’re thinking of organizing it, I’ll go with you.”

Ceria hugged Marian’s neck from behind.

“I… I may not be of much help, but I will do my best to help!”

Yuri also jumped up.

“ㅡMy daughter is really popular.”

Laria, who had been staring blankly, shook her head in admiration.

“Right?”

Emilia smiled.

“They are all children who truly care for the young lady.”

“I’m happy, but it feels a bit complicated. Maybe this will lead to having multiple daughters-in-law?”

“Hehe, maybe so?”

Despite the capture of the capital, evacuation, war, all-out war, and quite serious conversations being heard, Emilia and Laria remained calm.

*

“Princess Marian.”

Luvia, Yugo, and several English ladies greeted me gracefully.

“You don’t have to do that.”

I waved my hand and offered him a seat.

They were people who belonged to the student council and were my seniors at the academy.

“What is that?”

Unlike the others who hesitated, Yugo sat down on the sofa.

Rubia shook her head and sat down next to him, and the rest of the staff also began to sit down.

*

“You look good.”

Luvia put down her teacup and smiled.

Starting with the Marquis’s daughter, the other ladies continued to speak.

“The Duchess is happy to have returned from her convalescence.”

“Congratulations, princess!”

“ㅡUgh, thank you everyone.”

Their eyes were wide open. Marian, who had expected her to just nod her head lightly, turned her cheeks red and smiled a truly happy smile.

“I saw the Duchess for the first time today.”

“ㅡYou are a truly beautiful person, just like the princess!”

The reaction was followed by a little more flattery. A meaningless conversation that the average Marian would not like. But she smiled happily and nodded.

So after a while.

“ㅡHmm. It’s nice to say good-bye, but there’s something I have to do first today.”

“Ah-.”

Everyone looked at Luvia as she cleared her throat.

*

I look like my mom.

Why do trivial words make me so happy?

I took a sip of tea and cried.

“ㅡOkay, first of all, this has nothing to do with my coming of age.”

I, too, am so excited.

“I will change the emperor.”

I said calmly.

Breathe. I could hear some ladies taking a breath.

“ㅡDefinitely, now would be the right time.”

Those of high rank, led by Luvia, nodded as if they knew.

“Did you hear it from your sister?”

I opened my eyes wide.

“ㅡI haven’t heard it directly, but Marquis Esselrod is also confident in his information.”

Luvia, smiling, explained simply.

This was the reason Maria kept them by her side. Seol Seol is not an idiot who only believes in the power of his family.

‘Talented people that my sister can trust and entrust with work.’

“Something is a bit strange, the ladies who received our advice refused but–.”

Rubia, who had been speaking confidently, trailed off as she explained the situation of the Imperial Castle.

“I know.”

Empress.

That is too much of a temptation for a single young lady to refuse. How many ladies will not attend the competition?

“What’s so good about that?”

Irene tilted her head. As the second child of the Count Castine family, a powerful family in the East, being seen by the crown prince and becoming his successor was more like a punishment game.

“Isn’t that right, oppa?”

The blonde girl quietly lowering her head next to her? I looked at.

“ㅡYou!”

Kyle, whose ears were brightly colored, raised his head as all eyes naturally gathered together.

Go back to this morning.

The moment when Kyle, who had changed into a neat suit, was about to open the door.

“Oppa! Where are you going like that?”

Irene spoke confidently, with meaningful eyes and her hands on her hips.

“ㅡLike that?”

Kyle was embarrassed.

‘what?’

Since it was an important meeting, it had its own assortment.

“Oppa. What are we going to do now?”

Irene clicked her tongue and looked at me disapprovingly.

“Important meeting.”

When his younger brother came out strongly, Kyle, who took a step back and had his back against the wall, answered shakily.

“What do you want between us? You already know this from an informant.”

Irene began to take off Kyle’s coat like she was used to. As she gestured, servants appeared from nowhere and came in, pushing coat hangers.

It was possible to tell just by the movements of the duke and marquis. That they are plotting treason.

“We also have to act secretly! So the princess sent an ordinary tea party invitation!”

Irene brought the dress to her brother with a plausible logic, and while they were arguing, she ended up changing into a pink dress with lots of frills.

When he belatedly realized that he had been the victim of his younger brother’s prank, he seemed to be himself without any discomfort, even among the ladies in the ornately decorated garden.

When Kyle glared, Irene stuck out her tongue and raised her voice.

“Princess Marian! how is it? My brother is pretty, right?”

“ㅡuh. It’s pretty though.”

I answered hesitantly.

Can we hold these eccentric people to a general standard?

“Hmm. Can I also tell you something?”

Yugo cleared his throat awkwardly. As the man here now appears to be just one person, the atmosphere of the meeting naturally changed to resemble a tea party centered on sweet desserts.

“Speak comfortably.”

When I nodded, Yugo began to explain.

“Okay. How should I explain this? Have you ever heard of a pseudo-religion?”

“Pseudo-religion?”

At his words, the ladies except Luvia widened their eyes as if it was the first time they had heard it.

“My subordinate said something strange, so I infiltrated it myself. I couldn’t explain it in any other way.”

“Senior went there in person? Hwangseong? And at the contest to select the empress?”

Without realizing it, I thought of Yugo dressed as a woman.

I was awakened from my thoughts by a sound that felt painful just to hear.

“ㅡRuvia, don’t hit me. Oh, princess, don’t make that face either. I’ve already been nagged enough.”

Luvia’s hand hit Yugo’s back so fast that a snapping sound was heard. He greeted me a few times, then ignored me and continued the conversation. Looking at Rubia’s angry expression, I get the feeling that they are having a really good time. They were a couple that got along well.

After listening to the explanation, I felt like I knew what he meant.

“Definitely. Moving corpse. No, it’s like a doll carrying out the actions of its lifetime.”

According to him, the courtiers all seemed to be in a state of ecstasy, and according to him, it was as if their souls had been lost.

If this is a situation like this.

‘I can’t wait any longer.’

Other people may not know, but I, a person from Hyundai, could not know.

“I plan to go to all-out war.”

Those who are astute will know that I am alone here.

Maria and Dad were currently in the midst of unifying the soldiers.

Well, it’s the money and connections that were raised for this purpose.

Should I attack Nazar and I first and start spraying magic? I didn’t think so, though.

I quit right away because my family was so upset that I was just a little bit out of luck.

‘As expected, it’s a bit disappointing.’

Even if he had only had his family’s permission, he would have invaded the imperial palace and burned every last inch of the emperor.

Well, if I had told Maria that she was going to attack the imperial family alone, I would have stopped her.

‘There’s nothing we can do, so it’s the next best thing.’