The Fiancee Who Betrayed Me Is Obsessed With Me

Chapter 53

53 – Blunt Knight (7)

“Ah, good morning. “Leah.”

“Ah, Beryl. It was a lot of trouble. “You weren’t sleeping yet.”

“I’m going to go to sleep now.”

After finishing the night escort, I should have gone to bed a long time ago, but I put my fatigue aside for a while and went to see Lia.

Lia was on her way home after finishing her meal.

“More than that, something unusual happened during the mission today.”

“Something unusual?”

“huh. “Someone attacked the Four Princesses last night.”

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When she asked me with a questioning look whether she knew nothing or was just pretending not to know, I pulled out the sword that was still covered in blood and showed it to her.

“blood… ? attack? no way… ”

“Besides, he’s a wizard. He seems to be a guy who specializes in assassinations, but it seems unlikely that such a big guy would show up without someone’s instigation. it is not so?”

“Well, that…” ”

Lia couldn’t continue speaking, perhaps because she really didn’t know.

Beyond simply being surprised, there was clearly something flashing on his face. The assassination was probably carried out without Lia’s knowledge, but she seemed to have been vaguely aware that the assassination was being prepared.

If it had been a lie, she would have reacted calmly or naturally brought up the story about the aftermath, but her inability to do so showed that she knew something about this assassination.

“Do you know anything? Leah?”

“Well, that…” that… ”

He looked quite embarrassed.

Because she was so honest that she could be said to be solid, she seemed unable to remain calm in situations where her perceptions clashed.

However, based on her reaction alone, it was clear that she was in fact an assassin sent by the 1st Prince.

Because the situation was so bad at night, I had no choice but to deal with the assassin right away.

The best option was to capture the assassin and interrogate him, but since the magic was draped right in front of Yuna’s neck, there was no other way.

First of all, I’ve never dealt with a wizard before, so I wasn’t sure if I could stop the magic simply by keeping the assassin away from Yuna.

If we had captured the assassin alive, we would have been able to get confirmation, but it’s a shame that we couldn’t because we killed him.

Of course, the only person who would do something like this was Prince 1, but the difference between having evidence and not was huge.

In this case, all he had to do was pretend not to know and turn away.

“As expected, it looks like it was sent from the 1st Prince’s side. And you knew it. I thought of you as a comrade in arms… ”

“Oh, no! I didn’t know… “Huh!”

Lia quickly tried to explain what I said with disappointment and contempt, but when she realized her mistake, she hurriedly covered her mouth.

I think he probably meant to value his relationship with me, but he belatedly realized that this would ultimately prove that the culprit was Prince No. 1.

Now, if this happens, it would be like Lia admitting that it was something planned by the 1st Prince.

“You didn’t know… Actually, there would have been no reason for the 1st Prince to tell the guard knight the exact date of the assassination. It’s not like you don’t know that you and I are close. But, you probably knew that I was plotting an assassination.”

“… … ”

“I want you… Ha, no. no. Even if you knew that, you couldn’t have told me. Because we are that kind of being and have that kind of relationship in the first place. But it’s a bit… “I’m disappointed.”

“Beryl… !”

Lia called me from behind, but I ignored her and walked on.

Actually, I wasn’t truly disappointed in her. From her perspective, there was nothing she could do, and she would not have expected that the assassination would proceed so quickly.

In a way, it was acting. I thought about my plan.

“Ah, Beryl. “Have you met him?”

“yes. I met Lia for a while and talked to her, but… ”

Before returning to the dormitory, I looked for Yuna again.

Because I had hinted that I should leave Lia before she returned.

“… There was no particular reaction. “I couldn’t tell if he really didn’t know or if he was hiding it.”

“… is that so. That’s too bad. “It could have been a good weapon.”

“sorry. Because I was in a hurry and killed him right away… ”

“no. Because it was a really dangerous situation. “If I hadn’t done that, I might have died.”

But I lied to Yuna.

I had no intention of letting her or anyone else know about Lia’s slip of the tongue, and I had no intention of using it as a weapon now.

Anyway, it’s only a matter of time before Yuna takes the throne. As long as the 1st Prince’s side meets and shows signs of normalcy, there will be no more assassinations.

Although there was no confirmation, it was a certain situation, so it was enough to show that they did not know what to do if it continued like that.

“thank you for your effort. “Please come back now.”

“yes.”

As for Leah, it was enough to create an uncomfortable relationship with her. for me.

This small, trivial conflict would eventually grow big and engulf her and Mernis, just as I had planned.

I was thoroughly planning to use everything to get my revenge.

***

About a year has passed since the assassination attempt on Yuuna.

Meanwhile, Helia was expanding its territory and gaining a high level of leadership in the alliance of western kingdoms.

In fact, it was safe to say that there was no kingdom in the West that could rival Helia.

Excluding the lands of other races, Helia occupied almost half of the territory in the West, so other kingdoms, along with the empire, had no choice but to look at Helia.

The fact that Helia grew in size so radically was partly due to the king who was still alive.

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After being confined to a hospital bed for a while, he took advantage of his brief recovery to implement a radical policy.

Because of that, I am now lying in a hospital bed again, but I was able to grow to the point where I thought I could really stand shoulder to shoulder with the Empire.

“… The empire requested a visit from the princess. It seems to be quite a big event for the imperial nobles, but it seems like they would like to exchange information about the princess’s magic.”

The Empire did not sit idly by and watch as Helia grew in size.

First of all, considering the power of the kingdom union, the empire could not make a hasty move, so they were watching the situation, but they must have realized that they should not wait anymore.

If things continued like this, Helya could really threaten the empire’s position, so it seemed to be moving slowly.

The invitation of Yuna from the empire this time was a continuation of such situations.

This meant that the empire also considered her as a likely successor.

In addition, since she had magical talent that surpassed that of imperial wizards, I had no choice but to approach her first.

“Are you trying to scoop me up?”

“yes. Perhaps the empire will make a judgment after this visit. Should I join hands with Helia or step on her? Helya has grown too large to be neglected even in the Empire.”

Thanks to the organization of hidden wizards led by Yuna and Eric, Helia grew really rapidly.

Not only did they win the war, but the kingdom was also technologically advanced.

Although the magic tower had not yet been built as Eric had hoped, it was only a matter of time before Yuuna succeeded to the throne.

That’s why Empire is planning to meet Yuna this time and talk about it.

Is there room to join hands with Helia, or will they become enemies?

If it turned out to be the latter, the Empire would probably attack Helia in the near future.

However, in the former case, he would try to maintain a good relationship with Yuna as the center.

No matter how much the empire is, if it were to go to war with the current Helia, the damage would be enormous, so it is highly likely that they will try to join hands.

It was an important moment politically.

“Let’s go. “First of all, the situation in the kingdom has not calmed down, so I think we should proceed as cautiously as possible.”

“yes. “Then I will prepare.”

The Knights, led by Commander Mernis, are still on the 1st Prince’s side, and the 1st Prince has not given up his royal authority.

Now is the right time for the Empire to take control of Helia, as the succession has not yet been decided.

Therefore, during Yuna’s visit to the empire, it was necessary to show an appropriately friendly attitude towards the empire.

“Oh, Beryl! “Is the mission over?”

“Haas.”

While returning from an escort mission, I encountered Haas, who was also returning.

In fact, with Yuuna’s appearance, the first princess’s side was completely removed from the throne.

The situation there seemed to be gloomy, but Haas was still smiling.

It didn’t seem like Hass was particularly desperate for the throne.

“Are you still in a cold war with Lord Lia? “Why on earth are you doing that?”

“Not really. “Let’s go get something to eat.”

“I don’t like it. “I will eat with Sir Lia today.”

“… “Like that.”

I was still maintaining an awkward relationship with Lia.

Thanks to this, Haas made a lot of efforts to improve our relationship, such as taking turns eating with me and Lia in the middle, but I pushed him away until the end.

Although I felt a little sorry for Lia, it was partly because Yuuna had been busy recently, and partly because it was better not to have too much contact with the First Prince.

But thanks to that, I was able to do many things while I was away from her.

I don’t know if it will work or not, but I was able to come up with a plan to secure Yuuna’s throne and take revenge on the Mernis family at the same time.

It started from here.

“… ah.”

That night.

I ran into Leah on my way back to the dormitory before bedtime.

Lia looked at me and opened her mouth to say something, but she didn’t speak to me.

Since I had ignored her so much, it seemed like she was thinking that I would be ignored again this time.

“B-Beryl… !”

Stop-

But this time, she must have mustered up the courage to stop me as I was passing by.

I turned around and looked at her without saying a word.

“that… nothing… no.”

“… … .”