31. Decision

Rebecca is quietly having lunch at her palace under the pretext that she is going to recuperate for a while after being attacked while on a mission to another city.

‘Yoohyun.. When are you going to come back..’

Rebecca couldn’t recklessly turn away from other places unless the emperor and crown prince, who had most of the power in the palace, might target her.

At the same time, he thought that he would not openly attack himself, since it was the imperial palace.

Rebecca refused all meetings except for maids and servants who could respond even if they attacked her, thinking that anyone could betray her just like her escort knights attacked her.

In this way, Rebecca, who was waiting for Yoo-hyeon in her palace, heard Yoo-hyeon’s voice in her ear.

-Rebecca, we’ve arrived at a place you can’t see.

Since Rebecca was drinking tea by herself after finishing her meal, Rebecca was about to nod at Yoohyeon’s voice, but Yoohyeon’s voice continued in her ears.

-Don’t nod your head and listen as if nothing happened. There are people who don’t know if they’re watching you or escorting you.

‘Those who watch over me…? I didn’t notice at all…’

Rebecca, who almost unconsciously looked around at Yoohyeon’s words, barely pretended to be okay and held up a teacup to cover her face.

-If they are not the ones you pre-arranged, blink twice, and if they are right, blink only once. First, let’s go to a place where there are no eyes to see.

Rebecca, who did not know that there were people watching her, felt her cold heart and felt that even her archery was not safe.

‘Lord Dry didn’t notice anything…’

Rebecca, who spontaneously blinked her eyes twice, pulled the strings of her table and as her maid came in, she said naturally.

“I’m tired today, so I’m going to rest in the bed. Afterwards, bring dinner to my bed.”

“Yes, Your Highness. I understand.”

Rebecca, who naturally entered the bedroom, heard Yoohyeon’s voice in her ears.

-Fortunately, it doesn’t come into the bedroom. If you want to come in…

Yoohyeon slowly reveals herself in front of Rebecca as she blurts out her words.

“Rebecca. Are you feeling better?”

Yoohyeon asked affectionately and stroked her Rebecca’s hair.

“It was a bit sore in the morning, but it’s okay with heels.”

Rebecca answered with a slightly embarrassed expression, and softly hugged Yoohyeon and said.

“Yoohyeon-nim…You can call me Levi when I’m alone with you..”

Yoohyeon, who felt soft at the sight of Rebecca clinging to her lovingly, said with a smile.

“So Levi, that’s a fitting nickname, let’s do it when we’re alone. But isn’t the person watching you planted by you?”

To Yoohyeon, who seemed suspicious, Rebecca said as if she had guessed something.

“Perhaps the first prince put a watch on me after I returned to the capital? If not, there’s no reason not to show up when they attack me.”

Yoohyeon nodded at Rebecca’s words and asked.

“Then what are you going to do now? Is it just to get rid of your brother?”

“Eh..?”

Rebecca was stunned for a moment by Yoohyeon’s remark that she would clean up the country’s crown prince without difficulty, as if talking about an ordinary daily life.

Soon after, Rebecca realized that the man she liked was the one who defeated the heavenly horse, and said to Yoohyeon in admiration.

“No. That might make me safe right away, but the future of the empire will be bleak…”

Rebecca was stunned by the disappearance of the first prince’s smirk, but she shook her head and said.

“No matter how much it is, if the heir of a country is assassinated, there will be great chaos, and there are many things that I lack in many ways to take over the heir position as I do not have any support base yet.”

At her words, Yoohyeon tilted her head and said.

“Then what do you want me to do?”

Rebecca clenched her fist at Yoohyeon’s question.

“Actually, when I was young, I witnessed the first prince killing his younger siblings, whom I was close to, for the sake of his throne. Since then, I have run away from the disgusting imperial family and learned magic, making the gesture that I have no interest in the throne. It may have survived.”

Angrily, Rebecca began to speak with determination.

“Until now, I ran away because I was powerless, but I won’t do that anymore. The moment I get involved in the battle for the throne again, I can gather the support base I let go of myself and the neutrals who are dissatisfied with the crown prince. They will suffer from the prince’s threats and checks…”

After saying that, Rebecca met Yoohyeon’s eyes and said.

“But now that I have someone I love who can keep me safe, will you watch over me until I drive out the greedy prince on my own?”

“You’re saying things for granted..”

Rebecca, who brought her face close to her desire, put her mouth into Yoohyeon’s ear and whispered.

“Thank you..Seo.Bang..♡”

“hehehehe…”

When Yoohyeon, who lacks female immunity, blushed and coughed and couldn’t say anything, Rebecca looked at Yoohyeon with a huhu-smile and said to Yoohyeon.

“Do you have to follow me and protect me from now on?

“Is that part of it…!”

“Kyaaang~♡”

There was an incident in which Yoohyeon, who got angry at Rebecca’s gloomy appearance, attacked Rebecca and almost got caught by the maid who came to bring her dinner, but it was Rebecca who captured Yoohyeon’s heart smoothly.

Wheeying-

At the time the secret contract was made in the imperial palace,

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In the northern part of the Empire, a cold wind was blowing in the office of Grand Duchess Snowfall, who had been the undisputed ruler of the northern part of the Empire for hundreds of years.

“Are you sure you’re leaving?”

The person asking the question is the head of the grand duke’s family who has power unmatched by anyone in this region. It was Grand Duke Snowfall.

Even if the emperor had visited, he would not have treated him so cordially. Who the hell is he treating so politely?

“I already told you. I’ll leave when I want to.”

The person who spoke plainly in front of the Grand Duke was a young woman who would have lived half as long as the Grand Duke.

“I know that, but at a time like this… Don’t you know that the wire is in danger these days…”

However, the Grand Duke didn’t seem to care about this and just begged the person in front of him earnestly.

“That’s too bad, but I just have more important things to do.”

The woman who spoke indifferently, as if she was not interested, turned her back without regret and only turned her head to the Grand Duke.

“And you seem to be mistaken about something, but this is a ‘notice’. We’ve been together for over 10 years, but it’s a bit like disappearing without a word, so don’t think of doing anything nonsense.”

The Grand Duke, who was breaking out in a cold sweat at her words as she glanced at the Grand Duke and exploded a terrifying blood light, said with a sigh.

“Whoa… I know you won’t be caught if you catch me. But why don’t you go see the knights you’ve been fighting with?”

As she was about to leave the office at the words of the Grand Duke, she flinched and trembled.

“I’m not interested…”

The grand duke, who smiled wryly at her appearance, spoke to her as she was about to open her door.

“Then how are you going to get to the South? You’re not going to take a horse, are you? If you do, I bet you’ll see my face again in a few weeks.”

“Awesome..”

Seeing her look back as if he had been hit hard by the Grand Duke’s words, the Grand Duke smiled heartily and said with a smirk.

“Why don’t you have a banquet tonight and leave tomorrow? I’ll book tickets for the mana train heading south tomorrow.”

As if anticipating her own reaction, she frowned at the archduke’s offer that she couldn’t refuse.

“I’m annoyed…That reaction…”

Quang!

Pursing her lips, she left the office disapprovingly and slammed the door shut.

The Grand Duke laughed at her disingenuousness for a moment, then started tapping his fingers on the desk with her hardened face.

“It’s a big deal.. This winter without her will be even harsher..”

In an instant, she left the grand duke with the face of the ruler of the north alone, and soon unpacked her stuff in the inn she was annoyed at.

‘Because I can leave tomorrow…’

While trying to rationalize her, knights wearing leather armor approached her.

“Hayoon-nim! I heard you are leaving now! Please join us as the Knights held a farewell party!”

“That’s right! You’re just trying to leave without our knowledge!! Such an inhuman treatment is unacceptable as a northern knight!!”

As soon as she saw her, her knights called her anxiously, and she muttered, putting her head on her head.

“It’s noisy.. I’m leaving, so hurry up..”

Her knights, who looked at her with a look of desperation, said with great joy.

“Yes!

Shaking her head at the sight of the knights disappearing noisily, she muttered as she looked at the northern sky where her eyes fluttered.

“Ah.. I want to see Master soon..”

It was the day before the white devil, the number one contributor to the northern front that hadn’t been breached in nearly 10 years, left the north.

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