Translator – Yue“You lost her?” Ivan asked, his voice full of reproach.Basil lowered his head. “My apologies, Your Majesty. They said she escaped while she was being transported”.“Excuse me, Basil, but are you saying you allowed a woman surrounded by soldiers to escape?”Basil knew he’d made a grave mistake. “She didn’t escape on her own. Someone was helping her”.Ivan frowned. “Someone sent by Count Clovis, or her current husband?”“We aren’t sure yet, Your Majesty. But both cases aren’t possible. Those two are under heavy surveillance, after all. Since they are being investigated, we’ll apprehend them soon”.Ivan rubbed his forehead and sighed miserably. His mind wandered to memories from his past, remembering every small detail. Who could have helped her escape? It didn’t matter how much he squeezed his brain, he couldn’t think of anyone in particular.“No matter what, find her. We don’t know what she’s capable of doing”.Straightening his back, Basil declared “Yes, sir! We’ll m
Translator – YuePatricia’s beautiful face paled. She tightened her fist with all her strength. There was no way to deny that. She’d even publicly threateTed Count Clovis’ wife… she told her, if she didn’t want to die a cruel death by poison, she’d better keep her mouth shut.Before, she could say those words freely thanks to the Count. Count Clovis’ deeply desired her body, and she took advantage of that. Patricia thought it was a fair trade.But one day, her world turned upside-down. She’d become a wanted criminal. This news made her burst out in fury.“Then, what should I do?” Patricia yelled with a hoarse voice. “You mean I’ve lived my life till now for nothing? That crawling on the floor as an illegitimate child didn’t amount to anything? Even if I didn’t wish for any of these? I… I never asked for any of these!”Her label and title of illegitimate daughter followed her everywhere since birth. Those echoes penetrated her ears since tender age, and continued to do so after she’d l
Translator – YueAs time passed by, Alicia’s body began to change little by little. When she looked at the baby growing in her belly, Alicia felt happiness and sadness at the same time. Would she really be capable of leaving this baby here and parting for Coulson on her own?She became sad whenever she thought of this. But she also felt happy whenever she thought of the fact that she was carrying a baby once again, considering she’d previously believed she’d never be able to conceive again. She knew that, even if she wasn’t by this baby’s side, Ivan, Mrs. Cessly and Basil would be there, giving him all the love in the world.On the other hand, Mrs. Cessly was looking at Alicia’s belly growing by the day, getting increasingly nervous. Alicia had yet to officially announce her pregnancy, which was why the public wasn’t aware of this fact. Mrs. Cessly was worried that, at some point, strange rumors would start circulating about the Queen’s body.Nonetheless, neither the King nor Queen we
Translator – YueTo get ready for the Queen, everyone had prepared numerous expensive items. There were many carriages filled with the highest quality silks that could change color depending on the light. Moreover, there were also plenty of thread and leather especially desigTed for the Queen.However, before heading to the Queen’s Palace, they had to go through a strict control procedure.“I’m Chris, from Orban Merchants”.After all merchants stated their names and company names, they were all subject to complete body scans. Their items would also be thoroughly searched. Everyone seemed pissed at the fact that entering the Queen’s Palace would be quite the ordeal, as it looked as though palace security was willing to scrutinize even the tiniest ant that passed through with their merchandise.“Please, come on in”.After being inspected, they were granted permission into the Queen’s Palace. Once there, a maid would give them instructions to head into the reception room, where they’d me
Translator – YuePatricia’s hands were freed thanks to the King’s orders and the guards left the room.Patricia growled while she rubbed her paiTed wrists. When her eyes finally grew accustomed to the light in the room, she could properly see the man sitting in front of her.He was handsome, like a pleasant view for her eyes or a delicious majestic-tasting candy. His black hair was shining, moving like glass blades in a meadow by the wind. His beautiful purple eyes shone as though a jeweler had carved the most precious stones and put them inside his eyes. But more than anything else, he had an elegant aura that exuded around him.She had desired this man from the first moment she’d seen him, and wanted his gaze exclusively on her, not that silver-haired woman. She liked his smile, which should only belong to her. Patricia had lots of ambition, but she’d never wanted somebody as much as him in all her life. Perhaps this was also part of destiny. If not, then, why did she so desperately
Translator – YueIvan snapped back to the present and clenched his teeth. He didn’t want to remember what had happened later. Just thinking of that made his heart hurt.“You’ve always been nasty and dishonest. You’ve had a different life this time, but I’m astonished you’ve still changed so little. Had I known you’ve have done something like this, I’d have killed you when I had the chance six years ago.”“Your Majesty, what…?”Ivan freed himself from her grip, making Patricia fall to the ground. He raised from his seat and approached her. She was shivering from fear on the ground, and Ivan simply kept looking at her like a pathetic insect. Only then did she realize he’d had no interest in her all along. No, worse than that. He loathed her.This was their first meeting; she was sure of that. Then, how could he feel such deep hatred against her?Ivan ducked in front of her. That simple movement froze her to her bones.“Who saved your life? Who helped you into the palace?” he asked, whis
Translator – YueT/N: Long chapter today? I need a breakArc Stones were very valuable and extremely difficult to preserve. If left exposed to too much sunlight, they’d explode, destroying anything in its surroundings. Therefore, once miTed, people always made sure of storing them someplace dark, with no chance of sun exposure.“It seems like it. While I was busy with Ms. Viscount Olbach, I…”Basil’s voice was charged with guilt. Once he heard they’d notice a suspicious woman, Basil immediately went after her. Once he’d captured her trying to assassinate the Queen, he tried going after the men who’d come with her, but they’d already escaped. A while later, they realized things weren’t over yet. Infiltrating Arc Stones into the Palace domains wasn’t that difficult, since Arc Stones had many usages.“How many more stones are left in the Queen Palace?”“We are still searching, but if we carry out a big-scale hunt, the Queen will surely notice what’s happening.”Ivan discreetly bit his to
Translator – YueThe next morning, before leaving the Queen’s Palace, Alicia wanted to check the contents of her mailbox, which she hadn’t done in a long time. The outside exterior of the mailbox was adorTed with gold and intricate patterns, quite pleasing to the eye, but upon suddenly remembering that she’d been locked in prison for the mails found within this very box, her expression turned sour.Ivan would answer all her questions if she asked, but he could lie. It would be useless to ask him what had happened after her death. She’d only end up thrusting one more nail into her broken heart.Alicia realized the reason why she was trying to keep her distance from Ivan. She was doing it in self-defense, so he couldn’t hurt her anymore. She didn’t want to hear the truth Ivan wanted to tell her.With a sound, the mailbox opened. Alicia made sure all her mails were classified and answered appropriately. When she wasn’t sure of the sender, she didn’t even bother opening the letter and sim
Epilogue (1) – DimitriTranslator – YueYears later.“…and Elheim truly loved his human woman. But he was a God, pure and divine, so he could not remain too much longer on earth. If he stayed in the human world for too long, he’d lose all his divine powers…”The man who was reading the book out loud paused for a while and looked at a particular direction in his audience. There, there was a little girl with the same hair color as him. He saw her yawning while little eyes narrowed with displeasure, as though wondering why he’d stopped. The man resumed reading the book.“In the end, Eiheim had no choice but to leave the woman he loved and to go back on earth. However, he wept for the love he had to leave behind on the human world and those tears turned into rain. At the same time, a baby was growing inside his woman’s womb, a baby created from their union. This baby was born strong and healthy, and she had an incredible power. She had the power to turn himself into a bird. In the human w
Translator – YueT/N: This is the end, so extra-long chapter for today?Ivan irrupted into the room, sword in hand and a murderous look in his eye… to see Alicia licking her fingers. In front of her there was a huge plate filled with food. There was an abundance of seafood. Next to her was a worker who looked at Ivan with widened eyes.“Ivan?”Alicia quickly took her finger out of her mouth and looked at him. She asked again, nervous.“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”The inn worker looked alternated glances between Ivan and the sword in his hand, his legs shaking.“Oh… it’s just… it looked like your wife was pregnant, so I was only asking if there was anything she disliked so I could bring something else…”Since Alicia had taken her robe and coat off, she was wearing a light dress that showed her bulging belly clearly. It seemed that the inn boy had noticed it and was only asking whether she liked the food.Ivan felt ridiculous for getting angry over something like this.No, more
Translator – Yue“Salerno Inn”Alicia read the old sign that was hanging atop a building. It was an inn, so it definitely offered food and shelter to travelers.“It would take us around two hours to reach your mother’s mansion. It might be faster if we rode my horse together, but you can’t while pregnant… if you don’t want to spend the night in a place like this, then I’ll find another way…”Ivan murmured while trying to assess Alicia’s reaction. He knew that the inn was old and gloomy. He’d spent some nights here before himself but he knew that it was different for Alicia, who’d only lived in mansions and palaces. She might even find this place repulsive.He did not want the news of them here to spread too much, which was why he’d chosen this place as he could keep their identities hidden. But… perhaps he should have thought of Alicia more. Maybe it would be best to go to someone else’s house and reveal their identity so they could spend the night somewhere more comfortable.As he ke
Translator – YueAfter listening to Mrs. Cessly’s words, Ivan immediately hopped on a horse and sprang to port. This time there was no Basil by his side, it was just him. While he galloped top speed, the events from these past six years came to his mind.When he arrived, the ship had already sailed. He was too late, again.He felt an empty space in his heart. He got down his exhausted horse and slowly walked to the edge of the beach. He had a desperate expression on his face.He stood there looking at the horizon when he felt something hot. There were hot tears trailing down his face. All the tears he’d held back all this time suddenly broke free.Despair and desolation surged from inside him. He sobbed and cried.Six years ago, when he’d missed her just like this, he’d managed to hold back his tears since there was still hope of seeing her again in the future. Instead of desolation, he turned his back to this very sea with the hopes of seeing her again soon.However, this time it was
Translator – YueThe Port of Salerno remained unchanged. Tall, imposing walls surrounded the beach. There were numerous houses with scarlet-colored rooftops everywhere. A seemingly endless turquois-colored. Everything was as calm and beautiful as before.There was only one ship resting on the shores. A white, modern, elegant ship.When the Queen’s carriage arrived to port, the usually hectic port city suddenly turned tranquil. The carriage’s door opened and the Queen descended from her vehicle surrounded by her guards. She was wearing a thick coat, hat and gloves all made of silver fox fur, as though she was planning on going somewhere far colder than Ehrlich. A little while later, the ship’s captain approached her.He took out his cap and bowed to the Queen of Ehrlich.“Greetings to the most honorable woman in Ehrlich, Your Majesty the Queen. May Elheim’s light always shine upon you.”A smile came up to Alicia’s lips.“Greetings, captain. I’ll be under your care.”The captain pointed
Translator – YueT/N: The chapter we’ve been waiting for?Mrs. Cessly wailed and started savagely criticizing Ivan.“This is all Your Majesty’s fault. It’s because you allowed the Queen leave for Coulson. Why did you do that?”“All I did was give her a choice.”“A choice?”“I told her to choose. To stay here, or to leave with the baby.”“Why on earth did you tell her that?!”“There’s a reason behind my marriage to Alicia. I lied to her and forced her to come here.”“Ah, I remember the Queen told me something like that. That Your Majesty did not wish to marry her, but Princess Helen. Is it related to that?”Ivan nodded.“Yes. I had no choice. If I had proposed to Alicia, she would have run away from as fast as she could.”Mrs. Cessly looked at Ivan intently with a complex look in her eyes. Seeing that Mrs. Cessly’s head was spinning top speed to find out what could possibly make Alicia want to run away from Ivan, he added in a slow voice.“She definitely didn’t owe me money nor anythin
“Alright. Go ahead, do it. Call me if you need any help as well.”“I will.”When their conversation came to an end, Ivan slowly rose from his seat. Alicia got up as well. Just when he was about to turn around, Alicia spoke.“I wish for you to stop feeling guilty of all that’s happened to me.”Ivan’s eyes focused intently on Alicia. For some reason, she found it hard to look him back in the eye, so she averted her gaze.“I don’t dislike you anymore, Ivan. I’m grateful to you for letting me live my life again and leave this place with my baby.”“Grateful…uh.”While he bitterly mumbled to himself, Alicia nodded her head.“After all, you did put in a lot of effort in saving my life. I’ll make sure I do everything in my power to live a happy life from now on. I’m not completely alone anymore, after all.”Alicia placed a hand on her belly.“Once this baby is born, I’ll only let him see and listen to the most wonderful things. I know I can’t stop the darkness of this world to reach him, but
Translator – YueAlicia’s jaw slowly opened.“When you say, ‘a chance to end this marriage’…”“You never wanted to marry me in the first place. You were forced into it because the Crown Prince threatened to kill your cousin if you didn’t.”“But why are you giving me this? This marriage will automatically end in a year, anyways.”Their contractual marriage had a time period clearly stipulated. Alicia couldn’t understand why he was giving her a choice right now.“If you want to end this marriage, then you don’t need to wait for the time to be up to do so. I’ll make sure you leave this country safely first thing tomorrow if you so wish it.”“Then… what will happen to the baby I’m carrying…?”Alicia’s voice faded. Her eyes darted to the contract clauses. There, she herself agreed on leaving all rights concerning the child to Ivan if she were to get pregnant. With the opportunity he was giving her, she’d be able to flee and hide somewhere far, far away, and he’d never be able to claim his
Translator – YuePatricia’s execution took place the following morning.In spite of being very early, many people gathered around the execution place. People gathered there to insult her for killing her own father, her benefactor and even trying to assassinate her own sister and Queen. She was seen as a true villain, an evil rarely seen before.Patricia listeTed to their insults and taunts until her very last moment.Even though Alicia had said that she’d no longer show any consideration towards Patricia, she did make sure that the most skilled executioner was selected to carry out her punishment. She’d heard of previous rare cases in which the neck was not cleanly cut off in one single strike, forcing the executioner to hack at the neck, which caused lots of pain and anguish before dying.After Patricia’s death, Alicia passed her days in a state of continuous astonishment. She rarely went outside and spent most of her time in her room. However, she did make sure of eating and resting