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Chapter 207
An Outrageous Misunderstanding
The Arken Empire was the largest power on the Serdes Continent.
This vast territory had been built through ceaseless conquest and pioneering.
But even that had its limits.
As you expand your territory within the continent, sooner or later you end up touching someone else's domain.
The Empire didn't stop, steadily continuing its expansion by incorporating others' territories.
En ùm̀ á . і̇d̃
That ambition only halted when the Dragon-Demon War broke out.
When demons swarmed, they actually moved more actively under the pretext of protection.
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And after the Dragon-Demon War erupted in earnest, everything stopped.
Because an organization called the Grand Council was created.
From the moment all intellectual beings on the continent began gathering to meet, the massive Arken Empire could no longer move easily.
There were too many watching eyes to move on flimsy pretexts, and the Empire's size had grown too large.
E ňumа̀
But conversely, that meant they could move anytime if they had justification.
And the Arken Empire held an important key that could become that justification.
"That's Duke Urey."
Olivia explained.
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"Soon they'll catch him on the charge of being a demon. They'll expand on that, incite it, and draw out the citizens' anger."
"Sounds like they're planning quite a show."
Ẅе b́ ǹо́ v́е́ l Е̊ ṅ û m̃.а́_
"Of course. They plan to execute him in the Imperial Plaza, give a blood speech, and declare war on the Heinckel Kingdom."
"Whose plan is it?"
"Ureas and Valdemar, neither has a reason to oppose it, right?"
Ureas, thirsty for conquest, would purely like it because he could start a war.
Valdemar had a good situation where he could divert his reputation and internal political dissatisfaction outward, so joining forces was only natural.
"Duke Urey, huh..."
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To Ferda, it was a truly complicated name.
The one who had screwed Ferda over was Duke Urey's son, Marcus Urey.
The one who had rushed for revenge after that son died was Peri Urey.
"I know it's an unpleasant name. He's the one who tried to send Regent Ferda into the abyss."
"No particular feelings."
Ferda didn't care what Duke Urey had done.
W̊ ӗ b n.õ v ё l En um̆а̂
Ferda already knew what Duke Urey would misunderstand.
Encouraging the misunderstanding to find the demon was Ferda's intention.
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Above all, the sorrow and anger Duke Urey felt meant nothing to Ferda.
"Where is Duke Urey currently?"
"The Imperial Palace underground torture chamber. He's receiving quite the hospitality there."
"Surveillance must be tight."
Е n̊ u mа̌
"Of course."
They'd know well that he's the decisive key controlling the war.
So they'd be taking good care of him to avoid creating useless variables.
"How could I possibly manage such a tightly guarded place?"
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"Ferda-ssi can't, but you have a capable subordinate, don't you?"
"You mean Jed."
Wе b ń о̀ v e l̃ E n ú.m а
Jed Swallow.
The Master Thief who turned the Empire upside down.
Currently that reputation is no different from a bard's story full of hot air.
Right now Jed came in as a Parachute Knight, and is just seen as a Swallow guy who constantly hits on women.
But Olivia had a chance to glimpse Jed's infiltration skills.
When handing Devlen over to Olivia, the one who entered her chambers was none other than Jed.
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"I think with that person's ability, getting him out would be nothing. What does the Regent think?"
"He'll pull it off."
"Must be an incredibly capable agent? You didn't hesitate at all."
He's outstanding even now, but he's the man who'll become a Master Thief even the Empire couldn't handle.
"If he pulls off getting Duke Urey out, the Duke will go back and give a speech. He'll flip the entire continent claiming the Arken Empire didn't treat a noble as a noble and tortured him. What do you think will happen then?"
"I don't know."
W̄.еb̊ n о̀ vеl̄ E n.u̇ m̄ а̌
"An emergency council will be convened. From the White House side."
The White House is the White Dragon Blancaros's residence and the center of the Grand Council.
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"You mean Blancaros will intervene?"
Ferda had thought since it was a human matter, they'd say to resolve it among humans and pass.
"Precisely, it would just be moving according to the law he set. If half the humans on the continent rebel and they throw around the word 'demon' to damage its meaning and cause confusion, wouldn't that be an action threatening the continent's peace?"
But listening to Olivia's interpretation, it made sense.
Ē ǹ u̇ ṁ à. ìd́
"So this is very important..."
"Yes."
"Are you certain Duke Urey isn't on the Doppler list?"
Is Duke Urey really a demon follower?
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Neither the Empire nor the Heinckel Kingdom knows if Duke Urey is a Doppler.
They're just politically pointing out what kind of person he is.
W е b̃ n о̆v́ еl̊ Ẽ ńumа
In that sense, the Doppler list written in the journal was decisive evidence.
And Ferda was someone who had read that list.
"The only Urey name left in the journal is one, his son Marcus Urey."
"Then it'd be better to get him out before he loses the strength to speak."
Olivia told her about the scenario she was thinking.
"If calculations hold, the Arken Empire will judge it as a distorted interpretation and order compensation to be paid to the Heinckel Kingdom and Duke Urey. No, looking at Blancaros-nim's personality, he might come down even more harshly as an example. Like tearing away territory."
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Unable to expand and losing territory instead.
For the Arken Empire, that was nothing short of humiliation.
Once they lose territory, they'll blame each other for responsibility.
The dissatisfaction they tried to direct outward will boil like a lidded pot again.
"Tension within the Empire will keep rising if it can't be resolved through war."
"Since they can't direct it outward, division will occur..."
W̊е̇.b́ n̊о̌vё l̆ Ё n̆ ù m å
"They'll yearn for a superhuman on a white horse to lead them."
Ferda could tell what that knight on a white horse was.
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"The Althea Order's power will rise."
"Right."
Olivia smiled brightly with joy.
"An Apprentice Saintess who also carries the Arken Family's blood. They'll properly shake up the existing power structure by putting that person forward."
Еň ūmа. і d̃
"Is the Archbishop trustworthy?"
"Those stories are already done. If the current Emperor loses the people's hearts, they'll seek change through theocratic rule and seize the Empire."
Theocratic rule meant the religious circle would eat politics too.
The highest position in the Althea Religion becomes the Pope, not the Archbishop.
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And that position.
"You'll succeed it."
Еň ǔ m̆a.
Olivia was perfect for it.
A woman who inherited the Empire's blood and was chosen by Alte.
She was the most suitable talent for the Pope's seat.
"No. I won't do that."
Olivia said.
"My purpose is only to cut off the false golden blood. If I ascend, what's the difference from the Arken Kingdom continuing?"
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"You might make wise choices unlike the Emperor, no?"
"That's impossible."
She showed the back of her hand and answered firmly.
"Once my revenge is achieved, I'll destroy everything. The Emperor, the Empire... And I'm no exception either."
"Destroy yourself... You mean you'll abandon your position?"
"Of course. That's the Vow of Revenge I made with Alte."
Е́ñ ŭmа .і́d̂
"The Althea Order won't stay quiet if they hear this plan..."
"Until then I just have to act hard. I absolutely won't let anyone maintain the current Empire. Not even those bastards calling themselves Alte's representatives."
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In Ferda's eyes rose the image of the burning capital.
How many people died and screamed back then?
She can continue that tragedy.
Collapse always accompanies misery.
Е n̈ū mȧ
"Living a commoner's life won't be easy."
"Of course a commoner's life won't be easy. You have to wear clothes made of rough fabric and eat food you can't even be sure was cooked properly. But if I was going to whine about just that, I wouldn't have started. Or..."
Olivia smiled with her eyes and casually threw it out.
"How about Regent Ferda taking me in?"
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Ferda answered.
"I will."
Е̂ n̈um̊а̀
"...Huh?"
She dropped the teacup she was holding.
The black tea inside wet her hand.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. It's only bathwater temperature."
"Fortunate."
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Ferda found Olivia's flustered appearance quite novel.
She repeated trying to blurt something out like a fool then stopping.
"Um, so... ah, let me wipe my hand first, no, before that, the story..."
Her rambling appearance was just like seeing Malcolm.
Ferda had no choice but to tell her what to do first.
He held out his handkerchief.
W̃еbn̈о̇v̇е l Ӗn̂um ä
"Here."
"...Yes."
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Olivia took Ferda's handkerchief with stiff movements.
Without any of the light touches from before, she snatched the handkerchief and wiped her hand.
"Take me in... You mean becoming my guardian, right?"
Ferda nodded as if it were obvious.
W еb ñ о̊v́ е̄ l E nu mǎ
"Going from a Princess's life to a commoner's life is painful."
Ferda had experienced the end of an expelled noble.
The changing sense of money and lowered quality of life always bring misery to those who were nobles.
A Princess is no different.
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"I can't give you everything you enjoyed, but at least supporting you so you don't have to live miserably is the duty I must keep."
As much as Olivia had resolved herself, Ferda showed corresponding faith.
We̊ b̄n̂ о̂ v̊ е́ l̈ Ēñū ḿа́
"If you're resolved to throw everything away after this is done, I'll gladly help you."
Olivia couldn't say anything.
At that moment, Ferda could clearly feel it.
That her Circle was trembling right this moment.
* * *
Olivia thought.
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Does this castle have some artifact that turns people into fools?
Since entering this castle, I don't know how many absurd delusions I've had.
I keep giving meaning to things and deluding myself continuously.
This time too.
-How about you taking me in?
-I will.
Ê ń ú m ӓ.ǐd̈
Knowing Ferda's personality, she definitely had to accept it as him saying he'd become her guardian.
But what she reflexively understood was different.
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His eyes momentarily sparkled intensely, and his lips became sweet and moist like dripping honey.
Because of that, it sounded like Ferda was declaring he'd take her.
'That shouldn't have happened.'"
Ferda has Valdrova.
W̄е̌b̂ n о v̈ е_l̃ Ёn̂ uṁа́
He's someone doing an incredibly noble love.
To interpret such a person's words impurely.
The most ironic thing is that Olivia imagining such a situation was feeling a strange emotion.
Deep down, Olivia got excited as if waiting for that situation to come.
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If that's the purpose, she'd be no different from the men she despised, yet she was anticipating it.
I feel like I'll go crazy.
W.éb̃ n̊ о v è.l̊ Еn ũ m̊ а̄
It seemed like there was a metronome in Olivia's head.
It moved to the beat, but instead of a ticking sound, a different sound came out.
That was Ferda.
The name Ferda was shaking in her head at a steady rhythm.
Ferda.
Ferda.
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It was such a good name.
The name is Ferda.
The surname is Valdrova.
But Olivia only thought of him as Ferda, not Ferda Valdrova.
She thought that name somehow didn't suit him.
Ferda is good.
En̈ u m̀ a
Ferda Valdrova is meh.
Those two words were like water and oil.
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Actually it was like that too.
Olivia met both Ferda and Valdrova so she understood clearly.
'Valdroba.'
She really was a pure woman.
E ňú ma
Not just pure but harboring warmth too, so she could gauge what kind of existence she was to Ferda.
Valdroba was Ferda's irreplaceable emotional cradle and sanctuary.
'But it can't be like that forever.'"
Olivia knows about Ferda too.
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Ferda can do anything for Valdroba.
That 'anything' included things that would be a huge wound if Valdroba knew.
Ѐnù mǎ . id̊
While smashing through things blocking Valdroba's path without hesitation, simultaneously Ferda was anxious.
Worried the blood on his hands might dirty her purity.
Things done for her, secrets he couldn't dare tell her, were weighing down on Ferda.
Olivia knows how heavy that secret's weight is.
'Valdroba... can she handle that Ferda?'
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Since the heart is something even one doesn't know oneself, Valdroba was unpredictable.
If she's an airheaded dragon who called him to be friends, she might hate and recoil from Ferda who kills his own kind.
She might scream monster and give him an irrecoverable wound.
Valdroba might end up not understanding Ferda and parting from him.
'If I were in that woman's place...'
When Ferda stands at a crossroads of choice, I'd advise him to make the best choice.
Е́n̂ u m̂ а̄
If he's struggling and frustrated, I'd embrace him from behind and whisper it's okay.
Olivia and Ferda understand each other.
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So they can become even closer, and become a perfect pair of partners.
Such thoughts swelled uncontrollably.
A silly question kept lingering in her mouth.
-Don't we suit each other well?
Ẽ n u ḿа ._î d
Then Ferda would say this.
-I'm a taken man.
If she hoped a bit more, he'd answer like this.
-There's no partner like you.
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That's the most hopeful, but it wouldn't be pleasant.
If he says that, she'll definitely end up answering like this.
Ẇе b́ñо vѐ l _Е̂ ǹ u.m̃ а
I want more than that.
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