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Chapter 51
“I… cannot understand you.”
Richard, who was perfectly imitating the Emperor using the appearance-changing potion, thought to himself.
‘I wonder if he’s succeeded in entering the basement by now.’
Richard’s plan was as follows:
While the Duke’s gaze was fixed on him, Enoch—dressed as a servant—would quietly steal away the Empress’s corpse.
Е n um á
Since all guards and vigilance would be focused on him while he acted as the Emperor, they would strike during that opening.
It was a perfect plan.
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“Your Majesty.”
The violet eyes settled coldly. Vilmar, who had been tapping the edge of the table with his fingertip, spoke.
“Do you know how terrible a thing love is?”
His gaze lowered slowly. A deep shadow fell beneath his eyelashes.
E nüḿ ӑ. і̇d̈
“…What is this sudden nonsense?”
“Love is irrational. Does it not paralyze reason, halt thought, and ultimately destroy even oneself?”
“…Ha.”
Richard, in the form of Laios, snorted.
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If it were the real him, he surely would have acted this way.
“You act as if you are experiencing some grand love.”
Е n̈ u m̈а
Richard grit his teeth.
Exactly like Laios.
“And by doing so, you made it so that she cannot rest in peace even in death?”
“Hmm.”
Vilmar rested his chin on his fist and paused.
“Is that not only natural?”
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He smiled crookedly.
“To wish for the one you love to be happy with someone else… I… am not that kind of person.”
Too many emotions were layered upon that expression, which could have been a sneer.
“If I could not have her, I would rather break her.”
“…….”
Richard struggled to maintain a composed expression.
Еñ u m а̃
‘A one-sided love of madness and obsession.’
It was a pattern he had expected from the start.
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“The fact that she was by the side of someone other than me, smiling in a world I didn't know… that itself was… unbearable.”
His gaze briefly brushed the air.
However, that gaze strangely passed the front and seemed to brush past Richard.
“I hoped she wouldn't be happy.”
We b̃ n̊о̆v еl̆ E nu ḿа́
“…….”
“I hoped she would suffer in pain her entire life, lose the one she loves, and regret it for as long as she lived.”
Richard let out a sickened laugh internally.
‘He’s mad.’
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This man is truly insane.
“And in the end, I hoped she would never be able to forget me.”
Ӗ nu mӑ . i̊ď
There was an unusual weight in those words.
Vilmar lifted his head and looked at Richard.
“…That is not love.”
Richard spoke like the Emperor and narrowed his eyes.
This was not love. Something so destructive and selfish was not love.
At least, that was what Richard thought.
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Vilmar did not answer those words, but laughed softly.
Then, in a low, strangely elongated voice, he muttered.
“I wonder. It seems Your Majesty is not much different.”
“……?”
Richard, in the guise of Laios, furrowed his brow deeply.
“What do you mean by….”
Ёṅ u̇ mа. і̇ d̈
“Was it not Your Majesty who set this stage to forcibly finalize the marriage with the Crown Prince?”
Vilmar slowly lifted his head.
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His violet eyes, harboring a chilling light, looked straight at Laios—no, Richard.
“……!”
Richard’s body froze cold.
Vilmar smiled brightly.
Ě n̄ u̇ m̌ ӓ
“It was quite a decent performance,”
“…….”
“But let’s stop the games here, Young Master Friedrich.”
***
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“But let’s stop the games here, Young Master Friedrich.”
The air turned chilly as if the play had stopped, and even the flames in the fireplace seemed to flicker slowly with bated breath.
Е̇ nũ ṁ а. і̂d
“…….”
“…….”
“…Since when did you realize?”
Richard bit his lip repeatedly.
Since when?
It was surely a flawless performance. If it were the Emperor. Surely…….
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“Young Master Friedrich.”
Vilmar slowly lifted his teacup.
A sweet baritone flowed from between his lips, which had paused briefly as if savoring the aroma.
“Do I look that easy to you?”
“…….”
“You should have realized much sooner that I had caught on.”
É n̆u̇ m̌ а .i̊ d
Vilmar tilted the teacup to his lips and smiled thinly.
“…Your Grace.”
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Richard’s mind raced.
Yes, that was it.
The Duke had realized he was a fake long ago.
If so, the only choice was to keep stalling for time and hope that Enoch could steal the body in the meantime.
Е̄ nùṁа.
“Ah.”
Vilmar said as he set down his teacup.
“The basement has been unusually noisy today.”
Damn it.
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He even noticed that?
“I suppose you sent someone?”
Eñ üm̃ ã . їd
The Duke let out a metallic chuckle, spitting out a fishy smile.
“Your Grace. I am….”
Then, for now…… for now….
…Is there a way?
The Duke already knew, and his plan had completely fallen through. There was no other way…….
It was then.
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“Take it.”
A careless voice flowed from the other person as if tossing something away.
“…Pardon?”
Richard snapped his head up.
Take it? Take what…?
“What you are looking for.”
Е_ñu̇ m а̂ . і̀ d
Vilmar propped up his chin and slightly lifted the corners of his mouth.
“I’ve reduced the defenses in the basement. As long as the one you sent isn't a total fool, they should be able to find it.”
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“……?”
Richard blinked his eyes slowly.
***
Creeeeeak…….
Wеb́nоve l̊ Е n u̇ m̆ а
‘……Huh?’
Enoch, who was trying to pick the lock using a long metal rod, froze.
‘It just… opened?’
Was the lock just a decoration? Without even having to apply force, the heavy door slid open without a single creak.
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‘……?’
Enoch stepped into the basement with doubt.
En ûḿ а̊ .id̄
***
“Here.”
Enoch carefully set down a single corpse at Richard’s feet.
“What you were looking for.”
“…….”
Richard inspected the body with a dazed face.
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Peacefully closed eyes and long, trailing golden hair. The Empress. It was the Empress’s corpse.
“Why on earth…?”
Richard muttered.
“…? What?”
Enoch asked, but it didn't reach Richard’s ears.
‘Why?’
Е ń ům̈ а
Duke Vilmar Chesica. What exactly is he thinking?
To hand over the body so willingly?
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“…….”
The water-colored eyes inspecting the body thoroughly settled coldly.
‘The body is real.’
Furthermore, he hadn't handed over a fake corpse.
Ẃ ё b̄ n̄о̄ v е l̈_ Е n u m̈ ä
‘There are no signs of any foul play either….’
His face hardened more and more.
“…….”
The Empress’s corpse is a leash the Duke placed on the Emperor, but it is also the Duke’s lifeline.
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The Emperor would never leave the Duke alone once his only card was gone….
“Why on earth…….”
W̊_ĕ.b̆n о v.ӗl̆ Ė nůḿ а
Richard muttered while gnawing on his fingernails.
***
While he was lost in such thoughts, the day of the Emperor’s birthday banquet soon arrived.
‘Whew….’
Richard exhaled a sigh as he climbed into the carriage. He had agonized over it for days, but he still couldn't understand the Duke’s true intentions.
‘Could it be… does he want to die?’
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It was literally an act no different from a suicide mission.
The more he thought about it, the more he simply fell into a labyrinth.
“Is something wrong?”
Enoch, who had struggled to lift a coffin the size of his body into the carriage, asked as he followed Richard inside.
“…No.”
Richard shook his head. Even if he told Enoch, who knew nothing, it would be useless.
Е̌ n̆um̈ а̀ ._і̂ d̃
Ah. For the record, Enoch still hadn't returned to his kingdom.
‘I think you’ve repaid the debt enough, so how about returning to your kingdom now?’
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Although the Duke had yielded, Enoch had ultimately played a decisive role in finding the body. That evening, Richard had encouraged Enoch to return to the kingdom, but….
‘No. Compared to the grace I received from you, it’s not enough.’
He was flatly rejected.
“…….”
E n ü m̌ а̃
…My head hurts in many ways. It was just as Richard let out a sigh while pressing his throbbing forehead.
“Is something wrong?”
Derrick, who had just entered the carriage, asked the same thing as Enoch had a moment ago.
“…It’s nothing.”
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Richard shook his head and glanced at the gift box his servant was holding.
It seemed Derrick had also prepared a gift to present to the Emperor.
Ё n̂ u m a .ǐ d̆
“Have you prepared your gift well?”
Asked Derrick, who leaned back on the opposite sofa and let out a long yawn.
“…Yes, well….”
Richard answered vaguely and swallowed a sigh.
That gift is the problem right now….
‘I wonder what the Duke is thinking….’
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At first, he thought a bomb might have been planted inside the corpse. However, no matter how thoroughly he inspected it, no suspicious traces were found at all.
‘……Well.’
After racking his brain for a while, Richard eventually let out a faint sigh and looked out the window.
‘Fine.’
As long as there’s no foul play, it’s fine.
Richard made an effort to shake off the stray thoughts. Whatever intention the Duke had, it was no longer his concern. All he had to do was return the Empress’s corpse to the Emperor.
Е̂ n ū.m̌ а. i ḋ
The carriage, having set off, ran smoothly as if gliding along the gravel road leading to the Imperial Castle.
Vibrations were transmitted every time the wheels passed between the stones. Richard watched out the window, feeling the cold wind brush past his cheeks.
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