DYBAR - Chapter 140 < Best Compliment >
Do Your Best And Regret
The Empress couldn't believe her eyes.
In a drawing room filled with silence, the one who was Madame stood up after saying her courtesy without permission.
Shining silver hair, and green eyes staring clearly at the Empress.
And now a face that is no longer afraid of her.
Olivia was obviously right.
The Empress gritted her teeth.
"Princess! How can this be!"
The Marquis Offem quivered her lips, unable to come to her senses. Olivia grinned.
"It was exaggerated, Ma'am. How have you been safe so far?"
"How can the Princess...! What..."
It was definitely Madame Isedora. From her straightforward attitude to her undignified voice, it was clearly her...
What kind of bizarre thing is this?
The person with the appearance of a 'Princess' smiled meekly and expressed her gratitude.
"Thank you, Ma'am. Thanks to you, His Majesty arrived here."
For a moment the Marchioness caught her breath. Then the letter she delivered...!
The Lady hurriedly lowered her body towards the Empress.
"Your Majesty! No! I didn't know it was really a letter delivered by the Princess!"
The Empress was staring at the Princess motionlessly. She couldn't even guess what thoughts were going through that cold face.
The Marchioness, who was pointing at Olivia with her index finger at her confusion, rushed to the doorway. The Princess sent a suspicious letter to the Empress through her. And that too using the Duke of Elkin as bait.
This was truly an insult to the royal family.
But before the Marchioness could open the door, a flower-like voice rang out.
".... Yes. That reminds me. Yes, those terrible expressions."
The Empress smiled and swallowed her burning anger. Her memories of the last time she faced Olivia were stained with anger and shame. The Empress could not forget those green eyes looking down at her for a moment.
She hoped that the thing that ruined the reputation of the Princess and that the Prince was eager to get his hands on would one day come into her hands. An opportunity suddenly approaches like this...!
This was the place where the imperial knights finished their search. There were no longer any strangers in this parlor.
The Empress had absolute defensive superiority. So she had to be relaxed. At least more than Olivia Madeleine standing in front of her.
"...... It's better than then, though."
As she finished her sentence, the Empress pushed a plate of refreshments towards Olivia.
As if she had expected it, Olivia took a step back. The sound of a spear breaking was sharp
"Oh my..."
The Empress raised the corners of her lips as Marchioness regained her composure and she stood next to the Empress.
The Empress glanced down at Olivia as if appraising.
"It's fascinating. The hair, the eyes, and Olivia's eyes were obviously the same as before. I heard that there is a sorceress in the Vikander Territory who has lost her powers."
The Empress trailed off her words. Her extraordinary head turned quickly. If there was one wizard, It would be the grumpy man who was dragged away a moment ago.
There is one reason why that kid brought a wizard.
The Empress smiled broadly and held her stomach.
"Did you really want to save your knights? Even if you send a wizard?"
It was so funny that she almost cried. Marchioness Offem, who didn't know what was going on, just blinked.
"I have been away from the imperial palace for a long time. You seem to have forgotten that there is a magic barrier in the imperial palace."
The Empress clicked her tongue as if feeling sorry.
Ah. Only then did Marchioness Offem remember the barrier surrounding the entire imperial palace. She smiled and she had a triumphant look on her face.
A powerful barrier that repels all magic unless It is permitted. The great wizards of the imperial palace would rush to the castle gate with just the magic power passing through the barrier.
Unless the Grand Duke came along, there was no chance of victory. Could it be that the Grand Duke also came into the system with his appearance changed?
A moment of anxiety flashed across her face, but the Marchioness of Offem shook her head with an effort.
If the Grand Duke were to come, he would have proudly entered the imperial palace instead of changing his appearance.
As if to add credibility to those words, the Empress's voice became softer.
"Your wizard will not be able to use any magic as soon as he enters the gates of the imperial palace. Poor thing. It's like giving the Prince another hostage."
And she criticized Olivia without wasting time in a tickling voice.
"You too, now you know how to treat people's lives like flies. You should have gone directly to the Prince. Then the man wouldn't have died."
But the Empress soon raised her eyebrows. She didn't get the reaction she expected. Olivia just smiled a little.
"Then why don't you wait and see if the man dies or not?"
"What?"
"The refreshments were poured, but the tea wasn't cold yet."
Olivia then pulled out the chair in front of the Empress and sat down. The Marchioness of Offern exclaimed, looking calm.
"Princess! You're sitting down before Her Majesty gives permission!"
"Leave her alone. After going to the palace, she won't be able to sit in such a comfortable chair anyway."
The Empress spoke as if she was benevolent.
Olivia sat calmly and lifted the teapot. And she poured tea into the Empress' and her cups one by one. The sound of water falling was loud.
The Empress raised the corners of her mouth as she watched a steam rise.
Olivia would be at a disadvantage if she took her time. The Empress couldn't figure out where that calmness came from.
Have they reached the imperial palace gates by now?
After confirming the man's identity, the knight would return to the coffee house to report to her.
The Empress calculated the time it would take to get back here from the Imperial Palace Gate and shook her head.
It was a waste of time. It would have been quicker to have the knights inform the Prince that Olivia was here. But before she could make a decision, Olivia opened her mouth first.
"I thought His Majesty would ask about the Duke of Elkin's whereabouts. Aren't you curious?"
The Empress chuckled, leaning her body lazily against the backrest. She wasn't worried, but she wasn't asking Olivia.
"Well. You must have heard from His Majesty the Emperor. The Duke of Elkin came to visit me in Vikander territory."
"You're so good at telling lies with that three-inch tongue. The Duke is looking for you. There are all kinds of nonsense like that."
The Emperor said he did not know the whereabouts of the Duke of Elkin. And there was no way that the noble Duke of Elkin would have gone to Vikander territory under the Emperor's orders.
The Empress snorted.
But Olivia looked at the Empress as if she felt sorry for her.
"It seems like the friendship between family is only good. Your Majesty the Empress didn't know."
Then Olivia lowered her voice as if telling her intimate secret.
"The Duke of Elkin came to offer to register me as his adopted daughter and make me Princess's Elkin."
It was clearly a lie. Her brother, the Duke of Elkin, had made Olivia his adopted daughter after he had despised her. Anger flashed over the Empress's eyes at her absurd words.
But Olivia didn't stop her mouth from touching a bell.
"I heard he told His Majesty in advance. There is no way the Duke would leave Her Majesty behind and he would only be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."
"Stop playing with words, Princess. I hope this is all you have prepared. You will soon be taken to the imperial palace, so there will be nothing more I can do."
The Empress said with her sneer. Just then, a knock was heard.
"Please come in."
But it was quiet outside. The Empress shouted in a loud voice.
"Do you want to come in?"
Despite repeated permission, there was no response outside the door. As the Empress frowned, Marchioness Offem hurried to the door.
Olivia said just before opening the door.
"Come in."
The Empress's eyes were wide and irritated. It wasn't her knight who opened the door and came in. It was the chef she had seen earlier.
The hallway was quiet. The chef shrugged his shoulders with a disappointed look on his face
"Dilean set off fireworks. It seems that the Imperial palace's barrier is unavoidable, Miss."
"You knew that would happen, Bethenny."
Unknown stories were exchanged. Confusion and fear increasingly gripped the Marchioness Offem. She screamed at the top of her voice to shake off the emotions that were engulfing her.
"You're so arrogant...! Is there nothing to fear in this world? Do you know who the owner of this empire is?!"
The Marchioness of Offem, who had been screaming at the top of her lungs, only pursed her lips for a moment. The Marchioness's face turned pale and her hands wrapped around her neck.
"My abilities have indeed diminished, but I can at least keep your voice from coming out."
"What is this!"
The Empress looked at the chef with disbelief.
"Ah. It's also possible to change your appearance."
With the sound of her fingers clicking together, the chef transformed into a middle-aged woman. She added, her light blue eyes smiling mischievously.
"It's also possible to turn a rat into a human."
The Empress hardened her face as if she had heard something terrible. What a rat. So does that mean the person she encountered earlier was a rat and not a person?
"It's a shame If there wasn't a magic barrier, our knight would have been transformed into a servant."
Dean, fully prepared, would wait for them in front of the imperial palace gate as planned.
"Unfortunately my first plan fell through. Now I have to move on to the second plan. Your Majesty."
A kind voice was teasing the Empress.
"Aren't you curious about the Duke of Elkin's condition? Vikander's prison is as good as the prison in the imperial palace."
"How dare you make a deal with me over the Duke of the empire?"
The Empress screamed like a scream. Olivia smiled brightly.
"No. I'm here not to make threats, but to make a deal. Really, the Duke of Elkin, who was the hand and foot of Her Majesty the Empress, is now in my hands... Are you going to wait and see?"
The Empress glared at the thousand things in front of her with her poisonous eyes.
Even if she tears Olivia to death, it won't be easy.
"Rather, ask for the Crown Princess's seat. In that case, I will give you permission."
As soon as the Empress finished speaking, loud laughter broke out. Olivia laughed brightly and taunted, just like the Empress did earlier.
"Your Majesty, you must do whatever it takes to prevent me from becoming crown Princess. If I become the Crown Princess...."
Olivia paused for a moment and lifted her lips flexibly.
If she becomes the Crown Princess...
That evil laugh gave the Empress plenty of room for all kinds of imagination.
She is the Crown Princess who will be revered as a Saint, and her daughter who will be buried pitifully. The Prince who cared for Olivia more stained the Princess with a scandal with the Grand Duke.
At a time when only the worst imaginations were filling the Empress's mind, what Olivia told her was something beyond the Empress's expectations.
"I would have sent Her Highness the Princess to the Nickel Kingdom."
Princess. It looks like a lot of birds have become dull because they haven't seen them. The king of the Nickel Kingdom is already over sixty years old, and his successor is already a Princess...
The Empress's eyes, which had been glaring at her threateningly, wavered. Olivia nodded her head as if indicating her correct answer.
"You know very well. She will be sent to be the current King's concubine."
"This lowly thing...!"
The Empress got up from her seat. She could clearly see a mixture of anger and fear beneath Olivia's feigned calm eyes.
"Shouldn't the alliance between the most powerful empire and the next strongest kingdom be solid above all else?"
"Do you think His Majesty the Emperor will listen to that foolish request? She is the Princess! You think it makes sense for the Emperor to throw away a woman of the most noble blood in the empire as nothing more than a concubine!"
"The Crown Prince has already said that he will take me back, and the Princess has made a reckless move, and her value as a Princess to His Majesty the Emperor has already fallen as it should. But unlike the Princess, I......."
Olivia pointed to herself.
"I have become a Saint of the Empire and is now of the highest value."
The Empress's face turned pale and then pale again and again. Olivia laughed heartily. And, as the Empress did, the tickling voice drove her away.
"Your Majesty, which one do you think it would be beneficial to keep close to you?"
Olivia's heart was pounding like it was going to explode. Now she was gambling with two lives.
She had to show her most relaxed appearance. It was necessary to tell a story that would be best for the Empress to fall into, and which would somehow drive her daughter and her son, whom she loved most, into her quagmire.
So Olivia spoke as her tongue moved.
"Even if you don't know Duke Elkin's whereabouts, you must have heard that Duke Madeleine stopped by Vikander territory, right? He also said he would be on my side."
It didn't matter how much of what was said was a lie or how much of the truth was.
The Empress's eyes were fluttering, Olivia was confident she was.
"What will you do, Your Majesty? Will you give me the Duke of Elkin and His Royal Highness forever? Or not....."
Red veins burst into the Empress's eyes.
"Would you be willing to send me out of the system with my knights?"
"This....."
The Empress slammed her clenched fist on the table.
"Horribly poisonous."
Olivia smiled brightly.
It was a high praise.
***
The dungeon of the imperial palace.
Tik, tik.
The sound of falling water drops rang ominously.
Nothing could be seen beyond the sack on his head. In places where vision is obscured, hearing becomes surprisingly sensitive. Winster tried to focus his attention on the rhythmic sound of falling water.
Otherwise, he would only be reminded of the pain of the rat crawling on his body and digging into his new wound.
Winster gritted his teeth as he remembered the wad of cloth filling his mouth. The Prince didn't seem to know that he wouldn't die on his own even if something like that didn't happen.
"I'm tired of it continuing. I hope the Princess comes quickly."
The Lady will never come here. They had to escape on their own somehow. Howard and Jurgen must be in a similar situation.
Fortunately, Winster had learned the ways of this place quite a bit by going in and out of the Imperial Palace.
If he only had one chance, anything would be possible. Unfortunately, that one time didn't come right.
While he couldn't help but lament, Winster flinched. The moment the rat ran away, what was heard was clearly a human voice.
"His Royal Highness said that no one should be allowed in."
"By order of Her Majesty the Empress, I would like to take the two criminals away for a brief interrogation."
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