DYBAR - Chapter 145 < The Las Wish of The Imprisoned Grand Duchess (2) >
Do Your Best And Regret
“No, where is the wizard going at this time of night?”
Looking for a wizard.
I watched them cautiously, hiding myself behind the wall in the garden.
“Do you know? Hurry up and get it at a time like this! If Your Majesty finds out about this later, he will definitely strike you!”
I, who had been looking around nervously, paused. Inside the Emperor's palace, the energy that had been felt the moment a gap was created in the barrier magic flowed out, and at the same time, a cluster of green lights flickered.
A sparkling light, like when I first saw the previous Grand Duke.
I, who was watching something condensed by something slowly disperse and sparkle, instinctively looked at Bethany.
“...I think that’s what I felt.”
Soft lights drew me in just as they had come from the mines, from Senua's Valley, and from the previous Grand Duke.
I said to Bethany as I absentmindedly extended my hand toward the cluster of green lights that seemed to be blocked.
“The portraits also have preservation magic...”
But the moment I touched the group of lights as if to comfort it, I could no longer speak.
At that moment, even if it was just for a moment, a strange power filled the room, enough for me to keenly notice it. It felt as if a gap had opened and the suppressed power was temporarily amplified.
A power similar to but different from the power that came from the magic stone when I prayed for the Grand Duke.
“Compared to royals who can only use certain abilities, priests have no limitations on their abilities. However, because you were born as a being loved by an altruistic God, you can only make wishes for others, not for yourself.”
Suddenly, Jerun’s words came to mind. Apparently, it was said that royal family members could only use certain abilities. What kind of power did the previous Grand Duchess have, so that she still had that power even after her death?
I asked urgently.
“Bethanny. Do you know what abilities the previous Grand Duchess had?”
"I don't know. The Princess didn’t mention power at all, but only talked about magic stones.”
Bethanny, dumbfounded, shook her head. A power that remains and is momentarily amplified even after the owner of the power dies. This was something Bethanny, as a wizard, could not understand.
However, I comforted Bethany's confusion and asked again.
“It’s okay even if it’s very small. Bethanny must know something that could be a hint. Bethanny always served Her Highness the previous Grand Duchess very closely.”
At that voice, Bethanny quietly dug through treasure-like memories. The happiest, but most painful memories when she thinks about them. The Princess who always smiled brightly in those memories.
“... This is a secret. Got it?"
Bethanny let out a loud noise. An old scene passed through her mind. It was a secret from her childhood that she had promised and buried, even down to her little finger, but now she had to tell it.
“... One time, I fell from a high place and couldn’t move my legs, but the Princess sang a song to me and I felt fine again.”
Bethanny thought her legs were definitely broken, but when she woke up and believed the Princess's words that it would be okay, it was really okay. Bethanny shook her head, recalling the circumstances of that day in the past.
“But the Princess probably doesn’t have healing-type abilities. If she had that kind of power, why did she maintain her vitality even more at such a young age? ”
Bethanny, who continued speaking, blinked for a moment. I put my arm around Bethany's shoulders and looked at the portrait.
The reason she didn't heal herself until the previous Grand Duchess, who had healing powers, died at an early age...
Because she doesn’t want to live in this imperial palace anymore, or...
To make another wish, even if it means pouring out all of her strength.
At the end of the unbelievable assumption, I looked into the eyes of the former Grand Duchess as if seeking her answer. And for a moment, the eyes of the former Grand Duchess in the portrait narrowed.
At the same time as I saw the smiling eyes as if I guessed it right, I heard the voice of an unfamiliar woman.
“... If I had known this would happen, I would have told Edwin the secret of the mine a long time ago. Who would have thought that I wouldn’t be able to stay by his side until he became an adult.”
A sigh of regret. I instinctively sensed that this voice was the ancestral Grand Duchess.
“Should we have looked for the priest’s descendants a long time ago? If you had been able to open the mine, I might not have passed this burden on to Edwin.”
But it was only for a moment that the shadow disappeared from her voice.
“No. I can't ruin my son's just because I'm in a hurry. He has to find it himself. If he is a descendant of Lowell and Vikander, he can do that.”
Her clear voice soon revealed how proud she was of her son, as her bright hope bloomed.
Soon, the clear humming of the previous Grand Duchess was heard. The voice prayed, singing a similar cadence to the prayer I had recited.
“...So, Rowena. I’m willing to give all my abilities, so please...”
I, who had been concentrating on her voice, gasped at the sight that appeared before my eyes.
A mine, a magic stone necklace, and two people holding the necklace.
Meanwhile, the voice, which had started out as affectionate, grew stronger and stronger, making my heart tremble.
“...As much as my son. May the rightful heir of Vikander and Lowell be strong enough to retrieve and protect them all, and may they love and be happy for the rest of their lives.”
“... Miss, Miss.”
For a moment I opened my eyes.
Unable to distinguish between what the magic showed and reality, I looked at Bethany's back as she stood in front of me.
Beyond my tense, stiff back, two people who looked exactly alike appeared.
Emperor and Prince. Looking into their creepy blue eyes, I understood the situation clearly. When I glanced at the portrait, there was no longer a halo of light flowing out.
The flow of power seems to have been cut off...
Or...
...As if preparing for the final explosion.
“What does it mean to fall again...!”
The Emperor roared with anger and roughly pushed the struggling chamberlain.
The Chamberlain bowed his head even as he hit the wall. Leopard watched the two calmly.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I quickly called the court wizard and soon...”
“Tell me after you bring him back!”
It was after the meeting ended at the conference hall. The Emperor, who had ordered the prince to be alone, asked if Olivia had really come to the palace, and hurriedly went up to the bedroom upon hearing that the portrait had fallen.
Leopard followed the Emperor at a leisurely pace. And he thought of Olivia, who would be waiting for him at the Prince's Palace.
She is his fiancee, who is so precious and affectionate that it cannot be compared to a portrait that has had a preservation spell placed on it.
No, she is now the most precious woman who will soon be his wife.
Leopold was never going to just stare at the picture like the Emperor. He was standing blankly in front of the door as if he were surprised to see the fallen portrait.
Leopard, who had been laughing at the appearance that did not resemble the sun of the empire, froze as soon as he glanced at the room with the portrait.
“...Miss, Miss.”
A middle-aged woman sensed a presence and the person she hid behind her back was...
“... Olivia.”
She was his woman, she couldn't be here, she shouldn't be.
In this incomprehensible situation, the Emperor was the first to break the silence.
“… … I asked myself where I saw you, and it turned out that you were Princess Lowell's maid. You said you would live for the Princess all your life, but that was just words. It looks like you changed owners quickly.”
“Be careful what you say!”
The new shout could not pose any threat to the Emperor.
The Emperor twitched the tip of his chin and entered his room. His sneer came out as she stood behind as if protecting the portrait of the Princess.
“You should be careful what you say. I heard you have a little talent, but you wouldn’t have dared to enter the Emperor’s bedroom using that kind of magic.”
The Emperor momentarily faced the Princess with cold eyes. Green eyes make it difficult to tell if they are calm or hiding something...
No way.
“... Does Princess Madelaine also have that kind of power?”
“What do you mean by power, Your Majesty?"
Leopard raised one eyebrow and asked the Emperor. However, no other answer came from the Emperor, who looked at Olivia with narrowed eyes.
Leopard changed the subject of his question.
“Olivia. Do you have any hidden powers? Is that why you came all the way here?”
Despite his sweet voice, Olivia did not let down her guard. And Leo Ford both loved and hated her eyes to the point that they were creepy.
It was okay to look at everyone else like that, but not to him. Leopard laughed sweetly, making his throat cry.
“What do you have to gain from this? Oh, if you’re afraid that your future will turn out like that, don’t worry.”
His bright blue gaze was directed at the portrait standing on the wall. And in a lower voice, he chanted it like a spell.
“The Princess of the fallen country who came to compensate for the defeat was forever subordinated to His Majesty and stuffed...”
His lust-filled eyes searched Olivia's face stickily.
Not knowing if love would ever return to her indifferent eyes as she looked at him, Leoford approached Olivia, confessing his love sincerely.
“Because I will never make you like that. I promised you hundreds of times that I would elevate you to the most precious position.”
But his resolution did not last until the end. With a slap, something was thrown onto Leopard's face, as if being struck.
It was a white handkerchief.
“What is this?”
“I really can’t listen to you.”
“... What?"
Leopard couldn't believe his ears as the voice rang coldly in his ears. But soon he had to doubt his own eyes.
“Don’t come near me with such disillusioned thoughts.”
The green eyes that were looking at him were filled with sincere disgust.
Looking for a wizard.
I watched them cautiously, hiding myself behind the wall in the garden.
“Do you know? Hurry up and get it at a time like this! If Your Majesty finds out about this later, he will definitely strike you!”
I, who had been looking around nervously, paused. Inside the Emperor's palace, the energy that had been felt the moment a gap was created in the barrier magic flowed out, and at the same time, a cluster of green lights flickered.
A sparkling light, like when I first saw the previous Grand Duke.
I, who was watching something condensed by something slowly disperse and sparkle, instinctively looked at Bethany.
“...I think that’s what I felt.”
Soft lights drew me in just as they had come from the mines, from Senua's Valley, and from the previous Grand Duke.
No way... Even the previous Grand Duchess?
It was Bethany who cut off the weak hope that was growing.
“The Princess passed away.”
Bethany muttered in a wet voice. They were not even able to find the body of the Grand Duchess, but she was different from the previous Grand Duke who returned.
But there was definitely something in there. A power as pure and noble as the one she felt in Senua Valley.
“This is a really dangerous and ridiculous idea...”
Bethany hesitated and pointed to the perimeter of the Emperor's palace. I swallowed my exclamation as I looked at the tips of my fingers.
“You’re not telling that group of lights to follow us, are you?”
“It’s really absurd, but I feel the same way, Bethenny.”
I held Bethany's hand firmly and nodded my head.
Although the servants who were busy coming and going did not seem to see them, sparkling green footprints were pointed toward the side door of the emperor's palace.
The side gate of the Emperor's Palace.
The servant looked at the door a knight was guarding with pride.
Although it was mainly a road for low-ranking servants, the strictness of the Emperor's palace was applied without exception.
Even though the high-ranking servants were busy looking for the royal wizard today, he, the one guarding the side door, was carrying out his duties as usual.
Then he suddenly blinked and looked around. The doors were closed on all sides, so where on earth did the cool breeze come from just now?
“...But is it going to be winter?”
He finally came to that conclusion while scratching his cheek.
Even though two maids wearing shawls with patterns different from those of the Emperor's palace passed behind him, he and the other courtiers did not seem to feel any sense of difference.
It was Bethany who cut off the weak hope that was growing.
“The Princess passed away.”
Bethany muttered in a wet voice. They were not even able to find the body of the Grand Duchess, but she was different from the previous Grand Duke who returned.
But there was definitely something in there. A power as pure and noble as the one she felt in Senua Valley.
“This is a really dangerous and ridiculous idea...”
Bethany hesitated and pointed to the perimeter of the Emperor's palace. I swallowed my exclamation as I looked at the tips of my fingers.
“You’re not telling that group of lights to follow us, are you?”
“It’s really absurd, but I feel the same way, Bethenny.”
I held Bethany's hand firmly and nodded my head.
Although the servants who were busy coming and going did not seem to see them, sparkling green footprints were pointed toward the side door of the emperor's palace.
***
The side gate of the Emperor's Palace.
The servant looked at the door a knight was guarding with pride.
Although it was mainly a road for low-ranking servants, the strictness of the Emperor's palace was applied without exception.
Even though the high-ranking servants were busy looking for the royal wizard today, he, the one guarding the side door, was carrying out his duties as usual.
Then he suddenly blinked and looked around. The doors were closed on all sides, so where on earth did the cool breeze come from just now?
“...But is it going to be winter?”
He finally came to that conclusion while scratching his cheek.
Even though two maids wearing shawls with patterns different from those of the Emperor's palace passed behind him, he and the other courtiers did not seem to feel any sense of difference.
***
The Emperor's office and conference hall.
I have stepped into both spaces of this heavily guarded imperial palace in the past. But the place where the light shimmered was a deeper and more serious place.
Direction to the Emperor's bedroom, where even going up and down the stairs was punished by knights.
I can't believe I can pass through a place like that without any problem. My heart was pounding like it was going to burst at this unbelievable situation.
What awaits us at the end of this light? Could it be that she is still alive?
Not knowing what to do, the two secretly passed by the pale-faced chamberlain and entered the Emperor's bedroom. A moment later, the moment I opened the door deep into the bedroom toward the light.
I couldn't say anything. Bethany's breathing, which had been faltering due to her nervousness, also stopped.
The splendid insignia symbolizing the Franz Empire is what falls below it.
A painting of a woman with an eerily cold face, unlike the one seen in Vikander Territory.
“... Princess."
It was a portrait of the previous Grand Duchess.
Direction to the Emperor's bedroom, where even going up and down the stairs was punished by knights.
I can't believe I can pass through a place like that without any problem. My heart was pounding like it was going to burst at this unbelievable situation.
What awaits us at the end of this light? Could it be that she is still alive?
Not knowing what to do, the two secretly passed by the pale-faced chamberlain and entered the Emperor's bedroom. A moment later, the moment I opened the door deep into the bedroom toward the light.
I couldn't say anything. Bethany's breathing, which had been faltering due to her nervousness, also stopped.
The splendid insignia symbolizing the Franz Empire is what falls below it.
A painting of a woman with an eerily cold face, unlike the one seen in Vikander Territory.
“... Princess."
It was a portrait of the previous Grand Duchess.
***
"Princess..."
Only after speaking incoherently did Bethanny realize that the woman in the portrait was the previous Grand Duchess.
Her face, which had been smiling endlessly to the point where she begged for help to protect her body, became so stiff. Her green eyes, which used to sparkle with happiness, were miserable and dry.
With just that one portrait, Bethanny realized the last moments of the previous Grand Duchess as she went to the imperial palace.
She feels like she can't get those dry eyes back no matter how many tears she shed. Bethany swallowed her breath, overcome with sadness.
What broke the silent scream was the sound of shoe heels.
I approached the portrait and framed it again as if to hang it on the wall.
Only after speaking incoherently did Bethanny realize that the woman in the portrait was the previous Grand Duchess.
Her face, which had been smiling endlessly to the point where she begged for help to protect her body, became so stiff. Her green eyes, which used to sparkle with happiness, were miserable and dry.
With just that one portrait, Bethanny realized the last moments of the previous Grand Duchess as she went to the imperial palace.
She feels like she can't get those dry eyes back no matter how many tears she shed. Bethany swallowed her breath, overcome with sadness.
What broke the silent scream was the sound of shoe heels.
I approached the portrait and framed it again as if to hang it on the wall.
When Bethanny heard the girl groaning because the weight was too much for her to lift on her own, she quickly came out of her overwhelming emotions and helped Olivia.
“Oh my, I should have stopped first.”
Her eyes were red, but she couldn't bear to cry, so she tried to bend them. I watched Bethany as she endlessly studied the face in the portrait.
"This... It's so vicious, you can't close your eyes in peace....”
Bethanny’s mumbling made my heart tremble. Unable to express this situation with any words, I looked at the former Grand Duchess in the portrait with my lips closed.
The previous Grand Duchess, whom I saw in Bethanny's drawing room, was smiling brightly as if she lit up the world. I, who was looking at her hard eyes, couldn't believe my own eyes for a moment.
Although it was only for a moment, the eyes in the portrait sparkled. When I looked closely, I saw that a cloud of green light was barely breaking through the flow of suppressed energy.
Only then did I realize that the magic of conservation I had felt in the green hydrangeas surrounded the painting.
“Oh my, I should have stopped first.”
Her eyes were red, but she couldn't bear to cry, so she tried to bend them. I watched Bethany as she endlessly studied the face in the portrait.
"This... It's so vicious, you can't close your eyes in peace....”
Bethanny’s mumbling made my heart tremble. Unable to express this situation with any words, I looked at the former Grand Duchess in the portrait with my lips closed.
The previous Grand Duchess, whom I saw in Bethanny's drawing room, was smiling brightly as if she lit up the world. I, who was looking at her hard eyes, couldn't believe my own eyes for a moment.
Although it was only for a moment, the eyes in the portrait sparkled. When I looked closely, I saw that a cloud of green light was barely breaking through the flow of suppressed energy.
Only then did I realize that the magic of conservation I had felt in the green hydrangeas surrounded the painting.
I said to Bethany as I absentmindedly extended my hand toward the cluster of green lights that seemed to be blocked.
“The portraits also have preservation magic...”
But the moment I touched the group of lights as if to comfort it, I could no longer speak.
At that moment, even if it was just for a moment, a strange power filled the room, enough for me to keenly notice it. It felt as if a gap had opened and the suppressed power was temporarily amplified.
A power similar to but different from the power that came from the magic stone when I prayed for the Grand Duke.
“Compared to royals who can only use certain abilities, priests have no limitations on their abilities. However, because you were born as a being loved by an altruistic God, you can only make wishes for others, not for yourself.”
Suddenly, Jerun’s words came to mind. Apparently, it was said that royal family members could only use certain abilities. What kind of power did the previous Grand Duchess have, so that she still had that power even after her death?
I asked urgently.
“Bethanny. Do you know what abilities the previous Grand Duchess had?”
"I don't know. The Princess didn’t mention power at all, but only talked about magic stones.”
Bethanny, dumbfounded, shook her head. A power that remains and is momentarily amplified even after the owner of the power dies. This was something Bethanny, as a wizard, could not understand.
However, I comforted Bethany's confusion and asked again.
“It’s okay even if it’s very small. Bethanny must know something that could be a hint. Bethanny always served Her Highness the previous Grand Duchess very closely.”
At that voice, Bethanny quietly dug through treasure-like memories. The happiest, but most painful memories when she thinks about them. The Princess who always smiled brightly in those memories.
“... This is a secret. Got it?"
Bethanny let out a loud noise. An old scene passed through her mind. It was a secret from her childhood that she had promised and buried, even down to her little finger, but now she had to tell it.
“... One time, I fell from a high place and couldn’t move my legs, but the Princess sang a song to me and I felt fine again.”
Bethanny thought her legs were definitely broken, but when she woke up and believed the Princess's words that it would be okay, it was really okay. Bethanny shook her head, recalling the circumstances of that day in the past.
“But the Princess probably doesn’t have healing-type abilities. If she had that kind of power, why did she maintain her vitality even more at such a young age? ”
Bethanny, who continued speaking, blinked for a moment. I put my arm around Bethany's shoulders and looked at the portrait.
The reason she didn't heal herself until the previous Grand Duchess, who had healing powers, died at an early age...
Because she doesn’t want to live in this imperial palace anymore, or...
To make another wish, even if it means pouring out all of her strength.
At the end of the unbelievable assumption, I looked into the eyes of the former Grand Duchess as if seeking her answer. And for a moment, the eyes of the former Grand Duchess in the portrait narrowed.
At the same time as I saw the smiling eyes as if I guessed it right, I heard the voice of an unfamiliar woman.
“... If I had known this would happen, I would have told Edwin the secret of the mine a long time ago. Who would have thought that I wouldn’t be able to stay by his side until he became an adult.”
A sigh of regret. I instinctively sensed that this voice was the ancestral Grand Duchess.
“Should we have looked for the priest’s descendants a long time ago? If you had been able to open the mine, I might not have passed this burden on to Edwin.”
But it was only for a moment that the shadow disappeared from her voice.
“No. I can't ruin my son's just because I'm in a hurry. He has to find it himself. If he is a descendant of Lowell and Vikander, he can do that.”
Her clear voice soon revealed how proud she was of her son, as her bright hope bloomed.
Soon, the clear humming of the previous Grand Duchess was heard. The voice prayed, singing a similar cadence to the prayer I had recited.
“...So, Rowena. I’m willing to give all my abilities, so please...”
I, who had been concentrating on her voice, gasped at the sight that appeared before my eyes.
A mine, a magic stone necklace, and two people holding the necklace.
Meanwhile, the voice, which had started out as affectionate, grew stronger and stronger, making my heart tremble.
“...As much as my son. May the rightful heir of Vikander and Lowell be strong enough to retrieve and protect them all, and may they love and be happy for the rest of their lives.”
“... Miss, Miss.”
For a moment I opened my eyes.
Unable to distinguish between what the magic showed and reality, I looked at Bethany's back as she stood in front of me.
Beyond my tense, stiff back, two people who looked exactly alike appeared.
Emperor and Prince. Looking into their creepy blue eyes, I understood the situation clearly. When I glanced at the portrait, there was no longer a halo of light flowing out.
The flow of power seems to have been cut off...
Or...
...As if preparing for the final explosion.
***
“What does it mean to fall again...!”
The Emperor roared with anger and roughly pushed the struggling chamberlain.
The Chamberlain bowed his head even as he hit the wall. Leopard watched the two calmly.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I quickly called the court wizard and soon...”
“Tell me after you bring him back!”
It was after the meeting ended at the conference hall. The Emperor, who had ordered the prince to be alone, asked if Olivia had really come to the palace, and hurriedly went up to the bedroom upon hearing that the portrait had fallen.
Leopard followed the Emperor at a leisurely pace. And he thought of Olivia, who would be waiting for him at the Prince's Palace.
She is his fiancee, who is so precious and affectionate that it cannot be compared to a portrait that has had a preservation spell placed on it.
No, she is now the most precious woman who will soon be his wife.
Leopold was never going to just stare at the picture like the Emperor. He was standing blankly in front of the door as if he were surprised to see the fallen portrait.
Leopard, who had been laughing at the appearance that did not resemble the sun of the empire, froze as soon as he glanced at the room with the portrait.
“...Miss, Miss.”
A middle-aged woman sensed a presence and the person she hid behind her back was...
“... Olivia.”
She was his woman, she couldn't be here, she shouldn't be.
In this incomprehensible situation, the Emperor was the first to break the silence.
“… … I asked myself where I saw you, and it turned out that you were Princess Lowell's maid. You said you would live for the Princess all your life, but that was just words. It looks like you changed owners quickly.”
“Be careful what you say!”
The new shout could not pose any threat to the Emperor.
The Emperor twitched the tip of his chin and entered his room. His sneer came out as she stood behind as if protecting the portrait of the Princess.
“You should be careful what you say. I heard you have a little talent, but you wouldn’t have dared to enter the Emperor’s bedroom using that kind of magic.”
The Emperor momentarily faced the Princess with cold eyes. Green eyes make it difficult to tell if they are calm or hiding something...
No way.
“... Does Princess Madelaine also have that kind of power?”
“What do you mean by power, Your Majesty?"
Leopard raised one eyebrow and asked the Emperor. However, no other answer came from the Emperor, who looked at Olivia with narrowed eyes.
Leopard changed the subject of his question.
“Olivia. Do you have any hidden powers? Is that why you came all the way here?”
Despite his sweet voice, Olivia did not let down her guard. And Leo Ford both loved and hated her eyes to the point that they were creepy.
It was okay to look at everyone else like that, but not to him. Leopard laughed sweetly, making his throat cry.
“What do you have to gain from this? Oh, if you’re afraid that your future will turn out like that, don’t worry.”
His bright blue gaze was directed at the portrait standing on the wall. And in a lower voice, he chanted it like a spell.
“The Princess of the fallen country who came to compensate for the defeat was forever subordinated to His Majesty and stuffed...”
His lust-filled eyes searched Olivia's face stickily.
Not knowing if love would ever return to her indifferent eyes as she looked at him, Leoford approached Olivia, confessing his love sincerely.
“Because I will never make you like that. I promised you hundreds of times that I would elevate you to the most precious position.”
But his resolution did not last until the end. With a slap, something was thrown onto Leopard's face, as if being struck.
It was a white handkerchief.
“What is this?”
“I really can’t listen to you.”
“... What?"
Leopard couldn't believe his ears as the voice rang coldly in his ears. But soon he had to doubt his own eyes.
“Don’t come near me with such disillusioned thoughts.”
The green eyes that were looking at him were filled with sincere disgust.
Ha!
ReplyDeleteHah this is tiresome, why are they so stupid until they get caught infiltrating like that. Sucks
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