Jenna, who knew that Bellona hated Oroz, quickly stepped forward.
The Northern Palace was the palace furthest from Solerian, where Bellona and Carsis resided. It was also where the forgotten concubines of the past Emperors and royals captured as hostages for enemy countries often stayed, so it was considered the perfect place for Deborah to reside.
However.
"...No."
Bellona's reaction was completely unexpected.
“Prepare a place in the Sollerian Palace.”
“Yes...? Is it Solerian?”
"Yes."
Bellona continued speaking in response to Jenna's question, which seemed to indicate that she was sincere.
“In the room next to Carsis.”
With a meaningful smile on her lips.
A late summer night with the sound of crickets chirping.
Deborah's eyes slowly opened with a stirring sound.
“Here...”
The first thing that caught her eye was the unfamiliar ceiling.
How many times did she slowly close and open her eyes as if trying to grasp the situation?
Deborah jerked up as she realized that she was not lying in her bed, covered with a white canopy.
Deborah, who was looking around to gauge where she was, let out a short sigh as if she realized something.
“Ah. This was the imperial palace.”
Only then did Deborah remember that she had come to the palace and relaxed her body.
Then she thought back to the reason why she was sleeping here.
“I fell down.”
Still, she thought she held out well until she reached the palace.
The long journey from the north to the capital still seemed too much.
Deborah looked up and out the window.
Unlike the cool Oroz estate, the summers in the palace were hot.
Considering that her last memory was broad daylight with the sun high in the sky, she must have been unconscious for quite some time.
“First, go out and meet people...”
It was then that she got up from bed to call someone.
Again, her head felt dizzy, and she collapsed on the bed, staggering.
“It’s strange. I feel like I’m feeling worse than before...”
After mingling with Carsis, she was able to live a different life than before.
She didn't feel tired even after taking long walks, and the cough that had plagued her every night had disappeared.
That's why she was able to come from the North to the capital.
Why do I feel like I'm not feeling as well as before, if not even worse?
Deborah racked her brain to find the cause.
"If...."
Then he raised his right hand and looked down.
“Is it because I woke up?”
Deborah was unable to use her powers even though she was an adult.
At first, she thought it was just because she was weak and her powers were manifesting later than others, but as the years went by, there were no signs of her powers manifesting.
Because of this, she was forced to live an isolated life in a barren estate.
Although all five powerful ducal families were close associates of the Emperor, the Oroz family was closer to the Imperial family than the others.
Because all the Emperors had blind faith in the foresight of the Oroz family.
However, her power was not manifested in her generation until the death of the Duke of Oroz, who was Deborah's mother.
And the Emperor, who had been waiting for Deborah's awakening, eventually abandoned the Oroz family.
It had been a long time since the annual visit to the family home to check on whether the power had awakened.
It was during these lonely days in such a barren land that Elizabeth of the Cretian family came to visit.
Elizabeth, who is the same age as Deborah, also came to see her, saying that she had not yet awakened her powers and wanted to become friends with Deborah.
At first, she was happy.
Because she was lonely, she had no family or friends.
But that was only for a moment. The more she learned about Elizabeth, the more she began to have doubts.
'We are from the same ducal family, the same age, and our powers haven't even awakened yet, so why does Elizabeth have them all?'
Her caring parents who cherish her endlessly and her wonderful fiancé who loves her.
And above all.
“...Carsis.”
At some point, Deborah began to envy Elizabeth for holding the Crown Prince and Carsis in her arms, and that feeling turned into jealousy over time.
So when she heard the news that the rebellion had occurred and Elizabeth had died, she was saddened by the loss of her friend, but at the same time, she was happy.
Deborah felt a little sympathy for Elizabeth, thinking that she must have been so bright to meet such a meaningless death.
“She was alive... And with Carsis.”
Rumors of the traitor spread beyond the capital and into the north.
A slave-turned-traitor with black hair and red eyes.
With just that little clue, Deborah was able to figure out that the rumored protagonist was Carsis.
Furthermore.
“I have finally come to my senses.”
For some reason.
The rebellion broke out, and soon after, Oroz's power was manifested.
She noticed it as soon as she dreamed of the dead Emperor.
That her powers had awakened.
Deborah was happy.
Because the awakening of power was something she had dreamed of for a long time.
So Deborah came to the palace under the pretext of power.
To fill the empty spot next to Carsis with Elizabeth's disappearance.
The Oroz family and the new Emperor were a pretty good match in the eyes of the world.
But the moment she faced Elizabeth, her plans were shattered.
Deborah bit her lip as she recalled what had happened earlier.
The face of a beautiful woman looking down at her with even more elegant gestures.
She couldn't forget the look in her eyes as he looked down at her with eyes full of superiority.
“But why did your hair color change?”
Elizabeth was definitely blonde.
Her brilliant blonde hair was like the sparkling sunlight in midsummer.
So when Deborah first saw Elizabeth, she thought she was someone else.
Moreover, she heard that Elizabeth died in the rebellion.
“Green hair, green eyes...”
It wasn't a common color.
Just as the color that symbolizes the Oroz family is pink hair, the color of the eyes and hair most often follows the bloodline.
It was then that Deborah began to rack her brain to see if she had missed anything.
An old memory suddenly popped into her head.
“The House of Jupiter.”
In the past, a prophecy about the House of Jupiter that her mother had made flashed and shone.
From what she's heard, the Jupiter family has dark green hair.
No way.
“You were the child who survived that time...?”
The successor of the Oroz family knew all the prophecies made by the previous heads of the family.
It was to engrave in her bones what happens when things happen because of the ability to foresee the future and to not abuse that ability.
And the prophecy concerning the house of Jupiter was her mother's last prophecy.
A girl born to the House of Jupiter will end the Emperor's life.
Deborah's spine tingled as she unearthed the dusty prophecy that had been buried deep inside.
At the same time, her body began to tremble slightly.
“She might kill me.”
It was clear that Elizabeth held a grudge against the Oroz family for making the prophecy that would destroy her family.
Only then did Elizabeth's cold attitude toward her, different from before, flash through her mind.
Unlike in the past when she always treated her with an affectionate face, Elizabeth, whom she saw during the day, was looking at her with eyes like she was looking at a passing bug.
“What should I do...”
Deborah began to bite her fingernails in frustration.
But soon, she shook her head as if trying to shake off the ominous thoughts.
“No. If she wanted to kill me, she would have killed me a long time ago. Besides, now that I have awakened my power, she can’t kill me easily.”
As long as the Emperor, who was thought to be dead, is alive, her abilities will be needed more than anyone else.
Thinking about it that way, Deborah felt a sense of relief.
“I need to meet Carsis first.”
The power to see into the future was, in a way, the domain of the gods.
And the price to be paid was great.
Perhaps the reason she collapsed during the day was clearly related to her use of power.
So she had to meet Carsis quickly and have sex with him.
Just like that day.
Deborah's face turned red as she recalled the past.
Although it was a little rough, Deborah could not forget the ecstasy she felt for the first time that day.
The problem was that she didn't know where she was or where Carsis was.
Deborah went outside without a plan, intending to ask a passing court lady.
“Is there anyone...”
Is it because it's so late?
Contrary to her expectations, there was not a single guard standing in the dark hallway.
Even though it is a palace in name only, there is not a single person passing by.
How many steps did she take while grumbling?
A thin light was leaking out through a slightly open door in the room next to the one she had come out of.
Deborah's face lit up at the thought that she could ask someone, even if they didn't know where this place was.
Deborah opened the unlocked door with a light step.
Then, through the softly burning candles in the room, a man and a woman tangled in bed came into view.
And the moment she discovered the two figures.
The Northern Palace was the palace furthest from Solerian, where Bellona and Carsis resided. It was also where the forgotten concubines of the past Emperors and royals captured as hostages for enemy countries often stayed, so it was considered the perfect place for Deborah to reside.
However.
"...No."
Bellona's reaction was completely unexpected.
“Prepare a place in the Sollerian Palace.”
“Yes...? Is it Solerian?”
"Yes."
Bellona continued speaking in response to Jenna's question, which seemed to indicate that she was sincere.
“In the room next to Carsis.”
With a meaningful smile on her lips.
***
A late summer night with the sound of crickets chirping.
Deborah's eyes slowly opened with a stirring sound.
“Here...”
The first thing that caught her eye was the unfamiliar ceiling.
How many times did she slowly close and open her eyes as if trying to grasp the situation?
Deborah jerked up as she realized that she was not lying in her bed, covered with a white canopy.
Deborah, who was looking around to gauge where she was, let out a short sigh as if she realized something.
“Ah. This was the imperial palace.”
Only then did Deborah remember that she had come to the palace and relaxed her body.
Then she thought back to the reason why she was sleeping here.
“I fell down.”
Still, she thought she held out well until she reached the palace.
The long journey from the north to the capital still seemed too much.
Deborah looked up and out the window.
Unlike the cool Oroz estate, the summers in the palace were hot.
Considering that her last memory was broad daylight with the sun high in the sky, she must have been unconscious for quite some time.
“First, go out and meet people...”
It was then that she got up from bed to call someone.
Again, her head felt dizzy, and she collapsed on the bed, staggering.
“It’s strange. I feel like I’m feeling worse than before...”
After mingling with Carsis, she was able to live a different life than before.
She didn't feel tired even after taking long walks, and the cough that had plagued her every night had disappeared.
That's why she was able to come from the North to the capital.
Why do I feel like I'm not feeling as well as before, if not even worse?
Deborah racked her brain to find the cause.
"If...."
Then he raised his right hand and looked down.
“Is it because I woke up?”
Deborah was unable to use her powers even though she was an adult.
At first, she thought it was just because she was weak and her powers were manifesting later than others, but as the years went by, there were no signs of her powers manifesting.
Because of this, she was forced to live an isolated life in a barren estate.
Although all five powerful ducal families were close associates of the Emperor, the Oroz family was closer to the Imperial family than the others.
Because all the Emperors had blind faith in the foresight of the Oroz family.
However, her power was not manifested in her generation until the death of the Duke of Oroz, who was Deborah's mother.
And the Emperor, who had been waiting for Deborah's awakening, eventually abandoned the Oroz family.
It had been a long time since the annual visit to the family home to check on whether the power had awakened.
It was during these lonely days in such a barren land that Elizabeth of the Cretian family came to visit.
Elizabeth, who is the same age as Deborah, also came to see her, saying that she had not yet awakened her powers and wanted to become friends with Deborah.
At first, she was happy.
Because she was lonely, she had no family or friends.
But that was only for a moment. The more she learned about Elizabeth, the more she began to have doubts.
'We are from the same ducal family, the same age, and our powers haven't even awakened yet, so why does Elizabeth have them all?'
Her caring parents who cherish her endlessly and her wonderful fiancé who loves her.
And above all.
“...Carsis.”
At some point, Deborah began to envy Elizabeth for holding the Crown Prince and Carsis in her arms, and that feeling turned into jealousy over time.
So when she heard the news that the rebellion had occurred and Elizabeth had died, she was saddened by the loss of her friend, but at the same time, she was happy.
Deborah felt a little sympathy for Elizabeth, thinking that she must have been so bright to meet such a meaningless death.
“She was alive... And with Carsis.”
Rumors of the traitor spread beyond the capital and into the north.
A slave-turned-traitor with black hair and red eyes.
With just that little clue, Deborah was able to figure out that the rumored protagonist was Carsis.
Furthermore.
“I have finally come to my senses.”
For some reason.
The rebellion broke out, and soon after, Oroz's power was manifested.
She noticed it as soon as she dreamed of the dead Emperor.
That her powers had awakened.
Deborah was happy.
Because the awakening of power was something she had dreamed of for a long time.
So Deborah came to the palace under the pretext of power.
To fill the empty spot next to Carsis with Elizabeth's disappearance.
The Oroz family and the new Emperor were a pretty good match in the eyes of the world.
But the moment she faced Elizabeth, her plans were shattered.
Deborah bit her lip as she recalled what had happened earlier.
The face of a beautiful woman looking down at her with even more elegant gestures.
She couldn't forget the look in her eyes as he looked down at her with eyes full of superiority.
“But why did your hair color change?”
Elizabeth was definitely blonde.
Her brilliant blonde hair was like the sparkling sunlight in midsummer.
So when Deborah first saw Elizabeth, she thought she was someone else.
Moreover, she heard that Elizabeth died in the rebellion.
“Green hair, green eyes...”
It wasn't a common color.
Just as the color that symbolizes the Oroz family is pink hair, the color of the eyes and hair most often follows the bloodline.
It was then that Deborah began to rack her brain to see if she had missed anything.
An old memory suddenly popped into her head.
“The House of Jupiter.”
In the past, a prophecy about the House of Jupiter that her mother had made flashed and shone.
From what she's heard, the Jupiter family has dark green hair.
No way.
“You were the child who survived that time...?”
The successor of the Oroz family knew all the prophecies made by the previous heads of the family.
It was to engrave in her bones what happens when things happen because of the ability to foresee the future and to not abuse that ability.
And the prophecy concerning the house of Jupiter was her mother's last prophecy.
A girl born to the House of Jupiter will end the Emperor's life.
Deborah's spine tingled as she unearthed the dusty prophecy that had been buried deep inside.
At the same time, her body began to tremble slightly.
“She might kill me.”
It was clear that Elizabeth held a grudge against the Oroz family for making the prophecy that would destroy her family.
Only then did Elizabeth's cold attitude toward her, different from before, flash through her mind.
Unlike in the past when she always treated her with an affectionate face, Elizabeth, whom she saw during the day, was looking at her with eyes like she was looking at a passing bug.
“What should I do...”
Deborah began to bite her fingernails in frustration.
But soon, she shook her head as if trying to shake off the ominous thoughts.
“No. If she wanted to kill me, she would have killed me a long time ago. Besides, now that I have awakened my power, she can’t kill me easily.”
As long as the Emperor, who was thought to be dead, is alive, her abilities will be needed more than anyone else.
Thinking about it that way, Deborah felt a sense of relief.
“I need to meet Carsis first.”
The power to see into the future was, in a way, the domain of the gods.
And the price to be paid was great.
Perhaps the reason she collapsed during the day was clearly related to her use of power.
So she had to meet Carsis quickly and have sex with him.
Just like that day.
Deborah's face turned red as she recalled the past.
Although it was a little rough, Deborah could not forget the ecstasy she felt for the first time that day.
The problem was that she didn't know where she was or where Carsis was.
Deborah went outside without a plan, intending to ask a passing court lady.
“Is there anyone...”
Is it because it's so late?
Contrary to her expectations, there was not a single guard standing in the dark hallway.
Even though it is a palace in name only, there is not a single person passing by.
How many steps did she take while grumbling?
A thin light was leaking out through a slightly open door in the room next to the one she had come out of.
Deborah's face lit up at the thought that she could ask someone, even if they didn't know where this place was.
Deborah opened the unlocked door with a light step.
Then, through the softly burning candles in the room, a man and a woman tangled in bed came into view.
And the moment she discovered the two figures.
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