'I was worried that I would get into a mess by talking about Jeong-hwa.'
Ignoring his fear that Odette would not want to ride, Odette boarded Shion's carriage with a brief greeting.
From Shion's point of view, it was a great development. Joy seized him.
"Where should I go?"
To the Imperial Palace. I want to have an audience with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
However, the joy did not last long.
The unpleasant name had come out of Odette's mouth. Shion could only reflexively think of Odette's eyes as she looked at him.
In reality, she was just a little softer than usual, but in Shion's mind, the memories were dramatized at will.
Odette looks at John with a shy expression.
He felt like the organs in his body, which had barely recovered after being burned black by the power of electricity, were burning again.
Why do you have to see John? Did you know that John is lying somewhere on the beach right now? He said he was still unconscious because he had fallen into the water. What's good about such a weak bastard?
Isn't the Marquis of Kleist better than the Crown Prince, who has a lot of duties? No matter what evil you do, no one will dare to say anything. It can make you the real world of this continent.
He barely swallowed the words that were about to jump out of jealousy.
"Unless you really need an audience, isn't it better to send a letter?"
However, the worst answer came back.
"I have to meet him in person today. I sent letters requesting an audience in advance, but I only got a reply saying that he was absent. I know it's rude, but I'm going to see it myself."
Now, Shion was really burned to the core.
If it's letters, doesn't it mean that they have been contacted several times? How many times have you contacted him? Does that mean you have to see him for yourself?
Of course, he is absent. He was swept away by the sea with him. He was trapped in the mental hell he created.
'Did you really have His Highness in mind?'
Come to think of it, he feels like he paid some attention to Odette's outfit today. Hd thought she was a little pretty today. Thinking that it was an elaborate look, he felt like he wanted to run to the beach and immerse John in the deep sea again.
'Will there ever be a day when Odette dresses up like that when she meets me?'
When Shion thought about it, he couldn't help but feel miserable. Odetta pretends to meet him. It was so hopeless that it was ridiculous.
He was glad that he had abandoned John on the beach earlier. Even if Odette goes to the imperial Palace today, she won't be able to see him anyway.
Even though he knew that John was absent, Shion pretended to be calm and ordered the coachman.
"Let's go to the Imperial Palace."
If he let Odette know that John wasn't there, Odette would just get out of the carriage.
He was upset because Odette was going to see John, but he was glad that Odette was going to meet John.
Shion felt like he was really stupid with no answers. It felt pathetic and shabby. But even so, he didn't want this uncomfortable and frustrating feeling to go away. Instead, he hoped that it would last forever.
But just as he was about to savor the peace for a moment, his hopes were shattered.
"Speaking of which. I decided to purify you. I had forgotten."
Odette brought up the story of purification.
***
'I'm in trouble. I don't think John is in the palace.'
[ The male protagonist who exists within the radius of the status window is 'Shion'. ]
Even though she was getting closer to the Imperial Palace, the status window kept showing the same screen.
Now the entire Imperial Palace is within the radius of the status window, but it still looks like that.
John had to be somewhere in the palace to be able to do that.
'I was going to meet the Pope through John. What should I do?'
The Pope's residence is also a cathedral, and Odette's current residence is also a cathedral.
As such, she could meet the Pope at any time, but what Odette wanted was not to let anyone find out about the meeting.
In the cathedral, Raphael's people were watching Odette from everywhere.
'I sneaked out because the Pope and the Crown Prince were scheduled to meet at the Imperial Palace today.'
She was going to ask John to meet with the Pope at the palace of the Crown Prince for a while.
There were no people following Odette when she went out, as there were today.
[ Customizable corpse 11,000,000 Atasha ]
It was thanks to the fact that she had bought the corpse again at that insane price and laid it in the guest room of the cathedral.
She pretended to be sick a lot, and the assistant priests watching her would go home, looking at her corpse for a few hours.
'Besides, apart from today's schedule, the Pope will not be able to go out of the cathedral in two months.'
She couldn't drag out the time until then.
That's why she took a gamble today.
"I have access to the Imperial Palace anyway. So you can do as much as you want to enter the Imperial Palace."
If she leaves an official record in this way, it is the same as meeting in a cathedral.
She thought about changing the color of her hair or eyes, or using items that blur the impression, but ...
In places where only those with verified identity could enter, such as cathedrals and Imperial palaces, such camouflage could cause more trouble.
However, she can't kidnap the Pope on the road.
It was then that she saw Shion on the other side.
'What if you leave only Shion's name in the imperial palace entry record, and then ask Shion to bring the Pope to you?'
She's sure she'll pay a price, but she thought she could just offer purification. Shion seemed to be in a state of great need for purification.
The last time Odette saw him, Shion's attitude seemed desperate, but now she could guess what his condition was just by looking at his face.
The fact that the residual scratches on his face remained unhealed also meant that his regeneration speed had slowed down.
It was a high-class carriage, so the coachman could not hear the conversation. Odette, who had carefully checked the material of the carriage, made a fortune.
"Speaking of which, I decided to purify you. I forgot my promise."
Odette's words made Shion's face look blank.
"I want to ask Your Excellency for a deal. I'll give you a deeper purification than I promised you before, just in case."
"..."
"Can you find me a way to secretly meet with the Pope in the Imperial Palace?"
She tried to continue,
"I don't need a deal, Odette."
Before she could finish speaking, Shion cut her off with a firm voice.
He was so determined that Odette couldn't even say more.
'Did my purification become worthless?
He had already changed his mood. Or maybe she took a runaway retardant. Or he was going to be purified by Charlotte.
'It's a pity, but it can't be helped.'
But he was always a messy guy.
He told her to wait in the reception room of the bank. He didn't come even if he waited, got angry about it, brainwashed her to cry, and then suddenly said he was good.
'Then it would be better to meet him in the cathedral.'
Now, just around the corner, Odette can see the gatekeeper in front of the Imperial Palace. She was about to ask for the carriage to be returned.
Shion took off his coat and threw it over Odette.
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