“Chloe left for the capital?”
Kavala received reports that Chloe and Callius were leaving Ronheim and heading to the capital with their entourage.
She felt a little confused.
Callius was a man who never left Ronheim unless he was forced to serve the imperial family.
But he even brought Chloe to the capital.
'Chloe must be dying from the curse by now.'
If everything went according to Kavala's plan, Chloe would not survive this winter and would die.
By now, the curse had almost completely drained Chloe of her life force, leaving her looking like a living corpse.
“How can you come to the capital looking like that?”
Well, it doesn't matter.
It would be better if she came to the capital and died earlier than planned because she had exhausted herself.
Kavala also knew that Montril, at the top of Szeged, had achieved great business success.
The world was so abuzz with that issue that she couldn't help but be unaware of it.
Nevertheless, Kavala was glad, rather than sad, that the growth of the Szeged upper class had been handed over to Chloe.
'Chloe's going to die anyway.'
Until then, she just needs to regain control of the upper class, which has been elegantly maintained and is now in disarray after losing its owner.
Fortunately, Montril is said to have firmly held his position, rejecting the influx of scouting offers.
'I hope he stays in his place until Chloe dies.'
Kavala felt elated for the first time in a while at the thought of soon getting her hands on the Szeged top, which was growing in size to a frightening degree and greedily absorbing Arrental's capital.
Furthermore.
“You’re leaving Ronheim empty and coming to Arrental, right...”
The corners of her mouth gently curled upward.
It was hard to hold back laughter.
“It looks like I’ll get another chance.”
The last time, the plan to invade Ronheim failed ridiculously, but why would anyone refuse another chance like this if Callius offered it to them?
Kavala, who still believes that Callius is the key to awakening the Holy Grail, plans to capture Callius and steal the Holy Grail.
Kavala summoned Dnieper and commanded him.
"Contact Count Elbern again. This time, let's attack Ronheim together."
At that moment, Chloe was riding a horse.
She was running breathlessly when she saw Callius' stop sign and stopped her horse.
Callius approached Chloe.
“Are you okay, Chloe?”
“Yes! Very good!”
Chloe, her nose and cheeks red from the cold wind, smiled brightly and gave a thumbs up.
The knights who arrived later applauded Chloe.
“Wow, that’s amazing!”
“Your riding skills have improved by leaps and bounds!”
Officially, it was the road to Abene, where the closest moving magic circle to Ronheim was installed.
Since it was a secret that Luca's moving magic circle was installed in Ronheim, she had no choice but to use Abene's moving magic circle to go to the capital and show herself to the people.
But Chloe was riding forward on her own, holding the reins herself.
At first, when Chloe said she would ride alone, the knights were terrified and tried to stop her.
Brentian, as the representative, ran to Callius and expressed his displeasure, asking how he could leave Chloe riding alone.
“If you get hurt! If you get into an accident!”
But Callius didn't stop Chloe.
"I'm the one who's most worried, Brentian. But Chloe's confident about it."
“Beginners don’t know how to assess their own skills well...!”
“She doesn’t show confidence in things she isn’t sure of.”
Callius knew that Chloe wasn't the type to show off her confidence through bragging or being a guest.
Chloe tended to be passive even in things she was good at.
If she was willing to take a risk and ride a horse, it meant she had the firm confidence that she could do well and not fall behind others.
And Chloe really did it.
“It was thanks to Granada that I learned how to ride a horse and run fast.”
She spoke humbly, but anyone who rode a horse knew that wasn't all there was to it.
Horseback riding requires strength, courage, and affinity with horses.
When she first came to Ronheim, it was Chloe who was carried by Callius like a child.
But now she has become a person who speaks so well.
“You are amazing.”
“I was really surprised.”
“Oh, why are my eyes sweating?”
The knights could not stop admiring it.
Someone even turned around and sobbed.
“Just a short while ago, it seemed like you had difficulty even sitting on a chair alone, let alone riding a horse...”
Chloe snapped at someone's muttering.
“It, it wasn’t that bad!”
Lamia shook her head quietly.
“That was about it.”
Callius intervened.
“It was serious.”
“Oh, the view is really nice. Don’t you think so, everyone?”
When even her reliable right-hand man, Lamia, and her trusted friend, Callius, denied what she said, Chloe started to argue.
Her appearance was definitely healthier, incomparable to her previous appearance.
The curse that had not been broken to deceive Kavala still remained in her heart, but it was simply locked in the divine power that had filled Chloe.
After several days of travel, our group finally arrived in the capital via Abene.
When we arrived at the capital, the imperial knights sent by Kavala were waiting for us in front of the moving magic circle.
“Hello, Princess Chloe. Her Majesty the Empress Kavala has sent us to ensure Your Highness’s comfort.”
I had the knights call me Marchioness Rodrian in a stern tone, then whispered to Callius.
“As expected.”
“She would like to check Chloe’s condition herself.”
“I guess she can’t stand wondering when I’ll die.”
Callius stroked my back as if to comfort me.
But I didn't care.
Rather, I was a little excited.
“I want to show myself to Kavala quickly.”
I wondered what Kavala's expression would be when she saw me.
She'll probably recognize me the moment she sees me.
That Ronheim has recovered the Holy Grail.
And that the Holy Grail that had been asleep had awakened.
“Long time no see, Mother.”
I smiled as I looked at Kavala.
Kavala looked at me, wearing riding gear and boots, with my hair tied back in a ponytail, and the corners of my mouth twitched slightly.
"I sweated a lot driving the horse, but what can I do? The knights my mother sent didn't give me time to get dressed."
It was said on purpose.
I wanted to shatter the Kavala ideas that I had been struggling with for so long.
I wrinkled my nose, smiled cutely, and spoke a little excitedly.
“I learned horseback riding in Ronheim. I can’t tell you how much fun it was.”
“...You look healthy, Chloe.”
“Right? I got a lot of sun.”
As I spoke, laughing heartily, Kavala forced a smile, her lips barely audible. It looked like she was struggling.
"I'm glad you're doing well. You have no idea how worried your mother must have been."
We looked at each other and smiled.
I knew that Kavala had tried to kill me, and Kabbalah knew that I had betrayed her.
Even so, this time of smiling and talking like this was extremely disgusting.
“You seem to have changed a lot since you got married, Chloe.”
“Shall I do it myself, Mother?”
Kavala received reports that Chloe and Callius were leaving Ronheim and heading to the capital with their entourage.
She felt a little confused.
Callius was a man who never left Ronheim unless he was forced to serve the imperial family.
But he even brought Chloe to the capital.
'Chloe must be dying from the curse by now.'
If everything went according to Kavala's plan, Chloe would not survive this winter and would die.
By now, the curse had almost completely drained Chloe of her life force, leaving her looking like a living corpse.
“How can you come to the capital looking like that?”
Well, it doesn't matter.
It would be better if she came to the capital and died earlier than planned because she had exhausted herself.
Kavala also knew that Montril, at the top of Szeged, had achieved great business success.
The world was so abuzz with that issue that she couldn't help but be unaware of it.
Nevertheless, Kavala was glad, rather than sad, that the growth of the Szeged upper class had been handed over to Chloe.
'Chloe's going to die anyway.'
Until then, she just needs to regain control of the upper class, which has been elegantly maintained and is now in disarray after losing its owner.
Fortunately, Montril is said to have firmly held his position, rejecting the influx of scouting offers.
'I hope he stays in his place until Chloe dies.'
Kavala felt elated for the first time in a while at the thought of soon getting her hands on the Szeged top, which was growing in size to a frightening degree and greedily absorbing Arrental's capital.
Furthermore.
“You’re leaving Ronheim empty and coming to Arrental, right...”
The corners of her mouth gently curled upward.
It was hard to hold back laughter.
“It looks like I’ll get another chance.”
The last time, the plan to invade Ronheim failed ridiculously, but why would anyone refuse another chance like this if Callius offered it to them?
Kavala, who still believes that Callius is the key to awakening the Holy Grail, plans to capture Callius and steal the Holy Grail.
Kavala summoned Dnieper and commanded him.
"Contact Count Elbern again. This time, let's attack Ronheim together."
***
At that moment, Chloe was riding a horse.
She was running breathlessly when she saw Callius' stop sign and stopped her horse.
Callius approached Chloe.
“Are you okay, Chloe?”
“Yes! Very good!”
Chloe, her nose and cheeks red from the cold wind, smiled brightly and gave a thumbs up.
The knights who arrived later applauded Chloe.
“Wow, that’s amazing!”
“Your riding skills have improved by leaps and bounds!”
Officially, it was the road to Abene, where the closest moving magic circle to Ronheim was installed.
Since it was a secret that Luca's moving magic circle was installed in Ronheim, she had no choice but to use Abene's moving magic circle to go to the capital and show herself to the people.
But Chloe was riding forward on her own, holding the reins herself.
At first, when Chloe said she would ride alone, the knights were terrified and tried to stop her.
Brentian, as the representative, ran to Callius and expressed his displeasure, asking how he could leave Chloe riding alone.
“If you get hurt! If you get into an accident!”
But Callius didn't stop Chloe.
"I'm the one who's most worried, Brentian. But Chloe's confident about it."
“Beginners don’t know how to assess their own skills well...!”
“She doesn’t show confidence in things she isn’t sure of.”
Callius knew that Chloe wasn't the type to show off her confidence through bragging or being a guest.
Chloe tended to be passive even in things she was good at.
If she was willing to take a risk and ride a horse, it meant she had the firm confidence that she could do well and not fall behind others.
And Chloe really did it.
“It was thanks to Granada that I learned how to ride a horse and run fast.”
She spoke humbly, but anyone who rode a horse knew that wasn't all there was to it.
Horseback riding requires strength, courage, and affinity with horses.
When she first came to Ronheim, it was Chloe who was carried by Callius like a child.
But now she has become a person who speaks so well.
“You are amazing.”
“I was really surprised.”
“Oh, why are my eyes sweating?”
The knights could not stop admiring it.
Someone even turned around and sobbed.
“Just a short while ago, it seemed like you had difficulty even sitting on a chair alone, let alone riding a horse...”
Chloe snapped at someone's muttering.
“It, it wasn’t that bad!”
Lamia shook her head quietly.
“That was about it.”
Callius intervened.
“It was serious.”
“Oh, the view is really nice. Don’t you think so, everyone?”
When even her reliable right-hand man, Lamia, and her trusted friend, Callius, denied what she said, Chloe started to argue.
Her appearance was definitely healthier, incomparable to her previous appearance.
The curse that had not been broken to deceive Kavala still remained in her heart, but it was simply locked in the divine power that had filled Chloe.
***
After several days of travel, our group finally arrived in the capital via Abene.
When we arrived at the capital, the imperial knights sent by Kavala were waiting for us in front of the moving magic circle.
“Hello, Princess Chloe. Her Majesty the Empress Kavala has sent us to ensure Your Highness’s comfort.”
I had the knights call me Marchioness Rodrian in a stern tone, then whispered to Callius.
“As expected.”
“She would like to check Chloe’s condition herself.”
“I guess she can’t stand wondering when I’ll die.”
Callius stroked my back as if to comfort me.
But I didn't care.
Rather, I was a little excited.
“I want to show myself to Kavala quickly.”
I wondered what Kavala's expression would be when she saw me.
She'll probably recognize me the moment she sees me.
That Ronheim has recovered the Holy Grail.
And that the Holy Grail that had been asleep had awakened.
***
“Long time no see, Mother.”
I smiled as I looked at Kavala.
Kavala looked at me, wearing riding gear and boots, with my hair tied back in a ponytail, and the corners of my mouth twitched slightly.
"I sweated a lot driving the horse, but what can I do? The knights my mother sent didn't give me time to get dressed."
It was said on purpose.
I wanted to shatter the Kavala ideas that I had been struggling with for so long.
I wrinkled my nose, smiled cutely, and spoke a little excitedly.
“I learned horseback riding in Ronheim. I can’t tell you how much fun it was.”
“...You look healthy, Chloe.”
“Right? I got a lot of sun.”
As I spoke, laughing heartily, Kavala forced a smile, her lips barely audible. It looked like she was struggling.
"I'm glad you're doing well. You have no idea how worried your mother must have been."
We looked at each other and smiled.
I knew that Kavala had tried to kill me, and Kabbalah knew that I had betrayed her.
Even so, this time of smiling and talking like this was extremely disgusting.
“You seem to have changed a lot since you got married, Chloe.”
“Shall I do it myself, Mother?”
“I took you away from my arms and sent you far away, and you became a disobedient child.”
"I heard Andrea is even worse, running around hugging people."
“You seem to have forgotten your manners after hanging out with the arrogant barbarians of Ronheim, who don’t even know the place.”
“Mother must have suffered a lot from caring for Andrea, and you must have lost a lot of your youth.”
Kavala's face, which had been calm until now, hardened a little.
Kavala does not know my desires and weaknesses, so no matter what she says, it does not hit me, but I know her desires and weaknesses very well.
“No matter how hard we try, there is no way for humans to escape the passage of time.”
Kavala could no longer laugh at my sharp words.
I finally got up from my seat with a smile.
"My husband's waiting, so I'll get up now. See you later, Mother. It's good to see you again."
As I quietly left the Kavala's reception room, I saw Callius waiting for me outside.
I was trying to maintain a straight posture, but as soon as I saw Callius, my tension relaxed and I leaned against him, almost collapsing.
My heart was pounding violently, and I felt dizzy.
Although I was anxious to show Kavala my healthy side, it was still difficult and uncomfortable to meet her alone.
“It’s okay, Chloe. It’s okay.”
As he stroked my body, my breathing stabilized surprisingly quickly.
It was almost magical how just holding Callius' hand and feeling his warmth gave me such strength and comfort.
“That’s right. I’m fine.”
I put strength into both legs, stood up straight again, and took a deep breath.
“Because I have you.”
“Mother must have suffered a lot from caring for Andrea, and you must have lost a lot of your youth.”
Kavala's face, which had been calm until now, hardened a little.
Kavala does not know my desires and weaknesses, so no matter what she says, it does not hit me, but I know her desires and weaknesses very well.
“No matter how hard we try, there is no way for humans to escape the passage of time.”
Kavala could no longer laugh at my sharp words.
I finally got up from my seat with a smile.
"My husband's waiting, so I'll get up now. See you later, Mother. It's good to see you again."
As I quietly left the Kavala's reception room, I saw Callius waiting for me outside.
I was trying to maintain a straight posture, but as soon as I saw Callius, my tension relaxed and I leaned against him, almost collapsing.
My heart was pounding violently, and I felt dizzy.
Although I was anxious to show Kavala my healthy side, it was still difficult and uncomfortable to meet her alone.
“It’s okay, Chloe. It’s okay.”
As he stroked my body, my breathing stabilized surprisingly quickly.
It was almost magical how just holding Callius' hand and feeling his warmth gave me such strength and comfort.
“That’s right. I’m fine.”
I put strength into both legs, stood up straight again, and took a deep breath.
“Because I have you.”
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