Chapter 86 (1/2)

Translator: Wawaa

Editor: WilsonWilson

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Lara was eating. She got up from her seat with a welcoming face when she saw Demian opening the door and coming in.

“Demian! You’re early, I thought you were coming tomorrow.”

“He’s here.”

“Who?”

“Acerus.”

The door opened once again. Acerus looked very nervous. He was so cunning that he was nicknamed Freshwater Eel among the Imperial Palace ladies-in-waiting, but on this cold day, he was nervous with cold sweat dripping on his forehead.

Acerus was a man with defined facial features and strong charm. His height was similar to Demian’s but he had a larger frame. His skin color was dark, his eyebrows were black, and he was full of scars. At first glance, his face looked violent.

However, Lara remembered the conversations she had with him using the magic lamp, so she was able to greet him with a smile without being nervous.

“Hello.”

“Hah, hello.”

“I’m not familiar with the etiquette of the Tarragon Empire. Can I keep it simple?”

“You don’t have to follow etiquette or whatever. As a saintess, you have no reason to bow to anyone except His Majesty in Tarragon.”

Is a saintess that great?

Lara nodded to Acerus while giving him an awkward smile. It was only then when he finally moved his feet into the room.

“Let me officially introduce myself. I’m the Emperor’s successor, Acerus Elin Tarragon. Thank you so much for coming all the way here.”

Acerus padded over and grabbed Lara’s hand, he then tried to kiss the back of her hand. However, Demian quickly approached and gave a strong hit to the Crown Prince on the back of his head. Until then, he had only watched and stood still. Then, he got in between Lara and Acerus and blocked their greetings with his body.

“What the hell?”

Asked Acerus.

His head did not feel hurt but he still looked at Demian with a dumbfounded face.

Demian had a blank expression on his face. He neither smiled nor did he frown. He just reached out his hand and handed it to Acerus.

“Kiss here.”

“What, you crazy bastard?”

“Not Lara.”

“Huh?”

“If you do it to her, I will kill you.”

“What… You bastard? You, hey you… You punk… Huh? Oi! You bastard!”

No proper words were spoken, but everyone there knew what he meant.

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Upon hearing the news that the Crown Prince had secretly visited, the manager tried to prepare a simple meal, but Lara had to politely reject his offer. She had something important to deal with right away.

“Prince Sidhar is wanted in Hautean. But if I send him there, I feel like something bad will happen while I’m away. So I had no choice but to bring him here.”

“That’s a good decision.”

“I’d like to talk to you for a bit longer, but I’d like to ask you a favor.”

“Yes, you can say anything.”

“I want to go into the sanctum.”

The sanctum, otherwise known as the House of God, was the only place that had the statue of the God of Fate. Even in the Temple of Glory in Dandelion, there was no such statue to be found. So Lara had to enter the sanctum to meet God.

“I heard that it is a place where not just anyone can enter. I have to hide my identity as a saintess until we know whether the temple is trustworthy or not, so please help me enter the sanctum secretly.”

“Of course.”

“At first, I tried to go there by any means myself… But now that you have come all the way here, please help me.”