Chapter 108 (1/2)

Translator: Wawaa

Editor: WilsonWilson

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Together with Eunice, Acerus wreaked havoc in the dessert shop until he felt satisfied. He was the first one to leave, followed by Eunice, then Lara, and then Ximena, with smiles hanging from their lips.

“These three girls are important guests of mine so please take good care of them.”

“Yes, Your Imperial Highness.”

Acerus’ aide bowed politely and took a seat in front of the carriage. He took Lara and her friends by the hand and helped them climb into the wagon one by one. Lara asked the aide in a low voice.

“Is it okay even if weird rumors spread around?”

“It is okay.”

The aide glanced at Eunice, smiled, and said.

“This is not his first time, so it really is okay. But rather than our dear Crown Prince, I think the one you should be worried about is your friend.”

This time, Lara smiled and said.

“Eunice will be okay too.”

Eunice was not someone who would be intimidated by such rumors. Perhaps she would be proud that she got to add a big shot to her colorful romance experience.

The Crown Prince’s carriage was wide and fancy. Lara sat next to Ximena and Eunice sat next to Acerus. The four of them looked at each other with ambiguous smiles, but as soon as the door closed and the carriage departed, they all burst into laughter.

“Hahahaha!”

“Hehehe…”

Lara could not stop her laughter and asked Acerus.

“Why did you do that? Aren’t you going to get scolded by His Majesty? I thought you were going to remain neutral until the end.”

“I was going to do that.”

“But?”

“When dad told me to go to war, I couldn’t control myself anymore. So, I decided to be rebellious. I was like, ‘fuck it, they were being nasty to my friend, so I will be nastier.’”

The knights showed their superiority in the wrong way, so Acerus thought he would step up and do the same thing as he was superior to them. Eunice rejoiced after hearing him and suddenly got excited. She slapped Acerus’ arm and said.

“I see! You did a great job! Whew, I’m so relieved now! If Your Imperial Highness hadn’t shown up, I would have untied my hair and made a fuss like a crazy bi…”

Shocked at herself, Eunice moved away from Acerus. Then, she hit her hand.

Slap!

The sound was very loud to show how hard Eunice hit her hand.

“My apologies. It’s a bad habit of mine…”

“It’s okay!”

To his surprise, Acerus quickly grabbed Eunice’s red hand. Then, he put it close to his mouth, pouted out his lips, and blew air out of his mouth.

“Huff.”

The carriage was filled with silence. Eunice, whose hand was held, Acerus, who blew air out of his mouth, and even Lara and Ximena, who witnessed the scene, were all embarrassed. Acerus shouted belatedly.

“Sorry! It’s a habit of mine!”

I see. It’s your habit.

Lara laughed quietly. Ximena could not dare to call the Crown Prince of another country a madman, so she just covered her mouth and laughed.

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After dropping her friends off at the hotel, Lara talked a little bit more and had an important conversation with Acerus in the carriage.

“I plan on making an early reveal of you being a saintess sent by God.”

“Pardon? When?”

“After I leave for the battlefield, a banquet will be held in the Imperial Palace to pray for victory. I plan to do it then, but if you have any other opinions, I will listen to you carefully.”

“Why isn’t the banquet being held before you leave?”

“It’s an annual event so we have to do it on the same day as last year’s.”

“Then why announce it at all?”

“Because I might die.”

Acerus spoke as if it meant nothing.

“If I was defeated by the demon and lost my life, or if I get a wound beyond recovery, the people would get anxious. The position as the successor of the Emperor carries anxiety greater than power.”

“So…”

“They’ll be relieved with you. Humans are very weak, sometimes we need to be given the belief that God is taking care of us.”

“Okay.”

Lara nodded. She agreed if it was for such a reason. In fact, when Acerus said her identity as the saintess would be revealed when he wanted, she thought he was trying to use the symbol of saintess politically.

To establish himself as the Crown Prince and to justify everything he did, Lara as the saintess could have been a tremendous weapon for him. But Acerus said he would reveal Lara’s identity specifically to relieve the people’s anxiety. Moreover, he would do so after he left the capital and was on the battlefield. It was not known whether this was the Emperor’s suggestion or due to Acerus’ insistence. However, Lara thought it was a decision made by a good leader.

“Make sure to win and come back.”

Lara looked at Acerus. He smiled brightly like a child. He rambled that since he was cheered by the saintess, he could easily win even if the demon lord appeared.

The demon Valac would come to accompany him in this expedition as Acerus’ secret advisor. Since the northern demon, Lilith used tricky hallucinations, Valac’s advice was desperately needed to avoid the Imperial army getting tricked.

“If I have the chance, I want to kill him along with Lilith.”

“Valac is sneaky.”