Chapter 120 (1/2)

Translator: Wawaa

Editor: WilsonWilson

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Demian left Dandelion with the Barbarians. Lara did not go out to see him off, thinking that he would immediately win and was soon to come back, he also didn’t want any of her farewells anyway.

Lara locked the entrance to the underground maze she discovered with Demian, returning it back to its sealed state. As The Emperor entrusted everything in the temple to Lara, anyone who wanted to enter had to get her permission.

Due to having most of their priests fired, The Temple of Glory had now lacked a lot of workers. The Emperor could send in soldiers to fill in as guards, but there was no one to manage the temple. Lara asked Isadora for help and her mother readily accepted in response.

Following her request, Sebastian arrived.

“Sebastian?”

Lara asked, flustered. The role she asked to be filled was one of a manager to organize the ledgers and records of the temple visitors.

“Madam Isadora asked me to help you with your work for the time being.”

“But how can she send you, Sebastian… What will happen to her without you?”

“Madam Isadora does well on her own without me. But I can’t say the same about you, milady.”

“I can’t deny that.”

“I also sent someone to Valentine. But he wakes up late, so he probably won’t arrive until the afternoon.”

Valentine was going to investigate old records, the library, and the artifacts underground.  Lara judged him to be eligible for the job and that the experience would also aid in his research.

The busy days went by. Lara was so busy that she did not even have time to think of useless things. When she opened her eyes, there was a pile of work to be done. When she closed her eyes, she promptly lost consciousness and fell asleep.

The winter months had felt so unusually long. One day, when the cold receded and when the energy of spring could be felt, Ximena and Eunice visited Lara, with Ximena bearing incredible news to tell.

“Eunice… with whom?’

“The Crown Prince.”

“Did what?”

“Slept with him.”

“Why?”

“She said his pecs are his style. On the first day, they somehow became like that after drinking. But the second time they met, they fought like cats and dogs, and then it just happened. From the third time on, they meet up only for that purpose…”

Lara stared at Eunice with an incredulous look on her face.

“Beasts…”

“I couldn’t have said it better myself.”

Disregarding what her two friends said, Eunice was distracted by the dessert Konny brought. Eunice picked up a cookie and put it in her mouth before snorting and said.

“Hey, do you know? About the dessert shop that kicked out the three Barbarians.”

“Did you bonk with him there?!”

“What? You crazy… This is not about that. I heard business there is really good nowadays.”

“Why?”

“It’s a place visited by the saintess. People are going crazy going on a pilgrimage there. After you slapped the priests, people have been waiting in line in front of the shop since early in the morning.”

“Don’t change the subject. Are you really in that kind of relationship with Crown Prince Acerus? Are you meeting him for his body? Are you in your right mind?”

“Why? Can’t I meet him for that reason?”

After hearing Eunice being so confident, Lara wrapped her head around her hands in frustration.

“Do you realize that he’s the Crown Prince of Tarragon?”

“I know.”

“Eunice.”

“That’s why we just enjoy a quickie.”

“Does he…agree with that?”

Lara asked seriously. Being the Crown Prince’s lover was a dangerous position. As Eunice said, even if it was a relationship where they would enjoy for a while and break up neatly, no one else would think so.

When Lara asked Eunice if she would continue to meet him, Eunice replied that she would stop meeting him straightaway. But somehow, there was no sincerity in her words, so Lara could not believe her. When Lara kept looking at her suspiciously, Eunice changed the topic again.

“By the way, I met Prince Sidhar there. I heard he was eaten by a demon, he really looked like he was someone else entirely.”

“Prince Sidhar? You mean the demon Valac?”

“Yeah. He seems to be getting along well with Acerus. Even though Acerus has a doctor and ladies-in-waiting to take care of him, he still wants to personally take care of Acerus. I thought he was an exclusive Imperial family attendant or something.”

“What are you talking about?”

Lara asked. Eunice was excited by her success at changing the topic and began to say one by one what she witnessed in Acerus’ bedroom.

“When Acerus is annoyed, he accepts it. When Acerus vents his anger on him, he accepts it. When Acerus is hurting, he feels restless and anxious.”

“Valac?”

“Yeah, he was as sincere as a mother who takes care of her children.”

Something was out of the ordinary, Lara thought that she should meet Acerus. After sending Ximena and Eunice back, she immediately went to the Crown Prince’s castle where Acerus was located. Just in time, Acerus’ aide was coming out of his bedroom.

“Hello.”

Lara was first to recognize the aide, his face brightened the moment she called out to him. Then, he walked quickly toward her.

“The miraculous saintess! Have I ever told you that it’s an honor to meet you this close? I don’t think I have…”

“Miraculous saintess? What kind of childish nickname is that?”