Chapter 129 (1/2)

Translator: Wawaa

Editor: WilsonWilson

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Only after being turned down twice by the Emperor was the Prince of Lafort, Nicholas, allowed to meet with the saintess.

At first, Nicholas believed that the reason the Emperor treated him unfairly was to insist on his authority. But when he looked closely, he found out that the saintess that appeared in Dandelion was not the kind to meet just anyone, as such, she was very exclusive in her appearances.

“How old did you say she was?”

“She’s turning 21 this year.”

“So, she’s a kid.”

“She’s from the Kingdom of Hautean and quite notorious.”

“Why?”

“Her notoriety is quite cute to a degree, but she has made a few scandals. Not only has she brought a slave into her bedroom, she even messed around wherever she liked, she’s like a woman of the street. There was also a rumor where she slapped a fake saintess in front of the King, of which she then proceeded to grab and shake her hair around.”

“Is that supposed to be anything special?”

“I’m mentioning this because Hautean is an old-fashioned country.”

When Nicholas heard his subordinate’s explanation, he burst into laughter.

“Well, well… I was worried about how to coax someone faithful and virtuous enough to be chosen by God, but it seemed like I made a mistake.”

“Are you going to buy her off?

“Her mother is the Thousand Gold Isadora, will she even weaken with just mere money? No, I’m going to suggest something that she can’t even get with money.”

Nicholas came to the Empire scared to deal with the sly Emperor. However, things seemed to have worked out easier than he thought.

“I will first have to tell her how much fun the slaves in the East play, how good they are at night, and of the many various pleasures they know.”

Nicholas smirked and rubbed his hands.

“Choose young and handsome guys and put them all into priest’s clothes.”

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Lara decided to do Acerus a favor.

For temple work, as long as she gave her orders, the passionate priests would take care of it on their own. And because of that, she thought it was now more urgent to get her hands on the East.

Lara was smart, but she did not know in detail about the political situation of each country. So before she met Nicholas, she received all sorts of advice from Acerus and Isadora about the Eastern Union.

A few days later, a luxurious invitation arrived from Nicholas.

“He comes to meet the saintess but he’s holding a banquet…”

It was a banquet to catch Lara.

Nicholas was bold, he publicly held a banquet even though he knew that the Emperor was watching him. It was said that he was famous for his wide network of contacts. Despite being the Prince of Lafort, he seemed to know enough people to host a banquet in Tarragon.

But war was looming at the border, and Lara heard of the resulting tension circulating in the border area. Despite this, Nicholas acted leisurely as if he was not afraid at all.

Lara thought Nicholas would naturally do a background check of her. Her infamy, which had been accumulated little by little since she was in Hautean, had been a hot topic that anyone in power had heard of at least once.

Then, how will Nicholas try to appease me?

Since the Emperor revealed that the Barbarians were the subordinates of the saintess, Nicholas would want to make sure of the accuracy of the statement. After confirming the facts, the Barbarians might be expelled far away, or this time, they might drive a wedge between the saintess and the Empire.

‘It’s not with money and power. He’ll think I’m a little girl so he won’t try to persuade or threaten me. Then, what’s left is…’

Lara stood in the middle of the drawing-room and was agonizing over the invitation, she called Konny loudly.

“Konny!”

“Yes, milady.”

“Call Eunice and Ximena for me.”

Konny ran outside excitedly, she said she was bored because Lara had only been wearing boring clothes these days. After sending off the errand runner, Konny opened the closet door wide and fell into a happy dilemma.

Eunice and Ximena did not keep Lara waiting long. As soon as they met the errand runner Konny sent, they got onto the carriage without asking any questions. They arrived at the temple before afternoon.

“What? Banquet? What banquet?”

Eunice suddenly asked. Lara handed Eunice the invitation from Nicholas and folded her arms.

“I think he’s trying to seduce me.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The immature young lady who tried to enjoy life a little as soon as she became an adult but suddenly became a saintess and felt disgusted with the constrained life.”