Chapter 130 (1/2)
Translator: Wawaa
Editor: WilsonWilson
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When Nicholas heard that the saintess was into the performance of the slaves, he laughed and said that he knew it.
Nicholas thought that just suddenly shoving in a handsome male slave to the saintess was too much of a brazen move, so he put in the addition of music that Lafort was proud of. Listening to music was saintess-like and an elegant hobby, so it would be okay even if the performer was an enchanting slave–he had his reasons after all.
“Serve her strong liquor. She seems to be on good terms with her friends so pay more attention to her friends than to her. And also, prepare a lot of gifts…”
Nicholas was already itching to get his hands on the saintess whom even the Emperor could not control. In Nicholas’ view, the power held by the saintess in the Tarragon Empire was enough to compete with the Emperor’s successor.
“Hmm, Your Highness.”
Nicholas was contemplating what kind of play he should introduce to that cute young saintess with a cold impression next time. Suddenly, an associate from Sias approached and said to him.
“Will it be okay? We are not even sure of his identity.”
“Who cares if we aren’t sure? As long as he seduces the saintess, I can give him whatever he wants.”
“I’m saying this because we don’t know what he wants. I also feel uneasy about him being brought by a black sorcerer.”
“You’re from Sias, so this might seem unfamiliar to you, but this kind of thing is common in Lafort, so don’t worry.”
“Is that so?”
“A black sorcerer is a human too. If we stay in a good relationship and listen to each other’s wishes, then there would be no better friends than them.”
“Okay. I was worried for nothing.”
“Don’t worry, no one knows that we have joined hands with the black sorcerers.”
After saying so, Nicholas put his hands on his bulging stomach and smiled a satisfied smile.
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Eunice and Ximena had such fun. They acted like a fish in the water, saying that they had found a playground they liked after a long time. They requested dance music from the performers and danced in a group with the nobles from the East. They also started gambling once they got drunk.
By the time the sweet and strong liquor Nicholas had ordered ran out, the Eastern nobles played with Eunice by putting fruit skewers on their heads and calling each other by their fruit names.
By the end of the banquet, the sun was already rising. Lara put her two sleeping friends in the carriage first and was last to leave the banquet hall.
“Saintess.”
A slave called her. He was the red-haired slave who had the best performance with just a string instrument.
“I want to know your name.”
The slave smiled with a slight wrinkle on the bridge of his nose. His bright red hair seemed to smell like wine. He probably drank a lot so his eyes were wet. If Eunice was sober, she would probably gulp out loud.
Lara did not answer him at all. She did not even laugh off or scold the arrogant slave for not knowing his place. She just stared at him. Then, she slightly moved her small lips and said indifferently.
“Lara.”
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As soon as Lara found the demon who was mixed in with the performers in Nicholas’ banquet hall, she felt like her heart was freezing cold. Though he acted like a slave playing an instrument, he was certainly a demon, and she could tell at just a glance. Unlike Valac, that demon revealed his existence right away, he did not disguise himself using another person’s body, like Valac with Prince Sidhar. Moreover, he was very beautiful and enchanting.
Valac was occupying Prince Sidhar’s body, and Lara had never met Lilith, so Lara did not know of Valac’s or Lilith’s appearance. But even if she knew their real faces, she did not think they would be more beautiful than this demon in front of her.
If that face was made to seduce humans, he deserved to be praised. Because it was a really successful result.
‘His performance was great too.’
Lara was well aware that she was not well versed in the arts. But be that as it may, his performance was so heart-moving even to her. Whenever the demon’s fingers brilliantly moved, she felt a thrilling pleasure through her eardrums.
As Eunice stared so hard at the demon’s face, Ximena even joked that it would be too extreme if she suddenly changed her taste from a Crown Prince to a slave.
The East consisted of three countries with the separate union leadership that encompassed them. And now, they have joined hands with a demon. Just as she was wondering which of them had teamed up with the black sorcerers and became a pawn of the demon, he appeared right in front of her eyes.
Lara clenched her cold hands in the moving carriage. After revealing the identity of the demon and dealing with him, she must choose a leader who would unify the three countries.
“Eunice, wake up!”
While Lara was immersed in her thoughts, the carriage had arrived in front of Isadora’s hotel. Ximena barely managed to get sober and tried waking Eunice up, who was lying on the carriage chair… violently.
“We’ve arrived. Get up!”
“Hngh, Acerus…”
“This bish!”
“F**k off, you scumbag…”
Ximena burst out laughing after listening to Eunice’s sleep talk, saying that she did not know if Eunice mumbled Acerus’ name because she could not forget the Crown Prince or if she was saying it out of frustration for his clinginess.
After dropping them off at the hotel, Lara said to the coachman who was about to move the carriage towards the temple.
“Please bring me to the Crown Prince’s castle.”
The coachman looked at Lara’s cold, frozen face and quickly drove the carriage. Since it was early, there were not many people on the streets so it did not take long to reach Acerus’ castle. Lara rushed through the knights bowing their heads at her and slammed the door to Valac’s room open.
“Oi.”
“Argh!”