Chapter 276 (1/2)

Suddenly, I recalled what the late emperor told me before he passed away, gasping for breath

I felt depressed somehow. The late emperor treated me kindly. Even though he sometimes bluffed and appeased me, he honored my intentions at the end of his life. That’s why he said that to me in his last moments.

Looking up at the blue sky, I whispered to myself, “‘Yes, Your Majesty. I remember what you told me. You asked me to stand by the crown prince even as a friend even if I ended my relationship with the imperial family by becoming the successor of my family. I know I will be heartbroken, and it will be very difficult for me to do so, but I will. Just like my father did so, I’ll try to be someone that he can share trust with.”

I let out a deep sigh.

While walking along the road blankly, I heard someone sighing out like me. Startled, I looked around and found myself walking in the garden of the Central Palace, where I sometimes had tea time with the late emperor.

Who let out a sigh here a moment ago? This is a place where no one can enter without approval.

I looked around, but no one was visible. When I stepped further inside, tilting my head, I saw a woman standing in the shade of a tree with its leaves turned red. At that moment, I suddenly stopped walking toward her because of her hair color.

‘What the heck? Why is Jiun here now when the nobles in the capital are prohibited from leaving their houses by the emperor’s order?’

As I felt a bit suspicious, I decided to observe her for a moment instead of approaching her. She might be here for some reason. As they can’t move around freely because of their treason charges, the Jena family or the noble faction might have sent her here because she is the child of God’s prophecy.

Pacing up and down under the tree for a while, she stood in front of a bunch of white flowers. When she muttered something and reached out, white light repeatedly came out. The withering flowers were back to life thanks to the continuing light.

I unwittingly frowned at that. I saw her using her divine power last time, but I didn’t know she could use it continuously without any failure.

Then, what was wrong with her when Beatrice passed out? Did she just pretend she couldn’t use her divine power? I thought she often failed because her divine power was incomplete, or perhaps things didn’t work out well as she wished.Read more chapters at Listnovel.com

At that moment, I recalled a scene in my memories, with me dropping tears on the day when I saw Frincia’s baby, and Beatrice moaning and desperately begging me to save her baby.

I felt something hot coming up from my heart.

‘How can you do that, Jiun? Like me, you know the pain of losing a child, right? How can you pretend not to know her suffering? What the heck do you want?’

The moment I stepped forward with my fists clenched, Jiun, looking back at the rustling sound, said with a very happy expression, “Uh, were you here? Good. I was just looking for you…”

“Lady Jena, what are you doing now? Did you use divine power a moment ago?”

She replied through her quivering lips without showing any feelings, “Ugh? Yes, so what?”

“Oh, you knew how to use it, and that three times without any failure.”

“What the heck are you talking about? You already saw me using divine power before, right? I’ve got some more important things to tell you.”

As she kept trying to change the topic, I made a sarcastic expression. I was not sure when I started to show it, but I found myself speaking to her in a tone as if I didn’t recognize her, even though I bowed to her.

“But why couldn’t I see your divine power when Baroness Feden passed out?”

“Hey, that ‘s because… ! ”

“I thought you failed repeatedly because of your incomplete divine power, but now it seems that you didn’t use it on purpose.”

“Not, that’s not…”

“You are awesome. You said you want to beat me? Yes, you’ve come a long way. How can you play with the lives of the two? I don’t know why you did so, but at least your aloofness seems to be one cut above me, given that you were so cruel when you experienced the same pain as me. I was literally spaced out when Baroness Feden passed out like that.”

“… Hey.”

As I kept rebuking her, she gradually contorted her face, staring at me sharply, clenching her teeth. Then, she moved up and down her lips as if she wanted to say something.

I waited for a while, wondering how she would make excuses, but she just hesitated without saying anything. When I giggled at her sarcastically, raising my eyes, she yelled at me suddenly, “You’re right. I didn’t use my divine power on purpose. Are you satisfied now?”

“…So, you didn’t use it.”

“Think whatever you want! You won’t believe what I say anyway.”

“Tell me honestly. Didn’t you use it on purpose or couldn’t you use it?”