Chapter 175 - Empire’s Princess 2 (1/2)
“I am a Saintess. My divine power is probably higher than yours.”
Helena stared at Eleonora with a coy look.
From her point of view as Solomon's lineage, Eleonora was an unpleasant person.
If history hadn’t gone wrong, Helena would’ve been the princess and Eleonora would’ve been a wandering saintess.
However, Eleonora, not knowing that fact, responded with ridicule.
“What are you talking about? Do you consider me a rival or something?”
“Is that so wrong? My appearance is not particularly worse than yours.”
If Eleonora was gorgeous and elegant, Helena was a beautiful woman with a sophisticated and innocent air to her.
Her real personality was the complete opposite however.
As Helena responded unexpectedly confidently, Eleonora turned to Woohyuk.
“Hero King, what do you think? Do you think that saintess is prettier than me?”
“...”
Woohyuk took turns looking at the two women for a moment.
Honestly, appearance-wise, both women were wonderful beauties.
Their atmospheres were just slightly different, so it was simply a matter of taste.
However, Woohyuk decided to side with Eleonora.
It was important to make her his ally.
“I prefer Eleonora.”
“Ho ho ho ho ho ho! You have some great tastes!”
Eleonora covered her mouth and laughed loudly.
Meanwhile, Helena stared at Woohyuk with a displeased expression.
“…Are you saying that you don’t need me anymore?”
“I have to talk with Eleonora, so stay quiet, Witch of Profanity.”
”Huh? Was she lying about being a saintess? Is she actually a witch?”
Eleonora’s eyes opened wide and scanned Helena from top to bottom.
She could not feel any demonic energy. Rather, divine power was emanating at a ridiculous level.
She didn’t think Helena was a witch.
“It's simply a nickname. Despite being a saintess, she likes to bully others and curse, so I came up with an eighth sin and named her the Witch of Profanity.”
“… Ho ho ho ho ho ho! That's a really funny joke! It's been so long since I last felt so entertained!”
“Then let’s go inside and talk. I can't have valuable guests stand outside.”
Woohyuk glanced at Leifina standing by the entrance of the mansion.
He was telling her to head inside first and prepare a suitable reception.
Leifina silently nodded and disappeared with Tinia.
“That's a good idea. I also secretly stole my father's Wyvern, so it would be difficult to talk here since we attract attention.”
“...”
Eleonora was definitely an unruly princess, just as Rosenkreuz had told him.
When she was around, Helena, the so-called Witch of Profanity, appeared polite.
Woohyuk sighed and entered the mansion with Eleonora.
Rumors about Woohyuk had already spread throughout the Eeth Continent.
There were watchful eyes everywhere, and Woohyuk hadn’t disguised himself using the Jester’s Mask, so people naturally spread stories about him.
He had faked his location using the Informant’s Messages to trick the empire, but it was inevitable that the Imperial Family and the Holy See had their suspicions now.
However, Lemegeton was a magic book that could not be revealed to the public yet.
“Where did you hear such rumors? How can something that disappeared thousands of years ago get into my hands? It’s not like a demon king or a witch would’ve been in possession of it.”
“That is true. When I first heard the rumor, I was also dubious. I merely asked because I was worried the Papal fanatics would find Lemegeton first.”
“You must have a lot of worries. Have a seat and a cup of tea to calm yourself. Take a break.”
Woohyuk, who reached the parlor, suggested a seat to Eleonora.
Eleonora sat down without hesitation.
Afterwards, she leaned slightly forward and looked up at Woohyuk with bewitching eyes.
“Now, there are only the two of us. You said you preferred me earlier, so do you have anything you want to ask of me?”
“…Maybe. Honestly, there are a few things.”
Woohyuk deliberately looked down at Eleonora's cleavage.
Rather than having a specific desire, he was just trying to make her think her plan was working.
Meanwhile, he was setting up a countermeasure in his mind about what to do.
'I managed to avoid the crisis by tricking her with words, but...’
Eleonora would not be deceived by his improvisation for long.
Even though she was unruly, she was still an intelligent woman, as she had mentioned.
The contemplating Woohyuk soon came to an unpleasant conclusion.
'In order to avoid having her disrupt my plans, I need to get her to drink the love potion.'
His current plans for the future did not require the love potion.
Therefore, the best option was to use it on Eleonora and bring her on his side.
And technically, Eleonora was the first to use this type of underhanded technique.
She was seducing him with a political purpose and goal in mind.
Knock knock.
“My Lord, I have brought some tea.”
Leifina's voice resounded beyond the door.
Woohyuk responded with a stern expression without taking his eyes off of Eleonora's chest.
“Come in.”
Creak.
The door opened and Leifina entered with a tray.
She immediately blushed in embarrassment when she noticed where Woohyuk's gaze was directed.
“My, My Lord...”
“If you have nothing important to say, you may take your leave.”
He was being unusually cold to her.
As Leifina left the parlor with a gloomy expression, the corners of Eleonora's mouth went up.
Sheesh, he’s just a horny monkey.'