An Extra Who Wants To Escape The Obsessive Male Lead - Chapter 117.2
Chapter 117.2
He knelt on one knee, looking up at me.
“It makes me jealous.”
He kissed my knee, the warmth of his lips through the light indoor dress sending a shiver through me. His hand, resting on my knee, slid to the hollow behind it, spreading a strange sensation.
He smiled.
“Did they say anything about my lily being gone?”
I shook my head. “Not exactly…”
“Then what?”
As his blue eyes blinked innocently as if urging me to explain, I glared at him before I whispered.
“…The situation, it’s obvious. Everyone’s magic is overflowing…”
“Is that so?”
Diello’s eyes narrowed.
“I suspected as much, but I haven’t confirmed it.”
My eyes widened.
“What?”
“I haven’t checked if the lily is gone.”
He gently took my hand and pressed his cheek against the back of it. He kissed my fingertips, then guided them to his collarbone, where the lilied had been.
His gaze locked on mine, his eyes unwavering, a playful curve formed on his lips.
“I wanted you to confirm it yourself.”
My fingertips traced the fabric of his shirt. A strange sensation, starting at my fingertips, spread through my body, reaching the top of my head. The same feeling that had washed over me in waves the previous two nights.
“So, will you confirm it for me?”
He placed my hand on his collarbone and reached for the top button of his shirt. A soft click, a sound of sweet liberation, sent heat rushing to my cheeks.
“…Ah.”
A soft sigh escaped my lips.
During the precious moments that followed, I confirmed without a doubt… that one of his lilies was indeed gone.
* * *
The Erbis Empire. A nation bordering the perilous ‘Land of Monsters,’ yet renowned for its unwavering internal strength. Rumors abounded that the first Emperor carried the blood of a dragon, and whispers circulated about the three Ducal Houses bound to the Imperial family.
These three Houses not only defended against the monstrous threat but also offered unwavering support to the Imperial throne. This ensured Erbis’s unchallenged supremacy, a position envied by the other inland nations.
And the Emperor of this mighty empire, recipient of such absolute loyalty, Lian Astria von Erbis, was on the verge of madness.
“What is the status of the war between Alors and Argenta?”
Rumors, of course, rarely reflected reality. He didn’t care whether the first Erbis Emperor had dragon blood or not. The crucial point was that despite possessing immense power, the fool had given it away to the three Ducal Houses.
After they swore a blood oath of absolute loyalty to the ‘bearer of the Erbis name.’
“What good is a blood oath…!”
Centuries later, the first Emperor’s damnable decision was driving his descendant to the brink.
“I asked for a report!”
He slammed his fist on the armrest of the throne. A startled attendant hurried forward.
“A, a message has just arrived, Your Majesty.”
“What is it? Who will be the next head of Argenta? Is it that Redias Argenta, as expected?”
The possibility of Diello Argenta being alive never crossed his mind. The Emperor assumed Alors would win the war.
He had planned to offer Alors his full support to prevent them from absorbing Argenta’s power.
The balance of power among the three Ducal Houses was crucial. Even if the blood oath stipulated that the three Houses would lose their power if they defied the ‘bearer of the Erbis name,’ he instinctively knew that such a flimsy contract couldn’t contain three such powerful forces.
“Well?”
He slammed his fist on the armrest of the throne, frustrated by the attendant’s slow report.
“Answer quickly! Has he also perished?”
If so, he needed to dispatch troops to Argenta immediately… That thought, however, was abruptly shattered by the attendant’s next words.
“Your Majesty… it seems… Duke Alors has been defeated.”
“What?”
He gaped, dumbfounded.
“Argenta defeated Alors?”
That frail Diello Argenta, who hadn’t even awakened his Ferro? Under his piercing gaze, the attendant trembled, head bowed.
“Yes, Your Majesty. Argenta has won, and Kellius Alors is dead.”
“H-How…?”
Could Duke Alors have been drunk during the battle? As the Emperor clutched his head, another report arrived.
“Argenta has eliminated the remaining Alors forces, but they don’t appear hostile towards the duchy.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Well…”
The reality of the situation crashed down upon the bewildered Emperor.
“It appears that the next head of the Alors family is… Krua Alors.”
“Krua Alors?”
That weak, foolish woman? What could she possibly have done?
The Emperor’s jaw dropped. Weren’t they the newlyweds everyone was talking about, dripping with honey and happiness?
Diello Argenta and Krua Alors!
“So…”
Bang!
He shot up from his throne.
“Alors and Argenta have formed a marriage alliance!?”
This was an unprecedented emergency.
“Immediately, contact Cartiel!”
An alliance between those two families? This completely upset the balance of power. He hadn’t been able to stop their marriage because of an ancient promise, ‘The Imperial family will fully cooperate to ensure the three ducal families maintain their utmost strength.’
He’d also known that Krua Alors had negligible water abilities and was blinded by her lust for power. Because of that, he’d assumed that the foolish, notorious villainess would not only drive a wedge between Argenta and Alors but also ruin Argenta, a prospect he’d welcomed.
But what was this? Not only had she become strong enough to become the head of the family, but Argenta had also won…
Thump!
The Emperor slumped back onto his throne and gestured sharply.
“Contact Cartiel! Now!”
It seemed that the family he needed to support, both financially and militarily, wasn’t Argenta or Alors but Cartiel, the most powerful of the three.
He buried his face in his hands.
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