I’m Looking for the Male Lead for the Ending - Chapter 41

Chapter 21.2

“How does a lady who can’t even step outside the mansion know about the Empire’s situation as if she’s peering into the palm of her hand?”

When I involuntarily flinched at his words, his gaze pierced sharply into my face.

“In particular, it seems like the Lady even knows why I need magic ores secretly, without the Emperor’s knowledge.”

“….”

“This is something even the Magic Tower doesn’t know about yet.”

‘I made a mistake.’

I bit my lip as I belatedly realized this fact. If the biggest problem arising from repeating lives and deaths was the deterioration of the mind due to repeated deaths, then the next issue was the ambiguity of the concept of time and how much should I know to appear natural to others.

‘Was this before he started buying magic ores from the Magic Tower?’

I was so absorbed in the fact that I needed to persuade Diel just moments ago that I had essentially revealed information that I shouldn’t have known yet.

Diel’s gray eyes flickered sharply, locking onto my face. My mouth became dry.

“Answer me, Young Lady.”

“….”

“How on earth do you know it so well?”

Even though he asked again, I couldn’t easily tear my lips apart. I then shifted my gaze to the system window and realized that seven minutes had already passed.

Diel, who had been silently watching me, merely lifted the corners of his mouth and added with a smile.

“How can I find out the thoughts of someone who keeps their lips sealed and refuses to answer?”

“….”

“Is there really no other choice than to open that small head of yours after all?”

At that moment, there was a flash before my eyes, and the system window appeared.

[ 〈SYSTEM〉
Penalty due to decrease in favorability!
Diel Marsotis’s favorability decreases by 3%.

Diel Marsotis’s current favorability: 16% -〉 13% ]

My mouth moved uncontrollably at the sight of his favorability rating, which, unlike when it rose, dropped in an instant.

“I-I can hear the voice of God!”

“…What?”

“I know because I can hear God’s words. That’s how I know about Young Lady Perideline being in danger and about your need for magic ores.”

“Hahaha!”

Diel, who was looking at me with a blank face, eventually couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter. He folded over before he stood up from where he was sitting and closed the distance between us. I suppressed it and gripped my dress tightly, feeling the urge to flee at his approach.

He came closer until he was right in front of me, bending slightly at the waist to meet my gaze.

The corners of his lips lifted upward.

“Once again, the Young Lady’s words are unexpected and enjoyable. It would have been better if they were a bit more plausible.”

“…Why don’t you believe me?”

Diel’s eyes narrowed. He straightened his bowed waist and replied.

“The main reason is that there’s no way Perideline Kaisian, the gold branch and jade leaf* of the Grand Duchy of Kaisian, which is as safe as the capital itself, would be in danger.”
[ T/N: It’s a figurative expression that means ‘Precious child.’ ]

My eyes instinctively drifted towards the system window as he firmly retorted. The mission, still vividly displayed, was to rescue Perideline from danger.

Unaware of my doubts, Diel continued in a dismissive tone.

“Besides, even if Perideline Kaisian were in danger, it’s none of my concern. I have no reason to save that woman.”

“….”

“But the fact that the Young Lady informed me about Perideline Kaisian’s danger… Hmm, could it be that you need my help in that matter after all?”

His tone was playful, yet he hit the nail precisely on the head. My hand, gripping the dress tightly, suddenly felt heavy.

“As the Young Lady is well aware, I hate troublesome matters. So, there’s no reason for me to accept this proposal. It’s bothersome.”

His answer made me wonder if I had made the wrong choice. Perhaps I should have found another way to save Perideline rather than convincing him to go to the border forest.

Diel must’ve been amused by my now serious expression because he spat out his words in a mocking tone.

“Okay. Since the conversation with the Young Lady wasn’t bad, I’ll give you a special opportunity.”

“…”

“If you truly can hear the voice of God, then listen to them right here and now and make a prophecy.”

“…”

“If I can confirm that the prophecy is true, then I’ll gladly help Young Lady and help Perideline, who is said to be in danger. What do you say?”

The room fell silent with his question. Despite the fact that there were many things I wanted to say to him, as he demanded the prophecy as if ordering from a menu in a restaurant, I held back. After all, the disappointment would ultimately be on my side.

Letting out a deep sigh, I met Diel’s gaze as he observed my reaction and replied.

“Okay. It’s not a difficult thing.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, Lord Diel, you’re about to get hit hard by a woman.”

“Haha. That’s amusing, Young Lady, though there’s no woman in this world who can hit me… Aak!”

In the next moment, a tearing scream came from my room, and he grabbed his shin where I had kicked him.

I parted my lips while snickering and smiling at him, who was looking at me with wide, surprised eyes.

“How about that? Does this make the prophecy come true?”

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