Marriage with a Suspiciously Demure Husband - Chapter 108.2
Chapter 108.2
The main characters will have a happy ending.
I had clung to that belief, dreaming of a happy future, but now it seemed like it was shattering.
Why? Was it because there weren’t enough trials?
Because Lily hadn’t been kidnapped and suffered enough? Because she was only preoccupied with the male lead? Everything felt uncertain and unsettling.
When I decided to protect the people I cared about, I should have focused more on this. The Founding Festival was only a month away. The future had already deviated from the original story, and if things went badly, chaos could descend rapidly.
Even if it didn’t, they would have to go to the battlefield before spring ended.
This couldn’t continue. I couldn’t give up here. Should I hypnotize Lily? Then she wouldn’t know I told her. When she awakened as a saint and the hypnosis wore off, she would forgive me… because it was Lily.
I quickly dismissed the idea.
This time, I would take the direct approach. If she truly considered me a friend, as she said, she would listen.
“Lily.”
I deliberately emphasized her name and took both her hands in mine. She tensed, anticipating another unreasonable request.
“You can tell me.”
“I believe in your power. You can wield much, much more power than this. And to do that, you need to believe in yourself even more.”
“What…?”
To achieve that, I had to use a cheat code. In the original story, Lily awakened her power on her own, without any external help.
But this time, I had to intervene.
I couldn’t very well ask Kairos to kidnap her now. Though, if I did ask, he’d probably do it immediately…! I took a deep breath and resolved to help Lily directly. I didn’t have a choice.
“Don’t think it’s strange, and please listen carefully.”
“Of course. But what are you going to tell me?”
“I want to keep what I’m about to say between us. It won’t harm you, Your Highness. Absolutely not.”
I spoke earnestly, holding her hands tightly. Lily nodded.
“…Okay, I understand. I’ll do as you say, Hazel. I swear on the Dayworth name. What is it?”
I swallowed and began.
“Do you know about the underground library beneath the main conference hall on the first floor of the Grand Temple?”
“The… underground library?”
“Yes, I believe you have access to it. Am I wrong?”
“H-how did you know?”
Just as I thought. I continued, feeling more at ease, still holding Lily’s hands.
“Have you ever been there?”
Lily, looking slightly nervous, nodded.
“I went there once, briefly. I couldn’t go inside because I had something to attend to.”
Perfect. So she knew the way.
“Then, please find some time before the Founding Festival to visit that underground library.”
“The temple library?”
I nodded, continuing my explanation.
“Inside, you’ll find a thick scripture with seven gold borders, on both the front and back covers. There will probably be a vast number of books. I haven’t been there myself, but… I’ve heard stories.”
“Seven gold borders…”
“Yes, and it should be quite thick. You need to find that book and read it thoroughly. It will be of great help to you, especially in using your powers.”
The book’s contents wouldn’t help her directly.
She needed to awaken the dormant power within it, but I couldn’t tell her that. She had to realize it herself for the power to manifest properly. Lily had succeeded in awakening her powers before, so she would undoubtedly succeed this time as well.
I had given her a shortcut; all I could do now was wait and hope she would wisely understand and quickly awaken as a saint. Then, the great disaster wouldn’t occur. The fate of this world rested on Lily Dayworth’s shoulders, after all.
After pondering my words for a moment, Lily asked with an innocent expression.
“…But Hazel, how do you know about this?”
How could I explain this in a believable way? As I hesitated, searching for an answer, someone knocked on the door.
“One moment. It seems we have a visitor.”
Lily stood and opened the door to reveal Jed.
“Oh? Your Highness.”
“Are you done talking?”
“Not yet. I told you to wait because it would take a while. You couldn’t even wait that long?”
“Well, I really wanted to, but…”
It seemed he couldn’t bear to be apart from Lily for even a moment. It hadn’t even been thirty minutes since they last saw each other.
How clingy.
Fine, let them have their love fest. I was actually relieved by the interruption. The Crown Prince could be helpful sometimes.
As I was thinking this, another person appeared behind Jed.
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