Refusing Your Ex-Husband's Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 173
Chapter 173
Translator: Yonnee
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After the Duke left, Seo-yoon felt like she was going crazy with anxiety.
She had come here intending to use Irene as her servant, but everything felt like it was going awry. The duke’s heavy words kept echoing in her ears.
She was already aware of the other Guides’ ranks through the app, so Seo-yoon found herself biting her nails unknowingly.
Jace silently observed her as she was clearly anxious.
“…Your Highness, please listen to my request.”
After some time, Seo-yoon spoke urgently,
“Please call that woman back to the capital right now. She’s the woman the Goddess has appointed as my servant, yet she left without permission. I don’t understand how she could leave without Your Highness’s consent. Can the Duke be so presumptuous?”
Seo-yoon poured out her frustration, assuming the Crown Prince would accept her in any state.
“…That might be difficult.”
“…What?”
Until now, Jace had tried to accommodate her requests. This never happened before, his refusal.
Jace spoke with a stern expression.
“If monsters have appeared, even the Imperial Family cannot intervene carelessly. It’s the duty of the nobles of the frontiers to protect areas beyond the Goddess’s reach.”
“But! That woman has nothing to do with the monsters!”
“You don’t seem to understand.”
“Understand what?”
“About that family.”
Jace anticipated that even if he summoned Irene alone, her family would likely follow. Unlike other nobles, their bond was exceptional.
For the first time, he started to be suspicious of the saintess.
He liked her, but felt uneasy about heeding such a strict order. Wouldn’t a Guide of the empire be more reliable than someone from another world who could leave at any time?
It was a fleeting thought, but it was significant enough to occupy his mind. He looked at Seo-yoon more coldly than before.
She sat silently, lost in thought, then suddenly stood up.
“Then I will take my leave.”
This was a calculated move. She expected him to stop her.
However.
“…Yes, you may go.”
However, contrary to her expectation, the crown prince politely said goodbye and called for the chief attendant.
Seo-yoon looked at him in disbelief as he entered his bedroom before she even left.
“Your Eminence, I will escort you out.”
With the chief attendant’s urging, Seo-yoon reluctantly left, her steps angry and agitated. She fumed, thinking that the crown prince’s sudden change of attitude must be due to the duke’s words.
“Espers are so damn selfish.”
Just because there’s another Guide now, they changed so easily. Seo-yoon hurried into the carriage and urged the coachman,
“Quickly, back to the temple!”
“Yes, Saintess.”
On the way back, she pondered how to maintain her position as the saintess.
“If I cross dimensions, my rank goes up. That’s what I’ll do. But…”
If that woman becomes the saintess while she’s away, it could be a problem.
“To reach S+, how many times do I have to come and go? It’s gonna be so annoying if I’m not the Saintess.”
Seo-yoon, gradually accepting the reality of this class-based society, anticipated worse treatment than in Korea if she lost her status as the saintess.
“I need a power that ensures I remain the Saintess… What could it be, what’s there…”
Deep in thought, she took out her phone. Confirming it still had enough battery, she opened the app.
“I was told to find other Guides, so there should be a way to do that.”
While checking all categories in the app, Seo-yoon found the location tracking in settings.
Turning it [ON], a map appeared in a previously empty category.
“Maybe this…”
She quickly opened the map, and saw shining dots on a map she had never seen before.
“Is this the Stern Empire?”
Seo-yoon focused on a glowing dot near the center of the unfamiliar map. When she zoomed in, she saw the dot moving.
“This must be me.”
Realizing the dot definitely indicated a Guide, she returned the map to its original size and checked where the dots were shining.
“If I find other Guides, they’ll think I can hear the Goddess’s words. Then, I’ll definitely stay as the true Saintess. Right. What difference would it make if it’s a phone or the Goddess who says it? This thing tells me everything.”
Her complicated thoughts felt clearer. Leaning back, Seo-yoon took a deep breath.
“I won’t let anyone take the Saintess position from me. It’s mine. Who gives something only to take it back?”
As soon as she arrived at the temple, she immediately sought the high priest, feeling anxious about when the Duke might visit.
Entering the prayer room where the high priest was offering prayers, Seo-yoon spoke immediately.
“High Priest. The Goddess has spoken to me again.”
The high priest, with a worried look, glanced at Seo-yoon, who spoke confidently. She failed to notice his uneasy expression and hurriedly continued.
“The Goddess has revealed to me the location of another Guide. Only I, as the Saintess, can find them. It was a message meant only for me.”
Seo-yoon looked at the high priest, whose eyes widened in surprise, and thought to herself,
Yes, this is something even the high priest can’t do.
Here, in this world, I am the goddess incarnate.
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