Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 183

Chapter 183

Translator: Yonnee

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Ciel felt just as frustrated as Jace.

To explain even this trivial matter, he would have to start from the distant past and reveal that Irene was the true saintess.

And Ciel was completely reluctant to tell the crown prince that she was the real saintess.

He knew all too well how persistent an Esper could become once they became fixated on something, and he wanted to keep this fact hidden from Jace for now.

“I don’t understand. Hasn’t it been confirmed that the Saintess is the only Guide? Yet now, another Guide has appeared…”

“What if there are other Espers apart from us?”

“…What?”

“I apologize for mentioning this only now. I have seen another Esper.”

“…You.”

Ciel continued, recalling Morgan.

“He had physical abilities unlike ours, far surpassing those of ordinary people.”

“Huh…”

Jace was dumbfounded, both by Ciel’s delayed report and the shocking revelation that there were other Espers besides them.

Sitting silently for a while, Jace was snapped out of his thoughts as the chief attendant returned, placing the tea before them.

Immediately, Jace gulped down his iced tea and asked for another.

“…Yes, Your Highness.”

After the attendant left the room again, Jace resumed the conversation.

“Is it really an Esper?”

Ciel, too, drank his iced tea coolly and replied nonchalantly.

“Yes.”

“No, tell me more. Which family is that person from?”

“It’s the eldest son of the Allen Barony.”

“Allen, Allen…”

“The fief adjacent to Closch. They mainly import goods from the Yuria Kingdom.”

“…Adjacent to Closch, huh?”

Ciel felt a twinge of annoyance at the seemingly trivial murmur.

“I mentioned Closch just for my explanation, but please don’t associate it unnecessarily.”

“Hah, now I understand.”

Jace felt a sense of relief, his frustration easing slightly. He relaxed his tense body and spoke.

“So, you didn’t tell the whole story to protect Lady Irene.”

The conclusion perfectly matched Ciel’s thoughts, despite many details being omitted.

Ciel, trying to maintain his composure, replied casually.

“It’s not because of that.”

“Isn’t it obvious? You just didn’t want your Guide taken away, right?”

Jace’s accurate remark and the phrase ‘your Guide’ made Ciel retort somewhat dejectedly.

“She is not my Guide.”

He wanted to shout ‘Yes! She’s my Guide!’ but he couldn’t.

The truth was as it was.

Irene seemed to have forgiven him, but he couldn’t just accept that readily.

He wanted to repent for the past and start anew with her. He was trying, but the frustration of not knowing how was overwhelming.

Seeing Ciel’s suddenly crestfallen expression, Jace openly clicked his tongue.

Ciel’s open display of his feelings, which he had failed to notice until now, left Jace bemused, and he wondered why he hadn’t noticed it until now.

“It’s clear that you’ve fallen, but you’ve very thoroughly fallen hard, my friend.”

Indeed, bringing her as a partner to the imperial banquet was no ordinary matter. Things haven’t been normal since then, especially with her being a Guide.

“You cannot decide on this matter alone. I need to hear from Lady Closch herself.”

When the crown prince as such, Ciel’s expression instantly turned ferocious, resembling a protective hunting dog.

Jace snorted in response, seeing the drastic change.

“Do you think by hiding it from me, you can hide it from the world?”

“……”

“It’s not a situation that can be kept hidden. This must be reported to my father as well. It’s not something I can resolve alone.”

“…That may be true. But if Irene refuses, I will do whatever it takes to honor her wishes.”

Jace chuckled wryly at Ciel’s determined look. His words were no different from declaring dissent to the imperial family.

Jace felt the danger of Guides for the first time, seeing his most loyal retainer change so radically.

The bliss of being guided had returned his clouded eyes and rationality. The situation had changed from when there was only one saintly Guide.

Espers would stop at nothing to protect their Guides, he realized.

And he would do the same to protect the Saintess.