Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 195

Chapter 195

Translator: Yonnee

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“No, I should be the one thanking you…”

“I’m the one who should say that. Thank you so much for saving my life.”

At my thanks, both of them blushed even more and each responded in their own way. Gratitude was one thing, but there were words that needed to be said.

Smiling warmly at them, I spoke again.

“It’s good to make a habit of training your abilities regularly. An Esper’s power may be innate, but control is different. Control varies with each Esper, depending on their training. So, Lady…”

“…Yes? Yes!”

“Practice turning pages with your telekinesis, one page at a time. And Young Duke…”

“…Hmm?”

“You should consider not just reading thoughts, but also infiltrating the minds of others to create confusion.”

“…Is that possible?”

“I’m not sure. I can’t say for certain, but with a Guide, I believe nothing is impossible.”

I could remember one incident from the past where an Esper who had a well-matched Guide elevated their abilities.

We called it ‘blossoming’. Like a flower blooming in their powers.

At my words, Aiden’s expression became dreamy, probably thinking of Rose. I chuckled softly and opened the book. It listed the names of all nobles, excluding the royal family.

It would probably take some time to confirm. But with a steadfast heart, I began lightly.

* * *

“You must be tired from your long journey.”

Seo-yoon couldn’t look directly at the high priest, who was merely greeting her calmly. She had been so confident, yet she came back empty handed. She couldn’t bring back even one single new Guide.

The initial target had moved too far away, forcing her to give up. Then she moved to a nearby spot she noticed. But then, the spot moved again.

From that point, she followed the moving dots with her phone on, but they seemed to elude her as if they knew she was coming. It felt almost eerie.

Feeling her face heating up with embarrassment, Seo-yoon quickly left the place. It’s almost like she could hear the mocking voices of the paladins who had followed her on the trip.

Back in her room, she snapped at a young priest trying to follow her.

“Hey! I’m tired, so leave me be!”

“Yes, understood, Your Holiness.”

The young cleric, startled, hurried out.

Seo-yoon felt agitated even by such trivial matters, her irritation bubbling inside. Unable to contain her anger, she grabbed a pillow and threw it against the wall.

“Aaagh!”

After letting out a frustrated scream, she sat down on the sofa. She took out her phone from her dimensional pouch.

“Hah, nothing’s going right. The battery is almost dead.”

She checked her phone’s battery and saw that it had only around 25% now. She bit her lip in frustration.

“Ah, really. So annoying…”

But she couldn’t turn off her phone. Seo-yoon quickly tapped on the app with a tree icon and saw that her rating was still the same.

Then, when she looked at the other Guides’ stats…

“…What?! S++ grade? Why did the rating go up?!”

The fact that there was one more Guide wasn’t important to her. She couldn’t take her eyes off the one whose rank still continued to rise.

The very thing she hoped for was happening to some unknown Guide.

“I just hope it’s not that wretch.”

She desperately hoped it wasn’t that woman from the Closch family—the mere thought made her want to hurl.

Seo-yoon felt so desperate she almost wanted to pray to a god she didn’t believe in.

She was so beyond irritated that she couldn’t put it into words. But as she was terribly exhausted from the journey, Seo-yoon unknowingly fell asleep.

* * *

After welcoming the saintess back to the temple, the high priest quietly headed to the prayer room, followed closely by the Vice Captain of the Knights Templar. They secretly entered a room together.

“How did it go?”

The high priest, gazing at a stained-glass window etched with the image of the Goddess Asteras, asked. Colorful light fell upon his white hair.

The Vice Captain knelt and replied,

“Yes, Your Holiness. As you said, there were suspicious signs, so I kept a close eye. Then I noticed the Saintess taking out a strange object.”

“A strange object?”

“It’s hard to describe. It was a black rectangular object emitting a mysterious light.”

“Then, can you draw this object for me?”

“Yes, I will do that.”

“Where did the Saintess keep this object?”

“It seemed she placed it inside her sleeve, but oddly, it wasn’t visible from the outside. She might be using some other tool to keep it.”

“Hmm… His Highness the Crown Prince must have gifted her something.”

“My guess is it might be a magic tool with a dimensional attribute.”