Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Translator: Yonnee

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Jace’s eyes narrowed in response.

“So, you didn’t just want to avoid having Lady Closch guide him.”

“Do you think I can’t distinguish between public and private matters?”

“I thought so.”

“You were mistaken.”

“But regardless of the reason, it might be better for him to receive Lady Closch’s guiding energy rather than from the Saintess…”

“Why do you think that?”

“Well… because Lady Closch’s guiding is of a higher purity.”

“You speak as if you have received it yourself.”

Ciel’s joking remark was met with a nonchalant response from Jace.

“I say it because I have experienced it. How else would I know about its purity?”

At the crown prince’s words, Ciel’s expression hardened slightly.

“…When did you receive it?”

“The day Lady Closch was invited to stay at the palace.”

Of course, Irene had provided guiding to other Espers before, but Ciel felt a strong jealousy towards the crown prince now, and he answered a beat late.

“…I see.”

And at the same time, a strong sense of guilt towards Irene washed over him.

He had done something terrible to someone who had just provided him guiding.

Though he desperately wanted to see her, he couldn’t bring himself to go to her. He didn’t have the courage to face her, feeling too ashamed.

That’s why he had brought the commoner Esper here. To have him receive guiding from the Saintess, and to avoid Irene.

But thinking of her made Ciel yearn to see her again.

He wasn’t very knowledgeable about the imprint, but one thing seemed certain.

As an imprinted Esper, it was so severely difficult to stay away from his Guide.

It had only been a few days, but he felt a gaping emptiness, as if he might die from it.

Suddenly, an urge took over his body and mind. He quickly concluded his conversation with the crown prince.

“Then, please take good care of that Esper. I would be grateful if you could arrange for him to receive guiding from the Saintess right away, considering his life had been in danger.”

“Alright, I’ll take care of my people. You should be responsible for your own words, Duke.”

The crown prince’s pointed words left Ciel with nothing to do but bow his head silently.

But just as Ciel was about to leave the office, the door swung open without a knock.

Jace looked in astonishment at the person who entered.

“Sir, what in the world is this about?”

He recognized the person who had entered as the captain of the Imperial Guard.

Had it been anyone else, he would have punished them immediately, but this person was usually composed and honest, so he gave him a chance to explain.

The knight captain, unable to completely hide his surprise, quickly answered.

“Your Highness, Your Grace! I’ve just received word that monsters have appeared in the city streets within the capital!”

“…Monsters in the capital?”

The appearance of monsters in the heart of the divinely protected capital was shocking not only to Jace but also to Ciel.

“What did you say?”

“It seems there are more than just a few of them!”

“What do you mean by that?”

At Jace’s exclamation, the captain spoke with a trembling voice.

“It appears… it might be a monster wave, Your Highness.”

The subsequent words from the commander rendered both Jace and Ciel speechless.

A monster wave occurring so soon after the events in the Closch Barony…

Suddenly struck by a thought, Ciel hurriedly shouted to a knight outside the door.

“Where is the Saintess?”

He rushed to find the most suspicious person linked to the cause of the monster wave.

The fact that monsters had fallen in a crowded place was the worst-case scenario, throwing everything into chaos.

At Ciel’s inquiry, the knight at the door hesitantly replied.

“The Saintess refused my escort and went somewhere. I’m not sure where, I apologize…”

Hearing the knight’s response, Ciel could not wait any longer and dashed out of the office. Jace called out to him, but he did not hear. He began to use his senses to search the surroundings.

Jace, not understanding the full situation but knowing it was critical, ordered to help the duke find the saintess.

He then quickly went to where his father, the emperor, was.

“Your Majesty!”

Due to the urgency of the matter, he didn’t wait to be called and entered. The emperor, who was looking at documents, turned to his son with a surprised expression.

“What brings you here at this time?”

The emperor was surprised to see his son, who should have been busy with his duties, come to him. Jace urgently conveyed the message.

“A monster wave has occurred within the capital!”

“What do you mean? How can monsters enter the capital?”

The emperor’s shock was only natural.

Such an event had never occurred since the capital was blessed by the Goddess.