Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 205

Chapter 205

Translator: Yonnee

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“Figuring out the cause is a task for later. Your Majesty, we must deploy the soldiers immediately to protect the citizens.”

“This is unthinkable…”

The emperor called the captain of the imperial guard with a gesture.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“We need to understand what’s going on. Go and see for yourself.”

“I shall follow your command.”

“Jace, you should accompany him. If this is indeed true, it must be stopped at all costs.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Also, have the Duke join them. Having you as Espers is reassuring.”

“Yes, I will arrange that.”

Jace quickly left the emperor’s office and hastened his steps.

“My apologies, Your Majesty, but I must take my leave first.”

“Indeed.”

The captain of the imperial guard, who had also left the office, bowed quickly and disappeared. Jace instructed his chief steward to follow Ciel, who had rushed out.

“Inform the palace staff to bring the Duke to my office as soon as he is found.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Jace was tense due to the monster wave. It was always a threat to the empire, but this was his first personal encounter with it as the crown prince.

“Haa…”

Back in his office, Jace waited for Ciel’s return. It seemed better to move after consulting Ciel, who had experience with monster waves.

And also…

“Why did Ciel rush to find the Saintess upon hearing of the monster wave?”

He was very curious about this. It was as if Ciel’s behavior indicated a connection between the monster wave and the saintess.

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Ciel scoured the area near the crown prince’s palace in search of Seo-yoon, eventually entering the garden upon hearing a palace servant had seen her—it was at the imperial family’s private garden, which was reserved for the crown prince’s strolls.

“Saintess!”

He called out while walking around, but there was no response. Even in the farthest corners of the garden, there was no trace of her.

This confirmed his suspicions.

Sure enough, Seo-yoon had crossed dimensions through her phone. That’s why the monster wave had suddenly occurred.

But why did it conjure in the capital, which was supposed to be blessed by the Goddess?

At that moment, Ciel thought of Irene, specifically of her at his mansion.

“…N, No.”

All he heard was that a monster wave had occurred in the capital.

Not knowing its exact reach, he quickly flew into the sky.

He ignored all the calls from below. Irene was his priority right now.

Upon returning to his mansion, he immediately sought Irene.

“Irene!”

Rouman, realizing his master’s return, hurried to Ciel.

“The young lady left with the Young Duke and Lady Clausent.”

“…Left? Where to? Ah, has she gone back to the Closch domain?”

The thought of her leaving without a word, after having already fled, pained his heart. Yet, he was relieved she wasn’t in the capital.

But Rouman’s next words twisted Ciel’s expression ferociously.

“It’s not that she returned to the Closch Barony. The Lady left to find a Guide.”

“A Guide?”

“Yes, she departed saying she got a hint from a name.”

Rouman answered the duke’s questions while feeling something was off. He asked with a puzzled expression.

“Your Grace, what’s the matter?”

“…When.”

“Pardon?”

“When did she—”

GRAAAAHHHH—!

Before Ciel could even finish his question, a tremendous roar resounded. The noise was so powerful that the ground vibrated, and Rouman looked towards the source with a frightened expression.

From the mansion, situated higher than any place in the capital except the imperial palace, they could clearly see what was happening in the capital.

Rouman asked Ciel with a trembling voice,

“Your Grace, are… are those monsters?”

Rouman felt fear as he saw unfamiliar creatures swarming and trampling buildings. He turned to ask the duke again, but the duke, who should have been beside him, had already disappeared.

He looked up. Having spotted the duke flying away, Rouman finally allowed himself to sit down.

“Sir Butler!”

Hearing the noise, the employees came out and screamed upon seeing the chaos in the city.

“What do we do! My brother!”

While some employees lived in the duke’s manor, others commuted from the outskirts of the capital. Their screams added to the confusion at the ducal residence.