The Impact Of The Villainess’ Fake Marriage On The Ending - Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Kael, who had seen Jeffrey’s plans up to the most recent time, confirmed everything.

Jeffrey once again tried to involve the Corrupted in this. However, it was more severe than before.

At that time, Kael was able to deal with it since he had only torn down the northern wall; but this time, he was aiming for the sanctuary of the Corrupted.

Like he was trying to make Kael go through the pain he had experienced once again.

Due to the constant fighting on the border, the Corrupted recognized both the northern soldiers and the Fidel Knights.

Jeffrey was going to send his soldiers dressed like them to attack their sanctuary, sending them down to the north in an explosive rush.

“…”

The more he thought about his plan, the more furious he became. Kael clenched his fists and controlled his anger.

It wasn’t enough that he had done it once, but the fact that he was trying to lead Kael and Adeline to ruin even after turning back time made Kael feel disturbed.

Both Adeline and Kael were innocent. Nevertheless, Jeffrey’s unilateral obsession and inferiority complex were terrible.

“Your Grace!”

While he was trying to find Zion and Vero, the two entered the office with great urgency.

“We heard testimony about a man who provided information to the Red Knights. It’s a decisive testimony, so I think we’ll be able to find out who the man is in no time.”

“Does it mention that he has a big burn on his left arm?”

When Kael asked, Zion and Vero’s eyes shook.

They found a proper clue and rushed here, but Kael already knew the information.

“Your Grace, how…”

“It’s Count Felix.”

“Sorry?”

“The person with the burn in his arm. Count Felix is the unidentified person who gave information to the Red Knights.”

When Kael knew exactly who he was, Zion and Vero looked at each other. They seemed to be trying to figure out this situation.

“Repositio opened. Yesterday.”

Zion and Vero knew about the existence of Repositio. Kael trusted the two more than anyone else, and he had told them about the repository of time before. He had to hide its existence as much as possible, but Zion and Vero were an exception.

“Did you read Count Felix’s time?”

“Count Felix’s, as well as mine and Adeline’s time.”

As the light in Kael’s eyes subsided, the two tacticians’ faces also turned dark. They sensed that something unusual had happened.

“I have to go see the Emperor, so get ready. And change the type of the northern wall from defense to offense.”

“Do you mean today?”

“Yes. And put someone on Count Felix. Find out which mercenaries he was meeting, and take care of all the mercenary guilds who came into contact with him. Jeffrey, I mean, Count Felix is trying to attack the sanctuary of the Corrupted and shift all responsibility to the North.”

“Are you saying he’s thinking of attacking the sanctuary of the Corrupted? No, why would Count Felix…”

“Because he wants to kill me. And Adeline too.”

Zion and Vero frowned. Trying to exterminate the North to kill Kael and Adeline? It wasn’t something someone in their right mind would think.

“We have to do our best to stop him so that he doesn’t touch the sanctuary. Keep an eye on the Corrupted’s movements on the border too. We must prevent it with all our might.”

“Yes, Your Grace. I’ll move right away.”

Vero, who had become extremely serious, left right away, and Zion looked at Kael with an anxious face.

“We are going to the Imperial Palace. Tell them to ask the Emperor for an audience. And mention that he should meet me if he wants to live.”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

It had to be stopped. Lest Jeffrey bring the disaster again.

***

“How dare you come to me with such a message?”

“I said it because it is true, Your Majesty.”

The emperor still spoke hatefully while dealing with Kael.

“Because it’s true? I don’t understand. Do you intend to kill me?”

“Count Felix is the one who will kill you, not me.”

The emperor’s eyes shook slightly when Jeffrey was mentioned.

It was Jeffrey who was interfering in the relationship between the emperor and Kael. Jeffrey was connected to everything that got in the way of Kael.

He very skillfully scoffed at the emperor. The emperor, who was weak to flattery, quickly gave his heart to Jeffrey, who was easily able to control him.

Even if it was to fulfill Jeffrey’s plan, the emperor and Kael had to grow distant from each other. Jeffrey’s goal was to make the emperor refuse when the north asked for help.

“Count Felix is going to kill me?”

“Remember the person who kept giving information to the Red Knights? The one whose identity was unknown even to the captain.”

At the mention of the Red Knights, the emperor was visibly shaken. The knights Kael had exterminated remained a terrible disgrace to the emperor.

“Count Felix was the one who told them that the Grand Duchess was the murderer.”

“What does that…!”

“I remember the power Your Majesty gave to the Red Knights. There’s no way that you didn’t look up the identity of the person who was controlling those knights.”

The previously captured captain of the Red Knights had eventually died without giving any information to Kael, but after listening to Zion and Vero, the captain said that he knew the burn scar on the arm of the man who was giving information.

It was proof that the emperor and the captain had tried to find out the hidden identity. So the emperor would know this as well.

“Check Count Felix’s left arm. It will match the information Your Majesty knows.”

The emperor’s eyes kept shaking.

“Count Felix plans to turn the North into a wasteland. He’s intending to drag the Corrupted into this.”

“…”

“Your Majesty has done it before, so you know how violent of a species they are. But Count Felix is planning to turn them into their most ferocious state and bring them within the borders of the Empire.”

Kael spoke in a sunken voice, lower than ever. He was just speaking calmly, but the temperature in his voice was so cold that he could tell how angry he was.

“Once the North is breached, it’s an instant to the capital. If the North can’t stop them, do you think the capital will?”

It was a remark that hurt his pride quite a bit, but the emperor couldn’t refute that. The northern and the capital’s armies were different.

The north was able to have such a strong power because they dealt with these races at the cost of so many lives. If those who had fought for hundreds of years could not withstand them, the capital would fall even faster than that.

“I suppose you talked constantly. He must have told you not to be swayed by me because you had to establish your dignity as the emperor, and to keep pressuring me.”

It was exactly what Jeffrey had said. The emperor’s expression hardened even more as he hit the bull’s eye.

“Count Felix will probably come by today and explain this plan to Your Majesty. He won’t tell you in detail, but he will say that it is possible to keep me under Your Majesty’s feet. He will say that he’ll take care of it himself, so you should never concede if the North asks for help later on.”

Kael knew better than anyone how Jeffrey worked. It was natural because he had spent a long time with him as his closest bookkeeper.

That was why his resentment was even stronger. He couldn’t bear how he approached him or how he betrayed him.

“Please confirm it, Your Majesty. Check Count Felix’s arm and see if he says the same thing I said.”

“…”

“What happens to the empire is in Your Majesty’s hands. I will do my best to stop them, but it will be difficult for everyone if His Majesty doesn’t defeat them early.”

“…”

“Don’t give your empire to the Corrupted, Your Majesty.”

He was someone who would feel even more animosity if Kael persuaded him strongly. He had no choice but to let him judge for himself.

After saying everything he had to say, Kael left the emperor’s office.

“…”

At that moment, he ran head-on with Jeffrey, who had come to meet the emperor.

“Your Grace,” Jeffrey greeted him politely. “I apologized to Her Grace the other day, but I couldn’t speak with you. If you give me a chance sometime, I’ll come and tell you in person.”

He didn’t expect Kael to have discovered everything.

Kael’s insides boiled as he watched him put on an act to look like a nice person.

“You won’t be given that chance.”

After managing to set his anger aside, Kael uttered those cold words and passed by Jeffrey.

There would never be a chance for Jeffrey to come visit Kael and fully face him.

Because Kael would take Jeffrey’s life before that.