This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 224

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Chapter 224

Translator: Yonnee

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“Reina. I keep telling you. Even if it’s just for a single month, please take that sabbatical.”

Reina sighed deeply at the voice echoing like an echo in her ears.

The conversation with Ethan yesterday ultimately ended up like talking to a child who only reveals their selfishness.

“Why in the world is he doing this… It would be nice if he could at least just explain the reason.”

At least, he was less obsessive now than when she first mentioned taking a ‘six-month sabbatical’.

“Back then, he seemed to go beyond anxiousness to being angry…”

What exactly made him so anxious and angry? These past few days, her thoughts have been filled with Ethan.

“Haa… My head’s already aching because of Ethan, and now Paul is causing trouble at the same time.”

A few days ago, Paul literally ‘ran away’.

Paul, who was always playful in front of Reina but still played the role of a good son within his family. That ‘Paul Bohr’.

“Why is everyone acting like this, seriously…”

After heaving out a big sigh, Reina glanced at the note in her hand.

「 Reina. I’m truly embarrassed to ask for your help in this manner.

Paul has disappeared.

He seemed troubled as the anniversary of his sister’s passing is approaching, but I never expected him to leave like this.

If possible, could you help me? I can’t openly disclose this to others, so I’m telling you discreetly. 」

Below the small note was a secretly agreed-upon meeting place, along with a plea not to tell others.

“Really, Paul, that punk. Does he even try to use his head? I understand that he misses Ailee, but still…”

He tends to cause minor problems every year around her death anniversary.

The secret request from Grace, Paul’s mother, had its reasons.

Paul, the future head of the Bohr family, was already in an unstable position due to not having a fiancée.

Thus, before others could notice and make it an issue, it was crucial to find him as soon as possible.

“Is that the place?”

The place she arrived at seemed so unfamiliar within the palace grounds that she wondered if such a forest existed.

The densely grown branches gave off more of a gloomy atmosphere than a fresh one, and a little ways away from the entrance, broken stair pieces were scattered. To top it off, a light fog added to this place’s eeriness.

Feeling a sense of tension for no reason, Reina carefully stepped towards the forest.

“It feels like a ghost might appear…”

Fortunately, not long after, a woman presumed to be Grace appeared in the distance with an elegant posture.

“Minister?”

“Thank you for coming here, Reina.”

“Of course, it’s only right that I should help.”

“I’m so relieved that you’re here.”

Reina, smiling weakly like Grace, looked around and asked.

“Is Paul really in this place? This seems like the exact atmosphere he hates…”

“He changed a lot after meeting you, but originally, he was a dark child. His favorite place in the Bohr townhouse was the basement.”

“The basement?”

Reina was surprised by the unexpected revelation.

Paul, who shivered at the slightest mention of negative words or situations.

Not to mention, he seemed to thrive in sunlight, avoiding dark places as if they would grow mold on him.

But Paul and the basement? That seems like a highly mismatched combination.

‘But I don’t know every side of Paul…’

Grace was his mother, so of course she would know Paul better.

And as Grace said, the Paul she first met had been outwardly affable, but not the straightforward, loose-screw guy he was now. Perhaps he was hiding a darker true self under a mask?

‘That damn punk… I was shocked when I received that guide message in the past.’

This happened when she was still desperately trying to win the favor of the nine families, following her grandmother to any meeting where she was permitted entry.

At that time, upon entering the Bohr castle with her grandmother, a message popped up in front of Reina.

[ A forbidden black magic skill has been detected. ]

‘…B-Black magic?’

Fortunately or unfortunately, in the current era, there exists a deterrent to the activation conditions, making spells intended to hasten the reincarnation cycle practically futile.

‘Anyway, reincarnation cycle… I was so overwhelmed back then that I let it slide, but it seems like I’ve heard a huge secret.’

She also vaguely remembered something about an entity that interferes with the activation conditions of black magic… but she couldn’t recall the details.

‘Considering how Paul was in the past, it’s entirely possible.’

Reina, naturally recalling her first meeting with Paul, sighed and nodded.

“Considering the old Paul, I can’t say this atmosphere doesn’t fit him.”

“Yes. After his sister died, Paul was really…”

Grace let out a troubled sigh and handed over a small bracelet.

“Anyway, Reina, could you wear this for now?”

Lying in Grace’s hand was a bracelet with a long piece of ruby-like gem embedded in it.

“May I ask what this is?”

While she wondered where they were going that required a magic artifact, it didn’t seem like a suspicious item.

Honestly, even if it were a dangerous artifact, she felt confident she could overcome it. After all, she had survived the ‘Blacksmith’s Tears’, so what could possibly go wrong?

“You’ll need this to go where he is.”

“Alright.”

However, Reina had been much too complacent.

“……!”

As soon as the bracelet snapped onto her wrist, her vision blurred, and it felt as if the remaining air in her lungs was being squeezed out.