This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 238

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Chapter 238

Translator: Yonnee

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“Human imagination is truly frightening.”

Muttering a brief sentence, Grace once again wore a gentle smile.

“But for our esteemed Saintess, such things should be no issue, right?”

She did not wait for a response this time.

Having said her piece, Grace turned to leave, imparting a few more facts.

“Don’t worry, I won’t starve you. This place may not be very elegant, but I will be sure to prepare meals befitting you.”

Reina hurriedly threw a question as the woman was about to leave.

“What are you planning to do with me?”

Grace’s steps halted. She slowly turned around, tilting her head diagonally.

“You’re asking that now?”

“I needed time to understand the situation.”

“Indeed. Paul didn’t give you a proper explanation. After all, I told him not to get drunk on emotions, tsk tsk.”

So… we were being eavesdropped on.

Having gleaned one more piece of information, Reina once again asked Grace.

“What are you planning to do with me?”

Paul’s mother stepped forward, one step at a time, towards Reina.

“What do you wish for me to do?”

“You’re not just going to let me go.”

“You ask even though you know.”

“Then are you planning to keep me locked up here forever?”

“If necessary?”

‘So, she has no plans to kill me.’

Considering the terrifying and violent nature of the kidnapping, she had braced for the worst, but apparently that wasn’t the plan.

“What do you want from me?”

The woman faced with the question widened her eyes as if surprised.

“Are you really asking because you don’t know?”

Staring silently back at her, the woman sighed softly.

“Just like Paul said, Reina, you are audaciously naive. Perhaps it’s your naivety that allows you to be so bold.”

“So what’s your point?”

“Hmm.”

Grace tapped her long, slender fingers against her red lips thoughtfully. After a moment, she seemed to settle on an answer she liked and stopped her gestures.

“Stop developing that technology of yours. And get rid of everything related to Resa and the like.”

“……”

Reina had anticipated a response along these lines, but she hadn’t expected her to be so forthright.

This left her momentarily speechless, and Grace continued speaking on her behalf.

“It bothers me to think about it. Well… I tolerated it up to the Thurn village, but certainly not beyond that.”

“…There’s also the option of making ‘medicine’ the exclusive property of the Bohr.”

At Reina’s suggestion, Grace let out a laugh.

“Reina. We who have already reached the pinnacle of healing arts have no need to pursue new technologies.”

“……”

“Besides, your technology has already reached those who are not nobles.”

Was she implying that something that had spread among the commoners was inferior?

However, Reina chose not to answer back. Instead, she pursued another direction to persuade Grace.

“The power of the gods is weakening over time. Therefore, we need technology that does not rely on magic or divine power—”

Grace interrupted her midway.

“Worrying about a future that may not even come is not a virtue for those in leadership positions.”

“……”

“Shocked, huh? It seems you thought all this was for the glory of the Bohr.”

“Is it not?”

Feeling that the conversation was dragging, Grace completely turned her body and began walking back into the cellar.

Sitting on a stark white chair that seemed entirely out of place in this dark place, she gazed intensely into Reina’s violet eyes and spoke.

“I had my suspicions… but you are a child chasing ideals.”

What did that phrase, ‘a child chasing ideals,’ imply?

“But, child. Giving choices to those who are unprepared only leads to chaos. What seems irrational to you and Lehman, this class system, is actually a crucial pillar that supports our imperfect society.”

Grace’s lengthy monologue left Reina breathless.

‘The ruling class, filled with a sense of chosen duty… there’s nothing harder to persuade.’

It would have been better if it were Ethan or other nobles involved. They were ignorant of the issues initially, and there was at least hope for improvement once they became aware.

But Minister Grace was different. If anything, she knew the injustices and still believed that perpetuating those contradictions was still the best option.

‘Ultimately… this is not an issue I can persuade on.’

Theories and assumptions alone can’t determine right and wrong, and more importantly, the direction Reina was advocating wasn’t ‘complete’ either.

Thus, unable to offer a suitable rebuttal, she remained silent. Grace then stood up from the impeccably clean chair.

Even though the chair had not a speck of dust, she tapped her dress as if fearing it might have caught some, then straightened her attire and spoke again.

“Reina. Most citizens of the empire possess intellects no better than dogs or pigs. If such a fine weapon as rights were granted to them, the world would be filled with chaos. Thus, your ‘medicine’ and ‘science’ are extremely dangerous things.”