This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 244

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Chapter 244

Translator: Yonnee

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“…The Queen Bee has escaped.”

Queen Bee. A nickname for Reina because without her, ‘Resa’ would lose its way and disintegrate.

“Quickly, contact Count Leicester!”

The knight who gave the order to contact Grace commanded the others to search inside.

“At once!”

As the knights went about their duties, he secretly called the maid who had brought the food.

“There’s no magic power or holy power that the Goddess’s Compassion can’t prevail over, except maybe the First Emperor’s sheer strength.”

“Right. That’s why I also…”

The maid cut herself off, exchanging a meaningful look with the middle-aged knight.

“I’ll handle the investigation amongst the knights.”

“I will check for any traitors among those here other than the knights.”

The man, his neck stiff with tension and anxiety, forced out a firm statement to the woman.

“If we’re not careful, our heads could roll.”

“I’m aware.”

For a moment, a dreadful thought seemed to dominate their minds, and they both tightly shut their eyes.

“…We don’t have the time for this. We have to find her.”

Finding the escaped queen bee was a matter of survival for them.

And meanwhile,

A ladybug clung desperately to the hem of the maid’s dress as she exited the cellar with a grave expression.

That harmless creature, listening to their conversation, thought to itself.

‘Considering what she did to her own son, Paul… it’s only natural she’s done something to ensure her minions can’t betray her.’

The bug, making judgments that belied its cute appearance, was none other than Reina, who had successfully transformed using Bharan’s power.

‘I need to get above ground quickly.’

Muttering to herself, she focused intently on the flickering message before her.

[ Remaining time for ‘Bharan’s Shadow’: 58 minutes.

*Cooldown time until the next activation: 3 hours. ]

Naturally, the Bharan’s power couldn’t be used indefinitely.

‘A cooldown of 3 hours…’

Considering the duration was only 2 hours, it felt a bit disappointing.

‘The most important thing is to get as far away from here as possible before the Bharan’s Shadow ends.’

What if she returns to her original form while stuck to a horse’s rear?

That would be disastrous.

‘Ugh… Horrific.’

How could she squander such an opportunity after escaping…?

‘If I had known, I should have asked Ethan to teach me at least a basic teleportation spell…’

But regret wouldn’t grant her an ability she didn’t have.

So, Reina decided to focus on what she could do now.

‘Let’s fly to a place without House Bohr’s knights before the transformation ends.’

And she would hide until the cooldown ended, then transform again into something appropriate and move on.

‘Turning into a bird might be good but…’

The problem was, without a compass, she wouldn’t know which direction to go.

Wouldn’t it be safer to just transform back into a human instead of aimlessly turning into an animal and possibly flying back towards the center of the Bohr domain?

‘At least if I’m human, I can communicate with other people.’

She hadn’t decided who to transform into—thinking about it now was pointless anyway.

‘So let’s make the most out of being a ladybug for now!’

It might be difficult for something as small as a ladybug to fly far, but hitching a ride on someone’s back like she was doing now should work.

Having reached that conclusion, her surroundings suddenly changed. She had finally reached the surface she had so longed for.

Reina used twenty minutes of the precious ‘Bharan’s Shadow’ to practice flapping her wings.

‘Phew… it’s not easy being an insect.’

She wasn’t sure if real bugs felt this way when they flew, but it felt like her wings would tear from the pain.

But suffering from torn wings was preferable to being caught by Grace.

With that mindset, she moved diligently.

As if inspired by her struggle, she saw a group of knights preparing to scout the area in the distance.

‘Oh…! Wait! Let’s go together!’

They were officially appointed knights of the nine families, though they wore shabby brown cloaks to disguise themselves. Where did their prestige go, she wondered.

‘Such a critical situation, yet so careless.’

It meant that her disappearance was indeed a critical situation for them.

Reina, seeing the remaining time of [37 minutes] floating in red before her, quickly settled on the rear of a knight’s horse.

“Act individually. Communicate immediately if you find the Queen Bee.”

“Sir, yes, sir!”

Ironically, under the knights’ noses, they unwittingly moved farther from the abandoned building, escorting the very ‘Queen Bee’ they were so desperately searching for.