This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 246

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Chapter 246

Translator: Yonnee

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About six hours prior, in a forest far from the abandoned building—

“Brrr… It’s cold.”

Reina, now naked due to ‘Bharan’s Shadow,’ or her transformation, shivered violently.

After hitching a ride on the rear of a Bohr knight’s horse and getting as far from the abandoned building as possible, she flew as soon as she saw the forest.

Of course, Grace’s minions were laid out in the forest she headed to, but just as Reina’s transformation was about to expire with only three minutes left, the Bohr knights who had been searching the area all withdrew.

That was good so far. The problem came after.

“Ha… Who would have thought that the clothes I was wearing would burn when I transformed.”

Precisely, everything that touched her skin turned instantly to ash. It seemed that transforming emitted enough energy to ignite.

“I shouldn’t use this carelessly.”

Next time she transformed, she would have to try transforming with her clothes on. Of course, even then, she would still be naked when the transformation expired…

With these thoughts, Reina moved on.

Perhaps because it was sunset, chilly winds blew intermittently. Without a thread on her body, Reina curled up even more.

“Ugh… Staying like this won’t solve anything, but… it’s just too cold for humans.”

But that thought was fleeting. Reina shook her head vigorously and forced herself to stand.

Walking naked through the forest felt extremely awkward and distasteful, but what choice did she have? Being captured by the people of House Bohr would be worse than freezing to death. At least being free, no matter how cold, was a hundred times better.

“Yeah. The priority is to get as far away from the Bohr territory as possible.”

The only issue was where to go. Heading to the Grand Duke’s domain instead of the central part of the Bohr territory would be best, right?

“That would mean going east… hmm… I wonder if the elves will welcome me…”

Well, there was also the Venzen family to the south.

“But they probably won’t feel too good about me right now…”

As Reina was muttering to herself, she suddenly stopped.

“Huh? Wait a minute…”

She could transform again in three hours anyway.

“Does that mean…”

She could also potentially transform into anyone she wanted, right? Someone like Jeremy?

“Oh… that could work?”

Of course, this plan was only viable if she could fully set up with clothes once she’d transform.

“If that happens, could I go as Jeremy to the Venzen territory and secretly contact the Imperial Family?”

Currently, Jeremy was living with his lover, Lehman. That means, in the current empire, only Reina and the imperial family knew where he actually was.

“Since he left his family to be with Lehman, they might resent him, but… he was still Count Venzen’s most cherished grandson.”

So if Jeremy suddenly appeared in their territory, wouldn’t the knights treat him very hospitably and take him to the castle?

“Hmm…”

It was a rather optimistic assumption, and in fact, it was questionable whether the Count would recognize his fake grandson.

So it was almost a gamble.

Unfortunately, no better option came to mind.

“Going to the Grand Duke’s domain is also an option…”

But facing the elves without Ethan could be tantamount to a suicide mission.

“Haa… What’s the use of all these divine blessings if I can’t use them.”

Unless she was going head-to-head with the Bohr knights, her powers were essentially useless right now.

Walking barefoot on the dirt road, Reina sighed deeply and slumped her shoulders.

“Alright. Let’s just walk. Anywhere but north.”

Just getting away from the Bohr territory would suffice.

Whether it’s the elves or the Venzens, both options are risky for Reina, but honestly, it’s better than falling back into Grace’s hands. At least with them, there’s a possibility of negotiation.

“Whoever I encounter, I’ll just talk my way through it.”

Resolved, Reina took a firm step forward.

As she hurried her momentarily slow steps, the cold enveloping her body seemed to dissipate.

“Being naked isn’t so bad after all!”

Typical Reina, alive only with her positivity. But if everything were so simple, it wouldn’t be the life of ‘Reina Chantra’.

“Ouch!”

Perhaps because she was walking too briskly, she stepped on a sharp stone embedded in the dirt.

Startled, she inspected her foot, but fortunately, it only reddened and indented without bleeding.

“Ah… I need to be careful where I step.”

However, what she really needed to ‘be careful’ about was something else entirely.

Bhrr— Hiiing—

No sooner had she uttered the word ‘careful’ than a steed’s neigh sounded in the distance.