This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 255

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Chapter 255

Translator: Yonnee

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“Reina Chantra?”

It was an entirely unexpected name, and Count Venzen froze, forgetting to lower his bow.

But his gaze quickly became unfeeling again.

“How can I believe that? There’s no one in the empire who doesn’t know the Saintess is missing. How can you prove you’re not exploiting that fact?”

From the Count’s words, Reina could guess the current situation.

‘As I thought… the empire has been turned upside down.’

There’s no need to ask. It’s clear that Ethan must be the main player.

‘I need to meet him before he causes a huge disaster.’

It wasn’t an exaggeration. If her absence went on for longer, he might go mad enough to burn down an entire territory. Especially considering the obsession Ethan had shown before Reina disappeared, this was a certainty.

‘Ugh… No, no.’

Caught in these stray thoughts, Reina shook her head vigorously, focusing back on Count Venzen.

“I really am Reina Chantra!”

“The voice is definitely that of a woman, but… that doesn’t necessarily mean you are the Saintess.”

Unfortunately, the two had never met before.

Count Venzen had returned to his family estate to take up his title after completing his public service in the capital just after Reina had arrived there.

‘I might have seen him at the annual event of the nine households, but…’

That was a distant past. Meaning, both Reina’s appearance and her voice now were significantly different from then.

No, even if they were the same, how could Count Venzen remember someone he never conversed with?

So she needed another way to convince him.

“There are a few ways you can verify if I am Reina Chantra, Count!”

Her heart was far from calm, but oddly enough, her voice came out steady.

And did that voice carry a faint persuasive power?

Count Venzen finally lowered the bow he had been drawing tight and hung it back on the wall.

As he took heavy steps towards her, she continued her plea.

“The reason I can transform into Jeremy is thanks to a hidden artifact. However, that is…”

Reina paused briefly as she scanned the flickering message in front of her.

[ Bharan’s Shadow, time remaining: 87 minutes.

* Cooldown until next activation: 3 hours. ]

“It will wear off in less than two hours. Why not lock me in a room and verify after that? It won’t be too late to decide on punishment then.”

But the count was not easy.

He carefully considered whether her words contained any deceit.

“In that time, your accomplices might appear. The fact that your letter reached me means you have allies within this family.”

“……”

Ah, that fake Jeremy, seriously… because of someone unknown, nothing works out.

“If you are concerned about those two hours, there is another option.”

This was a direction Reina was somewhat reluctant to take. Inevitably, it would reveal that she had been secretly communicating with the imperial family.

‘But I can’t risk having my head split by an arrow just to avoid a slightly unpleasant path, can I?’

So she spoke up firmly.

“Please connect me to His Imperial Majesty or the Grand Duke! If those two confirm that I am Reina, wouldn’t that settle it?”

* * *

And, back to the present—

“The Grand Duke immediately confirmed that I’m me.”

Listening to his partner’s tale like an epic, Ethan buried his face in his palms.

“Reina. You truly always exceed expectations.”

How many times had he muttered this line today? But no matter how many times, it never seemed enough.

“So, how did you get the Count to cooperate with you?”

“The Count didn’t have as much animosity towards me as I thought. In fact, he seemed inclined to help me return secretly to the capital.”

Ethan reflected once more on today’s encounter with Count Venzen.

Their generations were different, so they hadn’t met often, but this wasn’t the first time either.

But who really stood out to Ethan before Reina entered his life? He only perceived him as an ‘honest man out of step with the times’.

‘Even so…’

In a situation where he had virtually lost his most cherished grandson. He was human, after all, and Ethan had only assumed that he would naturally hate Reina, the main cause of that situation.

‘My judgment was wrong.’

Perhaps he had been too simplistic in his view of people.

“I thought the Count would hate me, but I was really surprised.”

When Reina confessed this, Ethan could understand.

“The Count told me that Jeremy’s departure was entirely Jeremy’s own decision. He assured me that he was only disappointed and felt let down by his wayward grandson. He doesn’t bear any ill feelings towards me.”

“He was seeing the situation objectively.”

“Yes. So, I discussed it with the Grand Duke.”

Her following words were these:

It was an action taken alone by Grace, but could this incident lead to a non-hostile relationship with House Bohr?

Thus, she proposed to the Grand Duke.

“It would be good to have those monitoring House Bohr right next to us, Your Excellency.”

Of course, that wasn’t the only reason.