This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 272

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Chapter 272

Translator: Yonnee

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He had suspected it might be the ‘Utta Sect’ who coveted Reina, and had secretly investigated.

However, due to strict information control, he hadn’t been able to uncover even a hint about the kidnapping’s mastermind.

“Well, I’m curious about who had the audacity to do such a thing.”

The marquis didn’t hide his curiosity, but his expression soon changed drastically.

“It was your precious successor.”

“…What?”

“The person who kidnapped me is Count Grace Leicester Bohr.”

The marquis and his knights, who always stayed by his side, were struck silent, their lips pressed tightly shut.

Reina looked them straight in the eye and continued.

“Therefore, please strip her of her successor status. Also, ensure she can no longer engage in any internal or external activities.”

This was essentially a declaration to end Grace’s political career.

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The meeting with Marquis Bohr lasted quite a long time. After all, how easy could it be to cut off the most talented and beloved daughter with his own hands?

Fortunately, Marquis Bohr had some inkling of his daughter’s odd behavior.

“As expected, he knew all along, didn’t he?”

“Yes, he just thought it wouldn’t cause significant harm to the family, so he pretended not to know.”

As Reina explained the meeting at Bohr Castle to Ethan, she showed him the accessory she was about to place on her head.

“Is this too much?”

“Not at all. Everything looks great on you, Reina.”

“Oh, come on, pick something properly. I need to look as saintly as possible for the speech.”

Although she was appearing in her new role as a minister, it was a position derived from her status as a saintess, so she needed to exude that saintly aura.

“But honestly, everything suits you well.”

“Fine, I’ll pick it myself.”

As Reina pouted and tried to push him away, Ethan chuckled softly and took her hand.

“Not that one, wear this. It gives a more sacred impression.”

“Oh, now you pick well. Fine.”

When she placed the recommended accessory on her head, it indeed gave off a more saintly atmosphere.

Satisfied, Reina inspected her reflection in the mirror before continuing the earlier conversation.

“So, I told him what Grace did to Paul. Everything you heard about Paul’s true feelings.”

‘Sociopath…’

Yes, in her past life, Reina would have called someone like Grace a ‘sociopath’.

“Marquis Bohr must have been quite shocked.”

“Yes. Paul is as dear to him as his own daughter.”

In the end, Marquis Bohr expelled Grace from the family.

Although she wasn’t completely cast out, she was confined to Bohr Castle’s spire, and all her associates were captured to investigate her actions.

And what was uncovered about her conduct… was beyond imagination.

“I didn’t know… Paul grew up being tortured like that.”

Reina, touching her necklace, let her expression droop in sadness.

“So… that’s why Paul was so dark when I first met him.”

The underground torture chamber, the various experiments conducted on Paul… it was essentially human experimentation.

“The ‘Kalimagero’ was the root of all the problems, Ethan.”

The artifact, confiscated by the marquis, was now housed in the Grand Duchy.

And Paul, whose body was embedded with various spells and ancient artifacts, had been sent to the first emperor, Tria.

“I don’t care if Paul loses his divine power. I just hope they can remove those life-draining spells from him.”

“Reina.”

Ethan embraced his despondent lover warmly.

“Let’s go see Paul once things settle down.”

“…Can we?”

Though not as much as it was with Eli, Ethan had always been wary of Paul.

But Ethan, contradicting her assumption, gently smiled and brushed a strand of hair from her forehead.

“Yes, we can. If that’s what you want, Reina.”

One silver lining from the mana reduction was that Ethan no longer heard the ‘echoes’.

And perhaps because of that, Ethan had become more lenient towards others.

“He’s your dear friend, Reina.”

“Thank you, Ethan.”

For trying to understand her way of life, which might be incomprehensible to him.

At that moment, they heard a knock, followed by the voice of Leo, the commander of the Red Thorn Knights.

“Saintess… no, Minister, it’s time for you to go.”

The Red Thorn Knights, each possessing a divine power equal to or greater than a high priest, had fortunately maintained their power without major issues.

Thanks to this, they were no longer the ‘third’ order but had been renamed the ‘second’ order and had been appointed as Reina’s exclusive guard by Marquis Chantra.

“Sure!”

As Reina responded, Ethan respectfully extended his hand. Taking it, Reina smiled at him.

Smelling the gentle spring breeze through the window, she thought.

‘If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have made it this far.’

Without Ethan, her life would have been bright yet anxious.

‘I can’t imagine my life without him now.’

Of course, she wouldn’t risk saying they were inseparable.

But both of them felt more complete when together.

So, unlike the first time she declared her love, Reina could now speak from her heart with sincerity.

“When this inauguration as Minister of Efficient Technology is over, will you marry me, my love?”

I no longer wish for a life without you.