Time-Limited Saintess, You've Been Caught by the Tyrant Once Again - Chapter 81
Chapter 41.1
“You seem to be in a bad mood.”
When Marquis Kasmin cautiously probed, Arkan didn’t respond. His two red eyes became fierce with rage.
Marquis Kasmin was truly in a tug-of-war for his life. Even though he usually worked harder when he was in a bad mood, the current Arkan made frequent mistakes. Seeing that he had entered the numbers for the budget allocation incorrectly, the Marquis sighed and uttered.
“Your Majesty, how about focusing on the task at hand?”
Despite his warning, Arkan was looking elsewhere.
“Your Majesty?”
“The bird tried to escape.”
“Uh, huh? All of a sudden? In this situation?”
Marquis Kasmin opened his eyes wide. Weren’t they in the middle of a major task of allocating the trade budget right now? Weren’t they supposed to build ships?
“Should I break its wings or its legs?”
“You’re insane.”
He grew tired of Arkan’s words.
“Are you sure it was trying to run away?”
“It claims it didn’t, but…”
The Marquis’s mouth dropped open.
“Arkan, you can’t act…”
“What?”
“No, nothing.”
When Arkan glared at him, the Marquis spoke with a smile, “The bird said it wasn’t trying to escape, so why don’t you try believing it a little?”
“…I can’t believe it.”
“Then, kill it. It’ll keep making you uneasy otherwise.”
The Marquis cautiously suggested an extreme conclusion to gauge his intentions.
“I’m not going to kill it.”
“Huh?”
“I won’t kill it.”
“Why?”
Without hesitation, he reached out and locked eyes with him. He knew that she didn’t care about dying.
“Just because it wasn’t afraid of my eyes.”
“….”
“A bird like that probably doesn’t exist in this world.”
“….”
“And it never will again.”
Even if she was pretending to deceive him, it didn’t matter. If it was a disguise…
Looking at him, Kasmin felt a little guilty. Those red eyes made him feel fear, too. It was an instinctive reaction. He couldn’t fathom how much Arkan must be longing for such a person. It was natural that he couldn’t kill her. For someone who had always been shunned and rejected, the existence of that bird was essential.
“Y-Your Majesty.”
At that moment, Bronn ran into the audience chamber, holding a letter in his hand.
“T-This, this, this is…!”
Arkan frowned as he took it from him before opening it.
“This is a letter that Miss Ellin sent to the Imperial Palace.”
“What letter?”
“Please read it first.”
Arkan frowned and began to read the contents.
―Thank you for Your Majesty’s grace.
I had a great time for the first time.
As you must have been informed, an accident occurred, and I was separated from Melissa. However, it seems that my return will be delayed. A knight got injured due to an accident that I got involved in, so we needed to visit a doctor. The nearest hospital to us now is Mircel Hospital.
I’m fine, so please don’t worry too much.
“When did this arrive?”
“It arrived yesterday afternoon.”
“Why wasn’t this delivered to me?”
“Miss Ellin requested it to be delivered to Your Majesty through Princess’s Palace, where she belongs, but it seems to have been missing after arriving at the palace.”
“Missing?”
“… It seems that they deliberately didn’t deliver it to Your Majesty.”
“…Ha.”
He sneered.
“So, did you say that the place where she was found yesterday was Mircel Hospital?”
“Yes.”
“….”
Ellin’s frustrated face came to mind.
Arkan felt relieved in that moment. He was glad he didn’t kill her. At the same time, he recalled her disappointed face.
Fool.
He should’ve believed her when she said it wasn’t true, knowing that she was a person who wouldn’t tell such lies.
He clenched his fist tightly.
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Ellin had been confined for two days. For some reason, her range of movement suddenly increased. Despite being confined, she could even stroll through the corridors. Even the food was better compared to before. Food comparable to that of the Emperor was served.
She hardly touched her meal.
“Miss, shall we go see Princess Charlotte?”
“Yes?”
“His Majesty has ordered for you to take care of her.”
How could he entrust such a precious younger sister to a woman who might escape at any moment?
Ellin was puzzled.
Why was he doing this all of a sudden? Was Charlotte looking for her? However, it was true that she was worried about Charlotte, so she followed Melissa to the Princess’s Palace.
“Why come now?!”
Charlotte ran up to Ellin, tears welling up in her eyes, and hugged her tightly.
“Your Imperial Highness.”
“Ellin, you’re mean. Do you hate me?”
“No, of course not.”
She smiled and gently stroked the Princess’s blonde hair.
“I brought you a gift.”
“A gift?”
“Yes. Here, it’s a ribbon.”
“Wow.”
A ribbon made of white lace mixed with red silk was handed to Charlotte.
“Here, it’s the same color as Your Highness’s eyes.”
“Wow, wow.”
“Do you like it?”
“Yes!”
Ellin turned to face her and smiled at Charlotte as the child nodded enthusiastically. At that moment, the maid, who seemed displeased with it, spoke up.
“What are you doing right now?”
“Huh?”
“That present.”
“What’s the problem?”
It wasn’t a dangerous pin adults wear, but it had a sturdy strap at the back so it could be worn as a hairband. Ellin wondered if she should explain it.
“Are you mocking the color of Her Highness’s eyes with that red ribbon?”
“What do you mean, mocking?”
Ellin was dumbfounded. It was just a gift.
“It’s just a gift. What does it have anything to do with her eye color? What are you trying to imply?”
“Of course, it’s a problem because the ribbon is a similar color to Her Highness Charlotte’s eye color. Don’t you know that?”
As Ellin quickly covered the child’s ears, Charlotte looked at her and the maid with a puzzled expression.
“Those eyes are a weakness.”
Ellin looked into Charlotte’s eyes.
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