While chattering, I looked at Michael, and he finally burst into laughter.
It was nice to see a handsome man who could appear in a commercial laughing. Apart from that, I felt heavy-hearted, but after a long laughter, Michael sobered up.
“I’m sorry.”
“What’s there to be sorry about? The one who should apologize is Zero.”
I wanted to spit and say something like ‘Cough, spit!’ But I restrained myself.
Hehe. Hehehehe. Is this how people who achieve enlightenment feel? With a subtle smile, I asked Michael.
“…So, is it going well injecting sacred power into Siena?”
“I am injecting an extremely small amount so that she does not notice. There has been no indication of her finding out.”
“Hmm.”
“Nevertheless, the reaction doesn’t seem bad. According to the behavior detection device that the mage… no, Sir Roos attached to Siena, sometimes Siena shows severe confusion.”
Behavior detection device.
Developed by Roos himself, it was actually a small chip-like object.
This magical device worked by analyzing the behavioral patterns of the person under surveillance. If that person showed different movements or intense emotional changes, the device immediately reported to Roos.
To avoid suspicion, Roos put the device into accessories like ribbons or bracelets and gave them as gifts to Siena. I could have provided him with expensive accessories piled up in the mansion, but Roos refused.
Although the finished product was undeniably plain, Siena did not refuse his gift. Perhaps she thought that ignoring the sincerity of the person who made it might raise suspicions.
‘Bitter reality, but it turned out well for me.’
“If it’s confusion, what specific behavior is he talking about?”
“According to Roos, she repeats the phrase ‘What is this?’ He suggested that she might have seen an illusion or… claimed that memories she forgot were coming back while she was alone in a room with no one around.”
“What?”
Siena’s memory.
Zero said Siena hadn’t lost her memory, but Siena’s actions seemed unnatural.
The strangest thing was that, if Siena had her memories, she had some certainty about things she would never have said or done.
‘Someone intentionally blocked Siena’s memories.’
As if hiding the memories of when she was alive, putting them in a safe, and locking them away.
As a resurrected zombie, Siena was actively moving around, unknowingly becoming a puppet for the real criminal.
“It might be difficult, but please inject sacred power more frequently and expedite the process. There might be a way to restore Siena to her original state.”
“Yes.”
“And… this may be the only way to keep Siena from playing into the hands of the culprit.”
Bright, cheerful, and just, Siena.
I couldn’t begin to imagine how desperate she would be when she regained her memories, but this was the best choice.
Siena had already lost her sanity just before her death. We had to stop her from becoming the puppet of the criminal, like approaching the Pope’s corpse or eating other people.
‘That’s the only way Astin can stay safe.’
I always felt sorry for what Astin did, pretending to be a fake saint to blind the eyes of the culprit.
I was worried that he might get hurt because of me.
The human who dared to harm him, a Sword Master… No, there might not be zombies. Still, there was a similar concern.
Clutching my fist tightly, I made a resolution.
‘Once Zero returns, I need to raise this sacred power so that it can be used in battle.’
Even if it’s for saving Siena, I need to do it quickly.
Even though he’s no longer the protagonist, I can’t let the protagonist be toyed with by the villain.
“Sir Michael.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
“Go and bring Sherry and Jacqueline. I have something to tell them.”
The quest that hasn’t been fulfilled yet.
[Subquest : Find the unknown black shadow] [Investigate the extermination of the Warlay family in Linstead once again.] [Meet a magician from the magic country of Quina.] [Reward: One disposable barrier that can block any attack once]A warp gate that can be installed throughout the empire must have been established.
This time, I was determined to clear the quest and find out who the culprit is.
“I heard you called, Your Grace.”
Sherry and Jacqueline, with neatly tied hair and simple attire, came to the office.
“What’s the matter?”
“I hope you two met a magician.”
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
