How to Divorce a Obsessive Emperor Safely (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 174

So that was what it meant.

To stay by his side—no, to cling tightly to him—and continually provoke Reskal.

Considering that Reskal had lost his memory and was now no different from a demon, this was an extremely perilous request. It was no different from asking someone to risk their life.

Thus, the request placed Ethelion in a deeply uncomfortable position—not out of fear for his life, but precisely because he found the situation far too appealing.

He worried that, under the pretense of needing to protect Lasilia, he might be feeding some unseemly part of his own heart.

“Even so… is it truly acceptable?”

Of course, Rian understood this as well. Ethelion had always been a dangerous individual—it wasn’t for nothing that people had once called him the mad prince.

But time was of the essence now. The moment she had informed him of this crisis and asked for his help, she’d left herself no choice. Mad or not, Ethelion was the only option available—there was no room to be picky.

“I know it’s dangerous. But I will guard you with all my strength while staying by your side.”

Those words meant both that he would protect Ethelion from Reskal and that he would keep a close watch over Ethelion himself.

“Is this truly your wish as well, Lady Lasilia?”

It took Lasilia quite a while before she finally nodded.

She, too, knew she was asking far too much of Ethelion, but there was simply no time now to dwell on such concerns.

“If Your Highness Ethelion grants your permission, I shall consider this an immeasurable debt—one I can never repay. Should the Empire ever require my aid, please do not hesitate to ask.”

Ethelion looked at Lasilia with an expression so complex that only those who knew him well could decipher it, and eventually nodded. The knights of Delarta, realizing there was no stopping him, silently sighed inwardly.

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