I Possessed the Wicked Empress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 36

“What? Where in the world is there such an illness??”

From Pelio’s perspective, he had merely stated a fact—but suddenly being branded as arrogant overwhelmed him with not just bewilderment, but deep injustice.

“Isn’t it arrogance to fabricate things that don’t exist just to elevate yourself? I only spoke the truth!”

“Ah, that’s precisely the problem, my lord. No matter how exceptional one may be, their worth diminishes the moment they proclaim it themselves. It’s better to wait until others say it…”

“If I don’t speak of my own worth, who will recognize it? I find those who pretend not to acknowledge their own strengths far more sinister!”

‘Ugh. Does the word “humility” even exist in this place?’

Ermedilin clicked her tongue inwardly a few times and fixed Pelio with an annoyed glare.

“My lord, consider this: if I went around saying, ‘I am the most beautiful woman in the Trivian Empire!’ what would people think of me? Wouldn’t they call me an arrogant braggart?”

Ermedilin, in her own way, was trying to teach him the virtue of modesty, even going so far as to use herself as an example.

But as Pelio listened to her explanation, his expression grew increasingly displeased—until he finally gave the kind of answer only he could.

“No! Calling the Empire’s most beautiful woman exactly that—what’s wrong with that? It’s the people who object who are strange!”

“…….”

Pelio cared far less about justifying his own logic than he did about Ermedilin being called arrogant or boastful.

Because of this, he didn’t even realize what he’d just said.

Seeing Ermedilin’s stunned expression, and convinced he’d won with his confident demeanor, Pelio was jolted back to his senses by a single remark from Runi.

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