I'll Be the Queen of the Enemy Country (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 61

“It was after Your Highness woke up.”

Hartvin sighed in relief upon hearing those words. He had nearly had his head chopped off by Karan, who had just awakened.

Afterward, Hartvin left to attend to his duties, and Elise checked on Karan before going to find Roxa.

“You sent for me urgently, Lady Elise?”

Roxa’s forehead was beaded with sweat, as if she had come in a hurry.

“Thank you for making time despite your busy schedule.”

Clearing a Gate wasn’t finished with mere conquest. Though weakened, the monsters remained dangerous to ordinary people and had to be eradicated.

Since anything could happen during this process, safety measures were reinforced two or three times over, and every report submitted to the king had to document even the faintest whisper.

Any minor omission or error could lead to severe consequences, so Roxa, as the person in charge, stayed up late reviewing reports.

The saying “even ten bodies wouldn’t be enough” fit her situation perfectly.

Yet Roxa should have been happy—hadn’t she just prevented the catastrophe known as the Gate Opening?

But she couldn’t rejoice. In fact, she trembled in fear that the king might unleash his wrath upon her.

This was because, following Elise, Karan had also become a problem.

Given this situation, Roxa needed to show faster progress regarding the Gate.

Elise fully understood Roxa’s feelings and circumstances. Time was truly gold for Roxa right now.

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