“Malicious energy is already targeting me within the harem. This white painting incident is the same, it’s only a matter of time before my location is revealed. I’d rather have their protection.”
[This is the time separator]After her conversation with Hyacinth, Latil sent a secretary to summon a few people to her personal office for a conversation regarding the white painting incident.
When she arrived at the office first and waited, a knight in a white uniform from the white painting incident walked in through the door not long after.
It was the man who had stood up in front of her in the virtual reality and asked her to protect the representatives.
“I’ve given deep thought to your claims. I’ve also spoken to the representative.”
“Has the representative already arrived?”
“He’s already in the harem.”
“!”
“You may come in as a guard. You’ll discuss the details directly with Hyacinth.”
“Yes.”
“In fact, apart from Hyacinth, there’s something I want to ask you.”
“Yes.”
“What’s your name?”
“It’s not my real name, but others call me ‘White.'”
‘Does he not want to tell me his real name?’
Latil frowned when White gave a peculiar answer to her question about his name, but she knew that priests usually gave up their original names when they became clergymen, so she let it go and threw another question.
“So, White. What I want to ask is, do you know anything about black magic?”
White, who had been opening his eyes wide as if to say ‘tell me anything’, paled and replied.
“It’s not a subject worthy of the Emperor’s interest. Black magic may seem useful and powerful at a glance, but its aftereffects are severe and harmful to people.”
“I’m not saying I want to learn it.”
“Then…?”
“I’ve seen traces of black magic.”
“Where did you see it? If there is such a thing, we will catch and eradicate them all.”
His response was calm, but unlike earlier, his eyes flickered dangerously with each word. Latil was about to say ‘good’ when she saw this, but she frowned at a thought that suddenly came to mind.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty, if I said anything impertinent.”
White, who had noticed her expression, quickly apologized, but Latil shook her head.
“No, not that, it’s about you.”
“Yes?”
“Have we met before?”
As White looked puzzled, Latil flicked her fingers a few times and smiled.
“No, we haven’t.”
In fact, it wasn’t that they hadn’t, but she felt something vague like something was about to come up. However, it didn’t seem very important, so Latil decided to let it go.
What was important was the reaction White showed to the mention of black magic.
Latil liked the hostility, the reaction he showed as soon as he heard about black magic.
If Trulla really became a ‘Lord’ or something and resurrected as a nonhuman? If he’s trying to regain the throne using black magicians?
‘Can’t I use the knights?’
Surely she could. Latil, who had finished her calculations, opened her mouth, saying “Do you know this?” with her signature benevolent smile.
“I am deeply religious.”
When she smiled again, White asked in surprise.
“Really?”
“Yes. To me, faith is, you know, that. That… what. You know. A good thing.”
In fact, Latil, who was almost faithless, vaguely mumbled, but White looked at Latil with a moved face.
When black magic was strong, the power of White Magic also increased and people’s faith deepened.
However, ironically, after dealing with the black magicians and those associated with the darkness, the power of White Magic waned and people’s faith declined.
Consequently, the influence of the temples weakened, and there were many royal and imperial families who wanted to control the temples.
Anyway, it was frustrating to be hit here and there, but it was touching when Latil, the emperor of the powerful nation, came forward first.
It seemed that the high priest fell for the emperor.
And Latil, seeing the high priest’s expression, was relieved. Somehow, it had passed.
He wanted to compare faith to something very good, but it was suffocating because he couldn’t think of what to compare it to.
“Actually, Your Majesty. I was a bit surprised when I first saw you in reality.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“I felt a very shiny and clear feeling from you.”
“From me?”
“Yes. A few years ago. In fact, when the Oracle came down and saw you at your age… oh.”
‘At my age, what?’
“Haha, you probably wouldn’t be interested in this. Plus, it’s a thing of the past.”
“But now I’m suddenly interested because you stopped talking.”
“Haha, it’s nothing. Anyway, you seem really clear, Your Majesty. It’s worth the high priest’s admiration.”
Latil was curious about what the high priest was trying to say, but he didn’t seem to explain further, so she had to suppress her curiosity and move on.
Moreover, after hearing the high priest’s words, the unsettling feeling after meeting the fox mask washed away. It was the part where the fox mask called Latil ‘Lord.’
She still didn’t know why he said that, but it was more likely that he was talking nonsense.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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