This time, however, his body felt light, as if he hadn’t ingested a lethal dose of poison.

Moreover, it was Odette, who wasn’t a doctor, who woke Cedric, who had lost consciousness?

No matter how much he thought about it, something was strange.

Especially the fact that Odette thought Cedric had momentarily fallen asleep due to illness and woke him up was particularly odd.
From that day on, Cedric began to investigate the possibility that Odette had special abilities. Once he was convinced that she possessed magical powers, he sent her to Belfore. By that time, Cedric had also grown sincerely fond of Odette.

The issue was the stories about Odette’s abilities sent from Belfore. Jantife, the head of the Belfore Academy’s Magic Department, conveyed the information.

“The power possessed by Her Highness is truly remarkable. It’s an ability comparable to that of a god, rarely appearing. However, for some reason, those who possess this ability all lead unhappy lives and meet an untimely end.”

In reality, this story didn’t apply only to Odette’s ability.

Isn’t there a saying that beauties and geniuses often face hardships?

Those who are excessively exceptional or beyond the common understanding of people usually end up welcoming misfortune and slander.

The unique characteristic in Odette’s case was that everyone who manifested the ability of “granting life” through her power invariably fell into the category of those who led unhappy lives.

As soon as Cedric heard this information, he urgently sent a letter to Jantife, urging him to reveal the truth about Odette’s unhappiness.

Since that day, Cedric had been working on ways to save Odette.

“The only thing for sure is that the probability of survival increases the quieter one lives. The more discreetly one must live and the more people know about the ability, the greater the degree of unhappiness.”

Moreover, if one hastily tried to escape the given misfortune, it often led to even greater misfortune as a repercussion in the future. Therefore, taking action too easily was not advisable.

“Regis Savier was a prime example of that. I already knew that he approached Odette with impure intentions. I thought about driving him away before Odette learned the truth, but seeing Odette enjoying herself with that scoundrel, I let it be. And what was the result?”

Odette learned the truth about Regis in the worst possible way, and she suffered greatly, unlike before.

The misfortune that occurred as a backlash to the reality where Odette lived quietly while being with Regis was profound.

No, perhaps from the beginning, Regis approaching Odette might have been the misfortune triggered as a repercussion of Odette’s ability being known to Jantife and a few others.

At that time, Cedric became certain.

It was best to help Odette maintain her current state until a clear way to save her was identified.

Fortunately, Odette didn’t have much ambition or selfishness. Her goal was genuinely to live quietly and harmoniously.

However.
“In the midst of this, suddenly, she became the Duchess of Ertman. Who would have thought that she would kill someone’s younger sister? You, who have been with me as a guard for a long time, knew about Odette’s ability from the beginning. But I can’t bring myself to tell Baelter recklessly, as who knows what misfortune might happen as a backlash… It’s frustrating.”

“W-well, there was still an accomplishment this time, wasn’t there? You obtained the artifact you were looking for. With that, you can even revive the dead, right?”

The artifact capable of reviving the dead, .

In fact, Cedric’s recent border patrol mission was to confirm the location of this ring.

Fortunately, Cedric succeeded in obtaining the ring.

The problem is…

“Just having the ring in hand is not enough. It doesn’t have the gem.”

consists of both a ring and a gem.

And what Cedric got in his hands was only the ring.

The artifact won’t work without the gem called .

So, where is the gem?

Fortunately, unlike the ring, the gem was very famous, and finding its location was not that difficult.

Moreover, the gem was very close, right in the Hwangbi Palace.

Thinking of the location of , which was close but far and rugged, Cedric felt a tugging sensation in his head, so he closed his eyes and massaged his temples.

“Anyway, Baelter can’t know until we get the gem. I’ve protected Odette’s fate so far…”

“Then, didn’t you try a bit harder earlier? Couldn’t you somehow detain Duchess Ertman?”

“I was thinking of doing that more forcefully.”

If only it wasn’t for the conversation Cedric had with Odette during the day.

The conversation they had replayed in Cedric’s mind.

“So, I warned Baelter as a precaution.”

“Then… you’re saying she didn’t really commit a serious crime against the noble laws.”

At Odette’s muttering, Cedric nodded.

“Yeah. Even if she gets detained, she’ll probably be released within a few days. Besides, it was also to protect you.”

“To protect me…?”

“There’s no need to lie to me. I know at least that you didn’t want to marry Baelter Ertman.”

And the purpose of summoning Odette was also that.

“Now, even now, don’t you want to live the life you desired, Odette?”