Received the Obsession of a Chaste Dark Lord (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 74

The crafting is all finished, Your Highness.

Yes. Good work.

Putting aside my complicated feelings, I decided to focus on the Empress’s birthday banquet, which is taking place in a few days.

Preparations are being handled by Leopric, but I’ve also made my own plans to make that banquet shine brightest.

The actual gift’s crafting, entrusted through Betty, finished earlier than expected; now, the crucial matter is maintaining secrecy.

I subtly signaled to Betty as I asked how the Empress’s gift had turned out.

She immediately brought over the box she had prepared.

Pretending she had just finished the crafting today, the box Betty carried contained the fakes I had entrusted for deception.

I carefully took the box and opened it.

“You must have paid handsomely for the work.”

“Of course. Since their lips were sealed, they were paid handsomely.”

Betty replied with a playful squint.

This was also a performance, orchestrated with awareness of everyone in the imperial palace.

I closed the box and handed it back to Betty.

“Keep it well. It’s a precious item.”

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