That day, in fact, Reke saved them.

Knowing everything, Paphier became confused.

“…If it weren’t for him, I might have died.”

“Exactly. Both of us owe him a debt.”

The two fell into contemplation.

If the divine spear had really warned about Reke, Prodia wouldn’t have hastily made a contract.

But it was too suspicious to just let it go.

Anyway, isn’t it strange?

That a divine message was delivered about a mere human.

There must be something more they don’t know.

Iritis said,

“The divine spear you saw earlier, can we check the rest of the message?”

Upon hearing that, Paphier hesitated for a moment.

Opening it again might lead to another punishment.

But he couldn’t pretend not to know Prodia once his body became comfortable.
In the end, Paphier nodded.

“But there’s one problem. Lord Prodia knows that I can detect divine power. So, he might try to hide it in front of me.”

Even as he said that, Paphier kept the consequences of revealing celestial energy leakage to the end.

Iritis, unaware of this fact, pondered only on how to open the trust in front of Prodia’s eyes, avoiding his gaze.

At that moment, an idea popped into Iritis’s mind.

“Paphier, what if you pretend to be Luca?”

“That sounds like a good idea!”

Subsequently, the two men began to devise a plan to open the divine spear.

And after a while, Prodia returned to the Marquis’s mansion with Reke.

Prodia called everyone to the reception room to introduce Reke.

This was what Paphier and Iritis had been anticipating.

If Reke were to step forward, there was a high chance that the Lord would once again deliver a message.

Just before heading to the reception room, Iritis placed his hand on Paphier’s pupils.

Soon, his golden eyes turned red like blood.

Iritis asked Paphier, “Can you do well? Pretend to be Luca.”

“Well, I’m honestly not sure…”

“You can. No, you must.”

Paphier swallowed his saliva.

Just a while ago, he almost fainted after hearing from Iritis about Luca’s usual behavior.

“Lu-Luca challenges Prodia?”

“Yeah.”

And the pouring words were truly nothing but disrespectful ones.

‘What on earth has Luca been up to while I was asleep…!’

As much as he wanted to rush to Prodia right away and apologize on behalf, now was not the time.

Instead, he had to perfectly act out Luca.

In the end, he headed toward her with firm determination.

Inside the reception room, Reke was explaining to Ed and Sharak the reason for participating in the tournament.

“I have come to marry the princess on the Lord’s orders.”

Then, the guards’ wariness disappeared in an instant.

The time they spent together in the hunting grounds also made them trust Reke.

Finally, the two men revealed their true intentions to Reke.

Learning everything, Reke was once again surprised.

‘Is she saying that she made a contract with the head of a secret information organization? Prodia is…’

Moreover, the son of the Demon King is participating in the tournament.

Where does the information she knows end?

But there was one thing Reke wanted to know the most.

The real reason why Iritis is participating in the tournament.

Because there’s no way that guy would want to marry the princess.

However, Prodia’s answer remained consistent.

“You’ll have to ask Iritis directly when he returns.”
At that moment, the door to the reception room opened, and Irtis and Paphier entered. Sharak greeted them warmly.

“Oh, we were waiting…”

However, Sharak’s words came to a sudden halt. Paphier’s pupils were not golden but had a reddish tint. Luca’s personality had emerged.

Everyone silently exchanged glances. Reke was still unaware of the fact that Paphier had a dual personality. Meeting Luca was truly after a long time.

Although they had heard about the sudden change in personality in the hunting grounds, they were unaware of the circumstances. Prodia first greeted him warmly.

“Long time no see, Luca.”

However, suddenly rushing towards her, Luca tightly embraced Prodia and shouted,

“Sis, I love you!”

A moment of silence followed. While Luca used to approach Prodia affectionately, this seemed more exaggerated than usual.

Of course, Paphier felt like he was about to die.

‘Oh, Lord Prodia… I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry…!’

However, to avoid revealing his identity, he diligently rubbed his face against Prodia’s. Watching everything from behind, Irtis wiped his face with his hand.

‘Ha… It’s crazy.’ If you ask for it so naturally, what can I do?

He subtly observed others’ reactions. Surprisingly, it seemed to pass without much suspicion.

Prodia, as usual, sighed and pulled him away, while the other two men shook their heads.

Fortunately, it seemed that they hadn’t been exposed. Irtis breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, it was awkward that it was Paphier instead of Luca who embraced Prodia. Meanwhile, Reke lost words in this sudden situation.

Everyone already knew that they held feelings for Prodia. However, wasn’t this a bit too much? What is this natural physical contact?

Their reaction, as if it was a common occurrence, made it even more confusing.

And why do I feel so disgusted?
Everyone already knew that they held feelings for Prodia. However, isn’t this a bit too much? What is this natural physical contact? Their reaction, as if it was a common occurrence, made it even more confusing. And why do I feel so disgusted?