Anselot brushed off the dirt from his clothes. It was dirtied while he was performing the villain act a little while ago, pretending to collapse after losing the duel. Normally, he would find my behavior a bit annoying, such an annoying incident.

But…

“Anselot, how could you do such a villainous act!”

Every time I spoke, it was quite enjoyable to see Louisabel respond with a voice that sounded awkward and stiff, as if reading from a script.

Certainly, Louisabel Acestor couldn’t tell lies very well.

“That aspect of you is even better.”

Anselot smirked as he thought about Louisabel.

Thanks to my excellent acting, Louisabel completed the quest and went into the building with the saint.

Anselot glanced towards the reception room where Louisabel was likely facing the saint by now, and his brow furrowed slightly.

“That crazy woman…”

An expression that seemed to scream out loud crossed Anselot’s face.

Thinking about that woman and Louisabel being alone together, Anselot’s complexion became even worse.

After a while, Louisabel, who had sent the saint away, came to find Anselot and asked, “What on earth did you do to Maria?”

“What do you mean?”

“Maria was trembling, talking about you. She said you did something wicked to her.”

It seemed that the crazy woman had spread a lot of gossip about Louisabel.

“Me?”

“She mentioned it for the sake of acting, but what if you genuinely threaten someone?”

“Huh.”

A short, sardonic laugh escaped Anselot.

“What kind of nonsense is this?”
Anselot raised one eyebrow in a twisted expression, appealing to the injustice.

“The wicked one wasn’t me; it must have been that woman.”

Anselot recalled the process of kidnapping Maria.

For the quest completion, the presence of that woman was essential.

So, just like the day before, when she invaded the temple and stole the relic, Anselot planned to kidnap her, have a duel with Louisabel, and then send her back.

However, as soon as she saw Anselot, the woman, with a suspicious demeanor, clasped her hands together as if praying and burst into admiration.

“Oh, my goodness, Prince Anselot! It must be that Lord Lus heard my prayers!”

“…?”

“Hehehe, you’ve come to find your own path to death with your own feet.”

An eerie laughter escaped through Maria’s lips.

While Anselot was momentarily taken aback, Maria, whose eyes had turned wild, suddenly rushed toward Anselot.

“Stay away from Lord Louis! A lunatic like you isn’t fit to be with Lord Louis!”

Ironically, despite her words, Maria, wielding the saint’s staff with a sacred jewel, looked more like the lunatic.

Regrettably, Maria’s attack didn’t reach Anselot.

Anselot easily avoided Maria’s attack.

As a result, Maria’s staff missed the target.

With a determined spirit, Maria swiftly moved into Anselot’s room, aiming her staff at him and swinging it forcefully.
“Lord Lus, with the holy power of sacred light, please punish Prince Anselot!”

At that moment, a dazzling light flashed from the staff, brightly illuminating the room.

Caught off guard by the sudden brightness, Anselot, who had been squinting, was momentarily stunned by the sight inside the room.

Maria’s room was filled with various cursed objects and suspicious items aimed at Anselot.

For example, darts with shapes that unmistakably resembled Anselot or papers burned with Anselot’s name.

However, the most suspicious were the portraits of Louisabel decorating the walls.

News of the third princess of Acestor, Louisabel, awakening as a Swordmaster and leaving for proof of trust spread across the continent. Although her portraits circulated secretly, the problem was their quantity.

The portraits decorating the walls were not just one or two.

Among them were several portraits depicting Anselot as well, and all of Anselot’s eyes in those portraits had holes punched through them.

Is this woman crazy?

For a moment, such a thought flashed through Anselot’s mind.

“Prince Anselot!! This %@$#@%!^@$…!!!”

Maria spat out explicit curses, too inappropriate for a saintly figure, shouting loudly.

Anselot immediately turned to look at Maria.

From Maria, a subtle sense of discomfort could be felt.

Unlike a moment ago when she was charging at me with half-crazed eyes, it seemed she now wanted to attract my attention with something more…
For a moment, Anselot’s mouth twitched upward as he stared at Maria.

“I bet the princess will find these amusing.”

“Hup!”

Only then did Maria tightly shut her mouth and glare at Anselot.

As expected.

The insane woman had been caught red-handed with the collection of portraits of Louisabel she had gathered from me.

“Behave yourself, and I’ll keep it a secret from the princess.”

“How can I believe that!”

“If you don’t want to believe it, that’s your problem. I don’t have anything to lose.”

“…….”

“Perhaps she’ll find it disgusting. A crazy woman collecting my portraits.”

“Ugh…….”

As if Anselot’s threat was the most terrifying thing in the world, Maria’s expression turned pale.

“What do you plan to do by kidnapping me?”