Translator: Yui
Editor: Nila

Giggles and whispers sounded from the back of the room. Perhaps, with this lively atmosphere, a couple had the confidence to indulge in one another out in the open.

 

Neither Ellenia nor Ivan had the mind to care about such things, though.

 

“What’s going on?” Ellenia’s eyes shifted from side to side nervously. “Why did the two of them leave at the same time? If Izek finds out…”

 

“My Lady, please, calm down for now. Do you know where Lady Furiana is right now?”

 

She frowned at him, confused at the question. “What? Why? What about Freya?”

 

“My Lady, you know her… Maybe she was keeping an eye on those two, just like us, or maybe she saw something.”

 

Ivan didn’t want to imply too much, but he couldn’t shake off the thought. They stared at each other for a moment before Ellenia’s eyes grew wide.

 

“She said she was going to the bathroom.”

 

And Freya van Furiana was indeed in the bathroom. However, she was not alone. She was also not inside the bathroom, but rather standing right in front of it, in a long and empty hallway.

 

“Can you do me a favor, Lorenzo?”

 

She stood tall and proud. Her little brother, looking up at her with eager eyes, nodded wholeheartedly. She was taller than him by a few inches because of her high-heeled shoes.

 

For his beloved sister, he would do anything. Even more so if it had something to do with that vile Witch of the South.

 

Freya smiled happily and ruffled her brother’s platinum blond hair. “Iz will arrive soon. If he comes looking for his wife or Cardinal Valentino, then you…”

 

She leaned closer and whispered the next words very carefully into his ears, making sure no one but him could hear her.

 

Lorenzo most definitely understood what she wanted him to do.

 

Lady Furiana smirked and turned around, giddy and elated, but soon jumped up in surprise as her best friend’s voice rang out from behind.

 

“Frey?”

 

“Ah, Ellen.” She quickly schooled her expression. “I’m sorry for the delay. Any news?”

 

Violet eyes that were wide open. An innocent face mixed with curiosity and worry. Taking in her best friend’s familiar face, Ellenia hesitated.

 

Therefore, Ivan, who stood behind her, stepped up instead. “Lady Furiana, by any chance—”

 

“Champion! Champion! Champion!”

 

Ivan’s voice got buried by the cries that filled the empty corridor. The sound came from the banquet hall. People were cheering.

 

Ivan felt his blood run cold, and it was no different for Ellenia.

 

He was here already?

 

tradition for the champion of the Gladiatorial Match to enter the banquet hall last

 

them turned around and ran

 

***

 

with the duty of pacifying his

 

make matters worse, the one person who should have arrived dead last, had arrived now. He hadn’t even changed out of his blood-soaked armor

 

moments like these. Camu, never having been this tense in his life, tried to come off as if nothing was wrong. Calm and controlled, like it was just any other

 

Iz, what are you

 

“Where is my wife?”

 

contrasting

 

stopped and gawked at the champion of

 

because

 

of

 

shoulder without a hint of mercy,

 

Hold, haa, hold on!” Andymion, having been cruelly abandoned by his senior, came rushing into the hall, finally having caught up with Satan himself. He was out of breath,

 

not right, and Galar, who had tried to slap the truth out of Camu a while ago, suddenly stepped

 

going on, but this is not right. If you’re

 

“Iz!”

 

time, Ivan and Ellenia entered the hall again and hurried over.

 

relief didn’t last long, considering the looks on the knight and

 

you doing? Why are

 

you’re an arrogant fellow,

 

my wife?” Izek’s strained voice echoed

 

behind him. He passed Galar and grabbed Izek by the shoulder to look him in

 

first and then listen. She’s not here right now, but it’s not

 

“Let go.”

 

were roughly pushed to the side. Even Galar, who

 

grew louder as the crowd recognized the champion that had won the Match. A murmur of

 

was a day of celebration, Izek’s dark countenance slowly turned the

 

you jerk!” Ivan tried futilely to prevent him from going anywhere, but his

 

“H-Hey…”

 

forward without any hesitation, stopped in his

 

he saw a pale blond-headed boy, his shoulders slumped and curled, and looking like he

 

Ah, that… S-Sir…”

 

grimaced at the cold look Izek

 

w-where… your wife

 

***

 

see myself reflected

 

for the gold-coated marble floor and the ceiling covered with

 

the sophistication and artistry of the design, I just thought that this was the perfect place to practice

 

here. Did a spy in the palace find

 

answer. He sat on a couch placed near the wall and sipped on his drink, acting like

 

let out a sigh. “What’s the matter? You didn’t drag me all

 

I told you to dance, would

 

too creepy here with all of these mirrors. This

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