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?

 

of the Gladiatorial Match to enter the banquet hall last together with the king. That age-old practice had just been

 

them turned around and

 

***

 

duty of pacifying his livid colleagues, felt like

 

arrived dead last, had arrived now. He hadn’t even changed out of his blood-soaked

 

really did look like Satan incarnate in moments like these. Camu, never having been this tense in his life, tried to come off as if nothing was wrong. Calm

 

are you doing here

 

“Where is my wife?”

 

and mellow. His contrasting appearance made him

 

Camu, but also the other three elite knights stopped and gawked at the

 

probably not here because of the

 

of

 

pushing Camu’s shoulder without a hint of mercy, began to

 

rushing into the hall, finally having caught

 

to slap the truth out of Camu a while ago, suddenly stepped out and

 

going on, but this is not right. If

 

“Iz!”

 

Ellenia entered the hall again and hurried over. The Paladins, not

 

last long, considering the

 

you doing? Why are you

 

an arrogant

 

wife?” Izek’s strained voice echoed

 

Ivan swallowed nervously and pushed her behind him. He passed Galar and

 

first and then listen. She’s not here

 

“Let go.”

 

the man were roughly pushed to the side.

 

rampage, voices grew louder as the crowd recognized the champion that had won the Match. A murmur of excitement rippled through the banquet hall as they noticed the

 

day of celebration, Izek’s dark countenance slowly turned

 

Ivan tried futilely to prevent him

 

“H-Hey…”

 

forward without any hesitation, stopped

 

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

 

Ah, that… S-Sir…”

 

the cold

 

w-where… your

 

***

 

could see myself reflected

 

gold-coated marble floor and the ceiling covered with magnificent chandeliers, the entire

 

the design, I just thought that this was the perfect place to

 

there was a room here. Did a spy in the

 

placed near the wall and sipped

 

answer anyway, so I just shrugged and let out a sigh. “What’s the matter?

 

I told you

 

it’s too creepy here with all of these mirrors. This must be the room of

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