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Chapter 399
Inevitable Crossing
Valdrova Castle.
Olivia and Valdrova were doing activities together in the greenhouse.
Valdrova wanted to learn embroidery from Olivia, so embroidery supplies were placed on the table.
All the supplies were neatly arranged in front of Olivia.
They were so precisely angled that Valdrova's side felt relatively messy by comparison.
Е n̈ū mа. і d̃_
This was despite her having tried to organize them properly.
"Would it be alright for you to learn from me? There are others who do it beautifully too......."
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"Olivia's embroidery is incredibly pretty. I wanted to learn from Olivia."
"I'm only good at drawing designs on fabric placed in an embroidery frame....... This might be a good chance to try challenging it together with Your Highness."
Valdrova smiled shyly at those words.
She was so grateful to Olivia for saying that.
Е̇ n um̀ ä
"Are you planning to gift it to Ferda-nim?"
"Whether you call it a gift, or an apology......."
"What do you mean by that?"
Olivia tilted her head in confusion.
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"I'm careful, but sometimes my heart gets ahead of me and I end up hurting Ferda-ssi often."
She pointed to the ferocious horns rising from her own head.
Е̄ñ ů m̊а . ĭd
"I stab him with these horns and such....... My clothes tear often."
"That's a relief. Only your clothes tear."
"......."
"It's not just your clothes that tear, is it."
Valdrova's face turned bright red.
Ruri had even said that Ferda might not live out his natural lifespan because of Valdrova-nim's horns.
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Loving someone was that difficult.
Yet seeing them happily going around together, Ferda must love her an awful lot.
"Come to think of it."
Olivia changed the subject and brought up another topic.
"There's talk lately that you're sharing a bed with the Regent......."
Olivia's face flushed slightly.
W̌e b̌ n̄оv̂еl̄ Е̄ n̈u̇ m̄ а
Valdrova turned dozens of times redder than Olivia.
Greatly flustered, the needle she was threading touched Valdrova's skin, and the needle snapped in two.
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"You haven't even married yet, but things are already heating up."
"Ah, th-that's...... Ferda-ssi and I just sleep together."
"Ah, is that so?"
"Y-yes......."
W_еb_n̆ о̆.v̌ е̄l Ё ǹ ů m_a
"Ferda-nim still has a stubborn side. I'll give you a new needle. Please wait a moment."
Contrary to her sympathetic words, her voice tone was strangely bright.
Valdrova didn't seem to notice that, and Olivia also let her own emotions slip by unnoticed.
As the atmosphere ripened, Olivia thought it was time to stop this pointless embroidery.
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She brought up the real business.
"Ominous rumors keep circulating lately."
Е̇nu m̊ ӑ .і d̃
She lifted her head and glanced at Valdrova's expression as she continued.
"The absurd nonsense that Ferda-nim will die young."
Valdrova made a startled face.
"It's nothing."
She tried to brush it off with a smile, but she wasn't skilled enough to hide her emotions.
'As I thought...... she knows something.'
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In the knowledge Baal gave, a decisive piece was missing.
The demon knows, but Olivia doesn't.
That didn't mean she was bluffing with completely false facts.
'Someone must know.......'
The person who would know is the person himself.
And the closest person.
W̄ ĕ b̈ n̆õ v̌_е l Ёńu ḿа̃
'Ferda himself. And Valdrova.'
It was enough reason for them to share a bed.
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If Ferda told Valdrova, the time remaining......
If those two know, who to ask was decided.
Ferda would be tight-lipped.
Since Olivia's confession, he knew for certain what heart she held, so he wouldn't give a weakness on that topic to pry into his heart.
Е n û m̈ ã
So only one person remained.
A woman full of affection and love would do anything to save Ferda.
Olivia moved her seat and approached Valdrova's side.
"Valdrova-nim, I owe Ferda-nim too much. In that situation, I don't want to ignore the ominous rumors circulating about Ferda-nim."
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Olivia took Valdrova's hand.
"Please let me help lessen Valdrova-nim's worry."
Е̄n̄û m̂ǎ
A remark that could have come across as unpleasantly prying for information.
But her status as a Saintess made that action approach in the form of confession.
Olivia believed Valdrova would understand this too.
"Actually......."
She told her everything she'd heard from Ferda.
"Ferda-nim's essence is intertwined with his life...... So you're saying he'll die because it can't be separated?"
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"Yes......."
The woman who was like an energetic puppy was visibly withered.
Normally she would have held her hand to cheer her up and said not to worry, but Olivia couldn't do that.
'Now I understand.'
Why Baal just gave this information without making a contract.
Ironically, it was because it was a strategy where everyone could win.
W ë b̆ ṅ o̊v̄ е l Е n ũḿa
All the knowledge she'd rummaged through to find that answer coalesced into one in Olivia's mind.
It sparkled like truth.
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"Valdrova-nim."
"Yes?"
"If I said there's a way to save Ferda-nim......."
She paused a beat and continued.
En̆_ūm а
"Would you believe me?"
Valdrova froze.
She seemed too shocked to even realize it was something to be happy about.
After a bit more time passed, Valdrova's complexion brightened more than ever before.
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"R-really? Is there really a way?"
Instead of answering, Olivia just stared at Valdrova.
Е̃ ń um̃à
That unusual look clearly said there would be a price to pay.
"Please teach me."
A face that looked like she'd do anything.
But such a face wouldn't last long either.
Thinking that, Olivia replied.
"The only way for Regent Ferda to live is to embrace a woman he doesn't love."
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Valdrova's expression lost its way again.
Olivia inwardly grew cautious.
This puppy-like woman was ultimately a dragon.
If she angered her and made her slip up even slightly on power control, Olivia would die.
She didn't say this not knowing that.
It was a statement Olivia made with tremendous resolve.
Еṅu mа̀ .іd
"How...... does that work?"
Instead of getting angry, Valdrova tried to understand even a little.
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"You know Ferda-nim is the owner of the Red Circle, right?"
"Yes. I...... heard something like that."
"The Red Circle is created through emotional upheaval. In the current case......."
She politely pointed toward Valdrova's chest area.
Е̌ n̆_um̌ а̌.і d̈
"It must have been created because you love Her Highness so much."
"Yes......."
Valdrova smiled bitterly.
This wasn't a story brought up to praise that love.
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"But Ferda-nim has another Circle too. You told me it's the Shadow Circle. The reason it was created is regret. Ferda-nim has two emotions and two Circles inside his body that no one else can imitate. We separate using that."
A method unimaginable for other humans.
È n ūm̆ а̊
Only possible because it's Ferda, and thus a part that could only be overlooked.
"We separate what has fused through the regret of sleeping with a woman he doesn't love."
Olivia spoke with her hand on her own chest.
"And I'm going to do that."
Valdrova's body gradually began to tremble.
She clenched her fist tight.
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It wasn't to swing violence.
It was gathering strength to restrain herself lest she lose control.
"Wh......y?"
"Because I can read people's emotions. It's possible to draw out that regret in Ferda-nim. And......."
Did she need to tell this too?
Olivia hesitated but ultimately opened her mouth.
Wẽb nо v̂ е̌ ĺ Е̃ n ů m̀ а
"Above all, I was rejected by him. He said he doesn't love me......."
Valdrova was shaken even more greatly.
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The woman she admired actually loved Ferda.
She even confessed.
Valdrova tried not to lose her mind.
Since it involved Ferda, she tried her utmost to stay calm.
Еn u mа
"How can you be so sure......?"
Inwardly, Valdrova didn't want to believe it.
At that, Olivia answered.
"The Demon of Future and Prophecy told me. Staking his name on it. Do you know what staking one's name means?"
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"I heard it means...... unadorned truth."
"Yes. That's right. They do that because they want me to lose my Saintess powers."
Е́n ùm.а̃
Valdrova understood but was still confused.
So she rambled on to Olivia, checking if her understanding was correct.
"So if you don't protect your chastity you'll cease to be a Saintess, so it goes as the demon intends, and Ferda-ssi lives——."
"It's not just living."
Olivia's hand tightly grasped Valdrova's hand.
"He can live happily with Valdrova-nim."
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Happiness.
Valdrova drew a future of being together with Ferda.
But laughter didn't come out.
Is that really happiness?
For him to live, he has to sleep with another woman.
'Moreover, the woman I admire.......'
W е̌b̌ n о̊v é l̈ En ũ m a
Valdrova lowered her head again.
Seeing that, Olivia spoke again.
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"Just once on the first night...... I'll do it. After that, I won't look back, and I'll disappear from your side."
Valdrova's face couldn't easily accept it.
Olivia continued.
"Staking my name, I'll never appear again. If you wish, I can even engrave this seal on my mana. That much...... I also want Ferda-nim to live."
W eb̈ n̊о̂ v̇ ӗ l Е̇ n̊ u m̃ à
Valdrova couldn't answer.
Olivia couldn't read her expression.
She just waited quietly.
Is she contemplating? Or did she not understand properly?
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More than that,
'Will I be able to return alive?'
Ẇе b̃ n̂oṽ ёl̀ Ë n̂ u mа̀
She may be naturally gentle, but that wouldn't last forever.
She openly said she harbored romantic feelings for the human Ferda, so it wouldn't be strange if her neck was chopped off right now.
Olivia herself would definitely have done so.
'But Valdrova.......'
She would want Ferda to live.
Even if the fact that he's in someone else's arms is momentarily painful, she'd want him by her side.
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She might reluctantly accept.
So she lays it on thick and makes this request.
Because she'll definitely accept.
"I'm sorry."
Olivia's prediction went wrong like that.
Olivia couldn't believe it and asked her directly without beating around the bush.
Ѐn̂ ůmа.і d
"Sorry means...... you can't do it?"
"Yes....... That's what it means."
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Valdrova withdrew their overlapped hands and wiped her face.
Tears were dripping down.
Even with a choked throat and ruined voice, she continued speaking.
"I, I know I'm really selfish and a bad woman....... But Ferda-ssi...... I can't allow him to be in your arms."
Е̄n̆ u m а .і̄d̄
What absurd nonsense.
Olivia glared at her with a stifled feeling.
"So you're saying it doesn't matter if Ferda-ssi dies?"
"No. That can't be, right?"
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Valdrova is Ferda's partner.
The woman who wants Ferda to live more than anyone.
Е_n üm̊а́.і̊.d
Valdrova was confident enough to say that, her love for him was that firm.
"I...... can't choose what you told me. Because I want Ferda-ssi to live, I can't tell you to embrace him, and because I hate it, I can't tell you not to either. That person...... I love him."
"Even as Ferda-nim is dying, you say such things."
"I know. I...... really am indecisive. But I can't. That's all I can say."
Olivia's hand trembled faintly.
But the emotion Olivia felt was far from pure anger.
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This was inferiority complex.
She knew it was a selfishness only she could feel because it was unrequited love for Ferda.
Because she believed she would have said the same thing if she were in Valdrova's position.
Thinking that much, love was that selfish and painful.
"I'm sorry, Olivia."
"Don't apologize. If you love him so much you can't let him go."
W̄_ě b ǹ.о̃vе̄ l̄ Ё n u m̄_а̇
Those were the last words Olivia spoke for Valdrova.
"Your Highness is a woman too. Not wanting to give your man to another woman is natural."
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Pure jealousy.
That is envy.
Olivia thought.
Maybe she could have become friends with this woman.
En̊ u m а̂.і̃ď
She had the purity Olivia had admired.
She wants to live like that, but knows she can't anymore.
She wanted to protect the purity she couldn't have.
However, there was something absolutely non-negotiable blocking their way.
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So missing each other was inevitable.
"So our friendship play ends here too."
E n uṁ â.і d_
Olivia set down the embroidery supplies and stood up from her seat.
Valdrova didn't see her off or anything.
Composing this aching heart, she didn't even capture her image in her eyes.
Olivia left the castle, and just like that, disappeared.
No one knew where she headed.
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