Lillian was watching the mountain pass next to the villain while wearing the Veil of Ruins.
Soon after, a black-haired man riding a white horse appeared leading a group of knights, until he reached the area where the “Power Mines” were planted.
“…As expected. It seems that he brought the ‘Dawn’ Squad and the Imperial Palace Knights with him as well.”
Lillian whispered into the villain's ear.
The Dawn Squad, with their blue uniforms, were the original protagonist's personal guard.
One owns the shadows and the other owns the dawn; What a clear bias in the original novel.
'But now I have re-placed the mines after completely deactivating them.'
The protagonist and the brown-haired man moved away from the rest of the group. He looked very angry as he scolded his subordinate loudly.
'Wow, they're fighting among themselves'
Lillian held her breath and listened in concentration. The assistant was pleading with him on the verge of tears: “Your Highness, if things get worse...! The damage will be great, just like an earthquake-”
“Then, we will blame the Balthazar family and be done with it!”
Lillian clicked her tongue disapprovingly.
Doesn't he reveal his truth too crudely?
“Your Highness, who is he quarreling with?”
“It appears to be Cedric Ben, Kyle's assistant.”
“Ah, Cedric...we have to save that guy.”
“…….”
“Your Highness?”
“It's really weird”
The villain lowered his head at her: “Why do you know so much about a petty brother like him? It’s like you are his dominatrix.”
“Yes?”
"And you know his assistant well, too. Why do you care about them so much?"
He really has a strange personality.
It is unbelievable that he doubts me now, while I am the one who contributes all the information I have.
“Why would I be controlling the Second Prince? My mind space is barely enough to worry about you now.”
I mean worry about the misfortunes that you might commit.
“I only worry about you and the shadows.”
Because my life is linked to yours and I fear that we will be buried together.
... Of course, I was relieved that no one was harmed by those mines.
There is a difference between wanting to live in peace alone, and seeing people I know die before my eyes.
The sincerity of my feelings seemed to have reached the villain, as he lowered his gaze and smiled contentedly: “Hmm, so then…”
“But, Your Highness, you won’t really erase them from existence, will you?”
The villain in the novel believes that “removing the annoying people” is the most efficient method.
‘In the novel, there were not one or two but many places that he completely erased. But...'
The villain coldly answered Lillian's question: "I don't know. When someone tries to mess with me, I wonder if it's worth continuing to breathe…"
“The punishment should be meted out while the person is alive. Then wiping them out now would be boring, wouldn’t it?”
She was not intending to convince someone with no morals to use moral reasoning.
The villain laughed lowly: “So, what ‘fun’ direction are you thinking of?”
“Since such a large audience has attended, we must humiliate them in front of everyone.”
How dare he withdraw the Knights of the Imperial Palace to use them for his personal interests?
'He's already acting like he's the emperor, how arrogant.'
And first...
I have to make sure what that assistant will do behind the back of the hero who turned his back on him and left.
'You, you're not just an ordinary assistant, are you?'
After that, it will be time for us to show up.
* * *
Soon after —
Cedric wiped away the tears that were streaming ugly from behind his glasses.
“Huh, huh”
Cale looked noble on the outside, but he was obsessed with perfection, and couldn't stand for anything to deviate even a hair from his plan.
'This is your chance to prove your loyalty. Go and plant more of them.'
Cedric looked at the 'opportunity' in hand.
'Ah, if I use something like this wrongly there will be a disaster.'
What should I do?
Since it is a “mission”, he has to pretend to carry it out.
Cedric randomly buried the bomb in the ground, but as soon as he finished, he gasped deeply: “Khhh!”
He had a sudden, sharp pain in his temple. It appears to have been contaminated with capacity that leaked while transporting the mines...
'Oh, that's why I didn't want to do this'
But at that moment, someone grabbed Cedric's hand.
Suddenly, his shattered nerves began to calm down in an instant.
She looked to him like a pink-haired beauty wearing a hijab...
But her features seemed blurry and soft like a marshmallow.
What is this?
“Did you regain consciousness?”
“N..yes? Sh..thanks for-”
“Nice, I caught the witness.”
“……?”
* * *
'Why aren't the bombs exploding yet?'
Tension began to creep into Cale, especially with the looks of the knights who followed him.
“Your Highness, it has been a long time coming...”
“If monsters appear, it's best to solve it with your abilities-”
“Wait a little longer!”
Kyle shouted.
Cale despised his own ability.
What's the point of it being a deadly rank S poison?
It's not the most important fade at all.
He did not want to use a vile ability unbecoming of a member of the imperial family. On the other hand, he hated for others to flaunt their abilities in front of him, so he chose the path of competence.
But…
Suddenly, Cale covered his nose with the back of his hand as perfume filled his lungs.
'What's been going on for a while?'
Perhaps because of the darkness, the scent of the lily was so strong that it took the breath away.
What is this? Who owns this...?
But before he could locate the source of the fragrance, a terrifying monster approached him.
“Wow, I didn't expect us to meet here.”
“…Evren?”
“What's wrong, brother?”
Evren smiled.
Kyle felt a shiver run down his spine at the sight of that fake smile.
“It seems that you are not happy to see your brother after being away.”
“…….”
“This really saddens me, my heart hurts.”
قبض كايل على يده بقوة لدرجة كادت عظام يده تنفجر.
Happy, sad...
...heart?
How dare he say these words falsely when he doesn't have any!
“And also, are you that afraid of annihilating monsters? To the point of bringing the dawn and all the palace knights.”
“……!”
“This looks pathetic.”
The shadows surrounding Efrain dared to laugh mockingly.
“Of course, since he only spent his time in the capital, he must be confused.”
“How old are the Knights of Dawn?”
“I bet they are at an age where they would cry for their parents if they camped in the forest.”
Did they really go crazy?
Even if they were Evren's followers, they couldn't act so shamelessly towards a prince of the Tarania bloodline!
The atmosphere tensed and became sharp as a blade among the knights of dawn.
“How dare those dirty insects rolling around in the dirt!”
“You idiots...!”
The atmosphere was getting tense, as if they were walking on a thin layer of ice.
At that moment, Cale first noticed the woman standing next to Efrain.
She was wearing a veil, and her features looked completely pale, as if she were just passing by in a crowd.
But appearance was not the problem.
'In that woman's hand...?'
Kyle winced unconsciously.
Doesn't that woman carry in her hand a mine that has been dismantled?
“What in God’s name is this, Your Highness? Are such things made in the Imperial Palace?”
“Hmm? It seems to me that this is something illegal.”
“Oh my God, impossible!”
The woman pretended to panic and exaggerate: “The Second Prince is known for his courage. It is unbelievable that he planted illegal weapons... for fear that he would not be able to defeat the First Prince!”
Cale felt the gazes of the Dawn Knights penetrating his back.
He had to become a noble emperor.
Since he didn't have the ability to vanish, he had to be perfect at everything.
So everyone knew the extent of his obsession and strict discipline with his followers.
Everyone whispered in confusion, but Cale's eyes were fixed on one person.
Is this woman belonging to Evren?
Who is this girl who is spreading this lily perfume?
Who is she really...!
Kyle involuntarily extended his hand.
But before he could get any closer, a massive rebuke rang out from behind him: “Your Highness! What in God’s name is going on here!?”
* * *
Lillian smiled inwardly at that loud voice.
'As I expected, the rampaging Bolivier family'
Even the top officials who could have stayed away from such small matters had all gone out into the field.