I Don't Need A Husband - Chapter 73
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 73
There was only one reason that Berthas kept Count Gatan alive. Although Count Gatan did not think for himself and obeyed the orders of his superior, he wouldn’t do anything contrary to his conscience. He needed someone like that.
Berthas spoke with a cold smile to Count Gatan, who seemed to understand his words.
“Find the right information. The Count delivers the words though it’ll have to be Sir Dahan who will return with the wizard of Larchen.”
“Is Sir Dahan here?”
“He has been called to come to the palace, so he will be here soon.”
With his words, Dahan opened the door and came in.
“Did you call? Your Excellency.”
“Welcome.”
Berthas laughed at the sight of Dahan entering, waving his arms with his almost recovered body.
“Are you okay?”
“This is nothing? If it wasn’t for the poison, I would have gotten up and started walking right away.”
“That’s a relief.”
“What can I do?”
Berthas gestured to him. Berthas whispered in a low voice to Dahan, who came closer.
“Go and get the former emperor’s secret ledger.”
“The ledger?”
“There must be a ledger of transactions with Larchen. I’ll give you a secret map of the imperial palace, so look for them all.”
“Understood.”
Berthas laughed as he patted Dahan on the shoulder. It was fortunate to have a trustworthy servant by his side.
Soon, Allure arrived, and the two departed with him.
Pretending not to see the grumbling Allure, Berthas spoke.
“Have a good trip.”
“Please don’t worry. Your Excellency.”
Dahan spoke with a reliable smile. With a smile at the end, the three disappeared in front of Berthas.
“As long as I can find it.”
Despite the fact that the news said that the arrangement was almost over, there would surely be those who stay and are looking for an opportunity.
It was too early to leave Hillenton.
While he hurriedly came to Larchen because there was no contact from Isilis, there was no telling what would happen to Hillenton in his absence.
However, if he could find evidence that the nobility of Larchen and the imperial family of Hillenton were in cahoots, he could have eliminated all the nobles related to the case. It was an opportunity to deal with the nobles he couldn’t get rid of due to a lack of justification as long as he could find it.
He wanted to go back to Hillenton, but Isilis’ condition was still unstable. She was shaking somewhere, and he couldn’t leave her behind.
One mistake was enough.
Watching her break in his absence, Berthas made up his mind. He would never leave her alone. Even if he had to postpone Hillenton’s matter, Isilis was the priority.
“Sleepwalking.”
Wasn’t it the first disease that people who had hurt their hearts got? It was clear that losing the child had come as a shock to her. At this time, when her sleepwalking was not properly cured, the nobles’ behavior was unusual, asking her to prove her lineage like they had planned the time.
“There must be something.”
There was no way the nobles would come forward like that without any reason. Did they say that a cornered rat bit, too? Stepping out to prove the imperial lineage without any certainty was like jumping into a fire with a brush.
Still, he didn’t think that the nobles who were concerned about their safety would come forward like that. It was clear that someone had convinced them.
To say that Isillis might not be of the imperial family.
“But if she is not from the Imperial Family, how is Isilis…”
There was a scene that passed through Berthas’ head, which he kept thinking about. In the past, when he met Isilis at her port, the color of the magic she used was not red.
“It was obviously blue then.”
He was deceived, too.
Although she had covered the color of her eyes, since the color of her magic was blue, he had no idea that she belonged to the royal family of Larchen. It was the same when they met again. Even though he saw that the color of her eyes had changed to ultramarine blue, he still didn’t think so because the color of her magic was different.
“How…”
What was the truth?
A few days passed. Isilis’ head continued to hurt. Faylos, who was beside her, was looking at her with worried eyes, but she couldn’t loosen her frown.
“Are you okay?”
“Faylos. What do you think?”
“What.”
“If, in your opinion, I’m not a member of the Imperial Family…”
“What are you thinking? If you are not the Imperial Family, who is the Imperial Family?”
Isilis tightly shut her mouth at Faylos’ words. She couldn’t bear to say that the previous Empress’ reaction was unusual.
Her mother’s reaction was strange.
…Do not prove her lineage.
What did she mean by that? When she heard that, she thought the previous Empress said it because she was worried about her, but Isilis knew that wasn’t the case. After all, she wasn’t that affectionate. Her mother was worried about the situation.
‘What the hell is she hiding?’
While she wanted to ask her directly, her steps couldn’t move. Isilis wanted to ask if she knew why the nobles acted like that.
“Isilis.”
Faylos pulled her out of her lingering thoughts.
“….”
“It’s nothing to worry about.”
“You may have no idea, but it matters to me.”
“No. No need to worry.”
“Why?”
“If you are not the Imperial Family, who can be the Imperial Family?”
Her eyes shook at Faylos’ words as he spoke with confidence.
“Until now, you have fulfilled your duty as a member of the Imperial Family and have shown yourself to be a member of the Imperial Family. If you are not the Imperial Family, who can say that they are the Imperial Family?”
“You know that I don’t mean that.”
“No, at least the imperial family should be like you. I think you’re the most ideal Imperial Family.”
“Why?”
“Because you prioritize Larchen above all else.”
It was. To her, her priority has always been Larchen.
Her child was also for Larchen, and it was for Larchen that she couldn’t let go of her mind even after losing the child. Even though she had feelings for Berthas, it was because of Larchen that she couldn’t reveal her feelings.
All for Larchen.
Isilis only did something for her personal benefit only once in her lifetime.
“Faylos.”
“You’re doing great, Isilis, so don’t worry.”
“Isn’t that and this different?”
“There’s no way you’re not the imperial family.”
“Proof is another matter.”
“What is the problem? Shouldn’t we just go in and out of the temple?”
“If the temple is exposed, we have to move to the place where the True Name is located.”
“Why do you think it’s difficult to find another temple?”
“Don’t you think that the True Name was put there because it was the safest place?”
Faylos flinched at her sharpened words. It was already widely known that the True Name was important to wizards. If Isilis’s true name was revealed because of this incident, she could be in danger.
“What if someone finds out my true name and forces me? They are going to kill me.”
“That’s too much of a reach…”
“You say that when you know that it is such an important issue for wizards?”
“Then, what are you going to do? It is difficult to prove lineage otherwise.”
“Why did this happen in my generation?”
As she sighed, Faylos could not offer any more comforting words. It was clear that if he said something wrong, he wouldn’t even make it.
Unlike Isilis, who must keep her true name in the temple because she was a member of the Imperial Family, only he and one of his parents knew Faylos’ true name. Though since one of them was already dead, no one could know his true name.
“After this incident, what if we get rid of keeping the True Name in the temple?”
“What?”
“Isn’t that what you’re afraid of? That you put your true name in the temple, but the temple is attacked.”
“That’s right.”
“They’re all wizards, so it’s unreasonable for only the imperial family to put their true names in such a place. So, when this job is over, why don’t we burn all the True Names?”
“…Burn?”
“Let’s get rid of the book with the true name written on it from the world. Is it like the Imperial Family’s shackles?”
“….”
Faylos was right.
Only the imperial family keeps the True Name, which could be the most fatal weakness for wizards. It was by the first Emperor to control the imperial family. The temple was given the means to control the Imperial Family if they abandoned their duties and behaved recklessly.
There was never a single time that the Emperor’s true name was wielded in the temple.
Knowing the danger, the temple did not intervene in politics at all. Time passed, and now the fact that they had placed their true name in the temple was slowly forgotten.
“The temple will probably allow it.”
“Fayl.”
“It has been a long time since the Larchen Empire was established. In the meantime, the imperial family has never violated their responsibilities, so there’s no need for the temple to carry anything dangerous.”
“Do you think so?”
“Sure.”
Isilis nodded her head at his firm words.
His words were right. Since she had never neglected her duty as a member of the Imperial Family, she might as well destroy the book in which her true name was written. She decided to meet the high priest of the temple sooner or later.
“In that case, we need to adjust the timing first.”
“It would be better to deal with it quickly and just suppress it. If this situation continues, it is only a matter of time before the lie becomes the truth.”
It was a cold word, but his judgment was right. It had only been out for a day, but she was feeling the changing public opinion.
“I’ll have to call the high priest.”
“Quickly.”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
The decision seemed to relieve the pressure that was weighing down on her shoulders. Faylos, who had been watching Isilis take a deep breath, spoke again.
“Are you going to marry Berthas Hillenton?”
“Why do you ask that?”
She could see that Faylos cast a wavering gaze at Isilis, who turned with a sharp gaze. A puzzled thought came after seeing his face that looked bewildered.
“You really do like him.”
His words made her laugh.
She liked him… that was right. She didn’t know if she could give her heart to someone, but she was sure now.
It was still a constant fact that Larchen was her number one priority, but Berthas Hillenton was also very important to her. He was important enough for her to put down some of Larchen. She was afraid of her changing appearance, but now, she has decided to accept even that.
Like the previous Empress, she fell in love. She had no choice but to admit it.
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