Love, As Deadly As Death - Chapter 1
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 1
‘I’m sending my representative, serve her.’
There was a priestess in Escliff.
‘The one with black hair and black eyes will connect you and me, and will make Escliff prosper.’
The priestess was famous for having black hair and black eyes, unlike the imperial people, who had all blonde hair. However, her fame did not simply come from her exotic appearance.
“They say she really never gets old?”
“Not at all. I saw her ten years ago and again the day before yesterday, and she was the same.”
The priestess didn’t age.
Even though she had been here for two hundred years now, she looked the same.
“Hey, if it was ten years ago, you wouldn’t even remember it properly.”
“Look at Mr. Rickson.”
“Ah, Rickson… I see.”
The man said he would wait and see if she was really the same. No matter how much time passed, the appearance of the woman who proudly appeared every year at the temple’s ancestral rites was the same.
“Every time I look at her, it’s as firm as a baby’s skin. Maybe that’s why her skin is so soft and smooth.”
Normally, she would have been labeled a witch, but she was a special being.
That one sentence justified everything.
“Honestly, after two hundred years, isn’t it time to start believing?”
The priestess had the worst relationship with the Escliffe Imperial Family. This was because the temple always easily expressed opposition to the imperial family by putting its priestess at the forefront under the pretext of receiving divine revelation. Nevertheless, even the imperial family could not bet on her existence as a priestess.
The imperial family’s attitude made the people of the empire confident in the priestess’ truthfulness.
“Black eyes, black hair. I think she’s a foreigner.”
“That’s right.”
Rather, public sentiment was heading toward the point where 200 years of suspicion was excessive.
“….”
That’s why they’re here now.
The man, who had been eavesdropping on the conversation behind their backs, pulled the robe over his head. Under the robe, clear emerald green eyes sparkled with anticipation.
“Rodan.”
The man stood up and left the bustling bar.
“Yes, Master.”
The figure, who had been hiding in the dark, emerged from the shadow of the building and revealed his presence.
And then, he stared at his owner.
“I don’t feel good.”
“….”
“Do not follow.”
The man, showing his displeasure, turned around, leaving Rodan behind with a graceful movement. Rodan followed the man’s noble appearance, which even a shabby robe could not hide.
His name was Ivan Wade Escliffe. He was the 15th Emperor of Escliffe.
“I don’t want to!”
A sharp voice split the air. As was common with small animals, it had an excessively sharp attitude of dislike and wariness.
“I’m not wearing it.”
It was because it was so hard to change clothes every time. The servant sighed deeply, since she couldn’t speak, it was harder to appease her.
“Priestess”
At that time, the handmaid Louis Skipper appeared.
It was a soft and gentle voice.
“It’s prayer time. You have to go.”
Of course, it was a fake voice used to persuade the woman in front of her because there was not much time left.
“My name is not Priestess. I told you to call me by name.”
“I definitely refused last time, too.”
In a kind but firm voice, Louis rejected the offer made by the woman in front of her. Her family depended on serving the priestess. She didn’t want to be bullied just for calling her name.
“Why is it a sin to ask you to call me by my name?”
However, it seemed that the precious person had no intention of considering such feelings at all. She was about to order the servant maid to change her clothes, even if by force.
“I came to pick you up… Are you fighting the servant again, priestess?”
Despite the fact that they obviously didn’t feel the presence, the door was open. The two people who were arguing froze in shock at the same time.
“You should leave.”
It was the high priest, Aaron Skipper.
While he was clearly a man who had lived as a priest for a long time, strangely enough, he had the air of a warrior. He was just like that now, when he was just hiding his footsteps.
“Yes, High Priest.”
Louis and the servant hurriedly left the place, pretending not to notice the desperate gaze clinging on them. This was because they were afraid that a spark might get onto them.
“It looks like you’re asking her to call you by your name again, right?”
Aaron asked with a smile.
Shame and anger appeared on the woman’s face, one after another.
“My name is not Priestess, so I just asked her to call me by name. What’s wrong with that?”
Aaron’s eyes softened as he confirmed that the door was closed. It was clearly a smile, but it was also a warning, as his smile was always accompanied by a threat.
“….”
Knowing that, the woman’s body stiffened like a cornered mouse.
“The way I see it, you already know your mistake.”
The smile disappeared from Aaron’s face in an instant. It was clear what the man’s cool expression was conveying. It was a warning.
“I am not the priestess.”
As she looked at his face, it became difficult to bear the growing anger. So, even if she couldn’t protest loudly, she had no choice but to say the words that Aaron hated the most and was wary of.
“Why aren’t you the priestess?”
“My name is Amelia…”
“Amelia Escliffe.”
Aaron suddenly stopped talking.
“The surname behind belongs to the imperial family.”
Amelia Escliffe.
She was revered as a priestess, and even though she was not a member of the imperial family, she was someone who shared the last name of the imperial family.
“A name, too, is something you couldn’t have if you weren’t the priestess.”
He was right because her black eyes and black hair made her a stranger in this land.
“Unless you are a priestess like you said.”
“….”
“Everything about you is a lie. You don’t even deserve the name Amelia.”
Aaron uttered mockingly. Anyone could see that this was not the attitude of a priest serving the representative of God.
“Don’t you think so?”
His attitude of criticizing facts that she had taken pains to forget was quite harsh. Amelia hid her trembling hands inside her sleeves.
“Then, who are you?”
As he asked, Amelia couldn’t answer anything, and she quietly lowered her gaze.
“Are you feeling calmer now?”
Aaron astutely noticed that Amelia was feeling discouraged. He faked a smile again. The face of the man smiling at her was creepy.
“Quickly change your clothes and go to the prayer room.”
Aaron ordered leisurely.
“No.”
However, Amelia was stubborn.
“Should I force you to change my clothes?”
The smile disappeared from Aaron’s face. Amelia’s eyes fluttered slightly as she faced the man’s expressionless face.
“High Priest!”
It was then that the priest hurriedly ran to find Aaron.
“They say there was a fire between the north gate and the east gate. The fire got quite big…”
“Let’s go for now. Mobilize everyone nearby.”
Aaron, who was confronting Amelia, hurriedly turned around to face her.
“Prayer will be difficult today. Please rest.”
However, before opening the door and taking a step, he looked back at Amelia as if she knew this would happen because she was stubborn the whole time.
“Ah, the priestess…”
“The priestess knows everything. Go.”
Aaron smiled and answered. He was terribly adept at creating public opinion. The door closed with a thud. Amelia clasped her hands, shaking with fear and despair.
“What do I know?”
It was ridiculous. If Amelia had truly heard the voice of God and could know the future, she would have wanted to know when Aaron would die.
“Ah.”
Amelia, who had lowered her eyes, raised her head. Then she hurriedly put on the hooded robe and started running outside.
“Everyone nearby was mobilized.”
The fire broke out between the north and east gates. If they had mobilized the guards due to the lack of hands, they might have laxly guarded the north gate closest to her bedroom. That was what she thought.
“Gasp…”
She couldn’t climb the high wall, but as long as there was no one guarding the door. Even though she was out of breath as she ran, Amelia smiled with a brightly colored face.
“….”
Still, that smile didn’t last long.
The guard was gone for a moment, but the door was firmly closed, betraying her expectations. Only the moonlight scattering softly in the air showed the door being locked with iron chains.
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