46.3 The King’s Mistake
“A lie…! This is a lie…!”
On the other hand, beside the smiling couple.
Roland, who had turned invisible using his magical instrument of light, had watched the whole situation. He kept stomping the ground.
“Why… just what is it that you want?! Why would a greedy witch accept the proposal of a man who has no money or status…!?”
While dDespairing over the merciless sentence of the King, Roland wandered aimlessly around the royal palace. That was when he spotted Sharina, who was running, from the window.
Roland immediately flew out of the window, activated his magical tool, and chased after her.
This time for sure, I’ll uncover her true nature!
“…Is she acting? No, for what…?”
To protect Roland’s heart and honor, Sharina was forcefully welcomed into the Dahlia Garden by the queen. It was the undeniable truth.
Nevertheless, in secret, the witch could have been smirking over the situation. The witch might’ve grasped the queen’s true intentions and could have been acting to take advantage of it.
When Roland was about to conclude such, he saw Sharina running straight towards Riol Glen.
She could’ve requested for as many personal belongings as she liked—such as a carriage that would carry her home. Regardless, the fact that she was in a rush, without any luggage, meant that there was urgent business.
There was no doubt about it—Riol Glen was about to receive a dressing down from the witch. She’d complain about his rejecting the enormous reward and urge him to regain it.
“Why, why aren’t you uttering a single complain!? Just why—!?”
There was no doubt about it… but for some reason, the witch wasn’t blaming her familiar at all. She was simply pleased by the fact that they could return home together. Could it be… she was in such a rush because she couldn’t wait a second longer to be reunited with Riol Glen?
“Why…!?”
In the future, Riol Glen wouldn’t pocket a single coin for developing that amulet. It seemed that he had also invented other amulets in the past, but he didn’t show any signs of mass-producing them.
Although there was a possibility that he could amass a fortune by making a breakthrough in the future, the amount would be less than what the queen, or the king’s concubine, would make.
Remaining inside the Dahlia Garden would have been far more beneficial than choosing to stay with that man.
No, no matter the benefits, the fact that Sharina simply released such huge reward was already strange enough. After all, wasn’t she a witch who only had eyes for wealth and status? She had to be!
“Your Highness, can’t you see?”
“T, Tobias!?”
Roland, biting his lips to the point of bleeding and kicking the ground out of frustration, was surprised by the voice of his servant. Tobias appeared from behind and stared straight at him, even though Roland should’ve been invisible with the help of his magical instrument.
“It’s because Sharina Clydea loves Riol Glen. Is there any other reason?”
“T, that’s, there’s no way…!”
Try as much he could, he couldn’t deny that. If she was truly as evil as he thought—if Sharina Clydea was indeed the witch who only had eyes for wealth and status, she wouldn’t have taken the hand of the poor baron’s third son. There was just no way she’d do that.
“Please return to your room. Even if you disappear with a magical instrument, you can’t erase your footsteps and presence.”
Roland thought he was the only one who knew the truth. He intended to uncover the true nature of the ugly witch who managed to deceive the royal family by acting as if she wasn’t tempted by the prince. There couldn’t be a woman who preferred a low-ranking aristocrat over the prince—as such, Roland was sure she was two-faced. Or, at the very least, that she had a hidden agenda.
“U, uuuh…!”
However, from the beginning, said ‘true nature’ or ‘hidden agenda’ never existed. It wasn’t like she was misguided, either—she just loved the boy and that was it.
“N, no way…”
Unable to look away from the truth, Roland collapsed on spot.
***T/N: Cause’ not everything is done with malicious intent, Roland… on the other hand, is he dead? Do I need to finish him?
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how old is he again? he acts like a really young kid. is he just a kid? i know that leo-what’s-his-face had just turned into an adult so i know ronald is younger. but how much younger?
Roland, you… You can’t still be this stupid, blind, and delusional. Good God, did he even have an education? I get not punishing him and enabling him led to a broken personality, but didn’t he at least have studies and attend school? Infants have more self and outward awareness AND THEY THINK YOU STOPPED EXISTING WHEN YOU COVER YOUR FACE.
Welp, the king already give him chance. If he still can’t repent after this much, then he’s truly hopeless
“…Roland should have been invisible with the help of his magic stool.”
I think you meant magic “tool,” but considering Ro-loon is so filled with BS, I guess it’s possible he has magic stool too…
S-shit…
HAHAHAHA HOW DID THAT HAPPEN.
THAT’S JUST CRAPPY
I surrender before the scatological word-play…
Finally caught up to the present. I’m glad that there seems to be at least ONE rational ruler here. Now the real question is if this will lead to those princes and queen getting character development, or just spiraling even further
I would assume the latter. While it is possible for them to repent and reflect (which would keep in line with this novel’s theme of subverting tropes), the queen and the 2nd prince make terrible rulers and the public still has a bad perception of the royal family because of previous actions. Their one “saving grace” was if the queen could succeed in making Sharina the scapegoat after her son failed to make Riol the scapegoat. So the standard happy ending would be if the 2nd prince’s revelation (that Sharina is an honest girl) makes him a shut-in again and the 3rd prince becomes the crown prince now that the king isn’t about to die.
:V he fainted. His over active imagination finally cause too much stimulus and he fainted lolol WEAK
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