The Returnee Noble Lady Attacks His Majesty the Dragon Emperor Translation

33. The Returnee Noble Lady (32)

Even though some measures had been taken to ensure that he wouldnā€™t be able to commit suicide, Marquis Veil died by strangling his neck using both of his hands while inside the prison.

But, the guard testified that at the same time, Marquis Veil had also cried for helpā€”ā€˜save meā€”!ā€™

Rather than suicide, it would be more precise to say that he died mysteriously.

A gag order had been issued, but rumors still spread quickly. The death of Marquis Veil had become known not only throughout the entire castle, but also the town. There were many suspects pertaining to who had spread the rumors.

Jill had heard about the current state of affairs from Camila, who had gone to town to seek info.

She sighed greatly inside her room. ā€œā€¦Everyone keeps saying that itā€™s because of the Cursed Emperorā€¦ā€

ā€œThe atmosphere is really bad. This is the territory of Marquis Veil, itā€™s only natural for the townspeople to exaggerateā€”after all, theyā€™re scared.ā€

ā€œThe Northern Divisionā€”I spoke to Hugo earlier. It seems that there were quite a number of instigators in town.ā€

ā€œMust be the guys brought by Prince Geraldo.ā€ Jill scratched her head at Camilaā€™s remark.

ā€œā€¦Why would Prince Geraldoā€¦~? Well, I do think the way his visit overlaps with this ridiculous happening isnā€™t just some mere coincidence, butā€¦ā€

ā€œRather, it wouldnā€™t be weird for Prince Geraldo to have connections with those who rebelled against His Majesty.ā€

It was clear that Marquis Veil was involved in a faction that rebelled against Hadith. However, before anything could be traced back, Marquis Veil died. It happened right after he had spewed something regarding Hadithā€™s curse, too, which everyone thought had subsided.

The enemy of your enemy is an ally. It wasnā€™t at all unnatural for Geraldo to have some links with those rebels.

ā€œIn the first place, the reason why His Majesty, who has no backing, could ascend to the throne at such a young age was because everyone thought it would diminish the curse. If said belief breaks down, surely, some people will try to eliminate His Majesty, thinking that would ultimately end the curse.ā€

ā€œā€¦That Crown Prince has started moving, huh~? So, Jill-chan, you suspect that Prince Geraldo is supporting the Crown Prince?ā€

In fact, Jill knew that Geraldo had been fueling the Anti-Imperialism, extracting information and exploiting it.

Geraldo was a warrior, but he was also a politician.

ā€œBut, regarding the current circumstancesā€¦ is the curse a real thing, after all?ā€

Zeke went straight to the point. Camila nodded along.

ā€œCertainly, Marquis Veilā€™s manner of death was unusual. He died in a way that makes it hard to deny the existence of the curse.ā€

ā€œBut His Majesty told me, as long as Iā€™m there, the curse would subside.ā€

ā€”ah, I better tell them about that.

She briefly explained about Rave and his blessings. She also showed them the Dragon Princess Ring.

Camila folded her armsā€”creases appeared between her eyebrows.

ā€œThatā€™s, ā€¦hard to believe, but~ I certainly heard talk about the Emperorā€™s ā€˜mysterious inquiryā€™ that he always asked of his fiancĆ©e candidate, about ā€˜can you see itā€™, or something along that line. If by ā€˜itā€™, he meant Rave, then that explains the mysterious inquiryā€¦ā€

ā€œI donā€™t really get magic stuff, but if Captain says so, then I believe in you. ā€¦Therefore, the curse exists?ā€

ā€œBefore anything else, we need to confirm what this curse really entails~ā€

Towards Camilaā€™s inquiry, Jill lifted her face as she sat on a chair.

ā€œWhat the curseā€¦ really entails?ā€

ā€œYes~ all this time, weā€™ve been talking endlessly about the Emperorā€™s curse, but what is it, actually~? Why would it diminish once the Dragon Emperor finds a bride~? How does this curse work~? In addition, since itā€™s a curse, there must be someone behind it~ā€

ā€œā€¦Assuming the myth is true, itā€™s the curse of the Goddess of Kratos.ā€

Towards Zekeā€™s utterance, Jill was surprised.

Camila entwined a finger with her side hair while frowning.

ā€œā€¦Thereā€™s also that, isnā€™t there~ Beside The Dragon God Rave, thereā€™s also that existenceā€¦ although until just before, I believed they were all myths~!ā€

ā€œDoesnā€™t the part that mentions the bride being the Shield of Dragon also coincide with the current situation? Isnā€™t everything too similar?ā€

ā€œEh? Wait a minute? What are you guys talking about?ā€

At Jillā€™s question, Zeke and Camila stared. It seemed that it was common knowledge for them.

ā€œSpeaking of which, Jill-chan is from the Kingdom of Kratos. Oh, was perhaps the legend told differently there~?ā€

ā€œMore like, I didnā€™t pay much attention to it. Supposedly in the past, the Goddess and the Dragon God had conflicting opinions regarding the treatment of humans. That was also how one continent ended up being divided into two kingdoms.ā€

To protect people with love, or to lead them with reason?

The teachings appear in the form of blessing in each kingdom. The earth of Kratos, which was protected by love of the god of magic, could produce almost everything. Meanwhile, the sky of Rave, where the dragons danced, was protected by the knowledge of reason.

ā€œRather than scripture, we are talking about folklore, thoughā€¦ā€

ā€œWhat I heard back there at Kratos wasā€”Kratos and Rave were originally supposed to marry each other and rule over the earth and the sky.ā€

ā€œYes, yes~ thatā€™s the one~ Because of the conflict with the goddess, the blessing of the earth transformed into a curse. There seems to have been a time when nothing could grow in the land of Rave. However, the Dragon Emperor acquired a bride with an abundant amount of magicā€”the Dragon Princess. Then, on the summit of the Rakia Mountains, he conjured up a magical barrier to dispel the Goddessā€™ curse on the earth. Itā€™s said that the magical barrier also established as the border.ā€

The curse of the Goddess would be diminished by the presence of a Dragon Princessā€”which was the same situation as now.

ā€œThe Goddess then got angry because the curse was repelled. Therefore, she transformed herself into a black spearā€”because if sheā€™s in her original form, she isnā€™t able to pass the magical barrier. It was said that she would be carried by humans and would cross the sea and come all the way here.ā€

ā€œUmmā€¦ that spearā€¦ is it the ā€˜Holy Spear of the Goddessā€™? The on that has been handed down to the Royal Family of Kratos for generationsā€¦?ā€

ā€œSo the ā€˜Holy Spear of the Goddessā€™ is actually real, and it resides in Kratosā€¦? All this time, I thought it was nothing but a legend!ā€ Zeke was impressed.

It seemed that there was a discordance of information between Kratos and Rave, after allā€¦

ā€œEverything is so different, here, huh~ well, what happened next was, the wonderful spear that was actually the Goddess was presented to the Dragon Coupleā€”at the next moment, it stabbed the Princess. The Princess who realized the real identity of the spear locked the Goddess in her shadow in exchange for her own life. As a result, the magical barrier disappeared. At the same time, the Goddess would never be able to return to her original form, and the curse disappeared along with it. Itā€™s a tale of a Dragon Princess who fulfilled her duty till the end.ā€

It was a folkloreā€”a myth.

According to the myth, the ā€˜Holy Spear of the Goddessā€™ was real.

In fact, six years later, Geraldo attacked Jill with the same spear.

ā€¦indeed, as of now, Prince Geraldo is already able to summon the Holy Spear of the Goddessā€¦

Did that cause the Goddessā€™ curse to recur?

Zeke pondered with his arms folded.

ā€œItā€™s nothing but a myth. How could I believe in such things? The curse is another story. The repeated deaths of the Crown Princes merely seem to have inadvertently helped His Majesty to ascend the throne.ā€

ā€œā€”there is also another possibility. A mere prince without such a curse, but also without the opportunity to ever become the Emperor is isolated with such ā€˜curseā€™ to ensure his gaining the throne.ā€

Rave had said something similarā€”even without the deaths of the princes, Hadith would still become the Emperorā€”that was his destiny. Therefore, the series of deaths was entirely intentional.

ā€œThatā€™s right, after everything is said and doneā€¦ all those repeated deaths did was harm the Emperorā€™s reputation over and over~ā€

ā€œBut, at the same time, is the ultimate purpose of the curse the Dragon Princessā€”our Captainā€™s life?ā€

ā€œBut I donā€™t remember ever conjuring a magical barrier. Even if I die, I doubt it would affect the Kingdom of Kratos and the Rave Empireā€¦ and that part about isolating the Emperorā€¦ā€

What would Geraldo achieve by doing that? It would help the Crown Prince, but that might as well amount to nothingā€”think, thinkā€¦

ā€¦come to think of it, it should be happening now, shouldnā€™t it? The ā€˜Veilburg Murder Suicideā€™ā€¦

According to history, the punishment that Hadith wrought instilled fear in people. Not only was Hadith isolated, he also had conflict with the Crown Prince.

Now, albeit the process was different, Marquis Veil had died.

The same outcome might be born because it supposedly came from Hadithā€™s curse.

Why? For what?

No, most importantlyā€”the person alleged to have caused the Veilburgā€™s mass murdersā€¦

ā€œā€¦whereā€™s Lady Sufia?ā€

ā€œEh? Oh, right, she went with His Majesty to identify Marquis Veil, shouldnā€™t she be returning soon~?ā€

ā€œShe still thinks of such a father even after he has died, huh? It would be better if she just leaves him aloneā€¦ā€

What Zeke said was reasonableā€”then, a strange noise.

ā€œIā€™m going to look for her.ā€

ā€œEh? Jill-chan, wait, ā€¦ara.ā€

When she jumped out of the chair, she heard the sound of knocking on the door.

Coming inside after excusing themselves was none other than the person Jill was looking forā€”Sufia.


***T/N: The Veilburg fire incident is rly the main event that changed everything. Here I thought just like any other isekai, the plots gonna be like:

>Jill returned to the past!

>Saved Veilburg in one fell swoop!Ā 

>ok onward to the next journey, that city shall never be mentioned again.

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