Chapter 184:

Chapter 184:

He could have warned Juliet sufficiently that a suspicious evil spirit was targeting her. However, he chose not to do so.

Are you hurt a lot?

This? No.

Juliet, as if its nothing, awkwardly smiled while covering the wound on her wrist.

Its nothing. Itll heal soon.

I have some effective herbs. Ill bring them the next time we meet.

Oh

Juliet seemed flustered, blinking her eyes and trailing off.

Whats wrong?

Roy, Ill be leaving the capital for a while.

A crack appeared in his barely maintained smile.

Are you going North?

Yes.

Why?

Um

Juliet wore a slightly awkward expression.

You would have seen too, Roy. I captured the spirit that despised the Duke.

He knew as well, of course.

The enormous cage placed in the center of the banquet hall, and the snake with a human figure trapped within, exhibited an unignorable presence.

But capturing the snake doesnt solve the problem, does it?

Roy said, slightly raising his voice.

Did you forget, Juliet? Even if you capture that snake, it wont lift the curse on the Duke. Then we are back to the starting point. Juliet would get hurt again

I know, its the starting point.

Juliet smiled wryly. It was a somehow unadorned smile.

But this time, I want to have a conversation. Without running away.

At that moment, inexplicably, Roy felt a twist in his stomach. Some inexplicable intuition pierced him.

They had lived much longer lives than humans.

Waiting was his forte. But what if the opportunity never came?

If Juliet never left that arrogant Dukes side in her short life?

Then rather

So it will be hard to see each other for a while. Im sorry.

You dont have to apologize for every little thing.

But Roy wore his refined mask as he always had.

Well then, take care, Roy.

Juliet smiled, waved, and climbed into the carriage.

Take care. Juliet.

Roy watched the carriage carrying Juliet leave the star palace for a long time.

Once the carriage completely disappeared from his sight, he shifted his steps toward the chaotic banquet hall. Indeed, it was just as Juliet described.

The center of the banquet hall had a giant cage-shaped barrier glowing, and guards were moving around, cleaning up.

Roy deliberately hid his presence and leaned against a pillar.

Then the sleek blond man trapped inside the barrier slowly lifted his head.

A cunning violet gaze aimed precisely at Roy. It was a captivating gaze.

I told you. You would come to find me again.

Even from afar, the snake seemed to perceive his thoughts, smirking only with the shape of his lips.

Shut up.

A low growling voice flowed out.

Roy slowly clenched his palm.

He didnt use any of the medicine. Not a single drop.

So what he was about to do now wasnt the urging of that snake, but purely Roys rational judgment.

Roy deluded himself thus.

A moment later.

A suspicious figure approached near the cage-shaped barrier, but no one suspected until disaster struck.

Now what do we do?

With a faltering voice, Archbishop Gilliam glanced at Juliet.

But Juliet didnt have any particular information.

The sacred relic that Archbishop Gilliam had been in awe of, a kind of cage of a saint, was completely torn on one side.

Milan and the temples responsible person, Archbishop Gilliam, were loudly confronting each other.

Archbishop! You said this barrier was secure!

Ha, but even the evil power of the demon couldnt break the sacred barrier, thats the point!

Archbishop Gilliam claimed loudly as if wronged.

Its clear that there was outside help from someone!

The problem isnt just this.

Its reported that the Second Prince and the soldiers who were imprisoned in the palace prison have escaped.

Magic or relics. If its physically broken, thats the end of it.

Indeed, earlier Lennox had also blown off the snakes neck. It was a clear and simple solution.

Sitting on the stone steps, Juliet absentmindedly had such thoughts.

It felt surreal, almost helpless.

Surprisingly, Lennox didnt get angry or flustered.

Instead, he left to understand the situation and rectify it with the high officials of the imperial palace.

Juliet felt sick.

I thought we had just caught it.

And to lose it in such a ridiculous manner.

Juliet?

In the corner of the star palace yard, Juliet, who was hanging her head in gloom, suddenly lifted her head.

What are you doing here?

Roy

It was Roy with sweat forming beads on his forehead.

The snake has escaped.

Juliet responded in a deflated tone.

Oh no, how did that happen?

I dont know. Just when I came to see

Juliet, in a somewhat dazed state, rambled to Roy incoherently.

Take this, it will ease your anger.

After listening to her rambles for a while, Roy handed over a small bouquet.

The flower was called a star match flower, which glows brighter as the surroundings get darker.

It absorbs moonlight and emits light when it gets dark around.

Roy explained in a soothing voice.

Wow.

Juliet forgot the melancholy of a moment ago, and stared at the glowing bouquet in her hand in amazement.

The Star Match flower, also known as the world tree, bloomed from a gigantic tree, much like a magnolia, large and white. The transparent petals were miraculously soft like rubber yet quite tough.

And it had a very strong floral fragrance.

A sweet scent strong enough to cause a headache, often used in womens perfume.

It was a familiar flower scent.

After a moment of silence, Juliet asked in a casual tone.

Roy, did this flower also bloom in the forest of southern fairies?

Yes.

During her stay in the south, Juliet had heard quite a lot of intriguing stories about the fairy forest, where ordinary people were forbidden. And Juliet remembered those stories quite accurately.

For instance, the flowers from the fairy forest were self-fertile, hence didnt bear fruit, and had no fragrance.

So, is it true that the flowers from the fairy forest have no fragrance?

Roy smiled softly and confirmed.

Yes, thats right. You know well.

Roy.

Huh?

Juliet lifted her head quietly.

She wasnt smiling anymore.

Earlier, did you go near the barrier where the snake was confined?