CH 118

Chapter 118: A battle of Sincerity

“I’m doomed. I’m doomed! Now, I could never be on a carriage with Lady Eunice at all!”

I need to get to know her and see how far she could control her power, but now everything was ruined!

I threatened people and showed a love war scene in front of her nose! My image was no longer good!

“….”

Sigren was strangely docile even though I was grumbling. 

I lightly touched his cheek. 

“What’s wrong?”

He was weirdly blushing when I kissed him earlier.

“I think I was being frivolous.”

“What?”

“Going into your room.”

“Well, so what? It’s not that you force yourself when I told you not to come in.”

I looked at Sigren. Somehow, his face looked disappointed. 

I stretched out my arm to hug him, yet he backed off slightly. Was he still reflecting?

“I complained to Viscount Arden earlier whether he knew what his daughter did.”

“Then?”

“Well, Viscount didn’t force his daughter, but it is more like he blew off some wind to his daughter ears, like ‘you could become a princess’.”

“Oh, that lady must also have a crush on you at first sight.”

Well, our dear prince’s face was good. He was very attractive. 

Sigren narrowed his eyes. “Sometimes I thought you’re jealous, sometimes i felt like you’re not…” 

I laughed bitterly, “so which one do you think?”

“I don’t know, you’re always relaxed.”

I smiled seeing him grumbling. 

Actually, I did.

If I didn’t, I wouldn’t kiss him in front of others. It took some courage to do something like that.

I silently said something while poking his cheek. 

Fool. 

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It was said that it took about a couple of days to reach Marquis estates. To be exact, it took only three to four days from the capital. Which meant, the location of the darkness was close to the capital. This was the reason why the capital nobles were worried. 

That was why we left Viscount estates without any regrets the next day. We have to move as quickly as possible. 

Fortunately, I could have a few conversations with Eunice on our way to the marquis estate. We even talked during breaks. 

“You must be having a hard time traveling for a long time.”

“This is nothing compare to you, Lady Fiona. It must be more tiring riding a horse in such a long time.”

It seemed that Eunice decided to pretend that she didn’t know what happened that day. A good girl indeed. Well, of course, contrary to her determination, she was not good at hiding it. Her eyes were twinkling whenever she saw Sigren and me. She was even blushing. She didn’t know that she was so obvious even though she said nothing. Ah well, I would say nothing. She was cute like that.

I nudge Sigren in the ribs.

“Lady Eunice…, isn’t she cute?”

“Why all of a sudden?”

I pointed my finger at Eunice secretly. “She is like that everytime she sees us. She’s been like that ever since the tea party last time.”

“Ah….” 

For some reason, Sigren was also blushing.

I couldn’t help but felt surprised seeing it. Don’t tell me, was he shy when he thought about that?

“You’re also like this just thinking about that….?”

“I can’t help it.” Sigren grumbled as if what I’d said was nonsense to him. 

Well, that was very cute of him. 

However, at the same time, I was a little upset when I saw these two. I thought there would be a spark between them when they met face to face as it was a fateful love that I had decided. What a bullshit spark. 

At first, I thought Eunice was blushing because of Sigren. But upon closer observation, she blushed only when Sigren and I were standing close together. This means, she was blushing because she was thinking about that tea time whenever she saw us together. 

I felt foolish setting up a man and a woman who didn’t like each other. Moreover, in this case, it was pointless to try such a thing on Eunice who was literally a naive girl. Emotions could not be forced. It was like you couldn’t force a relationship that has been broken apart to be a forever love relationship, or hope someone to like you back even though you knew that person did not like you. 

Ah, I don’t know. But, I’m sure I’ve written a dramatic love story between them….

Anyway, let’s not think about it for now. If they are meant to each other, I’m sure they would be attracted to each other like magnets, if they’re not, then let’s not force it. Right now, the more important thing was I should help Eunice strengthen her power. 

But I have no idea how to do that. This was one of a problem that I’ve been thinking about.

In the original plot, the trigger that awaken Eunice’s power was her love for Sigren, and it was also because of that she became stronger. Eunice and Sigren got rid of the darkness together with their love. But now, that love was not happening between them. So how could I know?

Nevertheless, let’s not dwell on that possibility. Since I won’t force their love, and I had no idea how to help Eunice get stronger, I’ll have to figure out another way to get rid of the darkness on my own. Otherwise, no one was safe, including Heilon. 

I have to find at least a hint from the dead land I was going to see this time. Just a hint was enough since trying to find something on the battlefield was quite difficult. Let’s check all the circumstances and make a decision before it was too late.