CH 12

In the original story I read, Prince Kyle had a wall-like personality.

It took him quite a while to open his heart to the real saintess, Camilla, as well as being aloof to the fake saintess, Ariel.

It doesn’t mean he’s sane.

Kyle was described as a capable successor to the status of the Sword Master, and he also excelled in leadership and judgment. He said that he had no interest in women because he was only interested in swords and politics.

Camila was described as the first woman to get his attention.

But why is he showing so much interest in me?

“Saintess.”

When I heard his voice, I got a hold of myself.

Those red eyes were asking me for an answer.

I struggled to understand his intention, and eventually asked back with an awkward expression.

“Is there anything you need from me?” It was a small voice only he could hear.

He frowned at my words.

A cool scent entered the tip of my nose, and his soft voice could be heard in my ears.

“You’re a little weird today.”

I was taken aback by his words, but I answered without panicking.

“What is something weird that you’re talking about?”

His eyebrows twitched at my words.

“I’m talking about you conveying the will of God and interpreting the lightning as a blessing.”

He knew I was a fake saintess.

It was because actually, he was the main culprit in establishing me as a fake saintess along with Reihausd.

Then I heard his cold voice.

“You’ve done a lot of deeds, so you’re done with today’s work, are you not?”

Isn’t that a win-win for each other?

“It seems that the atmosphere has changed enough for people to misunderstand.”

I spoke calmly to his voice.

“I feel like I’ve just been living recklessly so far, so I’ve decided to change now.”

I used the ‘reformed character’ skill that I used on Reihausd again.

“…”

After a moment of silence, his soft voice was heard.

“That’s your resolution, but you haven’t forgotten to explain yourself today, did you?”

The moment I met his dark red eyes, my shoulders flinched.

A sudden anxiety flooded my mind when he said something needed to be explained.

As I looked at him with unfamiliar eyes, I heard that voice continuously.

“The marriage proposal letter you sent me last time.”

And at that moment I looked up at him with a look of surprise as I froze. I knew that Ariel in the original had a crush on Prince Kyle. But…

‘Did she send him a proposal letter?’

I couldn’t help but panic because I didn’t know that.

He told me. “You asked for an answer by today.”

I was getting dizzy.

‘Oh, Ariel.’

Prince Kyle patted my shoulder and started walking forward. After all, the center of the banquet hall was the dance floor of the nobles, so even if the main character of the banquet was absent for a while, it wasn’t a big deal.

I regretted seeing his shoulders getting farther away.

‘When the statue was struck by lightning, I should’ve just gone back to the temple.’

But I have already made a choice, and the time has come to deal with the unexpected actions of Ariel in the past.

Anyway, my answer is…

It will be one of the two.

Still, the fact that I shielded him today worked well, so I just hope the result comes out with number one.

I clenched my fists and followed him out to the balcony. There was no one on the glass balcony, which was quite spacious.

I closed the door to avoid noise from going out.

He slowly turned towards me.

His red hair, against the moonlight, fluttered in a subtle color. I thought as I looked at his red lips that seemed a little twisted, his expression that didn’t look pleasant at all.

It doesn’t seem like they’re already in a ‘moderately good relationship’, but it’s still a human relationship, isn’t it?

I could see him opening his lips with a stiff expression.

“I knew that you’re bold and foolhardy, but I never expected you to send such a letter.”

Life seemed to flow like an illusion in the bloody eyes that seemed to draw out a sword at any moment.

‘Ariel… It’s not a duel letter, it’s a proposal letter, right?’

I swallowed my tears inside.

“Writing a letter like that, did you have any awareness as the Saintess?”

Thinking that the answer might be closer to the sword he was wearing, I beat him first.

“The proposal letter was a mistake.”

His eyebrows rose at my words.

“Mistake?”

I don’t know the contents of the proposal letter, but what Ariel would write was no different from the childishness of the congratulatory speech.

“Was that a mistake?”

“Yes. I think I accidentally drank something like alcohol and got drunk.”

I couldn’t come up with any more excuses than this in my head.

“Perhaps I was drunk and wrote it randomly, and sent it to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

I immediately said with a sincere expression of sorry on my face.

“I deeply apologize.”

I didn’t really feel sorry for something that I didn’t do, but I couldn’t explain in detail that it was what the owner of the body did.

‘It’s annoying, so let’s do it like this.’

“Still, I helped Your Highness earlier, so please let that make up for my mistake.”

In my opinion, this is something I can ask for.

“…”

“…”

A long silence passed between the two of us.

He stared at me for a long time with red eyes mixed with a mysterious light, and then reached out to me.

I could feel his hand touching my chin. After a while. My head was raised towards him.

“…”

I thought that facing him this close was quite awkward. Isn’t it a way that would go well with the main character, Camilla?

‘I’ll let you go to this extent.’

“Mistake, I made a mistake.”

He opened his mouth as he looked into my trembling eyes.

“It was pretty specific for a mistake. It’s shocking.”

I couldn’t understand the contents of the letter, so I just shut my mouth and looked at him. His lips twisted in a strange shape.

“It’ll come right into my hand, and the Empire will be overturned if it’s known that the Saintess has written such a thing.”

Anyway, I was slowly starting to get ominous.

‘What the hell kind of letter Ariel wrote?’

Is that something more childish than the congratulatory message I wrote last time?

“Actually, I can’t remember the contents of the letter.” I forcefully smiled.

Then he raised his eyebrows and growled. “You don’t remember?”

His eyes were bloody, and I looked at him with a trembling heart.

“What you think about me every night, and what kind of love you want to share.”

“…I beg your pardon?”

“And how happy you would be if I accepted your proposal, did you say that you wrote it down in such detail and don’t remember it?”

I felt like my brain stopped at that moment.

“It was eight chapters long. I mean that narration.”

Ariel… You darn, Ariel!

‘So, you. Did you write an adult novel in that proposal letter?’

What the hell was going on in your head to do that to Kyle!

I was dazed and unable to speak for a long time, then barely opened my mouth.

“…I, I actually shoved the whole bottle into my throat. So I don’t remember. I apologize.”

Hearing my words, his eyes grew sharper. Soon he said.

“There are a lot of cases where one drinks and be honest. I’m talking about the basic needs.”

“It’s very honest. That’s just crazy.”

I shook my head, slightly twitching my lips.

I don’t know why I should be so ashamed when Ariel was the one who did it, but it was insanely shameful.

“So please pretend that never happened.”

I just got you out of the danger of being tarnished by a statue explosion.

“I hope you can accept Ciel’s blessing today as part of my apology.”

Of course, that also seems to be due to me somehow.

“I apologize for bothering you all this time. The same goes for obscene letters such as sexual harassment. Now that I am faithful to my role, there will be no such unfortunate incident again…”

“You.” He interrupted my explanations from time to time. A harsh voice and subtle eyes that make my heart sink. “Are you making fun of me now?”

I blinked at that moment. I felt that his gaze was strongly interrogating my true intentions.

“Yes? Making fun of you?”

“When I received the letter,  I couldn’t sleep for several nights and how…!”

Kyle cut off what he was saying. I could see his red eyes twinkling with a dangerous light.

It was time for Kyle to open his mouth again, growling with a terrifying force.

Boom!

Suddenly, a roar was heard. Out of a sudden, a big thunderbolt fell on the side of the garden fountain.

I heard the sound of the garden fountain rattling loudly with the light, then he frowned and looked away. I had a gut feeling that one of the Gods was doing it to help me, so I quickly pushed him away and ran out of the balcony.