Chapter 74

The Dice are in Mia’s hands

There is a jewellery box called “Princess Mia’s Curse Box”. It is covered and decorated with lavish gems and rare jewels; the box is also ornate with beautiful painstaking artistry. It is also known as a cursed box that has continued to invite many owners to ruin. It is widely known that its first owner was Mia Luna Tearmoon, the princess of the guillotine, but the name of the person who made the box is surprisingly unknown.

It was actually commissioned by Viscount Berman. He is a noble whose territory is next to the territory of the Rudolvons. Hardly anybody know about Viscount Berman. And even fewer are those who knew that it was because of his actions that led indirectly to the Empire’s downfall.

“Viscount Berman, it is as expected. Count Rudolvon did not agree to the request.”

“Don’t call him a count! Put ‘out’ when calling him. He is just an outcount!”

Viscount Berman shook with rage after receiving the report from a lowly servant.

“A terrible country noble...”

It all started with this crap.

“Nevertheless, I can’t understand why Viscount Berman, who is a traditional and prestigious central noble, has a smaller territory compared to the upstart countryman, Outcount Rudolvon.”Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

A fellow nobleman remarked in one party event.

Berman wrinkled his nose with displeasure...

“Although the territory of that outcount is larger, most of it is agricultural land or forest area. So there really is nothing to be proud about it.”

“I was given the mission of maintaining the security.”

They were not instructed, after all, to start a battle against the Lulu tribe. So, they camped just outside the forest and did not enter the forest to fight the Lulus.

“Useless! They don’t listen to me!”

The frustrated Viscount thought of a scheme to overcome the situation. And it is with a gift. A present to the Emperor’s beloved Princess, Mia Luna Tearmoon. The strategy is very simple. Make a magnificent jewellery box and use a very rare wood that can only be found in the Sealence Forest. It is the tree called the “Unicorn Horn.” And he will even attach a small sculpture. This will showcase the beauty of the Unicorn Horn.

Then he would say, “If Your Highness wants, I can make as many of the same things as you want... but to do that, I need to get the wood from a certain forest...” Then get the backing of Mia. The Imperial Army will move and it will be easy to annihilate the Lulu. This is what he thought.

At the same time, the Viscount was thinking of another plan. They are going to kidnap the children of the Lulu tribe and sell them to slavers. He will then show it as the work of the imperial soldiers. The Lulus will be outraged and will surely actively attack the army. If that happens, then a battle will break out. And surely the Lulu tribe will be wiped out. That means he wouldn’t have to wait for the completion of the jewellery box.

That was his strategy, but it never actually happened.

“Recently, Her Imperial Highness has been a big favorite of unicorn horn hair ornaments... She even wears a unicorn horn hairpin everyday...”

Such gossips came into the ears of the Viscount. If this was true, then he did not have to make any jewellery box. Unicorn Horn grew right in the Sealence Forest. If a hairpin is enough to make the Princess happy, then he can commission one. It is obviously cheaper and faster to make compared to a jewellery box. So, he prepared to get one immediately...

Thus, the flow of history is about to change. How? It depends on Mia. She now holds the dice to which her fate and the Empire’s fate hangs.

“Mia-sama, Viscount Berman has requested an audience...”

“Oh, who might that be? It’s a name I haven’t heard before.”

Destiny is about to appear in front of Mia in the form of a visitor. Mia had not yet realized that she was standing right above the turning point of her destiny.