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145: Prodigal Son
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The Duke's Unwanted Wife 146: Trance
Adelie…Adelie…Adelie…“Yes, my lord?”Your destiny…has changed. You have derailed from a glorious path and are now forging a path in darkness. Why have you chosen this path?“This path…is the only proper way forward. I will not lay my resentment to rest yet they shall not bother my life. This happiness within me is like an oasis in the desert. It feels like my heart has been craving it for a long time.”Happiness is not what you should desire! Power! Prosperity! Ascension!“What is all this without happiness, my lord?” Happiness is for mere mortals!“I…am a mortal, my lord.”Nevertheless…the mortal you call your sister is the reason why your path changed so much. You are destined to be enemies yet here she is, buttering you up to kill you. You must get rid of her before she kills you!“My lord, you know and see everything. Why would my sister want to kill me?”You are right that I can see everything and I know everything. However, there is one mortal I cannot see or know the depth of
The Duke's Unwanted Wife 147: Secret Meeting
"He's asking for too much!" Fredrich exclaims. Marvis nodded, holding Sebastian's shoulder to show he supported him. "Right now, we can only get an invitation through three people, His Majesty, Dame Violet and Count Selene. I doubt any one of them would be willing to give us one, especially with Natalia's foresight. The way it's going, we might have no other choice but to wait for her to come back," Marvis said. "There's nobody else we can ask?" Fredrich asks, frustrated. "How many people do we know can get through an anti-magic zone unperturbed?" Alana asks, hopelessness in her voice. Sebastian snaps his head up and looks at her. "There is one person.""Who?""Princess Temara.""I don't think…""The people of Polivia have little to no magic so they have lived their lives without magic. Technically, their whole kingdom is an anti-magic zone.""Even if she can go, how is she going to get an invite?" "For that, I'll just have to speak to her. Alana, could you stay behind to look af
The Duke's Unwanted Wife 148: Secret Meeting (2)
"You are so…predictable, Lord Sebastian. I'm amazed to see it in reality. It's very fascinating.""I'm glad you're fascinated by this, your highness. Please, help us.""Unfortunately, I already gave my word to Lady Natalia that I will not be helping you. She also asked me to pass you something. Steward, go fetch the letter on my desk.""Yes, your highness!"Temara turned back to the men and smiled wryly when she saw their downcast expressions. They looked like the world was ending, or rather, their world. The steward returned and gave the letter to Sebastian. He opened it and read out loud. [If you're reading this letter, Bastian, that means you've come to Princess Temara for help. This also means you must've exhausted all available options, like the king, right? Have you lost your mind? Is your level of belief in me so low that you will put your pride aside to beg for scraps? Coming to Berinda won't do you any good. You all could die. I cannot die! You know this! Why do you insist o
The Duke's Unwanted Wife 149: Natalia's Goal
"Argh, you're so stubborn! Why don't you just say yes?!""I'm…sorry…""Adelie! Don't be so stubborn and just agree! Why must you make yourself suffer so?? Your soul will dissipate if you continue to disagree!"She smiled, coughing. Even though it was her soul, it was riddled with holes and continuously leaking mana. Her hands were tied up to red pillars with golden snakes sneaking around them and her legs hung limply, most of it gone. He stood in front of her with a golden whip, the handle bearing a small golden snake. He looked like any other handsome man with a sharp nose and cheekbones, his pupils resembling that of a serpent. His hair and beard were long and white, opposing his youthful looking face. He wore a long red robe with golden snakes embroidered into it. "My…soul…cannot…dissipate.""But you cannot reincarnate properly if you die! All you have to do is say yes and I promise to put you back to your perfect form. Agree to absorb your sister's mana to ascend! It's so easy f
The Duke's Unwanted Wife 150: Hostage
"Agent of Darkness? That's a new one. Is that what I'm secretly called around here?"Denitra didn't reply, pulling out a halberd made of Adamantine. Natalia scoffed, finding it funny. The princess donned a Mythril armour sharpened with several magical gems like Adamantine. Her face was still uncovered by the helmet she wore so she could only be identified by her voice. The only thing that annoyed Natalia was that she could not see her face. She looked over at her servants and they grabbed Minister Mori. "Your highness, if you point that thing at me, it would be seen as a threat to my life. Not only can I reciprocate, your kingdom will be held in violation of the treaty. You may not care much for my life but what about your kingdom?""Don't threaten me!""I am not. I am simply telling the truth. Isn't that right, Minister Mori?"He nodded, lowering his head. She turned to the princess and could tell she was feeling frustrated and torn. She was well acquainted with those feelings. So,
The Duke's Unwanted Wife 151: Reassuring Presence
Once outside the boundary of Berinda, Natalia could finally breathe. She gave the illusion she was invincible inside the kingdom when it was just borrowed power. Only gods had the power to bend reality as many times as they wanted. The power she borrowed from Nataroth could only last thirty minutes at most but she used it well. Diversifying her knowledge bank and spying on every single royal family on the several continents she traded with eventually paid off. There were some things she was curious about. "Princess Denitra, I know you were in that cave. I am curious about that strange creature we encountered there. I want you to tell me more about it."The princess didn't respond, looking out of the window defiantly. Natalia traced her eyesight and slowly became annoyed when she saw the path down the mountain was smoother than the path up the mountain. It was vastly different from the way they came and instead of leading to the Empire, it was leading to another small kingdom. Natalia
The Duke's Unwanted Wife 152: Dungeon
After dinner and settling her friends and hostage into her home, she could finally rest. She soaked herself in the tub, feeling the knots in her body loosen. There was also the fact that she was being massaged by little fairies that fluttered excitedly around her. She sighed with content. "Do you like it that much?""Hmm, it's nice. Did you miss me, Madaline?""You worried me but you really came back without a scratch. Berinda is Uriel's territory so I cannot intervene at will. I'm glad it went well.""No, I got attacked and that's why I have a hostage. Now that you say it, she's probably Uriel's Saintess.""You took another god's Saintess?! Since when did you start acting so recklessly?""It was not a reckless or juvenile decision. You know what my goal is. By the way, I have a question.""What is it?""If Adelie is Ducroft's Saintess and Denitra is Uriel's Saintess, does that mean I'm your Saintess?""No, it's not you. It's Marvis's mother." "How cruel. You could've reserved that
The Duke's Unwanted Wife 153: Alana's Goal
“W-What do you mean the god of death and destruction?!”“Yes, what do I mean indeed?” she just smiled, looking at the body in the casket. He just stared back at her with his eyes open. "I was very lucky to find him, you know. Gods are not just objects you find on the side of the streets. I actually built this whole thing because of him but not for him. He belongs in another world so you have to be curious as to why he's here. He won't say anything though which is disappointing.""Are you insane?! That is the most dangerous of the original gods!""I doubt he is as dangerous as Nataroth. Anyway, now that I've shown you my treasure, let's take you to your room, shall we?"They left the room, the doors locking behind them as they left. The boy laying still in the casket rose to sit up and stared unblinkingly at the door. As they faced down the two royal heirs, a servant came running out from the mansion, handing a letter to Sebastian. He frowned and burnt the letter immediately. "You w
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