Chapter 181

Translator: Yonnee

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There was an eerie glint in Rosé’s eyes as she stared at Albert while getting up from the ground.

“Prince, do you know why black magic is so powerful?”

As though she had forgotten what went on today, she reverted back to calling Albert with the title of ‘Prince’.

Because that was the perfect title for Albert, who Rosé loved.

Albert did not bother to correct the term of address. If calling him that way would help Rosé feel more stable, then he would let her call him that many more times.

As long as it would reassure Rosé and save the lives of both Jung-in and the dragon cub.

“Because it draws from your lifeforce.”

Albert examined the woman’s condition slowly and grasped the situation.

He came here with Mercy, but she immediately hid, perhaps knowing that her presence would only aggravate Rosé.

She must be hiding somewhere near, watching.

Firstly, once Rosé’s magic circle had been deactivated, Mercy will come up and subdue her with illusions.

So, for now, it was necessary to appease Rosé.

‘There’s no need to provoke her more by holding the dragon.’

Rosé Artius hated everything related to Yoo Jung-in, who had once taken over her body. She also deplored the dragon.

Carefully setting Blanc on the floor, he took slow steps towards Rosé.

And her eyes glimmered as soon as she saw that Albert was now standing in front of her magic circle.

“Prince, I’ve been thinking about this since I was a child. Is there anyone in this world who can love me? Even though I’m like this, can I be loved?”

Now that he thought about it, he heard from Mercy that she saw Marquis Evnen in the illusion Rosé was shown.

He could more or less guess what had happened. Marquis Evnen used children as sacrificial lambs in his pursuit to attain greater mana.

He would have wanted to cultivate the children’s magical prowess more before using them as sacrifices, and the most efficient way to go about it was by turning them into dark mages.

After all, if they could wield black magic, they would be able to achieve anything beyond their original capabilities.

Even if it would eat away at their lifeforce and corrupt their souls, it wouldn’t have mattered to him. He was like a man who had tasted the forbidden fruit once and could not go back.

He who knew the sweetness of power could not help but touch black magic.

Of course, Albert would have to confirm these details more…

Albert fixed his eyes on Rosé, cautiously choosing his words. It was imperative that he’d bring up something that she would be most intrigued with.

“That’s why you told me to sign a contract.”

As expected, Rosé’s face flushed red the moment the contract was mentioned.

Things were going much smoother than she apparently thought.

With a practiced, insincere smile pasted upon his lips, Albert slowly spoke.

“Rosé, I didn’t ask you to wait one week for nothing. I also need time to think about the future.”

“……”

“Even more so because you will soon be part of my life.”

It was not difficult to seduce Rosé with sweet nothings.

Rosé’s blurred eyes gradually regained focus.

Compared to when she was paralyzed by fear earlier, she now had time to think again.

Graaaah!

Blanc was still crying out in pain. Albert needed to finish this as soon as he could. His palms were clammy.

He was worried about the condition of both the dragon cub and Jung-in. He didn’t want to show this wretched woman any affection, but in no time at all, he needed to show that he ‘cared’ about her.

With knitted brows, Rosé stared at the writhing Blanc, then looked at Albert again.

She smiled broadly.

“I honestly don’t care about my body. You can just take it right away. You won’t love me anyway, Prince. Then, I wanted to take this body back. Because while I was watching on the outside, you were always so sweet.”

Listening to her line of logic, Albert narrowed his eyes. He began to coax Rosé with a very gentle tone.

“Isn’t it too regrettable to give up on everything after only just half a day?”

Rosé shook her head in response.

“No, impossible. I will never kill that woman’s soul, Prince. If I kill her soul, you won’t love me.”

It seemed like she couldn’t even realize that she was contradicting herself.

Her incoherent words evidently showed her innermost thoughts.

She knew that she would not receive Albert’s love, but still wanted to be loved.

‘The problem is that I can’t find out more about her connection with Marquis Evnen.’

After Marquis Evnen met his demise, the marquis’s domain was now in a state of near-obliteration.

First, Rosteratu ravaged the estate. Then, Mercy overturned the marquisate for the second time. And by the time Albert rose to the throne as the new king, the Evnen Marquisate had completely disappeared from history.

Pretending to bow his head, Albert glanced towards Blanc for a moment.

Then, he looked at the platinum bracelet beside Blanc. He pressed his lips together.

‘Jung-in needs to notice it.’

The bracelet was the only medium that would allow him and Jung-in to talk.

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