Published at 18th of January 2021 07:13:48 PM
Chapter 102
Did your uncle die?” Gilles asks curiously . He’s not even trying to hold back .
But thanks, Gilles . I really wanted to ask about that myself .
“Who knows?” Duke-Sama says, smiling vaguely .
… . . That expression . I’m sure he knows something that he’s just not telling us . But, I feel like he won’t say anything more even if I do ask .
I wonder what he’s hiding .
“And, I have one more question… . . ” Gilles says, his eyebrows knitted thoughtfully .
“Yeah?”
“How many years has it been since the last saintess appeared? I’ve only been able to find previous accounts of the saintess in legends . ”
“Ah . I guess at this point they really are just legends,” Duke-Sama says without hesitation .
Wait, so all the prior saintesses are only known from legends?
I don’t remember ever reading that anywhere…? Did I just not read that book? But, if it’s one of the books that Gilles has read, then I should have read it too… . But I don’t remember reading anything like that .
Wait… That means that the heroine is the first saintess to appear in probably hundreds, if not thousands, of years! So she’ll undoubtedly leave a deep impression on history… . !
Darn it! Why did I have to be born in the same age as a saintess? That means that no matter how amazing of a villainess I become, my feats will always pale in comparison with hers . Even if I manage to become a top-tier villainess, I’ll still never get my chance to enjoy the limelight… . .
“Alicia? Why do you look so disturbed?” Gilles asks, peering up into my face .
I’d like to explain my current thoughts to him, but Duke-Sama still doesn’t know about my desire to be a villainess, so I can’t just casually say anything about it here .
“It’s nothing,” I say and smile to reassure him . Though, since it’s Gilles, he’ll probably realize that it wasn’t just nothing .
But, returning to the topic at hand, I just found out about something insanely important to my future plans . I always thought of the saintess as being someone who would appear once in every age . But, that might have just been a foolish misconception I got because of the game . Now that I’m thinking about it, I don’t think I’ve ever heard mention of another saintess besides Liz-san .
Agh! This is the worst . To realize this late in the game about something so crucial feels absolutely awful… . .
“So the saintess of legend, Liz Cather, is a flower-headed idiot, and the current king is incompetent… . ” Gilles mutters bitterly, smiling in a way that doesn’t reach his eyes .
At his words, a chill runs down my spine . To think that he would call the king incompetent right in front of Duke-Sama… . .
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Slowly, I peek over at Duke-Sama to gauge his reaction . But he’s just staring at Gilles in wonder .
… . . Maybe now would be a good time to make our getaway, while he’s frozen in surprise .
Henry-Oniisama is just standing there in shock as well . He’s gazing at Gilles in half respect and half utter disbelief .
The silence stretches for a long moment while nobody moves, but then Duke-Sama bursts into hearty laughter . I’ve never seen him laugh so hard before .
The sound is quite loud, but somehow it doesn’t come off as crude or vulgar at all . Being a prince really is amazing . He can stay refined no matter what he’s doing .
“Yeah, I guess he really might be incompetent,” Duke-Sama says, still laughing .
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… . The king… . is his father, right? Is it okay for him to talk about his own father like that?
And at Duke-Sama’s words, it’s Gilles’s turn to be surprised .
“I… really have no idea what goes on in your head,” Gilles admits .
“Me neither,” I chime in .
And Henry-Oniisama, clearly just jumping on the bandwagon, cheerfully declares, “Same!”
For a long moment, we all just stand there looking at Duke-Sama as if he was some sort of enigma . And then in that quiet room, Gilles says one more thing . Although his voice is quiet, his words seem to ring loudly in my ears .
“If the saintess really has appeared, then she’ll be expected to marry the next king… . . ”