Chapter 86

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Chapter 86

Lately, a smile keeps creeping onto my lips.

Hold it together. You must maintain composure. You are the Crown Prince of the Empire, the future Emperor. You cant just laugh without dignity

Hehehe! Hahaha! No! Ruprecht. Get a grip! Focus on your work!

But how can I not? Next spring, I will have a Crown Princess. My partner will stand by my side. And that person is Rika, the one who made me pine for years!

Focus. Work, work. Today, too, it is right to dedicate myself to the Empire but.

Haaaah

I just cant hold the pen. I decided to lean back in my chair and take a break.

Next spring.

Yes. Next spring. Then, Ill be a groom, and Rika will be my bride. And the Empire will officially welcome the Crown Princess, and my father will finally see the daughter-in-law hes been waiting for.

It took a while. No, it took quite a while. The Crown Prince of a nation wasnt focused on producing an heir but was busy with a one-sided love. The whole imperial family must have been worried sick.

Im grateful that they all waited patiently without showing it. I need to love and cherish her even more. If I fail to do so, Ill have no excuse even if the heavens punish me.

Count Friedrich. My father-in-laws expression was priceless.

After the New Years Eve ceremony, I had a secret meeting with my parents-in-law.

My mother-in-law just smiled, and my father-in-law seemed overwhelmed, still unable to believe it. That made me even happier.

Shes not perfect, but please take good care of her, Your Highness.

My mother-in-law said with a smile, and I felt a chill run down my spine.

I pretend not to know, but there are secrets you inevitably learn when youre in this position. And my mother-in-laws past is one of those secrets.

If I mistreat her daughter, her mother might come to assassinate me. Ah, of course, Im just kidding.

Knock knock

Your Highness.

Come in.

It seems theres more work. Its not the most welcome news, but this too is for the Empire. As the Crown Prince of the Empire, its right to smile and fulfill my duties.

And with the joy of becoming a groom, Ill put even more effort into

Isnt this a document from the Church of Light?

Yes, it is.

The attendant handed me a document from the Church of Light, not the work I was originally assigned.

Why would a matter from the Church suddenly come to me at this time? I wondered, but I checked the contents anyway.

Hmm.

After reading everything, my first thought was, of course, Rika.

The smile wont leave her face.

Imagining that scene makes my lips twitch. She might not know, but she was most beautiful when she smiled. I wanted to see it a hundred, a thousand times more.

In that sense, the news that just arrived was the perfect brush to paint that smile.

Lost relic of the Church, Sword of Saint Louis, found and recovered

Karl Adelheit, the heir of Count Friedrich, recovered the relic, as declared by Cardinal Beolant, the 4th Archbishop

Thats strange. Im sure my brother-in-law said he didnt want any more medals on his chest.

But his actions make it seem like hes desperate to cover his chest with medals?

* * *

Haaah.

After washing up and soaking in the hot spring, I feel like this is heaven.

I used to see people say Its cool! when they got into hot water, and I thought, Oh, man. Youre getting old. But maybe thats not just getting old, but human nature.

Geez.

Sitting in the hot spring, a sigh escaped my lips.

I clearly came here to rest. Sure, there was a memorial service involved, but the fact that I came to rest doesnt change.

I just split a random rock, and voila! A relic of the Church popped out. The cardinal even got teary-eyed seeing it.

Honestly, watching that scene, I couldnt help but think, Did the Church not do a proper search? No, let me correct that. I thought about it a lot.

I picked a random rock, swung my greatsword once, and the relic they had been searching for appeared.

That means there was no reason why the Church couldnt find it. To put it bluntly, it seems like they could have found it long ago if they had searched everywhere and everything like I did.

But I guess no one would have known that the relic was inside a rock instead of being buried or hidden somewhere. Wait, why was the sword inside a rock in the first place?

Cardinal Beolant offered a fairly reasonable deduction on that point.

When the 4th diocese headquarters was burned down by the Kanfras, someone must have hastily hidden the relic.

In case it fell into their hands, who knows what humiliation it would have suffered? It had to be hidden so that no one could easily find it, in an unexpected way.

In that sense, the method of putting it inside a pre-split rock and artificially sealing the rock would be something the Kanfras would never expect.

But the problem is, how do you find the rock once its lost?

The Church wouldnt have left any special marks to make it easy to find, unless they were fools.

And its highly likely that they didnt have enough time to leave a very elaborate mark. With the Kanfras right at their doorstep, how could they have the leisure to do such a thing?

In conclusion, it means its impossible to find. Its not that they didnt try. Its not that they were stupid. It just means I was incredibly lucky again this time.

Did God really linger by my side?

I muttered those words to myself without realizing it, and a beat later, I felt a presence behind me.

Instinctively, I reached for my greatsword, but soon realized it wasnt with me and sighed.

Its not that I didnt bring it because I was in the hot spring. My greatsword was always with me, even when I slept or washed.

The reason it wasnt with me at this moment was because of the Church of Light.

Your Eminence!

I found the relic of the Church. And the tool used in that process was my greatsword. The Church focused on that very greatsword, saying that there might be another revelation of God in it.

Honestly, what revelation? That thing is full of nothing but the blood of Kanfras. Sometimes its stained with the blood of other things, but most of it is Kanfra blood.

Anyway, they took my greatsword along with the Sword of Saint Louis as if it were a sacred object.

They said they would return it, so I gave it to them, but I felt uneasy for some reason. Now my hands are empty at the moment I need it!

Damn it.

I immediately got up, but the opponent was much faster than I expected.

This is no ordinary movement. Its a highly skilled one. Maybe its an assassin sent by the Luzernes, who are determined to get rid of me. And their aim was right on target.

A pale arm wraps around my neck. Theyll either strangle me or go for the carotid artery.

[PR/N: The carotid arteries are two large blood vessels located on either side of the neck that supply oxygenated blood to the brain, face, and head.]

Sigh. I came on a hot spring trip, found the Churchs relic, and now Im going to find my happiness. Kanfra Bastards. Even if I die and become a ghost, I will

Ta-da.

? Wait a moment. This voice, could it be?

Eloise?

Who else would it be?

I quickly turned my head, and there was Eloise.

She has her arm around my neck, but shes not trying to suffocate me or aim for my carotid artery.

Shes just hugging me, with no intention whatsoever.

What are you doing?

Didnt you come to enjoy the hot springs?

What does that have to do with you secretly following me? If I had something in my hand, you

Could have been killed? Oh come on. No way. No matter how skilled you are with a greatsword, Karl, Im not that easy of a target. I didnt lead the Extermination Squad for nothing. Ah, but I might be an easy target in bed. Hehehe!

Lets pretend I didnt hear the last part.

Sigh.

The tension that had been stretched taut throughout my body suddenly snapped, releasing me.

As I sank back into the hot spring, the muscles that had been ready to explode settled back into place.

The blood that had been rushing through me as if it would burst out calmed down as if nothing had happened.

Dont do that again. It could have been a big problem, no matter what.

Mmhmm. Ill be careful. But this time, it couldnt be helped.

What does that mean? It couldnt be helped? Wait a minute

This is the mens hot spring.

Yeah.

The womens is on the other side.

Yeah.

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This crazy woman. No, this crazy elf!

What do you mean, Yeah? Hey! Why did you come in here?! Get out!

Im not leaving. Absolutely not.

Leave!

If you want me out, youll have to look at me for a second.

My reason screamed not to look, not to turn my head.

But my body was a bit faster than my reason. Perhaps from rolling around on the battlefield so much, my body responding first was the decisive factor.

Ta-da!

And I, embarrassingly enough, was speechless.

Hows this? Its my secret weapon, prepared with the utmost care.

Eloises alluring gestures and captivatingly fair skin unfolded before my eyes. And, of course, the swimsuit that barely concealed the most crucial areas.

Th-this You despicable temptress Using such ruthless tactics!

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