Chapter 34: A Matter of The Past
Translator: Masakibluei
I have been watching everything from the water mirror and become lost of words.
Ellen: “……………………”
It’s my first time to see Father upsets to this degree. Father truly loves Mother and I with his whole soul. Thus, he won’t forgive anyone who tries to harm us. Both me and Mother also share the same sentiment. We won’t forgive anyone who tries to steal Father away.
But the most worrisome thing for now is that His Majesty had seen the moment of judgment and became suspicious of it. Not only that he found it as interesting, but he also used it to force a deal with Father. As I thought before, he is truly a scheming man. Completely malicious.
This time, Aria who has become my aunt, made a false oath in the middle of the wedding ceremony and was condemned by Goddess Val. No, perhaps, as Mother said, it’s not a condemnation, but a warning from Goddess Val.
There is a section in the wedding oath that mentions ‘As husband and wife, you have to support each other.’ This part is practically the same as the wedding oath on Earth. Then, then fact that she was given a warning means……
Ellen: “That means Aunty Aria is not going to be devoted to Uncle Sauvell, isn’t it……”
Did this thought come to her mind during the wedding ceremony on the passing or is it her real intension……
Furthermore, it seems that she has been harboring some bad thoughts about Father. Maybe she was distraught because she was shocked to see Mother before the wedding. If she just admires Father like a fangirl, she won’t be condemned by Goddess Val. If she did not think about uncle Sauvell at all during the whole ceremony, she definitely would be condemned. But because she has real feelings toward uncle Sauvell while also thinking about another man, it becomes a warning instead.
If you get to know that your partner has that kind of thought, you will start to doubt your partner. And that is definitely not a good feeling. In a way, she might be the same as Agriel, a type of person who only thinks of herself.
Forgive me for being rude, but I have decided to handle aunt Aria completely.
Ellen: “But, before I can do that……”
Father and mother are still not coming back from the ceremony. They are staying in another room to calm themselves and talking with each other. It’s insensitive to keep watching their conversation, hence I stop looking at the water mirror.
Ellen: “Shall I inspect the enemy…?”
This can be considered as a declaration for war, right, Malicious man.
Fine, I accept it.
Then I laugh ominously.
At the moment, I pull out all materials that are related to the royal family’s curse in the library inside the spirit castle. I’m silently rummaging the books and spreading them out on top of the desk. The huge pile of books is about to make an avalanche, and the great spirit of the wind who is standing behind me panickily watches over me.
The Great Wind Spirit: “Princess……if you mess around too much, your parents will scold you.”
Ellen: “It’s fine, Vint. I’m just trying to gather more information about the enemy. They won’t be mad. No, they can’t get mad at me.”
Vint sighs at me who answers him back with a lot of composure.
If you look at Vint, he appears like a young man in his twentieth. He is an intellectual good-looking man with glasses and long green hair. He is the minister of the castle.
The reason why he is helplessly standing behind me is because I often shut myself in the library to do some research. And while doing so, my spirit as a researcher is awaken. Thus, I will completely engross in my research and do not eat anything until I collapse. Though I’m aware of this bad habit of mine, this habit has gone beyond repair.
Now that neither Father nor Mother is here, Vint is the only one who can tell me anything.
Vint: “If there is anything that you want to know, please just ask me. It will be faster and you might find out more information. “
Ellen: “………”
While asking around is an easier method to gain information, my spirit as a researcher is deeply rooted in me. Hence, I usually rule out this method out of my mind. But for this time, I accept his logic. It’s just like a police who interviews eyewitnesses. Yup, there is this kind of method too. I might get more information from him rather than from the books.
I look straight up at him and bluntly ask him.
Ellen: “Do you know anything interesting about the spirit’s curse on the Tenmark Royal family?”
Vint: “………Why Princess is …?”
Ellen: “I heard it from Esteem Mother. When I see some kind of black haze surrounding the Royal family, Esteem Mother told me that it was the spirit’s curse.”
Vint: “No way……You can see it already?!”
Vint is shocked that I can see the curse and even know about it.
Vint: “But……It might be to soon for Princess……”
Ellen: “Don’t say that. I told you already, that I am currently gathering more information about the enemy.”
Vint: “………What do you mean?”
Feeling conflicted, at first Vint is trying to ascertain the current situation. But when he hears my explanation, he changes completely.
Vint: “Those bastards………! They haven’t learned their lesson yet!!!”
As he bares his fangs in anger, Vint’s good looking face has transformed into devil’s face. His nails become sharp and the wind blows furiously around him. The books in the library are blown away by the wind. Based on his reaction, I’m certain that he knows everything.
Ellen: “Vint.”
Vint: “………ha! I’m sorry, Princes……”
When Vint sees my face, he returns back to normal and becomes pale.
Ellen: “You, know everything, right?”
When I approach him with a big smile, Vint turns pale and trembles in fear.
Sometime afterward, Father and Mother have returned to the castle. They are visibly looked very tired. They look worse than the last time I saw them from the water mirror. It seems that something else happened afterwards.
Rovel: “………we come back……”
Ellen: “Welcome back. Esteem Father, Esteem Mother. Both of you have worked hard. “
Father knows that I had been watching everything from the water mirror. Hence, he immediately apologizes to me.
Rovel: “Ellen dear, you saw it, didn’t you?”
Ellen: “Yes. It was a declaration of war from the Malicious man. “
Father is startled when he sees me smiling broadly. On the other hand, Mother is laughing when she sees me like this.
Origin: “As I thought! You are truly Rovel’s child. You are similar to him!”
Ellen: “Esteem Mother, that’s upsetting.”
Rovel: “What!?”
Father who was happy to hear that I am similar to him becomes depressed due to my retort. Thus, he grumbles, “Perhaps my daughter is already on her rebellious phase……”
Ellen: “Esteem Mother, I heard it from Vint already.”
Origin: “Oh, about what?”
Ellen: “The Royal family’s curse.”
Origin: “………”
This time, Mother makes a wry smile when she hears what I say. Meanwhile, Father is shouting, ‘No way!’ due to the shock. His face also gradually become pale.
Origin: “Ellen dear is too kind. I thought if you happen to hear the whole story, you might be thinking to dispel the curse. However, the spirits won’t allow it. We will never forget about that tragedy, nor the cries and the grudges voices of our brothers. “
Ellen: “………”