“Let me see the Savior’s skills?”

Saying so, Jennifer glanced at me and twisted her mouth.

“I can’t compete with a god who only has a face.”

Her life force was quickly drained from her as her spell circle glowed more intensely. Because it was a powerful sorcery with her life as collateral, even the restraint was not effective.

I wasn’t not going to lose to her, so I raised my divine power even more.

“No one will be able to protect you. The world, and even the fiancé you love…!”

…In the end, she would still resent and curse God.

I scoffed at the curse directed at me.

‘She underestimated the God of this world.’

The dark red energy pouring out from the spell circle tried to trap me, but as soon as it touched my body, it dispersed like smoke. That energy was invisible to Jennifer, and she was satisfied with the glowing shaman circle.

Then, she turned her eyes to Declan.

“I’ll make you pay for scorning me.”

The ensuing curse made Declan strengthen his arm as he embraced me. As I grabbed his trembling hand, he held me tightly.

“I am not afraid of your curse.”

He growled as he glared at Jennifer.

“Ha, bluffing while trembling in fear.”

Jennifer laughed like she was having fun.

“Everyone you love will be lost, and you will struggle and cry out in loneliness for the rest of your life.”

As soon as those words were spoken, a dark red aura radiated from the spell circle and headed towards Declan.

“I should have done this earlier… something so refreshing.”

Then, her gaze turned towards Celeb, who was sitting on the floor, with a look of relief.

“Weak and useless thing.”

There was contempt and anger in her eyes toward him. Caleb, perhaps afraid, lowered his head, unable to properly meet her gaze.

“Still, my name is Princess of Tierra, so I should say a word of blessing for the future of the Kingdom.”

Smiling, her lips curled up, and her appearance was terribly alluring like a poisoned rose.

“The Medicis royal family will never be able to give birth to a son.”

It was different from the curses that had been pointed to a specific person. I could hear people gasping for breath.

“Je-Jenni! That’s—”

Caleb lifted his head in surprise, unable to speak.

It was because Jennifer suddenly grew old as a different level of strong light emanated from the spell circle.

“Gasp!”

“How can that happen?”

Even though people were shocked and at a loss for words after seeing her like that, Jennifer was still smiling contentedly.

“There shouldn’t be a poor child like me in the future, right?”

A glimpse of sadness and frustration flashed in her eyes as she drooped her eyes.

‘Maybe, I’m the only person in this world who can understand Jennifer.’

I had a sudden thought. Even though she had the ability to be King, Jennifer never got a chance just because she was born a woman. Because of that, she tried to have Tierra, the continent, in a crooked way.

I felt pity for her for the first time.

Was that why? I didn’t want to break the curse she had placed.

‘…It’s not a curse that kills or hurts someone.’

Well, if Rohim said something, I could deal with it then.

While thinking about that, Jennifer headed for Duke Otien with a body that looked like it would crumble at any moment.

“Huuuhh… you despicable old man. How dare you use me and throw me away?”

Just by looking at how bloody the gaze was towards the Duke, it felt like being torn apart. However, Duke Otien only frowned at her as if he saw something insignificant and ugly.

“You touched me wrong. I will curse you for the rest of my life.”

Her face twisted grotesquely.

“Not only will you never get what you want, but you will lose everything you have and become desperate…!”

“I’m sorry about this. I can break as many curses as I want with the same skills.”

There are many talented people around me.

Duke Otien clicked his tongue with an arrogant expression.

‘He doesn’t know what.’

Jennifer’s spell was not something anyone could break. This was because, apart from being powerful, it was black magic that was not even known how to activate it.

‘Wouldn’t I be the only one who could break that?’

Duke Otien, who was sitting leisurely without knowing that he was in such a situation, seemed humorous in my eyes.

“You’re arrogant and even stupid.”

When Jennifer took a deep breath, probably thinking the same thing as me, Duke Otien then furrowed his eyebrows.

“All those who follow you will fall by the enemy’s blade, and not a trace will be left of your family.”

Her curse did not end there.

“Your soul will not rest in death.”

Curses poured out of her mouth endlessly as though she was really willing to spend the rest of her life. At this point, Duke Otien’s expression, who had been relaxed all along, hardened.

Seeing that, she felt a little relieved.

‘I’ll never release the curse on him!’

The Duke had already killed many people, so there was no reason to keep him alive. Jennifer tilted her head back and laughed loudly, probably feeling Duke Otien’s anxiety.

“This is the most exciting and pleasant day of my life.”

Jennifer, who had now lost all her vitality and had become a gray-haired old woman, exclaimed lightly.

“Those who disrespect me and criticize me will remember me with suffering as long as they live.”

The next moment, her whole body crumbled and scattered into powder at her last words.

“…Jenni. Jenni—!”

Caleb, who had been staring at her blankly, jumped up and ran to where Jennifer was. He then stretched out his trembling hand toward the air where the powder was flying with a blank face, and there was only a heavy silence in the courtroom.

What broke the silence was Caleb’s sobbing cry calling out to Jennifer.

“Are you okay?”

Declan gazed at me anxiously.

First of all, I lifted Jennifer’s curse.

“It’s okay. The curse on His Majesty has also been lifted, so don’t worry.”

He took a deep breath of relief and hugged me tightly.

Declan, who has since regained his composure, concluded the trial. In the meantime, Duke Otien stood up with an annoyed look and had a brief conversation with Salihan. Afterwards, the Duke turned around after receiving his polite greeting.

* * *

As soon as I left the courtroom and returned to my room, I sat down on the sofa.

“Haa.”

I finally solved one of Declan’s biggest death flags.

“Good job.”

Declan, who was sitting next to her, looped his arms around my shoulder and pressed me closer to him.

“Your Majesty suffered, too.”

“You tried the hardest. Risking your life.”

Well, I had the greatest credit. How busy was I trying to block his death flag every time? Still, it was fortunate that I was able to stop Jennifer, who seemed like an insurmountable mountain forever.

“The Duke cut off his tail, as expected. I didn’t expect him to give out Salihan.”

The purpose of this trial was to punish Jennifer but also to catch Salihan. Duke Otien deliberately drove the situation so that Salihan could not be caught.

‘Still, I didn’t know that Jennifer would report the Duke.’

In addition, it became very advantageous because she even mentioned the raid incident at the time of the secret operation.

“Wouldn’t the Duke try to save Salihan?”

“That’s why I’m thinking of attaching a shadow.”

At this point, it was unclear what choice the Duke would make, and because of that, we had to prepare in advance.

“Now that we have captured his limbs, we must prepare for the hunt in earnest.”

“You look kind of excited.”

“Ah, I just want to finish it quickly and play with Your Majesty.”

“Then, I’ll have to deal with it soon.”

At those words, I laughed at his grim-looking face.

“Before that, there is something I want to do.”

Declan’s mouth twitched as I clung to his arm with a bashful laugh.

“What is it that bothers you so much?”

“Didn’t you promise me last time at the lake?”

“Horseback riding? Hmm, it might be good to cool off for a bit.”

He understood my meaning and kissed my cheek with a smile.

* * *

Learning to ride a horse was not immediately feasible. It was because Declan was meticulous about everything from riding clothes to choosing a horse, saying it was my first horseback riding. In the end, it was only after a week that I was able to go riding a horse.

A bright, cool breeze was the right weather for riding a horse.

When we went out to the garden, the stable keeper brought two horses. Next to Declan’s favorite black horse was a white horse I had never seen before.

“Wow.”

The pure white hair glistening in the sunlight caught my gaze.

“This child was brought from the eastern Panaren territory.”

The horses raised in the Panaren territory were famous enough to be recognized even on the continent.

“I had a hard time choosing one with a good pedigree and an outstanding appearance.”

Declan winked as if asking for recognition of his efforts.

As he said, the white horse was more beautiful than any horse I had ever seen. There was nothing that wasn’t outstanding, either the clear eyes or the slender body.

“It’s really beautiful.”

Watching me mesmerized, Declan smiled contentedly.

“Hello.”

When I was a soul, I wasn’t afraid at all, but I was now afraid that the horse would startle me. After hesitating, he gently took my hand and slowly approached the horse.

I felt the soft touch of my hand touching the back of its nose.

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