Please Be A Traitor

Please Be A Traitor
Vol. 13: I Didn’t Mean to Seduce You
Chapter 66 Part 1

“Why are you here……”

Karpel, who was speaking in a low, angry tone, stared at Salik.

Salik, who was startled, then put on the robe inside out one by one.

Karpel’s gaze was fixed on the sentences written on the board.

It was an Elvish sentence in which Salik changed the ending symbol to a linking symbol.

He seemed to be dumbfounded when he saw that the sentence “skipping class” and “going to play” changed to the sentence “going to play after class”.

Karpel was in his room when Thalia arrived to inform him that Salik’s whereabouts were unknown.

Though I’m not sure if Karpel is in his room because he’s always quiet in there, the soundproofing doesn’t appear to be very good, as he was irritated by my grunts and told me to sleep when I couldn’t sleep before.

Karpel must have heard that I was going to give Salik a memo.

Anyway, looking at the atmosphere now, it seemed clear that Karpel saw that memo.

“Hmm?”

But how and why did he see the memo?

Karpel turned to face me as I snorted.

I averted my gaze from him, avoiding his stare as if he had asked if I had anything to say.

I just need to ask Thalia who had and saw the memo.

So instead of interrogating Karpel, I looked at Salik, who was fully armed as before.

“Aren’t you uncomfortable wearing the robe?”

“……it’s fine.”

Indeed, Karpel’s gazes appeared to be more uncomfortable than the robe itself in the current situation.

Salik, who appeared to be staring at me, quietly began the class.

Only then did Karpel sit down.

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Salik has already returned.

Karpel, who would have vanished at the same time as Salik at other times, sat with a scowl on his face.

I was embarrassed to see Salic leave only in front of the classroom to organize what I had learned today.

Is it possible that he misread the memo and became enraged because he was being ostracized?

Well, that’s not my fault.

I noticed a ring with blue jewels on Karpel’s index finger as I looked at him in agony.

It was the tracking couple ring I gave him last year for his birthday.

Because it was a magical ring, it could be worn on any finger.

Our engagement ring is on his ring finger.

Karpel has never worn that before.

I thought he’d already thrown it away.

I had no idea why he wore it.

‘Don’t tell me he was looking for me because he thought I’d go out like the last time.’

Does that make sense?

Usually…… I don’t wear that ring. I was sad because Karpel wasn’t using it, so I hid it.

That day, I removed the ring for the first time in nearly six months.

What is the point of his desperate search for me?

Just because I met Salik didn’t mean I had to leave immediately.

Was he concerned that Salik would kidnap me? i

First and foremost, I wasn’t going to meet Salik alone, and since it’s an official outing, I’ll be accompanied by the escorts.

All I could think was that there had to be another reason for his desperate search.

Then I had an epiphany.

Just because Karpel doesn’t hate me and still loves me doesn’t mean he cares about Krenberia.

And his rebel forces will not always obey Karpel’s orders.

So I’m not even a big deal to the rebels.

According to the novel, Karpel or the rebels did not do anything to Krenberia.

It’s possible that it wasn’t mentioned because the emperor removed Krenberia first, which was a hindrance to the rebels in some way.

Somehow I felt like I was sweating behind my back.

Karpel and the rebels could have differing viewpoints, just as my father and I did.

Meanwhile, I assumed that Karpel was uneasy in the Elvish language class because he didn’t like the attention I showed to the Elysium.

When I ask about Elysium, Karpel interrupts because I want to go to Elysium, so I assumed he was concerned that.

But, as a result, his interruption was too abrupt.

Is it because the rebels oppose Krenberia’s rise to power, as I am interested in Elysium and getting close to Salik and the Elves?

Was Salik’s uneasy demeanor toward Karpel a sign that he was also wary of the forces behind Karpel?

Perhaps this is why Karpel stole my memo as well. Trying to communicate with Salik, but getting in the way.

I thought Salik and I were on the same side because we had a common enemy, the emperor, and I didn’t bother Karpel’s presence and simply suggested to him that we solve the problem together. But I had no idea it didn’t work.

I was so focused on resolving the crisis in Krenberia that I completely overlooked the movement of the rebel forces. Karpel also knew that the emperor had his sights set on Krenberia and was waiting for it to collapse.

Because I was the only one who could get Karpel to safety.

I couldn’t concentrate, and my mind was racing with the notion that I was doomed.

It’s a long way from dealing with the emperor, but what if Krenberia is a stumbling block for Karpel?

I can’t.

I can’t do it.

I can’t deal with the emperor on my own. I should definitely bring it up today. Either by persuasion or agreement. I have to say I can’t give up on Krenberia.

I set my pen down.

“Karpel.”