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Dalia continued, regardless of Aceras’s reaction.

“I will go to the Holy Empire as you said.”

“…….”

“Are you satisfied now?”

Even though it was just a word, peace came to his heart momentarily.

But it was only for a moment.

‘What is she up to?’

Anxiety and doubts rose.

Dalia would not step forward like this all of a sudden.

Because she hates him.

Aceras leaned down and snarled at her.

“What are you up to?”

“……See.”

Dalia lowered her eyes again.

“You don’t care about what I say anyway. You don’t even believe it.”

“…….”

“But you have to hear this too. I have something important to tell you.”

Her voice was calm, but there was an irresistible force. Aceras shut his mouth.

“I, actually……”

At that time, Aceras saw an attendant rushing to the Emperor.

He seemed to be trying to hide it, but there were bloodstains all over the sleeves and pockets of his shirt.

It was not his own blood.

He looked up into the air.

‘There’s only one thing that can do that.’

It seems that the believers had killed Argel.

Did they avoid the former Duchess Blueport? Or did she run wild too?

‘If she’s already run wild…….’

He looked down at Dalia.

Dalia too, was looking at the same scene, stopped talking and stared there with a slightly pale face.

Her lips slightly parted and a weak voice came out.

“I know that person.”

“…….”

“In the past, I went to the briefing about the underground prison…….”

‘Ah, as expected, it was the attendant.’

Aceras thought.

Dalia also seemed to know who was guarding the underground prison.

Her face slowly turned pale, perhaps thinking of the former Duchess Blueport who was there.

He became rather sadistic. He thought that it wouldn’t hurt to trick this little girl a little bit and scare her.

He leaned over and whispered to Dalia.

“I told you, Dalia Pesteros. Our followers are already on the move.”

“…….”

“The more you hesitate, the more people will die.”

Dalia stiffened before turning her head and looking up at him.

She spoke in a trembling voice.

“You…….”

“…….”

“What did you do to the Duchess?”

Aceras did not answer her. Expecting her to be terrified of him.

Dalia slowly lowered her gaze.

And a while later.

“Aceras.”

Dalia said in a strained voice.

Aceras looked down at her.

He thought something was wrong.

Contrary to his expectations, her face was not stained with fear and panic. She was just expressionless.

Her lips moved slowly. After a few breaths, she said.

“I……I thought until I met you today. I’ll forgive you. Then I may be able to save you.”

“…….”

“But as expected, I can’t.”

Dalia let go of her hand on his shoulder and lightly pushed his body.

Aceras was helplessly pushed away, even though she did not put any strength, or even if she did, he could not resist it.

The dance was interrupted.

Everyone looked at them in surprise.

Dalia took out the ring on her fourth finger and clenched it with her fist, regardless of the gaze.

The item that suppressed her ability with the Emperor’s power.

She approached Aceras and stretched out her other hand that was not holding the ring to him.  As if asking him to hold it.

It was the moment Aceras had longed for.

But something was strange.

His instinct was warning him.

He had a hunch that the moment he held this hand, everything would be irreversible.

Because Dalia was crying.

She was crying, biting her lips and glaring at him, as if she was very resentful and angry.

She took out a handkerchief with her other hand, wiped her tears, and clenched her teeth.

“Why did you do that? Why now? Really, this is……the last……it was the last chance…….”

He couldn’t understand her words.

But he stretched out helplessly toward the salvation in front of him.

Finally she was in his hands.

For a moment, he felt as if time had stopped.

He didn’t feel anything.

Nothing, nothing.

The power that had previously cleared his mind just by brushing against her, he couldn’t feel a single bit of it now, even though he was holding her hand like this.

Dalia looked up and looked at Aceras.

She spoke in a slow, trembling voice.

“I told you I had something important to tell you, Aceras.”

“…….”

“They said my ability did not work on people I hate.”

Aceras remained frozen and stared at Dalia’s face.

‘What does it mean?’

He wasn’t sure of what he heard or if he understood it correctly.

“Aceras, I will give you one last chance.”

“…….”

“Give up everything and beg for forgiveness. Then I might change my mind.”

Dalia, who had stopped crying before he knew it, said calmly.

She put the handkerchief away and slapped his hand. She then put her ring back on her finger and took two steps back.

She grabbed the hem of her dress.

In spite of her tearful face, she greeted Aceras with an elegant manner, with a friendly and sweet smile like someone who has completed the dance.

“I hope I have given you a pleasant time, Your Holiness.”

Before Aceras could answer, she turned and went to her partner, Duke Meldon Artus.

He seemed to be whispering something to Dalia, but she did not answer.

* * *

Meldon whispered to Dalia.

“Miss, are you all right?”

Dalia nodded.

Meldon sighed when he saw her eyes.

“That’s a relief. By the way, is everything else all right? Toward Aceras…….”

“……I didn’t have a choice anyway.”

Dalia felt like crying again.

“What about former Duchess Blueport……?”

“We’re investigating it now. Things escalated when an attendant found a dead guard in the underground prison. The whereabouts of the former Duchess Blueport is still unknown. Everyone is tied up with tasks elsewhere, so the information regarding the situation is being delayed.”

“…….”

“It’s not a mana explosion. Then there’s no way we won’t know. And there’s the magic that Sir Cedric gave…….”

“I see.”

Dalia was a little relieved.

However, she couldn’t help but feel like she was going to collapse.

Meldon caught her as she stumbled.

The last plan failed.

She could not save Aceras in the end.

All that remains is the diary that Lewayne took.

He said he would use the diary to implement magic to purify Aceras.

However, if other believers were already on the move, there was no time.

Lewayne decided to put him to sleep forever, as originally planned, should the situation turn urgent.

‘I have no choice but to save Sir Cedric.’

Knowing that, Dalia furrowed her eyebrows and looked up at Meldon.

He flinched and sighed.

“I finally understand how Frederic’s giant bear felt just now, Miss. I don’t know what to do if you make that face.”

Meldon patted her on the back.

Dalia lowered her head.