Regina Lena – To the Unforgiven - Chapter 57

Invitation

Translated by Wook
Edited by Wook

“It’s something the emperor does sometimes. If there is a person who caught her eyes, she will drive them to the edge of the cliff and tame them.”

“Tame them?”

When Rena asked the question, Lynn nodded in displeasure.

“She will push you around until her interest cools down, treating you like an errand dog. I didn’t think Her Majesty called you because…”

“Did she do the same to Duke Naja?”

When Naja’s name came out, Lynn nodded heavily. Then he opened his mouth as if to say something, and then closed it again.

In fact, she wasn’t the only one.

After Naja’s death, the emperor once turned her attention to Lynn.

— Naja died because of you, so you fill the vacancy.

— It’s an order. Go and wipe out the rebels in the East.

— Prove that you belong to me.

For Lynn, who was a boy at the time, that was a more terrifying order than the words to die.

The rebels in the East, pointed out by Nihil, were the people of Lynn, who had lost their homeland to the Empire.

“… Did she not order you to do anything else?”

“Yes, maybe it’s because of the Tomb conquest or something else special…”

Rena suddenly realized as she said that.

The reason Nihil was so generous yesterday.

She let it slide. She didn’t have to punish her because she was going to die anyway.

“Were there many people who were treated like a plaything by the emperor?”

“I’m just guessing it’s not just one or two people. Only the emperor will know for sure.”

“What happened to those people?”

“Most of them are dead. Very few have been freed.”

And Lynn was part of the freed.

When Lynn silently obeyed the order, Nihil stopped paying attention to Lynn at some point. Instead, Lynn realized that she had picked another nobleman and harassed that person. That he was finally released from her wretched hobby.

“Does the people of the Imperial Palace know about that?”

“No. Only those who have experienced it in person will know.”

The emperor’s actions in the empire, which have already departed from the normal range, are not well known to officials and nobles.

Especially what happens in Nihil’s secret room.

“I’m not sure, but the North might know. Because the previous Northern Duke was also killed by the emperor.”

“The previous Northern Duke…”

Rena quietly mulled over Lynn’s words.

Rena had a private conversation with the emperor yesterday. Did the North predict this situation after seeing it?

‘Will Father know?’

Did he? Even if he didn’t know for sure, he’d be having doubts. He would be watching her more closely than anyone else.

‘Then maybe…’

Rena felt some suspicions interlocking together.

“… I think one of our knights is on my father’s side.”

“What?”

When Lynn looked up in surprise, Rena narrowed her eyes and smiled.

She thought it was a little weird.

At the first meeting, the knights unanimously rejected Rena. And it didn’t seem like a mess that had just been gathered.

‘It would be more accurate to say it was instigated.’

In addition, malicious rumors spread as soon as a certain knight committed a mutiny, and Clavis entrusted Rena to the spearhead of the expedition.

It couldn’t have all been a coincidence.

Besides, today’s knights’ reaction and Eden Pieta’s request.

“Mr. Lynn.”

Rena called Lynn and pulled him back to herself.

Lynn, who was caught off guard and suddenly leaned forward, hurriedly touched the tree so as not to hit Rena.

When Lynn looked down at Rena in surprise, Rena smiled lightly and said.

“It’s a bit sudden, but I have something I want to discuss again about rift monitoring tomorrow.”

“… Which part?”

Rena brought her lips to Lynn’s cheek.

Those who were watching from afar will not hear anything anyway, but Rena whispered in Lynn’s ear like she was telling a secret story.

“I don’t think we will need help from the East tomorrow.”

***

The next morning, Rena and the Southern Knights took over the surveillance mission at Doom Palace.

Contrary to the discussion yesterday, all the Eastern Knights withdrew, and Eden, who was watching the scene, said happily.

“I knew Sir would understand.”

“Yeah, I’ve been thinking about it, but I think everything you said is right.”

When Rena answered without hesitation, Eden and the knights looked satisfied.

But then, a voice that didn’t suit this place at all, like a sparrow chirping, rang out.

“Wow, this is my first time seeing that. It’s huge!”

It was the young maid next to Rena who shouted that while looking around.

The maid sat on a large bag, and gazed curiously at the Doom Palace and the rift.

“What’s with that kid…?”

“She’s my friend. I brought her here because she said she was bored by herself.”

“Oh, I see.”

Eden nodded with a slightly bewildered face. He actually wanted to ask why she brought her maid, but he didn’t say it because Rena had granted his request.

However, he was just curious about the bag that the maid was lying on, big enough for a person to fit in, but soon erased his curiosity about it.

“Then we will each go to our respective positions.”

The Southern Knights were scattered in twos and threes in the empty Doom Palace. Rena sat on a sofa on one side of the palace with the rift, with Uni.

Like that, half a day was very peaceful.

But in the afternoon, there was a lot of noise outside, and a large number of knights broke into the palace.

They were all Northern Knights in red uniforms.

When the Northern Knights rushed in without notice, Rena stood up. Then she asked the person she hadn’t seen in a while who was at the forefront of the crowd.

“What’s going on, Mr. Rubid?”

“Use my title correctly, don’t be cocky.”

As soon as Rubid saw Rena, he frowned and handed over a piece of paper almost as if throwing it.

It was the church’s permit that allowed the Tomb to be searched.

Rubid, dressed neatly in a red uniform, glared at Rena with jewel-like eyes and chewed.

“Last time, I was bad.”

“I don’t have any particular memories.”

“Wait and see, I will pay you back tenfold.”

Rubid growled like that, hitting Rena’s shoulder as he passed by.