I Am The Villainess With A Maxed-Out Luck Stat - Chapter 172



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172. Found My Husband

“Huh? Husband? What on earth do you mean by that… ?”

I was flustered and tried to sneak away from Princess Hertia.

But she pressed her face closer to mine.

“Wow, your face is really the best. With that gorgeous hair color, and that nose bridge that makes me want to go hiking right now. Did you have the night sky transplanted into your eyes? Are there stars in your eyes?”

Princess Hertia’s eyes widened as she examined my face.

“His Highness the Crown Prince was a rare handsome man, but who would have thought there was another handsome man like this! The great country is truly different. It was a good thing I came here secretly, Abama.”

“yes?”

“I’ve decided. I’ll take you as my husband!”

Hertia squeezed both of my hands tightly.

【SYSTEM: Congratulations! You have successfully completed the ‘Two Proud Scoundrels’ mission!】

【SYSTEM: Mission success rewards will be paid!】

[Hertia’s favorability +50, Prince Louis’ dance request]

‘No, it’s good that the mission was successful.’

I glanced to the side and saw that Cedric was completely stunned.

“Actually, I came here to find a husband. The men who come to propose to me are not attractive at all. Half of the suitors are squids and half are sea cucumbers.”

Princess Hertia snorted with excitement.

“Neighboring princes, old nobles, they’re all useless. They’re all people who seem to have come from the sea, not crossed it. In that case, wouldn’t it be better for me to go and find a husband myself?”

“Wait a minute, let go of my hand… … .”

“No, I can’t let you go. I found you with all my heart!”

I slowly tried to pull my hand away, but Hertia desperately held on to my hand and wouldn’t let go.

“So, what is our handsome man’s name? Who are you and why did you save me? With such good looks, you must be a prince from some country, right?”

What kind of novel logic is this?

“Where does our prince come from?”

Hertia, who had instantly elevated me to a prince, had sparkling eyes.

“I’m sorry, but I’m not a prince.”

I told her the truth seriously, but she didn’t show even a hint of disappointment.

“Well, that’s fine! After all, I’m a princess. Since our Abama is the King, if you marry me, you too can become a prince, right? Oh, but before that, I have to get Abama’s permission to marry… … .”

“yes?”

“I’ll take care of that myself, so don’t worry about anything, Mr. Minam. If I lie down on the floor and throw a tantrum for three nights and four days, something will work out. Anyway, wouldn’t it be better to start preparing for marriage right away? What do you think about the second generation?”

“Just a moment. Just a moment, Princess.”

“Yes? Why are you doing that?”

I interrupted Princess Hertia’s excited imagination.

The gender change item only lasts for 5 minutes.

In a few minutes it will revert back to its original state. I had to leave before that happened.

I gently pushed Hertia aside.

“I’m glad to hear that the princess is safe. I don’t have much time, so I’ll stop here… … .”

“Handsome guy! Where are you going!”

Hertia tried to grab me in a hurry, but I was quicker.

I ran as fast as I could toward the grass with movements like the wind.

“Hey, hey! Don’t you stand there!”

Cedric, who came to his senses late, tried to chase after me, but I had already run far away beyond the bushes.

* * *

Thud, thud, thud.

In the corridors of the Imperial Palace, only the heavy sound of Perwin’s footsteps echoed silently.

He was on his way out of the banquet hall to find the emperor.

Today was also a monumental day as the Emperor, who had been bedridden, appeared at an official function.

Although stability was still necessary, the throne could not be left vacant for long during a time of national turmoil.

Even if it meant forcing himself, he had to stand in front of everyone and show off the emperor’s good health.

But when the Emperor had not yet appeared by the time the main ceremony began, Perwin ordered his secretary to find out what was happening.

[It is said that Her Majesty the Empress personally went to see His Majesty the Emperor, who was in a sickbed. However, Her Majesty the Empress and all of her subjects were absent, and there was no word for a long time… … .]

The secretary trailed off.

Ferwin, who couldn’t wait any longer, decided to step forward himself.

He headed to the palace where the emperor resided. There was strangely no one passing by on the way.

The only people visible are the knights guarding the place here and there.

Perwin approached the senator, suppressing his uneasy feeling.

It was the moment he opened the door to the hospital.

“The emperor’s death… … .”

“Did your Majesty hate me that much? Did you hold a grudge against me and take revenge on my people?”

“your majesty.”

Perwin held his breath without realizing it as a familiar voice flowed through the open door.

“Not only did you kill Lady Shiloh, but you had to do it to that poor thing!”

Something hot rose in the emperor’s eyes.

The Empress’s eyes, looking at the Emperor who was lost in sorrowful emotions, became cold and sank.

Perwin’s spine stiffened.

“Your Majesty, how can you blame me? Lady Shiloh’s death was an accident of unknown cause. The child ran away… …, I have deployed troops throughout the Empire to search for her, so you will hear news soon.”

“Nonsense! Do you think I’ll be fooled again? You killed Shiloh, and you stole the child too!”

“your majesty.”

“Wasn’t it the Empress who ordered the execution date to be brought forward in the first place? She must have wanted to take care of everything while I was away!”

“Your Majesty, I only gave the rebels the punishment they deserved.”

“Before you are a sinner, you are my lover and my son!”

“Yes. Since it was an unfilial act that occurred between family members, it should have been punished more severely.”

“empress!”

The empress’s shoulders trembled as the emperor uttered his wrath.

“How… how can you be so cruel.”

His hands were trembling with fear.

“… … Your Majesty, have you ever loved me? Have you ever thought of me as your husband, as your lover?”

“Your Majesty. I have always admired you with all my heart. It is you who has always failed my expectations.”

Love.

The words most inappropriate to her escaped her dry lips.

The emperor let out a bitter laugh.

“No, what the Empress wanted was my power. If she had even once felt a human touch toward me, she wouldn’t have been so cruel. Isn’t that right?”

“… … .”

“I will expose the Empress’s evil deeds one by one. No matter how long it takes, it doesn’t matter. It is the least I can do for Shiloh and my child.”

“Your Majesty the Emperor.”

The Empress sighed deeply.

Her eyes were filled with disappointment, contempt, and deep-rooted skepticism.

“You are disappointing to the end. You are consistently a man without any sense of duty as a lord or a father. It would have been better for you to remain a puppet like you are now.”

“……what?”

At that moment, the assassins hiding in the sickbed across from us revealed themselves.

“Your Majesty, I’m sure you’re familiar with these faces. They’re elite agents that Your Majesty has been secretly training.”

“!”

“I also found out a lot while Your Majesty was sick. There were more than a few secret wrongdoings you had committed. I wonder what kind of repercussions would arise if this were revealed to the world.”

A bitter smile appeared on the Empress’s lips.

She threw the sealed documents at the Emperor’s feet. The Emperor’s face turned pale.

“Wow, how could the Empress do this—”

“I thought about exposing it to the world, but I held back. I was afraid that my father’s ugly mistake would come back to haunt my son. Instead, I decided to root out the culprit behind all this.”

As the empress nodded, an assassin brought a teacup.

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

“… … .”

The light brown tea had no scent, but the emperor sensed that death was lurking within.

The emperor’s two legs began to tremble miserably.

“It would be natural to pretend that the cause of death was… … that His Majesty had poisoned the government out of pessimism over its death.”

The Empress’s voice, which had been speaking in a feminine tone, became cold.

“One, if the rumor spreads that my father chose death because he was blinded by the lowly government of commoners, even the crown prince will find it ridiculous. So it would be better to disguise himself as a soldier.”

“Why on earth are you doing this to me!”

“Why is this happening?”

The empress snorted.

“I was the one who made you emperor from the beginning, so shouldn’t I be the one to decide your end?”

“… … !”

The empress offered him a teacup.

“Eat it. It won’t hurt for long.”

Death was overflowing in the ivory teacup.