My Fiancee Was the Villainess of This World

57 – Saint Cynthia (2)

According to knowledge from past lives, there is something called the butterfly effect.

It is used to mean that one small incident can have a big effect later.

It’s a term that doesn’t exist in this world, but is the situation unfolding before our eyes a phenomenon called the butterfly effect?

“Maximilian?”

I think I was frowning without even realizing it.

“It’s like seeing a sparrow showing off in front of a phoenix.”

I shrugged my shoulders as if nothing had happened.

There is still too little information given.

For now, it would be right to act naturally and pretend not to know anything.

‘It will be sooner or later anyway.’

Isn’t there a reason why that woman was brought here from the Holy Kingdom?

Probably, it’s probably to introduce you to me.

Of course, look.

Isn’t the appearance of pure white from head to toe without a single blemish really blatant?

“Wow! “What is that white guy?”

The first person to mention Cynthia was so-and-so.

“No way…” ?”

It was Martin who first reacted to so-and-so’s fuss.

As expected, it is Martinpedia.

I recognized it right away.

“Do you know what that is?”

At So-and-so’s question, Martin nodded his head with a slightly puzzled expression.

“This is the attire worn by those recognized as saints in the Holy Kingdom. But none of the saints in the Holy Kingdom are that young….”

Gardener of the Garden of Thorns: The game begins with Cynthia being transferred to the Soleil Madou Academy.

It was early April, when I became a second year student and was elected student council president.

The reason Cynthia, who was originally a commoner, was able to join Soleil during this period was because she was promoted to a saint in the castle kingdom and her special status was recognized.

‘Yes, this is the problem.’

Unlike the game’s story, the number of victims of the epidemic is less than 1/100.

So, it must have been difficult for Cynthia to make a great performance to be recognized as a saint?

“Uh, it looks like you’re looking from here?”

After hearing what so-and-so said, I looked back at the procession of the Holy Kingdom and saw Cynthia looking up at us with her hands clasped as if she was offering her prayers.

It was a truly strange feeling.

Obviously, in the game, she was described as a woman who was a commoner but had a mysterious charm.

Rather than showing off her mysterious charm, she actually feels like a lab rat.

‘… Is it because of Priscilla?’

I felt like my standard of beauty for women was Priscilla.

“Your Highness, so there he is!”

I was wondering if I had somehow stuck my face in the Biryong Pavilion again today….

“We have already requested the Prime Minister to pay a reward in the name of research support expenses. “Don’t be a bother.”

“I am devastated!”

Anyway, a great nobleman, tsk tsk.

She suffered so much that the area under her eyes turned black, but since she did not receive proper compensation, she must have been a needless person.

Maybe this will end the bickering.

It was a great stress reliever for me, but I was a little disappointed.

“Martin.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“How does it feel to be a nobleman?”

“hahahaha…. “I think it is an undeserved honor.”

When we returned from recuperation, Martin was given the position of assistant to the crown prince.

For a crown prince who has not yet inherited the throne, having an aide is unusual.

Generally, the role of the emperor’s aide and advisor was assumed by the prime minister, so if the crown prince were to have a separate aide, he would be left out of the picture when he succeeded to the throne.

Nevertheless, the reason why this personnel order was issued is probably because of my ‘lost six years.’

The crown prince, who had been an idiot for a whopping six years, achieved these results with only a few months of learning.

How would the nobles judge this?

The maids of the Dragon House claim that it is simply the power of love, but the nobles may not think so simply.

However, the nobles understand these six years as nothing more than the wanderings of adolescence and try to cover it up.

It must have been in that context that I made Martin my aide and elevated him to a great nobleman.

It means respecting me, the dawn of the empire, and there may also be a reason why I want to avoid a situation where I have to dig up and then scrape and turn into crumbs.

Probably, only my father and the prime minister, who received a detailed report from so-and-so, came close to the truth.

Of course, you may not know the details because all the facts related to Priscilla were hidden.

“I think there will be no problem with government management meetings from now on.”

“I will try my best, Your Majesty!”

No, you can do it in moderation….

***

After finishing his audience with His Majesty the Emperor, King Gregory of the Holy Kingdom came straight to Biryonggwan.

He made it clear from the beginning that the purpose of this visit was me, but for a king of the Holy Kingdom, who is famous for his heavy hips, his attitude was truly hasty.

“Meet the representative of God.”

The King bowed to me and politely expressed his respect.

In response, I politely made the sign of the cross in accordance with the etiquette of the Holy Kingdom and accepted his greeting.

“It’s nice to meet God’s favorite person.”

“These words are beyond words, representative.”

I offered King Seong a seat and sat down very carefully.

─ … !

“Hmm?”

“What’s going on?”

“Oh, I guess it was a mistake.”

I instructed the employee to quickly prepare the car and nodded, pretending like nothing had happened.

It seems that Priscilla, who had dug out the inside of the sofa and hid it, was not discovered.

‘Thank goodness.’

Currently, when I get separated from Priscilla, my mana runs out for at least 10 minutes to a maximum of 30 minutes.

It would be foolish to reveal such weaknesses to others.

I feel a little sorry for Priscilla, but this is all for the good of the empire.

I’m sure you’ll understand.

“It is truly a warm day with the grace of the sun.”

King Seong and I drank tea leisurely, exchanging unimportant stories.

Just enough time passed for me to drink three sips of tea.

“I heard that the representative of God gave his brothers a dazzlingly beautiful enlightenment.”

Are we finally getting to the point?

“As the crown prince of the empire, I only said what I always thought. “The Holy Kingdom regards me as God’s representative, but I am ignorant of faith, so I hope they don’t praise me too much.”

“On the contrary, it was such a wonderful view that I was even more amazed, representative.”

‘Opinion?’

It was a truly subtle nuance.

An opinion is an opinion or evaluation about something.

So, it means that there can be as many opinions as there are people.

So, King Seong’s expression can be interpreted as ‘Your opinion is truly excellent.’

It was a remark that left me with a truly unpleasant feeling.

“After listening to the stories of the brothers, I heard that you used soul bonds.”

“Yes, it was.”

“No matter how much of a heresy goes against God’s will, there can be no error in sacred magic.”

“So?”

“… However, the interpretation may vary depending on who used it.”

There were no errors in sacred magic.

But the pig bastard interpreted the results of the sacred magic as he pleased and deceived Count Arbest.

This is what it feels like if you accept his words on the surface.

But that is only a superficial interpretation.

The inner meaning of his words is─

‘I guess they’re trying to make something that never happened. ‘It’s becoming a nuisance.’

A priest is a dispatched position.

So, originally, you would have to ask the priest for the crime through a rather complicated procedure.

However, as you follow such complicated procedures, the most fundamental problem comes to the surface.

Why do the same soul bonds produce different results?

If we dig into the reason, the dark mana residing in Priscilla’s body will be revealed to the world.

To avoid such a situation, an Inquisitor who could ignore complicated procedures was brought in.

He added the crime of insulting the royal family and used sophistry to appease the Heresy Inquisitor’s mind.

It was a fairly well-planned scenario.

However, King Seong noticed this and hinted that he would ask for something that never happened.

‘Insolent bastard.’

I feel like I am receiving special treatment even among princely states, and now I am trying to stand on top.

Okay, let’s see what the story is.

Thinking of that, I stroked my chin and looked at the Holy King.

“Where there is light, darkness follows. Even in a holy kingdom that worships gods, such blemishes appear one by one.”

King Seong said that and lowered his head with a complicated expression.

“But in the process of the darkness being lifted, the brothers and sisters of the Holy Kingdom saw the light. “I wanted to express my gratitude to the agent who provided that light.”

Is it because I don’t have very good feelings towards the Holy King to begin with?

His words sounded more uncomfortable than necessary.

First of all, when I divide it into light and darkness and use the expression “Blemish,” It somehow reminds me of a genetic disease passed down to the Sun clan.

In the empire, a shadow is always created where the sun is, so a positive meaning is given to the shade derived from that shadow.

But doesn’t it feel like the shadow is completely denied?

“It is done. Didn’t I already tell you? “I am ignorant of faith, so don’t praise me.”

“Oh, excuse me. But I just wanted to let you know that everyone in the Holy Kingdom is so grateful.”

After saying this, King Seong drank tea leisurely again.

“Agent.”

“What is it?”

“… “Is there any significance to the different types of tea we drink?”

“No, it’s personal preference. “Because I prefer this way.”

“Oh, the tea the agent drinks…. “If you don’t mind, could I have a drink too?”

I ordered the employee to give King Seong a car like mine.

“It’s a little bitter, but the flavor is deep.”

“I see.”

“Yes. “By the way, can you tell me what the name of this car is?”

“It’s Arbest.”

It’s a sad name.

Since the only specialty was tea, the family’s name was attached to the tea.

When I put Arbest in my mouth, the Holy King’s eyes widened just a little.

“Is this the type of car raised by the family of the agent’s pet, Lady Ae?”

“That’s right.”

“Oh….”

After savoring the tea, King Seong continued chatting about meaningless topics again.

Then, King Seong finally spoke about a topic that could be said to be the core.

“Agent. Even the noble sun has a companion.”

Yes, I have Priscilla.

But that didn’t seem to be what he meant.

“A companion of the sun…. “What do you think?”

“It is not flashy, but it is a being that gently embraces the world while the sun is away. “It’s the moon.”

Yes, I guess so.

I thought this was the main point from the beginning.

“Now that I think about it, it seems like there was a mysterious being among your companions.”

I flinch.

When I said that, for some reason my chair shook for a moment.

But King Seong didn’t seem to notice him.

“Oh, this is truly a blessing. Did the sun even notice the existence of the moon?”

“I feel like you want to introduce me to the being called ‘the moon.'”

“hahahaha…. “I apologize for my rudeness, Mr. Representative.”

“It is done. Because I also became interested. Since he was canonized as a saint at such a young age, surely this meeting would also have meaning.”

“Oh, I’m so glad.”

After achieving his goal, King Seong left the drawing room not long after.

Not long after, the servant announced the arrival of Saint Cynthia.

“Come in.”

Kkiik.

“Well, let’s see the dawn of the empire— uh….”

A person called the Holy Lady of the Holy Kingdom delivers greetings from the empire.

Just like the description in The Gardener in the Garden of Thorns, it was truly foolish and idiotic behavior.

… If it weren’t for those eyes looking back and forth at my appearance with a surprised expression.

‘You are not the Cynthia I know.’

The rumor that the crown prince of the empire is an asshole is quite famous in the islands.

It is also quite famous that the blonde hair inherited from your mother is truly stylish, and the eyes that contain the sun shine brightly.

But the rumors about me end there.

This is because most of the things related to the Crown Prince are kept confidential in case of any unpleasant situation.

But─

‘Are you surprised that I don’t have long hair?’

Why are you looking at my head with such a surprised expression?