My Destiny To Be Loved By The Villains[part 2 ]

Chapter 149: Invitation (2)

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"...Why?! Why?! why does this keep on happening...?!"

"..."

'Get your shit together.'

Seeing Atalante losing her mind while mumbling to herself in front of me like that, I almost blurted that out right onto her face. Unlike usual though, I couldn't just do that.

Because I, too, was at a loss on what the fuck was going on right now.

"It was already a disaster when the Chancellor invaded the academy uninvited, but why are you getting involved in this too—?!"

"...It's not like I wanted to get involved on purpose."

I responded with a gloomy voice.

"Like, I didn't even do anything. She just approached me out of nowhere."

"...What?"

Atalante gazed at me, practically holding her breath.

It was like she was considering a possibility she didn't want to even imagine.

"You're not suggesting that she is a Devil's Vessel, are you?"

"I doubt it."

Though there were a lot of things I didn't understand, one thing was certain.

If she was a Devil's Vessel, the system wouldn't classify her as someone with the 'good alignment' in the first place. Systematically, it was just not possible.

"..."

But...

As mentioned before, it was endlessly impossible to deduce why she would behave like that towards me.

What could possibly be the reason for someone with whom I had no connection to act that way towards me?

"...Anyway, I don't know the reason, but it's clear that Her Excellency the Chancellor is currently taking a great interest in you."

While I was pondering about that question, Atalante continued in a nervous voice.

"She invited you to dinner, along with Lady Tristan, right?"

"Yes."

"I'll prepare your clothes, so please wait quietly in the reception room until I come to escort you."

Atalante spoke in a stern voice, as if to warn me.

Her reaction seemed to come out strong considering that she was the person who covered up all those incidents I caused in the Forge of Struggle. But this just made it even more clear on how different the weight between the title of 'Chieftain' and 'Chancellor' were.

'...The leader of a republic and a ruler of a centralized nation are pretty different in terms of their significance.'

When it came to a comparison on the national level, both the Tribal Alliance and the Empire were practically on the same level. But that was only because of the difference in their technological advancement.

To put it in another term, the Empire had overwhelming manpower and resources, enough to match the technological prowess and longevity that the Tribal Alliance possessed, which in itself was almost at the level of science fiction.

And all those manpower and resources could be moved from just a word by the Chancellor and the Empress.

"This time, if you cause some huge trouble, I really won't be able to protect you. So, make damn sure to behave yourself, understand?"