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

Chapter 151: Return

༺ Return ༻

"...I do not quite understand what you are saying all of a sudden, Your Excellency."

Still exuding a menacing aura, Eleanor made such a remark.

It wasn't strange for her to feel perplexed when the topic of war was mentioned out of the blue. Anyone trying to dismiss it as some sort of nonsensical talk was completely normal.

"..."

However...

Sullivan's words were right.

Strictly speaking, Eleanor wouldn't be the cause, rather the entity she harbored..

"Both Headmistress Atalante and the Chieftain of the Tribal Alliance seemed to have tried their best to conceal the truth."

Sullivan continued in a calm voice.

"But there are eyes and ears everywhere. In both Elfante and Forge of Struggle, there was news that traces of a Devil were found during the time you were present. It's pretty much an open secret now. With just one wrong move, the news could spread to the public in an instant."

"..."

Eleanor's eyes widened slightly at those words.

"...Did you say a Devil, Your Excellency?"

"Indeed, Lady Tristan. A Devil."

Wait!

To continue on treading on this topic would be dangerous!

If she were to reveal that Eleanor was harboring a Devil's Fragment, a huge variable would appear in my plans. This should not happen until Chapter 5 starts at least!

As I was about to intervene and stop her from talking...

The Chancellor glanced at me, sending me a wink from an angle that would not be visible to Eleanor.

Was she trying to reassure me that she wouldn't speak on the matter any further?

"..."

I narrowed my eyes and looked at Sullivan.

If there was one thing that was certain...

It was the fact that this woman 'knew me well'.'.

As if she had been staying by my side for a long time.

"...I do not know anything about entities related to Devils, Your Excellency."

Eleanor said in a stiff voice, but Sullivan just shrugged her shoulders and replied.

"Honestly, whether you're involved with them directly is not important. The problem here is the 'incidents' triggered by it."

It was obvious what she was trying to get at.

Every time a Devil revealed themselves, they brought calamities significant enough to send ripples across the entire continent.

Even the Guardians, the Empire's strongest force, had to stake their lives to deal with the Crimson Night Incident, the incident that turned several cities into ashes and was recorded as the worst incident in the Empire's history.

It was pretty much a given that the entire continent would be plunged into chaos if they were to find out that a Devil's Authority had been manifested in the Material Realm.

"Barely any statesmen would welcome such news. The continent is already on a precarious balance to begin with, it's teetering between peace and war. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that anyone could come to invade others for the sake of interest if they wish so."