The Impact Of The Villainess' Fake Marriage On The Ending

Chapter 43

"Your Grace."

Melissa, who felt the seriousness of the situation from the atmosphere alone, approached Adeline.

Melissa was the only one who could protect Adeline now.

The resoluteness of protecting Adeline clung to her.

"Don't move too fast. Let's see where it leads first."

Adeline tried to stay as calm as possible.

She shouldn't be frightened or thoughtlessly optimistic beforehand. She had to understand the situation as level-headed as possible so that she could deal with anything.

"I greet Her Grace, Grand Duchess Inver."

After going through the portal, what awaited at the end of it was a dark forest.

There were quite a few forests in the capital, so it was difficult to determine whether or not this place was in the capital.

Adeline stepped into the strange land and stared at the man who was bowing to her.

"I didn't know the imperial palace was in such a dense forest."

Since the emperor had issued a summons, she had to meet him, and the destination the tactician had told her about was also the imperial palace.

However, they took Adeline to a place other than her destination. There was no reason to hide hostility and displeasure in this situation.

"I apologize, Your Grace. It's a long story, so I brought you here first. His Majesty will also be coming soon to meet Your Grace."

"It would be great if you could tell me that long story right now. Above all, who are you? I don't want to speak with a rude person who doesn't know to say their name."

She could clearly see that the man in front of her was a knight of high status. Even if the pattern was not visible and there was no introduction, he was certainly not someone of low status.

Adeline knew better than anyone. As long as she could see through the knight, she wouldn't lose anywhere.

But she deliberately stared at the knight with disrespect. Even if he revealed his true identity, she had no intention of being polite.

"Please forgive my rudeness. My name is Hugo Brown, Captain of the Red Knights."

The captain lifted the cloth covering the pattern and revealed the red moon hidden underneath.

'The Red Knights?'

Knowing the identity of the knights surrounding her, Adeline swallowed a deep sigh.

The Red Knights were the secret knights the emperor had created for himself.

In addition to the imperial army operating out in the open, they were the knights in charge of gathering information and investigating in the shadows, at the order of the emperor.

The emperor had organized and made a group for himself from the time he was the crown prince, but because he was an idiot who gave them all kinds of authority, the nobles couldn't handle them recklessly.

'The situation is even worse than expected.'

Adeline bit her lips. She had to see how her opponent would behave, but it never seemed easy to handle an arrow aimed at her.

"I didn't mean to tell you this as soon as I saw you, but the situation has become like this so it can't be helped."

"..."

"I am arresting Your Grace for the murder of ten nobles in the capital. Please cooperate so that we can investigate smoothly."

Both Adeline and Melissa were stunned.