The Impact Of The Villainess' Fake Marriage On The Ending

Chapter 86

Herma's face, which had been bright all along, stiffened.

"I know it's a sensitive topic. But I need to know. Even just a little is fine."

Adeline was sincere in every word she said. She hoped that her eager heart would reach Herma.

If she could know well about the curse of darkness, if she could know how to get rid of it. She would be able to save Kael from the agony, and she would also be able to change Kael's mind as he tried to push her away.

So, she had to know. Even if it was a very small clue, she wanted to know.

"... The curse of darkness is also diverse. So there are different ways of breaking it."

Embarrassed, Herma paused for a moment and slowly began to talk.

"I don't think this is the answer you want, Your Grace. But the truth is, once you are under the curse of darkness, it is difficult to break free from it."

In fact, Adeline knew this as well. When Simeon was studying magic and warning her about black magic and curses whenever he had a chance, he mentioned it as a reason to be careful.

"I know it's difficult. The conditions are complicated. But I still don't know."

"..."

"I was wondering if there was a way. Herma is an excellent wizard, so you know more about magic and curses than I do. Even the tiniest thing, you know more than I do. I need that."

Herma looked at Adeline, unable to speak easily.

The beautiful grand duchess was desperate. The eagerness she felt in her clear, light-green eyes was evidence of this.

'... Is it because of His Grace?'

Herma lived like a vagabond, wandering around the empire for various reasons, so she was a wizard who was far superior to what was known.

The day Kael, who had left the academy saying that he wanted to focus more on the family's knights, inherited the grand duke's title, Herma read the dark energy emanating from him.

Kael had never spoken of the curse to Herma, and Herma, who was aware of this, had never shown any knowledge of it, but she had long since vaguely assumed it.

Just as Simeon recognized Kael's curse with his strong divine power, Herma also read the darkness with her great magical power.

"Can someone else be used to break the curse? I mean... like using someone's energy or something."

Adeline asked cautiously while Herma was lost in thought.

She could not forget the feeling as if her whole body was being sucked into Kael the moment she kissed him while he was struggling with the pain.

Kael calmed his pain with Adeline's kiss, and Vero said that it had never happened before.

Adeline wanted to know. Was it possible that Adeline could neutralize the curse in the slightest? Was this assumption she was thinking about theoretically possible?

"It's actually the only way."

Adeline's eyes widened at Herma's reply.

"As I said earlier, it's difficult to break the curse. But it is possible sometimes."

"..."

"It's when there is a medium that can purify the darkness. As Your Grace said, a person becomes a medium, or a sacred object or place becomes a medium."

Adeline's heart jumped at the thought that it was not a coincidence, but a situation that could happen enough. There seemed to be hope.

"You can say that the darkness of the cursed person is transferred to the medium. It takes the energy out of their body."