I Became Crown Prince's Wife
Into the Light we Dream of (10)

I opened my eyes.

However, even when I opened my eyes, my eyes blurred. My whole body was stiff and I couldn't breathe properly. It was a terrifying familiar sensation.

I'm recalling. It's like a thousand years ago, when he was holding my whole body.

Don't tell me…!

Am I still stuck in that tower? Is it all a dream to let Ser go, meet Blake and be happy?

I looked around in surprise.

Fortunately, this isn't the west tower where I was trapped a thousand years ago. It was a tower, but a very different tower.

But I can't be relieved. The whole room was full of light mana. And mana forms a strong barrier here.

'What's going on?'

I slowly fumbled my memories.

That's right, Richard has stormed the training center. And he threatened me with using Shulia.

I gave up on attacking him and immediately lost consciousness. Then I was brought here.

"Are you finally crazy?"

Looking to the side where the voice came from, Richard leaned against the door with a suspicious smile.

"What happened to Shulia?"

"Don't worry. I left it untouched there.”

I looked into his eyes. He doesn't seem to be lying, but my opponent is Richard. I don't know what to do.

"Where am I?"

“You won't know if I tell you.”

He walked towards me. I wanted to directly pierce his heart with light mana, but I could not use magic because of the barrier.

In addition, my hands and feet were also filled with restraints.

"Take this off right now!"

I glared at him. Then Richard Cassil grabbed my chin.

“You always look at me like that. Why? What is the difference between me and Rakshul?”

“You don't know?”

I'm turning. Then Richard's hand fell down because of that move. But he grabbed me again stronger than before and made me face straight towards him.

“Is it because of my hair color? Because I have strange silver hair, not black hair like Rakshul? Then why did you pick him again this time? Lookie! Look at this black hair! It looks like the Rakshul you once loved! But why did you choose him, not me? Why?!"

The more Richard spoke, the more upset I became.

"Are you still obsessed with things like that?"

"What?"

“Your hair color wasn't even considered in the first place. It doesn't matter if it's hair color or status. Even if I was reborn a hundred thousand times, and you rise as Emperor, I will never love you!”

“……”

"I hate you."

Richard looked at me without saying a word. However, he was not angry or upset.

After a while, he smiled strangely.

“. Is there any chance you'll love me?”

"The only person I love is Blake."

“I, I understand..”

He slowly nodded and turned around. His appearance of giving up somehow made me even more anxious.

***

Richard Cassil attacked the stone storage mana in the church.

Richard was the one who attacked the warehouse, not only the people from the church but also the palace knights who came to capture him.

But as soon as Blake arrived at the church, he realized it was fake.

The one who attacked the place was a completely different person, casting a spell on his appearance to think he was Richard.

Blake instantly defeated the man, and raised the magic that was on him. Then the true appearance of the man is revealed.

Rather than a man, the word "boy" is more appropriate.

Blake guessed who he was. Connin is Richard's black wizard.

Connin attacks the church by pretending to be Richard, turning everyone's eyes to this side.

"Then…!"

"Ancia's in danger!"

Blake rushed back to the training center. But it's late.

Ancia has gone.

“Richard has brought it. My body suddenly moved by itself, and she called out to me, I wanted to stop, but couldn't. Then, Richard showed up and put a knife to my neck. His Majesty tried to save me..”.

Shulia kept crying. However, he tried his best to explain the situation even though he was shocked.

Blake was angry and beat himself up.

'I shouldn't have left him alone. I shouldn't have stopped him when he asked me to go with him…'

He regretted every day for seven years. He swore that he would never let her go again after Ancia returned. But he lost her again.

However, it was not the right time to be filled with regret.

He needs to find Ancia now.

Blake learns how Richard attacked the training center. Space itself has been twisted through magic. There's a trail where Ancia disappeared.

How could Richard, who had no mana of light, use such advanced magic?

The answer came out easily.

Although Connin could not steal anything, the amount of mana stones in the church shed was insufficient.

The Kensway family darkened a large number of mana stones.

However, when Howard dies and they investigate the Kensway family, no stone is found. Richard took the mana stone, which had been pocketed by the Kensway family.

Richard is Phillip's reincarnation.

He studied light magic directly from the goddess.

But even if he knew magic, he thought he would not be able to use it because he had no mana. However, it is completely wrong.

Richard already had which stone was large.

Ancia is in danger. He had to find her at least an hour early.

***

Connin, who is in prison, remains silent.

The thick iron door creaked and Blake walked in.

Connin's thin lips tighten.

He was determined to never say anything from her. Blake sat in the chair in front of him.

His red eyes were clearly facing Connin.

Conin swallowed.

It was a beautiful face as if it was not from this world.

Even in a situation where her limbs were tied and she was probably dead, Blake's appearance was visible.

However, the words from her lips were not beautiful.

"I want to rip your mouth off and break your bones right away, but I'll hold it off because it's just a waste of time."

Blake's sword pierced Connin's neck.

"Where's Ancia?"

“……”

Connin erased his appreciation for the crown prince's appearance and covered his mouth.

His life would probably end with a sharp sword tip.

He felt his neck would be pierced like this.

As soon as Connin closed his eyes, preparing to die, the sword lay on the floor and instead poked at his feet.

“Agh!”

Screams broke out from Connin's mouth. However, Blake continued to ask questions without batting an eye.

"Where is Richard Cassil now?"

“...I cannot betray my master.”

“Master yes?”

Blake's mouth smiled cynically.

"Why are you following such a disgusting person?"

"Because he's the one who's gonna make the world for the Roums!"

When the curse for Richard came out, Connin shouted furiously.

“The world for Roum... Is that why you started the plague? To give children in tancinol orphanage?”

“……”

Connin shut his mouth. He did not stay silent for Richard. He has nothing to say.

It was something that he did not understand either.

While following Richard's will, questions remained in his head. And the question remains unanswered.

“Nobody died of tancinol this time. But many Roum were injured and even lost their lives.You know why, even if I don't tell you, right? ”

“……”

When the Camellia and Roum Orphanages were identified as the main cause of the outbreak, there were attacks on Roum in the capital and elsewhere. People were even attacked just because their appearance was similar to Roum.

“What is this you are looking for the world for Roums? Do you want them to feel the same way your family has?”

As soon as he mentioned his family, the question that filled Connin's head disappeared in an instant, and it caused resentment instead.

"What do you know? Do you know the sadness of losing a family!”

"So, why are you offering loyalty to the man who killed your family?"

"What's? What do you mean…?"

Blake opened Connin's handcuffs and threw the papers at him.

This is an opportunity to escape. No matter how great the crown prince's sword and magic skills were, there was a possibility if he didn't fight back, but simply ran away.

However, as soon as he saw the writing on the paper, Connin lost his desire to escape.

He picked up the document and quickly started reading the letters.

The document contains testimony from villagers who attacked them.

They initially did not even know that Roum lived there.

Then one day, a villager suddenly died.

That was when everyone was confused because they did not know the reason. A man came to them and said that the villagers died of tancinol, also encouraging them to deal with it immediately because Roum who was hiding in the forest was spreading tancinol.

"I don't have to tell you who that guy is, do I?"

Connin's hands were shaking.

Don't tell Richard…?

He shook his head in a hurry to erase the thoughts that had popped into his mind.

It could be a lie from the Crown Prince to encourage recognition.

Yeah, it's a lie.

But why would he think that?

He kept on recalling Richard's appearance as he ordered him to spread the disease.

Richard seemed to be just having fun even when Roum was blamed for tancinol and attacked.

The question came to Connin's mind.

He continued to deny it, but the truth appeared before him.