I Became Crown Prince's Wife
Following Light in Darkness(8)

"You have many wives!"

Phillip established his political position by marrying many noble daughters.

"I told you. I just love you."

"I'd rather die than marry you."

"On the day you die, the Bellacians will perish."

Phillip wouldn't even let me die.

I'm stuck in a tower like this.

I can't even see my family.

Only Phillip and a servant can visit me in the tower.

The servant spoke a lot so I received a lot of news about the Imperial palace and the outside world from him.

“Your Highness is caring for orphans with Tancinol disease today. I can't believe she even took care of them myself.I'm so proud of our Emperor.”

The waiter praised her happily, but I felt devastated hearing that.

Everything went the way Phillip wanted it to.

The nobles who protested against him all fell ill or disappeared.

Phillip spread Tancinol and no one suspected him, but everyone admired him for it.

People thought of him as an Emperor sent by the Goddess of Light.

Phillip created another story and spread it throughout the Empire.

Phillip is chosen by the Goddess, so he destroys the corrupted Zelcan and becomes the Emperor.

Of course, some nobles, intellectuals, merchants in the Empire knew that this story was a lie.

But anyone who talks about it will die of Tancinol.

'Anyone who slanders Emperor Phillip will be punished by the Goddess.'

Such rumors spread throughout the Empire, so those who knew the truth remained silent.

The nobles of Roum were purged, and Phillip bestowed the title of nobleman on those who were entirely loyal to him.

All the noble positions in the new Empire became filled with his people.

Even more stories of his heroism spread and Rakshul quickly became a villain hated by everyone.

There's not much I can do under such circumstances.

“A Roum nobleman has just died of Tancinol. I'm sure he must have spoken ill of our Emperor. He deserves to die.”

The waiter continued to blabber innocently.

I have a desire to tell the truth, but I can't.

If this little girl knew the truth, Phillip would definitely kill her.

***

“Ser, can you hear me? Serphania, where are you now? You're alive, right?”

I desperately called Ser as I clasped the necklace he gave me. I'm looking for traces of him.

Is Ser really dead?

I can't believe it. I could hear Ser's scream in my mind.

He obviously asked me to save him.

At the same time, Ser's blessing came to me again. Part of his power entered my body.

Even though I haven't heard Ser's voice in a long time, I haven't stopped praying.

Suddenly, the door opened and Phillip came in.

That's a normal thing.

I looked over and tried to ignore him but he grabbed my face.

“How to deal with it?”

"What?"

“How to finish it?! How the hell did I get rid of it?! What am I doing?!"

He screamed like crazy.

This was the first time he had lost this kind of patience.

Something big must have happened.

"What did you say? What do you need to get rid of?”

Phillip looked me in the eye.

Slowly, he released his grip on my face.

"Don't you know?"

"What the hell is going on?"

"No, if you don't know, forget it."

The next day, the waiter whispered to me quietly instead of combing my hair as usual.

"The first prince is cursed."

"The Goddess' Curse?"

"Yes, there was a dance party a few days ago and the first prince's face was imprinted in black."

Black writing?

Last night, Phillip yelled at me to ask me how to get rid of something.

"What is this about?"

"I don't know. As soon as the writing appeared, the Emperor was shocked and immediately hid it. But it must be the Goddess of Light's hatred towards him.”

“…. Goddess Hatred?”

“Yes, weird right? Why does the Goddess hate him?”

News spread throughout the Empire that the prince had been cursed by the Goddess.

The nobles who came to the party could not read the letters.

Phillip confers the title to anyone who offers him their eternal loyalty regardless of their origin. Among these people, there were knights, mercenaries, and even commoners, so naturally, most of them were illiterate.

Nevertheless, rumors about the Goddess curse spread.

This was because the Royal Family suffering from curses was big news.

A few days later, the prince died. The curse has been passed down to one of his sons.

The next day the princess died, and another one was cursed.

Phillip came to see me from time to time while his children were dying.

“You know how to cure it!you screwed me up, didn't you?! Tell me how to get rid of it. Say it!"

Phillip spilled all his anger on me.

He wouldn't do this if he was his usual self.

Even though he knew I knew nothing about the situation, he was too overpowered by anger to think clearly.

Phillip must be crazy.

He really lost his mind.

“Ser is alive, isn't it? Where's Ser?”

When I saw his reaction, it was clear that Ser had cursed his children and his wife.

Ser is not dead.

"He's dead! Die!"

Phillip shouted furiously.

He was overwhelmed with fear and madness.

"You're crazy."

I didn't just curse him. He's really gone crazy.

Eight children and their wives died.

No matter how cold-blooded he was, he definitely cared about them.

It was strange to see Phillip go crazy about the curse without thinking about finding a solution to stop the rumors first.

He deserves this, but his children and wife are innocent victims.

Did Ser really do it?

Did Ser really kill Phillip's family?

Even if it's for revenge, Ser can't kill innocent children.

While Phillip was busy suffering, another prince died, and the curse was later transferred to the 6th prince.

"The 6th prince is the son of the 5th wife."

My existence is a secret, but there are people who know about me.

His wife thought that the reason they couldn't become Empress was because of me, so they sometimes came to the tower to bother me.

Phillip just sat down and looked at it from the sidelines even though he knew the situation.

First of all, they would not be able to enter the tower if he stopped them from entering it.

“Laontel, isn't it unfair to be treated like that by my wife? You just need to marry me and I'll make you Empress. Everything will be worth.”

He would always come to look at me and say so after my hair had become disheveled and my clothes were torn because his wife had hit me.

Among his wives, the 5th wife was the most jealous of me. He used to visit me a lot, but now he was busy handling the situation himself.

The 6th prince did not die until two months later.

After the 6th prince was cursed, Phillip did not come to see me again.

According to the maid, she had left the palace to find a way to dispel the curse.

I grabbed the necklace Ser gave me and spoke to him.

“Ser, what happened? Did you really do that?you're still alive, aren't you? Where are you at? Please tell me."

But he didn't answer me.

I put down my necklace, when suddenly, the entire tower shook.

Why is the barrier broken?

Phillip was afraid I'd run.

So he devoted all his energy to making a barrier.

But it's broken now. Phillip must be having problems.

I got up from my seat.

This is an opportunity.

This might be the only chance I have of escaping the tower.

But if I run away, what will happen to my family ...

The door opened and a woman came in.

“Mrs Bellacian!”

It was the 5th wife who always came to bother me.

I hesitated to answer.

He used to insult me with vulgar words, but now he calls me with the proper name.

"Lady Bellacian, please save my John!"

John is the 6th prince, and he is currently suffering under a curse.

"If it's about curses, there's nothing I can do."

I want to see the letters Ser left behind.

If I said I could help her, she would let me meet the prince.

But I can't give false hope to a desperate mother.

Besides, Phillip's strength is stronger than mine.

My opponent to be able to lift the curse is thin.

“The curse is not important! Miss Bellacian please help me stop Your Majesty from killing my son!”