Chapter 81 – The Will of the Princess, Not the Will of the Goddess

“Huh… Huh… Goddess!”

Ilil, who hurriedly returned, was greeted by the image of the goddess who had not yet left and remained in her room.

“You’re here, princess. What did you see?”

“Well, Dake and Kiella are sticking together…”

Ilil spends most of her day studying, learning about her royal qualifications and the skills her next queen should have.

Nonetheless, her knowledge of human sexual culture was nil, as her mother, the Queen, completely excluded sexual knowledge from her education.

But the princess knew with intuition.
The actions that Dake and Kiella did in secret are said to be the reason why Momma hates humans.

“I see. What did the princess think the Supreme Court Justice looked like?”

Unlike the calm voice of the goddess, Iril’s words were trembling dangerously.

“Well… He was calling himself a slave… He was making strange noises… Something didn’t seem normal.”

“Good to see you.”

“Really… Are what the goddess said true?”

Before Iril left her room, the Queen warned her that Dake was trying to corrupt the elves of her kingdom.

The princess said she could see the evidence if she went to the Supreme Court Justice’s office now, so she turned to Dayk to see it with her own eyes.

However, even though she witnessed it herself, it was so unexpected that it was difficult for her to accept it easily.

“It’s not that I doubt the goddess’ words… But I still don’t believe it. Why did Dayk…”

I can’t believe that his appearance of being so kind and sincere wasn’t the truth.
Even as the princess covered her head in her confusion, the goddess’s voice was as calm as a windless stream.

“It may be hard to believe, but he has a clear purpose and motivation.”

“Well, what is that?”

“It’s revenge for his past life. Dake is trying to avenge the humiliation and betrayal he suffered in his past life.”

“Revenge of a past life…”

The goddess’ words returned to Iril, who did not understand, were enough to scare the princess.

“Dake, revenge for when he was Hero Alvin.”

“…Huh? Dake is Alvin?”

Whenever the princess saw Dake, she would think of Alvin without even realizing it.
This is because it seemed like they were enduring unreasonable treatment from those around them.

But I couldn’t help but be surprised that it wasn’t a coincidence.

“But Alvin defeated her demon lord and even sacrificed her life for the elf…”

“No. The princess knows that he threw himself into the sea of ​​fire with the Demon King, but this is not true.”

“Yes…?”

At that place, Ilil heard about the truth about her that she had not known before.

The story is that Alvin had a much more painful life than the princess knew, due to Agnes’ excessive training and Kiella’s sexual exploitation.

She sacrificed her life to fight the Demon King in order to be recognized by the elves, but she ended up being stabbed to death by Agnes’ sword, which had been ordered by her queen.

She was reincarnated as Day, until she realized she had been betrayed and planned her revenge.

All of them were so shocking that the princess could not have even imagined them.

“Uh, Momma gave her orders to kill Alvin…”

“Yes. He is trying to corrupt the elves for revenge. He has not only reached out to Chief Justice Kiella, whom the princess saw, but also to Agnes, the leader of the Knights, and Rize, the vice-leader.”

“Agnes and Lise?”

The face covered in white light nodded.

“That’s right. Now Dake will try to target his final target, the queen. You need the princess to stop him.”

“How can I…”

“Warn Dake. If he doesn’t stop here, I will reveal his plans to everyone. Then he will no longer be able to carry out his evil intentions.”

“…”

“And one more thing. I am not allowed to show myself to anyone. Please keep the fact that you met me a secret.”

“Yes, goddess…”

“Then that’s enough for me. I hope Elora’s future will be filled with peace.”

The light that filled the room disappeared and Iril was left alone.

However, my body was completely frozen and I could not do anything.

‘Dake is Alvin…’

I move my shaking legs with difficulty and sit down on the bed.
The moonlight in the window shone as if telling her that she should go to sleep now, but Iril remained lost in thought for a long time.

—

The next day dawned after having fun with Kiella in her office.

It was my third day as a legal assistant.
As a newbie, I was full of energy and enthusiasm.

‘Starting today, let’s properly investigate the inside of the castle.’

However, my plan literally ended up being a plan.
The reason was none other than Princess Iril.

For some reason, she was everywhere I went, so I couldn’t research her in peace.

‘… There’s more.’

I realized something while discovering her for the fifth time already.
No, in fact, I suspected it the first time and was immediately convinced the second time, but the princess happened to be tracking me by pretending to be in the same place as me.

“…”

This time too, she was observing me from the corner of her hallway, sticking her head out.
When she visits me, she often wears the same mask and white robe she wears, without noticing that her presence has been discovered.

‘What on earth…? ?’

Why are you secretly following me since morning?
Normally, he would have come running while calling my name, but why did he keep his distance and just observe?

She’s such a mischievous elf that I left her alone to see how it turned out, but she was so curious that I couldn’t hold back any longer.

He walked towards her and spoke to her.

“Hey?”

“Yes?”

“Are you following me around because you have something to tell me?”

“Oh, isn’t it? I was looking for a place to study magic. She’s a forest witch…”

It’s been a while since I’ve been wearing a mask and robe, so I guess that’s the setting today as well.

“After all that, you’re still looking at me…?”

“Eh, aye. No! I didn’t even know Dake was here?”

The sight of her waving her hands and making excuses that don’t work looks very suspicious.

“It’s okay, you can talk.”

“It’s really not true. Don’t worry about me and just keep doing what you’re doing!”

There have been a few times when she came to see me dressed like this, but today it feels a little different.

At that time, he disguised himself so that the other elves wouldn’t find out that he was meeting me, but today he was trying to hide his identity even from me.

For some reason, I felt something unusual, so I decided to ask straight.

“Princess.”

“Why? …Why, why, I’m not a princess, but a forest witch…?”

“It’s no use talking around. Actually, we all knew that she was a princess for a long time.”

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

She asked with wide eyes, as if she had never thought about it.

“So you knew everything but pretended not to know?”

“Yes. I was afraid the princess would be embarrassed. I’m sorry.”

“…”

“So, if you have anything to say, feel free to say it.”

“I’m sorry! I have some urgent work to do so I have to go. Talk to you later, Deke!”

She leaves her place with a lie that even the innocent Fine would not be fooled by.

I had no choice but to look at the back of the princess running away with a puzzled look on her face.

—

Afterwards, he continued his investigation inside the castle, but was unable to fully concentrate because he was concerned about the princess’s unusual behavior.

‘Could it be that the queen caught me in the room…? ?’

She can’t shake an ominous feeling that she, who didn’t seem to have any secrets, is in such trouble.

But then an opportunity came to confirm her premonition.
The princess who had run away from me reappeared a few hours later, sending her sign that she would see her in her room tonight.

So when the time came, she headed to her room with the intention of asking him about what happened today.

“…Welcome, Dake.”

I came in through the window as usual, but the princess’ voice that greeted me was weak.

“Princess, you look weak. What’s wrong?”

“…”

Tightly closed lips and gaze directed to the ground.
Even her young child can see that she is worried about something.

“It’s okay, just tell me. I’ll help you if I can.”

“…”

She still can’t open her mouth.
When there was silence in the room for a long time, the princess’s words were unexpected.

“…I went to the Supreme Court Justice’s office last night.”

“Yes?”

“And then I saw it. Dake with Kiella…”

I never thought you would have caught that scene.
Now her princess’ actions all make sense.

“Oh, that’s…”

While I was wondering what to do, I heard something even more shocking.

“…Alvin.”

“Huh? What now…”

“Alvin… Right?”

“Suddenly, what do you mean?”

“I know everything. I know that the dead Alvin came back as Dake… And what Dake’s purpose is.”

It feels like a lightning bolt has struck her head.
It felt like her brain was completely burned out by the lightning and she couldn’t think of anything.

I shouldn’t stay like this, I should find a way to avoid the situation, but my frozen head couldn’t move easily.

“How could the princess do that…”

—

“How could the princess do that…”

Dake’s voice as he says that is full of trembling.
His face was frozen with embarrassment, something Iril had never seen before.

He tried to calm himself down several times before he came to this room, but he couldn’t control his heart that was pounding so hard.

‘Also… ‘Dake was Alvin.’

Despite the fact that the dead person had returned, the princess felt more bitter than glad.
When he returned, he became the embodiment of revenge consumed by injustice.

The goddess said.
Warn him that if he does not stop his revenge, he will reveal the truth to everyone.

If he does that, how will he come out?

If Dake doesn’t stop his plan, he will eventually have to tell the truth to Eomamama, and given Eomamama’s personality, she will execute him for plotting the treason.

On the other hand, if Dake follows the princess’s words, there is a high possibility that he will avoid execution, but he will never be able to resolve the resentment that has accumulated since his past life.

But Iril wanted neither.
Dake faces death by execution, and suffers for the rest of his life due to unresolved injustice.

In his past life, he was more sincere and kind than anyone else, and that is still the same now.
Just like how he pretended not to know several times even after finding out that the forest witch was a princess.

“Princess. Well, that is.”

Dake opens his mouth with eyes full of anxiety.

Iril saw that and made a decision.
To follow one’s own will, not the goddess’s.

“Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone.”

“Are you sure?”

“I have a favor to ask you instead.”

“What kind of favor…?”

“What you did to Kiella and the other elves… Please do to me as well.”