
After speaking with Clara, I left Aunt Sera's house on the grounds that I would find someone to treat Lina's illness.
It was a lie, but also a good reason to explain when Lina started showing signs of recovery.
Just like that, I arrived at the place where the meeting was arranged.
Hidden Cave.
A few minutes later, I was sitting in a private room in a fancy restaurant in Hidden Cave. The private room was perfect for a high-end restaurant. It has soundproof walls and is wide enough that you can easily sleep here.
Usually, a room like this was used to discuss important deals between nobles and merchants. It was normal for a private room like this to be used all night and no one would bother the people inside unless it was something important.
I closed my eyes and waited patiently for the person I was expecting.
And luckily for me, that guy didn't take long to come.
*Tok Tok*
"Prince, are you inside?" A sweet and sweet voice came from the door.
I walked towards the door and opened it, revealing a beautiful woman behind him.
Long black hair with deep black eyes. She was wearing white nun clothes and her face showed a loving smile.
The first word that a person will think when he sees it is purity, and the second is virtue. No matter how you look at it, you cannot make yourself dirty its purity with evil thoughts.
He is the current Saint of the Church of Order, Safelia Ainida.
"Good night, prince."
I looked at Safelia coldly before inviting her in.
“... To be honest, I thought my ears were toying with me when I heard you wanted to meet me.” Safelia smiled and she sat down on the table.
I sat opposite him and ignored his veiled sarcasm.
"Do you want something to eat? I'm afraid our discussion will take a long time." I asked.
“Don't worry, I've eaten before coming here.”
I nodded and threw the menu aside. “Then let's get straight to the point. Saintess, do you know about my cousin's illness?”
Safelia squinted her eyes. "Your cousin?"
I nodded and explained the situation to her.I finished when I reached the point where she needed to be cared for by someone at the archbishop level.
Safelia kept smiling all the way. When I finally stopped talking, he put on an apologetic expression.
“I understand your situation, prince. However, you should know that there is not much I can do for it. ”
"Oh?" I said raise an eyebrow.
“you know, every archbishop of the church is someone who is very busy. How could they handle such a small matter? If they agreed every time they were asked to treat someone, how would they fulfill their duty? But…"
"However?"
“I can make an exception for you, prince.I can personally go and take care of your cousin, but on a condition. ”
“A condition, yes.”
Safelia smiled gently. “It's as you think. Break the engagement with our Holy Daughter.”
I looked at Safelia deeply. When I saw he had no intention of continuing to speak, I stood up.
Then I started walking around the room.
Safelia's surprised. "Prince?"
I ignored him and looked at the painting hanging on the wall. After a few seconds, I opened my mouth.
“Look, Miss Safelia. Actually, I don't care about a lot of things and most people. Even if half of the empire dies tomorrow, I won't care. Why should I? They have nothing to do with me.”
Safelia furrowed her brows, but I continued before she could interrupt me.
“However, I don't like it when someone tries to hurt the person I love. And when someone tries to hurt them just to threaten me. I hate it.”.
"What do you think?" I asked back.
Safelia grunts. “Prince, that's a very serious accusation. Plus, do you have any evidence? ” Safelia smiled at the end.
I glanced at him for a while before shrugging my shoulders. “You're right, I have no proof. But I don't need it.”
“Mm?”
"Because I'm sure it's you" I said.
Safelia. Then after a few seconds, he grinned.
“Heh.”
And he started laughing.
“Hahaha. Okay, if you were right and we were the ones behind it, what would you do prince?
“...” I keep quiet.
“Only the church can heal your cousin. And even if you refuse to heal her this time, can you do it next time? Can you see how your family died because of your stubbornness?”
"Oh? Are you threatening me?" I said raise an eyebrow.
"You can interpret it that way if you want." Safelia kept smiling kindly.
I looked at him for a while before nodding. "You're right, I can't."
"Then"
"But I don't plan to cancel the engagement either." I smile.
Safelia's frozen. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Prince, are you playing with me?"
I laugh. "Of course not. But holy man, I think you overestimate yourself and underestimate me"
“Mm?”
“You know, my cousin's illness, I've found a way to treat it.”
Safelia.
"You find a way?" He asked in disbelief.
“Yes, I found it. Surprised? Not only did I find a way to cure it, but I also made use of the aggressive mana to increase its potential. It ended up being a blessing in disguise. Thanks to your gift, my cousin will probably become one of the strongest powerhouses in the empire in the future. ”.
Safelia is completely frozen. He first thought I was lying, but when he closely observed my expression, he knew my words were true.
Moreover, even if I lied, the truth would be revealed a few days later. What was the reason for lying at the time?
So, he could only accept my words as the truth.
Furrowing her brows, Safelia looked at me coldly.
"i don't understand. What was your purpose in inviting you to come here? ”
I curled my lips in a grin. "Guess."
When that word came out of my mouth, killing intent filled the room.
An icy killing intent made Safelia shiver for a bit. For a moment, he felt as if he was drowning in the coldest waters ever.
But then, he smiled amusedly and started laughing.
“Hahahaha? So revenge? And what are you planning, prince? killing me?" Instantly, a huge pressure came out from Safelia's body.
Where the tenth layer flooded the private rooms. The pressure from the saints of this generation was enough to make people of the same age freeze in fear.
While me? I'm just smiling.
"Kill you? No, I have something much better planned. ”