I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 195



195 – Telephone Misfortune

So the two spent the night with their eyes open.

The woman who had collapsed opened her eyes around dawn, but as Edgar expected, she did not remember anything.

It wasn’t just about the incident, she didn’t even know what she had done all day yesterday.

Even trivial things like who you met, what conversations you had, and what you ate.

In the end, Ariel, who was frustrated, came forward and searched her memories despite Edgar’s dissuasion her, but the memories of yesterday were indeed erased in white.

She said, “Did you say Dana? “What do you do?”

“Although it may be insufficient, I am helping to manage Your Majesty’s surroundings.”

Dana answered sincerely, albeit in a trembling voice, and bowed her head.

To be honest, she still couldn’t believe it.

She wasn’t anyone else, but she tried to kill the person who would become the Grand Duke’s mistress.

However, there was no doubt that the memory of the moment when she tried to harm the red-haired man in front of her with something of hers still remained, however vague.

Maybe it was her body, not her head, that she remembered it because the will to kill rose at that moment.

Anyway, one thing was certain: she really did something that wouldn’t be surprising if her head were blown off.

“Take care of your surroundings… “You mean you’re one of those who serve His Majesty?”

“Choi, I am not a close associate. “We are simply watching over those entering the throne room, guarding the surrounding hallways, and organizing the surrounding area.”

That’s what she said, but Ariel also knew.

Whatever it is, a person worthy of loitering near the emperor’s residence is not a very low-ranking servant.

So she nodded as if she understood, but in contrast, Edgar just narrowed his eyes as if something was bothering him.

“So, Your Highness, what will happen to me now…” “?” … ?”

“Well, I feel like I’ve done something, so I’d like to cut my head off…” ” …”

Ariel’s eyes became sharp for an instant and he stared at her.

I really want to do that, but Edgar probably doesn’t want that anyway.

Besides, Ariel also knew that there was no profit for her right now by cutting down on this woman.

“Sin, I will accept the punishment.”

“It’s okay. The person involved wouldn’t want that anyway.”

Dana made a statement that she would humbly accept her death, but Ariel looked away as if she was not interested.

It’s not like she’s a homicidal maniac, and in a way, she doesn’t even feel like she’s getting revenge by cutting off the head of a woman who has nothing to do with it.

A useless act that would only end up staining her hands with someone else’s blood was not the type of thing Ariel preferred.

If you’re going to take revenge, it’s on that man.

If possible, I should take revenge so that I can feel the greatest humiliation and fear of my life.

While waiting for that day, Ariel was just planning all kinds of ways to get the man out of the way.

“For now, this fact will be made known to His Majesty the Emperor. Instead, we will step in and protect you.”

“Well, I don’t want that much greed.”

Eventually, when Edgar added his words to her to Ariel’s words to her, Dana quickly shook her hands and bowed her head again.

All she wants is to prevent the damage caused by this incident from spreading to those around her, because she felt like she had already put her life on the line.

“It’s because I feel uncomfortable here too. In the end, no one died or was injured, and you are ultimately a victim.”

“Ah…”

However, since Edgar did not particularly want to show her mercy, she smiled and added an explanation.

In the first place, this situation was Albrich’s fault for manipulating her into being her assailant and her victim at the same time, not the fault of this woman who was caught up in it.

Above all, from a realistic perspective, her death would have been tantamount to destroying her unknown evidence of her.

How can she know whether even just one memory will return or whether physical evidence will pop up somewhere around her?

So, for the sake of the future, it was better for her to be alive.

‘Besides, from her perspective, Albrich would definitely want to kill her.’

Even if Amman Albrich manipulated her memory of her, it was to prepare for her contingency of her.

From the beginning, he must have thought that Dana would kill Edgar, or that even if he failed, Dana would be killed.

Then, if he sees Dana alive, he will assume that her memories can return, just like Edgar did.

I didn’t know if there would be a chance of finding her tail again if I planted people around her in preparation for that time.

Edgar also felt uncomfortable because it seemed like people were being used as bait, but he thought it was working in a mutually beneficial direction.

Dana is fortunate that her life was saved, and Edgar may get a chance to find Albrich’s traces her again through this incident.

“Anyway, the price of saving my life… “She may seem like a bad person, but she wants to get help in the future. Is that okay?”

Dana’s eyes filled with determination as she realized what the help Edgar was talking about.

That’s because, at the moment, there was only one reason for him to ask for help from her, who was just a mere employee.

“It goes without saying. Even though I don’t have any talent, I definitely want to catch the guy who made fun of my body and did something like that.”

“It’s good that you understand quickly.”

Edgar thought that this might be more beneficial than having her life threatened once.

Even with the power of the Robeheim family, it is quite difficult to take out private matters within the imperial palace, but rather, the employees are in a position to hear such information immediately.

Moreover, in his opinion, external information coming to his ears would not be of much use in the future.

Of course, this is assuming that his guess is correct

“Then, since we have decided to cooperate with each other, we will need a means of contacting each other… Ariel, did you give me anything before?”

“Which one?”

“A communication tool that looks like a ring.”

“Why? To give it to this woman?”

Ariel immediately figured out Edgar’s plan and asked.

Most likely, what he wants is to keep Dana hidden in the imperial palace like a sort of secret agent and keep track of their movements of her.

At the same time, it would be better if you could serve as bait and bring in Albrich’s tribe.

For that, at least a tool to make contact was necessary.

“Yeah, isn’t there any?”

“…”

When Edgar asked again, showing some regret, she looked at him for a moment and then glanced sharply at Dana from the corner of her eye.

Her eyes seemed filled with doubt as to whether she could truly trust this woman.

“… I can’t help it. You use this.”

“Your Majesty, this is…” ” ” … ?”

From noble mtl dot come

When Ariel took out a small ring from her necklace and held it out, Dana took it without even knowing what was happening.

A fairly plain-looking ring with no special jewels or decorations.

This was one of the communication tools that Edgar mentioned.

“I kept two, just in case, so I’ll give one to you. “Keep in mind that this is quite a valuable item.”

When the owner of the Grand Duke’s house, who was not an ordinary person, threatened to say that it was a ‘quite precious item,’ the color drained from Dana’s face as she was examining the ring. ＞

“Well, Your Highness. I’m sorry to ask you this question, but how precious is this… ?”

“Well, I can’t really say for sure. If I had to express it…”

As Ariel was assessing the value of the ring in her hand, she let out a low voice, and Dana swallowed her saliva.

About 30 seconds passed like that.

Ariel’s tightly closed mouth opened and a fiery, bright smile appeared on her lips.

“Perhaps to repay it after it has been lost…” ” “You may feel that it would be better to die now.”

“Hey!?”

“…”

As Dana let out her terrified scream, Edgar stood next to her and shook his head, leaving her speechless.

I wonder if there would have been a reason to reveal that fact now and discourage them even before they cooperated, but I also thought it was better than losing even one chance.

“Hmm, anyway, did you say it was Dana?”

“Please feel free to call me. “I cannot receive respect from someone who is Your Majesty’s personal friend.”

“Ah… Yes, Dana. Anyway, we are planning to leave for Hespania today, but before that, there are a few things I would like to ask of you.”

“If you just tell me to do it, I will do it with all my heart.”

In any case, these two people actually saved their lives.

Even though she was working under the emperor, her loyalty was not very high.

Dana thought that if there was anyone she should serve from now on, it would be these two, and she responded with a determined expression, showing him the best respect she could.

In response, Edgar extended his index and middle fingers and made two requests.

Depending on how she accomplishes this, her future course of action will change.

“First of all, organize even the smallest details that happened in the imperial palace that day and report them to me and Ariel every night.”

“Yes, I will.”

“And secondly, let me know if someone you rarely talk to suddenly starts talking to you, except for people who talk to you often.”

Aside from the first, the second was quite a sudden command, so Dana tilted her head.

This was the same for Ariel, so I wanted to ask about the intention.

“I don’t know if I can say this, but you will be a thorn in the side of the person who manipulated you. “I will find an opportunity to kill you using any excuse.”

“That means…”

When the two women heard this, their eyes widened at the same time.

Somehow I could already guess what he wanted to say.

“There is a high possibility that he is the culprit. No, to be exact, he is most likely the culprit or someone related to him.”

At Edgar’s words, Dana swallowed loudly and nodded.

A person who doesn’t talk to her but suddenly asks to talk to her.

Will such a person really appear?

I wasn’t sure, but I thought Edgar’s words made quite a bit of sense.

“I will keep this in mind.”

“Yes, please.”

In this way, an unexpected collaborator emerged for the two.