Never Saved You - Chapter 67
Chapter 67
Translator: Yonnee
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“S-She’s learning such a useless thing but she can’t learn what she really needs to learn! That’s how vain she is!”
Realizing that the holes in her argument were revealed, Lilith protested with a red face.
“Her Highness just learned that to pretend to know. What use does ancient language have? Why do you think I have to monitor her? After learning something as strange as that, she thinks that I’m disregarding her completely after just violating her orders a little bit. I’m tired of this victim mentality!”
“If you’re her deputy, I think it’s right to think that violating Ophelia’s orders a little is already disregarding her.”
“I-If it’s just that, then sure! Ha, I wasn’t going to tell you this, but…”
Lilith was greatly flustered that the gossip she was spewing wasn’t working, but she then shifted gears and told another story.
And if this was true, then it was also something that Yennit couldn’t help but be wary of—
“Her Highness had a scandal with Grand Duke Ronen back in the Imperial Palace, and she also spent some time with the fief lord here. And then here, she’s also spending an awful lot of time around that handsome mage these days. I think his name is Alei… that low-ranked subordinate.”
—because something like Ophelia being part of a scandal was a big deal.
Yennit honestly didn’t pay any mind to something like rumors and scandals, but the fact that Alei had become entangled in one was a huge problem for her.
And this was added with the weight of her suspicion against Ophelia, that she would use him until she’s satisfied then throw him away later.
Because of this, Yennit became confused.
Was it really just an illusion that Ophelia seemed like a good person?
Were all the things she showed thus far merely a ruse?
‘No, I mean of course I thought that she might just be an amazing con artist, but.’
Even so, since Yennit had observed Ophelia with her own eyes, she naturally went down the direction of thinking that this wasn’t the case.
Perhaps it was only to be expected. The Ophelia who Yennit had seen was a meticulous person who cared about the tiniest details.
Just yesterday, Yennit went to the road construction site as Ophelia requested, and what she was asked to do was simple.
“Yennit, can you plow the ground from here to there? That way, the road can be strong enough to let even carriages pulled by four horses pass by.”
“It’s not hard to do, but can I ask what it’ll be for?”
“When I passed through here before, this area was by far the most unstable and induced the most rattling. There were only two horses on my carriage, so I thought that if a four-horse carriage were to pass by, the ground would be too weak and might collapse.”
“I don’t think a four-horse carriage would even come to this countryside though.”
“No, there will be one soon. Maybe today or tomorrow.”
Her half-sister would come. After saying so, Ophelia added to herself,
“That child likes to show off. Whenever she goes somewhere, she always rides a four-horse carriage. Of course, she also needs a lot of clothes since she’s coming all the way here, so keep in mind that the carriage will be big.”
So to sum it up, a large carriage was scheduled to pass through this place, so she wanted to lay the foundation on this road that had gotten weak from the construction work.
There’s nothing that Yennit couldn’t do as long as she’s asked, but she was curious about why Ophelia chose her.
“I’m sure Lord Alejandro can do a better job than me.”
“It’s a bit strange for me to call him for this. Even though Alei is my subordinate, this is a private matter.”
“But I can do it?”
“Because you owe me. I made it so that you can meet Alei faster than Cornelli. I sent an official letter twice.”
Ah, right. Yennit finally realized two days ago that, in a way, Ophelia was kind of like her savior.
So Yennit quickly strengthened the ground as a way to express her gratitude. As she drained the moisture from the land and pressed it down with telekinesis, it was over in a jiffy. Of course, she ran out of mana after doing all that.
After Ophelia had heard that her younger sibling was coming, Yennit couldn’t even turn a blind eye to her.
‘But those rumors seem to be true.’
Although it was hard to believe everything that Lilith said, the fact that there was any room for doubt wasn’t something that Yennit was pleased about.
As expected, this just couldn’t go on.
‘First of all, I’ll bring Lord Alejandro to Ronen.’
Even if they find his memories after that, it wouldn’t be too late.
In Yennit’s eyes, Ophelia Milescet was dangerous.
‘And since Ronen is a familiar place,’
It was the perfect shelter.
She had been living there for several years.
And besides that, Ian—Ronen’s lord—also asked Yennit not long ago if she had any intention to bring in another mage to Ronen.
Actually, when Ian first saw Yennit, he was very confused—perhaps because she wasn’t supposed to be here. But when he heard that she came here through a teleportation circle just to treat him, this confusion was quickly erased.
“But as the only mage, I don’t think that you should leave the castle empty for long. When are you planning to return?”
“Once Your Grace fully recovers and once I’ve settled a few personal matters, I’ll return.”
Ian tried to hint at wanting Yennit to go back right away, however.
“I would like to stay here as long as I’m allowed.”
Unfortunately, Yennit was very firm about this.
And she especially could do this because Yennit wasn’t exactly Ian’s subordinate.
Yennit had been dispatched by the magic tower as additional support, and she could come and go whenever she wanted.
‘Of course, if Ronen goes under anything critical, I’ll have to do something about it since that place has the highest priority, but.’
More or less, Ian couldn’t force her to do anything else.
So Yennit didn’t have the intention or the drive to do so.
“I’ve been staying in such a cold place for a while now, but coming to a place like this has reminded me of my hometown. It’s nice.”
“It will be quite difficult if you decide to return to the magic tower. Ronen still has a great need for magic.”
“I’m not saying that, please be at ease. I like the cold climate there, too.”
At Yennit’s casual answer, Ian’s handsome features seemed to twist into a frown as he pondered something, then he spoke again.
“These days, I often wish that Ronen has more mages. It’s not good whenever you’re away like this, so perhaps you have any acquaintances in mind that you can bring in? They would be treated very well.”
“Acquaintances?”
“Yes. I heard that you’ve met the mages staying here at Ladeen. I thought it would be good if you can bring them to Ronen with you.”
Ian’s tone suggested that she should consider it.
Perhaps he thought that the reason wanted to stay here for a long time was because of her mage acquaintances. That’s why it seemed like all he wanted was for Yennit to return to Ronen with Alejandro and Cornelli.
She didn’t think about it too deeply.
She also knew for a fact that Ronen was always in need of more mages.
‘Okay. Let’s go to Ronen.’
Yennit’s feelings on the matter tilted to one side even more.
If Alei couldn’t return to Siren Tower just yet, then she’d rather take him back to Ronen.
So, Yennit sought out Ophelia today.
But then… Who knew that she’d see the head of the sirens here, wiping a desk even?
This threw Yennit in a state of confusion for a moment, but she soon got back to her senses.
‘If Ophelia’s someone who the head of the sirens deems worthy of serving, this can happen to the current Lord Alejandro, too.’
She couldn’t let that happen.
Ophelia treated them really well…
And after watching her, she definitely seemed like a good person…
But!
As expected, the precious Alejandro just couldn’t possibly stay next to that enchantress who’s at the center of such scandals.
Ah, it would have been better if she knew what Ophelia’s goals were.
‘It’s a little uncomfortable to turn my back on someone who’s treated me so well.’
She came here determined to talk to Ophelia, but just as she thought, she felt uncomfortable about it.
While Yennit hesitated, looking as though she was trying to do something she couldn’t do, Ophelia spoke up first.
“I heard that you have some business with me, Yennit, but are you feeling uncomfortable right now?”
“Ah, it’s not like that.”
“I was wondering if the others are bothering you too much. A mage is a great resource after all, so there are many places that would try to ask for your help.”
“I’m alright. I’ve already gone through a lot of that.”
As she was staying in Ronen, she eventually got used to saying no.
But on the other hand, Cornelli was not so good at it, so he was being called here and there until the sun had set because he couldn’t refuse.
