## Chapter 759 – 759. A Beauty’S Ill Fate
759. A Beauty’s Ill Fate
I opened my hand and checked the small stone in my right palm. It was a stone Viktor had secretly given me when he helped me up earlier. It was a common, light brown stone you could find anywhere on the street.
I focused my eyes. There were Korean characters written in small letters on the surface of the stone. There was no way Viktor, a person from this world, would know Korean. This was written by Park Suho.
‘So, Viktor and Park Suho met and talked before meeting Yekaterina. Well, it’s not that surprising.’
What was important was the message written on the stone.
-Please come to my room secretly, without Yekaterina knowing.
It wasn’t hard to guess why they wanted me to come secretly. Besides Yekaterina’s surveillance, they needed my help.
I touched the stone and entered Yekaterina’s room. Yekaterina was sitting on the edge of the bed, taking off her cloak and high heels. She extended her foot, clad in stockings, towards me. I naturally took her leg and massaged it.
“Yekaterina, Viktor and Park Suho sent me a message. They secretly gave me a stone with the characters of our world written on it.”
“Oh? That old geezer is at it again.”
Yekaterina replied calmly. It seemed she had already predicted this situation. She examined the stone, then crushed it with magic.
“The message says to come to his room secretly, without you knowing. What should we do?”
“Go see him later. Well, I have a rough idea of what kind of trick he’s planning.”
My hands massaged her feet and gradually moved upwards. I touched her calves and pressed firmly on her thighs. My hands went up to a precarious area, but Yekaterina didn’t resist. She just lay languidly on the bed as if receiving a massage.
I glanced at the table next to the bed. There were documents I hadn’t seen before. I couldn’t read them because I didn’t know the characters of this world. However, I could roughly understand the map that was drawn.
“Are you curious about that?”
“…I’m sorry. It just caught my eye.”
“I can show you. Park Suho, maybe not, but you’re my pet. Besides, it’s not that important of a document.”
“I wouldn’t understand even if I saw it. I don’t know the characters of this world.”
“Hehehe. That’s right. But you know this, right?”
Yekaterina flicked her fingers. The map floated in the air.
“…I don’t know. I don’t know the geography of this world well.”
“This is a map of the Solit Republic.”
I looked at the map again in detail. The map of the Solit Republic was divided by lines and colored. Red, green, blue, yellow, black, and white. There were a total of six colors. Yellow had the most color, and blue had the least.
“I don’t really understand even if I look at the map.”
“It’s the power map of the Archmages. White is neutral, and the other five colors represent the Archmages.”
“…Is blue perhaps you, Yekaterina?”
“That’s right. I have the smallest share in this map. On the other hand, yellow, Viktor, occupies 30% by himself.”
Looking at it this way, I could see how disadvantaged Yekaterina was. Yekaterina’s share was less than 10%.
“At this rate… I’d believe Viktor was the king.”
“I agree with that opinion. But it can’t be helped. Viktor has been an Archmage for almost 40 years. He’s held that position the longest among all the Archmages. On the other hand, I’ve only been one for 4 years. I’ve gathered as much power as I could, but this is all I have.”
“If the white, the neutral, could be persuaded…”
“It’s not that easy. They have a considerable power that can’t be underestimated just because they maintain neutrality. Above all, the Archmages’ checks are severe. It’s a situation where they’d rather not have it at all than have one of the Archmages get it.”
“So that’s why you’re trying to take the city of Veroprin.”
“That’s right. I used my connections in the Archmage Council to get the city of Veroprin. The reason I came to Veroprin alone is because of that. To make it my territory before the influence of the Solit Republic reaches it. …Viktor coming was unexpected, though.”
The map went back down on the table.
“The reason you’re gathering power, Yekaterina…”
“Is to not be ignored. And to survive. People get jealous when someone is too outstanding. Especially Viktor. That old man is so jealous of me… I’ve almost died twice because of him, and I’ve almost been politically buried seven times.”
“He seemed friendly on the outside, though.”
“Don’t judge by appearances. You’d be shocked if you knew how much that old man does behind the scenes.”
My hand was precariously positioned inside her skirt, between her thigh and hip.
“Ahhn…”
A sweet nasal sound escaped from Yekaterina. My hand stopped. She gestured towards me. The power of magic pressed down on my head. My face stopped right in front of hers.
“Why haven’t you betrayed me? I didn’t know you received the stone until you told me. You could have betrayed me if you wanted to, right?”
“I like you more than that old geezer, Yekaterina.”
“…Cute.”
Yekaterina grabbed my head and pulled me in. Our lips met. They were slightly wet and moist. I was a little surprised. She had never kissed me before.
Her lips parted, and her tongue came out and entered my mouth. Her tongue moved awkwardly at first, but soon became skillful. I moved my hand. I pulled down her panties and rubbed her wet pussy with my palm.
‘Maybe I’ll have sex today.’
My prediction was wrong. We kissed, but we didn’t have sex.
***
I left Yekaterina’s room and entered Park Suho’s room. Park Suho and Viktor were waiting.
“Hyung, how is Yekaterina?”
“She’s doing a magic experiment. She won’t be looking for me for a while.”
“Phew. That’s good.”
Viktor stood up from his seat and approached me, extending his hand.
“We saw each other earlier, but we didn’t properly greet each other. I’m Viktor Drozhkov, an Archmage of the Solit Republic. Just call me Viktor.”
“I’m Sung Yoojin. I showed you an unsightly side earlier.”
“How is that your fault? It’s all because of Yekaterina’s violent nature. As a fellow Archmage, I’m so ashamed I could blush. I apologize on behalf of Yekaterina.”
“It’s alright. More than that, I’m curious why you called me here.”
I wanted to quickly go back to Yekaterina’s room and touch her body.
“You were there, so I don’t need to go into detail. My original goal was to make Yekaterina a criminal and return her to the home country. But as you can see, things didn’t go as planned.”
“Yes. It seems Yekaterina will be staying in Veroprin for at least a few more months.”
“Yekaterina’s nature is getting worse day by day. For your sake and for the sake of the Republic, we can’t leave her be.”
“Wasn’t it a warrant from the Republic Tribunal? If you get that, you can take Yekaterina away, right?”
“It takes quite a bit of time to get a warrant from the Republic Tribunal. If it were an ordinary citizen, I would have done something with my authority… But Yekaterina is an Archmage like me. It will take at least two months to go through the procedures.”
That was bad news. For Park Suho, that is. I rolled my eyes to check Park Suho’s expression. His dark, dead face showed how much he had suffered.
“…There’s another way, so that’s why you called me. And I probably have to do something for that way.”
“You’re quick-witted. That’s right. I’ve decided to forcibly take Yekaterina back to the home country. Mayor Park Suho has promised to cooperate with me.”
Park Suho probably agreed to cooperate without much thought. If he got rid of Yekaterina, the biggest headache, and got on Viktor’s line, he wouldn’t have to worry about the future.
“I will cooperate as well.”
“I’m grateful that you said it so readily.”
“I’ve suffered so much from Yekaterina.”
“I understand.”
Viktor gracefully gestured in the air. A small vial appeared as the space split open. It was a vial containing a transparent liquid.
“Do you know about the Water of Mystere?”
“I’ve never heard of it. Are you talking about the liquid in that vial?”
“That’s right. This is the Water of Mystere. Ah, it’s not a medicine. It’s closer to a poison since it harms people.”
“……I see what I have to do.”
“I’m glad you’re quick-witted. I’m asking you a favor. Please poison Yekaterina by feeding it to her tomorrow morning.”
“Understood. But what exactly is the effect of the Water of Mystere?”
“It interferes with the flow of mana. If you take one vial, it will last for at least 24 hours.”
“Yekaterina, who is poisoned…”
“I will subdue Yekaterina and take her back to the home country. Yekaterina will be tried in the home country, so the city of Veroprin will be safe from Yekaterina.”
“If she uses magic right after being poisoned, won’t she be caught immediately?”
“The effect of this medicine increases every time mana is used. Right after being poisoned, she’ll think it’s just a bad condition. She won’t be caught right away, so don’t worry.”
Viktor handed me the Water of Mystere, and I received it.
Viktor didn’t smile. He spoke with an endlessly solemn face, endlessly seriously.
“I’m asking you.”
“Please, hyung.”
Park Suho, who came next to me, also spoke. I clumsily put the Water of Mystere in my pocket.
“Leave it to me.”
***
That night, I told Yekaterina everything about Viktor and Park Suho’s plan. Yekaterina snorted after hearing my story.
“That old geezer hasn’t changed at all. The Water of Mystere… Seeing him use something more troublesome than poison, he must have sharpened his knife this time.”
“What are you going to do? Should we put the Water of Mystere in Viktor’s breakfast?”
“It won’t work. That old geezer is extremely careful about his own body, so he’ll have an antidote. So, for now… should we pretend to be affected?”
Yekaterina looked at me with a wicked smile.
“You’ll help me, right?”
“Of course. I’m on your side, Yekaterina.”
Yekaterina pounced on me. She clung to my body like a seductive snake. Her cold hand rubbed my chest, and her other hand went inside my pants and touched my area.
“If you do well tomorrow… I’ll give you a reward that can’t be compared to anything you’ve had so far.”
“I’m very much looking forward to what that reward will be…”
Yekaterina licked my neck and told me what I had to do.
***
The next morning.
I pressed the radio and reported to Park Suho.
“Suho, I succeeded.”
“You weren’t caught, right?”
“If I was caught, would I be safe? But it’s only a matter of time before I’m caught. I heard she’s going to do a magic experiment soon.”
If she started using magic in earnest, she would immediately notice that the flow of mana was strange. Well, Yekaterina wasn’t poisoned, though.
“…Hyung. I’m sorry, but can you persuade Yekaterina to go out of the city?”
“Yekaterina? That might be a little difficult, why?”
“I was hoping that the city of Veroprin wouldn’t be harmed as much as possible… If it’s difficult, it’s okay.”
“……It’s not impossible. I’ll try it once.”
“Thank you, hyung. I keep relying on you.”
I turned off the radio. I turned my head and looked at Yekaterina. She was wearing a black cloak, just like when I first saw her, and was ready for battle.
“Yekaterina, what do you think about going outside the city?”
“What do you think?”
“…I think it’s more advantageous. If we fight inside the city, there’s a high chance that the soldiers or the mages of Veroprin will interfere. Preserving the power of the city of Veroprin as much as possible is much more advantageous for you in the long run.”
“Hehe. I agree. It’s much more advantageous. I also like that I can choose the location. Tell Park Suho that I’m going for a walk.”
“Where are you going?”
“Of course, the small lake to the east.”
“It’s not a small lake, though.”
I contacted the radio again.
Park Suho prepared Yekaterina’s walk lavishly. It was to prevent Yekaterina from using magic. Yekaterina, who knew everything, teased Park Suho a few times before boarding the carriage. Park Suho sat in the driver’s seat and drove the horses himself, and I rode with Yekaterina.
The carriage stopped in front of the eastern lake. I opened the carriage door and got out first.
I made eye contact with Viktor, who had arrived beforehand. He nodded with a solemn face. Park Suho got out of the carriage and held his sword in his hand. I also armed myself with the Hwaryeon Bido.
Finally, Yekaterina got out of the carriage.
“I came to see the lake, but why is that unlucky old geezer in front of me? It’s annoying.”
