Chapter 74 – Reunion With Lloyd (4)
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Bought a grudge Not only Lloyd’s, but Sophia’s too was not a good look. Carl smiled at Sophia, who was sitting with a disgruntled look on her face.
“I wanted to tell you that you are mine.”
“But there were other ways.”
As Maya and Circe returned, the atmosphere was quickly refreshed. Carl lightly touched Sophia, who was complaining. He feeds him food, and strokes his thighs when he’s out of sight. In fact, it was an act of affection openly, as there was no one in the vicinity who did not have a great sense of humor. Sophia’s shame continued until her position was broken.
After the two witches returned, Lloyd also took it upon himself. She has her lover, Circe, in mind. Even though she was dating Circe, confessing her love to Sophia would be disrespectful to Circe, but the relationship between Circe and Lloyd was a situation in which Lloyd accepted Circe’s clinging, so she believed that Circe was also her Lloyd. I will not openly criticize.
Her seat quickly faded away. Even though it was released a little, it had a big impact because there was a heinous story once. Lloyd seemed to be trying to hold onto Sophia one last time. Sophia, who had already grown tired of her human being Lloyd, let out a sigh of relief, but she didn’t reject it bitterly. It was like Sophia.
“Sophia, I want to talk to you for a second.”
“… The knife must be by your side.”
“Please. … Circe, will you raise a curtain of silence?”
When Sophia refused to give in to her will, Lloyd said helplessly. Carl looked at Sophia and Lloyd with hollow eyes. The level of magic was considerable, as if he had prepared with this situation in mind. After confirming that Sofia’s expression darkened as he listened to the story, Carl bit her lip.
Early morning. Way back. Sophia’s complexion was very dark.
*
Sophia Gracia is a wise person. That’s why she doesn’t hate others, and she doesn’t suffer unreasonable things. As much as she was, she knew very well what she should do when emotion and reason collide. She takes her time and she thinks slowly.
Carl’s hand wrapped around her waist as if it were natural. Sophia got a little goosebumps. She suddenly became afraid of the person next to her. Sophia thinks that Lloyd’s words must be true. But she also coexisted with her mind that she wished it wasn’t true. This is a problem that needs to be reconsidered over time, but despite this, I couldn’t help but have a hard time worrying inside.
As soon as Lloyd opened Circe’s veil, she immediately showed a tidy attitude, as if all the rudeness she had just shown was a lie. She, of course, was true to what she had seen earlier, and true to what she now sees. Lloyd said she was not used to deceiving others.
“Sophia.”
Lloyd’s voice was as serious as ever. Sophia listened despite Lloyd’s presence just before her. She didn’t even like Lloyd’s words, which made her feel bad, but Sophia was used to hiding her own feelings. Lloyd spoke to her in her subdued voice.
“Don’t trust Carl Leben. That little guy can’t I don’t know if it’s someone else, but that person can’t.”
“Why? Is it because Carl is a criminal?”
Sophia’s complexion turned cold. Even though she said that she was a lover, her disappointment welled up again at the sight of Lloyd trying to slander her until the end. But Lloyd, with her serious face, gave her a condescending stroke on her chest, she said. That’s not why Sophia. That’s not the reason. There’s something you don’t know.
“The author left you unattended until your limbs were cut off.”
“Yes?”
“You know, Sophia. You don’t know either.”
Sophia smiled coldly. “Are you trying to stir things up like that now?” Lloyd said with a determined expression.
“Even if you don’t want to believe it, you can’t help it, Sophia. Contact me through Maria if you want to free yourself from Carl Leben’s clutches later.”
“Are you Maria?”
“You are the next-generation saintess. We will be able to talk to each other through prayer. Through Goddess.”
“Lloyd. Carl has saved me time and time again.”
“He is a wicked person. A murderer.”
“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it. Murder has been committed by all of us. Don’t pretend you’re not.”
Sophia responded coldly throughout her life, but in a part of her heart, she had a foreboding feeling that Lloyd might be right. It was not something she wanted to question her, but Carl had a history of her playfully confessing that he had raped her before. Sophia also knew a lot about Karl Leben’s sadism. During her sex, she is subjected to water torture.
Apart from Lloyd’s rudeness, she couldn’t help but feel a little uneasiness in Sophia’s heart.
‘A knife really? Me? Why? No way, really?’
So the banquet was over.
*
Carl Leben frowned. One of the criminal organizations that do foreign activities, the brewery has been victimized. He was a smuggler whose specialty was mixing and selling various things in a keg. It was one of Carl’s financial lines, so I didn’t want to hear about the brewer’s death.
The banquet was a gimmick. The busy movements of the banquet served as a shield to hide the secret movements of the soldiers. When Osoth, sent by Cal, was meeting Cal’s henchmen near the banquet hall, the Emperor moved a soldier to press Cal’s money line.
Of course, it was just one of Carl’s many money lines, but there was a troublesome part to say okay and pass it on. The brewer who suffered this time was a person who did not have a knife and a one-sided relationship externally. It was a story that there was a traitor inside or that the emperor’s information power was beyond imagination.
According to Carl’s understanding, the latter was not the case. In the end, it became a situation where the inside spy had to be suspected. Not a very good sign.
According to the information of the talks transmitted by Ossot, time was not yet running out before full-scale war. In the end, it is better to stop with a passive response. Even though it shows that they will immediately retaliate if they touch it further, they are prepared to go on an all-out war. Carl called one of the maids and sent a letter. One letter was addressed to the circus troupe performing in the capital, and the other letter was addressed to the South Gate guard. They were supposed to perform at a festival during the next month.
By tomorrow, freed monsters would run wild in the city. Guards don’t go out. Even when they go out, they procrastinate. Meanwhile, citizens are dying. The monsters will harass the citizens until lesser knights intervene and try to subdue them. There will be some bleeding in the circus troupe, but that’s a problem that can be solved later.
Ignoring the death of the royal family and holding a festival to stir up public sentiment again. That will serve as a warning to the Emperor.
Carl leaned back in his chair with a disgruntled look on his face.
Brewery,
Why did the brewer get caught?
Who knows about him?