(2) Living as the Villainess Queen

Chapter 215

“No, my lord.”

Sang-je stared at the guardsmen through his slitted red eyes. And he only looked away when he found no particular abnormality in the both of them.

‘It’s past time to reinforce the spell on them again.’

His two faithful guardsmen were those known as ‘Taniya’, the faithful servants who obeyed every word and orders given even if the task could endanger their own lives as they were put under a hypnotized state by spell.

But the spell never lasted long as an unconscious will to resist eventually kicked in to awaken one’s mind and gradually broke the spell away. Therefore, the spell had to be casted upon them in regular intervals to keep their minds under constant control.

Sang-je stepped into the entrance that led to the underground. There was no sign of hesitancy in his movement as he glided down into the darkness. He swiftly descended along the steps of the corkscrewed stairs which were cut high and narrow, without the need of a single beam of light. Both light and darkness seemed almost meaningless to him.

At the foot of the steps, his translucent body easily passed through the heavy door of iron which was firmly shut in front of him. He glided further along the deserted corridor and crossed through the dividing bars that came in his way and into the room beyond another door of iron.

Unlike any other places underground, the room he stepped out into wasn’t surrounded by yet another darkness. But still there were no lamps anywhere around the room. Instead, a dim geometrical pattern of light emitted from the floor, barely enough to make out the walls from the floor.

Inside, a wavering silhouette of a prayer who was seated in the middle of the glowing geometric pattern had outlined against the wall.

“Will your prayer ever be answered?”

The old lady who was reciting her words of prayer under her breath, came to a halt and cocked her head at the sound. And with signs of fatigue all over her face, she slowly lifted her wrinkly eyelids with great effort and fixed her eyes at Sang-je impassively.

“I guess you wouldn’t be sitting here with such a troubled look if you were already given answers to your prayer. When does your God intend to respond to your prayer? The so-called Almighty God of yours who doesn’t even grant your death wish?”

“…..”

Alber remained in silence whatever the provocation as she knew her response would only make him hold her up further to his ridicules.

His frequent provocation in recent years bade well for Alber as Sang-je’s impatient behavior reflected his restlessness of mind. It was evident that his plans were falling through against his will.

“What has become of the spell?”

“It is still not quite ready yet.” Alber responded.

“It’s been long since I provided everything you ever needed to work on that spell. I wouldn’t dare you to try my patience any longer!”

“I am not trying your patience here. I do believe I have told you multiple times that an advanced level of sorcery is required in this particular spell. It is fundamentally different from the other kind of spells which could be practiced with just proper incantations. To see the future, one must be led to the door by God himself.”