(2) Living as the Villainess Queen

Chapter 243

Eugene’s heart plummeted all of sudden. Despite all her effort in displaying a calm countenance, she couldn’t help but to feel her corners having stiffened with tension.

“Are you accusing me as a liar, Your Holiness?”

-I would have arranged the venue if only you had informed me after you found the medium. How come you didn’t do as we promised?

Instantly, Eugene heard the voice of Jin, coming one after another.

[Your Holiness. I must go look for the medium.]

[No. If you ask the Desert king to bring it over, it will leave a witness and record. I don’t want everybody to know that I had once been an Anika without any Ramita. I want to proceed without anyone knowing. I will want to kill myself if anyone finds out about it.]

[I beg for your permission, Your Holiness.]

[Yes. I’ll do as you bid. I just need to find the medium.]

Eugene had just discovered a new fact. Turns out it was Jin who had pushed ahead with the marriage with the Desert king while Sang-je had looked for other ways to get the seed from the Desert king.

‘Well, it surely is much easier that way.’

Kasser had told her on the day when Eugene had first entered the chamber of royal treasures with him.

[I should be able to straighten things out as the value of the national treasure is no more than symbolic.]

Kasser was not bothered much about the national treasure which had gone missing. Of course, he could only have been considerate of her, but he would be troubled much if it truly was an article of value. If Sang-je had ever proposed a deal in return for the seed, Kasser would have accepted to strengthen the relationship with Sang-je.

However, Jin didn’t just insist on marrying the Desert king, she also ended up breaking her promise with Sang-je by going out to the desert with the treasure she had stolen. But why? Eugene was again back to square one just when she thought that she had finally got the clue.

But one thing was now clear for sure. Jin possessed no Ramita and the reason behind the whole scheme was to initiate the spell to retrieve her lost Ramita.

“Your Holiness. Now that I’ve listened to your saying, I feel like I could remember something.”

-That’s a relief. What is it about?

“The medium was the national treasure of the kingdom. It was kept under tight security where it was highly inaccessible, and I’d bide my time to steal the treasure. But I failed in every attempt.”

Eugene blended lies with some truth as she went on. The seed was indeed stored under tight security, but it was fairly easy for Jin to get access. She would have easily stolen the seed since she had practically frequented herself as if it were the chamber of her own. However, she waited for three whole years to finally put it into action. Eugene revised the list of puzzles that needed solving.

“And I got anxious when I’d finally got hold of the medium as I wanted to find my Ramita as soon as possible.”

As she unwittingly fisted her hands to hide her nervousness as she spoke, she flinched when she felt the squirm within her palms. Kid, who had been staying low all the while, must have been startled when its surroundings got narrowed.

Feeling apologetic, she promptly loosened the grip of her hands and lowered her gaze. As she brought her hands close to her stomach to have a better look at Kid, she saw its tiny little head popping right up in between her fingers.