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"Terence.
If he is referring to a member of the Asteroth royal family who possesses great power, he might be able to help me.
Yes. The power of the royal family has been passed down from generation to generation for a long time and has become more secular than the sacred power of an ordinary priest.
Lucy shook her head as if it were the correct answer.
But the root of this is the power that comes from Miella. Perhaps, as it is worldly, it might adapt to my mistress.
Why?
Because my mistress is also someone far from being pious or sacred.
... I'll take it as a compliment.
Moreover, this kind of behavior seems to be safer if there is intimacy and trust between the person giving the power and the one receiving it. Anyway, the opponent's power must be fully accepted into my mistress's body.
Well, Terence would be much better than a group of priests I don't know.
I could trust Terence.
I sent a note to Terence through someone asking him to stop by the villa when he had some free time.
Since he was a busy person, I thought I would only see him at night at the earliest, but surprisingly, he appeared in front of me right away.
Ethel.
Oh, are you free?
That's right.
You're lying.
Oops, caught. But since you have a favor to ask me, shouldn't you drop everything and come running to you?
Now, Terence's comments didn't seem as embarrassing as before.
But you shouldn't drop everything.
You hold an important position.
Actually, I just put aside the little things.
We sat down and had a meaningless conversation.
But what favor do you need?
After hearing the request, Terence responded easily.
If I can help, I'll be happy.
Lucy said that applying too much power at once can be tough on the body. So, sorry, but I think I'll have to be in your debt many times.
Please call as many times as you want. In fact...
Terence's expression became somewhat cloudy.
I haven't seemed to be of much help to you lately, so I'm glad you need me this way.
What? Is that possible? Terence always helps me.
But when I tried to appease the eccentric inventor, I almost just followed you, and when you unraveled Mikhail's brainwashing, and when you revealed that woman's identity to Cassius...
After hearing this, it seemed that lately I spent less time with Terence.
But that certainly didn't mean I was less useful than before.
Not exactly. It's very comforting to have someone by my side listening to my story.
It was just yesterday.
I was reassured because you told me I could forgive or not forgive the Cassius family based on what I feel.
That was just simple advice.
It touched my heart more because it was simple.
I grabbed Terence's hand that was on the table.
Thank you for being by my side. Thanks to you, I can do my best.
Finally, a smile returned to Terence's face.
Thank you for your words.
Oh, I'm really grateful.
And there's something I want to make clear right now. Ethel also reassures me.
Me?
You said this before when we had to cooperate with the Empress on the Mikhail issue. You are the only one who has a temporary association with the Empress, and I don't have to feel bound by it.
Oh, I did.
Cooperating with the Empress was necessary to break Mikhail's brainwashing.
However, from Terence's perspective, the Empress is an enemy who has tried to kill him numerous times since he was young.
It was a temporary relationship and a necessary step to prevent Liena from using her blessing on the emperor, but it was a decision he would never be happy with.
Moreover, even if it was just to put a leash on the Empress, I expressed my willingness to provide magical stones to Duke Birod.
I knew that Terence would naturally oppose my decision.
"But there was no particular reaction."
So I started to worry.
I wondered if he was trying his hardest to suppress his feelings because he liked me.
Terence, if you don't like my behavior, tell me honestly at any time. You don't have to support me by lying to your heart.
So one day I spoke to him.
Our opinions won't always overlap. But when they do, we discuss them seriously and decide what to do. Perhaps then we come up with a better solution.
At that moment, Terence responded like this: He has nothing against my decision and can never erase his resentment towards the Empress, but there are more important things to do right now.
Terence opened his mouth.
Actually, at that moment I was quite surprised. Ethel cared a lot about what happened to me in the past, but she never said anything about revenge.
Revenge?
Yes, usually people who talk about my relationship with the Empress fall into two groups."
Terence raised his index and middle fingers.
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