My Dream is to Get My Own House - Chapter 62

Chapter 62

At that moment, a crazed blue light surged. How dare it bite Lady Diana!

“What, what is this!”

“The dog bit Lady Diana!”

“This is a complete mess!”

“She should be executed immediately!”

As people panicked and moved around, Diana stiffened her body and flailed wildly. “Get, get away!”

“Stop!”

Mung Mungi stepped back lightly, as if it was enough just with that. And right after Mung Mungi stepped back, black smoke flowed from Diana’s body. Her vibrant blonde hair turned black, her sparkling indigo eyes became dull pink, and her beautiful white skin wrinkled and sagged. 

In an instant, Diana transformed into an old woman. She widened her eyes and screamed, “Gya, gyaaah!”

As a dense energy surged from her body, Giljo also collapsed into pieces. The place where the white sparrow was just a moment ago was now empty.

“Giljo was a fake created by dark magic. So, when Diana’s vitality disappears, so does he.”

“Hi, heeek….”

Ishael said coldly once again, “Everyone, look. That’s Diana, or rather, the fake Lady.”

Diana, or rather, the fake Lady, trembled uncontrollably.

“H-how did this happen!”

The Emperor, who had been silently observing the situation, cleared his throat.

“What on earth is going on?”

The knights moved quickly.

Seeing the beloved Lady instantly transformed into a helpless old woman, the Emperor nonchalantly said, “What’s going on? You have to explain this clearly.”

I looked at the Emperor and said, “Those who use dark magic lose their vitality when in contact with divine beings.”

“The evidence that Lady Diana used dark magic?”

“Look here.”

As if to prove my words, the dark mana, the origin of the dark magic, oozed from the fake old woman’s body. It was a pitch-black, ominous feeling that anyone living would find unsettling.

However, the baby spirit was different. A loud wail came from the baby spirit’s throat.

“Stop!”

Mung Mungi sniffed and inhaled the dark mana emanating from Diana’s body. 

I smiled with satisfaction. 

“You cute little thing, eat as much as you can.”

I gently patted the head of the now medium-sized Mung Mungi, just the size of my palm. 

As I did, a blue light appeared on its white forehead fur. 

It was a divine pattern that no one in the human realm could imitate. 

The moment the pattern appeared, a white light of blessing flowed through the townhouse. 

The beautiful light cutting through the air was undoubtedly divine. 

All the nobles received the power of the blessing with a solemn heart. 

There was a long silence. 

The people were full of awe and couldn’t speak in the face of the divine being’s greatness.

At that moment, Ishael slowly spoke up. 

“From now on, I will explain everything that happened here.”

She took out the pearl corsage stuck in the fake’s stiff hair. It was a gift from Claude to Diana.

As she pulled on the pearl corsage, a creaking sound was heard, followed by mechanical noises that seemed to belong to Claude. 

[If you are hearing this voice right now, then my magic must have succeeded, right?]

As soon as his words ended, the pearl corsage shattered into pieces.

“This corsage was a modified item that would transmit the impure thoughts of Diana directly to Claude.”

“W-what?”

“It was improved to read the mind of the person carrying it.”

“…But how can we believe that? The corsage is broken!”

Ishael approached the trembling Diana and picked up the pearl. 

“It may be broken, but it’s not destroyed.”

Claude had filled the pearl corsage with the essence of his research on “externalization of the sound of the mind” magic. 

The first experiment was conducted against a terrorist named Ada, with the modification allowing his inner thoughts to be heard by everyone within a 5 km radius. 

After gaining confidence from that incident, Claude applied the same thing to Diana, who was suspected to be a dark magician. 

However, it was modified to be heard only by himself. 

Additionally, at my request, he added one more function—to store certain sounds.

At that moment, Diana’s voice began to play from the corsage. 

“If I use dark magic, I can surely remain as Diana, right?” 

I whispered drowsily as if narrating.

“Anna, who was adopted by a poor commoner, decided to become the fake Diana, whom ‘someone’ would meet.”

I picked up another fallen pearl from the ground and smiled smugly.

The voice played again from the pearl. 

“Countess Orléans said she would cast dark magic on me, but it’s okay. I will surely defeat Ishael, that girl!” 

The complexion of Countess Orléans, who had been full of confidence just a while ago, turned pale.

“This, this can’t be true!” 

I lightly disregarded her resistance and continued, “Countess Orléans was her accomplice.”

Then, various useless thoughts of Diana followed. 

That she likes Claude, that she is thankful, that she will follow Ishael, that she stole a stone from Ishael. 

“The moment Ishael’s stone touched her, a black spot appeared on her body. That girl undoubtedly has the power of a divine being,” I whispered with a sneer.

“I didn’t know either. But it seems so.”

After various thoughts like that… 

“Ah! The Marquise Lorelei said she would help curse Ishael!” 

“So, there was one more accomplice.”

I looked at the Lorelei family with a chilling gaze, but it wasn’t over yet. 

“They also said they would help in the ‘Red Castle’!”

Yes, this was the most crucial part. It was evidence that they were involved with the ‘Red Castle.’

At that moment, the sound from the pearl corsage faltered and stopped. 

The fake’s eyes could not get any bigger. 

I smiled and spoke to Anna, “Anna, when someone gives you a gift, you can accept it any way you like, right?”

Her wrinkled mouth trembled with anger. 

It seemed like a pretty fancy gift.

I lightly gestured towards the table. 

“Now, the fake Lady must avenge those she contacted.”

Countess Orléans  pleaded, trembling pitifully. 

“I, I didn’t know Diana was under dark magic-“

“After all the truth has been revealed, do you intend to let it go?” 

I smiled smugly and spoke towards Mung Mungi. 

“If you are truly innocent, it wouldn’t hurt to try contacting the Divine Being.”

“W-what?”

“Once again, do you need more evidence?” 

I fixed a chilling gaze on the Lorelei family. 

“As I mentioned, that family was also utilizing the power of dark magic.”

At that moment, the Lorelei family collapsed to the floor. 

The Emperor nodded in response. 

“Deal with that family. We need to interrogate them and then decide on the punishment.”

I answered, bending one knee. 

“Everything is according to Your Majesty’s will.”

As the Emperor gestured, the Grand Mage tightly bound them with magical ropes. 

“Take them away.”

Count Orléans’ wife and the Lorelei family left tied up and miserable.

I smiled smugly and tousled my hair. Everything was perfect. Just one thing… except for that Emperor’s shining countenance.

“How can there be someone like you in the world?”

“…”

“I am disappointed in you.”

“?”

“If there was such a remarkable person, you should have told me right away!” 

He glanced at me and then turned to Dylan, who he embraced as if to protect him. 

“I really like you.”

Too much.

“Sigh, it’s really perfect.”

Too much like Emmanuel, Ford!

Feeling a strange aversion, I took a step back. 

‘I really don’t want to get too close to the Emperor.’

At that moment, the Emperor raised his chin and gave me a narrowed look. 

“Since you captured the terrorist organization <Red Castle>, why don’t you tell Odette Zashak about the superior reward now?”

I quickly changed my stance. “I will offer my loyalty, Your Majesty.”

“Then bring the map. Let’s find out which territory to bestow upon you.”

The Emperor’s chief of staff carefully brought the map and spread it out. 

There were territories owned by high nobles, but the Emperor had an unusually large amount of land. 

There were massive chunks of land like yolks of a huge empire and plenty of fertile plains that anyone would covet.

The Emperor showed me the map and gave me the choice.

People murmured quietly. 

“Which one will she choose? Probably the fertile plains, right?” 

“Choosing that place would be a life-changing event.”

“…Or there’s Faylow. There’s an ancient gold mine there.”

I slightly narrowed my eyes. 

“I have made my decision.”

“Oh, so quickly?”

The Emperor’s eyes glinted with interest. I pointed at a spot on the map with my finger. 

“Please grant me the northern Ast Peninsula.”

“…Huh? Seriously?”

“Yes.”

As soon as our conversation ended, people started buzzing in astonishment. 

“What? That barren wilderness?” 

“Does she really know nothing?” 

“She’s supposed to be a rising aristocrat… Seems like she knows nothing. If it were me, I would have taken a much better territory!”

Despite their criticism, I raised my head firmly and looked at the Emperor. His eyes were the most intensely shaking.

Even Dylan, whom he was holding, flinched noticeably.

“Is it really here?”

“Yes.”

The Emperor murmured with a trembling voice. 

“Th-this is near the Grand Duke Castilla, isn’t it?”