LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 63
As Liv quietly blinked after reading the contents, Becca smirked.
“Becca, why are you still watching the Miss read the letter?”
“Oh, it’s nothing…”
She soon had to leave after being pointed out by Emily, but as she left, she kept looking at Liv with a strange gaze.
After Becca left, Emily sighed deeply and said:
“Miss, actually, that maid has been spreading bad rumors about you recently.”
“Ah.”
It seems that Becca was the maid Laga had mentioned. No wonder there was malice in her eyes. As Liv remained quiet after hearing this, Emily’s face became somewhat bitter.
“This world is too cruel to kind people.”
Meanwhile, the gods were raging with anger after reading Malea’s letter.
If you want, I will immediately destroy this one’s house and massacre her family.
She must pay the proper price for threatening you.
Child, come to the sacred grounds and receive my power to show this one your strength.
‘A threatening letter…’
But Liv had no intention of giving in to that threat.
Someday, the people here would find out that Liv was a fake Saintess. It would happen even if Malea didn’t reveal it. Anyway, she liked being with Emmett, so she had no intention of leaving Emmett as Malea said. Yes, she should just let her reveal the truth.
Liv put the threatening letter in the trash can with sunken eyes.
* * *
A week later, Becca brought another letter to Liv in the library.
[To Liv Hamelsvoort,
You’re not listening to me.
Then I have no choice but to reveal the truth.
Be prepared.]
Now there was no sender’s name written, and it didn’t even follow the format of a letter, but the identity of the sender and their purpose were immediately clear. Looking at the half-hearted letter, Liv made a blank expression.
If she wants to say something, she can just say it, why does she keep sending annoying letters? It seemed better to throw this in the trash can too.
“Miss, about that myth from last time… ah!”
At that moment, Emily, who had approached Liv, stopped breathing in surprise. Her gaze was fixed on the letter Liv was reading.
“Miss, who sent such a threatening letter?”
“Malea Tschermak.”
“Isn’t that the person who sent you a letter last time! Was it this kind of letter then too?”
“Yes.”
“The truth means…”
“That I’m a fake Saintess.”
“It’s the bad rumor that was going around in the capital!”
After grasping the situation, Emily shouted with an angry face. She seemed to have forgotten that this was a library.
“We must inform the Duke about this right away! This is…”
“What are you going to inform?”
Suddenly appearing behind Emily was Laga. As Laga tilted her head and asked that, Emily approached Laga excitedly.
“A person named Malea Tschermak sent a threatening letter to our Miss! Saying she’ll spread bad rumors!”
“The young lady of the Marquis Tschermak family? Ah, right! She sent a threatening letter to the Miss last time too!”
“How did you know that?”
When Liv asked with a surprised face, Laga replied with a proud face.
“I found out while cleaning the trash can in the young lady’s room. Just in case, I kept that letter as evidence.”
“Uh…”
“Give me that letter too, Miss. I’ll go tell the Duke everything.”
Liv hesitated for a moment. Somehow, she felt that if she told Emmett, things would get bigger. She wished someone would advise her on how to act now…
Child, let me tear that one to pieces and kill her.
Oh no, only unhelpful beings were by her side. Then an appropriate figure came to Liv’s mind.
‘Hayden!’
Maybe he could suggest an appropriate solution. He was familiar with human society and would think from Liv’s perspective.
“There’s someone I want to show this to first.”
Liv took the letter and went to find Hayden. As she headed towards Hayden’s room, Emily and Laga’s worried gazes followed, but Liv pretended not to notice.
“Hayden!”
When she knocked on the door, Hayden quickly appeared.
“What’s the matter, young lady? I haven’t seen you in a while.”
Because Liv had been mingling with the noble young ladies of the Edelburg region and frequently attending social gatherings, Hayden was no longer accompanying Liv and was acting independently. It was unclear where he was going so often, but he was frequently coming and going outside the ducal castle. Well, that wasn’t important right now.
“I have something to ask you.”
Saying that, Liv handed over the letter she had just received and the previous letter that Laga said she had kept.
“I received letters like these, what should I do in this situation?”
Hayden took the letters with a questioning look. And as he read through the letters, his face changed moment by moment.
“Hmm, the way to handle this kind of thing is simple, of course.”
“What?”
“I can just kill her, right?”
“W-what?”
“Before the gods get angry unnecessarily, it’s better for me to kill her. This is like doing a good deed for this world.”
Saying that, Hayden even pulled out his gun with a click. Clinging to Hayden’s arm to stop him, Liv shouted in a panicked voice.
“T-there’s no need for that! Killing is wrong!”
“Thanks to you, my mind is a bit messed up, so I don’t even want to consider what’s good or evil anymore.”
“I-I’ll handle it! Don’t do anything!”
In the end, Liv had no choice but to snatch the letters from Hayden and hand them over to Laga. She had never wanted to see Hildegard so badly before…
“Laga, just give them to Emmett…”
“You’re not going to tell him directly?”
“Umm, it’s difficult for me to explain.”
To be honest, she was afraid that Emmett wouldn’t stay calm about this letter. Emmett would surely try to respond appropriately to Malea Tschermak, but watching that would somehow make her feel uncomfortable, as if she were taking revenge on Malea.
“Alright, then I’ll deliver them!”
Laga’s eyes sparkled as if she had been given an important mission, and she disappeared with the letters.
* * *
Knock knock.
“Come in.”
Emmett, who was busy working in his office, looked up at the sound of knocking on the door. He had been busy working lately due to various pending matters such as spies from the Valeno Kingdom, agricultural issues in the Lartman Duchy, and repairs to the castle walls. Liv was also focusing on mingling with the nobles here, so she wasn’t coming to see him as often as before. On one hand, it was regrettable, but it seemed to mean that Liv was doing well in the duchy, so Emmett was relieved.
The one who opened the door and entered was Laga, Liv’s dedicated maid.
“Duke, I’ve come to tell you something about Miss.”
“What is it?”
“Recently Miss has been receiving threats from another noble young lady…”
“What?”
As Emmett’s face hardened, Laga explained what had happened with an excited face. One of the maids had been saying bad things about Liv, and perhaps because of that, Malea Tschermak was threatening Liv.
“…I will take measures.”
“Yes.”
“If anything like this happens to Liv again, please let me know anytime.”
“Yes, I certainly will!”
Fortunately, Laga seemed to have deep loyalty to Liv. Considering the disloyal servants of the Hamelsvoort family, it was good news that Liv had gained someone on her side.
‘It’s natural for anyone to come to like Liv.’
Thinking that, Emmett smiled proudly, then realized that now wasn’t the time for this. He soon called other servants to confirm if it was true that Becca had been gossiping about Liv, and then came to a conclusion.
“Butler.”
“Yes.”
“Give notice of dismissal to the maid named Becca.”
If it’s said that she was expelled from the Lartman Ducal castle, it will be difficult to find a job in this area. It was a natural measure for that maid who had been spreading bad rumors about Liv. After giving the order, he began to write a letter to Malea.
[To Miss Malea Tschermak,
Hello, Miss Tschermak. This is Emmett Lartman.
The reason I’m writing this letter to you, Miss Tschermak, is because I learned that you recently sent some kind of letter to Liv.
I’m sure I’ve said this before, but Liv is the woman I love. She’s also the only woman I want to marry. So I will do my best to protect Liv in every way I can.
You should just keep that fact in mind. If anything unfavorable happens to Liv, there will be proper retaliation for that incident.
Please keep my words in mind.
—Emmett Lartman.]
For now, Malea would probably behave a bit better, but what Emmett was worried about was something else.
‘Revealing the truth to the vassals…’
The vassals probably already know that Liv is a ‘fake Saintess’. A few might agree that it doesn’t matter as long as the lineage continues regardless of Liv’s background, but in fact, more of them would probably oppose this marriage. Of course, the marriage will take place despite their opposition. It was a marriage approved by the Emperor, so no one could stop it. But…
‘I’m worried Liv might get hurt.’
Liv might get hurt seeing people opposing her marriage to him. He had sworn never to let her get hurt again…
‘I should find a way.’
Although she’s been revealed as a ‘fake Saintess’, it would be good to say that Liv has special abilities. For example, crediting Liv for finding the ancient magical artifact that Emmett found. Or it would be good to emphasize that we can form a friendly relationship with the Hamelsvoort family. In any case, he had to find a way for Liv to be recognized by everyone.
* * *
“No, what is this…!”
After reading the letter, Malea clenched her fists. Her face was already red with anger. How dare anyone ignore and threaten her like this? Of course, she didn’t think that brazen fake Saintess would simply follow her will. But to think she would tell everything to Duke Lartman like this!
‘Duke Lartman…’
Now her anger seemed to be shifting towards him as well. How dare he treat her like this and protect Liv Hamelsvoort, who is just a daughter of a Count family? Shouldn’t a person with normal judgment naturally choose her?
‘How dare you ignore me?’
Her insides boiled with irrational anger.
After suppressing her anger for a while, she finally decided to act. She had said she would reveal the truth if Liv didn’t leave the Duke’s side on her own, so she intended to tell the truth to other noble young ladies as she had said.
Maria Kölpen, Hannah Hertz… She began writing letters to all the noble young ladies in this area, including those who had recently become close to Liv.