The witch widened her eyes and glared at the chef.
‘Don’t say that!’
However, the chef, seeing the Emperor’s attention, ignored her and did what she told him not to do.
“…Actually, this dish was supposed to be served to Her Majesty the Empress, but it seems like a servant posted it by mistake.”
The person who instructed the chef through the empress to come up with an excuse when a fuss broke out was none other than the witch herself.
‘But that was before I accidentally entered the Empress’ body!’
That damn thief was too strong. The witch had wasted a lot of mana in the library. Before the dinner, she performed another ritual and poured mana into a bowl of biru she had. However, it seemed that no matter what her body did, she would not be able to deal with that woman. So what immediately came to mind was pepper. If you suffer an internal injury from a pepper and suffer indescribable burning pain, your balance of power would be disrupted and your magical and holy power would be temporarily weakened. Because of this, it was banned a long time ago, but witches were not people who followed the law. She secretly grew it, as was her habit, to make a powder that neutralizes her enemies. The witch picked a few of the green ones she was growing in the tower and gave them to the Empress.
“Give this to the chef to add to her meal. Tell him to mix it with ingredients that have a strong scent so it is not noticeable. Oh, and tell the chef to make this excuse if he gets caught and called to the banquet hall.”
The Empress, who had been making a dissatisfied face at her as she blamed her sin on her, was now secretly smiling with the face of the crown prince.
‘It should have worked! It should have been so!’
But why didn’t it work for that woman? Apparently, after taking a bite of the dish, the woman covered her mouth and burst into tears.
‘Oh my, this must be so painful that it brings tears to her eyes!’
So she thought it would work and tried to change her soul in the blink of an eye.
‘My body, make haste to welcome your master. Hurry! Hurry up and do it!
But why did it become like this? The spell didn’t work on that woman. She gritted her teeth and tried two or three times without stopping. Then eventually an accident occurred. The mana that had been unstable in the crown prince’s body suddenly exploded uncontrollably, and her soul and body began to separate.
‘No!’
Something similar to what happened when her body was taken away by that woman was about to happen. The witch quickly grabbed hold of any body she could find and forced her way inside. But she never thought it would be the body of the Empress. Suddenly, the witch took over the body of the Empress, and the Empress took over the body of her son.
‘I’m going to try it again, again.’
The witch strained her entire body and squeezed out the remaining mana, but it was of no use to the thief in front of her. Originally, she planned to change her body so that no one would notice and provoke the Grand Duke by saying that the Imperial family had plotted to weaken her magical power by feeding her peppers. But why did it become like this? The witch looked at the plate in front of her. The dish was unpleasantly bland.
‘Are you telling me to eat this?’
By putting that woman in the corner, she ended up in her own corner. Her mana was so depleted that she couldn’t even hypnotize the chef now. If she ate this in this condition, she would be on the verge of death.
“Hurry.”
“Eat it.”
She hesitated, but people around her put pressure on her. She would turn them all into frogs as soon as she recovered her mana.
The witch, who had lost her powers, lifted the spoon countless times.
“Ugh…”
As soon as she put it in her mouth, she blacked out.
‘How on earth did she tolerate this spicy food!’
The witch shed tears.
‘Where did I drag such a strange thing?’
The witch looked at the woman in disbelief as she smiled widely as she received her remaining peppers from the chef. She asked her to give that to her. In an attempt to stop this incident, the Emperor only allowed the woman to grow and eat the banned crops.
It’s edible. She thought it was strange, not only the witch but everyone in the room. This was the same as saying that a mouse wanted to use a mousetrap as a bed.
‘What on earth is that woman?’
Whatever she was, it was clear that she was a more formidable opponent than she thought.
‘Why did I put something like that in my body?’
When the dinner was over, the witch walked quickly to the Empress’s bedroom. She flopped down on the bed and ‘Prince’ muttered behind her.
“That’s my bed…”
The witch turned her head from her bedding and looked at the ‘Prince.’
“Oh, Albert! Actually, I poisoned your first wife. With poison I bought from the witch of the Black Forest!”
When she imitated the Empress’s tone and threatened to expose the truth, the ‘Crown Prince’ silenced her and tried to leave.
“Bring me a mana recovery potion!”
After a moment, the witch’s eyes widened as she drank the mana of the restorative potion.
‘This body is different!’
The Empress’s body was a better vessel than her son’s body. Just right. She snapped her fingers. The frog prince, pitifully trapped in the tank of her tower, was taken into the hands of the witch.
‘It already feels different.’
It was much more stable and recovery was faster. Well, compared to her original body, it was miserable.
‘Good. With this body, I will increase my strength and get my body back.’
Quack, quack, quack.
The witch giggled, slapping the frog with her palm.
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A green coniferous forest passed by outside the carriage window. There was only one thing that came to mind when she looked at the refreshing recording. Her pepper seedlings.
Perhaps because the green peppers she got from the imperial palace were fresh, they sprouted very easily. Now that it is mid-summer, the tender buds have grown into strong seedlings and are growing rapidly, enjoying the warm sunlight.
‘Hehehe, I’m excited.’
Her mouth was already watering.
‘You need to grow well.’
On the way to check out Billund’s land with the Grand Duke, she left the seedlings with Luca and Luna. She was a little worried because it seemed like aphids were starting to appear these days. In that case, they had to mix mayonnaise in water and sprinkle it on. It was knowledge she learned over the shoulder from her grandmother, who loved growing flowers and vegetables at home.
“Why are you mixing delicious mayonnaise with water and spraying it on? What a waste.”
When she taught Luna as well, she suddenly remembered what the child had said. Then she took a spoonful of the mayonnaise she gave me to mix with water and put it in my mouth.
“What’s so fun? I want to laugh too.”
It’s a surprise. The Grand Duke suddenly thrust his face towards her and he asked:
“Your face is too close…”
She glanced at the people sitting in front of her and gently pushed the Grand Duke on the shoulder.
“Oh sorry. My thoughts were short. Isn’t it so close that it’s hard to appreciate the face that you like?”
Anyway, he’s always sly. After laughing, she calmed her expression when she saw the faces of the people sitting across from her that looked like frozen Siberian soil.
‘Don’t be embarrassed.’
Strangely enough, it was the Wizards Association’s fault that she ended up heading to Billund in the same carriage as those two people.
‘The people in the association really speak lightly.’
Inquiry was made as to whether there was a way for people with holy and magical powers to create children, but the rumor turned out to be false. ‘The Grand Duke’s lover abandoned him and fell in love with a man with holy powers.’ She said she was just looking into it for people in the know! It was only a bit embarrassing up to that point, but as the rumors evolved, it became very embarrassing. ‘The Grand Duke’s lover abandoned him and fell in love with Sir Daniel of the Marquess of Arwen.’ Of all the people close to her, the only adult male with holy powers was Sir Daniel, so the rumor seemed to have spread like this. The employees of the Grand Duke House snorted, knowing full well that this was a truly absurd rumor. However, outsiders who did not know much looked at us with curious eyes and whispered to them.
‘Sir Daniel has another lover!’
She couldn’t shoot like this. She only found out that Sir Daniel had a lover on a day when the rumors were spreading like hot weather. The Pope sent a letter to the Grand Duke, and she happened to be there to open it.
[Correct the rumors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
The message written on expensive parchment beautifully decorated with antique patterns was just a single line of screams.
“I want to do that too?”
The Grand Duke muttered as he wrote a reply.
“Am I God? You are the person closest to God, so why do you lose your temper at me instead of asking God for it?”
She thought that was exactly what was written in the letter, but it wasn’t. He invited the Pope to inspect the territory of Billund. Of course, the Grand Duke’s real purpose was to appease the heartbroken Pope. The Pope readily accepted the invitation, saying she would help purify the cursed land of monsters that had become the empire’s new territory. Actually, it was a double date.
If Sir Daniel and the Pope rode in the same carriage during the trip, they had to ride together so as not to raise suspicion. A helper in secret love! Plus, when she went on a trip, she liked it when there were a lot of people and the atmosphere was friendly and bustling. So, at first, she was excited. As it turned out, she never thought it would be a series of stiffness and bickering. The reason the Pope didn’t look good right now wasn’t because of her. It’s because of the Grand Duke.
“Oh sorry. My thoughts were short. Isn’t it so close that it’s hard to appreciate the face that you like?”
What would be a sly remark to her would be a snarky remark to the Pope. Even so, the Pope’s eyes as he looked at the Grand Duke spoke. There’s a lot she really wanted to say, but she was holding back.
“Giselle, hold on.”
The Grand Duke said with a smile, his eyes curved like a crescent moon.
“Hold on while thinking about the years I had to endure for you.”
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