ITETP Chapter 119

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It was a few days later. The Daiana finally arrived at its stopover in Lipton. By then, Dana, who had been suffering from a high fever for days, had fully recovered.

 

“Dana.”

 

While preparing to see off the passengers disembarking at the stopover, there was a knock at the door. Knock, knock.

 

“Can I come in?”

 

It was Carl’s voice.

 

“Yes, come in.”

 

The door opened carefully, and Carl stepped inside. He smiled awkwardly. “Do you know how to tie a tie?”

 

“Ah, yes.”

 

“Then, could you help me?”

 

Carl’s tie was clumsily tied. Suddenly, a surge of irritation welled in her. How could he not know how to tie a tie properly at this age!

 

“Of course.”

 

Dana approached him with a bright smile. She completely untied Carl’s tie and started retying it.

 

Carl, watching her intently, murmured quietly. “You’ve tied a lot of men’s ties before, haven’t you?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You’re really good at it.”

 

What is he saying? She glanced up at him, but as usual, Carl was smiling.

 

Instead of answering, Dana lightly patted his tie. “All done. Do you like it?”

 

“Yes. It seems like the skills you’ve honed by someone else are being put to good use.”

 

“…”

 

Is he really that curious? Dana finally decided to answer.

 

“The crown prince asked me a few times before.”

 

“Aah, I see.”

 

Carl smiled radiantly. That smile disgusted Dana. How annoying. Now that the crown prince belonged to his daughter, Allice, he must be relieved. He was truly an infuriating man.

  

“Dana.” Suddenly, Carl’s voice dropped. He gently stroked her head and said, “Do you want to get off here with me?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“We’ve arrived in Lipton. I was wondering if you might want to get off for good this time.” Carl smiled with concern written all over his face. “Leave the Daiana to Rumie. I’m worried something might happen again.”

 

“…”

 

“Let’s get off together, okay?”

 

Well, considering there was almost a terrorist attack, it was understandable that he was worried about what might happen next. Of course, it’d be great for me to get off here. She’d lose her chance for the deputy head position, but—what did that matter? She wanted to stay close to Carl, wait for the right moment, and steal his ring.

 

However, Lipton wasn’t the right place for that. There were too many restrictions on her movements, and she had no allies here. Moreover, Raios and Allice had come to meet the former emperor and empress. Carl, as Alice’s father, would be accompanying them. That meant he would be surrounded by heavy security.

 

I’d have to move with them too.

 

With so many eyes watching, it would be difficult to make any move. It would be better to wait for a more efficient opportunity. If she rushed to steal Carl’s ring and failed, everything she had built up so far would crumble.

 

“Brother Viego gave me a mission. It would be difficult for me to disembark here.”

 

Carl silently observed her before smiling again. “I see. Rumie will keep you safe.”

 

Dana thought the same.

 

Rumie Windsor. With a soldier who had never lost a battle, it couldn’t be more reassuring. Though, in that sense, Carl Windsor is reassuring too…

 

Hadn’t Carl dealt with that dangerous bomb? The bomb that nearly destroyed the Daiana—Carl had taken care of it. But how is he completely fine after that? She had clearly seen, in the future, how he ended up completely ruined. Yet now, he had fully recovered, just like a monster. Come to think of it, Carl wasn’t the only monstrous person. Ignis and Rumie too…

 

“Then let’s meet again in the capital, Dana.” Then, Carl kissed her forehead and smiled gently. “Until then, stay safe.”

 

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“What?” Ignis sat up in bed. After pushing aside the woman clinging to him in sleep, he asked again. “What did you just say?”

 

The man who had come to see him frowned. “First, cover yourself, Lord Ignis. Even at a time like this, you still indulge in women…”

 

At the criticism, Ignis smirked cynically. “What? Do I look like a piece of trash?”

 

“…I didn’t go say that.”

 

“It’s okay to say it. It’s true anyway.”

 

Ignis shrugged it off as he put on a robe and moved to the adjacent room to continue the conversation properly.

 

“What did you say earlier? Say it again.”

 

The man, a shaman of the barbarians, began explaining. “There is a spell called the Heart Extraction.”

 

“What’s that?”

 

“It’s a spell that extracts the heart from the body and stores it far away from the flesh. That way, the person becomes free from their emotions.”

 

“It removes the heart from the body and stores it in a distant place. This frees the person from their emotions.”

 

“Uugh.” Ignis made a retching motion. “That sounds grotesque. But why bring it up?”

 

“I believe you need Heart Extraction, Lord Ignis.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Isn’t it because of your emotions that you messed up this time and the last time?”

 

For a moment, Ignis’s cheek twitched. Haha, he let out a hollow laugh and then asked threateningly. “What did you say, you b*stard? Say it again.”

 

Despite his menacing voice, the shaman spoke firmly.

 

“You failed twice in securing Danae Windsor. All because you were swayed by your emotions, Lord Ignis.”

 

At those words, Ignis grabbed the shaman by the collar and growled menacingly. “You try it then. Do you think it’s easy to kidnap that woman when the monsters of the Windsor family are protecting her?”

 

“For someone like you, it should be easy. After all, you are a remarkable monster yourself.” The shaman clicked his tongue and lightly tapped Ignis’s clenched fist as if comforting him. “You’re weak against Danae Windsor. You probably think she’s beautiful.”

 

A silence fell. After a moment, Ignis asked slowly with an expressionless face.

 

“So? Are you saying that because she’s beautiful, I hesitate?”

 

“No need to blame yourself. There are plenty of men like you.” The shaman spoke without sarcasm as if stating a fact. “The Heart Extraction is for men who are weak to beauty. Like you, Lord Ignis.”

 

“…”

 

“If your heart is removed, you won’t feel emotions, and you won’t be swayed by a beautiful wom—”

 

Before he could finish, Ignis struck the shaman across the face. Smack!

 

“Keugh!” The shaman clutched his bleeding nose but kept talking. “A m-man’s greatest weakness, is lust. Unless you resolve the lust you feel toward that woman, you’ll keep being swayed!”

 

“I know. That’s why I slept with a woman who looks like her last night.” Ignis crushed the shaman’s fingers under his foot and sneered. “Didn’t you ask why I indulge in women even now? It’s so I can burn off my lust before I lose control, you son of a b*tch.”

 

“Aaagh!”

 

“The woman I slept with has a mole on the back of her neck. Danae Windsor has one there too. So when I flipped her over, it felt like I was doing it with Danae.”

 

“Y-Your feet, aargh!”

 

“I’m trying so hard to relieve my lust in advance in case I see her again next time. Don’t you think my efforts are admirable?”

 

“Aagh, aaargh!”

 

“That’s why don’t talk about that Heart Extraction bullsh*t ever again, okay? Before I rip that filthy mouth of yours apart.”

 

“M-My fingers, keugh, aargh!”

 

After breaking the shaman’s fingers by stepping on them, Ignis left the hotel.

 

“What a disgusting b*stard.” Muttering curses, he pulled his hat down and strode toward the harbor. A massive white ship was docked there.

 

“Oh my gosh, look at that ship.”

 

“That must be the Daiana.”

 

“It was made by Windsor Shipping. It’s enormous.”

 

“I wonder what kind of people are aboard?”

 

Ignis scoffed. What kind of people? They are a bunch of Windsor scum and Daiana fanatics.

 

“Is it fully docked in Lipton?”

 

“No, it has a different destination.”

 

“Where is it?”

 

“I don’t know. They say only the passengers know.”

 

Ignis already knew. The final destination of the Daiana was Saint Grave Island. And that place would become the passengers’ grave.

 

Right. Those guys will all die on that island.

 

Not long ago, a sham from the barbarians made a prophecy.

 

“Those humans who went to that island on the Daiana. They’re all going die there.”

 

The shaman, once renowned as an exceptional prophet, had finally made a prediction after a long silence.

 

“Rumie Windsor will die on that land too.”

 

Hmm. The shaman fell into deep thought and eventually added his words.

 

“Danae Windsor will also die there. I can see that scene.”

 

Ignis wasn’t surprised. In fact, he thought it was only natural.

 

“Lord Ignis, it seems like the trap you set is working perfectly.”

 

Ignis had set a trap on that island. No one could escape it. It was a horrifying trap, one that could kill even monsters like Rumie Windsor and Carl Windsor. And Danae Windsor would die there too.

 

Though, my plan is to abduct her first and take the vault for myself. He had already failed twice. Maybe there would be the third time, or fourth. Or Maybe he would keep failing.

 

It pissed him off, but the barbarian shaman was right. Danae was beautiful, and Ignis had a weakness for beautiful women. When he saw her on the deck that time, he felt it in his bones. For a man who loved women, Danae was a formidable enemy. That was why he kept failing.

 

Then maybe it would be better if that b*tch just died. Because in a few months, her inheritance rights would be transferred to Carl Windsor.

 

When the time came, Carl Windsor would kill Danae without hesitation if it meant securing the inheritance.

 

Stupid b*tch. I knew it from the moment she chose a devil like Carl Windsor as her guardian.

 

Carl Windsor liked Danae. He cherished her and genuinely found her adorable. But that was all. Ignis had no doubt—when the time was right, Carl would kill her without a second thought.

 

If Karl got his hands on Danae’s vault—on that thing inside it… That would be the end for everyone.

 

I have to stop that.

 

Ignis thought, his eyes sinking into a deep, dark abyss. If he failed to kidnap her again before her inheritance fell into Carl’s hands…

 

I’ll just let that b*tch die on that island.

 

Once she entered that island, there would be no way out without his help.

 

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