31 – Take Courage, Grand Queen – 1

“Vivian.”

Christine murmured. Vivian slipped out of the bedroom, still only sticking out her tongue.

“What happened to him?”

“Of course I am fine. I erased the curse.”

“…Yes?”

“Was your voice low? I erased the curse of envy from Zekiel’s body.”

An invisible question mark rises above Christine’s head.

Asking Vivian to see Jekyel’s condition was Christine’s doing, and that’s unmistakably true.

However, even though he hoped and expected that the curse would be removed, he did not ask for it.

The sin of envy Vivian is a person who sits on the throne of sin, apart from the title of name. It’s a position to keep Christine in check.

Even if Jekiel was left unattended to death, there was no one in the underworld who would resent Vivian. Most of them would probably praise him for making a politically rational decision.

It was embarrassing for Christine to hear that she, who was envious of everything and selfish about everything, erased Jekiel’s curse.

Still, if the curse was removed, there was something I had to say first.

“thank you.”

“Chitsutsut.”

Vivian frowned as if she didn’t want to hear that.

“Tell that to Jekiel. I just deleted it because of his behavior.”

Jekyll’s actions. Christine retraces the past.

– This breakup is unacceptable.

-It’s your fiancé.

– I will be by your side.

Vivian wasn’t the only one impressed by his actions.

The most impressed, of course, was Christine, and she grabbed her left breast once more.

There’s nothing you can get your hands on, except for a huge lump of fat. Even if you dig into it, nothing will come of it.

However, something was still pulsating in Christine’s heart. There was something that jumped fast and loud.

“So what’s the matter with me? I didn’t come here to say that.”

“that… ”

Christine was a little embarrassed, as if she had been hit. However, it doesn’t show on the outside.

“If you have something to do with Jekiel, you can go to the bedroom now. But just hanging around like this doesn’t mean I have business to do.”

“yes. That’s right.”

“Then let’s get straight to the point. Being a snake doesn’t necessarily have a laid-back personality. Tsutsutsut.”

“Yes.”

If you can only talk about the main topic, it’s what Christine wanted. Christine bowed slightly first.

“However, asking as the sin of pride.”

“I will answer this as a sin of envy.”

The atmosphere at the scene becomes quite serious just by saying that word.

Taking a deep breath, Christine carefully parted her lips.

“I heard that Zekiel has been asking other Sinners not to touch me. Is what I heard right?”

“If you said that, I certainly heard it. Tsutsutsu.”

The queen’s expression becomes profound.

“And I also heard that the other offenders accepted the offer fairly easily.”

“It wasn’t difficult. As always, Jekiel always meets the conditions he wants.”

“I thought a lot before saying this, but in fact I never instructed him to do that.”

Tsutsutsut. Licking her tongue, Vivian just listens. Christine continues.

“Of course, I know the situation is in my favor. We also know that it is best to keep our mouths shut. However, I must know. What conditions he put up and with what hearts you accepted them.”

Vivian’s eyes narrow vertically.

“Wait a moment. I’m a mutant, so my thoughts are a bit slow.”

Tsutsutsu. Vivian, who had been clicking her tongue leisurely, closed her eyes for a while and thought about something.

Maybe five minutes passed. maybe it’s been longer Only then did Vivian speak.

“The sin of pride.”

“Yes.”

“First of all, of course, I don’t know what the other Sinners were thinking. And I already noticed that Jekiel acted so arbitrarily.”

“It’s okay if you know what the sin of envy was thinking. Because that’s the hardest part.”

“okay. Then what is the sin of envy?”

“The sin of envy… ”

A few options come to mind. You have to do your best to get the answer you want.

Whether to answer honestly or say something nice to hear, the agony did not last long. Being honest was the best weapon at the moment.

“In terms of cunning, he must be the best in the Demon Realm. He is a being who lies and betrays casually and will do anything to benefit himself.”

“right. not accurate Tsutsutsut.”

Vivian nods.

“I could still be lying. Jekiel in the back suffers from severe poisoning and could be wasting time talking to you until he dies.”

“I guess so.”

However, Christine could be sure that would not happen.

Jekiel’s energy from Vivian’s back is quite good. Had I been poisoned, I would not have felt this aura.

“If you think about it, that’s a good way. Eliminating competitors is more efficient.”

“That is what I am asking. What about the sin of envy?”

You don’t have to say the next word.

To think that Vivian, who always acts only in ways that benefit her and is envious of others, is healing Jekiel. You’re helping Christine. Doesn’t that make sense?

Leaving other sins aside, she had to find out Vivian’s intentions without fail. Because she is as deadly as poison, and also a woman who is not at all unpredictable.

If poison were to be embodied as a living creature, it would be Vivian.

“You think I did something strange? Tsutsutsut.”

“Yes.”

“No, I acted normally. Be me more than ever.”

“Are you saying that healing Jekiel is more profitable for you?”

“right. What… It is like an investment.”

“investment?”

Vivian nods. Christine’s head tilts.

“How does healing Jekiel help you? It’s definitely something to be thankful for, but we will never trust the Lamia people in the future. That’s why it’s so dangerous.”

Tsutsut! Vivian clicks her tongue loudly. It was her habit when she was happy.

“I don’t necessarily invest in only political things.”

“What if?”

“How important is stress management to snakes? I am a woman who knows how to invest in things that can make me happy. Why are you surprised?”

Christine’s slanted head seemed unlikely to be raised again.

What kind of entertainment is there in the fact that Jekiel is fine and Christine is on the throne of sin? Not another person, but Vivian.

“Believe it or not, there are things in this world that I dare not envy.”

“Do you mind if I ask what it is?”

Tsutsutsut. Vivian twisted her body. He sneaks up on Christine and whispers in her ear.

“A noble heart.”

pure heart? Christine listens in silence.

“A heart toward others that will not be broken even by death.”

-It’s your fiancé.

The words hit my ears once more. resound like thunder

Christine just bit her lip.

“Who did you see that kind of heart from? is it me Is that him?”

“great. very good. I wanted to hear that from you.”

Vivian let out a decadent smile. But Vivian’s words weren’t over yet.

“By the way, Christine.”

Vivian’s expression becomes more serious than ever, as if she were going to tell me an absolute truth. Her vertically narrowed pupils are very sensitive.

“It’s up to you to figure that out from now on. You have to find out for yourself so my plans don’t go wrong.”

“My part… ”

Facing Vivian with questioning eyes was the best Christine could do.

And Vivian smiles brightly at Christine.

“Do you know what caused Jekiel to lose his heart?”

“I don’t know the details.”

“What did he do while you were in prison?”

“Of course I don’t know.”

Tsutsutsut. Vivian’s smile widens.

“Someday you will find out. right?”

“Of course, one day we will find out.”

“okay… show me someday Show me such noble feelings that even I can’t dare to envy. I really want to see it with my own two eyes. something like that No, I was convinced of Jekiel’s actions this time. I will definitely see it.”

“nobility. What is integrity… .”

“Well, even that, you will have to figure out on your own now.”

Christine nodded.

Another question arose, but as Vivian said, it was something Christine had to figure out.

First of all, I knew the reason why he healed Jekiel. that’s what happened

“Thank you for speaking today. I wish you well in the future.”

Christine held out her hand.

Tsutsutsut~ Vivian clicks her tongue as if she is in a good mood. But he doesn’t hold Christine’s hand.

“The handshake is over.”

Vivian, separated from Christine, quietly opens the bedroom door.

“Go in and talk.”

Through the gap in the open door, I could see the huge bed in the bedroom.

The bed was not empty, and a man was sitting and just looking out the window.

oh It is this feeling again.

I hadn’t even met his eyes yet, but as soon as I saw him, I started to feel a tingling sensation from the inside of my chest again.

When he feels his face heat up a little, the man slowly turns his head.

“He’s your fiancé.”

At the same time, their eyes meet.