Inside the Winter Palace at Imperial Palace Emperatos…0

“How does it feel to have the support of two heroes?” asked Vertus.0

“I can tell you’re trying to provoke me, but I don’t feel like reacting to it,” Charlotte responded curtly.0

“Since Ellen Artorius is your guardian knight and she won’t be able to go back on her vow, why not just pretend it never happened and just get engaged to Reinhart now?”0

Charlotte furrowed her brows at Vertus’s malicious sarcasm.0

“I don’t want to go down in history as the princess who was murdered by her own knight.”0

Charlotte’s nonchalant remark left Vertus rather dumbfounded.0

“Do you really think Ellen would do that?”0

“She might not, but Reinhart would definitely be disillusioned with me, and I would hate that more.”0

Charlotte’s candid admission that she believed incurring Reinhart’s disdain was more serious than the possibility of death at the hands of a jealous Ellen left Vertus speechless.0

She wasn’t usually someone who expressed her feelings so openly. However, after accepting her defeat, Charlotte had become excessively honest in many ways.0

“So, what’s the reason for calling your half-sister to your palace? I mean, I’m not particularly busy and don’t have anything significant to do, but you know that I don’t really like you.”0

Since Charlotte would never willingly visit the Winter Palace, this visit had happened only because Vertus had asked her to come.0

Of course, Charlotte had no choice but to answer Vertus’s summons.0

Even though the foundations of her support had been solidified, as long as Vertus knew that a part of the Demon King’s soul had merged with Charlotte’s soul, she was always living on borrowed time.0

“So, has there been any progress in your research into soul manipulation magic?” Vertus asked.0

Charlotte’s expression hardened. “You know the answer to that, don’t...0