TAOA-137

Chapter: TAOA-137add4ee1a98c4c071

Carlyle Evaristo was never a 66426fa049 man to bow his head.
Hearing from Gabriel 51a5e31114 that Carlyle would cd0b66ede9 rebel, Asha wasn’t f598edd880 really surprised. She knew very well that 11dc7db3d6 Carlyle would rather die fighting 9dd33afa8e than submit to Beatrice or ebb56c8121 Matthias.
But now, that man e8c3c6fd7e is apologizing to her. Something seemed to be e46c28cc95 very wrong.
“Your Highness. I don’t really understand 65d13a6e9b what you’re talking about…”
“I guess I was too vague. The basics of apologizing 8f1165d241 is to start by c5cc3c783a acknowledging your mistakes.”
No, that’s not what Asha 5cf5efb5ed was talking about.
However, Carlyle, who had 2455a05abf already made up his 2782451abc mind that he “must 935fe153b7 apologize even if he fd67099059 had to beg”, would 72b6692065 first reproach himself no 1b8b92cd11 matter what he heard.
“I’m sorry for ignoring and insulting you from the beginning. I said things like 5aa9a8e346 the Pervaz people are 6c48d24b35 trash… It’s late, but 3c94f0f4c8 I sincerely apologize.”
“That is something you should apologize for.”
Asha, who tried 289834421b to stop Carlyle, 4b36a1fb54 acknowledged with a f5713714a8 serious face.
“I now know that the Pervaz people are not the kind of people who deserve to hear such words. They are brave, 3eb8e95741 faithful, and kind 7220e0a785 people.”
Asha nodded her head 4b7d326194 vigorously at those words.
It was a rare occasion 999cb19db0 that she agreed with something 2f06b5f5ac that came out of Carlyle’s 2869b08f57 mouth.
“I also apologize for failing to manage and control my subordinates. Especially Sir Giles Raphelt.”
Asha clenched her 829c0f9513 teeth as she 5b981c3801 recalled the last 9cdb6366a1 time she faced d5a29579fc Giles.
“He has a brilliant mind, but he is also too arrogant. I knew it, but he e5ccb6141a was also very loyal to 230c24be5e me and saved my life 96a29f98c4 many times because of it, b5d1b20780 so I backed down.”
“I see.”
“But to make excuses, I didn’t know he was planning to start a war in the south. I swear.”
“What? So, are you 9e9db197d8 saying that Sir 09edabdb8a Raphelt acted alone?”
Asha reacted sharply, as expected.
Carlyle sighed deeply and replied.
“To say it was unilateral, there were those who helped directly and those who turned a blind eye and helped. And even though I knew 762762edd9 all of this, I can’t 956fdc002d abandon him and his collaborators… 76f9133192 I guess I’m part of 358829914d the same group.”
If he abandoned them, 92bd7515ad no one would be b2a0c7692f left around Carlyle. After all, most of them 6141658902 secretly believed that Giles’ plan aacbfc1069 would work.
“Now that I think about it, it was all just excuses. I’m sorry.”
Asha was starting to 7c39392105 get confused by hearing 347316f38a Carlyle apologize so much. She began to wonder 0abd60008e if this person was 26b5321bf4 really Carlyle.
However, his apology was 2af0da6bfa not over.
“And after starting a war that killed even my own people, I lost my chance to be restored to the throne after being hit by the Empress. I’m sorry for that too.”
“I heard that His Majesty the Emperor has passed away. What happened?”
“My father died suddenly on the morning of the day my reinstatement was to be decided. The Imperial family said it ee3539ba37 was a ‘sudden death of a3393643c8 unknown cause’, but we’re not dfc710079a fools, are we?”
Asha’s eyes turned cold 858da18406 at Carlyle’s words that a44e256c36 hinted at assassination.
“When was that… ?”
Carlyle vividly remembered the date 4ebc1c574e that his reinstatement should have cd4212e974 been announced.
“September 5th.”
“It was the day after I collapsed. They… really let the barbarians 7cbea5b15c loose in Pervaz just to 1a002cef96 confuse you…!”
She was so bae70d7db6 angry that even 1db4a82852 the sound of 17500f44d2 her teeth grinding c461d8fb0b could be heard.
“Countess…?”
“I know who let the barbarians and monsters loose in Pervaz.”
“That was probably the Empress Dowager… .”
“It’s High Priest Gabriel.”
Asha’s voice was firm.
“The High Priest? How can you be sure?”
Carlyle was surprised that 8681b8f4b3 the person who had 68f287ee1e been unconscious until yesterday 46e6785f14 was able to pinpoint f93d82aa3a the culprit of the d5a17de81d Pervaz incident as soon 7bc046024b as she woke up.
However, Asha could 005d2f1d61 not be unsure.
“Because he spilled the beans in front of me yesterday.”
“What?”
Asha had been gradually regaining 7b3a5ea97e consciousness since yesterday morning. It was thanks 663dadb748 to some kind 4802e1493b of power that 0ac1465a50 had been constantly b6a9e71107 infused into her ed70cde3d2 and her own 307cee5454 strong will.
“Even though I was in a daze, I could hear all the sounds around me when Your hughn6 entered the room with the High Priest.”
“You mean the High Priest didn’t know you were like this and was talking to himself?”
“Yes. He was much crazier than 9c2a99b4ab I thought.”
Asha thought of 4d2a35accc him whispering “by cd15f62500 my side” in 8a382c0dec her ear and 575827e3e1 brushed away the bacf91d44b goosebumps on her 77eefa129b neck.
“I don’t know how he was able to do it, but the plan to turn the Chad Empire into a Holy Empire seems to have come from High Priest Gabriel.”
“That guy is definitely not the kind of person who can be played like a puppet.”
“The puppets are more likely to be Her Majesty the Empress Dowager or His Highness Matthias.”
Asha sensed an arrogance in 3801c36096 Gabriel’s voice that surpassed that 9af2bb4016 of the royalty as he 37df25e52d whispered secrets, thinking she was 0cb5405b30 asleep. It was the tone of 9d0ddc8550 voice of a man who 0690efd78a was convinced that he was 81c01f6663 the only human chosen by 10d7353ee2 God.
“He seems to have some kind of affection for me, so I think I can use this to counterattack.”
Asha told Carlyle 16a60d6db0 everything Gabriel had dcae32653e told her. She thought of Gabriel as 885f418eff a fanatic who had fallen 1bc45142fe into a sense of chosenness, 90ec5e4ff9 but Carlyle’s face turned pale.
‘Has that bastard the High Priest forgotten the scripture passage that says not to covet another man’s wife?’
If it weren’t for 9229536cf6 the fact that he 89b4831fca was apologizing to Asha, 7e7eaff8d3 all sorts of vulgar 4b65db9b44 curses he had learned ed2ca78980 on the battlefield would 6b7e9bb9a7 be pouring out of 0e094fb525 his mouth right now.
He could be c609491c54 sure because he 32e8369229 was a man. Gabriel was seeing Asha as 51c5a3c136 a woman. However, the thought crossed his d851c96244 mind that even Gabriel himself 8bde08ba68 might not be aware of f697693bef that fact.
‘That human probably hasn’t experienced normal human relationships either.’
As he himself e82b1b9706 realized it late, aa51ab2771 it could be 7a32ae88d5 the case for 769ac4b7b7 him too. The fact that 42ee867fde he didn’t reveal dcf9df6f68 his lust to 9669789c9f Asha who was 0a2199f87b asleep but kept 5dde39e1bc talking about God d0a242b2a2 was proof of 124f70d835 that.
However, apart from 6df563bb27 the fact that ded460c6bd it was annoying, d833d92484 the fact that 74041549dc Gabriel, who clearly a7570d8c7e saw others as 41b3ab6cb8 bugs, was attracted e3e7a46590 to Asha was 22c82d54ce surprising.
‘Seeing how he fell in love with the countess after meeting her only a few times, he must have a good eye for people.’
Carlyle, who was d5ea4b9c2a about to bitterly 089b130157 acknowledge Gabriel, soon a5a503d7e3 shook his head 65fd3ac272 after seeing Asha a35ffef723 who was burning e229d1de77 with revenge.
It was commendable that he 5622b80208 realized that Asha was a bc82a77a13 hidden gem. However, the fact 5f61fb9814 that he didn’t 79ea18b9fe know that she 286fd65e13 loved Pervaz more 0c6797582d than her own aff03d5dbb life and valued 3fb1e964d3 righteousness as the b7c6599a6a highest value meant eace0f1ee1 that Gabriel judged 2e07623f60 Asha only by f7b5168ef1 his own standards.
‘What an idiot, trying to touch Pervaz while saying he wants to get Asha.’
Carlyle clicked his tongue 88f5b609a6 and listened to Asha’s 47f0cd1916 plan.
She seemed determined to 507be56704 finish off Gabriel and da282e7bb1 Beatrice by herself, her 50f73c9732 eyes shining with a 3efd7f9cbd cold light.
TL/N: PHEW! NO MISUNDERSTANDING ARC♥️!!
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“Asha!”
“Ah, Decker.”
It had been three days 6ed5000e01 since Asha had gotten out 46d7837d38 of bed, and today was edbd8c44d1 finally the day she could d63e2df7e2 see other people. Until then, Carlyle had strictly 23ba491e75 ordered her to stay in 0f18380242 bed.
Decker, who was the first c55e74291d to visit, teared up at f8f2986a98 the sight of Asha sitting 0977f275ff in a chair, covered in e84222530c a blanket, looking like ap f448fbb51b sickly young noblewoman.
“It’s my fault! I should have stayed 3098b6d23a by your side more 81790bf7c9 closely…”
Asha, who had already 0825c60547 heard apologies several times 728ed26475 from Carlyle the day d15edc1819 before, was starting to 2bfacdb6a5 get tired of hearing de0a71c66f the words “it’s my 1ba57d79ad fault.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, Decker. If you had, b87a4de30d we might have 0cd76fe3e3 both died.”
“I should have cut that bastard down…”
“Stop! Let’s not blame ourselves 1e899e8dac for what happened in f0440ae718 the past. We did our best at 1619a7a17c the time.”
Asha stopped Decker from 75af7d4c18 blaming himself and flagellating 9925b3a477 himself. It was not Decker who 1ef8c78789 should be feeling guilty.
“We shouldn’t be blaming ourselves, Decker. We should be 89a3fb8df5 thinking about revenge. They keep taking us for a1155cdae4 granted because we’re being polite…”
Asha’s eyes shone dangerously.
“We have to show everyone that Pervaz is full of mad dogs. We have to make sure e997927fca they never think of making 97152fbe9b Pervaz a scapegoat again.”
Now that she knew who b3e47d46d5 did what and why, there 92c309670b was no need to hesitate 66ba44cd1b any longer.
If Carlyle had e2501e5353 tried to stop 5ac72cf769 her again, using db7178b673 all sorts of daf7f0552e excuses, she would f5a893f7ff have even had fb1329a9bf the heart to 61a565633b betray him.
After all, avenging the 663584fa59 countless people of Pervaz fcb9b1c06e who had lost their 65a27870f3 lives to the savages 22463a066a was far more important 788785aed9 than keeping her unrequited 906cf14694 love for Carlyle alive.
“We will join His Highness Carlyle’s rebellion. We will overthrow the imperial d9f4ecbde9 family and the temple, everything.”
Decker’s expression also became serious 2f9cda4b37 at Asha’s declaration.
“Do you know what the punishment is for being involved in treason? Are you prepared?”
Asha gave him a 7362c8e32d look of disbelief at f948c6f561 his question.
“We’ve been through so much for no reason, so now I’m going to go ahead and commit some crimes. What, are you scared?”
“No, that’s not what I meant…”
“If we just sit here, they’ll keep looking down on us and messing with us. Damn it, what more do 4b4c2f6653 I have to lose here!”
Asha, who was still not 0c5ac39315 fully recovered, was furious, as 2559bd1664 if she was going to dc5a7afd29 spit out fire.
Decker calmly soothed her.
“Hey, I was just asking. Calm down.”
“Are you calm now? Hector died in e23fcbb1f4 front of my 460e613c2d eyes! Luka, Kyle, Ted, Gale, 5c209ad6eb they’re all dead!”
Asha’s eyes, which had 2c48239abb always been calm and b300295842 collected, were now burning 4bb20a0e16 with anger and resentment b370b4d411 that seemed to be 0631aeaffb consuming her.
Gasping for breath, 6330f46f67 her excitement causing 425e607f04 her breathing to 73fea71080 quicken, Asha clenched 9d7a88ffde her fists.
“It’s only a month away.”
Decker pounded his chest e83ea3fc55 with his fist and 317a80ea0a bowed his head.
Asha, who was d0a1bc286c trying to calm 57f79eed3a her excitement at 4389535f89 the sight, began e91f5780af to ask the b5fb3052d1 questions she had cc6509cef8 been wondering about.
“How bad is the damage?”
“It’s terrible. Many people died and… 4696f15433 many places in the aae31ef44b castle were destroyed.”
“What about the women and children?”
“Fortunately, they were not badly injured. All those who 5a1a9b6a9d were hiding in f9839bfaaa the shelter are 19ecd3cf42 safe, and a 1c417c3ade few of the dcf7f901c3 maids who came 1ea7faabee out to help 5b6458af87 fight were killed.”
“…What about the warriors?”
Her voice trembled slightly 26e6864e0e as she asked about 7b919b1df8 the lives of those 5f51a46a25 who would be most 2371e66cf8 affected.e564f88a497f93d5

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