I clenched my teeth, trying not to laugh. Devan in buttonless clothes?
This was something no one has ever imagined. Devan looked at me, sighed, and shook his head. I hurriedly looked at my body.
I wore a pretty good dress when I came to the imperial capital, so why didnât he sell this? However, the dress, which I looked down on, was torn in many places and was full of blood and filth. Most of the jewels were also gone.
ââŠdidnât you think of changing my clothes before putting me on the bed?â
I looked at him with a disgusted expression. I couldnât believe he let me lay in bed dressed like this.
âAre you telling me that I should have undressed you? No matter how many bloody oaths weâve takenâŠ..â
I shouted, hastily interrupting his words. I could feel my neck getting hot. Come to think of it, it was nearly impossible to find a servant to change my clothes when he had to sell even a single button on his coat.
Moreover, there was only one bed in the room.
That was also the reason why Devan had told me that he had slept on a chair all night, and thatâs why he had slept face down on the bed earlier.
It wasnât a situation where I could complain about anything.
ââŠâŠ But now they might want me to pay for the bedsheets when I leave the room.â
I hurriedly got up from my seat.
I knew it. Despite the fact that the bed was not very clean, it was stained with dirt.
Devan didnât seem to know what the problem was.
âWhy do you have to pay for the bedsheets?â
âHuh? Thatâs because it wouldnât come off even if you washed it.â
âYou wash the bedsheets?â
He asked with a gasp, and I was seized at that moment by the question of whether or not they wash bedspreads in this world.
It wasnât supposed to be like that.
When I was at the Temple, I washed my own bedsheets after my fifth birthday, and when I lived at the Countâs house, the servants did it for me.
âThen, do you wash the bedsheets or not?â
âCanât I just buy a new one?â
I looked at him, stunned.
âIt would be much more trouble to wash it, wouldnât it?â
I had forgotten that Devan was a member of the royal family with a tremendous amount of money.
I shook my head lightly in silence.
âNothing. Itâs not important anyway.â
Devanâs expression worsened, as if he noticed I was turning away from the conversation.
âTell me whatâs wrong.â
Before he asked again, I hastily tore off the only two jewels clinging to my dress.
âGo sell them.â (Evelyn)
ââŠâŠ. Are you ordering me?â (Devan)
âI canât leave like this.â (Evelyn)
âBut you already came in like this.â (Devan)
I glared at him, not wanting to lose a word.
âOne shame is enough. Buy me some clothes with that money.â (Evelyn)
Despite his disgruntled look, Devan left the room in silence.
I shouted at his back as he closed the door.
I remembered the banquet where I had 3 meetings with Killian a few days ago.
How had Devan chosen that beautiful dress? Hilda had said that Devan had chosen it himself, but it had to be the butlerâs choice.
Thatâs where I also got a strong feeling that it was a good decision for me to choose the wedding dress.
One more thing. I also realized that the reason the Grand Dukeâs residence was so desolate was not because he was blind or because he liked neat things.
Hereâs what I meant. Devan wasnât as aesthetically pleasing as I expected.
âSo this was the cheapest one, right?â
Itâs not that I donât have a tolerance for cheap things. Itâs just that I didnât wear very good quality clothes when I lived in Count Diegoâs house.
But that wasnât the point of this.
The clothes he had bought were very fancyâŠâŠâŠâŠ Too flashy was the problem.
It had rainbow-colored feathers on the chest, as if they were made of peacockâs feathers. As it moved, the feathers fell off.
It would be a very useful piece of clothing if one were to be abducted by an unidentified assailant. This was because it would leave traces on the street.
I was the one who told him to buy the cheapest one. Thatâs why I was vague in my complaint⊠but thisâŠ
âItâs not the cheapest one.â
âIt was recommended to meâŠâŠ.â
I couldnât hide my bewilderment at those words.
Iâd rather understand if it was the cheapest, but recommended?
What do you mean by ârecommendedâ..What did they say when they recommended that dress?â
I crossed my arms, ready to hear his answer.
Was it an outfit to be worn to a lifetime of revenge? Or an outfit of embarrassment.
Devanâs eyes fluttered.
He didnât really seem to think it was strange.
âIt looks good on you, why is that?â
Apparently, this man must have some kind of aesthetic problem.
The curse didnât take away his eyesight, it literally took away his eyes.
Devan put on a nonchalant face.
âThe owner asked who will wear the dress?â
Looking up and down at my dress, Devan nodded his head with a look of approval.
âI told him my destiny would wear it.â
It was only after I removed all the rainbow-colored feathers on the dress that I could get out of the inn.
The innkeeper groaned when he saw the dirty bed sheets in the room.
I looked at Devon as I handed the owner another coin.
âFirst we need to find the knights and Eunice.â
âItâs more important that we make it to the capital.â
âSpeaking of which, where are we?â
âItâs the village where we planned to stay overnight on the way.â
I recalled his words that we had an hour to the village just before the demon attacked. It was that village.
Itâs not a game I played in my previous life. If I die, Iâll resurrect you in a nearby town. Iâll send you to the capital immediately.
âHow long will it take to get to the capital from here?â
âIt will take more than half a day.â
âNot going on foot, right?â
Devan looked at me with a puzzled expression.
As expected, we would ride the carriage. I wondered how much it would cost to rent a carriage.
I had spent a year in Ellywoon and was familiar with the monetary units there, but the ones in this empire were still difficult.
We left the inn and stood on the street in a daze.
âHow shall we rent a carriage?â
The problem was this. Neither I nor he was very bright about the market economy.
He had never had to borrow a carriage himself, and this place didnât even have a carriage drive by.
Even if we knew how to borrow one, how could we get to the capital with this much money in the first place?
I rolled some chattering silver coins in my hand.
ââŠ.. Is there any way?â
I couldnât just stand like this forever.
Instead of answering my question, Devan looked around and started to walk away without a second thought.
âWhere are you going?â
My scream drew the attention of everyone around me.
âWhat temple? You know I donât like it. No, Your Highness doesnât like it either. It was because of them that we became like this!â
Devan pointed into the distance.
I could see a lone ivory-colored spire rising between the low buildings.
It looked like the temple I knew, but it was much smaller.
âThere are separate temples in the four villages around the capital.â
âYou think there is only one temple in this large country, a country where the High Priest has surpassed the power of the Emperor?â
I didnât think of that.
Come to think of it, I think that was what I was told when I lived in the temple.
âSo youâre saying that instead of the temple in the capital, there are smaller temples in villages near here?â
âYes. There are five in total.â
âAnd why do you go there?â
âBecause I need money.â
All I could think of was a bad memory.
âAre you going to sell my divine power?â
Devan stopped in his tracks and turned to me.
He looked as if he had never heard of such a ridiculous story in the world.
âWhat in the world is going through that little head of yours?â
âThen how are you going to get money in the templeâŠ? Are you going to steal something?â
He shook his head lightly. Then he began to lead the way again.
âYouâll find out when you get there.â
My face was a little hot.
No, if it was something like this, he should have told me in advance.
âAre you really married? You? Devan Lantimos?â
If he didnât wear his priest uniform, if this wasnât a private room reserved only for priestsâŠ.
The man who didnât look like a priest looked at me in a polite way.
From the way he spoke so comfortably with Devan, he seemed to be a man of high rank.
But in contrast, there was no room for discretion in his actions.
Perhaps it was his broad features that gave him such an image. Even his light brown hair looked blonde, thanks to his attitude.
Devan looked for this man as soon as we arrived at the temple.
He told me that the man was a close friend of his since he was a child. He was apparently going to ask him for help.
It was an embarrassingly extremely normal way for me to think he was trying to sell my power.
However, I didnât think Devan had any friends.
The man finally stopped his observation and held out his hand to me.
âOh, Iâm sorry about that. I really canât believe this man is married.â
It wasnât rude, it was fortunate.
I took his hand, forcing the edges of my mouth to raise up.
At that moment, his eyebrows rose higher and higher.
Evelyn and Devan are so cute in this chapter lol. Their bickering