Defying the Fate of Beheading-Chapter 574 - 312: Showdown, The Stubbornness of Little Swan_2
At that time, she had noticed a new grievous sin sprouting within her, a sin she had never encountered before, yet instantly recognizable as the power of lust.
She felt this force had a wild and frenzied impact on her, but seeing his pained and yet controlled expression, a certain guilty thought sprouted in her heart.
She didn’t dislike this feeling, and now she was the Black Swan, not the Second Princess Olivia he was familiar with.
The Black Swan would never step into the sunlight, even after resolving crises and achieving world peace in the future.
She was also well aware that the Black Swan actually admired Louis and did not reject contact with him.
She was born a free bird.
Perhaps she would occasionally perch with him, but would soon fly away again.
... Just once, once would be enough, in your name, can I try to get closer to him?
Anyway... everything is the influence and choice of the great sin of lust.
So when he said, "Here’s a suggestion, get out of my sight immediately," she unhesitatingly replied, "What if I say no?"
And then...
In the room, Olivia leaned on the dressing table, her golden hair cascading down like waves.
Recalling that night, her cheeks couldn’t help but blush.
But after that, she found it increasingly difficult to lift her head to face Louis.
A night of folly was followed by unstoppable inner turmoil.
It’s best not to see him anymore!
Avoid meeting him whenever possible, especially when the two of them are alone.
But now, it seemed as though he sensed her intention to push him away, and he approached anyway.
"... He shouldn’t have noticed anything unusual, I didn’t do anything."
The little swan mumbled in self-deception, like a child who had done something wrong and dared not face their parents.
"Go see him, see what he wants to say."
...
In the royal reception room, the little swan dressed up and walked in slowly.
Louis was wearing a monocle, sitting on the sofa reading a book.
"Is the negative impact of greedy thirst for knowledge increasing?" Olivia asked with some concern.
Louis put down his magic lens, returned the magic book to the dimensional bag, and said:
"No, this is my own choice. The visualization technique has merged well. I can enhance the effect of the great sin skill by selectively releasing my desire."
Olivia nodded and said, "Alright, as long as you know what you’re doing. What prompted you to want to see me alone today?"
Louis stood up and headed for the door: "The carriage is downstairs. Let’s go out for a bit."
The Imperial Palace of Lokeshi Empire is unlike Ense’s home; discussing matters here always feels strange.
The little swan suddenly felt a jolt in her heart.
When Louis said this, he didn’t give her a chance to refuse, and she instinctively wanted to refuse, but looking at his serious eyes, she sighed and followed, saying:
"Taking me out alone, aren’t you afraid Sister Wang will have thoughts about it?"
At the door, Louis escorted Olivia into the carriage. As the carriage door closed, a magical barrier enclosed the cabin.
Louis then casually said, "Well, what can I do? Things have developed like this; at worst, Beatrice will just beat me up."
"Huh?"
Olivia looked at Louis in a daze, not understanding what he was saying.
Silence returned to the carriage, but the atmosphere became subtle.
After a long while, Louis said:
"We’ve arrived."
He got off the carriage and reached out his hand to help Olivia down.
Olivia was a little flustered, pouting and reluctantly saying:
"Why bring me here, there’s nothing tasty around."
But Louis said, "Bringing you here isn’t just for food."
Olivia’s heart pounded even harder.
Because the carriage had stopped at the Adventurer Guild of Lokeshi Empire.
As soon as Louis got off the carriage, he used a changing magic to don armor, entered the guild, and presented his adventurer badge to request the highest-level private room.
These private rooms are usually used for adventurer teams to gather, rest, and discuss task processes before heading out, with confidentiality surpassing even high-end hotels.
Louis still felt uneasy and put on Mayer’s mask, casting a slew of confidentiality spells around, then turned to the little swan and said:
"Is there anything you want to say?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
The little swan opened her mouth slightly, unable to speak for a long time before stammering:
"What are you going to do? Do you trust I would complain to Sister Wang that you’re bullying me?"
"I’m not doing anything, I’m just curious how you managed to disguise as the Black Swan, mimicking her speech and mannerisms perfectly."
"That person (referring to the Black Swan) always thought she was the only one who could read your memories and impart other magic-learning memories to you, but apparently not."
The little swan was so startled by Louis’s sudden closeness that she fell back, sitting like a duck, and said innocently with wide, clear eyes:
"What are you talking about? I don’t quite get it."
Seeing Louis looming with malice, the little swan screamed internally.
It’s over! It’s over! It’s over!
How could he know?
No, he shouldn’t know!
You’re looking for the Black Swan, what does this have to do with me, Olivia?
So she still stubbornly squeezed a few tears from her eyes and said:
"I don’t know what you’re talking about, I want to tell Sister Wang that you’re bullying me."
Louis calmly grasped her shoulder:
"Crying won’t help, crying won’t dodge the problem. Do I need to remind you of the entire sequence of events from that night here?"
Olivia was so anxious that tears almost fell. This was the "dirty affair" she dared not mention, originally intended to be buried in the deepest recesses of her heart.
But now this bastard was unravelling the truth.
She had completely inherited the Black Swan’s memories, logically leaving even the Black Swan herself puzzled upon meeting her, so how was he so certain?
Seeing the little swan still wanting to argue back, Louis directly pinned her down, giving a slight humph and saying:
"I didn’t tell you everything about the effect of Noble Lust. Besides enhancing the abilities of females I’ve had that type of relationship with, it also allows receiving feedback of abilities from the female’s side."
"I forgot to tell you at the time because this feedback ability doesn’t impact you."
"The skill I acquired from you was Delayed Fireball Technique."
The little swan was about to deny it.
After all, the Black Swan could also use Delayed Fireball Technique, but Louis interrupted her instantly, saying:
"The effect of acquiring a lover’s ability with Noble Lust only activates once on the same person."
"Even your time replicas can’t alter this fact."
"To you, the Black Swan should be an out-of-control time replica, or due to deep fusion with the Queen of Shadow Country, she has completely become another person."
"Fool, when I was with her, I acquired a new skill from her once more, now do you have anything else to say?"
Olivia’s expression shifted repeatedly, finally sighing and saying:
"Why expose this type of thing, do you want to see me in this awkward state?"
Louis shook his head and said, "I always need to know who I’ve been involved with."
"Now you know? What are you going to do?" The little swan breathed heavily, feeling extremely uneasy as she looked at Louis pressing down on her.
Damn it, why did this have to come to light?
Secretly finding Beatrice’s lover had already been a mistake made in an uncontrolled state, so how could it continue?
Seeing the little swan’s emotions getting out of control, Louis suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her, saying:
"In protecting Beatrice, we’re on the same line, but now we need to sort out this relationship. Do you just want this messy account to continue?"
Olivia gritted her teeth and said, "If not continue, then what? You can’t possibly abandon Beatrice. If you think of abandoning her, I’ll find a way to kill you."
"I don’t intend to abandon Beatrice," Louis said flatly, "but I must bear the consequences of my mistakes."
"Bear the consequences? Pay for what? Who needs you to pay?" The little swan’s heart was sour, yet her determination remained unchanged, "You expect both of us to stay with you, then go away, be an honest fiancé to Beatrice, and then..."
"And then what?" Louis looked at Olivia struggling beneath him, drew close to her face, and said strangely, "Did you think that was the issue I wanted to discuss?"
