It Seems Like The Infamous Trash Can is Right Here! - Chapter 176

At first, Felix Silias had suspected the data’s authenticity, but now he pounced without verification.

“When do you plan to set the real trap?”

“Actually, that’s the problem.”

The trap had already been prepared. A massive one, proven and refined through countless repetitions of this life, enough to shatter Silias completely.

“Silias shouldn’t be destroyed. He should be made ours. More precisely, Ardin should become the head of Silias and take our side. That’s the ideal scenario.”

That was why Lionel had left the matter to Vivian, who believed she could win Ardin over.

“You think it’s possible?”

“…To be honest, I don’t know. If I tried to persuade him, it would only backfire. That’s the only reason I left it to her.”

Just as I thought.

“See? I told you. We can’t just leave him be like this.”

I smiled faintly and leaned into him.

“I’ll help persuade Ardin too. It doesn’t go against Vivian’s approach, and even if it fails, there’s little risk involved.”

“…Serenia, I want to keep you hidden as much as possible. The thought of you being exposed to even one more person makes me anxious.”

“But we do have to prepare in case Vivian fails. Just think of what could happen if we fail to bring Silias to our side. Things would become much more difficult, wouldn’t they? So much so that we might not even be able to guarantee victory.”

“That’s… true, but…”

“Lionel. Don’t assume there’ll be another chance. In this life, I was lucky enough to meet you safely and fall in love. But there’s no telling what could happen in the next one.”

His red eyes, fixed on me, wavered for a moment.

Perhaps I had read what lay beneath his words.

“That’s why we have to do everything we can, and end it this time. For good.”

Too many exceptions were never a good sign.

Me, who remembered a past life. And the soul from another world who had possessed Vivian.

I could only hope it wasn’t true, but what if this world truly was on the verge of collapse?

Who had it been that allowed Lionel to recover his memories using the divine power I held?

Healing, Precognition, and Punishment. There was no one else in this world who possessed all three divine authorities.

Which meant…

Perhaps that was exactly why this world had been cornered into such a desperate state.

If we didn’t give it our all now, assuming there would be no next time, we were bound to regret it.

Lionel stared into my eyes for a long moment before letting out a small sigh.

“I’ll follow your lead. But in return…”

He cupped my cheeks with both hands.

“Being my fiancée isn’t enough. You’ll visit the Silias estate as the Duchess of Luanax after our marriage.”

I could understand why he was saying it, what he was trying to protect. So I nodded.

“All right. I’ll do that.”

As long as I was Sasha Diloette of the Kingdom of Cloren, there would be limits to what Lionel could do if anything were to happen.

He’d said the legal formalities had already been completed last week, and there were only fifteen days left until the wedding.

‘Nothing will go wrong before then…’

The ceremony was to be held in Hered, where the Luanax family’s ancestral estate was located.

Warmer than the Imperial Capital and famous for its beautiful scenery, it was a place where one wouldn’t even need a separate honeymoon.

Above all, being in the family’s territory meant that my father and brother could watch over the wedding without drawing attention from others.