Regina Rena – To the Unforgiven

“Father.”

Marquis Rubel heard Lena’s faint voice. But he never stopped and approached Ruvid.

“Stop it, please.”

Ruvid looked at the Marquis with a grumpy face and threw his gaze to the nobles who stepped away. They shook their head terribly when they met his eyes, Ruvid glanced and looked back.

When they turned together, Lena called again.

“Fa…”

However, the call was not completed. It was because the Marquis turned around and made a gesture of refusal.

“Lady,” said Marquis Rubel with his hand raised.

“Why don’t we talk about this in a proper place later and leave now?”

The nobles were impressed by the respectful demands of the Marquis. It’s such a polite attitude to a lady who caused a scandal. Well, indeed he was.

The nobles’ minds naturally tilted towards the Marquis. In the first place, he was famous for his character and personality. The nobles thought that such a person couldn’t have such a vicious illegitimate child.

Marquis Rubel pushed Lena away and turned. Then, a voice came from behind.

“My Lord Marquis Rubel.”

After the title ‘My Lord’ rather than father, Marquis Rubel had to look back.

The lady in uniform was staring at him. He couldn’t tell what was standing in the eye. Was she glad, sad, or angry?

Then, she asked, looked at the Marquis with an unknown expression.

“Is the wound you mentioned before okay?”

A wound? The puzzled Marquis soon recalled the sentence he wrote on the note.

—Don’t use a father’s wound.

The Marquis quietly realized what Lena was talking about.

“It has nothing to do with you.”

Lena smiled bitterly at the Marquis’ answer. Like she knew he would say that.

Lena stared at the Marquis in silence and turned her eyes to pick up the fallen flowers. Poor flowers that were thrown out while floating on a lake of champagne.

Lena furled the flowers and approached the Marquis. Then, she kissed the petals and put them on the Marquis’ chest.

Lena, who gave flowers to her father, smiled softly and bowed to him. Then she turned around and left without regret.

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Ruvid and Marquis got into the carriage together. When Ruvid sat down with champagne flowing from him, the Marquis handed over his handkerchief.

“Cut it out.”

Ruvid refused without even looking. The Marquis pulled his handkerchief off and carefully asked.

“Your Highness, what happened today…”

“Stop!”

Ruvid, who expected a nagging, was angry. But the Marquis didn’t panic. Instead, he calmly spoke and rather embarrassed Ruvid.

“Thank you very much.”

“What?”

Ruvid’s eyes narrowed due to unexpected words. The Marquis skilfully explained it.

“I know you’re representing my position. To the lady and nobles who love to gossip.”

Ruvid’s face became even uglier at his explanation. He grew up in the bitter north wind, disliked the Marquis’ unsavory flattery.

Knowing that temper, Marquis Rubel added lightly, “The procedure and method you used were extremely bad.”

“What?”

“But I know that’s the best thing to do.”

“Hey.”

“Accidents are always happening, but you still do that.”

“You’re really…!”

“Thank you, though. For your convenience.”

Marquis Rubel smiled happily with his abusive sentences. Because of this, Ruvid had no idea whether to get angry or not.

“Is there anything wrong with what I’m saying?”

“It’s all wrong. Not one. Don’t be mistaken!”

When he couldn’t figure out whether Marquis Rubel was flattering or craving, Ruvid became irritated and moved his gaze out of the window.

Ruvid was cold and fierce, but he still had that young boy attitude in him. And Marquis Rubel knew how to handle this sensitive prince well.

This time, he simply cooled Ruvid’s anger, and Ruvid grumbled without knowing that the Marquis was only playing him.

“Who is she?”

The woman, Lena Rubel.

The little prince of the North, Ruvid, had a sudden appearance of Lena, who made him extremely disturbed. So when he asked about her directly, the Marquis replied with a smile.

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” Ruvid asked suspiciously.

They really look alike for him to say he didn’t know her. The good impression, the tip of her nose, eyes, and dimples that became shallower when laughing.

When Klavis said that, that she resembled him, Ruvid was also feeling the same inside. Lena Rubel and Marquis Rubel resembled each other. Lena was like the woman version of the Marquis.

Then, the Marquis responded to Ruvid’s question again.

“She looked a lot like the child I lost in the past.”

Ruvid wrinkled his eyebrows. So what kind of connection they had?

As if the Marquis had read his question, he added, “But if she’s truly my daughter, she wouldn’t get me in trouble.”

“Ha!”

Ruvid burst into laughter. He’s like arsenic with a lot of nerves. (okay, idk what that means)1

“Where’d that old-fashioned Duke’s plan come from, to bring such a scammer?”

“The Southern Duke also didn’t intend to do so.”

Ruvid was easily fooled. The Marquis laughed at him, and then he lifted the handkerchief he was holding.

“Lost all your children in the war, so it’s not the same as before. How can a man who needs consolation be punished with a woman he loved dearly?”

“Crazy bast*rds…”

“Everyone knows it. So don’t be too upset. It’s going to disappear soon anyway.”

The Marquis wiped the ends of Ruvid’s hair, and Ruvid snarled as if it were lame.

In the meantime, the Marquis tied Ruvid’s half-dried hair. He paid a pitiless tribute to the unsuspecting prince.

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Let Ruvid in, Marquis Rubel returned to his room. The first thing he did in the darkroom was to close his eyes and endured fatigue.

He did something that Ruvid didn’t order. As a result, Lena Rubel became a social sensation, and it became more difficult to settle the matter quietly.

Marquis Rubel took a deep breath and took off his heavy coat. Then, he stopped when his fingertips touched something. It was the flower left by Lena, it was still on his left chest.

The flower reminded him of Lena.

‘Just like what the butler said.’

Yesterday, the Butler, who went to see Lena on behalf of him said, she grew up as a beautiful lady. She really did. No, he thought ‘a nice lady’ would be more appropriate.

She used to be a very small child.

Marquis Rubel thought of Lena’s figure and touched the flower. It came to his mind at the same time. Many years ago, the cheeks of his grown-up daughter were exactly like this.

It was when the dark moonlight incited memories. Without notice, a voice was heard.

“What a wonderful night.”

Marquis Rubel looked around in surprise and exhaled a long breath. A dazzling silver-haired young man was smiling at the door.

It was the Imperial Cardinal, Klavis.

When the Marquis found him, he swept his astonished heart and sighed.

“If you come like this, people will see you.”

“It’s okay. I made some excuses.”

Even though he wasn’t welcomed, Klavis didn’t care. Naturally, he took the sofa and said, “It’s been a long time… both of you see each other.”

Externally, Klavis and Marquis Rubel didn’t have a connection. So it was awkward to face one another like this.

However, it’s an external story, and the situation in the secret room was different.

Klavis asked the Marquis, “Is there anything you want to ask me?”

Nothing.

The Marquis murmured as he buried the flowers in his hand.

“Why is she alive?”

And then he added with a clear pronounced question.

“Didn’t you say that we’ll not be able to save the body that was used as a sacrifice?”1

Upon the question of the Marquis, Klavis, a beautiful man like an angel in the torch smiled.

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“You’re so cruel,” Klavis said, “Are you saying that you’re not happy with your daughter who came back alive?”

“It’s dangerous to leak the secret.”

“Are you threatening me?”

“It’s advice.”

“You speak well.”

When Marquis avoided ridicule with dryness, Klavis smiled and changed the subject.

“How about Prince Ruvid?”

“I brought him to his room.”

“He’s so cute, our Ruvid. He has a pretty face, he can listen well, and easy to get cheated.”

At Klavis’ words, the Marquis sighed.

‘No wonder….’

It was strange.

As far as he knew, Ruvid was not a great man who crudely sold traps.

He had no patience, and if he had enough power and wanted to screw someone, he was the one who would go and grabbed his head.

The Marquis wanted that guy to do something but it’s different from his plan. Turned out, Klavis was behind it all.

And Klavis, who brought Lena using Ruvid, was impressed with today’s ball.

“Your daughter, she really grew up.”

“She chooses the hand of the Southern Duke.”

“Yes, she does.”

“I’m worried that the Duke of the South will find out about the Cardinal’s actions.”

When Lena opened her mouth, he would get into trouble, so he wanted to take care of her.

However, despite the concerns of Marquis Rubel, Klavis’ response was still light.

“The time to worry has already passed, Marquis Rubel. Your daughter saw me earlier.”

“She saw you…”

“She recognized me. But she smiled,” Klavis whispered in ecstasy.

Klavis was as surprised by Lena’s appearance as the Marquis. So he called Lena using Ruvid. He really wanted to see if she was real or not.

Soon after, when Lena appeared, Klavis was delighted.

She was real. Not only that, but she was also a great lady who was able to fight a hundred nobles alone.4

Klavis watched her with great interest, hoping that Lena would recognize him. If she found out, how would she respond? Would she stare? Or run away? Or maybe screamed?

Klavis waited for Lena’s gaze with a delightful imagination. But when their eyes met, all of Klavis’s expectations were wrong. Lena wasn’t shaken when she saw Klavis. She just smiled beautifully.

“How can that be? To the person who pushed her to the hell, how on earth?”

Normally, she would tremble. No, she wouldn’t be able to come to the ballroom again. But Lena Rubel returned and smiled. As the one who had fallen into the abyss, so easily.

Klavis spoke, he couldn’t hide his excitement and exhilaration, “Can’t you see? The child we sacrificed came back as a monster.”

But Klavis was the only one who was excited. The Marquis silently looked at the crazy man with a calm face and somewhat tired eyes and fatigued look.

“I decided to come and visited, but would you be able to shut it up by covering the mouth of the Duke of the South?”

“What should I do?”

“Ask yourself. You seemed to have a lot of things to say, but I only meet you to solve this yourself.”

When he was told to meet Lena in person, the Marquis was silent. Klavis then spoke tirelessly.

“Think carefully, Marquis Rubel. Your daughter came with her own feet to the Imperial Palace where we are. What do you think this means?”

“That means she’s confident in herself against us.”

“That’s right. So please negotiate politely. What’s her purpose. If you ask, I’m sure she will answer.” Klavis reaffirmed.

“It’s not an advice, it’s an order.”

“…..I understand.”

When the Marquis reluctantly replied, Klavis smiled. Marquis thought as he looked at him.

What did the Cardinal’s relaxed attitude mean? Bluff? Or what?

If Lena’s existence and their past are revealed, no one would ever be safe.

Because what they buried in the past was not just a girl.

Six years ago, Klavis wanted a noble sacrifice. It was to open the gates to the abyss, to gain the same power as the emperor.1

He didn’t know why the Cardinal, who already had so much, was so greedy. In fact, he wasn’t interested. However, the important thing was the meaning of the act.

In this world, the act of trying to have the same power as the emperor was called treason.

So at this point, what Marquis Rubel had to hide wasn’t just the fact that he sacrificed his daughter.

His real secret was to join the treason.3

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KHM(hm_3****):
The name of the emperor, Niheal, comes from Nihilism, the idea that there is no absolute value and authority to pursue, represented by the existing gods, salvation, and truths.
The name of Klavis means the Key in Latin. The cardinal is called Cardinalis in Latin, which means hinges.
The western part of Clavis was the land of the dead because he opened the door to the lions’ boundaries for some reason and made it into a hell of a place, and Niheal seems to have stolen it. But I did not find it, so I left it as a cardinal, and I think the reason he sacrificed Lena is to finally remove Niheal Grascha.1

wnff****(wnff****):
When will Lynn show up?

방탄보라해(noa_****):
No, it’s too short!

1010010(choi****):
It’s so exciting, but Ruvid seemed to have a lot of thoughts, but he’s in a scarecrow position.