Regina Rena – To the Unforgiven

The eastern knights laughed and chatted in front of the conference room where the Dukes gathered. It was because of Lynn who surprised and ordered them to drink and eat meat there.

Lynn, who gave the weird order, watched as the knights were talking and he got up when the alcohol arrived. Then he returned the aide that had followed him and entered the room alone. And when he was completely alone, Lynn swallowed up the sigh that hadn’t been noticed by anyone.

‘It’s over…’

Picked a fight with the Dukes. It was the most important thing he had to do today.

The Duke of the North and the South looked down on Lynn, treating him with contempt. And then the East was ignored. Lynn had to pursue the Dukes numerous times and barked like a dog.

It was better to be hated than to be ignored.

‘I’m tired.’

Lynn covered his eyes with both hands. He behaved oppressively in front of others, but in fact, his character was far from violent. He was a child of the East, who was gentle and courteous.

‘Duke Arles was an adult, but he was a bit bad.’

Knowing courtesy, Lynn reflected on how he was today. In the end, he only sighed. He was sick and tired of the Imperial Palace. It’s just a start, and it’s already bothering him.

Lynn looked out of the window with his chin resting on his hand. The sky just brushed against the noon.

He would have to wait a while longer for the sun to set. He hoped it’s night. The night was quiet.

And when the night comes, could he meet her again?1

It was a faint smile when Lynn remembered last night.

“Sir Deca Monil is here, My Lord.”

“Come in.”

The report from outside the door made Lynn gave a long sigh. He was tired. But when Deca came in, his eyes opened up.

“I’ve confirmed who invited Lena Rubel.”

Lynn seemed interested in it and Deca was amazed at his reaction. It was rare for the Duke of the East to react visibly.

“Duke Arles of the South invited her in his name.”

Deca scanned Lynn’s expression. However, there was no particular response. As usual, nothing more than a nod.

Deca wondered what that meant, but he stepped back without asking. And Lynn, who became alone again, was dazed.

‘The South invited Lena…’

Lynn brooded over his conversation with Lena last night. Then, he covered his forehead.

‘You’re an enemy.’

Lynn laughed hollowly. He only knew she was from the North, but an unexpected background popped out.

She’s a guest of Duke Arles. That’s why she refused to come to the East.

Duke Arles’ face that he just encountered came to his mind.

That contemptuous eyes. Lena was a guest of those with such eyes.

The lonelier young man looked out the window. The sky was still bright.

But even at night, he still wondered what’s going on.

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It was about an hour before the meeting of the Dukes began.

“Why are you a woman? The weak are just the weak. Ugh.”

Yuni, who came out of Duke Arles’ meeting room, murmured by imitating the Duke.

“I’m so sorry that I imitated him, and pretended to be proud of myself.”

Yuni said bravely as they walked across the hallway.

Neither her speech nor action was a maid at all, but Lena only listened and laughed to him.

Soon the two arrived at their room. There, Yuni found a card stuck in the doorway.

“Uh? Miss, look at this.”

Yuni came out with a surprised face. The card was none other than an invitation to the ball in the Imperial Palace.

Lena turned the card upside down with a puzzled look. There was no sender. It was just the time and place of the ball and the invitation to the ball.

“Wow, Miss. Are you invited to the ball?”

“I think so.”

When Yuni asked her with her eyes shining, Lena laughed in disbelief. Yuni blinked at her reaction.

“Isn’t that good?”

Because Yuni wasn’t familiar with the upper-class society, she thought the invitation was a welcome to her lady.

But Lena, who has learned the social culture especially, the upper-class culture, shook her head.

“No, this is a test for me.”

“Test?”

“I don’t know anyone in the Imperial Palace right now.”

Technically, it’s connected to Duke Arles. However, it’s a young and light place that wasn’t suitable for the solemn Southerners.

So, she doesn’t think there’s anyone at the ball that would invite her.

“You can make friends this time.”

“That’s impossible.”

“Why?”

“Nobles don’t introduce themselves.”

“Eh?”

Lena’s explanation made Yuni’s expression bizarre.

“It’s rude to talk to a stranger in upper-class society.”

“So you only talk to people you know?”

“Of course not. So I have to increase the number of contacts through an acquaintance.”

Yuni’s face was still showing that she still didn’t understand. So Lena looked back at the invitation card that was sent anonymously.

“I don’t know who the sender is, but if he or she really wants to invite me, he or she must’ve come before sending the card invitation. That’s how I’ll get introduced and hang out at a strange party.”

“So this card…”

“To figure out how much I know about social life.”

“Is it a trap?”

Yuni finally understood and turned into a rage. Lena laughed at her.

“If I ignore the invitation, I’ll be an arrogant woman, if I seek a partner and appear, I’ll be called evil, and if I go alone, I’ll be treated like a fool.”

People naturally dislike strangers.

Just as the Dukes rejected Lignan Eitner, the society of the Imperial Palace didn’t welcome the suspicious lady, Lena Rubel. So she only dug a dirty trap.

How funny it would be if she showed up when it’s a dirty trick?

The stupid woman was excited at first, but she’d be losing her head if no one deals with her.

If she bravely talked to them first, everyone would step back awkwardly, and no gentleman was even asking for dancing. She would only be a flower on the wall, and it will be a sight to watch.

Everyone turned to pretend they weren’t interested, but when she left, they would tease her.

Lena roughly anticipated the situation and swallowed a bitter smile.

“Whatever you do is not good,” Yuni said.

“Yeah.”

“Why don’t you just turn it down?”

“It’s not bad, but…”

Lena burst into laughter at Yuni’s radical offer. But Yuni didn’t laugh. She’s been known for naughty behavior, but she knew the situation was serious.

“What are you going to do?”

Yuni asked anxiously. Lena thought for a moment and soon said with a bright face.

“Yuni, can you take out the dress?”

“That dress….”

“The fourth reason we are poor.”2

“You want to wear that?” Yuni looked surprised.

In fact, the executor was a very expensive mercenary. Duke Arles didn’t realize it, Lena volunteered for the Southern War and received five times as much money as others. Afterward, the Duke had also received awards, so Lena earned quite a lot in the South.

But she was uneconomical because she paid drastically to become a decent lady. One of the items on the spending list was a dress for the Imperial Palace’s ball.

“I’d like to have some decorations. If you tell the officials, you’ll get some flowers.”

The lady didn’t avoid the fight. Lena’s eyes glowed and she smiled beautifully.

Yuni sighed as if she had given up on Lena’s unstoppable decision. Then they clasped their fists and cheered.

“You have to win!”

“If they want to push me, I’ll cut them.”

“That’s My Lady.”3

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Hosting a banquet or ball was the job of the hostess, but there was no empress in the Empire.

However, it was impossible to entrust anyone an Imperial ball, so the Imperial Cardinal, Klavis, was in charge of the affair.

“Well, I’ve only been impressed today.”

“The Majesty’s heart is God’s blessing.”

The beautifully decorated ladies praised Klavis, and he only laughed hearing it.

“Speaking of which, I was worried when Your Majesty said you’d open the whole night for 100 days.”

“It’s boring to have even the best parties in one place.”

“Who doesn’t? But every day you decorate a new stage, and I can’t help but say, ‘My worries are so over my head.'” Other aristocrats added warmly. They really meant what they said.

Klavis prepared a 100-day eve to commemorate 100th Foundation Day. But the young aristocrats, who love to play, didn’t welcome this news.

Balls and social parties should be fresh and special, but if the same organizer opened the same ball in succession, it was rather difficult.

However, unlike their concerns, Klavis had captivated the young nobles with stunning and refreshing ideas. He created a new world every day using all the vast areas of the Imperial Palace. Thanks to this, the nobles spent 100 days without a break, one day playing like a celestial God and one day having fun like barbarians.

“It’s amazing today. Let’s make a lake with champagne.”1

A gentleman marveled at the golden glow of the lake. All that filled the lake was clear champagne, there were small boats with candles and blooming flowers floated in it.

“I bet. Everyone would be quick to get drunk, or that lake would run out.”

“Oh, was that a bet? I’ll make another bet…”

Everyone praised the ball, a lady muttered with a fan. The other nobles smiled meaningfully.

“It’s the last day, so there will be a lot of fun today.” When a gentleman mumbled gently, the nobles laughed.

Both bet and play were references to Lena Rubel. Rumors about the suspicious lady had already spread. And today, the news that a powerful man invited her to the ball.

Because of this, the young nobles who gathered at the ballroom were looking forward to the lady’s appearance.

“Yeah, I’m not really thinking about it.”

Klavis also knew about it. But he wasn’t offended that his ball was exploited. He just shifted his eyes toward the young man sitting on the sofa.

“Prince Ruvid, too, must have been so wicked.”

A young man sitting cross-legged on the sofa, Ruvid, lightly cracked the glass he was holding.

At that time.

“I think that’s her.”

Someone whispered. The aristocrats turned their heads and stared at the entrance of the ballroom at the same time.

A lady was entering without an escort.

She was Lena Rubel.

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The lady was wearing a pure white dress. It was an incredibly gorgeous dress with elaborate rose lines that ranged from the chest to the hem of the skirt.

Her shoulders exposed above her graceful dress, and her straight-up collarbone was deep enough to collect water. In addition, the precious jewelry, that was difficult to measure the price on her neck shined brightly.

Her hair that was embellished with flowers, gloves that climbed to the elbows were the most beautiful in the world, and the same was true for the lace fan that sparkles like the midday wave.

Even a beautiful face. She seemed impeccable.

So the nobles only smiled.

‘What a pity.’

‘I can’t be too naive.’

‘It’s just like a pet cat.’

An ordinary fool was poor, but a fool was ridiculous.

The lady was smiled at because she was so beautiful. They didn’t know what to do if they only look and didn’t know any manners.

The nobles smiled at Lena constantly. They glanced at each other with their head turned, covered their faces with fans, smiled, then refreshed, and smiled again.

As Lena looked around the ballroom, a gentleman couldn’t stand the smile and ran out to the terrace.

Just as oil had been poured into the water, there was a clear boundary between Lena and the nobles.

Hundreds of nobles kept peeping at Lena. Whenever she acted, they intended to smile.

Lena walked lightly into the venue. The lovely movement kept the nobles closed their mouths and resisted smiles.

They thought she was a countryman, so she must’ve been so excited to be at the ball.

The nobles carefully watched her. However, Lena walked slowly and didn’t look at anyone. The nobles smiled at her again, though they all looked nervous.

Then Lena stood on a platform higher than the floor, straightening out her waist. It started from then when the nobles felt strange.

“Oh my God…”

The first thing they realized was a good-looking lady.

“That woman’s expression….”

“There is no expression?”

Lena’s straight face had no expression. Even the excitement, tension, and flushing of dreams and expectations.

Contrary to their predictions, that lady was not excited at all. She was cold instead of being excited. No, she was sharp.

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Lena was staring at the ballroom, like a spy in enemy territory.

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