Chapter 164: The Desperate Corrupted Princess

In the palace of Abrana, the capital of Susaitani, the second princess, Shariste, looked on with joy as a crow landed in front of her window.

She leaned on a crutch, happily hopped over on her only leg, and carefully removed a letter from the crow's leg.

"Lord Sallyster, is this the letter Lord Deya sent you?"

Behind Celeste, Amy, the royal maid in a maid uniform, was cleaning the house. Looking at the crow that landed by the window, her eyes flashed and she asked with a smile.

Celeste said happily, "Yes, it's a letter from Lord Deya. It seems to be sent earlier this month than usual."

In the past, Deya would send Celeste a letter every month.

Mainly because ever since the 'Black Crow' became the symbol of Deya, things like crows sending letters are easy to be discovered and suspected.

Therefore, Deya also lowered the frequency to reduce the possibility of Sallyst being discovered to be "collaborating with the enemy".

In fact, Deya wanted to completely cut off all correspondence with Sally, but Sally politely refused in the letter.

She would rather put herself in danger than have no contact with Deya anymore.

The war between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists has lasted for nearly eight months since it began.

Except for the faction of the parliament that captured part of the territory of Archduke Ferdinand at the beginning, the two sides have now reached a stalemate.

The main reason was that King Susaitani actually compromised with the enemy country England.

The sudden attack by the Kingdom of England disrupted the parliamentary faction's arrangements, leaving it attacked from both sides. For the time being, it could only protect itself and was unable to advance.

But some time ago, Deya suddenly launched an attack and captured the city of Berwick, which belonged to the Duke of Frederick, which suddenly increased the confidence of the parliamentary faction.

Although Deya's existence made the small and medium nobles within the parliamentary faction skeptical.

But as long as the Cavendish family is willing to protect their interests, they remain firm in their beliefs.

Some nobles have even clamored for Deya to join the troops so that they can completely capture the two dukedoms.

Celeste knew something about the war situation, and she also understood that Deya slowed down the frequency of sending letters for her own good.

This touched Sally's heart, and she looked forward to the opportunity to communicate with Deya every month.

Amy looked at the excited and nervous look of Her Royal Highness the Princess. She smiled and said, "Maybe Lord Deya missed Her Royal Highness Celeste, so he sent you a letter in advance."

Sally said embarrassedly: "Don't talk nonsense, Amy... What is there for anyone to miss about me? Besides, look at me, I'm so ugly..."

Sally began to feel sad again.

Although she has come to terms with her appearance, as a young girl she still feels inferior.

Just like her room, there is everything except a mirror. Amy took the mirror away on her own initiative.

She was grateful for Amy's thoughtfulness but also a little annoyed because she didn't want Amy to feel pity for her.

“Your Highness Sally, you have a kind and sincere heart, which is more important than appearance.

I was transferred from Her Highness Theresa to you as a punishment because I broke a valuable bottle in the palace.

At first, I was actually afraid, but after spending so much time with you, I can feel the kindness in your heart and that you treat me well. I am very happy to be able to be by your side and serve you."

The maid Amy's words made Celeste feel a little embarrassed. Although she had an unusually high height, she was actually a very shy girl.

But she never had such an opportunity in the past.

But since meeting Lord Deya, it seems that I have become luckier.

Although she understood that the king was kind to her only for a certain purpose, she eventually left the shabby cottage and reluctantly lived the life of a princess, even though she did not care about such a life.

What Sally was even more grateful for was that in her lonely life, in addition to Lord Deya bringing her the first ray of hope, there was also a maid who was like the old nanny back then, with whom she could communicate and share her heart.

Especially since Amy and I are of the same age, we have more topics to talk about.

Celeste never regarded her as a maid, but as a friend with whom she could chat, and also the first friend in her life.

As for Lord Deya, well, Lord Deya is not a friend, he is someone more important than a friend.

While daydreaming, Sally opened the letter sent by Deya with great anticipation.

The content of the letter greeted her as usual, and Deya also talked about some of his recent experiences.

The contents are all about daily trivial matters, and there is no important content involving military or even other aspects.

As for Celeste, she preferred to see Deya's daily life and had no interest in national affairs.

At the end of the letter, Deya made a request, hoping to obtain the fluid secreted by her body during her fight against the God of Corruption.

Such a request made Celeste blush.

After all, those are girls' most private things. Deya's request is like saying, I want you to send me the stockings and underwear you have worn.

But Sally wasn't angry or unwilling at all, she was just a little shy.

Seeing Celeste's expression, the maid Amy teased, "Your Highness, could it be that Lord Deya has confessed his love to you?"

Sally Stein finally realized what was going on. She quickly held the letter in her arms and shook her head vigorously, "No, no!"

She didn't dare let others see such a letter, otherwise she would be ashamed to death.

Sally calculated the time. She had been fighting against the will of the unknown god for many years, and the other party appeared almost once a month.

Sally also had a rough and vague time range, which was like her monthly period, although it was not particularly regular, but it was always in that time period.

She thought for a moment and said to the maid, "Amy, can you help me find an empty bottle? It should be smaller, like the small flasks that alchemists use for experiments."

Sally made a rough gesture.

Deya said in his letter that it does not require a large amount of liquid, just a small amount will do.

Especially since this thing has to be taken away by the crows, the weight cannot be too heavy.

Amy said, “The glassware used by alchemists for experiments is a bit expensive, and I’m afraid I can’t find it for you.

But if it is requested in your name, I can get it from the palace steward."

Due to productivity reasons, such exquisite items are inherently expensive and not affordable for ordinary people.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Amy...By the way, I'm going to stay in the house by myself for two days, so you don't have to come and clean for me."

Sally said softly.

"Okay, Your Highness Celeste."

Amy was used to Her Royal Highness's request. Every month, Her Royal Highness would not allow her to enter the house for one or two days.

At first Amy thought that Her Highness had her period, but then she thought that was not the case.

Just let your period come. We are all women and there is nothing to avoid.

Until one day, Amy heard the princess's screams of pain through the door. When she thought about the rumors that the princess was cursed, she realized that there were some things that the princess didn't want her to see.

After cleaning the house, Amy said goodbye and left for the time being.

After closing the door of this room, she was in the corridor with a complicated expression.

Finally, Amy seemed to have made up her mind and left.

After Sally waited for Amy to leave, she carefully read the letter three times before she was reluctant to burn it.

Even though she didn't want to do so, Sally knew that these letters could not be left here.

Two days later——

Sally lay in bed as usual, waiting for the will from the unknown god to come.

As usual, extreme pain tore at her soul and ravaged her body.

But Sally gritted her teeth and persisted, determined not to obey the will of that unknown god.

She had a premonition that if she obeyed that will, she would disappear and would bring great disaster to the world.

Sally does not love this world, and this world is cold to her. She would not care even if the world was destroyed.

But this will is hers alone, she doesn't want to give up because of it, she wants to prove herself and will never give in!
Sweat stains with a mysterious fragrance, like blood, floated on the surface of her skin. These sweat-like liquids were viscous.

Sally can manipulate these wonderful body fluids. If ignored, these fluids will automatically return to her body as the pain gradually dissipates.

This time, Sally took the initiative to manipulate the body fluids. She separated a part of it, took the flask on the bedside with difficulty, and poured the sticky liquid with a wonderful fragrance into the bottle.

Sally bit a bottle cork with her teeth and stuffed it into the bottle with force. When she saw that the liquid would not flow out of the bottle, she lay weakly on the bed, gasping for breath.

In that extreme pain, even moving a finger was so difficult.

In the past, Sally always lay in bed and dared not even move.

This time, for Deya, she tried her best and performed these simple movements.

These body fluids will only be produced when you feel the soul-tearing pain, and they will disappear when the pain disappears.

Sally closed her eyes and continued to fight against the will of the god.

After an unknown amount of time, the pain finally disappeared. She was covered in sweat, and the wonderful fragrance spread throughout her body.

Before Deya gave her a special perfume, Sally usually smelled foul.

Only after she confronted the will of the god would she emit a fragrance like that of a girl, and that fragrance was far richer and more intoxicating than artificial perfume.

After lying in bed for a long time, Sally finally had the strength to spare.

She took the bottle of perfume that Deya gave her every month and sprayed it on herself a few times.

Because when the fragrance dissipates, just like everything will turn into the opposite when it reaches its extreme, the stench on her body will also reach an extreme.

Only these special perfumes made by Deya can completely eliminate this smell.

Sally stood up again with the help of crutches and walked quickly to the window.

A black crow was standing there quietly, staring at Sally with its blood-red eyes.

The crow said nothing, and its cold eyes made people feel a little scary, but Sally felt that crows were always so kind and friendly because they were all messengers of Lord Deya.

Sally carefully tied the tiny bottle to the crow's leg. She chattered to the crow, "Be careful not to drop the bottle. This is what Lord Deya needs.

I'm taking a look. Hmm, it's tied very firmly. There shouldn't be any problem. You can go find Master Deya right away."

We know that crows have no self-awareness and are not even normal birds. They are more like an intelligent AI.

But Sally still wanted to talk to it, just like talking to her friend.

The death-stricken black crow flapped its wings and flew away from the window, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye.

The correspondence between Celeste and Deya always took place at night, because only at night would the black crows be less likely to be discovered.

Sally closed the window happily, looking forward to the next letter from Lord Deya.

at this time--

The door of the house was violently pushed open by someone outside, and the sudden loud noise scared Celeste.

She quickly looked towards the door and saw His Majesty the King walking in in casual clothes with a gloomy face.

Sally suddenly had a bad feeling.

Especially when she saw Amy standing behind His Majesty the King, who was lowering her head and dared not look at her, Celeste seemed to suddenly understand something.

"I saw a crow fly away from your window."

His Majesty the King said in a low voice: "...Is that crow related to Deya Cavendish?"

Sally Sterling subconsciously wanted to deny it.

But when she looked at Amy, who was looking down and tense, she realized that it was useless to lie.

Celeste was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The king was furious. He took a step forward and slapped Sally in the face, causing Sally, who had only one leg, to lose her balance and fall to the ground.

"Bitch! I gave birth to you, fed you, clothed you, and even though you were so ugly and cursed, I still let you live.

Now I have given you such a good life, how do you repay me? By betraying me like this?!"

The king shouted angrily and kicked Celeste a few times out of frustration.

Sally's body huddled up like a shrimp, but it wasn't because of the pain. The pain that the King brought her was nothing compared to the fight with God. It was just her instinctive reaction.

But compared to the pain in her body, her heart hurt more.

Amy, the person he regarded as a friend, betrayed him.

(End of this chapter)