Chapter 36

Dawn Scarlett



And a few more steps before I could get to my room, I saw a familiar figure standing right in front of the door and the person is none other than the Emperor's brother, Trajan. And so, because I am curious about what he is doing in front of my room, I immediately walked as fast as I could, and when I greeted him.



"What could I do for you, Trajan?" I instantly greeted him and as if on cue, his head turned to where I am and he has this expression on his face that he can finally be at ease that he already saw me - or rather I have already appeared right in front of him. And because of that my curiosity about what he is actually doing in front of my room and why he has that expression increased.



Seriously, what does he need at this time of the day?



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He really does not usually visit me and these past few days as I have mentioned a while back - I haven't also seen him for quite some time well, it is not that it is not favorable to me. Oh well, not seeing him for quite some time in the palace is really favorable to me since he did not pester me and my eardrums are saved from everything annoying that he says. But of course, I am not going to tell that to him face to face since I fear that there might be someone around that will hear what I will say and then that person will report it to the Emperor, which is Trajan's brother - obviously and then I will get my head chopped off.



Like hell no - I already said a few times that I really do not want my head to be chopped off because hell, this is already my second life and I do not want it to end early although my supposed to be quiet life is now ruined because of the fact that the gods made me into someone that I did not really wish to become in the first place.



"Oh I am just worried that the mage that guards the library became too interested in you that he really did not get to let you go," he said as he shrugged his shoulders and I noticed one thing though. He just called Raphael, who is an archmage, a highest ranking mage just a mage? Did he not know that Raphael who guards the imperial library is actually an archmage? But that is actually quite impossible because Aurelius Shen, the emperor obviously knows that fact.



"Oh did that mage tell you that he is the archmage? I do not know if he told you his identity but what I am trying to say is that Raphael could really be annoying sometimes especially if you really piqued his interest - he would pester you until he gets what he wants" he added to what he said a while ago and I cannot help but frown because of what he just said. Oh, so Trajan is expecting that Raphael did not actually reveal his identity to me and basically he is also making me be aware of how I actually move. I really do not think that Raphael is like what he said - or maybe it is because I am what he called as the Divine Lady or the chosen one of the gods of this world that is why he is acting way too different to me because obviously, my title is far way superior to his.



But yeah, at first I actually thought that Raphael was really quite weird for acting that way - you know him being so defensive and he even tried using his magic to me but after knowing my name, his defense mechanism dropped and he started being like a curious cat and in the process, his attitude or personality is also changing. And I cannot really help but to think as well that the way he deals with someone depends on the circumstance - I guess he is a Gemini.



But oh well, why am I bringing up zodiac signs in this world when they are only available and known in my previous life anyways.



"He did tell me that he was the archmage but he just left me alone though and I just read some books while I am there in the library" I answered him and obviously I lied because of course, why would I tell him everything that happened in that place? Of course, if I told him that Raphael was interested in me he would continuously ask questions on what did I do to make Raphael interested in me and of course, what exactly did Raphael do as well. I am good at detecting lies and I am also good at lying as well - and it wouldn't hurt to make up another lie because the thing is everything they know about me is already a lie and Raphael and Alaistair are the only ones who knew who I am and maybe it will stay that way for quite some time.



"Oh, that's surprising" Trajan suddenly blurted out and he even put his right hand below his chin as if he is actually shocked that Raphael did not become curious about me as he expected but of course, I frowned in order to make it look like I am also curious on why the heck did he actually said that what I just said is surprising - of course, I need to make the lie I said believable or else I will really be busted that I am lying and once again, deception of the royal family is equivalent to execution.



"Oh nothing, I just expected that he would pester you for being completely different from the rest but I guess I am pretty much wrong. Anyways, sister in law dinner is almost ready - we'll just see you there and I hope you'll be able to share some things that you've found out in reading a few books in the imperial library" he said as he turned his back to me and he walked away and when I can no longer see him in the corridors, I instantly let out a sigh and I immediately walked inside my room. Just like he said, dinner is almost ready so I better clean myself because I do not want to be late for dinner because I do not want to act like I am a very important person in this place.



Although I have agreed to marry the emperor, that I am going to be an empress and on top of that I am the chosen one of the gods I do not have the right to act like I am a very important person because of two things. One is that I am only going to be an empress for a short period of time and that is until Aurelius Shen, the emperor of this land is already able to settle everything that he needs to settle regarding his enemies. Second thing is that if it is possible then I am going to carry the title of being the divine lady until the day that I die in this world, I really do not want anyone to know that I am the person chosen by gods. But then, of course, I know that I really have to use my powers when the time comes - of course, if the situation is already a life and death situation then yeah, I really have no choice but to use it.



But I am going to make sure that I am going to use the power that is going to be less controversial. But oh well, I am just going to think about that some other time, right now I am just going to focus on the dinner that will happen later in the dinner and what lies would I say in order to make them believe that nothing special did happen.



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After an hour or so, I am already done fixing myself and the thing is that I am already just waiting for a servant to knock on my door to let me know that dinner is already served at the hall. I guess it will take roughly about twenty more minutes because dinner is served at a particular time and of course, it is only when the Emperor is already done with all his duties. However, there are instances that dinner is served earlier than usual and it happens whenever the Emperor is going to go somewhere in the middle of the night and he orders the servants to prepare dinner early - I know this information because one of the servants informed me about such practice because she noticed that I do take a bath two times a day. One is the moment I woke up and the second is before dinner is actually served, she informed me about that because she does not want me to be late to the dinner and piss of the emperor. Actually, I am surprised that everyone here in this palace is nice to me and they are really informing me about stuffs that I should know in order to not piss of Aurelius Shen and end up losing my head.



To be honest, I expected that the servants will ignore me or just let me have my way because that is what I usually notice in the novels I have read and historical movies or series I have watched in my previous life. But I guess, that is really not the case.



"Seems like you have already accepted your fate in this world - I honestly thought that you would scream and call out to my name in order to have your questions answered. But I guess you are really the calm and composed one aren't you?" I heard a familiar voice from somewhere inside my room and I cannot help but frown because that voice comes from none other than that stingy god Fourteen - the individual that I really want to talk to. I instantly roam my eyes around my room and there I saw him sitting on the side of my bed while he is looking at the tip of his long black hair.



"Of course, being hysterical wouldn't do anything anyway so I'd rather stay calm and composed" I answered him in a matter-of-fact tone because that is really the truth - would I get the answer that I need from him when I became hysterical? No, because for sure instead of giving me the answer that I need he will just continue to ignore me as if he is not able to hear my screams or rather pleas of wanting to know the answer to the questions that I have piled up on my head.



"I really haven't been wrong in choosing you to be transmigrated in this world," he said and that made me roll my eyes subconsciously. "But of course, it is only not my choice - it was you who pleaded to live another life - a life that is way different from what you have experienced. I just granted you what you wished for" he added and that made me click my tongue because indeed I said to myself the moment that I am on the verge of death that if it is possible that I could live another life different from the life before I am killed by my own sister and the major of the military where I work for as a doctor then I would gladly accept it - but then again I simply wished in the back of my mind that I am able to live a normal life and not a life like this.



A life with extra-ordinary beings such as Yuki which is a nine-tailed fox that I knew only existed in novels or legends, a life that has magic, or even has a different system of government. I basically did not wish for a life like this one!



"You and your fellow gods basically overdid what I wished for. I never wished to be chosen by you to be transported in this world and be the same as those previous ones you've chosen in order to fight the calamity that is about to befall this world" I seriously said and as if on cue he turn his head to my direction and he has this surprised expression on his face. It is as if he is really not expecting me to say those words right in front of him.



In my previous life, I have always kept my mouth shut whenever my parents are saying something that I do not like even a single bit - I never rebelled or acted indifferently. I followed everything they said and I even gave up my dream to become a lawyer and became a doctor instead because they said that there is much more money in being a doctor. But it is a different case right now and I do not care if I am actually talking to a god. I need to speak my thoughts and say what I want to say so that I wouldn't be taken advantage of and also he needs to know that I am not fine with the situation he and his fellow gods put me into.



They really gave me a burden that I did not ask for and they did not even ask for my opinion about it. I saw that he is about to open his mouth to speak but I cut him off by speaking first.



"You did not even ask for my consent if I am willing to be transmigrated to this unknown world and become their divine lady or something. You never asked for my opinion whether or not I want the said title or even these magical abilities that you bestowed upon me. The only thing that I asked is to live my life again that I wasted from following my family blindly which led to me not being able to enjoy life and in the end, I still got killed by my own sister and of course, the major that I looked up to. You gave me a burden that I did not ask for so you really shouldn't be proud of the fact that you gave me what I wished for because technically speaking you did not give me what I really wished for - my wish is not fulfilled" I said in a nonchalant tone - I am not mad or anything, I am just spitting facts that he should know and I have this feeling that the other gods could also hear and decipher what I am saying - of course, I know that they are watching over me since I am their 'chosen one'



I actually thought that he will heave a deep sigh and try to explain everything to me when suddenly he chuckled and the surprised expression on his face disappeared and it turned into an amused one. It is as if he is not really expecting to see what he is seeing right now and hear what I just said. And because I do not know exactly the reason why he has that amused expression plastered on his face, I instantly raise my eyebrow at him.



"You just found out that you can use magic a while ago and look at you now, being able to freeze everything around you" - he said which made me look around and that's when I realize that what he said is indeed the truth because my room is already half-frozen and in an instant, I started to panic on how the hell I am going to return my room to normal because what if someone sees and notice that I am able to use magic and ice magic on top of that? Then I am going to be doomed! And for fuck's sake, how the hell did I actually freeze half of my room?!



"I honestly did not expect you - or rather we did not see it coming that you are able to possess three magical abilities. Rare abilities on top of that. And we have understood why you want to stay lowkey for a while and don't worry you wouldn't be found out that you used magic now" he said with a smile plastered on his face and I saw him snap his fingers and as if on cue my room finally returned to normal. It is as if it wasn't really frozen a while ago and I cannot help but to let out a reassured sigh because I am really about to panic because heck I do not know how to control my powers just yet! I do not even know how the heck did I freeze half of my room how much more on how to unfroze it?!



"Anyways, since you still cannot control your power - you are still completely oblivious when you are using it, I am going to give you this necklace," he said, and as if on cue a necklace appeared around my neck and it has a kunai pendant. "It will basically contain your magic inside your body until you are able to control it according to your will. It will prevent you from using it unconsciously just like what you did to your room a while ago. But I do advise you to know how to control your powers as soon as possible because you cannot keep on wearing that necklace forever. " he said and before I could even say something to him, he just disappeared and someone had already knocked on my room.



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