The Tyrant’s Tranquilizer - Chapter 102

Chapter 102

Beyond the corner were several strong men. They saw Amelie and grinned.

“Why is there a noble lady in this place?”

“Are you lost? What to do, can we help you?”

They approached with a lurch.

‘Is it because it’s a deserted road? Why are there gangsters?’

The area where Monet’s dressing room was located was a street lined with rich stores. Many aristocrats and rich commoners visited, and security was excellent. 

“No, I don’t need anything, so just go.”

Amelia refused flatly, but they exchanged glances and came closer.

“I told you we’ll help you right? You just have to give a big reward.”

“That’s right. If we take off only what the Lady is wearing, we will show you the way to the roadside?” 

They surrounded and threatened Amelie. Their physique was so good that a dark shadow fell over her.

“That’s enough.”

“No, why would you say no when someone says they’ll do you a favor!”

A man clutched Amelia’s shoulder.

“Ugh.”

“Meow.”

Lira looked at Amelie as if she was doing something. In fact, no matter how many gangsters came in, it couldn’t do any harm to Amelia. Because she had magic.

‘Since they’ve seen my face— It’s difficult to use magic here.’

Amelia wrinkled her brows. Is there any way to avoid getting caught?

“Are you scared?”

“Don’t cry. What did we do to make you cry?”

Seeing that Amelia’s face was stiff, the gangsters giggled.

‘Okay, let’s ask Lira to hypnotize them after I knock them out.’

As soon as Amelia, who made the decision, tried to use magic, another person appeared in the opposite alley. It was a man with blond hair and blue eyes, and he had an unusual long jeweled necklace around his neck.

“What are you doing there?”

The man came to rescue Amelie. She was grateful, but for Amelie, it was only a hindrance.

‘I think he’s a noble, but I can’t use magic, what to do—’

While Amelia was worried, the man had a quarrel with the gangsters.

“Let’s play chivalry somewhere else, shall we?”

“Who do you think we are?”

“We can’t just leave someone in trouble.”

Some of the gangsters approached the man and threatened him. Amid the ferocity of the atmosphere, Amelia came to the conclusion.

‘Let’s escape from this mess!’

If she couldn’t use magic, she had no choice but to run away for now. Amelie was thinking about the timing to run away, but a different development unfolded than expected. When the man pointed his finger at the thugs, their bodies floated into the air. 

“Argh! Were you a wizard?”

“Let go—!”

When the man flicked his finger, the jewels hanging from the man’s necklace were broken and the gangsters disappeared.

‘Was it a mana stone, not a jewel? A wizard wearing a mana stone necklace? Huh? I think it’s a familiar face— ‘ 

There was only one wizard in the original novel. 

Wizard Ruben Odorus.

He was in a very important position in the original novel. Renee’s lover and Serwin’s half-brother, he was another main force in the rebellion. 

Ruben was the second son of the Duke of Odorus and wore expensive mana stones like jewels. He easily used high-level magic such as teleportation, and was considered one of the best among wizards.

‘It’s impossible for Ruben to be here?’

‘It’s because he’s still imprisoned in his house.’ 

Born of the former Emperor and the Duke of Odorus’s younger sister, Ruben was not the symbol of the Emperor, but was a threat enough to Serwin, so Serwin imprisoned Ruben in his home. 

‘Ruben was released after Renee became a knight, so it is normal for him to be imprisoned now.’

Ruben was excellent at teleportation magic, but he could not come out of the mansion where he was imprisoned. It was because the moment he came out of the mansion, magic was activated that delivered him to Serwin. One time, Ruben left the mansion to save his brother who went to quell a local riot. Upon learning of it, Serwin executed Ruben’s older brother, which made Ruben the heir to the ducal title, but since then Ruben had a huge grudge against Serwin. 

“That was close. I can’t believe there are gangsters like that on this street. What’s the guards doing?”

Ruben approached Amelie. Blue eyes and a bright smile gave a refreshing impression. It was a completely different impression from the description of the novel. The original Ruben had a more cynical and weary face. 

“I think I’m lucky. I was able to help such a beautiful person.”

Ruben took Amelie’s hand and kissed her hand. 

“Come to think of it, have we seen each other somewhere before?”

He glanced at Amelie and smiled softly. Amelie was horrified by Ruben’s audacious behavior. Where did he get such cliche words! 

‘Is this person Ruben? No, the man I liked was not like this. He had such a cold personality that it makes sense that he was one bloodline with Serwin!’

“No, it’s my first time seeing you.”

“I think I saw you with Count Dellahaim the other day when I brought him to the Imperial Palace?”

“Oh? Are you the wizard from that time?” 

Amelie remembered the wizard who had gone all the way to Dellahaim and was introduced to her by her father. At that time, he was wearing a hood, so she couldn’t see his face properly, but looking at this, his jawline and mouth were similar to Serwin’s. 

“I’m Ruben Oodorus. At that time, I couldn’t even say hello because I’m conscious of His Majesty’s eyes.”

That wizard was Ruben back then? Lies! There’s no way he’s already been released—. And why is his personality so sly? He wasn’t like this in the first place!

Amelie opened her mouth. It was surprising that he was different from the character in the original work, and he is here now. What was more shocking was that Renee’s man, who would become her future brother-in-law, was sending such comments to her. 

“It’s so nice to meet you like this. I’ve been wanting to see you for a while, but His Majesty didn’t allow me.”

Whether Amelie was astonished or not, Ruben muttered his story.

“I couldn’t even say thank you and greet you properly. I didn’t know that His Majesty was so narrow-minded. No. Does that mean that Miss Amelie is precious to His Majesty?” 

“Thank you?”

“Oh, you didn’t know. His Majesty has agreed to release me from house arrest if I can bring Count Dellahaim to him.” 

“His Majesty?”

“Yes, I’m the only wizard who’s good enough to teleport the distance with someone else, so His Majesty couldn’t help it. I’m a little competent.”

“Oh… Yes…”

Amelie was speechless. How could the cold-looking Ruben character collapse like this? Ruben, who was cold, but burned with anger inside, was nowhere to be found. 

‘Is it different from the original? because of me?’

Amelie was embarrassed that the original story had changed where she didn’t know it, but was moved by the fact that Serwin did so to comfort her. Suddenly, she missed Serwin.

“I’ll be on my way.”

“Oops, I talked too much when I first met you. Let’s go. I’ll take you to the palace.”

When Ruben reached out to Amelie. 

“Meow!”

Lira struck Ruben’s hand.

‘Why?’

As Amelie secretly looked at Lira, Lira shook her head slightly. She meant to say no. Amelie decided to follow Lira’s advice. 

“No. I have another place to stop by. It’s fine.”

“Where are you going? I’ll escort you.”

Despite the rejection, Ruben was aggressive.

“Don’t feel pressured. It’s because I want to be close to you.”

“Thank you for saying that, but it’s really okay. Then I’ll go.”

Amelie stepped back and ran away across the corner.

*****

When Amelia left, Ruben stood still in the alley for a long time. Soon as Amelia was far enough away, he took out a new mana necklace and flicked his finger. Then, in the air, the gangsters he had removed earlier appeared again. 

“Wow, you’re amazing. Young Master, your acting is no joke, isn’t it?”

“I saw you guys acting well too. Isn’t it your job to be a gangster, not a knight?”

They burst into laughter. Unlike when Amelie was there, they were as close as they knew each other.

“So, did you do her a favor? You took the knights and even made them pretend to be thugs, but there must have been results, right?”

“You’ve seen it all up there. What are you asking? She ran away.”

“Oh my—”

The knights looked at Ruben with a sad face. They were just teasing him because they had watched all of Ruben pretending to be like that. 

“I thought it was an opportunity because she was away from the Emperor. She seems to be on high alert.”

“But since you helped her today, won’t you be called in soon?”

“Yes. His Majesty or that woman will invite you.” 

“It seems to be worthwhile to chase after her since she left her mansion.”

“We’ll see.”

Ruben shrugged his shoulders.

*****

Amelie took Lira into the cafe on the main road. She took a seat in a corner and asked an employee there to contact Milena. When she returned to the imperial palace, she planned to ride a horse-drawn carriage. 

“Why aren’t you riding a broom?”

Lira looked around, then whispered softly. The cafe was noisy, so they could talk comfortably. 

“What do they do when they see someone flying on a broomstick? I want to go safely.”

“Well done, by the way, I don’t like that guy from earlier.” 

“Lira, is there anyone you like?”

“I hate humans.”

“Sir Chad too?”

Lira turned her head coyly with the ‘hm’ sound, and then overtly changed the subject.

“The pendant came from the lake, right?”

“Yes.” Amelie replied with a smile at Lira’s obvious subject change.

“Can I go into the lake and see?”

“The water must be cold now. Would it be okay to wait a while? Do you want to go inside now?”

“Yes, I want to check.”

“Then get ready and go in.”

Lira nodded and sat down on the chair. It had only been a few days since she returned to the Imperial Palace, and so much had happened in the meantime. 

‘A building similar to a temple, a precious pendant that even witches can’t find, and a disaster. What the hell happened inside the Imperial Palace?’ 

Will it continue to be like this with Amelie? Lira clasped her throbbing head with her front paws. Amelie smiled sweetly as she looked at her black back and cute paws. Even if she knows it’s Lira, it’s cute. 

After some time like that, it suddenly became noisy outside the cafe.

“Huh, outside! Outside!”

“What? What’s going on?”

The disturbance began at the entrance of the cafe.

“What’s going on?”

Amelia followed the people and looked at the entrance of the cafe. Then the door opened, and Serwin appeared. There was silence in the cafe for a moment, and people closed their mouths as soon as they saw Serwin’s golden eyes as if they had cued.