The Abandoned Empress Will Not Return

it was such an empty and long space that the echo was heard loudly even in a small voice.

 

“If you walk all the way there, you’ll find a slave auction house.”

 

Cerdian smirked and murmured softly.

 

It was really a temporary passage as there was no one in the hallway.
Thanks to this, they were able to arrive safely at what seemed to be the entrance to the auction house.
A murmur echoed through the huge iron door.

 

“This is the slave market.”

 

She was finally facing the slave auction house.
The palms of her hands were filled with sweat and her heart was beating loudly.
Rodelia bit her molars tightly, trying to calm her nervousness.

 

‘Now all I have to do is raid this place and wipe out the slave merchants.
But how……?’

 

She had no idea what Cerdian’s plan was.
She didn’t know anything, so she just had to wait for now.

 

However, there was not much time left, and the anxiety leaked out of her mouth.
Rodelia looked at Cerdian nervously and asked.

 

“But Grand Duke, you didn’t come alone, did you? No matter how good your martial arts skills are, I don’t think you’re going to rush into this place alone.
I clearly asked you to show me that my choice wasn’t wrong……!”

 

Her eyes were fierce, putting strength in her last words and hoping that he would give a proper answer.
With a smile on his face, Cerdian replied calmly.

 

“Oh, of course, the reinforcements will arrive soon.”

 

“That’s a relief.”

 

A sigh of relief broke out.

 

“……But you still don’t want to tell me, I guess you have some great plan?”

 

Even though Rodelia, who was frustrated, spoke with a slightly sarcastic tone, he still didn’t think of opening his mouth at all.

 

“But before that, we should go in first.”

 

“How?”

 

The giant door will surely make a noise.
They would certainly be found out.

 

‘How in the world will you sneak in?’

 

Rodelia stared at him with a frown.

 

“I’m going to create a commotion in the bar and lure the owner out.
Did you think I wouldn’t have anything prepared like that?”

 

“…….”

 

“Wait here a little bit.
The owner will be out soon.”

 

Cerdian hid with Rodelia in a narrow space next to the recessed door.

 

“How long do we have to be like this?”

 

“Are you uncomfortable?”

 

It was uncomfortable.
It couldn’t have been fine.

 

Being so close to each other in a narrow space was something she was totally not used to.
But how can she say that in this situation?

 

Rodelia said in a small voice, calming her wildly beating heart.

 

“……No, it’s okay.”

 

At that time, as Cerdian said, the large door slowly opened, and a man who appeared to be the owner of the bar walked out grumbling.

 

“Aish, what bad luck.
What commotion b*llsh*t?”

 

A husky voice resounded loudly in the vast hallway with the sound of spitting out phlegm.

 

He swung his thick arm and disappeared toward the bar.
Cerdian, who was watching him, carefully pushed his foot through the door just before it closed.

 

When Cerdian, who first entered, winked, Rodelia quickly entered through the door.
Finally, they succeeded in perfectly infiltrating the slave auction house.
Somehow, a sense of joy rose from her feet.

 

The interior was a completely different place from the hallway.
It was obvious that the walls, floors, and doors in each room were all carefully selected.
Not only were they all made from luxurious materials, the sculptures in the hallway and the paintings on the walls were also quite famous.

 

It’s too fancy for a place where people bought and sold people.
It was like coming to a luxurious art museum.

 

“What a shameless…….”

 

Anger welled up from within.
She almost said harsh words that were rising from the inside.

 

Fortunately, she was quickly able to maintain her composure, thanks to the years she spent as an empress, but her cheeks and earlobes, which were burning hot, hardly cooled down.
And at that moment.

 

“Ah, many of you have been waiting for a long time.
As much as you’ve waited, we’ve prepared the best products today, so please look forward to it.
And without further ado, we’ll show you the first product.”

 

The host’s voice could be heard faintly from the end of the corridor.
Due to this, it was natural that Rodelia’s anger rose even more.
She pursed her lips and said coldly.

 

“Let’s move quickly.”

 

“……You’re bolder than I thought.
I know there will be some guards over there.”

 

Cerdian said indifferently.
In fact, he was so indifferent to other people’s affairs that he often could not understand Rodelia.

 

To put it nicely, she was a person who had excellent empathy, but in a bad way she can be considered nosy.
Sometimes she acted like a fearless person.

 

Being like that can be an advantage for a country’s empress, but it can also be a weakness if done wrong.

 

So it was a good thing for him…….

 

Thinking it was him who pushed Rodelia into this quagmire, a strange feeling came over him again.
Even though it was inevitable.

 

Cerdian could hardly control the uneasy feeling that came from time to time.
It was Rodelia’s provocative question that got him out of his thoughts.

 

“So? Isn’t the Grand Duke going to protect me?”

 

For a moment a laugh broke out.
Serdian glanced at her face, which looked a little angry, and gave a sincere answer.

 

“That’s right.”