The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 9 - Herbras I

The night just ended. Clara is reluctant to get out of her blanket because sunlight is trying to break into her room. He can't stand anything hot.

Behind her blanket, Clara heard the sound of the door opening. Without having to look at it, Clara knew who was coming.

"Miss, I brought you breakfast. Please don't hibernate every day."

It was Avrim.

Clara squirms in her blanket. "I woke up Avrim, but give me a few more minutes. I'm still collecting my life."

"As for Miss, that must be just an excuse. You can't talk without life." Avrim shook her head.

"Avrim, I'm actually getting tired of that breakfast. Every day, if not cold porridge, fruit salad or vegetable must be just iced milk." Clara's still in her blanket.

"You know Miss. I made a fruit salad fed fermented milk."

Yogurts!

"Is that true, Avrim?" This time Clara's head emerged from under her blanket.

Avrim nodded. He showed various pieces of fruit with yogurt as a different addition than usual.

"This is called a salad!" Shouts Clara enthusiastically.

Avrim handed Clara a tray of fruit salad. "Previously Miss said if fruit salad is better coupled with yogurt. I didn't know what it was, so I asked Miss. And Miss answered it was milk that had been fermented. So I'm trying to get it."

"Thank you, Avrim. You're my hero!" Clara puts her first fruit in her mouth.

"You could have." Avrim replied with a smile. "Miss, today there will be a meeting of the noble families in the Royal Palace."

"Today?"

"To be exact tonight."

"Don't it just a few days ago that the nobles gathered for the King's birthday?"

"Yes, Miss. This time for politics."

For the umpteenth time Clara ate the fruit salad. "Then, why would the noble children also need to come along? That's just the business of the bigwigs."

"I don't know Miss. However, it is true that Young Master will come along."

That venomous mouth is coming?! If he came there, would he let his mouth slippery as usual? Because it sucks to speak politely, I'm sure he's also lousy at getting a woman's heart. Thankfully, there was his face!

"Miss, since the show is late, Mr. Duke wishes Miss could come too. Duke said it was about Young Master, so Miss was expected to come along."

"If that happens. I could have thought the child was missing by the guards."

"Miss comes during the King's birthday celebration. It would be strange if Miss is not present."

"uh? What if my rumors are going to get spread out and packed?"

Rumors of an ugly and mute girl being brought by Hendrick to the King's birthday show were already widespread throughout Ranunculus. And aggravated by the noble girls who said that the girl was the future wife of the Young Duke.

Clara was clearly unwilling to aggravate the rumors. As well as her identity that was beginning to be suspected by noble girls. Perhaps Clara would be much less likely to leave the residence.

It's a secret, actually every night Clara goes out of Wayne's residence unnoticed by anyone but Avrim. If this is the case, the obstacles to exploring the outside world will be even more difficult.

"About that, if Duke hasn't spoken to me. I'm not going there. After all, from the beginning I did not intend to come. My arrival will definitely make a scene, let alone my veil is already attached to my forehead specially."

"Of course it's because of the Crown Prince! He was the one who made my 'in' personality come out the other day. I won't be able to forget it that easily."

"..."

"Avrim, is there a library?"

"Of course there is. But why did Miss suddenly want to go there?"

"Just want to read. I'll be there when the sun goes down."

"All right, Miss."

At least I should find out about the ins and outs of the Herbras Continent and the five great regions. Because in the novel, the five Male Leads came from different regions. I just found out about the outline.

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Duke gives Clara permission through Avrim to go to the library. Also, regarding Ranunculus' political discussion, Clara was allowed to be absent by the Duke easily either for what reason.

When the sun had set, Clara came out of her room. Down the stairs to the main floor where the library is located.

It took a long time for Clara to find a book about the Herbras continent. After getting it, Clara sat in one of the chairs and began to open the book.

Originally, the five great regions of the Herbras continent did not have a good relationship. Over the years, these five regions fought each other to obtain the Herbras continent completely. It was up to the moment where they began to feel that they had lost a great many troops and felt a great loss.

Later, the Western region is now called Hortensia. Starting a peace mission, and of course they have great rights to the Herbras continent because this peace was first initiated by them. Coupled with the fact that the ability of Hortensia leaders is very great.

The leader? That's Emperor Hortensia I, isn't it? It turns out that the elephant power possessed by Emperor Hortensia is now a legacy of Emperor Hortensia I. Then the fact that he was 'red-eyed', he became the only Male Lead capable of subduing Rovers easily.

No wonder Hellen in the novel had turned away from Rovers because of the appearance of the Hortensian Emperor.

Hortensia or the Western region informed their mission to the other four regions. And the Southern region, Vinca was the first to agree on this decision. That's why until now these two regions have a good relationship.

It took a lot of time for the other three regions to agree as well. Because Hortensia and Vinca claim vast territories as their own. In the end, Ranunculus, Freesia and Agapanthus were quite resentful of these two regions. And until this very moment, the three Kingdoms had never been on good terms with them.

Hundreds of years after the division of the territory. There was something that made the Kingdom of Freesia have a problem with the Kingdom of Ranunculus. In fact, it also involves both large regions, namely Hortensia and Vinca. After the atmosphere became increasingly strange, Ranunculus made a collaboration with Agapanthus to fight Freesia.

Hm? What kind of trouble is this? Don't you think this is what made Duke Wayne want to kidnap me from Freesia?

Clara closed the book and took it to her room. Reading in the library is a bit scary. But if you look at the facts, Clara's room is darker than the library.

As Clara exited the library door, suddenly from the opposite direction someone entered.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Clara.

"No problem, Clara Scoleths. I'm wrong here anyway."

Clara was looking down trying to see who she hit. After seeing her sweet smiling beautiful face, Clara suddenly got fed up and wanted to leave immediately.

Tch, Yell. My fate is always unlucky.

TB

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