The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 82 - About the Blue Rose

This afternoon, Clara was having lunch with the emperor of course. Jean's? I don't know where that guy is. Since this morning when Clara was rioting in the palace temple, Jean was not there beside the emperor.

"Your Majesty. Jean where?"

"He's got business in Vinca."

"Walking George?"

The Emperor frowned, why did Clara have so many familiar acquaintances who were men? Okay, Clara has a pretty face. Only, the emperor was sure that the men did not see through his physique alone. Because Clara has a shitty attitude. So the emperor thought that whoever the man who saw Clara was different, it was certain that he had a special feeling for Clara.

"As you say."

"But we're just from Vinca yesterday, Jean's time hasn't been past a few days back anyway." Clara bent her face.

It's not just Jean that's missing. Even Nero is the same. When Clara rushes into the kitchen, there's no Nero anywhere. Clara asked the other chefs and their answer was the same, 'No idea'.

It's not funny that they eloped, is it?

"Don't ask me, just ask him."

"Don't Jean say anything about going to Vinca?"

"Not really..."

"Huh! It's mysterious."

Clara kept her body off the dining table. He was not having a taste for food, not because of Jean's disappearance. But the taste of today's cuisine is rather bitter, and he is powerless to spend a full plate.

"Your Majesty, I am full."

"Why? The contents of your plate are only a third. Not just like you. What's wrong with you?"

"His Majesty should ask what's going on with your food, right?"

"Just the same."

"It feels bitter, like a charred. I prefer Nero's cooking, it's special that he cooks."

The Emperor was silent for a moment, he took out a small piece of meat from Clara's plate. That surprised Clara, why? Because eating a plate of both is like a couple.

You didn't forget Clara's status change today after this morning's statement?

It was a happy feeling, but Clara again - again commented on the emperor's actions. In the winter mornings, it is not a romantic time. But Clara took her positives alone, she was loved by the emperor.

Clara slightly flinched when recalling the emperor's statement. Even this guy didn't say 'I love you'. Then why did Clara define the words of the emperor as something romantic?

Never mind, there may be a code between the two of them that can only be understood by them.

TUK

Clara knocks - hits the dining table so bored. There was no Jean he could take to destroy the palace. The emperor himself must have been busy with his duties, Clara did not want to be a mosquito among the emperors with her work. And also Nero, Clara could not ask to be taught to cook cakes by him.

"Where did Nero actually go?" Grousers Clara.

The emperor who heard it just stared flatly. This girl seems to be very difficult to work with in any situation.

"Next week I'm going to Vinca, want to come?"

Clara's face became brilliant instantly, this was a call-to-road after a declaration of love. Can this be called dating? Actually they've been dating (only Clara calls it dating) a few times before, so Clara is a bit used to it.

"By His Majesty! I feel bored if I have to stay here. To be honest I also want to go to Freesia for a while..." Clara's voice got lower when she said she wanted to go to Freesia.

Not a specific reason he wanted to go there. Clara just wanted to visit the place where Avrim melted into flowers. Avrim, who had always been with Clara, had left her.

Clara knew that the Avrim she met was the result of Jean's handling of Avrim's corpse. The real avrim is gone. However, Clara wanted to honor Avrim and visit her grave one last time. Whether it's a tomb or not, Clara would call it that.

"Vinca and Freesia are in two places opposite each other. One north and one south, we can't stop by Freesia." Meiger sighed, suddenly he felt tired just from talking to this weapon.

"Truely so..." Clara sounded disappointed.

Really, Clara was always good at making the ultimate weapon to fight Meiger. He knew that the Hortensian emperor would find it hard to refuse this request, plus he asked with a pitiful expression.

"Ck! We'll go to Freesia tomorrow. Don't get you up late."

"Acci..."

...❀...

The day has changed night. The sun has been replaced by the moon. The stars that previously hid are no longer ashamed to appear.

Clara stands among a blue rose half covered in snow. Sayup - sayup he heard the sound of crickets and night creatures who had woken up from his nap.

Clara's gaze on the night sky was diverted, she looked at the blue rose that could still endure the cold of winter. They will not die in the season. Are they eternal?

Clara crouched down, staring at one of the existing blue roses more intensely. Thorns - thorns that have a rose stem is quite painful if pricked his finger, the most severe may be scratched and bleeding.

Unwittingly, Clara's hand moves to touch the rose. There was something about this flower that attracted him.

Really, how much influence did the original Clara Scoleths have on her now?

Why did Clara Scoleths never release the blue rose she had held? Is that really this flower? I think pansy, cosmos or dandelion are no less unique. So why this flower...?

Why did the author make the blue rose as a valuable object belonging to Clara Scoleths?

TAP

Clara touched the blue rose petals. It looked beautiful, the blue rose was like it was glowing, as if reflecting the moonlight.

Clara's body suddenly froze, unable to pull her hand from the rose. A black fog shot out from Clara's palm and was visibly absorbed by the blue rose. The more black fog the rose absorbed, the more black it became. The rose color has now become completely black.

Clara realized something. Even though what he had was a pair of sapphires. Not that he's not the reincarnation of Lyserith.

The girl in his dream, Lyserith and Clara Scoleths were the same person with different bodies. Clara won't talk about their differences, but their similarities.

Clara Scoleths, in her novels always carries blue roses. Another with Lyserith who in his dream carried a white rose.

Clara should have realized earlier, the origin of the blue rose. Blue roses would never exist without white roses. In her world, Clara learned how to make blue roses from white roses.

The concept is the same. The same - the same from the white rose, even so there is a difference from the way it is made. How can white be blue.

The black fog that came out from Clara's palm just now must have been black magic. And the magic was absorbed easily into the blue rose. Now, the blue rose has changed color to black.

That means, the reason why white roses turn blue is black magic. Lyserith always carried - bring white roses as a medium to store the black magic that he absorbed.

"Ahaha.. what a mind blowing once." Clara laughed blandly.

So, all the blue roses here are the result of Lyserith's hard work in collecting black magic. Moreover, Clara knew full well that the number of blue roses in Hortensia was greater than any other region on the Herbras continent. Doesn't that mean Hortensia is the region with the most black magic? How appalling.

Clara's current question is...

"Who planted all this?"

...❀...

SREK

A young man cut through the weeds that blocked his path by using a sword. He had to go to Vinca immediately to deliver the message, but could - this grass usually hinders his journey. Because of this, he traveled to Vinca longer.

Jean looked up, where the sky had darkened. He scratched his head in frustration, all this was a complete waste of his time. If this wasn't important news, Jean would have chosen to send it through the pigeons.

Jean held out her right hand. Eliciting flames in his palm, the black magic in Hortensia was still much like the previous days. It was as if the existence of thousands of blue roses in the palace grounds and flower gardens were meaningless. Because black magic is still rampant.

Amidst the silence of the night, Clara's foolish and cunning face was remembered by Jean. The weapon girl who has two personalities because of the actions of Emperor Siegward. Move places to Freesia and used up. Living in Ranunculus with the Wayne family. Clara eventually returned to her place of origin.

Jean smiled faintly, "Miss. Miss always looks cute with any expression. But but..."

Jean approached his horse and stroked the horse. Although his gaze was straight on his horse, the glare of the eyes was blank. It's like Jean's mind was running around. But suddenly Jean stopped stroking his horse, his smile dwindling.

"Miss is still as pathetic as ever."

TB

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