What Elise didn't know is that her charm magic to Allan has continued to fade ever since he learned about her powers.

One of the conditions for her powers to work is that the affected person or the people that she wants to be affected does not know about it.

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It's also the reason why Crown Prince Edickart never was charmed by her because he had an idea that she had powers that were like what the Royal Family have.

Allan decided to attach himself to Elise.

'If I can get close to her, I can trick her and make her think that I'm still influenced by her powers.' Allan througrougly thought.

"Will you stay here, Elise?" He asked. Allan needed to be more careful now that he confirmed that Elise had something to do with his father's condition.

'I need to know who is behind it.' he thought and then Allan heard the soft voice of Elise.

"I planned to stay but… I think I need to go back to the capital. I forgot that I have something to do tomorrow in the temple. Isn't that right?"

Elise asks one of the temple of light escorts that she has accompanied her during the trip to the Emsworth Duchy.

The knight nodded in agreement and Elise smiled towards Allan.

His sunset eyes became sharp for a moment before he closed it and he nodded.

"If that is what you wish… I guess I can't request you to stay" Allan replied. He needed to act like the way he used to.

After the meal and their talk, Elise is about to leave the estate of Emsworth.

"You should visit again sometime, your holiness…"

"I told you, you don't need to talk to me like that. We're close and you can just call me Elise like what you did earlier."

"Well, we are not alone aren't we?" Allan said.

"I knew that you're too stubborn… what can I do with you."

Allan reached for Elise's hands and kissed the back of it… just like what he used to do however, right now he felt repulsion to his action. Still, he acts just as gentleman as he is.

Once Elise is in the carriage, her smile vanishes and her real demeanor resurfaces.

"Proceed to the Capital. Use a teleportation scroll if need be. I need to reach the temple within an hour."

Elise sharp blue eyes glowed inside the carriage.

"I need to let the Pope know that someone who looks exactly as that bitch is inside the territory of the Emsworth. I need to be sure that she's not her, or better yet… let's also kill her. I won't let someone snatch the spot light from me"

Elise gritted her teeth.

"If I need to kill her again so be it! Even if it's a doppelganger or she's that bitch. I need to erase her…"

Her dark thoughts swirl in her head along with the wheels of the carriage.

***

In the middle of the night, where only the whisper of the night breeze, the soft sway of the leaves, the chirping of the night birds were making sounds and the only light that shines upon the dark paved road was the moonlit and that everyone was sound asleep.

The bushes of the mansion of the Drivas company have been silently moving from an unknown force and are disguised in the shade of darkness.

Swish!

One of them flew to one of the balconies on the second floor and the other picked the lock and silently opened the window on the ground floor like it was used to doing it.

No sounds were heard from their footsteps as they entered the dark lit mansion. The two people that were clothed in black smiled as similar thoughts swirling in their heads.

They thought that the people living here would never see the morning sky as they would sleep without waking up.

The assassin that landed on the second floor was coincidentally Evelyn's room. He saw the figure that was covered by a white sheet and the chestnut hair was scattered in the soft pillow.

He was happy that the request was too easy and the mansion has only a few servants and a knight that is stationed in the house. It was so easy to infiltrate.

He walked in and took a few steps closer to the side of the bed and he pulled a sword that was placed in his back and without furdo and he raised his arm and swiftly launched his sharpened sword.

Swiiiish!

Tuk!

The assassin smiled at the thought that he got rid of the target without even breaking a sweat.

"Master would be delighted when she heard about this."

"Having fun?"

The assassin turns his head quicker than a speed of light as his body tense up.

"What are you doing there? You're supposed to be here… What the?"

With his shock, he became flabbergasted and asked some nonsense questions.

Evelyn plunged and attacked the man who was covered in black. He received a blow but immediately blocked it however the force of Evelyn's attack made his arms tremble.

"Just how-"

"For an assassin, you sure have tons of questions to ask from your target."

Swiiiish!

Evelyn is still in her nightgown however, nonetheless, she can freely move because the fabric was light and she can attack him with physical strength, but this time she decided to use her magic.

"Water. Condensed. Ice Spear."

She simultaneously casted spells that will hinder her opponents movement. Evelyn fist attacks her using water magic and enveloping his body with it and condensing the water to form ice. And lastly, she uses the remaining water to cast an ice spear.

The assassin's eye went open wide as he never encountered a person who can chant using one word spell. Additionally, his body can't move because he is stuck with the ice that was restricting his movement and only his head is exposed.

"Impossible… how can you-"

"You really are curious with a lot of things. Then how about this? What do you think I'll do with this ice spear?"

Evelyn looked at the floating three ice spears that she casted. She saw the trembling eyes of the assassin who now knows what is going to happen to him.

"If you tell me who sent you then maybe I can spare you? What do you think?"

The man gritted his teeth. The Saint told him that the target is a young lady that came from some neighboring country and is probably just a weak human who is pampered by her brother. The Sain Elise thought that it would pose a threat if the people saw her face. And the assassin doesn't know what the Saint was talking about.

But strangely, now that the assassin can see her face with the light emanating from the outside, he strangely remembers the face of a high aristocrat, the one that caused an uproar in the temple of light.

'She looks like Lady Evelyn of the Ducal house of Emsworth.' The assassin thought.

He then heard the lady click her tongue.

"I don't have time for this… I'm sleepy. If you don't want to confess then fine!"

Swiiissshhh!

"Wait….!"

Swiiish!

Swiiiish!

"Ack!"

Thud!

"Haaaaa"

Evelyn sighed as the assassin made a loud noise as he plopped to the floor. After a minute pass by she heard running footsteps outside her door and BAM!

"Eve, are you alright?" Gab asked as he ran straight to where Evelyn is.

"Haaaa… I'm fine."

Another sigh escaped from her lips, she saw the people that just opened her door because of the panicked sudden intrusion.

"Don't worry, the moment they step foot in the mansion, I already detected them."

"Did you kill him?" Gil asked and walked to where the assassin's body is.

"I didn't kill him. I just let him bleed for a little, then struck his neck. That's why he fainted." she replied.

"Did you catch the other one?" Evelyn continued to ask.

"Chrisfold has already taken care of it and already put him into the basement." Gil replied.

"I'll take care of this…" He continued.

"Sure… how about you Gab? What are you-"

Evelyn stopped talking when she found Gab to be unusually silent and his head was cast downward.

"What is it? Are you alright? Did the assassin hurt you?" she asked as she reached for Gab's hand.

In that time, Gil silently left the two as he reached for the assassin's neck. He mumbled words to the assassin.

"You sure have the guts to hurt Evelyn… I'll let you taste your own medicine."

The assassins who didn't know what awaited him are silently pulled by Gil like a sack of grains.

Meanwhile, Gab is still disappointed at himself.

'I didn't get to help Eve again this time! How useless can I be?!' Gab thought.

He didn't even hear Evelyn's sweet voice that was calling him as his mind was occupied with blaming himself.

"Gab…!"

"Hey! Gab…! Look at me!"

Finally, he heard her called his name and he voluntarily stared straight to her disguised chestnut eyes.

"Are you alright? Did you get hurt?"

Gab bite his lower lip in frustration. Even though Evelyn was the one who was attacked and faced the assassin, she still has the energy and compassion to worry about him.

"I'm sorry, Eve…"

"About what? There's nothing to feel sorry about…"

"No, I was here with you under the same roof but I still couldn't protect you…!"

Slowly, tears fall down in the red orbs of Gabriel.

"Look… It's alright, I'm safe. You don't need to say sorry."

"But still…"

Evelyn slowly wiped away the tears that streamed down his face. Evelyn smiled and thought that Gab was still the same despite maturing and becoming a commander of the royal family of the beastmen.