“I’ll only appear dead in the eyes of the world, not actually die. I’m telling you this in advance to avoid any strange misunderstandings,” Liana said.

“Strange misunderstandings?” Sephirena’s blood-colored eyes looked at Liana.

“For example, the curse you’ve always believed in. You finally find someone willing to kill you, but then shortly after, I suddenly die. At that time, what would you think? Would you believe this was the result of the curse? That the curse didn’t want you to die, so it specifically killed me?” Liana said.

Sephirena’s gaze wavered slightly. If Liana really died suddenly, she would definitely think that way.

So Princess Liana was considering this for her sake?

But why fake death? Sephirena didn’t think Princess Liana had anything to fear right now.

With Minoga protecting her, Liana could be said to face no danger whatsoever.

Although Liana had done many excessive things before, now that Princess Liana’s relationship with Princess Mephilia was close, plus the fact that Princess Liana’s actions were very different from ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) before...

Her reputation should gradually improve, especially with Princess Mephilia, who was very close to Princess Liana, now on the rise.

Sephirena wasn’t clear on the purpose of Princess Liana’s fake death.

“Why do this?” Sephirena asked, puzzled.

“Of course, it’s to protect you,” Liana looked at Sephirena and said very sincerely.

“...Princess Liana?” Sephirena’s gaze wavered.

“Look, I’m something of a celebrity now. Many strange people are watching me, otherwise there’d be no need to specifically have Minoga come protect me.

“Because of this, many strange people are watching me, and since you’re by my side, naturally you’ll also receive special attention.

“Your identity is very special. If your identity were exposed at this time, it would be fatal for you,” Liana explained.

What Princess Liana said was indeed correct, but Princess Liana had absolutely no need to go to such lengths.

She couldn’t understand why, when they had only just met for the first time before, Princess Liana would help her.

Liana looked at Sephirena, seemingly waiting for her to speak.

“Princess Liana, why would you do so much for a stranger, even risking your life?” Sephirena asked.

Sephirena had asked the question Liana wanted her to ask.

Liana smiled slightly. “Was it too obvious?”

Liana knew very well that saying such things would definitely make others suspicious.

How could anyone be so kind-hearted to someone they met for the first time?

“What do you mean?” Sephirena was somewhat confused.

“Don’t worry, I don’t have any special reason for helping you. It’s just to help Mephilia, that’s all. You don’t need to worry about anything,” Liana said.

She continued, “You just need to accept my goodwill. By helping you, I’m helping myself. If you stay alive, our alliance with the Elf Forest will become very simple. Then, we can attribute this achievement to Mephilia, giving her another advantage when she competes for the position of throne. Can you accept that a bit more?”

“...” The reason Liana gave now was much more credible than what she had said before.

But Sephirena still felt something was strange, though she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.

No... why was she considering these things now?

Before, she didn’t need to think about any of this. She just needed Liana to kill her.

Yes, she just needed Liana to kill her. Sephirena looked at Liana and said, “Aren’t you worried that I might use your fake death to threaten you?

“If this matter were discovered, wouldn’t you and Princess Mephilia face some trouble?”

“Doing so would not benefit you at all. If you expose me, you’ll expose yourself too. At that time, Princess Avira would come looking for you,” Liana smiled. “There’s no need to threaten or test me. My goal is simple: to keep you alive and continue the alliance. Whether you change your mind or not is your own issue. That’s just a side benefit. I’m not some bleeding heart.”

“...I understand.” Sephirena’s gaze turned back to the window outside.

What was happening to her? Had her mindset changed?

She herself wasn’t quite sure, and she couldn’t see through Princess Liana either. The only thing she could be certain of was...

Princess Liana might not be as cold as she claimed to be. After all, the words she said when comforting Princess Mephilia, and the words she inadvertently let slip, revealed that she was a very gentle and kind person.

It’s just... right now, she couldn’t accept this fact.

Liana looked at Sephirena. “Do you have any other questions?”

“No.”

Liana nodded. “So, do you still plan to reveal my fake death?”

“As you said, Princess Liana, revealing it would not benefit me at all. Besides, you’ve already promised me that you’ll kill me. I have no reason to do something so risky,” Sephirena said.

“That’s good.”

“Princess Liana, where are we going now?” Minoga asked.

It was because Princess Liana had mentioned three things but hadn’t said which one they would do first.

Liana thought for a moment. “Let’s go back to Venus Manor first.”

It had been over a month since Liana had seen Erinna, and she wondered how she was doing.

However, with Mephilia’s protection, Erinna’s safety should not be an issue. With her own abilities, given enough time, she would definitely become an excellent duchess.

“I understand.” Minoga drove the carriage toward Venus Manor.

When they arrived at Venus Manor, Naibert appeared before them immediately.

“Welcome home, Princess Liana.” Naibert bowed to Liana.

Liana nodded in acknowledgment, then asked with concern, “Where’s Erinna? How is she?”

“Is Sister Liana concerned about my safety?” Erinna’s voice came from behind Liana.

Liana was puzzled about why she was returning from outside, and without Naibert by her side.