4. Rynella’s fate is decided by Rynella (27)
The disturbance of the previous day was known to everyone in the mansion.
The mansion of Percus was not very large. It was wide because it was a place where nobles lived, but it was not comparable to the lordship of high-ranking nobles.
The noise from my bedroom reached the yard.
More than a dozen people gathered at the banquet. They were even the people of Percus, who were famous for their remoteness, so it wasn’t strange if they were curious and flocked to them.
Even more so if my family took the lead.
Senior Elsie almost went on a rampage, asking if a commoner would dare to step into an aristocrat’s mansion, but unfortunately no one took issue with this in the Percus mansion.
It was only a matter of time before today’s incident became known anyway.
Before Elsie pointed out this, she had to explain the whole story of holding the kitchen knife. It seems that he went to the kitchen first because he was excited.
Elsie senior’s excuse was like that.
“Eh, if you use magic, even the master will get hurt… … .”
In other words, he wanted to stab only the saintess.
The saintess responded that she was full of energy, but as a saintess of the Celestial Church, there was something called prestige. The saintess, who came to her senses a little bit from the series of incidents, finally regained her prudence.
The saintess spread lies without even spitting on her lips.
“I had a conversation with Brother Ian alone for some doctrinal advice, but Sister Elsie seems to have misunderstood it. Emmanuel.”
At the same time, who could doubt the saintess who secretly radiates divine power of white color?
Only my deeply religious mother made the sign of the cross and uttered a single word.
“Immanuel.”
Of course, not everyone was suspicious.
In particular, Seriana Celine’s eyes were extremely dangerous. It was to the point where I felt fortunate that Elsie-senior found out.
If Seria had come to visit with a cleaver, a catastrophe would have happened that day.
My sister was also very annoyed.
The disheveled bed, the heated air in the bedroom, and the arguing between the two women made anyone suspicious.
However, even the younger sister could not carelessly pursue this matter.
It was an affair between the saintess and the daughter of the Rainella family. Otherwise, the problem could have been exacerbated. It was best to just ask.
Even so, my sister left me a word of warning.
“… … See you tomorrow, brother.”
It was like saying let’s see.
It was the moment when my plan to head to the ‘slums’ immediately went awry.
It seemed that he would be able to head to the slums only after being ripped off by his sister in the morning.
It was only after such an uproar that I regained my peaceful solitude.
I drank, but there was still alcohol, so I kept tilting my glass. As the intoxication heated up my brain like steam, my thinking became more and more complicated.
What the hell is the Dark Church up to here?
‘I’ from the future ordered Sir Irene not to take her eyes off her sister. Then, at least once, her sister might be in danger.
Also, the forces gathered in the territory were beyond imagination.
No matter how dark the church was, it was not easy to attack the rural territory, where there were thousands of enlisted soldiers of the Yurdina family, a magician army of the Rainella family, and even a large number of experts.
Even so, does it mean ‘throw away what is thrown away’?
The more I get drunk and my consciousness gets hazy, the closer my dream gets.
A familiar sensation, like crossing a blurry borderline.
Again I dreamed of someone.
*
“Once you understand the flow, you understand everything.”
It was a story that a bad scammer would tell.
If you know one, you can know everything, and it’s usually worth dismissing it as nothing more than nonsense.
If it weren’t for the teacher who said that.
The black-haired woman, who looked only in her mid-teens, had a surprisingly decadent beauty. It was to the point where I thought that the pipe tobacco I was biting on was suitable.
What I was doing was just like a little kid.
The Archwitch touched a drop of water that floated in front of her. Then, the stream of water simmered through the narrow gap and soaked my body.
“Tak,” I replied in an annoyed voice as I was chopping firewood.
“… … What the hell does water gun play have to do with that?”
“Goyan, do you not know the deep meaning of this teacher? If you master the flow like this, you can squeeze the flow into a narrow gap and create a force dozens of times stronger.”
While doing so, the Archwitch tapped the drop of water several times with her slender index finger, saying “knap” and “knock”.
Every time that happened, a stream of water shot out and soaked my clothes. Since the board was drenched in sweat anyway, I thought it was fortunate that I could cool myself down with cold water.
I sighed and decided to ignore the Archwitch.
I knew very well that I was a very lonely person. Because I’ve been seeing you for years. And in the meantime, many disciples have left.
It was because he was tired of endless training.
Then, it was understandable that the Archwitch was obsessed with one of her few remaining disciples. The problem was that I had work to do.
Bruises flowed from my mouth, which I couldn’t bear to disrespect my teacher.
“You’re chopping firewood right now… The sister-in-law will be coming soon, but if you don’t cut the firewood properly, you’ll definitely hear another voice.”
“Hey, after falling in love, do sisters and sisters take precedence over teachers?”
“… … Not really like that.”
“It remains to be seen.”
So the master snorted and walked away quickly.
And not long after, a shrill scream rang out. Judging by the annoyance in her voice, it seemed that she couldn’t stand it and went to harass the sister-in-law.
As expected, soon a grunting and lovely-looking girl appeared.
Her brown hair was soaked in water. Annoyance lingered in her blue eyes, and anyone could tell that she was low pressure.
As soon as the sister stood in front of me, she screamed.
“Oh really! That bastard is going to die of annoyance!”
At the same time, the sister shook her head violently and wiped off the water.
It was still an attitude that showed no respect for the teacher. I sighed and shook my head.
“Sister-in-law, what kind of habit are you talking about to your master?”
“A kid who shoots a water gun at a student is a teacher… That, and not sister-in-law!”
Pak, the hatchet cut the firewood once again.
The sister-in-law, who raised her voice while pointing at me, smiled strangely with a voice of hee-eun.
Pom with one hand on his waist looked awkward at first glance. It seemed to be a habit of the past.
“… … so? Why can’t I make eye contact with this senior today?”
Anyway, one eye was a ghost.
I cleared my throat and tried to ignore the sister’s words. However, the sister-in-law approached me and deliberately pressed her body close to me.
A giggling laugh was heard.
“Why did you even lust after seeing the sunbae wet?”
I wanted to deny it, but it was hard to deny it.
In the deadly heat of the Great Forest, the sisters always worked with their coats tied around their waists. Then I wonder if I can take off my coat, but I have the pride of a wizard.
Instead, he always wore a white short-sleeved shirt underneath. However, since the clothes of the sister-in-law were soaking wet, it was natural for the underwear underneath to show through.
The sister-in-law got smug and stabbed me with her index finger.
“Baby, are you a man too? Boy, no matter how much you pretend not to be interested, it shows up! Are you ugly? do you hate it? yes?”
“… … Oh stop. really!”
“Kyaaak! The junior in heat is trying to attack the senior!”
The sister-in-law, who had been giggling and teasing me for a while, lifted her tiptoe and whispered in my ear.
“… … Hey, but if you’re going to be a loser, only be a loser to me?”
“Is that going to happen?”
“Or I will report it for s*xual harassment.”
It’s funny, how could someone who wasn’t even the party report it?
After talking with the sister-in-law for a while, I was able to have a more serious conversation.
The samae started a fire by blowing air through her mouth.
It seems like only yesterday that he questioned why he, a lightning mage, had to do such a thing, but now he was good at it.
I, who was preparing tableware next to him, asked.
“… … So, why did Master suddenly get stuck with a water gun?”
“You know Nandle? Also, what… It must be that fateful intuition or something. Are there times when you can’t deal with people if you don’t understand the flow?”
Hehehe, the sister laughed as if laughing.
“I don’t know if this archmage has someone like that!”
The sister-in-law, who had recently achieved desired results, has been in this state every time since then.
Of course, if the sister-in-law was good, I was good too. I, who had been smiling faintly for a while, asked cautiously.
“Why are you still there?”
“… … huh? What bullsh*t are you talking about?”
As if not understanding why, the sister tilted her head.
Seeing this, a bitter smile came to my lips again.
“Now the level has risen, and I must have learned something to learn… Actually, it doesn’t matter if you quit, right? While swearing at Master every day.”
In fact, it may have been a little unsettling.
If even the sister-in-law left, she wouldn’t know how to spend the rest of her time.
Whether or not they knew what they were thinking, the sisters only sat in silence for a while, grumbling.
and after a while
“… … There was someone I swore to protect.”
The girl, pretending not to be anything like that, brought up a story she had buried deep in her heart.
“But I couldn’t keep it, he was my younger brother… Do you remember the old homecoming pills? He died then.”
Homecoming.
An attack by the Dark Church in which the princess’s eyes were plucked out and numerous students were killed and injured.
At that time, not one person died.
The talented people who will lead the future of the continent have disappeared as a handful of blood. Among them, it seems that the sister’s younger brother was also present.
The sister-in-law tried to pretend to be strong.
“After wandering for several years, I finally made up my mind. I wish I had the power to protect my people.”
“… … There is no one to protect you now, right?”
“No, I just got one. A person who is precious to me.”
At the same time, the sister’s blue eyes drew a charming line.
“… … Who do you think?”
It was so beautiful that I stopped breathing for a moment.
“Who are you?”
“… … I don’t know, it’s this Ada cub! ”
I thought as I looked at the sister who was giggling and patting me on the back.
I wish I could protect this person too.
It was a time when there was still color left in the world.
*
I gasped and opened my eyes, and before I knew it, a sword was gripped in my hand.
Emotions of unknown origin pour out. My head was pounding and I couldn’t stand it. I groped for a canteen and gulped down the water.
In the meantime, the sword was in his hand.
I was holding my breath for no reason. After taking several deep breaths, I managed to gather my mind.
Suddenly, a letter came into my eyes.
The fourth love letter from the future.
On the back of it, another writing was scrawled.
‘The Swindler of the Slums’
It was exactly the information I was looking for.
The date was the same, and I thought of a faint smile as I gradually felt that the hypothesis was correct.
As I raised my sword vertically, I felt the cool anticipation of the blade.
This was the beginning.
Today, it was the turn of the young master of Percus to visit the slums.