4. Rynella’s fate is decided by Rynella (66)
Elsie was afraid of Reynolds.
It’s been like that since childhood.
As with most aristocratic families, the power of the head of the Rainella family was absolute.
Countess Rainella, who was in a position of absolute control, always reigned as an object of awe and fear.
It was no different for Elsie.
Even as she sharpened her sword of vengeance against her bullying siblings, Elsie did not dare to rebel against Count Rainella.
It was also the reason why the family members of the Rainella family stood by and watched the bullying of Elsie.
Because that was Countess Rainella’s will.
So even though Elsie was suffering from one-sided violence, she did not receive any help.
Even Elsie, the biggest victim, did not dare to rebel against Count Rainella. Who could interfere with Count Rainella’s philosophy?
It was an expectation that could not be reciprocated in the first place.
Except for one person.
“… … What are you doing?”
The only exception was Uncle Reynolds.
The only two grand wizards in the family, and the much-trusted younger brother of Count Rainella.
He was the only one in the family who could go against the will of Count Rainella.
Reynolds used to sternly reprimand Elsie and Lupine whenever they saw their siblings bullying them.
“Do you know how childish and petty things you are doing are? If you can bully me for being weak, then I can bully you as much as I want.”
“That, it’s not like that. uncle… … .”
No matter how many excuses he made, there was no law that he looked down on the perpetrator.
The siblings, who were so energetic when bullying Elsie and Lupine, soon became discouraged and had to leave.
Watching Reynolds like that, Elsie grew her dream of becoming a wizard.
Now she was just a small, weak little kid. But someday, I will definitely become a great wizard like my uncle.
Then the people who had ridiculed and bullied her would have to change their attitude.
Fortunately, Elsie had extraordinary talent and virility. Thanks to that, she soon realized that dream.
more brutal and violent.
She became a demon who trampled her opponent so that they could not resist again, but Elsie only thought that was natural.
On the contrary, until he was in a position to be scolded by Reynolds.
“Elsie, stop it.”
It was a scolding that Elsie heard when she was in the middle of her quest for revenge against her siblings.
Of course, she couldn’t understand Reynolds.
She just gave back what she had suffered. There was nothing wrong with her motives.
Even so, there was only one answer that came back every time.
“You are also called Rainella, and those children are not also Rainella.”
So, have they ever seen it as Rynella?
Such anger suddenly welled up, but Elsie couldn’t bear to refute Reynolds.
Elsie was still weak and needed a nest.
Reynolds, who was always strong and reliable, was one of the few people who gave her reassurance.
Elsie once thought that if she could carry him on her back, she would carry the name of Rainella on her back.
I didn’t know that the decision at that time would come back in this way.
Now, Reynolds stood in front of Elsie as a wall taller and thicker than anything else.
Elsie froze as soon as she met those cold eyes.
It was a fear imprinted from childhood.
“Elsie, I’ll say it again, the family’s will is firm.”
the bastard’s family again.
It was Elsie who had stiffened her body at first, but she had already become impatient as much as she was impatient.
It was a board that had to go to rescue the master as soon as possible.
There was no time to argue with Reynolds like now.
In the end, Elsie couldn’t stand it anymore and bared her teeth.
“……So what?“
It was a sarcastic tone.
It was not a phrase that could be used against the elders of the family.
Even so, Reynold’s tone in answering him was calm.
“Didn’t I tell you to stop?”
The words were short and plain, and there was no emotion whatsoever.
It was like an automaton that only operated with logic.
“As you can see, it’s a hopeless fight… It will only lead to dog death. I hope my nephew isn’t that stupid.”
“Then let me die like this?!”
It was a response filled with desperate emotions.
Elsie raised her voice and pointed at the middle of the battlefield with her finger.
There was Ian, who was still struggling to the death.
It was such a gruesome appearance that it would not be strange if he collapsed and died immediately.
Elsie’s voice rose even higher as she gazed at the bloody landscape.
“You don’t know, my uncle, how precious you are to me… … !”
“… … Why don’t you know?”
It was just one word.
Common words of sympathy that came after Elsie had stopped talking.
However, Elsie was speechless with just that.
It was because Reynolds’ face looked very lonely when he said that.
Even Elsie, who had been with her for a long time, had a look on her face that she had never seen before.
“I have been in love once. You were my first and last love… However, our love was opposed by the family, and she couldn’t bear the shame and took her own life.”
I was trying to refute something.
Elsie closed her lips tightly.
It was the uncle’s unfortunate past that was revealed out of nowhere.
It was Reynolds who always seemed dependable and strong. I didn’t know that I would still harbor the scars of that day.
Because I’ve never talked about it before.
He had a very sad and painful look in his eyes as he confided in the past.
“So I left the family, in search of freedom… But in the end, I came back to the arms of my family. Emotions are volatile, and bloodlines never change.”
“Nevertheless, though… … .”
“So it is destiny.”
To Elsie, who was muttering as if she couldn’t understand it at all, Reynolds reaffirmed it.
His finger pointed somewhere.
“… … Come on, look. that monster.”
It was a huge body with a height of several tens of meters.
Every time it stamped its feet and punched, it hummed and made a noise. The earth shakes and the world suffers aftershocks.
Fear returned to Elsie’s eyes.
“Will the war situation change just because you go?”
There was nothing to refute.
Elsie was an excellent wizard who had reached the 5th circle, but she was not yet at the level where she could overturn the battlefield by herself.
In order to do that, you had to become an archmage of at least 6 circles.
And even at first glance, that monster seemed unable to handle even the great magic of the 6th circle.
But Elsie couldn’t give up until the end.
As if she couldn’t lose Ian like this, Elsie begged with a desperate heart.
“Well, then, if I lead the magic corps… … .”
“Look at it.”
Of course, Reynolds was not an easy opponent.
Despite his nephew’s pleas, he only returned a cold reply.
“If you are cornered, don’t you lean on the power of the family again, Elsie… That is you.”
It was a brutally plain truth.
Elsie had no choice but to lower her eyes blankly.
I thought it was different.
Instead of relying only on his family, he boasted that he had grown even more by being with Ian and falling in love.
However, this was just an illusion.
Even now, Elsie couldn’t do anything on her own.
She had to go alone to rescue Ian or turn the tide of the war.
‘dog death’.
As Reynolds said, it was just dog death.
Elsie trembled with her fists clenched.
During that time, Ian and I have many precious memories.
The memory of defeating Delphine and winning at the hunting festival.
The memory of being saved by Ian at an orphanage and walking around the battlefield in his arms.
The memory of taking out my anger on Lupine after asking Ian out.
And the memory of Ian saving her the next day, the memory of hearing that he would love her in the backyard.
Even after that, memories, memories, memories… … .
Memories with Ian continued uninterrupted.
Has it accumulated so much?
Those countless memories piled up like a stone tower on top of Elsie’s chest and swayed.
With a dangerous voice, as if she would burst into tears at any moment, Elsie spat out a question that suddenly came to her mind.
“… … Master.”
There was still no ripple of emotion in Reynold’s blue eyes.
He just stared at Elsie in silence.
“Master, what did you say… … ?”
No answer came back.
It meant that Reynolds did not understand the intent of the question.
In the end, Elsie exclaimed in irritation.
“I heard the master said something! When you proposed to be engaged, what did you say!”
Reynolds averted his gaze only then.
He seemed a little hesitant.
Should I tell this or not.
Reynold’s troubles did not last long.
He opened his mouth as if he couldn’t help it.
“… … I keep asking what you mean. That’s why I said that the opinions of the parties involved are not particularly important when it comes to engagement.”
I said, what do you mean?
Elsie’s watery eyes shot with irritation.
In the end, Reynolds had no choice but to give an answer mixed with a sigh.
“Prince Ian said so. You’re so selfish, I need to hear your opinion… … .”
“Huh,” Elsie let out a laugh as if it was absurd.
Are you saying it’s so arbitrary?
It had to be. Ever since she carried the name of Rainella on her back, Elsie had always resorted to depravity with the help of her family.
Even if that trace remained in Ian’s mind, he couldn’t help it.
Yes, because Elsie is ‘Rainella’.
It was nothing more than the best fighting dog raised in the family.
Ian must have thought so too, the moment Elsie was about to take a weak step.
‘Senior Elsie.’
The man’s voice broke her eardrums.