582 – 7. Jealousy is my strength (82)
It was a snowstorm night.
The central area where the academy is located was suffering from an untimely heat wave, but the northern part was not. Rather, like a herald of the approaching winter, a feast of snow and ice was about to be held.
The sound of the wind was so fierce that it almost seemed like it would break through the burns.
The noise from the rattling windows is sad. In a blizzard where the perceived temperature dropped several degrees just by hearing it, the owner of the Yurdina family was sipping wine in a glass.
Delphin Yurdina.
In her office at Yurdina Castle, this charming blonde woman was almost naked. Her white skin was visible through the flowing gown.
According to Delphine-senpai, she’s not a figure she shows to just anyone, she said.
Did you say I was the first and will be the first in the future?
It was a sight that I wanted to spend a little more time capturing in my heart. However, the topic Delphine raised was more shocking than that, so I had no choice but to remain silent for a while.
Even the voice he finally vomited was full of disbelief.
“Seria’s mother, Delphine’s mother…….”
“Killed me. To be more precise, it should be a kind of curse. This is what your elven friends discovered while investigating Leoric’s office. My father also confirmed it.”
“Why the hell?”
I inadvertently asked that question.
To be honest, it wasn’t even a question I threw at Delphine. It was because I was too embarrassed to say anything to myself.
Even so, I couldn’t erase the regret that I said, oops.
It was a secret affair related to her mother’s death. The person who would suffer the most from this sudden truth was none other than Delphine.
Mrs. Yurdina was said to have died from illness when she was young. It was common for her to die from a disease of unknown cause in the northern part of the country, which boasts an extreme environment.
It was a story that no one should blame.
If he really died of an illness.
But not anymore. I had to break out in a cold sweat because I couldn’t dare to understand Delphine’s feelings.
Actually, Delphine-senpai only had a sad face.
“It seems that the Dark Church has been interested in the North for a long time. That’s why he must have tried to take control of the Yurdina family. Thanks to the contract signed by my foolish father, even the ‘vampire’ bloodline was planted in the north without suspicion… Wouldn’t the next step be obvious?”
“Looks like you wanted to completely take over the Yurdina family.”
“Her mother was just sacrificed in the process. If there’s a problem, it’s that the conspiracy has been uncovered.”
As he sipped the wine in his glass, Delphine-senpai declared that.
It was a dry tone.
There wasn’t even any emotions like sadness or anger that should have been felt. Contrary to his extremely businesslike attitude, he was concerned.
I was wondering if Delphine was deliberately pretending to be strong.
But Delphine-senpai didn’t show me the slightest gap.
“I heard that a distinguished guest came to the family. It seems that an old wizard, whose name has not been revealed, gave me some advice. My mother’s illness is not natural.”
“An old wizard? Are you saying that an old man whose name has not been revealed has been invited as an honored guest?”
It was a suspicious story no matter who heard it.
The tribe of wizards is basically unreliable. Because among those who seek truth, some believe that the goal justifies the process.
Wouldn’t more than half of the tales handed down in the folklore feature bad wizards?
So even when nobles invite wizards, they go through a strict verification process.
An old wizard whose name has not been revealed?
It would have been fortunate if they had not been kicked out, let alone accepted as honored guests. Even if that skill is outstanding.
Senior Delphine seemed to have such questions as well.
“Well, I don’t understand easily either… There are no detailed records of that time. Even my father is keeping his mouth shut about that issue.”
“The old mage’s claim is… ….”
“Reliability is my conclusion. It’s not just me, it’s also the conclusion that my father and the elves came to.”
Then there was no room for me to interfere.
They must have looked at the matter more closely than I did. It would be reasonable to assume that their argument is correct.
So I had no choice but to remain silent again.
How long has it been since the silence fell?
A cautious voice came out of my mouth.
“I, Delphine senior. Seria is…….”
“I don’t know. It will be like that in the future.”
It was a firm answer.
I could feel his strong will in his unwavering tone. A unique, stubborn tone that says he will never reverse his decision.
After hesitating for a moment, I spat out a vague question.
“…… Aren’t you resentful?”
“Who? Ceria? Or, Seria’s mother?”
At the same time, Delphine-senpai just spit out a laugh. Those lips sipping wine were particularly alluring.
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“You’re kidding, sir? I don’t resent anyone The ‘head of household’ is a position to be responsible for, not a position to attribute responsibility to someone else.”
“Still, Seria must have had a lot of resentment. Last time, I felt sad that Delphine seemed to be hiding something from her…… “
“This must also be my responsibility.”
In that recitation, Delphine’s sincerity seemed to be reflected at first glance.
How heavy a burden must be placed on the shoulders of that woman who sips her drink with a bitter expression on her face.
Anyway, it was just a brief impression.
Soon after, Delphine-senpai smiled mischievously again, and I didn’t deliberately ask how Delphine-senpai was feeling.
A family head has the role of a family head.
No one wanted to recklessly reveal the sincerity of the loner on the other side.
For comfort, it would be enough to meet again and tell them.
With that in mind, I decided to engrave Delphine’s request into her heart.
“Seobangnim, please keep this a secret. It suits Seria to be stupid and blame others.”
After a while, he ended up with a vague smile.
“Wouldn’t that be a bit more cute?”
A sigh leaked from her mouth, and then a casual conversation ensued.
Senior Delphine asked me with a worried look on her face.
“Are you okay? Objectively, the power is too short. I’d rather aim for the next…….”
“Senior Delphine, you said that the head of household is responsible.”
There was no reply.
There was only a slight difference in the crimson eyes staring at me without a word.
I emphasized it again while facing that gaze.
“I also have a responsibility to bear. Maybe… I’m not sure if it will.”
It was a few days before Seria heard her truth.
**
Seria was trembling.
Because I didn’t know what to say, or because I misunderstood my mother’s confession.
Ian was touching his forehead in front of me. In that desperate expression, the feelings of her man could be seen.
In the end, I couldn’t keep it.
Within days of Ian and Delphine’s pact, Ceria heard the truth she shouldn’t have. No one knew what the outcome of this disaster would be.
Except for fate.
Seria’s quivering lips were trying to squeeze her voice out. However, the only thing leaking out through that gap was moaning that couldn’t be spoken.
“Ah, uh, ah… ….”
Just, right, ttadak.
The shock that exceeded the degree caused muscle cramps throughout the body. Her jaw muscles were no exception, and Seria’s teeth collided, piercing her sharp noise into her brain.
The girl’s blue eyes were full of fear.
It wasn’t a fear that assumed any object.
It was just the truth, the world, and despair or unrequited feelings toward the past that they couldn’t handle. But Seria’s mother, drunk with her blood, couldn’t understand her second daughter’s heart.
Because it was a monster.
How can a monster read the human heart?
So Seria got scared. Because there was a fact that she understood even with her imperfect mind.
Am I a monster too?
The blood-colored image in the memory that gets tangled up comes to mind.
What did I do?
“Even thinking about it now, it was the perfect plan. Even without that, Delphine’s mother was sickly. If you shake the balance of your body just a little bit with ‘Curse’, you know? In particular, since our family’s sorcery was practiced in ancient times, there was no great concern about being discovered.”
“Huh, uh, uhh…… “
“Delphine, that ugly girl doesn’t even know what her mother is going through. She acted boldly for a young girl, but… On the day I died, I couldn’t hide my tears. This is how the world works.”
The silver-haired woman smiled benevolently.
It’s like parents giving precious lessons.
With her eyes fixed on the ground, she didn’t even know what Seria was trembling with.
“If you don’t take it away, it will only be taken away… You took nothing from Delphine, so she was taken away, and this mother took her mother from Delphine.”
The collapsed memory dam pours all sorts of scenes onto the retina.
All the words I resented.
The words I shot a while ago suddenly flash through my mind.
[‘That day’? What…….]
[The day she kicked her mother out.]
What did you say?
Her woman’s voice continues even when her heart suddenly collapses. Her voice and voice were mixing in the air.