610 – 7. Jealousy is my strength (110)
“Ian oppa, don’t talk like that…… !”
“You believe in that man.”
“Ian oppa will never abandon me…… !”
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Yeah, to be honest.
I wasn’t sure what kind of relationship Ian had with the women. However, not all illusions presented by the woman in front of him are lies, and there must be some truth among them.
Even so, it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand it.
Even if you hate it to the point of death, it’s painful, and every time you compare yourself to the women standing next to Ian, you fall into a terrible sense of inferiority.
I think it can’t be helped. No, I was doing my best to think that way.
I feel resentful.
Although she hated and hated the world that gave Celine nothing, and the fate that took away even what she had, she hated it.
Be patient. Patiently endured
Tears flowed because I was shabby myself. Her heart ached like a fire, and for months now, her self-reproach and inferiority complex had gnawed at her brain like worms and ruined Celine’s mind, but she persevered.
For none other than Ian.
“I promised…… !”
As a single drop of dew dripped down, Celine muttered as if resolving.
I haven’t forgotten yet. She could never forget
A promise I made with Ian in a field where sepia flowers were in full bloom.
The red-eyed woman also did not deny Celine’s faith. She just looked at Celine, who was silently moaning with her chin resting on her chin, and she just threw up a question.
“Really?”
“Yes, I have said it many times…… !”
“You said you wanted to see the truth, not fantasy.”
Hook.
The face of her woman approaches. In the street where their breaths mingled with each other, Celine’s sweet scent made her faint for a moment.
Red eyes shimmer like lanterns in the early night.
“Should I show you?”
My breath stops.
The eyes of the woman who invited her like that contained feelings of fear rather than lies or hypocrisy.
Truth.
Unable to mix even a single doubt, straight eyes.
It wasn’t a lie. Celine felt that fact deep in her heart.
“The choice is always yours, Celine Hastur… do you want to see the truth?”
“What are you talking about… ….”
“The man you love.”
Then the woman grinned.
It was a ship colored with pure goodwill.
“Let me show you. But it might be better not to see.”
What are you talking about?
I was about to shout that I have no doubts about Ian’s brother.
A familiar voice plays in Celine’s ears. It was an hallucination she had heard several times.
‘Incompetent.’
‘Useless.’
‘A lump of baggage.’
Why?
Celine was frightened, and her eyes trembled, but she couldn’t answer right away.
Even in the midst of that, her woman’s whisper continues.
“Now, choose. Shall I show you? If not, I will close my eyes like this.”
It didn’t matter either way.
No matter what you choose, your faith in Ian will not be shaken.
Yes, that is.
“Bo, bo… ….”
“Huh?”
“…… Show me.”
It wouldn’t be bad if he accepted the woman’s good intentions.
At Celine’s answer, the woman gave a beautiful smile.
It was a brighter smile than ever before.
**
One of the faculty offices of the Faculty of Commerce.
I came here to discuss the postwar process. Although he was wrapped in bandages and splints all over his body, there was an urgent problem as well.
My opponent was someone I had already seen many times.
“…… Long time no see, Lord Ein Kurkur.”
“Nice to meet you, Liera Elfinhauser.”
The other side was the first to get angry at my calm greeting.
Siene Alpenhauser, the older sister of Alpenhauser’s twins.
She had a chronic illness. It was that he didn’t memorize other people’s names properly and called them at will, but he seemed to remember his own name well.
“My name is Siene Alpenhauser!””
“Coincidence, my name is also ‘Ian Percus’.”
I said it as if it was nothing, and sat down following the guidance of the woman who was standing behind Shiene-senpai.
Luna Alpenhauser.
As the younger of Alpenhauser’s twins, he was a relatively normal person.
She was several times better than her older sister who grumbled with her arms folded.
“Hey, the subject of the second son of a rural viscount… Originally speaking with this Shiene…….”
“Find the missing person.”
Now, he was an opponent who even went into hatred.
Because I knew that it would be only my loss if I dealt with it, I decided to bring up the matter straight-forward. That way, Shiene-senpai won’t be able to say anything else.
As if my prediction was correct, Siene-senpai puffed out her cheeks and let out a plaintive question.
“…… Are you a missing person?”
“Celine Haster.”
Huh.
As soon as her name came out, Shiene-senpai let out a strange noise and covered her mouth with a fan.
“I want you to find my childhood friend. Because it requires a lot of manpower…….”
“Why us?”
“Should I speak directly to Her Highness Iris?”
At my unreasonable reply, Siene-senpai tutted away and avoided her gaze while clicking her tongue.
It was as he said.
Princess Iris coveted my talent, so she was anxious to buy my favor. There was a good chance she would do anything if I asked for it.
Whether it is human resources or wealth.
There was no way Siene-senpai, knowing this, would refuse my offer. If that news reached Princess Iris’ ears, she would become an confidant who couldn’t even understand her master’s heart.
Siene-senpai slightly raised her hands as if to surrender.
“Good, especially considering Her Highness’ side… ….”
“And.”
As I casually sipped my tea, I cast a slightly subdued gaze to the other side.
“Isn’t there a personal favor? Do you think it is part of the atonement?”
We have to keep going.
I omitted the afterwords, but the intention could have been conveyed just by looking at my eyes.
This was a kind of skittle.
The Alpenhauser family took away the gold mines of the Hastur estate, and as a result, the Hastur family collapsed. Since then, Celine has developed a strong hatred for high-ranking nobles.
Truly ‘the enemy of the family.’
If you are Celine’s enemy, you are no different from mine.
This process was essential to ensure the target and degree of retaliation.
Cyne-senpai reacted as expected.
“Personal Eunwon? Well, with such a pathetic family and what…….”
“Alpenhauser’s sun, who knows like a ghost, where money flows, even if he cannot memorize the names of people or place names.”
Standing upright, Siene-senpai shrugged her shoulders, and she froze in the same posture.
A daringly added word that follows.
“…… Isn’t it?”
“Whoa.”
Siene-senpai let out a deep sigh and shook her head.
She had an attitude that she couldn’t stop.
“Sir Hatchet Stupid Fool… ….”
“This is Ian Perkus.”
“In this world, sometimes there are truths that are good to know. Didn’t we get along well during that time?”
“I’ve never had a good time.”
“So, don’t bother poking at the painful wound… Eight! What kind of man is so narrow-minded!”
Senior Siene, who tried to teach me somehow, eventually declared surrender.
However, it seemed that there was some sincerity mixed in with that playful attempt. If you look at the forehead and persuasion until the end.
“…… Once you know it, there is no turning back.”
“I have to listen.”
An answer without a moment’s hesitation.
There was no room for persuasion. Luna-senpai’s hand was placed on Shiene-senpai’s shoulder, who hesitated until the end.
“Sister, it’s a fact that can’t be hidden any time soon… ….”
That was the decisive blow.
Siene-senpai, who had been making a disapproving expression for a while, finally let out a deep sigh.
“Good. Let me tell you.”
“What the hell is going on…….”
“You said that the Hastur family was ruined by the Alpenhauser family, right?”
The main point from the beginning.
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It was a speech technique unlike Siene’s seniors. So, while I was speechless for a moment, Siene-senpai continued without hesitation.
“That’s ‘hunting’.”
“What do you mean… ….”
“Don’t you know the nickname of the Alpenhauser family?”
I was silent for a while.
Come to think of it, I think I’ve heard of it before.
Five prestigious families of the empire.
Among them, what is the nickname of the Alpenhauser family, which symbolizes money and the center?
My lips hesitated as I tried to recite an answer. Suddenly, my throat was burning and my lips were drying up.
What if this answer is incorrect?
I was committing great disrespect. Even so, Shiene-senpai continues to pressure her silently.
At last, a confident voice began to leak out of my mouth.
“…… ‘The Emperor’s Hound’.”
And Siene-senpai’s answer to this.
“Correct answer.”
Tak, he folded the fan and gave a refreshing smile.
“The Hastur family fell by the will of His Majesty the Emperor.”
Only then did I fully understand Siene-senpai’s warning.
It was a story I couldn’t handle.
But the story wasn’t over yet.
Siene-senpai began to reveal her secret history related to the Hastur family. In a calm and calm tone.