748 – 8.5 Manatee (20)
The story of ‘Elsie Lynella’ was long.
Born into the ‘Lynella’ family, a prestigious sorcerer of the Empire, he was bullied as a child due to his small stature. Then, he distinguished himself on the path of magic and entered the academy.
After that, she was a woman who lived a normal life.
The Academy advocates ‘equality before ability,’ but it was an open secret that it was more generous to talented high-ranking nobles. One of the representative examples is senior Elsie.
She was not disciplined even once for her cruel and vicious actions.
She was a person who was recognized for her ability. Naturally, her family’s evaluation was bound to change from her childhood to the level of her husband, Byeok-hae, and as a result, Elsie’s self-esteem was also sky-high.
She is so powerful that she can compete with the heir of the Yurdina family.
No matter how prestigious the Lynella family was, she had no choice but to fall short in front of members of the five major noble families of the empire. Despite this, she was arguing with senior Delphine every day.
It was truly amazing confidence. No, in what sense should it be called ‘mental illness’?
It was around that time that the relationship between me and Elsie began.
I was going through a period of turbulence at the time, so I tried physical therapy with a hatchet…….
[“Master, how are you? Didn’t it hurt during that time?!”]
The result was right in front of my eyes.
A lovely girl pressing her face close to her crystal ball, her eyes sparkling.
Isn’t this the ideal ending?
Of course, the story between Elsie and I continued even after that. At first it was a threat, then it was friendship, and before we knew it, the two of us had become precious people to each other.
I didn’t really want to reminisce in detail. Now was the time to comfort my fiancé, whom I had not seen in a long time.
My lips, which had been smiling faintly, softened only then.
“I was terminally ill until recently.”
[“So, that!”]
The sound of a small hand hitting the desk followed.
This meant that senior Elsie was very excited. Judging by the fact that his tone had risen considerably, he seemed to be quite excited about the conversation after a long time.
Enough to show somewhat exaggerated tone and gestures.
The original was so cute that even it was fun to watch. I listened to Elsie’s voice without saying anything.
[“Do you know how surprised I was when I heard that?! Really, I think it’s not a lie to say that my heart is falling… Hey, are you laughing?”]
But failed.
I couldn’t hold back the laughter that came out. Perhaps because she took this as ‘ignoring’, senior Elsie quickly made a pouty expression and placed both her hands on her waist.
It seemed like he was about to pout.
[“I, I, huh?! How worried are you? … !”]
“Because it’s cute.”
Elsie froze. Of course, it was only a momentary reaction.
The girl who allowed the unexpected blow soon came to her senses. Her slightly flushed cheeks and her gaze, which slightly avoided my gaze, represented the woman’s feelings that had just suddenly become relaxed.
She was a very easy woman, Elsie.
While I was recording the newly discovered facts in my mind, the girl cleared her throat and pretended like nothing had happened. Her actions were already identical to those of the great witch.
Is it true that priests cannot be deceived?
Even though it may have only been a few months.
[“W-what… I’m kind of like that! hehehehe.”]
No matter how much he pretended, he couldn’t hide the grinning corner of his mouth.
Anyone could see that he seemed to be in a relaxed mood. If you need to change the topic, now is your chance.
When I sensed this, my mouth moved again.
“You don’t need to worry too much. My body is now completely healed, and although it is imperfect, I have even reached the level of ‘master’… ….”
[“Yes! I heard that too. ‘Master’? Really?”]
“Yes, it’s only half-hearted because I don’t have a vision.”
[“But where is it! If you have that much power, that b*tch…… !”]
This was the line I was waiting for.
Senior Elsie may have a foul mouth, but she didn’t have many people who could use strong words like ‘b*tch’ in such a good mood. Senior Elsie even gritted her teeth when she said that.
Clenching her tiny fists.
First of all, this wasn’t something I would say about someone who is close to me. Senior Elsie had a particularly bad relationship with women like the Saint and Delphine, but her relationships were not so bad that she would suddenly criticize her in this trend.
Then, there is only one person that comes to mind.
He is clearly an enemy of humanity, and someone that Elsie senior may have a grudge against.
I thought of hair like ebony. The woman who was once my younger sister, with the golden eyes that are the symbol of the Percus family.
‘Greed’.
She truly deserved Elsie-senpai’s hatred.
“I met you, but I missed you.”
[“… ….Huh?”]
“That woman. ‘Avarice’… “Without a moment of hesitation, he even took Celine and ran away.”
[“No, that won’t work!”]
Senior Elsie’s reaction was dramatic. Her voice began to swell with excitement, as if she had somehow lost sight of ‘greed’.
[“With a terminally ill body, she went through hardships and hardships to reach ‘Master’… She said she let her guard down at the end and missed it all…… ?”]
When I hear it like that, it seems a bit incorrigible.
Since there was nothing particularly wrong with what she said, I nodded her head obediently.
“Yes, that’s true, but…” ….”
[“Ugh.”]
In the end, Senior Elsie ended up holding onto the area around her solar plexus and letting out a choking sound.
[“It’s all frustrating… Someone give me some water…….”]
It was as if he was pretending to eat a lot of sweet potatoes.
If you ask me, this was also my fault, so I had no choice but to smile awkwardly. If you think about it, Elsie’s reaction was natural.
She should have cut down on ‘greed’ then.
However, the water had already spilled. I was about to visit senior Elsie in hopes of somehow breaking through this stuck situation.
“Still, there were results. “Thanks to the spell book Leto left behind for her, Celine came to her senses.”
[“Then what do you do… The b*tch kidnapped me again…….”]
“At that time, ‘greed’ was what it was. “The strength of the ‘contract’ has become greatly weakened.”
Senior Elsie, who was lying face down and moaning, finally raised her head.
In response to the faint question in his eyes, I began to explain step by step. Starting with Leto’s research on ‘contract’, to how he used it to weaken Celine’s ‘contract’.
Furthermore, after confessing the feelings that ‘Greed’ left behind at the time, Senior Elsie’s expression became serious again. Before she knew it, she was standing up and resting her chin on her thumb and index finger.
A look deep in thought.
It was proof that my guess was not entirely wrong.
[“The binding of the contract is valid, but its strength has been significantly weakened…… ? “If that is part of the deal the evil spirit agreed to, then of course there won’t be many ways to reverse the restraint.”]
“Is there anything that comes to mind?”
[“Well, that’s right… ….”]
The woman’s words became blurred at my question. Senior Elsie hesitated for a while, but soon she let out a faint sigh.
[“There was a spirit that possessed my body last time, right? Did you say she was the ‘me’ of the future? “That was her field of research.”]
As expected.
It was a moment when a fact that had existed only as a hypothesis was proven. Just like me and Emma, senior Elsie was also influenced by her future ‘self’.
And ‘Senior Elsie’ from the future is a scholar who researched ways to restore the ‘vampire’ family.
Since the technique that created the ‘vampire’ was related to the ‘contract’, it was impossible not to have knowledge about it. In fact, vampires and their descendants were intertwined by a ‘contract.’
It was the memory of a woman who eventually invented a treatment that only existed with a slim probability.
She definitely had no choice but to be helpful. Also, I was able to hear something I didn’t expect.
[“And then, um… After hearing your childhood friend’s story, I personally did some research…….”]
“Are you sure?”
It was good news. If so, the story will be faster.
However, Elsie seemed to be dissatisfied with her surprising expression.
[“What, what did you think of me? She is that girl from the Hastur family, and a colleague who I once had a back to back with…….”]
“I thought you would say it was none of your business. Or, don’t do anything useless and just kill him.”
[“Hmm, hmm!”]
Is it because something is pricking me?
Elsie had no choice but to awkwardly clear her throat instead of retorting. This was also similar to that of her great witch.
Of course, I had no time to indulge in trivial sentiments. This was because Elsie senior got to her point once again.
[“Anyway! If what you say is true, there is no way. “It is rare for the restraint to be weakened that much.”]
“Then…” … ?”
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[“You can turn it back.”]
It was indeed the answer I did not expect.