90 – Serien decides (1)
I woke up from the bed with my eyes closed tight as the intense time continued until the next morning.
I was worried that something might happen overnight, so I asked Raminasis to wait, but fortunately there was no incident.
“Ehehehehe…”
FYI, Aisha is lying on her bed and gently stroking her own shoulder. She said she would forever leave a mark on her red teeth. Please don’t let others know
[You have achieved the achievement ‘Mark the Beastly Area’. ]
[ You get a charm bonus stat. ]
Bastard.
Smart.
“Count So. May I come in for a moment?”
I was thinking that Raminasis had returned because I suddenly heard a knock on the door, but this voice was Hilde.
When I went out and opened the door, Hilde slightly bowed her head towards me.
“Did you have a good time?”
Saying that, she lifted her head, and Hilde’s cheeks were strangely red. And the fact that she used the expression “Good time” As her morning greeting hinted at me with something ominous.
Her I asked her carefully with her hopeless feelings.
“Have you seen…?”
“………”
A silent affirmation.
A blush began to spread across Hilde’s face as if she had been reminded of some scene. She cleared her throat and changed the topic.
“Because of Your Majesty’s strict orders, the safety of the head of Peirosis, the Countess, and the Count So was considered first.”
He said he watched it secretly. Of course, I thought Aisha would have put a barrier on her. While Aisha was distracted, she was voyeurized by the people of Sernai who used stealth techniques.
Wow… That’s pretty embarrassing.
“I was the only escort for Count So, so don’t worry.”
Could you explain me where I should be relieved?
At the moment when I was alone and tormented by her shame, I felt a strange sense of incongruity in what she said and asked again.
“You don’t treat your father as a traitor anymore?”
“This morning, Garatroso’s treason was confirmed. At the same time, Your Majesty announced what happened to Earl Peirosis.”
It was earlier than expected, but it was something that would happen anyway. This is not a large margin of error.
“Then father…?”
“He will be released soon.”
I let out a small sigh of relief and wiped my chest. When I asked why Raminasis didn’t come back, he went to see off his father while escorting Maman and Luiya.
Hilde gave me a small bow again.
“I apologize for misunderstanding you and the family.”
Her words were a bit harsh, but it wasn’t her fault. The emperor and her father, who were involved in the incident, decided to hide it, but of course they have no choice but to know.
I told her to bow her face to her face.
“It’s okay. Because I couldn’t help it.”
“Really… I’m really glad.”
Saying that, Hilde felt that her tone and attitude were much more friendly than yesterday, perhaps because of her mood. Perhaps it was thanks to her father being cleared of charges. This may be her original attitude towards people.
“Currently, most of the vassals managed by Karatroso have defected, and only the main family of Karatroso and some vassals are participating in the rebellion.”
Hearing that, I suddenly became curious about Serien’s whereabouts. After I went to my hometown, there was no news at all. Still, as a club member, I have no choice but to be curious.
“Do you know where Serien-senpai is?”
“Ah… Lady Serien…”
She paused for a moment before answering in a low voice.
“We are holding a saintess hostage in the temple… We are protesting.”
“Yes?”
What kind of bullsh*t is this?
—–
“I’m sorry, saintess.”
Serien slightly bowed her head at me. She smiled lightly at her sister and shook her head.
“No, sister. If I can help, that alone gives me great pleasure.”
“I’m really… sorry.”
But still, her sister only bowed her head even deeper. You really don’t have to worry about it.
“Candidate Saint.”
Ah, you are Brother Garhaf, your representative follower escorting me. He is a taciturn person who doesn’t give me words well. What is it?
It makes me happy to think that Raen gave me a fresh gift just by talking to him.
“Yes! What are you doing?”
“The suppression of the Swamp of the Five Elements, which has been targeting the saintess, has been completed.”
Who is the Swamp of the Five Elements? I don’t know, but all the people who came with Sister Serien and were standing around the church have disappeared.
If you left for Raen, there’s no way I wouldn’t know, so he must have worshiped outside and passed away. You guys are very shy.
Everyone is equal in the church that comes forward in Laen. Me too, Sister Serien, and Brother Garharf. Rather, there are surprisingly many people who are shy because they are in front of Cheonshin.
‘Someday, I have to say hello to Raen together with Mr. Seo!’
I kneel in front of the stone statue of Raen in the church with Seobangnim, who was given the fortune by Raen himself.
Is there any other happiness like this? It’s like saying goodbye to your parents.
It must be the future that will come to me someday. If so, I should prepare her mind for the future that Raen will give me as a gift. How happy would you be?
“Be careful. If the saintess candidate suffers even harm, great sorrow will come to the continent.”
“Yes, thank you as always.”
Brother Garharf listened to my answer and bowed his head slightly.
From nob le mt l. co m
Maybe I’m not trustworthy. You’ve told me the same thing hundreds of times so far.
But I can’t believe anything will happen to me. Raen is taking care of me. He is a faithful servant who overcomes the hardships he gives one by one.
Brother approached Sister Serien and said.
“You will not be able to escape the Holy Kingdom’s prosecution.”
“I know… I know.”
Why are you shooting at the sister with such a sharp tone? And wouldn’t you see her usual confident side from her sister?
I really don’t know.
—–
The Garatroso family is over.
Now I can be sure.
The moment they rebelled against the imperial family, the vassals left as if they had waited. It seemed like a move that had been promised from the beginning.
It took three years for the devil to consume his brother’s body.
Although her brother’s personality slowly began to change, there was no way the astute nobles couldn’t have noticed something about her in the meantime.
From nob le mt l. co m
My brother… No, the demon brought a bizarre group called the Marsh of the Five Elements to the family when only the members of the family were left.
And what I did now is extremely simple and clear.
‘Assassination of a Saint…’
I swear it wasn’t my intention. The devil said to me that I was locked in the basement.
“Go to the temple where the saintess is! Just… there is!”
From nob le mt l. co m
My brother’s life is being held hostage. How could I disobey that?
So, when I went to the temple alone, the swamp of the Five Elements secretly followed me and attacked the temple. Fortunately, there were excellent escorts around the Nemenian saintess.
We easily overpowered those who invaded the inside of the temple, but there are still many assassins looking for us outside the temple.
The only questionable thing is that those who attacked the temple were weak enough to sigh. Did he really think that he would be able to subdue the saintess with this level of strength?
It seems that the devilish arrogance has been revealed.
As soon as I entered the temple, it was attacked. Of course, it is not strange to think that I led them to attack the temple. No, rumors like that have already spread in the political world.
‘Why me…’
Looking up at Laen’s stone statue, he resented him. Is the punishment for not stabbing his brother’s heart so great? Is it the great suffering that he gave me to cut the skin of flesh and blood?
‘Please.’
But even so, the lowly me clung to the heavenly god and begged.
It’s okay to take my life and family, so please save my brother’s life.
Please don’t let me face a miserable end while surrendering my body to that heinous demon.
Please do not let the family suffer the pain of losing their son in vain.
Eventually, weighed down by the heavy pressure of reality, I sat down on the spot, shaking my legs. I joined my hands and prayed to Raen.
In this place filled with the warmth of the heavenly gods, an unknown chill wraps around my body.
It hasn’t been long since I was left alone in this cold. But I just couldn’t stand it.
Just the thought of dying slowly in the frozen time that exists between guilt and stubbornness one day gave me goosebumps all over my body.
I am shivering from the cold, locked in a desolate space where I cannot speak.
‘Anyone is fine, please me…’
Save me.
“Senior Serien. Are you okay?”
Suddenly, I came to my senses at the familiar voice I heard and turned my head.
There, Countess So, carrying the Archwitch on her shoulder, was looking at me with warm eyes.
Two people who are stronger than anyone else on the continent, the rope of salvation has come down.
“I was worried.”
In one word.
Tears poured out the moment I heard those words that no one had ever said to me.