117 – Hierarchy
I told Bella harsh words to watch her brother suffer, but like I said, I don’t want to see him act like a criminal. .
It was just a deliberate thought to take the lead in a conversation with Bella.
As expected, it worked effectively for Bella, who was willing to give her own life for Roel.
Watching her lowering her head and biting her lip, I quietly left room for her bargaining.
“But like you said, I don’t want to see my poor brother suffer the damage you did.”
Bella raised her head with her whoop. As if she knew I was sincere, her golden eyes shone like snakes as usual.
“Let’s make a deal. No, you said it wrong. Not a deal. Because you don’t have a choice Follow my orders, Bella.”
At that, Bella twisted her lips.
“Yeah, that’s what you wanted after all.”
Bella, who was looking at me strangely, suddenly began to unbutton her school uniform.
I was taken aback by the action and grabbed her Bella by her wrist.
“What are you doing?”
Bella spoke as if to reassure me at my panicked voice.
“Don’t worry. Because no one will come to the ward. Having caught my weakness, I won’t even tell anyone about this.”
Then, as Bella unbuttoned her button again, I sighed and forcibly pulled her wrist down.
“Don’t get ahead. What I want is not your body. He is the person who can help me in the direction I want by my brother’s side.”
I read her sincerity in her voice and realized her own misunderstanding. Bella’s swaying gaze made me sneer.
“No way, I didn’t expect you to be overly self-conscious.”
At my sarcasm, Bella asked in a serious voice.
“What does it mean to help you in the direction you want?”
I put her face close to her Bella. I did this because I wanted my sincerity to be conveyed to Bella even a little more.
From a distance where our breaths intermingled, we glared at the beautifully shining golden eyes and whispered in a low voice.
“I will make you emperor. And there will be an older brother who became the best warrior on the continent by his side.”
Bella’s ability to find out a person’s true heart is a powerful ability, but it has one drawback.
Her Bella’s ability is not for authenticity.
It is to find out only the sincerity of the other person’s words. And I sincerely want Bella to become emperor.
Because I know that the end of Bella’s becoming emperor is ruin.
Without grasping my intentions, seeing Bella’s eyes shake violently at the sincerity in her voice, I smiled and silently turned around and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Bella, who had been silent with her eyes down, spoke in a dry voice, her eyes shining like snakes.
“Did you know you lost 8 years of your life?”
“… ?”
I looked at Bella with a frown at the words without context. On the contrary, Bella smiled for the first time today and said.
“Because Benedict used a lot of potions to heal your body after being interrogated. The recoil would have shortened his lifespan by about eight years.”
That was the first thing I knew. I knew that I had used the potion to heal my body, but I had no idea that my lifespan had been reduced.
The torture I received from Benedict felt like fragments of a dream to me, so I had no sense of reality. I couldn’t even remember if I used a potion on me.
I wiped my face with a sigh. I felt instinctively that if Roel found out that Bella cut my lifespan by eight years, things would get out of hand.
I felt my anger towards Bella welling up, but I suppressed my emotions and organized my thoughts.
Why did Bella reveal her own faults at this crucial moment. If I was angry after hearing that, there would be no gain.
Could it be that she didn’t want to hide anything from me, who wanted to be emperor? No, that’s absolutely not the case with the Bella I know.
Even in this situation, Bella deliberately touched my feelings with shocking words for Roel.
Even though I know that the sincerity of my words, for the sake of herself and her older brother, is the truth through innate ability, I do not let go of tension, doubt, and observe how they will react.
“Then you should follow my orders with all your heart that much more. No change in my opinion. You will become an emperor, and your brother will become a warrior.”
Bella’s smile disappeared from her face when I spoke in a nonchalant voice as I understood her intentions.
“Even, what the hell….”
Looking at Bella muttering to herself as if she couldn’t understand me, I smiled crookedly.
Bella’s intentions were obvious. She wanted to make sure that she wanted to become emperor, even after hearing her say that her lifespan was reduced by eight years.
But after hearing her words, my sincerity did not change. Even if my lifespan is shortened, it doesn’t change the fact that Bella must become emperor for everyone.
So Bella will have a harder time understanding my intentions.
“Let’s solve this issue first. I will cover it up for you, so if you or I ask, you just have to answer that it is true.”
“Even if that is a lie?”
“Of course not. This is my first order don’t worry. It’s a lie for you and your brother. Hurry up and call my brother before the vacation ceremony starts.”
At my words, Bella gave a helpless nod and ran out of her ward.
After a while, Bella returned with Roel.
“You’re awake…. Are you okay?”
I nodded with a sigh at Roel’s awkward smile, perhaps because of the last incident.
“It’s okay. And brother I have something to say.”
At my words, Roel bit his lip and bowed his head like a criminal.
“I’m sure you heard that from Bella, but I’m sorry. You suffered such damage because of me.”
“Raise your head hyung. You said I have something to say. Are you ignoring her sister’s words now?”
When I deliberately asked in a playful voice to change the atmosphere, Roel looked up and gave an awkward smile and glanced at me. I didn’t hate the look.
“No, sorry. I was a little hasty.”
Seeing Roel scratching the back of his head, I asked while stroking his chin.
“What do you think is the reason I saved Bella who made Luna and Ellie outcast?”
Perhaps it was an unexpected question, Roel rolled his eyes in bewilderment.
Roel, who seemed to be contemplating with his eyes closed for a while, soon met my eyes with a bright smile and answered in a confident voice.
“Perhaps it is because you are a hero holding a spear for others? No matter what Bella did, she couldn’t let her be in a dangerous situation. Because you are good Even though she knew it was dangerous, she jumped in. Just like in Destin Village.”
This time, on the contrary, I was embarrassed. Because it’s your brother’s girlfriend? He thought that a simple answer would come back, but Roel was serious about the answer, thinking of me he had watched.
I felt a bit embarrassed at the sincere voice that showed me what Roel thought of me all this time.
“Well, there is no such thing, but… I know why Bella misunderstood me.”
At my words, Roel put on a puzzled expression. Bella also tilted her head slightly at my words, but when Roel turned around, she didn’t show it.
“Because of my meeting with the warlock in Destin and the attack on the academy, Bella thought I was related to the cult. Before she goes to the interrogation room she says thanks to Principal Nelson she has the misunderstanding cleared up. That’s why she touched Luna and Ellie. She wants to see how I react to touching people around her.”
“I see. That was the reason….”
She let out a sigh of relief at the sight of Roel nodding her head with a look of understanding and knowing that my lie had worked.
“After the academy raid happened, I’ve been investigating alone at the academy. I thought there must be someone inside the academy who gave the information so that the warlock could enter the academy using the sewer.”
“… Did you think it was Dwin?”
“I can’t confirm, but I think you’re probably right.”
Actually, I don’t know the answer. It could be a coincidence, or it could really be that Dewyn gave us information about the sewers. Although it is a lie that is put together, a lie skillfully mixed with the truth always shows similar power to the truth.
“With the help of the Messiah Club members, I found an unclean artifact hidden by the Church in the academy.”
Roel asked with an amused look on whether he was interested in what I said.
“An Unholy Artifact?”
“I was aiming for an academy student who happened to pick up an artifact. It must have been used to corrupt and manipulate the owner. The artifacts we found were taken care of by Professor Leora. Bella would know this.”
As I chinned, Bella, who had been silently observing the conversation, opened her mouth.
“It’s true. After that, the knights checked the academy one more time.”
Hearing that, I cleared my throat lightly as I looked at Roel stroking her chin.
From now on, this is the main point of this lie.
To turn the blade of this whole situation away from Bella.
I spoke in a slightly lower voice.
“The cult is after my neck.”