22 episodes
“Why are you here?!”
Matilda was shocked and stepped back.
Ethan walked slowly and arrived near the two of them.
“Did you have a good walk?”
At those words, Luisa frowned as she did not understand English.
On the other hand, Matilda opened her eyes.
“It must have been quite difficult for a wizard to run all the way here.”
“Wow, what are you talking about?”
“You know very well that shichimi doesn’t make any sense, so why would you do that?”
Ethan had a tired face.
Matilda felt a cold sweat flowing from the tension.
‘You know I went to that warehouse.’
miracle boy?
It was a shocking sound for Matilda.
Although it was packaged as a saint candidate to succeed Saint Eileen, she was now a more menacing existence than anyone else in the world.
widely.
Ethan sat quietly on the bed in the dormitory.
And he smiled softly.
“Or, do you have to be honest to understand what I’m saying?”
It was an outright threat.
It was then that Matilda had no choice but to admit.
Ethan knows everything and is here.
And that Ethan is also entangled in Thomas’ death.
“no. Stop talking about it. I knew for sure that the dog had betrayed its owner.”
Matilda looked at Luisa with poisoned eyes.
The anger shook my head.
I wanted to tear Luisa to pieces at any moment.
But it was impossible.
Because Ethan was also here now.
‘It is dangerous for Thomas to be found. But there is no real proof.’
Matilda quickly shook her head.
Even if the captured Thomas confessed everything, it was still okay.
There was no solid evidence that House Harper was a member of the Dark Followers.
One hundred years have passed since the end of the Anti-Magic War.
There were many families of the United Kingdom who had been suspected of being dark followers in the long years.
Then, would all those families have been annihilated each time?
‘After all, it may be the carrier of the Dark Followers, so even the Pars Church cannot blindly doubt our family.’
The answer was ‘no’.
Matilda was very dependent on her family.
Where is the Harper family?
It was a family that boasted a high fortress in the Aurum Kingdom.
How many other things have the family sown in the denomination?
Therefore, Matilda was mistakenly thinking that if they used them well, they would be able to overcome this kind of crisis.
“Are you still out of your mind?”
At that moment, Ethan laughed and crossed his legs.
Even the polite way of speaking changed.
was just a boy.
However, the feeling of intimidation flowing from Ethan’s whole body weighed on the entire small room of Luisa.
It was a disgrace.
Luisa could not comprehend what was going on and showed a bewildered look.
“Ethan, what is this?”
Shh!
Then suddenly Ethan stood up and touched Luisa’s forehead.
“Sleep for a second.”
Then something amazing happened.
The tattoo around Luisa’s eyes lit up, and Luisa suddenly collapsed.
If anything, only the original tattoo that Ethan had made lit up.
The tattoo that had been overlaid did not shed a single ray of light.
“How could that… … ?!”
Even though it was happening right before my eyes, Matilda couldn’t understand.
“I don’t know how far I know, so even if something goes wrong, did you think it would be enough to take it off?”
Ethan was watching Matilda’s number.
Compared to the conspiracies and schemes she had experienced in the Empire in her previous life, Matilda’s fine hair was only insignificant.
“I’m sorry, but it doesn’t work for me.”
Ethan said calmly.
It was like a declaration of war for Matilda.
Shh.
“So let’s start talking again.”
Ethan looked at Matilda with red eyes, and put a small smile on his lips.
* * *
“You must have a lot of questions.”
Ethan nodded and pointed to Luisa.
That was correct.
Even now, Matilda’s head was complicated and full of incomprehension.
I couldn’t understand why Luisa’s tattoo reacted to Ethan, or why he listened to Ethan’s orders.
But Ethan said firmly.
“By the way, you don’t have the right to ask me a question.”
It was then that Matilda realized that the situation was much more serious than she had originally thought.
Ethan wasn’t just a saint candidate.
There was something worse than that.
Matilda swallowed dry saliva.
“What do you want?”
“A puppet that will move as I say.”
“… … .”
“I have something to pay them back. So you have to serve as my servant in there.”
Matilda clenched her fists and trembled.
“Did you think I would fall for your nonsense? If the public finds out who you are… … !”
Matilda was furious.
The situation had already turned, but pride and vain thoughts kept him from admitting his fall.
“Are you going to reveal it? Will you die first?”
“What, what?”
“Even if things go wrong, did you think that using the back of the family will help you somehow? That’s stupid. If you don’t know the physiology of those guys, isn’t it a very high position?”
Ethan said as if seeing through everything.
It was like being on top of Matilda’s head.
Above all, he was exuding a familiar feeling that was unknown to him as he looked down on the Dark Followers as ‘these guys’.
“Even if you leave your family, you die.”
Ethan’s words were strangely persuasive.
“They think toys like your family are worthy of use. So they will try to save your family too. But do you think I’ll keep you alive, who made a big mistake apart from your family?”
It was a decisive word.
It was also the logic that penetrated Matilda’s head.
It was something that Matilda, who enjoyed only political conspiracies and scheming within the boundaries of aristocrats, had never thought of it.
‘You’re going to hold me accountable for killing me?’
Is that just what you did?
The Harper family was the second most prosperous family in the Aurum Kingdom.
And Matilda was the eldest daughter of the family.
“Do not confuse your family with your own weight.”
I couldn’t object.
There was no proper objection to the words of Ethan, who was only a boy.
has been completely refuted.
Matilda couldn’t help but agree.
When things get bigger, you die.
That was the cruel reality.
Kwok.
Matilda bit her lip hard.
Ethan’s sneer was scratching her pride.
“Not yet… … .”
Still, Matilda was not defeated.
‘The story isn’t over yet!’
That’s how I tried to shoot.
But Ethan spoke faster.
“You have finally realized your situation. Still, it seems that my low self-esteem remains the same, so I need to learn.”
Ethan got up and broke the glass in the dormitory with his hand.
And he deliberately grabbed the shards of broken glass.
Blood dripped down between his fists.
“Wow, what are you doing!? I hope that… … !”
Matilda sighed and stepped back.
But instead of approaching Matilda, Ethan did something bizarre.
He pulled out the largest piece of broken glass and used it to make a small cut on his forehead.
‘Why are you suddenly hurting yourself?!’
Matilda looked at Ethan as if he were looking at a madman.
But Ethan was smiling softly as he did that.
“Look and learn. I am excellent at this.”
Then Ethan suddenly screamed.
like writhing in pain.
As much as the guards outside are startled and run.
It was then that Matilda realized.
The boy he was dealing with was just a priest, and he was no different from his own.
No, it wasn’t even my cousin.
‘This is even worse than that!’
Even if he picked the wrong opponent, he had chosen the wrong one.
* * *
midnight.
Jacob walked down the hallway with an anxious expression on his face.
He rubbed his forehead and lamented.
“What the hell did I bring, Won?”
Since Ethan came to New Zealand, accidents have not ceased.
The place Jacob headed to was the sleeping room in the Knights Templar building, which is rarely used these days.
He gestured to the soldier guarding in front of him.
When the door opened, Ethan and Luisa were sitting in the room.
“Hey, scumbag. What the hell is going on this time?”
Ethan frowned as if displeased.
“The accident wasn’t mine, it was a girl named Harper.”
Things were going according to Ethan’s plan.
Ethan drove without a break against Matilda.
Playing with Matilda, who had only lived as an aristocrat, was easier than eating cold soup.
Self-harm was also done to disguise the accident.
After that, the guards who stormed into Luisa’s room helped Ethan, who was injured.
– Priest Ethan? How did this happen?
-After stopping the fight, Miss Harper suddenly… … .
The guards looked at the pieces of glass and Ethan’s wounds alternately.
Matilda glared at Ethan as if he was not funny.
She could have had any excuses, but she didn’t say anything as she was captured by the guards.
‘It feels surprisingly good. Did I instinctively realize that I could grow my job?’
Ethan was a warning.
He’s always ready to grow his job, so if you want to try it, try it.
Even if she devised her own conspiracies and schemes, it would have been a big shock to Matilda, who lived only in a peaceful aristocratic society.
In the first place, Ethan must have thought that talking to Matilda was open to negotiation.
I could see the intention from the words spit out ‘not yet’.
But that expectation was completely shattered.
“There is no face. You lose your mind at a time like that.”
Luisa had an embarrassed face.
She had no memory.
Ethan decided he didn’t need to show Luisa his true nature yet.
So, she manipulated Luisa’s memory using her tattoos.
It wasn’t that difficult to erase the memory of the opponent with a magic that was subordinated to the soul from generation to generation.
“It’s not something Priest Bernstein would apologize for. As Ethan said, there are other people who have had an accident.”
Jacob comforted Luisa while sighing.
“How is the situation outside?”
“Miss Harper is now in custody. It’s not an easy matter to deal with, no matter how much you’re a missionary.”
“Then when can I get out of here?”
“Well. Because it’s not my responsibility. But wouldn’t that be possible only after the investigation of Miss Harper, who is currently silent, is over?”
“It’s not accurate information, it’s just speculation.”
Ethan clicked his tongue low.
“If it weren’t for me, the guy who wouldn’t have known about the outside situation would only have his mouth alive!”
Jacob was relieved even though he was angry.
As soon as he became a priest, he went through unpleasant things, so if he was an ordinary person, he would have been embarrassed.
However.
‘This guy, he’s pretty normal than I thought.’
Jacob had his own responsibility because he had brought Ethan into the church.
However, I was relieved to see Ethan in good health.
“If the superiors find out, I might not be able to come here either. Good luck until then.”
With those words left, Jacob disappeared.
It was then that Luisa spoke up.
“… I don’t know what happened, but if what you’re saying is true, I should thank you.”
Luisa completely believed Ethan’s words.
I had no choice but to do so.
Ethan properly made up what happened with Matilda in the room.
And sparsely mixed facts into the made-up story.
While arguing, he found out what was going on between the Bernsteins and the Harpers.
If he hadn’t actually talked to Matilda, there were things Ethan wouldn’t have known about.
“it’s okay. All I can do is stop the fight.”
“I know it’s rude to say this, but I hope you don’t talk about it anywhere else.”
“Do I look so light-hearted?”
Luisa waved her hands in embarrassment.
“no! That’s not it. In fact, I just don’t feel comfortable.”
“Don’t worry about that. I don’t have a place to talk, and I don’t really like to talk.”
“Um, I’ll pay the cost of silence.”
“You can buy me some meat as I promised you last time.”
“What? ahaha. Do you still remember those words?”
“It’s meat.”
At Ethan’s light joke, Luisa let out a sigh of relief.
Of course, it was complicated in my mind.
Thinking of Matilda, I was worried about how to finish the work.
‘I can’t stand still with that personality. I’m going to make all sorts of fuss, but what do I do?’
But that was just Luisa’s idea.
Ethan grinned as he remembered Jacob’s words that Matilda had not yet opened her mouth.
‘Then when will you open your mouth?’