Capitulo 103

Episode 103

It may be true, and it may not be…. But I think from his eyes you’re definitely right.

Her memory wasn’t accurate.

Plus, it was 10 years ago, so her face was blurry.

If you can’t remember exactly, there’s nothing you can do about it.

Karina sighed and shook her head.

Looking at her like that, Daniel quickly picked up a cup of coffee to calm his nervous heart.

Ah!

She was unlucky today.

As he lifted the cup, a sip of coffee fell on his hand.

He put down the cup and tried to grab the napkin, but the plate of cookies that came with it fell to the floor.

When he woke up with a loud noise, people’s eyes turned in this direction.

Here, can you clean up the broken thing?

Karina raised her hand with a sullen face and called the waitress over.

Then she handed Daniel the napkin lying at her side.

Here.

Oh thank you…

Now that I thought about it, ever since she was little, Karina took great care of him.

Why are you laughing so much?

Oh? Ah, thinking about the past …. You took good care of me back then.

Did I? I don’t remember.

Tatiana and I were a little weak on this. When I was young, I thought you were always strong and protective of me?

Karina frowned slightly at Daniel’s words.

Daniel noticed later that Karina’s hand was trembling slightly.

Karina felt Daniel’s gaze and hid her hand behind her back.

Was it uncomfortable?

It’s okay. This will go away in no time.

His face was also pale and he repeated squeezing and stretching his hands as if he was anxious.

Daniel realized that she was only pretending to be fine.

People still seemed to be watching him and Karina.

Dozens of stares gave Daniel goose bumps all over his body.

Would you like to switch seats?

At his suggestion, Karina shook her head.

The two said nothing for a long time.

Soon after, she emptied her cup and stood up.

Thank you for coming today. I’ll come see you later.

Come on, wait a minute.

I didn’t want to let her go like this.

If you send it now, it will surely be hard to see her in the future unless Karina needs you.

Why? Daniel’s mouth didn’t drop from his mouth.

Daniel’s mouth didn’t drop from the indifferent look.

His family told him to apologize properly, but Daniel didn’t know what to do.

He was nice to everyone, and he rarely made a mistake and apologized.

People always liked Daniel, so he never refused an apology.

«Why did you treat me so cruelly?»

Was it because they were too close and comfortable with each other?

It was a pity that he couldn’t come back like before even though they were so close.

As a child, those happy times seemed far away like a fleeting fantasy.

Can’t we get along like we used to?

Karina was silent for a moment.

There was a time when they were not yet sensitive to emotions like jealousy or inferiority, and they were simply happy when they met.

You know that.

At Karina’s words, Daniel bit his lip.

He could remember how cruel he had been to her.

The proud Karina clung to her for help.

When bad news spread about her, she just said it was all a misunderstanding.

It was hard for Daniel at the time to know that he had abandoned his fiancée and opted for love.

He was afraid of being disappointed with himself and of being criticized.

Since Karina is strong, he thought he would be able to withstand that level.

Call me whenever you need my help.

No words of apology came out of his mouth.

He felt how futile and light the words he said in the past were, saying he was sorry and it was not intentional.

Karina walked out of the café without a word.

Daniel closed his eyes tightly.

Karina’s trembling hand fluttered in his mind like a residual image.

* * *

Tatiana was in a good mood after a long time.

Raymond, who had left the capital, contacted her.

She had been dressing in Raymond’s favorite style for a long time.

An innocent dress with ribbons and lace over a light skirt was always his favorite.

Tatiana made her way to the living room and smiled broadly when she saw Raymond rise from his seat.

Ray!

But that smile didn’t last long.

Raymond’s eyes looking at her were different than usual.

Tatiana paused in her seat with wounded beast eyes.

Is it true?

Is it true?

Is it true that you cooperated with the Cassel family?

Huh?

Embarrassed, Tatiana kept her mouth shut.

She didn’t think he would like it, but she never thought he would be so angry.

Tatiana, tell me the truth.

Well, isn’t it? They asked me to help them first to see Ray again?

Tatiana looked at Raymond with tears in her eyes and closed her mouth.

I simply agreed to it because I thought it would be good for Ray to see the people in his family again. I had no other intentions.

If he became the head of the Cassel family, he would remain by their side, so he accepted the offer.

And if he becomes the master of the tower, he will eventually leave your side.

Why, why did you accept it! You didn’t say a word to me, why the hell?! Do you know how miserable it was at this moment? How I was treated, how you could do that for me.

Tatiana was shocked by Raymond’s angry expression.

It couldn’t be like that.

Obviously, Raymond was thrilled to become the head of the Cassel family.

I knew you’d like it…

Raymond’s stomach churned at the sight of Tatiana’s tears falling.

Normally, he would have run to her and wiped her tears away immediately.

But now, he couldn’t be nice to Tatiana.

I’m sorry… I’ll be back.

Raymond jumped off the Grand Duchess as if he were running away.

The betrayal of a loved one has been heartbreaking.

Raymond? What are you doing here?

In front of him appeared Karina with an indifferent face.

* * *

After seeing Daniel, I went for a walk with Fio.

He said he went for a walk with Lily in the morning.

[Heh, going out with Lily is different from going out with you.]

I don’t know what’s different, but that’s what he said.

Still, when we both went out like that, it was nice to be able to talk without worrying about other people’s eyes.

How was your visit to the Golden Forest?

Last night, Fio went to the Golden Forest secretly.

It was to inquire about the ruins found in the mine, made before the demigod war.

[He said it might be possible with the magic of the Magic Empire. At that time, humans used magic recklessly without knowing that the world was being destroyed].

So you’re saying that the original purpose of this bracelet was to overpower the demigod?

[The magicians of the magic empire were humans who wanted to deal even with demigods at will. I don’t know if he was just trying to deal with the half-body with that bracelet, or if he was trying to control the humans who were close to god].

There was also truth in Fio’s words.

At least in my eyes, I did not look favorably on Fio’s demigod.

So you’re saying that it’s the power of the bracelet that makes people more tolerant of Tatiana?

I looked down at my bracelet.

After wearing this, I felt a little more comfortable confronting Tatiana.

If this bracelet is an ancient artifact, it must have been this way.

[Most likely. It seems like the correct use was probably split down the middle].

It seemed likely that the person who gave the bracelet to Daniel was Aster’s mother.

«So why did Marquis Liberty object to Tatiana’s marriage – is it a grudge over the loss of a loved one?»

And why did he give this bracelet to Tatiana and me and not to Aster?

If the wearer must be a woman, why didn’t he pass it on to someone in his family?

There must be a disadvantage to wearing bracelets that we are not aware of.

[Why do you think that?]

If it had been such a good thing, it would certainly have become any family’s heirloom. But if they keep changing ownership, there must be something fatal.

We changed the subject and talked about the newly created purifier.

Fio also took the purification device made by my mother yesterday.

[The response was good, although it was difficult to purify it completely].

I listened to Fio and reflected on it. Basically, it seemed that Tatiana had to stop wearing the bracelet.

After all, you have to take the bracelet and break it…Fio?

Fio, who was walking down the street, sniffing scents here and there, stopped in his seat.

He lifted his tail and ears, looked somewhere and then ran away.

Fio!

Where the hell is that bastard wandering around?

I followed Fio around the corner and saw someone crouched down.

Fio looked at me as if he had discovered something great and wagged his tail.

The falling pink hair appeared to be Raymond.

Raymond, what are you doing here?

Tears filled his face as he looked up and lifted his head.

He looked as if he had suffered a disappointment.

Did you go to ask Tatiana?

The man who had collapsed in despair was completely disgruntled.

He was betrayed by the person he thought was perfect on his side, so it was worth seeing.

He looked at me angrily and wiped his face with his sleeve.

Don’t worry…

Raymond couldn’t finish his speech.

He fell to the ground like petals on a spring day.