Capitulo 60

Episode 60

Ah…

I heard my mother next to me holding back laughter.

Stop laughing.

Hey, pff. no. Maybe that emperor is just a shy one.

My mother held back laughter until her face turned red and finally came out.

Remembering what had happened earlier, I could understand my mother’s reaction.

Umm. I didn’t know His Majesty would be so upset.

My father, who heard the news from my mother later, seemed to like the situation.

«Well, it wasn’t the worst.»

Aster’s response to my expression of gratitude was astonishing.

His white face turned red as if he was about to explode, and his eyes that sparkled like amethysts lost their heads and trembled.

G, thank you.

He left without a word.

All I could do was stare at his back.

It wasn’t the first time I had seen something like that.

Although he seemed arrogant, Aster was particularly weak to unexpected contact.

Still, he would be overdoing it with a kiss on the cheek.

It felt strange to show everyone the shy side I used to show from time to time.

I felt like the store that only I knew became famous.

Miss.

Lily entered the barracks. With an expected face, she leaned over and whispered in my ear.

I was excited because it sounded like good news.

Mr. Allison contacted me to see her for a while. He wants to see you under the tree behind the camp.

Now?

Yes, I don’t think I have much time. Once he informed me that he would know, what should I do?

I checked the time in his words. Unless they enjoyed their time off, there were few nobles left until the knight hunting competitions.

Perhaps everyone is preparing to return. He looked like he wanted to meet for a while because of that tricky gap.

As long as Wilhelm returned safely, Tatiana would no longer be looking for Allison.

«It must mean you’re so desperate that you want to take advantage of this brief moment to find us.»

Maybe the two of them are more special than I thought.

I got up immediately.

I’m going to meet some people. You two, spend some time alone.

My parents kindly let me go.

They probably thought I was going to see Aster.

This is it, miss.

Allison was waiting for us when we arrived at the meeting place after chasing Lily.

She was walking back and forth with an anxious face, but as soon as she saw my face, she approached me right away.

Have you really seen Robert?

It was urgent, so he spoke without greeting.

Lily intervened slightly and Allison stepped back.

I’m sorry . I’m in a hurry .

It’s okay. The quick answer is that I met Robert.

Indescribable joy shone on Allison’s face.

Her eyes widened as if she was about to cry.

It’s, you’re alive. Robert he… He’s alive.

Yes. I can’t say he’s doing well.

Allison bowed her head at my words. I asked Lily to look around.

Alison and I stood talking to ourselves.

I know he’s embezzled research funds for Professor Gregory.

That’s right…

And that you accepted Tatiana’s offer to cover it up.

Her face was red as if she was about to explode.

I didn’t make this decision just because of that.

She mumbled a little. I really wanted to hear what was going on, but an uninvited guest showed up.

Miss!

At Lily’s call, we stopped our conversation. Tatiana, who appeared right behind her, shouted.

I didn’t know you were taking my doctor, Karina.

She was angry as if she had committed an affair.

However, she didn’t seem to have that much affection for Allison.

But whatever, I decided to go out boldly for now.

What do you mean by stealing. It doesn’t seem like the right term to me.

Don’t lie. Oh, you’re calling her to do a background check on me? That’s even worse.

I knew you’d think so from seeing us in secret…

Bullshit.

Once again, Tatiana didn’t seem to believe it at all.

You know that Mrs. Niveia lost her sense of smell. I was asking around because I wanted to cure her. Allison’s work at the academy is famous.

Tatiana’s face hardened at the mention of Niveia’s name.

Do you feel even a slight sense of guilt?

Anyway, I’ll tell you what’s going on. I want to introduce Mr. Allison to Mrs. Niveia.

That’s…

Don’t you remember that she lost her most important sense of smell as a perfumer due to an unfortunate incident? I think that will help to some extent. You are my friend no matter what anyone else says.

It was the word Tatiana used whenever she asked me.

Maybe it’s because it’s the first word I’ve ever spit out of my mouth. The inside of my mouth was very rough.

Hey, don’t lie.

Suddenly, Tatiana’s hand reached for the bracelet. I’m not the target anyway, so touching the bracelet wouldn’t do any good, but it was strange.

Why do you think it’s a lie? I’m serious.

No, Ray couldn’t have done that!

She screamed like crazy. Lily stopped in front of me as if she were anxious.

Why do you always accuse us of facts that aren’t true? Even though we ended badly, there’s no need to gossip like that.

Saying that, Tatiana burst into tears.

I opened my mouth to see her tears.

What the hell are you saying.

What?

It’s a story I’ve seen and heard with my own eyes. What are you saying that’s a lie? Are you saying I lied about the danger of her almost dying in that blazing fire?

Who said I believed you?

Tatiana cried out in annoyance.

The pitiful figure who had just shed tears had long since disappeared like smoke.

Even Lily, who was standing next to me, was so shocked that she grabbed my sleeve.

How could she lose her temper like that and reveal her sinister secret in front of so many people?

Every time you were bullied by the men who dumped you, you pretended to be pitiful, hoping that people would sympathize with you.

Did you want me to be sympathetic?

Tatiana’s words were absurd.

I never asked anyone for sympathy.

Rather, there were others who wanted me to give up my pride and beg for sympathy.

The person I wanted you to beg from was Raymond, but you….

I took a step closer and looked directly into Tatiana’s eyes.

Did you ever ask him to kill me?

Wow, what do you mean?

If you can’t have Niveia, maybe you wanted to get rid of her and take the recipe book. No one would have guessed I’d show up there.

Oh, no… I… That’s what Ray wants…

It used to be between us, but now it’s Ray?

Tatiana’s hands were shaking. Allison seemed to have a rough idea of how things were going.

My lady, I’ll take care of her….

Take it easy!

Everyone froze at Tatiana’s scream. It was probably the first time they had seen her lose her temper like that.

Of course I didn’t want to keep quiet.

I-I don’t know that. Raymond…

Yes, I know you didn’t know that.

Tatiana looked almost in tears.

It was a little sad. If I could see that face now on the video dial, I would feel better every day.

Raymond… It can’t be.

It doesn’t matter if you believe it or not. Because that’s true.

Tatiana clenched her fists, her lips trembling and she didn’t know what to do.

«Yes?»

That was when. I felt the air around me shake.

If I didn’t know magic, I wouldn’t have realized that this was a wave of magic.

«How come there’s magic here?»

That was the moment. My eyes blinked dizzily.

My world began to spin to the point of vomiting.

Miss?

Contrary to my intentions, I slapped Lily’s hand that was trying to hold me. My body was moving erratically, as if I were drunk.

Miss!

Startled, Lily came running in. I looked back and saw a fairly deep river with rapids running through it.

I reached out to grab Lily’s hand, who was trying to grab me somehow. But, as if in a hallucination, I gently stroked Lily’s hand.

Tati!

At that moment, Raymond appeared out of nowhere.

Raymond’s magic!

He was good at manipulating minds. It was probably Raymond’s magic that my body wasn’t moving according to my will.

Hey, motherfucker.

I gathered the magical energy that was still around me and bound Raymond’s body and mine together.

It wasn’t much, but at least it was enough to draw him in.

HUH.

Maybe it’s because I’m not good with magic and it’s too hard to resist the tree that absorbs magic.

Blood spurted from my mouth.

And at will, my body jumped into the water.

It rained not long ago, and abundant water and strong currents filled my eyes.

Raymond seemed in a hurry and forgot to resist. I reached out and grabbed him by the neck.

Making eye contact with the bewildered Raymond, I laughed as hard as I could.

Do you think I’ll die alone?

And everything went black.