chapter 46
46 – Just accept it? (1)
Thump thump thump.
A house on the outskirts.
Mr. Luterrier was knocking on the door of a house that was relatively far away from other houses.
“It’s not like it doesn’t exist…?”
“If it doesn’t exist, what happens?”
“Then things get really complicated.
Even if you run away to avoid the pursuers, you might be caught up now.”
The moment Mr. Luterrier stretched out his hand to knock once more.
With a sudden, the door opened.
With a silver blade suddenly aimed.
“I don’t know what kind of f*cking b*tch you are, but get out of there.”
In front of my eyes were fluffy white ears.
It was clearly a rabbit’s thing that stood upright, but –
The red eyes staring at me and Mr. Luterrier did not look pretty at all.
“…Anelli…Michelle?”
“Yes, that’s my name, and I don’t take any customers.
It was like that in the past, it is like that now, and it will be like that in the future.
So get out.
I still have less and less time to spend with my husband.”
She was a rabbit woman with a beautiful appearance.
The shiny silver-or white hair was soaked in sunlight,
The red lips reminded her of her mother’s.
However, the look in my eyes was not warm at all.
“You too.
It looks like you two are very close.
Have a good time and leave us alone.”
What a close relationship.
Could it be that our bodies smelled just because we slept together in the same room?
That was when I hurriedly tried to smell her when I saw her gently covering her nose with her arm.
“It wasn’t for that purpose… I came here because I was wondering if I could get some information or help.
Anelli Michel, there was talk of receiving strong protection recently – “
“Okay. People keep coming to me for that kind of thing, so I have to repeat this over and over again.
I don’t know anything, so just go away. “You keep wasting time!!”
Baek,
I couldn’t help but tremble at the sound I screamed.
The eyes were filled with tears and looked truly pitiful.
“How many times did you say you didn’t know? How many times.
The time I spend with my husband is slowly disappearing,
Why are you so anxious that you can’t keep interrupting me?
Why is it so frustrating that I can’t take away the time to focus on him?”
I felt strange with every word I spoke.
Time to be with my husband.
Is it possible that someone I love is sick?
Or is it because we can’t be together often?
For some reason, it is a time when I think it would be right to step down.
“…Ellie, are you a guest?”
Someone appeared in front of the front door with a clanking sound.
A face that looks gaunt even at a glance.
But the body looked surprisingly solid, and the legs – oh.
He was wearing a prosthetic leg.
As expected, does it hurt somewhere?
“Oh, no. I’ll kick you out right away.
He must be a miscellaneous merchant or a religious person.
More than that, get in quickly. Huh?”
With his appearance, the atmosphere changed significantly.
The rabbit woman named Anneli Michel suddenly folded her ears and quickly hid her dagger,
With her slightly relaxed face, she tried to let the man in.
However,
“Help!”
I bowed my head and said one word,
Rabbit Woman,
Even a man with one leg was frozen.
“I came to ask for help.
At least some information on what to do…!”
“So, that kind of thing – “
It stopped for a moment,
It was Agnelli Michele who immediately bared her teeth and growled –
“Wait a minute, Ellie.
Wouldn’t it be okay to listen to the story?”
Could it be that he couldn’t move from the man who smiled and placed his hand on his shoulder?
She frowned for a moment and eventually-
“Talk on that bench.
Not at home. “I have no intention of bringing in other people.”
Letting out a long sigh, she stretched out her hand and pointed to a spot in the corner of the garden.
One large table with five chairs.
We were guided there.
“I’m sorry, my wife is very wary of outsiders.
More than anything… You probably know our story.”
“No, we’re just sorry for taking away your precious time.”
Mr. Luterrier was treating the man in a very different attitude from how he was treating me.
Avoiding even eye contact.
His tail rested on his lap and was pressed well by his hand.
“…What is your business?”
The teacup was placed with a thud.
It was placed only in front of the man and Agnelli Michel.
I didn’t think it was time or position to complain about that, so I kept my mouth shut.
Mr. Luterrier relayed a few stories on my behalf.
What kind of person I am, and how I ended up being chased by a dragon.
…Of course, as soon as the word dragon came out, her face began to frown grimly.
“So, right now, before my eyes, hundreds of people are being chased by a dragon that they ridiculously set on fire – “
“Ellie, please speak softly.”
It was the man’s hand that calmed her down as she stood up and rolled her eyes.
He was embracing her with a really warm smile as he grabbed her by the shoulders and lowered her, held her in his arms as if he was used to it, and stroked her ears.
“Aren’t you angry? They put themselves in danger so that they can survive – “
“You haven’t even said we’ll help you yet.
You said you would listen to the story and then decide, right?”
Unlike his wife, he seemed to be a very kind and relaxed person.
Even though he heard about my situation, he just looked at me quietly without any wavering emotions.
“As I said before, this seems to be beyond our capabilities.
I am already a person who is far from adventure, and so is my wife.
But…”
Okay, he rolled up his arms and showed them.
Then he carefully held his wife’s hand and rolled her arms together.
“This symbol is all we can tell you.”
It felt like something was familiar.
It seemed no different from the red symbol engraved on my forehead.
Should I say that the color is gold and that it is engraved with a slightly different feel?
“…There seems to be something stuck.
Do you know anything?”
“Oh, no, that’s…”
That thing on the forehead was a secret.
There was a promise not to tell others. But,
I broke too many promises.
Even now, it has been a long time since she said out loud that she was being chased by her mother.
“If you know anything, please tell me.
Anyway, the die was cast.”
Those words felt like a big bump on my back.
It felt as if I had received permission, and my heavy heart became slightly lighter.
“Well, I mean… This.”
Lifting her messy hair that was covering her forehead, I watched as the faces of those I met were colored with surprise.
Then I immediately went over to check if there were any other people around.
“You must know what this is, then?”
“It’s a mark. It’s something that dragons leave behind for their precious people.
I personally had it engraved in my head, but have you two ever met a dragon?”
As soon as she heard those words, the rabbit woman frowned slightly as if she had noticed something.
“Mom and Dad can’t do that.
Our son and daughter are still young, and there is no news about them.
Then Stefan… I heard he married a wizard… No way.”
“Who is Stefan – “
“He’s my wife’s younger brother. Although we lost contact for a while.”
After taking a deep breath, Michelle soon leaned back slightly in her chair and looked straight at me.
The moment she tried to look away, unable to overcome her intense gaze,
“Are you just going to accept it?”
A slightly annoyed voice pierced my ears.
I’m not the only one who felt that way, Ms. Luterrier and her husband as well.
Everyone looked at her in surprise.
“The wizard who loves Stefan, no, it’s probably a dragon.
Just because the dragon blessed my younger brother, this pattern also appeared on us, his family.
What about the person who received it directly?”
That question made my throat close up.
Like having a piece of bread forced down your throat,
Like filling your mouth with boiled potatoes.
Placing her hand on her husband’s teeth, she continued her words with great strength.
“Not only was it not enough to betray the person who cared for you so much, but what on earth is it that you ran away?
After hearing the story, I really started to feel sorry for that dragon.”
“I – “
“Okay, well, I understand that you want to go on an adventure and find your real parents.
But.
What is that dog next to you?”
Quick,
I felt like my heart was being held captive.
“Throw away the woman who loves and cherishes you the most,
He grabs the hand of a woman he has never seen before and runs away.
If it were me, it would already be – “
“Okay, that’s it. Ellie, don’t get too caught up.”
Red eyes.
When it started to shine even brighter and glare at me, it was, of course, her husband who stopped it.
He stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly, calming her fussing rabbit by giving her a light kiss on the ear.
Until those eyes came to him, he stroked his head and smiled.
“…I don’t like it. The old – “
“Shh, Ellie. Because I’m by your side now.
Is it not enough to say that I only love you?”
‘He loves and cherishes me the most.’
Those words rang in my ears.
That weighed heavily on my heart.
There was nothing wrong with what she said.
I abandoned the person who cared for me the most.
But, that way I…
As if trying to get my attention while I was depressed, the man snapped his fingers and smiled.
He was gently holding and stroking the rabbit woman who buried her head deeply in his arms.
Patting his shaking body, he leisurely reached for a teacup and quenched his throat.
“I think I’m going to talk a little longer.
It may be luck that someone who knows about this pattern came to visit me.
Oh, by the way, I haven’t introduced myself yet.
I am the husband of Marcus Ahn, Ellie, or Agnelli Michel.”
Perhaps, in this meeting, I can find my own answer.
No,
It was something I might have to look for.