chapter 16
I didn’t do anything-5
How did it sound to her that she didn’t do anything?
Whether or not to believe it was up to Theresia herself.
If you get out of doubt and realize that it is true, it will only end with your brother dying, but if the doubt grows…
Well, I guess I can’t live a normal life.
I was well aware of how frightening it was to grow in doubt.
No matter how sane a person may be, if he goes out of his mind, he won’t be able to see anything properly.
After staring blankly at Theresia, who was sobbing as she slumped in her seat, she let out a small sigh.
“Let’s go now. The sun goes down.”
I could see the sky slowly getting darker.
Even the remaining light was obscured by the clouds, and only a turbid red light illuminated the garden.
to do it
A collapsed woman sitting on the floor was nothing more than a shabby look.
Theresia, who did not answer despite being called several times, eventually staggered to her feet.
The moon shone in her pupils for a moment, but the light quickly went out, leaving only empty pupils.
The resentment was evident in the look on my face.
Isn’t it obvious, I went this far, but if I had other feelings, it would be rather suspicious.
“…I will curse you.”
“I see.”
“I will pray more earnestly than anyone else, that you die more miserably than anyone else. Make your family, loved ones, and all of them hate you.”
Resentment streams down from her wide-eyed eyes, and then it falls as rain.
It was a shower that only fell on her.
It was raining on her under this moon that would stay with her forever.
“I will curse you. Robert Taylor.”
“Is that so.”
“…Do you know how unlucky it really is to the end? I’ve never loved someone like you from the beginning.”
“I know. Because I knew you and met you.”
I didn’t know at first, but now I know.
She won’t even know what this means for the rest of her life.
It wasn’t just once or twice that he was cursed like this.
Words that can no longer hurt after hearing them dozens or hundreds of times.
That’s why my expression didn’t matter. I’d rather pick up a knife and stab myself.
A few words of that would not have posed any threat to me.
As I watched Theresia’s back as she staggered away, I felt very relieved.
He looked at me as if he didn’t understand me, and despite that, he had mixed resentment and hatred.
It must be a shameful expression, but what the hell am I supposed to do when I see a face like this and feel joy?
It’s been a long time since I’ve been broken already.
How many people can live with their minds intact even after dying dozens of times?
If that day comes when all the springs in my head turn, I’ll probably collapse like Theresia just now.
I just hope that that day will be the day when my eternal rest comes.
If I repeat the regression one more time, then I might go crazy and kill everyone in sight.
It’s still breathtaking.
My goal is to live this life well in my own way so that the string I am holding on to does not break.
“…If this is the case, Theresia will be quiet for a while.”
It would be correct to say that Arthur would die ‘soon’, but if he was in that state of mind, he would still go mad for several months after that.
Even if they were aiming for my life, it wouldn’t be right away.
Even if the assassin came, it didn’t matter.
I’m not stupid enough not to prepare for such a thing, and I’ve already been assassinated enough to get tired of it.
I think it will be a great opportunity to show how Taylor responds.
The garden was completely covered in darkness before I knew it, and when I turned my head, I realized that I was standing alone.
Theresia had disappeared at some point, and it seemed as if she had been standing there blankly all alone.
It’s been over 15 days since I started my 101st life through regression.
The only person who let go during that period was Theresia, so wasn’t it pretty slow?
However, this heartfelt heart was sincere.
It was enough to break the chain of ties that I had been trying to keep together.
I have the confidence that I will no longer recall the past even when I see your face.
Did I regret loving you?
To say such a thing on a topic that I had never loved in the first place.
“Tsk.”
When I raised my head in a sudden surge of irritation, there was a full moon in the sky that was refreshingly cool.
That pale light cuts through this darkness, swallows the light of the stars around it, and emits a cool glow.
The shadow of the moon that was formed under the moon only barely drew me, so I thought it was somewhat shabby.
I repeated the time over 100 times, but the reality is that the moon is still the same.
How much have I changed in the meantime? He closed his eyes for a moment and inhaled.
Unlike the cold light, the air was surprisingly warm.
The warmth soothed my body, and even the dizzy thoughts were wonderfully erased.
Even if it changed, it was me in the end.
What do you think is so complicated, just doing my job properly.
He slaps his cheek once and moves on.
On a full moon night, the footsteps following the shadow of the moon were lighter than usual.
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“You look at the moon often these days. Are you worried about anything?”
To the woman staring blankly at the night sky alone, a man who looked like an adjutant opened his mouth.
The way he spoke was so rude that it seemed like he was making fun of me.
Adele clicked her tongue for a moment, then opened her mouth while looking at her lieutenant, Lotos.
“gibberish. Go to sleep at that time.”
“Because if you sleep now, you won’t be on time. Hmm, shouldn’t we leave a little later to arrive in time for the Full Moon Festival?”
What Lotos was puzzled about was the reason for attending the Full Moon Festival.
Why are you participating this year in a festival that you have always skipped because it is annoying?
There was no such thing as someone having a business.
It wasn’t that the invasion of the barbarians increased, and even the emperor wouldn’t care about this.
Unable to figure out why he had suddenly said he was going to the Full Moon Festival, Lotos just opened his eyes wide and waited for Adele’s answer.
Adele knew roughly what Lotos was curious about of me.
The question must be, why are you going to the Full Moon Festival?
However, the answer was as simple as it was ridiculous to think to myself.
Because I just wanted to go. That’s all.
The reason I didn’t go originally was because I just didn’t want to go, and the reason I went this time was because I just wanted to go.
Isn’t it like that sometimes?
I hate doing things I always used to do, and I want to try something I always hated.
To say it was a whim, Adele’s title was grand duke, so the subordinates under her assumed that they all had their own plans.
Of course, if they were close enough to Lotos, he could have guessed his intentions to some extent.
“Are you going because you just want to go?”
“Yes, I suddenly wanted to go. There are people to find.”
“You are the one to find. I don’t think any felons have fled to the capital recently.”
“…Do you see me as someone who only hunts down vicious criminals? I mean, I’m just looking for a guy. I have something to say, but I couldn’t finish it then.”
At the word man, Lotos’s eyes widened.
The same goes for the subordinates who were secretly hiding, so Zeke, who was hiding in a hoodie, suddenly stuck out his head.
“No, man?”
“man!”
“It’s a man, the duke says it’s a man!”
The room became noisy in an instant, and Adele finally shook her head with her forehead crossed.
I thought it would be hidden, but if there are more than 10 people like that, can it really be called hiding?
I pretended not to know on purpose, but my head pounded at the sight of it appearing openly.
“Now you’re just hiding. Aren’t you afraid of me?”
“It’s scary. So that sword, yes. Would you like me to put the sword away?”
Lotos pushed the sword around his neck, then replied with an awkward grin.
Adele’s face was always expressionless.
There was a rare time when I was interested in something and had to laugh, but when I pointed a knife with an insensitive face… it was a bit scary after all.
As Adele put away the sword, Lotos and the others gathered in one place and waited for Adele’s words.
Man, isn’t it a very interesting word for a person who seems to die of old age after wielding only a sword for the rest of his life?
As it is in the north, where there is little topic, the eyes looking at Adele began to sparkle brightly.
“I think I made a mistake. Pretend you didn’t hear what I just said.”
“I heard you said a man-”
“Your duke is ashamed. Just be quiet.”
“But wouldn’t that implicitly acknowledge that? Actually, there’s a guy you’re dating.”
Even though he answered calmly, dozens of words followed each word.
They were noisy guys already, but maybe he made a mistake.
I should have been careful with my words and actions.
Adele’s eyes narrowed as she regretted saying that she would rather worry about it when she was alone.
The quick-witted Lotos sensed it and kicked Zeke in the shin.
“Ouch!”
“Be quite. Can’t you see the duke glaring at you?”
“It’s you I’m staring at right now, Lotos.”
Quite impudently, Adele’s adjutant simply smiled.
You can’t put a sword in a smiling face, can you?
After suppressing her anger for a moment, Adele took a deep breath and opened her mouth with a slightly calm expression.
“…Before, there was someone I asked to come to the North.”
The subordinates nodded their heads at the way he spoke, emphasizing that non-man.
In fact, they had been with Adele since she led the mercenary corps before becoming a duke.
No one knows what she wants to say better than the people present.
“I also gave you my handkerchief.”
Hee-
When someone swallowed a gasp, Lotos glanced in search of the culprit.
On the one hand, it felt like an alarm bell was ringing in my head.
After fixing his glasses, Lotos thought about this and that and carefully opened his mouth.
At least there weren’t many ‘men’ who had recently visited the north. Especially if it’s someone who came to Adele Ygritte.
So, in the end, it means that the request was not complied with.
The man was also pretty great. If you have the courage to refuse the Northern Duke’s request…
Could the family become dukes? Lotus, who was thinking over and over again, asked.
“Are you looking for that person?”
“Not similar. I have to get the handkerchief back anyway.”
“…Could it be that you’re going to the Full Moon Festival?”
“I go because I want to go. I suddenly felt that I had to go.”
If so… it was still fine. Lotos let out a sigh of relief and wiped his forehead.
If this capital run was due to one man, an emergency had to be issued to the entire Northern Defense Force.
Catch the scandalous man who lent me his handkerchief but didn’t come – I could see a trivial alarm going off like that.
In fact, it hadn’t happened a few times before.
The existence of Adele, Grand Duke of the North, was quite special in the North.
It was also the case that she rose to the position of Grand Duke with the body of a woman, but her unique personality was similar to the habits of people in the north.
Did you say you look like a wolf?
Remembering what the elder of the northern tribes once said, Lotos frowned.
Rumors spread about the grand duke’s man who is so supported?
I felt like I was breaking out in a cold sweat from what was about to happen.
‘It would be okay if it wasn’t for that. Because the rest can deal with it.’
When Lotos was relieved that he had avoided that, Adele added.
“And bring a person who has both sides.”
“You mean to bring me?”
“I told you to come, but you didn’t come. I have to bring it this time. I liked it, that man.”
Adele’s voice was quite serious. However, what surprised Lotos was that Adele smiled faintly.
To say that I liked it would not be a lie.
However, I couldn’t even guess where I met such a person.
Adele had only been in the capital for less than a day, but did you mean that you fell in love with her during that time?
…you’ll have to meet him.
Like it or not, if Adele made up her mind once, she would probably stay in the capital until we met.
The light of the full moon came through the window of the office and illuminated the surroundings. The moon emits mysterious light without a single cloud.
What kind of relationship will the full moon bring? Lotos sighed and rubbed his crumpled forehead.
I really had to trust that he wouldn’t try to force it.
What if you really do that? you’ll have to roll yourself It’s like a ball bug.
My grand duke was doing the work, but the only thing he was worried about was resentful of this reality that he had to do.