TL: Zimmings
Isaacâs knock became more and more violent.
Knock! Knock!
âOpen the door. Iâm not in a good mood.â
Why is he like thatâ¦
I was flustered. After burying Adrian in a blanket, I came back to my senses and quickly hid him in the dressing room instead.
Then I shouted outside the room.
âI need to get ready to meet the Duke of Amity.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âGet ready. Iâll be watching.â
Iâve got a problem.
Adrian is going to die!
I closed my eyes tightly and shouted, trying to reassure myself that everything will work out.
âWhat do I have to do with your bad mood!â
âKid, how could you say such a thing⦠I donât remember raising you to be so heartless!â
âWhen did Isaac raise me? I raised Isaac!â
âYouâre my younger sister so I raised you! Right? Iâm a grown-up, and youâreâ¦!â
âIâm mature! Isaac, you didnât even eat carrots!â
He became quiet as if he were shocked.
In the meantime, I rushed into the dressing room and told Adrian.
âCan you jump off the terrace?â
ââ¦â¦.â
âYou canât do it because youâre not feeling well? What should I do? My room is surrounded by a strong barrier, so we canât use teleportation.â
Thatâs why I also secretly brought him from the back door. Right now, I have issued an emergency warning, so the security must have become stricter.
Originally, I tried to hide Adrian in a carrige under the pretext of going to see the Duke of Amity.
Adrian laughed when I panicked.
âI can jump.â
âReally? Then as soon as you jump off the terrace, go towards the blue roof. Itâs a separate house, but the barrier is weak there. You have to use teleportation there.â
âYes.â
âAlso, Adrianâ¦â
âSay it.â
âI want to show you somethingâ¦â¦.â
I touched the etwal and looked up to him.
âI have to let him meet Gremory.â
Adrian shook his head.
âI know what you mean, but later.â
âButâ¦â¦.â
âYou donât have the strength to call out the devil again today.â
ââ¦â¦I need to show you Gremory as soon as possible.â
âI know.â
I put the etwal in my pocket, disappointed. Then I ran to the terrace and looked down.
âGood, nobodyâs here.â
âRight now.â
As I said that, Adrian swooped down to the terrace.
From outside the room, I heard Isaacâs voice again.
âItâs not that I couldnât eat carrots, I didnât want to eat them! I didnât do it because it tasted bad!â
âThat means you canât eat it.â
âOh, itâs not like that.â
I was looking at Adrian while talking to Isaac. He smiled and said, âGo in.â
I shook my hand to tell him to go quickly, but Adrian didnât move, he urged me to enter first.
I had no choice but to close the terrace window. However, he saw me for a long time and finally went back.
âUgh, it tickles.â
My chest felt tickly.
It felt very strange.
I sighed and opened the door.
âWhy, did you miss my room so much?â
As soon as I opened the door, Isaac came into my room and looked inside.
â⦠None.â
I squinted and glanced at him.
âDid you think I was hiding someone?â
When I shamelessly lied, Isaac groaned.
âI thought someone was hiding.â
âWhat?â
âA blonde rat.â
I was startled.
âHow did he know.â
Adrian was thoroughly hidden and brought in. Laura, a crime professional, and the three maids defended the room with iron defense.
I said as if nothing had happened.
âAre you talking about Adrian? Heâs in the Imperial Palace. Why would he be here?â
â⦠Iâm glad to hear that.â
Isaac, who still looked at the room suspiciously, soon grabbed my shoulder.
âListen up, kid.â
âYes?â
âYou should never trust a two-faced man, a man who talks casually about cheesy things. Theyâre all flirtatious, people like that.â
âDo you want me to meet an ugly guy?â
âAre you crazy? Of course, you should have the most handsome guy in the world.â
âThen do you want to meet a fierce man who canât say sweet things?â
âJust bring that guy with you. Iâm going to twist his neck and pull him out.â
âThen, I canât meet any other guy?â
When I looked at him with my eyes saying, âYou told me not to meet anyone who is handsome and good at talking.â Isaac remained silent for a moment.
He rolled his eyes as if he were organizing his thoughts and said.
âI was wrong. I just know a guy who is two-faced and is good at talking.â
âThen itâs just Adrian.â
âItâs not the only condition.â
He began to list conditions for my groom with a serious face.
âItâs fundamental to say handsome and cheesy things well. But he needs to have the ability and wealth. He shouldnât starve you.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âAnd he need to have a good body too. Of course, if you donât want to give birth, you can exclude this conditionâ¦â¦ No, I canât exclude it. A man who can protect you should be reliable. Also, he needs to be knowledgeable so that your conversation can be enjoyable. Being humorous is a must have for that. Andâ¦.â
After hearing the conditions up to 58, I looked at Isaac with a tired look.
âIsaacâ¦â
âThe 59th condition⦠huh?â
âJust tell me not to marry.â
âYou canât do it. Donât give up.â
He declared very solemnly.
âEven if I have to search the whole world, I will find him.â
âBut what if the guy you found says he doesnât want to marry me?â
Isaac sighed and snorted.
âThat canât be true. Thereâs no man in the world who doesnât want to marry you.â
He said that as if even a roadside ant wants to marry me, so I took a few steps away from him.
âDonât say that anywhere else. Promise me?â
âWhy?â
âIâm afraid people wonât only curse at Isaac, but even at me.â
After saying that, I shook my head and left the room.
âYouâre going to the Duke of Amity?â
âIâm tired. I want to go see Mina first.â
âWonât you be more tired?â
âRight now, Isaac is what makes me most tired.â
âIs that a lie? As for your husbandâs condition earlier, the 59th condition is that his feet should not smell.â
âPlease stopâ¦â¦.â
Me and Isaac quarreled down the stairs.
When I went down to the first floor, I heard a scream from the basement.
Itâs weak, but itâs definitely a scream. Benedictâs scream was clear.
I donât know what kind thing Nos is doing, but it must have worked. Seeing that I can even hear it from the torture room deep underground to the first floor.
I looked at the place where the scream came from and then took a step.
Underground prison.
Only the dim lights illuminated the surroundings, the prison also gave off a musty smell.
I saw Mina curled up inside the iron cage. I squatted in front of her cage.
â⦠What are you trying to do with me?â
âThatâs what I want to ask you. What were you going to do with me?â
Mina glared sharply at me.
âStop here, Leblaine. So that I can forgive you for. Please donât cross the line.â
I chuckled.
âWhat happens if you forgive me? Will this war be over?â
âWe can finish it. If we work together.â
âHow?â
âLetâs work together to mediate the war between Dubblede and the temple. Then there will definitely be a breakthrough.â
âSo what happens after that?â
ââ¦â¦.â
âAfter that, Iâll have to die eventually. Because you and the temple canât give up sealing the evil God. Isnât it?
Minaâs expression turned sad.
âThatâs⦠thatâsâ¦â
âThen letâs do this.â
ââ¦â¦What?â
âNo matter how much I think about it, it feel so unfair to die alone. So if you die, Iâll die too. What do you think? Itâs fairness that you like.â
âLeblaine, youâ¦â
âIf you die, Iâll be a sacrifice too. Then Dubblede and the temple donât have to fight anymore.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âPeace will come. The peace youâve been hoping for so muchâ¦â
âDo you remember what you said last time? That you were willing to die if you were in my shoes.â
I clapped my hands and laughed like a child.
âNow, itâs your time to choose.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âWhy? Why arenât you answering? Huh? You said you were willing to die for the country and for peace.â
âI, Iâ¦â
I changed my expression in an instant and stared fiercely at her.
âYou canât?â
ââ¦â¦.â
âScary, huh? Your life is precious? Itâs much more unfair and painful than you think to die for others, right?!â
ââ¦â¦.â
Minaâs expression froze. She looked at me with a stiff face, and I said after biting the soft flesh in my mouth.
âYou donât know even if you come all the way here? There is no justice in this war.â
âNo, I⦠I⦠for the sake of this worldâ¦â
She bowed her head. Tears fell on the cold floor.
âHypocrite.â
Her shoulders flinched.
âA liar.â
Her slender shoulders shook as she moved her hands to her face.
âI hate people like you the most. Yes, I know my previous life. You were loved, and I was trapped in a cage.â
She jerked and looked up.
âAs expected, you stole whatâs mine?â
âYes. I took it all away. As you said, Iâm a villain. How do you feel, Mina?â
Mina bit her lips. Red blood flowed down from her dry lips.
Mina then let out a scream.
âBad girl. You mean⦠Terrible girl! I hate you!â
âMe too. I hate you, you hypocrite.â
âYes! Iâm a hypocrite! I wanted you to die. So I did what the temple told me to do! But this is all because of you! To get rid of a bad girl like youâ¦â¦!â
âGood. Cut.â
Minaâs eyes widened, and the light in the basement was brightly lit.
The gate keepers were holding something around the prison.
Mina murmured.
âVideo stoneâ¦?â
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