Episode 87
âSighâ¦.â
Cassius, with his arms, crossed over the terrace railing, sighed.
He swept away his glossy black hair as if something were not going well.
âBlothea, why would she stay for 15 days?â
Then, as soon as he sighed a second time, a girl with pink hair appeared on the terrace.
âThen the ground will sink. Why are you sighing like that?â
Erica said as she stepped toward the railing.
As if he didnât like her, Cassius snapped in a spiny voice.
âWho else would I be sighing for if not you?â
Erica, however, was received in an unshakable voice without a wink.
âIâm holding myself back from sighing when I see your face, but do you have to show that you donât like it?â
âBecause I hate what I hate.â
Erica snorted at Cassiusâs reply.
âGood. I hate you, too. But why donât you try at least?â
âI donât think youâre in a position to tell me what to do.â
For a while, the two looked at each other with burning eyes as if they were eating each other.
Erica was the first to end the bloody fight.
âDoes Yerine know that youâre picking a fight with me?â
âPicking a fight? Youâre the one who started it, Blothea.â
âYouâre not being so narrow-minded about what I said that day before, are you?â
And Erica laughed in a clear voice as if the jade beads were rolling.
âIâm just telling you the truth.â
âYes, you are.â
Cassius replied in a sarcastic voice.
âThen when the hell are you going?â
âI told you, Iâll be back after 14 days. Did you forget about it even though you made it so obvious that you didnât like me being here?â
Looking down at Erica, who never lost a word, Cassius spouted his tongue.
He needs to endure the next 14 days, but he feels like 15 days have already passed.
Cassius and Erica could not fight openly when Yerine was in front of them.
After the ball incident, they promised to Yerine that they would not fight each other.
When she left, however, a fight broke out without fail.
And even when Yerine was there, the fight continued, but only by purifying the language or obscuring the expression.
âSo, I have 14 days left to spend a happy day with Yerine.â
Cassius frowned in on the remark.
âIâm sorry, but Iâm also staying in this castle in those 14 days.â
âExcuse me, Prince.â
Erica spoke in a rousing tone as if she was dumbfounded.
âIf youâve dominated Yerine for more than a month after vacation, canât you give me about 15 days?â
âWhat?â
Cassius opened his eyes thinly and asked back.
And as if to tease him, Erica held her hands together and put on a look of happiness.
âThankfully, I think Yerine was looking forward to spending time with me.â
Speaking with her eyes shining like tourmaline, she changed her face like a palm flip and glared fiercely at Cassius.
âSo please donât disturb us. Then Yerine will be very sad.â
âHuh, thatâs ridiculous.â
But that doesnât mean that he canât hear what she says behind his back.
âYerine gave me a present.â
Stopping at Ericaâs words, Cassius turned back and laughed at her.
âAre your confidence raised up just because of one gift, Blothea? Originally, the Duke of Spades has a tradition of giving gifts to guests when they invite them.â
And he asked Erica in a sarcastic voice, looking at her at an angle.
âDonât tell me, you didnât know that? You had the Duke of Spade as your friend?â
But Erica remained relaxed.
âHow can I couldnât know? But the gift that Yerine gave me was special. She gave me chocolate cookies in a heart-shaped box.â
The chocolate cookie itself was not a problem.
Now that Yerine appeared, they could not fight like before, growling.
So both Cassius and Erica approached Yerine with a smile as if nothing had happened.
âThanks for calling me, Yerine.â
âYes, letâs go quickly.â
Yerine smiled and asked the two with her arms crossed
âBy the way, were you two talking?â
In fact, Cassius was a little afraid because all they had wasnât a conversation, but a quarrel with each other, but he eventually answered her.
âYes, just a little talk. It wasnât a big deal.â
âRight, it wasnât a big deal.â
For more,
âThis is not the time for that. I shouldnât stay still.â
While Eugene is still there, Yerine will be either refining her magic skills or working as a Housekeeper.
He couldnât fall behind while she was trying to equip herself with Trumpâs skills.
At first, his goal was to go beyond her, and he was frustrated because he couldnât.
But not now.
For now, all he wanted was to be not short of standing beside her.
âOh, why do I think of that at a time like this?â
Eugene, who complained in his heart, approached the wardrobe, thinking that he should only change his sweaty clothes.
It was just then.
Suddenly the opal ring on the desk began to glow.
Eugene frowned at the light.
âWhatâs going on?â
The ring was used by Eugene to communicate with his followers urgently.
After the incident in which followers tried to undermine Yerine, Eugene cut off contact with all his followers except one who did not participate in the case.
So now the ring was only used as a means of contact with that one follower.
âIf itâs Ydir, he doesnât call me unless itâs a matter of something important.â
Eugene has been telling him to use the ring only for urgent matters because he hates unnecessary contact.
And Ydir has never broken what Eugene said so far.
âItâs me. Whatâs going on?â
When he tapped the opal, Ydirâs voice came out of the jewellery.
â Eu, Eugene, Iâm sorry. I canât think of anyone else but Eugene to talk about this.â¦.
Ydir stammered out of his usual way, and his voice was shaking.
Eugene noticed something unusual happened at once.
âItâs all right, speak slowly.â
A brief silence ensued, and Ydir, who cleared his voice, opened his mouth in a slightly cracked voice.
â The, theyâre dead. Three people died in Flantz Payneâ¦â¦.
It was strange.
Flantz Payne was a busy street with shops.
âThree people died there. Was there an illegal duel?â
â I saw it. Those people are dying.
Eugene asked, frowning his forehead.
âDid you see it? You?â
â Yes.
âThen testifyâ¦â¦.â
â No, no one will believe me.
Ydir shouted in a rousing voice in excitement.
âYdir, calm down. What did you see?â
Then Ydir answered.
â The monster, it was a monster. It was definitely a monster.
âMonster?â
Eugene asked with a frown.
And beyond the jewels, a voice of horror resounded.
â I saw a black, multi-armed monster kill people!
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