“I would never kill her. Cereille-sama has grown up so beautifully. It reminds me of those school days. Cereille-sama will marry me.” (Man)
“……Marry?” (Cereille)
“The time has finally come for you to be united with me.” (Man)
The man laughs. He’s totally crazy.
Could it be that this man has been waiting for Cereille to grow up since the time he killed her mother?
Just imagining it makes me sick. I am sure that Cereille, to whom this proposal was directed to, would feel even more uncomfortable than I am.
“I am not my mother. I am Cereille.” (Cereille)
“No, you look exactly alike. Your looks and that resolute attitude. And you have the same kindness as your mother, such kindness that can never be ruthless.” (Man)
“I’m not going to marry you. I’d rather go to the same place as my mother than marry you.” (Cereille)
“With your brother?” (Man)
“!?” (Cereille)
So that’s what the hostage Keith is for?
“You are despicable.” (Cereille)
“I’ll take it as a compliment.” (Man)
The man laughs.
“Moreover, you and I are in love, aren’t we? We think about each other every day. We have lived our lives thinking of one another.” (Man)
“It is to avenge my mother if you show up.” (Cereille)
“And yet you still thought of me. From the time your mother was killed, you’ve thought of me. From the time you were a child, every time you wield your sword you’re thinking of only me, and you also learned magic while thinking of me. Even if it was out of hatred, even if it was to kill me, I was always in your heart. Just the thought of it gives me such joy.” (Man)
The man spoke zealously.
But it’s unpleasant to hear.
It’s totally insane. He’s been watching her from somewhere for 10 years. Just imagining it makes me nauseous.
So Cereille knew from an early age that the man who killed her mother would appear, and she honed her sword skills and learned magic. That’s a long time. I can’t even imagine.
“So you kidnapped Keith to blackmail Cereille into marrying you?” (Yuna)
“Personally, no. I’m just trying to make her brother happy with us. Well, if she refuses though, I don’t know what will happen.” (Man)
That’s called blackmail.
Ah, I’m pissed off, I’m sick of this, I feel terrible. It would make me feel better if only I could save Keith and pulverize this guy.
But Cereille, to whom these feelings were directed at, would be even more uncomfortable than I was. Being beautiful also has problems such as attracting weird people. On that note, I’m…
Well, let’s not think about it. It makes me feel empty.
“Cereille, are you okay?” (Yuna)
“Ah, yes. I’m fine.” (Cereille)
You don’t look fine. You look pale.
“I have never been so displeased. I feel sick, angry, and sad for my mother who was killed unreasonably. I feel like my mind is being jumbled up with all sorts of emotions.” (Cereille)
Well, it can’t be helped. If this man’s feelings were directed at me, I would have hit him as fast as I could. The thought of Tirumina-san being killed and Fina being kidnapped makes me so angry.
I might explode.
As I worry about Cereille, the man stops walking.
“We arrived.” (Man)
“Where is Keith!?” (Cereille)
There’s no sign of Keith anywhere.
I try to use my detection skills to check his whereabouts. But the screen did not appear.
Right, I can’t use it.
I can’t get rid of my habit. Whenever I try to find something out, I habitually check it with detection skills and my bear map.
This makes me realize how much I have relied on my bear equipment.
“He’s right over there.” (Man)
The man pointed ahead.
Cereille ran over in that direction. I chased after her.
There was an unbelievable scene.
We have been walking gently uphill. But that location was even higher.
“Monsters…” (Yuna)
There were hills beyond our line of sight, and many wolves and other monsters gathered. Their number might even exceed a thousand.
A child was laid in the center of that horde.
“Keith!” (Cereille)
Cereille shouts.
Keith was lying in the center of that monster horde.
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