chapter 6
6 – Three-way face-to-face (2)
The time when Rian was guided by the butler into the mansion.
Left alone in the carriage, his exclusive maid, Risha, was staring blankly at his empty seat.
yesternight.
Fifteen servants who hesitated at Lian’s sudden proposal left the mansion early this morning.
Since Lian had a heinous rumor within the mansion, not everyone accepted it easily at the time.
Rather, the story of a maid named Loen came to the fore.
However, perhaps he really meant to release everyone, Lian released all the slave seals on everyone including Risha.
Since he was the one who bought the former slaves, it was the owner, Lian, who could remove the seal.
Risha relaxed her stiff posture and leaned against her seat.
Then she lifted the hem of her black dress and checked the inside of her thigh.
Originally, the location where the slave seal should have been placed, now only white flesh remained.
“Whoa… .”
The great exodus that began this morning.
Despite everyone’s disapproval, Risha remained in the mansion.
Why did he stay until he threw out those who tried to drag him away, telling him not to say crazy things?
that was only one
It is because her master, Lian Altane, has changed.
Someone would say how much he would change even if the wicked changed, but Risha, who had been near Lian for a few days, felt that he had definitely changed from before.
The image of him taking her into the room and serving her warm tea while standing in a cool hallway without air conditioning was the image of Lian in the past that she remembered.
It’s trivial, but his owner who was suitable for that trivial consideration.
A true benefactor who took her out of slavery and gave her a place to stay.
From the day two years ago when he swore to serve the man who brought him out of the gutter to the present day when everyone has left.
Lisa was still by his side.
“What is the reason for the sudden change… ?”
What is the reason why the tyrant, whom people shunned, suddenly changed?
What made him a tyrant?
I thought about it endlessly, but no answer came out. The truth is something only the person concerned knows.
‘Which one is the real master?’
Risha whispered as she looked at Lian’s back as he walked away.
*
The mansion of the Duke of Eystin was a typical aristocratic mansion, with stylish chandeliers and portraits of past heads of families hanging on the walls.
The inside of the mansion, which is made up of colorful but not excessive colors and ornaments, made the walkers feel comfortable.
“Nice to meet you. 2 years ago? No, did we meet last year?”
But now I don’t feel comfortable.
Leonard Eisten looking at me with a face that was flushed. Surely he was Reina’s real father?
It doesn’t show up in the game, so I almost didn’t know.
Raina and Leonard, presumed to be her father, were sitting in the drawing room guided by the butler.
And I’m sitting across from Leonard, taking in his barrage of questions.
“you’re right. Long time no see.”
“Well. It would have been nice if we met in a more pleasant event.”
“I feel sorry for you about this.”
“Well.”
Leonard rubbed his gloved hands together and let out a small sigh.
There was a piece of paper in front of him.
Probably a dissolution agreement.
I turned my head for a moment and looked at Rayna.
Even before she entered this place, she had been staring at the paper in front of Leonard without even looking at me.
‘He doesn’t even give me a glance.’
I don’t know what happened between Altane and her, but
She will rise to the ranks of heroes in the future.
It’s a pity that the ties are cut here, but it’s good for her and for me that I’m no longer associated with the Altyns.
To be honest, I never thought that Altane and Reina would have such a contact.
In the game, he was just portrayed as a villain, and he was the one who killed Reina.
‘If Reina and Chuck don’t lose, that won’t happen.’
Even for this, it is necessary to say goodbye as cleanly as possible.
I took out the family seal I had prepared and handed it to the butler next to me.
“Here is the seal of House Altane.”
“… what?”
“Didn’t I tell you? I will come here and take a picture.”
“Yeah, but… .”
Leonard looked at me and Raina alternately with a puzzled face.
Didn’t you hear from Reina?
I think it was because of her personality.
Or did you think I was going to be pooping without filming?
If it’s Altair, it seems that it will remain like that.
“Ah, anyway, yes. Let’s take a picture here.”
“By the way, does the duke agree?”
“right.”
“That’s it.”
“… But, Lian-kun.”
Leonard’s hand, which was about to print the delivered seal on the paper, suddenly stopped.
He said to me with suspicious eyes.
“You must have shown a strong attachment to our Raina at the time of your engagement.”
As expected, Reina didn’t ask for it first.
I nodded.
“Despite your daughter’s repeated requests, you have continued your engagement. Let me be honest. What else are you trying to do?”
As soon as the Duke finished speaking, the door to the drawing room opened and a group of knights entered.
In an instant, the situation was surrounded by knights.
what is this
“Ah, Father… ?”
“… What are you doing?”
“Rather, I would like to ask. What do you mean?”
“Yes?”
“What is the reason for meekly agreeing to break off the engagement, let alone using honorifics that I have never used before? Of course, I can’t follow your intentions with my head.”
Aha.
In other words, I must have been possessed while Altane was enduring the breakup of her engagement to Reina.
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Judging from Leonard’s words, the engagement period must have been about two years ago.
By the way, has Altean been talking nonsense yet?
The count daughter did that to the duke and survived.
Seeing that Rayna was visibly flustered, it must have been Leonard’s solo act that brought in the knight.
I answered, lowering my voice.
“I’m doing this because I don’t think there’s any need to forcefully continue the wrong relationship. I have no intention of playing tricks.”
I don’t even have the strength to do that in the first place.
It’s been about a week since I possessed it, and since I’ve been confined to my room, I haven’t had a chance to check my body.
To do it in the garden, I could see the attention of the servants.
Altane in the game couldn’t use magic, so I shouldn’t have expected that either.
Leonard was still looking at me in disbelief.
I knocked on the table and urged Leonard.
“Let’s seal it first. Isn’t that the way the duke and princess want?”
“… Do it once.”
Documents don’t lie.
No matter what I do, the family seal has already been stamped.
The moment Leonard heads for the capital with his teeth, Reina and my relationship go back to nothing.
Leonard’s words were filled with doubt and dissatisfaction, but the seal did not stop.
Soon the seals of the two families were stamped on the agreement.
At the same time, Leonard’s grave voice was heard.
“The submission is for me to go myself. Do you have any objections?”
“There is not.”
There is no reason to go through the process of filing the divorce papers.
After getting the seal back from the butler, I got up to go back.
“lee… No, Count Altane.”
As I was about to return, Reina stopped me.
I was able to see her eye to eye for the first time.
Perhaps this will be the last time we see each other face to face.
For a moment, I felt that Reina’s golden eyes were shining brightly.
“… uh?”
Rayna’s eyes widened as she stared at me.
As if frightened by something, her pupils began to quiver.
I looked back just in case, but there were only tall knights.
“Anything to say?”
“Black is… no… ?”
“Well?”
“grey… ? Why all of a sudden… .”
Soon, Reina started muttering something incomprehensible.
Leonard approached her and asked if she was aware that Rayna’s condition had become strange.
“Are you okay, Rayna?”
“It’s getting thinner… .”
“Raina!”
“I’m fine, I’m fine.”
“You look tired. I can do this alone, so go in first and rest.”
“Sleep, I have something to say to the Count for a moment—”
“It’s all over now, Reina. Go in and rest.”
Was the engagement with Altane mentally difficult?
Seeing Reina’s dark face as she walked out with the help of the maids who had just entered, I felt bitter for no reason.
It may have been too much for a girl who had just become an adult.
Even before he became a villain, he was engaged to Altein, whose personality had deteriorated, and because of the fact that he was his fiancée, he must have suffered big and small troubles in social circles.
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Judging from the reactions of those around him, Altean probably had quite a bit of notoriety from that time on.
Being the fiancée of such a guy would have a bad effect on her family and herself.
Perhaps Reina’s ticklish personality in the game is due to her past with Altane.
It was because he was aggressive enough to believe that he distrusted men.
I’m sorry for nothing
“Then, I will go too.”
“Please see this person off.”
“I can go alone.”
“Because I still can’t trust you.”
Heavy armored knights surrounded on all sides.
I returned to the carriage with Risha under a semi-forced escort.
Risha shouted in surprise as she saw the articles around her.
“Lord, master?”
“It sounds like you are an escort knight specially assigned by the Duke.”
“… Yes?”
“Your business is over, so let’s go back.”
Before getting on the carriage, I looked around the mansion again.
Reina’s reaction at the end.
She was obviously surprised to see me.
If she was surprised by my presence, she should have reacted that way from the moment she entered the drawing room.
What was the reason you did that in the end?
“master… ?”
“… I’m going to close my eyes for a while.”
This is also a story that is not revealed in the game.
In order not to change the big flow of the game, you have to minimize your actions before entering school.
Reina’s reaction was unexpected, but I thought I shouldn’t dig deeper.
‘No matter how hard I try, I can’t come up with a related story.’
I closed my eyes slowly, ignoring Risha’s questionable expression.