I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

4. Island Lumentium – 09

I remember seeing these passages in a book one day. Did you say that life is a series of choices? That’s what it says. People had the right to choose how they would live, even if they couldn’t choose the country they were born in or their parents.

And at this moment, I too was at a crossroads of choice. Will he take Ariel’s side or the princess’s side?

However, this time, no matter who I chose, there was no hope left for me. Because if I choose either side, it is certain that the other side will immediately betray me on the spot. There was no such thing as a third option. I know well because I’ve been with those women for a year, but they weren’t great people who would allow me to slip through the back hole.

“…..”

Ariel was looking at me from my left, and the princess was looking at me from my right. Ariel was smiling at me and the princess was glaring at me with her eyebrows raised. Their facial expressions were opposite each other, but they could find one thing in common. It was that the two people’s eyes showed no sign of leaving me.

“Cain. Please answer me soon. It’s just a very simple answer, so why are you wasting so much time?”

“Little Duke. Please open your mouth and answer me. How long are you going to keep me waiting?”

‘…What can you say to me?’

“…..”

For reference, Aria was staring at my face with a blank expression as if it had nothing to do with the atmosphere of the current situation. Well, Arya, it’s just that I was unlucky to get caught up in this situation. What the hell does it have to do with what kind of fuss I get between the two women?

“…ha.”

I sighed softly and gently grabbed Arya’s hand, who was trembling all over. I hoped that Arya would calm down a little, but it was an act of pure intention, in my opinion.

…I didn’t even imagine that it would be an act of setting fire to a powder keg.

“Here you go, lady. It would be good if you took that hand away from Cain.”

It was none other than Ariel who pulled the fuse. For some reason, her gaze, speaking in a sharp tone, was directed toward my hand, which was holding Arya’s hand tightly.

“…yes?”

Arya looked at Ariel with a gaze that she did not understand at all, and she continued to explain to Arya in a quiet voice.

“Cain is still a patient. He was the one who suffered such a serious injury just a moment ago. Wouldn’t it be a great inconvenience to lean on someone who is no different from a patient just because you are having a hard time?”

Saying that, Ariel still had a smile on her lips, but only her eyes remained unsmiling. That’s why it looked even more frightening.

“…..”

And as I watched the scene, I was speechless.

‘…Did that woman really eat something wrong?’

Was there something that made you feel bad before you came here? Today, Ariel was biting everywhere as if she were a fighting dog. A woman who had never had an argument with anyone, let alone a fight, even in the expedition, is she acting like a crazy person today because she can’t quarrel with everyone she sees around her?

Crucially, Arya wasn’t holding my hand, I was holding Arya’s hand. It means that you have misjudged the person you want to quarrel with. However, Ariel was reprimanding Arya as if she had never seen such a thing.

“…Hmm. For now, I agree with her opinion. It doesn’t look so good when two men and women who are neither married nor engaged are clinging so tightly.”

Even the princess, who was busy roaring with Ariel until just now, suddenly sticks over there and attacks Arya. I don’t know why, but the princess also doesn’t like the fact that Aria is right next to me.

Damn, like women with neuroticism.

I clicked my tongue inside and tried to let go of Arya’s hand. I don’t know why, but if the actions of this side are considered so disrespectful, what should the powerless side do?

But that was the time. The moment I tried to let go of Arya, Arya’s eyes turned ferocious. To put it concretely, her eyes changed from those of a trembling chick to those of a dog with a fighting spirit. Well, even so, I didn’t think it was scary because the eyes were so bright.

“Don’t say anything to Cain. old lady. What on earth did Cain-nim do wrong to accuse him like this?”

Ariel stares straight at Ariel with her eyes wide open. Its spirit reminded me of a praying mantis that raised its forepaw toward a carriage.

“…yes?”

It must have been a surprise attack from a completely unexpected place, and Ariel’s face suddenly cracked open.

‘Oh My God.’

I couldn’t hide my surprise when I saw Ariel’s stiff face. It’s been quite a while since I’ve known Ariel, including the time before the return, but I’ve never seen that woman’s face displaying anything other than a smile. To bring out various expressions from Ariel with just one word of provocation. After all, it is clear that Arya is a huge titan that cannot be measured with my vessel.

“Ahahahaha! This is a masterpiece. You got caught off guard by that white-haired woman and got hit, right, Ariel Thiers?”

Ariel’s expression hardens even more, perhaps because of the princess who laughs as if she were her sister-in-law next to her. However, that was for a while, and Ariel, who soon recovered her complexion, threw a counter punch at the princess.

“Ha, I’m sure this lady’s words aren’t just for me. I think there was one other person besides me who was making noise here and accusing Cain.”

“…Now, are you saying that I was making noise towards Cain here?”

“Oh, I didn’t say a word of subject. Does the princess have a corner where she can be stabbed?”

“Cain. get out of here quickly I feel weird being here.”

“Where do you mean going? You haven’t even answered the question yet!”

“Oh, right. Come to think of it, Cain hasn’t answered yet. I forgot. I’m sorry, Cain.”

“…..”

it’s a real bitch It wasn’t enough that Ariel and the princess growled, and even Arya intervened in a three-way battle. Did the aristocrats who were watching this scene without thinking know about it? The fact that if these three collided in earnest, the imperial palace would not be the problem, but the entire system might be destroyed without a trace, as if rubbed with an eraser.

By the way, then. A miracle happened. really.

“Meet the sun of the empire.”

“Meet the sun of the empire.”

The crowd of nobles who surrounded us parted like the ebb tide. All the nobles in this place bowed their heads and just worshiped him for coming to this place.

In the silence flowing through the banquet hall, the three women’s three-way battle also suddenly turned into a lull.

Yes. It was then that the emperor appeared.

Tuck, Tuck.

The emperor, who leisurely walked past the aristocrats, looked at the women who were engaged in a three-way battle with interest, then looked at the princess and asked a question.

“What is it, Iris? It is truly a rare sight to see you raise your voice.”

The princess hurriedly lowered her head at that question, which sounded even slightly spiteful.

“…nothing. your majesty. It was nothing more than a slight disagreement. It’s really a trivial matter, so I don’t think it’s something that His Majesty is concerned about.”

Saying that, the princess glanced at Ariel and Ariel, then pretended nothing had happened. At that abomination, I spontaneously trembled.

“Hmm, I see.”

The Emperor nodded as if he was not interested in her words, and this time he looked in my direction. The corner of the emperor’s mouth was a full smile toward me. Looking at it now, it seemed clear that the emperor’s business was with me, not with the princess.

“Sir Cain, while Jim was on his way here, he heard some very interesting news. Did you fight a duel and defeat Lord Lucian, the heir to the Duke of Tournigen?”

It was a tone that said it was very regrettable that he could not see the fun entertainment with his own eyes.

“…I was just lucky. your majesty.”

“It’s luck, it can’t be. Are you saying that it is possible to beat someone who has reached the realm of a Master through luck?”

After laughing so hard, the emperor glanced back at Lucian, who was still lying on the floor, and continued.

“Sir Lucian, who reached the level of Master at the age of ten, and Sir Cain, who won the victory against those who reached the level of Master. Considering the future of the empire, your existence is truly red and white.”

Saying that, the emperor patted my shoulder. It was to the point where I felt something indescribably ominous about the atmosphere where they blatantly praised me.

“Then follow me. Iris. You have a lot to do with Jim today.”

Saying that, the emperor turned his back. The princess also follows the emperor obediently. And seeing that, I unknowingly let out a sigh of relief.

‘…lived.’

lived The emperor came to this place at the right time and lived for real. Does the emperor know that person? The terrible fact that if he hadn’t arrived here in time, today’s system might have been blown up in the air without leaving a speck of dust-

As I was ecstatic at the thought that I had saved my life, the princess passed by me and whispered this in a very small voice.

“…I hope next time you see me, you’ll give me an answer to my question. Little Duke Estelle. Then I’ll be looking forward to it.”

“…..”