The Selfish Savior - Why Is This Here Now? New Rabbit
Pythia suggested she wanted to talk with William, so we all had to enter the room. Damien tried to say something to Pythia, but when she shook her head firmly, he stopped insisting. So we three were now inside the room that had once been mine and was now David's. Despite the seriousness of the situation, an extremely awkward atmosphere filled the room. Older brother, younger sister, and the son of someone else's house. It was simply unthinkable for these three to be sitting in a room no bigger than a palm. The bedroom contained only a small desk and chair, along with a bed. David naturally gave the bed to Arian. As he tried to lean against the wall, Damien sang softly, and he opened his eyes wide and looked back at him. Soon Damien's body floated lightly, and he sat floating in mid-air, shrugging his shoulders. David, who had been about to yield the only chair in the room to the successor of Hamilcar, sat down on the wobbly chair. I confirmed that David was seated, sat on the bed, and tried to organize my complicated thoughts. I was once the wife of the Count of Hamilcar. I must fulfill the duty at all costs. But I cannot marry William Hamilcar. If that's the case, the only remaining choice is Damien. But I cannot use Damien as a tool. Then how should I do it? What method exists to escape from this state where I cannot move at all? "By the way, can I ask just one thing?" David, who could not endure the long silence, opened his mouth. When I turned my gaze to him to ask what question, he asked me and instead looked at Damien's eyes. Looking at Damien sitting with his legs crossed on the chair, arms crossed, and eyes closed, David finally met my gaze and asked in a lowered voice. "Is there… some kind of story between the Holy Saint and the Count of Hamilcar?" As I stared at him blankly, David hurriedly explained that his intention was not impure, saying no. "Childhood friends or some past connection." "Are there any women among David's childhood friends?" "None." "Then the temple master and the count wouldn't be such a connection either." At my cold reaction, David muttered, "I guess so." As I tried to sink back into thought again, David tried to continue with, "Then, why." But this time Damien opened his eyes. "I am the one who should ask. Why did the second son of Danier come to Hamilcar?" Unlike when we first met, Damien addressed David with respect. But the tone was not gentle. It seemed he was probing about Pythia. "I came here to pick up Arian." "Why? Arian came here for lessons. It hasn't even been half a year, and going back home will not have a good effect on Arian's reputation." Originally, having a single woman stay in the temple and receive lessons is like a reputation quest in a game. If one has prepared years of effort to raise their reputation, why then do something that brings a reputation penalty? "It is a family matter." David also knows that I went to Serpine with Damien. But the fact that I went to Serpine and the Serpine Count noticed me and spoke of betrothal is a different matter. I haven't even entered the marriage market yet, so I have no official activities at all. For someone like me, with no official activities, to stand out enough to have a marriage proposal come up without the protection of my family is a problem. In this world, whether male or female, if even one person falls below the level, the entire family gets smeared and cursed. If the Danier family as a whole loses reputation because I am not pure, that's it. No matter what, if they receive such high praise that a marriage proposal comes up, is that not the case? Not at all. First of all, even after signing, one does not know about marriage (look at Isabel. Even after signing, depending on the case, one does not know about marriage). And one day, if the Serpine Count declares an annulment like flipping his palm and says something like "Your daughter is too lively" (curse), a long dark cloud will hang over the future of unmarried women with the Danier name. Because of me, women with the Danier name all hear things like "Danier women are lively" and their prices are slashed. In this world, noble marriage is an ironclad contract relationship, and one must never forget that the woman is the one being sold. It's like suddenly hearing that the origin of ingredients in kimchi is not domestic when selling kimchi. The company keeps emphasizing that all ingredients are domestic, but some people switch to other kimchi with "If it's not, then smoke is coming out of the chimney?" or "Somehow, it's suspicious." Similarly, in medieval times, choosing not to talk to someone is the rule. The truth is not important. It's not a time when one can afford to keep track of even an individual's truth. Therefore, one should not have been caught in the first place, but the Serpine Count already talked about betrothal. My father, who has not even seen a joust yet because he is only ten, is the one who made sure I wouldn't be caught. When the Serpine Count spoke like that, my father would have been shocked, and it was natural for him to order David to bring me. The reason David does not tell Damien this story is because it could become my flaw. Just a moment. "Marriage is not known until signing." Something feels very off. I feel like I've missed something very important right now? Marriage is not known until signing... Until signing... "What?!" I involuntarily let out a scream-like word and shot up from my seat. Then David and Damien both looked at me. I felt that gaze, but I had no mind to return it. The Status clearly said that William Hamilcar and Pythia were divorced. What kind of marriage is that? On what basis is it called a marriage? Nobles form marriage by signing documents, serfs by reporting to the lord, and commoners by swearing with a priest at the temple. The common point among these three is the presence of witnesses and documents. "Why?" Damien, who suddenly jumped down from mid-air and came to my side, asked cautiously. Feeling his worried eyes, I couldn't answer. Is there a witness and document about the marriage between Pythia and the Count of Hamilcar? If that is revealed, Pythia is truly finished. I have to find it. No matter what, find it... While thinking of mafia-style disposal methods from the Gold and Silver Law era, suddenly the door opened. And the person who appeared was unexpectedly not Pythia, but William Hamilcar. "Damien." I thought he would say something to me, the blunt man at the door. However, he ignored me as if nothing had happened and called his son. "Is there something you want to say to me?" Every time I heard phrases like "the momentum of Mount Tai" in old stories like Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I thought it was nonsense. How can a human have the momentum of a mountain. However, being in the same narrow room with the Count of Hamilcar, I seemed to understand what that momentum was. The Count clearly had an aura that overwhelmed others. As he stepped forward one by one, he put pressure on Damien, but because he was his father, Damien didn't even blink. He blocked my view in front of him and answered in a tone that cut me out of the Count's sight. "There is nothing special." "Nothing?" The Count of Hamilcar raised his tail. The tone was mocking. "You came out of the Magic Tower after killing three people, and you have nothing to say?" What?! Was the assassination S not an undeveloped area? Wasn't it the Green Belt region for talent?! Damien looked up at the back of my black hair, perplexed. I didn't think Damien had killed anyone, but three mages from the Magic Tower? At that time Damien asked. "Did all three die?" The tone was nonchalant, like "There was no way all three died." "One survived." That's two dead. As I frowned, Damien clicked his tongue and said, "Unfortunately, it wasn't the case." "I treated all three fairly, so it's not my fault." I can't make sense of what he's saying. At that time the Count sighed and lifted Damien's chin. "Tell me, why did you try to kill Isabel Confino?" Isabel Confino. The lord of the Magic Tower, Isabel Confino, the 'Eternal Flame'? That's the one? As I turned my head, David sitting on the chair looked at me with a dumbfounded face. When our eyes met, David opened his mouth and asked. "The Magic Tower?" "Probably?" I had no certainty. How would I know? It's a story I've never heard before. While David and I silently stared at each other like fish, Damien said casually, "I tried to endure as much as possible, but... when they said a relic had been lost and started capturing people, I couldn't endure it. For a week they tortured people while saying 'the chair of pain' or something, and no matter how much I told them it had nothing to do with me, they didn't even listen. With a killing intent, I had no choice but to attack first and escape." The Chair of Pain? Isn't that the item Jean Corche brought? No, that's beside the point. What did that woman who would burn forever do to you?