Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Repaying the Sword Saint’s Kindness
It was a slightly late morning.
With a yawn, I told Rene everything that had happened the night before.
She seemed genuinely shocked that Lin had come after her.
“So you gave her a poison recipe?”
“It’s technically poison… but it’ll work as a cure. Probably.”
After Lin sacrificed herself in place of Bern—
Her younger brother, left alone in the world, was taken in by Bern.
Bern poured all his savings into the boy’s treatment and traveled the world searching for a cure.
After nearly two years—
The method he discovered was exactly what I had just given Lin.
Mana-less Poison.
‘While Kang Junhyuk was busy flirting with heroines, Bern was bleeding just to recreate a lost formula…’
All to repay Lin.
That was the kind of man Bern was.
“How does something that blocks mana circulation become medicine?! It sounds like a way to wipe out every mage in the world!”
“Well… I did warn her not to spread it.”
“You’re way too careless sometimes.”
Thump.
I flicked her forehead.
“Ugh!”
“You’re one to talk.”
“Still… what if she comes back to harm you?”
“I’ll deal with it.”
Worst case—
I’ll just apologize.
‘Nothing will happen.’
Lin wasn’t the type to cause trouble.
Probably.
I was wrong.
“AAAAAAH!”
Inside Belmond’s room—
Screams echoed.
Blood filled the air.
“What are you doing?! After everything I’ve done for your sister!”
“Done? You mean inflating her treatment costs with that doctor?”
“…How did you—”
“I knew. The doctor’s heartbeat always changed when money was mentioned.”
Lin had already cut off the doctor’s hands.
And now—
Belmond’s wrist was gone.
Blood poured.
“Have you finally gone mad?!”
“Until this morning, I had no intention of harming you.”
She smiled.
“But I met my benefactor.”
Her expression—
Warm.
Almost reverent.
“And you became an obstacle.”
“Someone ordered you?!”
“No. This is my decision.”
“For him?”
“Yes.”
Even his insults didn’t shake her.
“If it’s for him, I’ll do anything.”
Slash—
A bookshelf split apart.
Belmond barely dodged.
‘She’s stronger than me…!’
He was losing.
Badly.
Only one option remained—
His artifact.
He ran.
‘If I reach it—’
“Don’t.”
Her voice.
Calm.
“I already cut you.”
“…What?”
His wings—
Fell apart.
“AAAAAAH!”
Pain.
Terror.
“Don’t run.”
“…Monster…”
He realized it.
She wasn’t human.
“Why betray me for someone else?!”
“Betray?”
She smiled.
“My sister has been saved.”
“…Impossible!”
“He gave us a miracle.”
Belmond froze.
Fear crept in.
‘This human… who is he…?’
Too late.
“Let’s finish this.”
“Wai—”
Slash—
His head fell.
Dead.
Just like that.
Lin picked it up calmly.
“For my benefactor… this is nothing.”
She left.
Planning to hand over the credit to Bern.
Even if it cost money—
It didn’t matter anymore.
‘He’ll be happy… right?’
She smiled.
Elsewhere—
Kang Junhyuk watched.
‘So Lin is still tied to Belmond…’
But—
Something was different.
‘If Bern is gone… maybe I can—’
He stepped forward.
Reached for her shoulder—
And—
His wrist—
Was cut.
“…!”
No.
Illusion.
His hand was still there.
But the fear—
Was real.
Lin tilted her head.
“Do you need something?”
“…N-no…”
He froze.
She bowed lightly.
“I have business. Another time.”
Then—
She paused.
“And next time… don’t touch a woman without permission.”
Her illusion—
Had been a warning.
If it were real—
He’d have lost his hand.
Junhyuk said nothing.
Just watched her leave.
Like staring at a flower on a cliff.
Untouchable.
Meanwhile—
Lin held a single gold coin.
The one Bern had given her.
“…His warmth…”
She pressed it to her cheek.
Smiling.
Almost trembling.
“Just one act of kindness…”
But to her—
It meant everything.
And from that moment—
She was completely captivated.
