I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

9. Revenge Disapproval – 04

After that, the time of a week flew by. During the week, I had no choice but to spend a busy time in various ways, such as packing up the business to leave for the Duke of Dekaraznan or taking over to fill the vacancy while I was gone.

Although, on the outside, I look like a leisurely leisurely person doing nothing, and in reality, only Myung Myung is a small duke, and I am in the same condition as Han Ryang. I mean it was necessary.

In other words, it means that I had no concept at the time when I went on a ‘honeymoon trip’ with Bianca and disappeared without saying anything. Of course, my free will wasn’t mixed in that bastard’s honeymoon trip.

But that kind of work was really nothing. After all, I was a human being like a food beetle who was in the Estelle duchy but didn’t make much of a difference. The factor that really made me exhausted and difficult was none other than the two women, Iris El Devhardt and Ariel Thiers, who now regard the Duke of Estelle as their own home and sip food with a nonchalant expression.

Apart from Aria, who can be called the original home of the Estel duchy, and Bianca, who raises her voice by saying that she will never return to the Castana Marquis family again, I wonder why these two are attached to the Estel duchy like leeches and do not return to the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Kingdom. I couldn’t understand what it was. After all, all those women did in Estelle’s family was growl at other women’s faces, so why bother to stay here and make things stressful for themselves?

For a week like that, I had to taste the terrible feeling of my lifespan drying up in real time because of these three women, Bianca, the princess, and Ariel. At least, it seems that there was an unspoken rule between them, and the unfortunate incident of turning the Duchy of Estelle to ashes by putting fists ahead of words did not happen, but at the same time, they did not show a moment’s hesitation in unleashing any other insidious strategy except for the use of force. there was.

Every time we face each other, the verbal fights that raised our voices were at the level of aegyo, and all kinds of insidious tricks that would only come and go on the battlefield, such as slander, anti-scheming, and alienation, came and went countless times. They were so serious that I couldn’t understand what the hell was making those women so desperate.

At the end of a courtly secret battle and a sparkly battle of nerves between the three women, the Duke of Estelle, who had firmly held her place for the past thousand years amidst any threats and crises, faced the unfortunate fate of being split into three in just a week.

Typically, my father liked Bianca the most, but not once or twice did Elena spill soft words toward me, saying that it would be really okay if Ariel became a part of our family. It would not be my mistake to think that there is an evil being manipulating Elena, who is ignorant of the world due to her innate weakness, like a puppet.

“…Really, it’s an unlucky ploy that a sly woman would concoct. You know, I really didn’t like her from the start. She’s always a saint on the outside and has a gentle smile on her face, but she’s a creepy woman who has a serpent farm in her heart, isn’t she? So be careful too. If it’s that insidious woman, oops, she might kidnap you while she’s doing it.”

‘…At least I don’t think that’s what you said.’

Seeing Elena frowning and avoiding herself, I felt dumbfounded at Bianca’s whining at me like that. Even though she already had a criminal record, Bianca, who wentssip about other women and talked about them, didn’t feel very normal.

Crucially, even when Bianca said such a thing to me, the trend was already turning. What kind of brainwashing had she received from Ariel? As the days passed, Elena’s eyes on Bianca grew fiercer. To be honest, I didn’t feel like blaming Elena either. The ‘Bianca’s flaws’ that Elena was telling me were, strictly speaking, true.

‘I don’t know about anything else, but it’s true that I have an eccentric personality.’

While Ariel was steadily attacking the horses around her to catch the longevity, the princess did not just sit idle. Unusually, the princess was absorbed in capturing the hearts of the knights and servants of the Duke of Estelle rather than approaching my direct blood relatives.

After sparring a few times with the princess’ unique charisma and the knights who were full of muscle even to the brain, within a few days, the Duke of Estelle was filled with voices praising the poor princess who was ‘compassionate, benevolent, and even beautiful’ . Of course, even among the servants, the voices mentioning Bianca were not very loud. Sadly, except for my father, who had seen her since she was very young, not many people in Estelle’s family welcomed Bianca…

Just like that, the Duke of Estelle was cut into thirds like a birthday cake by the evil machinations of the three women. And my heart, which had to stare at the scene, also collapsed. Apart from everything else, why did I not have the strength to stop those women?

‘…f*ck.’

According to several novels floating around the streets, there is a setting that women who like the same man usually do not have relatives and spend their childhood alone, so they have a strong tendency to be lonely. Even when we face each other, far from fighting, I heard that they treat each other like ‘sisters’ and always smile hahahahoho.

As far as I know, Bianca and the princess are the only daughters, and Ariel also came from an orphanage in the Empire, so it must be the same as having no siblings. However, the women around me didn’t consider each other like sisters, and I was just sad that our relationship was so bad.

Thanks to you, the past week has been a very difficult and painful time for me. It was a painful time in which I couldn’t tell if I was taking a break to replenish my energy or if I was taking my three masters with me.

One comforting thing is that from that day onwards, Arya behaved very calmly. He bowed his head and used honorific words not only for the princess and Ariel, but also for Bianca, but his attitude was so thorough that Bianca, who had a history of bloody battles with Arya in the past, was also showing an obedient side toward Arya.

After a week of such eventful events, the day finally arrived for me to escape the Duke of Estel and leave for the Duke of Dekaraznan. The only person leaving with me is Aria. The other women said they would see me off, but I desperately stopped them. It was because at the last moment, I didn’t want to see the sight of three women shouting at each other saying how good they were.

“…Then why did I call you? He said he didn’t want to send me off, so he begged me to trust him.”

I answered in a low tone to Bianca, who was looking at me with a pouty expression as if her heart was somehow hurt.

“The princess and Ariel will be leaving this place soon, but you will continue to stay in the Estel family. In that sense, I did it to take good care of the Duke of Estelle while I was away. Bianca.”

“That’s natural, so there’s no need to ask. You should take care of yourself too, Cain. Never get involved in anything dangerous. and…”

Bianca glanced at Arya, who was staring blankly at me in front of the carriage that was parked far away, then whispered to me in a small voice.

“Don’t trust Arya too much. Even though she’s acting casually as your exclusive lady-in-waiting now, don’t forget that her essence is a ‘winter witch’. It would be better if she had no power, but her knowledge and wisdom have already surpassed that of ordinary wizards, and are close to the truth. …Perhaps, it may have regained all of its past powers, but it may be that it is trembling in embarrassment in front of you. So, you can’t always let go of tension. got it?”

Bianca, who said that, only had worries about me, so I tried my best to bluff to reassure her.

“What are you so worried about? Arya is no longer the ‘Winter Witch’, it’s just Arya. And, have you already forgotten? The fact that at the last moment, it was me, not you, the princess, or the saint, who pierced the sword into the heart of the ‘Witch of Winter’. There’s no way you can’t beat an opponent you’ve already beaten once, twice, right?”

“…What?”

But Bianca’s reaction was strange. She didn’t sneer at my bravado or react with the ridiculousness I expected.

“…what the hell are you talking about, Cain?”

Bianca just said this to me, giving me a look that didn’t make any sense what I was saying.

“Before the regression, it was me who killed the ‘Witch of Winter’, not Cain, right?”

****

“…again, he’s leaving. You are leaving me alone this time, too.”

Ariel murmured as she stared out the window of the room given to her as a carriage quietly disappeared over the horizon.

This was a familiar sight to her. The scene of him leaving her and she only looking at his back was a scene all too familiar to her. Because it was a scene that had already been repeated over and over again. The sadness, pain, and agony of parting with him were all familiar to her.

…but that didn’t mean it was all right. For a woman named Ariel, parting with him was always painful. It was not the kind of pain I could ever get used to.

…No, I didn’t get used to it. Because she still remembers it vividly. Until now, he has never forgotten the pain, grief, and sorrow he felt then, even for a single moment.

how could i forget The happiest time of her life.

…And the heartbreaking moment when everything had to end in catastrophe.

– Please, don’t go. please don’t leave me you promised That you will only stay by my side that you only look at me Cain, please. I’ll beg you like this please, huh?

– …I’m sorry, Ariel. Even though I said I left everything behind, I can’t seem to ignore their pain. Because, at least once, I was their little duke.

“…You seem like a heartless person. You are really, really stupid. Cain.”

Saying that, Ariel softly closed her eyes. This time, I will definitely not end everything with that ending. That was the only oath she swore while going back 10 years ago.

But, that was the time.

ugh-

Somewhere in the Duchy of Estelle, a very small crackling sound resounded. It was an amazing timing, as if Cain and Arya were waiting for them to leave the castle. In addition, this feeling mixed with the pore space was a very familiar sign to Ariel. There was no reason why Ariel, no one else, couldn’t figure out who the owner of this presence was. Because she had experience with the owner of this presence for a long time.

“…Kyrie?”

Why was the aura of the sinister elf felt in the Duke of Estelle? As far as Ariel knew, it was clear that Kyrie el Denaris at this point had never taken a single step out of the great grove where the World Tree was located. However, it was clear that this aura that was currently raging against Ariel’s nerves also belonged to Kyrie. What kind of English language is this?

“…..”

In the end, Ariel, unable to overcome her curiosity, moved towards the source of the Pogong Castle. It wasn’t difficult at all to figure out where that sign of calling Ariel was coming from. After Ariel stepped forward, she carefully opened the door to one of the rooms where the servants stayed.

kiik-

Inside the room, it was a typical mage’s dwelling place. Looking at the piles of various kinds of magic books and the unknown flasks and experimental materials lined up on the desk, I began to guess who the owner of this room was.

‘…Aria, that’s the room.’

However, the appearance of the interior of Arya’s room was of no interest to Ariel. She turned her eyes and focused her attention on a small branch scattered randomly in the corner of the room.

“…Branches of the World Tree?”

Since the material of the bow Kyrie used was made from the branch of the World Tree, Ariel could easily recognize what that branch was. But, why is such a precious thing lying around like garbage in this room?

ugh-

The branches of the World Tree burst into tears once more. As if to reach out to her quickly, Ariel grasped the branches of the World Tree after a moment’s hesitation.

– Oh, I finally got it in my hand. Aren’t you being too cautious? Anyway, it’s been a while. Ariel Thiers.

“…Kyrie?”

It must have been. The owner of the voice resounding in her head through the branches of the world tree must have been Kyrie.

“…What trick is this again? Why the hell is this branch here, and how did it know I was staying here?”

At Ariel’s questioning, Kirie only smiled as if she was having fun.

– There is a way to know everything. By the way, aren’t you reacting too fiercely, Ariel?

“Well, it’s because I can’t easily trust a sneaky woman like you.”

– Hehe, on a topic that would have gone unnoticed if it wasn’t for me, it comes out quite confidently. Ariel?

“…..”

– Well, good. Talking to you like this is fun in its own way, but that’s not why I’m trying to talk to you like this. There’s not much magic left in the branch, so let’s get to the point quickly.

“Main subject?”

– Yes, to the point.

Kirie didn’t hide her smile as if she was really having fun. And at Kyrie’s continued words, Ariel had no choice but to stiffen her body.

– Do you have any desire to see your daughter’s face again?