I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

10. What Happened One Night – 03

‘…Damn it, really.’

On his way out of the gymnasium after his sparring with Noel von Dekaraznan, Cain realized that his hands were still shaking. It was the result of sword fighting with that woman from the front just now, Noel. The woman’s swordsmanship was so intense that Cain almost lost the sword in his hand throughout the sword exchange. At the last moment, if Noel hadn’t returned the sword intact through ‘Flowing Star’ for some reason, as if in desperation, Cain would have been defeated.

If you think about it, 10 years from now, Princess Dekaraznan was the person who was evaluated as possessing swordsmanship and skills equal to, though inferior to, the princess. Originally, it would have been impossible for her to win against her, let alone even strike swords.

Should I say that this was also all thanks to the experience of rolling like crazy under the princess and honing her swordsmanship before returning? Of course, even so, he had no desire to express his gratitude to the princess. At that time, he was beaten so badly by the hand of the princess that there were still times when she would occasionally appear in his nightmares.

It was when Cain sighed softly as if he was really tired and was massaging his wobbly right arm. Suddenly, Arya’s face with a pouty expression for some reason caught his eye next to him.

“Aria, what’s wrong with your expression?”

When Cain asked her a question with a hint of wonder, she amusedly turned her head away from him.

“it’s nothing. There’s no problem, so Cain-sama doesn’t have to worry about it.”

“…..”

No stupid man in the world would be able to just nod his head in response to such an answer.

‘…why is he doing this again?’

Even before entering the gymnasium with him, he seemed to be in a good mood, but I couldn’t understand why he was reacting like this all of a sudden. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t find anything that would go against Arya’s planting in the sparring I just had with Noel von Decaraznan.

‘…A pubertal girl’s unique sensibility, what is it?’

By the time Cain looked at Aria and didn’t understand why, Aria was only irritated as Aria was. I was so annoyed that I didn’t like everything except Cain, but the one I didn’t like the most was Noel von Dekaraznan, who was staring at Cain with a pale face.

‘She’s like a dirty bitch.’

Arya frowned once more as she recalled Noel’s face from earlier, with the expression of a horny bitch looking at an attractive male. Did that woman even know what a spectacle her face had just been?

No, of course I don’t know. Originally, the more prostitute-like a woman was, the more she insisted that she wasn’t a prostitute. Also, it could be said that it was a kind of bonus that such women had the sloppiness of not easily admitting that there was a cellar under the floor.

Even so, there were so many women beside him that he couldn’t count them on one hand, except for Arya herself. But now, to the man I met for the first time today, a woman like that whore with eyes like a bitch is added?

‘No, that’s absolutely not possible-!’

If she continued like this, she might end up in an unfortunate situation where she would have to draw lots with other women as to which day of the week she could occupy the seat next to him. As usual, Cain’s side was full of women like Bianca del Castana, who was hardly sane, and Kyrie el Denaris, a voyeuristic elf. Come now, how could he allow a strange girl he had never heard of wander around his side?

Anyway, a public servant girl has eyes for men somewhere! For this reason, serving such a proud master was also tiring. After such a change of thinking, Arya felt that her mood was much improved. Of course, Cain, who was watching Aria’s sudden facial expression change in real time from the side, just made an expression that he couldn’t understand.

“…ah.”

And that was when Cain, who was walking towards his room without hesitation, stopped involuntarily when he saw the face of a woman who suddenly appeared in the corner.

Yes. All of a sudden, in the middle of the hallway, where there was nowhere to escape, he met Sarah Cernard face to face.

“…..”

“…..”

When each other didn’t say anything to each other and just looked at each other with a confused expression, an awkward air flow was formed between the two in an instant. In a way, it couldn’t have been a matter of course. Originally, after a man and a woman who were in a romantic relationship broke up, it could be said that it was the logic of the world that they automatically became worse than others.

In the end, Cain was the one who could not overcome the hellish silence and admitted defeat.

“…Lady Sernard. It doesn’t matter if you pass first.”

“…No, Duke Estelle. How could I put my business first and block the Duke’s path? The Little Duke should pass first.”

It was a conversation that left even the person listening next to him breathless. Between the two of them, no matter how you look at it, it was awkward. It seemed that they felt repulsive about being together in the same space. And, watching the two of them act like this, the middle-aged man who was escorting Sarah from behind only nodded as if he had finally understood something.

Yes. After all, the relationship between the two was only normal when it was like this. If I had to question it, it must have been strange that the Duke of Estelle, when he had met Sarah for the first time in a long time, seemed abnormally excited for some reason and wanted to talk with her alone.

‘…No, considering the fact that the Duke is young, it’s not that strange.’

Isn’t it true that young people are swept away by their blood and can’t stand the momentary urge? In addition, the middle-aged man, who had visited the Estelle dukehouse several times with his niece Sarah Cernard, knew very well what kind of a man Cain von Estel was.

how could i forget From the moment he got engaged to Sarah, he fell in love with her appearance and, not enough to send her a bouquet of flowers and letters every day, about the unseemly appearance of running after her like a dog.

Recently, various rumors have been circulating and the status of Duke Estelle has changed a little, but the Duke Estelle that middle-aged people remember was just a lesser guy who was lucky enough to be born into a ducal family. What a great conversation it would have been if he had talked to Sarah alone. It is clear that at most he would have held on to Sarah and reminisced about the bad memories of the past.

Like that, the middle-aged man came to a tentative conclusion in his mind while watching Cain and Sarah. It was clear that between the two of them, there would no longer be anything that could be called a relationship.

And, confirming the fact that the middle-aged man’s gaze at Cain was mixed with contempt, Sarah sighed in relief.

Fortunately, thinking that their play seems to have been quite successful.

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“How are you, Aria? Do you really think it’s possible to heal?”

After making the decision to get Sarah out of that dog-like corner of the house, the biggest obstacle to their plan was the curse of the damned man wrapped around Sara. All Cain knew about the curse enveloping Sarah was that whenever she tried to say any particular keyword, he shut her mouth.

If this curse had a location tracking function, the escape attempt itself would have been in vain, so it was essential to find out whether this curse could be lifted.

“…I don’t think it’s possible to do it with my current abilities. It’s such a terrible curse. Perhaps, if it is a priest of the papal rank, it is somehow possible…”

“…Well.”

Actually, I was expecting it to some extent. If it was a curse that could be lightly administered by a wizard who had reached the level, Sarah would have been able to use her hand. No matter how scarecrow she was, she was the daughter of Count Sernard, who was one of the five richest people on the continent.

‘…I think I can ask the saintess later.’

However, since there was no way to summon the saintess who would have left the Estelle duchy and returned to the Empire by now, there was no way to get rid of the curse.

“Well, the analysis of the curse itself has been somewhat fruitful, though. It doesn’t seem to have any other function other than interfering with the PC’s nerve itself and preventing it from spitting out specific keywords.”

At Aria’s explanation, Cain nodded as if he understood.

“Then, it’s safe to say that there’s no fear of leaking information even if we talk about the plan to rescue you in earnest.”

Sarah shook her head excitedly at Cain’s remark.

“As I said before, this is a really reckless plan. Cain, this is the Duke of Dekaraznan, like no other place. It is said to be one of the four most prestigious dukes in the Empire. The level of security, and the severity of it, are on a different level from other aristocratic families. This is really crazy.”

At Sarah’s words, Cain only smiled.

“okay? Then let me ask you one thing. Do you think that if we had made this plan and made an escape attempt by facing each other somewhere else instead of here, the chances of saving you would have increased there? Maybe you’ll never say that. I think, since this is the Duke of Dekaraznan, there seems to be a clear advantage that even the rats clinging to you won’t act recklessly.”

“…..”

Cain was right. Even in Sarah’s opinion, she was a ‘product’ that was carefully raised in Count Sernad’s family. In other words, in order to prevent the risk of such ‘goods’ being damaged or lost, her back was always followed by ‘hunting dogs’ raised in her family.

And even those ‘hunting dogs’ did not dare to act rashly at the Duke of Dekaraznan. The fact that he is having a conversation with Cain at this moment, without any interference, can be said to disprove that fact.

…But that’s not what I meant to tell you. I asked because you didn’t know what would happen while you saved me or if I might end up in danger, but why can’t you understand my heart?

“Well, then. For the rats who are stomping their feet wanting to eavesdrop on this place even at this moment, I think the first thing to do is to make an excuse about what kind of secret conversation the two of you were talking about in this small space.”

I couldn’t go around the neighborhood talking about a plan to get Sarah Cernard out of here.

“If that’s the case, I have something in mind.”

“What?”

“Corona play.”

Saying that, Sara tousled her neat hair and at the same time let the dress she was wearing slip down slightly. The gesture looked so erotic that Arya, who was standing next to Cain, had twin wicks lit up in her eyes. What the hell is this woman doing with her eyes wide open-

“We were once lovers. And now we are separated. You don’t even have to come forward and make excuses. Even if I give you a few hints like this, people will know what happened in this room and they’ll understand?”

Looking at Sara, who was smiling at him as if she were flirting, Cain sighed lightly and took off his coat and put it on her.

“…Even if that’s the case, you shouldn’t carelessly show your messy appearance to others. Take care of yourself a little more, Sara.”

Saying such a thing, Sarah unknowingly avoided Cain’s gaze at her. Why? Until now, I had never looked away from anyone when I faced them. Why did I feel so afraid of meeting his gaze directly?

…trembled. There were countless times when I was engaged and alone with him, but never before had I been so nervous. My mind was confused. He couldn’t even understand why he was doing this. why, why-

After that, Sarah talked a lot with Cain, but unfortunately his voice didn’t reach her ears, and she couldn’t even quite understand what she was saying to him. At the sound of my heart pounding loudly, all the noise lost its meaning.

So, the conversation with him ended. In a way, it was a very long time, but to Sarah, it only felt like a fleeting moment. Sarah stared blankly at him, and Cain opened his mouth to her in a soft tone, thinking that she must have been nervous.

“…Anyway, I create opportunities. so.”

In Cain’s eyes looking at Sara, there was only firm determination. When Sarah saw Cain’s serious face, a small blush appeared on Sarah’s face. When I came to my senses, I saw myself again, avoiding his gaze like a coward.

“You just have to trust me and follow me. Isn’t it simple, Sara?”

At Cain’s words, Sarah’s heart began to beat violently. Sara pursed her lips, then bowed her head.

Because I didn’t know how to deal with him.

“…thank you.”

Until the moment she finally broke up with him, Sarah couldn’t look straight into Cain’s eyes.