I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

10. What Happened One Night – 14

“Heh… heh heh…!”

run I ran, ran, and ran through a forest full of darkness where I couldn’t see an inch ahead. The middle-aged man continues to run forward, trying to ignore the beating of his heart, which seems to burst at any moment.

“Huh…!”

From behind the middle-aged man, no sound could be heard.

…All I could feel was a terrifying presence that seemed like it would snatch him by the scruff of his neck at any moment, and a terrifying life that seemed like it was going to grab him and tear him to pieces a few seconds later. That’s why the middle-aged man couldn’t look back at his back. To him, there was no such leeway. It was rare for anyone in the world to have the courage to face their own death head-on.

“…ha….!”

I was afraid. After becoming the head of the ‘hunting dogs’ that Countess Sernard boasts, the middle-aged man has seen so many things and experienced all kinds of things. There were times when I shared a sword with someone who had reached the level of a master who used aura, and there were times when I put a dagger into the scruff of a wizard who could produce all sorts of wonderful magic at his fingertips. There were not a few cases when people witnessed grotesque and terrifying scenes that ordinary people would not see even after waking up from death.

However, even from the eyes of a middle-aged person, the presence of a girl with snow-white hair just like the one before was something indescribable and, at the same time, unmistakably the height of absurdity. She was an existence that was different from all the common sense he was familiar with, and a monster itself.

…No, it was clear that it was something beyond common sense that could not be described even with the word monster. It was the embodiment of a storm. It was like a kind of natural disaster that the human body could not even resist and was not allowed to face.

It was a fact that he knew all too well that no attack or defiance would work against it. Not long ago, the middle-aged man tried to wield the thunderbolt Karbella with all his might against her, but when she flicked her hand once as if to drive away a fly, all of his attacks were incapacitated.

And at that point, the middle-aged man lost all intentions towards the white-haired girl. yea, that must be the case At the point when it was concluded that the attack he performed on the enemy was not effective at all, and that if he received an attack from the enemy, he would die instantly, the act of fighting her was just foolish. There was such a gap between the middle-aged man and all the hounds and the white-haired girl.

So he ran away. I ran without looking back. Pretending desperately not to hear the screams of the hounds resounding behind him, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and ran through the forest as if to shake off the anxiety that was attacking him.

…And when all the screams from the other side of the forest disappeared and silence came again, the middle-aged man instinctively realized. Of those who stepped into this forest with him, he knew that he was the only one who was still alive.

“…under.”

The fact that all the hounds had run away was nothing to be ashamed of. They were nothing more than consumables made by picking up orphans who were rolling around like junk on the streets anyway. By sacrificing such lowly things, if he could survive as a noble descendant of Sernard, it would be an extra business.

At this moment, there is only one important thing, and at the point where all the hounds’ screams have disappeared, the monster’s gaze turned to itself-!

“Ha… ha…!”

so it depends ran and ran I tried to ignore the fact that my heart was about to explode and ran. He ran without resting for a single moment, only looking forward, but the ominous presence felt behind him was gradually following his back and gradually approaching him. Perhaps, the moment his energy runs out, the moment he slows down even for a moment, the Shinigami will snatch him by the scruff of his neck.

It is felt. I can feel the presence of the white-haired girl from here. She had absolutely no intention of hiding her presence from the middle-aged man. In the first place, to Arya, all of this was nothing more than entertainment. It was just a hunt. Arya was guiding the middle-aged man to a certain corner, as if the mole were hunting.

The middle-aged man was well aware that he was being bullied. However, there were no other options for him. Wouldn’t it be better to be chased than to be overtaken by that monster and killed in one blow-

“…!”

The next moment, a truly terrifying killing spree explodes behind him. At the same time, the ground itself vibrates as if screaming. The very moment when the middle-aged man closed his eyes tightly, wondering if this was the end of everything-

“…ah?”

Life, soon disappeared as if washed. As if it never existed in the first place. Everything, as if it was a one-time daydream he had.

“…..”

Only then will consciousness return. When he came to his senses, he had arrived at an empty lot. This place must have been the destination the white-haired girl wanted to drive herself into. In the sight of the middle-aged man who was looking around so vigilantly, the image of a woman he knew so well came into view.

“…Sarah…!”

The moment he saw his lovely nephew’s face, the world surrounding the middle-aged man changed from extraordinary to normal again. As soon as he met Sarah’s face, the middle-aged man’s first thought was anger. Yeah, it all happened because of that damn nephew. Because of that girl who had nothing to offer except for that smooth face, she had become this way now.

If Sarah hadn’t been kidnapped by the Duke of Decaraznan in the first place, she wouldn’t have come into this forest, and the hounds wouldn’t have been slaughtered by encountering the monster. So, it was all because of that girl. everything-!

“…Very good sales. It’s to the point where you’re just hanging around leisurely in a place like this.”

Only a purring sound came out of the middle-aged man’s neck, whose physical strength had been drained from being chased by Arya. However, in this situation, the fact that his physical strength was low was not so important anymore. There was only one important thing right now, the middle-aged man was very angry right now, and there was a target to vent his anger right in front of his eyes.

“…Uncle. You’ve come this far after all. You came to this place even sacrificing so many people to chase after that one.”

When Sarah looked up at the middle-aged man with a somewhat gloomy look, the middle-aged man twisted the corner of his mouth and replied:

“Yes, Cernard cannot lose the ‘commodity’ that is you so easily. Sara, don’t you know that too? How much effort did we put into making the girl you are so valuable? At least, in order to sell you at the most expensive price at the most optimal moment, I can’t let go of you already.”

After saying that, the middle-aged man burst into laughter as if he had noticed something.

“Keuhehe, by the way, your attitude is very calm. If anyone sees it, it’s not like you’ve been kidnapped, but it’s very relaxed, as if Sanbora came out here. Yes, as if the situation I am in right now is what you all intended.”

“…..”

When Sarah stays still, neither affirming nor denying the middle-aged man’s words, the middle-aged man’s eyebrows rise upside down.

“Yeah, it was. Sara, you’ve turned very well. Was it because he didn’t want to open his crotch at least once, so he brought in a monster like that? It’s really cute. Thanks to your foolish actions, how much damage did Count Cernard suffer, and did you feel relieved when I suffered such humiliation in a place like this? uh!”

Even though the middle-aged man strode forward to her, his face turning bright red from a fever-like excitement, Sarah just looked at him without batting an eye and said this.

“…Uncle. However, there is something called blood and kinship that has been together for a long time, so I will give you one last piece of advice. It’s not too late. It’s not too late now, so turn around and get out of this forest. If you do that, I promise you I won’t go after you.”

Although he seemed very confident on the outside, in reality, the middle-aged man smiled sinisterly inwardly, sensing the fact that the tip of his voice was slightly shaking. This girl, on the outside, was pretending to be bold, but in reality, she must have been terrified looking at herself. No matter how much I tried to hide it from myself, I couldn’t help but notice it.

…Because the middle-aged man was the one who had been in charge of ‘disciplining’ Sarah for the past dozen years.

I was finally able to be sure. In this position, there was no doubt that he was an overwhelming force. The moment you realize that, vitality begins to circulate in the body of a middle-aged person.

“…cheeky…!”

A mischievous smile forms on the middle-aged man’s lips. There was no need for further conversation. First of all, after correcting that cheeky attitude by slapping a few times, let’s start a ‘conversation’ in the true sense step by step-

“…Although this was a fact I was well aware of, what a scumbag you are. Are you unable to act like that towards your own niece?”

tilt-

But the next moment, the middle-aged man’s vision slanted to the side. The horizon tilts sideways. Sarah, even at this moment, was standing straight on the ground. But why is it that one’s vision is slumped toward the ground?

“ah.”

It wasn’t. It wasn’t that the horizon had tilted sideways. It was just such a trivial thing that one of his ankles was cut off, and he lost his balance and fell awkwardly forward.

“aa!”

sick. After realizing that my ankle was amputated, I started to feel a burning pain in my ankle. sick. It hurts so much. Why on earth do you have to feel this kind of pain in a place like this? why!

“That’s a funny kid. You tried to slap Sarah without hesitation, but are you trembling because you cut off at least one ankle? It has long been said that only those who know their own pain can fathom the pain of others, but looking at your tail, it seems clear that that was nonsense.”

Right next to the screaming middle-aged man clutching his ankle, he heard a giggling sound that seemed to go against his nerves. Enduring the pain, I managed to turn my head, and there stood a young man whom the middle-aged also knew well.

“…Cain von Estelle…! You bastard…!”

When the middle-aged man called his name in a growling voice, Cain sighed and laughed and gently stepped on one of the middle-aged man’s fingers.

Dduk-

“Ah!”

“You have a pretty short tongue, Gail Cernard. The person in front of you is the sole heir to the Empire’s only four dukes. Don’t you think that the difference in status between us is too great for a loser who has reached his age and has not even branched out from Count Sernard’s family, and is at best walking around the back hole, calling my name carelessly?”

Seeing Cain throwing such words at him, the middle-aged man unknowingly bit his teeth. Yes, it’s only now that I’m starting to feel like a puzzle is being put together in my head. That monster who called herself the lady-in-waiting of the Duke of Estelle just now. The monster must have spit out the words that it has a master it serves.

Until then, he thought it was just white noise and just ignored it, but now that Cain von Estel appeared in front of him like this, he seemed to have no choice but to admit it.

Sarah is the master of the monster who killed the main culprit, Sernard’s hound. And the true black magic behind that Sarah girl, who drove her to this point, is—

“…was it all up to you. Cain von Estel.”

“You are smart too. You didn’t notice until you came all the way here.”

When Cain meekly admitted the fact as if mocking him, the middle-aged man gasped for breath as he looked at Cain’s face.

“…what is your purpose? What is your true purpose? Could it be that he did this under Devhardt’s instigation? Even pretending to be an idiot on the outside, did all of them disguise their true selves for this time?”

“…..”

At the word “idiot,” Cain became irritated for a moment, but then he frowned as if he didn’t understand something.

“…Devhart? Could it be that you mean the imperial family? Why is the imperial family coming out here?”

“Kuh, are you pretending not to know even after coming here? It is a fact that everyone knows implicitly that Estelle is nothing more than a dog that Devhardt has tamed. For a humble family like the Duke of Estelle, isn’t the fact that you have such a monster under your command, in itself, proof that you are loved by them?”

When the middle-aged man gasped and said that, Cain, who finally understood what the middle-aged man was saying, burst into laughter.

“What else do I say? I must have imagined some great and grandiose conspiracy, but my true purpose is very small and trivial. It’s just a personal motive.”

“…Personal?”

Was there a personal grudge left between Count Cernard and the Duke of Estelle? wherever?

“Because you suck.”

“…What?”

For a moment, the middle-aged man could not understand what Cain was saying to him.

“I can’t stand it anymore because you and Count Sernad’s attitude towards Sarah is so f*cking disgusting, so I’ve tried the same thing once. You bastard.”