Chapter 72
“Ruby.”
“…Yes.”
“I asked you what happened. I don’t really understand the situation right now.”
My tongue stung and I felt nauseous.
You don’t have to confirm this unnecessary thing.
“Tha… uhn, waaaaah-”
It was then.
In an atmosphere of sudden seriousness, Leah, who just wanted to find her hairpin, stopped looking at us and burst into tears.
She seemed to have been scared.
I wanted to cry with her.
But if I cried here, it would only be a negative factor.
I wanted an innocent childish image, not an impudent idiot image.
To make matters worse, the damn poisoning attempt was helping to create a clear picture of perpetrator and victim.
Sir Ivan seemed briefly enraptured by this unexpected disturbance.
And as soon as Leah began to cry, the floating spell was lifted.
If I had not been the subject of this situation, I would have been deeply moved by Sir Ivan’s unexpected brotherly behaviour.
“What the… Leah, Leah. Hey, why are you crying all of a sudden?”
“M-My, my hairpin, my hairpin, because of me, uhhhnn!”
Poor Leah seemed to have judged that Freya and I fought over her pretty hairpin. I’d rather it be that way.
Ellenia was still waiting for an answer with her eyes fixed on me.
Sir Ivan, who had been struggling to sweep back his pale yellow hair, also turned his eyes to me.
“Good lord. What in the world happened, my lady?”
I gulped at his low voice.
Maybe it was because I’d only seen his usual abusive behavior, but he seemed like a different person when he acted calm.
“My lady?”
In the series of my silent replies, Sir Ivan pressed again, his eyes slightly distorted, perhaps irritated.
He looked scarier than just being angry with her face as if she were a girl-like face.
As the heart beat like a rabbit in front of a fox, the white panic pressed down in my head.
This was what Freya was trying to tell me.
She didn’t have to go through all this trouble in the first place.
No matter how I may be, in the end…….
I just want
don’t want
putting me on the
aren’t
any more fuss. I think she was just surprised. You should go now, sir. My lady is very
her hand
it was a reproachful look. As if I should have been the one to do
“Huu…. Brother, you idiot!”
what are you
bit her brother’s wrist while wiping tears, now moved her small hands
asking him
but sat with one knee
What was he doing?
whispered something into Sir Ivan’s ear, everyone
matter what he heard, Sir Ivan soon scratched his
me nervous all of
seems to have
was a tone one
Almost a whisper.
I was going to say earlier, I don’t think it would make any
I want to make sure you
that mean? You’re afraid I’ll run away
I’ll do
“I didn’t do anything.”
“Yes…?”
do anything and
tongue rolled out as my
I’m crazy, really crazy.
at me with blank eyes, looked
for a while, was indescribable. What
do you
didn’t do
saying Lady Furiana
again, Freya
just move
This is the end of
from me and moved,
and unsatisfactory greetings were pouring out, I was caught in
above
it’s all right. It would have
like
Durahan to
the legs of the gnome and
from the gnome
“Typical workaholic symptoms.”
Izek recited.
there was a body of
encountered
that’s something you get
I know how
remarks, Izek grinned if he was
days, Camu saw him
couldn’t get used
that thought,
so good
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