âNoona, youâre quick-witted. Who do you think I am?â
ââŠâ
âUm, should I say Emilyâs sister?â
Anri played with words even in this situation.
Anri appeared when I was with a demon worshipper. So whoâs the devil worshipper?
Anri is a demon worshiper, that person isâ.
Ah.
There were two demon worshipers who entered this mansion.
Hayden and Anri.
They were both demon worshippers, not just one of them.
âNow it seems you know.â
ââŠWhy are you telling me this?â
âThatâs because I made a promise with Emily.â
Promise?
âI will protect Rosie Nuna.â
Protect me? Who?
But another question popped up before that one.
âThen is Emily also a demon worshiper?â
âWell, what do you think?â
Anri only had a mysterious look on his face, but didnât answer.
âIâll kill everyone here in an hour. Iâve been preparing for it for a long time.â
ââŠ.â
âIf weâre lucky, we might kill them all in an instant.â
Anri, who looks like Emily, grinned.
âYou have an hour left, Nuna.â
âWhat?â
âWeâll be back in an hour. I definitely gave you a chance to run away.â
ââŠ.â
âWhether you run away for an hour or try to stop them, do your best, Nuna.â
Anri, who continued to emphasize the hour, disappeared, and I was left alone in confusion.
Is that true?
âBut why would you lie to me?â
What am I supposed to do?
Thereâs nothing I can do.
So Anri must have known that I couldnât change anything.
âI need to find Lucasââ
First, I need to inform Lucas of this situation.
So I went into the main building with the intention of finding Lucas, butâ.
âLucas? I think he went somewhere with Haydenâ
ââŠWhere is he going? What are they talking about?â
âI donât know that either.â
In addition, I asked some servants if they knew where Lucas was, but no one knew.
Damn it.
Where the hell did he go?
It seems difficult to inform Lucas of this situation.
ââŠCough! Cough!â
I was coughing because I was running around with a weak body. The medicine must have stopped working because I feel sick.
No, I canât, I have to stay focused.
âShould I tell Argen?â
Yeah. Perhaps, Argen can convey this situation well. Thatâs how I headed for the banquet hall.
But.
âI have to see the Marquis right away.â
Of course, the knights in the banquet hall blocked my entry.
âThe Marquis is not here now.â
ââŠSo where is he then?â
âWhy are you curious about that?â
ââŠItâs really urgent.â
âThere must be one or two people like you. Do you think you can meet the Marquis just because itâs urgent matter?â
Damn it.
At the very least, it would have been nice if the knights had some knowledge.
âI am the monsterâs exclusive maid appointed by the Marquis. If you knew how much the Marquis cherishes monsters, you wouldnât be able to say such a thing, would you?â
ââŠ.â
âWho do you think will be responsible if you donât let me see the Marquis now, or if something goes wrong with the monster?â
The expression of the knightsâ changes as I add a little bit of intimidation.
I guess they donât want trouble.
I just wanted to say that I had received a warning of terror from a demon worshiper.
âWho would believe that?â
Itâs like shouting that aliens are suddenly attacking a peaceful neighborhood a few minutes later.
ââŠIt is true when he said the Marquis wasnât here. The Marquis left.â
Damn it.
Did he leave because there was a big fire at the festival?
I bit my lip.
There was no one to help me.
âThatâs probably the demon worshipperâs intention.â
This made it clear that it was more likely that what Anri said was true.
A big fire broke out at the location of the festival, and many of the Marquisâ knights were sent to put it out.
âIn addition, Argen, the owner of the mansion, was also absent.
This sounds really intentional.
âThen let me see the Young Master of Herthas. It doesnât matter if itâs the first Young Master or the second Young Masterââ
âWhy are you looking for Young Master of Herthas?â
At my request, the gatekeeperâs expression changed.
He looked at me with disgust.
âI understand youâre looking for the Marquis because it has to do with monsters, but why are you looking for Herthasâ Young Master?â
âThatââ
âIs it really urgent? Do you have any ulterior motives?â
Damn it.
It seems that the gatekeeper is suspicious of me.
While looking for Argen, I suddenly talk about the two Young Master of Herthas, so I can understandâ.
âThere is a reason. Itâs also about monstersââ
âDo I look stupid enough to believe that? Whatâs the deal with the monster and the Young Master of Herthas! Looking at it, it seems that there is something else behind it.â
âHey, what Iâm saying isââ
âGet out of here!â
It took a lot of force to pull me out. I canât get the words out.
Now I couldnât do anything.
âIf only I had timeââ
This is all I can do in this short time, but itâs all blocked.
Anri b*stard.
âŠEmily.
Maybe the reason she went on vacation today was because she knew something was going to happen?
Is that why she didnât look so happy the past few days?
It feels like a puzzle is being put together.
I feel like my only friend I could trust here has betrayed me, and my bones are cold and my eyes are burning.
I want to meet Emily right away and ask something.
But itâs all useless.
âThere are 30 minutes left.â
I looked back at the Marquis. Some familiar faces, the maids Iâve been close with for a while, pass by.
Seeing me, they smiled and waved at me.
And pass busily.
I donât know what will happen soon.
âThere is nothing I can do.â
I have to run away, too.
Iâm sorry, everyone.
Thereâs nothing I can do for you.
So I went back to my room. I was going to bring my luggage out like this.
Then, something fell to the floor.
âIt was a sleeping pill from a demon worshipper that I needed to give to Richard.
ââŠI donât know if it will be useful later, so letâs keep it.â
I donât know who Iâll put to sleep.
They planned to kidnap Richard by giving him sleeping pills.
I picked up the sleeping pills and put them in my luggage.
That moment.
âHold on. If theyâre here to kidnap Richardââ
Canât I just make it impossible to kidnap?
I suddenly remembered the magic room in the annex.
There, the door will be opened only after the punishment is over.
âIf there comes a situation where I canât get Richard out.
I shook my head. Itâs crazy idea.
But.
âThe only way to stop the fuss.
The only way you can try right now.
ââŠHeâs really a bastard.â
Can I even do something like this?
Even to deceive Richard.
I snorted and grabbed my luggage.
If demon worshipers attack this place, quite a few will be injured, some of them will die.
âSacrifice of cows for the sake of the generations.
The safety of the people here and the safety of Richard.
I had to choose between the two.
âThereâs 20 minutes left.â
I donât have much time.
I had to make a choice quickly.
* * *
âCough! Cough!â
My body gets hot, my head twitches, and I canât think fast.
âRosie, are you okay?â
ââŠCough, Iâm finâcough!â
The chef who was handing over Richardâs meal looks at me worriedly.
I held back my cough, said it was okay, grabbed the chefâs meal and headed to Richard.
âCoughâŠâ
On the way, I was coughing.
The flow of thinking is not smooth because it moves without time to take medicine.
Now I donât even know what Iâm doing.
I saw Richard holding on to the restraint ball as if confused.
How sick it must be to know Iâm here.
âIâm here.â
ââŠMaid.â
He looks at me weakly.
I dined silently in front of Richard.
I offered the meal to Richard without a word.
There was only bread and milk that could fit through the iron bars.
The knights who had been watching Richard all day are also guarding this place with a relaxed spirit as if exhausted.
âNow is my chance.
Letâs not hesitate any longer.
I dropped a sharp knife into Richardâs carriage.
Now I have to shout.
I fell from the carriage without making eye contact with Richard.
At that moment, I heard a faint sound that sounded like Richard calling my name.
But I ignored it and shouted.
âThe monster has a weapon!â
âŠAnd maybe that was the worst option.
That day, Richard ran away.
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