âSir Fergus, are you crazy? Where have you been wandering around and now youâre finally coming back?â
âSomewhatâŠâŠ Marquis, youâve become very harsh with your words while I havenât seen you?â
After receiving the invitation to the concert and setting up the meeting place and time, Diwen safely arrived at the drawing room and smiled at Redenâs bloody words. Reden still muttered coldly.
âMaybe itâs because you made me waste my time, but my true feelings came out.â
âHaha, thatâs harsh. Thereâs no reason to be more skeptical than that. I got tickets for the concert.â
âHow?â
Zion, who was sitting in front of Reden without a word at that time, asked in an indifferent tone.
Diwen was about to talk about the circumstances, but hesitated and looked at Reden. Redenâs eyebrows furrowed slightly as if asking.
ââŠâŠWhy are you suddenly talking nonsense.â
Diwen just laughed and didnât answer Redenâs question. Zion looked at Diwen with narrowed eyes and realized that he was hiding something.
Sure enough, Diwen spun his words flexibly.
âAnyway, so that you know, I will take care of Bradleyâs matter and that woman as planned. Did she get a ticket?â*
TL/N: I was super confused with this part, Bradley MIGHT be a woman, but Iâm not sure yet. I will edit the previous chapters if Iâm wrong.
ââŠâŠYes, how did you get it?â
âWell, thatâs a relief.â
ââŠâŠ.â
âBy the way, while weâre collecting the bones, the two of us are looking for the Dragon Rares, right?â
Diwen sighed and tossed the papers he was still holding onto the table in the middle. The papers, which were in sheets, were a little disorganized by the wind, and thanks to that, the papers in the middle were clearly exposed.
In the middle of the page, in bold letters, it was written that she possessed dragon bones. And what is written below⊠âŠ
[Bradley Siblings]
Zion glanced at the name on the paper and said calmly.
âTo be more efficient, it would be quicker for me and Diwen to collect dragon bones and the wizards to find dragon rares, but why did you split them up like this?â
âYou didnât know? That lady* is going to move with me.â
Because I donât know what your intention is. Diwen murmured in small whispers and sat loosely on the armrest of the sofa.
âYou seemed to hate me, but that surprised me a little. Or do you have some other ulterior motive.â
âAnyway.â
At that time, Reden quietly opened his mouth.
âIâm glad youâre able to go to the concert. Then I hope you collect the bones safely.â
ââŠâŠ.â
âThe most important thing is that there should be no casualties. Ideally, they should be persuaded to collect the bones before they get swallowed up, but in the unlikely event of a runaway, prioritize the public before anyone else.â
Diwen did not answer. His purple eyes were heavily sunken as if he was lost in thought.
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[Diwenâs POV]
âWhat are you hiding?â
In the carriage returning to the palace, Zion spoke as soon as he moved away from the Blair family mansion.
Diwen looked at Zion with eyes that didnât know what nonsense he was talking about. It was a look of nonchalance. Zion sighed and looked out the window.
âChange of question. Where did you get the invitation?â
âIs the process important? The results matter.â
Zion, who had the landscape in his eyes, immediately turned his eyes and stared at him at the brazen answer. Then he began to mutter in a resigned tone.
âHaâŠâŠ yes. You said you got it after arriving at the Blair family mansion, so you must have found it inside the mansion, right?â
â⊠âŠâ
âIf the Marquis had an invitation, he wouldnât have held a meeting today.â
Diwen kicked his tongue. Zionâs words seemed to be irritating, but Zion did not stop.
âThen thereâs only one person who might have that precious ticket, Lady BlairâŠâ
âItâs really annoying. Do you have a disease that kills you if you donât act like you know for a second? Is your mission today to pretend to know something?â
TL/N: LMAO
âDid you steal it?â
âWhatâs the point even if you know it.â
Diwen finally closed his eyes and leaned his head back, as if he had no intention of telling him until the end. It was a sign not to talk to him, but Zion was not the type wasnât the type to be concerned about him.
âWhen I was asked how you got it, you suddenly brought up the story of the young lady to the Marquis and so I noticed⊠âŠ.â
ââŠâŠ.â
âYou must have done something that would offend the Marquis who cares for the young lady.â
âAh, reallyâŠâŠ.â
âI hope not, but that canât be right.â
Diwen opened his eyes. Purple eyes contained irritation that could not be compared to before. On the other hand, Zion easily ignored his gaze with his eyes narrowed and continued to talk behind his back.
âYouâre not going to the concert with the young lady, right.â
âWhy, canât I?â
Diwen spoke out in a piercing way. Zion immediately furrowed his eyebrows. He looked like he didnât understand at all.
âOn the day of the concert, what would you do if the siblings ran out of control and something big happened to the young lady?â
âItâs possible that they donât experience a runaway.â
âEven if they donât, the alliance could be broken immediately if the Marquis finds out about this. Your stupid head doesnât even seem to have that in mind.â*
Zion, who came to his senses at Diwenâs words, saw the ticket he took out from his chest. On the dark red ticket, it was written that it was a special seat. The words 2nd floor was written in small letters below it.
That means there will be an audience on the second floor, so we have to evacuate the audience on the second floor. In other words, we had to get a ticket on the second floor.â
âSheâs got to take over. Or Iâll take the first floor and sheâll take the second floor.â
Diwen put the ticket back in his bosom and rubbed his stiff neck.
âTake care of yourself. As soon as we have collected all the bone fragments, we will go on an expedition.â
Zion did not answer. As if he was used to it, Diwen crossed his arms and leaned his head back, closing his eyes instead of asking why there was no answer.
As soon as his vision blackened, something passed through his mind.
Right before leaving the office, It was the sound of the words whispered in his ear, saying that she had a condition.
âInstead, on that day, donât bring a sword.â
When I remembered the fact that I had forgotten, I naturally furrowed my eyebrows. Not only was the absurd condition ridiculous, but if I follow the condition⊠âŠ
This is because if the Bradley siblings go out of control that day, it will be difficult to subdue them.
âActually, I already received the ticket, so I donât have to comply with the conditions⊠âŠâ
Come to think of it, sheâs a fool, too. I canât believe you just gave me the ticket with a condition.
Diwen murmured in his mouth and slightly opened his eyes. The black vision disappeared, and I could see outside the window. Normally, the fast-moving scenery would make me dizzy, but I had no time to worry about it because I was lost in other thoughts.
And I glared at the mission window, biting my nails.
What should I do? Why is this missionâŠâŠ?
At that moment, a polite knock was heard, and I was startled and pressed the accept button in case anyone noticed.
âC, come in!â
It wasnât until I told them to come in that I remembered that no one could see the mission window, but it was too late.
âItâs true that I had to press accept because it was my last mission anywayâŠâŠ.â
âDid you feel uncomfortable all night, my lady?â
Surprised by the sudden sound of Handelâs voice, I jumped up and looked at Handel. Handelâs eyes were wide open as if surprised by my reaction.
âWhatâs the matter, lady? You donât look good.â
âNo, itâs not. More than that, todayâŠâŠ.â
âYes, you said you were going out today. Iâll help you get ready right away.â
With that in mind, I prepared to go out with the help of not only Handel but also other maids.
What kind of balm should I use, does it not hurt, what should I do with my hair, etc., each time I answered these questions one beat late, but the maids only exchanged glances with each other and did not ask why.
You donât know how fortunate I thought it was. Because my head was still complicated because of the mission that came up in the morning, and it was on the verge of exploding.
However, they seemed more worried than frustrated as I continued to be in a state of mindlessness. Handel spoke in a noticeably forceful, bright voice.
âAh, Lady! Itâs your first time going out like this since the banquet, âŠâŠ. Da, arenât you going on a date?â
Date?
As soon as I heard that, I remembered who I was going to meet today. I straightened my face.
âDate⊠Letâs not say that.â
âYesâŠâŠâ
Handel answered, curling her lips in. Then she began to stroke my hair again.
As the silence was about to continue again, Julie, who was smoothing out the wrinkles on the skirt behind me, muttered very quietly.
âSeeing that the lady is not happy with it, I think youâre meeting someone you hate, so may I ask who it is?â
âTh, thatâs right. We donât know who it is, but if youâre forcing yourself to leave, wouldnât it be okay not to leave?â
âWhy are you saying such crazy things from earlier?â
Handel went off again, and Lyn, who couldnât watch, tapped Handel on the side.
I ended up laughing at the sight and decided to postpone the mission for a while.
âBut will you know even if I tell you? Ahhh, you knowâŠâŠ. Because heâs a famous person.â
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At my murmur, the four maids looked at each other at the same time without saying who one came first, and nodded quickly.
âTell us!â
âIf we donât know, heâs not famousâŠâŠ. Thereâs no reason for you to meet such a person, so letâs cancel the appointment!â
âYou can ignore what Handel says for now, my lady. Sheâs weird today.â
Since Susanâs dismissal, the relationship has grown closer without knowing it, so their words just felt cute. I laughed mischievously, cleared my throat, and called out his name.
âDiwen Fergus, you know?â
Even though theyâre dragon slayers, I thought they might say they donât know because I wondered if they remember their names one by one. However, Lyn replied as if there wasnât anyone who didnât know it.
âDiwen Fergus? Of course I know.â
Ohhh, I pretended to admire a little.
âThatâs great, but why? Because heâs a dragon slayer?â
âWell, thereâs that, too. Heâs from the famous Fergus family.â
The Fergus family�
What about it?
No matter how much I searched my head, I couldnât understand it, so I asked one more time, and Laura, who was fixing my hair with pursed lips and narrowed her forehead as if concentrating, said in a muffled tone. She, too, knew about Diwen Fergus.
âWell, as far as I know, the Fergus family must be famous as a cursed family, right? I donât know for sure.â
âNo, thatâs right. Cursed family. I donât know what the curse is, but I heard that the family collapsed because of the curse.â
Lyn said with rare certainty. On the other hand, I looked at myself in the mirror with my eyes wide open in bewilderment.
Curse? Downfall?
TL/N: So sorry some parts are a little confusing this chapter, esp the parts involving Bradley. Hopefully itâs not too confusing though!