âB, butâŠâŠ. What about Bradley? And Diwen? He got hurt, too.âŠ. It hasnât been a day since then, right? I didnât sleep for weeks, did I?â
ââŠâŠ.â
âNo, it doesnât matter. What about Anastasia? Asha faintedâŠâŠ.â
Thud.
Things happened in a flash.
Arms passed by the side of my face, and I heard a heavy sound and a shadow fell over my head.
At the same time, a cool scent that brushes the tip of the nose.
I was quite startled, looked blankly at the upper body that filled my field of vision, then raised my head.
His blonde hair, which had been brilliant just before, looked dry in the shadow.
Not to mention the dark red eyes located below it. The eyes, which are usually cold, were filled with contempt and ridicule.
Why?
Aiden. Itâs nothing new that he hates me. However, he had eyes that looked like this, but he was not the kind of person who showed emotion.
Why all of a sudden? Did I say something wrong? To the point where he stares at me trying to get down to bed?
Stretching his arm to the head of the bed, he moved his lips with his upper body bent.
âLetâs cut it short.â
He spat out as if chewing, and a sneer drew on the corners of his mouth. And uttered unexpected words with a lot of sarcasm.
âAshaâŠ? You shouldnât call Anastasia like that, you.â
Crack, a vicious sound came out of his hand holding the headboard, warning me indirectly.
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A feathery voice parted between us.
âStop doing things youâll regret later, Duke.â
It was Horaisha.
She gently grabbed Aidenâs shoulder and looked at him with a critical eye, and he finally straightened his posture.
âNext time, donât call me for this reason. Because itâs unpleasant.â
After saying hurtful things casually, Aiden left without even looking at me.
While looking at the closed door with a bewildered mind or an incomprehensible complex mind, a question arose.
What do you mean Asha?
Did I just call Anastasia that?
***
Horaisha, who explained that this is the royal infirmary and it hasnât been a day yet, attached clean gauze to my knees.
âWhat about Anastasia?â
To be honest, it was not important that Diwen left House to take care of me and came to the palace as soon as he escaped the house with me in his arms.
Right now, my only concern is why I am alone in the royal palace infirmary.
âAnastasia must be hereâŠâŠ.â
âAnastasia went to report as soon as she came to her senses.â
âReportâŠ? But she even fainted. She needs to get some restâŠâ
By the way, what does it mean to be able to see the one I want?
It was when I inadvertently questioned it. The road has just come to a halt and I could hear the sound of words.
For some reason, I had a feeling that I had to silence my footsteps, so I walked on tiptoe, and quickly but quietly clung to the wall and stuck my head out.
âIâm sick of it. Stop it now?â
âThe important thing is missing. Where is the lady?â
âShe needs to rest more. She must be bewildered by what happened today, but interrogation, are you crazy? Are you out of your mind?â
ââŠâŠ.â
âBy the way, where is the Marquis and are you the only one here? Damn, donât tell me youâve been messing with me.â
What? Itâs Diwen and Zion.
Was it the two of them that Horaisha was meaningfully referring to?
âWhen did I ever want the two of them?â
In an absurd situation, I slightly poked my lower lip, but the door nearby where they were standing opened.
âI think I can finish the report here. I have a lot to deal with because of todayâs incident and complaints about the collapse of House.â
âAnastasia!â
A shout close to a scream came out of my mouth at the sight of a welcome person coming out of the door.
I barely endured it, I realized right away that the person Horaisha said I wanted was Anastasia.
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âYes. As Miss Anastasia said, letâs end it here for today. The interrogation is for the Bradley brothers. Come to think of it, where are the two?â
âAfter a simple treatment, they were put in an underground prison.â
âItâs scary too. Itâs worse off than it was when Count Sirius.â
âThey are different from Count Sirius. They used his bones with their own will and above all, theyâre also the ones that collapsed the House.â
âAha.â
Diwen, who responded in a sullen voice, rubbed the nape of his neck as if tired.
âAnyway, Iâm leaving. Explain later why you came back before the Marquis.â
âWhere are you going.â
âWhat are you going to do if you know.â
Diwen gave a sharp answer and moved on. That too, in very good condition.
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What. Horaisha said he wasnât treated, but heâs walking well.
When I guessed that Horaisha was unaware that he had been healed, I noticed that his foot limped slightly as he went to the left at the turn at the end of the hallway.
What, were you pretending to be okay?
âThat idiotâŠâŠ.â
You have to be strong enough!
It was the moment I whispered without even realizing it. Zion, who was staring at Diwen walking in the opposite direction, turned his head this way, and I quickly hid myself against the wall for some reason.
And I myself was dumbfounded with the millions of question marks that floated.
Why did I hide?
âThen Iâll go, too. You must be tired from the search, so please relax.â
Anastasiaâs voice came indifferently.
Immediately, I was about to shake off all the question marks and appear in front of them to catch Anastasia who was about to leave.
If only I hadnât heard another insensitive voice like Anastasiaâs.
âWait, do you have time?â
It was none other than the voice of Zion.
After a moment of hesitation, I peeked my eyes out of the wall again and witnessed it.
Zion, who caught Anastasia, who was going in the direction Diwen had stepped on.
âOh my God!â
As if I had seen something I shouldnât have seen, I covered my mouth in amazement. Otherwise, screams would come out of my mouth.
Oh my god what the hell is this? What? Whatâs this, Zion grabbed Anastasia like that and blo, blocked her?
Even where Zion grabbed was Anastasiaâs hand, not anywhere else!
Itâs not anywhere else, but hands. More than anything, isnât that a pickup line?
I suddenly remembered that this place was in a romance fantasy novel. The main character is Anastasia and there were many candidates for the male lead.
Until now, many things have happened and I have been struggling with the missions, so I didnât know, but there must have been something between Zion and Anastasia.
Wait, so Zion is one of the candidates for the male lead, but why did I hear the name Zion for the first time after I was possessed?
I decided to think about the miscellaneous things later and waited for Anastasiaâs answer as if I was watching a play.
Anastasiaâs answer that came out soon.
âThere isnât.â
Ahhh! What should I do? Sir Zion Glass, you have hit the iron wall of Anastasia! How will he react!
âI see.â
Eh?
I was excited about the broadcast without spectators, but I immediately opened my mouth at Zionâs answer, which instantly made my pulse drop.
And the grave reply that makes the mouth open even more.
âThen take a rest.â
âYes, sir.â
I looked at Zionâs back with cold eyes at the conversation between the two, which was plain and dry enough for them to split.
Look here, Mr Zion, who seems to be a candidate for the male lead. What to do if it turns out like that.
More, eh, conversation, huh? You have to lead her.
Of course, it was nice that he respected Anastasiaâs opinion and didnât force her to make time. Because it wasnât coercive.
But now itâs, itâs a littleâŠ
I was trying to vaguely understand why Zion wasnât mentioned in the story.
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Then, suddenly Zionâs voice came out.
âWhat are you doing there?â
Surprised by Zionâs voice without an object, I quickly hid behind the wall again.
And I prayed please that Zion was just talking nonsense in the air.
âIt was the young lady. You were peeping.â
However, peopleâs wishes were not so easily fulfilled. At the same time as a shadow was cast nearby, a calm voice could be heard nearby.