TL/N: Everything is from Estiyaâs POV by default unless stated otherwise.
âKueghhhhhh. Sa, sa please save me.â
Blanche was lifted up by Rodrigoâs hand, holding his neck. Rodrigo raised his red lips and smiled.
âDo you want to live?â
Twisted informal speech flowed out of the lips, which had always been gracefully speaking formally. I stood from a distance and watched it. He wasnât like that.
âLord Blanche, I must say it was wonderful that you drove me this far. Even His Majesty the Emperor couldnât have been so annoying.â
He brushed away the flowing hair. The blood from his hands was smeared on his face. Rodrigo threw Blanche on the floor with a look that matched the red blood perfectly.
TL/N: Lmao this sounds hot ( ͥ° ÍÊ ÍĄÂ°)
Blanche huddled with a painful scream. He took the bell out of his arms and began to shake it wildly. Heâs calling people. I threw the teacup next to me. Towards Blancheâs wrist.
Blanche dropped the bell and wrapped it around his wrist. And looking towards me who threw the teacup, his eyes turned into a triangle-like shape. But he didnât glare at me for long. Rodrigo relentlessly swung his foot towards his face.
âRodrigo, people are coming. Letâs get out.â
I grabbed Rodrigoâs arm at the sound of footsteps pouring from afar. Rodrigoâs gaze slowly turned to me. His red eyes were filled with madness.
âRodrigo, calm down. We have work to do.â
We must find out the relationship between Blanche and the mad wizard.
âI think itâs already wrong to find out in a gentlemanly way. SoâŠ.â
âIâm going to start killing them all.â
Rodrigo pushed me lightly. And he stood in my way. Two mad wizards and many knights appeared before us.
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âItâs too late to stop him, right?â
A small, delicate voice was heard. It was Anheine. I thought it was strange that he came all the way here without being caught, so did he get her help? Is it because of Anheine that he is insane?
I had no choice but to affirm what she said. This is because the crazy wizard swung his sharp claws at Rodrigo. The fight began. I entrusted Blanche to Anheine.
âIf you run away, you die.â
âIâm not running away.â
Anheineâs attitude was not the same as her fatherâs. I tilted my head, but I decided to trust Anheine. In the original story, she is someone who does anything for Rodrigo. It doesnât seem like her basic setup would have changed just because things had changed.
âYou canât run away, really.â
I asked again and ripped my skirt. Anheineâs eyes widened.
âWhat are you doing?â
Watching me take off my shoes and throw them away, Anheine raised her voice.
âNo matter how Rodrigo is, Heâs bound to get tired. When heâs tired, thereâs a gap. I have no intention of hurting him.â
After smiling brightly at Anheine, I jumped into the middle of the fight without looking back. It was a spacious room, but it felt cramped as the men entered. Even though they knew it was more dangerous to swing a sword in a narrow place, the knights swung their swords frantically.
I clicked my tongue and slapped the knightâs thigh, which was wounded by our sword. Surprised by the sudden attack, the knight twisted his wrist while staggering. The knight dropped his sword.
âThank you, Iâll use it well.â
He said he was from a rich family, and the knightâs sword was also excellent. This was good enough to use until the end of this fight. I fixed my sword. The mad wizard is not my opponent, so I entrusted it to Rodrigo and I started to deal with the knights one by one.
âWhat are you doing not catching a girl!â
Embarrassed by my appearance, the knights screamed.
âOur target is that man! Hurry up and support!â
A man running past me and running towards Rodrigo shouted.
I think itâs a pretty high position*, so letâs start with you!
TL/N: Sheâs referring to the guy that ran past and guessing heâs the leader of the group or sth.
I turned to the side and stabbed my sword. It was a move so fast that my blonde hair turned and slapped me in the face. The man hurriedly turned and avoided the precarious situation of receiving the sword in his stomach, but he had to give up his side.
With a terrifying scream, he grabbed his side and stepped back.
I smiled brightly and struck the manâs wrist holding his side with a sword. The man rolled and interrupted his comrades, and at the same time, three or four knights tangled up and fell. I burst out laughing. The faces of the entangled knights were a mess. It seems that I was underestimated as a woman.
âDid I not tell you? Iâm a Cartina.â
The knightsâ faces crumpled up at the words.
âDonât go easy on me! Donât cut me some slack just because Iâm a girl! Itâs Cartina!â
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Even if it was a knight from another country, he would not be clueless about Cartinaâs notoriety. Now, I feel at ease thinking that I will attack with all my might. You canât say you let me off because Iâm a woman. I glanced back at the struggling Rodrigo.
Can you face two crazy wizards? Rodrigo hasnât awakened yet?
My heart started beating fast. It was an unpleasant palpitation, a mixture of anxiety and worry.
I had to finish it quickly and go. If itâs necessary⊠âŠYou may have to make a choice.
When that time comes, should I save Rodrigo? Stop with the ominous thoughts.
As I looked at the five blades flying toward me, I erased my thoughts.
Rodrigoâs vision was blurring. Between them, Estiya was seen wielding a sword. He tightened his eyes to calm himself. While he stumbled for a moment, a wizard with long nails like a beast fired fire magic at Rodrigo.
âYou idiot, itâs indoors!â
Rodrigo swore violently and built a wall of ice. The ice wall hit by the fire magic melted in an instant and sprayed white vapor. While his vision was slightly blurred, Rodrigo picked up the sword lying on the floor, lifted it, and loaded his aura. There were many restrictions on using magic indoors, and there was no more mana to use because he had already used it a few times.
âIf you do more than this, youâll die.â
Rodrigo felt it. He has to fight with his body. Crazy wizards are people too. If Rodrigo was tired, they would be tired too.
âTwo or three times?â
Rodrigo counted his remaining chances. This is because the wizard, who fired the magic, had fainted for a while. Rodrigo hurriedly threw the sword covered with the aura.
I didnât mean to kill you.
As the wizard ran away from the sword, the sword was pierced right into his heart. He slumped to the floor miserably. He changed his fate without leaving a will. The wizard left behind in the death of his comrade quickly turned around.
Instead of mourning or grieving the death of a colleague or resenting the person who killed him, he chose to find a way out.
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It is easy to catch someone who has lost the will to fight. Rodrigo snatched the back of the running mad wizard. The man struggled but soon calmed down.
âI caught everything, but you intercepted the ball like this?*â (R)
Estiya, who had already subdued all the knights, pointed the tip of the sword at the end of the mad wizardâs heart. Thanks to that, the wizard was quiet.
TL/N: Intercepting the ball meaning- Rodrigo did all the legwork of fighting the mad wizard and Estiya made the âfinalâ move.
âWhy donât you take a piece of cloth before he bites his tongue, Rodrigo?â
âThis man is not a man to die alone. It would be better to cut off his wrist so that he canât use magic.â
Rodrigo and Estiya, who were exchanging bloody words with a wizard in between, realized that this was not a conversation suitable for lovers, and laughed bitterly.
Did one say crisis is an opportunity? When I was kidnapped, I thought I was going to go back without any resultsâŠ
I looked at Blanche and the mad wizard kneeling in front of me.
âWhatâs your name?â
I canât call you crazy wizard forever.
Unlike his grotesque face, his voice was fine. As Rodrigo said, he didnât look like he was going to die.
âWhy did you kidnap me?â
âBecause I heard you want to do background checks on us.â
âHow did you know that?â
âWe have eyes and ears.â
Was there a magic tool in Fransâ room? Rodrigo stood up nervously. He roughly wiped the blood off his body and threw the towel on the floor. Blanche and Bandula flinched.
But theyâre funny. Iâve shown you something as scary as Rodrigo, but youâre not picking at me.
Itâs because of my pretty face. I felt bad for no reason.
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âEstiya, if youâre not feeling well, you may rest for a while.â
Rodrigo said. He seemed to think I was tired when he saw me frowning.
âNo, Rodrigo. Letâs get things done quickly and go back.â
Blanche and Bandulaâs faces turned white when I spoke in an emotionless tone.
âIâm sorry, but⊠Can I say something?â
It was Anheine. She sat comfortably on the sofa, even though her father was kneeling.
What the hell is going on?
I was interested in her family history for a moment, but I soon stopped caring. It doesnât matter to me what family history she has. If itâs not Rodrigo, I wouldnât know.
âWhatâs the punishment my father will get?â
âDeprivation of title, death penalty, or detention, um, or deportation⊠âŠWhat kind of punishment will my father receive from these things?â
Rodrigo was silent for a moment. So did I. Because Anheineâs words sounded like they were begging for punishment.
âWell, I donât know. We canât punish him.â
âWhy? My father kidnapped you. He even tried to kill you.â
âFirst of all, we are not from the kingdom, and we are not officially visiting here.â
As Blanche said, we were spies, so I was kidnapped and detained, and thatâs it.
âHa⊠I shouldnâtâŠâ
Anheineâs face didnât look good.
When I called her, she bowed her head and raised her head. She licked her lips with a very troubled face.
âThen take me with you.â
She held my hand tightly. Rodrigoâs forehead narrowed. Blanche was aloof from his daughterâs betrayal. As if he knew this would happen. Donât you think itâs happened once or twice?
âMiss Anheine, thank you for telling Rodrigo that Iâm here, butâŠâŠâ
âTake me with you if youâre grateful.â
Iâve seen descriptions of a calm personality, but sheâs a pretty active person.
âStop it, Miss Anheine. I donât know what you have to do with Blanche, but to me and Estiya, you are just Blancheâs daughter.â
âIâm not his daughter! Not a drop of blood mixed!â
Anheine screamed and shouted. Her trembling fingertips turned towards Blanche.
âIâm not his daughter! He just brought me here because he wanted to play with dolls!â
The page that had been erased, has been restored by the word âdoll playâ.
Ahh, that man⊠It was irreplaceable garbage. Someone who takes cute and lovely girls, dresses them up, and is vicariously satisfied. And when children become adultsâŠÂ R19 exhausting and ridiculous storyline⊠Writerâs trashâŠ
I stopped thinking about more.
âYou are my daughter, Anheine. Stop denying it.â
It was very sweet talk. What Blanche said is true. She is his real daughter. In fact, he was a man who couldnât hold a woman. Then he borrowed the power of magic to hold a woman just once, and then Anheine was born. Come to think of it, it was understandable that he had joined hands with the wizards.
âNo, Iâm not your daughter!â
Anheine burst into tears.
âPlease take me away, please.â
The answer came from Rodrigo, not me. I almost got goosebumps with the cold way of speaking.
âIâm grateful to you, but we donât want to have any connection with Blanche.â
Rodrigoâs words had weight. Anheineâs hand, which had been holding me tight, loosened.
âSo, what happens to me?â
âYour father doesnât seem to want to punish you.â
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Blanche has never been angry or shouted since Anheine appeared. Do you mean that you love your child enough to bear her betrayal? Oh, what a tearful love the villain has for his child. Heâs as good as my dad.
My heart pounded when I remembered Stephan.
Does my dad know that Iâm having such a hard time here? He wouldnât stay still if he knew, would he? As expected, my initial plan to be kidnapped by the kingdom was probably the fastest way to end the war.
âEstiya, will you take care of Blanche? I have to have a talk with the wizard alone.â
I was very curious about what it was, but since I canât interrogate the wizard, I decided to accept his offer.
âGood luck, Rodrigo. And donât forget that we have two days left from the promised week.â
âOf course, we have to stop Cartina from invading with a large army.â
The truth is, you may want it. I smiled and gave Blanche a hand.
âWhat about the Dukeâs bedroom? Is the sofa soft?â
âOh, no bedrooms, Estiya. Canât you go to the office?â
I think the bedroom sofa would be more comfortable.
âThe mere fact that youâre not in my bedroom makes my blood boil.â
Wow, this man. He really acts regardless of time and place.
I nodded my head, barely holding back the laughter that was about to burst out of absurdity.
âIâll go to the office, Rodrigo.â
He smiled slightly at my answer. I could feel Anheineâs great agitation. This proved that the thread of fate is harder and tougher than the special thread made by Cartina.
After entering Blancheâs office, I wrapped Blanche around a chair and tied him up. And I asked Anheine for a change of clothes. I felt uncomfortable wearing blood-stained clothes. Anheine was kind even when we declared that we would not listen to her wishes. It seems that the setting of a good woman is engraved to the bone.
Anheine, who went to get her clothes, gave me a trailing dress that was luxurious at a glance. It was a very uncomfortable garment to wear with blood splattered here and there.
âIs there any dress thatâs a little modest?â
âI only have pajamas.â
âIâd rather have your pajamas.â
Anheine had a troubled face.
âIf youâre thinking about my image, never mind. Iâve already put it down since I ripped my skirt and swung my sword.â
As if I had guessed exactly what Anheine was worried about, she lowered her head for a moment and returned to her room. In the meantime, Blanche and I didnât say a word. Blanche looked like he was trying to get out with a troubled face, and I didnât think much of it.
âThank you, you canât let your father go.â
I couldnât untie it because it was tied such that I couldnât untie it even if I tried, but I made a request and headed to the small bathroom attached to the office.
After taking off my clothes, I wiped off the blood on my face and neck and changed into pajamas. The blue pajamas were not the simple pajamas I usually wear.
âI believe it was an indoor dress.â
There was so much fabric that the skirt was bulging. The waist was tight and the shoulders were excessively inflated.
âHow can you stand being so uncomfortable sleeping in this?â
I clicked my tongue and walked out of the bathroom.
âDid you have any conversations with your parent while I was away?â
Neither Blanche nor Anheine were talking.
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âThen I can say it, right?â
It was a talk that had to happen without permission anyway. While Rodrigo investigates Bandula, I will investigate Blanche. There was no plan to rest comfortably on the sofa in the first place. I pulled out a chair and sat down in front of Blanche.
âWhoâs behind you?â
I asked out of nowhere. Blancheâs eyes trembled finely as if an earthquake had occurred.