I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

4. Island Lumentium – 11

…can you take it? yourself?

“…what the hell does that mean?”

“Whoops, well?”

Sara keeps a smile on her face at my question, but does not give any answer.

Could it be that Sarah still had feelings for me? He was cold and cold to me only on the outside, but on the inside, he truly loved and worried about me, so when he saw Aria on the bed, he couldn’t calm down his excitement and threw a marriage certificate. maybe it was

‘…That can’t be.’

If I had been 10 years younger, I might have really believed in that delusion and taken what she was saying as some sort of signal to reunite with me. But not now. I was able to look at Sarah more objectively than anyone else in the world. I look at her carefully without revealing any intentions. On the surface, she was saying sweet words, but the expression on her face when she said those words was not romantic, much less seemed like a woman in love. Crucially, neither of her eyes contained any emotion towards me. Her eyes were extremely cold and cold.

I smiled involuntarily and shrugged my shoulders at her.

“No matter how much I hear it, it doesn’t sound like a sweet story about wanting to keep our engagement?”

“What, did you hear everything? Did you notice already?”

Sarah giggled as if this situation was just amusing, and soon afterward, she meekly expressed her affirmation to my words.

“great. I like it even more. To be honest, I thought it was long before, but now I can be sure. You have become a trustworthy man. Cain.”

“…Are you saying I wasn’t reliable until then?”

“Oh? Do I really have to say that with my own mouth?”

“…..”

No, the fact that my dark history flows out of Sarah’s mouth is a refusal even if I die. I’d rather commit suicide from a terrace ledge than watch it happen.

“…I wish I could just stop here. Could it be that you brought me here to play with words?”

When I raise my eyebrows slightly to show my discomfort, Sarah also erases the playfulness from her face and puts on a serious expression.

“Of course not. great. I’m sorry for looking at you. But what you just said wasn’t meant as a joke. It was said with sincerity.”

“…Sincerity?”

“Yes, what I meant to tell you was literal. When the time comes, I want to entrust myself to the Duke of Estelle. I want you to take me Cain.”

“…..”

At that, I looked at her again. Certainly, it is different from before. Presently, her two pupils contained a firm will. I’m not sure if she’s aware of it, but I can see that her fingertips are trembling just a little bit. Its appearance reminds us of a baby bird soaked in rain. The pitiful sight of her trembling little body makes others urge to hug her.

However.

“why me?”

“…What?”

I deliberately make an exaggerated smile. He raised the corner of his mouth and showed a mocking look at her.

“Sarah. would you know that too? That there is no reason for me to accept your offer.”

“…..”

“Isn’t it literally just an old story that we’re engaged? As long as the marriage has been broken off between you and I, we are nothing more than a relationship like no other.”

Saying that, I took a step forward towards Sarah. Because I wanted to put pressure on her. However, she didn’t blink an eye. Rather, it looks straight into my eyes and doesn’t look away. Seeing that, I clicked my tongue inwardly. Still, she was a formidable woman.

“Moreover, Count Sernard was rude towards the Duke of Estel. Wasn’t it Count Sernard’s side that sent only one letter without any discussion to break off the betrothal relationship? At this point, it’s even great. Sarah Cernard. Are you too comfortable with the Duke of Estelle? In your eyes, does the Estelle family look like a hole-in-the-wall shop that you can come and go whenever you want?”

“…..”

“Even so, what is the reason the Duke of Estelle has to accept you, huh? It’s true that you look pretty when you look at it objectively, but don’t you think it’s a bit unreasonable to accept you for just that reason? As you know, the Duke of Estelle is very small. I don’t have enough room to decorate you.”

Sarah’s eyes changed slightly as I spoke in a sarcastic tone. The corners of her eyes go up. Seeing her shoulders tremble in a different way than before, I honestly regret that I didn’t say it a little too harshly. In my heart, I was prepared to give her a slap on the cheek.

But she didn’t get angry with me or beat me up. The path she took was a completely different one.

Sarak.

Sara takes a step toward me with the sound of her collar brushing. Before long, we were standing at a distance where each breath could reach. At a distance where our lips would touch if we took one more step, we were facing each other’s eyes. All of a sudden, I noticed that she smelled of a subtle rose scent. With our eyes looking at each other at such a close distance, it seemed as if the time of the world that literally limited us all had stopped.

However, we couldn’t find the word romantic when we tried to find it. The only thing filling this space was tension, like a thread pulled taut. For a while, we just stared at each other in silence.

“…..”

The first to raise the white flag was Sarah. She took a step back and answered the question.

“…everything you said is right. I won’t deny it. I am also one of the members of Count Sernad’s family. Even if my intentions weren’t mixed, as long as I’m wearing the surname Sernad, I think I’m partly responsible for their mistakes.”

After saying that, she bowed her head towards me.

“I’m sorry, Cain. We will apologize to you and the Duke of Estelle for our rudeness.”

“…..”

“And this is a continuation of the previous story, which I will be of great use to. He’s insignificant, but he prides himself on being talented when it comes to Shem. I think it will at least help a little more than putting it next to a flower bed.”

“…”

That, I know too. The Sara Cernard I know is an intelligent woman who can be called a talented woman.

“…so please. Can you pick me up, Cain?”

But now, that fact was not important.

“…Sarah. you…”

Sarah Cernard bowed her head at me. Sarah Cernard, who was always haughty and never lost her pride in herself, laid down her pride towards me. As if it were a merchant, he was judging his own value and begging me for mercy.

The relief was not felt. I don’t know why, but I felt very dirty. I wasn’t provoking Sarah to see her like this.

“…Sarah.”

There was no point in provoking or teasing her any more. I sighed and asked her a question.

“…why? Why do you want to entrust yourself to the Duke of Estelle, even at the cost of everything? Was that reason more important than all that sustained you, Sarah?”

The you I know was not that kind of person.

“Cain, you are misunderstanding something.”

She smiles self-deprecatingly at me.

“You don’t know anything. How do I feel about standing here right now? What can I give up to live like myself. And, everything, even how false the image of me you knew was.”

“…..”

“And, even if I put all that aside, I still have a reason to go to the Duke of Estelle. Because the current Duke of Estelle, no, the current you, will be a screen that can deceive the world.”

…a screen.

Those words reminded me of the play I had with Sarah at the banquet hall earlier.

“…Did you deliberately act like that at the banquet hall?”

“right. To let everyone know that I have nothing to do with you and that wherever I go in the world, I will not go where you are. To completely separate a woman named Sarah Cernard from a man named Cain von Estelle.”

“…why? Why are you trying to hide yourself by doing such a play?”

“…..”

Silence follows Sarah. After waiting for a long time, there was no reply. Is that a tacit answer that he doesn’t want to answer?

…No, that wasn’t it. The silence now was very unnatural. He notices that the result is different from the silence he has been with her so far.

“Sarah.”

“…yes?”

“Close your eyes. Wait a moment.”

“…You’re not trying to kiss me, are you?”

Sarah obediently closed her eyes even as she made such a joke. I brush her hair. It’s natural, but I’m not doing this with impure intentions. Placing my hand on the back of her neck, I quietly try using ‘Flowing Star’.

“…..”

I felt the flow. A black curse that had its source in her heart and engulfed her entire nervous system through her blood vessels. No doubt. She could be sure that this sword curse was the damned one who had taken away her freedom of speech.

“…A very poor quality curse. I’ve figured it out roughly, so it’s okay not to overdo it.”

“…Cain, that’s great. It’s a curse that most wizards don’t even notice. You seem to have improved a bit while I haven’t seen you?”

When Sara opened her eyes wide in surprise, as if in amazement, I answered with a trembling smile.

“Originally, the more popular a man is, the more secrets he hides.”

“… oops. What is that. You shouldn’t have shown it like that before. Had it been…”

A bittersweet smile hangs over her face.

“…I might have really loved you.”

Sarah says so. But we are already too late. Our paths diverged so much. Our relationship already ended in a breakup a long time ago. Just as broken glass cannot be fully glued together, and water that has spilled cannot be picked up and contained again.

“Don’t look at me with those eyes. Cain. Because of the atmosphere, it’s just something I’ve said once.”

Saying that, Sara changed the topic as if she was trying to lighten the mood.

“Oh right. The engagement ring I gave you. That’s a payoff too. Or you can think of it as a bribe. A bribe to impress the Duke of Estelle. It’s so precious, can’t I lose it?”

“What the hell is this ring about?”

“…..”

Sarah responds silently to my question. Is that also a question that lies in the unanswerable realm? well, good It is an item that the woman of Count Cernard, who has one of the wealthiest people on the continent, has personally guaranteed as ‘precious’. You won’t lose anything if you have it. I put the ring back in my pocket and spoke to her.

“great. I don’t know when you say it, but I’ll accept you in the name of Duke Estelle. Instead, there are conditions on this side as well.”

“Condition? What?”

No big deal. I don’t think it’s such a big deal. It’s just a trivial thing that requires a little determination.

“Sarah Cernard.”

“yes.”

“Can you die for me?”