I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

7. Butterfly Dream – 03

“…Cain. Please, say ‘yes’. Throw away everything you are carrying and nod your head saying that you will come to me. Then, I will also throw off everything and be with you…”

While saying that, Bianca’s hand, which had been stroking my cheek, gradually moved toward my lips. Her touch was truly blatant, and that’s why it was so deadly.

“…Bianca.”

“Cain.”

When I call her name, Bianca looks at me happily. In her eyes, there was a firm trust that I would follow her words, and affection for me.

…At this point, unless you’re an idiot, you can’t help but notice. No, to be more precise, I felt I had no choice but to admit it now. In the meantime, I have been in denial. I had thought that such a thing could not happen.

The enmity between Estelle and Castana that had lasted for a thousand years.

Bianca del Castana, the descendant of the beautiful, noble and wealthy Marquis of Castana, and Cain von Estel, heir to the ruined and declining Duke of Estelle.

When I was a member of the expedition, Bianca, who for some reason looked at me with an undesirable look and harassed me.

The obstacles were many. There were also many reasons not to notice. There were far more reasons to deny her than to acknowledge her feelings. Maybe it was because he didn’t want to admit it. In my mind, Bianca del Castana was much easier and more at ease to remain as a vicious woman.

I realized why she was talking to me like that. In a word, she was a mature child. Her body has matured beyond compare to what it was 10 years ago, but her spirit was still there.

…and that’s what I’ve been waiting for. He was still waiting for me, fully believing in the childish promises of young children to be together if they became adults. With such an expectation that one day, I will come to greet him.

“…Bianca.”

Truly, she was a fool. Why did he wait for me, believing in such a promise? A promise like that really shouldn’t have been anything. It would have been clear what he had just said casually.

I couldn’t escape by coming this far. Since she was so sincere towards me, I also had an obligation to give her an answer. It was the moment when I, having made up my mind, was slowly trying to open my mouth to her.

“…Bianca-sama, what are you doing?”

Aria’s sharp voice turned to Bianca.

“No matter how much I did it because I wanted to talk with Cain alone, there is a time and procedure for everything. It wasn’t enough to surprise the procession headed for the Estel duchy, the way she used her strength to intimidate Cain-sama, it’s hard to believe that she’s the daughter of the Marquis of Castana, which boasts a thousand-year history.”

“…Ah, come to think of it, you were also next to him. don’t make me apologize Because you were so insignificant and shabby, I stopped thinking of you as a wild animal or something.”

Bianca smiled and twisted the corner of her mouth at Arya. The smile Bianca was wearing was so terrifying and so beautiful at the same time.

“…Totally, crazy. Master said that a magician should look at the world more rationally than anyone else, but Bianca-sama is so emotional and even goes insane.”

“…aria.”

I tried to stop her as I watched Arya lash out at Bianca, but it was too late.

“…Really, you’re a girl I don’t like. There really is no such thing as being cocky. You don’t know that I want to tear you to death at any moment, and you don’t even know that I’m enduring it while looking at Cain’s face.

Bianca’s voice towards Arya was languid, but I could quickly notice that there was a terrible murder in it. As expected, the life I felt the day I arrived at the Marquis of Castana was not a lie.

“Bianca!”

I urgently shouted Bianca’s name. Can not be done. The current Arya is never up to Bianca. Of course, Arya will one day far surpass Bianca’s achievements as a wizard.

However, that day was never today. Now, the strongest person in this position was Bianca. She knew full well that if Arya was going to stand up to Bianca, there would be no odds. It was nothing more than dog death. And, I didn’t even want that kind of ending.

“…you promised. He said he would treat me and Arya as guests of the Marquis of Castana. Are you intending to break the promise you made with your mouth?”

“…..”

At my words, Bianca seemed to hesitate for a moment, then she ate and smiled.

“…Ah, Cain. You are always the same person as ever. To have pity on even the Witch of Winter, who could be said to be your enemy.”

Winter Witch.

The moment those words came out of Bianca’s mouth, I opened my eyes involuntarily.

…But, surprisingly, I didn’t get a big shock. All I could think was that it had finally arrived. In fact, it was because I was guessing to some extent. When Bianca first saw Arya at the Marquess House of Castana, seeing how she spewed death to Arya, I guessed that she also had memories of the future.

…It was just that he lacked the courage to accept it as reality. It wasn’t that everyone went on a picnic together, and the memories of spending time together in an expedition to subdue witches were never beautiful memories for me.

“Yes, I was too stupid, Cain. I can’t believe it, I ended up having such an arrogant thought that I was the only one in the world who had returned to the past. Even if you think about it a little rationally, it’s much more likely that it won’t be.”

Bianca giggled and continued talking.

“Well, no need to be so surprised. It wasn’t long before I noticed that you, like me, had regressed 10 years later. To put it concretely, on the day of our engagement, I only noticed when I saw you using the ‘Flowing Star’ to interfere with the worm’s magic.”

“…then.”

At Bianca’s words, I let out a dejected laugh. It’s new, but my actions so far felt so careless. In particular, when I was learning the flowing stars from the princess, it was not enough that I was clearly watching right in front of my nose, so I used the flowing stars in front of Bianca, who even helped me in training to some extent, so I only felt this as the behavior of a person who was disfigured because he wanted to get his identity exposed. did not lose

“So, what was your surprise? No way, giving it a name, taking it around as a lady-in-waiting, and making it learn magic isn’t enough, to even cover it up like that.”

While saying that, Bianca’s eyes staring at Arya were slightly bitter.

“…Is it because you’re a good person? Or did he like it that much? Either way, I can’t help but envy you. I didn’t have anything, but everything I got in my hands just leaked out like sand, but it took the seat next to you without any effort.”

“…it’s familiar. It always has been. In my life, it’s happened over and over again. Cain, the sight of another woman standing next to you is just getting used to it.”

“…..”

“At first I waited. No, I thought I’d just have to wait. So long, I just waited patiently. That is, until a strange prostitute named Sarah Cernard sticks by your side.”

A smile was already on Bianca’s lips. In the present woman, only remorse, resentment, and hatred toward me were felt.

“I still persevered. I endured for 10 years after that. But even then, you weren’t there by my side. Iris el Devhardt, Ariel Thiers, and Kyrie el Denaris. You were always full of new women.”

“…You know, Cain. I guess I’m greedy. I can’t stand it any longer. I can’t stand having someone by my side. You promised me too. When you become an adult, you will be with me. to stay by my side So, I just beg you. please hold my hand Lead me to your side, Cain.”

The look of Bianca reaching out to me with a sad face reminded me of a prisoner who wants his sins forgiven.

“…Bianca.”

this was my fault It was my original sin that I could never, and should not, turn my eyes to other places. It was the lamentation of a pathetic coward who had spat out a promise he could not keep and was unable to take responsibility for his words to the end.

…So, I couldn’t hold her hand. Estelle and Castana’s marriage must have been a marriage with more losses than benefits. ‘Engagement’, which can be canceled at any time like flipping the palm of your hand, and ‘marriage’, which cannot be easily remedied once concluded, had such a gap.

If you look at it small, starting from the tremendous opposition of the members of the two families, and if you look at it big, it was a huge issue that might collapse the balance between the four dukes that had lasted for a thousand years.

And that wasn’t all. At this point, the difference in power between Estelle and Castana was too great. Estel, who has a higher rank, and Castana, who has more power. Assuming we got married, no one knew how much noise would arise as the two families merged into one. There was no way Estelle or Castana would be considerate of the other while thinking of their own interests.

In the end, I couldn’t easily hold her hand, thinking only of my happiness and Bianca’s happiness.

“…okay. You decided to pursue your own desires, not your own happiness.”

Bianca, who had been pondering something in such a low voice, glanced at me with a melancholy expression.

“…then forget it. Forget everything. If you’re with me, I’ll make sure you don’t care about Estelle or Castana. I’ll let you chase only your own happiness. Cain, I will make you happy.”

As she said that, Bianca’s fingers slowly went up. After passing my lips, lightly stroking my cheek, and touching my ear lobe, he continued to climb up without stopping.

“…Bianca, what is this…”

It was at that moment that I called her name in a low voice.

Pajijik-!

Kwak Kwa Kwam-!

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning fell on Bianca, who was standing in front of me, and Bianca quickly stepped back 10 meters to avoid the thunderbolt, all of which happened in an instant.

Arya glanced at me, then bit her lip and said this.

“…Kain-sama, don’t worry. I’ll take care of it. For this moment, in order to become Lord Cain’s strength, I learned magic. Even though I won’t go crazy with Lady Casta, I can at least be proud that I can easily break away from this place with Lord Cain.”

And, after hearing Aria’s words, Bianca unexpectedly did not throw any mockery at all. No, with a slight smile on his lips, he began to say these words.

“If it’s you, no, I think you’re qualified to say that. Winter Witch. No matter how much you fall and decline, you have such a miserable appearance, but let me pay my respects to you, who came closest to the truth than anyone else in the world. Because this is one answer I gave to the disaster that is you.”

And the moment Bianca finished speaking, a tremendous amount of light poured from the sky. From pitch-black night to bright daylight, the environment changed at once.

Looking up at the sky, next to the bright full moon, there was another sun rising. It was clear that the light pouring from the sun had changed the surroundings to daytime. The floor where Aria and I were standing started to sizzle from the tremendous radiant heat pouring down from the sun.

Looking at the magic that seemed to change the providence of the world, rather than simply twisting the logic of the world, I unknowingly spit out the name of a certain magic that was on the other side of my memory.

“…the sigh of the white flame.”

Ten years later, it was the moment when Bianca independently devised her own magic, and in terms of firepower, the strongest magic that mankind could use, said to be on par with witches’ magic, was realized here.

“I am not killing anyone. Because a promise is a promise However, I can’t yield as much as you. I am standing here with the determination to give up everything I have.”

“Ugh, ugh…!”

Unable to withstand the overwhelming magical power, overwhelming firepower, and overwhelming heat, Arya eventually fell to her knees. I tried to resist somehow, but it was impossible. Aria, Cain von Estel’s exclusive handmaid, not the ‘Witch of Winter’, was no match for Bianca del Castana.

“Cain, don’t worry. The next time you open your eyes, you won’t remember any of those trivial worries.”

At the same time, Bianca moved her finger down.

Soon after, a second sun fell on the ground.