Love Letter From The Future

3. Dragon’s Eye, Human Mind (61)

There was a moment of chilly silence at Delphine’s appearance.

Regardless, Delphine’s attitude was very relaxed. She just looked back and forth between Cien and Elsie while making a strange sound.

Unusually, Delphine did not hold an umbrella in her hand.

Even so, there was no sign of getting wet, because the raindrops evaporated as soon as they touched his body.

It was an application of Auror.

It was a technique that surrounded the whole body with the characteristic of releasing high heat and evaporated raindrops before they even touched. As evidence of that, along with a crackling sound, steam was constantly rising from Delphine’s body.

And next to him, a girl with gray hair stood out.

The girl with a gloomy complexion had a particularly cold look in her eyes only when she looked at Xien. The expression resembling that ice craft was her symbol.

Seria Yurdina, Delphine’s half-sister, and the illegitimate daughter of the Yurdina family. He was also a genius who took the position of the head of the 2nd year swordsmanship department.

Two familiar faces appeared. And since both of them seemed to want to dissuade Elsie, Elsie had no choice but to hesitate for a moment.

Of course, that hesitation did not last long.

Elsie’s arms trembled for a moment, then she let out a sigh and relaxed her grip on Shien’s collar.

With a bang, Shien’s body, which had been floating on the ground for a while, fell down.

The princess coughed a few more times and looked at Delphine with puzzled eyes.

Why did you save her?

Isn’t Shien the enemy of everyone who misunderstood and harassed Sir Lee An? Could it be that he’s on the side of Shien because he’s the heir to the Yurdina family?

Of course, that expectation was immediately shattered.

Xien’s ‘dragon eyes’ reflect people’s sincerity. Pretense and lies meant nothing to him. Except for the strong people outside the standard who reached Master, there was no existence that could avoid it.

Delphine, one of the strongest in the academy, was the same. She belonged to a person whose mind could still be read, albeit vaguely, in Shien’s eyes.

And the emotions that could be read in Delphine’s bloody eyes were far from Shien’s wishes.

A faint sense of resentment and displeasure welled up.

It was rare to see such emotions in a person of Delphine’s level of skill. It meant that he hated Shien that much.

At least it wasn’t on the princess’s side.

In the end, Shien had no choice but to give up his short expectations and smile sadly.

“Your Highness, please forgive me. Rainella has been acting like a dog in the rain lately… … .”

“Lord, I wash my body every day because I can meet my master?! Kku, what’s wrong with it! Take it because it smells good! hurry!”

“… … As you can see, it is very sensitive.”

Like that, Delphine and Elsie exchanged jokes as if they were used to it.

As the battle continued, the princess had no choice but to realize. The fact that you are just a foreign object between the two people you are talking to.

And to the point that even Delphine’s words, which seemed to be worried about the princess, were actually just greetings.

Delphine advised in a calm voice.

“Your Highness, it would be better if you do not come here for a while.”

Shien wasn’t blind enough to ask why.

However, the girl bowed her head with a gloomy expression. It was a story I had heard many times before.

Delphine let out a deep sigh. In no time at all, the tone of his voice was dripping with worry.

Of course, it was all just a pretense.

Other people might not know, but I couldn’t fool Shien.

“Public opinion is not good. Please take a little break… … .”

“I know.”

Shien had no choice but to say it and cut it off.

The bloody eyes glanced at the princess. At first glance, those eyes looked like those of loyal subjects who were worried about their master, but the object of their loyalty was different.

At least it was clear that the target was not Shien.

I’d rather be used to it. Seeing that, Shien shook her head with a look as if she was about to cry.

No one was on her side.

“Now, I’m going back now… Thank you, Sir Yurdina.”

Delphine looked at Shien’s face without saying a word. Those eyes that carefully penetrated the girl seemed to dig into the princess’ heart even without the ‘dragon’s eyes’.

Perhaps she had read Sien’s inner thoughts, as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment.

I couldn’t tell. However, the only sound leaking out from Delphine’s lips was a sigh.

“… … Seria.”

“Yes, sister.”

A girl with gray hair stepped forward.

Although he was soaked in the rain because he did not use an umbrella, he was proud of his security. In the first place, he was the one who insisted that the vassal could not use an umbrella that the lord hadn’t even used.

It was as if it was natural to be exposed to heavy rain. It created a strange contrast with Xian, who was wearing an antique umbrella.

And Seria’s blue eyes staring at her were so cold that Shien lost his temper and lowered his head again.

“Will you accompany Her Highness the Princess? I’m worried because it’s such a heinous time.”

“Don’t worry too much, sister.”

The conversation between Delphine and Seria was plain. It was a question and answer with no room for misunderstanding.

However, in Shien’s light gray eyes, the hidden intention was clearly reflected.

Delphine was displeased that Shien was here now, and Seria hated Shien more than that. So now the two sisters agreed to get rid of Shien.

It was not strange even if he showed signs of displeasure.

Even so, Shien had no right to express dissatisfaction with the decision.

However, she only smiled at Seria. Seria’s lips trembled in an awkward smile.

“Your Highness, shall we go alone?”

“… … Please take good care of me, Seria-senpai.”

The world was full of pretense and hatred.

Except for one person, Ian Perkus.

Shien almost vomited.

**

That night, Shien had a nightmare.

It was a dream in which the lady-in-waiting choked her, ran away hurriedly, and rolled down the hallway. After running for a while, Shien returned to his childhood before he knew it.

At the end, my mother was waiting for me.

And I was strangled. Even though she begged for it, her mother only glared at Sien with bloodshot eyes.

she chanted.

“Everyone hates you.”

Saying no, I tapped the arm of the mother who was strangling her, but it had no effect.

It was then that Shien gasped and opened his eyes.

Cold sweat broke out. The girl staggered to her feet and gulped down the water from the water cup the ladies-in-waiting had prepared the night before.

The chill of dawn pierced her body and she shivered. Suddenly sunlight was breaking through the curtains.

It was morning.

On that day, Shien was afraid to go down the stairs.

The reason was unknown.

Instinct, or even intuition, it was an unqualified premonition. I didn’t even know I was doing this because I had heard so many painful words the day before.

From the saintess, Elsie, Delphine, and Seria’s inner thoughts.

There was only one element that pierced Shien’s heart like an awl. Whenever Shien recalled the memories of that time, he felt out of breath.

Going down the stairs anyway and starting the day again was just painful.

No one takes Shien’s side.

Everyone hated her, and those who stayed by Ian’s side hated Shien.

There was only one person, Shien’s only hope, Ian.

But what if you can’t forgive him?

To put forward a slightly more optimistic outlook, that didn’t change Shien’s life.

It was enough to wander through the day with a somewhat lonely feeling, as I had been living up until now. If you do, you may find the ‘real’ again.

However, due to the experiences of the past few days, Shien was unable to make normal judgments.

What if Ian doesn’t forgive me?

After that, death would be a better life.

It may be an absurd exaggeration, but at least Shien felt that way.

Because Ian was the only person who wiped out the deep-rooted distrust of humans since childhood.

With a slightly trembling gait, Shien slowly descended the stairs.

It was still early in the morning, so the lobby was empty. A small sigh escaped Shien’s mouth.

It was an expression of blatant relief. After catching her breath for a while, the princess suddenly found a luxurious letter envelope placed on the desk in the lobby.

It was a letter from the imperial family. The pattern resembling a dragon drawn on the seal proved that fact.

It was a symbol that only the imperial family could use.

Oddly enough, as soon as he saw the envelope, Shien’s anxiety reared its head again.

It was a sense that transcended any reason or rationality.

Shien swallowed dry saliva and slowly picked up the envelope. There, in elegant golden letters, the sender was written.

‘Imperial Treasury’

With trembling hands, the girl roughly opened the envelope. Then he took out the white letter that was revealed inside and began to read it urgently.

It was a word with a long rhetoric attached to it.

But at its core, it was short and clear.

‘As you commanded, we have confirmed the bankruptcy of the upper management group.’

With a sigh, Shien dropped the letter.

Her complexion turned white. The trembling hand was announcing the disappearing sense of reality.

Ah, uh, ah.

Shien couldn’t utter the proper language. However, after stumbling around like that for a while, he burst into laughter with a poopyong.

And the ensuing frenzy.

“Puh, heh… Ahaha… Hehe, haha, ahahaha!”

The woman who realized the prospect that she never wanted to come true was insane.

I was laughing like crazy, but only tears flowed from the corners of my eyes. After he managed to stop laughing, Shien’s eyes were bloodshot.

What should I do?

No, there was no way.

Isn’t that after bankruptcy? This was tantamount to discussing the next plan over a corpse judged to be incapable of resuscitation.

My reason said so, but my sensibility couldn’t accept it at all.

can’t be forgiven

That fact made Shien’s heart tighten. Then he blew his heart. The sound of gasping for breath gradually became rougher, and Shien chewed his lips as if they were about to bleed.

No no. It shouldn’t be like this.

It’s the first ‘real’ I found.

It’s the only one in my life, maybe never again.

No matter how bad a woman is, she should be given at least one chance. please give me one more chance somehow, somehow i’ll make it

Accumulated mental fatigue began to mess with the girl’s mind.

Shien staggered up the stairs and returned to her room.

And rummaged through the drawers. No, I opened all the closets as soon as I could get my hands on them. All the things I treasured were pouring down, but I didn’t even pay attention.

Cudang-tang-tang, along with the sound of people rushing to Xien’s room, I could feel it.

It didn’t matter. Shien was just concentrating on rummaging through his belongings.

Someone burst open the door to Shien and entered.

A heavy breath was heard. It was Irene, a beautiful woman with blue hair.

Recently, she started living in seclusion again, but she had no choice but to jump out of the room when she felt a suspicious presence in her master’s room.

However, Irene, who opened the door in such a hurry and entered, had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

All kinds of clothes and things were scattered on the floor. In the meantime, Shien was just scratching at the empty chest of drawers.

Shien held something in her arms with her precious arm. Perhaps feeling Irene’s presence, the girl slowly raised her body.

Those light gray eyes were filled with despair. with tears.

Dripping, a single tear streamed down.

“Ah, Irene… … .”

“… … majesty.”

It was a word close to lamentation.

Irene was in agony to see the broken image of her lord, so she turned her eyes away.

Regardless of whether or not, Shien walked towards Irene. And I held out the documents I had cherished in my arms to Irene.

Bills, certificates, or documents that could replace cash.

As a member of the royal family, the amount was not at the level of a normal academy student. However, even after scraping off all the balance, Shien still looked nervous as if he was not enough.

“Hey, do you have any money saved up? no, no… Before that, do you know something about the top? What can I do with this money, this money?”

“Your Highness, please… … .”

“What can I do!!!”

Irene averted her eyes with a distressed expression at the princess’s outburst.

I knew what my lord wanted.

It must have been that he wanted to save the bankrupt merchant ranks.

Unfortunately, there was no other way. To merchants, trust is more precious than gold, and the possibility of a comeback is as if it has disappeared, as long as it is accompanied by the terrifying risk factor of ‘the imperial family’.

However, Irene did not have the courage to tell the truth.

He just kept his eyes tightly closed, avoiding Xien’s earnest gaze.

In the end, Shien collapsed on the spot. The only sound was the girl’s sobs.

“please please… I was wrong… all, never again… never again, i won’t Please forgive… … .”

Not knowing who he was speaking to, Shien just repeated the words of apology.

That day was brutal from morning.

It was the day when all the pain was laid.