Love Letter From The Future

4. Rynella’s fate is decided by Rynella (58)

Sir Irene shed tears and told the story line by line.

If I had to sum it up in one sentence, it would be:

“… … You said you were attacked by a masked assailant?”

“Yes Yes… If my memory serves me well, yes.”

There was a lack of confidence in Sir Irene’s timid voice.

It was the attitude that I couldn’t even believe my own eyes.

I had to scratch my head at the sudden appearance of a new mystery.

There was a hint of annoyance in the tone he exhaled.

“No, is that all? Why is such a dubious person appearing only now?”

“Yeah, that’s me too… ah! Come to think of it, there was a flash of light before I collapsed!”

the light flashed

It wasn’t any helpful information.

Seeing my expression darkened, Sir Irene quickly put her head back on the floor.

A thump, a sigh broke and echoed.

“I’m sorry. sorry. sorry… Lady Leah raised her body as if possessed, so I was caught off guard… … .”

“… … No matter how careless you are.”

I also had a limit of patience, so I had no choice but to spill the words of rebuke.

Then Sir Irene put her knife at my feet with tears in her eyes.

“Lord, please kill me… This ugly life, if I can’t help my master and go back to the princess, I’d rather… … .”

“No, why are you so extreme?”

In the meantime, the sword was a high-end item for the daughter of the Luphemion family.

I said it with sincerity, but Sir Irene also seemed sincere.

She slowly raised her upper body. Knees were still down.

The female knight sniffled and wiped her watery eyes with her hand.

“You mean someone incompetent like me doesn’t deserve to die as a knight, I see. It is also a responsibility to endure shame. I quit my job as a knight and quietly took bridal lessons… … .”

“It’s done.”

I interrupted her with a firm tone.

If you leave it like this, I wanted to say something else.

Sir Irene was even more depressed and lowered her head.

she muttered timidly.

“Yeah, but off-white has been receiving a lot of compliments since before. It’s not as useless as when I was an escort knight… … .”

“If you talk about it one more time, you will be scolded.”

Sir Irene quietly kept her mouth shut at my cold tone.

It was just that he lowered his gaze helplessly.

Whether or not, I had to be locked in my thoughts with my arms crossed.

Sir Irene was an expert knight.

It has been several years since I lived as a knight. No matter how much the succession to the throne was pushed back, it was to the extent that it was dedicated to escorting the imperial family.

Even if he was careless, he was not an opponent that could knock him out with a single blow.

At least it wasn’t possible for me.

Then there was only one possibility.

The masked assailant was stronger than that.

So I got even more confused.

If he defeated the escort knight, there were endless things he could do with Leah.

It was enough to kidnap her and use her as a hostage, and even if she was killed on the spot, there was no one to stop her. There was no way a person with such skill would be beaten by Lia.

However, the masked assailant’s choice was the lowest among them.

Neglect.

It was a decision that was hard to fathom.

My head ached from the flood of worries. In the first place, I was far from a bright brain.

With an unresolved hangover and an injury, it was difficult to proceed with the accident.

This was a matter that had to be left to Saint Retona.

In the end, I had decided where I should be heading.

As he staggered forward, Sir Irene raised her voice in surprise.

“S, Master! The saintess must rest for a while… … .”

“It’s okay, Sir Irene, please stop getting up… Now, each hand is precious.”

Sir Irene hesitated but had no choice but to get up.

There was a subtle relief in his face. He seemed happy to be forgiven.

It was closer to letting go than forgiveness.

I didn’t know it at first, but it was a woman with a subtly classy temperament.

If not, it was discontinued due to some reason.

Neither of them could abandon Sir Irene.

Not only did I receive powerful skills from ‘me’ from the future, but as I said, I had to borrow at least a cat’s hand.

It was impossible to let the hand of a high-class power that could be an expert play.

That’s how I took the lead, and Sir Irene hesitantly caught up with the composition.

An ominous silence hung over the mansion’s lobby.

The dark air was emanating from the drawing room.

As expected, everyone was gathered in the drawing room.

As well as the Percus family, from my colleagues to Mr. Reynolds and the Imperial magistrate Arthur.

It was safe to say that everyone except for Lia and Seria.

As I stumbled open the door to the drawing room and entered, the audience looked at me with bewildered eyes.

When she reached the saintess, she was so surprised that she even stood up.

“Ian! Still hurt…”

“it’s okay.”

I immediately raised my hand to stop the saintess.

The fact that the saintess would appear like that was something she had already guessed.

Instead, I asked what I had always been curious about.

“What about Lia?”

The saintess still looked worried, but she sighed and stepped back.

I seemed to realize that my stubbornness was unbreakable.

There was definitely a good thing about being together for a long time.

It’s because there’s less time to do a great distance unnecessarily.

The answer that came back shortly after was from Celine.

“……I fainted.”

My eyes turned to Celine.

The two had been fighting like dogs and cats since childhood, but they had already known each other for several years.

It was a shock in many ways.

Celine’s complex state of mind was conveyed from the way she bit her lips.

“Lea must have been surprised too. He was just muttering in his mind… But why the hell?”

Celine threw a question at the end.

A childhood friend whom I have known since childhood is stabbed out of nowhere, and even the culprit, the younger sister, is now mentally broken and passed out.

Since the English was unknown, the suspicions were inevitably amplified.

All eyes turned to my father, Viscount Percus.

It was inevitable because my eyes were on them.

My parents and older brother Aron kept a gloomy silence.

“Mother, Father. Why did Leah do that? it’s like… … .”

“Mitram’s test subject.”

It was Mr. Reynolds who took over Celine’s words that he couldn’t bear to spit out.

He said with an expression that still couldn’t read his emotions.

“Viscount Percus, I think I need an explanation about this… As you know, the Dark Church is a continental achievement. We have an obligation to disclose any facts related to this.”

There was no pitch in Mr. Reynolds’ voice as he spoke softly.

I was just expressing my opinion by conveying plain facts.

I wasn’t comfortable because it looked like they were putting pressure on me, but I was also curious about the secret of the Percus family.

I deliberately kept my mouth shut and expressed unspoken agreement.

Arthur, who was restless, let out a sigh of relief.

For him, my will, as a member of the Dark Church, Nabal, and the owner of the dragon blood letter, must have been the most important.

In the end, in an atmosphere where no one took sides, the father slowly opened his mouth.

“… … It’s already been over 10 years.”

It was a voice that was hoarse with anguish and pain.

A series of recent events have devastated his father’s mind and body. In the meantime, he heard the news that his daughter had stabbed his son.

It wouldn’t be strange even if it collapsed as it was.

Even so, the reason why his father is still holding on is because the fate of Yeongji is in his hands.

“At that time, a certain disease was in vogue. It was a disease that could not be cured with divine power or magic.”

“… … It’s ‘starvation’.”

These were the words that came from the mouth of the saintess who probably had the most relevant knowledge.

My father obediently nodded in affirmation.

‘Exhaustion’, I’ve also heard of it.

All life is innately endowed with magical powers.

No matter how small or large it was, there was no life without magic power. This was because it was a problem directly related to life activities.

The reason why witches were born was also deeply related to this.

Magic attracts magic.

Therefore, naturally occurring magical powers were also forced to be attracted to beings with magical powers. If the density becomes excessive, a demonic beast will be born.

However, there are some exceptions to these rules.

They were born with a unique disease called ‘exhaustion syndrome’.

‘Exhaustion’ was a disease in which the magical energy in the body naturally dried up. It was common to die before reaching the age of ten.

Because life without magic cannot survive.

There are stories of miraculous cures, but ‘exhaustion’ was essentially an incurable disease.

Neither magical power nor divine power could cure it.

The original Lia also seemed to suffer from this disease.

“Yes, I knew it in my head. The fact that I could never save my daughter with my own strength… Isn’t it the disease that almost took the life of Princess Iris of the imperial family? But my heart just didn’t listen.”

How would the parents feel before their daughter, who was destined to live a short life?

I couldn’t tell, but it was clear that my father was deeply disappointed after that.

That is why he must have reacted so sensitively to the word ‘destiny’.

Dew began to form on the mother’s eyes as she reminisced about those days. Aaron hyung also let out a deep sigh.

Father let out a hard tone.

“… … That’s what I heard.”

“What?”

“There are rumors that there is someone who has a secret technique that can even bring the dead back to life.”

Arthur, who had been quietly listening to the story, shook his head roughly.

he cried out in frustration.

“How could you spread such dubious rumors… … !”

“It was a time when I could do anything to save my daughter.”

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Just like a cornered mouse bites a cat.

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Just like a madman, he wanted to attack the mighty enemy of fate.

My father testified with sad eyes.

“There was nothing to gossip about. He heard the rumors and contacted me first.”

“What did you ask for?”

It was the saintess’ sharp question.

“Huh,” the father let out a sad laugh.

“He said he wanted to study his daughter. It seems that those who are born with exhaustion have a strange personality… At that time, my daughter was on the verge of death.”

The story after that was obvious.

I lowered my gaze without speaking.

“Foolishly, I accepted the offer. And in return, I handed over my daughter and received a ‘daughter’.”

It was a strange sound.

Unlike me, who had guessed the circumstances to some extent, the people in the audience were still staring at my father’s mouth with doubts.

My father had to kill again.

“That child we now call ‘Lea’ is not my daughter. A clone born with my daughter’s genetic information… Yes, the Percus family made a deal with the Dark Church.”

That was the secret of the Percus family that had been hidden until now.