I Will Return My New Brother - Chapter 214

“But I think it would be even worse not to say anything.”

“It’s not your fault.”

His low voice tickled my ears.

Yes, it might not be my fault.

Back then, both I and Zen were young.

The one who acted was Mom.

“It wasn’t my fault back then, but now it is.”

At least. my mom wasn’t irrelevant to it then and now.

Even if she might be the one who destroyed his world, it didn’t make any big difference.

“I can’t blame my mother . . .”

But it doesn’t mean I can ask you to forgive her.

A sense of helplessness surged.

The person who slid the shoes onto my feet slowly raised his body.

My feet, which had been tingling just earlier, felt comfortable now.

Looking at my face, he sighed once again.

Maybe I looked awful.

“It’s really obvious you cried. And you don’t even know how to play innocent. What were you going to do after coming here?”

“I didn’t think about that . . .”

I answered absentmindedly.

In the first place, I wouldn’t have come here if I were acting rationally.

I only felt that I wouldn’t be able to stand it if I didn’t do anything.

Truthfully, I acted on the spur of the moment.

It could have been, that whatever happened in my dreams were nothing more than dreams, and everything was a coincidence.

And if it were so, then there would have been a real disaster.

Not only Duke Miller, but Orion, Mom, and everyone else would find themselves in a very troubling situation.

Yet despite that, I wondered if it would be less cruel.

The sound of my breaking heart was clear as if I had heard it in my ears.

“You have to return to the banquet hall now.”

My eyes felt cool.

It seemed like he cast magic again.

The gentle, so gentle voice slowly and clearly told me what to do.

“When you go back, join the crowd and speak with them nonchalantly. If it doesn’t work, stay next to Raynia. Bertin will take care of the trivial things, and I will take care of that bastard.”

“You don’t have to order me.”

It was when I answered helplessly.

“No, it’s a bit troubling to go back in now.”

Someone’s song-like voice rang.

I, who found out the owner of the voice in an instant, was stunned.

The sound of a long dress sweeping the grass sounded like a play.

“Go back to the mansion. I have prepared a carriage at the back gate.”

Mom spoke, approaching me slowly.

The soft voice did not differ much from the usual.

She must have noticed the sword at my feet.

Zen, who was silent, opened his mouth.

“People will talk about it if she doesn’t return to the hall.”

“Well, there’s a bit of a problem you see.”

She smiled helplessly.

This situation felt odd as if I were in a wonderland.

She reached out her hand to touch my face.

There was an awkward silence when I was inadvertently surprised and avoided her hand.

Mom smiled again.

“How did you come to know?”

“. . .”

“When did you come to know?”

The hand that touched my cheek was careful.

She stared at me with a faint smile on her face.

“There are still some things I have to prepare, though. I hoped you would find out just a bit later.”

“How . . .”

“I must have looked down on you.”

There was light regret in her calm voice.

She, who slowly lowered her head to me, met my forehead.

She whispered so closely that I could hear her breath.

“I’m sorry for making you bear this burden.”

“Mo—”

“You have to leave this place now.”

Then, at that time . . .

When I looked behind at the chill that made my whole body cold, over the dark sky, the black shape began to grow and close toward this side.

The shadow that appeared from afar—

“Is, is that monster?”

There were monsters in the capital again?

Looking at my eyes getting wider, Mom removed her hand as if telling me to quickly go.

“I have to return to the hall, but that kid shouldn’t be here. It’ll be quite dangerous if he is found out.”

Zen, who quietly looked at Mom and I, asked, “Where are you planning to send her?”

“I told the coachman where to go in advance. Your priority now is to leave this place.”

While the two were talking, I grabbed Zen’s arm as I suddenly remembered something.

“Rany is in the mansion…!”

Zen glanced at me and nodded.

“I’ll take care of her. I have to stay next to the Crown Prince, anyway.”

“. . .”

“Go with Bertin first. I’ll take care of the rest.”

“What . . .?”

“I’ll come to you later. Do as that woman says for now.”

Mom muttered as if lamenting.

“It would be nice if you could call me Lady or Duchess.”

“Don’t be shameless, please.”

After Zen casted a spell, the heirloom was again in the hand of Marco Gramia, who was tied to the other side.

He started to head towards the banquet hall after wandering around talking nonsense.

I moved my feet to chase after Zen and Mom, as if possessed.

At that moment, Bertin, who came as if he was told beforehand, pulled me.

I was surprised that I even forgot to fight back for a moment, during which he took me carefully into the carriage.

At the same time the carriage departed, screams began to be heard from the mansion.

The carriage that carried us left the noisy mansion very quickly.

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