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Shouldn’t you go to prison at least once before you die? (27)

When I reached the place where I pulled all my strength, I saw a wooden door, not an iron one. Chenin pushed it with her shoulder, but it showed no signs of opening, like a tightly closed iron door.

“Find the key.”

I tried putting in a similar size key among dozens, but the wooden door didn’t open at all. Feeling impatient, Chenin’s hands began to tremble, and finally the set of keys fell and rolled down the floor.

“… it’s over.”

“No.”

If you can’t open it, you have to break it. I hammered the door hard with the heel I was still holding in my hand. When a groove was dug and force was continuously applied to the same place, there were signs that a hole was starting to form.

I was thinking of grabbing the doorknob on the other side and turning it once I made enough hole just enough to fit my wrist. But before I could even punch a hole in the door, the muscle men were right at the back of our heads first.

“How dare you… Do you think you can run away?”

The muscle men that arrived while still drooling in a half-mad state, had eyes that looked out of focus. If we’re caught now, it was obvious that we would face a useless death.

In the meantime, I tried hard to slam the door.

Open, open, open!

The moment I try to hit it with all my might…….

Boom!

The whole door was blown away. No, even the side wall supporting the door came crashing down. A dusty wind rose and I looked straight ahead with the heel still pointing up.

My arms slowly went down, and the heel I was holding onto like my life fell to my feet. My legs, which had been so difficult to take a step, moved automatically.

Finally, when something hard and warm touched my cheek and a familiar body scent seeped into my nose, the tears I had been holding back flowed.

“I’m sorry.”

There were still the muscle men behind me looking at me with livid eyes, but I knew the moment he, Merson, appeared.

All the pain is over now. I am relieved. I can go home.

I must have endured it with all my might, I must have been very afraid and frightened. My fear, which I ignored and suppressed even in the midst of the merciless whipping, revealed itself belatedly.

As soon as I checked Merson’s face, the thick film that covered my entire body collapsed at once. For some reason, Merson’s voice that was soothing me from crying was more mournful and painful than mine.

He lovingly kissed my blood-stained head and caressed me. His each act made my crying grow bigger, and all the disturbing emotions that had been pressed down were shooting up like fireworks from inside.

“Where did you go and why are you here now? Why weren’t you by my side when I was in so much pain!”

Even though I knew it wasn’t Merson’s fault, I hit him in the chest and screamed for no reason.

“I’m sorry, Erina. Really… really… haa, what should I do?”

I don’t know why he was making such a heartbreaking apology when it’s not his fault.

Whether or not there was a scream behind me, whether or not flesh was flying everywhere, I only felt him. The resentment was an excuse and I grabbed his collar and rubbed my cheek at him in case he would leave me again.

“Stay by my side, stay by my side.”

“I will.”

I realized at the end of my despair. I can’t be happy anywhere except by Merson’s side. I love Merson more than he thought. More than I thought.

“I will be sure to be by Erina’s side…….”

As my tension eased, the mind I was barely holding on to went into a cozy and deep place. After crying like a child, I fell asleep in his arms like a child.

Just the fact that he was there completely freed me from all danger.

* * *

The fact that Count Abitz’s luxurious mansion had become a sandcastle swept away by the waves made the entire capital agitated.

In less than half a day, it did not stop at word of mouth, but was officially published as an article and hung on the headlines of each newspaper’s special report.

With that, the person involved, Count Abitz, was also able to hear this fact easily. At first, he didn’t believe it, saying that it wasn’t funny. But soon had to admit that it was true when people who actually witnessed it came out. Because of that, the life of the attendant who delivered the news was gone.

“Serdebella Renee!!”

The night before. He had received an order from the Saint to lead his soldiers to be used in the rebellion and go to Sezaine to train them with those who had learned black magic. She said that there was no time left. He secretly passed through the capital city through a shortcut the Saint had informed in advance, but the Count stopped and turned the horse’s reins.

“You intended to divert my attention and ruin the family!”

The Count’s screaming made the surroundings bustle. The soldiers who were looking at each other in confusion, recalled the corpse of a colleague who had died coldly.

“Are you going back to the capital?”

“I’m going to the imperial castle.”

“What?!”

“The Saint’s purpose is not rebellion. She’s trying to destroy me!”

“Count?”

One of the soldiers doubted his ears at the Count’s absurd words. If the Saint hadn’t picked the Count up, the Count would still have been one of the weaker families without a presence. So why would the saint want to ruin the Count by going through such a troublesome thing?

The soldier wanted to say that those words were absurd and didn’t make sense, but he had to wait silently for the Count to continue speaking, fearing that he would never see his beloved family again if he said something against the Count’s words here.

“What are you doing?! Go to the imperial castle!”

“…… !”

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