Published at 23rd of August 2022 10:11:05 AM

W-wait!

Itll be over soon, so wait.

His face was so stern that I had no choice but to let go. The enraged Hermann swung his sword wrapped up in flames and slammed it down.

Dietrich responded as if he could not lose, but even though I half-darkened it, its essence was still that of a holy sword.

Even though his hand holding the hilt of the sword turned black, still, he didnt show any signs of pain even as he parred Hermanns sword raging with fire in front of his indifferent face.

Hes always like that ever since we were young.

My temper rose up and I ground my teeth. He could have asked for help if it felt too heavy, but he never did so. Even though he knew I didnt mind working hard, hes always like that.

Please, get out of the way!

The tree I raised up to block Hermanns sword, swinging against Dietrich burned helplessly.

He probably wouldnt be able to kill me anyway.

Whether it be because of Hermann Euclids heroic nature or the righteous cause thats stopping him, he wouldnt be able to harm his younger sister whom he got separated as a child.

I told you to get out of the way!

However, Eredias ability was powerless against the flames of the sun god so there was no way I could stop him.

He couldnt come at me right away, so I glared at Hermann and stood tall, stretching my arms on both sides.

What are you doing?

Let go!

As I recklessly tried to take the holy sword, Dietrich forcefully grabbed me by the shoulders. I glared at his bewildered face.

I said let go!

Why are you angry?

Why? Do you think I dont know how to be annoyed or angry?

Even though I said this, it was hardly justifiable since Ive already been annoyed and angry at him several times. I glared at him and raised my voice.

I also dont like to see you get hurt. How many times do I have to tell you so you can stick it inside your head? Did you leave your smart brain when you left the house?

....What?

And now your ears are also clogged? Do you think I find it comfortable just seeing you get hurt?!

Dietrich only stared at me with sharp eyes like a piece of frozen glass as I rained down on him the words I had been holding back.

I dont know why the hell hes so surprised.

What? So did he think Ive been running around looking for the holy relics for nothing while thinking I liked seeing him get hurt, go to the battlefield and return only as a corpse with his head severed?

I know youre good, incomparably so. But still, Im annoyed.

There was no reply. His indifferent face remained the same, but it was as if he was so surprised that he was mesmerized for a moment. I quickly snatched the sword from Dietrichs hand.

Before Dietrich and Hermann returned to their senses, since they were surprised by my loud and angry shouting, I had to darken the holy sword all at once with fervor.

Ive done it so many times so Im getting used to it.

The way to use this ability was a matter of trick as well. Even as I fell forward, with my energy drained, I didnt forget to look Hermann in the eyes.

Iam not your sister.

.............

I have never once in my life thought of it

Darkness.

The light flickered.

As soon as the holy sword was darkened, I lost consciousness, so I didnt know how I came to return to Lagrange.

Hic, ugh! Hu! Gugh!

When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a familiar bedroom and Veronica was crying loudly beside me.

Seeing that my body was feeling heavy, I must have been still tired yet I was woken up by the loud noise.

I thought she was a ghost.

I wasnt able to properly turn my head to check her appearance as I couldnt seem to have the strength, I would have been scared to know that a lot of ghosts had been attached to me.

I narrowed my eyes and found Veronicas thick blonde hair with her forehead on the floor, wailing.

......Veronica?

Huk! Kugh! When the hell are you going to wake up?!

Veronica.

Ah, kugh! Cant you see Im crying! Ugh! Why do you keep making me talk! Why!

As she spoke, she raised her head as if noticing something strange. Her oval face was still pretty, but her eyes looked blank and tired.

Oh? Oh, Ohhh!!!

I reached out my hand toward her red eyes. She looked like a surprised rabbit, it was quite cute.

Why are you crying like that?

Anissa!

Veronica shouted my name loudly and someone entered the door without knocking.

Anissa!!!

The triplets cried as they ran toward me.

Are you finally awake?!

I thought our Anissa is going to, ugh! Die!

Uh, kuhh, uuu.

I held Rose in my arms, who couldnt even speak properly and just cried, and comforted her.

Dont cry. Im fine.

Liar! You just kept on sleeping!

They must have been worried because I fainted and couldnt get up.

Even so, I would have just been sick for a few days so there was no need to worry. I shrugged my shoulders and watched the triplets cry like baby birds.

Hm?

But Maslow and Rieslings faces were quite unfamiliar.

Did they grow a bit?

Rose didnt change except for her long hair, but the boys were taller as if they grew by a span and their jaws were sharper.

Maslow and Riesling, why did you get so big?

Even though it was said that boys grow up differently day by day, they couldnt have grown up like this in a few days.

.....How long was I asleep?

Veronica hesitated at my question. I swallowed, afraid of the answer that I would hear.

Did I sleep for a long time?

Its been a year since Dietrich carried you from the sanctuary in Mount Limeria.

What?!

In that time, youve opened your eyes a few times, but this is the first time you finally became conscious.

I was surprised by Veronicas words as if thunder had struck from nowhere, and I wanted to faint again.

I wasted one year just to darken the holy sword?

In the meanwhile, Euclid might have already obtained the remaining relics!

Anissa!

I raised my body up in a hurry but fell back on the bed once again because my legs didnt have any strength.

Lay down. The kids are calling for a doctor now.

No, Im fine. I roughly know why I was asleep.

I was just punished for using the power of a benevolent god, which should be used to help others, to darken the holy relics.

Even so, no. For now, dont move.

Veronica shook her head resolutely and laid me down on the bed. She placed the blanket up until my neck, but the sun shining through the open window was warm.

Is it summer now?

Yeah.

Im already sixteen years old?

Thats right. You turned sixteen without making a debut.

A swear word that Ive never uttered before rose up to my throat.

This is ridiculous.

Lying in bed for a long while wasnt what I expected and all my hard-earned plans were shattered.

Youre right. Its ridiculous that youve just laid in bed for a long time.

What about Lagrange? How did the negotiations with Countess Devonshire go?

As soon as you opened your eyes thats what youre worried about?

Veronica let out a small sigh as if scolding me. Still, I couldnt stop asking her about the situation in the North.

I was just about to start a connection with Countess Devonshire!

As my ties with her grew stronger, I could have handled the Northern high society as if it were in the palm of my hand.

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Only by using the society and persuading them well would we be able to quell the Northen nobles complaints that we only cared about the common people.

Since you seemed to want to get close to her, I did it in your stead. All you need to do is melt the hearts of the ladies, right?

Veronica laughed as she flipped her short bob-cut hair to show her neckline.

Even to Derek Lagrange, I acted coyly as if I only knew how to flatter for my own safety, so its not hard to please ladies who dont know how scary my shadow is.

I breathed a sigh of relief which I didnt even know I was holding at her answer.

Its not yet too late to win.

What about the nursery school? Did the charity work go according to plans?

Thats right. Dietrich even took a piece of my land to buy the favor of the ladies.

Veronica smirked as she held her chin with her arms on the bed. My eyes widened at her refreshing smile.

I thought he wouldnt follow my plan since I was the one who pushed for it myself.

Dietrich did? Didnt we have no money?

Even if we didnt have money, I guess we have land. What would he even do if I just picked it up and carried it?

Even as I eyed her as she said those cunning words, I greeted the doctor that came along with the children.

Hey! They said you opened your eyes!

My lady!

Behind them, Yuric, who was sweating from whatever he was doing, came together with Marilyn.

As the years I spent in Lagrange seemed to be growing in significance, unknowingly, there seemed to be many connections that piled up.

When the servants heard that I had woken up, they came in one by one and pushed their faces.

My lady, do you know how much you worried me?

I giggled as I watched Lancel, who had just gotten a little bit older and had a little gray hair, cry until his nose turned red.

Were you really worried? Are you sure you didnt plan to run away with my emergency fund when I die?

What are you saying! Do you see me as a beast!!

I stared at the wide-open door over Lancel, who was about to die of injustice.

Dietrich wasnt coming.

Even the stablemans son, whom Ive never even spoken with came to see me, but Dietrich didnt look for me.