Chapter 52 – 3. Janghwa Hongryeon (11)
〈 I wanted to apologize for being sorry… 〉
〈 yet… I couldn’t even properly thank you, but… 〉
Nuri, who is the only one in the party who can see the spirits, sighed as she looked at Rose and Marie.
“I still resent you.”
〈… 〉
〈 I’m sorry… 〉
Originally, they wanted to apologize to their benefactor Yuria, but now they can’t.
Because the very existence of her own sister was evidence of memories that were so painful to Yuria that she erased them herself.
And even if it wasn’t for that, Yuria couldn’t see her ghosts now that she couldn’t use her abilities anymore.
Even if it wasn’t for her memory of Yuria, they would no longer have a way to directly express their apology and gratitude to Yuria.
“If it wasn’t for you guys, Eun-gong wouldn’t have become like that…”
Sisters Rose and Marie were silent.
“Go where you need to go. Follow the others who have already left…”
Her sisters wanted to convey their apologies and thanks if she ever regained her memories, but even that was rude.
How painful would it be to bring back memories that were so painfully forgotten?
In fact, it was the way for her, please, that she never regain this memory of hers.
Like that, the two sisters eventually apologized for their mistakes.
She left this world without even saying her last words of thanks, and Noori just saw her sisters off, unable to hide her bitterness.
Although they were resentful of them, they were also the ones who went through the painful things Eun-gong was subjected to, and it was inevitable that they felt sorry for her as the same woman.
The count, who had been watching the scene, looked at Nuri with a bitter expression.
“Did he leave?”
“Yes… I left feeling sorry that I had no choice but to leave without an apology or reciprocation…”
The count also tried to hide his expression with a small sigh as his daughters left inconveniently, but in that expression, sadness that could not be hidden was shown.
It was not enough to make the child leave before the father, so that even the road to leave was not refreshed.
The Count thought for a long time about how he could repay this favor.
To the benefactor who relieved her daughter’s resentment, and to the girl who was treated so badly that she even lost her memory for the sake of her daughter, what should I do to repay her grace in an acceptable form without hurting her?
“Huh?”
Looking around, the maids were looking at him with very surprised expressions.
‘Oops! I made a mistake… ‘
Thinking that there was no one around her, she thoughtlessly created the Ice Queen’s Scepter out of her hair.
Made his right hand and left foot with the power of the scepter. The maids saw that scene without filtering it.
If you don’t ask for anything, except for things like cleaning your body with a wet towel when you can’t take a bath due to your own meals or injuries, or changing bandages on your hands and feet, Even Yuria forgot its existence for a while because it was quietly waiting in a corner.
Originally, I would have felt their presence through her abilities, but now the absence of sense through those abilities has occurred. She had made the mistake of forgetting their existence by thinking as if she had the ability, as was her usual habit.
She was puzzled for a moment about what to do with this, but when she calmed down and thought about it again, she came to the idea that it didn’t really matter.
However, once Cashwyn arrived, thinking that she would have to discuss this matter, YuRia half-desperately lay her body on her bed.
YuRia, who was sighing haha, frowned at the feeling of her stomach aching and hurting for some reason.
Now that I couldn’t use my ability, I was worried about the wounds in other places, but the pain in the lower abdomen felt strange.
It’s like something I don’t know…
It’s like you already know what’s going on, but you’re ignoring it…
Throbbing…
A corner of her head throbbed.
Instinct was calling out. Don’t think too deeply about this. To ignore
If you dig deep into this, the existence of Yuria will never be safe.
“…”
Really…
What happened…
Yes… Hot?
Joe, are you asleep?
YuRia slowly raised her heavy body, feeling the soft feel of the bedding covering her body.
I definitely couldn’t feel the sensation, but even though I had hands made of ice, I didn’t stumble when I got up like before.
But she couldn’t help but feel throbbing and painful as her weight rested on the section of her right hand that was still severed.
‘Should I change the shape a little… ‘
In a way that connects to the arm rather than directly to the cross section.
Okay. Like a gauntlet.
And to examine her wounds, she seemed to be better off with a detachable one.
In addition, when her limbs are regenerated, the inside is completely empty so that the inside can be filled naturally.
Having decided on her thoughts, YuRia again put her hands behind her head, gathered her hair, held it, and pulled it as it was.
She already knew that the pain would not come to her this way, so she dared to do it without panicking.
Whether she was seen by the maids around her or not, she had already been seen once and she just decided to turn her nerves off.
The King’s Scepter. After forming the scepter, I made it with a greaves and gauntlets made of ice instead of hands and feet made of ice, as I thought, and despite doing so, I looked up after confirming that my hands and feet were moving as I wanted.
“…”
“…”
And at the sight of her countess staring blankly at her along with her own party, Yuria fell silent for a moment.
Uh, uh…
Hey, what about this!?
What should I do with the atmosphere?!
“Kheum, you have quite unusual abilities.”
“Oh, thank you?”
YuRia, feeling intimidated for no reason, kept shrinking for no reason.
“There is nothing to be afraid of. This family has a lot of light on you.”
“…”
“And this is the conclusion I came to after discussing with that wizard over there after thinking about what kind of reward I should give you. Take a look.”
The count smiled and held out some parchments.
What about Yuria who was reading the documents? And gradually her expression changed.
This document does not yet have legal effect, but it was a document that would have legal effect if you signed it right now.
It was a document that could still be amended.
The basic form of the document is the adoption letter.
It was a document stating that Yuria would be registered as the daughter of a count, and there were various details about it.
And the part that surprised Yuria the most was the content that Yuria was given the right to choose the next count among the count’s heirs. And her succession will have a possible baronetcy, and this status applies from now on. The territory was that Roa gave her village to YuRia.
And the most surprising thing was that if the count passed away without any heirs other than Yuria, she would succeed her title to Yuria.
“This, this…”
“If you don’t like something or want something more, tell me. I’m willing to accept anything as long as it doesn’t harm my estate.”
“…”
After reviewing the contract carefully for a while, Yuria confirmed that there were no toxic clauses or pitfalls, and pondered for a while.
Definitely good.
For him now, the forest of cedar trees was a place like a hardship that he had to hide, and if it became his own territory, he could definitely be protected legally.
“Um…”
But there were a few concerns.
Why is the Count so hospitable to himself?
And if the count could not have an heir in the future, he had to succeed the count himself.
That was a little tricky
After thinking about it for a long time, Yuria finally made her choice.
Silently holding a pen with her gauntlet made of ice, Yuria crunched and signed it. At that moment, the magic contained in the formal contract between nobles was activated and strongly exerted its force.
Now himself. Even the Count could not rescind the contract.
“Then, what do you plan on naming your family name?”
YuRia thought about it for a while.
Then Yuria looked at Cashwyn and Roa and she thought for a moment before opening her mouth.
“Cashwynn, may I use the Loa family name here?”
“Hmm? It’s possible. Perhaps the question asked is whether it’s okay to reveal the loa’s last name, right?”
YuRia nodded her head.
“No problem”
At Cashwyn’s words, YuRia nodded her head once and opened her mouth.
“Lionheart. I’ll be Lionheart.”
“Hmm? That castle is…”
Meanwhile, the Count’s eyes turned to Loa, who was standing quietly next to Cashwin.
“No way? That young man?”
As if he understood something, the Count nodded her head, and Cashwyn looked at YuRia with her nervous heart.
For Yuria’s race, ‘marriage’ can only happen when there is at least one physical relationship between them.
A ritual in which a part of the soul is exchanged by having a relationship with each other and becoming one.
Using Loa’s last name means she knows that Loa and she are getting married.
What does it mean to remember it now that the memory of sex is gone?
Did your memory come back a bit?
Or does it imply that the only person to marry is Loa?
It seemed that only Cashwin herself was the one who realized this.
A little time passes. Shortly before dinner, Cashwyn visited YuRia alone.
She was anxious and couldn’t bear to ask.
Why was Roa’s last name used as the family name?
Yuria was very shy about something, and with her face flushed, she patted her forefinger and forefinger together, trying to avoid her gaze.
Hmm?
“That, so… Actually…”
Seeing YuRia hesitating for a long time and unable to speak, Cashwin seemed to know something.
That’s it.
The time when Yuria proposed to Roa in the words of the unknown world.
She says it’s a confession, but that’s a marriage proposal.
That she would give all of herself to her opponent.
“I’m sorry…”
Perhaps it was too embarrassing, Yuria, who had been talking for a long time with that strange expression and sound that sometimes appeared, sighed and struggled with her hands.
“There is! There is! Something like that!!”
“Well, I can tell just by looking at that. It seems that the strange words she said in the past were a marriage proposal of some kind?”
“Mhehe-?!”
YuRia, who really didn’t know what to do, picked her up and fell backwards, her eyes spinning.
Seeing that, Cashewyn was relieved and quietly rose from her seat.
This made it clear Yuria said that she definitely had no memories of her lineage of bad things.
She’s seen Loa and all the way. Even though she was forced to, it makes no sense for Yuria, who had been through all sorts of experiences, to collapse just like this. That would mean that there is no immunity to this kind of thing.
YuRia, who fainted after hearing a strange noise from Cashew Winn, went to bed early, but perhaps because of her not-so-good body, she woke up a little too late to have breakfast.
YuRia, who came to her senses in a slightly hazy state, unconsciously held a water bowl next to her, washed her face, and gently wiped her body, which she had become accustomed to, with a wet towel, and waited on her grooming. As I accepted it, I thought for a moment.
Why didn’t the Count ask anything after seeing his abilities yesterday?
Cashwynn was not the kind of person to tell anyone what she was about herself, to think that Cashwynn had explained everything to her.
If so, the Count looked a little surprised to say that he already knew.
Since he had already seen other abilities he possessed, did he move on, assuming that it was because he exhibited abilities he had never seen before?
Above all, Yuria couldn’t shake the feeling that her party was hiding something from her.
Normally, she wouldn’t be able to hide it in front of herself, but now that her ability has been blocked, to her Yuria, all that’s left is this body.
Normally, this body was treated as nothing more than a vessel to contain one’s spiritual body.
Compared to the bodies of primitive humans, even though they were very usable bodies, they were like shackles tied to matter.
“Ha…”
Now, he ended up in a position no different from primitive humans, whom he considered so inferior.
And at the moment when her thoughts were roughly organized, Yuria was surprised at her self-portrait after she had finished her flower arrangement. She did and she panicked again.
More than that, where the hell did you get these clothes that fit your body? Her own body type is very unusual, so there must have been no clothes that fit?
YuRia, who moved slowly, admired how comfortable her clothes were than she expected.
Even though it was very good for the clothes of this era and it was comfortable in its own way, YuRia’s face was slightly reddened at the sight of her formal dress.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper flower arrangement like this.
“My lady. The Count is waiting for you.”
“Yes?”
YuRia was taken aback at the sight of the maid quietly holding out her cane, but she quietly accepted the cane and stood up by strengthening her legs for the first time in a while.
She made sure to shape her prosthetic leg so the weight was on her calf rather than the amputation of her ankle, and there was not much pain.
With her left hand on her staff and following the maid’s guidance, Yuria was lost in her thoughts for a moment.
What was the count thinking when he called him?
For whatever reason, now that he was adopted by the count, should he call him father?
Something really, in many ways, everything was so awkward.
Yuria, who arrived at the count’s office with such a bewildered feeling, saw that the maid who had guided her to this point opened the door and quietly stood by the doorway and didn’t go in. She gulped and swallowed her saliva. I went into her office alone.
“Hey, are you feeling better now?”
“Yes?”
YuRia, puzzled over what to say for a moment, her tongue twisted for a moment, but she quickly cleared her mind.
Losing her ability made everything different in many ways than usual, so she was momentarily taken aback, but that didn’t mean that her basic thinking ability itself had deteriorated significantly.
Yuria, who quickly completed her mental reorganization in that short amount of time, bowed her head in a quiet bow.
“There are still some inconveniences, but I don’t think it’s worth worrying about.”
“Hmm”
The Count also thought that Yuria’s bright appearance was cute, but he changed his evaluation a little inwardly as he looked at Yuria, who instantly corrected her attitude.
‘Eww… I don’t know what you’re thinking, so I don’t know what to do… ‘
Read facial expressions as much as possible and those subtle gestures. I tried to understand the tone in the voice as much as I could by reading and analyzing it, but it felt too helpless.
YuRia’s head was spinning so dizzy that she wondered if dealing with her people was this difficult, and her eyes seemed to be spinning around.
YuRia, flinching and feeling intimidated for some reason, flinched and gulped at the sight of the count smiling at her.
Why are you so nervous…
“You seem confused about how to treat me.”
“…”
He said that somehow he became her father in this world, but to be honest, Yuria did not feel that he was her father at all.
I just accepted the offer made by the Count because I needed a status to live in this world and, more than anything, I needed a way to reliably protect the cedar forest.
Although he had no memory, seeing that he had become like this, it was clear that he had greatly favored the count, and if so, isn’t it unfair that there is no income even though it has come this far?
Above all, I wondered if it would be suitable for a coma if I could receive a whole village of Loa…
As the thought reached that point, Yuria became angry and her face turned red.
Coma, coma…
Oh what are you thinking…
He cupped her heated face with both hands and groaned softly.
“You make such a strange noise.”
“Awesome!”
The count looked at Yuria as if he was just cute and quietly opened her mouth.
“If you are having trouble figuring out how to treat me, you can treat me comfortably. It’s good to be a friend, and it’s good to see you as a debtor who wants to repay the favor. If you want to, if you really consider me a father, I’d appreciate that too.”
“…”
The Count’s words made Yuria even more burdened.
He wondered why the count was so considerate of himself.
“Slowly, I’ll think about it.”
“Do whatever you feel comfortable with. But please remember this. Whatever the reason, I adopted you and since I became your legal guardian, I will do my best in that duty. If so, ask for protection with confidence. I will help you to the best of my ability.”
“Then… May I ask you one last question?”
The Count nodded his head.
“Why on earth did you give me such a great authority? If you were to return the favor to me, it would have been enough to give me the title of knight and the hometown of Loa as a fief…”
At that, the Count smiled bitterly and put on a slightly troubled expression.
“Well, if it were not for my posterity, I thought I would be the best to rule this territory, so let’s say that.”
“…”
“You look like how can you trust yourself so easily?”
Yuria flinched and looked at the count with a very intimidated look.
If he had read it against primitive mankind, he would have read it, but he could not even imagine in his dreams that the day would come when he would be read, so the shock came very large.
“Let’s just say your condition proves your credibility.”
“…”
In the end, Yuria couldn’t figure out anything.
What the hell did she do? She is her past self…
And why no one ever talks to him about it.
And why her own unconscious warns her that knowing it is so dangerous.
It was too cramped.
