Chapter 133

Yurina gripped the carpet on the floor tightly. Her whole body felt the pressure as if it had been crushed by a huge stone, and she felt a twisting pain in her intestines. She felt something warm rising from the inside of her throat, and her blood flowed from her lips.

“Yurina!”

Marchioness Carthia, whose face turned white in an instant, came running and hugged Yurina. Her face in front of her nose was hazy, as if she had fog.

“Betsy, hurry up! Hurry up and call the people!”

“Yes? But…”

Betsy, who had been moving her feet while watching Yurina, couldn’t move hastily even at the urging of Marchioness Carthia. It was because Yurina had asked not to go out until Reynard returned here after everything was over.

Yurina barely shook her head while looking at Betsy. Every little movement of her body made her feel the stabbing pain of her sword, but she had to stop Betsy from coming out.

It was because if she went out and Betsy was harmed, she wouldn’t be able to handle the shock.

Even though it was a small movement, Betsy bit her lip and sat down next to her. Betsy’s hand holding Yurina’s was warm and soft.

Cold sweat ran down her forehead and back. Yurina tried to open her eyelids, but her gaze was still blurry. Yurina forced herself to turn around and look out the window, where an ominous wind was blowing.

‘There must be a magic circle…’

Even if Raynard wasn’t here, the cunning enemy wouldn’t be able to break into this room so easily. What’s more, the other two rooms were fine. It  didn’t seem like Marquis De Flon had come in person.

‘Could it be a curse?’

Emily’s face came to mind when she was ordered by Marquis De Flon and took her blood. Maybe she passed on something other than her bloody earrings at that time.

As Yurina thought, blood continued to flow down her throat. Though she thought it would be the end, she couldn’t lift a finger.

The shadow of death she felt that day seemed to fill the room.

In my blurry vision, another face passed by instead of the concerned Marchioness Carthia’s.

When the fear of not being able to leave the child alone became stronger than the fear of death, Yurina could barely hold on to the necklace.

The moment the intense light burst out, so intense that her eyes frowned on their own, she felt as if something had fallen off her, and her eyes went dark.

* * *

The estate of Marquis De Flon, meanwhile, was surrounded by the Imperial Knights. There was the sound of clashing swords, people shouting, and the acrid smell of the mansion being burned.

The knights sent by Curtis were pushing fiercely, as if they had made up their minds. Even with the naked eye, it was clear that the knights of Marquis De Flon were being pushed back.

After moving to the Marquis House, Reynard left the clutter behind and headed inside the mansion. He had only one goal.

Marquis De Flon.

When he recalled the face he had once seen in the past, his teeth gritted of their own. Considering what he had done to Yurina, it seemed like even tearing his body apart wouldn’t be enough.

Reynard entered the mansion, trying to calm himself as much as possible.

‘Where are you?’

As soon as Raynard crossed the threshold of the mansion, he felt as if his head was numb. Black magic flowed everywhere, so Marquis De Flon is definitely staying in this mansion. It looked like he was still doing some tricks.

‘Thinking about turning back time again?’

Before starting this job, Raynard discussed this with Yurina. It was a conversation about how Marquis De Flon could turn back time again when he realized that his plans were completely ruined. So, even though Raynard wanted to stay and protect Yurina, he moved out here to find De Flon himself.

If he ever tried to turn back time, the only person who could stop him was Reynard, alone.

However, looking at the situation, it seemed that the concerns were becoming reality.

‘But you can’t do that.’

Raynard vaguely guessed that the reason Yurina died in her world and came to this one was because Marquis De Flon turned back time. But what if he goes back in time again?

Maybe he won’t be able to meet his Yurina.

Reynard shuddered at the horrible assumption and winked at Riggs in the distance. Then he hurriedly moved on his steps. The place where they arrived after chasing the energy of ominous black magic was the basement of the mansion.

The basement of an aristocratic mansion is usually used as a warehouse for storing foodstuffs. So, to prevent employees from stealing groceries on their own, they put a latch on the entrance and restrict access.

However, the underground scenery of De Flon’s mansion was different. The door was locked, but it was not a structure that could be unlocked with a key. Reynard felt the energy of mana emanating from the door and blew mana into it while holding his palm on the door.

The mana in the door collided with the mana he emitted, sparks flew from the door with a crackling sound. A little more mana was blown in and the door opened.

As soon as Raynard stepped inside, there was a smell of herbs and medicines, just like in Dave’s laboratory or at the Academy. However, Reynard’s face slightly hardened involuntarily at the much stronger scent and he stumbled inside.

The deeper he went, the worse the feeling grew.

Following his instincts and entering the dimly lit room, the first thing Reynard saw was a magic circle drawn on the floor. The magic circle was bright red, as if it had been drawn with blood.

Marquis De Flon stood in the middle of the magic circle. Marquis De Flon, as if expecting him to come, raised the corner of his mouth without being surprised by the sudden appearance of Reynard.

“See you again after a long time.”

His attitude was strangely relaxed. Imperial knights have filled the entire estate, and Reynard was standing right in front of him. But he showed no signs of nervousness or panic.

Reynard’s calm attitude made Reynard nervous and swallowed dryly.

‘What trick?’

No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t look like the attitude of a person whose plans went awry. If so, does it mean that there is another ulterior motive?

Reynard was looking around to see what kind of hand Marquis De Flon had, but Marquis De Flon opened his mouth.

“So if you had come to me when I reached out to you in the past, this wouldn’t have happened to you.”

“Don’t say nonsense. I have never regretted not following you that day, and I will never regret it in the future.”

Reynard still remembered the look in Marquis De Flon’s eyes he had seen seven years ago. Yurina said she was sorry that she found him at the orphanage, it wasn’t for him, it was for herself.

But Raynard thought differently. The first time she saw him, Yurina was delighted. Perhaps it was her joy that she had changed her own destiny, not that she was glad she met Reynard, but at least she was as innocently delighted as the child.

On the other hand, Marquis De Flon was different. When he saw Reynard for the first time, Marquis’ face was full of greed as he held his face with a savage hand that wasn’t aristocratic. There was an unknown emotion swirling in the sparkling golden eyes.

Young Reynard, who was only thirteen at the time, didn’t know the true nature of that feeling, but at least he knew instinctively that if he followed him, he wouldn’t be able to feel the cozy and peaceful life that Yurina had given him.

So Reynard never regretted his choice. Since his emotions were not stirred, Reynard was able to calmly assess the situation.

‘Looks like he still needs some time.’

What was the reason for drawing all the magic circles and playing with words like this with no nutritional value? It seemed that he still needed more time to use his magic.

To what extent Riggs had sorted out the situation and followed him, people heard the sound of people coming down the stairs. Reynard slowly walked towards Marquis De Flon.

At that time, Marquis De Flon gave an eerie, cool smile.

“Is this the right time to be here right now?”

“…”

“Do you mind going to your master?”

Master?Is he talking about Yurina? Although he was agitated by the story for a moment, Reynard took a deep breath and regained his composure. This must be Marquis De Flon’s trick to disturb him.

But what happened the next moment left Reynard unable to keep his composure.

“Do you really not have to go?”

As soon as he finished his words, the string of the necklace hanging from his neck snapped and fell down. It was a sign that Yurina, who remained in the Carthia mansion, had used her magic.

As soon as he saw the pendant with a lot of cracks as if it would break at any moment, his hair turned white.

Behind him, the knights led by Riggs entered. Reynard grabbed the sword Riggs was holding and charged at Marquis De Flon.

Marquis De Flon’s relaxed face lost his composure in an instant and distorted. The moment Reynard pierced the sword into his shoulder, a bright light emanating from the sword filled the dark basement.

* * *

“Sorry. Your mom is so sorry.”

Her mother, who rushed over after hearing of the accident, took her cold hand and muttered those words over and over. Her mind slipped away and Senna couldn’t understand why her mother was so apologetic.

‘Why are you sorry, mother,  I’m okay. So don’t be too sad.’

These words swirled in her head, but she couldn’t say anything, because she couldn’t even move a finger. All she could do was mutter under her breath that she was fine.

‘It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m really fine’

She sincerely hoped that this word would reach her mother. However, even upon arrival in this new world, her heart was heavy from not being able to tell the mother that everything is fine and she loves her.

“…Rina? Yurina, open your eyes!”

‘Ah, I heard a voice similar to the one I heard before.’

The voice was obviously different, but the affection and sadness contained in it was not much different from the voice of the mother in the past life. She wanted to say something, but no sound came out as if her throat had been choked.

“…I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Yurina.”

A different voice was heard this time. A low, soft voice of a young man. At the same time tok, tok, tok. She felt something fall on her face. A rough yet soft hand touched even the cold hand.

For some reason, Yurina suddenly felt that it would be impossible to abandon the owner of this voice. Other people will somehow survive without her, but what will happen if she leaves that little boy who Yurina accounted for the whole world?

Yurina struggled to open her eyes as she continued to hear the words of regret pouring from all directions. And the first thing she saw were red, bloodshot eyes.

Reynard’s red eyes, which were already rabbit-like, were completely red from how much he was crying. Not only his pupils, but his swollen eyelids and around his eyes were reddish.

It made her sad just by looking at it, so she wanted to wipe away the tears, but couldn’t move because her arms felt tingling. Reynard, as if reading her mind, took her hand and placed his cheek on her palm.