CH 26

The moment the door opens, 

The view becomes brighter when he slowly opens his eyelids.

What appeared in front of Cheshire was not an evil maid, not a terrifying half-brother, not a father who was about to come to kill him.

A faint light shone like a halo behind someone’s tiny body.

‘…Angel?’

Cheshire suddenly recalled <The Gate of Heaven>, which he had seen several times. 

A sculpture of baby angels guarding the gate to heaven.

Whenever he saw it, Cheshire used to pray.

If there is a God, please send a little angel. Take me out of this hell—.

“Ah.” 

Cheshire jumped on a moment of confusion.

The silver-silver hair and blue eyes that glowed in the dark were like angels, but it wasn’t.

‘It’s that kid back then.’

The owner of the handkerchief. 

It was the girl. 

‘How did she get here—? And why is she crying?’

The child suddenly shed tears, closed her small lips, and swallowed the tears for a long time.

“…Cheshire.”

How did she know? The child who approaches him calls his name. 

“I’m here to take you out.”

“…What?”

“I’m sorry….”

Cheshire stared blankly at the child.

How did she know this place and come to take him out? And what does she feel sorry about? 

“Let’s get out.”

The child held out her hand.

Cheshire hesitated and couldn’t stop the outstretched hand, which looked like it could save him.

The child is not an Angel. 

She won’t be able to get him out of this hell. 

“Who are you?”

“Lilith.”

“I’m not asking your name.”

“I’ll tell you after I get you out safely. Let’s get out of here for now. Okay?”

The child— No, Lilith said, wiping away the tears that continued to flow at that moment with her sleeve.

“Trust me just once….”

Can he believe it?

What if you’re not an angel?

To me, who longed for heaven, she said that she would take me to heaven. What if she just said it like a temporary joke, like sympathy?

But the child, instead of sweet words.

“Anyway, anywhere, it’ll be better than this hell.”

She said so. 

‘…That’s right.’

The alertness melted down by the words that were not sweet.

‘It’s okay if it’s not heaven. It’s better than this hell.’

Cheshire held the angel’s hand as if possessed.

*****

…I didn’t expect him to hold my hand so easily

I stared blankly down at Cheshire’s hand.

“…You told me to grab it.”

“O, oh, ung!”

That’s a relief. Great. I asked one more time, sniffing and swallowing my nose with an expression that neither smiled nor cried.

“You’re going with me, right?”

“….”

“Hehe.”

I smiled as I looked at the Cheshire following me.

Now I’m looking at his childhood, which I’ve never read in the original.

‘Really, it’s a relief.’

That’s what I thought.

Just a little more, I can get this kid out of hell.

“I’m really sorry I came late….”

Cheshire stared at me with strange eyes.

“I won’t let anyone hit you now. I’ll punish them all with a poker. “

“… How can you? You’re much smaller than me.”

“Not me, but my Dad!”

The protection of the main character Enoch Rubinstein to you too! I’ll show you the taste that is protected by the strongest in the world!

“Let’s run to the reception room of the main building. My Dad is there.” 

We ran diligently. As I turned back the way I came, I found a staircase.

“By the way, Cheshire. You know, I don’t know if you know this, but this is the basement and the second floor. To go outside….”

Ugh. Looking at me already panting, Cheshire said.

“You have to go up to the third floor.”

“…Ugh. So you know that? Let’s go!”

I didn’t know when I went down, but it was very difficult to go up from the second basement level to the third floor.

I must go up one step at a time with my short legs.

I encouraged Cheshire nonetheless.

“Cheshire! Cheer up a little more! Let’s go—!”

…He’s not here? 

Looking back at the bottom of the stairs, I was confused, but when I looked up, I saw Cheshire, who was ahead of the ten stairs. 

“Uuh. I see, I’m the weak one.”

I climbed the stairs again.

A baby’s body that is far less developed than a seven-year-old. It felt like climbing Everest.

“Ugh, Lilith, save”

It’s right in front of me. 

I saw Cheshire waiting for the side door open.

‘From now on, it’s only downhill!’

But for some reason, Cheshire stopped and didn’t move.

“Why, uhh. What’s wrong? Is someone there?”

“…No, but there are servants from here.”

“Oh, that? It’s okay! I don’t care if I get caught. As long as you don’t get caught!”

I laughed and beat Cheshire as if competing. 

“Hurry up!”

“….”

There was a sound of footsteps following.

Leave the key on the second window sill in the lobby hallway so I can collect it.

‘There!’

The lobby on the first floor. I’m trying to hide the keys as I promised Richell. 

“Oh my.”

…It was high—the window.

I was flustered for a moment because I couldn’t reach it even when I lifted my tiptoe and someone snatched the key from my hand.

It was Chesire. 

“Are you going to put it on the window frame?”

“Ung, that’s right!”

Nice. We’re in sync.

Cheshire, who hid the key safely, crossed the lobby again.

Then. 

“No, where the hell did she go?”

“She probably went outside….”

I heard voices from the entrance.

Cheshire stopped. 

Jonathan, who was annoyed with the servants, looked back as if he felt our presence.

“….!”

His eyes grew wide as if they were falling out.

“What, w, why that brat….”

“Oh, hello! I found a friend down here!”

I said brightly, dragging Cheshire to Jonathan’s front.

He trembled in thought.

“Y, y, you… B, back to your room. Are you not going back to your room?”

“We’re going to play hide-and-seek! Run!”

I pushed the Cheshire on. He started running towards the entrance.

“G, get that punk!”

“Y, yes? W, who—”

The servants, unaware of Cheshire’s existence, were embarrassed but soon began to chase after him to catch him.

I also jumped around in the gap.

“P, princess! The princess is standing there!”

“Ugh!”

Jonathan grabbed me by the back of the head as if he was going to block my mouth first. 

“I, I can’t breathe.”

“I’m sorry, but… Wait a minute. Hold on. I need to talk to you….”

As soon as he let go of the back, I tried to run away again.

“Ack!”

Jonathan, who pushed me, turned me upside down nicely.

‘Whoa, you’re such a punk—! You’re so mean to a baby like me—’

I was in pain with my chin banged, and I saw Cheshire.

I just had to leave the entrance, but I couldn’t.

Because of me! 

“G, go first!”

I reached out and shouted like a general caught by the enemy.

It doesn’t matter if I get caught anyway. All I have to do is make Cheshire’s presence visible to my Dad.

‘Please go! Leave me alone with the coldness that hit my neck relentlessly in the original story.’

But contrary to my wishes, Cheshire began to run back the way he had fled. 

‘Ah, that fool!’

The servants reached for Cheshire, but he easily avoided them and quickly approached me.

‘Huh? Why is he so fast?’

It was quick enough to make me feel out of place.

“You—are you crazy? Are you crawling out here? Can’t you go back to your room right now?”

Jonathan shouted at Cheshire, who came close.

He clenched his fist as if he couldn’t contain his anger.

“No! Don’t hit my friend! You’re a bad guy!’

However, Cheshire simply avoided his fist by turning his head easily.

Then he reached out to me, who had fallen.

“Stupid! I told you to go first!”

You can’t run away with me anyway—.

“….?”

—that’s what I thought. 

“W, what?”

The moment Cheshire’s hand touched.

Suddenly, I came out of the wide open annex door.

The distance from those who followed was also far away.

‘What? Does he move in an instant?’

Like me in panic, Jonathan, who was flustered by the two of us who disappeared in front of my eyes, shouted. 

“C, catch them! Catch them!”

“…Let’s run.”

Cheshire took my unfamiliar hand and ran across the garden.

‘What is this? Oh, my! That’s right! It’s not teleportation—’

I realized as I ran.

The original story that gave the two main characters their abilities. 

According to Cheshire’s No. 5 setting—.

Cheshire Rubinstein (Main character)

Surprisingly, the fraudulent character was able to control the density of time. (T/n: fraud character is slang means overwhelmingly strong character.) 

If he puts his mind to it, the opponent’s movements look like slow motion.

Now I understand Cheshire’s agility, which I even feel a little out of place. 

‘This, this…’

I grinned.

‘Daddy and Cheshire, how can you both have a fraud character?!’

I felt confident again, so I speeded up my short legs.

“Kyahahahaha! Get out of my way!”

I’m done with my work.

All that’s left is…destroy these people. 

*****

At that time. 

Enoch was sitting opposite the Marquis Onyx in a lavishly decorated drawing room.

“…There was a lot of talk then. Ignorant people who couldn’t understand the situation of the Duke had a lot of mouth attacks.”

“Is that so?”

As expected, the Marquis seemed to want to use a string, so only the words from his mouth came out. 

“But all parents who have children will know. What kind of heart did Duke have when he took the princess with him and disappeared 7 years ago?”

“Oh, yes, thank you for noticing.”

In a half-hearted reply, Enoch concentrated closely.

He gathered Mana and tried to raise his senses, but he couldn’t feel the child’s presence at that time.

‘It’s almost undetectable at all. Maybe it was in a distant annex, or if it’s not, don’t tell me— it probably wasn’t something that had already gone wrong, right?’

Enoch recalled the child’s face again with impatience.

A child with empty eyes but sharp corners like a well-lit sword.

There was a strange attraction that he wanted to find again even if it wasn’t for Lilith’s request.

“But your son earlier, is he all the son I’ve seen?”

When Enoch asked, the Marquis and Marchioness’ faces hardened.

It was a momentary change, but he couldn’t escape Enoch’s eyes.

“Yes, that’s right. Our family’s original hands are precious.”

“Is that so?”

Enoch, who had nothing more to see in the obvious response, rose.

He was thinking of narrowing the distance to the annex and looking for the child.

“Can I take a look around the exhibition room too?”

“Yes, yes. I will guide you directly.”

The Marquis, who was stabbed for nothing by the story of a child who suddenly jumped out, was unable to capture his expression and scrambled.

It was then when he was about to leave the room.

“Daddy!!”

A voice echoed outside the door.

‘Lilith?’

Tak, tak, tak.

The sound of small steps running.

“W, w, wait! Princess, please! Stop!”

Even Jonathan’s shouting, seemingly embarrassed, followed.

“What is this…” 

The Marquis and his wife were perplexed by the unexpected ruckus, the same was true with Enoch. 

And bang! 

The moment the living room door opened.

“H, how did you get here—!” 

Lilith could be seen over the Marquis and Marchioness’s contemplative faces.

“Dad!”

Lilith with an innocent smile on her face.

And next to her.

“Remember this kid?!”

The kid he met a week ago.

“I guess the Marquis also invited him!”

There was an illegitimate child of the Marquis of Onyx.