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"Jenon, you want to say I'm a jerk? If you want to call me Little Ray, do whatever you want."

"…I was presumptuous."

"But don't let that age discourage you... Shh."

with a click

Raymond loaded the gun.

Bang!

The birds fly in a roar. The game is falling down. It's a big stag. The horn was very good.

"You're out of line. I'm dead.”

"Wasn't that right?"

"It's not immediately...You've been suffering for nothing.”

"Why do you care so much about being shot and being eaten?"

"I'm sure I've lost my skills."

Raymond murmured. He was concentrating on something else than a deer. Xenon could guess why.

"It's your first time meeting a proper woman. So many women and Icela who've been sticking to each other have been no joke.”

"The right girl?"

Raymond repeated what Xenon said.

"Lady Karen."

"…hahaha."

Raymond turns to Xenon. He's staring. He smiles with a curious face. Obviously, it wasn't a bright smile with Karen.

"Oh, isn't it?"

Was it a mistake? Xenon sweated cold. It was difficult for Xenon to judge Raymond. He was always a decent boss and a decent aristocrat. But is that really?

"If you look at me like that... That would be right."

"I'm sorry."

"I didn't mean to be angry. I'm just saying that I'm doing well. She, too."

The two approached the fallen deer. He was still breathing. The big eyes of the gasping deer were somehow burdensome. Xenon took out a knife.

"…you're still breathing less.”

"I'll do it."

"No, I'll do it. It's my mistake."

"Yes."

Raymond approached the gasping deer and hugged his head. Fasten and whisper the body.

"Shhh... nice."

with a thud

Even though a deer of that size would be quite powerful, Raymond broke the deer's neck without much effort. The animal's eyes were twisted and gradually sank after convulsing its whole body.

"The fur and horns are in pretty good condition. I think you can use your head as a decoration."

Raymond looked at the deer's horns and asked Raymond.

"Jennon, is deer hair a nice gift?"

"You mean Mr. Berdick?"

I've already given you a lot of things, so why are you trying to put more on me? Xenon was sickening to think of Verdick's greedy smile. These days, he's become more obsessed with meals and his personality is getting dirtier. Raymond doesn't want to bow to him. He is not worth it.

"He's got enough meat."

So you're not going to cut off the deer's hair to that little fiancee? Xenon shook his head. You don't know anything because you're still young.

"…I don't think so. I don't know if it's fox fur."

"The horn is this big."

"It's not a gift for a young girl. Why did you do well before?Just like I did to you, Icella. Just go to the jewelry store and pick the most expensive one. It's the most popular design, and it'll be perfect if you put flowers on it."

Raymond tilted his head. Jenon laughed because he looked young at that moment. The clumsy appearance was a little humane.

"I thought she might like this."

"…don't do that."

If you've been choosing nice gifts and keeping your manners, why are you doing this crazy thing to Karen? Is this a characteristic of a man in love? He wasn't like this when he was young. Xenon scratched his head.

"I think you're in love."

I think so. So.

Weirdly laugh, whisper to each other... You let him hurt you?

Xenon shook his head and wiped out all misconceptions. A seed has no doubt about its owner. And Raymond has never let him down before. I'm sure you have an idea.

"Should I send a telegram to my parents' house? If you get married, you won't be in the Evans family anymore."

"Well...that's right. It'll happen over time."

"The Baron is also ill, so he'll look forward to Raymond's marriage."

"He? Well."

"Because you're brothers."

Raymond touched his face awkwardly. feel one's chin

"Oh, you must be really out of it, but it's better for women to be sure. I'm waiting for nothing.Well, hesitating is not good. Like a man,"

"I like certain things."

"Yes."

As Raymond continued to feel a bit out of his mind, he turned his head. Oh, I've come too far. I can see the tied up horse too far. I don't want to take it all the way there.

"But why did you come out hunting all the way here? It's quite far."

The hunting ground where the two were standing was quite a distance from the Evans' villa. The deer gained weight in summer, but it was not an exceptionally good place compared to the hunting ground near the villa. Why the hell did you come here? I thought I'd have a love counseling session, but Raymond keeps talking nonsense. Jenon sighed and complained to Raymond, who was tired of looking around.

"I'll have to go a long way to get this, but it doesn't pay.”

And only one deer. Xenon swallowed the aftertaste. It was a disastrous performance for Raymond's hunting. He woke me up early in the morning to go hunting today and went somewhere else all day.

"…I have something to check."

Raymond continued to hover between the woods and the grass with a rifle. It looked like you were looking for something, but you never said what you were looking for. All day long, Xenon wondered why he was here. Is that what happens when you fall in love?

"You mean the lady? …hehe."

Xenon stopped breathing.

The first thing I thought of was the foul smell, hit the mark.

But it was not Xenon's owner who caught the game. A woman with red hair was lying down. However, neither Xenon nor Raymond approached a certain distance. Because it was not in a state where I could already approach and save it. The blood was alive and there was not only a bad smell but also a disgustingly rotten smell.

It's a dead body.

"Ugh"

"It smells awful. How long do you think it's been?”

"At least three days? I'd better ask the doctor, but I don't think it was before."

"…yes."

Raymond approached carefully and turned the woman's body over with a gun.

a wiggle

"Gee, now."

"Calm down, Xenon."

The woman's mouth was torn. The woman was clearly killed. The eyeballs were gone, too. The clothes were covered in blood, and the belly was completely off, so I could see the situation under the clothes.

a wiggle

The body mumbled open its mouth.

"What, what?"

A rat popped out of the body's mouth and popped out with a squeaking sound.

Fuck

Raymond picked up the stone and hit the mouse. A rat died, which seemed to have eaten the woman's tongue by screaming at the deathbed. Xenon felt disgusted by disgust.

"Jennon, give me your note."

"What the hell, this is,"

"Calm down. You've seen it all the time."

"But that."

It was a battlefield, but this is not the place. It should be a peaceful place. And most of all, the scariest thing is.

"…Ah."

Raymond as if he had come to know that the body was here.

Why did the immediate article come here, what did he know?

"Jennon, what did you say earlier?"

"Yes, yes?"

"Miss Karen Evans."

"Yes, yes."

Raymond put the gun in. In that action, Xenon knew that Raymond had come here because he had this body in mind from the beginning.

But what came out of Raymond's mouth was an unexpected sound.

"I think I'm in love.”

"Well, I see."

Raymond took care of the deer and continued to Jenon.

"So let me be clear. Don't approach her."

The joke, "Are you jealous," was a face that could never be done.

01. Queen of spades

"You won't even see it anyway.”

"You have to decorate the invisible parts thoroughly to make them look more natural.

"…the tips of my toes are a bit."

What the hell are you doing? You haven't eaten since dawn.

Karen cringed at the tip of her toes, which kept cringing because she was itchy. The steward wrapped his feet in a warm towel. The reading session held by the Duke of Dalton should be more attentive. not because of the importance of Karen's work, but as Evans. Verdick's supervisor stared at Karen's toes as if she could not stay.

"Would you like to add some gold powder or just water?”

It's nice to have gold on your toes. It's also luxurious. Even if you touch dirt during the day, you put gold on your feet at night. Karen went through magical changes every day, and her head almost hurt. Donna was next to me fanning herself and looking at Karen with envy. Karen used to be standing over there. Then, will Donna be the main character later? Karen laughed like a logjam, imagining it.

"Miss Evans?"

"Gold it, please."

"What kind of decoration should I put on top of the gold?”

"What's there?"

"You can put up a small diamond, or you can break a ruby."

Wouldn't your feet hurt? Karen was a little scared. My feet still haven't healed. It's hard to put on shoes, too. There was a hole on the back of my foot, but it felt strange to put a jewel on the tip of my foot.

"Do you need it to get in your shoes anyway?”

"Once again, you have to take care of everything you can't see before you become a true lady."

"You know better than I do?”

“…….”

You don't even talk back anymore.

Did Isela do all this every time? As a maid, I saw her being supervised and groomed, but Isela was always used to such things and giving instructions was her hobby and routine. Karen enjoyed various luxury of being a lover of Raymond and other noble men, but she was never as tired as she was in the Evans family. Other times, you can do whatever you want. It's so hard to live a life like this.

"Are you ignoring me because I'm a foster daughter?”

"What are you talking about?”

You must be tired. Even though you are old, you can't coax and your words keep coming out sharp. I should have slept a lot in advance, but Karen sighed. Karen rubbed around her eyes, which were flinching with fatigue.

"You'd better pack your face while you're decorating your toes."

"…why don't you guys just take care of it?”

So that I can sleep a little more at that time. However, the managers employed by the Evans family were cool-headed.

"You don't know anything. The owner has to manage everything."

"…is that so?"

Karen was interesting in the manager's words that taught her about her owner's attitude. When she was a virgin, she managed to get along. All the women who were tired of Icela Evans' irritation and nervousness comforted each other and drank. But it's so different when the location changes.

"I see."

But I can't even imagine what to do.

Karen felt weak. I just want to sleep more now. However, the simple wish was broken when another dermatologist came and put a pack of herbs on Karen's face.

"…It's cold."

"You have dark under your eyes. I think we need more care."

"…yes."

Karen remembers the skin caregiver. Was it Jane? She loved alcohol and theorized that alcohol was definitely good for her skin. He was quite old, and he had a lot of backbone in the industry, and he also managed the store from Verdick.

"You have rough skin and red hair... How about wearing a wig?”

People are so funny. Karen smiled helplessly at the woman who was apparently trying to control her. Do you want me to take the poison? But if you do that in the house, you'll be caught by Berdick and Raymond. How do we play now? There are so many people here.