A few days after I recovered my memory.
In addition to the routine that Rachel was talking to, I had a routine that I hadn't had before.It's being watched from afar, acting alone.Naturally, the magic equipment is still attached, and the place where the permission is given is also determined.Only the library, the closest garden from the white room, and the tearoom adjacent to the garden are within my reach.
Always monitored from afar and equipped with additional magic equipment to record audio when acting alone.
Why you're doing this is to distract and lure someone.In other words, it is officially recognized as a state of affairs.
It was when I felt a little anxious inside because I didn't have any results like this since I became a wizard.
That same day, after meeting with Rachel, I had time to act alone, picked up a book in the library, and then stopped by the tearoom where I always stopped by.After drinking tea for about an hour and reading the book to a good place, I gently closed the book and left it on the table and left it in the garden.
The garden is colorfully managed with the royal pride of blue roses.If you inhale a large amount of breath, the very good smell spreads to your lungs and even enriches your mind.
As I slowly walked through the garden, I heard a faint noise behind me with signs of people.
I took a breath and finally stopped my feet tightly thinking that the time had come.
"----Master Elena....."
Looking back slowly as he swallowed his nervous trembling breath, the soldier he saw that day was there.In the last few days, I've been a hustler and I've wanted to lure you.The soldier approached me and held my hand.
"Ahh... you're still alive..."
The voice of a soldier kneeling before me and pressing his forehead against the back of my hand is trembling.
"Ever since Elena gave me the power of this crest, I've only thought about the promise I made to you... until I met you, it was worth nothing to my crest.Elaina was the only one who saved me from being needed, hated, despised, and clawed by nobles in the world, such as the power to photograph the crest.I don't know how much I cursed myself for not being able to save Elena... now I can fulfill your wish.Please let me know what you need. "
I tried to crouch down to the same gaze while remaining as calm as possible to the soldier who was bowing down respectfully.The soldiers stared at us in dismay.
"What's your name... what's your name?
Soldiers who stunned their eyes as if they could not understand the meaning and attitude of my words answered, "It's Doris Cain" after swallowing their spit for a while.
"... yes, you're Doris."
"Oh no! Please don't!Please just call me and throw it away. "
I shook my head sideways with a bitter smile.
"No, I'd like to call you Doris."
"... well... no, now I have to tell Elaine-san something more.The power of this crest that I received, because I am a man, is quite unfamiliar... I don't feel like I have much time to use my power freely.Please, give me an order while I can be your limb. "
"--Mr. Doris... that's enough."
The soldier carved an incredible expression after being bewildered.
"... let's let you and I go.You don't have to lose your freedom for someone.Please live only for you. "
"--are you going to abandon me...?
…… No, it's not!That's not the case, I'm telling you that the promise is over.I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me anymore.So please stop.Enough of your promises. "
Ms. Doris was looking at me earlier to confirm my intentions with an unchanged and grotesque expression.It was as if the time had stopped just around Doris.
"--I finally saw the path I had to take.I will live to face the sins I have committed.I apologize to Mr. Doris for losing his job because of me.That's why you don't have to do anything for me anymore.Doris wants us to live for Doris alone. "
I wish I had said what I wanted to say, but I'm not sure it was well communicated.Miss Doris is not responding at all, so she starts to get impatient.I don't want this person to make any more mistakes, and above all, my strong desire to protect Mr. Rachel was stirring up anxiety.
Doris, who did not show any reaction for a while, slowly leaned down and left for a while before muttering.
"... you still don't need me... no one needs me... I was born wrong... I wish I hadn't been born... only Elena recognized me... only Elena expected me..."
When I understood that nothing I wanted to say had been communicated and tried to speak to Doris in a hurry, I thought Doris looked up momentum and his eyes were 180 degrees different from those earlier.
"... who are you... where did you take Elena who needed me!
Doris takes an unexpected breath after a sudden change.
"... you're not Elena, are you?... Elaina needed me!I made a promise!Who the hell were you!Where did you take Elena!?
While she couldn't say anything from the surprise, Doris kept heating up and jumped at me with a yell, knocking me down on the lawn and becoming a horse rider before strangling me.
"Eh! Where was Elaina!?You killed him!?Hurry up!
Speaking of which, the power to restrain the neck is so strong that I can't even breathe back.The restraint was getting stronger and stronger, and when my consciousness began to blur, Doris, who was riding on me with a loud noise, blew up diagonally to the left.
As you breathe heavily with the reflex, you choke and cough heavily.Turn your back until you stop coughing while lying on the lawn for a while.When I finally settled down, the guards woke me up supporting me as I lay down.Apparently, when Mr. Crisford understood that I had been saved, an incredible word came out of his mouth.
Take him with you.
The guards tried to capture Doris with other soldiers on the spot.
"......! Hold on!
As he shouted and coughed at me with a suspicious look, the guards replied "What is it?"
"What are you going to do about it?He hasn't done anything yet!
"... what are you talking about?He would have strangled me by now. "
I don't understand it at all, and the guard who looks at me with a crazy expression is desperate to catch me.
"No, I didn't do anything.I'm a sinner.You're not guilty of slightly strangling a sinner, are you?So Doris hasn't done anything yet. "
He hung only one eyebrow to me when he looked hard and answered the poor guard's silver eyes.I think this is the first time I've hit him in the face with my opinion.
"... he broke into the royal castle without permission.If I remember correctly, he would be a soldier who no longer works for the royal castle.Isn't this a sin?
I changed my mind from a sitting position to a kneeling position to a nearby guard who saw a quiet flame of anger in the cold.
"... what are you doing?"
"- Because I gave him orders.He was not in a position to refuse.Please let me atone for his sins.Please!
The guards stared back at me as suspiciously as ever, desperately as they stared into their eyes.Because I said selfish things, I gradually realized that he was becoming invisible and moody.Still desperate to ask me, he exhaled a long breath, placing his hand between his eyebrows.
"... first one.You are not in a position to say please right now.And I have no obligation or reason to listen to it.Based on the above, I decline. "
"......! That's it!
The guard, who no longer tried to hide his discomfort, looked at me unexpectedly as troublesome as he tried to hold me back even further.I am accustomed to these cold eyes.
"--Master Elena... I'm sorry... it's okay... I'm already..."
Soon Mr. Doris, who had regained his calm, looked at me weeping.Looking at Doris like that, I didn't think I could leave him alone, and I stared at the Guards with my will further consolidated.Looking at me like that, the guard, who became even more upset, was already passing through the mood and could be said to be angry with anyone who saw it.
"... what a farce.Shit. Get him out of here!
That's right! Wait, wait, wait!Please! Oh, my God!
"What are you doing!Get him out of here!
The guards shouted so loudly that the soldiers who were holding Mr. Doris were about to take him with them.
"Elaina! I'm so sorry!Thank you so much for seeing Miss Elena!Happy birthday!Elaina!
"Wait! Mr. Doris!Wait! "
While being taken by soldiers, Doris was crying out loud at me with tears running out.The figure was painful, but somehow his expression seemed clear as if he had taken possession.
When I was with the guards, I desperately continued without wiping the tears on my cheeks.
"I know I don't have the right or the right to say this.That's it....! Please, just Mr. Doris!
"Shut up and look at the man in front of me.I'm gonna sew your mouth. "
I thought I was used to seeing the guards cold and like garbage.I've never seen anything like it with angry eyes before, and my body is stiff with fear.I almost couldn't say anything, but when I thought Doris' life was going on, endless power seemed to spring from the bottom of my body.
"--No... I won't shut up"
"What do you mean?
Watch the angry guards closely.The silver eyes, which were always cool and calm, sparkled with anger.Swallow your trembling breath and look firmly into your eyes.
He said, "I won't shut up."
……
"... I know you despise me and hate me.But it's got nothing to do with him.As you think, I'm the worst person.But Mr. Doris is not.If I cannot bear the sin of trespassing on the royal castle, at least let me bear the other sins. "
"... why are you trying to protect that man so much?
"... because he hasn't done anything yet.Because I did nothing but break into the royal castle on my orders. "
"--Even if he left such marks on his neck, he didn't do anything... is that it?
"Originally, I was an accused and a sinner.Without Rachel's mercy, you told me that you would already have been executed.On the surface, I've heard that you're a guest of Rachel's, but it doesn't change that I'm a sinner awaiting a retrial.What kind of sin would it be to strangle such a person a little?Please, don't hit anyone else with your anger at me.Please punish me with your usual calm judgment.... "
To protect someone, I once again thought it was very important to think of someone because I would feed this much on a man who was deeply afraid.
After seeing me in a grumpy mood with a good look at me, Mr. Crisford took a deep breath after disturbing his head.
"... otherwise, I didn't catch him because I didn't like you.... in the first place I... no, he's an intruder who infiltrated the castle for whatever reason.That's why I got him. And the power of the emblem. "
"I'm sure you've heard about Chris Ford, but Mr. Doris won't be around much longer."
"... ahh, I heard.I want you to stay in the space we can manage until the power of his sigil is clear. "
"... I see..."
I felt painful thinking that he would be trapped in that pure white space where I was.
"... if the victim doesn't want you any more, I don't care if I strangled you.... but we'll keep him under control so he can't take revenge in the future.That's all. "
I understood that Mr. Crisford, who had only had the cold impression of not hiding his dissatisfaction, was unexpectedly emotional.
For the first time, I could thank him with a smile for his biggest concession.It was the first time I had ever smiled at him, so I was deeply surprised myself, and Chris Ford was so surprised that his eyes would spill out.When I saw Chris Ford, I thought he was still an emotional person and smiled even more, but when I looked at him, Chris Ford was in a bad mood again.
When I broke my shell, which scared me and didn't take a step forward from fear, I thought I could feel so fresh, but I took in the air in the garden again and filled my lungs.