Therese silenced on Meliá's words.

I'll sit under the bed.

"Huff... you're right. Mr. Merriam.

Bath is a child who (...) Chi (...) is (...) Ku (...) and was made between me and Collins.

You were listening to Alf, too.

Then shall I tell you about this church from my point of view "

Therese is back to a calm voice.

"Please"

And Merliah answered.

"I am, as I say, a Eugrid tribe.

I don't really remember my parents.

Because I was gone when I remembered the words.

After my parents were gone, I lived alone in Noyama, with the animals.

I didn't think I was lonely.

Eat nuts and fish, play with the animals and sleep when you want to.

It would seem harsh for a young child to live in, but I had magic.

Magic chants have come to mind naturally without having to learn from someone.

It would be a move that the blood of the Eugrid tribe can do.

I lived in serenity, without any difficulty because of it.

One day I lived like that, I was captured by the hands of an adventurer hired by a slave trader.

For me, the first person I met besides my parents was them, wasn't it?

Connected to the prison, he was gathered with children in similar circumstances and struck by anxiety and fear.

It was the Alves who saved it.

Among them, those dressed in small and beautiful finesse were pitying us and weeping.

The one who shed that tear is Collins.

After a while, he said,

"Children who are not going, come about me.

Let's all get along and have fun together '

and brought us to this church.

Collins was kind and taught us a lot.

Alf was dangling, too, but he was watching us with tender eyes.

Though I've been away from the wild mountains where I was born and raised, I thought I could live happily here.

Then... when it was about three years ago?

One night I was snuck up to Collins to go to his bedroom.

Beautiful clothes are available and let me wear them.

And he combed my hair.

I remember seeing myself clean in the mirror and I was happy.

...... it was probably Riml who said Collins was the devil?

Demon, if you ask me, he may be, but from me that day, he wasn't a noble demon. "

Therese's voice goes low.

You're not supposed to be activating magic, but the more magic detection works, the more magic is raging in the terrace.

"He was a monster.

There's no intelligence. It was a kedathing.

What happened...... would you like to hear more?

"No... I understand..."

Melia was barely pressured by Therese.

Therese sighs and re-divides.

The magic reaction stays in its normal state.

"At that time, it hurt and I was scared, but I got used to it right away.

Rather, I took it for granted.

We were treated excessively even though we were deemed children.

I thought I had to give back to Collins and Alf somewhere.

Instead, Collins was all the way.

Because I was just satisfied and didn't get my hands on the other kids.

That could have been important.

If you're just obsessed with me, that's affection, even if it's somewhat distorted.

But if that becomes unspecified, it's desire.

Whatever his intentions were to create this church, if you are only looking at me, I have spoiled and decided to accept him.

That's also why I turned twelve and didn't go outside like any other child.

I couldn't allow Collins to get his hands on the other children.

That's not because I felt sorry for the children.

Not least because I wanted to monopolize Collins' love.

I just couldn't allow Collins, who saved me, to be a man of desire.

Alf says I'm such a sweet girl... he's a really stupid person "

Therese laughs bitterly.

In contrast, Merliah:

"Mr. Alfred knew about it."

"I was there. Sure.

Alf was obsessed with me, too, so he realized he was being chased with his eyes.

I just didn't say anything when I saw me with my hair and clothes messed up from Collins' bedroom.

Alf also wouldn't have wanted to admit that Collins, who gave me dreams, was a scoundrel who fed children.

Silly me, a coward alf, and a demon-like, monster-like Collins.

It is such weak people who were moving this church with beautiful ideals and good polite upbringing.

It would be hilarious. It would be ugly.

I'm glad you didn't call Mr. Blade.

He is alley and seems to have aesthetics.

If I find out about this, it could kill me and Alfred. "

Just kidding. Therese says, but I'm sure it will.

Kill them both to break this church, not to kill Alfred or Therese.

Blade said, I found out why I felt Alfred's imbalance.

While both Alfred and Therese were doing good deeds, the fruit, what they were trying to protect, was the admiration and ideals they had seen in the past.

Good as an act.

Many children continue to be saved.

The result is also good.

Many children wear upbringing, find work, and travel to the outside world.

There's just a darkness in the minds of the adults who raised them that can't be helped.

"You look at me with a terrible face.

Do you pity me? Do you despise?

"I don't... I don't"

"I know.

Because you are beautiful.

Like a flower that stretches its back straight towards the sun. "

"Mr. Therese... that's not your prospect.

Or a prejudice against a privileged human being. "

I felt a sting in Meliá's words.

"Excuse me. That was a terrible attitude towards the benefactor of your life.

Not very popular, sorry nasai "

Therese apologizes.

But Melia won't say anything.

Did you snort or shake your head?

I can't get a glimpse of Merliah's expression from here.

"Now, to get back to it, as I said earlier, everything was going around.

Our lives are.

That was crazy because I had a Collins child.

I thought I couldn't hide it. I revealed it to Collins and Alf.

The two of them were surprised, but immediately accepted.

Trying to look at the fold and tell the children.

Because I wasn't a child anymore, either, and I don't have any problems in the world.

Since that day I've stopped going to Collins' bedroom. "

"Mr. Collins knew, didn't he?

But since he died, it means Alfred's child... "

"Yeah. He offered me that.

The child needs a father.

Behind the most seemingly line, I saw a desire to deepen my fringe with me.

In fact, we need males to protect and feed our nests in order to have children. "

"Oh no... make Mr. Alfred look like a beast!

I could hear Therese laughing with her nose at Meliá's objections.

"He and I are really just beasts.

I met Collins, and he was just imitating humans.

And it was so comforting "

"For you and Mr. Alfred, I know Mr. Collins was a big one.

I... although I think what Mr. Collins did is despicable and unforgivable.

I regret his death. "

Melia squeezes out her sinking voice.

I thought Therese was in tune with Merriam's words. [M]

However,

"Collins is glad he's dead.

Because that man should have died. "

"Huh?"

Melia raised her confused voice.

I didn't know what Therese meant either. [M]

"I headed to Collins' bedroom that night a year ago.

Because it was hard on me and I wanted someone to accompany me.

I opened the door to his room without even knocking…

So what I saw was Collins covering his rim. "

"Huh!?

Melia breathed.

Therese's magic begins to rumble again.

"I soon realized.

He said he chose his next opponent because I was no longer available.

Riml frightened when he was pushed with a cloth in his mouth.

Naked Collins looking at such a rimle with a laugh.

It was a reproduction of exactly what I experienced that night.

And I realized my mistake.

You should have killed Collins the night I was taken. "

Therese's magic swells even more.

I led Meliá through the crisis. I rolled out of bed, grabbed Meliá and left Therese.

"Oh. That's a refreshing appearance.

Prince of Lord Merliah. "

Therese has a sweet, spare smile on her beautiful face.

Apparently, he was feeling thin about me lurking.

"Remember, your emotions got expensive.

The moment you killed Collins. "

Merliah's body was trembling.

I hold it and try to stop the tremor.

Therese stared at us like that,

"I killed Collins. I told Alf everything.

Alf didn't blame me.

It's just that I mourned my ideals dying.

I wasn't even that sad.

'Cause instead of ideals, we had life in our hands. "

I could hear the baby crying from across the hallway at the same time that Therese said so.

It's Bath's cry.

"For me, keeping Bath alive and nurturing is more important than anything else.

So did Alfred.

It's better for a child to have a solid parent. "

That's what Therese said, unlocked the door.

"I really appreciate you guys.

That you gave me Bath.

That you gave me the opportunity to grow a berth.

Whatever you think of me, I will never forget to thank you. "

Therese, who said so, smiled horribly beautifully and shut the door quietly.

Me and Merliah stood up in the room where Therese was gone.

After a while, Merliah opened her mouth.

"Mr. Cruz...... I made another mistake.

I know something I'm glad I didn't know.

How could you want to know if you weren't prepared to rebut her... "

If we think in the rules of human society, Terez, who murdered Collins, must be found guilty.

But Collins is guilty enough to be killed.

Punishing Therese for that would take her mother away from her newborn Bath.

Alfred will also lose his beloved.

Everyone gets unhappy.

But I can live as if nothing happened to Terez, Bath, Alfred, by hiding Collins' murder.

No mouth for the dead (Collins).

The people of the city won't be pursuing until the incident that happened in this church out of the public.

It's just that Merliah's too clean a habit, so she'll feel guilty about bringing the case down.

But I can't even strangle Therese because I'm too brittle for emotion.

I just keep blaming myself for worrying without either one of them, and I think that's barren.

So I said, holding Merliah from my back.

"Melia is not wrong.

We just shouldn't be here anymore.

Let's travel soon. "

We did what we could.

As a result, no one had to die.

That was enough to make sense.

Melia held my hand and nodded cocklessly.