"Brother!
Yenny shouting through Jared's body.
"... who the hell is he? It's beyond the realm of witchcraft, such as turning everything you touch into sand."
Next to her, Rosa groaned abominably, falling to the ground without force. Yennie puts her sword and gaze at Rosa, believing that Jared would be safe.
"... that's as much as I want to know. I hear you sniffed around a lot about your brother, don't you know? Isn't this phenomenon that turns into sand a magic of earth attributes?
"No. That's just what the earth attributes call magicians with multiple attributes: earth attributes, fire attributes, and water attributes. Some things are called earth attribute sorcery, but it is only sorcery that deals with multiple attributes allowed to earth attribute sorcerers at the same time. It can't be modern magic, like turning things into sand, not just things."
"Thank you very much for your explanation. Now, what shall I do? Should I kill you here or keep you alive to turn you over to your brother... I'm honestly not sure"
If you think of Jared, you might be right to finish Rosa off in this place to keep worrying.
Yennie herself doesn't mind being held hostage, but I can't regret being shackled by Jared because of it.
"Kill me, but I want you to tell me about your skill. Your sword moves are not what a fourteen-year-old has. How much time did you spend on your daily training?
"No, nothing in particular"
"What?"
"I am trained only to the extent that I am fond of escort. It's forbidden by my grandfather."
Rosa's eyes open. For her, even if she continued her bloody training from an early age, it is hard to believe that a girl with sword moves above herself only trains to the point of her sobriety.
"I'm surprised Baron Daum, known as the Sword Ghost, knows your talent and forbids you from training."
"He says I have a gift beyond my grandfather. But I am too uninterested in fighting, nor can I have reason to fight. Even if there is a sense of justice in the crowd, I have never held this by birth, such as loyalty. Your grandfather must have been afraid that I would gain strength. And you said you should seek happiness in the crowd. So I continued to be a weak girl, without waving my power. Until you hurt your brother."
There was no resistance when I was caught keeping my word. But already then, Yennie would have definitely resisted if she knew she was going to be a hostage against Jared.
"Did you put out the snake with the tweezer..."
"My grandfather and my grandmother thought I needed shackles. If you hold the sword, you will optimize it for battle without denial. There are more loved ones - Jared Murphy, my dearest - who guide me and whom I may wish to protect than live in this body."
"... I see Jared Murphy is your shackle"
Rosa laughs. No way, Jared didn't even know the girl he was trying to protect could protect himself enough. Then Jared seemed hilarious.
"He's a shackle and an important person I want to protect"
"But Jared Murphy was taken by Olivier Alway."
With all the fun back, Rosa says mean things, but against, Yenny just smiles.
"No. Your brother doesn't belong to anyone. And even if Olivier and your brother were married, my thoughts would never change."
"... stupidly straight."
I shrug like a shudder, but said Yennie doesn't have a bare gesture to care.
"That means loving people. Don't you have someone to love?
"There is no one I love"
Rosa laughs at Yennie coming to visit the other way around. She has no romantic experience in the days that dawn into battle since she was born. Above all, I thought such emotions were unnecessary. But Yenny says it's a waste.
"Then you should fall in love. Just making love changes the world. You look trapped in strength, but if you fall in love, you won't be pursuing strength alone, I'm sure."
"Nonsense"
"I think so because you don't know love yet"
To Yenny, I assure you, when Rosa tried to return more words - explosive magic rose from the wreckage of the mansion.
"... your brother?
Turning her gaze from Rosa to where the mansion was, Jared appears as she pays the sand.
"My brother!
Even though he believed in Jared's safety, Yenny rushes over with joy that he was thus able to check his cheapness.
"Does it matter?
"Sorry, I'll be fine. What about Yenny?"
I'm fine, too.
"Well, like I want to ask Yennie a lot, I think Yennie wants to ask me a lot too..."
"No, I will not ask until your brother tries to speak to me. But I think I have to tell you everything about me to your brother, who has seen me fight."
I ask back to Yenny's words that are too convenient for Jared, okay? Yennie, however, affirmed to me that she would have a full smile.
Jared travels with her to Rosa with relief she doesn't have to reveal her secrets and guilt for Yennie.
"Hey. You've been a hell of a lot, haven't you?
"Hmm. Your cousin's skill was above mine. Surprised, but no grudges. Yenny Daum is strong. More than you, no doubt."
"I guess."
"Let me hear it, Jared Murphy. What was that earlier?
I thought Rosa would definitely ask. But I don't have an in-laws to tell you.
"... the guy who's nesting in me took care of you - I don't have to tell you any more"
"... I guess. Okay, let's ask one more question. What are you gonna do with me? Kill me if you want, or I'll come after you again and kill Hannellone Alway and Olivier Alway."
It's not gonna happen.
"What?
Jared lowers his hips beside Rosa and tells her that Emilia went to reveal all her mother's evil deeds to her father.
Now her mother, Cornelia Alway, won't be able to serve Hannellone anymore.
"Well... I thought you were a stupid woman, but I've reviewed you, Emilia Alway"
"... so no matter how many Hannellone and Olivier you aim at from now on, Vault Toyfer won't get a single sentence. Still, if the organization says something that doesn't make sense and keeps aiming..."
"What do we do?
"I'll crush everything, Vault Toyfer. Reveal all those who are hiding, and no matter how long it takes, it will surely destroy them"
"... you said that?
"I told you."
In fact, if Vault Toyfer is going to continue to target Olivier mother and son, Jared has decided to crush them as he says.
Pfile's raid, Rosa's kidnapping of Yennie, and the experience of turning backwards twice were by no means forgivable to Jared.
I won't let you do it a third time. You can't let them.
Fortunately, if Emilia Alway reveals everything to the Duke and Cornelia's evil ends, Vault Toyfer won't lose much, either, to gain.
It's not like Emilia could be lying, either, but Jared, who listened in person, believes her words are not lies.
"So, what are you gonna do with me?
"To be honest, I don't want to give you back like this. 'Cause if the wound heals, you're going after me again, right?
"That's right. I'm after you. It has nothing to do with the mission, I'll kill you next"
"But I don't have the strength to fight anymore. If the client gets caught, you won't be targeting the Oliviers anymore, will you?
"... right. Neither does Vault Toyfer do the insane imitation of continuing to make crappy requests even if his client is caught. I didn't like that woman's request myself."
"Then that's enough for today. I didn't take you down. But you have to promise me one thing, I don't want to do it if I can't, but I'll kill you on this occasion."
"Say it."
Jared takes out the knife and hits Rosa in the neck, making a low voice in her ear.
"Don't imitate how boring it is to take hostages again. If you want to fight me, come straight from the front."
"... ok. I promise."
When I make sure she accepts, I get a knife.
At the same time, those dressed in black appear and surround the Jared.
Just saying there was no hostility to Jared, one of the black clothes spread his hands.
"Jared Murphy. We're not going to argue anymore."
"What do you mean?
"The testimony of Emilia Alway has now led the Duke of Alway to move himself. So we don't have hands on Hannelone Alway and Olivier Alway and Jared Murphy anymore"
"Well, thank you"
Probably had a lookout around the Duke of Alway. Cornelia's greatest fear should have been her husband's anger. That's why he lurked his breath so he wouldn't get legs, and even hired an assassination group.
But I wouldn't have thought my daughter would behave against herself, not the assassination organization Vault Toyfer.
I don't care what judgment the Duke will give Cornelia from now on. Honestly, I'm not interested.
Now I'm just relieved that it's clear that Vault Toyfer won't get his hands on the Oliviers.
"And it's a thick wish, but I'd like to ask Master Rosa back. I'm ready to give our lives if I have to."
"No, that's fine. Because I would have trouble getting it. Just take him."
"... thank you. Come on, Lady Rosa."
"I'm sorry."
With his men's shoulders, Rosa stands up and declares toward Jared.
"Jared Murphy, as promised, let's fight from the front next"
"I'll pay you back whenever you want."
"And Yenny Daum"
"Is it me?
Yennie surprises me that I didn't expect to be called first name.
"I'm sorry I took you hostage. And be sure to pay back the debt you lost today"
"I don't want to fight… let's start with a cup of tea together"
Rosa sneers and Jared laughs at Yennie for saying something off.
And Rosa is taken away by her men.
"Wait a minute, Rosa Lowen"
"What?
"I was nasty because of the stupid adventurer, but can you tell me more about my mother I was about to say?
"... sooner or later I'll know. Shit, there's no need to say it in this place right now."
"What the hell, it"
I'd like to ask because it was about my late mother, but Rosa probably won't tell me.
"Sooner or later, you'll know who Liz Murphy is and the blood that runs through you."
Rosa left that behind and disappeared with her men.
Jared, left, stands up and reaches out Yenny's hand.
"A lot's happened, but let's go home"
"Yes."
The cousin smiles as the flowers blossom when she grips happily at the hand offered.
One day Jared and his loved ones went back to where they waited, remembering that they both walked hand in hand.