The day when I returned home arrived, I was very prepared for the worst possibility, namely death.
But it is not the death of Edward and Albert that I think about now, because of my death that I have taken into account myself.
If you guys ask why would I want to sacrifice myself for this worst case ?. it's because they are my second life, which cannot be replaced.
And while I can keep the danger away from them in my own way why not ?.
I went back to checking the equipment from head to toe while checking it.
"Hair"
"Okay"
"Clothes"
"Okay"
"Weapons"
"Okay"
"Shoes"
"Em ...." I thought for a moment
"Huh ... if heels like this can come off during a fight later, it's fine ....."
"Okay I'm ready for war !!!"
"Knock knock knock"
My train door was knocked from outside followed by Mery's voice, who sounded worried.
"Madame, are you sure? I'm afraid bad things will happen to you"
"You take it easy, oh yes have you told the driver once again?"
"Already madam"
"Well then there's nothing to worry about anymore, you can go to your place"
"Oh nyo !!!" Mery's voice was stifled and followed by the sound of a loud door smashing.
"Bruk brakk !!!"
"Florence !!!, What are you doing !!!, Didn't you already agree that when you go back to the palace, we'll be a train together?"
"I changed my mind, because I'm fed up with you" I replied in an indifferent tone as I looked away.
"Huh ?? !! Just for a trivial reason like that! It's not that we've made peace, that night," his tone was annoyed and impatient.
"What night do you mean Duke? I don't remember we had a special night."
I tried to lure him to say his kiss secretly that night.
But he remained silent and did not admit that he was the one who kissed me, even his face was a little panicked.
"If there's nothing you want to talk to, right, get out of this train Duke!" I said firmly and forced the train door to close.
"Brakk !!!"
The door was tightly closed, I saw the Duke's condition in the train window with his secret, he looked doubtful if he wanted to talk again or not.
But in the end he gave up and went to the train that was ahead, and got in there, I breathed a sigh of relief, then pulled the window blinds tightly.
"Sorry dear, this is for the benefit of yourself and Albert ..."
...
Shortly thereafter the train started, at first the journey went smoothly but something strange began to happen since entering the forest area.
I peeked a little into the window to see the sky, the cloudy clouds covered the sun which made the forest even darker adding to the creepy atmosphere.
My heart was beating fast, even though I had dealings with thugs or gangsters.
But this is different this is a killer who knows what would he do if he caught the wrong prey.
I could die first before fighting, because their current target is my Albert.
"Thump thump !!!"
"Ah !!! That's the code"
I sat closer to the wall that bordered myself and the coachman then returned the knock using the blunt tip of the fan.
"Thump !, thump ... thump ..."
The knock meant "yes, go away" then a hoarse sound of horses followed by a faint fall and the carriage was moving faster than usual.
"Hap !!"
Hearing the sound of people jumping, I immediately got ready, surely my train is now controlled by the killers.
Luckily, I brought the poison that I made myself, with sap from the acokanthera tree even though the fruit is sweet and fragrant.
And this poison can kill an adult in less than a minute, which the African population often uses at the tip of his arrow.
I stumbled across this tree while walking a path in the forest which was still the area of the Duke's villa.
Then told Lionna and Red to take it carefully, and the sap has now been applied to 1 of my fan.
1 fan blade is very hidden and looks more like a needle, which is long and quite large in one rod at the very end of the right.
And it can be inserted and also ejected at will without being noticed by the enemy, the train gets faster until I really feel uncomfortable in it.
"Crazy !!!, here the killer might have been a motorcycle gang that was hit, huh, so inconsiderate do you think it's a motorbike ?? !!"
I muttered a little furiously, then suddenly the idea of their plan came to mind, don't they want to overthrow the train to erase the evidence.
Or drop it into the abyss not far from here, oh damn it myself ...
But since they did not check whose carriage was containing it, the mission would surely fail, but it would still benefit the enemy who wanted to annihilate the Duke family.
"That's just my hypothesis ....."
"Crack !!! Crack !!!"
The shock was getting more pronounced, I even felt that this train was getting shaken because many parts of it were loose or fragile.
I restrained myself from screaming because if I heard a woman's voice it was over.
But otherwise they will feel weird because they might think this train is empty.
And finally I decided to scream in panic by disguising my voice with Albert's voice.
Ringing horse sounded panicked I tried to open the door that was locked tightly from the outside.
"Oh then I just need to break it !!!"
"Nggiiikkkk !!!!"
"Brukk !!!"
I managed to break down the door, the killer had already jumped on the ground because the train was about to plunge into a fairly deep river.
Then deftly jumped on to the coachman's quarters and deflected the 2 poor horses so they didn't fall into the river, one wheel of the horse-drawn carriage was not on the ground.
"Hah, hah...."
I neutralized my irregular breathing, while untying the rope connected by the carriage on the horse's body deftly because I was also in a rush of time.
There is only one more rope that I need to cut with my fan that is sharp like a penknife on the left, I jumped on the horse and saw the carriage fall into the river.
"Wow, you really are talented, new Duchess, I didn't think that the information we got was wrong because this train should be ridden by the young master alone"
I looked at the man whose entire body was covered so that his identity would not be discovered. His friends were also wearing the same clothes as him, he looks like the chairman seen from all his attitudes and behavior.
"What do you want to do huh ?!, How dare assassins attack the Duke's family !!!, Don't you want to live anymore" I said with a cynical look as well as my arrogant attitude that was deliberately made.
I looked around, and found that I was cornered because behind me the river was quite swift and deep and I was not sure I could safely swim to the shore.
"Of course we want to live, Madame, but our path is a hit man, if the pay is good the result must be good too"
And there were even 8 people who were stalking it from the top of the tree then if I ran maybe it might just die right away, because they served like snipers who shoot their prey from a distance.
"And blah blah blah ....."
The assassin's friend suddenly spoke at length, I quickly wondered if they could consider my offer, to tell who the mastermind of all this was.
"Well, if we haven't tried it, we won't know ....." I said to myself.
"I can also pay you whatever !, even 3 times that of the person who ordered you to !!"
I said as I slowly got off the horse, and my hands actively stroked it, so that the horse was calm, even though I silently wrote writing on the horse's stomach in ink and a brush that was on its saddle in a position that was not visible to them.
The chattering person was silent because he heard my words, but the expression on his face felt uncomfortable.
And with a little punch on the horse's two bodies, it could make it run away from all of us, while speaking to itself.
"Thank goodness my plan worked"
"You are so wicked madame! You didn't even hear me earlier."
"Hah??!!"
I wondered what he meant by his words, even the look on my face was clear.
"Hahahaha, you are even confused with this one child, madam." The person who looked like the chairman laughed loudly, patting the top of the head of the person who had been ignored by me.
Because the person I ignored earlier looked very upset and angry, I accidentally made eye contact with him.
"Deg !!!" My heart was beating fast cold sweat started pouring down from my neck, I felt a bad feeling.
Damn it is such a powerful murderous gaze, hah .... since I have never dealt with someone like that in my previous life, I didn't know that just one glance could make other people scared and couldn't think straight like this.
I thought to myself, as I continued to observe them, and the person I thought of as their leader said back.
"You are arrogant, you don't want to listen to the words of people who are lower than you, and you end up being offended, right?"
"End ??" I muttered softly but could be heard by his ears.
"Yes, that's her nickname, madam, at first we just wanted to lock you up and then sell you to the nobles in another kingdom, but I think the end changed your mind because you ignored it"
"And I will repeat what he said earlier, we are Jack the ripper, the biggest and most trusted assassin group of all time, you must have known that, Madame ???"
I didn't reply to his words, but it was enough to listen to what he said, because I was still on guard in case of a sudden attack.
And of course I know the name because this is a free lesson, madam. "
I who heard his offer immediately thought of making questions that I didn't know about this world, even my face looked serious when I thought about his questions to add to my insight.
"HM ... Then is there murder in this world?"
I said it after thinking hard while looking at him, at first he was dumbfounded by my question but he took a long time.
"Pfff ... Hahahaha, sorry madam I laughed suddenly, and was being rude ..."
She tried to wipe her tears that fluttered from her eyes because of laughter, after she put on a serious expression again she started asking questions.
"Why are you suddenly asking that when ..."
"I know you mean I lived and grew up on the streets, haven't you ever seen anything like that?" I was the first to interrupt his words.
"That's what you want to say isn't it ??" I continue again.
"Yes, you are right, and I want to know why"
She said that in a kind manner calmly putting on a curious face as she put her hands together on the table.
"I lost my memory, and I also never saw a murder or heard the news, even after I lived in the alley slum"
He nodded understanding my words, then said, "Okay, I'll tell you that murder is always there!"
He took a brief breath then returned to speak with a hand gesture,
"Wherever and whenever there is no time or degree for it to achieve its goal"
"And the most famous group or organization in the whole kingdom is jack the ripper."
I paused for a moment to feel familiar with that name, with a hand gesture I stopped Jerome who was trying to explain again.
"Well ... wasn't that the name of the famous killer in my world, huh? Because the perpetrator couldn't be caught until I died and his real identity wasn't known yet," I said to myself.
"Why have you ever heard this name mentioned by people? ...."
I looked at him then smiled a little as he said,
"Ah sorry I don't remember"
He smiled knowingly then began to explain that this organization was very dangerous and different from the usual assassin groups.
"Why?"
"Because a promise is a promise and means an oath that it will be done, and it is something that must be done no matter how tough the agreement is"
"Oh so he (the tenant) looks like he's going to make an agreement, isn't it a request?"
"That's right, that's why it's so sacred and hard to change"
"But then suppose the tenant wants to kill the king what?"
"Eh .. ?? !!, Madame ..." She suddenly put on a panicked face
"You didn't hear me earlier? I said for example"
"Huh ...."
He gave up and then told me again, "You know, what is legal when making the agreement?"
"HM .... Maybe you both agree?"
"Yes, that's right, so if one of the parties objected then the agreement would not be made and started with an oath to the devil Azazel"
"Because if that oath or promise is broken it will make whoever is guilty will die horribly, then people start to call it a devil's oath"
"Azazel seems like he never knew" I thought to myself again
"And that's how much of our lesson, see you later, my lady excused myself"
He stood up and after saluting he walked out of the door, but suddenly his steps stopped then turned to look at me saying,
"So you need to be careful about the organization, don't ever get involved, Madame. Excuse me."
"Sreett ....."
"Whooosh! ....."
The assassin sped off with a sword in hand ready to cut my head, he even caught my dreary self with his words.
"Hey madam, can you usually still daydream at a time like this"
"Slash ....."
"Zrakkk !!!"
Luckily I was able to deftly get rid of the tip of the blade slightly with my multi-function fan, and made a sore sound even my right hand that was holding the fan was trembling.
"Ah!!!"
The pain running through my neck, my hands trying to find the cause.
"Tes tes..."
"Blood ....." I said to myself when I saw my left hand that was covered with blood from my left neck which was scratched.
That boy suddenly attacked me, and with his long sword wanted to cut my head but luckily I dodged reflexively.
Even though my neck was scratched a little bit, I tried to keep my distance from the man who suddenly attacked me earlier.
"Heh ..... I feel something strange"
"Why end?"
"Why could he avoid my attack? With such agility"
"It's not like you already know that the current Duchess is learning to fight."
"Yes, but there's no way he mastered it in such a short time."
"You know he's talented"
"Even so aristocrats, let alone women are very ashamed to learn the sword"
"And no one can use small weapons in this kingdom, except the assassin, especially the unique fan that you hold."
And as long as they were guessing about me, all I did was on my guard to receive a sudden attack from the assassins who were 10 people.
Whether I will be able to defeat it or not depends on my combat training when it was added to when I was Destiana.
I looked around at the distance between me and the assassins and quickly calculated the probability of escaping or defeating them.
Well, I want to pretend to be a little weak in order to be underestimated, or look for an opportunity from their negligence but if things turn around I will immediately kill them.
"Huffttt ..."
I exhaled for a moment then resolved my heart, looked at the enemy with a sharp gaze and darted forward to attack the boy, first.
"NOW!!!"
I will kill someone who is within my distance.
"Whossh! ...."
I felt like I shot through like a bullet, even though I was still wearing a disturbing dress, with the fan in my hand prepared to cut straight into the veins to hasten death.
And if only scratched he will die slowly from poison
"Zrakkk !!!"
He deftly blocked my attack with his long sword, even though he only used one of his left hand.
"Shit !!"
I cursed softly for not being able to scratch his neck at all, then changed my plans while jumping back to give some distance from him.
"Hey madam attacking when people are chatting is bad," said the person who was like the chairman.
"Sreet !!! ....."
The sound of my fan that sped fast and scratched the neck of the chairman,
"Hap!"
I jumped slightly to catch the fan that was flying like a boomerang, and put on a flat face.
The person I think the chairman was surprised by because within a few minutes, I managed to scratch his neck even though it didn't have any veins but enough to absorb the poison.
"Argh ..... !!!"
"Test test....."
He cut his wounded neck deep enough, and with great difficulty said "ka ... ka ... pan?"
"When I thought of changing the plan because I couldn't hurt him, and that was the reward for me because of your subordinates"
I said calmly and showed off the wound I received earlier, why can I throw my fan right ?.
That's because I calculated the distance and wind that was blowing as well with how much force to reach the target.
And it worked, then as I thought the fan would come back again because I was the real designer of the fan with the input of several functions to make it a weapon that mingled in the crowd without causing panic.
........