I shut my eyes tight as I took in a mouthful of breathes to release my frustration. I don't know what's happening right now but Casey is already 30 minutes late. Leo and he others already left as soon as we finished our election.
And right now…
I never expected to walk together with Veronica and my soon to be killer, Romandis. What frustrates me the most is Veronica who keeps on blabbering things while Romandis and I kept on nodding our heads!
"Ah, Lady Alice, how's Roman in your major? I heard that there are only two students in Ragnar Department which is you and my quiet friend here."
I gave her my perfectly fake smile and glanced to where red head is. He sure kept on listening even though he surely is not interested in every subject.
"Strong" I didn't go to any details but he really is a strong opponent.
His experience in combat is greater than mine and his natural instinct is really great. I can still remember his powerful punches which he threw casually towards Masro. He's also not reliant in his relic which just proves how much experience he got in terms of combat.
"Oh my! I would love to watch you guys while doing your combat training! I heard that it is very rare to have a Ragnar student since quite a lot of people relies on either magic or intent."
Absorbed by her own stories and history facts, Veronica kept on educating us during our slow paced walk. Even I who felt a little annoyed at first was absorbed by her stories in history. Though it's mostly about the this and that of the academy, it's still an information that I might use for the future events.
I bade my farewell to Veronica as soon as I saw the huge gate of our estate. Veronica seemed to want to say something else but Roman dragged her away from me immediately. As soon as I entered the mansion, I saw Casey sniffling and gloomily looking at the floor.
"Lady Alice..." She looked up with her teary eyes and sniffled even more.
"It's fine. No need to apologize."
I pat her head and did not bother to ask what happened. There's no reason too since I already noticed the absence of my carriage. I'm pretty sure that Valec and Anton made another childish prank to make them look superior.
"Bring the food in my room. I'd like to eat with ease."
"But Young master Valec and Anton won't be coming home until the day after tomorrow, Milady! Aside from that, the servants are with them so there's only Milady and me inside the manor right now." Casey replied with a joyous tone.
'Even though I'd like to party right now, it's quite bothering me that they left the manor all at once.'
I fell into a deep thought and sat on a soft couch with a crumpled forehead. As I recall from the original story line, it's supposed to be me that should be out in the house and will be ambushed on the way. Though I doubt that those twins will be ambushed, I'm quite certain that a change has occurred from the original.
'This will be quite a troublesome night if so.' I clenched my fist and recalled that Casey is with me right at this moment.
"Casey, can you sleep at the inn for tonight? It'll get quite loud in this Manor and I'm afraid that you'll get hurt."
Sensing the seriousness in my voice, Casey did not argue with me and answered with a determined look. She obviously trusts my decision and up until now, Casey did not even asked on what caused my sudden change in attitude. This just proves how close she is to Alice Von Grettes.
"If that's your wish, Milady. I'll be going after I serve you your meal."
She's got a worried expression while serving me the dish that she prepared and left the manor with a complicated emotion. I quickly ate the food she served me and watch her leave the manor in the window.
It's not supposed to happen right now but I think the story is going haywire. I managed to clean myself up in the washroom and I even get to change my dress into a night gown.
The night sure is quiet and the only thing I can hear is the howls of wind and the leaves brushing against each other.
I looked up and saw the bright full moon that gives light as it shines bright in this world. Drifting my mind in a sudden story that was mentioned in the 'Castle of Love', I suddenly felt a sharp objects coming towards me that made me jump off the veranda.
I saw a cloaked man at top the estate with four daggers at each of his hands. His presence is thin which is perfect for assassination but his bloodlust can be felt with so much intensity.
"This must be the other one." I whispered
Without any hesitation, he threw eight daggers in my direction which is connected with a thin thread. He's got the upper hand in this situation and he can obviously control the daggers just because of the threads.
"If that's the case..."
I held the night gown's ends and tore it apart to make my movement more agile. Using my shackled feet as my weapon, I skillfully parried his daggers but some of it still manage to graze my body.
'tsk!'
I put my strength in my lower body and jump towards the assailant, giving him a solid drop kick. Being a professional assassin, he managed to dodge my simple attack but I used the cracked roof tiles and kicked it towards his direction to make a diversion.
I bolted to his direction and grabbed his right arm and forcefully crashed it with my knees.
" Gaaaaaaah!!"
He cried in pain as the bone tore through his muscles and showed itself out. Not satisfied by just a bone, I used the gravitational pull as we fall down and aimed his head down the ground but the guy sure is persistent.
Swish'
"Tch!"
I snickered as he managed to wound my left cheek but it was too late for him to fight back. The ground tremble and a cloud of dust burst forth which made it feels like I made an explosion as we landed. A small crater appeared in our lot but I didn't pay any attention to that.
The guy was surprisingly still conscious and started to wriggle like a worm so I held the back of his head and smack his face using my knees. He lost his consciousness and I toss him aside like a toy without a purpose.
'Here comes the big shot.'
I saw Roman landing down as he seem to jump from somewhere nearby. He's showing his relic and walked slowly with a bored expression.
"Give me the guy and I'll leave without hurting you."
I smiled and crouched as I gently remove my four inched heels.
"I'm not as lenient as you think I am. I'm never a saint, Red head."
"You've lost your chance to live bitch."
"Bring it on you crazed ass mother fucker."
A small debris fell down from the roof that stands as the go signal for the both of us to attack.
We plunged towards each other and clashed directly. He managed to block my kick and threw a punch straight at my face but I blocked it with my arms crossed like an 'X'.
We jumped back and distanced ourselves but still looking intensely at each other. There's a stinging pain in my arm but it was the same for him who blocked my round house kick.
He shook his hand as if it was nothing and I simply put my arms in front. I started to make a small jump like those moves made by boxing players. I felt adrenaline rushing through my veins but my eyes widened as his relic started to emit a bright light.
'This fucker!'
I jumped as high as I can and saw a fire arrow rushing through my previous location. It's like a bomb that exploded and destroyed the surrounding.
I landed near the gate and was about to rush back at him, when I saw the bastard grabbing the unconscious man and was trying to escape. My hand quickly grabbed the huge steel gate of the manor and tore it down from the wall as if it was nothing. I ran as if throwing a javelin and used every inch of my muscle to throw the huge steel gate.
Roman who was trying to escape was perplexed in my absurdity but was quick to defend for the upcoming steel gate. He clenched his fist tight and smashed the thing to another direction. He then gave me a pissed off look before jumping with full force.
I was about to chase them when I saw people rushing towards the manor. I gritted my teeth in anger and walk towards the nearby wall.
Boom!
I punched it out of frustration and the wall was easily destroyed but there is the unfortunate fact that my anger did not vanish.
Rumbles'
"Mother fucking cunt"
I saw my siblings as well as the servants behind them. They look surprised as they look at the Manor. The scared and wary look of Valec and Anton made me smile full of malice.
'How about I smash their heads with my fist?'
I expected this but I somehow felt disappointed to Von Grettes' family. I felt a warm and pungent liquid coming from my wounds and my knees gave up and failed to assist my whole body.
Casey was fast enough to catch my falling body but my consciousness was fading away. My vision blurred and I soon gave in to the lurking darkness.
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After that incident, Casey brought me to a nearby temple and ordered the priest to heal my wounds. It turns out that the dagger was smeared with poison that's why I felt my body slowly losing its strength while fighting that freaking Red head.
My wounded cheek is already patched up with a healing cloth but it will take a day before it heals completely as it turns out that the wound was deeper than I thought.
I've never felt this bad even back in my previous world. My family sure hates me but they never used this kind of method just to dispose of me.
I wonder how betrayed Alice was when she was assassinated by her own family. No matter how I think about it, it really does not make any sense. I somehow felt slight anger towards to author who designed Alice Von Grettes life.
Though I'm still pissed by the fact that they escaped, my actual goal is just to survive the night. I just waited patiently until the sun rises. I washed myself up before changing my dress into my uniform.
'It's time to deal with another matter.'