1st person Pov:
"Take care of the mansion in my absence while I am in the Revstein state. I can't wait for you to meet Michael when he grows up. He is so adorable that I can't help but spend all the time with him. Oh and one another thing. You don't have to worry about my family, I asked Joseph to station some of his unit members throughout the territory so I'm sure there won't be any major troubles to face. Be happy and don't worry about things too much. From your one and only, Carla" Madam sure knows how to write a letter. I wonder when I will get to see her son. Michael huh?
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"You are back. Welcome home" I greeted madam when she came to visit her mansion and territory to take care of some diplomatic matters. It's been three years since I have been taking care of the territory but there are still some things that need her attention. "Yes, I am. How have you been Cynthia?" Just like madam. She asks about me first before the matters of the territory. That makes me happy. Happy? I wonder. "I have been fine and healthy madam." That was all I could say. Even though I wanted to express my happiness, I couldn't.
"What's with that reply? You don't even sound happy." I get what she is saying, but I can't show her how happy I am. I can't express it with my words. I don't know how to. "Well, whatever. Come with me. I have something I need to tell you." She is so considerate. But she sound worried. I wonder what's the matter.
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"I will be blunt with you. You are weak. Your growth has hit a wall. A-rank is your limit." Why is she saying obvious stuff that I know already? I can't help but become confused by her words. She seemed to have understood my confusion so she continued, "I have found him. The demon."
I clenched my fists unknowingly. How could I not know whom she was talking about? The nightmare of my life. The one I strive to kill. The cause of my hate and anger. But why? Why can't I show it on my face?
It seems madam Carla was not finished yet. She continued, "The demon belongs to the royal army of the demon race. His name is Volan and he is the head of the personal guard of the demon king. His rank is SS. I know you want to take your revenge more than anything else but you have no chance of winning against him. I know your reason very well but still, I can't help but want to stop you from going after him. Because if you do, you will die and I don't want that."
She walked to me and grabbed my hands and opened them. Only now I realized that my hands were injured. My nails had dug into my flesh and blood was seeping out from the wound. She said to me while casting a basic healing spell, "I know Cynthia. I know very well. But please Cynthia. Give it up. Please find another reason to live. I can't bear to lose a friend of mine. I can't bear to lose you too. Please."
I did not know how to reply to her. No, I had no answer to her pleas. I knew I was weak. I knew I could not win against him. But still, I did not want to give up. But I could not say that to her. She had already lost too much. So to comfort her I said, "I will try."
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"Why am I going with you, Madam? Don't you need me to guard the territory?" This morning she barged into my room and dropped the news that I was going with her to the Revstein state and before I knew it, I was in the carriage with her. I didn't even get to answer let alone ask for the reason. Now that we are in the carriage, I had to ask. "Hmmm… didn't I say in my letters that I can't wait for you to meet Michael. He will be of 5 years in a few weeks. I figured he will need a personal attendant. So, I thought of the most reliable and trustworthy person for this job and only your face came to mind."
She picked up some bad habits from Sir Joseph like not asking for others' opinions. Well, not that I can say no to her. Besides, maybe it is better this way. Maybe I can forget about my revenge if I do this.
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So this is his room. It is not fully decorated. It does not even have toys and such. Maybe he is mature for his age. Well, children and especially noble children are mature for their age these days. "Huh? Who are you?" I heard the voice of a boy while looking around the room. I turned around and saw a boy covered in sweat. It seems he was training. "It is a pleasure to meet you, young master. I am the attendant assigned to you by Madam." Huh. Wait a minute. I didn't hear him come in. No, I did not even feel his presence.
"By my mother? Ahh, a pleasure to meet you too. I was afraid she was going to send some old man to me who would make me not want to get out of my room all day. But it's great that it is a beauty like you." He is very straightforward. Are children flirty like this these days? Whatever. Work comes first.
"Let me prepare a bath for you and while you bathe, I will prepare a new set of clothes for you." Even though I am a bit tired from traveling for three days, I can do this much. "It's okay, I can take a bath myself. You must be tired from traveling so much. Why don't you rest for now? Ahh… You're not assigned a room yet, right? Sleep here. Don't worry about anything." Before I could do or say anything, he was already gone. He sure is a Revstein.
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