Chapter 19. Push and pull to get what you want. (9)
“you!”
Rachel screamed and rushed at me. He couldn’t overcome his anger and tried to swing his fist.
“Oh my.”
After dodging an attack that can be avoided even with your eyes closed,
“excuse.”
He grabbed Rachel’s wrists and pushed her back.
“Ugh!”
The girl’s delicate body was instantly pushed away and hit the wall. Rachel, who was caught by my hand and unable to move, glared at me.
“You… crazy bastard! Whose body are you touching now?”
“So it looks like you got punched in the face, can you stay still?”
“profit……!”
The back of Rachel’s neck turned red.
“Won’t you let go of this?! You damn bastard!”
Oh, it’s already out.
Rachel’s trademark was a thick curse that was hard to believe coming from that face.
“I’ll kill you! Let go of this while I’m speaking kindly, you bastard!”
In an instant, his face changed to that of a demon and he started swearing. The chewing and spitting voice is so harsh that it is even vicious.
“How are you going to kill me? I’m really curious about that.”
“이 개새끼가!”
Rachel twisted her whole body.
Her strength wasn’t enough to push me away. Her wrists were tightly held and did not budge.
“I told you to let go of this! If you keep acting like that, do you think I’ll just stay still?!”
Rachel shouted angrily and showed a threatening look in her eyes.
“Ohh.”
I chuckled, thinking I knew what she was talking about.
“What are you going to do? Oh, that?”
He brought his face closer to Rachel and whispered.
“Are you going to stimulate Requiem and make it go crazy?”
“-!”
Rachel flinched, feeling stabbed inside. He soon hid it with a stubborn face.
“try.”
Looking at Rachel like that, he spoke in a calm tone.
“Could it be that I wasn’t even prepared to do that when I came to meet you?”
“…….”
“That’s a very simplistic idea, Rachel. You know it because you tried it yesterday, right?”
I let go of Rachel’s wrist and stepped back.
“If you’re really curious, try it.”
He put his hands in both pockets and stood at an angle. She showed a relaxed attitude, as if she was not at all intimidated.
‘… … Oh, I’m scared.’
Although it wasn’t like that on the inside.
I wasn’t sure if I could survive if Serenade’s power attacked me from such a close distance.
If it reached a level that even the Guardian’s strength could not handle, Requiem could eventually come through and get out of me.
“…….”
But my attitude worked for Rachel, who was cornered.
Rachel gritted her teeth but made no movement.
The fact that yesterday’s attempt failed was making her hesitate.
Above all, my relaxed and know-it-all attitude will make the buds of doubt bloom.
I wonder if there’s something more he’s hiding, and what he believes and is acting so confident about.
“……Then, what should I do?”
Rachel lowered her head.
“What are you asking me to do? There’s nothing I can do.”
A voice clouded with sadness spread across the floor.
“Why did you come here? To make me suffer more?!”
Rachel raised her head and shouted.
“Are you here to tell me that there is no hope anymore?”
“…….”
“I know that well enough even if you don’t do it! I know it so well that I’m sick of it now!”
His flowing green hair was shaking, and his eyes stained with anger were shining through them.
“Tell me, Abel Kindreal! Why did you come here?”
Rachel glared at me, showing extreme anger. It had accumulated over several decades and was heading towards me, directionless.
“Ugh.”
Tuk.
Then he lightly hit her forehead.
“Grandma, don’t get too excited. Then you’ll faint.”
“What, what what? What, grandma?”
Rachel screamed as if she had never heard anything more absurd than this.
“Is your eye sprained?! Where am I looking at you, grandma?”
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“She looks young on the outside, but she’s a grandmother on the inside, right? No, if she lived to be hundreds of years old, should she be called a skeleton?”
“what?!”
Rachel shouted. The anger on her face disappeared as if washed away, and only her bewilderment was filled.
“Now, how dare I… to me….”
“And why are you being so angry and so damn weird?”
He looked at Rachel and gave a sharp blow.
“It’s not my fault you ended up like this, right? It’s because of Theodore.”
“…….”
Rachel’s momentum quickly waned. The strength slowly drained from his tightly clenched fists.
“…Who doesn’t know that? I know that. I know…there’s nothing I can do.”
“Yeah, because of that contract?”
Rachel’s head, which had been sagging due to loss of strength, received strength. Rachel looked at me with a shocked face.
“How do you even know about that contract?”
“I don’t know anything.”
He crossed his arms and looked down at her arrogantly.
“What do you think, do you still have this ridiculous idea of beating me up?”
Rachel was in no position to think like that. What if I use Rachel?
“…….”
Rachel looked at me with eyes that could not hide her agitation. Like a field caught by a gust of wind, her green eyes were swept away and her sinking repeatedly.
‘You look like you’re busy measuring this and that.’
I hid my smile as I looked at Rachel who was lost in worry.
The reason she wants to die now is because she hates being a puppet that moves according to Theodore’s will.
But what if you could escape Theodore’s influence? What if I invalidate that damn ‘contract’?
‘or… … .’
What if you could be free from Serenade?
Various plans were woven like a spider’s web in my head. However, this information was not provided in advance.
‘I still can’t trust Rachel.’
She is a person who can sacrifice others for herself at any time.
Just by looking at the many people trying to run away with Requiem, you can guess her ruthlessness.
For such a person, appealing to emotions is of no use. It is best to act based on thoroughly rational reasons and evidence.
“Rachel, think carefully.”
He spoke softly towards Rachel.
Sarah-
He brushed away the hair that had fallen over her forehead.
“……!”
At this unexpected action, Rachel opened her eyes and stared at me.
“I know what you’re thinking.”
“…….”
“I’m guessing they’re worried about how to stimulate Requiem, or whether they should tell the emperor my story and put pressure on him.”
Rachel’s eyes grew even wider. She was shocked and held her head hard to turn to her side.
“ah.”
“Don’t avert your eyes.”
He looked straight into Rachel’s shaking eyes and continued speaking.
“Think carefully. This might be your last chance.”
“Last chance?”
“Yes. A chance to be free.”
The opportunity that came out of my mouth was different from what other people usually say.
Opportunity has greater power when it is unique.
“The swords of the four seasons are truly terrible creatures, aren’t they?”
“…….”
“Whenever they get the chance, they try to criticize the owner and bend them to their will. Like a disobedient child or a terrible tyrant.”
Rachel didn’t say anything, but her mouth opened slightly, unable to hide her emotions.
“Yes, they are really nasty. But who knows this pain?”
I gently grabbed Rachel’s cheek with the hand that was holding her hair. As if handling something precious, very carefully.
“Rachel, you.”
I grabbed Rachel’s hand with my other hand and placed it on my chest. Because her kidneys couldn’t reach my cheek.
“And it’s just me.”
Rachel couldn’t show any reaction of rejection and just blankly followed my lead.
A cornered mouse tries to bite the cat. Before the cat named Rachel made an extreme choice, it was necessary to give her some breathing room.
“If not me, who can help you?”
He whispered sweetly, as if pouring poison into her open pink mouth.
“Temple? Their sincerity is like trash rolling on the floor. They will lick your feet if you give them money.”
“…….”
“Archbishop? That son of a bitch is the emperor’s dog. Instead of helping you, he will try to devise a way to inform the emperor.”
Rachel’s face turned pale.
“Emperor? That’s the worst choice you could make.”
He had a deadly smile like poison.
“Will the emperor believe you? Even if he does, will he move in the direction you want?”
“…….”
“Unlike you, who are bound by a contract, the emperor cannot do as he pleases with me. Maybe he thinks it is beneficial to have me on his side.”
Finally, he stabbed her sharply, as if aiming for her heart.
“You never know, right? The emperor might come up with good conditions that I can seduce.”
“Oh, no.”
A despairing sigh burst from Rachel’s mouth.
“Don’t do that. That bastard….”
“So, I’m asking you to think about it carefully.”
He released his hand holding Rachel’s face and stepped away.
“Hold my hand. It’s the only option you have left.”
Let them know that you are far superior to them and limit their thinking by giving them limited information.
It makes you think that following what I say is for your own benefit.
When humans are pushed into a dead end wall, they end up putting the apple in their mouth, even though they know it is a poisoned apple.
Like Rachel now.
“I want you to hold my hand…”
Rachel muttered quietly, as stiff as a stone statue. In an instant, the blurred eyes flickered complexly as if predicting various possibilities.
“……If I hold hands with you,”
Rachel finally spoke in a quieter voice.
“Will you grant my wish?”
Oh my.
Rachel still seems to be under the great illusion that I will kill her gracefully. But now it was necessary to exploit that illusion.
“Not now, but someday.”
“…….”
“Then I’ll do whatever you want.”
Rachel was silent for a moment, lost in thought. It seemed like he was thinking over everything, including what I said earlier and what I said now.
Tick, tick.
The pocket watch I kept in my chest made a sound.
“It seems like time is running out. This would have given me enough time to think.”
I turned away from Rachel and walked toward my seat.
“There are two reasons why I came here today.”
Rachel confirmed that she was listening to me and said,
“First, meeting you.”
“…….”
“So, what is your decision?”
I sat down and stared at Rachel. Rachel looked at me and swallowed her dry saliva.
“…I don’t think I have a choice.”
“Good idea.”
After grinning, he raised his hand and pointed to the maid sitting next to Princess Violet.
“The second business is to cure that woman’s illness.”
This was said about Elice, who came here pretending to be a maid.
“……That’s a bit surprising.”
Rachel moved her tightly closed lips.
“Humans usually use this power for themselves.”
“It’s for me in the end.”
“Hmm.”
The corner of Rachel’s mouth slipped.
“It looks like you want to score some points with Princess Violet, right?”
“Think whatever you want.”
After finishing speaking, I reopened the Bible that I had closed for a moment.
“Oh, but where were you reading?”
Rachel twitched her lips and spoke reluctantly.
“Article 12, Section 7, I was just about to enter.”
“Right.”
“But how are you supposed to give the blessing to that woman? My blessing is only given to those selected under the bishop’s strict standards.”
“That’s up to you.”
He smiled at Rachel.
“You’re a saint, right? Just do what you told me earlier. People will just ignore it, right?”
“…….”
Rachel looked at me disapprovingly. He tapped his forehead towards Rachel.
“Don’t forget to lower your veil.”
“Hmph. I was going to do it anyway.”
Rachel pouted and lowered her veil. The girl’s pouty face was instantly covered.
“Remember, we haven’t talked here today.”
“……Hmm.”
“There is nothing good for the Emperor to find out about our meeting. You know that, right?”
“okay.”
Tick, tick, tick.
While Rachel was shaking her head, the sound of her pocket watch was getting faster and faster.
“Oh, by the way, how are we going to meet next time?”
Rachel, who was opening the Bible, asked as if she had just remembered something.
fantasy,
