The bad ending of an Otome game MTL - Chapter (38)
Episode 38
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“God is inherently cruel,
condemn the wicked
mocking the good
I laugh at the weak
If you want to be saved, you have to stand up for yourself.”
It was late.
The lantern on the table flickered. Laertes Hope looked down at the thin piece of paper with a curious expression.
It was only five lines.
If you want to be saved, you must stand up for yourself.
As much as the shadow on the man’s face looking through the text was like the shadow of the Absolute, it seemed that no one would be able to see the heart as red as a pomegranate by breaking the inside.
It was then.
All right, someone knocked on the door. The man’s eyes turned to the door.
“…… who are you?”
After a few moments, a small voice was heard.
“It’s me.”
“What are you doing at this hour?”
“You seem overworked until late, so I brought some snacks…….”
“…….”
The man was silent for a moment. The scenery in the room was neat. It even got a little stinky.
The man was sitting in a shirt and comfy cotton pants, looking at the paper.
It wasn’t like I couldn’t show it to others, but it was too late now. To bring the opposite sex into the room… … .
“…… Am I too presumptuous? Sorry if I disturbed you… … .”
“no.”
The man shoved the paper into the drawer of the table, closed it and opened the door.
As the door opened, I saw a smiling woman holding a small silver tray.
She looked like a young girl in a light sky blue dress that looked comfortable, a lace gown and long silver hair braided to one side.
His pale green eyes were full of goodwill towards his opponent.
Laertes’s height was so staggering that even when a woman stood up straight with her back straight, her head or shoulders could only reach her shoulders.
Laertes, a handsome man with a masculine, thick line, and Elodie, standing shyly next to him.
At first glance, everyone seemed to be a really good pair.
A few slices of smoked ham, cheese, and bread were placed in a silver tray he was holding along with a cup of hot tea. The car was still steaming.
“I wish I could have had a maid.”
“It’s time for everyone to rest. I also went out for a bit.”
As if shy, Elodie laughed bashfully.
It was a young and shy smile that could make any wood stone melt in an instant.
However, the face of the man who saw such a face in front of him did not change much. He simply takes the tray and puts it on his table.
“There must be one maid waiting at night. Ring the bell.”
“A little…….”
Elodie avoided his gaze as if embarrassed.
Elodie, who grew up in poverty with her grandmother in the countryside, was hardly accustomed to being treated with dignity while staying as a guest of a marquise.
In particular, he chose to move his body to solve the problem rather than ringing the bell to call the maid when he needed something.
However, she was a guest whom the Marquis cherished like gold, so seeing such a scene made the users just embarrassed.
It was also connected with the prestige of the marquis. Of course, rather than calling someone just because it’s cumbersome, it doesn’t mean that you don’t move your body secretly.
Even when Ophelia was alive, if Ophelia had an accident, there were times when Emilia sneaked in to try to fix it and brazenly asked for help.
For example, Ophelia once put all of her mud shavings in a car she kept for messing around with visitors.
In the middle of the night, Emilia flipped the contents upside down and hid in the kitchen.
Then, when Laertes returned to his room after a late training session, she brazenly grabbed the hem of his robe and asked for it.
In order not to get in the way of movement, he wears only a simple one-piece dress, which is typical of commoners, and unties his hair in a mess.
Tea residue and all sorts of stains stuck to it, making it look mottled up to the elbow.
Every time I blinked my eyelids several times, black pupils would appear and disappear.
A voice that was calm enough to be unsuitable for the situation, even shameful.
‘Laertes oppa, it’s good for you too. I’ll ask you a favor.’.
The man shut his mouth at the sudden thought.
The purple eyes were blurred with a complex light. A lower voice than usual came out.
“…… Even if it’s inside the mansion, I don’t know what might happen. Go to bed early.”
“The lights were on, so I was worried. You seem to be working too late.”
The woman’s eyes were full of concern. It was pure eyes.
Laertes struggled to let the words well up his throat.
“You always seem to be overworked, so I was worried. Thanks to the favor of the Marquis, I wonder if I’m too meddling with the topic of guests staying… … .”
“…… no. My wife always says I want Young-ae to feel comfortable here.”
“My wife, please love me unduly.”
“Young-ae is a great comfort to my wife.”
The woman smiled bashfully as if shy. It wasn’t empty words.
“I want you to eat it before it gets cold…….”
The woman glanced into the man’s room.
“Do you have anything to say?”
In fact, this behavior was not right now.
If it had been Laertes, he would have offered a seat for Elodie, who had brought a tray for him, and inquired about it, even for a moment.
But Laertes’ voice was more monotonous and dry than usual.
Perhaps he felt that momentum, Elodie hesitated like a child watching, then nodded once.
Laertes brought Elodie inside and closed the door.
When he suggested a seat, Elodie did not hesitate and pulled a chair and sat down.
“…… Please tell me.”
“…… It’s something I can’t afford to give to the Marquis. I’m sorry, but Sir Laertes was the only one I could ask.”
“…….”
Laertes was silent for a moment.
“…… Please tell me.”
“The room on the left end of the second floor…….”
Laertes shut his mouth. The mysterious purple eyes were blurred with a complex light like a fluttering flame.
“…… He told me not to go to the next room. I just followed… … .”
“Is that so?”
The woman shuddered and shrugged her shoulders. It was because he felt that Laertes’ voice was particularly cold.
It may have been an illusion.
The man’s voice was dry, and even when he seemed a little insensitive, he was always polite.
The figure of the man was like a statue.
Even though he was wearing a comfortable shirt and a pair of pants, his body was so strong that it looked like a painting in itself.
Thick eyebrows, thick lines, and eyes that shine as if the deepest amethyst was embedded in them.
Her black hair was messed up along her ears.
The man’s attitude was literally the perfect knight that all women envy.
Although he was not very talkative, even he was the perfect man to look attractive.
I could tell just by looking after the marquis’ wife like her own mother.
In fact, Elodie had already received a lot of jealousy, jealousy, and envy at some of the salons she went to on the recommendation of the Marquis.
okay. Just like a few months ago… … .
Elodie lifted her head with a face as if she had made up her mind to something.
“…… Not on purpose, but the room the Marquis gave me was right next door, so I picked it up while passing by.”
Elodie took a deep breath and pulled out what she had hidden under her robe.
What he took out was like a small pendant that opened and closed on both sides.
There was a very small clock engraved on the outside, so it was close to an ornament that could be passed over as if it were just a watch to be hung around the neck.
When I clicked and pressed the grooves on both sides, the inside opened. On each side the size of a fingernail, there was something like a portrait.
A very pretty girl with her bright silver hair hanging down and looking at this side with a proud face, and on the other side, a girl with dark hair and dark eyes, with a quiet impression.
The initials O and E. were clear.
Laertes looked at the little object with a frozen look.
If there was power in his gaze, he doubted that the small object would have been crushed into powder earlier.
“I have something to ask Sir Laertes.”
The man very slowly turned his gaze towards her.
Elodie took a deep breath without realizing it.
Even though he knew that he wasn’t someone who would harm him, the presence that he was showing unconsciously was hideous.
The man…… It was like a frozen statue in its place. The eyes built into the pendant are so clear that it’s hard to even touch them.
However, I had to point it out. The green eyes of the woman who bit her own lips once shone brightly.
“At that time, I was invited by the Countess Hildegard.”
“…….”
The man was still silent.
No matter how many places Laertes accompanied Elodie, there was no way he could not remember those places.
Because it was not long after Elodie had been invited by the Marquis, and it was too late to send her back because it was too burdensome to dare to ride the carriage with the Marquis’ coat of arms.
And because the driver of the public wagon, which was caught in a hurry, was inexperienced and almost had an accident.
No, I would have had an accident if I was really wrong.
If it hadn’t been for someone to protect the child by flying while people who knew well that it would be their own harm to meddling in the accidents of nobles and commoners would take care of each other.
Elodie could still remember that moment clearly.
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