The bad ending of an Otome game MTL - Chapter (87)
Episode 87
The man just shut his mouth. There was an eerie silence.
“…… Anyway, that’s why I said that you don’t have to worry too much. It’s me and Casio-san, and it’s because of that girl’s will that we match the beats.”
“After you debut, what about after that?”
“…… Yes?”
“Is that the end?”
no. Since the letter is two pages, there must be something else. I swallowed the horse. Laertes’ eyes shone sharply.
“…… It’s something I don’t know right now.”
A very low sigh was heard.
“…… Emilia.”
“Yes.”
“You didn’t hear Ophelia’s will yourself, did you?”
“Yeah…… Joe.”
If that was the case, I would have thought of a different method than throwing everything away and disappearing like a late night escape after the funeral.
“If your every move is Casio Brahmanduff’s plan?”
“…… I thought I wouldn’t cheat in the name of the dead Ophelia.”
“You look down on that little guy too much.”
Laertes’ voice was particularly sharp. I blinked my eyes in a moment of stupidity.
“Do you really think Casio Brahmanduff could have accidentally stopped Edmund Gloucester at that time in the banquet hall?”
I was momentarily stunned.
“…… Yes?”
“Edmund Gloucester is the worst swordsman among us. Casio Brahmanduff, on the outside, pretends not to have any talent for swords, but is actually quite talented.”
It would be accurate since it was none other than Laertes Hope’s assessment.
“Even if it was a sudden act, the distance between the two was not that far apart.”
Here, the majority of male nobles are called knights when they become adults.
A long time ago, it was similar to the tradition of when all nobles were vassals and knights serving the king, but in any case, swordsmanship training was the etiquette and duty of most noble men.
Now, in particular, families with strong financial resources like the Brahmanduffs are more bureaucratic than armed, so they don’t stick to swordsmanship training that much… … .
“A person of that level could not stop one act of an inexperienced person like Edmund?”
So Laertes is saying that Edmund Gloucester deliberately let me slap on the cheek? Casio?
“Now, then…….”
“I don’t know what he’s trying to do with you.”
“…….”
“okay. Only when Ophelia is alive… … I wouldn’t have dared to do anything extreme against you. However…… I cannot imagine how long the man will be held captive by the shadow of the dead Ophelia.”
“…….”
But then Casio’s nursery rhyme seemed sincere. Even the self-blame was all lies? The expression on the face he made the moment he saw it the day his cheeks were swollen was definitely not a lie. I thought I could tell you that much… … ?
My mind is complicated. As if to persuade me, Laertes grabbed my shoulder. It was an urgent gesture.
“Come with me, Emilia.”
“…….”
“I am well aware that you are here to somehow fulfill her wishes, but there is nothing more important than your well-being right now. Today’s capital is… … .”
Was it a test for times like this that kept telling me that I could run away even now? I do not know. Anyway, it’s impossible to know.
What advantage does Casio have when the feud between me and Edmund leaks into the social world?
First of all, as Edmund is an ardent lover of ‘Elodie’, it will become a bit difficult for him to get along with the marquis, who is Elodie’s guardian.
No matter how much I have the title of Best Friend of the Dead Ophelia, it won’t make it easier for me to communicate with Marquis Windrose.
It can also be a good excuse for a lady whose pride has been hurt to stay in the mansion for a while.
But what else? Edmund Gloucester’s Apple? Any chance to tease him? My honor fell to the ground?
The fact that Edmund and I are not on good terms can be guessed from what happened in the dressing room at that time.
I guess I couldn’t have predicted that I would fight so loudly at the debut prom or in the presence of other people. No, you might have expected it.
“I’m not going.”
Contrary to the complicated thoughts, my head went cold. From the beginning, it was what I expected.
okay. Because I thought Casio Brahmanduff was completely untrustworthy.
It was a little bit bittersweet. I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it, even though I’ve been saying it like crazy, but seeing that smirk on her face, it seems that there was a corner where I believed without knowing it.
“Emilia.”
“I can dry it, but I didn’t……. It’s even cute for ‘that’ Casio Brahmanduff.”
“It’s your job.”
“You won’t die if you get hit in the face. You know very well what kind of fuss I had with Ophelia.”
I laughed dryly.
“I was thinking of returning the potion you gave me, but I will just keep it. just in case…….”
“I gave it to you from the beginning.”
“Now that this has come to pass, it would be better for me to just tell you. Casio Brahmanduff thinks there is ‘something’ in common between Ophelia and Elodie besides their looks.”
“…….”
Laertes was silent.
“You came to me because of the letter Ophelia left for Cassio. The content was just, I made my debut and my partner, Casio-san, had to do it. Please don’t bow down to the royal family, and take care of me without any regrets… … . There seems to be another one, but I haven’t received it yet.”
“…… Are you saying that you didn’t choose Casio as your partner because you wanted to, but because of Ophelia?”
Is it because of my mood, somehow it’s a somewhat satisfying voice
“Yes……. what…… My relationship with that person wasn’t that good in the first place.”
Laertes nodded quickly. I felt a little strange.
“Is it possible that the letter was tampered with?”
“I don’t think so. It was her perfect tone, her handwriting.”
“okay. I’m not the kind of person who would do something so obvious.”
I think so. What if someone else gave me a fake Ophelia letter and got caught? That’s not worthy of the man’s face. First of all, Casio Brahmanduff had his own pride.
“…… I also have something to tell you. The capital is not safe right now.”
“…….”
“Your Majesty’s health is not good. Since the Prince is still too young, everyone is fighting under the water over the whereabouts of the future throne. Social season is the eye of the storm.”
I’ve heard similar stories. I hadn’t heard it so directly. Even if it was a story everyone guessed, it was impossible to openly talk about an overly sensitive story.
It’s not a light story like a trendy ribbon, a dance song, or who’s in love with whom, but a ‘really’ heavy story.
His Majesty’s health is not good, and the safety of his successor is in danger. How many nobles will take the side of Archduke Franz… … . these stories.
is it. So, did the princess who didn’t originally appear appear at the Debut Tangte prom?
After a moment’s hesitation, the man opened his mouth.
“Even these days, unfortunate disappearances are taking place in the capital.”
“A case of disappearance?”
“…… okay. The majority are single women. Nobles are also mixed in.”
There was no news like that in the newspaper?
Laertes sighed softly, noticing my sullen face.
“Unless a clear culprit appears, there is a possibility that the public will be buried because it will only increase the commotion. It’s still under investigation, but… … .”
“…….”
Laertes knows the right thing to do. I am not a person who leaks the case under investigation to anyone. So this is, so to speak, special treatment.
Even if I know I’m not the kind of person who goes out and talks about sensitive things… … .
…… you’re worried I felt weird. A face full of sorrow. It looked like he was about to bury it with a faint sigh, but as he remembered the weight of this man’s work, he couldn’t even laugh at it.
The man’s fingertips hesitated and brushed my cheek as if in trouble. It’s like trying to grab something precious and pulling out your hand for fear of getting scratched.
The man opened his mouth as if confessing.
“…… I want you to be careful.”
This man doesn’t lie. Every word was heavy. So I couldn’t even stand the weight, so I took those words more than those words and I was afraid that I might fall to the floor, even though I was so careful… … .
It was a deep and heavy horse, like rolling deep and large stones into an empty pit. The vibration spread to the depths of her stomach.
“You, at least…….”
The man chose a horse.
“…… I want you to stay within the distance I can keep.”
That Otome Game’s Bad End