Chapter 14 - Fighting

Edwin’s voice hovered in Reibene’s ears. The lowly woman who he once labeled as trash and discarded was no longer seen as useless trash. He stood up from his seat, breathing fiercely.

“Let’s see how long they can be so pretentious.”

His eyes sparkled eerily.

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Three days had passed since Reibene came to the mansion uninvited. Leah, who was late to hear of Reibene’s visit, stormed into the Kabelheider mansion a month later.

It was a good day for a walk, so Asaya wanted to walk outside the mansion with Leah. As soon as she got dressed and stepped outside, Leah scanned Asaya’s body up and down. Asaya burst into laughter when Leah showed extreme concern over whether there might be a scratch or wound on her body.

“Leah, what on earth did you imagine? Did you really think I would get beaten by him?”

“There’s no telling what a mad man might do.”

“That’s why you’re here because you’re concerned about me?”

“Of course, I had to come. Today, I have more things to talk about the incident 7 years ago.”

These days, Leah had to discuss with Marshall often about the incident seven years ago. Including the relationship with the Schrandel family, the trivial events that Reibene experienced during his stay as a member of the Adonis monastery. And the research outside the wall to find the survivors and people involved in that day.

“Did Marshall and the Grand Duke divulge something?”

“No, not at all. There are limits to what they can do right now. Almost all those involved on that day died or went missing. So I’m thinking of going outside the wall to investigate.”

At Leah’s placid words, Asaya was surprised and asked.

“Are you going beyond the wall yourself?”

“There must be people like us who didn’t die and run away. Shouldn’t we find them? Besides that we have to find your father’s whereabouts.”

“Do you think my father is alive?“

“I do. Think about it, you said he acted like someone who was leaving before he disappeared.”

With only a few books and a few belongings, Asaya’s father suddenly disappeared without a sound. He was not one to die so easily. He was an excellent saint who stood on the same ground as an intermediate or advanced devil. Asaya fiddled with the key she hung around her neck.

“Why did he give me this key? Why did he pass it so urgently and disappear?”

“If we find out the truth, we will be able to figure out the secret of that day. I don’t think it’s very impossible. We aren’t the only ones who are digging in this case. The Grand Duke is also delving into it. So, the truth will be uncovered soon. I just never foreseen the news about that bastard Reibene.”

Asaya laughed weakly as she saw Leah got furious.

“It was surprising because I never thought he would come.”

“So, what nonsense did he come over to talk about?”

“He told me to get out of the wall.”

“That Bastard!”

“I wanted to throw the teacup in his face but I didn’t.”

Despite Asaya’s joke, Leah still spoke with a serious expression.

“Why a teacup? You could have cut his neck with a fork or a knife right then.”

“If I did that, Duke Kabelheider would be in trouble. Of course, you, my mother, and Asaran would be inconvenient as well. Instead, I put up with it. And cursed him to die by a wagon running over him on his way to his home.”

“It would be marvelous if your wish came true.”

“‘He will leave after two days anyway. Try to look the other way. I just hope we don’t meet him again during that time.”

“Be careful. Because you don’t know if he will send an assassin in the middle of the night.”

Asaya wondered if that madman would think of sending an assassin to Kabelheider’s mansion, but there was a history of countless assassins in his mansion. So it was not impossible. Asaya thought she might have to sleep with a knife hidden under her pillow, but it was not necessary. What would be the use of a knife when a man who is so intuitive and far more deleterious than anyone else was sleeping next to her.

“I’ll be careful. Take care of yourself and help me take care of Asaran and my mother.”

“No need to worry about that. Even if it’s not me, the soldiers sent by your handsome husband are always waiting around. If they follow me to that extent, I will be fed up.”

Asaya gently glanced at Leah and smiled embarrassingly. The guard Edwin posted following her secretly every time she went out, but Asaya knew that obviously. While walking and talking, the two entered a crowded private house. Was it because of her pictures in the newspaper? Several of the people walking on the street recognized Asaya and gave her glances.

“Even if it’s not Reibene, I guess my existence is not welcome.”

“That can’t be helped. It’s a problem we have to endure because we came from outside the wall. “

“But it’s better than I thought. I thought if we wander around a crowded place, rocks would fly at us.”

“The Grand Duke who backs you is the owner of this estate. So, who dares to do such a thing?

“There are bizarre people everywhere you go.”

“That’s the case with Reibene right now.”

“I think I’ll be able to go for a walk more often.”

Asaya relaxedly enjoyed the outside air. In fact, at first, she was reluctant to go out due to poor public sentiment, even though she always wanted to go outside. She was able to breathe in the fresh air and got to see how people live here.

As they continued walking, they heard loud noises from the mass chatter. Neither Asaya nor Leah thought it was a big deal. However, the more they walked closer to the noises, the more they felt the noises were subtly changed. Not far away, people huddled together. They all looked quite serious. Wondering what happened, Leah squeezed through the crowd, Asaya also followed. Then they stopped as a disgusting bloody scent and the odor of decayed bodies pierced their nose. The red liquid soaked in the floor was dry and sticky in the form of a mucus substance. There were three dead bodies in armor piled up on the ground.