CH 142

Chapter 142

There was a strange silence between the two. Cecilia was staring blankly at Filina with wide-eyed eyes.

Maybe it’s because he told Henry and Huey first.

I was able to confess secrets that I had never been able to spit out more easily than on other days.

Of course, apart from the fact that she opened her mouth with an inconsequential face, Cecilia’s expression was quite surprised.

“…… What do you mean you’re from another world…”

Cecilia frowned, looking confused. Pondering to herself what Philina had said, she asked, looking completely incomprehensible.

“Do you mean that Princess Philina is not from the Alvar Empire?”

Filina shook her head and replied.

“I’m not from the Alvar Empire, I’m not from the country next door, I’m not from the country next door. Also, the name Philina Debussy is not mine.”

At the calm of her voice, Cecilia tilted her head and murmured:

“I don’t quite understand what you’re talking about.”

“You don’t have to think hard. Just as Miss Cecilia sees the future through her dreams, something mysterious has happened. Maybe there are many dimensions in this world that we don’t know about, and I’m here for a while because of someone’s wish.”

I didn’t have to say that anyone’s desire was Cecilia. If so, we’ll have to talk about her death.

Will Cecilia fall in love with Ian in this story?

If so, the shadow of death will not be able to escape her.

If I fail to die, I will have a happy ending like the original, and if I succeed, I will be able to fulfill my wishes East Sea my will.

…… Perhaps, the success of death was the happy ending she really wanted.

It’s an unfortunate fact that he was brought into this world because of it.

“…… Does this mean that the princess is now leaving the Alvar Empire and returning to her original home?”

Cecilia still looked confused, but she managed to get out what she wanted to say with her smart head.

The fact that he was betrayed by Cecilia in his third life still made him unbearably angry … but first of all, he had to force himself to trust Cecilia because he needed help as he had done in the first place.

“That’s right. And I need Miss Cecilia’s help to get back to where I came from.”

“…… How can I help you?”

Cecilia looked at Philina with a serious face, as if she wanted to hear what she had to say. Philina, who was looking at Cecilia, took a moment to catch her breath.

I wonder how much I should confide in her …….

First of all, I decided to talk about only the necessary parts.

“I’m going to go to jail for the inevitable.”

At Philina’s words, Cecilia’s eyes widened. Seeing her, Filina continued to speak with a calm face.

“At that time, I need Miss Cecilia’s help. I have to unshackle my ankles without anyone noticing.”

“What? What the hell is that…”

Cecilia looked confused, as if she couldn’t understand. He asked how he could break his shackles and why Philina was going to jail.

“Actually, I don’t need Miss Cecilia to do anything for me right now. After all, everything will go with the flow of the world.”

Philina gave a small smile and opened her mouth once more.

“I just want to believe Miss Cecilia. You said you wanted to be like a sister to me, right?”

At her words, Cecilia shook her head at an awkward pace. Then Philina affectionately took Cecilia’s hand.

“So help me leave. Only Miss Cecilia can do that.”

Gazing at Philina, Cecilia slowly slowed down her blinking, as if all thought had stopped.

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ˊˎ-

After tea time with Cecilia, Filina told her to drive the carriage to a village where common people lived.

She headed to none other than the house where Ariel was staying.

Expelled from the Duke of Debussy, she found herself in a place inhabited by the poorest of the common people.

Amy probably gave Bruno the bare minimum of money.

Of course, I thought that Bruno, who was on good terms with Ariel, might have taken care of her without anyone noticing, but surprisingly, there was no trace of him.

I could tell by looking at the basket in her hand right away.

As soon as Philina got out of the carriage, her eyes met Ariel, who was walking home from the village.

She stopped and stared at Philina, looking at her in surprise. Philina, who had been quietly crossing her gaze, moved her eyes and scanned the small basket in Ariel’s hand.

One rye bread and an apple to be exact.

“Oh, how is this . . .”

Ariel looked at her in bewilderment and muttered.

Filina stared at Ariel in silence, then turned her head and glanced at Laura.

Then she approached Ariel and held out a heavy pouch and a white piece of paper.

Ariel, who had received it in a hurry, opened her mouth, flickering her red iris slowly.

“…… What is this?”

Filina replied with a shrug.

“As you can see, it’s a few pennies to spend on living expenses and a place where you live with someone who can take care of you.”

“Someone to take care of me?”

Ariel frowned and opened the paper in his hand.

Inside was a maid’s letter exchanged with Gabriel. Of course, it also contained the address where the maid lived.

Ariel’s eyes widened. Tears soon flowed from the neat iris.

“Hey, this is really…, that’s where my mother lives…? If you go here, will you be able to meet my mother…?”

She looked at Filina with tears in her eyes. The hand holding the stationery was shaking.

Philina, who had been staring at him intently, said in a calm voice:

“I can’t say if I’m still living there. My last correspondence with my father was cut off quite a long time ago. But if you’re lucky, you might find someone who knows your mother.”

At her words, Ariel sobbed, burying the stationery in his chest.

“Thank you……. Thank you so much, Philina sister……”

Filina stared at Ariel in silence as she burst into tears, and then turned away.

He returned to the carriage with a knight parked near her house. The world wasn’t too green for a young woman to live alone, so she gave it to her.

He had not forgiven Ariel.

It was only in consideration of the fact that she was only sixteen years old.

Also, according to Lee, in this life, everyone has moved with their own agency.

Ariel knew it was different from the original. She wanted to be close to me, but at the same time, she was jealous of the attention that sometimes didn’t reach her fully.

It was a simple human emotion.

I didn’t even know how to express it, so sometimes it looked similar to the original.

Rather, it was Bruno who was surprising.

He took great care of Ariel, and when she was finally kicked out of the Duke’s mansion, he left her like this.

It was indeed a good friendship.

Philina’s carriage drove for a long time and stopped in front of the Duke of Debussy.

As I entered the mansion, the first thing I noticed was the bustling employees. The smell of savory food emanating from the kitchen was a bonus.

It wasn’t long before I saw Amy walking through the hall in a fancy dress.

Filina approached her with a puzzled face.

“Mother, are you having a guest tonight?”

“A guest?”

“I wonder if you would have worn such a beautiful dress as if you were throwing any kind of party otherwise.”

Not only that, but the dining area was even more enormous.

There was an abundance of dishes and desserts.

Philina, who followed Amy to her seat and stared at her as she still didn’t answer.

Then Amy opened her mouth lightly, as if it wasn’t a big deal.

“Are you a guest? Did you forget that you asked me to have a family meal first?”

Filina frowned.

She had only asked to have dinner with her, but she had never asked for a big family party.

What’s more, Amy’s voice spoke as if she was desperately wishing to dine with her family.

Soon after, Gabriel and Bruno made their appearance.

Philina’s expression when she looked at them smirked, as if she was dumbfounded.

They were dressed in suits, not casual attire as usual.

What’s more, Bruno pulled his brown hair up to make it even more fashionable.

Filina took one last look at her outfit.

I don’t know if it was a good thing, but I was out and about, so I was in a neat dress.

I could see Gabriel coughing softly.

“…… Let’s get to the meal.”

Filina snorted lowly.

It was an awkward sight.

But maybe that’s just Philina’s idea, and Bruno and Amy casually picked up their forks and knives to slice the meat on their plates.

Filina looked at them for a moment, silent.

The reason why this looked so awkward was simple.

I’d never had a proper family meal together.

A smile slipped between Philina’s lips.

A place like this is created by the words he uttered as if he were flowing…….

Filina stared blankly at the forks and knives neatly placed on the table. Then he cautiously held it in his hand.

I felt terribly awkward.

I felt like I was about to burst into tears.

He didn’t even know why.

Just a little, I resented them.

I couldn’t understand why they were trying to make it look like a real family.

He turned away when he wanted to, but why did he come?

Now I have to go back to where I came from… If the opportunity came, he would calmly go to the place where he lived, without looking back.

Filina bit her lip and lowered her head.

-ˏˋ ━━━━━━ ʚɞ ━━━━━━ˊˎ-

The next day, it was evening.

The time I had promised Leone had arrived.

I heard something hard against the window in my bedroom.

Philina immediately took a step and opened the window.

One of the hawks Leone would have sent was pecking its beak at the window.

She looked out the window and saw a black wagon.

Philina immediately left the mansion with Enoch.

On purpose, Laura was not taken. Since Leone was being chased, he decided that it would be better to move with the least number of people.

There were no windows inside the black wagon. This was so as not to expose the direction they were going to outsiders.

Enoch’s wariness grew.

The wagon, which had been running for a long time, finally stopped moving. Enoch went out first to inspect his surroundings, and then Philina got out of the carriage.

Leone stood not far from her.

His face wasn’t covered by a mask, but he was the true version of Leone that Philina knew so well.