CH 143

Chapter 143

Philina walked slowly up to Leone.

“…… It’s been a while, Lord Leon.”

Leone, who had been staring silently at her as she walked towards him, nodded cautiously.

“Did you have any trouble coming?”

At his question, Filina replied, smiling mischievously.

“Well, I was a little nervous because the carriage didn’t have windows. Maybe I’m taking you somewhere strange.”

“…… I’m sorry for that. Sir Debussy, as you know, is the one who is being pursued.”

Leone paused, then silenced for a moment. He said he was being chased by his own mouth, and he didn’t seem to care.

Filina opened her mouth with a light smile.

“Don’t worry. After all, I have a reliable escort.”

As she said that, she pointed to Enoch, who stood firmly behind me. At the same time, Leone’s dark eyes stared at Enoch.

His eyes were sharp as he watched over himself.

But Leone shifted his gaze back to Philina, not wondering if he was used to it.

“You can’t just stand and talk like this, so you’d better move on. It may be a bit shabby, but thank you for your understanding. Sir Debussy.”

“Don’t worry about that. Wherever I go, I’m good at adapting.”

Filina smiled nobly and walked along Leone.

Enoch, too, followed closely in her footsteps. Then he glanced at Philina’s face.

Somehow, her expression seemed a little more excited than usual. The beautiful red eye sparkled.

It was dark and filled with the smell of grass.

It wasn’t the last time Leone and Laura met with their guild members. Apparently, he had moved in a short period of time.

Leone walked along the path, and it wasn’t long before he came to a small hut. Philina’s eyes were buried with longing.

They moved from place to place from place to place, but they didn’t always find a new place. Sometimes, depending on the situation, I would revisit a place I had already lived in.

Is it just a coincidence?

The place where Leone was situated was none other than the place where Philina confronted them for the first time in her third life.

Bright lights shone through the windows of the dilapidated cabin.

In spite of the tight closure of the wooden door, I was moved by the muffled voices from within.

Philina bit her bottom lip and clenched her fists hard.

I felt like I was about to burst out with emotions soaked in memories.

Before Leone opened the door, he turned around and said to Philina.

“…… Your colleagues may be a little noisy. If you go inside, there is a small room, so you can have a conversation there, so please be patient with the hustle and bustle. Sir Debussy.”

Instead of answering, Filina smiled softly and nodded.

Leone, who had been staring at her face, turned and opened the door.

In the bright light, Filina frowned for a moment. The terrible smell of alcohol and loud laughter rang out louder.

Someone raised their hand to greet Leone.

“Hey, Captain. Why did you come so fast? Could it be that you had an affair with the woman you were supposed to meet?”

The man who had opened his mouth playfully at him blinked as he watched Philina come in behind Leone.

“What, wasn’t it an affair? But can you come with us to our residence?”

At the same time as the man spoke, several eyes turned to Philina and Enoch.

There was a curiosity in his gaze, and he was wary.

I was no stranger to such an atmosphere. She had already tasted their boundaries in her third life.

I’m going to keep it a secret, so I wanted to tell him not to worry, but his mouth didn’t drop easily.

The reason was simple.

Because the faces looking at me were very familiar.

I couldn’t control my emotions easily.

It was just the man who was playing a prank on Leone right away.

He was Leone’s best friend, who was crazy about drinking and was quite close to me.

‘After all, Leone has eyes to see! Where did you get that creature?!’

I remembered the face that looked at me and smiled mischievously.

Filina kept her mouth shut and lowered her head. My heart sank.

It hurt that I was just someone else to them.

“He won’t be around for long anyway. And we have to move back into the middle of the morning, so it doesn’t matter.”

Leone, who had been catching a glimpse of Philina, hurriedly walked past the guild members and into the small room.

He opened the door, and Philina stepped inside, turning her head for a moment to look at Enoch.

“Enoch, will you wait outside for a minute?”

“But how can you trust this man . . .”

Enoch slurred his words with a stiff face, and she gently raised her lips as if she was okay.

“You don’t have to worry. Sir Leone is the same, and they’re all good people. You’re talking right in front of them anyway, so if there’s a loud noise, you can run right away. So stay outside for a minute, it won’t take long.”

At the sound of her calm voice, I could feel that the guild members who had been spying on them in a somewhat untidy mood had quieted down.

It was because of the sound of her voice that she spoke as if she knew them well.

Filina looked away for a moment, silently scanning the guild members with her eyes. Then I walked to the room Leone had shown me to.

Soon afterwards I heard the door slam shut.

Enoch stared silently at the tightly closed door with a disgruntled face, then sighed and turned away. I slumped down on a chair nearby.

The surroundings, which had been quiet for a while, quickly began to become noisy.

Soon afterwards, a large beer mug was raised above the table where Enoch was sitting.

He frowned and looked up, and a woman with black hair tied up in a ponytail was looking down at Enoch.

She asked, with a sullen face.

“That’s all you have to offer, okay?”

Enoch looked at the woman with a puzzled face.

He couldn’t understand why he was yelling at someone who couldn’t even eat a beer when he didn’t have anything to serve.

He jerked his head as if he didn’t need it, and the woman kicked the tip of her tongue.

“It’s hard to pretend to be a snob.”

The woman turned her back and walked to where the guild members were gathered.

Enoch’s gaze scanned indifferently in the direction she was going. The woman was sitting in a chair with her legs braided to one side, gulping down a beer mug.

Enoch turned his gaze again and stared at the door that was firmly closed before him.

The soundproofing was not likely to work, but the atmosphere in which he was located was so noisy that it was difficult to easily discern the noise coming from inside.

Enoch was focused on the door, wondering if he might hear the slightest noise.

On the other hand, Filina sat opposite Leone at a small table, looking around lightly.

Leone stared at her silently, saying nothing.

Philina’s iris turned to him.

“Weren’t you surprised when I asked you to meet me out of the blue?”

At her question, Leone bowed his head and replied softly.

“That’s …, I guess that’s the first question I have to ask.”

Philina tilted her head to see what she meant, and he lifted her gaze to meet her eyes.

“…… It kept on my mind. When I got into a fight with Carmen, Sir Debussy witnessed it.”

“…….”

“I can still see the face that surprised me so much.”

He muttered softly, unable to meet his eyes properly. It wasn’t something to brag about. That was the case even now that he was the head of the rebel guild.

I didn’t know if they thought it was much more comfortable for them to face each other as cadets.

He furrowed his eyebrows as if he thought of something.

“Moreover, even on the Black Rock Mountain, Sir Debussy did not save me.”

Filina replied, putting her hand on her chin as if she didn’t care.

“Well, that’s what happened.”

Leone glanced at her and asked with a worried expression.

“After you saved me…, did others doubt you? Maybe you’ve got in trouble for me . . .”

He looked at Filina with a serious face.

Apparently, since he broke up with her on the Black Rock Mountain, Leone had been worried about Philina all along.

I’m afraid she’s going to be harmed by herself.

Filina, who knew him well, smiled smoothly and replied:

“If I had that suspicion, I wouldn’t be here today.”

“…….”

“And Sir Leon would not have been so relaxed in his manner to have a drink with his companions.”

If he was suspected, it also meant that he was going to do everything in his power to capture Leone in the imperial palace. So he wouldn’t have had time to sit idly by with his colleagues.

If it were the original story, I would have listened to the urgency of the imperial palace to grasp the movements.

Leone let out a big sigh and ran his hair roughly.

“I’m so glad nothing happened.”

A shadow of relief crossed his face. Filina said with a small smile.

“I guess I was very worried.”

Leone made no reply. Instead, he met her gaze again.

Philina, who had been looking at him quietly, spoke in a clear voice.

“Sir Leon…, did you join the academy to avenge your father?”

At her direct question, Leone looked at Filina with wide-eyed eyes. However, he quickly turned his head with a subdued expression.

Again, there was no answer back.

“I’ve talked to you before, haven’t I?”

Philina’s pale voice drew his gaze. Leone’s black eyes stared at her.

Philina raised her mouth elegantly.

“…… Revenge can make people so devastated.”

Leone reflexively remembered the coming-of-age ceremony held at the imperial court.

From the sound of her soft words on the terrace, to the rich scent of roses flowing in the cool breeze, to the sound of clear water flowing from the fountain…….

His deepened gaze scanned Philina relentlessly.

“Lord Leon.”

She opened her mouth with a firm face.

“Stop taking revenge. Don’t ruin Lord Leon’s life anymore.”

His face hardened at the sound of Philina’s voice.

“…… It can’t be.”

He clenched his fists hard and spat them out as if he were clenching them.

“Most of the people here have a sad story in their hearts. They live day by day, dreaming only of revenge. If they couldn’t even dream of it, there are a lot of people who would have already taken their own lives. We’re just as desperate.”

His dark eyes were stained with solitude. It was filled with bitter loneliness rather than virtuous anger.

Philina, who had been staring at him intently, let out a faint sigh.

“Sir Leon picked the wrong person.”

At the sound of her firm voice, Leone looked at Filina with an expressionless face.

“Sir Leon can’t beat Ian. Likewise, the guild now led by Lord Leone will be ruined at the hands of the Imperial Knights.”

His pupils twitched as he looked at Philina. The hardened face made the atmosphere around him sink even heavier. Even his colleagues who were out there couldn’t stand his changed mood.

But Filina was accustomed to catching his gaze. He groaned again, as if he hadn’t finished talking yet.

“What revenge does Lord Leon really want? Dreaming of revenge with your comrades, do you all die in vain? Who the hell is that revenge for?”