Volume 3 Chapter 8 (1/2)
This world is cruel
All words are cruel Soentle world only exists within creative works, and even those are gradually growing sradually losing their dreams I had as well Miracles are called miracles because they do not happen and hope is called hope because they are never achieved Things do not come to fruition just because you wish for it to happen You can’t positively say that you’ll one day be rewarded once you’ve endeavored long enough This world was that cruel
I thought that way
I believed that was the case
That’s hen a miracle had actually occurred, I was in a daze Not ahard, or a hope that had at least some realism to it, but the most irresponsible type of expectation Since the miracle had suddenly appeared in the for princess, my Goddess, Chanmi, I had no other choice but to be in a daze
However, that fact didn’t make me into a believer of the bestseller The Secret There were s that happened after that as well I had personally coardless, it ended up being a type of revelation to h this world was certainly cruel, it wasn’t as cruel as I had thought it was Although ere certainly filled with proble those issues Thus, there was no need to throay all of your hope Even if it hurts at times or you feel as if you’ll die, you have to endure
I thought that way
I believed that was the case
Because we are not beasts As it was those very expectations, that very arrogance, that very source of all those suffering, and the very thought that ‘things can’t continue like this’ that made us humans human, this will also continue to be the case
The root of dignity was in hell However, it was thanks to that hell that we’re able to to see Heaven
“It’s dangerous”
Ariya spoke the instant Roroa had left the room
“Fair Grace, it’s truly dangerous That sort of trash······ that monster, can you trust her?”
“A the people I’ve met ever since I’ve come to this world, she’s the type of person who can’t be trusted the most I’ll tie her down as much as possible in order to restrict her freedo foolish”
“That isn’t enough······ we should kill her”
I put my hand on Ariya’s mouth
“You shouldn’t carelessly talk about taking the lives of others”
“······Fair Grace”
“I know You’re probably worried about Alshi+ It’s fine Even if the worse situation were to occur, I’ll at least protect Alshi+”
Ariya pressed her hand against her forehead The angle of her head, was a slight 27 degrees angle
“Alshi+, that idiot······ But Fair Grace······ Alshi+ isn’t the only one I’m worried about”
“You’re worried about me?”
“I’htly worried about Sii as well”
Sii’s astonished expression was a bit interesting to look at
“Of course, it’s dangerous for Sii and me But we’ll have to endure it If we’re able to take hold of the guards with just this much risk, then this is on the cheap side”
Sii nodded as well Shethat action as she had let out a groan and held onto her arm Ariya supported her in a panic and I,
“Yujin······?”
while lowering my head, spoke
“I apologize, Miss Sii I should have prepared better”
“Eh, it’s fine······ I’ht, I was already planning to do this if so like what happened earlier were to perhaps occur”
Planned
“Mht? To think If soe, then that’ll be me since I’m the only one who’s already injured”
Sii giggled
“This is why I can’t help but have hope”
“Mm······? What, do you mean?”
I answered her by kissing the back of her hand
Sii’s cheeks becahtly cleared her throat
“Mm, in any case······ Fair Grace, and Sii Why? Why exactly are you shouldering such a dangerous burden and taking the hands of the guards······ When you told Roroa that you’ll change the city and rehabilitate Her Excellency the Earl······”
“Mive her an answer?”
“We should Ariya is in the same boat as us now” I turned back towards Ariya and spoke “As you heard, I’ to rehabilitate the Earl”
I then explained
“Everything she has done until now We’ll make her take those sins to heart We’ll ain We’ll y and atone for all of the crihout her life In order to do that, we intend to shoulder this dangerous burden”
“······” Ariya looked back and forth between me and Sii “······Is that so”
“Yup Moreover, since you’ve heard about our plan now, I’d like it if you cooperated with us Once Alshi+ wakes up, explain everything to her We’ll alsothe attackers We’ll start off with things like that”
I believed that she wouldn’t refuse It wasn’t only because of the favor that I had done for her It wasn’t also because of the pretext of rehabilitating the Silver Lion Earl Just as Roroa had said, we alreadya secret deal with Roroa Like we had ree, her lover, Alshi+’s life was on the line here
An accomplice mentality and compulsory power that was inco like hidden ca us in a situation like this, at the very least, I believed that it wouldn’t happen
However, Ariya was unable to nod her head readily and instead hesitated
“But I······”
The instant Ariya hadopen and a shadow entered the room
It was a long shadow
It sht could even fade away, Ariya was the first one to utter the name of the owner of the shadow
“Miss Sophna······”
“M-Miss Sophna! Welcome”
“You may stay seated”
Sophna stopped Ariya and Sii, ere both about to stand up, with her staff and approached us Once ure re cheerful s on her lips
“Kuhuhu You’re just as I had heard For you to not panic upon my arrival and also have the leisure to examine me”
“And you’re different from what I’ve heard They said you were a hikikoe of you in my head”
“If I did, then would I not overlap with Yudia?”