episode_0085

-Tiring!

▶The late return event has been activated!◀

The status window that appeared with an annoyed voice is now displaying this message.

Although Flora was right next door, it seems that she wasn’t the subject of the event.

“You can tell just by looking at the wait so far, but Flora has also waited for a long time. Even when I was preparing meals, I was only watching to see when you would come, and even when I told you to go inside instead of waiting here, you refused. Do you understand now? How did Flora feel?”

Arina spoke as if she was going to scold me.

‘Do you know what Flora must have felt?’

When I heard those words, I felt reassured and reassured.

‘okay. ‘You should be used to it like this.’

Wasn’t my family originally like this?

They are not treated as family.

There can be no equal status in this family.

Anyway, the child I picked up. A man who is not related by blood.

It’s just that distance.

I don’t usually think like this, but at this moment, I was really happy to see Arina. Filling up my dulled alertness was always the first priority.

“I would also like to say something about this, but you too, don’t leave behind any regrets and just brush it off. Since Flora was unable to enter the courtroom, she has suffered so much that she is not even able to eat well. So─”

I was wondering what more could be said here.

Funny enough, Arina was saying the same thing as her first child.

“Don’t criticize your brother too much, but be lenient. Got it?”

-Don’t criticize your brother too much and be lenient. Understand?

At this point, exclamations of exclamation come out.

How does that sound come out without any difference?

When it was revealed that the maid was stealing my allowance, and when my third child was taken away and I couldn’t even meet him properly.

Those words were not at all different from the sound that came out of the mouth of the first child in reality.

I was told that I should be more lenient with my younger brother and let him get away with it. Like right now.

‘I should really thank you.’

Thanks to this, my previously appeased awareness was completely revived. Suddenly, the trivial question of why Flora was here disappeared completely.

Seriously.

As always, with an attitude of not caring.

I answered the question to my eldest son, who had a disapproving expression on his face.

“What does it matter whether he waits for me or not?”

-Tiring!

▶Arina’s intimacy decreases!◀

Just like the first year.

Arina’s expression suddenly distorted.

***

“Carsein. What do you mean by that now? Did you say something like this to your younger brother who waited for you all this time, asking if this is my part-time job?”

Arina, whose intimacy level had dropped by 1%, asked angrily.

I’m asking this even though I know very well.

“uh.”

I halfheartedly answered yes. Anyway, they will only let you go if your intimacy level drops further.

Then, Arina’s eyes pouted and twitched before my eyes.

When I looked at the eldest son’s sharp eyes, the air seemed to freeze.

Still, I have to say what I have to say.

“I never told Flora to wait. Are you talking like it’s my fault that he’s here?”

“Carcein.”

“Even in the courtroom. It was a rational thought. Emma is Flora’s nanny, so what if she takes sides?”

“Carsein Baghran…!”

Arina, who was about to scream my name, quickly lowered her voice.

It seemed like he was worried that Flora might wake up.

Arina let out a warm exhalation and tried to let go of her anger.

“Behave in moderation. How can I fight against my younger brother…! Flora was truly worried about you. That’s why I’ve been waiting until now!”

well.

You can say that because you don’t know.

It was none other than Flora who did not allow Karssein to do anything, and who went to great lengths to not allow it from then on.

I have to look after that guy because he’s my younger brother, and you guys who didn’t even treat me like family should just move on?

That wasn’t even funny.

“Don’t do that. There’s no need to worry about that.”

“You bastard…!”

“Whether you catch a cold or not, it’s up to you. Because it’s none of my business.”

Arina’s teeth were gritted and ground.

In the end, I couldn’t bear it.

“A human being like you…! It still doesn’t change. He couldn’t even understand his younger brother’s feelings and turned his head away in such a cold manner…!”

-Tiring!

▶Arina’s intimacy decreases!◀

[Current figure: 24%]

“Yes. As expected, it was too much authority for you as Karssein. I was foolish for thinking that things had changed even a little and taking him to the Eastern Noble Meeting.”

-Tiring!

▶Arina’s intimacy decreases!◀

[Current figure: 22%]

“I will have to take back with my own hands your authority that has not been able to rid you of your pariah status. At this time, the right to participate in the four Eastern Noble Councils is revoked. Even if I tell my mother this, I will never take it back!”

Arina raised her voice like that.

“Uuuh…? Big sister?”

At the same time.

Flora, who had fallen asleep, wakes up.

“Mi, I’m sorry. Flora. Was your voice too loud?”

“Ugh. No…what’s going on? Why is my sister here… ”

Flora was rubbing her puffy eyes.

As soon as she made eye contact with me, she became as hard as stone.

He immediately avoided eye contact and hesitated, but when I saw him being hugged by Arina, it seemed like he had lost all sleep.

Right then.

To my right, an object began emitting bright light.

‘…is it a memorial?’

That was a flower pot that Karssein had once brought from outside. Once you decide on one main episode, this is what you get.

Currently, since I’ve just pulled up the main episode, it wouldn’t be surprising if I saw it right away.

however.

▶Memorials are automatically obtained by satisfying the conditions!◀

-Woe!

It looks like there is no need to take it with you when you return.

The memorial once again shined alone, showing Carcein’s past.

Blinking vision.

The location of this memorial was the Duke’s residence.

***

Karssein appears at the entrance to the mansion.

Karssein’s appearance was not normal today either.

You might think that if you’re covered in dirt, you’d be like that just by rolling around in the training ground, but you can see signs of being beaten here and there.

The skin is torn by something sharp and bleeding, but it is not a stab wound.

Instead, we see bruises caused by something thrown from afar. Those bruises, which seemed like a lot at first glance, had only recently appeared.

In that state, Karssein entered the duke’s residence.

“ too, master! How did you end up looking like this…!”

Shayden was shocked and caught Karssein, who was staggering back.

“…I met bandits.”

“Boy…”

Bandits.

Isn’t it an obvious lie?

Shayden could vaguely tell that Karssein was making excuses.

It was hard to say that they had been hit with stones and farm tools, but with the weapons of bandits.

If you listen to the rumors that have been coming in recently, it seems to be happening in the Chatrene territory.

If Heron and I conveyed this fact to Madam right away, the people of the territory would be subject to severe punishment.

Nevertheless, the reason he did not ask any more questions was because it seemed that Karssein did not want to reveal who had harmed him.

“Let’s treat it first. Master.”

“No. I have work to do now… ugh.”

“This is something you have to do while stumbling.”

“It’s because it’s really urgent.”

Shayden had no choice but to postpone Carcein’s treatment.

“If it’s urgent, wouldn’t it be better to tell your mom?”

“Not for my mother.”

“Yes?”

“Never, never. If my mother knew about this…”

Karssein shook his head violently, as if that wasn’t enough.

Instead, find someone else.

“By any chance, Claire… no, do you know where Arina is?”

In place of the duke’s mentally ill head, Karssein sought out Arina.

Shayden turned his head at those words.

Well, if it was Arina, there was nothing else to do but look for it. It was coming this way.

“Why are you looking for me with that face? Carcein.”

With a disgusted expression on her face, Arina snapped at Karssein.

But right now, it didn’t matter to Karssein whether Arina glared at him or not.

“The people of Shatren Territory kicked me out. Just one day, just one more day tomorrow. Let me go in there.”

“Ha.”

Arina clicked her tongue as if she had heard something absurd.

“Please let me go back to the territory you ruined with your own hands? After causing such a big accident?”

“It doesn’t matter what you say right now. Just one day tomorrow…!”

Sigh-!

The unpleasant sound of skin rubbing creates silence at the entrance.

In a lower voice than ever, Arina swore.

“That mouth. Shut up, Karsein.”

“…”

“Because of you, many residents of the territory were filled with anger. Those people’s livelihood was shaken by your force and your flock. And yet you’re going to enter the Shatrene Territory now?”

Karssein looked up at Arina with blank eyes.

I could feel deep contempt and disgust in his blue eyes.

“Of course, mother shouldn’t have brought someone like you.”

A cold dagger hit me.

It was a cruel, cold word.

I thought Shayden might notice and intervene, but as if that wasn’t enough, Arina added one more word.

“Know the topic. Your position is not like a full-fledged noble watching over the residents at the Eastern Noble Council, but more like a child who has to be taught from the beginning. A topic that only causes harm because you can’t learn anything.”

You shall not do anything.

That’s what it said.

Then Karssein grabbed Arina’s ankle, who was trembling as she turned around.

“What are you doing…!”

“It doesn’t matter! That doesn’t matter right now!”

“What?”

“It doesn’t matter whether you’re a child who hasn’t learned properly, a child who needs to be taught to walk, or whether you’re called a pariah rather than a noble. Just one. Bring this one to the territory!”

With hands covered in dust, Karssein held out a flower pot to Arina.

Even though he had been beaten by the residents, he cherished it and brought it from the estate.

however.

Arina mercilessly threw away the flower pot.

-Clink!

Broken flower pots littered the floor.

“From now on, you are prohibited from entering the Shatrene territory. Go back to your room and reflect. Don’t ask me to bring that kind of trash.”

The sound of Arina’s shoes clatters.

Shayden, who noticed the sound of shoes gradually becoming distant, approached Karssein, who was sitting down, thinking it was now.

“Master. Just go back now…?”

“Shaden. By any chance… can you get me one flower pot?”

“… Well, it’s not that difficult. Where do you plan on putting it?”

“I won’t be able to take it to Shatren Territory… so I’m going to leave it here. By any chance, if the residents of the territory come, they might recognize you.”

Wouldn’t Lady Arina say something?

Shayden couldn’t bring himself to say those words.

Carcein’s eyes were still fixed on the flower pot, as he was caught up in something.

***

▶Memorial ends!◀

“…”

Karssein wanted to tell something by holding on to the clue that it was a flower pot, and Arina cruelly trampled on Karssein’s request.

Through this, I found out about his miserable past again.

At the same time, my miserable past was also revealed.

Me before I made up my mind and made a plan to escape.

The first one looked at me like I was trash.

Even though they were family and tried to help, I couldn’t even share my opinions.

okay. In the end, the attitude of asking for a favor itself is wrong.

You have to do it yourself, not ask for it.

After the memorial service was over, I calmly packed up the flower pot and spoke to Arina.

“Such authority. Take whatever you want.”

“You…!”

“Permissions…? Are you taking it? Sister, what do you mean?”

When Flora asks while tilting her head, Arina seems embarrassed and blurts out her words.

“Flora doesn’t know anything. What’s so important is…”

“Yes. It’s not that important. As someone said, I am a low class citizen.”

“…!”

“Well, what does that mean? You are not a pariah─”

“No. That’s right, a pariah. In the past and present. And we will always be pariahs in the future.”

I turned around, leaving behind Flora, who was speechless and unable to say anything, and Arina, who was still showing signs of confusion.

However, the direction I was walking was not the duke’s mansion, but the training ground.