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-Swish.

Emerging from the shadows, only the sound of breathing could be heard in the silence.

The first thing that caught my eye was the old man lying asleep.

The bottles of alcohol scattered around, and the courtesans lying next to him.

The maid who handed me the box with the [Explosion] magic was also lying in a corner.

-Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.

Without hesitation, I amplified the mana in the ribbon and pierced it into the heads of the naked courtesans. Except for that one maid.

After shattering their minds, their bodies convulsed and then stopped moving.

-Step. Step.

I approached the only remaining maid.

-Step. Step.

Her condition came into view.

-Step. Step.

Syringes, powders, and pills visible around her.

The maid, with her eyes wide open but no movement, bloodstains on her nose, and dried saliva at the corner of her mouth.

It was clear that she was dead.

She must have been drugged and died from suffocation. Of course, sexual abuse must have occurred during the process.

Poor maid. She must have been clueless about everything, but ended up being a victim of the foolish old man.

How unjust it was, her hand reaching out towards the sleeping old man’s bed.

As I closed her eyes with dilated pupils, the repulsive voice of the old man echoed in the room.

“Ugh…! You there, girl. Quickly bring me some water.”

The old man, who had suddenly awakened, opened his mouth while lying in bed.

I walked towards the bed where the old man lay.

-Step. Step.

“Girl, bring me some water! Don’t come to me! I’m in heat!?”

-Step. Step.

“Is this girl crazy… Lily!?”

The old man suddenly sat up, shouting at me, but his eyes widened, and his trembling hand began to shake.

“How did you…!”

“You…?”

“Oh, no, my lord!”

“Do you know why I’m here?”

“W-what are you talking about?”

The old man, perhaps feeling ashamed, covered his body with the blanket and shamelessly told lies.

Unable to bear his appearance, I pierced his right ankle with the ribbon.

-Poof!

The ribbon went in smoothly, like poking tofu with chopsticks.

“Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Why am I here?”

“Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

So the two radical factions seem to have planned to assassinate Amelia. In other words, there might be an assassination attempt in the future.

This assassination was the action of the radical faction that dislikes Helena, so the only remaining faction that dislikes me.

And it seems that the Wesley family, who knows about this situation, supported the radical faction to swallow our family.

[Explosion] Enchantment.

In other words, it was revealed that the Wesley family was the one who caused Amelia’s injury.

The Wesley family. I remember.

A family that always sharpened their knives behind the Estelle family. In the past, they were a bunch of trash who incited citizens and instigated wars to erase the Estelle family.

They were already being cautious, but dared to do such a thing behind my back?

“Master! I am innocent! It’s all the Wesley family’s fault…”

-Thud!

“Screaaaam! My leg! My leg!”

I wanted to keep torturing him while keeping him alive, but it’s not worth the time.

I couldn’t stand to listen to that old man’s voice anymore, so I cut off his head.

Leaving behind a severed head, I lay back on the bed.

There seems to be no reason to get up for the rest of my life.

‘The Wesley family…’

I want to go find them and kill them all right now, but I don’t have the time.

I was too excited, my breathing was heavy, and there wasn’t much time left to collect Amelia’s samples from the mask.

If I continue like this, it’s obvious that I won’t be able to stay sane. I decided to send all the bodies in this space to the main entrance of the Wesley family.

I gathered all the bodies with ribbons and put them into the shadows.

Before entering the shadows, I set fire to the room and then went inside.

==

I want to say, ‘This is a ceiling I’ve never seen before,’ but when I opened my eyes, Lily was there with her eyes closed.

I wasn’t lying down, I was lying face down.

When I tried to get up, I felt a tremendous pain in my back, and I couldn’t help but groan, and then my strength gave out.

“Ugh…!”

Only then did I remember why I was here.

When Eia came running towards me with something in her arms to give me a gift, a magic circle appeared.

I, who had been watching Lily, Camilla, and Helena sparring in secret, realized that this magic circle was not ordinary.

Quick to notice, I realized it was an attack magic and snatched it from Eia’s hand and threw it as far away as possible.

The next problem was Eia. I was in a state where I had Lily and Helena’s protective magic on me, but I didn’t know what would happen.

But Eia was just an 8-year-old child with nothing.

I wrapped Eia in my arms, grabbed the object, and then lost my memory.

Wait, Eia!?

“Amelia…?”

-Clang.

Just as the tiger comes when called, as soon as I worried about Eia’s safety, I heard Eia’s voice at the entrance to the medical room.

Dropping the food she was holding.

“Amelia!!!”

“…Amelia!”

Eia ran towards me calling my name, and Lily, who heard Eia’s scream, woke up and called me, making my head spin, but it felt good.

Both of them couldn’t touch me, so they were fidgeting and babbling in front of me, which was so funny.

“You’re laughing!?”

Lily exclaimed, then started crying with Eia…!?

“Wha… why?”

Laughing and suddenly crying in front of them, I must look like trash!

“Amelia, you’ve been unconscious for a week!”

“Eeeh!?”

Wait, a week? I’ve been unconscious for a week?

Looking urgently at Lily, she wiped away her tears with my hand and nodded.

‘Oh…’

I seem to be more injured than I thought. If I lost consciousness for a week, how serious was it?

Certainly, it seems like I’ve injured my back quite a bit, considering I can’t get up right now.

“Is my back severely injured?”

“You’ll recover, but it will take a long time.”

Lily wiped away her tears and gently massaged my hand that she held, comforting me.

From what I’ve heard, the ancestor of our family intentionally targeted me by using young Eia.

Helena is currently searching for those associated with that ancestor and plans to find them all and execute them.

It’s a relief that no one died and everything has been resolved. Eia is unharmed as well.

That being said.

The strong scent in the medical room continues to irritate my nose. Lily, Eia, and I all noticed it and our heads turned towards the ground.

Eia must have brought food for Lily because she was holding a tray when I first saw her.

But when she saw me get up and was startled, she dropped it on the floor…

The food is now scattered messily on the floor. Eia only realized it now.

“I-I’m sorry! I’ll clean it up quickly.”

Hmm. Eia seems to be completely healed. She quickly bowed to us and left the medical room.

Still, once I can get up later, I should talk to her.

Healing physically is different from healing emotionally. And on top of that, she might blame herself for what happened and think that I got hurt because of her…

It’s too much for an 8-year-old to be involved in such a situation. Ultimately, she was used because of me.

I need to recover quickly.

First, let’s comfort Lily a bit.

Lily is holding my hand and rubbing her face against it earnestly.

Wait a moment, Lily. Why is your face going from my hand to your armpit?

Lily?

Wait, where are you rubbing your face!

==

Amelia, Eia