chapter 21
All caught
I tried to meet Louis one last time, but failed.
Felice and Lucy headed to the Ansberg estate.
Anyway, the school year was coming to an end, and such a big thing happened, but the academy class didn’t matter.
Thanks to the academy’s quick work, they were able to move right away.
In the carriage heading to the realm.
Felice Ansberg was engulfed in guilt and despair.
His father was in critical condition, and I don’t know for sure, but a lot of Yeongji-min must have died as well.
What if he had fought to death with Louis and somehow caught the gargoyle?
Wouldn’t it have been possible for him to run away and attack the territory again with a swarm of gargoyles?
In the end, all this because he didn’t listen to Louis.
As if it had happened because of her, Felice was in so much pain.
Of course, even as Felice, it was not without excuses.
The situation immediately after discovering the gargoyle was so urgent that Louis simply shouted to attack the gargoyle without any explanation.
Of course, Louis wouldn’t even have time to explain that the gargoyles will attack the Ansberg estates.
The other party members were also uncooperative, and there is a possibility that Felice would not have caught him even if she had helped him alone.
Even the explanation Louis gave after work was unbelievably logical until the gargoyles actually attacked.
Like this, there were many things that came to mind when I tried to make excuses.
On the contrary, Felice’s sense of self-doubt only intensified.
Even after Felice herself ruined the whole thing, she made no preparations.
Despite Louis’ warning.
No, there was one.
Exactly, cursing Louis who worked so hard for himself.
What kind of feelings did Louis, who worked so hard to protect the Ansberg estate, feel when he heard abusive words from him?
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Just thinking about it made Felice’s heart break.
Even though it was such abusive language, the result of my hard work as my whole body was shattered.
Nevertheless, Louis gave a warning to his estate until the very end.
Despite the warning given in advance, there was enough damage that the Earl was in critical condition.
What would have happened if there hadn’t even been a warning from Louis?
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Just imagining it was a terrifying feeling.
On the other hand, when Louis, who had nothing to do with the Ansberg family, was trying so hard.
what was he doing
nothing.
This time too, there were no excuses.
Because Louis, who had been in conflict every now and then, left, and Leo, who now takes on the role of the party leader, slowly returned to the academy.
Following his words, I had Aine take a break in the middle to have a meal.
The attack of the gargoyles was the same night.
Even if you send a letter right after it arrives, there is no guarantee that it will be delivered in time.
In addition, as a result, the letter from Louis arrived before the attack.
Lastly, no matter how much Louis explained, it was an unbelievable level of logic.
Felice could not have predicted that the territory was attacked right after that…
“Great!”
she bites her lip
All of them, the more I tried to make excuses, the more miserable they were.
While thinking that she should focus on Yeongji’s work right now, she kept thinking of Louis.
I remember how coldly I was ignoring him.
It kept tormenting her.
fight with louis
It was the first time I’d seen him really angry.
hit him
Of course, that wasn’t to say it was embarrassing.
It was only shocking that Louis had changed so much.
He was such a nice guy.
All the way to the estate, Felice was tormented by Louis’ thoughts.
And, Lucy Ansberg was glaring at her sister like that.
There were many things I wanted to ask.
There were a lot of things I wanted to ask.
However, the older sister will ignore her.
It was like that before, and like it was before.
In front of her mother, she was determined to investigate and ask about the contents of the letter Louis had sent.
With thoughts of the same man in their heads, the two women finally arrived at the Ansberg estate.
—
They arrived at the estate, but their mother did not come out to meet them.
I was a bit puzzled by that fact.
After entering the ruined lord’s castle, the two soon understood the reason.
The pale countess seemed like it wouldn’t be strange if she collapsed really soon.
However, until then, it was Felice who thought so because of the shock of the gargoyle attack.
she asks urgently.
“Are you okay, mother?”
With those words, the countess noticed that the two had finally arrived.
She looks at both of them.
“What about the damage to the land? Are you okay, sir?”
Unlike her usual, Felice was impatient.
She asks about her father’s well-being.
To Felice, the meaning of a father was greater than he had imagined.
So when I heard the news that the Count was in critical condition, I was dizzy.
But on the way here, Felice thought more of Louis than her father.
It wasn’t that Louis was more important to her than her father, or anything like that.
Rather, Felice had a firm belief in the Count.
Even if he was in critical condition, he was sure he would rise again like a perfect knight.
Because he believed that he would not be defeated by a gargoyle or something.
So, rather than worrying about his father, he was thinking of Louis.
As always, her father believed that she would overcome this ordeal.
was that so
Felice staggered at the words that the Countess with empty eyes finally uttered.
“Felice… Your father is dead.”
The Countess bursts into tears again.
I don’t know about them, but it was the woman who had been crying and falling over and over again.
Felice’s head refused to understand her mother’s words.
die?
who?
No, it was impossible.
Suddenly the sound around you disappears.
The world seemed to spin, and the son-in-law became dark.
So, at last, Felice accepted her mother’s words.
At that shock, I just passed out.
—
When I woke up, I was on my bed.
It was an unfamiliar ceiling.
It wasn’t the academy’s dormitory, nor was it my own room in the permanent residence.
Rather, she thought, wishing it was all a dream.
Felice smiles in despair.
His room, along with the lord’s castle, was smashed by a swarm of gargoyles.
she slowly gets up
The maid, who just entered the room, informs people that she has woken up.
When the family members offered to bring in a healer or a priest, Felice reluctantly rejected it.
he doesn’t deserve it
If there is such a manpower, it is right to send it to other injured people.
Those who were hurt because of Felice herself.
After she woke up, the three women gathered in one of the most intact rooms left in Yeongjuseong.
Felice Ansberg, Lucy Ansberg and Countess Mary Ansberg.
The rest of the Ansberg family were people.
Now, the future of the family was in their hands.
Mary Ansberg was also shocked more than anyone else, but she is an adult.
The Countess is in a difficult enough situation, but first of all, she comforts her daughters.
After a while, she tells Felice.
“Felice, thank you so much. Thanks to your warning, I was able to reduce the damage even a little. If I did, my brother would be in danger too… ”
Felice made a bewildered expression for a moment.
What the hell does that mean?
It wasn’t him who gave the warning, but Louis Wallenche…
“ah.”
Felice makes a stupid sound.
It was Louis who knew this in advance.
My sister said that Louis had warned me in advance, but my mother knows that she has warned me.
And again, Ansberg and Wallenstein.
It was difficult to say she was very clever, but how things were going to turn out was predictable enough.
Felice’s face turns red with shame.
I am a human being who can never receive that gratitude.
Rather, he is the person responsible for this situation more than anyone else.
Felice opened her mouth.
No, I tried to open it.
It was fear that made Felice hesitate for a moment.
The fear of destroying the estate due to his own fault and having to confess directly that his father died.
When I heard that, I was afraid of the reaction of my mother and sister.
And, while she hesitated for a moment.
Lucy, who had a contemptuous expression, opened her mouth instead.
“I’m sorry, mother. I lied.”
“for a moment… ”
Felice urgently tries to speak, but Lucy ignores her and continues the conversation.
“It was Prince Louis Wallenstein, not my sister, who warned me.”
“Louis… Wallenstein?”
The Countess asks questions.
“yes. I told Wallenstein that no one would listen if I told him, so I told him to name my sister.”
After the gargoyle attack began, the situation was so dire that there was no time to tell the truth.
However, Lucy thought that she had to repay Louis somehow at the family level.
At the same time, he had something to ask his older sister.
Therefore, she gave her mother a letter from Prince Louis at this gathering.
The countess, who received the letter with a questioning expression on her face, turns colder than ever.
Yes, because there was a phrase like this in the letter.
‘My dear Lucy. I’ve already warned Felice Ansberg, but just in case you don’t know, I’m sending you this letter.’
Those words that had already warned Felice.
However, there were no warnings from Felice to the family.
Is that all?
From the attack of the gargoyles until now, there was no word from Felice.
The Countess asks in a cold voice.
“Felice. Confucius Louis Wallenstein has already given you a warning, so why haven’t you said anything until now?”
Felice wanted to hang her head from the guilt.
‘Oh, you’ve been caught.’