Seeing her attitude of not backing down, I took the dress with a sigh.
The smooth material of the dress fit well in my hands and the faint scent tickled my nose.
A low voice came from behind our backs.
"Rebecca seems to think of me as a very noble person, but I wasn't the type of person to be treated like this from the beginning."
"..."
"There was a time when I was so hungry that I tried to steal someone else's bread and got beaten up, and there was also a time when I spent the night curled up under someone's roof because I had no place to sleep."
Isabella smiled sweetly at me, who turned around at the incredible story.
"I see. I told you so. I thought it would definitely fit well."
At that moment, a large hand covered her face, which was smiling at me.
Before I could scream, a hand appeared behind my back and covered my mouth.
The sound of rain seeping through the open back door clearly pierced my ears.
"Damn. What were you doing in this small corner of the house? We wait for you to come out and eventually make you come in. I would never have guessed that a noble noble Lady would frequent a place like this."
A rough and rough voice grumbled.
"There is no time. Which of the two is Isabella?"
In response to someone's harsh words, the man holding me responded.
"You wouldn't know it if you saw it? Could it be that the woman in rags there was a noblewoman? Of course, this woman must be Isabella."
I desperately twisted my whole body and shook my head at the voice in my ear, but it was no use.
"There's no need to leave behind unnecessary witnesses, right? All we need is a woman who knows where things are."
"Right. Then there is no need for 'this' either."
The man holding Isabella sentenced her to death in a low voice.
Soon, the man's large hand grasped her white, thin neck.
***
Isabella's struggling body soon went limp, unable to do anything.
The men threw Isabella's cold body on the floor, grabbed me by my hair, and dragged me outside.
"What? You said you grew up outside, but it looks like you went through a lot of hardships which is unbecoming of a noble."
The man spoke in a sarcastic voice, probably because he saw the calluses on my hands.
"Don't feel too sad. No one really likes the young lady alive."
"..."
"If you obediently hand over your 'stuff to us, at least we won't kill you painfully."
As I witnessed a person dying before my eyes, I shook my head desperately.
If I scream right now, will Isabella's escort come to my rescue?
It was a moment when I thought of a man with a cool aura.
"Hey."
He asked.
"Where are the things?"
My back was soaked in cold sweat.
The men's lives were real.
"I'm not sure what you're talking about."
"Ha."
The man snorted as if he were dumbfounded, but then tightened his grip on my wrist.
Without realizing it, I covered my mouth to let out a scream.
I was more worried about Oliver lying inside than the knight who would come running at my screams.
These men are cruel and do not want to leave any witnesses.
Oliver... He was a child so fragile that one kick from them took his breath away.
"Hey."
Gritting my teeth, I quickly raised my head.
"Ah, that woman from earlier!"
Poor Isabella died without even being able to scream.
"She has it."
The two people facing each other asked me suspiciously after hearing my words.
"Really?"
I shook my head frantically and dragged my injured ankle towards the back door.
There was nothing to think about or think about. The men were looking at me half-crawling.
When I opened the door, I saw a cold, frozen body left on the floor of the warehouse.
"Hey, don't waste time."
My hair stood on end as I heard a low, threatening voice.
At that moment, I closed my eyes tightly at the threat I heard again and put my hand inside Isabella's clothes.
Her body, which had no pulse, was shaking.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes and her green eyes looked at me.
A cool, stiff hand grasped my hand that was deep inside her clothes. I shook my head desperately, unable to even breathe.
"I'm sorry..."
She blinked at my small, guilty whisper.
Once, twice. And three times.
As soon as that fleeting moment, which felt like eons of time, had passed, the back door burst open.
"Oh my God, what is this. Young Lady!"
At the sound of Hugh's voice calling her in astonishment, Isabella's hand fell again as if she had squeezed out all her remaining strength.
At the same time, a dazzling light erupted and filled my vision.
***
[Interesting.]
A sweet voice flowed into my head as if speaking directly to me.
[How long has it been since the door to earth was opened?]
When I slowly removed my hand covering my eyes, I could see the dark surroundings that had not changed from before.
The moment I looked around and turned back, I stopped at the sight I saw.
The men who had been threatening me just a moment ago were as frozen as stone.
Next to him, Hugh was seen with his sword drawn with a shocked expression.
The distorted face was full of anger.
[This... The human who summoned me already passed away?]
Pure white wings appeared in the air and quietly wrapped Isabella's body.
Eventually, the wings, which had been curled up like cocoons, gradually shrunk and took on the shape of a familiar person.
"Oliver?"
The being that looked like Oliver arched its eyes.
[I guess this body's name is Oliver.]
Same face. Same outfit.
Even the small scar on his forehead was the same, but I could tell it intuitively.
That's not Oliver.
[There is no way a mere human could see through my true self. In your eyes, I will appear to be the most precious and familiar being.]
It was difficult to understand what was being said, but at least it was certain that the person on the other end was not human.
As I hesitated and took a step back, a being in the shape of Oliver extended a hand.
[There is nothing to be afraid of, human.]
The fascinating voice, whose gender was ambiguous, gradually changed into Oliver's youthful voice.
[I just came because I was called.]
"You were called?"
At that moment, something slowly emerged from underneath Isabella's clothes.
It was a brooch with shimmering blue light.
[It may have been insufficient conditions to summon me, but it was probably thanks to this item that the 'door' opened so early. Interestingly, I never thought that an object containing the power of a God would still remain in this land.]
The brooch that was floating in the air slowly fell onto my palm.
[Did the owner transfer the item to you?]
He raised his eyebrows in surprise and said something, and I muttered in a daze.
"Isabella told me..."
At the last moment. I remembered the eyes that were helplessly closed without even being able to say the right words.
What did she want to say to me?
[It's a shame. After the boundary for dimensional order was drawn, it was very rare for the door to Middle Earth to be opened.]
The being in Oliver's form looked at me and smiled, as if regretful.
[The summoner has died, so the door will eventually close again.]
"What happens when the door closes?"
[Time will flow as it should.]
Original flow?
As I turned around, I saw the men still glaring at me and Hugh pointing his sword at them.
Not only did the men who mercilessly murdered Isabella, but Hugh also wouldn't leave me alone.
I shuddered when I remembered his cold eyes and stretched out my hand towards those who had turned to stone.
As I struggled to take the sword out of the scabbard tied to the man's waist, the being in the shape of Oliver spoke in a pitiful tone.
[It's no use. Because nothing changes within the time stopped by the summons. You will meet a certain ending.]
"No."
That couldn't be possible.
I didn't want to die.
Now, I finally have hope that I can show Oliver to the priest.
There was no way these men would have spared Oliver, who had the potential to become a 'witness'.
I opened my mouth in desperation, hiding my trembling hands.
"Oh, no. I am... I don't want to die."
Tears flowed down my cheeks and fell to the floor.
The person who was looking at me with a faint smile slowly opened his mouth.
[There is one way, if you want.]
My ears perked up.
"How?"
[You will continue the contract between me and the summoner.]
As he stretched out his hand. Isabella's body glowed and floated in the water.
"Well, can I do that?"
When I swallowed my saliva and asked, he nodded and continued speaking as if singing.
[If you have the right qualifications to sign a contract.]
"Qualification... What?"
Am I qualified to replace Isabella?
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