"But where is the S-class purifier to deal with Odette coming into the mansion?"
"I want to have a maid. Whoever I want."
However, what Charlotte wanted was not as big as she thought.
"Of course I can accept that. Charlotte is coming in, and it doesn't matter who it is, one of the maids?"
"That's a good thing. I want to have a maid named Paula in the Count's house as my handmaiden."
Paula?
Rolf was perplexed. He didn't expect that name to pop up at all.
Was that Paula who suddenly ran out of the mansion and never returned?
Officially and externally, Paula was still known as the Count's maid.
The maid who had worked for nearly 20 years had never moved to another mansion with a letter of introduction or recommendation.
However, it has been two years since he hasn't seen her. Since there is no party, he could not give a notice of dismissal, so he only belongs to Baek on paper.
She wondered if even Rolf had forgotten Paula's name. Immediately after escaping, she chased Odette from the Count to silence her, fearing that she was a fake purifier.
However, after Odette died within a few days of awakening, even he was no longer needed, so he stopped pursuing her, and her whereabouts were now completely unknown.
"Hmm. Holy Lady. I don't recommend it. The other child would be better."
Rolf spoke cautiously. If you say you can't find Paula, might you refuse? But he pretended that there was no problem at all.
"She is just a maid. It would be better to look for a maid among another noble maids."
However, Charlotte's voice suddenly turned cold.
"I have only one condition, butler."
Charlotte called Rolf in a completely different voice than before. The honorifics that I usually used to follow and the word 'deacon' that she used to apply respectfully disappeared without a trace.
"Paula is a maid, and I prepare for her to be my personal handmaiden. I won't give you a second order in the future."
***
"You're finally here, Odette."
Shion's voice was full of metal. It was clear that the taste had changed.
John was stunned by the voice. It was because he sensed that what was in front of him was not a fierce dog, but a rabid dog.
'Crazy bastard.'
John frowned. The space and the situation were the worst.
The main hall of the cathedral has long since been built. Even if an S-Class transcendent used only a fraction of his power, it would collapse quickly. Moreover, there was Odette in it.
The problem was that Shion didn't seem to be in a position to calculate such a şituation.
"Shion Kleist."
As if nothing could be heard by John's stern warning, Shion's eyes were completely savoured.
All the while, his eyes were on Odette.
'It's the hardest thing to deal with a madman.'
John gritted his teeth. If you relax a little, you can easily break the surroundings.
But in a state of losing reason? There was really no one who was the worst opponent.
"Odette."
After all, Shion seemed to be trying to push John away and face Odette.
And that John is his boss. He was his colleague. Shion completely forgot that he was his loyal partner. He seemed to have already forgotten that it was John in front of him in the first place.
It seemed to be a simple burden that obstructed his vision.
"You can't use force."
Odette is sure to get hurt first. John, who judged so, opened up his senses.
He thought this side could safely subdue Shion without harming Odette. John continued to charge Shion with power.
"Stand away, Shion."
Stronger.
"Odette. Look at me."
Is this not enough? Then stronger.
John's brow furrowed. No matter how lavishly he poured out his intellect, Shion seemed to be unstoppable.
John even cursed uncharacteristically and increased his power. In the worst case, he even thought about killing Shion.
"Damn. How the hell is this bastard moving?"
John's power output was already enough to burn some of Shion's organs. As if to prove that Shion had exceeded his physical limit, his forehead was cracked and dripping blood.
Nevertheless, Shion did not stop his steps toward Odette. It was a disgusting tenacity.
Shion eventually grew closer to Odette.
As Shion got one step closer, Odette came within the radius of his influence.
"..."
John quickly took away the reason. Is the only way to do it now through physical force? The moment John approaches Shion and holds his back...
"Your Highness, you can stop."
Odette stopped John.
"Odette? He's too dangerous right now."
"No, he doesn't. Your Highness. Please stop."
John looked embarrassed, but Odette's determination finally complied with the order
"I already made a promise to him."
***
Shion could not stop in his tracks.
This is because the thrill of Odette was overwhelmingly greater than the power of electricity, which penetrated everything from head to toe.
'You are back on your feet. That's why I got a chance.'
Now you can be forgiven. After being forgiven, you can start again. Now, Shion knows how to love properly.
Doing what she wants, whatever it is.
He had to see Odette with his own eyes to feel it. There was nothing that could stop Shion. Even if it was John.
Thanks to this, Shion was able to stop in front of Odette.
"...Odette."
Shion made a hoarse sound. The blood flowing from his broken head made it difficult to see properly.
"...Yes, Sir. Tell me."
Shion took a slow breath. He felt like he was breathing properly for the first time in a very long time
The sweet scent of the flower penetrated deep into his lungs.
Yes. I was alive. I can live because of you. Therefore, I exist for you.
Shion first put the cufflinks back on properly. Then he took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead.
It's like bleeding at the moment of reunion. How far away did it seem?
When he was dealing with hallucinations, he begged her to see him. In fact, he never wanted to show this wound to Odette. He knows now that showing wounds is also violence.
This was Shion's part, who had gone insane alone, and Odette shouldn't be bothered by this.
"I'm glad you're back, Odette."
He steeled himself and took Odette's hand. Then he kissed the back of her hand. Neatly. In the form of keeping the line.
The real Odette resembled the hallucinations he had met today. They looked almost the same, except that they were wearing a pitch-black shroud.
It was especially true that she looked more brilliant and beautiful than anything he remembered.
'And the look on your face is exactly the same, even if you're tired of me.'
How could I have thought that I was uninspired in the past? No corner is sad from head to toe. It was so beautiful and a waste.
"I think you've come to a conclusion."
Odette's voice was mixed with sighs as he was kissed on the back of her hand.
"Conclusion?"
"To be purified."
What is that?
Shion's body stiffened as he removed his lips.
He couldn't understand what Odette was saying.
'No way.'
To be more precise, he didn't want to understand. He was afraid of the implications of those words.
"Purification. Odette. What are you talking about?"
It was not Shion who asked, but John.
His voice was lowered because he knew what the word purification meant to the transcendent. It was like an animal's menacing cry.
"I made a promise to you. If you get out of the way, I will purify you."
"You crazy bastard."
Odette's words made John's law bulge, and he grabbed Shion's shoulder. There was a shrug on his shoulder.
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