Chession was furious, and the Prince hurriedly withdrew, panicking.
A day later, rumors about the Incident spread quickly. The Crown Prince was widely known as a rogue who killed his brother's loyalists under the suspicion of a concubine. It was the opposite of the Crown Prince's desire to raise his reputation at all costs.
In addition, the Emperor gave the Crown Prince a dismissal of the Crown Prince. For one year.
Anna and the servants wept during Hans' funeral. But Chession, he didn't shed tears. It was because he had always suspected Hans of being a spy. Chession, who had no one to talk to, went into Gremory's room and chatted.
"Hey, Mori. That's why it's so strange. I suspected Hans was a spy for the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince just picked him and killed him. I even checked it out last night and found that Hans was a spy."
"..."
While Chession is using Gremory as a bamboo forest, Gremory chews on the meat of the black goat offered by Chession.
"What is it? Why did you suddenly kill a spy by planting a spy next to me? It's not just because of his temper. The Crown Prince has never been to a hunting festival, let alone a battlefield. He doesn't know how to kill a bird. But he killed people?"
"..."
"Anyway, the outcome of this case is good for me, although I feel betrayed by Hans... After all, I dealt with the spies and the Crown Prince. Thanks to the spirit of the gods, he can stay quiet for at least one year."
Unable to understand anything, Chession rolled his purple eyes back and forth. Then he took out a handkerchief and wiped the goat's blood from the corners of Gremory's mouth. Because of his experience in taking care of his younger sister, it was a very natural touch.
"Did something good happen to me by bringing you to my mansion?"
Then he suddenly grinned.
"I brought you a lucky ball."
Gremory, accustomed to Chession's arbitrary conclusions, didn't react much. She put down her cutlery for a moment, picked up her pen and notebook, and scribbled the words.
"If you give me another black goat, the peace period will be extended by 1 year."
Chession laughed heartily and patted Gremory on the head.
"Haha, my Mori, you know how to joke now. If you want to eat more, I can kill as many goats as you want."
Gremory threw Chession's hand away roughly and focused on what she was eating.
***
Everyone is asleep. Gremory felt the presence and pulled the blanket away. Iris, who had been flirting around since noon today, was approaching her.
'What?'
Iris shuddered when she met Gremory's dark eyes. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she clenched her fists and opened her mouth.
- For what... Can you help my brother?
Gremory tightened his mouth for a moment.
Ugh.
After attaching the dangling tongue back to its original state.
"Yes, it's not my business. Get out."
- You're a witch. A witch who eats human misery! But why didn't you make my brother unhappy, but rather make him happy...!
"It's very noisy. Get out of the way before I eat you."
- Heek!
Iris staggered back away. Gremory lay on her back to Iris and covered her with a blanket over her head.
She thought she was going to get rid of it because she was scared, but suddenly her shoulder tickled. Iris, who was more courageous than she expected, tapped her shoulder with her finger.
- Hey, I...
"..."
- I don't know why you're helping my brother, but I'm grateful for that.
Gremory snapped her shoulders and was annoyed. Nevertheless, Iris did not give up and said what she had to say.
- That's why. If you're going to help my brother, can you help him a little better?
"I don't like it. It's troublesome. My goal is to live quietly here like dust. I don't do anything more than that."
- It's too loud to say that you live like dust, but you killed Sir Hans yesterday...
"I don't like it. Get out."
This time, Iris backed down easily. Iris sighed heavily and walked away, but suddenly she stopped and lowered her voice.
- There's one thing you don't know. When that happens, you'll find me.
"What?"
- At that time, you did business with me. I'll give you what you need, and you have to help him.
And Iris disappeared. Gremory scratched her ear and fell asleep.
***
The next afternoon.
Anna brought several strange pieces of meat.
"Miss Mori, it's jerky. I thought you would get tired of eating raw meat, so I made jerky according to the recipe of the northern snowfield."
"..."
Gremory didn't even look at the jerky. Food cooked humanely tastes the worst. Raw meat is the best.
"Hey, don't do that, just eat it. I made it all night, hoping that you would get well quickly."
"..."
"I didn't know what flavor you liked, so I used various spices to make various flavors. Come on, try it."
It bothers Gremory a lot. The kid who lost all her family and friends because of her has been cooking for her all night, and she can't ignore it at all.
Gremory eventually grabbed one of the red jerky on the far right and ate it.
"...?"
It wasn't as bad as she thought. The aroma of spices was slight, and the smell of blood was strong. It was also quite good that it was seasoned properly.
Gremory's hand naturally stretched out to the jerky placed second from the right. Well, it passes the spicy flavor too strongly.
What's next... Ugh, it smells like garlic. She doesn't even have a mouth.
Two jerky out of a total of six were chosen by Gremory. Anna was happy that more jerky was chosen than she expected.
"Wow! Thank goodness! I'll make a lot of them, so you have to eat a lot and get healthy. My wish is that the day will come when Miss Mori will be able to get up and walk."
Gremory, who was chewing on the beef jerky, stopped moving. It's not for herself, but she wishes for others to walk. How so?
Gremory chewed on the jerky and wrote in her notebook.
"Why?"
Her tongue is fine, but she doesn't bother to make a fuss. It's strange for a half-cut tongue to suddenly stick together. It would be better to keep pretending that she can't speak.
"Miss Mori is now my friend and family. I talked about myself so much that you learned a lot about me. I know Miss Mori's pain, and you know my pain, so we have a heart-to-heart relationship. It's natural to worry about each other in the meantime."
Gremory's movements as she chewed jerky slowed down. It was because her heart was fluttering for some reason.
'What am I worried about, stupidly?'
'Worry'. She doesn't know much about emotions, but she knows what 'worry' is.'
She couldn't help but think of a conversation she had with an old human friend who died four years ago.
"Gremory. I'm worried about you! Is it really okay to stay there? You get hurt like this every day. If it's hard, just stay at my house."
'It's okay. If you give me one strength, I will be cured.'
'But... Doesn't it hurt if it hurts?'
'Why do you care about that?"
'It's natural because we're friends.'
'Hah, humans are friends with each other, and do you care about other people's feelings? I'm so tired.'
'You are like that, too. You worry about me living alone and coming to you every day. A burglar broke into my house before, so you keep coming to protect me, right? I know everything."
... She didn't leave him alone that day.
Anna continued to talk as she sorted out her plates.
"Actually, my wish is for my deceased parents to come back alive, but that's not possible. So I want to make a wish for the people who are alive right now."
Yes, I understand. You have satisfied me by offering me something called "jerky," so I will grant you such a trivial wish.
Gremory's eyes glowed red, and the contract was signed.
Grunting. Gremory tightened her lower body to straighten her left leg. Then she stood up in front of the table.
"Miss Mori likes spices that don't have a strong aroma. Then, next time, grind the leorene seeds.... Aaaaaaaa!!"
While concentrating on cleaning up the dishes, Anna saw Gremory and almost fell backwards. If Gremory hadn't snatched her hand quickly, she would have kicked her in the ass.
"Oh my God! Are you standing alone now? And you even caught me?"
Nod. Gremory nodded.
Then Anna clapped her hands and liked it...
"Wow, that's great! Now you can work here!"
“?”
"All the rescued girls are hired as employees! However, as you know, this mansion was so gloomy that everyone ran away or left the convalescence. Anyway. I'm glad we have more hands now, Mori!"
"...?"
"Let's go wash together, Mori. Now you have to pay for the meal."
The reason why Anna, a good maid, wished for Miss Mori's well-being was to make her work.
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