I could feel Edipa panicking, but it takes a while to get off the day I was tied to his back and cover my mouth.
I gave up on words that were too bad to pronounce.
"Ugh! Even if you save it! It's atang! It's auck!"
Edipa high in a low voice.
"Hey, do you want to die? Can't you shut up?"
But not far away, I heard people whispering, and I shouted even more fiercely
"Ahh! Save me! Save me!"
"..."
It was the moment when Edipa finally untied the knot on his shoulder.
I scrambled off his back and fell to the ground.
I felt a fever in my knee, but I didn't have time to worry about that.
I ran away with my bare hands on the rough dirt and shouted.
"Ugh! Save me!... live!"
Of course, it was only in an instant that Edipa lifted me up and shut my mouth. However, it was not without results.
Someone from a distance shouted in a low voice.
"Well, what are you doing with her?"
Edipa squeezed my mouth even tighter and hugged me close to his chest.
He covered my eyes and hair with the black cloth from earlier.
"Oh, no big deal. My sister is not feeling well, and I take care of my niece, but she looks for my mother a lot."
There were several footsteps.
This time, the voice asked a little closer than before.
"Tell me who you are and where you are going."
Edipa was hot.
"Who are you interfering with other people's paths? Do you think all nobles can do that?"
A clear voice answered calmly.
"I am a student of the Royal Academy of Jantar. With the royal grace, we must protect children, who are the assets of the state, who receive higher education. Show me if she is safe."
Shing
It seemed that Edipa was pulling out the knife with his other hand.
I felt truly sorry for the little boy who was a student.
There was a student nearby.
'I'm sorry. I'm sorry...'
However, I felt Edipa faltering as he tried to open the Auror.
Ah, a master who uses Auror properly should have a name, but Edipa is not in a position to reveal his affiliation right now.
The student's voice was mixed with a smile that didn't suit the situation.
"...To use Auror? What kind of family dares to hold a child the size of a forearm in his arms and spew an auror? Are you really trying to protect the child or harm her?"
But why is he laughing in the middle of this?
Edipa squeezed his hand tighter and tighter.
The brave student continued.
"...I don't think it's a good word. I warn you again. My name is Theodore Halias. Show me the child."
...Who?
Did he say he is Theodore Halias now?
Alas... I hope this is a hallucination.
Halias is the person I chased all my life and tried to kill all my life, his son, to be exact.
Of course, it was because de Haan ordered it, but they didn't let it go.
If the flames of Pravasi had not exploded at the last moment, I would have died at their hands.
Pravasi, you crazy ancestor...
If this is the case, why don't you just leave me in the flames...
You're not trying to test a hundred ways for the last Meridy to die, right...
I struggled for a long time with the hem of the cloth, and finally succeeded in removing the black cloth.
Immediately, I met Theodore's ashen eyes...
The second son of Alseid Halias, Theodore Halias.
You, who were called the ghost of Halias, had all these innocent boyish days...
Theodore's eyes widened when he saw my red hair.
"...It's Meridy's child, isn't it?"
He drew his sword, and a perfect blue auror wrapped around the blade fluidly.
What the heck...
You've been a sword master since I was three years old.
de Haan, who pushed me into a simmering hallath on the day I was nineteen, is also a madman.
Theodore tilted his head, and his pale silver hair fluttered slightly.
As a signal, the men standing behind him drew their swords.
"One last warning. The red-haired Meridy is a descendant of Prabash and a treasure of the kingdom. If you give up the child, I'll save your life."
I looked up at Theodore with sad eyes.
Theodore, I know your innocence and loyalty as a child.
But Edipa doesn't listen to such nice words...
Suddenly, someone standing behind Theodore's back fired a shuriken in my direction.
Hieck...!
I looked at the star with my eyes wide open.
It was because of Edipa's lifelong teaching to look at the enemy's weapons to the end.
The star narrowly brushed past my head and landed on Edipa's shoulder.
My previous teacher could have avoided the commendation, but he didn't move on purpose for fear of hurting me.
I was almost moved by this, but when I thought about it, I wasn't grateful.
Edipa... This bastard must keep me alive until he brings me to de Haan.
He shouldn't fall to the top of the star, but the arm that held me was weak for a moment.
I struggled without missing the opportunity.
It was now.
The only chance to escape from both Edipa and Theodore.
As soon as I slid to the floor, Theodore squirted an auror and pounced on Edipa.
At that moment, one of Theodore's men quickly picked me up.
"Baby, are you okay?"
His voice was full of goodwill.
'Oh, I can't do it...'
I can't get caught by Theodore like this...
However, contrary to my will, my mind became more and more confused.
It was like a useless and incompetent body.
At the age of three, I let go of my black mind.
***
When I opened my eyes, the night sky shimmered.
Oh, I feel like throwing up...
I was afraid to think about it.
"Woo woo...”
Someone rushed over and patted me on the back and gave me water.
"Are you alright, baby?"
It wasn't a matter of vomiting.
The salty of the familiar sea rustled on the tip of my nose, and a large sail stretched out in front of me.
"Hmmm..."
I burst into tears.
Even if he's young, did Theodore lose to Edipa?
Were there any subordinates?
So I'm going to Lausanne right now?
Lausanne is not the only one...
"Huhh..."
I'd rather jump into the sea and die.
That's better.
I cannot live as the puppet of de Haan and Bachel again.
"Hmmm."
As I was walking briskly to the front of the boat, someone blocked my way.
I tilted my head and looked up at the man standing in front of me like a mountain, and his silver hair shone like the moon.
'Theodore Halias...?'
The enemy from my previous life bent halfway in front of me and asked.
"Meridy's baby, are you up? Why are you crying? Do you miss your mother?"
"Hiccup!"
I was so surprised that I had all the hiccups.
Surprisingly, Theodore has appeared, and it's even more surprising that the ghost is eerily friendly.
'What are you eating wrong?'
By the way, I thought you were going to Lausanne by boat...?
Wasn't it?
Theodore patted me on the back, his eyes furrowed.
"Shall I give you water?"
I took the cup and drank the water, and looked at him.
"Hiccup! Where am I going?"
When I asked quietly, the enemy from my previous life smiled as gently as the moon.
"You want to go home, sorry. I have important things to do with my nature."
It was a day back from there, but it took several days to go to Halias?
Of course, it may not be worth it for a benefactor who saved my life.
While suffering from the unrelenting hiccups, Theodore continued.
"But I don't feel relieved to leave you to my subordinates. How did you get caught by such a person? You weren't an ordinary person, but you were kidnapped?"
I nodded, and the smile disappeared from Theodore's face.
Well, looking at his expressionless face, he must be the one I knew.
"How dare he kidnap Meridy's Princess by himself? What the hell is there in Meridy Castle..."
He looked me in the eye and sighed.
"Anyway, it's okay now. I am the son of Halias, the northern estate. Halias is Meridy's friend."
Don't lie, you scammer...
I didn't learn much in my previous life, but I learned about the history of the kingdom through books.
The Kingdom of Jantar flourished in the most yolk land of the continent of Viante, but the power of the royal family had long since diminished.
In recent centuries, Jantar's three great clans, Halias, Meridy, and de Haan, have divided the kingdom and grown in power to rival the royal family.
Let's say that Halias was only an enemy of de Haan and had nothing to do with me.
Even so, It is carefree to be friends in a position to set boundaries and hug each other.
Moreover, considering the desert area in the western part of the continent or the monster-infested northern wall, the territory within the kingdom is very precious, even if it is a small island.
However, I should not answer straight and incur Theodore's hatred.
Anyway, he was going to take me home, and even when he didn't know I was Meridy, he was going to save me just because I was a child.
So, let's lean on Theodore's innocence as a student of the Royal Academy at this time.
Theodore, a troubled bird, stretched out his white, pinky finger.
"Do you know how to promise?"
Do you think I'm a fool for staying still?
"I know."
Then he held out his little finger in front of me.
"When I'm done with my true work. I'll take you back home. In the name of Halias, I promise."
With such pure eyes, you wouldn't be a scam, would you?
Of course, even if he cheated now, there was no way I could escape unless I jumped off the boat.
Every time I hear Halias' name, I still feel like I'm going to play, but I put my short finger on his finger.
"It's twine. (It's a must.)"
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