The next morning, Gremory was afraid to get out of bed when Anna rushed in.
"Wow! Miss Mori! How long have I waited!"
Gremory looked at Anna in her arms with curiosity. She would be reluctant to find out that she had been feeding witches all this time, but she also has a subtle madness.
The next person to cling to was Isolene. As soon as she opened her eyes, Isolen rushed at Gremory in his pajamas. Gremory was crushed helplessly between the two women.
"Hey! Where have you been all this time? How worried we were! You naughty witch!"
"Suffocating."
"Do you know how much I've suffered while you're away? I got as many as 120 relics. So that you can live in peace, don't let the witch chase come in."
"You know what? Even if there is a shield, witches can come and go. If you are in the shield, the witch's power will only be sealed."
"Then we can further strengthen security. If the power is sealed, you will become like a normal person. Anyway, can you make some black magic stones later? It doesn't make sense to buy holy relics."
The next person to come was Alice. She was holding a large bowl in her hand. It was full of a bizarre soup that she didn't know what it was.
"Hoho, Lady Mori! I made a special meal for my sister! If you eat this, your terrible appetite will go down!"
"The soup is blue? What the hell did you put it in and boil it?"
"It's better not to know. It may not taste good, but you have to scrape it off and eat it!"
Gremory made a porridge and scooped up the soup. The taste of the soup was as terrible as the appearance, but it was excellent in terms of appetite suppression. Because her taste buds have dropped.
Gremory, who had filled her stomach with tasteless soup, strolled through the garden. The convent director and the knights who met her as she passed by welcomed her return. They knew that Gremory had simply disappeared from the hunting festival and then returned.
The Grand Duke's Palace, where the witch returned, was revitalized. The employees were delighted with the noisy atmosphere of the Grand Duke's residence.
Chession moved the holy relics purchased by Isolene to various parts of the estate. More than 100 holy relics are arranged in the shape of a huge magic circle. When the power was injected into the sacred pottery located in the center, a huge dome shape swayed and formed a protective shield. The shining shield quickly became transparent.
In the midst of a peaceful atmosphere. There was only one person who was not a peace.
It was none other than Isolene. She locked herself in her room and wrote an arrogant statement.
On the outside, she pretended to be happy with Gremory's return, but honestly, she was nervous. She felt that the woman who had sat next to the man she liked was not very happy to have returned. Even her true identity is a witch. It's not an ordinary witch; it's a witch who is being chased!
Didn't that witch get caught up in Chession and almost die?
Even while she hated Mori's return, shr thought it was strange.
'What is it? I even supported Mori in her connection with His Highness the Grand Duke. But why do I hate her so much now?'
In the meantime, they bought holy relics in the hope that Mori would return. Praying that Mori will be safe from the witch's pursuit. But why did she suddenly feel this way?
Isolene suddenly looked at the index finger of her left hand. It contained a black ring that Gremory had given to the Grand Duke's servants. She thought it was a friendship ring, so it was also a ring she always wore.
'Something is wrong. No matter how much I think about it, there's no reason for me to hate Mori. Did I become possessed by something?'
Could it be that the witch who attacked His Royal Highness is playing tricks to tear their friendship apart? Even if it's a curse.
"Ugh!"
Isolene looked around for no reason. She was the only one in the room.
'Oh. If that's really the case, I would have lost my mind. It's just because of my mood.'
Isolene touched the black ring on her index finger. She remembered Mori's face when she put this ring on and told her not to take it off.
'I told you that this ring would protect you. Probably it contains the power of protection.'
She laughed like a pine wind. A friendship ring with a witch.
As she stroked the ring, her hostility towards Mori seemed to diminish. The more that happened, the more suspicious Isolene became.
'I think I've become a little weird. Shall I go ask Mori? No, the witch's power is blocked by the relic shield, so she doesn't know if she sees it.
If so, isn't it normal for witches to be stopped from playing tricks on her? Could it be that even a top-notch witch who can break through the power of 100 relics and cast a curse appear?
Isolene decided to go to Mori and got up. By now, Mori must be eating a special snack made by Anna in the corner of the room.
Gremory, who was hanging on the sofa, greeted Isolene by eating jerky made of monsters.
"Uh, are you here?"
Isolene thrust her face into Gremory.
"Hey, Mori."
"Huh?"
"Is there anything strange about me?"
"What? Face? It was always weird."
"No, take a closer look._
"There is nothing but a face."
"...No, that's it."
Offended, Isolen left and thought it was strange.
'Do I really hate Mori purely?'
A long black shadow stretched behind Isolene as she walked down an empty hallway.
***
A warm afternoon with a warm sun. The chief clerks of the Grand Duke's residence had a tea time in the garden.
Chession declared to everyone.
"Since we have put up a shield with holy relics, we will stay in the territory for the time being."
Gremory nodded and drank the offen tea. However, Isolene brought up a story that sounded like a blue sky
"Your Highness. I think I should go outside at least once."
"Why?"
"Because I owed the Duke Ortega to get 120 holy relics in a house that didn't exist."
The card that Isolene quietly held out had this written on it.
"Dear Grand Duke Chession Ethel.
If you need a relic urgently, Duke Ortega will help you. As a birthday gift from His Royal Highness, we will lend you as many relics as you need. Instead, you will have to participate in the upcoming Duke Ortega's ball as my partner."
"...Oops."
Chession let out a sigh.
Seeing the seal of the Duke of Ortega stamped at the bottom of the letter, it seemed that Catherine did not do it alone. It was clear that Duke Ortega was trying to take advantage of this incident to connect his daughter with the Grand Duke.
Gremory, who was bewildered, glanced at Isolene.
"What are you? Did you accept such a crazy request as you pleased?"
"It was an unavoidable decision. I saved up to 80 holy relics with a budget for five years, but after that, I had problems other than money."
"What's the problem?"
"First of all, there aren't that many holy relics in the empire. No matter how much I put it together, 80 was the best. And most of the imperial relics are owned by Duke Ortega. In other words, if the Duke of Ortega did not present the holy relics, we would not be able to fill 100 of them. In Ortega, we take advantage of our situation... Mori!"
"Kyaaak!"
Gremory, with her fangs exposed, snatched the card and tried to tear it apart. Chession hurriedly tore her dry.
"No, Mori! That's a prom invitation! If it's damaged, Ortega might start a fight!"
"So you're going? Are you going to abandon me and go dancing with that ugly girl? Besides, you're going to put up a shield with 100 holy relics at most and go to the Duchy of Ortega?"
"Mo, Mori! Please don't bite it!"
"If you want to go, I'll go with you! I have to intuit you dance with that pumpkin!"
"I'm not trying to cheat! I'm just going to go dancing for real!"
Isolene looked at the two of them in trouble and smiled twistedly. Normally, she would have felt a little guilty for her choice to create this situation, but now she only felt a strange pleasure.
'I hope this incident will lead to a fight between the two of them.'
Even though she felt this bad feeling, she couldn't stop thinking that it was strange.
Until Chession replied to Duke Ortega, she had sharpened her teeth. While hating the cleverness of the damn Ortega. She also felt guilty about Chession, who was in a difficult situation for no reason, and Mori, who would be hurt.
'But why am I feeling cool on the stomach now? Did the hatred I had been hiding awaken belatedly?'
Isolene began to get confused. Is this his true intention, or is there another trigger?
"...I'll get up first. There are a lot of backlogs, and we have to deal with them."
She got up first with a dark face. Gremory stopped talking to Chession and got up together.
"If you have a lot of work, let's do it together."
"No, that's it. You just came back yesterday, so you can rest until today."
Isolene, who could no longer manage her expression, left as if she were running away.
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