'Besides Weiss, there was only one guy with stealth skills that surpassed my ability to sense. Did he even help Etna?'
Marvas, the demon who played with Oppensia's ex-lover. What he said suddenly came to mind. What Oppensia said.
'What is this, Gremory? There is a moral difference between demons, so why do you touch other people's prey?'
'I won't stay still like this. Never. As you know, I always take revenge.'
'Marvas is a vengeful demon. He's going to try to harass you in some way.'
What if Marvas, who had returned to the demon world at that time, was summoned back to the human world by someone?
Marvas was a demon who was good at stealth, so it would have been possible to be summoned without any hesitation. And what if he joined hands with Etna to help her hide for revenge?
Gremory tumped up from the bench.
"Damn it!"
"What, what?"
Chession, who was sitting next to her, was frightened. Gremory grabbed his shoulders and shook him.
"Chession, now is not the time to restore the territory!"
"What does that mean?"
"It's just a guess, so to speak-"
Gremory quickly stretched her thoughts. Things related to Oppensia and Marves
Chession's eyebrows deepened.
"So Marvas and Etna may have joined hands? If Marvas was summoned, is there any way to find the demon's subordinate?"
"You can guess who the small patient is. Demons can't do anything that has nothing to do with the wishes of the petty patient. So the fact that Marvas is harming us with Etna means that the petty patient also has the goal of harming us."
"Then it can be said that we and the person who has a grudge against the Count summoned them."
"There is only one person who comes to mind. Catherine Ortega. She was kicked by you. She was scolded by me, and she doesn't get along well with Isolene."
"Then let's go to Catherine right away..."
Just then. A man screamed and ran towards them.
"It's a big deal! Look over there! A huge sandstorm is coming!"
"Damn it."
Gremory muttered profanity and looked at the sandstorm. Apparently, Etna and Marvas were still in the county of Sein.
'Neither this nor I can do it. Because of Marvas's stealth technique, I don't even know where they are.'
The only way to solve this situation was to deal with Catherine. However, Gremory could not leave the county of Sein. Because she was the only one who could prevent such a disaster.
'The best way is for Chession to go find Catherine while I guard the County of Sein... That's also unsettling.'
It was dangerous to send only Chession to Catherine. Etna and Marvas may change their targets and try to target Chession.
Chession, who was thinking the same thing, spoke up first.
"Mori. I'll go to the Duke of Ortega. You will protect the Count's territory."
"What if they attack you at the same time? You've already been hidden by a witch once. Marvas's stealth skills are even better than that."
"And I brought a better relic armor. There is also a holy sword, and there are about ten relic jewelry. There is also a sachet that Kurchen gave me. If I arm myself with them, I won't be easily defeated."
"But..."
"Mori, you know very well that there is no other way. Trust me. I'll definitely come to solve Catherine's problem."
Gremory pondered for a moment, then rested her head in his arms.
"...I can't leave you because of the contract. You have to stay by my side."
"Oh, we had a contract. Can't we be exceptionally apart?"
"It's okay to fall. Anyway, all witches' contracts are unfair, so even if the witches don't keep them, there's no problem. Humans should work hard to protect them."
"Is that so?"
"Anyway, don't get hurt."
"Yes. I'll definitely solve it and come back, so don't hurt either."
Chession wrapped his arms around Gremory's head and kissed her on the top of her head. After sharing their body temperature for a while, the two went to play each other's roles apart.
***
Gremory created a huge shield and kept the sandstorm at the end for a long time. The storm rushed in fiercely, as if to break the shield.
How long did she endure like that? The storm subsided. Gremory, who had used a lot of force, finally took her breath and took away the shield. While she was exhausted all day trying to restore the territory, she was going to die for stopping the storm.
Isolene approached behind the exhausted Gremory. The moment Gremory, feeling the moment, turned around and looked at Isolene.
"I...again because of you!"
Extremely angry, Isolene raised her hand.
"...!"
Gremory, surprised, flinched. Seeing Gremory flinch, Isolene's hands trembled as they stopped in the air. In the end, Isolene let out a heavy sigh and withdrew her hand.
"I met His Highness the Grand Duke on the way and heard all about the situation. Even though I told him not to go, in the end, he went to Ortega ."
"I wanted to tear it dry too. But there was only one way for Chession to go."
"Everything is in danger because of you. It's all because of you. You touched the demon Marvas, which made things bigger!"
Isolene looked at her with a distorted expression. Gremory tried to retort, but was speechless. It was because Isolene's necklace caught her eye.
The necklace has changed. With a holy necklace that she has never seen before.
Gremory was quite upset. She thinks the hostility that Isolene shows to her is sincere. At this point, Gremory began to get angry.
"Shut up. Was there ever a single time when I was the direct cause of all these events? You've heard all the stories from 200 years ago. I'm the one who is most upset right now. Why are you driving me too?"
"There were many times when it was an Indirect cause. Because you exist in the human world, two fiefdoms have already been smashed. The casualties alone are more than thousands?"
"Don't force me, don't you see me struggling to protect your territory?"
"Of course, that's what you have to do. The same goes for estate restoration. It's all a mess because of you."
Isolene's eyes, full of hostility, drained Gremory's patience.
"You were originally like this. When something troublesome happens, you blur the essence of the incident and blame others to relieve your anxiety. Because of your personality, you didn't have any friends."
Isolene folded her arms in disbelief.
"I just told the truth. You're aware of it, aren't you? Your being is causing damage to the human world. Wasn't that why you worked so hard to restore the Duke Ortega's territory? Because of guilt!"
"I must have done that, but not anymore. I have lost all my desire to restore your estate, so from now on, you will take care of it on your own. No matter what happens to your estate, I won't care anymore. I'm going to Chession, so if disaster strikes again, you'll take care of it yourself."
"What are you talking about? We should be held accountable for what has become like this."
"That you tore up the path of Chession like that? According to what you said, Chession has become dangerous because of me, so I'm just trying to take responsibility..."
Then, Count Sein shouted as he ran from somewhere
"Isolene! What kind of disrespect are you committing? To Lady Mori, who is working hard to help our territory!"
Isolene snorted and glanced up and down at Gremory.
"What is Lady? Such a title is not suitable for a beggar who picked it up."
Then she turned around and disappeared through the crowd. Before they knew it, many people were flocking to watch the fight between the two.
Count Sein ordered them to withdraw and appeased Gremory.
"I apologize instead. Isolene wasn't that kind of kid in the first place, but I think she was a little shocked by the sudden disaster."
"I think she's that kind of kid in the first place."
Gremory, who was heartbroken, clicked her tongue. Count Sein was in trouble, but he did not let go of his smile.
"Thank you for stopping the sandstorm. You must be very tired, so why don't you go to the tent over there and rest for a while?"
"Yes. I'll take care of it."
Gremory tried to leave. Count Sein hurriedly held out the dark blue robe he had brought.
"Wait, take this with you. It's cold at night."
"...Thank you."
Gremory staggered as she slipped the robe around her shoulder.
'Am I so wrong?'
She felt a sense of self-pity. As she felt skeptical about her life. She regretted saying the last words to Isolene.
With her lower lip pouting, Gremory just walked aimlessly. She felt like she had nowhere to go.
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