Roselyn paused at Arma's sudden words, smiled faintly, then reached out and lightly wrapped her arm around his neck, pulling him towards her.
“Yes, of course.”
Arma paused at the sight of Roselyn's eyes curving.
Eventually, the two people's lips slowly met.
After reading tongues and exchanging saliva for quite a while, the two people slowly stepped back.
Roselyn lightly rubbed her flushed lips with her finger and smiled sweetly.
Arma slowly opened his mouth, his face flushed red.
"Good night, Roselyn."
" Yes, it's Arma."
Arma, who had been hesitating, slowly left her room.
And it was just when she was about to fall asleep.
Ppaeaaeak!
A fierce sound of cutting through the wind was heard, and soon, with a small crash, the window shattered, and a sharp arrow lodged deep into the wall.
A piece of paper was attached to the tip of the arrow.
[Roselyn. I have seen a future where you die. I will tell you how to live, so let's make a deal. I will be waiting on the bench inside the Duke's garden.]
The sender wasn't written down, but it seemed like it could be someone.
Roselyn smiled and nonchalantly swung the rope.
***
It was a full two hours after receiving the letter that Roselyn appeared in the garden.
When she appeared, the captain of the guard was unable to compose his expression at all.
Roselyn shrugged her shoulders.
“Is it a good night?”
"...Do I look good right now?"
"Oh my, if you were going to call a woman out late at night, you should have been prepared for this. It takes quite a while to get ready, you know."
Roselyn grinned and added spitefully. At that, Captain of the Royal Guard, Galio's eyes grew even sharper.
He clenched his fists tightly and glared fiercely at Roselyn.
"And given the way the invitation was handled, how much earlier do you think I should have come out?"
The captain of the guard burst into a hollow laugh at the curt voice.
He let out a long sigh and opened his mouth.
"Does the fact that you have appeared here mean you intend to accept my offer one last time?"
At his question, Roselyn widened her eyes and laughed.
Galio's lips trembled at the corners because the expression was the epitome of hypocrisy.
He was a tiger that had held its breath for a long time.
He was confident that she could react to most situations without even blinking.
Because she wasn't a naive child who couldn't hide her emotions.
But...
"Well, depending on the story, it might or might not be..."
This woman, at least, really annoyed him.
She was a woman who knew how to toy with people, and also how to skillfully exploit their weaknesses.
You have no idea how annoying that is.
Galio rubbed his face roughly.
It was because the feeling of being toyed with by a girl much younger than himself was not exactly pleasant.
He touched the corner of his lip once and smiled.
"I saw you die. You died a truly miserable death."
"When, where, and how?"
Roselyn sat leisurely on a nearby bench and asked arrogantly.
It was a foolish look, in a way, not thinking for a moment that his opponent would kill him, but Galio knew.
This woman is not stupid.
Rather, she was like a very... cunning fox.
"If I tell you that, my hand will be completely exposed, so wouldn't your reason to do business with me disappear?"
"Hmm... what? The old raccoon isn't as stupid as I thought."
Roselyn rested her elbows on her knees, then bent her upper body forward, resting her chin on her hand and smiling languidly.
She had an appearance so beautiful that it wouldn't be strange if she turned the world upside down.
The woman, at the peak of her beauty, smiled alluringly and curved her eyes.
Galio swallowed hard without realizing it.
If she stayed still, she felt like she would be devoured, and she also felt like she would be instantly charmed.
"Did you want me to be stupid?"
"A little? You know, a man should be a bit stupid."
"Anyway, please stop talking nonsense. You must know that neither of us has this much time."
"I have plenty; it's just that you aren't here."
She shrugged her shoulders and said.
"Honestly, I don't mind talking here all night long. This is the mansion where I live, and you are now a wild dog cub sticking its head into a beast's den."
"...You young girl, if you don't want to die, I recommend you watch your mouth."
Galio bared his teeth with a fierce expression.
"Now you reveal your true nature."
Roselyn shrugged her shoulders and leisurely smacked her red lips.
"It has to be at least this much to make the conversation worthwhile."
She lifted her head and smiled.
"How long are you going to keep talking with your mask on? Isn't that right, Captain Galio?"
"...Hmph. It seems you, young girl, are not afraid of the world..."
“Are you afraid?”
Roselyn burst into laughter as if finding it amusing, then shrugged her shoulders.
"Shall I be honest?"
"..."
"You are an enemy general who has come to beg me to spare your life just before being defeated...”
Galio glared at the extremely insulting remark.
Roselyn tilted her head slightly with an innocent look.
"Why on earth would I be afraid of you?"
Galio glared at Roselyn with bloodshot eyes.
"Shall I try to guess your thoughts further?"
Roselyn rubbed her chin exaggeratedly and laughed, then continued speaking leisurely while watching the expression turn red and blue.
"You must be agonizing right now. Should you kill me, or spare me and bring me to your side..."
"Why on earth would I... you bitch..."
"Because you would be wondering how I knew everything you did and blocked it."
As Roselyn abruptly cut Galio off, Galio paused and frowned.
He simply couldn't believe that he had been completely seen through by a child who wasn't even twenty years old.
His pride was hurt.
Grrrt.
A sound that could be interpreted as either teeth grinding or fists clenching echoed in the garden where grasshoppers were chirping.
"You might be seeking a revolution in an absurd life, but I pursue fun."
Roselyn smiled brightly.
Red eyes, bright red lips, pure white hair, and even an innocently radiant smile.
"That's just how villains are."
She parted her lips with an arrogant look.
"Why did I block your entire path?"
She shrugged her shoulders and said.
"Well, it bothered me."
"...Does it bother you?"
“Lady Carmel.”
The corners of her mouth curved a little more roundly as she parted her lips.
"That low-level person you pushed in keeps getting on my nerves despite my warning..."
"..."
"It makes me want to crush you."
Galio's eyes widened at Roselyn, who pretended to press down on the bench with her index finger as if killing a passing bug.
Galio held his breath for a moment, as the sight made him look like an even worse villain.
Because he even felt like he had been thoroughly trampled upon by a woman who had no ability or strength whatsoever.
In fact, Roselyn intended to turn a blind eye to the entire situation. It was Lady Carmel who picked a fight to prevent her from doing so.
If she had stepped down when warned, Roselyn would probably have left the house long ago and wouldn't have known anything about this situation.
She probably wouldn't have had any lingering attachment to life and would have tried to live a peaceful life in this world.
However, Lady Carmel ignored her warning, and the Duke's family protected Roselyn.
"...Just because of something like that, my lifelong dream..."
"It was too easy to call it a lifelong dream..."
Roselyn shook her head with a look of pity.
"You...!"
"Why? Are you trying to kill me?"
Seeing Galio stride closer, Roselyn tapped her foot and asked.
Galio, standing right in front of her, was a man of great stature, having served as the captain of the royal guard for a long time.
It means that the intimidation was extraordinary. Nevertheless, Roselyn remained composed. And that composure made Galio hesitate.
"Is there something reliable about it?'
Galio tensed his twitching cheeks.
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