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Chapter 10 : Freedom (4)
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'Cyril Azadi?'
From the reaction of the Duchess, she seemed to know who he was. Regina looked up to see Cyril's reaction. However, Cyril seemed to think for a moment, as if he had not recognized the Duchess.
'Are you a one-sided acquaintance? Is this man so famous?
A moment later, she slightly covered her mouth as if the Duchess had made a mistake. She seemed a little taken aback, perhaps unconsciously spitting out his name.
Seeing her, Cyril laughed out loud.
"It's all right, you can call me Cyril."
The Duchess, who regained her composure with his laugh, approached them.
"How did you get here.... Are you here alone? What about the escort?"
Her eyes looked around whether she was looking for the escort, but Cyril has been alone since earlier.
Regina was starting to really wonder who this man was. If Duchess Haynes is reacting like this, then he is a person of quite high status.
She racked her brain hard to think of a person named Cyril in the original story, but she couldn't think of it.
But for some reason, she seemed to have heard of the surname Azadi.
'Then is it a memory left in this body?'
She grunted and pondered for a while, but Duchess Haynes led him into the building.
"First of all, don't stand here and go inside."
"Shall we?"
Cyril smirked, grinning at Regina and following the Duchess into their accommodation.
Behind that smile, like a winner's composure, she felt a sense of dejected for some reason. Her plan to send him back was in vain.
Regina, who was forced to follow them inside, made eye contact with Cyril as he sat on the sofa in the lobby.
He smiled mischievously as if he was very happy with the situation.
'That man is a high-ranking man!'
Regina smiled awkwardly. She couldn't believe it, but she couldn't be as perverse as before, unless she knew he was a high-ranking person.
'No, but why did the high-ranking man appear on the street?'
If she had known he was like that from the start, she wouldn't have gotten involved.
Somehow, she felt like there have been constant accidents wherever she went recently.
Regina sighed inconspicuously and approached where they were sitting.
Duchess Haynes, who had been chatting with Cyril for a while, saw Regina approaching and asked.
"Come to think of it, how did you meet the young lady?"
But before she could answer, Cyril interrupted her first.
"I ran into him while looking around the street for a while. There was a small problem, so I helped a little. Isn't that right, Regina?"
His light brown eyes looked up at Regina.
The moment their eyes met, she remembered where she had heard the name Azadi.
Azadi, the head of Misbrunn Alliance.
That is to say, the same position as the king of another country.
Of course, the king name wasn't Cyril, but having the surname Azadi at least meant that he was related to him.
'No, oh my God. Azadi? Why.... Why are you walking around alone like that? '
No matter how you look at it, he wasn't in a position to steal money and return it skillfully like a street vendor.
She rummaged through her memory and remembered what she had seen so far. She didn't know if he was ignorant or not, but she didn't seem to be a noble person at all. Maybe he's just a little of a unique neighborhood young man.
While Regina was in shock, Cyril smiled nonchalantly and talked to the Duchess.
"You're going to Ormos?"
"Yes, it just so happened that we chose the same path."
"I'm going in that direction anyway, shall we go together?"
"What? Wait, what did you say?"
Regina, who came to her senses at the destination that was clear just decided, intervened in their conversation.
If she suddenly thought that the reason he asked to accompany them are because of her, is it too baseless confidence?
"I was wondering if we should go together. Since the directions are the same."
She didn't think it was a coincidence that the directions were the same. Regina looked at Cyril with suspicious eyes.
"You, no, I mean, Sir Azadi...."
"You can call me Cyril."
She mumbled, not knowing what to call him, but he gave her a name, giggling at his awkward name. Regina gave up and called his name.
".....Is it so. Does Cyril have any other company? Like an escort or something."
"None."
The innocent smiling face did not look like someone who would sit in a heavy position. As before, he tilted his head as if it mattered.
'Isn't it strange that a person of Azadi's size goes alone?'
It was more convincing that he was lying. Or wear an invisible escort like she did.
She tried to send him away to another group, but he said he didn't have it, so she had to think of another way. Regina pondered for a moment how she could keep him away.
But then, all of a sudden, she wondered if she had to.
'If he's a relative of Chief Azadi, wouldn't he be able to stop Arsene from entering Misbrunn?'
It could have been an abuse of power, but what's wrong. Arsene also blocked the border from letting her get out of Yurdenian, but there was no law telling her not to.
Her head spins rapidly as she draws conclusions.
Get to know him quickly and then block Arsene from entering the country.
She made up her mind and immediately expressed her intentions.
"All right. Let's go together. Is that all right, ma'am?"
Cyril tilted his head at Regina's sudden change of attitude. He seems to have thought she would object a little more.
Duchess Haynes also nodded, with puzzled face, she thought that Regina would say no.
"Of course I'm fine. Then I'll have to let you know the plan first."
It wasn't such a grand plan, but it was good to know the route if he accompanied her. She informed Cyril of her schedule starting with their departure tomorrow.
Thus, Cyril Azadi joined Regina's group without hesitation.
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"What? Duke Greroy is going to Misbrunn?"
"Shhh. Be quiet."
Isota, who got up from her seat, sat down on the sofa again grumbling at Kai's words.
They had now gathered to discuss in the drawing-room of the Marquis Bellov, Kai's house. Even though all the people here were from the marquis family, they weren't 100% trustworthy, so it was better to keep their voices down.
Especially since what they were talking about right now was about their precious friend Regina, so they had to be extra careful.
Suppressing the words that were about to jump out, Isota couldn't overcome her anger and gulped down the tea. Fortunately, Kai, who had anticipated this, cooled the tea in advance, so she didn't burn her tongue.
"How did Regina get there, and he's trying to catch her?"
It's so clear how hard it must have been for ordinary aristocratic young lady to leave the capital alone and cross the border, but to think that he was trying to make that hardship in vain. It was disgusting.
She put down the teacup roughly and looked at Kai with her wide open eyes.
"How did you know that?"
Kai took a sip of tea and put down the glass silently, unlike Isota.
"I overheard my brother talking. I heard he applied for entry under the pretext of diplomacy."
His older brother, worked at the imperial palace and knew of the rumors circulating in the palace, so he immediately heard Arsene's story.
It was fortunate that he found out about Arsene before he went to Misbrunn. If he had already gone there, he couldn't get in the way even if he wanted to.
"It can't be for diplomatic purposes. It's definitely going to catch Regina. We have to stop it."
Even if they couldn't stop it, at least they had to buy some time.
Isota gritted her teeth. Kai was lost in thought when he saw her like that.
Why is Arsene chasing Regina so much. It was too much to simply going after his fiancee, who had run away.
Beside he was a Duke, and the emperor's close aide. To put it simply, he was a man with a lot of things to do. But abandoning all that work and chasing after his fiancée? When he can order his subordinates?
'There's something.'
There was something very important when she ran away, or perhaps even since she was engaged, that they did not know.
"But how do we stop him?"
Across from him, Isota grabbed her head and thought of a way.
But no matter how much she thought about it, there wasn't much she could do on her own. At times like this, it was resentful that she was a Marquis illegitimate daughter who was treated with disdain.
Then a person flashed through her mind. At the same time, Kai's mind passed by a sight and a person he had seen recently.
"There is someone I can ask for favor."
“I just thought of someone who might be able to help.”
They bowed their heads and whispered like conspirators.
After a long time, they made a rough plan and exchanged glances with strong eyes and got up from their seats.
"Okay. Then let's ask each other a favor, and see you again."
"I hope it goes well."
It was time for them to use their powers once again, so that their friend could be completely free from the beast.
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Crack
Arsene looked down at his hand at the sound of something breaking.
The pen he was holding had broken, and his hand was covered in ink.
"Ha...."
He sighed heavily and put down the pen and cleared the papers. Fortunately, the documents were not damaged.
Even, who was next to him, held out a handkerchief. Arsene, who received it and roughly wiped his hands, leaned his head on the back of his chair and closed his eyes.
Ever since Regina crossed the border, or precisely since she left here to get out of his hands, he hadn't calmed down.
"Has there been any contact from Misbrunn yet?"
"....No."
Even replied as if he was sorry, but where was his fault. Arsene raised his hand and covered his eyes.
He kept feeling frustrated even though he was sure he could catch her any time. He wanted to see her right now.
Arsene wondered if he had become a person who couldn't stand that moment. It looked very funny.
Arsene sighed deeply.
If he sees her again. What would he say first if he met Regina again?
Will she smile as he holds her white hand and says that she couldn't get out of it in the end? Or will he ask why she left him? As he said before, there was also a way to lock it up in a place where no one could really see it.
"......"
But whatever it was, he just wanted to see her now, with her black hair like the night sky and pink eyes like cotton candy. That was all.
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