The air around Kalcion began to boil.
‘Why all of a sudden?'
Selina hit a wall of absurdity.
When a big wave came in and wetted her feet in the raging sea, she was surprised. However, what if, from the calm sea like a lake, came a tidal wave that suddenly reached the sky? While it may be scary and surprising, the first reaction would be dazed and stunned.
This was how she felt when she faced Kalcion, who had been calm, raging like a storm.
“He did it again… to someone other than Irell.”
“…Yes.”
That sea was a sea that embraced volcanoes too. Even though she knew that anger would not be directed at her, Selina was nervous, as if she was seeing someone hugging a balloon that was about to explode.
Kalcion was as calm as the stillness before an explosion.
“I guess that other person will be you.”
“I told you that as soon as we met at the annex. He tried to do something bad though I escaped on my own.”
He breathed slowly.
Selina had a miraculous experience in which she could see a person's blood pressure rise.
“I was stupid.”
Kalcion gritted his teeth and muttered.
“I thought he imprisoned you just for the purpose of pressuring me, but he went further than that.”
It seemed that he thought the disheveled clothes were also caused by a physical fight. Kalcion's anger surged without end when he learned that Selina had almost suffered the same fate as Irell.
“I shouldn't have run away with you, I should have just cut that bastard's head.”
He was so angry that even his noble tone changed.
“Then, we would both be dead.”
“I won’t die. Even if dozens of people come running, I will win.”
“No way…”
"It's possible because there’s a limited space inside the palace."
Selina couldn’t say anything in his sure tone.
He was not a person who bluffed his skills or strength. If he said it was possible, it would be possible. He really could have cut the Crown Prince's neck on the spot. Still, she just chose to run away rather than complicate the problems that would follow.
Unable to calm his anger, Kalcion stopped in place.
“Dion.”
“Yes.”
Dion, who was following behind, took a step forward.
“Include the first attack in the operation.”
“I will pass it on.”
Kalcion, who made it very easy to declare that he would strike the crown prince first if necessary, resumed his journey as if nothing had happened.
“…Are you going to war?”
“Depending on the circumstances.”
This was the situation.
“I hope you don’t for me.”
“….”
It seemed that he had already decided to wage war. The impatient Selina whined, waving Kalcion's arm.
“I don’t want to go down in history as a woman who became the ember of war like this. It's not a war to protect Renbird because the Crown Prince came up with a dispute, but a war of resentment.”
“….”
Seeing that he didn't answer, perhaps he was dissatisfied with her dissuade.
“You also cut his shoulder. At that point, I think your personal revenge is over.”
“If that’s it, then that’s a relief.”
“…Surely public vengeance is a different thing, are you not going to say something like this?”
“I am.”
Since when did he become so stubborn? The man who pretended to be stubborn, but in most cases, was obedient to Selina's will, had disappeared somewhere.
“On the outside, I'm just the duke's guest, not someone involved in public relations, right?”
“…I’ll turn into a private revenge.”
He wasn’t saying he wouldn’t take revenge.
“To war?”
“…Let’s think about it a little more.”
As long as it was not a full-blown war, any other revenge was up to Kalcion's freedom.
She didn't like people needlessly getting caught up in her and people's lives being exchanged because of her, but otherwise, she had no reason to persuade him not to harm the bad guy. The Crown Prince's ruin was what she wanted, too. She desperately hoped that he would be ruined properly.
As Kalcion reserved his opinion about the war, Selina's steps became lighter.
The accommodation was not far. It was right after crossing the main road and turning a little into the alley. As she approached the front of the lodging, there was a special guard member who had just come out of the building.
“Where did you keep the maid?”
“I will guide you.”
The guards escorted the two to the end of the hallway in the accommodation. When the door squeaked open, Juna, who had been curled up in the corner of the room, pulled herself up.
“Miss Selina…!”
Perhaps she wondered if Selina had come to forgive her. Juna exclaimed in extreme delight.
“Don’t come any closer.”
Selina began with a cold cut.
At those words, Juna sighed and tried to stick around but stopped on the spot.
As she glanced up and down at Juna, who was crawling on the floor, her appearance made her squirm. The polished look she had when she stuck around Selina was nowhere to be found. She must have a hard time while on the move.
A foul smell emanated from her body.
Even if she couldn't approach her, she still had the courage to open her mouth. Juna rubbed her palms and glanced at Selina.
“You’re here to talk, right? Do you feel like I’ve been punished a lot now? Are you here to forgive me?”
“I’m not.”
“Ahhh. I'm really having a hard time. When the others arrive in Silenza, they'll lock me up in the dungeon and torture me…”
“Ah, is that so?”
“Misss Selinaaaa!”
Juna shrieked.
Nonetheless, Selina didn't even ask them to punish her, but it seemed that the maids were also carrying out private revenge as well. If that was the case, at best, she was probably only getting cursed at, to eat and sleep badly. It wouldn’t be that pitiful.
There were people who suffered and died because of her, so it was worse to say she had been suffering.
With Selina's firmness showing no signs of being shaken, Juna shook all her cards.
“I’ll be sure to find the will. I can go on my own!”
“No need, now. I know roughly the whole situation.”
“…Yes? Ho, how?”
“You don’t have to know. Don't play tricks, just answer my questions.”
“Yes, yes!”
Even in the midst of her anger, Juna's ability to read the situation did not die.
Selina asked directly.
“Did you know Irell was pregnant?”
“Yes?!”
Her answer was different from what she expected.
“Pregnant? Crazy…! Really? She was pregnant? Whose child?”
It was obvious that she was not feigning surprise as Juna's performance was quite obvious normally.
“…You didn't know?"
“If I had known, I would have used that as an excuse to rip off a fortune! If so, would I still be living like this?”
That was a very convincing statement. Juna would actually do that. She knew herself too well, so Selina was immediately convinced.
Regardless, there were still doubts.
“Didn’t you attend Irell’s bath?”
“Of course. How could she have rolled around with other men and entrusted herself to other maids? I struggled alone.”
“Then, you must have known about her menstrual cycle. She wouldn’t haven't had her period for months, haven't you noticed that?"
Juna's eyes widened.
“Ah, that’s right. Gasp!”
At those words, She seemed to be diligently arguing something in her head by herself, and her round eyes widened even more.
“Wah, that's true! Come to think of it, she didn’t have her period until she died?!”
“You didn’t know that while sticking around her?”
“Irell… Miss Irell had really bad menstrual irregularities.”
Juna, who had only spoken her name as Irell as a habit, noticed Kalcion and quickly corrected her title.
“I only took care of it once, and she didn’t menstruate at all other times… although I never imagined she would be pregnant.”
If her menstrual irregularity had been that severe, she might not have noticed it early in her pregnancy.
“She didn’t get a stomach ache and morning sickness?”
“Was there…?”
Juna rolled her eyes as she searched for her memory after hearing the question. The answer already came from that response.
If Irell did, there was no way she wouldn't remember.
It was a pregnancy that even Irell was unaware of. Then, at some point, she must have found a clue that only she could know. Irell has no one to consult with, and if known, the situation was only catastrophic. She would have had no choice but to make an extreme choice.
"So, before she died, was there anything odd?"
“She was always odd, so there was nothing unusual about her that I remembered.”
Maybe Juna just wasn't interested. Selina clicked her tongue.
It seemed that Juna had no use left except to bring the physical will. Still, if there were the will, she would have at least one more justification to hold the Crown Prince, so it was better to find the will for now.
“Can, can you find it?”
"Yes! Yes, I have to go back for a while…”
“Could I have at least two people to attach to her?”
This time, she looked back at Kalcion and asked.
“It is possible now. There will be no fighting for the time being.”
“Then let’s do this. Let's loosen up the guard a bit tonight, and in the meantime, let them off to track her down."
“Why?”
“I don't want to see her go around selling my name, saying she's carrying out orders. If she can't find the will, she'll be buried in the wilderness…”
“I’ll find it! I will definitely find it!”
Juna groaned loudly. As she realized she had few options left, she became more desperate.
“Don’t think of making a big deal out of it just because you found it. Even if you found it, you ran away and got caught.”
“Save me…!”
Even though the word buried was just a word, as Juna was being dragged around, she seemed to think it could be real. By this, even if she wasn't confident, the chances of Juna playing tricks while remaining at Renbird’s castle diminished.
It was a pity that Selina couldn't see the end, but thinking that she had cleaned up her mind made her feel refreshed.
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