Chapter 3 (1/2)

A burst of laughter from behind made me turn my head. There were six children of the same age as me who gathered together and laughed at me.

“I heard your mom’s dead?”

“……”

“Everyone said it was good! I heard that your mom was an awful person!”

The cute girl with the scarlet hair easily brought out those cruel words which didn’t go well with her appearance.

‘It’s annoying.’

I am annoyed, but what can I do here?

‘That’s it, let’s just go in.’

As if she didn’t like the way I ignored and went back as usual, there was a sound that called me, “Hey! Hey!” from behind.

I ignored her and continued to walk forward but, I had no choice but to stop abruptly at the girl’s word.

“I heard your dad killed your mom.”

“….what?”

“Your dad locked your mom in the spire until she died! We also heard that your dad abandoned your mom and you!”

“…..”

That’s what the kids around me said and started to discuss with each other.

“How much did he hate you to have you thrown away!”

“He must have killed her because she was bad!”

“Then you must be bad, too! There’s no way you can be good since your mother is evil!”

With or without malice, those words began to stir up my heart, which was still frail. I don’t think my heart wants to be torn apart and suffer anymore. Because it felt so unfair, I wanted to get angry, cry, and scream.

You’re not supposed to get angry here if you get angry here…

‘… Why not?’

First, it’s you guys who insulted my mother and then criticized me.

‘No, but they’re still kids.’

Well, let’s think it’s not a malicious word since they might not know what’s right or wrong words to say yet.

“Really, it serves you right!~”

Several children opened their mouths at the same time as if they had been forced out.

At that moment, I felt something snap in my head.

‘It serves you right ?’

I started to think whether I would’ve let them go if they tried to pull themselves back together.

Are they really doing this because they cannot distinguish between good and evil?

It just cannot be because they don’t know… No. This was pure malice. They despise me because I am a wicked woman’s daughter.

I looked at the children with more profound eyes than usual. Within the eyes of the children, there was no such thing as a mistake, nor a sense of guilt.

At first glance, the expression that looked pleasant seemed quite different from the knight I had seen a while ago.

These children with evil thoughts started to burst into laughter. They laughed at me to the fullest and ridiculed me. They did it as if they could as if it had been decided that they should do it. No one has ever taught them those words.

I slowly lifted my head to the sky.

Since when did my world become so gray?

It’s a sunny and clear sky, but I could see nothing but the dark sky that was turning black without a glimmer of bright light.

A ridiculous laugh came out at my sight as if the end of this scene had come.

“Ha, ha, ha.”

The children flinched at my laughter and attempted to open their mouths once more. I lowered my raised head and looked at the children again.

The children paused for a moment with my cold gaze, but they quickly opened their mouths to look at me with momentum.

“But still, don’t you think I’m better than you guys?”

“…what?”

It was a small voice but the surroundings were quiet and I could reach the children. The children blinked at my voice mixed with ridicule.

Then, as soon as they were insulted, their face started to turn red.

“I became an orphan when my mother died, but you are not.”

“Hey!”

“You’re an orphan like me, so why are you taking it out on me?”

As if they didn’t understand, they lowered their heads and their faces grew redder and redder as though they were about to explode.

With a shame-filled expression, they kept their mouth shut.

Or the face with the head down.

With them having different expressions, I sighed and looked at them.

“If you don’t want to hear this, don’t talk like that.”

The cold gaze dampened the children’s spirits a little differently than before. They didn’t think I’d take it this way, so they were a little embarrassed.

Everyone began to feel uneasy and embarrassed. I didn’t want to have any more arguments with these kids who were just thinking about bothering me.

‘Yes, there’s no use making enemies.’

I guess I’ve to be careful about my relationship with other people because I don’t know how I’m going to die.

I tried to leave the silent children behind and go back to my room. But contrary to my mind, the world seems to have no desire to send me back to my room easily.

The forgotten Ulinee approached me and grabbed me.

As she frowned in astonishment, she began to resent me with a fierce look.

“Oh my Goodness! What a cruel thing to tell to your friend!”

“…..”

You’ve been watching quietly for a while.