Chapter 21 - Kind and Cruel (2/2)

Just looking at that smile, I could see that he was in a foul mood.

“From the barbaric and uncivilized northern people.”

Ups…. they were doomed.

If it were before, they could be considered lucky. They would end up half-dead. But because of their mouth, they made a mistake, they were completely dead. Even being beheaded was much better.

I wriggled in Abel’s arms, finding a more comfortable posture, then replied, “I told them to choose between two punishments. Going out of the wall naked or cutting their reproductive organs.”

“I like both of them.” Abel lightly stroked his chin. “Then, why do you give them a choice?”

“That is… I think doing both seems a bit hard, it was just my own consideration.”

I was here on behalf of the Duke. If the punishment went too strong, Abel, who delegated the authority, could have been critized.

“It was useless consideration.”

Abel raised the corners of his mouth coldly. It was a smile that made people flinch and step back, avoiding his gaze.

“Fiona, haven’t I always told you ”

Abel approached the mercenaries while carrying me. As he got closer to them, their faces became paler.

“I don’t need trashes, even the ones who dare to touch my people in my territory. ”

With icy tone, Abel stomped on the mercenary’s hand.

“AAGHH…”

Although I couldn’t see exactly what kind of expression Abel had, a chills ran down my spine. My shoulders trembled even though I knew the hostile wasn’t towards me.

Abel looked down at the mercenaries with the usual arrogant gaze. “You dared to call the territory I ruled savages, then it would be impolite if it doesn’t meet those expectations.”

Then he turned around, decisively ordering his men.

“Apply both punishment. Cut the body parts that doing the crime, then, kick them out of the wall.”

“Ye..yes My Lord.”

Finally, Abel recited in a low voice.

“This is the northern way you called uncivilized. Start the execution.”

“Yes!”

Abel walked out of the village square while still carrying me. For that reason, i couldn’t see directly the end of the mercenaries who harassed Sigren and the northern people. I couldn’t help myself rolling my eyes while still in Abel’s arms in this bloody situation.

This whole mercenary fiasco was already tiring for me, and with Abel’s involvement, in honesty, I felt like I was being bitten by tiger emotionally. Right, he was the tiger. If Abel was compared to an animal, I felt like white tiger would be the best fit. A tiger as white as snow.

“Fiona.”

I was half a beat late as I was lost in thought.

“….yes?”

“From now on, don’t worry about unnecessary worries.”

I couldn’t help but smile dry inwardly. Haha, that was right. My worries were really useless. I felt like it was because I had to decide someone’s life for the first time. Moreover, if I were not ordered to do it, I would never try in the first place. However, since I was a small citizen, I had no choice but to accept the command, and swallow all the questions, as well as calmly respond the words of the most powerful person. Now, I’ve gotten his permission and reassurance, next time, let’s just be wild and throw away the worries.

“Okay.”

Also another thing for keeping myself in check in the future, never turned Abel into an enemy in this world.

No matter how you looked at it, he was much more dangerous than Sigren, the main character.

“….”

So in the end, what was the real reason that Abel, who has not-good personality, came all the way here?

T/N: I read some comments about Fiona’s character. To be honest, yeah she’s kinda dense in particular. I felt like, my two projects, the main characters are so clueless. Fiona is kinda a bit psycho, smart in some way, yet she is so slow to understands ML’s feeling. She friendzoned ML so hard. Then, Sigrid, she is very talented in swordsmanship, genius, but she has zero knowledge of human relationship. I really wanna ask, does anyone ever see this type of person in real life? So smart in one part, or a bit psycho, but a bit clueless about human relationship? I laughed so hard reading these two girls story coz poor our ML. ???? anyway, thanks for reading.