Chapter 1 (1/2)

Grace’s Chain

“–That was a child’s quarrel, wasn’t it?”

The following day I was called out by ic in a corner of the garden He tookto histo Dad, while in tears, as well

“I heard that you arbitrarily used ic to attack him?”

It see detailed when Dad was listening to her Maybe he planned to ascertain the facts by having a direct conversation withtoo much Even if Daryl told Catherine at one point, there is no doubt that the story was being exaggerated It was likely that he would only believe their excuses, even if I explained it

“It wasn’t much more than if I had pushed hi shot at his feet earlier, and even though I threw a stone with the intention of hitting Daryl, it was only in self-defense Was I supposed to just put up with it instead of retaliating back?”

I didn’t feel like I was in the wrong Although he thought it was merely a children’s quarrel, in reality he should be cautious of ht now Since I had a suspicion that Daryl would die if I went all out, I only cast a novice spell Even if I aht now, ical knowledge still reh I ic

“But, Theodore”

“Is it fine if I show you proof?”

“Do you have any?”

I re of my shoulder and showed him my back

“…This…”

I understood why Dad’s voice was harsh There should be several bruises on e amount of them, there was still an unnatural amount that implied that I was beaten

“It’s not wise to opposeforce or violence Please don’t ask me why I did it I only wanted to defend myself If you think about what has happened to me before, you would realize that this would be necessary at some point As for myself, I was careful not to over do it Since it only reached the level of a children’s quarrel, I want to be praised for holding back”

I e to the extent of a children’s quarrel

“…Understood I’ll listen to what Byron and Daryl say”

“If that’s the case, listen to your wife instead”

“…Wh, what?”

Father’s coed

“Please do so If Dad doesn’t re those two to behave in such a way, there was obviously someone else who fueled their hatred towards me”

“That…did Catherine directly raise her hand against you…?”

“Rather than her hand, it was her whip I think there are still traces from yesterday left on my back? I learned afterwards that it seemed to have been tied to Grace’s actions Apparently, she used Grace’s ring I was also slightly amazed when I heard it from Grace”

Dad’s eyes widened nized that there were several o so he didn’t have to check it again Was he shocked because I said it was tied to Grace’s actions? He put his hand on his forehead, as if he had a headache

For example, she couldn’t try to save me or report to Dad about what happened towaswith her To be ical artifact in the shape of a ring Catherine had originally intended to use it to eli it to her advantage In the case of a servant’s contract, it was essentially a systenoring orders, escapes, and rebellions The woman who received the contract entrusted herself to another person and was allowed to blend in and live an ordinary life

A dha of the half-human and half-vampire woman were three people Dad, my deceased mother, and, lastly, Catherine Just those three Byron and Daryl weren’t allowed to have it, no discussion Catherine wasn’t stupid enough to give her children too much freedom

“I’ it, Theo”

“It’s fine, since Dad is also busy ork”

Ihim an aard smile

“What is it?–Don’t you have so you want me to do?”

“I’ll think about it after you let htrope while living under the same roof with people who hate ic? The h Grace is one of my few allies Honestly, it’s been a bed of thorns ever since I came here”

“…Let me think about it”