Hearing him say that made me feel reassured all over again, as if it confirmed that I wasn’t crazy, that a miracle like regression had truly happened to me.
“Thank you for thinking of it that way.”
Frederick turned and drifted deeper into the crypt, then pointed to the grave that was second from the very back.
[Remove the stone slab covering that grave, the one at the far right end.]
I worried it might be heavy since it was stone, but thankfully it was thin and lifted without much difficulty.
[Among the bricks underneath, pull out the third one from the top at the edge.]
When I did as he said, there was a small hollow space inside, and within it lay an old, small wooden jewelry box.
“Uh…?”
When I took out the jewelry box and opened it, a single pendant, seemingly made of opal, shimmered with a mysterious light inside.
“Wow… it’s really beautiful.”
[Carry it on you. The day will come when it will be useful.]
“What is it?”
[An heirloom. A gift to thank you, the one who protected the name Lansval to the very end.]
I hadn’t expected it, but Frederick truly gave me a treasure from the family he had loved.
Overcome with surprise and gratitude, I lowered my head without realizing it. Gently brushing the jewelry box, I asked carefully.
“Is it really alright for you to give something like this to me…?”
[Don’t worry and take it. You are the only one who deserves to receive this now.]
With a gentle smile on his faint, almost transparent face, Frederick spoke.
[On the day you need help the most in your life, this little one will show its power on its own. Just once.]
It meant it wasn’t just a pretty piece of jewelry.
‘As expected, it’s an item with special power. There was a reason he hid it and called it an heirloom.’
Would it help me find Rosie, or perhaps rain money down on me at a truly critical moment while raising her?
Even without knowing what power this item held, my heart felt greatly reassured.
“Thank you, truly. I will treasure it.”
I carefully closed the wooden jewelry box and lifted my head, only to find Frederick gazing at me silently. He opened his mouth in a slightly lowered voice.
[One last thing I must tell you. There are those around you who are not human.]
A chill ran through my entire body.
“What?! What do you mean by that?”
The one I was talking to right now wasn’t human either, but even so, it was a chilling thing to hear.
Frederick narrowed his eyes and slowly scanned my face and somewhere beyond it.
[I can see them only faintly… but this is not something I can divulge.]
Wasn’t that similar to what the Archmage would say? If he was going to stop midway, it made me wonder why he brought it up at all.
‘What is this, if you’re not even going to explain it properly? Just leaving someone unsettled for no reason.’
As I rubbed my goosebump-covered arms, Frederick spoke seriously.
[So be sure to watch yourself. There may be evildoers among them.]
In any case, he was worried about me, and for that alone, I was grateful.
“Yes, I will always be mindful of my surroundings. Thank you so much for everything.”
[Yes. Be well. Someday, in the distant future, I hope we meet again.]
After exchanging final farewells with Frederick, I turned and left. When I looked back after coming out, the stone door of the underground crypt looked unusually large and heavy. That door would probably never open again.
***
When I returned to my room, it seemed Ris had already packed everything and gone to sleep.
There hadn’t been much luggage to begin with, but once it was all cleared away, the room felt empty.
‘This room too, this mansion too, tonight is the last.’
This mansion held nothing but painful memories, yet thinking of it as the end made the feeling strangely complicated.
‘I’ve secured all the evidence of House Lansval’s crimes now. And I’ve arranged for Solvey, who can testify about Lansval’s internal affairs, to transfer to House Epode.’
The same went for Randolph, the butler. He wasn’t particularly bad, and he knew a lot about Lansval, so in exchange for his cooperation, I planned to help him find a job afterward.
‘Rastan said he could easily arrange something like a townhouse butler position for one of his vassal families.’
But that was as far as it went. I had no plans to save the rest of the servants.
They were people who, in my previous life, not only failed to help when Rosie was being abused, but sided with Helga and either tormented the child together or turned a blind eye.
‘Why would people like that deserve letters of recommendation. They deserve to be chased out of this ruined House without even getting paid.’
Imagining them crying and wailing later filled me with both bitterness and a grim sense of satisfaction.
The next afternoon, Ris and I left the Lansval estate.
So the people in the annex wouldn’t see us leave, we had the rented carriage come to the back gate.
After loading all the luggage and climbing into the carriage with Ris, it immediately began to roll forward.
I leaned my head out the window and looked back at the Lansval estate as it receded into the distance.
In my previous life, this had been the place I was driven out of with nothing.
‘Holding only a sick child in my arms, it was the road I turned back on with a heart so bleak it felt like the world was collapsing.’
That day, I had lost everything. But today, I was leaving with two reliable allies by my side.
Lis, and a hefty amount of money.
And this journey was also one of going to find yet another ally of mine.
‘Rosie, just wait a little longer. I’ll hurry and find you, and I’ll be on your side.’
***
The carriage arrived at a small two-story house located on a quiet street on the outskirts of the Capital.
As I stepped into the yard, I absentmindedly lifted my head and spotted a single crow perched on a tree inside the yard.
By now, there was one particular crow that came to mind whenever I saw one, but I couldn’t clearly see the eye color of the one sitting high up on the branch.
It was a smart one, so maybe it had followed us after spotting us.
‘But it doesn’t make sense for it to arrive before us and be waiting.’
Crows are all pitch-black and look similar, so I was probably just thinking of that crow while looking at this one.
Still, I felt inexplicably glad, and the corners of my mouth lifted on their own.
Thinking about it, ever since leaving the Lansval estate, my heart felt light, and everything in the world seemed bright and beautiful.
‘Wow, removing House Lansval from my life really has an immediate effect.’
Marveling at how much lighter and refreshed I felt than expected, I went into the house.
It was a small house, with a kitchen and living room on the first floor, and two bedrooms on the second.
After dinner and roughly unpacking, sleep washed over me as if it had been waiting.
“You must be tired today, my Lady. Please rest well. If anything comes up, call for me right away!”
“Ris, you worked hard today too. Rest well.”
After seeing to my bedding, Ris went straight to the room she had taken next door.
I flopped down onto the bed with a refreshed, comfortable feeling. The bedding wasn’t particularly high-end, but since my mind was at ease and I felt happy, it didn’t feel uncomfortable at all.
‘The more time passes, the better I feel. I’m tired today too, so I’ll sleep really deeply.’
Just as I was about to close my eyes, I noticed a small red light blinking periodically on the bedside table next to the bed.
Opening my eyes properly to look, I saw that it was the communication tool Ifrit had given me. Seeing it naturally reminded me of the promise I’d made with him.
‘Right. I said I’d contact him once I arrived.’
Still lying down, I picked up the communication tool and activated it the way Ifrit had shown me.
For a moment, it sounded like a music box tune, and then a gentle man’s voice flowed out.
“Evelyn?”
Even though it was about time to go to bed, he answered the connection immediately, as if he had been waiting.
“Yeah, I arrived safely. I was about to sleep and thought I’d contact you.”
“I stayed awake waiting. You said you’d contact me.”
Good grief. If I hadn’t contacted him, that would’ve been bad.
Ifrit chuckled softly and asked,
“It’s your first time using a communication device, right? How is it?”
‘Ah, right.’
Because I had used a mobile phone back in Korea, it occurred to me that I hadn’t reacted with much amazement even after receiving this magic tool.
‘In this world, it’s super-advanced high technology. Was I too nonchalant?’
Hoping I hadn’t aroused any unnecessary suspicion, I forced myself to react belatedly.
“Y-Yeah! It’s amazing! Being able to hear each other’s voices in real time with something this small is really incredible!”
Because I wasn’t very good at lying, my voice sounded stiff and mechanical even to my own ears.
Even though it was obvious that my reaction had been forced, thankfully Ifrit pretended not to notice and gently let it slide.
“Right? I thought it was really amazing at first too.”
I was speaking while looking at the communication tool when I noticed something that made me curious and quickly changed the subject.
“But there’s a small red light blinking on this communication device. Why is it doing that? Is there some kind of problem?”
It looked very similar to the light one saw on things like smoke detectors mounted on the ceiling in each room in Korea, or dashcams.
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