[DISCONTINUED] I was reincarnated in The Abandoned Empress as a minor character

.32. Unreasonable

"I hope you understand, Sir Marcus"

The male looked down on his feet, How could you? he thought, How, could I? he couldn't stop reminiscing on his own guilt, 

filled with regrets, he clenched his hands in a fist, how could he simply...

"Estelle,"

The voice ordering him stated, 

The knight bit on his tongue, he couldn't utter a single word, not now, not never.

"Bring her head to me," 

Marcus, raised his head looking at the figure in-front of him, he knew he had to execute the orders assigned to him, he had reluctantly accepted at first, but the lady who then showed him kindness,

he couldn't

"As you wish" he stated

This moment would stay forever vivid in his mind,

"No mistake shall be done, do you hear me?"

At that moment, Marcus caught a view, the one who had ordered him to bring his mistress' head, 

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"my lady!"

"..."

"my lady?"

sir Marcus busted in the room after hearing the shatter of the tea cup, and the situation was even weirder when he busted Anneliss without her shoes, casually laying her feet on the table, one foot over the other,

"..." 

"..."

"Oh my! lady Castillo! I didn't mean to startle you with my foot disease, oh how spiteful of me!"

"foot disease?"

"yes Mr. Knight, it's a disease I inherited from travelling to the Northern regions, oh how I wish I would've never stepped foot at that place"

she's really good at this isn't she

"then let's call a physician at once-"

"oh! what's this? my foot feels better! thank you for worrying but it's okay now"

"really"

"Yes"

She smiled so confidently that Marcus had no choice but to fall for her lies and leave"

"gee, you're such a drama queen" I commented,

"Look who's talking?"

I modeled a serious face, sternly looking at her, "So why my brother"

"...I...really...no, I have to... save my brother"

"By marrying my brother? unbelievable,"

"Please lady Castillo, my brother is in big debts"

"I can lend you money, "

"The only way to help me lady Castillo, is to help me secure a fixed position,"

"Archduchess? that's what you want?"

"I don't demand that you believe me but, if we get engaged, for at least four months, if i become archduchess for four months,"

Then why are you taking shortcuts to me? Isn't that suspicious?

"I...I'm a reincarnate"

My eyes widened at the statement, 

She stood up and knelled down at my height,

"Choo-hee, It's me, Hei"

No way, 

"Chun Hei? It's really, you?"

At each time that my voice came cracking, tears fell as well,

Chun Hei, the one who stood up against my bullying, the one who only remarked when i wasn't in class that day, she'd voluntary even share her meals with me when i had nothing for lunch,

"H,how did you know, i, it was me?"

"At the play, I mentioned your name and you reacted, and the fact that details in the novel changed as well, i could only be so sure,"

"I, I'm happy t,to see you"

she wiped a tear from my eye, smiling like she always used to,

"Me too,"

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"I see"

So she was also taking track of the plot huh,

"Then, Carsein hasn't interacted that much with Aristia, Allendis isn't found of Aristia, And you suspect that Jieun will come earlier than planned,"

"Exactly,"

"I haven't prepared anything for Jieun though,"

"Then we should plan in advance, anything in mind?"

"Well we could drown the lake, if there's no lake, there's no lady of prophecy right?"

"Ana, there are lots of lakes in the Empire,"

"How about bribing the priest?"

"do you want to get executed Ana!?"

"Or we could just persuade Ruvellis to not marry her,"

"And he'd willingly accept? there's no way,"

"Well i'm out ideas then,"

what to do what to do, 

"I'm sure you'll get something, don't stress yourself too hard,"

"Easy for you to say,"

"Hey, we're in this together okay, if you fall, i fall with you Elly,"

I looked at her for a brief moment, a smile presenting my face. Of course she'd say that, she'd always say that.

"And your fami-"

"Don't mention them, please,"

"Is something wrong?"

"The're traitors, i don't need them,"

"Traitors?"

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"I see, but Estelle, did the Archduke seem suspicious in any way?"

"No, but it's only natural he's such a good actor"

"I don't think so, maybe he changed after meeting Zena? he can clearly tell if he's psycho or not right,"

"If that was the case, he wouldn't have died in the first place,"

"Now you're just being unreasonable"

"It's the truth, unless you're defending Zena,"

"..."

"..."

What just happened?

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