Obey Me

22. Commitment

Volume 5

When Kyrie woke up the next day, she looked at MarryAnne vaguely and asked with cloudy eyes.

"Who are you? Are you the new maid?"

The once calm mansion soon had a disturbance.

Nathaniel heard the story and looked for Kyrie a little impatiently. Kyrie was with the butler in the gallery.

"Ernst. Too much dust. It's a place for customers to see, so you should pay special attention to the gallery."

Nathaniel stopped at the light and harsh voice. She heard the sound of his footsteps, so Kyrie turned her head around to see the newcomer. She looked a little taken aback, but then, she greeted him with a slightly clumsy gesture.

"Hello, my name is Kyrie from Count Buchanan. Are you my father's guest?"

MarryAnne mouthed next to her.

'Mental regression.'

She gave a resentful eye. Nathaniel turned his head to Kyrie. Kyrie was waiting for his reply, but his shoulders stiffened.

[How old are you?]

".......I am ten years old."

Unsatisfied that there was no answer, Kyrie said a little sternly. If she had been the original Kyrie, she would have gracefully asked back whether his ear canal was blocked.

[Ten years old.]

"Yes."

[......]

Nathaniel realized that he wasn't as happy as he thought he was. Although he seemed to be glad that Kyrie had forgotten all of her memories, he knew that was never a good sign. He swallowed the confusion and answered slowly.

[Yes. I'm a guest.]

"I'm sorry for the poor response. Your name is...?"

[Nathaniel.]

"uh......"

When there were no words to follow, Kyrie hesitated in embarrassment. Then Cesar approached from behind her.

"Lord."

"Lord?"

Kyrie asked in surprise. Cesar frowned and looked at Kyrie. Nathaniel naturally cut the gap between them.

[You must have heard the story.]

"Of course. Things are getting more and more complicated."

[I'll take care of it for the time being. What is it?]

Cesar's face grew serious.

"Excuse me. The Emperor's soldiers are encamped around the mansion."

[Are they going to attack?]

"It's not like that yet, but the atmosphere is unbearable......"

"Soldiers?"

While Cesar was speaking, Kyrie's anxious voice interrupted.

"Kyrie. I am talking to the guest."

[It wasn't something to say in front of the child. Let's change the place.]

Unlike Nathaniel, who immediately lowered his voice, Cesar frowned. Kyrie was startled and trembled.

"......sorry."

Her face turned white, and the words died.

Nathaniel was very upset. He thought it would be good to hit that father once with his cane, and that one time would be enough to kill him, but Cesar Buchanan was Kyrie's biological father anyway. He couldn't understand his blood relationship, so on the contrary, he had to be very careful about it.