Be Fascinated

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Chapter 41

Philia took in the mansion with her eyes. The mansion was still beautiful as if separated from the world.

Pure white walls, a sophisticated gray roof. The tree with straight, pale green leaves that Philia loved, shimmering like a jewel in the evening.

After walking for a while, she saw colorful flowers that she liked.

The white table that looked like she could drink tea right away if she wanted to.

As she walked a little further, she saw a beautiful statue of an angel.

Philia looked around the mansion with a faint expression on her face, then turned and looked out the window.

There, Claude lay unconscious. Philia closed her eyes painfully.

And without hesitation, she dropped the lit lamp she was holding. The fire started spreading quickly. A red flame blazed out.

Red. A bright red color engulfed everything. It was very easy to sprinkle oil all over the mansion.

Philia decided to burn this mansion down. The process of burning and removing it was not as difficult as she thought.

The actual owner was Claude, but he was poisoned and was asleep, so he had no authority.

The servants found Philia's request strange, but after granting the request to sprinkle oil, they left the mansion. She stared at the burning mansion for a long time, where Claude still slept.

Philia burned everything with her own hands. Her peace, and her prison, the happy and unhappy place that held her.

Tears flowed quietly from her eyes. Now this place will turn to black ashes, leaving nothing behind.

Philia turned her back on the mansion and walked forward. With this, she decided to throw away all the past.

Everything.
She will be free from all her past and be happy. Philia smiled brightly.

Ah, now she finally has the 'choice' she wanted from her heart. Not bound by anything, not pushed to anything, not forced.

She chooses only for herself.

A dry wind blew with the hot flames. Still, Philia smiled brightly. A sense of pride filled her heart.

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Philia listened to the seamstresses and passed them on. She had to make all these clothes by today.

It wasn't easy for her to become a seamstress. Philia always practiced sewing, and she studied the clothes by looking at the patterns. The other local clothing store, where she returned to work, did not favor her.

Each time she struggled, she took the blue ring out of her hand and looked at it. The blue ring is engraved with ornate work. When she saw the ring, various emotions came to her, and she was able to concentrate on my work.

"Philia! What color is this dress? Who put purple and yellow?! What a waste of precious cloth like this!"

But Philia always received Jessie's scorn. She had no way of knowing whether her abilities were so unreliable, or whether it was because of her territoriality towards Philia who suddenly appeared.

"I got it from the pansy flower. Purple and yellow are too bright, but when placed well like this, they are in a spot that deserves attention..."

"If you're going to take on such a frivolous challenge, you better go to the capital! Are you bragging now that you're from the capital?!"

The clothes Philia had made fell to the floor. She sighed.

Then, there was a bang and the door opened. The staff and Philia looked at the door in unison, startled. Beyond the door stood a man. Philia's heart began to pound and beat. It was Claude.