THE VILLAINESS TURNS THE HOURGLASS

Chapter 15. A New Meeting, Part VII

Chapter 15. A New Meeting, Part VII

Translator: Khan

Editor: SootyOwl

The other quickly pulled out his sword and fended off the two guards. Their movements were as fast as light. They happened so instantaneously that Aria’s party was deprived of their freedom by the two men.

Flop!

Jessie, surprised, screamed as she fell down. If she were to move even a little, her head would be cut off. Having already experienced that once, Aria trembled visibly.

“… Why did you say that?” the man who had grabbed Aria’s wrist asked. Within the cape, was a man with a slightly younger face than that of an adult with black hair and blue eyes. At best, he was a man of similar age to Cain.

Those pure blue eyes gave her goosebumps, but after seeing the young man’s face, she became a little less nervous. Then, Aria frowned, feeling as if she had seen his face somewhere, which caused his grasp to become stronger.

“I’m asking why you said such a thing to the owner.”

“I-I don’t know what you are talking about?!”

She didn’t understand what he was talking about. She looked around, but there was no one that could come to her aid.

The man said once more, “I asked why that auction pass would become useless.”

‘Why is he asking why that’ll happen?’

It was then that Aria understood the man’s question.

‘Should he be asking that so suddenly?’

She looked at him to see if he was a member of the auction. Most of his body was covered by the black cloak, so she could not see within it enough to obtain the information she wanted. Even the narrow gaps between his clothes showed black fabric underneath. However, there was one thing she knew. Ordinary people could not have such fine skin as his. They worked too hard for that.

‘… Is he a noble?’

He had to be a noble of no significance since he was an unfamiliar face for Aria, who remembered almost all of the nobles’ faces from having participated in numerous parties. He must have come up from the countryside to participate in the auction.

Thinking that, the pieces of the puzzle fit together. He would have bought this expensive auction pass and would have come up to the capital, but after hearing that it would be useless, he must have been surprised. Strangely, his quick movements and informal tone were bothering her, but she couldn’t think beyond that.

“… You’re hurting my wrist. Let go.”

“Answer me.”

“If you let go of my wrist.”

“…”

He didn’t let go of her wrist, staring at Aria incredulously. Only then, did Aria find her pace. On the surface, the man might be older, but in reality, she was beyond him.

Although she had lived a life of base pleasure, that had also given her experience, so it wasn’t difficult for her to grasp the situation and to identify the man. If he was to have been a few years older, he wouldn’t have been so clumsy in the way he was seeking his answers.

With a smile, Aria whispered to the man threatening her, “You seem to have better skills than my knights, so don’t tell me you’re not letting go of my wrist because you are afraid that you might lose to such a young girl? And it hurts a lot. What will you do if I can’t use my hand?”