THE VILLAINESS TURNS THE HOURGLASS

Chapter 124. Secret, Part V

Chapter 124. Secret, Part V

Translator: Khan

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

"I don't know how reluctant you are to hide a great secret."

That was why the answer was so cold. At the same time, doubts had become convinced. Maybe he was a hidden royal family, otherwise, he couldn't hide himself this far.

"Can I take you to a quiet place that is a little far away?"

"... do it."

Aria began to walk along with him who escorted her. She didn't expect this to happen, but she thought she was lucky to be dressed simply. So many times she circled the alley and stumbled in chaos, and Asher hastened to assist her.

"It's just around the corner, so I'll support you a little bit."

"... isn't it too far?"

She nodded because she had already come so far despite her grumbling. There was no need to go further and as she went around the corner, a very quiet and secluded space came out.

"The woods between the alleys...?"

She had just been strolling through a deserted urban alley, and as soon as she circled the alley, an incredibly magnificent forest unfolded before her eyes. She didn't even get through the gate outside the capital, but suddenly the forest. In embarrassment, she stopped walking and looked around, and Asher answered her casually,

"It's a little off the capital."

"... Did I walk so much?"

It was a long ride from the capital to the nearest forest, so it was never time to get to the forest even if she walked long enough.

Then, suddenly, she remembered something similar had happened last time. It was when she had fled from the square, holding the hands of Asher. She had run with him for a long time, and she had arrived at a vacant lot that she had never heard of or seen before. And the vacant lot had disappeared like a mirage on the way back.

As she tried to look back to confirm the way she had come, he gave a little strength to the hand he had on her shoulder and made her move forward.

"I don't have enough time. I'll tell you the way back, so don't worry."

So when she walked a little and turned her head, only the dark forest was there. Eventually, she followed him with one question or another about the mystery that she now faced. He said, "I told you everything anyway."

"Please sit down."

At the destination where she arrived shortly after, Asher said, pulling out a chair,

"I can't believe there is a mansion like this in the woods near the capital..."

It was a small but quite plausible mansion, and a table was placed in a small garden in front of it. It was like a fairy house in a fairy tale. After a silent glimpse of the unbelievable scene, the gray-haired old man from the mansion suddenly put the warm tea on the table.

"... Who is it?"

"He's a close aide of mine. He's in charge of managing the mansion."

Aria, who had pursued the old man's appearance like a mirage and disappeared, took a sip of warm green tea and came to her senses. A very strange situation was repeated that was hard to understand.

"Where the hell are we?"

"It's my refuge. It's where I come from time to time when I want to be lost in thought."