However, Christine had spent too much time around the guild to get embarrassed by what someone said and ruin everything. She replied skillfully.
“That’s why I came to the Black Forest. Even if my ex-fiancé wants to catch me, he won’t be able to follow me into the Black Forest because he’s very scared of it.”
“…”
“But I can’t go back to the village yet. That person doesn’t know when to give up, so he’ll probably look for me for about a month.”
Even though she was talking about a fiancé who didn’t even exist, Christine didn’t stutter at all. It was a basic skill that she sharpened as an elite guild member.
In addition, she did not forget to add something for her new goal.
“I was thinking bad and extreme thoughts when I came inside the Black Forest. I wanted to do whatever I could to dishonor my ex-fiancé. But…”
Edgar couldn’t help but ask back reflexively when Christine stopped talking with a big grin.
“But?”
“You made me realize for the first time that there was something good about life. If I had died without ever doing such a thing, I’m sure I would have become a ghost due to resentment.”
“…”
“I guess it’s true that a live dog is better than a dead lion.”
Edgar looked at Christine, speechless. The woman looked like a young lady who had been brought up with love, and there was nothing she couldn’t say.
Regardless of whether he was shocked or not, she continued to speak shamelessly.
“You saved a person’s life, Edgar.”
“Would someone who was about to die want to continue living because of that?”
“Of course. Because it made me want to live.”
Christine took a big spoonful of the stew, sneakily adding a thank you and that it was thanks to him.
Edgar looked at her, not knowing whether to call her shameless or impertinent, and thought of a fundamental question.
“How old are you?”
“How can you ask a woman her age? Even if you live in a remote forest, you shouldn’t do that.”
“Twenty?”
“Oh my, thank you. Do I look two years younger?”
Christine showed a deliberately exaggerated reaction. For some reason, men seemed to enjoy seeing women obsessing over their lives with each passing year.
In fact, she didn’t care about her age at all, but she wanted to see if Edgar had similar tastes to normal men.
However, Edgar reacted differently than expected.
“Isn’t twenty or twenty-two the same in terms of maturity?”
“What about you, Edgar? How old are you?”
Christine roughly guessed that he was in his late twenties. Considering how tall his member stood last night, it was a reasonable guess.
“Older than you.”
“…”
However, when Edgar didn’t tell her his exact age, she had an ominous feeling.
‘I heard that some of the chimeras look much younger than their real age.’
Christine became quite serious, having promised her late father that she would never date a man more than twelve years older than her, no matter how handsome he was.
She examined Edgar’s expression and asked, “Then, please answer me one thing. Were you born before or after the late Prince?”
It was very common in the territory ruled by Grand Duke Richard to use the young prince, who had died in an accident, as a basis for comparing one’s age.
The previous grand duke had distributed the corps in his warehouse and held a grand festival to celebrate the birth of his first son.
‘He unfortunately passed away in a carriage accident, and his sister inherited the title of grand duchess.’
She couldn’t remember his name, but anyway, for that reason, the people of the territory often used the year of birth of the deceased prince as a reference to determine the time period.
So, she just asked, but Edgar seemed to think about something for a moment.
“In the same year.”
“Then you’re thirty? I was surprised because I was thinking you were a lot older.”
She was twenty-nine in her previous life, so even if Edgar was thirty years old, it didn’t feel too far away. Even if she only considered this lifetime, the age difference wasn’t ridiculously big.
Christine’s interest returned to how she could get as much contact with him as possible during the month.
‘The most important thing is to stay by his side.’
She put down the spoon and made eye contact with Edgar. Pretending to be the most worried and kind person in the world was an act she was particularly good at.
“But why were you like that yesterday? Your body was hot all the time. It didn’t seem like you had a cold.”
“Do you usually have so many questions?”
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Beast in the Woods, Deep in the Night
Romance{ +18} Christine was an elite member of a guild who had excellent commissioning skills, but she couldn't break the curse that caused abnormalities in her body. She suffered her whole life and was only exploited by the guild she worked for. She infi...
