Try Begging

Episode 154

The faint bass sound is the sound of a train horn. This sharp sound is clearly the whistle announcing the departure of a train.

The woman was in a public telephone booth at the train station.

As soon as he finished writing the note, Leon threw a baseball at the secretary's office door.

bang.

A spiderweb-like crack appeared on the thin door. The ball hit the floor, and exactly three seconds later, the private opened the door slowly and looked through the crack. Leon held out the note so that it could be seen clearly.

Police to Bilford Central Station and West Station immediately.

The private nodded and closed the door. Now, he will ask the police for cooperation according to the pre-arranged script.

[...What were you talking about?]

The woman paused and asked, perhaps hearing the sound of a door breaking.

"Oh no, something slipped out of my hand."

[Calm down a bit.]

The woman seemed to think he had slammed his fist on the desk.

"Oh, so that's why you ran away? Because you were afraid that I would get mad at you? Come back, I won't get mad at you, okay?"

There were two stations in Billford. Either way, Leon's goal was to stall for time until the police arrived and found the woman. His mouth was already starting to dry.

So, my mission is over, so if you are a man who has given you all the humiliation?

"I didn't use you because of my desires, but to free you from your brainwashing. No matter how much I told you the truth, you wouldn't believe me. I had no choice but to let you experience it for yourself. I know it's a radical method that's far from common sense, but if I hadn't had my child, you would have fallen under the devil who ordered you to be a beau and been used in the same way."

[Great. Whether it's self-defense or an excuse. When you leave the military, try becoming a lawyer.]

"Whatever, my method worked in the end. You can't deny it. Thanks to me, you opened your eyes to the truth."

[Oh, yes. I am so grateful that I am almost crying. In return, all you ask is for me to bear your child and be tied to you for the rest of my life. You are really doing a bad job. Oh my, Your Majesty! If this continues, the Count's family will go under.]

The woman began to scoff, then lowered her voice and spoke bluntly.

[I get my revenge, you get the title, and our story ends here.]

"You're mistaken, your revenge isn't over yet. That's why you're wandering around the country with that body. You don't have to do that. Just snap your fingers and I'll take care of destroying those guys. So come back."

[All you can say is come back? I'm already bored. I'll hang up.]

As the woman tried to hang up, Leon quickly changed the subject.

"You don't know yet, but I'm not the only one after you."

[Tell me something I don't know.]

"Did I really say rebels?"

The woman remained silent, perhaps because of the unexpected sound.

"The royalists are after you too."

[...Why royalists?]

"You remember when the inspector came to the annex to look for you? The King and the Archduke were behind it. They found out about your existence while trying to find a weak point to pressure me with the Sinclair case."