TDCE

5

The man who introduced himself as Marshall Atlan said he was from August.

August, the eighth estate, was one of the neighboring estates that were in contact with the wall, and from here, you could pass through the entrance gate control office on the wall and you would see August.

The man had a bright appearance and was full of dignity, even if he pretended to be a man from the inside of the wall. He was a man with straight shoulders and his back looked very neat.

“Asaya Rubdois, that is your name, correct?”

“…Yes, that's right.”

The polite man used the honorific even to the lowly people outside the wall. There could be no insult or contempt for the people of the world in any kind of tender voice.

Asaya was once amazed by Marshall's gentleman attitude, and twice that he came from the province of August.

“My lord, Grand Duke Edwin Cabelheider, delivered this to you and ordered us to return together.”

“Cabelheider?”

Asaya was very embarrassed by the unexpected name protruding from Marshall's mouth.

Even Asaya, who lives in a broken world divided by walls, heard and knew the name of Edwin Cabelheider.

Leah asked Marshall in amazement.

"Hold on for a moment! No way, Cabelheider... Are you referring to that Archduke Cabelheider, who is called the demon of August?”

“He is sometimes called by that name in the world.”

“…Oh My God."

The man, with the bizarre nickname of August's devil, was a man famous for his grim nature. At a young age, he became the lord of 8 out of 12 provinces, and his nose stabbed in the sky, and his inhumane aspect of not moving even if a person died in front of him was said to have been frowned upon by many people.

He was a man who carried all kinds of bizarre rumors to suit his fierce nickname.

In recent years, there had been rumors of him being insane while hunting demons and being cursed and eating people.

“Can I read this letter now?”

“Yes, of course, you should check right now. I am here to take you to answer the letter.”

The moment Asaya saw the letter in her hand, Asaya remembered the day.

A man with a cold and bitter feeling resembling the dawn. No matter how much she thought about it, no letter would fly out of the wall except from that man. Because it was the only point of contact with the person inside the wall that she ever had.

Asaya opened the letter and slowly read it down. Not only the hand that held the letter, but also the eyes that read it were shaken for some reason.

“You seem to have gotten the wrong letter. This… It looks like a proposal.”

“I didn't bring it wrong. It is exactly as it is written there. The Lord of August, Grand Duke Edwin Cabelheider, is requesting a formal marriage with Asaya Rubdois, the eldest daughter of the former Count of Rubdois.”

She asked for help and it was the proposal that flew in? Asaya could not hide her embarrassment.

“…Suddenly, marriage. Can you tell me why?”

“Of course I don't know why. Everything is the Lord's decision. Young master invited you as a distinguished guest and ordered you to come.”

A situation outside of common sense was unfolding.

Of course, it was impossible to understand it in common sense.

Asaya stared at the letter, her mother urgently grabbed Asaya's hand. It looked desperate.

Marshall stepped back, sensing the subtle atmosphere. “I will be out for a while as it seems that I need time to discuss the family. I can't give you long time. You have to decide before the sun sets.”

Marshall avoided the seat as much as possible. As soon as he left, Asaya's mother shouted at her in a determined voice.

“Don’t go. You can never go. You mean a free proposal without even having to meet his face? It's suspicious and dangerous.”

“I know, what are you concerned about?”

“I refuse.”

Yeah, this is definitely a crazy situation. Things that cannot happen have become reality and are happening. I don't know what's behind the sudden flight of proposals. In general, it was natural to be vigilant.

Because it's so ridiculous.

Unfortunately, there is currently no option.

“Mother, you are getting worse. The frequency of loss of mind increases... Your memory is also noticeably declining. Asaran hasn't lived for a while and is starving to die here.”

“Does that mean that you would accept that ridiculous proposal? That's a trap. Isn't it strange to anyone seeing it?”

“There’s nothing to lose, but what’s scary? It’s the same as dying here and there.”

“…Haven't you been doing well? Somehow there must be another way.”

Asaya smiled bitterly as she looked at her frightened mother.

"Here is… There is no answer. Whatever we do, it's a land where there is no answer. It's a place where people can't live. You know it as well, after going through so many years.”

“I have to go over the wall.”

Asaya had already made up her mind. Leah cried and grabbed her hand.

“If it's dog death one way or another, let's just die here together.”

“The only option here is to die, but there is also the option to live together if we go over the wall.”

"Think about it! You will be rolled under treatment that is not like a beast. It's like there or here that you can't live like a person.”

"It's the part I'm prepared for."

Leah looked at Asaya as she threw tantrums, and immediately tapped her frustrated chest. Her red-hot eyes were full of water. Her heart was torn to learn that she, who didn't show tears even if she was dying soon, was crying and upset.

But nevertheless, Asaya's decision was firm.

“Leah, do you believe in miracles?”

“Who believes that! What did you or me or all of us realize while rolling on this earth? Hasn't it been long since you abandoned that hope? Do you think this is a miracle now?”

“No, it's an opportunity, not a miracle. It is a miracle that this opportunity came to me.”

“Whatever the end, I don't want to let go of the fear of a rolling opportunity.”

You have to get out of this land. It was Asaya's own responsibility to seize the opportunity and how to use it.

“It’s better to bet me even with such a weak probability.”

Leah and Asaya's mother began to weep. They were realizing that no matter what words they persuaded, Asaya would not turn her heart.

“I'll get what I want.”

The crying mother was still heard.

However, Asaya turned around and left the house.

Marshall, who was waiting, smiled and reached out his hand. Asaya grabbed Marshall's hand.

It started to rain.

The day when the rain poured down like torrential rain.

The day she left her crying family and friends behind.

It was not possible to tell whether it was rain or tears that wet her face.