Published at 24th of January 2021 10:40:27 AM
Chapter 25
Once he’d decided to abandon everything, he felt peaceful for the first time in his life .
Three meals a day . A fluffy bed stuffed with goose feathers . A space next to the bedroom to wash himself . These were all things he’d never experienced before .
More importantly, the food was amazingly delicious . His meals were always perfectly balanced, like the heavenly lunch he’d had the previous day . The turkey had been perfectly baked, the white bread crispy and still warm from the oven, and the fresh fruit had burst with juice in his mouth .
He’d never before had a meal like this . And it wasn’t only the food that was magnificent, too- the plates and glasses were beautifully arranged . Even if it had been poisoned, he still wouldn’t have turned it down .
With nothing else to occupy his mind or his body, he was agonizingly bored . But he couldn’t get that girl out of his head .
A soft, poised voice . Her thin, pale face was mocking, yet somehow there was an underlay of sadness . Slightly raised eyebrows looking down at him . Flashing crimson eyes that could almost see into his soul .
The girl who’d interrogated him like an adult was actually younger than him . The image of that strange girl burrowed deeper and deeper into his mind .
And on the sixth day, she appeared .
Creak…
The door swung open, and Apollonia took two steps into the room . She stopped right in front of the barrier where Uriel was imprisoned, pulled up a chair, and sat down . Then she signaled the boy who leaned against the wall opposite her to sit down as well .
This was the first time they’d faced each other since that night .
The boy was thinner than she remembered . His height made him look like an adult, but he still exuded a tender feeling . It only amplified his beauty .
After several days of rest, he had a healthy complexion, and his injured shoulder looked better .
“It looks like you’ve been eating well . ”
The boy sat on the bed, and stared at Apollonia . He didn’t respond . She realized it must have been difficult for him to determine how to properly address or speak to her .
“What’s your name?”
The boy didn’t answer . He just tilted his head, and smiled slightly .
“It’s fine if you don’t want to answer, but I’m here to tell you the news . ” She peered into his angelic blue eyes . The news she was about to deliver was crucial, but her opponent’s reaction was unreadable .
“Safiro is dead . ”
There was a long silence between the two . The boy furrowed his brows .
“…Are you sure?”
She unfolded a portrait she’d brought with her . When he saw the portrait of a middle-aged man, his eyes widened .
“Safiro is a master at disguise, and only a few people know his true face . I don’t even know where he lives, much less his appearance . ”
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Apollonia folded the paper, and leaned towards the boy .
“But the person in this portrait died yesterday . I’m sure you recognize him as Safiro . ” She gave him no room to interrupt .
“You came to me as soon as the banquet was over . That means you and your teacher were already on standby within the capital, using a fake identity . ”
“…”
“So I looked to see if there had been any cases of murder in the last few days . There were three deaths, and one of them died without a culprit being arrested . ”
His pupils shook .
“Your master, no, your teacher… he’s no longer in this world . ”
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She pulled another shiny object from her bosom . It was a beast’s fang that had been made into a necklace . If someone were to look closely, they’d see it was stained with blood .
“I took it from the scene . You’ll recognize it, I’m sure . ”
She threw the necklace into the boy’s lap . He reluctantly picked up the necklace and inspected it .
“…I see . ”
She’d expected him to be emotional . Angry, sad, perhaps some combination of the two . But he just chuckled bitterly and tossed the necklace to the corner of the bed .
“Is that all?”
“Why would I wish a peaceful afterlife for the dead bastard who lived well off the suffering of others?”