I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 189

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#189

 

Neigh—

 

When I suddenly pulled the reins without warning, the startled horse cried out and thrashed its body wildly.

 

“Baron!”

 

I heard the guard calling out urgently.

 

I wanted to answer that I was fine, but I was too busy gripping the reins tightly to avoid falling off.

 

‘I’m scared.’

 

I felt like I was about to fall, and if that happened, I could get seriously injured or even die if I was unlucky, so I was terrified.

 

I tried to hold on by gripping the reins with all my strength, but it was too much.

 

“Ah!”

 

With a single scream, my body was thrown backward.

 

“Baron!!”

 

Along with the guard’s ear-splitting shout, time around me began to flow slowly as if a rubber band had been stretched.

 

My vision spun as I saw the clean sky without a single cloud.

 

‘I’m going to hit the ground.’

 

Getting hurt was inevitable, but I hoped I could at least save my life.

 

I squeezed my eyes shut, bracing for the pain to come.

 

But no matter how much time passed, I felt no pain.

 

What? When it hurts too much, do you not feel any pain at all?

 

Or did I die without even having time to feel pain?

 

The thought that suddenly occurred to me sent chills down my spine.

 

A cold wind blowing from somewhere made my face sting.

 

In contrast, the area around my neck was warm. It felt like I had a magic hand warmer on.

 

“B-Baron?”

 

I also heard the guard’s confused voice.

 

Since all my senses were vivid, it seemed I hadn’t fainted or died.

 

Moreover, the sensation touching my head and back was strange.

 

It seemed soft yet fluffy.

 

It was the sensation you’d feel when pressing jelly with your finger.

 

The ground couldn’t be this soft.

 

I carefully opened my eyes to check what this unidentified object was.

 

“Huh…?”

 

Then I saw water droplets spread widely on the ground. The water droplets had acted as a cushion so I wouldn’t get hurt from falling off the horse.

 

They looked like water droplets, but their surface was solid, so even when I sat on them, they didn’t sink or burst.

 

Rather, it was fascinating how they changed shape so I could sit comfortably.

 

“What on earth… is this?”

 

Where did something like this come from?

 

Bewildered by this first-time experience, I looked down at the water droplets I was sitting on.

 

“Why are you still alive and well?”

 

Then I heard a voice filled with frustration.

 

“You should have died. Or at least gotten seriously injured. But why are you perfectly fine!”

 

This voice, could it be.

 

I got up and approached the hooded figure.

 

When I came down, the water droplets disappeared without a trace.

 

The figure flinched and tried to run away, but I was faster at catching them.

 

When I grabbed the figure’s shoulder, the child who had been held captive quickly escaped.

 

Regardless, I pulled off the hood the figure was wearing.

 

Whoosh, the light hood flew far away.

 

Golden hair, more disheveled than I remembered, fluttered in the wind. Blue eyes that reflected my image blazed fiercely.

 

“It really is you.”

 

Sisly Helios.

 

I had my suspicions, but I didn’t think she’d actually be alive.

 

“To think you’re still alive and well after falling from that cliff. You have a life more tenacious than a cockroach.”

 

“That’s what I should be saying.”

 

Sisly shook off my hand and glared at me with venomous eyes.

 

“I set such a trap, put all my efforts into killing you perfectly, but you slipped away like a loach?”

 

This completely solved the problem I’d been uncertain about.

 

“So you really are the Britina Baroness’s mistress?”

 

“That’s right. I even became that disgusting man’s mistress to get revenge on you… But in the end, I failed.”

 

Her slightly parted lips held a bitter smile.

 

Even in the midst of this, her eyes looking at me were full of venom.

 

“Everything failed. Getting revenge on you, killing you.”

 

“So you’re saying you used a child as hostage and blocked the path of a running horse to kill me?”

 

“That’s right. I thought someone like you, who pretends to be good, would choose to save others even if you got hurt.”

 

She was accurate. It was chilling and unpleasant that Sisly had seen through my thoughts.

 

“I was pleased that you moved as I expected, but who would have thought you could use magic. I never imagined it even in my dreams.”

 

“I didn’t expect that either.”

 

I still didn’t know who had used such magic to save me.

 

No, there was one person I could guess.

 

Kalian. He would certainly be able to use such water magic, but right now Kalian was at the Imperial Palace.

 

There was no way he could have sensed my crisis and used magic, so it would be right to exclude him.

 

Then who could it be?

 

I was curious, but right now, dealing with this crazy woman in front of me was more important than finding that out.

 

“You’re insane. If you want to die, die alone. Why drag an innocent child into it?”

 

“Because that way, even if you recognized me, you would sacrifice yourself to save the child.”

 

Sisly twisted her lips.

 

“And that child should consider it an honor to have sacrificed for me…”

 

Smack—!

 

Unable to bear her infuriating words, I slapped Sisly’s cheek.

 

Since I hit her with all my strength, Sisly’s head whipped around.

 

Sisly glared at me while covering her reddened cheek.

 

“How, how dare you hit me?”

 

“Yes, I hit you.”

 

And I hit her with my right hand that had been burned.

 

Although it had improved enough that I could go around without bandages now, I still shouldn’t overdo it.

 

But I was so angry that I unconsciously hit Sisly with this hand.

 

Because of that, whether the wound had worsened, the inside of my palm was burning.

 

“How, how dare someone like you hit me!”

 

As if to get revenge on me, Sisly raised her right hand high.

 

“How dare?”

 

I blocked that hand and chuckled.

 

“I don’t know why you’re using words that I should be saying.”

 

“What?”

 

“You seem to be under the delusion that you’re still a princess.”

 

I grabbed Sisly’s arm and pulled my face close to hers.

 

“You’re no longer a princess. You’re a slave captured as a war prisoner, and now you’re a criminal.”

 

“You, you…”

 

“Oh, since you’ve also sold your body, I guess I could call you a prostitute too.”

 

Sisly’s body trembled violently. She was shaking so much that even my hand holding her arm shook along with her.

 

“Let go! Let go of my hand right now!”

 

Sisly stomped her feet and screamed as if having a fit.

 

If she tells me to let go, I should let go.

 

I pushed her away with all my strength.

 

“Ah!”

 

Sisly let out a single scream and collapsed helplessly to the floor.

 

“You said you wanted revenge on me, right? But what about this?”

 

I mocked her as much as I despised Sisly.

 

“All the revenge you worked so hard on ended in complete failure.”

 

“…Not everything failed.”

 

Suddenly I felt killing intent, and Sisly, who had been sitting on the floor, rushed toward me.

 

From somewhere she had pulled out a sharp dagger in her hand.

 

“…!”

 

I need to dodge.

 

I hurriedly pulled my body back, but Sisly was faster at closing the distance.

 

“Die!”

 

With a fierce cry, her hand came fiercely toward my stomach.

 

But her attack did not succeed.

 

Suddenly the area around my neck became hot, and water droplets flowing from the necklace swallowed up the dagger Sisly was holding.

 

The dagger that disappeared into the water droplets vanished completely as if it had never existed from the beginning.

 

“Ah, ah…!”

 

When her final plan failed, Sisly sat down on the floor again in despair.

 

Her expression, as if all hope had disappeared, was worth seeing.

 

The guard who had been waiting for an opportunity didn’t miss the moment and restrained Sisly.

 

“…It’s really over.”

 

The tension that had been tightly wound suddenly released and I laughed.

 

“Give up now, Sisly. You lost to me.”

 

* * *

 

Someone must have reported it, because guards came rushing in shortly after.

 

I handed Sisly over to them and headed back to the Imperial Palace.

 

I wanted to ride a horse, but I had injured my hand, and because of the memory of falling from a horse, I didn’t want to ride one, so I borrowed a public carriage.

 

As soon as I entered the Imperial Palace, there was someone there to greet me.

 

“Leilah!”

 

It was Kalian. I could see Count Hiltain behind him too.

 

But with so many watching eyes, to call me by my name instead of my title and rank.

 

“Your Majesty, there are many watching eyes.”

 

I spoke to remind him that he shouldn’t do that, but Kalian didn’t even pretend to listen and grabbed my shoulders.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

And he examined my condition from every angle. His serious face was filled with worry for me.

 

“Yes. I’m fine.”

 

“Fine, my foot.”

 

I had hidden my injured palm inside my sleeve to keep him from discovering it, but Kalian found it anyway and frowned.

 

“The wound has gotten worse. If your palm is like this, other places must be injured too.”

 

“Other places are fine.”

 

“Then why is your palm injured?”

 

“That’s from hitting Sisly…”

 

Oh no, I shouldn’t talk about this.

 

I hurriedly closed my mouth, but the story had already reached Kalian’s ears.

 

“You hit Sisly?”

 

I nodded awkwardly.

 

Then Kalian smiled with satisfaction.

 

“Well done.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“I said well done. How many times did you hit her? You didn’t just hit her once, did you?”

 

“I only hit her once…”

 

“Oh dear.”

 

Kalian clicked his tongue as if deeply regretful.

 

“You should have hit her a few more times while you were at it. I wouldn’t have said anything even if you’d beaten her half to death.”

 

I was bewildered by Kalian’s reaction, but also thought maybe I should have done that.

 

“The necklace has exhausted its power.”

 

The necklace? Oh, could it be?

 

“That water attribute magic was indeed Your Majesty’s power.”

 

“That’s right. I cast magic on it so I could save you when you were in danger.”

 

So that’s why you told me to always wear it when going out.

 

“Thank you. Thanks to it, I was able to stay safe.”

 

“I’m glad it was helpful.”

 

Kalian extended his hand.

 

“All the mana I put in the necklace has been consumed, so I’ll put new mana in it.”

 

Since it had been so helpful, I handed the necklace over to Kalian without complaint.

 

“Now let’s get you treated. Call the court physician to the inner palace.”

 

At Kalian’s command, a servant disappeared with quick steps.

 

“This way.”

 

I followed Kalian toward the inner palace and asked him.

 

“What happened to Andant?”

 

“He’s locked in the underground prison. I’m about to interrogate him now.”

 

“Then please go quickly.”

 

“Are you kicking me out?”

 

“Oh, no. I didn’t mean it that way…”

 

“I know. I was just teasing you.”

 

As I always felt, Kalian had a shameless side to him.

 

“I’d like to go interrogate him right away too, but Andant Tebesa is unconscious after being beaten to a pulp. I think I’ll have to wait until he wakes up.”

 

Being unconscious is one thing, but beaten to a pulp?

 

“Did you fight? Or perhaps there was a scuffle during the arrest process…?”

 

“Well.”

 

Kalian glanced sideways at Hiltain, who was silently following behind us, and chuckled.

 

“Let’s call it an accidental incident that occurred in the process of cleaning up trash.”

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