Instead of My Beloved Sister, I Married a Monster - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36

Evnia barely managed to maintain her composure.

When he had been transformed into a much smaller fish, it had certainly been easier to deal with him, but because of that, she felt she had ended up saying things she shouldn’t have said in front of him.

What Giyermo wanted was for Ram to either find happiness by reclaiming his old love or to die and set him free.

In his plan, Evnia’s death was nothing more than unnecessary noise.

Not even knowing that Emilia was alive, there was no reason for him to grant her request while risking Ram’s potential anger.

Having grasped the situation, Evnia calmly apologized.

“I’m sorry, I was confused at the time and made an unreasonable request.”

“Well, you didn’t seem particularly confused. Unless you had already finished sorting out your feelings.”

“When you said the only way to break the pact was death, my thoughts just went that far. It would be better for me to die than Lord Ram.”

“Why?”

Giyermo tilted his head sideways as if he couldn’t understand that answer at all.

Because he asked about such an obvious fact, Evnia was a little flustered.

Even though Ram had stayed indoors and caused some misunderstandings, the fact remained that he was an unparalleled hero who had saved all people.

Naturally, Ram would contribute more to this world than someone like me who has no abilities and isn’t even a real noble.

Evnia quietly rolled up the hem of her skirt in her hand and answered.

“Because I wouldn’t be of much use even if I stayed alive.”

“You’re not useless.”

“…I suppose not completely. I mean relatively speaking.”

“Then let me make a relative comparison for you. If I could only save one person living in this castle, I would choose you.”

At Giyermo’s words, Evnia was flustered and closed her mouth.

It wasn’t that she had no idea why Giyermo would give such an answer. While he was transformed into a fish, he had been mistreated by everyone living in this castle whenever they had the chance.

Even Count Max had once pretended not to notice and passed by the fish tank where he was before leaving Litberck.

As if recalling that memory, an unpleasant expression crossed Giyermo’s face.

“To be more honest, I wanted to kill everyone except you.”

“…Hanna didn’t do anything wrong.”

“Did you forget that she poured salt into the fish tank and nearly put me in a dying state?”

“Don’t be too angry. Hanna said she thought you were a fish that lived in the sea…”

Unlike Evnia who valued intentions, Giyermo seemed to place more importance on results.

He just stared at her with a stern expression for a long time as she frantically apologized on Hanna’s behalf.

Fortunately, he didn’t leave to resolve his suddenly remembered grudge.

Seeming to feel a bit better at Evnia’s plea, Giyermo slightly raised his eyebrows and said.

“Though spending time motionless as a lowly creature was extremely unpleasant, it seems my judgment wasn’t wrong after all. To think the married couple has already developed to the point of going out together.”

It seemed Giyermo’s plan to ‘make Ram happy with a new love’ was still ongoing.

He suddenly grabbed Evnia’s left hand and lifted her arm up as if escorting her.

In reality, he was just trying to check the wedding ring he had previously tricked Evnia into accepting as a gift.

He looked down at Evnia’s ring finger with satisfied eyes and said.

“You’re doing well. Keep seducing your husband like this and make him fall in love.”

“Lord Ram is just being kind to me.”

“Kindness, that’s a good sign. I’ve never seen the master treat me kindly.”

“Lord Ram is equally kind to everyone. If Lord Ram was unkind to Lord Giyermo, it must be because Lord Giyermo first committed cruel acts against Lord Ram.”

Even though Giyermo had caused a tremendous incident, Evnia had never particularly resented him, but that was only because she knew he had no intention of harming others.

Quietly listening to him speak badly of Ram was another matter entirely.

When Evnia pointed out Giyermo’s fault, he retorted with an interested expression.

“Cruel acts, you say. If you put it that way, isn’t leaving him to wait indefinitely for a woman who might never be reborn much more cruel? I just want my master to be happy again.”

“Forcing an unwanted marriage is also rude. Especially if he’s not ready for a new beginning yet.”

“If you have no intention of falling in love with the master, then go beg him to set you free. When the master truly stands at death’s threshold, I too will be freed from bondage.”

“No. I can’t allow that.”

“Why, because you’re thinking of dying instead?”

At Giyermo’s question, Evnia flinched.

Evnia tried to pull her hand away from Giyermo’s grip, but he wouldn’t let go.

His bright blue eyes behind the mask glinted dangerously.

Giyermo pulled Evnia’s fingers toward him and checked the bite mark he had left on her thumb. It was the spot where he had bitten her as a fish to show his refusal.

At that time, she had asked Giyermo to kill her.

Meeting Evnia’s eyes, Giyermo slowly opened his mouth and bit her finger.

A sharp sensation settled over the wound he had left before.

Naturally his tongue touched her fingertip, but she couldn’t feel the warmth that a human should possess. It was like dipping her hand in cold water.

“Hey, what are you doing, why are you biting the kid’s finger?”

At that moment, someone grabbed Evnia’s hand and pulled it back.

Evnia, who had been frozen by the cold sensation, finally came to her senses and looked back at her rescuer.

Ram, who had appeared without notice, was frowning as he separated her from Giyermo.

It seemed the appointed time had already come while she was struggling with Giyermo.

Giyermo stepped back cleanly as if he had never been clinging to Evnia, placing his hand on his left chest.

“The bride left me a separate request, but it’s something I cannot fulfill. I was just giving her my refusal.”

“So why didn’t you say it with words instead of your mouth?”

“It’s a new communication method between the bride and myself. As you know, I was unable to speak for the past few days, so it became a habit.”

“Really?”

Ram, who had been glaring at Giyermo for a while, turned his gaze to Evnia to confirm the facts.

Evnia slowly nodded her head.

What Giyermo had just done was closer to pressure than communication, but to explain this, she would have to talk about the problematic request.

Of course, Evnia had no intention of revealing inner thoughts that were better left buried and making Ram uncomfortable as well.

Even though Evnia had joined in and corroborated the story, Ram still seemed unable to let go of his suspicion.

“Don’t do anything foolish, Giyermo. I clearly told you I freed you to protect this child, didn’t I?”

“What a strange warning. My desire for the bride’s wellbeing is no less than yours, master.”

At Ram’s warning, Giyermo bowed his head with a submissive attitude. He was the very picture of an ideal employee.

Even if it was just a fake, as precisely imitated as the human skin he wore.

Giyermo made a firm vow.

“Don’t worry, I will devote my entire being to keeping the bride safe from death.”

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