Instead of My Beloved Sister, I Married a Monster - Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

“Come to think of it, I also thought at first that it was an object that showed the past, just like you.”

At Seven’s following words, Evnia snapped back to attention.

Intrigued by the curious opening, Evnia immediately asked for the reason.

“Why did you think that, Lord Seven?”

“I saw myself in the mirror looking at another mirror, and some kid was reflected in it.”

“Ah…”

“So back then I just thought it was broken and forgot about it… After I was cursed, one day while looking in the mirror I realized. Ah, so this was it.”

Evnia looked at Seven with newfound eyes.

Perhaps because she had grown accustomed to his young appearance, thinking that there was once a time when he had a face that matched his age felt somehow fascinating.

“Don’t you have anything left from back then?”

“No.”

“They say magical portraits were common in the old days. They were supposedly identical, as if they captured the actual appearance.”

“That’s right. Back then we didn’t say we drew portraits, we said we took them. They came out quickly without needing to sit in front of a painter for a long time like now.”

“Did you lose them because they were too old?”

“No, I burned them all.”

“…”

“Since I can’t return to how I was anyway, there’s no need to foolishly keep staring at them, right?”

Seven curved his lips and sought agreement.

Though he asked as if it didn’t matter, she couldn’t answer easily.

It probably wasn’t a question that truly required her opinion anyway.

“From listening to various experiences, I think that mirror, even though you can’t choose the time period, somehow selects and shows quite decisive scenes from one’s life.”

“…”

“You’ll probably have that moment too. The moment when you think, ‘Ah, so this was it.'”

However, Evnia couldn’t imagine the path leading to that scene at all.

Seven eventually experienced what the mirror foretold, but perhaps her case might be a little different.

Maybe that object had really broken due to storage problems all this time…

It was when Evnia was secretly doubting the mirror’s judgment ability.

Seven, who had been examining it front and back, suddenly spat out a curse.

“Shit, we’re screwed.”

“Pardon?”

“This thing is cracked.”

Evnia quickly lowered her head to look at the part he was pointing to.

As he said, she could see a thin, long crack on the back of the mirror.

The thought briefly crossed her mind that perhaps she had seen a strange scene because of this damage, but she couldn’t bring herself to voice such words in the current situation.

Wouldn’t it seem like she was trying to diminish the object’s original value to reduce her responsibility?

Evnia opened her mouth with a slightly pale face.

“I’ll… compensate…”

“Compensate? Do you have a lot of money? Even if you go to the mines and swing a pickaxe for fifteen hours a day, you can’t pay this off. The interest accumulates faster.”

At the rebuttal that came before she could even finish speaking, Evnia froze with her mouth still open.

She felt quite wronged.

She had really only touched it once lightly with her fingertips, how could she have known the entire display cabinet would collapse?

Wasn’t this a situation where anyone else could have easily taken the blame if they were unlucky?

It was when the dejected Evnia was pondering whether it would really be possible to swing a pickaxe for longer than fifteen hours at the mines.

Seven suddenly stood up from his seat.

“Hey, go to Giyermo quickly. Tell him to take a look at your body and this place.”

“Lord Giyermo? …Not Lord Ram?”

At the incomprehensible choice, Evnia looked up at Seven with puzzled eyes.

Seven turned his gaze toward the door as if avoiding her and said.

“That guy’s capable too. Even if he can’t fix broken artifacts, he has the power to restore this shelf to its original state. Since he’s a spirit, he’ll also take better care of your physical condition.”

“I don’t mind, but earlier you told me not to even speak with Lord Giyermo…”

“Still, we’re family living under the same roof, so why be so heartless? That guy has also made a lot of effort. How much has he searched for plays and books? He won’t make such foolish mistakes anymore.”

Evnia stared intently at Seven who had suddenly started defending Giyermo.

Unable to withstand Evnia’s persistent gaze, Seven soon let out a small groan.

“Don’t look at me like that. You’d be fine going to Ram. That guy would only worry about your physical condition even if you told him you broke something. But my situation is a bit different.”

“…”

“If I tell him I left a child alone in a dangerous place and even let her get hurt, I’ll really get kicked out. You know winter is coming soon, right?”

“…Don’t you have a home, Lord Seven?”

“Do you?”

“…”

Someone who was about to sleep in shifts at the mines couldn’t possibly have such assets.

Evnia silently got up from her seat and followed behind Seven.

To find an unofficial repair shop that was much cheaper but somehow felt very unsettling.

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Fortunately, there was nothing particularly wrong with Evnia’s health.

Giyermo said the energy in her body had just become a little unstable and recommended rest, then neatly restored the fallen shelf to its original state.

Everything had been resolved secretly and without problems, just as Seven had wanted.

However, Seven himself, perhaps unable to completely trust Giyermo’s diagnosis, couldn’t let go of his worry about Evnia even the next day.

Because Seven wanted Giyermo to be constantly prepared for any possible emergency, they ended up going on a trip to the village together.

Evnia looked around the bustling central entrance with somewhat bewildered feelings.

‘The whole family is gathered except for Lord Ram and Lord Levi.’

Seven and Max, Hanna and Giyermo, plus Silvia and Linda who had volunteered to guide them through the village.

Including herself, as many as seven people had set out to prevent crop damage.

Meanwhile, Giyermo, who had been forcibly dragged out because of Seven’s stubbornness, had an expression that clearly showed he didn’t like this situation at all.

Giyermo, who had been slowly tapping the inside of his arm with his fingers while crossing his arms, suddenly suggested a radical alternative.

“Couldn’t we just kill all the wild animals?”

“Didn’t the word ‘ecosystem’ appear in any of the books you read?”

Seven, who scolded Giyermo as if he had been waiting for it, repeatedly urged him with a troubled expression.

“I won’t give you any work anyway. No, don’t use magic at all from now on. Just stick close to Evnia and monitor her physical condition.”

“Lord Seven, I’m really fine.”

“Evnia, think that my life depends on your life and take precious care of it. I’m not just saying this—if you really die, I die too.”

Seven spoke in a voice that didn’t sound like a joke at all.

Seeing that he was still anxious even though the person involved said there was nothing wrong, it seemed that the awakening agent was really a dangerous substance.

Evnia was secretly thinking that like the mirror that supposedly showed the future, that drug had probably deteriorated over time.

‘Even if something happens, it shouldn’t be dangerous since Lord Giyermo is here.’

Anyway, they had dragged Giyermo along to prepare for any possible situation.

Seven seemed unable to feel more at ease because of that, but Evnia had absolute trust in Giyermo when it came to safety.

He was someone who had even declared that he would dedicate his life to protect her.

If there was anyone whose safety was concerning, it would be other people, not herself.

‘I wonder if people who recognize Lord Giyermo will appear again when we go down to the village…’

It was unavoidable to view someone badly if you had bad memories with them, but thinking that they might refuse this help because of that made her a little worried.

After much consideration, Evnia came up with a plausible compromise.

“Lord Giyermo, couldn’t you transform into a different appearance?”

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