Resetting Lady - Chapter 176

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“You’re Lord Raymond’s junior.”

“Yes. And she’s Lord Raymond’s mistress.”

“Sion!”

“Ah, my apologies.”

Karen blinked her eyes.

While she was contemplating whether to get angry or not, Raymond grabbed Sion by the scruff of his neck and lifted him up.

“I wasn’t trying to criticize. Really. It’s just that seeing the young lady in person, I think I understand why Lord Raymond broke off his engagement. The term ‘mistress’ wouldn’t be appropriate. You’re lovers, right?”

“You’d better watch your words.”

“Don’t tell me it’s unrequited love?”

“…Shut up. Miss Karen is… well, she’s just someone who got entangled with Miss Isella this time.”

“Of course.”

Raymond considered punching him in the solar plexus, but stopped when he saw Karen staring at them intently. The sleek-haired brown man smiled cheerfully even after hearing the threat.

“I’m sorry, Karen. I couldn’t find a coachman on such short notice.”

“…It’s fine. Please take care of us, Count Sion.”

What mattered now was Isella alone; there was no need to worry about other people. Karen thought this as she firmly grasped Sion’s hand. She put strength into it, but that was all.

* * *

A few days later, Isella snuck out of her house at dawn. Isella’s face was flushed with excitement as she climbed into the carriage Karen had prepared.

“This is my first time leaving home. My heart is really racing. How about you, Karen?”

“I feel the same way, Isella.”

My heart is racing so much I feel like I might die. Verdick won’t use this as an excuse to kill me, will he? Karen swallowed hard as she looked at Isella’s excited face. It seemed she really needed to become friends with her now. Otherwise, Verdick might kill her.

“First, we’re going to the Great Cathedral in the capital. I need to request protection there.”

“Request protection?”

“Yes. All temples have a duty to protect sacred marriages. I plan to say I ran away to escape an unwanted marriage.”

Isella’s chosen destination was completely unexpected to Karen. While the duty of protection Isella mentioned was held by all temples, most women sought out monasteries deep in the mountains to escape their fathers and brothers.

The Great Cathedral in the capital. That place was more a seat of power than a religious venue. News would reach Verdick as soon as they arrived.

“Do we need to go to the Great Cathedral? Wouldn’t it be better to go to a secluded monastery where Mr. Verdick wouldn’t notice? How about going somewhere far away?”

If it were somewhere completely new, it would be a fresh journey for Karen, which would be even better.

Somewhere completely new, like an endless sea or a place surrounded by dense forests wouldn’t be bad. For Karen, if they were going anyway, she wanted to run very, very far away. But Isella shook her head.

“Karen, I’m not simply running away to escape my father. Only a place like the Great Cathedral would prevent my father from forcibly taking me back. And we need to have fun in the capital – what would we do for entertainment in a secluded place?”

Ah, for fun.

“I see. You’ve… prepared thoroughly.”

“I’m not going back for at least a year.”

Her neck would still be attached until then. She wouldn’t die before that day.

But as soon as Karen thought about death, she immediately recalled her own changes. She realized that nothing could guarantee her lifespan anymore. Now she would die even before then.

Regardless of Karen’s inner thoughts, Isella was completely excited.

Hearing her ambition to navigate the world without her father for once, saying she had been nothing but her father’s puppet, made Karen feel like her throat was itching. Raymond’s rejection of Isella seemed to have had quite an impact on her.

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After traveling for a long time, night had fallen.

Sion, whom Raymond had recommended, handled the carriage roughly. Moreover, the secretly obtained carriage was small and uncomfortable. Karen and Isella were accumulating fatigue, spreading out like flour dough.

“I feel like I’m dying…”

Clatter.

Fortunately, the carriage stopped. Count Sion called from outside the door.

“It would be best to stay here tonight.”

“This place is…”

Karen looked outside. Then she immediately frowned. This place wasn’t good. It was that place again. The tower where she had died.

What day was today? This tower was dangerous. Karen thought about the day she had met Raymond. Considering they had encountered Duke Routella’s group then, staying overnight at this tower was ominous.

“We need to stay here for a night before going up.”

“No, let’s depart.”

Karen tried to remember if the date from last time was the same as today, but she couldn’t recall at all. The past few lives had been so jumbled in time. And she had only met Duke Routella once. Was today that day? But it still seemed too early.

Karen clenched her fists in tension. Raymond wasn’t with them now. They needed to get away from this tower.

“Wouldn’t it be better to arrive at the capital as quickly as possible? Isella, that would be better.”

“My back hurts and I want to rest.”

Isella said with a weary expression. She looked quite tired from riding the small, uncomfortable carriage that was driven roughly for so long. But Karen was anxious about staying at this tower.

“What if we get caught by Mr. Verdick before we even reach the capital while staying here? Look, wouldn’t it be better to just keep going?”

“No, it’s impossible. The forest at night is more dangerous. The horses can’t move anymore after running all day. If we encounter a bear in the forest, we’ll all die.”

“That’s right, Karen. Going further would indeed be too much.”

Karen bit her lips in anxiety. But Sion’s words were also correct. She was opposing this place because of her memories from past lives. Generally, if the timing and location matched, life flowed similarly to previous lives. How could she explain this to them?

“Actually, I have prophetic dreams…”

“Shall we depart early tomorrow morning?”

“…”

He’s not even listening.

Karen glared at Count Sion, whom Raymond had assigned to them, but he pretended not to notice.

He was an utterly frivolous man. But regardless of what Karen said, Isella was excited about stopping to rest, so there was nothing to be done.

“That tower brings back memories! It’s a place we sometimes come to during summer hunts, but we rarely use the tower.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to rest below rather than going up?”

“The carriage is more dangerous, so let’s just go up.”

“…Fine.”

Since no one was listening to her, there was nothing she could do.

Karen suddenly found herself missing Raymond. Without someone to listen to her words, she felt rather deflated. Where would Raymond be right now?

He had said to meet again in the capital after handling his affairs, but Karen already felt empty without him by her side, even though it had only been a few days. Still, she couldn’t have followed him.

Karen touched her neck as she climbed up the tower.

“Why are you following us?”

Isella stopped while climbing the stairs and looked at Count Sion following behind Karen. Sion pointed to himself and asked back.

“You mean me?”

“Yes, there’s only one room upstairs, so you should go back down.”

“You want me to sleep alone in the carriage?”

Sion pointed to himself with an incredulous expression as he looked up at Isella. Isella nodded and pointed at him with her finger.

“Isn’t that obvious? Karen thinks so too, right? How can a coachman and young ladies sleep in the same space?”

“Of course.”

Karen smiled brightly as she looked down at Sion, the coachman. She had decided to unconditionally take Isella’s side. Satisfied with Karen’s answer, Isella went up without listening to the coachman’s words to the end.

“You’re telling me to guard alone right now?”

Karen approached the coachman and whispered quietly.

“Isn’t that why you came with Lord Raymond’s recommendation?”

“…”

The man scratched the back of his head vigorously, then frowned and went down.

Karen didn’t like the man’s insolent attitude, but decided to try to get along with him for Raymond’s sake, who had recommended him.

Isella fell asleep quickly with gentle breathing, but Karen couldn’t sleep at all. She was worried about the things that had happened in this tower. Karen got up to look out the window and check the carriage’s position, then sat back down and stared at the sleeping Isella.

Looking at the sleeping Isella reminded her of some day in the past.

‘…Ha.’

What would happen if things continued like this? Karen was familiar with Isella’s sleeping appearance. She had been Isella’s maid and had also served as her caretaker. This time she had decided to become friends, but it wasn’t because Karen felt any particular charm in Isella.

Karen was already feeling tired. Approaching someone with an agenda was exhausting. Thinking that Isella’s selfish behavior could bring death to her again this time made her feel even more drained.

“…Isella.”

“…”

Isella was sleeping so deeply that she didn’t wake up even when called.

Karen felt déjà vu looking at her. The temptation she had felt strongly while looking at the sleeping Isella’s neck last time was overwhelming her again.

Last time when she tried to kill her, the surprise Isella had given Karen was so amusing it was indescribable. In the end, hadn’t Karen failed to kill Isella then? What would happen if she killed her this time too?

Certainly, there was a much simpler method in front of her than becoming friends. Surely unprecedented events might unfold again. The changes of that one year that began with Nancy’s death were tremendous. Isella was the person with the highest significance in her life.

Surely, things would change tremendously. It would really be interesting.

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