Celia's arm came out of the hallway, and the Marquis of Montague said something.
“I know you care for Lily.”
Celia gave Lily all her things before committing suicide. Then, when the opportunity came, she whispered for her to run away.
It must have been because she knew that Leonis Cardian would come at the marquisate when she died.
“If you want to save Lily, you'd better stay quiet until you enter the new room!”
At the words of her father, Celia struck a blank gaze. If I were a normal girl, 'Lily is also Father's daughter!' I would have said something like that, but today it just seemed useless.
The Marquis of Montague wondered if this was also an after effect of taking poison, but he didn't ask. Celia's job was to hold on to the end of the wedding.
After that, Cardian was all to blame for this. The responsibility of the Marquis of Montague is that far. Above all, this marriage was forced by the Duke of Cardian... … . I won't be able to ask if I will take responsibility later.
Celia climbed into the carriage after being saw off by Marquis of Montague. She looked like a ghost.
'I'm going to be Celia!'
It wasn't love at first sight that Leonis wanted Celia, as it was rumored. Being by her side eases his madness.
The power seemed to be passed only to the women of the Marquis of Montague. It was the power that only Celia and Lily had.
Had he thought Arthur Montague had such abilities, Leonis would have visited Montague earlier to see if his daughters had the same abilities.
'Once tonight... … I can pass the day safely.'
This is because there was an incident where Leonis, who received a report of original Celia's suicide, could not move immediately.
This is because a large-scale monster colony was discovered in the duchy, and the monster poured out off the soldier who touched him.
Holding Montague responsible was something he could do afterwards.
So Leonis couldn't attack Montague right away and went to defeat the monster. I can't remember how many days it took, but it seemed to have been over a week.
In the meantime, as Celia advises, Lily does not run away and finds Fabian. It was to investigate why I was spending time and sent such a letter at the end.
When Fabian gave Leonis the excuse, Lily, who believed in the word, decided to take revenge at Leonis for Celia.
'Once I think I can earn time, let's think about it next time. Lily needs to marry Leonis in order for the plot to go back to its original path...…'
With Lily's personality, she wouldn't marry him unless Leonis killed her. Celia shook her head after contemplating for a moment.
No matter what happens to the original, what do you mean by knowing! I'm so stupid.
'Will I end up dead? Will I die after gotten myself possessing your body?'
I didn't want to die, so it's a pleasure to be alive again, but why does the job start with marrying a trashy man!
As long as there's Celia's ability, Leonis will unlikely kill her... … .
'This is rated-19 ah!'
Celia screamed silently as she recalled the night with Leonis, the undisputed male lead.
* * *
It was the Duke of Cardian's carriage that took the bride, but the Marquis of Montague and others also used the carriage to attend the wedding. The wife of the Marquis of Montague refused to attend the wedding due to a headache until the end, but reluctantly got into the carriage due to the anger of the Marquis.
The only thing that couldn't attend the ceremony was Lily, an ugly duckling, a fault of the Marquis.
Since the Duke of Cardian didn't allow them to bring anyone other than the family members and noble vassals, Celia's maid, Phoebe, remained in the Marquis.
Phoebe secretly opened the door of the cellar where Lily was trapped, as she was given instructions by Celia before she committed suicide. Lily, who was trapped all night without sipping a sip of water, realized that the door had been opened and looked quietly outside.
When she saw Celia's maid Phoebe running away from behind, Lily also quietly left the cellar.
'You have cared for me until the end.'
The day before attempting suicide. Celia gave Lily not only her things, but also a lot of money. It was to allow Lily to escape the marquisate and live alone.
Then she handed her a letter. It was a letter with proof that Celia had given it to Lily, even if she was caught holding the items.
The marquis were confused by Celia's suicide attempt while preparing for the wedding. It wasn't difficult to go up to the attic, one of her rooms.
The stairs on the attic side, where Lily's room was located, weren't until nights when the servants were off, and there were people in and out.
'Will you be able to stay there well?'
She was worried. It was yesterday that a letter arrived from that damn Fabian, and knowing that he had betrayed Celia, the feeling would have been indescribably disastrous.
Celia told the worried Lily that it was okay. Just live outside this marquisate.
'Now it's not too late, should I take my sister and run away?'
After being trapped for a whole day, Lily hadn't heard of Celia's suicide attempt. It was because no one told her, and there was no servants near the cellar.
Lily was still moving away from the eyes of the servants, so she couldn't even hear them talking.
“Lily, don't mind me and find your happiness.”
With her pale complexion, Celia whispered to Lily. He was Duke Leonis Cardian, whom was rumored as a monster, but she might have been better with him than the wandering life.
It was because Celia was the Marquis' precious child.
She was treated like a maid while Celia was different from Lily, who had been abused by the Marquis' wife.
The Marquis' wife has always said that as soon as she reaches adulthood, she will sell her to a sick and filthy old man. With her coming of age only a few months ahead, Lily had to run away before that.
'Sister… … I'm sorry for not helping.'
Lily dressed up as a man and packed her luggage with the clothes she had prepared in advance. Then, without a sound, she escaped from the mansion and exited the marquisate's garden through a dog hole that always passed.
How will Celia, her older sister, be faring? Lily was worried, but because Celia was kind and friendly, she thought Celia would get along well anywhere. Perhaps… … Leonis Cardian was, contrary to the rumors, a good person, so he might have made Celia happy.
Rumors are just rumors anyway.
Lily hurriedly walked out of the streets of the Marquisate of Montague. She was thinking of stopping by the market and buying a horse first, then riding the horse through the city and running away.
To a place far beyond the reach of the Marquisate of Montague.
* * *
Leonis clicked his tongue at the report he received from the three spies he planted in the Marquisate.
Taking poison and attempting suicide was a blind spot. He was thinking of posibilities the Marquis would snatch his daughter away because he didn't want to send her, or Celia ran away with her lover.
'You really took poison.'
He wasn't saying that she was going to be a concubine, but will greet her as a duchess. He didn't know that her resistance would be this strong.
It was said that she had good relations with her former fiance, but he was just a noble family member. He thought that the image of being in love was just a disgrace.
'I don't know if she's naive or stupid.'
He thought that if he knew she was that type, he would rather come out and seduce her himself. There is a curse problem, so if the two of them meet, she might have hated him more.
Curse of blood.
It was a curse that would cause madness if you did not take the life of a living thing even for a day. It is said that when madness occurs, all living things around him are getting slaughtered until the madness subsides.
Leonis has never been in a madness that always having something to kill around him, but his father only once got swallowed by it and caused great madness.
Fortunately, the Duchess of Cardian escaped the mansion and saved her life, but most of the remaining employees at the duke's residence did not.
After that, the Duchess became extremely afraid of her husband, and the Duke was also afraid of his madness and had to live in anxiety all his life.
Leonis, who had been told that he would inherit the curse from birth, was extremely hated by the imperial family for that.
It was also the pre-war emperor who was cursed of this blood in the first place. Duke Cardian was only cursed because he was related to the imperial family.
He thought he was disgusted by the aspect of encouraging marriage and forcing them to have children, in case the curse on such a subject would return to the imperial family again.
'… … Celia Montague has a clue to break the curse.'
Even if he slaughtered something once a day, Leonis was aware of the madness in him. The curse just sank under his consciousness, and was always with him.
Had he not have a strong mentality, he would have been caught up in the curse and became a crazy killer.
There was a time when the madness that had always haunted him had quieted for the first time.
It was when Celia Montague passed by him. It was precisely when she bumped into his shoulder at the ball he attended in hiding.
The refreshing energy I felt at that time must have been Celia's natural energy.
'Since I didn't feel anything from the Marquis of Montague or the Marquis' wife, it would not be the power that led to the lineage.'
Leonis hadn't met Lily yet, so he was misinterpreting like this. Had he known Lily's existence, his choice would not have changed.
Celia was her mother's daughter, and Lily was an illegitimate child.
Had Celia's heart been so stubborn, she could have made another choice. But now he was thinking that Celia was the only one to remove the curse.
He wondered how to deal with Celia, who might decide to self-deter.
Leonis knew of the letter that Fabian had sent. The fact that the emperor threatened Fabian and made him act like that.
'… … He made him betrayed his own fiance who died impulsively.'
He was angry at the situation where he had to be bothered with a woman who drank poison because he didn't like it. To some extent, it was self-instructed.
'Celia Montague... … . I don't know how to treat you.'
Leonis frowned and was annoyed.
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