I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration

Maybe Shane would have attacked the Duke’s residence as in the original, but since the Duchess and Lise weren’t kidnapped, her head wouldn’t be blown off. While everyone else was tense and anxious, she felt relieved alone. They were guided by the knights, quickly checked their identities, and boarded the carriage. She was even more relieved because the technician sent to the mansion during the identification process confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the mansion.

 

‘Then… What happens next?’

 

She had passed the worst, but she hadn’t heard yet that she had met the level 3 exception conditions. It meant that she still didn’t know for sure whether she could save her life.

 

“Edith, don’t worry too much. Everything will be okay.”

 

The Duchess seemed anxious because of her expression, so she comforted her. She smiled awkwardly and nodded at her. The carriage they rode on ran quickly through the dark night. Because they were from a Ducal family, they were able to leave the banquet hall faster than others, so the road back to the mansion was quiet. She told her not to worry, but the Duchess didn’t say anything, as if she couldn’t stop worrying, and Lise chewed her lip and trembled with anxiety. The inside of the carriage was very quiet, with only the loud sound of the wheels rolling.

 

‘That’s strange. For some reason, it seems too quiet…’

 

It would be nice if she could get rid of thoughts. Why did she think that way when she noticed that when she thought about something, an episode happened accordingly?

 

“W-Who are you!”

 

The carriage shook violently with the shouts of the escort knights and the long neighing of the horses.

 

“Aaaah!”

 

“W-what’s going on!”

 

Lise and the Duchess shouted and hugged each other. She, who was sitting across from them, tried to look out the window by leaning on the wall of the carriage to avoid falling. The sharp noise of swords clashing struck her ears, and it became clear that something bad had happened.

 

‘No way…!’

 

She wrapped her arms around the Duchess and Lise, who were hugging each other. And then, the carriage door burst open.

 

“It’s been a while, Edith.”

 

“Shit…”

 

All kinds of swear words were mixed in her head. The person who greeted her was, of course, Shane Rigelhoff. Even though he was wearing a mask, there was no mistaking his sinister eyes or eerie voice.

 

‘No matter how hard I try, if I don’t meet the level 3 exception conditions, important episodes will still happen…!’

 

She was desperate. And in the meantime, Shane grabbed Lise’s forearm, not anyone else’s.

 

“Come on!”

 

“Aaaah!”

 

And then the carriage door opposite where Shane came in opened and her masked men dragged the Duchess and her out.

 

“Lise! Lise!”

 

The Duchess extended her hand towards Lise, who was being dragged away by Shane, but she was no match for the older lady to overcome the might of a trained mercenary.

 

“Let go of those hands! mother!”

 

She shouted at the Duchess who was being violently dragged away by the mercenaries.

 

“Let go of Lise! Lise! Lise!”

 

But the Duchess only looked for Lise, not her. She seemed to only see Lise. No, she probably thought that since she knew the other person was Shane, there was no way Edith could get hurt.

 

‘Don’t let people think I’m in the same company as Shane!’

 

She screamed and resisted the mercenary who held her.

 

“If you’re dragging the Duchess away, aren’t you scared of what happens next? Let go of that hand right now!”

 

At that time, she saw Lise collapse. She didn’t think Shane had hit her, but she was probably scared and passed out.

 

“What are you doing! Lise has nothing to do with it! Let go of Lise!”

 

“Follow me quietly!”

 

As the Duchess began to struggle, one of the mercenaries who was dragging her struck the back of her neck so hard that the Duchess collapsed helplessly.

 

“Mother!”

 

Her screams did not reach her. Rather, it only inflamed Shane’s anger as he dragged Lise along.

 

“Mother? Haha! Have you forgotten who your mother is? You ungrateful bitch!”

 

Her head turned with a “squeak” sound. Her ears deafened and it seemed as if lightning had struck before her eyes. Taking advantage of her stumbling, Shane’s mercenary group tried to take them into a wagon they had hidden. At that time, she saw a group of knights running from afar.

 

“Stop right there!”

 

They were clearly knights of Duke Ludwig.

 

“Help! Let go of this, you damned things!”

 

She struggled with all her strength to buy a little more time. There was only one mercenary holding her, and he let go of her arm because he was embarrassed by her sudden struggle. But instead of running away, she pulled the Duchess, who was almost dragged into the carriage.

 

“This bitch, until the end…!”

 

Even in the darkness, she could see Shane’s eyes burning with anger. He pushed Lise into the carriage, ran straight towards her, and hit her face with his fist.

 

“Dawn!”

 

She fell to the floor making a strange sound. Shane kicked her in the stomach as if he really wanted to kill her on the spot, and she felt extreme pain and blacked out. Before she lost consciousness, she thought she heard someone calling from afar, ‘Miss!’

 

* * *

 

She slowly opened her eyes, feeling very uncomfortable and frustrated somewhere. As soon as she came to her senses, she felt pain all over her body.

 

“Eww… Ugh…”

 

It hurt so much that she let out a moan without even realizing it. But she stopped making noise right away. Because she felt like there was someone next to her.

 

“You’re finally waking up. I was thinking of sprinkling some water on it.”

 

Her vision was blurry, but she could see who was next to her. How could she forget that voice?

 

“So… fia…”

 

“You remember me, right? I thought you completely forgot about me because you completely betrayed your family.”

 

“To forget… So impressive…”

 

“Ahahaha!”

 

Sophia laughed in a happier voice than ever. No, it was actually the first time she had seen Sophia show her emotions like she did now. She had heard the sound of laughter before, but now her joyous emotions were so vivid that it gave her goosebumps.

 

“Please wait a minute. As soon as the surroundings are cleaned up, I will personally treat you with sincerity.”

 

She didn’t really want to receive the ‘treat’ that Sophia said she would give her. Now that there was no longer the restriction of having to hit only the parts covered by clothes without being noticed, it would have been a treat where at least one part would be broken or bleed.

 

‘I hope it takes a while to clean up the surroundings.’

 

She just rolled her eyes and looked around. Although the surroundings were dark, it did not mean that the surrounding objects were completely undistinguishable. She could also see the dawning sky through the small window.

 

‘Did I stay up all night…? Where on earth is this?’

 

It had a high ceiling and was made of stone on all sides, making it look like a prison. Of course, it was not a place inside Count Rigelhof’s residence. It looked like a prison within a castle, so it may have been the castle of Archduke Langston’s nobleman who had a fiefdom around the capital.

 

‘Otherwise, I don’t know if it was a building rented for the purpose of this kidnapping… Well, Cliff will find it anyway.’

 

If the episode where Lise and the Duchess are kidnapped happened, the ending where Cliff came to rescue them would also happen without change. So Lise and the Duchess weren’t that worried.

 

‘I’m worried.’

 

It felt like a chill was seeping into her bones. The shoulder that hit the floor was not in pain because it had been hit, but was only feeling pain due to the coldness of the floor. The Duchess and Lise had not yet come to their senses, and her hands were tied. However, perhaps because of their value as hostages, they were lying on old blankets rather than on the bare floor.

 

‘One, two, three… Six to Sophia…’

 

However, the group that attacked the carriage was clearly larger than six people. The rest might have been guarding the outside of the building.

 

“Hmm…”

 

Even if she moved her body even a little, there was a sound. White breath bloomed in the dark space and then disappeared. She tried to get into a more comfortable position, but no matter how she turned, it still hurt. And then, the door burst open and Shane appeared.

 

“Isn’t Lise awake?”

 

His sinister gaze was directed at Lise.

 

“The Duchess and Miss Lise haven’t woken up yet, but our lady has.”

 

When Sophia informed him of her condition as if to warn her, Shane turned her head and looked at her.

 

“Sophia. Be careful what you say. How can that be ‘our lady’? That’s just a traitor!”

 

“I made a big mistake, sorry.”

 

“In our family, she deserves to be treated more degradingly than a laundry maid. And as for that girl’s education, I believe you will take care of it well, as always.”

 

“Please just leave it to me. Oh, by the way… At what level should it be done?”

 

“It doesn’t matter whether she dies or not. But please make her regret it deeply before she dies.”

 

‘Shit. It’s ruined.’

 

Torture was a more severe punishment than killing someone in one go.

 

‘Cliff! Cliff, when are you coming?’

 

She didn’t think she had ever been more desperate for Cliff since she possessed Edith. 

Until now, something happened whenever she thought about it, but now why was it quiet? Was it because it’s not time yet? While she was watching her wriggle like a worm on the floor, Shane knelt down in front of her and grabbed her chin and lifted it slightly. She heard a somewhat satisfied sigh.

 

“It’s finally in my hands.”

 

The way he caressed Lise’s cheek did not feel like he was dealing with a simple hostage.

 

‘What, what is it? Is that guy, Shane, in love with Lise?’

 

That fact alone meant that Shane had not planned to kill her. She looked acceptable, but her expression was always so bad that Shane had never thought of her as good-looking, but for the first time, he smiled happily.

 

‘Hmm. Even when you smile, you don’t look very handsome.’

 

A smiling face was also a smiling face. It’s a creepy smile that makes you think you would do something bad at any moment. At that time, there was a sound of someone approaching from outside.

 

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