<CHAPTER 04>
After realizing the fate that would befall her, Thisbe came to one conclusion.
There is no answer here. Let’s go run away.
Some may ask whether this is too extreme an attempt to think about exile first without even attempting to confront it.
But why wouldn’t Thisbe have tried? This was the best solution after considering all the realities.
First of all, this book was overly harsh on the wicked woman, Thisbe.
An example of this would be the current situation. When Estelle’s abilities were revealed in the book, Thisbe was so embarrassed that she did her best to defend herself.
But this time, Thisbe neatly thanked Estelle and handed over the title of saint to her. Even if nothing else can be avoided, I thought I would at least avoid the stigma of being a liar.
‘I thought things would get better that way.’
But what are the results?
Despite her efforts, she was ostracized from all social gatherings. If that’s all she does, she doesn’t feel unfair. There are so many people who have insulted her that she couldn’t date her all week long.
Perhaps it was natural. The entire empire had long mistakenly believed Thisbe was a saint.
And what people do when they don’t want to admit their own misjudgment is to shift the blame to others.
Because, second.
The Callista family will soon turn against Thisbe.
Not only will the heirship be taken away, but there will also be talk of hastily marrying Thisbe, who has become a stain on the family, to Sor and expelling him from the name of Callista.
‘It’s clear that it’s like this.’
Of course, if Thisbe complies with the request, she will not be executed as in the original.
However, if things continued as they were, I could clearly see a future where I would be deprived of all social activities.
‘If things continue like this, there’s nothing I can do but stay at home.’
The social world will be reluctant to her, and since her face has already been sold, she will have to keep gossiping about her as a saint wherever she goes.
If Thisbe were forced to stay at home like that, it would be natural for all the efforts she had endured to grow up to be a saint to be useless.
Even if Thisbe doesn’t care about such things, what reason is there for her to have to endure such treatment?
Thisbe did not interpret the oracle, nor did she threaten to kill everyone if Thisbe did not treat her like a saint.
furthermore.
‘What’s Sor’s crime?’
Sor is a responsible and good person.
So, he would definitely try to take responsibility for Thisbe, whom everyone was pointing fingers at, until the end.
But why should Sor do that?
In the first place, the reason why Sor became engaged to Thisbe was the work of the elders of the Duke of Salvator.
It seemed like there was too much for Sor to handle just because he couldn’t ignore Thisbe because of his good nature.
She didn’t want to leave everything to Soar to handle things like this.
So Thisbe planned to go into exile.
A place where she can fully demonstrate the abilities she has accumulated and live a life of such freedom.
‘Says the Magic Kingdom.’
A country that is sandwiched between the three major powers on the continent, and is more like a huge city than a country.
A place famous for accepting only a few who can use magic as members of the country and never accepting anyone else.
Thisbe’s place of exile was there.
In the book, no one believed it, so it ended up being Thisbe’s lie, but Thisbe really knew how to use divine power.
To be exact, magical power.
Holy power and magical power have the same root in that they both use mana. Depending on the nature of mana, it is divided into two branches in that it moves according to the owner’s will or is used in accordance with magic techniques.
However, there were basically very few people who could use mana, and as a result, the general public on this continent had almost no knowledge of magic or divine power.
At least there is information about sacred power in the temple, but the temple hides the information so tightly that it is not easy to find out unless you are an official.
In the end, Thisbe, who knew nothing, completely believed that the magical power that she had accidentally manifested was a divine power that was revealed because she was a saint.
‘So when I found out that I was not a saint, I denied it even more.’
But there were also things I gained thanks to it.
This is her unique mana management method.
Thisbe’s original ability was to use magic power in accordance with magic, but she mistook her ability for divine power and secretly read books on sacred power and continued self-studying.
In the end, Thisbe learned how to use magical power like divine power without any magic.
Although Thisbe in the book only uses this ability to harass Estelle and eventually dies without even knowing her true abilities, she was not the person she is now.
Thisbe, who had been honing her magical powers according to the contents of the book, knew what abilities she had and how valuable they were.
‘If you have this kind of ability, Sage will welcome you with open arms.’
Moreover, since everyone who entered Sage was cut off from the outside world after that, they had to give up all their existing status and relationships.
What other conditions could be better than this for Thisbe, who is being stoned by the entire empire and is about to be kicked out of her family?
Just by staying still, she was able to enter Sage.
No, I thought so.
Thisbe never even thought that she would face a situation in which she would not be able to meet the one condition for entering Sage.
One last clause to enter Says.
All asylum seekers must be free from criminal charges!
‘At that time, I thought it would be okay if I simply didn’t commit it.’
I was quiet, but would you have ever imagined that I would face a situation where the people who were criticizing me were dying as a group?
‘It feels a bit unfair to think about it again.’
Feeling sor after reminiscing, Thisbe quickly turned her gaze to Sor’s face.
Sor’s seemingly harmless face played a huge role in reigning Thisbe’s inner peace today as well.
But is it because of my mood that that seemingly harmless face somehow looks a little unstable?
Sor slowly placed his hand on Thisbe’s hand covering his cheek and held it down, and opened his mouth.
“Are you going to catch the criminal?”
Sor’s eyebrows rose slightly as he said that. It was the pitiful face of Thisbe’s favorite Sor..
What on earth is Sor worried about, making such a pitiful face?
The doubt was quickly resolved. It was because Sor hesitated, lowered his gaze, and continued speaking.
“If there is a culprit, catching him could be a really dangerous task.”
“Is that why you’re worried, Sor?”
“I am… … Dare, yes. That’s right.”
Sor kept his eyelids down the whole time, as if he couldn’t even meet Thisbe’s gaze.
Thanks to this, Thisbe slowly raised the corner of her mouth as she watched the golden eyelashes that decorated her eyelids sparkle like pieces of glass in the afternoon sunlight.
‘After all, he’s a good person.’
I can’t believe you’re worried that I’ll get hurt while trying to catch the criminal.
Of course, it is true that Thisbe is a person who does not have much ability on the outside, but still.
“I’m pretty good at swordsmanship too, Sor.”
“No one plans for injuries.”
“And there are many people who can help me. “After all, I’m still in the Duke’s house.”
“You said during our last meeting that you didn’t think they would all be on your side.”
Did I say that? Thisbe raised the corners of her mouth reluctantly.
I thought I wouldn’t remember because I usually just listened in silence without saying a word.
‘You have a surprisingly good memory.’
Well, if you think about it, Sor remembered Thisbe’s words well.
In times like this, it would be best to make an excuse. Thisbe was worried, but Sor, with a slightly different expression than before, spoke to her first.
“perhaps. “It might just be a coincidence that they died.”
“This situation where people who have encountered me and insulted me are dying, one by one, one by one every day?”
“… … “I made a mistake.”
“If you die once a week, you don’t know, but if you die once a day, you can’t help but be suspicious.”
“okay… … .”
Sor’s eyes sparkled for some reason, but Thisbe didn’t notice because she had turned her attention to the newspaper.
She continued speaking as she scribbled the newspaper’s headlines with her messy hands.
“That’s why I can’t just cover up this newspaper and curse. “I think I was suspicious too.”
“You are so kind.”
“Not really. “In fact, I hope this newspaper company goes out of business.”
Thisbe crumpled up the newspaper and threw it on the floor, then raised her head and looked at Soar again.
Unlike a moment ago, Sor was wearing a faint smile.
“Even so, I heard that the newspaper company has a lot of debt. “It seemed like if I left it alone, it would inevitably fall apart.”
“is it so?”
“yes. “He said he wouldn’t be surprised to hear that it was ruined a few days later.”
Sor’s face looked very refreshed as he smiled sweetly while saying that.
