No Need For Regrets

Chapter 27

Vain seemed like someone who should never, under any circumstances, hear about curses.

And Kina…

“Uh, ugh…”

…That was a groan that Kina let out as she collapsed.

“What… What are you saying right now, Viscount Lexion?”

“I don’t think I made it difficult to understand.”

Lexion seemed unfazed. No, he seemed to be enjoying the situation. Otherwise, how could he smile with such a strange expression? Sereniel thought to herself.

“It’s simple.”

Lexion spoke again.

“The butler and the maids will find new jobs.”

“…”

“And Sereniel will also find a new castle and a new husband.”

Vain and Kina’s gazes naturally turned to Sereniel.

“What you heard is exactly right, Vain, Kina.”

“Miss…?”

“I had no choice. Both of you… You know what was in the crystal, don’t you?”

They didn’t respond. They just shook their heads with dismal expressions.

“I’m going to undo everything.”

Sereniel said firmly.

“The Verdellet Viscount, the mine… Everything.”

“…”

“I can’t do it alone. The Viscount, the Lord, they’re all after me.”

“Miss Sereniel… But…”

Vain’s voice cracked.

“It might be better… to leave the empire completely…”

There was nothing wrong with what he said. Sereniel knew maybe it would be safer to leave everything behind. Revenge, the mine, the family, all of it.

But she didn’t want to.

“This is my choice, Vain.”

So please understand.

At Sereniel’s words, Vain closed his eyes tightly.

…But why did it have to be Lexion Rosevester?

“…”

Slowly opening his eyes, Vain instinctively looked at Lexion.

The black eyes looking at Sereniel.

Vain knew that gaze.

He had seen it before, occasionally. So he could instinctively feel it.

Even if Sereniel could get revenge on Belles and Calian with Lexion’s help…

Escaping from Lexion was something she could never do.

Vain still vividly remembered the day he first met Lexion.

And also, what kind of gaze he had back then.

…Was this really a good thing?

Could it really be said so?

Vain couldn’t find the answer.

But literally, there was nothing he could do. If this was Sereniel’s choice…

He had no right to interfere with her decision.

“You have to stay here. You have to fully recover.”

Looking at Vain, Lexion said.

“Until Sereniel comes to the mansion, there’s a lot to do. And you, maid.”

“Yes? Yes!”

“While you’re staying in the mansion, you’ll do what you need to do by Sereniel’s side.”

“What… I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you’re saying…”

Kina stammered, and Lexion casually replied.

“What you just did to me.”

“…”

“Suspecting others.”

There was no way to increase safety like a hand and foot bird in such a situation. Especially in this situation, it would be even more so.

Kina blushed deeply, seeming embarrassed, but eventually nodded as if she understood.

“…”

Having said his piece, Lexion looked at Sereniel’s group in silence for a moment.

It might be better to step aside for a moment.

With that thought in mind, Lexion slowly began to leave the room.

But not long after, he heard footsteps following him.

Turning slowly, Lexion gazed at Sereniel standing behind him.

“…Viscount Lexion.”
When their eyes met, Sereniel slowly pursed her lips.

“Thank you.”

Then she slightly lowered her head and expressed her gratitude to him.

“I really… appreciate it.”

“…”

“I mean it.”

If it weren’t for Lexion’s help, Sereniel wouldn’t have been able to see Vain again. She would have lost someone precious to her once again. Even if it was the same person.

So there was no way she couldn’t be thankful.

That’s why she thanked him, but there was no response.

“…”

Sereniel then slowly lifted her head. At almost the same time, she hesitated greatly.

It was because of Lexion, who was looking down at her from close by.

“That’s new.”

Lexion chuckled.

“Thank you.”

“…I’ve said it before. When it was raining, and you gave me a ride in your carriage.”

“It didn’t sound like a thank you at the time. It seemed more like cursing with your expression.”

…But it wasn’t that bad.

No, was it?

“What did it sound like then?”

“It sounded like a hurry-up-and-get-lost kind of thing.”

“…”

“I rushed to start the carriage because I felt like if we kept stalling, I might get strangled. You probably didn’t know that.”

…Lies!

While thinking that, Sereniel couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Lexion was the same. He looked at Sereniel with a smile on his face.

It was a face completely different from the rumors circulating among the people.

As always in front of her.

“So, what are your impressions?”

At Lexion’s question, Sereniel recalled the contents of the letter he had sent.

He wanted to hear her thoughts on what he had done.

“…I didn’t expect you to handle things so quickly.”

I expected something to happen, but I didn’t think it would happen two days later. And that it would be an explosion accident.

“I hesitated. I thought about blowing it up while Calian Helcar was there.”

“…”

“But it seemed too regrettable to do that.”

“…”

“So?”

“I don’t know much about business, and I said maybe you were right.”

“…”

“Both Calian and Leraie… even Belles said, ‘What can that woman, Sereniel, do?'”

Lexion didn’t say anything. He didn’t curse at them, nor did he hastily throw out reassurances. He just silently waited for Sereniel’s next words.

“I may not know anything, but I do know one thing. Safety is the most important thing no matter what the situation.”

Even now, it was clear in my mind. Calian’s face crumpling at my words.

“So I told him to do that. Thoroughly, without missing a single spot. It will take a very long time, but…”

“It probably will, right?”

That way, we could hold onto Calian and Belles’ ankles for a while, and we could also prevent the extraction of moonstone. In many ways, it was fortunate.

So Sereniel smiled lightly.

“…”

Lexion’s eyes flickered briefly as he faced Sereniel’s smiling face. Today, Sereniel was showing a side of herself that Lexion, as Lexion, had never thought of before. Like sincerely thanking him and smiling like this.

In the past, I would have just been jealous.

Watching you talk to someone, and smiling at someone.

I would have been so envious of the person reflected in those green eyes. The person who smiled at me so sincerely.

But not now. The person reflected in Sereniel’s eyes was only me, and all her actions were directed towards me.

So Lexion reached out without realizing it. He wanted to feel that softly smiling face for himself.

“…”

But Lexion’s large hand stopped in midair before reaching Sereniel. She had a slightly puzzled expression, but Lexion withdrew his hand as it was. Then he turned his gaze away and parted his lips.

“…Calian Helcar has found a new place near the mansion. He’s probably going to bring that woman and the child there.”

Since we talked about the villa, I expected that. It wasn’t particularly surprising. Of course, I didn’t expect him to be so bold as to move them near the mansion.

“Since it’s not far from the market, use the maid if you have business. Because you probably don’t want to meet them.”

“It’s okay.”

“…What?”

“I’ve already seen them back then.”

Sereniel quietly replied, and for a moment, it felt like the image of her walking away absentmindedly in the rain came to mind.

“And it’s too unfair for me to not take care of my business just because of that reason. It’s okay.”

“…”

“In any case, I’ll be going now. Vain needs more rest, too.”

And it would be safer to go home before it’s too late.

Sereniel left a brief farewell and began to leave slowly with Kina to return.

Left alone, Lexion stared silently at Sereniel’s retreating figure, then quietly chuckled.

⚜ ⚜ ⚜

Sereniel returned safely to the mansion with Kina.

And what greeted her upon her return was unexpected news about Calian.

The content was simple. He needed time to clean up the site, so he would return in the late afternoon tomorrow.

It was a blatant lie.

But it didn’t matter.

And now that things had turned out like this, Calian wouldn’t be able to wander around under the pretext of inspecting the mine. That meant there would be much more time for them to spend together in the mansion than before.

Of course, before those days piled up, she would leave for the Rosevester Viscount’s mansion.

Until late at night, Sereniel revisited the mine-related records she had sorted through for several days. To estimate how much money Calian had embezzled.

…But where did he hide these things?

There was only one thing that came to mind. The bank.

No matter how stupid Calian was, he wouldn’t have done something under my name. Then there was only one answer. Leraie.

‘…But where did Belles really hide the funds?’

It probably wasn’t the bank. The bank also managed secret vaults that only the account holder could open…

Sereniel racked her brain, but she couldn’t find the answer yet.

She fell asleep lost in thought until Kina came to wake her up in the early morning.

And Sereniel, until then, hadn’t thought at all.

Lexion’s concern about using the maid if they had business because Calian’s new place was not far from the mansion…

The worry he expressed, in a way, materialized the next day.

And it also meant they would meet again in the near future.