I Am a Low-Class Aristocrat of a Perishing Country

53 – A Boy and a Girl’s Promise

It was an afternoon when a dazzling light source was right in the center of the cloudy sky. The Chester family’s mansion enjoys daily life as usual. Virtually no servants and frugal interior gave a devastated impression.

There is a boy walking around inside such a mansion with his head down.

Arnel Chester.

The world said he was an outcast of Chester. He was called a mutant who loved books more than knives. In fact, it’s not a very wrong word, so he was a child who had a lot of trouble with introverted tendencies.

Thus Arnell Chester was troubled. He trembled in front of the door and hypothesized dozens of cases as to which topic to start with.

There is only one reason.

It was because of the girl who came to me the other day without a message.

“Mirren…”

Mirren Justiha. It was the name of the most beautiful girl in the world. At least from Arnel’s point of view, it was the unmistakable truth.

Her shoulder-lined white hair and sparkling golden eyes make one doubt that the girl is not a moon fairy. When she’s by her side, she’s confident that the conversation she’s been pre-learning slips right in and leaves it to her stream of consciousness.

‘Ugh…’

Arnel’s hand wiggled in the air. She hesitates at her doorknob as if desire and reason are fighting each other.

Should I open it? Should I?

In fact, she hasn’t had a proper conversation since Mirren arrived at her mansion. For some reason she was eating up on her scares, and we didn’t bother to ask. He only left essential meals in front of Mirren’s door and gave them away.

‘What happened to Mirren…’

Marquis Justiha and Marquis Alteon. She can’t quite fathom why Mirren, who is so much loved by the two of them, is so scared that she is terrified.

I would at least comfort you if you could talk to me, but unfortunately there is no sign of that.

I walked around Mirren’s room with a quick step for no reason. She was the one who grew up in the home of the wealthy Marquis of Justiha. She is worried that she will be uncomfortable by moving to the humble Chester mansion.

The moment when Arnel, who was in the middle of the fight, was nervously biting her nails.

A fine tone tickled her ear from within.

“Are you Arnel?”

“Miren?”

She doubted her ears, wondering if she had heard something wrong. Soon, Mirren assured him that she was standing there as if time had stopped.

“Yes. Arnel, could you please come in?”

“Okay!”

Arnel carefully opened the door. It was as if his doorknob had become a spire of matches that would crumble if touched incorrectly. Inside the quietly open door, a haggard-looking Mirren was sitting on the bed covered in a blanket.

Even such a look was pitiful and overflowing with sickness, making Arnel’s cheeks red like hot charcoal.

“I’m sorry, Arnelle.”

That was the sound he made as soon as he met him. Arnelle flinched in his embarrassment and vigorously waved both of his hands.

“Eh, no! Not at all! What did Mirren do wrong?”

“The fact that she came and asked to stay without knowing why, and the fact that she shamelessly lived in seclusion and was only treated… Everything.”

“It’s not like that. It’s just that I, Enellado, and Mirren were worried. She said that the atmosphere when Mirren came to our mansion was so serious.”

“Yeah… I’m sorry. I’m a nuisance to both Arnel and Enella, and I’m such a bad kid.”

“So even if it’s not! Rather, it’s good that Mirren is here.”

“… Thanks. I think I’m better now. It’s all thanks to Arnel. Oh, and Enella too, of course.”

“Thank God.”

Arnel sweeps his chest with a sigh of relief. Mirren smiled bashfully at Arnel’s appearance. Every single movement of his body that hardens like a statue is funny.

With a giggling laugh, courage is born.

If you think about it, it was a day when I came to you without communication and was rude. Still, Arnell, who doesn’t show any signs of dislike, is amazing.

For a friend like that… For the first friend Arnel…

Mirren felt it was time for her to tell the truth.

“Arnel.”

“Huh?”

“You were wondering why I came here.”

“…”

Arnel did not rush to answer. How could I not be curious? Mirren that day was far from sane. But she didn’t want to hear it as much as Mirren rekindled her bad feelings.

Mirren caught a peek at the hesitant Arnel’s kind consideration. It was a goddess and admirable thing for her, and it became the driving force for her to open her mouth on her own.

“I came because I was scared. I wanted to run away.”

“You wanted to run away… From whom?”

“My sister. From Elfie.”

“… What?”

Arnel asked back like an idiot without even realizing it. Because the unbelievable truth came out of her mouth.

Mirren’s wrinkled expression was not something that could be classified as a sister fight.

Followed by Mirren’s confession of tidying up her breathing once or twice.

“You may not believe it, but I can see the shape of a soul. But my sister’s soul… It wasn’t originally like that… It became distorted in two. In terms of human form, another head popped out of the navel. I can’t express it well in words. I was so scared… I felt like I wasn’t the Elf sister I already knew, so I impulsively lied about having an appointment with you without even realizing it. Otherwise, I felt like I would be captured forever. I feel…”

Mirren was gibberish, but managed to explain with her confused hand gestures. Even so, it was difficult for Arnel to understand anything. Mirren didn’t know that.

“… As expected, this must be nonsense. I brought up useless words. I’m sorry…”

At that time, Arnel’s firm voice drew Mirren’s wet eyes.

“Believe me.”

“Huh?”

“Trust me unconditionally. Trust me. Believe me even if I don’t believe you.”

“Arnel…?”

With the sound effect of thump, the warmth dyed Mirren’s seomseom corn. It was the body temperature of a boy of her age who faced her with her unwavering eyes.

Green eyes. Her vitality is overflowing, and her eyes are lush with fresh vitality, as if she were imprisoned in the Great Forest. She was a little surprised by her strength, which she had never known before.

But Mirren wasn’t the only one who was taken aback by the unexpected situation.

“Uh, uh…?”

“Arnel? Why are you doing that?”

“No, you Mirren…”

Arnelle’s horrified eyes were fixed on his clasped hands. Mirren urges Arnelle to answer with her eyes that say she doesn’t know what she is thinking. Still, when there was no response from her, a wicked grump grew in Mirren’s heart.

Her little naughtiness sprouted in her, whispering her petty pranks to her. And Mirren did not disobey the call of her heart.

‘Eight…!’

I squeezed Arnel’s hand as hard as I could. With just this amount of power, he couldn’t even send a message to Arnel, but at least he could divert his attention.

It was only for a moment that Mirren’s expression became incontinent.

“Ugh!”

“Arnel!”

The moment I squeezed his hand, a boy’s moan broke out. Arnel’s pain came up through his exhaled breath.

“Oh, are you okay!? I’m sorry! I didn’t even know you were sick…”

“Mirren… Uh, I’m fine. But…”

Mirren couldn’t help but be surprised at what Arnel said next.

“How did you get so strong?”

“What?”

That was a ridiculous claim. After lying like a corpse for eight years, it’s been a little over three months since I took my first steps. Besides that, she was a physically obvious 14-year-old girl.

I’m sure that’s the case, but Arnel looks at me with genuine surprise.

“Arnel… I’m sorry, but you need to exercise.”

“No, Mirren. Is there a decoration next to you?”

“Yes.”

A sloppy gold-painted spear shaft on top of a drawer exists near her. It was quite large, so it could be intimidating. I get the impression that it is an ornament worthy of the Duke of Chester.

“Would you like to hold my hand the same way the robber did?”

“I don’t know why, but I got it.”

Mirren’s hand moved slowly toward the hilt of her spear. Eventually, as Arnelle had said, the moment when she tightly gripped the hilt of her spear!

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Pajik-!

“… Huh?”

Wheeiik!

Unsurprisingly, the handle of the spear broke like a long cookie and lost its balance. It was a predetermined future for the spear handle, which had lost its body and struggled, to lose its place and fall. Only one thing was unexpected. It was said that the rushing spear shaft was aimed at Mirren.

‘Aww…!’

It was so sudden that I closed my eyes tightly and the world went dark. Then, after the sound of the blunt instrument hitting the bone, it made the sound of metal crashing into the ground.

Tuong! Clink and……

I was puzzled at the same time. It was because the pain, which should have been rampant, did not function properly.

Mirren slowly opened her eyes, and her vision was filled with dark shadows. To be precise, it was the shadow cast by Arnel’s upper body in black.

Arnel’s body became a shield to protect her Mirren.

“Are you okay, Mirren?”

“Ugh, yes.”

Mirren sighs and replies.

It’s hot. The cold season was hot. I don’t know why. I just don’t know why. For Mirren, this place was like a forest in early summer.

‘Arnel is tall… Even though they must be the same age.’

It was when she was vaguely talking to herself. After confirming that her Mirren was safe, Arnelle returned to her place and sat upright.

Arnel brought Mirren’s consciousness, which was immersed in an unknown source.

“As you can see, Mirren’s strength is not normal. Especially since I feel the pain, not others.”

“That can’t be…?”

A lot of questions ran through Mirren’s mind. Her older sister was an out-of-this-world creature blessed with her absurdity, but her younger brother herself was different. She was nothing more than an ordinary, delicate girl.

But once she had cognitive dissonance, her thinking raced in a different direction.

‘…Really?’

Looking back, it was strange. Eight years have passed since I was helplessly bedridden. Even at the time of waking up, it was a face with barely decorated bones.

It seems like yesterday when I opened my eyes dizzy, but after only two months, I regained my vitality and was able to run around.

No, actually earlier than that. It was when her older sister ran away to avoid the monstrous porridge she had made herself. At that time, she wanted to do something with the determination to die, but common sense made no sense.

But what about this? Of course, the ones next to me were Elfi and Nefi. I have been living surrounded by beings that are out of the bounds of human beings. There was no time to correct common sense that was secretly twisted amidst such overprotection.

‘But before I went to sleep, I didn’t have this strength… As if someone’s power flowed in…’

As the accident reached that point, Mirren sensed a strange sense of unity in her. That sense of unity in her was because she had settled into it, as if she had found her keyhole that fit perfectly.

What made Mirren even more surprising was the fact that the object that led to her sense of unity was extremely specific.

“I can’t believe…”

“Mirren? What’s wrong, are you hurt?”

“No… No. I don’t know what’s what…”

“Yes, yes. Tell me when you calm down. I just brought something to read with you.”

“What? A book?”

“It’s a letter. My brother and Marquis Alteon sent it by express mail.”

“Nefi oppa?! You should have told me that sooner!”

“Ah… Ah, sorry…”

“… No. It’s my fault for being somber in my bedroom. See you soon anyway.”

Sharing helpless apologies to each other, Arnel took out an envelope with the imperial seal on it. Arnel, with a slightly tense expression, asked for consent in an anxious low voice.

“Isn’t it okay…? Seeing that we have the imperial family’s seal…”

“I heard that the Duke of Chester and Nefi’s brother sent it? If Nephi’s brother is the sender, it’s absolutely fine. Even if it’s not okay, they’ll make it okay?”

“That much… I got it.”

Finally, the contents of the sealed envelope were revealed. What greeted the boys and girls with their tangled heads together was a bad handwriting that looked like four bloody handwriting.

The two read through each letter, frowning.

And then, unable to hide their astonishment, they looked at each other stunned.

Han Sik-gyeong, where two men and women wholeheartedly deny the reality. Mirren, who accepted the contents of the letter as the writer intended, shed tears.

For a while, Mirren shook her head and stared at Arnelle with her determined eyes. Mirren, who passionately embraced Arnel’s hands, demanded resolutely.

“Take me to the clearing right away! Is there a gym somewhere? And again, um, I need Arnel’s help. It may be sudden… But will you follow me?”

There was no disbelief or hesitation in Arnel’s answer.

“Yes!”

The boy makes a promise. No matter what happens, I will be the girl’s strength.

The true genius who gave up being a brilliant boulder and disappeared into the soil has once again found the brilliance.

For the sake of blood relatives who risked their lives on the battlefield.

For the girl who gave me the fresh feeling I felt for the first time.

Established her own oath.

“I will definitely follow you. I will definitely help Mirren. It’s a promise.”

“Good!”

There is a boy walking side by side with a girl jumping off the bed.

They went out to achieve a common goal.

“Elfie unni… I’ll be really… Really… Angry…”

The gloomy grievances scattered bitterly drenched the cloudy sky.