Volume 1 Chapter 41, Part 2 Mean Villainess, Quietly Furious
Something must have happened to Rolus.
"Hey Leve, I'm sorry if I can't play today."
"No, it's fine."
"If it looks like it's going to take some time, feel free to leave quietly first. I'll make it up to you."
"Yeah, got it."
As we exchanged such conversations, the maid let out a pathetic "Both of you..." but I pretended not to hear.
Thinking that I should do something to apologize to the maid later, as she seemed unfortunate.
I placed my hand on the door and briefly thought about whether I should say something before entering, when I heard Rolus's voice from inside.
"...If you promise not to trouble the Lady by me returning to you, then I will..."
At that point, I swung the door open with all my might.
"That's something I can't just ignore."
I said, as I did.
Then, the people inside widened their eyes in surprise at the sight of me.
There were 4 people: Rolus, Mister Bruno who was standing protectively in front of him, Mister Eliseo, and a woman standing nearby who resembled Rolus.
Rolus had black hair like his brother and green eyes.
This woman, who was likely Rolus's mother, seemed to be loaded with the excess fat she must have gained due to her wealth.
How could Rolus, who looked like a bean sprout when I first met him, and his brother, who I saw the other day, have ended up with such excess fat?
"Well, are you Lady Elena who helped my Rolus?"
She must have heard about Rolus's whereabouts from his brother, smelled the scent of money, and investigated me.
"...my Rolus?"
"Yes, this is my child. When he was little, Rolus went out alone and got lost. And you were the one who helped him."
How dare you lie so brazenly.
Now is the only time I can be cocky.
"It doesn't matter to me if he's lost or not. This is my Rolus, not yours."
"Oh my, it seems you've grown quite attached to my child, but you see, he's my precious one. So, you need to return him to me."
You threw them away, didn't you?
Just like tossing out trash, you casually discarded them.
"Me, care for Rolus? That's ridiculous. I only picked up Rolus and made him a Servant."
"Servant..."
"You were planning to go back there without causing trouble for me, weren't you?"
As I said this while looking at Rolus, he averted his gaze from me.
What is he thinking by going back to the person who abandoned him?
If she think she can't make money from him, she'll just toss he aside again.
A person who's done such a thing will repeat the same actions.
"You tried to escape from me under the pretense of not wanting to be a nuisance."
After murmuring that, I summoned a fireball in the palm of my hand.
Yes, since Mister Eliseo is here, I can use magic to scare off pests.
"Do you really think I'd let a Servant who has been by my side for a long time and knows so many of my secrets just walk away?"
"Um, uh, Lady Elena?"
Rolus's mother seems to be watching my expression warily, sweat glistening on her forehead.
"If you are indeed an important Mother, then Rolus might tell you everything. In that case, I'll have to eliminate you too."
"W-What!?"
"I mean, he must be a very precious child to you, if you came all the way here to pick him up. I don't think there can be any secrets between a mother and a child who love each other. So, if my secret is going to be leaked, I have to get rid of both of you here and there. Fat is sure to burn easily, so you might disappear first."
"No, no! No!"
"What?"
"W-we're not a mother and child who love each other..."
"What? If you don't want to be burned, you have to tell me clearly."
I bring the flickering red ball of fire in my palm close to her face.
Of course, don't forget to make the face of an evil organization leader.
"I-I just thought that child had money, that's all."
"You came to take it away, didn't you?"
"Y-Yeah!"
"I mean, you threw Rolus away to get rid of a useless burden, right?"
"That's right!"
Wow, she really just blurted that out so easily.
"And yet, you came right in front of Rolus without a hint of shame."
"B-But, I'm not going to find out your secret or anything..."
"That's not going to cut it. You have to promise not to show yourself in front of me and Rolus again for the rest of your life, or I'll accidentally end up burning you. Oh, there are plenty of materials here, and there are people who can use Defense Magic, so don't worry, I'll make sure to burn only you."
"W-Well, if it's not going to be worth anything, then, of course, I'll never see him again!"
Rolus's mother spat that out and stumbled out of the room in a flurry.
Her gaze at me completely turned into that of someone looking at a dangerous person, so surely we would never meet again.
"...! Elena!"
I first realized, as Mister Eliseo grabbed my wrist, that I had inadvertently clenched the ball of fire in my palm.
It hurts.
"What does that guy think Rolus is?"
"A cash cow, I guess."
Mister Eliseo answered briefly and cast a healing magic spell on me.
I stare blankly at my hand, the burn of which has disappeared in an instant.
The moment I said with my own mouth that I couldn't forgive him, I truly couldn't forgive him.
I wish that the people who tormented Rolus would burn.
Because that guy caused Rolus a lot of pain.
But she lied so freely.
She think she can fool a member of the venerable Alfano family?
Is she stupid?
Are you kidding me?
Oh no, my anger is coming back.
"L-Lady!"
"What's with you, Rolus? Do you plan to lecture me? ...You wanted to go over there without even consulting me. Enough with the self-sacrifice already."
"Well, that's..."
"The maid came by. Since she seems to be gone now, she must have followed that woman. There's no way Father wouldn't have noticed."
I think he probably knew that woman was coming here today.
That's why the maid was here.
Rolus probably thought she was in the Attendant waiting room and that's why he didn't find out sooner.
Because the maid came from the Attendant waiting room.
"...I won't apologize. It was Rolus who said it was fine to think of your former family as enemies."
When I quietly muttered that, Rolus knelt down in front of me.
Thinking something was wrong, Rolus held my right hand, the one that had just healed from a burn.
"I am truly sorry, my Lady,"
he said.
Later, I heard that Rolus's former family fell into ruin.
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