TEASER CHAPTER 8 PART 27
Early in the morning,
two days after Irisdina was told by her father about the agreement with the
Waziart family. She was walking alone on her way to the school.
Combined with her
originally dignified appearance, she had always had an ethereal atmosphere, but
this morning she was covered in an icy atmosphere, as if she were in an ice
field.
Passersby were
intimidated by Irisdina's menacing atmosphere, their faces tightened, and they
quickly moved away from her.
Seeing the frightened
reactions of those around her, Irisdina sighed.
"This is not
good. I can't even mend my expression..."
Realizing that her
emotions were leaking out, she repeatedly took deep breaths, trying to calm her
raging heart.
Little by little, the
raging emotions that had been leaking out of her body gradually subsided.
At the same time,
Irisdina put a lid on her own mind to prevent her emotions from getting too
riled up and leaking out again.
She was used to this
kind of emotional control. This was something that could not be avoided if she
had lived in an aristocratic society.
While being aware of
her own frozen heart, Irisdina thought about what she was going to do.
(The reason my father
wants me to continue attending the academy is so that I can use Nozomu as a
bargaining chip when the time comes. However, I can't bring myself to put him
in front of that woman again ...)
Having witnessed
firsthand Nozomu's out-of-control state and having actually crossed blades with
him, Irisdina understood that his current state was as dangerous as walking on
needles.
More than anything,
Irisdina is indebted to Nozomu in a way that she could never repay him.
He saved her sister's
life when her soul was about to be extracted, and for that, Irisdina still
couldn't thank him enough.
She would never allow
herself to use him as something like a bargaining chip.
More than anything
else, her own feelings reject the idea of offering Nozomu to the vampire
princess with all her might.
But Irisdina's
thinking and reasoning as a noblewoman calmly impose that his presence is
necessary to protect Somia.
Contradictory
thoughts. The conflicting emotions and reasons. In the midst of endlessly
repeated unanswerable questions, Irisdina shook her head to refresh her
thoughts once again.
The final settlement
of negotiations for the agreement has not yet begun.
Of course, Irisdina's
groundless fears would disappear if the negotiations went off without a hitch,
but she could not believe that the head of the Waziart family, who had just
shown up, would remain silent at the final round of negotiations.
Victor thought the
same way as Irisdina, which was why he had decided to keep Irisdina attending
the academy.
(But what should I do?
Dizzard Empire has no ties to any other country. The connections of the
Francilt family and myself are meaningless.)
