I Was Told To Die

It was such a loud scream that the third match, which had been going on for a long time, naturally came to a stop. 

Just before Marius could kick Rin, she quickly pulled away. And Roman, who came down in a hurry, urged her in a loud voice, “What the hell is this, Yana?!” 

It was Marius who screamed and made a scene, so why was only Yana’s name being called? 

The reason was clear. He only drew a line once Marius got a taste of his own medicine. 

“This, this crazy bitch broke my leg. . .!” 

As for his age, he was only a few years older than Yana. Rin rubbed and touched the wound she had intentionally left on her face, and then lifted her head. 

“Uncle, my cheek hurts so much.” 

“. . .Oh my God.” 

Those who looked directly at her face were greatly astonished. 

It was natural because her left cheek was a mess of red blood! 

“Blood, blood. . .!” 

Even if it was a shallow wound, blood is still blood. Moreover, since it was shown on the face of a young girl, the visual shock was only bound to be greater. 

Rin took advantage of this moment of everyone panicking and quickly glanced around. 

The Duke and Jihad. . .

They weren’t here. Marius must have taken advantage of this opportunity in order  to touch Yana in the first place. 

“Are you okay?”

Then, suddenly, a handkerchief approached her face. Rin could feel a terrifying soft thing tap gently on her cheek.

“.. . Ah.” 

The unfamiliar embarrassment was cut short as the second wife, Karen, checked Rin’s face here and there. 

“How did your face. . .? Yana, how did you end up like this?” 

Rin, who checked the handkerchief that was moving away from her side, replied in a low voice, “How it happened? Marius hit me on the head four or five times because he said he couldn’t see the match because of me. . .”

“Marius! Yana! You two, follow me right now!” Roman shouted in a loud voice. 

Rin followed Roman, leaving behind Ninabel and Frenhild, who were still looking ahead. However, five people moved instead of four. The gutsy boy, despite not having been acknowledged, followed after them.

Why is he chasing me again? 

No way, like the last time, their roads overlapped again. It couldn’t be. 

Since there were extremely few sane people around Yana, she had no choice but to grow suspicious of even this boy, who she had only met one day ago. 

Karen, who was watching the two of them, called an escort knight and ordered for him to do something. Soon after, an escort knight stood in the way of the two of them as they tried to cross the corridor. 

“I’m sorry. For the confidentiality of the Tuslena family, you cannot go any further.” 

Instead of answering, the gutsy boy tilted his head slightly and stared at Karen’s back. And soon, with a face that couldn’t be helped, he whispered to Rin, “If you need my testimony, call for me. Have them find Cech of the Nega family.”

You are from that family? 

As I was speechless, I asked a question that I had been curious about ever since they left the gymnasium. 

“Why are you following me?” 

The gutsy boy, Cech, answered with a slight frown as if he had heard an unexpected word. 

“.  .Well, you aren’t guilty of anything, are you?” 

Is this what it feels like to have a headache? 

Because I am innocent? Just for that reason you’ve been following me?

The boy in front of her was at most Yana’s age, fourteen or fifteen. So the young Cech’s innocent goodwill was not too strange to accept. Obviously not. . .

“Yana!” 

I heard Roman’s scream. 

After thinking for a while, Rin grabbed Cech’s sleeve and whispered. 

“I am Yana Tuslena. It may sound brazen, but I have a favor for you.” 

Cech immediately accepted Rin’s request. She had doubts that he would listen, but he ended up listening rather well.

As she started walking again, Marius, who had been waiting for her a few steps ahead, threatened in a low voice, “Do you want to die? Don’t you dare speak in front of Uncle Roman if you don’t want to die. ” 

Hmm. 

Has this guy lost his temper because of everyone’s crooked affection towards Ninabel? 

Even so, she had no intention of accepting Marius’s ramblings. The problem is that she can’t reply with anything that didn’t include ‘I’m sorry’ in it. 

So is it possible to still act without apologizing?

Right, wasn’t it possible to bite his leg earlier? 

Rin stuck her tongue out at Marius’s face. 

“Ah, that’s right.” 

In the meantime, he made the most effortful, hateful expression. 

“This crazy thing. . .” 

After replying with the third response, he ran away. 

Roman was waiting for them in the Lion Courtyard inside the corridor. 

The sight of the four lions supporting the headboard revealing their teeth seemed to be pressuring her to obey. 

Roman treats Yana differently. 

However, if the opponent here is not Ninabel, but Marius, the son of the third Lord, then the story will be different. 

“What should I do? Ha. . .this girl’s face. . .how did it even. . .”

Roman, who tapped Karen on the shoulder to be relieved, urged Rin with a stern face, “You must answer honestly, Yana. Did Marius make your face like this?” 

“Yes.” 

“Marius, is what Yana said true?”

Marius snorted proudly. 

       “Do you really think I beat a girl’s face like that? Especially in the middle of the gym? Only crazy people do that. You’re exaggerating. All I did was tap her shoulders a few times!”

“So you admit that you touched Yana.” 

“Yes! It’s okay to touch her! I just touched her! If you think I’m lying, call the other kids and ask them, Uncle. You will hear the true testimony.” 

Roman, with his arms crossed with a troubled face, ordered the escort knight, “Bring Frenhild.” Even so, Marius didn’t look frightened at all. 

Looking at you acting so confidently. . .I don’t think my cousins will testify in my favor. 

Rin’s prediction was correct. 

“Frenhild. Did you see what happened between Marius and Yana?” 

Frenhild, who had been called out suddenly, replied with a displeased face, “Why did you only call me when Ninabel was also next to her, Uncle?” 

“Frenhild! Even when you see Yana’s face, you don’t have any kind of complaint? Answer any questions that I ask.” 

It was a conversation that, even if you listen roughly to, you won’t be able to feel even the slightest hint of family affection in. Their voices were cold and filled with spite.

“I don’t know anything. If a jousting match is going on right in front of you, where would be the time to pay attention to what is happening beside you? Besides, everyone was standing up, excited and acting noisily.” 

Frenhild, who looked into Yana’s face, slightly frowned, but soon shrugged her shoulders with an annoyed face. 

There it is.

In this atmosphere, even if Ninabel testified, nothing would change. 

Of course, it would never surely happen that Ninabel, who was generously loved by her parents, would get her hair caught in such an unprofessional scene like this one.

“Then how did Yana’s face become like that?” 

Marius answered in a loud voice, “Heh, she must have made it like that herself! How could a cut like that remain if I only tapped her a few times? Frenhild would have noticed if I had resorted to such violence.” 

Whether Frenhid turned her head or not, Marius pointed a finger at Yana with a majestic attitude, “This bitch is crazy! I was calm no matter what was happening, but suddenly this bitch rushed at me like a buffalo and bit my leg. Only crazy people do something like that. . .!”

“Stop it, Marius!” 

Roman, who had been listening quietly, urged Marius with a stern expression on his face, “It’s ridiculous to see family members arguing at an event where guests have been invited to. How dare you dishonor the Tuslena family! Both sides have conflicting claims, and there is no proper testimony, so I’ll punish both of you fairly. Both of you won’t be able to step out of your bedrooms for three days starting today!” 

Fair punishment?

Rin sighed a little. 

Funny words. 

Where in the world was there any fairness in Roman’s treatment? 

Regardless of whether the incident was right or wrong, he seems to be completely uninterested in healing Rin’s wounds. 

He didn’t even care to find who was really the guilty one here. 

And the fact that Ninabel, who was in the same row, was not called out. . .

Isn’t this whole situation filled with plenty of unfair things?