My Father Is the Enemy of My Past Life?

[T/N: The last two paragraphs from chapter 2 should be like this. I’m sorry for the mistakes. 

I took a deep breath and exhaled again. Then I shouted with all my might.

“Hep me! Hep me! Bed wan cetch me!”]

I felt that Edifa was in a panic, but it took time for him to get me down and cover my mouth as I was tied to his back.

I gave up the words that were too hard to pronounce. 

“Euanggg! Hep mee! Yu bed wan! yu evil wan!”

Edifa murmured lowly.

“Hey, do you want to die? Can’t you shut up?”

But not far away, I could hear people gossiping, so I screamed more fiercely.

“Euaggggggg! Hep mee! Hep meeee!”

“D*mn it……”

It was the moment when Edifa finally untied the knot on his shoulder. I struggled swiftly on his back and fell to the ground.

There’s a burning sensation from my knee being scratched, but I didn’t care.

I screamed as I ran away with my bare hands on the rough dirt ground.

“Euaggg! Heppp me! He…”

Of course, Edifa lifted me up and covered my mouth in an instant. But, it wasn’t fruitless. Someone from afar shouted with a terrifying voice.

“You, what are you trying to do with the child?”

Edifa squeezed my mouth tighter and hugged me close to his chest. Then he covered my eyes and my hair with the black cloth from before.

“Ah, it’s not a big deal. My sister is not feeling well, so I’m looking after my niece. She’s looking for her mother a lot.”

Several footsteps were heard.

This time, a younger voice asked more closely than before. 

“Tell me which family you are and where you are going.”

Edifa was furious.

“Who do you think you are, interfering in someone else’s way? Do you think all nobles are allowed to do that?”

A clear voice answered calmly.

“I am a student at the Royal Academy of Zantar. With the grace of the royal family, we receive a higher education, so we have to protect the children, the nation’s assets. Show me that the child is safe.”

Chaeng. 

It seemed that Edifa was pulling out the knife with his other hand.

I felt truly sorry for the child who was a student. I couldn’t believe there’s a student nearby. 

I’m sorry, I’m sorry…

However, I could feel Edifa faltering as he tried to unfold my aura.

Ah, if you’re a master who uses the aura properly, you must have an identity. But Edifa wasn’t in a position to reveal my identity right now.

The youthful voice of the student was mixed with laughter that didn’t fit the situation.

“…using an aura? What kind of family scoundrel dares to use an aura while holding a child the size of a forearm in his arms? Are you really trying to protect the child or are you trying to harm her?”

Why is he laughing in the midst of this?

Edifa squeezed his hand that covered my mouth tighter.

The brave student continued.

“…I don’t want to say kind words. I warned you again. My name is Theodore Halias. Show me the child.”

…who?

Did he, did he just say Theodore Halias? Ahh… I hope this was a hallucination.

Halias, the person I had been chasing all my life and tried to kill in my previous life – his son to be exact.

Of course, it was because Dehan made me, but they didn’t let me go.

At the last minute, if Prabash’s flame hadn’t exploded, I would have died at their hands.

Prabash, you crazy ancestor…

Why don’t you just leave me in the fire if this was the case…

You’re not trying to test something like a hundred ways to die to the last Merdy, right? 

I wrestled with the hem of the cloth for a long time and finally succeeded in removing the black cloth.

As soon as I did, I met Theodore’s gray eyes. 

The second son of Alseid Halias, Theodore Halias. You, who was called the ghost of Halias, had all these innocent youthful days…

Theodore’s eyes widened when he saw my red hair.

“…Merdy’s child?”

As he drew his sword, the perfect blue aura gracefully wrapped the blade.

What…

You, have you been a swordmaster since I was three years old?

Dehan, who pushed me into the boiling Halias when I was 19 years old, is also crazy.

As Theodore tilted his head, his pale silver hair fluttered slightly.

As a signal, the men standing behind him drew their swords.

“The last warning. The red-haired Merdy is a descendant of Prabash and a treasure of the kingdom. If you give up the child, I will spare your life.”

I looked up at Theodore with sad eyes.

Theodore, I can see your youthful innocence and loyalty. But Edifa doesn’t listen to such kind words…

In an instant, someone standing behind Theodore suddenly threw a dagger at me.

Hiigg…!

I looked at the dagger with my eyes wide open. It was because of Edifa’s lifelong teaching of looking at the enemy’s weapon till the end, 

The dagger narrowly grazed my head and landed on Edifa’s shoulder.

My teacher in my previous life could have avoided the dagger, but he deliberately didn’t move because he was afraid I’d get hurt.

For a moment, I was almost touched by this, but when I thought about it, it wasn’t something to be grateful for.

Edifa, this b*st*rd, had to keep me alive until he brought me to Dehan.

He couldn’t possibly fall down just because of a single dagger, but his arm that held me lost strength for a moment.

I struggled without missing the chance. 

It’s now. The only chance to escape from both Edifa and Theodore.

As soon as I slipped to the ground, Theodore emitted his aura and rushed to Edifa. Then one of Theodore’s men quickly grabbed me.

“Baby, are you okay?”

The voice was full of good intentions, and it warmed me up.

Ah, it shouldn’t be like this… I can’t be caught by Theodore like this…

But contrary to my will, my mind gradually became dark.

What a useless, incompetent body. At the age of three, I left my dark mind as it was.

*****

When I opened my eyes, the night sky was shimmering.

Ah, I feel like throwing up…

As soon as I thought about it, I threw up.

“Uoeeeeggg.”

Someone rushed to me, patted me on the back, and gave me water.

“Are you okay, baby?”

That wasn’t the problem.

The familiar salty smell of the sea lingered on the tip of my nose, and a large sail spread out in front of me.

“Huwaaaaa…”

A cry broke out.

Even if he’s young, did Theodore lose to Edifa? Even though there were some of his men? So am I on my way to Lausanne right now?

Not just Lausanne…

“Huwaaaaaaaa…”

I’d rather jump into the sea and die.

That’s better.

I couldn’t live as a puppet of Dehan and Bahel again.

“Hugkhhh.”

As I strode unsteadily on the boat, someone blocked my way.

When I turned my head and looked up at the person who stood in front of me like a mountain, his silver hair shone like the moon.

Theodore Halias…?

The enemy of my previous life asked me with his waist bent halfway in front of me.

“Merdy’s baby, are you awake? Why are you crying? Do you miss your mom?”

“Hiccup!”

I was startled and hiccupped.

It’s surprising that Theodore appeared. It’s even more surprising that the ghost of Halias was terribly friendly.

What did I eat wrong?

By the way, I thought I was going to Lausanne because I was on the boat…? Maybe not?

Theodore bent his eyes gently and patted me on the back.

“Would you like some water?”

I took the cup and looked at him while drinking water.

“Hiccup! I, wher?”

When I asked secretly, the former enemy of my previous life smiled gently like the moon.

“You must want to go home, sorry. I have something important to do in the castle.”

If I go back a day from there, I’ll find Merdy, but I’m on my way to Halias, how many days will it take?

Of course to the benefactor who saved my life, maybe it’s not something worth considering.

As I suffered from non-stop hiccups, Theodore continued.

“However, I don’t feel comfortable leaving you to my men. How did you get caught by someone like that? He has an extraordinary skill, have you been kidnapped?”

I barely nodded. Then, the smile disappeared from Theodore’s face. 

Hmm… looking at his expressionless face, he was definitely the guy I knew.

“How dare he kidnap Merdy’s princess by himself? What the h*ll with Merdy Castle…”

Indignant, he looked into my eyes and sighed.

“Anyway, it’s okay now. I am the son of Halias, the Northern Territory. Halias is Merdy’s friend.”

Don’t lie, you swindler…

I didn’t learn much in my previous life, but I learned about the history of the kingdom through books.

The Zantar Kingdom prospered by occupying the best land of the Vianté continent, but the power of the royal family had long since diminished.

Thanks to this, in recent centuries, the three great families of Zantar: Halias, Merdy, and Dehan divided the kingdom and ruled it, increasing its power to a level comparable to that of the royal family.

Let’s say that Halias was an enemy of Dehan and had nothing to do with me. To be friends in a situation where we could set boundaries and cuddle with each other, that sounded peaceful.

Moreover, considering the desert area on the west side of the continent or beyond the northern wall infested with monsters, the territory within the kingdom was as precious as even a small island. But to avoid Theodore’s hatred, the answer had to be simple. 

Anyway, he was going to take me home. Even when he didn’t know I was Merdy, he tried to save me just because I was a child.

So, shall I lean on Theodore’s innocence as a student at the Royal Academy at this point?

The worried Theodore stretched out his white little finger.

“Do you know how to promise?”

Standing still, I looked like a fool.

“I know.”

Then he held out his little finger in front of me.

“When I’m done with my work, I’ll take you home again. I promise in the name of Halias.”

With such innocent eyes, isn’t that cheating?

Of course, now that he cheated, there was no way I could escape unless I jumped out of the boat.

Every time I heard Halias’s name, it looked like the game was still going. But I put my short finger on his finger.

“Fol sur. (For sure.)”