“Sister!”

“Edward. Be patient! I’ll save you!”

After whispering that, I quickly got up. I picked up a long branch lying on the floor, then ripped my skirt and tied it up.

“Cough.”

I was choked with tension. I took a lighter from my pocket and set the flower bed on fire. It was my father’s memento that I secretly took with me when I left the mansion back in Sierra.

The fire didn’t catch on as well as I thought. But with patience, the wind blew and lit the fire. After waiting for a while, the fire began to spread throughout the flower bed.

“Fire!”

“There’s a fire!”

After screaming with all my might, I ran through the back door. In the distance, the sound of security personnel jumping out of the building and putting out the fire was heard.

Thanks to that, the entrance to the building was empty. I quickly opened the back door and went in. A dark hallway appeared. I turned the lighter on again and lit the skirt wrapped around the branch on fire.

I threw the tree branch behind the stairs on the first floor. Since it is not oiled, it will not spread over a large fire. But I also made a small fire on the floor of the hallway, so a small fire won’t stop it anytime soon.

‘I hope there are no casualties.’

All I have to do is buy some time to save Edward. With such worries, I ran down the hallway and shouted.

“Fire! Fire!”

As black smoke began to rise from the wooden floor, several people, including a slave trader, came out of the basement. After seeing them run, I went down the stairs. And there…

“Who are you?”

“Ah…”

There were still people left below. There was only one, but it was enough. I was embarrassed because I didn’t know what to do, but my lips calmly made up a lie.

“What are you doing! Hurry up and get the auction house key! The auction house caught on fire and my father was inside! If something goes wrong, my father won’t let you all go!”

He screamed and made up the situation.

It was about the fact that the fire upstairs was more serious than expected, and that’s why my father, who was a high-ranking nobleman, was in an emergency.

“My father bled so much that he had to tear it down to the hem of my skirt to stop the bleeding! Where’s the doctor! What are you doing!”

I screamed so he couldn’t think of anything else. Then I jumped up and down as if urging.

After seeing him disappear, I opened the warehouse door. There was a bundle of keys in one of the locks, probably because the slaves were going to be moved for an auction.

Clang. 

I turned the lock and opened the door.

“Edward?”

“Sister! Over here!”

Edward’s voice was heard from the other warehouse. It was the innermost warehouse, but I don’t know which direction I was before.

Through the open door, terrified slaves could be seen.

I was in a hurry, checked that Edward wasn’t there, and immediately found another door, grabbed a bundle of keys, and put them in one by one.

In this situation, I had no intention of caring for those who I did not have a face-to-face meeting with. All I had to do was open the doors.

“Edward! Are you here?”

“Sister! I am here!”

I shoved the key into the lock. The sound of slaves running from behind was heard. 

“Fire! The slaves are running away! Get rid of the fire!” 

A shout was heard along with a scream.

“Damn it!”

Why doesn’t the key fit like this? I was so nervous that the key seemed to keep spinning in my hand.

Every time I couldn’t get the key in, it took my breath away. I felt so dizzy that it felt like my eyes were about to fall out.

“Edward. Hang in there!”

Not this time either. This key and the next one… Next one…!

“Damn it!”

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The door will open only with the last key. My body was burning with nervousness.

Clang. 

This time the key went in. When I turned the key, the lock opened. I quickly removed the lock and opened the door.

“Edward!”

“Sister!”

As soon as the door opened, Edward came out. In an instant, tears flowed out.

“Edward!”

I hugged him lightly, then grabbed his hand and pulled him away. Edward’s hands were tied to the ropes and he was unable to move. To untie the rope, I pulled the rope, forgetting that his fingertips and palms were covered with scars.

A red stain spread on the rope. Edward said hurriedly.

“Sister. Go quickly. There is no time.”

“Okay. let’s go.”

“Where are you going!”

“Hey!”

“Sister!”

Edward quickly grabbed me. I lost my balance and stumbled.

When I came to my senses, the dagger was stuck in the wall where I was standing before. When I turned around in amazement, the man I had just told the lies to was standing there.

“Damn bitch! Did you start a fire?”

“Sister. Stay there.”

The man pulled out his sword and shouted in a harsh voice to those who came out of the warehouse. The flashing blade of the sword was bitter.

I gasped. It was rare to see a sword in Sierra. Because the swords were usually used by the security guards.

The man threatened us by cutting through the air with the blade of his sword. Because of the harsh voice and the menacing atmosphere, I even thought that this could be a dream.

“Aren’t you all coming back? Do you want to die?”

“Ed, Edward.”

“It’s okay, sister.”

Edward twisted his arm to untie the rope around his wrist. I tried to untie the rope, but when the man pulled out his sword and tried to wield it, I couldn’t move.

“Damn bitch. You are siblings. I will make you a slave for four years and sell you at a high price!”

The man shouted at me and ran towards me. The sharp edge of the sword pointed towards us.

Oh, that’s right.

I had that certainty. The sword approaching seemed very slow. Frightened, I closed my eyes tightly. I waited for the pain to come.

I thought I was going to die, so I closed his eyes and crouched down. But as time passed, I felt no pain.

“What?”

When I opened my eyes, I saw Edward rolling on the floor with the man. The sword fell on the black floor from the man’s hand.

I kicked the sword with my feet towards the corner. I was afraid that the sword might fall into the man’s hand and injure Edward.

The man climbed on top of Edward and raised his fists high.

“Damn slave, who dares!”

“No!”

I grabbed the man’s neck from behind.

“Kewk! Kewk!”

“Don’t hit my brother!”

Edward, who was lying beneath, caught his breath. The man hit my stomach with his elbow.

I couldn’t breathe in the excruciating pain. The man didn’t miss the moment when his arms relaxed. He jumped up and pushed me away and I collapsed helplessly to the floor.

“Sister! Sister!”

“This bitch with no frills!”

The man who got up tried to kick me. That was the moment.

“Aaaah!”

He slumped to the floor with a tearing scream. Edward jumped up and kicked him in the center from behind.

“Ed, Edward?”

“Ugh. Hah.”

Edward let out a rough breath. His pale face seemed to tell how hard the fight with the man he just had was.

“Sister. Are you okay?”

“Uh huh. It’s okay.”

“Give me that sword.”

“Ah, yes.”

While searching for the sword kicked in the distance, another boy approached the man who had fallen and kicked him. The boy tenaciously stepped on the man’s central part.

“Aaaah! Ouch!”

“Let’s go.”

“Not yet. You have to open the warehouse door first. Fred! Stop hitting and come and help me!”

The boy who was beating the man approached from Edward’s shout. Edward threw something at Fred. It was a set of keys.

“I sneaked it out of that man’s arms earlier. Hurry up and open the warehouse door!”

Edward and Fred opened the warehouse door one by one.

Now was not the time, but Edward was preoccupied with freeing other slaves.

Meanwhile, another slave trader came down. With soot smeared on his face, he glared at the situation.

“Sister. Please open the door instead.”

Edward raised his sword. No matter how big Edward was for his age, there was a difference in strength between the boy, who was still only thirteen, and the adult man.

Still, Edward fought quite well. A well-learned swordsmanship skill drew the time while Fred and I succeeded in opening all the doors.

“Edward. All the warehouse doors are open!”

As soon as Fred finished speaking, Edward flung his opponent’s sword and pierced the man’s leg. The bloody scene felt unreal.

“Ahhh!”

Edward, who defeated the man, threw his sword and quickly came to me. He found my hand and held it tight. For a brief moment, Edward’s gaze seemed to touch my palm.

“Sister. Go quickly. It’ll be difficult when more people come.”

“Ah, yes.”

I quickly went up to the first floor with Edward. The fire was put out, but surprised people jumped out and made a fuss.

“Ahhh!”

“Ahhh! Fire!”

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