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Chapter 3
“Rose… no, I had a house like this?”
“Hehe. You don’t remember, Master? You said you would hide Adriel here.”
I blinked in confusion and turned my head.
What is that thing, really?
The skeleton had already turned back into a blonde fairy.
But since I had seen its true form, it didn’t look cute anymore. It just felt strange.
If I think about that skeleton form from before… maybe that one is closer to the truth.
I shook my head.
More importantly, this is the place to hide Adriel, right?
Then… is this that place? The place where Rosemary secretly hid and tortured Adriel?
“Well, it’s clean….”
I slowly looked around the house.
It was a wooden house with one bedroom and a small storage room.
There was a small table by the window for two people. It looked like a perfect place to eat while watching the cool forest view.
In short—
“It looks like a honeymoon house.”
I could clearly imagine what kind of dream Rosemary had when she prepared this place.
While I was looking around, the skeleton came closer and tilted its head.
“But this is really strange. Master, why don’t you remember anything?”
“……”
This skeleton is getting sharp again?
Before its suspicion grew, I quickly held my forehead.
“Ah, I feel dizzy. Maybe because I’ve been stressed lately. My memory is getting worse.”
“Master! Why are you dizzy? Who made you suffer?”
The skeleton’s eyes burned as if it would bite anyone who hurt me.
“There is someone.”
“Who? Tell me, Master! I’ll deal with anyone who hurts you!”
That sounded tempting for a moment.
I almost said Count Perrial and his wife, but I stopped. It would only cause trouble later.
“No, it’s fine. More importantly, can you move Adriel here?”
I pointed at the large bed in the bedroom.
“Okay, Master!”
The skeleton snapped its fingers.
Adriel, who was sleeping quietly, floated into the air and gently landed on the bed.
I looked down at him.
His face was unreal.
Soft silver hair, long eyelashes, a sharp nose and jawline.
If he suddenly woke up and said, “I am the god of beauty,” I might believe it.
“…Sigh. Why am I thinking about this now?”
I sat on a chair near the bed.
What should I do now?
I never wanted to kidnap Adriel like the original Rosemary.
But what choice do I have?
He looked like he would chase me to the end of the universe and kill the skeleton.
So I had no choice but to knock him out.
“How do I persuade Adriel?”
“What about giving him the potion, Master?”
“I don’t want to.”
The skeleton looked disappointed.
If he drinks it, I’ll have to take care of him forever. I can barely take care of myself, and I already have this skeleton.
That would be a nightmare.
“Any other way? Like erasing his memory? Or making him swear not to kill us?”
“You want to erase his memory? Hehe. Wiet knows how.”
“Really? How?”
“Ask Wiet’s king. He can touch human memories.”
“Your king? And who is ‘Wiet’?”
“Wiet is me. I’m Wiet. Hehe. The king said not to tell humans my name… but I’ll tell you. You’re my woman.”
“……”
That felt very strange.
Most protagonists get handsome men.
What is this? A skeleton ending?
“Anyway… can you ask your king to erase part of Adriel’s memory?”
“No, Master.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know where the king is.”
…Then why tell me that?
“Master, do you like this place? If you do, should we live here together?”
“Stop saying weird things and go away. I need to think.”
“Masteeer….”
Wiet looked upset.
“You only think about Adriel. I don’t like that. So I’ll tell you a way.”
“…What?”
“One of my brothers is a Contract Fairy.”
“A fairy? Not a demon?”
“I’m not a demon!”
“That’s not what Adriel said.”
“He’s stupid! The king said we are fairies!”
“…Fine. So what about that fairy?”
Wiet calmed down and held my knee.
“With his power, Adriel won’t be able to harm you or me.”
“Really?”
“Yes! He has a bad personality, but he’s strong. He helped us make our contract too.”
I swallowed.
Later, I must find that fairy and cancel my contract with this skeleton.
I grabbed Wiet’s hand.
“Wiet! Please help me!”
“Hehe! You’re happy, so I’m happy! Wait a bit, I’ll be back!”
Wiet flew out the window.
What is he, really…?
I stood up.
“Then I’ll look around the house while I wait.”
I wasn’t worried about Adriel waking up.
Wiet said he used magic so Adriel couldn’t move.
“There’s a kitchen… so dinner—oh, that.”
I noticed the potion on the table.
“This is the love potion, right?”
I remembered Wiet laughing and saying it would make Adriel obey forever.
“Hmm….”
My mind started working.
“This could be useful.”
“Here.”
I handed a paper to Adriel, who was sitting at the table.
“……”
“……”
He stared at it coldly without looking at me.
Finally, he spoke.
“What is this?”
“Please read it.”
He grabbed the paper.
“Knight Adriel of the temple swears that in exchange for release, he will not harm Rosemary Perrial or her contractor Wiet. If he breaks this, he will give up being a knight and become Rosemary’s unpaid servant—what is this nonsense?”
“Please read the rest and sign at the bottom.”
I handed him a pen.
“It’s a magic contract. If you break it, you’ll serve me forever. Also, you need a little blood to sign—”
He looked at the pen silently.
“Lady.”
He raised his eyes.
“Do you have no conscience?”
“……”
That was hard to answer.
From his view, it makes no sense.
I kidnapped him, and now I’m offering a strange deal.
“Think whatever you want.”
“If I had conscience, would I have kidnapped you?”
I don’t want to die for something I didn’t even do.
His face twisted.
“Is this your idea of love?”
“……”
“Then your love is disgusting.”
If I were the real Rosemary, I would be hurt.
But I felt nothing.
He looked even more angry.
“I’ll be honest. I hated you from the beginning. Coming to the temple every day talking about love—it was pathetic.”
Hearing that, I thought—
Maybe the real Rosemary was never loved by anyone.
Not by her family. Not by the man she loved.
“Sir, I promise you one thing. If you sign, I will never confess to you again. I will never appear before you again.”
He bit his lip.
“You think I can believe that?”
“Yes. That’s why in the middle of the contract—”
“Listen carefully. I will never love you.”
“…If you read the clause—”
“Even if I fall into a demon’s hands—”
“……”
“I would rather love a monster than love you.”
…Okay, I get it.
If I let this continue, he’ll repeat this all night.
