When Pride Fell At My Toes - Chapter 101



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#101. Madness
2024.04.10.

Emilia couldn’t say anything.

It was embarrassing that she had been introduced as her replacement, but that person was even Christina? Alessandro was becoming more and more convinced that maybe he was planning to disguise himself as a dead person here.

Christina was motionless, like a dead person. Her face was covered in black dust, and her cracked lips were swollen and cracked.

Her appearance, quietly closing her eyes, was creepier and creepier, like a dead person.

“… … Are you okay? Have you lost your mind?”

“You lost your mind. Forever.”

It was a spine-chilling statement. Alessandro looked down at Christina as if it was nothing, but a mean smile still hung over his face.

“You said you had plans to return to the palace. But why?”

“I have to return safely, but you can’t. You’ll be a nuisance.”

Alessandro threw the black cloth over Christina again as if throwing it, then turned his body to the side. Emilia’s eyes followed him as he walked toward the window.

“When you get back, you can just live quietly in my private room. Don’t worry about anything.”

Despite the seriousness of the situation, Alessandro looked so happy. He seemed to be relaxed, as if he had no doubt that things would go as planned.

Emilia stared at Alessandro’s back, who was slightly opening the curtains with a stiff face. She couldn’t just sit there like this. There seemed to be nothing to gain from talking to him any more.

And she felt like she wanted to mess up the plan of that mortal enemy, even just a little.

The hands tied behind his back had already been trying to pull them out, so now she was trying to do the same with her feet.

Alessandro’s two eyes, which had been looking out the window as if waiting for someone, widened in joy.

Knock knock.

Soon, a knock was heard. Alessandro ran to the door without hesitation and opened the locked lock.

“You came quickly. When should I go back?”

Alessandro asked without giving the black masked man a chance to enter. Naturally, it was based on the premise that Enrico had accepted his threat.

Emilia realized that this situation, with Alessandro’s back turned, was her last chance.

So she endured the pain of her wrists being scratched and her skin burning, and tried to pull out the rope that was binding her wrists.

“I’m sorry. The Knights will be here soon.”

“What?”

Emilia’s eyes widened. She was so surprised that her hands, which had been moving constantly, stopped for a moment. She stared blankly at the black masked man with a large body standing in front of the door.

“Duke Enrico Michele has rejected my offer. And I think he has noticed the location of this place.”

“How dare you… … . You dare to reject my offer?”

“… … “ I’m sorry.”

“Do you care if that woman dies?”

Alessandro quickly pointed his finger at Emilia and blinked his eyes.

“There was no talk.”

“Then what about my throne? The things I should enjoy!”

“… … .”

“This is treason. How dare you hit me in the back of the head and kick away the opportunity I personally gave you?”

Who on earth hit him in the back of the head? As expected of someone who enjoyed killing without any reason, he had no logic and acted as if he had lost his reason a long time ago.

The black masked man watched Alessandro, who was running wild on his own, calmly as if he wasn’t surprised, and then suddenly walked towards Emilia.

“Then what are you going to do with this woman?”

The black masked man asked, touching the back of the chair that Emilia was tied to as if they were one. Then he secretly lowered his hand and carefully placed a very small knife in Emilia’s hand.

‘Why all of a sudden?’

I glanced at the black masked man, but he didn’t take his eyes off Alessandro for even a second. Alexandre, who was running wild, hitting the wall and screaming, didn’t seem to have time to care about himself.

The black masked man didn’t stop at just giving him a knife, but started fiddling with the knot of the rope that was binding him.

‘Are you really helping me escape? Why?’

It was a situation that he didn’t understand, but he would ask later.

Emilia slightly raised her arms behind her back so that he could release the rope that was binding her hands as quickly as possible. Then she was startled when she suddenly saw Alexandre turning around.

“But… … .”

Her throat burned. Emilia swallowed dryly and looked at Alexandre’s face.

“Did I misjudge you? I thought you were definitely caring… … .”

Unlike the person who had been so excited until just now, Alexandre quickly calmed down and tilted his head to the side, looking Emilia up and down.

Then, as if he was annoyed, he shook his head nervously, and soon burst into emptiness as if he had given up on something.

It was impossible to grasp Alessandro’s emotional changes, from being angry to laughing, and now his eyes were becoming empty like a dead fish.

“Then, there’s nothing I can do.”

Emilia lowered her head as if she was shocked by the current situation.

“Look at this. Emilia. That bastard doesn’t think you’re important. Put everything down and leave with me. Think of it as a fresh start.”

Her feet, which were gradually approaching, stopped right before her eyes. Alessandro whispered

in a voice so affectionate that it was almost painful to the point of tears, as if he was calming down a lover who was angry. Emilia just laughed inwardly as she watched him continue talking as if he understood everything.

Was she the one who was being arrogant? Why did she think that Enrico would naturally choose her? Emilia stopped moving her hands behind her back and tried to calm her confused heart.

I don’t know why the black masked man is helping me, but I was truly glad that Enrico rejected Alessandro’s offer, which was disguised as a threat.

After all, if he sacrificed himself again for me, he would have been drowning in self-loathing and struggling for the rest of his life.

“I’ll just let you go for now. I’ll consider letting you go after seeing your hands quietly follow me. What do you think?”

Emilia barely nodded, holding back the urge to avoid the hand stroking her cheek.

“Yes, I thought well. It’s just you and me now. I’ll definitely get revenge on that bastard.”

Who was getting revenge on whom, and who wanted it again? Alessandro was intoxicated by his own tragedy, like someone who was ignoring reality.

“How dare you take my place? Treason should be punished with death, but His Majesty the King and Queen are too soft-hearted, ugh!”

But suddenly, he turned around and blocked the scabbard that was coming at him. However, because he had blocked it absentmindedly, the condition of his hand that was blocking it was not good.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m sorry.”

As Alexandre, who was shaking his hands, quickly rolled to the side to avoid the scabbard, the black masked man spoke nonchalantly and drew his sword.

Alexandre’s face, looking down at the flashing blade, was a mixture of fear and anger.

“How dare you… … . How dare you, a swindler, try to bite your master?!”

Alexandre hesitated and grabbed one arm.

“Even a swindler, I know that my life is precious.”

“How dare a swindler who knows his life is precious attack his master? I’ll cut off your heart with that sword right now-.”

“Even as a shadow, I lived with the honor of protecting the royal family from behind.” The

calm voice cut off the sharp voice.

“We received espionage training to go to other countries as spies or to use it for the political affairs of the person you serve, not to sympathize with personal crimes and apply to the shadows.”

“… … !”

“But following Your Majesty’s orders all this time was a low-quality act that only back-alley gangs would do. They kidnapped and abused helpless women. I had to continue to follow them because they were my master, committing crimes worse than animals.”

“What? You’ve handled it well so far, so why are you bringing it up now when it’s already over? Shut up and put that sword in your throat!”

“That’s why I’m going to remain human in the end.”

Alessandro laughed as if he was in awe and slowly moved to the side. Then, as if he had found what he wanted, he reached out to the fireplace.

The sound of loading struck his ear sharply. Alessandro must have found his gun in the meantime because he was aiming the gun at the black masked man.

‘Now. We have to run away quickly.’

That ominous atmosphere was a precious windfall for Emilia, who was completely distracted. She tried hard to untie the untied rope.

Emilia, who quickly untied the rope that had become loose and the ankle rope that Alessandro had tried to untie, didn’t get up right away and took a moment to check the mood.

Alessandro was laughing like a crazy person, his mouth splitting open. Was he a little shocked by being bitten by his own dog, or was he going crazy because of the reality that nothing went as planned?

Either way, he was giggling like a crazy person, but then suddenly shot a gun.

Bang- The sound of a gunshot echoed through the cabin and the black masked man quickly dodged to the side. However, the bullet that grazed his arm caused blood to drip down to the floor.

“Be careful this time. I’m going to hit your head.”

Alessandro opened his eyes wide and laughed with his mouth wide open. However, that laughter didn’t last long.

Bang! The tip of the gun that made his body flinch was pointed toward the ceiling, and the black masked man who had come near grabbed Alessandro’s wrist and quickly twisted it.

“Ah-! My hand! Right now, hic… …”

It seemed like it was gradually turning into a close combat, but the fight ended quickly.

The black masked man climbed on top of Alexandre, who had fallen backwards, and put the gun to his forehead. Alexandre, who had been so relaxed, suddenly turned pale and trembled.

“I didn’t come here for revenge anyway. I’ll leave that to someone else.”

The black masked man, who had been looking down calmly, suddenly got up from his seat and shot Alexandre in the thigh.

“Ugh! Ah, ah… …”

“I’ll gladly accept my sins.”

The black masked man grabbed the gun and walked toward the door. Emilia blinked as the situation was quickly resolved, but soon she was startled by the sound of gunfire outside.

The sound of birds fluttering and Alexandre’s screams from the ground, crying out in pain, echoed throughout the area.

“Eh, Emilia! Come here right now! Take me— Ugh.”

Emilia hesitated as she headed toward the door, but stopped. The culprit of all this was lying in front of him like an earthworm on the roadside.

It seemed like an opportunity that would never come again if not now. Along with the blood spreading on the floor, kerosene was leaking out through the broken lamp that had fallen from the table during the fight earlier.

Suddenly, the surroundings became as quiet as a mouse, and a burning fireplace was reflected in his emerald eyes.