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Chapter 22: As the Tears and Flesh Combined (2)
Chapter 22: As the Tears and Flesh Combined (2)
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Rheina snapped from her thoughts when she heard the young master's question to her, and she frowned at the oddity of his question; "What do you mean?"
Eclipse shrugged off his shoulder as he raised an eyebrow at her; "I am serious about my question. Do you have any idea that the item you're looking for isn't what you really think it is? Also, are you even sure that it's an item to begin with?"
Now that something caught the assassin's attention.
'Is he trying to say that something is wrong with the information that I have?'
Even though she knew the young master a little since they were interacting with one another in secret, as they didn't want others to find out, Rheina could tell he wasn't just goofing around when he said things like this.
"Y-young mas—, I mean, Sir Eclipse…. Could you please enlighten me on what you mean to say?"
Rheina observed this young man she addressed as Eclipse as per his command and she remembered the words this young man stated when she asked him about it.
« ….. "Hmmm? Why, you ask? Simple.
Why should I carry that name when, in the beginning, it's not really mine in the first place? You already know that inside this household, I am nothing but a young master in name only. That's why that wench old woman dared to prey on me because she thought no one would care about it! Tsk!
This place makes me sick!" ….. »
The assassin knew about the rumors of the Marchioness preying on children, and she could tell those rumors weren't just rumors alone but the truth, since she had observed the Marchioness from afar when she first infiltrated this household.
It makes her sick that sometimes she wishes to plunge one of her deadly knives into that old woman's chest for her to die instantly. Such shameless behavior to prey on the children that she thinks of them as nothing but a toy for her to play with.
'I might be a killer, but I won't stoop so low to prey on the weak and take note, children at all! Just how disgusting the nobles are truly sickens me!'
But who would have thought that a commission came by, and it was none other than this young man who was also the victim of the Marchioness' shameless activities?
However, the commission this time wasn't to eliminate the Marchioness but to expose her true nature by letting the main members of this household witness the Marchioness' deeds and not only that, to let the noble society know how shameless this woman was.
She was initially confused, thinking that it would be better for that woman to die simply because of her actions. However, the words of this 15-year-old young teenager made her think differently...
« ….. "Death is not the best solution for your enemies to suffer. Don't you think it would be better for them to have a stain on their reputation that they will carry on for the rest of their lives?" ... »
Rheina sometimes wonders how a child like him to think of such a cruel method to punish their enemies even though the noble society is much darker and crueler on the inside and to think these children would have to learn how to scheme and outsmart the adults around them.
But come to think again, Rheina's upbringing also instilled in her the responsibility of causing bloodshed the moment she learned to pick up a weapon to ensure her survival.
In reality, both of them are just trying to survive for themselves in a world that was pushed into them.
That's why it's not surprising for her to learn the rumors about the third young master and from the looks of it, he also endured the sufferings that he experienced since the moment his mother died, he just fends for himself.
"It looks like you don't have any idea about [that item]. You only knew that it's within this household's treasury room, but I was curious about how you came up with the information that the item you're looking for is in the hands of the Chevaliers?"
Rheina frowns even more the more this young master talks about that item and she can't wait any longer as she speaks; "Sir Eclipse, can you just go straight to the point with me?"
Eclipse smirked as he looked at the impatient woman; "Let me guess first. The one who tips you out about this information is none other than…. The Crown Prince, right?"
Rheina almost collapsed on where she stood as she stared at the young man with wide eyes open when he said those words and the person who tipped her out about this information.
Eclipse, on the other hand, ignores the perplexed gaze from the woman as he continues as if it's nothing; "The Crown Prince sure is cunning, eh? He will do everything just to gain political favor from the Chevaliers, even doing this kind of setup.
Don't you think it's odd for you that the Crown Prince just gave you this information easily?"
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Eclipse observed the woman in front of him as he said those words, and he noticed how the woman wanted to refute what he just said but remained silence as she had a conflicted expression on her face.
The world-hopper didn't care about her inner turmoil, because this was the least he could do to save her life.
'Rheina Clandestine is a powerful ally that no one would think about it. Not even the novel's heroine and her six male leads would know how important the Lotus Killer was.'
The original storyline briefly mentioned the Lotus Killer, Rheina Clandestine, who died on a mission. Following her death, her right-hand man, THESUS YOR, promptly took over as the Leader of the clan, eventually adopting the name THESUS CLANDESTINE.
"Rheina, just a friendly reminder since you have helped me. Sometimes, you look back and analyze everything according to your instincts. You already know what I mean."
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