Chapter 192.

I shuddered in fear at the sight of the mirror I had suddenly come across. In Winter’s hiding place, for the second time, the shape …… of the mirror. It was the same mirror I had seen in my dream, and I slowly approached the huge mirror.

“Is this …… a real mirror? Why is it here …….”

It was time to slowly reach out and touch it. As soon as I touched the surface, my fingers traveled to the other side. A frightening moment of reaching out.

“It’s a model based on ancient data. It’s been recently being studied to see if it can be recreated as Rilla’s infestation.”

He replied, tucking his arm into the mirror for me. Somewhere along the line, “Aaaah!” The hissing sound resounded. All sorts of thoughts were cooled down by the push style, and I narrowed my brow as I looked around.

“…but where are the kids?”

“Hiding in the safe house.”

For a brief moment, I cocked my head. Wasn’t this a safe house? But knew right away, so turned my attention back to the mirror.

“What’s this?” Something caught my eye. The top right corner of the mirror disappeared, surrounded by gold.

“When the ancient sorcerers made the mirror, the Rilla clan didn’t stand idly by. They kept attacking the mirror and managed to destroy parts of it.” I realized where I was pointing, and Winter clarified.

“But some of it was only a part, and in the end the mirror was intact and Rilla was sealed in the Varta.”

“And that part was wiped out?”

“The literature says it was divided into fifteen pieces and scattered around the world ……” offhand the eyes suddenly darkened.

“Recently we’ve gotten information that the Rilla Believers are utilizing it.”

“Rilla Believers? How do those guys use mirrors made by witches …….”

“Using the properties of mirrors to in turn shine a light on people’s worst fears inside and brainwash them.”

“Ah.”

I who had been directly subjected to that understood his words at once. Up to this point, I had gotten all the information. I turned my back in the mirror model without a care in the world and said.

“Thank you for telling me. Now give me the money and the mirror pieces.”

Winter looked at my outstretched hand and shook his head.

“As I just heard, the shard that Rilla used is very dangerous. It’s not something worth carrying …….”

With the same repeated conversation, I sighed and pulled something out of the bag I was carrying.

“This is ……”

The military blue pupils dilated as if they were cracked. It was another piece that Emily had taken from the tied Iben.

“Is this also …… from there?”

“Nope. Just snatched it from Rilla.”

“What is it then ……”

“I was brainwashed at the villa. Barely stopped it in the middle and escaped.” I gasped at my words. His eyes, stiff as stone statues, were slowly and painfully knocked out.

“Ah …… it’s you ……” Painful agony swept over the dark blue eyes. Winter slowly reached out to me. Then groped for my face.

“I pulled you in …… because of me, you ended up ……”

A vibration was felt on my skin. The kindly man who felt guilty for not being able to help others. He seemed to think it was his fault I was brainwashed and looked pained. Can’t exactly say it was his fault. Exactly everything was following the game story. During this time I’m not sure if it was peaceful for him who didn’t believe in me. I can’t bear the fact that the words “it’s not your fault” didn’t appear. Just looking at the remote place where the body was left forlornly.

“…… who is it.”

I don’t know how long it took to calm down a little, he pursued with a terrible voice.

“Who dares to hide in the Duke ……”

He who was pursuing me suddenly stopped talking. As if comprehending the answer on his own, he asked with unfocused eyes.

“Could …… it be Ms. Iben? Iben that child, Rera …….”

“…… also confirmed not to be illuminated by water or mirrors. Take my word for it or not, it is your freedom.” “Ugh.”

Again my words struck him, and all at once he broke down. Doubts about me seemed to regretfully clump together.

Wasn’t it such a situation that had reached an extreme point, had he said it earlier, would he have believed my words? Looking at Winter, who was panting with guilt, I had a nonsensical thought. I shook them out and chanted faintly.

“Perhaps it would be safer for me to escape with the shard. You’re the one who has a lot to guard besides the shard.”

“I …… will take care of it. I can fix …… it.”

“I don’t trust you.” I said a little coolly.

“Because Rilla wears Brainwash and believes you’re kinder and kinder than anyone else.” Also, in normal mode, Winter, who is on a mission to work against Rilla, has no trouble falling in love with the heroine.

Just slipping away from the Duke for a while, not trusting him in the first place. The hand that grasped my cheek dropped feebly for a moment. Bowed his head for a moment and immediately grabbed my wrist carefully.

“…… Please come here.”

He pulled me past the giant mirror illusion and inward. Dutifully, I followed, and after a short while, he stopped.

The middle of the vast space. Between the many glasses containing various relics and materials, the only planter exposed in its original state.

Compared to the size of the rather large planter, there was only one growing inside. Planted alone, small, slender purple buds.

“What’s …… this?”

I saw the flower pot that Winter suddenly showed me with an expression that I didn’t know what to use. That’s when he suddenly reached out and grabbed the stem of the delicate plant. Then forcefully uprooted it.

“What ……!” I was alarmed at his strange behavior and shut my mouth when I saw the stump of the rose rooted down. It was a fragment of the mirror I had handed him.

“This space is connected to my subconscious.”

“Subconscious?”

“So I’m brainwashed, or greeted with death …… Everything that exists here is wiped out.”

The mirror shard was removed from the root and then roughly thrown into the pot. Then turned to me and held out the drawn purple flower.” Please take it.”

Bewildered, I accepted the flower he handed me. Then something magical happened. The buds that had just been wrapped full began to gradually unfold and bloomed in an instant. It was beautiful purple roses.

“Because the pieces are different, why roses?”

I couldn’t really see the meaning and just alternated between the flower and the honey pot in confusion. He stared blankly at the blooming roses and slowly spoke again.

“There was a rose like this blooming in this corner of …… the house when I came back from dropping off the lady there.”

I doubted how that was possible, but I soon figured it out. Would you say this is where the subconscious mind connects?

But the reason he suddenly said something like that to me I couldn’t see.

“I don’t know why I suddenly bloomed without permission. Doesn’t rose mean love usually.”

“The meaning is even more ambiguous with purple roses. Complete love and imperfect love.”

“I’m stupid …… don’t know why it blooms or which of the two my feelings are.”

Petal by petal, the rose in my hand began to fall off. I looked up at his head in bewilderment. It had ended its hardcore mode, but it still had a distinct gauge of good feelings.

“Eventually, I met you at the Duke’s house, I realized.”

“I …… ruined everything.”

Crunch, crunch, there’s no end to the purple petals falling to the floor. Wynter let go of the hand I was holding and raised the rabbit mask. Riding on his exposed cheeks, glitter trickled down. The man who no longer wore the mask in front of me cried like the dripping petals.

“…… Marquis.”

I called him with effort. Looking at the soaked and beautiful face, my chest was as heavy as if a lead weight had been placed on it. How did we become like this.

“…… Even if you don’t trust me, please put the pieces that were handed to me over here.” Without letting out a groan, he said calmly.

“She will find the shard and try to complete the relic again. A distraction might be wiser.”

“And …… from now on, I’ll find a way to render her powerless and attack her. Go nuts on me and I won’t get in your way.”

After thinking for a moment I nodded meekly. Since he believed me when I said that Iben was Rilla, his words made sense.

“No matter what, it won’t let the relics finish meaning ……” asked the lips hotly at that attitude of mine.

“…… Can you tell me where I’m going?”

“First I’m going north.”

“Suddenly north why …… ah.” I do not know if I noticed the reason, Winter gritted his teeth.

I’m really sorry to him, but I kept talking until the end. Because he might be killed by Iben. In order to complete the mission, if definitely found out where I traveled to Baltar. Going to the north is after Quest is all over. Unbrainwash me first.

Because I’m worried about Callisto, but the male candidate, will not die.

I knew that everything I saw was a fantasy, but didn’t know what brainwashing had been done yet. But I decided to do what the system said. What exactly was waiting for after the end.

“If I said I’d send you there, you would have refused.”

“Marquis, I have a request.” Recovering my senses, instead of politely refusing, I said what I wanted to say to him.

“In order to help me escape, my exclusive maid got into trouble please. Take care of that child.”

“…… I’ll help him escape to the safe house. Don’t worry.”

“Thanks. And …… sorry.” After hearing what I said, Winter cried and smiled.

The flowers were completely thankful.

Confirmation was quickly followed by putting on the rabbit mask again. Then he took out his magic wand and waved it in mid-air. A small pocket then appeared.

“I put some money and a movement magic scroll. To make it easier to use, I replaced the money with gold coins.” Winter handed it over to me.

“There’s a limit to how much of the magic pocket can be filled with all the liquid. But, is you can buy an island for the price.”

“Thanks.”

I put the wearing mask on him again.” I’m not going, be careful.”

Then with a low greeting, he turned straight around. He didn’t answer my greeting. He stood frozen and was about to walk out of the secret space alone.

< System > Hiden quest completed! Have gained the trust of the guide. As compensation, you are given [one purple rose] [scroll of movement magic] [999, 999, 999+ gold].

He finally lost the ancient love that gave me trust. I collected my bitter heart and put the purple rose he received precious in my bag.