Chapter 31: CH 31

Ch31 (Miri’s POV)

Oh, it’s so boring.

Why do I have to live in such a boring place…

Father forced Miri and her luggage into the carriage and took her to a musty place called the monastery.

It is a strange place where scary people keep doing things that she doesn’t understand.

I wondered what was so much fun when they closed their eyes, muttered spells, and sang songs.

I’m so bored that I want to sleep…

“Fua~a…”

“Miri-san, concentrate and pray to God. Praying is not synonymous with not thinking.”

“What do you mean by “synonymous”

“Ha~a… It means the same thing. You go back to your room and practice your reading and writing. We have some children’s textbooks that were donated the other day. “

Sometimes they say strange words in foreign languages and make fun of me who doesn’t understand them.

Lately, everyone has been calling me an idiot, but why has everyone suddenly become so mean to me?

I can’t believe that my mother and father, who were so kind to me, have suddenly left me.

It must have been Onesama who told them to do something mean.

“You’re not concentrating well. You need to be absentminded and pray to God in your heart.”

“What do you mean by “absentminded”?

“Ha~a…”

Really, everyone here is scary.

They make you sleep in a small room, wake you up when you want to sleep, force you to eat things you don’t want to eat, tell you difficult stories that make you want to sleep—.

I’ve been living like this for three days now, and I feel like I’m going to die.

“… Huh? She’s only been here for three days… The Duke? But she’s a member of the House of Arzel… What? The fiancee of the heir to the Duke’s heir? This girl… I can’t believe it…”

Behind me, a Sister is talking to a woman I don’t recognize.

She sounded surprised, but I don’t know what it was…

“Miri-san, they want you to come back to your parents’ house. Apparently, they have an offer for you. I can’t help but think it’s madness for you to join the Duke’s family, but… Please at least learn to read and write.”

“What? I can go home!”

What happy news!

I guess Father misses Miri now that Miri is gone.

Ufufufufu, If it were true, I would not speak to you, but I forgive you.

“Don’t laugh out loud. In the presence of God, do you understand? God is a being that doesn’t speak, that we can’t see… But he sees us. He sees us from heaven—.”

“I don’t understand.”

“He sees us, whether you like it or not. So be mindful of your behavior so you won’t be ashamed when God sees you.”

As I thought, we don’t understand each other as if they were speaking a foreign language.

Isn’t it?

If you can’t see or speak, it’s as if you don’t exist.

Does “God” mean a person who does not exist?”

“Miri-sama, my name is Anna, an emissary of the Duke’s family. Elmhardt-sama is waiting for you in the carriage.”

“Elmhardt-sama? I’ve heard that name somewhere…”

A dark-haired woman bows her head and says that someone named “Elmhardt” is waiting for me.

I have heard the name “Elmhardt” before, but I can’t remember where.

“He was Leanhardt-sama’s brother. You were Leanhardt’s fiancée, so you must at least know the family structure, right?.”

“Ah, you’re talking about his brother…! Did Leanhardt-sama tell me that?”

“…I wonder what the Duke and Elmhardt-sama are thinking… Are they going to destroy the house? Maybe I’ll find another job…”

Yay! I can finally leave this strange place

I don’t know who Elmhardt-sama is, but I’m so happy…