CH 5.2

I put my leg in the window first. This was the only way to escape. Originally, I wouldn’t have been able to get out of the small window. But my body hadn’t recovered after living in the basement. It took me a while, but I managed to get out.

I pulled myself out of the window and hung onto the window with all my might, but the ordeal was after that. The tree nearby was the only lifeline. Shaking my body and thinking I’m fine even if I die, I let go of my hand. And I managed to grab the branch. Although the branch couldn’t bear my weight, broke, and dropped me, the shock was less than falling straight from the attic.

I didn’t break anywhere. I was lucky. Although there was blood flowing because I hit my head, the head is a part that bleeds more than other bodies even for a little wound, anyway. It wasn’t such a big wound. I then climbed the wall and headed to the Temple.

I was going to the Temple, but I didn’t mean to go in. Really, it was fine to see him from afar only. Because that was my purpose.

A woman bleeding in the head. It was at dusk, but I was so noticeable. It was clear that I would be caught and taken away quickly if I walked on the street with many people. So I moved to the back alley. The back alley eventually connects to the Temple, and if I went to a higher place, I could see the entrance to the Temple. I was going to wait for Yohan to come out of there.

Bright blonde, red eyes like rubies that anyone can recognize. That was me, Tite Rivero. It was a physical feature that even people who haven’t seen me in person could know who I was. It’s not common to have such shiny blonde hair and such pretty red eyes. I didn’t gain back my weight, but my hair has gained back its shine. So I didn’t think I should be on guard in the back alley.

Who dares to touch the eldest daughter of the Rivero family? It’s impossible unless they are crazy.

But there was such a madman in the world. Even though they were a vagrant in the back alley, such impure people lived in this capital. I was surprised.

A couple of vagrants stood in my way. I proudly asked them to move away.

“These rude people. Get out of the way. Don’t you know who I am?”

“She’s the crazy girl, isn’t she?”

“She’s the rumored crazy girl. She’s definitely pretty to see in person.”

“What’s the point of being pretty? Her head is deranged.”

“How rude!”

“What do we do? Are we really going to do it?”

“Of course.”

“But the Rivero family won’t let us off.”

“Who would believe what a madman says?”

A dirty hand covered my mouth. A forceful, strong, inconsiderate force weighed on my wrists. Each of my legs were lifted, then I was dragged from the back alley to the deeper and darker back alley. I rebelled, but it didn’t work.

Should have I taken a safe route even if I was recognized by people? I’ll never forgive anyone who tries to do this even though they know I’m Tite Rivero. I thought of that, and it seemed like my emotions were revealed in my eyes. A dirty scum said to kill me.

“Her head is already broken, so let’s throw her away somewhere afterwards.”

“That’s a good idea.”

I couldn’t die without seeing Yohan. I fought back desperately as my body hardened with fear. In the midst of that, I got hit, I got hit… I don’t really remember.

Anyway, it was a real crisis, but on the other side of the dark, behind the vagrants, where my eyes were facing, he was there.

Yes, Yohan.

Yohan was there.

I thought I saw it wrong at first. But it was really Yohan. It was a real emergency, but Yohan stood there like a stone statue without moving. As the sun went by, a long shadow came out and covered the vagrants. He opened his mouth with the expression that he had never seen such an unpleasant sight in the world, as if he couldn’t believe what I was being subjected to.

“Young Lady Rivero.”

“Mmf!”

“Damn it, we got… Your-Your Eminence !”

The vagrants found Yohan. The force in their dirty hands disappeared. I pushed the vagrants and crawled out. It hurt my pride to crawl in front of vagrants, but I couldn’t help it because my arms and legs were weak. My head that was injured while I left the attic, opened while I was rebelling and blood dripped. The shadow turned darker and the blood covered by the shadow got darker. I covered the wound. The vagrants fled, begged for mercy, or lied.

“Your Eminence, I didn’t know it was Young Lady Rivero. I didn’t know.”

“Rape is a felony that shouldn’t be committed even if she is not a young lady of a prestigious family. Sleep until the guards come.”

Yohan’s divine power put the vagrants to sleep. The one who ran away, the one who made false excuses, the one who prayed for mercy, all collapsed and fell asleep. I tidied up my torn clothes. I had mixed feelings. Now that I’ve achieved the purpose of seeing him, I have to go home now. I have to go back home wearing the vagrants’ clothes. How sad will Yohan be if I tell him I am getting married. Should I hide it? Or should I be honest? Oh, my head hurts.