I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

6. Bullshit – 17

About an hour before the engagement ceremony begins.

“Marquis, I heard that you found me.”

When Cain, who had heard the message from Bianca, entered the office of the Marquis of Castana, the Marquis of Castana, who was lost in thought with a somewhat hard face, greeted him.

“…Welcome, Duke Estelle.”

“What did you call me for? It’s really not long until the engagement ceremony now.”

To Cain’s doubtful question, Marquis Castana let out a deep sigh and answered.

“Because I am in front of you, I will speak directly. Not too long ago, we were able to identify the identity of the Ganja that permeated the Castana marquis family.”

At Marquis Castana’s words, Cain’s eyes sparkled.

“That is very good news. Then, although it is a bit late, is the engagement ceremony automatically canceled?”

Staring at Cain, who was full of thoughts of running away even after coming this far, Marquis Castana quietly shook her head left and right.

“Unfortunately, it seems that the engagement ceremony will have to go ahead as it is. In the first place, I was asking you to see it in order to ask for it.”

“…yes?”

Cain, who frowned because he couldn’t understand what the Marquis of Castana was saying, handed him a book without saying anything.

“What is this?”

“I know when I see it myself.”

At that, Cain accepted the book from him and began to read its contents step by step.

“…under.”

And soon after, Cain, who had read all the way to the last page of the book, laughed involuntarily. The contents of the book that the Marquis of Castana had handed to him was too absurd.

“What the hell is this?”

It was the same question as before, but the meaning contained in it was different. The Marquis of Castana also knew that well, so this time he answered meekly.

“It’s a diary found in Ganja’s room. As you can see, he wrote a lot of personal feelings about why he betrayed the marquess and what he will do in the future.”

Cain’s eyes filled with absurdity at the Marquis Castana’s answer.

“…That’s absurd. Are you saying that some crazy person in the world would leave something like that in his room? From my point of view, it seems like nothing but madness to get caught.”

At Cain’s words, Marquis Castana also nodded as if agreeing.

“That’s what I said, little Duke. Even if it’s suspicious, it’s too suspicious. In my view, their behavior is not normal. It’s absolutely ridiculous, but they seem to be operating on the premise that their actions will be exposed. It’s like, it’s to the point where I get the wild idea that he didn’t want everyone to know that he was Ganja.”

Both the Marquis and Cain could not even imagine that their guesses would be correct.

“No matter how much I think about it, I can’t get rid of my suspicions. Could this be a trap, and if so, what are they aiming for? Suspicions of why the hell did they want to do this…”

“So, what are you asking me to do?”

At Cain’s words, Marquis Castana hardened her expression and slowly opened her mouth.

“It is simple. If you look at the back of that ‘diary’, it says that during your and Bianca’s engagement ceremony, they plan to attack you in concert with another ganja inside the Marquis family. So…”

“So, you’re saying you know what they’re planning, but we’ll just wait and see how it turns out?”

At Cain’s words, Marquis Castana nodded calmly.

“Let me bet you. That the sun will never go down on you. Above all, isn’t Bianca by your side? With that child’s skills, he’d be able to subdue such people in the blink of an eye. All you have to do is wait patiently for them to reveal their magic.”

“…..”

At the words of Marquis Castana, Cain fell into trouble. As it was originally, it was right to refrain from doing such a risky job. However, Cain knew all too well what kind of woman Bianca was and what kind of skills she possessed. A person she cannot cope with will not exceed ten in this world. He knew full well that as long as Bianca was by his side, he wouldn’t be hurt in the slightest.

…Also, the story he shared with Sarah that night was constantly playing in his mind. Engagement with curses, rings, and political aims. The Countess of Sernard, and the Duke of Estel.

The agony was short-lived. He nodded slightly towards the Marquis of Castana. It was a clear, positive sign.

****

‘Damn it! You said that nothing would ever harm me!’

Cain screamed inwardly, but it was nothing more than a useless complaint when the situation had reached this point. No one could have predicted that Bianca would become incapacitated for unknown reasons.

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Moreover, the current situation was not going around leisurely enough to whine at Marquis Castana. Because, even at this moment, Joshua’s sword was swinging fiercely at Cain.

Kagagagak!

Joshua’s sword swept through space. His slashes attack Cain without a break. The actions of stabbing, cutting, raising and lowering are all done in one breath. It was a high-speed series that was hard to follow with the eye.

However, Cain took a step back and avoided the attack. At most, Joshua’s sword passes Cain’s body with the difference of a piece of paper. Cain twisted himself. Joshua’s sting pierced Cain’s heart.

“Sick.”

Cain sneered at Joshua. The next moment, his half body spun and spun towards Joshua. The target is the back of the head. There was not even a need to write a flowing star. Squeeze your elbows and swing your arms like a whip.

Pan-!

but it gets stuck Joshua twisted his body to avoid Cain’s fist and at the same time scattered his sword in the shape of a half moon. Due to the vicious life contained within it, everything around it is torn to pieces.

Squeak-

But at that moment, Cain’s figure disappeared inside the ceremony hall. Even Joshua, who had been blown away by Izzy, hesitated for a moment and stopped his sword. and-

suddenly.

Behind Joshua, Cain suddenly ‘appeared’. When Joshua sensed his presence, it was a step too late. ‘Flowing Star’ activates. The flow of power concentrated in both of his hands was a mighty force far exceeding several times his normal physical strength.

Wood deok!

Cain’s hands gripped Joshua’s right hand with both hands and twisted it vigorously. The ghastly sound of bones being twisted resonated in the intestines. In response to the intense pain, Joshua could not stand the pain and dropped his sword. Cain’s eyes sparkled and shone. The opponent was disarmed. No matter how you look at it, this was an opportunity.

“Cain, back!”

But that was then. Bianca’s urgent voice is heard from the other side. In an instant, Cain unknowingly flings his body to the side. and-

Quaang!

An explosion occurred where Cain had been a second before. I hurriedly turned my head. On the other side, a middle-aged man holding a staff must have been the one who sent the magic.

‘Was that bastard also a Ganja?’

Taking advantage of the momentary lull, I hurriedly turned left and right to see Cain, Bianca, and the half-circular barrier surrounding Cain, Bianca, and that bastard. Only then do they realize that even if others want to help them, it is impossible. If there was one fact that was comforting, would it be that the middle-aged man couldn’t use proper magic to maintain this barrier?

‘What is the Marquis of Castana doing?’

Cain gritted his teeth unconsciously. But now I realize that no matter what I resent, it means nothing. First of all, surviving from their hands was the priority task.

Swoop.

Joshua picks up the sword with his intact left hand. Considering that the posture of holding the sword was very natural, it must be that he was either ambidextrous or practiced wielding the sword with his left hand. However, it was a definite fact that the guy’s power had greatly decreased.

Fighting!

For the first time since the battle, Cain lunges at Joshua. Folding the space, watching Cain rushing toward him, Joshua let his own flesh rise. Something dripping from his sword begins to rise.

It wasn’t Auror. However, Joshua was strengthening his swordsmanship through some means. Seeing that, Cain raised his level of vigilance one step higher.

The distance between them is quickly shortened. Joshua comes swinging his sword. His target is his stomach. However, in an instant, Cain’s hand moves like a picture. His hand, strengthened by the ‘flowing star’, possessed strength equivalent to that of a moderate amount of steel, albeit only for a moment.

“Kuk!”

However, Cain felt a tingling pain in his hand whenever his hand clashed with Joshua’s sword. Although he imitated the princess, he only realized once again that his flowing stars were far inferior to the princess’s skill level.

Kwajijik!

Even though the flowing star killed the momentum as much as possible, Joshua’s sword eventually crushed Cain’s nails. In an instant, Cain’s brow twisted in pain. It was a very fleeting moment, but his hand, which was focused on defense, showed a gap.

Without missing the timing, Joshua’s sword rushes at Cain’s neck. The sword flies at a speed that far exceeds the previous speed. Joy fills Joshua’s eyes when he can’t find Izzy. With this distance and this posture, the enemy will never be able to avoid the sword!

…And that was Joshua’s decisive defeat.

right!

Cain stretches out his hand. Joshua’s sword, which had been flying toward Cain’s neck at a threatening speed, bounced off to another place at a threatening speed. It was surprisingly natural to see a sword stabbed in a straight line and its trajectory bent in a different direction, so it was bizarre.

But even Cain was never safe. Both of his hands were already bloody. As a reward for opening the flowing star in an unreasonable posture, all the veins in both hands were burst due to the flow of power that he could not relieve. But, ignoring all such trivial things, he swings his fist at Joshua!

It was then.

“Cain!”

Bianca’s cry is heard again. Turning his head, he saw that a middle-aged man who had maintained a barrier aimed at Cain’s defenseless back and sent a lightning bolt. It was too late to avoid it. Moments later, Bianca involuntarily closes her eyes to the horrors that will unfold.

However, a scene that everyone at this place could never have imagined unfolded.

Gripping support-

The electric shocks that had apparently been fired at Cain’s torso gathered in Cain’s left arm. Under Cain’s control, the golden thunderbolt that wrapped around his left arm was showing an docile attitude as if it had recognized him as its owner.

“A guy who surprises me once, can’t he do it twice? is not it?”

Trying to ignore the pain that his left hand was being burned by the thunderbolt, Cain smiled cheerfully. Cain’s left hand hit Joshua’s chest directly.

Wow!

“Quaagh!”

The power condensed by the flowing stars and the added power of the thunderbolt caused an explosion inside Joshua’s body. Joshua lets out an unsightly scream and is thrown against the wall of the banquet hall.

“Big… Huh…”

That was Joshua’s last dying words. The boy rolled his eyes and slowly closed them.

“…..”

There is only silence in the hall. Cain’s panting breathing was the only sound that filled the place. When I glanced around, I saw the castana marquis mages surrounding the middle-aged man who was spreading a barrier. Then, Cain patted the back of Arya, who was attacking him, and spat out a lamentation in a small voice.

“…This is how easy and convenient it is, damn it…”