I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

82 – The good, the bad, the traitor 4

“after… ”

Deep within Rhapsody’s lord castle.

There… there was a woman putting down the papers she was looking at while letting out a heavy sigh.

Estelle Bertina Fernandez.

She, who holds the real power of the Rhapsody Territory, had more than one task to deal with today, and she was taking care of things quickly as always.

however,

She’s like this lately,

There was a moment when I had to stop working for a while due to a memory that suddenly popped up in my head.

that,

The image of the man who had been haunting her mind since she returned from Bohemia, no matter how much she tried not to care.

It was about her fiancé, Santana Andreas.

‘Seriously… Why does the person who can be the head of the market keep worrying about this? My relationship with that person is only a formality. Our relationship… is just a contract engagement…’

Estelle spurns herself every time she thinks of the man and the deal she made with him.

But… the more this happened, the more Estelle couldn’t help but feel more stuffy, as if her heart was clogged up instead of feeling relieved.

The more I calmly observe the situation, the stronger I feel.

It was at a time when she was constantly questioning the fact.

– smart smart

“sister!”

“Ah, lord.”

In response to her sister’s voice in her ears, Estelle stood up and greeted him with a smile on her face.

“What are you doing at this hour, my lord? What about studying?”

“Today’s study is over, sister. Is your sister finished?”

“Yes, I just finished it.”

To be honest, there was still a little bit left, but there is no big problem even if this much is postponed until tomorrow.

In response, Estelle hugged her little sister as always.

My younger brother with a 20-year age difference.

From her point of view, she was a child who felt like a son, not just a younger sister, and in fact, her role was the same.

Since the death of her parents, she is the only blood relative of hers left in this world, and her little brother who always needs her help.

Looking at this child, Estelle once again tried to calm her wavering heart.

‘..Yeah.. Everything was for this child anyway. My relationship with that man named Santana… It was all done for this child. How long can you care about something like that…’

While thinking about that, Estelle gently hugs her sister Yohan’s body.

At that time, the face of his younger brother John, who was looking up at her, suddenly began to contain some doubts.

“..? sister? Are you worried about anything?”

“..yes? ah… no… There’s no such thing. Why is that?”

“That’s because your complexion doesn’t look good today.”

“… ”

Estelle feels a bit embarrassed as she wonders if her sister’s words made her look like that for a moment.

Seeing his sister like that, young lord John spoke to her with some concern.

“Are you worried about anything? then tell me I’m a lord, right? I can take care of everything your sister is worried about.”

On the other hand, John speaks with a heart of concern for his sister.

However, from Estelle’s point of view, this appearance of him was only accepted as a feeling that a young boy who was still immature would come out to solve his parents’ problems, and it was actually like that.

however..

Although it wouldn’t really help, apart from that fact, Estelle started to feel a little happy seeing her little sister’s cute side.

“..hahahaha is that so? Since the lord said so much, this sister can’t help but talk.”

In such a light mood, as if watching her sister play tricks, Estelle comfortably began to talk about the thoughts in her heart.

“My lord, do you remember the story of how recently this sister got engaged to the heir of Bohemia?”

“yes. You mean that… you did it with someone called Santa?”

“That’s right. It was a man named Santana. Actually, it’s because I’ve been thinking about his face lately. I’m not sure why. I haven’t seen that many. It keeps bothering me.”

It may not mean much, but Estelle still talks honestly with the idea of unraveling the truth.

In response to her words, Lord John looked up at her with his eyes wide open.

It was as if he didn’t know what he was talking about.

And since this was honestly Estelle’s expected reaction to some extent, she just smiled lightly as she looked at her sister’s round eyes.

however..

“Sister, does Santa really like that person?”

“… yes?”

A younger brother who tells unexpected stories.

Regarding this, Estelle’s face began to look astonished for a moment…

Seeing her like that, Yohan spoke to her in an innocent voice like a young boy.

“Actually, that’s the case with me as well. When you’re not around, I keep thinking of your sister’s face and wanting to see her, because I really like her a lot. Don’t you think of me because you like that Santa?”

“!… that… that… ”

At her sister’s words that hit the mark in a completely unexpected way, Estelle felt embarrassed, but for a moment, she began to feel a flash of lightning in her head.

*

After my brother left…

For the past few days, Estelle has had a very troubled day.

It is… his own mind that he has clearly recognized through his brother’s words.

that she has…

Santana Lana was about a crush on a man.

‘It’s good..?.. My… I?.. this Estelle… Santa or him…?’

When I first realized that…

Honestly, the first thing she did was deny it.

‘No.. no.. no matter how.. there’s no way to do that. No matter how many times you see him, you say how much you’ve seen… ah… but… as John said, if it’s really true…’

The more you deny it, the more clearly you feel about that person.

Regarding that fact, Estelle started to feel slightly disappointed in herself without even realizing it.

‘really? That a person like me really lost his mind so easily? Such a pitiful… How could someone like me be so easy…’

It felt like my self-esteem was about to collapse.

Even so, she thought she would be different from other normal women.

Estelle always knew how to judge the situation calmly, and had her own pride that she would not be shaken in any case, except for her sister’s work.

But… the current situation she was going through gave her the feeling of shaking her pride, which soon began to transform into irritation and a little anger.

And after some time has passed since then.

She soon began to compromise in her heart to some extent about her situation.

‘… No.. but.. if you think about it, maybe this can be taken for granted? Besides… honestly, it’s true that it’s hard to find a man with that kind of ability…’

However, as soon as she entered into such a compromise, a feeling of depression began to settle in her heart.

It wasn’t hard for her to figure out why Santana insisted on the condition of a contract.

That the person isn’t really interested in you.

All he wanted was to benefit Bohemia through an alliance with the Rhapsody region, and it could be said that he had no intention of further relations with her.

‘To have such a heart for such a person… I would never have thought this would happen in a life full of unhappiness…’

Like that, Estelle feels depressed about the current situation.

But… her depression didn’t last very long.

Even though her ‘love’ was in a state where something was tightly twisted from the start, Estelle was not the kind of person who would just be frustrated about that fact.

‘Yeah.. It’s an undeniable fact that I had a crush on him anyway. So, from now on, you should actively work to achieve this, right? I am Estelle. The woman who holds the real power in Rhapsody. I can’t be struggling because I can’t win a man’s heart.’

Estelle decided to fully accept her feelings and actively pursue them.

Right after making up her mind like that, she began to envision plans in her head to achieve her goal in earnest, and she was able to come up with those methods without difficulty as a request.

Estelle knows more about the situation on the continent than most people in power.

In her eyes, the appearance of the huge whirlpool surrounding Bohemia and heretical forces was very clearly visible, and in this regard, ways to tie her relationship with Santana more closely beyond a simple contract began to come to mind.

‘Let’s see, Santana Andreas.. I’ll make sure to make your heart mine that took away my heart!’