The Tyrant Mistook Me For A Companion

What am I doing here?

The carriage turned around and arrived in a secret space.

I was even more surprised to hear that Edgar planned to take the information business while I was hiding.

How far did Edgar go?

“…Did Lord Hessen know?”

“No, I don’t know the details. He just said that the lady would come here.”

Seriously.

At times like this, he’s scary even if he’s my dad.

“It was said to be dark under the lamp”

“……It sounds plausible. So what’s my handsome father going to do?”

“I also want to know.”

Lord Hessen sighed and served me warm tea.

For some reason, I felt pity for his appearance, and it was difficult to talk to him any more. We drank for a while without saying a word.

* * *

Although the place was well prepared, it was uncomfortable because it was not my room.

I tossed and turned, then got up from my seat.

“Will Leon be alright……?”

It bothered me that I went without speaking. It would be fine if I could write to you now.

Edgar wouldn’t allow that.

“Anxious, I’m anxious…”

There’s a lot of work to do.

When did he get the job?

I had to read the documents one by one because it was a lot of work.

“This is illegal, it can’t be done, and this is dangerous and impossible”

It seemed like it would take a day just to filter out all kinds of crime-related things.

I rolled up my sleeves looking at the piled-up documents.

This is how I’m going to spend all my time working in captivity?

I shook my head as I felt distant.

No one will look, so I put down the accessory that was covering my wrists on the desk.

Fortunately, Edgar will deliver Verden’s letter, so the business will be fine.

However, if the news of my disappearance spread through society, it would have been noisy for a while.

I think the supply of accessories will be reduced. But this will increase the value of the item. People in society are crazy about rarity anyway.

“Oh, this looks good”

Maybe this is an opportunity.

Makeup tools are ready made, so you can sneak out when you need them.

“I should write a letter to Verden. Don’t miss this opportunity and use it.”

Having finished the idea, I quickly wrote a letter and left it at the door.

They even have a place where they can communicate so quickly.

“I’ll have to check it out when I go out. Where do I start thinking?”

No, I don’t need to sit still like Edgar said, right?

Yeah, since when have I been obedient?

I laughed briefly and immediately put the medicine I needed for my disguise in my mouth.

* * *

Leon broke into the duke Sen’s residence, hiding his presence.

He had not forgotten the red pattern on his wrist.

‘I need to know why he was searching for a pattern hunter.’

He said it was because of the pattern on his wrist, but it was just an excuse.

He wanted something different.

They were not even proper pattern hunters, because I was the real one.

“Red pattern.”

I should have checked his wrist.

Leon clicked his tongue and held his breath.

“It was also on Duke Sen’s wrist.”

It was clear when I looked back on my memory.

As I entered his office and waited for him, the door soon opened.

“I heard Elle Natashia is gone, right?”

Leon’s body flinched little by listening to Duke Sen.

‘The news is fast, has it already spread?’

Then she might be easier to find. But one strange thing was the countenance of the duke.

Didn’t he look too happy?

“Yes, she is.”

The attendant nodded and smiled the same way.

The two of them seemed to have solved a problem.

Leon’s eyes were tinged with anger, but, unlike his eyes, his head turned cold.

Duke Sen opened the window and enjoyed the wind to the fullest.

“I got in trouble. Even the pattern hunters don’t do their job properly, so they get caught.”

He sat nervously in his chair with his hair tangled.

He looked happy, but he had mixed feelings of anger. It seemed like there was something unsolved.

” It is clear that the pattern has appeared. Why is there no response?”

“Is she really your companion?”

“I think so. I’m sure she is.”

Duke Sen leaned back in his chair and sighed.

Leon’s eyes lit up at the word “pattern”.

Companion?

Looking back on what he said earlier, he must be referring to Elle.

Is the duke really Elle’s companion?

I hated myself listening to all this. I had a strong desire to cover my ears and not know anything.

Duke Sen asked his servant.

“Yeah, hasn’t there been any other movement in the Velois family yet?”

“It’s quiet.”

“……That’s strange. Even though your daughter is gone, you don’t do anything other than report it? Watch a little more.”

What a strange thing to do.

I heard he’s on good terms with her daughter, but is that also false information?

Indeed, he doesn’t even know if a pattern appeared on his daughter’s wrist, but would he be interested if she disappeared.

Duke Sen shook his head and smirked.

“It’s a familiar family. So, he must have lost his status to the royal family.”

I have useless power on the subject that has been kicked out to the outskirts. It was difficult to deal with.

However, it was fortunate for me that she had disappeared on her own.

“By the way, Duke, are you sure you’ll be alright?”

However, the servant could not erase his anxious eyes.

It’s not anyone else, it’s the Velois family. There must be a reason why the  family sent them to the outskirts without removing them.

Duke Sen laughed loudly as if he had read his feelings.

“Hahaha. There’s nothing wrong with that. Besides, if she had disappeared, it would be better for me.”

Duke Sen raised his foot with a satisfied look.

Only then did the servant speak with a relieved face.

“In fact, Duke, there is one thing I have found out. It is said that the crown prince secretly gave orders.”

“Crown prince?”

“Yes, there is a saying that the shadow has moved.”

Hoo.

Duke Sen shook his head with a more satisfied smile on his face.

“Elle Natashia, it seems that there are more people who are after her life than I thought.”

Isn’t it comfortable that they move on their own even if he really don’t do anything.

Duke Sen snorted at the accessories on his wrist.

“She was a pretty smart woman thinking about making something like this. It was suitable for my companion, but I would understand it because she doesn’t want to die.”

Red pattern. How desperate I was to find out that it appeared to me.

While thinking about finding my companion, I heard about a pattern hunter.

I tried to find them and ask for a favour, but I couldn’t do anything because they disappeared.

“Pattern hunter, yes, I wouldn’t have thought of this without them. I have to thank them”

Duke Sen smiled and tapped the desk with his finger.

* * *

Upon hearing all this, Leon wanted to kill Duke Sen immediately, but he couldn’t.

Because he had to find Elle right now. 

Since I found out who Elle’s companion was, there was no rush.

He’s just going to last a little longer.

But that didn’t mean to forgive him. Leon immediately appeared as the servant left the room.

“I didn’t want to say hello like this.”

Leon swept the desk lightly and stood before the mighty duke.

“You, you….”

“Shh, you don’t have to scream, so don’t worry.”

The duke, driven by the madness that had permeated his eyes, got up from his chair and stepped back.

“Damn, how did you get in?”

“I can’t kill you now because I have something else urgent, but it’s a shame to just go.”

Leon took Duke Sen by the wrist and grinned.

He took out his accessory and whispered in his ear when he found that a red pattern had appeared.

“You have to know the subject. You’re Elle’s companion.”

That’s impossible.

Cruck–

The accessory was brutally broken by Leon’s hand.

“So you will have to wait calmly for death. without doing anything.”

“What have you got to do with her? You’re not her companion anyway! I just wanted to live! Is that wrong?”

“…… There’s nothing wrong with that. However, it is wrong that the opponent is Elle.”

Leon drew the same pattern with a knife on the other arm of Duke Sen.

“Argh! Argh!”

“Does it hurt? Does it hurt? Don’t forget. I’ll be back. If anything should happen to Elle, it will be to shorten the four of them.”

Blood also leaked to the other arm of Duke Sen and stained the pattern.

“Huck, huck. Stop it.”

Duke Sen held Leon’s arm as if pleading. Only then did Leon, who had pulled away from him, reach out and murmured.

“You have never seen me today.”

After finishing those words, Leon disappeared from the duke’s sight as strong as the wind 

“Oh, what the hell is this?”

Was I crazy? Is it a side effect of the pattern?

Duke Sen narrowed his brows by looking at the bloody pattern left on his wrist.

He couldn’t remember as if he had a dream.