Dear Eddert - Chapter 11

“If you don’t mind, with that person… Could you give me some time to just talk to Walter? Please.”

Hyemi, knowing nothing, trembled and bowed her head toward Cedric. It was the will to stop the bloody fight. The sword Cedric was holding was not a toy or a prop. Perhaps the same goes for Walter’s. Seeing the harpooned pillow that had fallen under the bed, her chin trembled again.

“Please… Please don’t fight….”

Hyemi bent her back that her hair touched the floor, thinking that it might work if she treated them politely.

“I’ll do my best so that I can remember quickly.”

At the top of the tower, in a quiet space far away from the ground, a heavier silence fell. It was because of the knights who felt dazed by the sight of her bowing. There was only one time when Eden bowed her head to all of them. It was when the knights were thrown into chaos, shortly after it was revealed that she, who had been training with them, was of the blood of the emperor.

At that time, Eden cried and shouted several times. She said nothing changed. She was not a master to protect, but their colleague.

It was the same with Cedric who was forced to recall his past memories.

Tak.

Tak.

The sound of Cedric’s and Walter’s swords closing in turn could be heard at regular intervals.

“… I’ll give you time until tomorrow.”

Breaking the silence, Cedric let out in a low voice, a little subdued.

“I think it would be good to get your memories back by then, Eden.”

***

“Lift your head.”

When Hyemi slowly raised her head at Walter’s low voice, there was no one in the room except for her and Walter. The movement as they went out didn’t make a sound.

Then the tension was released, and the strength in her legs fell. Hyemi sat down on the bed. The goose feathers that flowed from the pillow fluttered lightly in the vibration. The moments before, when Cedric swung his sword at her, came to life vividly.

“Aahh. I really thought I was going to die.”

As Hyemi mumbled, Walter looked at her and shook his head.

“Don’t do that again.”

“… What?”

“Don’t bow your head to others.”

“…….”

“Cedric is not the one you should bow your head to. I don’t know if it should be the other way around.”

At the sound of his carefree voice, Hyemi was at a loss for words. Now that she saw it, the man in front of her, like a lump of rock, was hot-tempered and reckless. She was a little worried about whether she could really trust such a person.

“Well…. This…. Don’t you think that if I had been rude to him, my neck would have blown away, not the pillow?”

She asked, as carefully as she could so she didn’t offend his nerves, but the answer she got back was simple.

“I won’t let him do that.”

Walter looked at her intently and added his words.

“You’re not weak enough to be beaten by Cedric either.”

What the hell was this guy talking about?

To be honest, Hyemi didn’t even see Cedric pull out his sword. It was clear to her that it took less than a second for him to pull his sword from its scabbard and wield it.

“That person earlier named Cedric was a very talented person. I’m not proud of it, but I’ve only ever used a knife to open the delivery box. But how do I defeat such a person?”

“No one can dodge a sudden attack from a defenseless state.”

“… It is said that when humans are pushed into extreme situations, they can exert superhuman powers.”

Isn’t there an anecdote of a parent who said that when they saw a baby lying under the car, they could lift the car? If it wasn’t for that, Hyemi couldn’t even understand the situation herself.

“It is impossible for a beginner to know the intention of an attack that has been deliberately missed.”

“It was just a lucky hit!”

She tried to raise her voice, but Walter didn’t seem to hear even with the back of his ear.

“Keep in mind. There’s no one in Sernotti that you have to bow down to.”

“… Why?”

As she gathered her eyebrows, Walter gave another vague answer to her, who was genuinely curious.

“Because we exist for you.”

It was a mountain beyond a mountain. Hyemi pressed her hand on her stinging temple.

“When he heard that you had woken up, Cedric summoned all the knights. I should have stopped him earlier, but it’s too late. Forgive me.”

“I’m sorry to interrupt, but wait a minute.”

Hyemi raised her hands slightly as if to stop him from approaching her. He stared at her without saying a word.

“Don’t come near here… Can you sit in the chair and talk to me?”

Walter’s dark eyebrows twitched slightly. Seeing the strange expression on his face that seemed to be disappointed and angry, Hyemi cleared her throat once.

“I feel like I’m out of my mind when you come close… It’s because I’m scared.”

“… Scared?”

Walter’s face was distorted, giving a more intense impression.

“No, I don’t mean that… .”

To be exact, what was more frightening was her own condition.

“Anyway.”

Seeing the person who gave her an unforgettable first experience even in death, Hyemi chewed her lips, unable to finish her words. How could she mix her body all night like a beast with the man she’d never seen before if she wasn’t out of her mind?

Staring at her as she sighed heavily, Walter buried his body in the chair in front of the table.

A silent and agile movement that does not match his large size.