Chapter 74: – The First Letter (74)

༺ The First Letter (74) ༻

“S-stop… It’s my fault.”

Swallowing her pride, Senior Delphine quietly submitted. For one such as her, it probably took immense willpower to admit defeat.

Even so, I was still left unsatisfied and the frown on my face remained. Senior Delphine became even more desperate after reading my unchanging expression.

“Today’s matter was my mistake. I’ll also overlook everything that happened afterwards……”

Her voice was filled with deep humiliation as she roughly bit down on her lip. It seemed as if blood would start falling if I were to leave her in that state. I even sensed her holding back tears while listening to her choked voice.

Delphine’s body trembled from a sense of shame that seemed to overpower her fear of death in her current situation.

It was the fall of a proud noble lady.

A long sigh escaped from my mouth as I watched the pathetic scene before me.

“……Alright. That’s a relief.”

Senior Delphine remained silent. Only her trembling shoulders betrayed the Lioness’ wounded heart.

Begging for your life could be an immensely painful task. For some, their pride was more precious than their lives.

Knowing that, I spoke with a sigh.

“In that case, let’s finish this quickly. This last one is for Seria.”

Senior Delphine’s eyes opened wide as her pupils darted towards me once more.

The shadow of a man holding a hatchet up loomed high over her, filling up her sight.