Episode 13 "9 Years Later Part II"

Catarina prepared for the day by drinking morning tea before breakfast, as she does every day. His clothes, dressed by his servants, were knitted by the best tailors of the kingdom of "Karo". Her red hair was curled in curls, dangling from her shoulder. She was quite matching with her dress, which was dyed black and red. After his preparations were finished, his servants slowly opened the Great door of his room. Walking in a queen's manner, Catarina greeted Catarina half-bowed as the housekeeper and servants lined up against her as she walked down the red carpet-draped stairs.

"Good Morning, Lady Catarina!"they exclaimed together.

"Today we are at your disposal!"

Every time he saw this view, Catarina, who was in a good mood, couldn't stop smiling.

After the greeting, the servants who dispersed returned to their work. As Catarina made her way to the Great Hall, Alfred appeared next to Catarina to tell her about the day's schedule and preparations.

"Good Morning, Lady Catarina."Alfred said in a calm tone.

"Good Morning, Alfred. Let's see what we're doing today."

"Yes, sir. Today you have an appointment with the Lord of the "Quinn" family at 12: 30. Besides, the King has invited you to the palace in private. You'll have a meeting with him around 16: 30."

Catarina smiled. He understood what was on the King's mind.

"I Get It, Alfred. As always, you did a good job. You can get back to work for now."

Alfred bowed and greeted Catarina.

"Thank You, Lady Catarina. But if you'll excuse me, I'd like to get your opinion on something."

Catarina was getting impatient.

"Yes, Alfred, what is it?"

Even if Alfred was hesitant to ask, he felt compelled to talk about the Lord's condition.

"I wanted to talk about Lord Thomas's condition. He didn't leave his room, as always today. What you would desire to be done."Alfred said. As he approached the end, his voice cracked.

Now, even when he heard the Lord's name, Catarina's mood, which was nervous, had already begun to decline.

"I don't even want to talk about it, Alfred. I don't care what the Lord does anymore. You'd better go talk to him."Catarina said in harsh language.

"Yes, sir."Alfred said desperately.

- "Yes, sir."

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Destroyed 9 years ago after receiving the news of Viol's death, lord had not been able to recover by this time. It was a bigger blow to him than Maria's death. The woman he loved was the only thing Maria entrusted to him, Viol. He promised to protect her with his life, Thomas, in Maria's last moments. Hold your hands tight as you hold them one last time before they start to cool down. It was a form of pain on earth that a man, a man, could live in hell.

Thomas, who had given up on himself since viol's death, was haunted by booze and women. Over time, Thomas, who began to lose the respect of those around him and then himself, was finally left alone. Lady Catarina even forbade the servants at home to mention her name. It was not because he felt sorry for Thomas, but because of his hatred and disgust towards him.

Catarina would never have predicted that Thomas would end up in this situation. He had so convinced himself that viol's death would be insignificant to him. But it also had a pretty big profit for him. Now control of the Supreme "valet" family was in his hands. Considering the King was on his side, he could do what he wanted, destroy what he wanted. There was no one who could stop him. He was invincible. Catarina, drunk with such a motive, could not see anything in her eye. He ignored even Gerard, who had always been so fond of him.

Gerard, who was left both motherless and fatherless, maybe that's how he paid for what he did to his brother. But Gerard never thought of it that way. Only his hatred of his brother grew more. He convinced himself that everything that happened to him was because of his brother. Being unable to kill him with his own hands was one of the greatest dissatisfaction he felt. It was a hollow grudge against a dead man. One day he was going to burn it to the ground.

Gerard, who directed his grudge to school and his lectures, had placed first in the "Xayreus Young Academy". He comes first in every exam, listens to every word his professors say, takes notes, and does every training he knows to increase his magic power. Gerard, whose efforts were even noticed by the King, was personally rewarded by the King. After all, the "xayreus" Academy was the largest school in the world, which included all four species. Leaving other people, even species, behind, being first in school was a matter to be rewarded. Eventually, Gerard, who also qualified for the "Xayreus" Academy, would start school within a few months. But with the decision of the" Xayreus " Academy not to take the summer vacation and combine the two semesters, the school would start today, the day that should normally be its last day.

Forced to run to school due to the suddenness of the decision and the rush to prepare, Gerard had come all the way using a "body strengthening" spell. Because of this, Gerard, who was experiencing" lack of Mana, " was resting in the infirmary.

Gerard, who was alone in the infirmary, couldn't believe something like this had happened to him from his first day.

"How lame."as he thought to himself, the infirmary door slowly opened. Gerard, who was on his own at the very end of the fairly large Infirmary, slowly opened his curtain, which he closed so that no one could see him. He thought about being friends with her when he realized that there was someone else in the infirmary besides himself.

Inside came a young, black-haired boy carrying a beautiful elf like a princess. The boy seemed to be a few years older than him. Gerard greeted the boy with his check.

-"Hello. I wonder what you're doing here."Gerard said. He was quite embarrassed when he was caught by the great classes.

The boy had a few seconds of confusion on his face, but quite a lot. The boy, who had put the elf in one of the empty beds in his lap, moved towards Gerard and stood right in front of him. He slowly reached out his hand.

"Hi, my name is Alexander Grey. I brought him here because my friend was experiencing "lack of Mana." I'm glad we met."