“It seems you think Roselia leaving is your fault…”
“It’s your fault.”

For a moment, Klaus’s gaze blankly turned towards the closet.

To that extent, or rather, in another direction, Klaus cherished and followed Roselia more than anyone, so he felt deeply saddened by her departure.

Klaus, being stared at harshly by the closet, strangely found comfort in the piercing gaze.

Anyone scolding him was welcome, and since the closet was openly criticizing him, Klaus felt somewhat relieved.

Klaus looked at the closet with a faint smile that seemed out of place in the situation.

“Thanks for reminding me once again.”

In response to Klaus’s surprisingly undamaged reaction, the closet, glaring sharply, spat out the words that had been pent up.

“It was wrong from the start to think that Roselia would always stay at the Duke’s mansion.”

Having said that, the closet, with a clenched fist, arrogantly looked down at Klaus.

“I never understood from the beginning. Even after repaying all the debts, staying by your side, who is so detestable as the Duke, and having no consideration whatsoever. If it were me, I would have run away as soon as I paid off the debts.”

After saying that, the closet turned his head sharply, muttering as if talking to himself.

“If it weren’t for this damn bloodline, I would have run away a long time ago.”

At the overly bold words of the closet, Klaus, frowning with irritation, called her.

“Closet.”

“So, don’t even think about blaming Roselia a bit. Everything happened because of your own choices.”

At the sound of the closet’s words, Klaus, hearing the term “oppa” from the closet after such a long time, smiled bitterly.

Seemingly lost in thought, Klaus, in a self-pitying voice, muttered quietly.

“Yeah, I was wrong to think that she would stay by my side naturally.”

He arrogantly assumed she would stay by his side, just tied by the shackles of debt.

Even after repaying the debt, she stayed not because of that but out of her own will.

Thinking that the escaped bird would stay by his side just because it briefly perched on his shoulder…

Without chains or a cage, she was frightened and flew far away.

Wishing for the returned bird to come back might be greedy.

Thinking that way, Klaus muttered with self-pity.

“The escaped bird won’t come back, so…”

So, this time, I will find you, Roselia.

If I can see your smiling face again, now I can risk everything…

So, just once, land on my hand again…

No, just once, look at me again…

After three days of continuous illness, Roselia was finally able to move her body.

It was also thanks to the efforts of Johannes, a renowned local physician of Raphelios.

She was truly grateful to Johannes, who cared for her despite being just a distant relative with no close ties.
Seated in the reception room at Johannes’s summons, Roselia looked at Johannes with such thoughts in mind.

On that day, Johannes’s expression seemed very serious.

Could it be that something troublesome happened when she entered the Duke’s mansion?

Come to think of it, if her identity as a vampire woman was revealed, it might cause trouble for Johannes, who had hidden her.

Now Roselia felt embarrassed that she had been too self-centered in her thoughts.

And it seemed that Johannes, who was usually kind, couldn’t bring himself to bring up the topic willingly.

So, she spoke first, thinking that Johannes might be reluctant.

“Come to think of it, I think I’ve been thinking too much about myself. You must be having a hard time with the Duke, the longer I stay at the mansion… If it’s okay, could you recommend a decent inn for me to stay for a while…”

Johannes, who was listening to Roselia with a puzzled expression, finally raised his head in surprise.

“No, Roselia. That’s not it.”

When Johannes flatly denied it, Roselia made a puzzled expression.

“Then…”

Johannes, with a calm expression as if he had organized his thoughts after pondering for several nights, spoke.

“Roselia, you said you wanted to find your family.”

“Yes, well…”

Facing her bewildered face, Johannes smiled warmly.

“I found them. Your family.”

Upon Johannes’s words, Roselia, who had a momentarily blank expression, opened her mouth in surprise and showed a somewhat excited expression.

“Really? You found them faster than I thought! As expected, since they are family, did you find out quickly? Where are they staying? If you tell me, I’ll go there myself.”

Hearing Roselia’s words, Johannes, who hesitated for a moment, smiled gently and replied calmly.

“They are in Ucellia.”

Ucellia… that was the designation of the Uckilliod Marquisate.

“Oh? It’s closer than I thought.”

For a moment, Johannes’s expression, meeting Roselia’s eyes, became serious.

“Here. Roselia.”

“Yes?”

“The place where your family is staying is the Uckilliod Marquis’s mansion.”

At Johannes’s words, Roselia had a stiff expression as if her head had become solid.

“What is that…”

“You are my lost younger sister and the youngest daughter of the Uckilliod Marquis. And you are the only one who can succeed the Marquisate in my place.”