My Childhood Friends are Trying to Kill Me

Chapter 4

“That’s right. But there are people who are like that. Horrible scenes, fearful voices, people whom they keep seeing and hearing them…”

“That’s the devil…”

“It’s not the devil. It’s just the pain they are suffering. If one is suffering from something like this, they can’t think properly and they prefer to die in order to finish this.”

“…Have you ever gone through something like this?”

“No? I am very healthy. I have never seen anything so shocking.”

I was so hungry at one point that I saw something to eat as a fantasy. It was dirt and snow, but…

“Anyways, it’s not the devil. Actually, I don’t know if there is a real devil…”

“…You will be treated like a heretic if you tell this to your seniors or elders.”

“Ah…”

Yeah. Well, I’m supposed to stay calm here. 

What is the Crown Prince of Auralia is rumoured to be heretical? The Emperor might strangle her to death.

Lelia glared at Romeo after contemplating for a moment. It seemed like Romeo got a little agitated by what Lelia said. He looked excited, sad and scared.

Lelia pretended to be strong and clenched her fists. 

“You’ll die if you tell anyone.”

“…Are you threatening me now? This low?”

“Yes, I will kill you. Do you understand?”

Romeo looked a little scared. Lelia felt encouraged by the look on his face.

‘Yeah, you are a 10 year old kid.’

Lelia patted her chest with an arrogant look on her face. 

“From now, you will call me nu… no, call me brother.”

Romeo’s face twisted at these words. 

“…What? I don’t like that! Why me? I’m the one who’s found out your weakness.”

“Then call me Captain.”

Romeo frowned. He looked like he didn’t know why he had to do so. But in the end, he nodded. He seemed to have judged that calling her ‘captain’ was much better than calling her ‘brother’.

“Then… tell me more about it from now on. I won’t tell anyone.”

When Lelia stared at him, Romeo’s expression wrinkled a bit. He probably knew that she was waiting for him to call her ‘Captain’.

“Thank you, Captain…”

“Yeah, you are my subordinate.”

Romeo frowned as if he was offended, but he closed his mouth tightly. 

“I’m taking a walk, so follow me.”

Lelia said so, then got up from the bench and walked through the garden. Romeo followed after her. 

He’s a good listener. Until a while ago, his tone was fierce.

Lelia glanced at the calm Romeo and smiled inwardly. However, she looked at Romeo and felt sorry for him. 

In fact, Romeo’s biological mother had died when he was young. 

The cause of death was… suicide. 

The Roseberry Empire desperately hid the truth, but could not stop young Romeo from witnessing the scene. Her parents, Romeo’s maternal grandmother and grandfather, were largely responsible for her death.