As Anon exited Faith’s room, an evil smile crept onto his face.
“I might be the biggest rogue in this world,” Anon spoke as he walked toward his room.
Suddenly, a screen appeared in front of him:
[1 New target found under the skill [Mind Control]]
[Would you like to execute the skill?] [Yes/No]
“Talk about perfect timing… Hahaha,” Anon chuckled like a mastermind and clicked the ‘Yes’ option without hesitation.
[One new target has been captured]
[Fiona’s Mind Control: 0%]
“Nice, show me Faith’s Mind Control…”
[Faith’s Mind Control: 80%]
“Excellent.”
‘Now that I have broken her enough, she will start to distance herself from the world…’ Anon thought as he summoned a cigar into his hands and began to play with it.
Knock-knock-knock
“Madam Faith, we are here with your dinner. Please open the door,” two maids said as they knocked on Faith’s door.
“I don’t want to eat anything,” Faith replied without opening the door.
“What? But ma’am, you have to—” Before the maid could finish her sentence, a loud sound emanated from inside.
THUD-THUD-THUD-THUD-THUD
“Don’t you understand what I’m saying? Get out of my face, you bitches!” Faith’s anger flared this time, and her bloodlust filled the room.
“Y-Yes, ma’am,” the maids said, immediately retreating from Faith’s room.
‘She will attempt to find various solutions to her problem, but no useful ideas will come to her because it’s too much for her to handle at once. She will reach the point known as “madness,”‘ Anon thought as he sniffed his cigar.
Inside Faith’s room…
“No… I have to do something. I can’t just sit in my room and pretend that nothing happened. I have to inform the Queen, no. If I tell the Queen about this, not only will I die, but my daughter will face the same punishment. I can’t do that. What if I run away from this kingdom? No, I can’t do that either; the royal guards will make my daughter’s life a living hell. I can’t think of any possible solutions. I don’t know what to do,” Faith shouted as she pulled her hair in despair, as if she were a madwoman.
‘After trying everything, only one way will come to her mind, and she will do it… definitely,’ Anon thought as he placed the cigar in his mouth and lit it.
“There is only one way left now…” Faith said as she left her room and started walking toward the castle’s roof.
Meanwhile, Anon smoked his cigar while standing at his room’s window, looking at the moon and taking small puffs.
“Link, what are you reading now?” Anon asked.
“‘How to satisfy your woman’… Master,” Link replied.
Anon coughed as he inhaled smoke, taken aback by the book’s title.
“What the hell? Why are you reading a book like that?” Anon asked, clearly puzzled.
“Master, I am a creature of knowledge. I extract knowledge from every piece of paper and store it in my mind to assist you at any moment. That’s why I am reading every single book in this room,” Link explained.
“Well, that’s one book I won’t be needing. I’m pretty good at satisfying my woman,” Anon said, turning his head in another direction.
“Is that so? Well, if it’s something you already know, then it’s a waste of my time to read it, and I don’t like things that waste my time,” Link commented as he promptly burned the book to ashes.
“Smart move,” Anon remarked with a smile directed at Link.
Suddenly, Anon noticed something strange on the roof opposite his room.
“Hmm…? Is that what I think it is?” Anon questioned. He used his heightened senses to zoom in on the figure walking on the roof, confirming that it was Faith.
“Here she comes…” Anon whispered as a smile graced his face.
‘This is the last part of the plan…’ Anon thought as he discarded his cigar, climbed up onto the window, and prepared to jump back to the other side of the castle.
“There is no other way…” Faith said as she deactivated every protection spell around her body. She then jumped off the roof with a sorrowful expression on her face.
Faith closed her eyes, waiting for the ground to greet her. However, ten seconds passed, and nothing happened.
“Hello, Luv,” a familiar voice echoed in her ears.
Faith opened her eyes slowly, finding herself back on the roof from which she had jumped a moment ago.
“Mr. Jule… Sob-Sob…” Faith spoke as tears welled up in her eyes. She reached out to touch Anon’s face and smiled through her tears.
Anon gently set her down, and she immediately hugged him tightly.
“Why? Sob-Sob Why did you save me? You said you didn’t love me; then why did you save me?” Faith asked as she sobbed loudly and lightly punched Anon on the back.
“I had to… because I love you but I can’t love you at the same time,” Anon confessed.
“Why? Sob-Sob Give me an answer… Why can’t you?” Faith implored.
Anon cryptically replied, “Well, because I am not the guy you think I am.”
“What?” Faith asked, her face etched with confusion. .𝗰𝗼𝗺
“Yes, I am not Jule. My real name is Anon… Anon Agreil.” Anon replied.
Suddenly a smile appeared on Faith’s face as she spoke, “That was the reason, that’s why you did all this ? You stupid kid. It’s not like, I am going to kill you for telling me a fake name.”
“Yeah and I am a human…” Anon spoke.
Suddenly silence covered the whole environment and Faith’s smile disappeared from her face.
“N-No… Tell me you are joking. You are joking, right ? It can’t be true… You aren’t a human. If you were to be a human… I would’ve detected it instantly.” Faith replied as she touched Anon’s face slightly.
“Your tendency to reject the reality is not a very good habit, Luv.” Anon spoke as he looked Faith dead in eyes.
Faith realised that he wasn’t lying and she immediately jumped away from Anon as she summoned her sword.