What if the villainous aristocrat who is the middle boss remembers his previous life and gains knowledge of the game – I will never accept a future in

Mena's strength drained from her own body, and she sat up slyly on the spot.

"Mena-san......."

After being released, Mina called out her name anxiously.

"Haha, I'm not good enough for you. ......"

A resigned voice echoed through the room.

"I chose."

The girl who made such a voice had no trace of her usual mood, and she looked up at me with the light removed from her eyes as she answered.

"I choose three."

"!!!"

The third option that Mena chose was 'to be killed together with her brother'.

I guess the choice she made was unexpected, and both Mina and Bosco were surprised.

Well, it is natural for them to be surprised since she chose the option that would take her brother along with her, even though she had been working so hard for him.

"I see.

But yes, can I ask why?"

"Of course, Master Khalil."

The reason I asked was just a whim.

The contract magic circle on Mena's side changed color and insisted on accepting the contract.

There was no way she could change the contract or escape by tricking me anymore.

"My friends and coworkers I work with assume that I care for my brother, but to be honest, he doesn't really mean that much to me.'

"Wow. ......."

Mina, who seemed shocked by the change and the content, might want to be let out of the house.

I asked Bosco to take her out of the house.

"Let's go outside."

"I'll hear you out."

If she decides that she wants to hear me out, there is nothing I can do.

"I certainly don't remember my parents' faces, but I do remember one thing. It was my mother's words, 'Take care of your brother,' and my father's words, 'Take care of everything else.'

It's strange, isn't it? I don't remember their faces anymore, but I can vividly recall their words and voices."

She stood up slowly, laughing suspiciously.

I had to protect my younger brother, who was still very young, and I myself tried my best to protect him.

I really ...... feel like an idiot."

I wonder if this is what despair is all about, the voice was so dark that I couldn't help but take it that way.

"If it was just me, I could have lived more comfortably.

If only I was alone, I wouldn't have to go hungry every day, if only I was alone, I wouldn't have to desperately try to flirt, if only I was alone, I wouldn't have to keep moving from morning to night without a break, if only I was alone..."

The room was filled with a strange atmosphere.

Bosco and I are in a state of detachment, so there is no particular change, but Mina is unable to move because of the strange atmosphere in Mena.

"I also wanted to have fun with friends, learn about love, dress up, eat delicious food, become an adventurer, and run an inn..."

These are the wishes that are a little too heavy and black to be called wishes, and they are muttered as if they are cursing something.

"I tried my best.

I was a good girl, I worked hard, I did my best, and that was the end of my life!"

The end of life, must be about her brother's illness, but it was...

'I was so close. One more day without a cure and I would have been free. ......"

The duke's family, probably the one behind the scenes, took notice of Mena and in order to curry her favor, he paid for her brother's treatment and saved her life.

She seems to have been obsessed with being a good girl, and she has been pushing her own greed away as she has been taking care of her brother according to the words of her parents, now deceased.

I look at Mena, who is not behaving normally.

There is no light in her eyes, she is expressionless, lethargic and ......

It would take an ordinary person to push himself to this point.

"It's a shame, really, because I had so many things I wanted to do.

Aren't you bored with all this boring talk? Isn't it time to end the contract?"

"Okay."

I didn't explicitly state the answer to my question, but perhaps Mena herself realized that she would never be saved, and she couldn't allow her brother to be the only one to live.

The magic circle shone with a dazzling light, and the contract was completed.

Shall I go bring my brother in now?"

'Oh, yes.

No, you bring him close and I'll come with you, but don't go inside the mansion."

"Okay."

She left the room as if nothing had happened.

The rest of us, Bosco and Mina, did not start to talk to each other, but we were looking out for each other.

"I leave it to Bosco to explain to the servants.

...... and what about Mina?"

"...... to stay close to Master Khalil."

She is shaking a little, but why is she trying to go to the same place there?

What is the point of going to the trouble of looking at something that a normal maid would not have to look at?

"If you don't feel well, just let me know."

"Yes, I understand."

I don't know why, but if it's necessary for her, I won't stop her.

"Master Khalil.

"What's wrong?"

I know this is a strange thing to say at a time like this, but I'd like you to hold my hand as a reward."

The timing is really weird.

"I don't mind, but for how long?'

"How about until Mena comes closer?"

"Okay."

I held Mina's hand as she came closer to me.

Mina's hand was very warm, and I realized that I was shaking a little from being held.

'...... Mina won't betray me?"

"Of course!"

No matter how much she thought she was fine, the potential stress must have been considerable.

But thanks to the warmth of the people, I felt lighter in the heart.