Eaten by the Tyrant I Raised - Chapter 12

Chapter 12 – Unfortunate Devil 

The people at the palace laughed at Ronée. 

“Slave ran away?” 

“Even a slave couldn’t serve a person cursed by God!” 

“Perhaps he didn’t want to be punished along… ” 

Ronée didn’t respond to their jeers. Leaving would be a happy path for Nabel. When he left, she stared out of the window every night; perhaps she could figure out where he had gone. Why did the knights regard him like a thorn in their eyes? She pondered. 

Under the window, where there wasn’t a single trace of Nabel, knights and servants gathered and chattered. Some went to pray. 

Ronée was convinced that the mansion was cursed. She wondered if Nabel was somewhere outside, because he had a habit of listening to other people’s conversation. Eventually, her eyes fluttered close.
 

Bang! Ryne snapped the window shut, startling Ronée, who flinched. “Oh, I’m sorry.” Ryne gasped. She looked apologetic. Ronée laughed at her. “It’s alright.” 

Fortunately, Ryne returned safely to Ronée’s side. To be precise, no one wanted to enshrine Ronée. She had to be kept alive until she went to the temple. At the end of the day, she would have to endure their scorn. 

In her arms rested the fox, Bell. 

“Take that demonic thing to the temple right now!” The Countess, who had seen Bell cried out, but Bell was stronger than she had assumed. She had attacked Bell restlessly with her evil magic until exhaustion took over her, but Bell endured to the end. 

As Nabel had said, no magic worked on Bell, and there was no way for the knights to exercise their skills to the fox that swiftly dodged their swords like a breeze. Moreover, Bell had a special ability. Bell knew what Ronée wanted as if it could read her mind. 

Like the first time when Ronée almost fell off the railing, the fox knew what Ronée wanted and saved her. When she did not want to fall off the railing, she would only make a wish not to fall. And when she asked Bell to protect Ryne, the fox wrapped up Ryne, who was almost drenched in scalding water. 

It seemed there was no limit to the fox’s abilities. 

“You have to kill that evil animal somehow!” 

But what was certain was that knights of the palace were not capable of hurting Bell, no matter how much they desperately tried. This made Ronée assured. 

At least, until the heresy interrogator came from the temple, there were no more people who could torment her.
 

People in the mansion would step back, wary of Bell. It was natural that if they tried to attack Ronée, the fox would not hesitate to bite, and like the devil’s, God’s magic would not work. And Bell was going to stay by Ronée’s side no matter what. 

Its body relaxed as soon as the noise outside disappeared. Ronée stroked Bell. The fox was like a friend that Nabel gave. She thought with a light smile. There won’t be anyone coming from the temple soon. 

Ryne combed her hair. Although she may have suffered from her, Ryne remained the same. Ronée was both grateful and sorry for that. Ryne wasn’t sure what would happen if she was taken to the temple. 

“There’s been a disturbance at the temple.” 

“Disturbance?” Ronée opened her eyes, curious. 

“The temple was attacked.” 

Ronée didn’t know whether she should be cheerful or downcast. So, her disposition was postponed until the temple regained its peace. In fact, it was an indefinite postponement. 

“Keep watching the devil in custody.” It was a message from the temple. 

The temple, which had already heard of the fox, defined her as a demon. However, they hadn’t classified her as dangerous; that was only their instruction. 

That was how Ronée was kept in a strange, concealed room in the mansion. It was a great place for one who didn’t want to interact with anyone. At her sudden disappearance, other people even thought Ronée was gone. 

* 

Ten years have passed. 

Meanwhile, an upheaval struck on the continent. 

The centre of the upheaval was the Western Continent.