From where do I obtain a knife?
An assassin raid.
I don't know the true intentions of the person who sent him to kill me, but thinking it from their point of view, it would be a good ending for a maiden who was rejected by the prince.
“I hate this house!”
Just a day has passed after being isolated from the main building. When I was called by them again, I was angry with my father who was not worried even though there were persons that were aiming for my life. Even though I know he hired them.
Whatever way I think about the events transpired here yesterday, it always points to them as the ones behind the attack. The art shown by the assassin was cool though. Did that person run away safely?
Oh, I wanted him to show me more of his techniques…
"Dad, what should I do with the wound on my shoulder?"
Even though the engagement was broken, I’m still the eldest daughter of this house. But if my shoulder is left with a scar, I might even lose that title.
"It can't be helped. Let's go to see my doctor."
"Thank you"
It seems that I can get treatment at the end. Though I want to preserve it as a historical record of my past achievements. But otherwise, I’ll have to see the distorted face of my father.
This is art! I've to keep my body as a Duke’s daughter, but I can't help my willingness to keep it!! My father will be mad if he knows…
I don't want to lose this scar.
That's it. Let's tell him that it's no use spending such an effort on me. That way, he might be convinced and leave my scar be.
I opened my mouth but before I could utter a word...
"Are you sure he can’t cure the scar on Iris later? It needs to be done now?"
My stepmother said. Father raises his face to look at her.
"If not now, I won’t even be able to give this girl away as a bride anymore."
"But she’s not right now a child that’d be wanted as a bride; she'd have to work on her appearance first. Fortunately, this child doesn't like scars, and I think that she’ll make an effort to improve her appearance if she wants to visit the doctor. It’s useless to invest if she doesn’t hold value as a bride first. "
"Well, you’re right."
Stepmother always says such things with a straight face to father in front of me. And Nathalie, my stepsister, sang next to her to support those declarations.
Beautiful purple hair, cute face like a princess. None of this is something I have and I think it's enviable, but their personalities are the worst.
Nathalie mocked me at an angle that my father couldn't see.
"That's why. Iris, if you want to get rid of those scars, you must first have a normal appearance.”
"Yes?"
--- Wait, wait? I'm so happy.
Is it really not necessary to erase it? I did it. I need to protect all the artwork that the assassin left behind for me!
Later, I encountered myself lying on the floor without doing anything. Because there is nothing to do. I can't do anything in this place. Will I be thin someday if I continue with this forced diet of a single meal by day like this? No, it’s good to lose weight, and it’s better so I can become an assassin sooner.
――― Okay, let's be an assassin.
Is there a knife? The sight that remains in my head is the light that tears the dark night. I’m always thinking of it non-stop.
But there are no knives in the room.
"Knife knife knife knife knife ---"
Where are the knives? That's it. There will be many knives in the remote kitchen near here. Let’s take action immediately. I’m eager to go to that kitchen.
"Where are you going without an escort?"
For me who was so big, being stealthy was not suitable.
I looked from the edge of the hallway, but a servant soon found me out. To escape, the opponent is a human who has mastered the Militania’s martial arts. I was caught without even noticing and returned to my room. As an added bonus, an escort is placed in front of my room.
“Oh, how sad!“
I can’t do anything freely in this house!!
Isn’t it time?! That's right!! Oh already! meal time!!
I've been harassed so far, but this is painful to the extreme. I'm sorry for being fat. But it’s not me, my constitution is like this! Forgive it alright?
Oh, right! That's true.
There’ll be a knife and fork for dinner. I can get the knife from there.
Yes, just like I thought it was time already but…
Soup and bread!!
that's all!! ????
No knife at all…
But all right! It’s meal time at least!!