The instant Roswaal took his last breath, the snow falling from the sky solidified, then it seemed as if the sky mourned his death, causing the snow to fall even harder and faster.
Although no one present mourned him, not Puck floating next to Emilia, even Emilia, with her innocence, did not say much about Roswaal's death. The most she did was look at him in silence without thinking too much.
Kaito was not going to mourn too much either, much less the two sisters in his arms; the hatred they feel for Roswaal is the least they can feel for him.
«This feeling...?». While holding the two sisters, Kaito suddenly felt something in the environment.
Fixing his gaze better, he saw a thin spiritual fluctuation next to Roswaal's body. It was a graceful figure, wearing a perfectly fitted black dress that accentuated her figure.
Long silver hair down to her waist, delicately white skin, and deep, intriguing, and ambitious black eyes.
This figure was Echidna, the Witch of Greed. She simply looked at Roswaal's body calmly, with the same calm she knelt down slightly and placed her hand on Roswaal's chest. Then she withdrew it, now holding a phosphorescent blue and purple light in her hand.
After holding it in her hand, Echidna stared intently into Kaito's eyes as if she wanted to see his entire being. After a time that seemed like an eternity, Echidna simply gave him a soft and intriguing smile, then she turned into a blurred silhouette, disappearing into the air.
This entire scene could only be seen by Kaito, since he realized that it was Echidna's spirit recovering Roswaal's soul, this did not surprise him too much. She was even able to collect spiritual fragments of the other Witches and even create Puck and Beatrice.
Obtaining the soul of a simple Roswaal was no problem, moreover, he was already connected with her through the Gospel, that only made it easier.
—Kaito, is something wrong? —Emilia had already arrived next to Kaito with a soft voice.
He quickly stopped thinking about Echidna, he will meet her in the future, right now it is not necessary.
—Calm down, it's nothing serious, let's go back —smiling gently, Kaito carried the two sisters in his arms.
Feeling that the two were shy about separating from him, then hugging him barely knowing him, Kaito simply carried the two. Without seeing any resistance from the two, Kaito began to walk.
Emilia quickly followed him, walking by his side, while Puck, for his part, went back into the collar on Emilia's chest. Thus, the four people and one cat returned to the cabin, there was no word on the whole way, only silence.
Minutes later.
The group had already arrived in front of the cabin, which seemed not to have been affected by the fight in the distance. Kaito slowly entered the cabin with Emilia behind him, after entering, he looked with a smile at the two girls in his arms.
—Do both of you want to stay in my arms? —Kaito asked the two sisters with a small smile.
Hearing Kaito's words, the two sisters looked at him with their faces slightly red, slowly the two sisters got down from Kaito's arms, standing in front of him while looking at him somewhat withdrawn.
—Relax, I won't hurt you —Kaito sat down on the living room sofa.
The two sisters looked at Kaito slightly, then sat down in front of him while holding their hands together.
Emilia, watching the scene, sat next to Kaito, looking at the two girls with curiosity.
—So? What do you plan to do in the future? —Kaito asked the two sisters calmly.
Hearing Kaito's words, the two sisters looked at each other and then at Kaito, in the end they said nothing. They really didn't know what to do, at first they were angry with Roswaal, after seeing him dead they no longer knew what to do.
The two knew that Roswaal was a noble of the Kingdom of Lugunica, now, both eliminated Roswaal, which makes both of them criminals.
Looking at the two confused sisters not knowing what to do, it did not seem strange to Kaito, no matter how much mental maturity they have due to tragic events, they still lack a lot of life experience.
—Would you like to follow me? —Kaito asked calmly.
—Follow you?... I... I wonder why Mr. Kaito helped us... —to Kaito's question, Ram asked her own question.
—Because I wanted to, there is no other reason, I simply couldn't stand how you were being used by a guy like that.
Kaito's direct answer made the two sisters look at him incredulously, they did not expect such a direct and simple answer, they even thought there was another reason. But, a man who had easily defeated Roswaal, what need is there to deceive his two defenseless sisters?
—Besides, I must take responsibility for what I do, one way or another I got you into trouble for Roswaal's death, so let me take care of you from now on —Kaito spoke sincerely, without holding back his thoughts.
Those words of Kaito deeply touched the hearts of the two sisters. Since when had someone not told them that they would take care of them? Even when their Clan was alive, they were still being pressured by the tribe leaders.
They had not felt such care, such concern, even if they wanted to appear calm, the trembling of their bodies and their slightly watery eyes showed their true feelings.
Seeing this, Kaito got up from the couch and slowly approached the two sisters, placing a hand on their heads, he calmed them down.
—Don't worry, I will take care of you from now on —Kaito accompanied his softer voice with a warm smile.
With all this, the sisters could no longer hold back, they simply hugged Kaito's neck tightly and sobbed lightly. Kaito, for his part, wrapped his two arms around the sisters, providing them with protection.
On the other side, Emilia watched this moving situation, she really felt sorry for the two sisters, even if she did not know the whole general story, she could feel the same feeling as the two sisters, that light in the darkness with infinite warmth.
After comforting them for a long time, the two sisters separated from Kaito, although now they gently held the sleeves of his jacket.
—My name is Kaito, the girl behind me is Emilia... what are your names? —Kaito asked knowingly.
—My name is Ram, she is my sister Rem —Ram, as the older sister, took the initiative to introduce herself and Rem.
—Nice to meet you, Mr. Kaito... Miss Emilia —although shy, Rem spoke after Ram.
—Miss?... n-no need for such flattery... Emilia is fine —somewhat embarrassed by the title Rem gave her, Emilia quickly clarified how she liked to be called.
Kaito, for his part, just watched the scene with a smile, he was relieved that the relationship between the three girls was slowly getting closer.
—Then, let's go to Roswaal's mansion —Kaito said as he lifted the two sisters from the couch.
—Go back to the mansion? —Rem asked confused.
—Yes, besides you, there is also a woman named Frederica and another named Beatrice, right?... After Roswaal's elimination, they were left adrift, so I also plan to take care of that.
After hearing Kaito's words, the two sisters did not know how Kaito knew such a thing. But they quickly understood, although Beatrice was not social, she lived in Roswaal's mansion and Frederica worked for him, now that he is gone, the two were left adrift.
—You don't dislike that idea, do you Emilia? —Kaito turned to look at Emilia behind him.
Emilia, who had been on the sidelines, hearing Kaito's words, woke up from her initial stupor, looking at Kaito who was asking for her opinion, a warm and unknown feeling appeared in her chest. She simply smiled while nodding, her answer to Kaito's question.
—Good then, let's go right away —Kaito didn't want to waste too much time, so he held the hands of the two sisters and left the cabin with Emilia.
Upon leaving, Kaito looked at the cabin, then it impressively shrunk quickly, then floated in the air inside a sphere to slowly fall into Emilia's hands.
—I know you have a special affection for this place, so you can keep it —Kaito smiled at Emilia, while she looked at her hands in a daze.
After looking at the small sphere in her hands, Emilia smiled warmly as she looked at Kaito with her eyes slightly watery.
—Thank you Kaito, really thank you.
—Don't thank me for such a thing, it's easy for me —Kaito smiled, approaching Emilia along with Rem and Ram.
—Alright, let's go —having said this, a matrix appeared under the four people.
Immediately in a flash, the four disappeared from the snowy forest, erasing the trace that a cabin once existed in this forest.
Marquis Mathers Territory, Roswaal's Mansion.
From one moment to the next, outside the great mansion of Marquis Roswaal, a blue flash appeared outside the door, when the flash disappeared, the group of four people appeared at this mansion.
The two sisters were still holding Kaito's hands, they were not surprised by the scene of this mansion, Emilia was different. Her whole life she had lived in the forest, she had not even seen a structure of such size in some of the towns near the Elior Forest.
Kaito let Emilia look at the mansion and its garden, he had no reason to stop her. He slowly approached the large door of the mansion and touched it.
Shortly after, footsteps resonated inside the mansion, and shortly after, one side of the door opened, revealing a woman.
With golden hair down to her waist, with bright green eyes, delicate white skin, and a well-proportioned figure, highlighted by the maid's uniform she was wearing. This woman was Frederica, the demi-human and Garfiel's sister.
When Frederica opened the door, she saw an unknown man, but her gaze quickly fell on Rem and Ram who were holding Kaito's hands.
—Ram? Rem? How did you suddenly come back?... What about Lord Roswaal? —Frederica asked confused.
She really didn't believe that Roswaal would have the two return with a stranger, that was her thought and her knowledge or what she thought she had of Roswaal.
Before either of the two sisters could answer Frederica, Kaito spoke first.
—Roswaal is dead, I was partly responsible.
—What?... Lord Roswaal is dead? —when Frederica heard Kaito's words, there was a short circuit in her head.
What had she heard? Roswaal was dead? But, no matter how stunned she was, she quickly heard the meaning in Kaito's words, was this man responsible for Lord Roswaal's death?
Without thinking any further, Frederica's hands turned into golden tiger claws, an oppressive aura came out of her body, and her teeth were exposed as she looked at Kaito with hostility.
—Sister Frederica wait a moment, there's a good reason for, that calm down please —although timid, Rem was the first to stand in front of Kaito and defend him.
—Rem move aside, I don't know what lie this guy told you, move away... —Frederica replied angrily.
Rem just seemed helpless, Kaito for his part only looked at Frederica's hostile posture, without being worried, he calmly spoke.
—Roswaal was responsible for the massacre of their village, do you still want to defend Roswaal? —Kaito spoke lightly, but for Frederica, it was different.
It was a bucket of cold water for her, what did she hear? That Lord Roswaal who gave her, her mother, and her brother a home did such a thing? Although she wanted to deny it with all her might, she couldn't, seeing the innocent eyes of the two girls without seeing that they were being forced by the guy in front of him... she knew it was true.
After seeing Frederica calm down, the two sisters moved away from Kaito to hold Frederica's two claws. When she saw the two girls, she simply calmed down, then gently hugged them, providing them with some protection.
—Shall we talk inside? —Kaito asked after a while, seeing that Frederica slowly calmed down.
After hearing Kaito's words, Frederica separated from Rem and Ram, confused and with thousands of emotions in her heart, she simply nodded while holding Rem and Ram's hands.
—Please follow me —having said this, Frederica stepped aside to let Kaito enter.
Seeing this, Kaito nodded to her and slowly entered the mansion, Emilia was no exception.
Due to the commotion Frederica made, she had already woken up from her initial stupor.
After entering the mansion, Frederica closed the mansion door, then taking Rem and Ram's hands, she guided Kaito to the mansion's living room.
After walking for a while, the group arrived at the living room, Frederica sat on a sofa with Rem and Ram next to her. Kaito sat across from her and Emilia sat next to him.
—So... can you explain what really happened? —Frederica asked Kaito, extremely expectant.
—Well... where do I start —without disappointing Frederica, Kaito began to speak.
Telling her everything Roswaal did against the two sisters, with his words and the words of the two sisters... the whole situation, no matter how much she didn't want to believe it, became clear in Frederica's mind.
Simply throughout the conversation, she remained silent while firmly hugging the two sisters, she really didn't know the pain the two sisters endured all this time, moreover... she learned Roswaal's true face.