When I arrived at the kitchen, I found that Nina had finished most of the work. So, I told her to leave the rest of the work to me.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

While I was busy working, I saw her pull out my sword, which I had left on the table. I shouted out loud, "Be careful! It's..."

Before I could finish my sentence, she pulled it out and it came out of its sheath. Because of the hole, Nina lost her balance and tripped and fell to the ground. The sword flew in the air and before it could touch her face, I caught it by the blade, but I cut my hand.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. It's nothing, but don't carry a sword before you know how to pull it out of its sheath at least."

She said sadly, "I'm really sorry. I always cause trouble for others."

"I told you it's okay. I'm the one to blame for leaving the sword in a place like this."

Nina went and got some bandages and put them on my hand. She said, "It would be easier for you if the healing power worked on you. It's really strange."

As we were doing that, Sela came in. "You two! What are you doing? Don't you realize what time it is?"

"Oh, right. It's already night. I didn't realize that."

Sela continued, "There's a meeting now for everyone in the castle."

I said in surprise, "A meeting?"

Sela replied, "Yes, this is not a common thing. I don't even know what's going on. Anyway, we should all go. Everyone has to attend."

I felt a little confused, but I went anyway.

The meeting was in a large room on one of the floors. There was a large table in the middle and everyone was sitting. Then, Yuna started talking.

"Since everyone is here, we will begin now. Tomorrow, a party will be held in this castle at night. Many nobles and important figures will be attending. So we have to work late today, as well as wake up early tomorrow."

Nina said, looking annoyed, "What! More work? I thought we were done for the day."

Yuna replied, "These are special circumstances, as these guests are important to Lady Isabella."

Both Isabella and Ren were very quiet, and they didn't say a word. But I felt the looks of concern on their faces. Suddenly, Claudia said, "So, we heard what happened to you from Yuna, and I want to know what your relationship is with these two people, Jin?"

Isabella said, "Claudia! Don't make accusations like that without evidence!"

Claudia didn't pay her any attention, then she continued, "Why are you silent? Didn't I ask you a question?"

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This really surprised me. I didn't expect to be accused of anything like this at least. So I replied, confused: "I..."

Before I could say anything, Nina interrupted me, "Why are you saying this? Jin saved me and got injured because he didn't run away and leave me behind. It's impossible for him to be involved with these people."

Claudia replied to her, "He could have planned all of this. This has never happened here before, and it coincided with his arrival, and also..."

Isabella shouted, "That's enough!" Then she continued, "We are sorry, Jin, but this matter happened at a bad time. I am not accusing you, but we just want to know if you even know the names of these two people."

Nina said, "How can you say that? Jin is not a bad person."

I said, "It's okay, in fact, it's the first time I've seen them in my life."

Sela also said, "I don't think he has anything to do with it, because he was injured even though he knew that healing magic doesn't work on him. I don't think he would risk that."

"I agree with you. It is not right to accuse anyone without evidence."

Claudia said, "But Master Ren?"

Isabella stood up and hit the table with her hand, saying, "Claudia, that's enough. End this discussion!"

I felt that they still suspected me even after that talk. I can't blame them. After all, I am a stranger in the end.

Before we left, Claudia stood up and looked at me with intense anger, but she didn't say anything and left.

We returned and continued to work for hours. I was really tired. Then, when I finished my work, I returned to the kitchen to ask Yuna if I could leave after I finished my work, but when I arrived I found Nina and Sela had prepared some food.

Nina said, "We heard you didn't eat, so we prepared some food for you. And Sela helped me."

I said, "What help did she only give you? She made half of it herself."

Nina said, "Come on, eat."

This surprised me a little. "I don't know what to say in these situations."

Sela said, "Don't say anything. We want to thank you for saving Nina."

I wasn't sure if the food was delicious or because I hadn't eaten anything in a long time, but when I tasted it, I remembered something from the past.

"Hello, Jin, Jin!"

"Yes? Is there something wrong?"

"You took a spoonful of the soup, and then You became absent-minded."

"I'm sorry. It's so delicious. When I ate it, I remembered an old memory. I feel like I've had it before."

Nina's eyes sparkled and she smiled. "Really! I'm so glad."

"Yes, it's delicious."

"I'm glad you liked it. Eat as much soup as you want."

"Hey, Nina, that's not fair. I want to eat what you made too."

I put down the spoon and stood up, then said, "Thank you for being kind to me, even though I don't deserve it."

"No, that's not true. You helped Ren and Isabella, and you helped me too."

I said, "Anyone would have done that. It's not really anything special."

Sela said, "That doesn't change the fact that you helped us."

Nina said, "Jin, don't mind what Claudia says. She's nice, but she's doing all this because..."

I interrupted her with a smile, "It's okay. I'm a stranger in the end. It's best not to interfere in your personal affairs, and I can't blame her. If I were in her place, I might do the same."

I thanked them for the food again, then went to bed. Although I was tired, I couldn't sleep well. So I decided to go for a walk outside the castle. While I was walking through the dark halls of the castle, I noticed that someone was following me. I could feel someone moving in the dark near me. I don't know how, but it happens unconsciously. I pretended not to know, then hid in a dark corner. When he passed in front of me, I hid my presence, because I knew it was him. It's Yuna. It seems that, as I expected, they still suspect me, and they asked her to follow me. I decided to come out and reveal myself so they wouldn't suspect me anymore.

"Are you looking for something?"

"Ah! You scared me. My heart almost stopped."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I was just going to the bathroom, but I got lost. Can you show me where it is?"

"Yes, it's this way."

I wanted to ask her what motivated her to follow me, but I might be wrong, so I preferred to keep quiet. It seems that my departure from this place will be faster than I expected.

I lay on the ground in the front garden of the castle next to a large tree. The moon was bright, the stars were twinkling in the sky, and a gentle breeze was lifting some sadness from my heart. I wished this could last for a long time, but I know that everything has an end, and my end here is inevitable. That night, I was able to sleep without dreaming of nightmares.