Chapter 96
At those words, Hildegard’s eyes widened. She covered her mouth again and asked in a small voice.
“How on earth? What happened...”
“There was an argument when our brother tried to take me to volunteer work. I fell down the stairs and died then... So he probably received divine punishment of repeating the same time dozens of times.”
Hildegard shuddered with a pale face. She seemed to be genuinely terrified by the story Liv had told.
“The talk of divine punishment always gives me chills...”
“That’s why our brother hates me. It’s natural since he received divine punishment because of me. He went to study abroad in the Merna Empire to avoid me too.”
“Ah, so that’s what that meant...”
Hildegard nodded, understanding the meaning of the letters they had exchanged when Liv was in the Lartman Duchy. Walter’s departure for Merna wasn’t simply because he was ashamed that his adopted sister was a fake Saintess. Walter hated the object of terror that had brought divine punishment upon him.
“Even though it wasn’t my intention, I feel sorry for our brother. That’s why it’s uncomfortable to see his face.”
“Ah...”
“He was really a good person until he experienced divine punishment because of me. Our relationship became strained all because of me.”
At those words, Hildegard’s face darkened just like Liv’s, and silence fell over the room.