I remembered that Cesare had never returned to the family castle since he went to San Carlo to study. Several years had passed in the blink of an eye, and he didn't expect that he finally returned home and didn't even enter his childhood room. Instead, he was imprisoned directly. In the dungeon.
Cesare has not seen the sun since entering the Fog Village, and the shackles on his body are so tight that it makes people panic. Not only does Cesare have no memory of how he was brought here, but even his previous memories are very vague. …
I can only clearly remember that I was surrounded by groups of monsters in the field, and I... seemed to be dead?
Cesare couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this. It was very difficult for his neck, which was bound by chains, to lower his head even slightly, and he reluctantly looked at the broken waist in his memory.
I remember that I was torn in half by the stick of the man who turned into a monster. When I think about it, it feels like the pain that was beyond imagination came back again, and the fear of death came to my heart again.
Cesare repeatedly checked his body. At this time, he was put on thin clothes. It was vaguely visible that the muscles in his abdomen were intact as before, with no trace of injury at all, and no blood spilled.
Even the exposed skin and the scars from the wind and rain along the way have disappeared.
Cesare's cloak was placed not far away. Although Cesare could not get it, the blood stains and cracks on the cloak hinted that everything in his memory really happened and was by no means a scene. Nightmare.
I tried hard to recall the scene, but my brain felt like needles pricking me.
The bone staff, Anya being dragged, and the hateful hare-lipped face of Captain Claudius were slowly recalled in his mind. These were all part of his memory.
Cesare remembered that at the moment he was about to die, he touched the bone staff made of the monster's bones. In an instant, countless hyphae poured into his body, taking away all his senses, and his memory started from here. become blurred.
I only remember that I followed the smell of the girl's blood into the forest and found Claudius and Anya... No matter how I thought about what happened next, it would only make the brain more painful.
Cesare could only barely remember that he had killed Claudius, but the details and the specific process seemed like his body did not belong to him at all during that time. The more he thought about it, the more confused his mind would become.
When Cesare accidentally looked at his stripped clothes on the stone ground again, a shiny object caught his attention.
It was a gold coin, which was piled together with Cesare's clothes. The side of the coin with the Pope's head on it was facing up, and there was a conspicuous knife mark on it.
He seemed to remember that this was something belonging to Captain Claudius. He probably mistakenly thought it was something belonging to Cesare when he was brought back to the castle by his family members, so he was brought here together.
Is Captain Claudius really dead... Cesare remembered that he crushed the man's heart, so he was probably dead.
What about Anya? Where did Anya go?
He tried to move his body again, but the result was the same. The chain kept clanging and he couldn't lift it even with his hands and feet.
After thinking about it, I'd better save my energy. It would be easy to worry if it were another girl, but since Claudius is dead, Anya, that weird and crazy girl, will definitely have a way to take care of herself.
Right now, instead of caring about others, you should care about yourself. At least you have to understand the current situation before going to her. If you are turned into a monster by mycelium again, it will only make the situation worse.
Cesare looked at his familiar and complete skin. Not only was there no sign of the presence of hyphae, it was even unusually clean as if he had taken a bath. However, the fact that he was infected was so real that it was by no means a fantasy.
Although no traces could be seen on the surface of his body, the pain and weakness in his body also reminded Cesare that some kind of change had definitely occurred in him.
Was it cured by someone in the family? But if he was really completely cured...he wouldn't have to be locked up so tightly. Things would never be that simple.
The dungeon was a large space, and Cesare was just locked in one of the dark rooms. From time to time, private ghost-like screams could be heard from the next door.
Although he was very permeable, Cesare seemed to understand why the count did not let him enter the dungeon when he was a child. This was indeed not a good place to play hide and seek.
Outside the cell door, Ilona seemed to have met someone not long after she ran out, and the girl's footsteps stopped abruptly. "Mr. Andel! You came at the right time."
Ilona's voice was urgent, but she kept her tone as respectful as possible. "Can you keep an eye on Cesare for me? His infection has been suppressed very well, so you won't have to worry too much. I have something urgent to do and I have to see the Count."
"I came to see him." The man's voice in the dungeon responded, his voice was gentle and gentlemanly, and it sounded very familiar to Cesare. "But what happened? It's rare to see you so anxious."
"It's Crocia. Cesare came back this time because his sister Crocia was infected by mycelium. It may be too late..." Ilona's voice became smaller and smaller, as if she was also very worried. It's hard to accept this reality.
"What!?" The man named Andel was shocked. "Didn't we leave someone behind in Karl? Where is that old guy Istvan? He should have informed the crows of such an important matter as soon as possible! I knew that old drunkard was unreliable..."
Cesare heard Andel pacing anxiously.
"Okay, go find the earl quickly and leave this place to me. Everything will be done according to the earl's consideration."
As the girl's brisk footsteps gradually ran away, the squeaking sound of the man's leather boots approached the cell where Cesare was.
When the cell door was opened again, a tall gentleman wearing black and white clothes stood outside the door. He wore a black suit with a white shirt and a pure black tie. He looked energetic and capable.
Mr. Andel, in my memory, was also a member of the Hunyadi family. Like Janos and Garber, he would often come to the castle to meet the count. Mr. Andel would always be there every time a family meeting was held.
At least when he was young, he could hear Andel's voice arguing every time he eavesdropped, even when facing the Count, he was outspoken.
In my memory, Mr. Andel is a gentle gentleman, and it seems that he has not changed much in the past so long.
Andel's hair is neatly erect, with some curls in it. It is neat but does not make the appearance boring. He has a mustache and a goatee on his face.
He put his hands in his pockets and raised the corners of his mouth politely, but his eyes could not hide the worry in his heart.
"It's been so long since I last saw Cesare. It's really sad. You've grown so big in such a short time."
