I Only Raised Men for Revenge - Chapter 13

“Big deal? Why? Did Teddy run away from home or something?”

“No, no. It’s not that. It’s just… It’s just… Someone else has started buying Hepria cotton!”

“Huh?”

Sesenia tilted her head, looking at her. What was she talking about? Hepria cotton had almost no demand. Who would be buying it?

“Really…?”

Had someone else read the market? In the past, no one except Sesenia bought Hepria cotton. They only laughed at Sesenia for buying it up. But now someone else was buying it?

‘Could something be changing from the past?’

“And the person who bought it… the person who bought it is…”

Lizbeth, who was panting for breath, shook her head.

“It’s Lady Elzer.”

“…What? My sister?”

“Yes. She suddenly started buying it up three days ago.”

“Why?”

The word “why” came out involuntarily. This had never happened in the past.

“I don’t know. I heard she bought up all the cotton that you couldn’t buy in the market, Lady.”

Could this be happening? Had Elzer been that smart? In the past, Elzer had laughed at Sesenia for buying Hepria cotton, sticking by their father’s side and saying she was doing something foolish. But now she was buying it up?

‘Is she eyeing my business?’

That didn’t make sense. To others, no, to everyone in the Empire who did business, Sesenia was being ridiculed for buying Hepria cotton.

‘No. She can’t be that smart. Or is she trying to corner me?’

Whatever it was, Sesenia had to meet Elzer.

“Where is my sister?”

“In her room.”

Sesenia felt that something was going wrong and left her room.

‘I thought things were moving according to my wishes a little too easily. Was it all for me to experience something this absurd?’

Her steps moved even faster than before. It must just be a coincidence, she thought, as she arrived at Elzer’s room.

“Lady Sesenia.”

“Will you let my sister know I’m here?”

“Yes.”

The maid in front of the room knocked on the door without much emotion.

“Lady, Lady Sesenia is requesting an audience.”

“Let her in.”

Her voice sounded unusually bright. As soon as the door opened, Sesenia entered the room. Elzer, who was leisurely getting her nails done, smiled and waved her hand.

“What brings you to my room?”

“There’s something I want to ask.”

At those words, Elzer raised her hand. At once, the maid who was doing her nails, as well as everyone else in the room, left.

“What do you want to ask?”

“Did you follow me and buy it, sister?”

“Buy what?”

“Hepria cotton.”

At those words, Elzer smiled and clapped her hands.

“The rumors have already spread that far.”

“So, you did follow me and buy it?”

“Follow you? I just read the trend. That’s always been your problem. You always think you’re the smartest person in the world and that only you have ideas, right?”

“…So, you just saw the trend and bought it?”

“Yeah. Why not? There’s no guarantee that only you can buy it, is there?”

She seemed like a different person. Her eyes themselves were different. Elzer’s eyes, which had always been filled with vain dreams, were now bright and alive.

“…I guess not.”

“Why? Does it feel like you’ve been robbed?”

“…”

“You acted like you could win, but now you’re worried, huh? Judging by how quickly you came to find me?”

Elzer, who was looking at her well-manicured nails, stood up and patted Sesenia’s shoulder.

“But what can you do? In the end, business is all about money. I’ll buy more than you did. I’ll be the one who wins in the end.”

“…”

“I’m going to take everything you do, not just this. So don’t be so mistaken that the Marquisate will be yours just because you did something like this.”

“…What?”

“You’re still thinking about it, aren’t you? That you’ll hit the jackpot with this and get your father’s recognition and make the Marquisate yours. But it won’t work this time.”

For a moment, her head spun.

“This time?”

“Yeah. This time.”

The feeling that something was off about Elzer wasn’t a delusion. Elzer had already anticipated that Sesenia would be able to obtain the Marquisate through this. How, she wondered.

“Could it be.”

“Hmm?”

“…You. You, sister.”

Sesenia’s face hardened as she looked at Elzer, who was tilting her head.

“You, do you know everything?”

“Know what?”

“Do you know everything that’s going to happen?”

“Of course. I’m smart, unlike you. You can’t beat me.”

Sesenia had clearly declared that she would give up the Marquisate. Yet, the fact that she thought she would make the Marquisate her own meant that she knew the future.

That through this, by using Hepria cotton, Sesenia would hit a business jackpot thanks to preparing for the unexpected winter cold that was coming soon. That thanks to that, she would be recognized by her father and be able to make the Marquisate her own. Elzer already knew.

And her words were strange.

“…You did you return?”

It was just a random thing to say. She just had a strange feeling, that the facts Elzer knew weren’t just because she was smart, but for some other reason. But Elzer’s expression instantly hardened.

“Return? What, what are you talking about?”

Elzer, who had been sneering, tried to harden her expression as she looked at Sesenia.

Anyone could see that her expression and actions were very suspicious.

“I’m asking if you went back in time.”

Usually, when asked this, most people would laugh and say it was crazy. The Elzer she knew, the Elzer in Sesenia’s memory, would have definitely laughed and said that she had finally gone crazy.

But Elzer’s reaction was different.

“…”

She didn’t say anything.

Only then did she realize. The reason why Elzer had suddenly started buying Hepria cotton. Why she was talking so confidently.

‘She knows. The future.’

Everything that hadn’t been explained was explained by that one assumption.

“That’s right. You, you came back. You…”

“Could it be that you came back too?”

And finally, Elzer opened her mouth. She looked at Sesenia with a face as white as a sheet.

“Really… this is really interesting. Elzer, why? Why did you come back?”

“…”

Elzer didn’t say anything to Sesenia’s question.

“Tell me. You were supposed to live well after killing me. But why, why did you come back? Tell me. Did you come back to torment me again?”

“Don’t talk nonsense and get out.”

“Don’t even think about denying it now. I thought it was strange. You. You, sister, would never buy Hepria cotton. No, you wouldn’t have the brains for that, you who have no sense for business. You wouldn’t even follow me. Why did you suddenly buy cotton? It was because you knew the future.”

Sesenia couldn’t help but laugh.

“So in the end, what you’re doing after returning to the past is just imitating what Sesenia did in the past. You can’t beat me without doing that, huh?”

“Don’t worry. I’ll win everything in the end, okay? Knowing the future isn’t something only you can do, Sesenia. In the end, you’ll die by my hand again. If you don’t want that, just stay locked up in your room right now. Then, out of pity… maybe I’ll spare you?”

“You seem pretty anxious. Your words are getting longer. But sister, if you ended up going back in time… doesn’t that mean you died too?”

The corners of her lips twitched involuntarily.

“Wh-what…?”

“That’s right. If you were really living happily there you wouldn’t be here, would you? Right?”

In reality, she had returned because of the family curse.

‘But Elzer wouldn’t have returned because of that.’

There was no way Elzer, who would have been happier than anyone there, would have returned to this time, even hoping for her own death.

‘Strange.’

If you die, you return to this time? That assumption didn’t make sense either. If that were the case, her family would have turned back time again and again and prospered more than any other family.

‘Then what could it be? Is there another trigger for regression?’

She couldn’t know now, but the conclusion was one. Not only she, but Elzer had also regressed. That alone was enough.

A radiant smile spread across Sesenia’s face. She was even grateful. Even the slightest guilt she had felt in her heart disappeared.

The person in the future and this person were different people, so the worry that she had about whether she could be cruel to this person was instantly forgotten.

“That’s right. Our sister died. How pitiful. You even killed your younger sister, framed her to death, and you should have lived well. Why did you die?”

Sesenia patted Elzer’s shoulder. Whether she didn’t like that or not, she roughly shook off Sesenia’s hand.

“What are you doing!”

“What am I doing? I’m comforting you. You should have at least lived well. To come back after dying, how ridiculous.”

“Stop it. I feel more sorry for you. If I was just Elzer, you would have taken everything. But this time, I’m me, who knows the future, so you’re going to have everything taken away from you, right?”

“So, it’ll be even more fun. Okay. Elzer. Try hard. Let’s see who the real winner is.”

“…”

“Don’t die again this time, and do well. Let’s see who creates a more perfect future. And do well with Prince Ian, who loves you so much. Fighting! Cheer up! You can do it!”

She clenched her fist tightly and waved her hand. At that action, Elzer’s face turned red, as if she couldn’t contain her anger.

“Then I’ll be going. Do well. Diligently repeating what I did in the past.”

After saying those words, Sesenia turned around and left the room.

‘Interesting.’

She had never imagined that Elzer would return.

‘But in the end, all she’s doing after returning is what Sesenia did in the past. She’s still the same, without her own thoughts. Stupid woman.’

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