Moreover, with so many eyes watching, the person also believed that he would not be easily denied.
“…Hello, Lady Castana. My name is Trian Dryad of Viscount Dryad. First of all, I wanted to congratulate the two of you on your engagement. Also, I deeply apologize for suddenly stopping you, my lady, but there is something I wish to say personally…”
It was then…Bianca’s face, which had been expressionless while looking at the aristocratic young man, turned cold as ice.
“Leave.”
“…Yes?”
The aristocratic young man, still not grasping the situation, was left in doubt.
Bianca’s chilly, jade-like voice echoed throughout the room.
“I apologize, but as of today, I will no longer be conversing privately with other men. This body belongs to no one but my fiancé.”
With that, Bianca del Castana coldly turned her back on the young man. Her fierceness stunned everyone in the room, leaving no one brave enough to speak to her.
Bianca herself had no desire to speak to anyone. Without glancing back, she quietly disappeared from the room.
****
“Damn it! What kind of nonsense is this?”
Within the territory Marquis of Castana, in a desolate alley where people rarely ventured, the young aristocrat, spurned by Bianca del Castana, vented his frustration to three of his companions, also young aristocrats.
“This is humiliating! It wasn’t just the two of us; she disgraced me in front of so many people! The honor of House Dryad is ruined!”
“Haha, well, wasn’t it worth the risk to speak to such a beautiful woman? Though she does have a rather high opinion of herself. It seems the rumor about her being one of the three most beautiful women in the empire is not just hearsay.”
“You can say that again. In that sense, Heir to Estel, who is betrothed to her, must be a very lucky man.”
As the group of noble youths continued exchanging such remarks, the young man rejected by Bianca could no longer contain his rage and began speaking ill of those involved. As it often happens with immature men, the conversation devolved into petty gossip.
“Ha, I tried talking to the Heir to Estel, and he was really nothing more than a nobody. The entire time we spoke, he didn’t even have the decency to look me in the eye.”
Encouraged by his friend’s gossip about the Heir to Estel, another young man chimed in. The truth was, he too was jealous of Cain von Estel, who was lucky enough to be engaged to such a beauty.
“Ahem, I’ve heard rumors about him too. It’s just gossip, but some say a scandal was involved in his breakup with the daughter of Count Cernard.”
“Hah, that’s hilarious! The guy’s nothing but lucky. A fortunate man born into a declining ducal family, who managed to snag a woman simply because of his name.”
For some time, they excitedly gossiped about Cain von Estel. It was something anyone could do—spreading rumors behind someone’s back. After all, jealousy and gossip about those better off were natural human tendencies.
But today, their luck ran out.
Their mistake? Not realizing that a death knell had been ringing behind them all along.
Tsutsutsu—
The wind shifted…
The atmosphere grew heavier…
Soon, they realized something was wrong.
The sounds of the engagement preparations, which had been bustling just moments ago, had completely vanished. It was as if they had been spirited away to a distant world.
“…!”
No sound escaped their mouths. In fact, it wasn’t just their voices. Silence had become the law in this strange space, absolute and unyielding.
Tak. Tak. Tak.
In a world where all noise had disappeared, the sound of footsteps grew closer.
Whoever was approaching seemed unaffected by the eerie silence. But they couldn’t even muster the will to see who was coming. Their bodies, now paralyzed, refused to obey.
“Men are truly incomprehensible creatures.”
A lazy, chilling voice teased their ears. The voice was quiet but carried a deadly undertone.
“Men are always like that. Fantasizing about stabbing someone in the back over and over.”
Thunk—!
Something unknown pierced them. Yet, no scream came.
She hadn’t allowed them the freedom to scream.
“…But it’s difficult, isn’t it, to imagine being stabbed yourself?”
Creak—
The woman, still unidentified, was clearly smiling.
“You’ve made a grave mistake. Do you know what it is?”
Snap—
Their wrists and ank1es began to twist in ways that defied human anatomy. There was no pain, but that only made the situation more terrifying. Their b0dies, slowly warping, felt alien to them, controlled by some other force.
“It’s because you took what belongs to me. The right to speak of him.”
Crack—!
The sound of a tend0n snapping echoed as one of their wrists, overwhelmed by the unnatural rotation, gave out. But everyone present knew this was only the beginning.
“Receiving his love, being able to hurt him—those are my privileges. As his fiancée, these are my rightful, lawful privileges.”
Bianca del Castana smiled coldly at the group of terrified youths before her.
“And to insult him in front of me, on a day like this? You’re truly bold. Talking ill of him in a place filled with Castana’s eyes and ears… You must be mad.”
The fire of determination burned brightly in Bianca’s eyes.
“Don’t worry. No one will come to help you. And you won’t remember any of this. But don’t think that means you’ll be free.”
She smiled even colder.
“Your b0dies will remember what happened today for the rest of your lives. The memories will hide in the depths of your unconscious. And maybe, just maybe, the lesson to mind your tongue will be embedded deep in your bones.”
Creak—
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told you she’s a Yandere and there are many of them here and mc sigh
Holy sh!t bianca