Chapter 272: Misunderstanding Situation
Chapter 272: Misunderstanding Situation
After a few exchanges of words, Emperor Elliott and his son left the Reinhard Family's mansion. They knew that their presence there would only make some people uncomfortable bringing up personal family matters.
Rosie and Fran were unable to ask their grandfather in person for a while. So, they could only ask for details from their parents. Everything they knew was based solely on a private letter, and it was still incomplete.
For some reason, the story was tinged with questions and confirmation to Elysia subconsciously. Rosie's parent and Fran's parent kept doing that to the point of overwhelming Elysia.
Shock and denial churned in Rosie and Fran when they heard the details of the tragedy from their parents. Then, their grieved feelings became pain, guilt, anger, and eventually, depression enveloped them.
"I see... So, like that. Father mother, allow me to go to the family funeral. I want to make a pilgrimage." Rosie felt heartbroken after hearing the complete story from her parents and also from Fran's parents.
"Why not have breakfast first? It's been a long time for us to eat together, right?" Rosie's mother suggested with a kind smile, but Rosie and Fran shook their heads.
"We can do that for lunch, mother. We've had breakfast before, and grandfather still-" Rosie didn't continue. She just left, and Fran did likewise.
"Is that so... Then you can go to the family funeral. It's quite a distance from here, and make sure you go with some escorts." Fran's father just gave permission. He knew there was nothing wrong with that.
"Un, we will. Fran, Ely, Eve, Ella..." Rosie nodded understandingly, then she looked at each individual she mentioned.
Understanding the implied invitation, Elysia and her friends immediately excused themselves towards the Reinhardt Family before they left.
Once again, they boarded the carriage and were escorted by knights. Apart from that, two Saint-level experts were also there with them.
"Sir Charles, please stop at the nearest flower shop. We need to buy some flowers and incense." Rosie opened the small window to convey her intentions to the coachman.
"Understood."
After getting that response, Rosie closed the small window again.
"Rosie, Fran, I wish I had the right words to say. Just know I care." Elysia dared to speak. She wanted to make Rosie and Fran feel better for a reason.
"Thank you, Ely. Your master was instrumental in helping the investigation team led by my grandfather. So, you and your master just came to this world at that time, hmm. But why? Why was Alisha the only one who couldn't be found by your master, Ely? Was Alisha really... By that evil black tiger? That evil tiger killed everyone." Rosie tightened her hands into fists. She felt resentment and other bad feelings for the evil tiger.
Vanessa shivered a little. She seemed to know, based on the story she had heard earlier, the black tiger in question was her brother as the greatest possibility. If all the dots were linked, she got factual incidents about her brother. The reason why her brother was badly injured before being freed by her master from suffering.
She was furious and felt like taking revenge on Rosie's family. Still, her master calmed her emotions with gentle and soothing words.
'Vann, please close your eyes and feel my heartbeat. Don't think of it like that, 'they' are all dead. Any other bloodshed will put you in an even worse situation.' Elysia conveyed that gently through their spirit of connection. She stroked Vanessa while hugging Vanessa to her chest.
'En.' Vanessa did as suggested. Miraculously, it managed to make her a lot calmer and more peaceful. The anger and urge for revenge vanished in an instant as she listened to her master's heartbeat.
Her master was right. She would only make things worse with revenge, even though the guilty party was dead. However, she could no longer see Rosie and Fran, including their family, in the same light as before.
Vanessa didn't realize that she mixed the two stories together. She was aware of some details regarding that Devil Princess met a group of humans in Avrora Forest. Her brother was not much different, either. She assumed that her brother met Alisha's entourage, and the Devil Princess met with the investigation team.
The two human parties both had casualties, and she believed that her brother only fought back because he felt threatened. He managed to kill many and run, but he was also badly injured on the verge of last breath. Meanwhile, the Devil Princess only fought back a little and fled because the investigation team was fierce. There was no way that the Devil Princess managed to kill so many with such a weak blood aura.
Well, Elena advised Elysia to leave Vanessa's swapped assumptions just like that. If Vanessa's assumptions were straightened out, Elena was worried the cat might do some stupid things.
At that moment, Fran's eyes lit up at a sudden thought. He stared at the cat in Elysia's arms with a sharp gaze.
"Fra- Fran, why are you looking at me like that? If I said something wrong or acted up with something that offended you, please forgive me." Elysia noticed Fran's gaze, but she didn't know why. She just hoped an apology would settle things.
"Miss Elysia, can you tell us where you met and formed a spiritual bond with your contracted beast? You never said that Vanessa came from your world. So, your contracted beast came from this world." Fran made a steeple of his fingers like an investigator full of suspicion on the suspect.
The accusing question that came from Fran made Ella and Evelyn tense. They didn't like this atmosphere, and Elysia seemed to have been cornered ever since they arrived at the Reinhard Family's mansion.
Rosie suddenly realized something from Fran's question. Evil tiger was very suitable to describe Vanessa's winged tiger form if she looked at reality with her emotional eyes at this moment.
"Wait a minute, I've been ignoring that for a while. However, this time I couldn't remain silent. One thing irritated me right now... Is your purpose in bringing Ely here just to corner her and blame her for things she doesn't even know? What did Ely do to you and your family that Ely was given such treatment? Earlier from your family, and now you are too." Evelyn put on an exasperated expression. She immediately pointed out the source of it without the slightest politeness.
"Uhm, if that's the case, then you are the meanie, Rosie. I'm disappointed in you. Please stop this carriage right now. The gaze you gave to Ely infuriated me." Ella also expressed her dissatisfaction, even though her expression was out of sync with the words she said. She had been patient enough and let it end here.
Rosie's eyes widened in surprise. She just stared at the cat, but why all the accusations because of the stare at Elysia?
"Wait a moment, I'm sure there is a misunderstanding. Forgive me, the depressed feeling because that full tragedy story is still enveloping Fran and me." Rosie swiftly tried to reconcile the situation. If she failed, she would be in big trouble, and she knew it.
"Ho? Then, what is your justification for the fairly harsh words directed at Ely from your parents? Ely looks similar to Alisha, and they don't like their family members to be mimicked by other people?" Evelyn folded her arms under her chest. She didn't care about the accusations she gave because she was upset.
"You hot-headed girls, please cool off your heads first. If that needs to be said, Rosie and Fran's parents may have difficulty thinking of Elysia as someone else. She is similar to their youngest family member, after all. Those, as mentioned earlier, are nothing but misunderstanding." Maximilian knew the situation and immediately broke up with them. Rosie immediately gave him full appreciation with teary eyes.
"Granpa Max, if so, why are they cornering Ely with their questions? That's so rude as to be called misunderstanding, and it's disrespectful to satisfy curiosity." Evelyn looked to the side with a pouty expression.
"Well, they just want to know about Elysia, nothing more. That's what they use to make sure that Elysia isn't Alisha like they thought. Rosie, you go on." Maximilian gave Rosie a signal, and the girl nodded in understanding.
"Please forgive my parents and Fran's parents. They didn't mean that--" Rosie tried to reconcile the situation as best she could for the next few minutes. She knew there was a misunderstanding between them, and she needed to rectify it immediately.
"Hmph!" Evelyn just snorted and stopped arguing with Rosie.
"Hum, I misunderstood you and your family, Rosie. Please forgive me for my dissatisfaction earlier." Ella delivered that out of courtesy. She didn't know what else to respond to if Rosie had tried like that.
"En, all the misunderstanding come from our parents and current emotions. Thank you for your understanding. Once again, please forgive us. I am saying this to represent my family." Rosie finally breathed a sigh of relief. She gave a little bow and smiled subtly.
"Miss Elysia, you still haven't answered my question. Please forgive me, but I need to know the answer." Fran was still persisted with the question that had been neglected.
Rosie frowned and immediately pinched her little brother on the thigh and spoke in a mosquito-like voice. "Fran, do you want to make the misunderstanding happen again. My feet are cold because of that."
"Hm, why do you want to know that so much, Fran? However, your suspicions cannot be justified. Vann is a white tiger, you know?" Elysia just sighed under her breath and answered for the common good.