Chapter


    Saving Tom was also part of such endeavors. She intended to be more proactive in a different waypared tomitting murders.


    Carynne had saved Tom and brought him to the mansion before, but it didnt prove to be particrly helpful. Tom was just a powerless boy, and his significant change in the story only urred when she was 117 years oldthe 100th loopwhen she hadmitted murders. It seemed difficult to expect anything significant from Tom.


    However, Carynne intervened anyway, as this time she wanted to try everything again, in a more different way.


    What other good deeds can I do?


    To distribute all your wealth to the poor. Wouldnt everyone praise you if you did that?


    For that, Dad would have to die.


    All the wealth of the household belonged to the fief lord, not Carynne. The only time she could distribute the entire wealth to the poor was when the fief lord had died early that time in the past. His death was necessary for that to happen.


    However, Carynne thought that doing a good deed by killing her father didnt seem right. Nancy, seeing Carynne seriously contemting this, shook her head and said,


    Stop making such morbid jokes. I only said that in jest.


    <i>I</i> wasnt exactly joking though. Besides, I cant be the fief lord anyway.


    Carynne sighed deeply.


    What good can I do within a year?


    Love thy neighbor as thyself, so just be a good daughter to your father, and a good person to the people around you.


    Hmm


    Carynne reviewed the various lists she had made.


    To be a phnthropist, one must first be wealthy. If not by inheriting her fathers wealth, Carynne could enter high society. She could win money through gambling or exhibit her paintings at Countess Elvas salon.


    Carynne had developed top-level skills in various fields due to her long life. If Raymond cooperated, such tasks would be much easier, too. She could help a painter whomitted suicide due to poverty, or save women from Crown Prince Gueuze, the serial killer.


    There were various things Carynne could intervene in over a year.


    Which should I start with?


    However, all these ns required bypassing the uing challenge of Verdic Evans.


    Suddenly, the biblical verse Nancy recited came to Carynnes mind, but she dismissed the thought.


    No, thats not


    She felt ufortable with the idea and didnt want to follow through with it.


    <i>Rustle.</i>


    Carynne crumpled the paper and threw it away. She was making nonsensical thoughts. Why was she even considering such a thing?


    Love thy neighbor.


    Forgive thine enemy.


    Forgive Verdic Evans?


    Forgive Dun?


    Whats the point of forgiving them? They couldnt even remember their sins! They <i>hadnt</i> evenmitted them yet! Was it necessary to forgive in advance for things that had not urred yet? They did not know what their sins were, had yet tomit them, and their future actions wouldnt change.


    Forgivenessy with the giver, but Carynnecked that authority. She wasnt in a position to forgive. Forgiveness usuallyes after resolution and apology. Even if Carynne wanted to forgive now, it was impossible.


    Mdy, youre making a mess, and theres someone to clean it up right behind you


    To get pregnant, theres something else I need to do first


    Nancy made a crying sound as she looked at the piled-up paper and spilled ink, and Carynne finally stopped wasting the paper.


    Ultimately, with the prioritization of survival and the goal of pregnancy, Carynne needed to explore methods she hadnt tried before.


    Including Tom in her ns, openlymunicating with her father, and avoiding Dun were part of her new strategy.


    But what next?


    Carynne decided.


    She wanted to stop Verdic froming to the Hare estate.


    She wanted to change the oue for Ise, who was destined to die by Raymonds hand.


    She resolved to seek out a new path.


    * * *


    Carynne, can you exin to me why youre doing this right now?


    The fief lord asked Carynne with a restrained voice.


    Carynne looked at her father resolutely. Her lips were tightly sealed, and she was dressed impably from head to toe. She wore a hat and a thin spring coat, and beneath it, a dress adorned with frills and pearls. Although she wore elegant earrings and makeup, her shoes, made of cowhide, gave a slightly rugged feel to her attire.


    I hope its not what Im thinking.


    It probably is what youre thinking, Father.


    Lastly, Carynne firmly grasped arge bag in her hand. Her appearance suggested someone ready to travel far.


    The fief lord, noticing Nancys anxious behavior in the background, asked her instead.


    Nancy, exin to me why Carynne is acting this way.


    I apologized, Your Lordship I tried to stop her, but Mdy insisted on going.


    Dont think you can sway my daughter just because you lived freely. Ive paid you enough already.


    I havent done what youre thinking, Milord.


    The fief lord thought Carynne was acting on Nancys influence, developing a longing for the outside world. Carynne smirked bitterly at his assumption that she was merely Nancys puppet.


    It was the fief lord who had brought Nancy into her life. His reprimanding Nancy instead of addressing Carynne was a form of disregard.


    Father, talk to me directly. Its my own decision.


    The fief lord hesitated for a moment before giving up and turning to Carynne.


    Where do you intend to go?


    There was only one ce Carynne could be thinking of. The people who had not yet arrived, but who would soon. The tedious ones.


    I wish to meet Mister Verdic Evans.


    To stop his business dealings.


    The fief lord sighed deeply.


    Carynne wanted to halt the business. She wished to end her ill-fated connection with the Evans family.


    It was more than just a financial issue. She needed to confront a more unpleasant and sticky rtionshipshe had to focus on just one thing.


    Verdic and Ise Evans must now walk a different path, away from Carynne.


    A different life from before.


    Ultimately, Carynne had to actively disrupt Dun, who was silently watching her from behind the bookshelves, unaware of anything. To do this, she first wanted to eliminate Verdics interference. It would surely be a good deed, not only for herself and her father but also for the Evans family.


    Carynne resolved that Verdic and she must part ways.


    There was a time before when Mister Verdic Evanspletely halted his business here. Its not entirely impossible.


    Stop talking nonsense and return to your room. Carynne, you didnt have youring-of-age ceremony at home, but Ill talk to our rtives in the capital about arranging your debut into high society. Im sure someone will be willing to introduce you. You should focus on finding a suitable husband instead of meddling in business matters.


    Father.


    This isnt something for you to stick your nose in. Just go back to your room.


    Carynne bit her lip.


    Last time, the fief lord allowed her to travel because Raymond had intervened first, causing the business to be entirely canceled. This time, Carynne wanted to act before Raymonds intervention. If Raymond were to interfere with Verdics business first in this life, it would greatly deviate from the direction Carynne wanted to achieve.