CBDBS l CH 58

Muriel Aymond’s family collapsed, and in an instant, she became a fugitive.
Three years passed with no news, so people said she must be dead.

Dead?
Of course not. As you can see, she’s alive and doing well.

“Chuut.”
Hand over everything you have.

She now works as a thief—no, a guide—on Bear Mountain, a place full of wild bears.
She once treated an injured man in the forest and charged him for it, but…

“Ch-chu… Please, spare me.”

That man turned out to be carrying the heirloom of the Black Dragon family.
She thought she was going to die, but instead—

“Cherry, stay by my side. Don’t leave me, ever.”

The Black Dragon Duke began watching her every move like she was a criminal, refusing to let her out of his sight.

“My sweet Cherry-Cherry, tell me—are any of these people bothering you?”

The empire’s only duchess, famous for her cruelty, now dances around with her sword, trying to take revenge on Muriel’s behalf.

“Wahaha! Grandpa’s here! I brought back all the cherry trees from the south, just for my little darling!”

And the previous duke, who once yelled at her for letting even a single mouse into the castle, now says she just has to speak her wishes and he’ll grant them.

Wait a second—
Wasn’t the Kreuz family supposed to be cold and heartless?
Didn’t they all hate each other so much that they lived separately?
Then why are more and more dragon-family members showing up at the castle?!

On top of that, Muriel still has to find out why her family collapsed… and uncover her own secret.

“Meow~.”
“…?”
“See? Now you’re not scared anymore, right?”

Even a strange cat has stuck to her side.
Mother… what should I do?