Please Forget Me - Chapter 141
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“I’m actually here to blow off some steam. I tried to hold it in, but I just couldn’t. Every man knows they have to drain the heads between their legs from time to time, right? The head on the neck feels like it will explode if you don’t. But fortunately, I still have enough sense left not to take it out on that bastard directly, so I came to you instead.”
“…How are you planning to take it out on me?”
“Scared already?”
The Major scoffed again.
“I said blow off steam, not to cause harm. I just want to see your face. I’m so worked up that I could snap at anyone right now, but I think one look at your face will make me laugh and forget all of it.”
“…”
“Though, seeing that innocent face might actually make me even angrier at the man who’s caused all this.”
“…”
“Let’s be honest—what man could ever be mad looking at your face? You probably think that pretty face of yours has ruined your life, but really, it’s also the reason you’re still alive. So be thankful to your parents for it.”
“…”
“Now, let me see that face for a moment.”
“You… you can look through the window.”
“Hah, do you really think I meant just a look through the window? Foolish. But you’re pretty, so I’ll overlook the stupidity.”
“…Then what exactly are you asking?”
“Come outside. The place is your choice.”
“No matter how foolish I am….”
“Hm?”
“…I’m not so stupid as to follow a man outside who only plans to take advantage of me.”
The Major chuckled like he was humoring a petulant child. Then he started to try and coax me out with all sorts of talk, but when I still didn’t come out, the laughter in his voice gradually disappeared.
“Shall I go find him instead, then? At school?”
As always, he resorted to threatening Johann, the one weakness he knew I had. Just words, I told myself. I couldn’t give in this time. So I kept my mouth shut.
“Do you think I’ll only tell him where you spend your time cleaning? No. I’ll humiliate you with vile words right in front of him, rile him up until he loses it and attacks me. Then I’ll finally have grounds to arrest him for assault. And, once he’s in custody, I’ll have the legal right to detain and interrogate him until he confesses everything.”
No. Johann is a gentle man; I’ve never seen him resort to physical violence, and no matter what provocation the Major offers, he wouldn’t retaliate…
Actually, I don’t know Johann that well anymore. No, I never truly knew him from the start. He seemed soft and gentle, but was he always that way? Because of this, I couldn’t be sure if he could withstand the Major’s provocations until the end.
‘What if he gets dragged in for questioning… and if they find out he’s a deserter…’
My mind went blank. Would it be better for me to just go along with the Major? Before I could stop myself, the thought flashed through my mind.
‘If I go out after hearing those words, it’s like I’m confessing.’
Johann is guilty. And I know it.
“Do as you wish. But no matter what, Johann won’t have anything to confess.”
“Is that so? Then I’ll leave.”
The Major suddenly said his goodbyes and began to walk away. As the sound of his footsteps on the stairs grew louder, my heart started pounding in my chest.
Was he really going to Johann? What should I do? Unable to decide, I started to get out to look out the window to see if he was actually leaving.
“Rize.”
“Ah…!”
“No more pointless jokes.”
The Major whispered right behind the door. I hadn’t heard him coming, and I jumped in surprise.
“Does threatening you with that man no longer work? Hmm, then how about this?”
Just a moment ago, he had been shouting filthy words and vile threats without lowering his voice. Now, he suddenly whispered just to me. Was this something that Mrs. Becker shouldn’t hear? He had shouted obscene things before, so why…
“Should I open the basement door?”
“…?”
How did he know there was a deserter hiding in the basement of this building? I was startled, but there was no reason to be afraid of his words. It wasn’t my job to protect Mr. Becker’s son with my body.
“I’ll make a big show of dragging out the rat hiding there. And then I’ll spread rumors that you told me about it, that you snitched.”
But the Major was someone who would make up reasons if there were none.
“Then what do you think the villagers, the one who protected the angel Rize from that perverted bastard, Felkner, will think? Do you think they’ll still see you and him as angels? No. You’ll be marked as a wicked traitor, a foreigner who sold out a local. They’ll call you that.”
While trembling uncontrollably, my horrible imagination started to spiral, and the Major unnecessarily recited it all out loud.
“If you lose that great reputation, you won’t know what’ll happen in this closed-off village. The people who protected you will come after you, and it won’t be long before you and that conman will be hanging in the square, branded murderers.”
Just like Brigitta. Once the hate starts, it’s over.
“It’ll be too late when you beg me to save you after spreading your legs. I’ll take you, and that conman will be thrown to the dogs. The only chance to save him is now. Think carefully.”
Hilale
Damn