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"The first was the gardener, the second was the lady-in-waiting of the house, and the third, I think, was also the lady-in-waiting of the house."

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"Wait a minute."

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　My mind could not keep up with the words that came out of my brother Henri's mouth so nonchalantly.

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　Was it possible that one day the gardener suddenly disappeared and the maidens I had not seen since then had been killed by my brother Henri?

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　...... You're lying.

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"How many people have you killed in total?"

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"Seven."

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　He said this without changing his expression.

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　Seven. ...... That would mean he killed all the dwarfs in Snow White.

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　That's a lot. I haven't killed a single person. .......

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"What's your motive?　Are they different from each other?"　

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　I can't imagine my brother Henri killing people for no reason.

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"Maybe they all have the same reason."

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　Then brother Henri laughed.

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　Jill closed the book she was reading and opened her mouth.

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"Did you kill the people who worked for the family fortune?"

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"Well, something like that."

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　They started disappearing a few years ago.

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　How did they know we were after their property?

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"The first gardener was growing poisonous herbs, I showed Paul and he told me they were poisonous. The maidservants tried to put the poison in the tea. All the others tried to murder my family as well as my property."

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　Suddenly, Brother Henri's face turned grim.

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　If Brother Henri hadn't noticed, we'd all be dead. .......

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"If you're going to kill us, it means you're prepared to be killed, right?"

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　Brother Henri sneered at him.

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　Oh my, you look like the devil now.

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"Do your brother Alan and your brother Albert know about this?"

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"Yeah."

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"Only your brother Henri killed him?"

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"Sort of."

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Why?

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"I was against killing them both, you know."

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　Brother Henri's eyes showed contempt for Brother Alan and Brother Albert.

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　Against killing......Oh, maybe it's her fault.

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　She wanted to kill her family, but both Alan and Albert chose her way of thinking.

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"So it's Cather Liz's fault."

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　Jill muttered in a tone of disgust.

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　Liz is definitely against killing people.

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"I can stay with Ali and Jill now, can't I?"

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　Brother Henri said with a light laugh.

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　I turned to Jill.

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　Jill's eyes had a look of determination in them.

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"My secret is ......."

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　Jill looks straight at her brother Henri.

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　We can feel Jill's nervousness.

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"I'm from ...... a poor village."

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　Jill said this with a wrinkle between her brows.

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　She looked very distressed.

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"I see."

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　Brother Henri said and approached Jill.

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　He gently stroked Jill's head.

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"Thank you for telling me."

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　In a soft tone of voice, Mr. Henri said, "I am very happy to see you.

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　I could see Jill's eyes were a little moist.

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　Oh my, Jill's face is more boyish than it has been in a long time.

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　There's something about the relationship between Jill and her brother Henri, ...... let's not say.

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　But, well, their faces are well balanced and I'm sure people will look at them warmly even if they do get ...... together.

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"Hey, so where did Ali meet Jill?"

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　Brother Henri looks at me curiously.

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"It's a poor village."

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　When I said this, he froze.

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　On the contrary, there is no other place to meet Gilles.

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　Then, Mr. Henri suddenly burst out laughing.

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　What was so funny?

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　What was there to laugh at?

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"Ants are amazing, aren't they?"

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　Brother Henri said and started laughing again.

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"I think so, too."

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　Jill's face broke into a smile as well.

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　I don't know what it is, but I'm getting a compliment, aren't I?

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　Well, okay then.　

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　For a while my room was filled with the cheerful laughter of my brother Henri.

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