Kaiers, deliberately trying to focus on the book, lifted his head.
The voice from behind, more precisely speaking, from the locked balcony, was not heard for a moment.
‘… Have you given up?’
The back of the head tickled. I kept feeling like I wanted to go back. But he shook his head.
strange woman. Adult. Article.
All three were things the boy didn’t like.
‘I don’t have time to care about such a person.’
Kaiers shook his head and focused on the book he was reading again. I had to read all these books as soon as possible and show the perfect Gaju figure. At the upcoming imperial banquet, the emperor and other nobles will surely try to test him. He had to show that everything was perfect, that the Duke of Baltail was unwavering.
“… So, according to the agreement that was made, black magic, that is, this….”
“Black magic is a serious crime that can harm not just one country but the entire continent. Not only in the Evgenia Empire, but in other countries as well, we are going to make a pact to ban black magic.”
“ah. Right… what is What are you?”
Kaius frowned at the sudden interruption of the voice.
All of a sudden, he saw Rebertisha sitting on the sofa opposite him, eating crunchy cookies.
Kaius gave an exasperated expression and then looked back. The balcony door was still locked.
“How did you escape?” “just. jump off.”
It was a simple and clear answer.
However, the problem is that the height of the Baltail Duke’s house is high, so the second floor is about the third or fourth floor of another building.
“Where did that cookie come from?”
“The maids recognized me and gave it to me. They are really nice people.”
“All the maids of our family are particularly sincere and kind. Not as rude as anyone else.”
“Introspection?”
“no! Rather, why do the maids of our family recognize you and hand out sweets!”
At the sight of Kaius staring at him vigorously, Leverticia smirked.
I thought he was very mature, but seeing him get angry over one snack, he was an innocent child.
“Why are you sharing it? They must be thankful that they save their master from trouble on their behalf.”
It was quite cumbersome to go hunting for the fleeing duke, but the reward was quite savory.
First of all, even though it was the second time she had visited today, all the maids passing by recognized her.
Not only that, but he sneaked up to me and tried to hold a small candy or cookie or something in my hand.
‘If the Duke is in a dangerous place, please bring him to me, knight.’ ‘He said he was too quick to catch even the guards.’
‘You’re not like that in the first place. a little now… As you know, this is the time to be sensitive.’
The maids were very loyal.
Not only them, but also all the workers working in the house.
In a way, even though he was just being hired, he genuinely cared for his young master and worked with pride for the Duke of Baltail.
That is why it is a family with a deep and strong history. ‘I’m a little envious.’
It was different from the Celsiers, who were shaken as soon as the Viscounts died.
It didn’t mean that Viscount Celsire was doing it wrong. But the duke Baltail is just too strong and excellent.
Kaius folded his arms and looked at her leisurely eating cookies.
“No matter what you say, I won’t change my mind. Take it with you, a memento or something, and quickly disappear.”
“This is delicious. Do you want to eat too?” “Please, listen to people.”
Kyus was speechless at the cookie that suddenly popped into his mouth.
I tried to spit it out, but Leverticia pushed me in, so I had no choice but to chew it.
‘This crazy knight.’
Leverticia waited for Kaiers to swallow the tea cookie in anger before continuing.
“But you are also curious.”
“What are you talking about? What am I curious about….” “So, why don’t you have the guards kick me out?”
At Leverticia’s words, Kaius shuddered as if stabbed.
“This is your house. it’s your family you are the owner You can chase me away whenever you want, but you just let me go.”
Although he was precocious for his age, he was still a child. He couldn’t hide his bewildered expression.
“Actually, don’t you have a lot of questions about me? Not about the keepsakes, nor about your father.”
Kaius kept his mouth shut and looked at her quietly. She looked very upset, but she did not deny her words.
After a few moments, Kaius spoke up.
“… I’ve never seen a grown-up like you take me seriously.”
“of course. Everyone must have offered ceremonial comfort. or sympathy. Sometimes, ‘I’m glad it’s not really our family’s business.’ And there must have been people with a slightly reassured expression on their faces.”
“Hey, how….”
“Even though I’m scared, scared, and want to hide, I can’t somehow leave the family alone. That’s why you avoid people and read these books.”
Even if a tidal wave of responsibility and pressure make it difficult to breathe.
I’m so scared that I want to grab the blanket and crawl under the bed right now.
“I can’t back off any longer.”
A child standing on the edge of a cliff becomes an adult.
Growing up like that, there was bound to be something broken somewhere. like herself.
From the first time I saw the boy, I thought that he was vaguely similar to his past self.
Should I call it a sense of unity?
It was also the reason why no matter how hard he held his thorns and scratched them with his nails, it didn’t work for her at all.
“I have no intention of harming you or sympathizing with you. So you don’t have to be so restrictive.”
“you… you really….”
At the end of Leverticia’s story, the boy’s voice fell.
“… He’s a strange person.”
I looked into it to see if I was crying, but the tip of my nose was a little red, but I didn’t cry.
Still, the vigilance in his eyes had faded a lot more than before. It seemed certain that she was not going to hurt him.
The little boy, whose nose was red, immediately turned his head in excitement.
“No matter what you say, I’m not going to do what you want.”
“I’m curious, but why aren’t you trying to get the mementos? It’s your father.”
“That person is not my father.” “What?”
Having said that, the naughty cat stuck her nose in the book again.
With an unspoken answer that she didn’t want to say, Leverticia simply clenched her chin.
‘okay…. If you don’t want to answer, don’t.’
He is a boy who has recently lost his father. There was nothing good to stimulate.
The problem was that there were only two weeks left until the imperial banquet.
Until then, Leverticia wasn’t sure if she would be able to seduce that wildcat.
*
“Chief, you just came. Well today, the duke….”
As soon as Leverticia arrived, the maids of the duke house chased after him and once again confessed the position of his master.
A visit to the Dukes of Valtail has now become a part of her schedule. It was so boring that I was very sympathetic.
‘If His Majesty was aiming for this from the beginning, it could be said that it was a very fucking great operation.’
Of course, it might not have been his intention to make another bet with Jeokwol in the meantime.
Leverticia went around the mansion today to find the cat that ran away with her hands full of small treats.
This time, he was sitting on a stone statue of a dragon in the middle of a pond on one side of the garden and reading a book.
‘How did you get there again?’
I felt like I wanted to hit my tongue with the novelty of choosing a place.
Fortunately, the nail was neither wide nor deep. Leverticia lightly jumped up onto the statue and then came down with him on his shoulders.
Even as Kaius was now caught and descended as if familiar, he did not take his eyes off the book leisurely.
Leverticia squatted him down on a tea table in the far corner of the garden. “Why do you have to climb to such a high and dangerous place?”
“Because no one is coming.” “Not anymore.”
“So I am worried. I have to dig a tunnel next time.”
“Look at that. I’ve been rolling on the battlefield for years, so should I shovel again?”
Leverticia took off her gloves and ripped open the candy bag that the maids had given her. Then he took out a candy and handed it to him.
Kaius, who alternately looked at the candy and her with sharp eyes, accepted it and put it in his mouth.
Her gaze was still fixed on the book, and there was no thank-you or a single reply, but Leverticia could feel it. that we got to know each other a little bit.
I held back my laughter as I saw one of the cheeks sticking out of the candy.
‘cute.’
It felt like taming a stray cat with great effort.
With a muffled sound, Kaiers concentrated on the book.
In this state, it seemed that I could definitely open my heart within two weeks.
That was then. “Duke!”
I saw the butler approaching from the other side of the garden in a hurry.
Although he was gentle towards Kaius, the butler, who was otherwise strict and thorough, was very urgent, unlike usual.
Kaius felt it too, and turned his head away from the book. “What’s up?”
“Now, cow, a guest has arrived.”
“To make such a fuss over something like that….” “This is Duke Everett.”
tuk.
As soon as the butler’s next words were finished, a dull sound was heard.
When Leverticia turned around, the book Kaius was holding fell to the floor.
“Everett… Peacock?” Kaiser’s voice trembled.
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