“That’s right.”
Bonpiju, the head maid, followed behind and answered politely.
“It’s simple.”
Just two bags.
A noble lady was leaving on a long journey, but something felt a little strange.
But I didn’t necessarily want to pay attention to it.
It was because I didn’t want to make time for shopping after asking why I didn’t have any luggage.
‘Well, it’s good because it doesn’t take up much time.’
It was then.
Even though Sebastien didn’t ask BonPiju, he paused for a moment and added.
“And I, too, will go to the Grand Duke’s territory together.”
It was a very nervous voice.
“Not permitted.”
However, it seemed like the ugly hair had already been stamped on him, so Sebastian cut it off with a single knife, as if it wasn’t worth considering.
“Your Majesty!”
Sebastian’s cold voice made me shiver.
However, BonPiju, who had been ordered by the Marquis Blanche to watch over Erica, had no choice but to raise his voice and protest because he had to follow the girl no matter what.
‘No matter what happens, you have to follow!’
If I go back to Marquis like this, it will only prove that my abilities are useless, so what else will I do except get fired?
Bonpiju continued speaking as if his life and death were at stake in this matter.
“I can’t send you away alone. If anything happens… … .”
However, BonPiju could not finish speaking.
This was because Sebastian’s extremely cold eyes were looking at her, and his red eyes were shining.
“That means.”
The boy spoke slowly, but in a cold voice without any sense of warmth.
“It sounds like you are sure that the Archduke Acliffe will do something to this little girl.”
The air changed in an instant.
The knights of the Archduchy Acliffe family who followed Sebastian and the people at the temple who came out to see them off had their expressions set in unison.
Among them, only one was taking it easy.
That’s Sebastian.
The more he thought about it, the more he twitched the corner of his lips as if it was funnier.
“Is that what the Marquis de Blanche means?”
“Well, that’s not it… … .”
But Bonpiju could hardly continue speaking.
I was so anxious to get permission to follow him that I made another mistake.
Only the thick cold sweat that welled up in an instant ran down her cheekbones and then fell.
Noh Shin-gwan intervened.
“Grand Duke. I completely understand how you feel. But first, calm down… … .”
“Priest. I am calm now. “It’s because my head is so cold.”
Sebastian smiled as if he were smiling at the old priest.
With his attitude clearly drawing a line, even the old minister could not open his mouth to stop him any longer.
It was clear that the Archduchy of Acliffe had been insulted, and Sebastian had the right to be justifiably angry about this.
However, he realized that if he tried to stop Sebastian further in order to calm the commotion, there was a high possibility that the temple would be seen as giving up its neutrality and taking the Marquis Blanche’s side.
“Huh… … . Okay, I know what you mean.”
The old priest kept his mouth shut, and Sebastian’s eyes turned to BonPiju again.
When the old priest, whom he believed would mediate, took a step back, BongPiju’s face went from blue to pale.
Sebastian asked quietly, but without hiding his viciousness.
“Answer me. “Is that really the Marquis Blanche’s truth?”
Bonpiju shook his head repeatedly and spoke in a trembling voice.
“Great, Grand Duke. no. “That’s not it.”
Jerk.
Sebastian took a big step towards her.
Frightened, Bonpiju hesitated and took a few steps back, but somehow he didn’t feel like he had widened the distance.
Sebastian continued speaking without smiling, only lifting his lips.
“How on earth am I supposed to believe that?”
“Your Majesty, Grand Duke.”
“How carelessly has the person who is your master used his mouth in front of his boss to say something so rude without even realizing it?”
Sebastian’s cool anger burned fiercely, overwhelming those around him.
No one could stop him, and the people closest to him, the Archduke Acliffe, seemed to have no intention of stopping him.
The old priest touched his forehead as if he was in quite a bit of pain.
He had already completed the wedding ceremony, officiating and being a witness.
But now we are in a situation where all of this can be undone by BongPiju’s remarks.
Erica also knew how serious the situation was.
‘Oh, no.’
The girl stopped breathing and closed her eyes tightly.
Why does Bonpiju, who has repeatedly warned me to be careful about my actions, keep making mistakes like this?
Even in my young and tender heart, resentment kept welling up like a spring.
But I couldn’t just hold grudges.
‘This marriage can’t be a patuna.’
If that happens… … .
The girl held her breath. The worst scenarios spread through my mind like ink dissolved in water.
‘In the end, it’s me who dies. ‘Mom can’t be safe either.’
mom.
Erica thought of Julia.
As I remembered her warm arms and warm smile as she hugged my small body with all her might, my trembling body began to calm down.
And I felt courage welling up from somewhere deep inside my body.
Erica bit her trembling lip between her teeth and sat down on her knees.
The sound was quite loud, so everyone’s eyes immediately shifted from Bonpiju to Erica.
“Ah, lady!”
The old priest, embarrassed, raised his voice, and Sebastian also frowned slightly and asked in an unhappy voice.
Everyone seemed to have expected Erica’s actions.
“Wake up!”
I heard someone shouting at me.
‘Probably someone from the temple.’
However, I couldn’t bear to touch the noble lady carelessly, so I felt like I was stamping my feet behind me without being able to do this or that.
“iced coffee. “Precious young lady, kneel!”
I heard someone lamenting in a sad voice.
‘I don’t mind anything like this.’
Of course, it was not right for the Marquis’s daughter to kneel down like this so carelessly.
But Erica couldn’t think of any way to appease Sebastian’s anger other than this action.
Anyway, since I had never been on my knees before, I would have been grateful if Sebastian could relieve his anger like this.
Fortunately, my actions seemed to have caught Sebastian’s attention.
“What are you doing now?”
The cool, displeased voice of a boy fell over my head.
‘I can do well. you can do it.’
After patting herself and swallowing the saliva that had accumulated in her mouth, Erica opened her mouth.
“I fully understand that the Grand Duke is angry.”
Contrary to concerns that her voice would tremble like a goat’s bleating and that she would end up being ridiculed, Erica’s voice was fine.
“I would like to answer on behalf of Bonpiju.”
“… … “It’s not something I asked you to do.”
“I know, but… … Still, I want to tell you.”
Erica quickly answered in her main voice. She was small, like a whisper, but she felt powerful.
The thought that everyone here was listening to what I had to say made her nervous again, but the girl tried not to be intimidated.
“But I had no choice but to step forward before the misunderstanding deepened.”
“misunderstanding?”
“yes. It was never my father’s will. “That’s not what Bonpiju means.”
Hmm.
A low dribbling sound was heard.
Erica astutely thought that Sebastian had asked what I had said.
So he spoke next without waiting for permission.
“I am… … !”
After biting the delicate cheek flesh in her mouth once, Erica spoke as if she were spitting out.
“I’m scared of going to an unfamiliar place alone… … . So she begged BongPiju’s to come with her.”
As she continued her sentence, Erica’s eyes briefly fell on the head maid.
Watch station for the Marquis Blanche.
In fact, you will be able to live a much more free life without it.
But Erica thought he needed her right now.
‘Even if we remove Master Bonpiju from here, the Marquis will send someone new.’
There was strength in the hand I held.
‘That has to be stopped.’
Erika cannot disobey Bonpiju.
But as much as BonPiju knew me, the girl also knew BonPiju.
It is said that knowledge is a weapon.
If you were going to be monitored anyway, it was better to have someone you could read to some extent like BonPiju by your side rather than someone you didn’t know at all.
‘That way I can act a little more freely.’
