“Why?”
However, his expression remained eerily calm.
I then remembered that Viego had a phobia of contamination. That’s why he always wore white gloves to avoid contact with others, and at this moment, he had momentarily forgotten and taken them off.
“I’m sorry.”
Such a sensitive person, really. Can he even go through the wedding while still being like this? I then carefully apologized.
“I just thought you were gripping the cane too tightly.”
“It’s nothing. No problem at all.”
“There is a problem. You’re bleeding, Brother.”
“The problem right now is your attitude of avoiding mentioning who the perpetrator is.” Viego turned around quietly after giving a chillingly silent response. “Take some rest for now.”
“…”
With those words, Viego left the room.
I quietly watched Viego’s retreating figure. He seems angry.
Did he think I was defending Raios? That’s not it.
I sighed deeply and sat on the bed.
Of course, I initially thought of Raios. It was natural. On the way back after meeting him, I heard an unexpected wish for a safe return. After that, we then encountered attackers.
At first, I naturally thought it was Raios, but…
I don’t know.
But now, just a bit… my thoughts had changed.
* * *
“Ah sh*t, it hurts like hell, seriously…”
“Please use polite language.”
Then Ignis burst into hollow laughter. “I only said, ‘Ah sh*t, it hurts like hell.’”
“That’s exactly what rough language is.” I scolded Ignis while applying medicine to his arm.
Ignis furrowed his brows. “How should I say it when it hurts like hell?”
“…”
Right. It must hurt.
I sighed. “Then ask a doctor to apply the medicine. Why ask me specifically?”
“Wouldn’t it heal faster if the saintess applied it? After all, I got hurt protecting the saintess.”
“…”
Is he mimicking my way of speaking now?
Glaring at him, Ignis grinned. Seeing his playful eyes, my irritation soon vanished. Such a strange person.
When the carriage overturned, Ignis had fiercely embraced and protected me. As a result, his arm was completely shattered, injured by the wooden splinters of the carriage.
It must hurt a lot…
As I silently applied the medicine, Ignis chuckled.
“Hey, Miss Proper Language Saintess. What do you want me to say? There’s no phrase that can express my pain other than ‘Sh*t, it hurts like hell.’”
“Then just say, ‘Sh*t, it hurts like hell.’”
When I replied nonchalantly, Ignis’s mouth dropped open.
“You, what did you just say?”
“Yes?”
“What did you say?”
“Just say, ‘Sh*t, it hurts like hell.’”
The next moment, Ignis burst into laughter.
“Wahahahaha!”
What’s wrong with him?
It was only after Ignis’s face turned bright red that he managed to stop laughing.
“Ah, seriously. I’ve never met a woman who doesn’t suit swearing as much as you.”
What is he talking about? I snorted and continued applying the medicine to his other arm. “I swear a lot too, you know?”
“What?”
“Really. Though I mostly do it in my mind.”
At that, Ignis laughed uproariously again. “Then, what kind of cursing do you do in your mind?”
“…”
“Let me guess, stuff like dummy, idiot, dumbass, hateful, shithead, pisser, like that?”
“…”
He’s really annoying.
Even I curse him in my mind, calling him a b*stard, crazy guy, a lunatic. Why is he like that? But explaining that seemed even more ridiculous, so I decided not to engage with him any further.
“Hey, tell me. I’m really curious. Saintess Dana. What kind of cursing do you do in your mind, huh?”
When I continued to ignore him, he even grabbed the ends of my hair and shook them.
Why is he acting so friendly?
Ignis de Windsor had been acting overly friendly lately. It seemed like accompanying him to meet Raios had opened his heart.
Was he that scared of Raios? Well, his face did stiffen for a moment when he was told to get Raios’s permission. He even admitted that he was scared. And perhaps surviving the carriage accident together changed him. He seemed oddly different from before.
“Milady.”
At that moment, Lethe approached. He didn’t even glance at Ignis and spoke directly to me. “I’ve prepared the documents you requested.”
“Ah, I’ll be right there.”
Ignis watched intently at Lethe as he left. Then he exclaimed in admiration. “Insane.”
“Right?”
“I thought he was a fairy or something.”
“Is that so?
“It felt like time and space were distorting. He’s really handsome.”
With that, Ignis grunted as he stood up. Due to his broken leg, he had to lean on a crutch.
“Darling, let’s go for a walk. Support me.”
“…”
Crazy person…
Though I thought that again, I followed him without a word. Regardless of the reason, after all, Ignis had gotten injured while protecting me.
* * *
“Can I ask you something?”
While strolling through the garden, I asked. There was something I had been wanting to ask for a while.
“What were you talking about before the carriage accident?”
At those words, Ignis’s face stiffened.
I immediately continued. “You were talking about the Windsor family.”
“…Right.”
“You also said that I don’t fit with the Windsor.”
At that time, Ignis definitely said it.
Do you know what kind of family Windsor is? That question had been bothering me for a while. Why did Ignis say that at that time? What did he want to convey?
“What did you mean by that?”
“What do you think I meant?” Ignis laughed with a sigh. “It means they’re a family with a sh*tty background.”
“Is there a family with a clean background?”
“What?”
“I haven’t seen a family handling big money that’s perfectly clean. The Windsor handles the biggest money on the continent, so this family could be the dirtiest.”
But that’s not all, is it?
Sure enough, Ignis immediately added, “Don’t you find the Windsor suspicious?”
“Pardon?”
“The Windsor family was originally a family of knights guarding the border.”
I knew that. Having visited the Windsor territory, I knew firsthand. Once, they played a role in defending the border from barbarians, but the direct line of the Windsor had long lost interest in the affairs of the territory. They only provided massive management support funds and received monthly reports.
“Look at the Windsor now. A wealthy business family owned the largest mansion in the capital of the empire. Even the imperial family borrows money from the Windsor, right?”
“…That’s true.”
“Ah, I know what you’re going to say. That treasure island. The one Demian Windsor found.” Ignis snorted as if amused. “Nobody has seen that treasure island. Literally nobody.”
“…”
“If the treasure island doesn’t exist, where did that enormous wealth suddenly come from?”
“…”
“Don’t you find that strange? And…” Ignis suddenly leaned down and whispered in my ear. “Do you know where Viego Windsor secretly goes on his trips?”
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