The Tyrant Mistook Me for a Companion

Chapter 88:

 

As his hand lightly brushed past the scar, it was cleaned without leaving a single trace.

“Uh?”

“Then act as if nothing happened. You’ll be fine now that you’ve calmed down.”

“I must. I must see the duke’s face.”

I nodded.
I was reassured even though I only said that Leon was around.
Leon, who lifted me lightly and put me on the horse, smiled.

“I have a present for you.”

“…A present?”

“Yeah, so make sure to call someone and check it out.”

Leon left the words and climbed back behind me.

“Leon?”

“If you don’t know, I’ll take you to the place where you can meet Princess Janice.”

Leon’s hand hugging me and his hard chest touched my back.
Oh, it’s been a while since I felt this kind of feeling.
If you feel it at times like this, am I a pervert…?
I quickly regained my reason and coughed.

“Oh, let’s go!”

It’s best to change the subject at times like this.
Leon’s hand hugged my waist tighter.
Leon’s body and mine got closer together on the running horse.
I was breathing hard, but I tried to look ahead calmly.
The horse ran like crazy, and my heart was beating fast.

* * *

I arrived at the place where I was supposed to meet Janice with Leon.
Perhaps she had come first, her eyes shook violently when she found Leon with me.

“…Lady Elle!”

She hurried down from her horse and ran towards me.
There were other people around too.

“Princess, who are they?”

I asked, pointing to those who were guarding her.
Hey, I was the one who was in danger, but why is Janice being protected.
Well, if the princess is in danger, I’ll be in big trouble.

“I heard a scream. Everyone went back.”

“…Are you here to save me?”

“Fortunately, I was relieved to see sir Leon running.”

“Leon?”

Leon did not reply to Janice’s words, he has firm look.
He just gave more strength to his hand that hugging my waist.
He holds me even stronger as if he was not going to let me go, and he stared intently at Janice.

“There must have been a wild beast. A lot of people died.”

Janice trembled as if she had seen something terrible.
The bodies were seen behind the knights.

‘Oh, we’re a step late.’

Then El and the shadows would have been forced to hide themselves right away.
It must have already reach my father’s ear, and I couldn’t even guess what was going to happen.

“How long are you going to stay like that, sir Leon?”

Janice folded her eyes and smiled and alternately looked at me and Leon.
Leon’s hand relaxed.
The resentful eyes met me. Janice reached out her hand without looking away from me.

“Come here. That is not the place for sir Leon.”

I gritted my theeth.
I hugged Leon tightly and glared at Janice.
I didn’t know if she was using the power of the pattern. I wanted to protect him in this way.
If you look at us now, we will look like a bullied lover.
Janice, too, must have noticed it, and soon withdrew.

“Let’s go back for now.”

“If you take the lead first, I will follow you.”

I stared at Janice in Leon’s arms.
If she threatened me, I wouldn’t let her go either.

“I guess you can’t see how tired he is”

At Janice’s words, I turned my head and looked at Leon.
A cold sweat was evident on him.

“Leon, are you okay? If it’s hard…”

It’s alright to get off the horse.
But these words were caught in my throat and could not be spit out.

‘Leon is having a hard time.’

Selfishly, I couldn’t let him go.

“…Oh, I came here worried, you’re still here.”

“Duke Sen.”

I bit my lips. When I met the guy who tried to kill me, I got goosebumps.
I can’t believe I got to face the man who tried to kill me.
He had the audacity to hide his disappointment.

‘Now, I’m just going to show it to you. I mean, I’ve been pushed to the edge of a cliff.’

So how are you going to come out?
I stared at the duke pretending to be nonchalant.
Disappointment was evident in the gaze that quickly scanned my body.
It seems that he doesn’t like the way I look without a single wound.
He approached me, looking at us whose in strange atmosphere.

“Leon seems to be hurt, so I can take Lady Elle with me.”

“No, I will go with Leon.”

“That’s difficult. Lady Elle, you must know the reason well.”

Duke Sen glanced at Janice and smiled low.
He was clearly threatening me right now. He intended to reveal to Janice his relationship with me.
She knew I had a pattern, but it was a different level to know who the opponent was.
She know it’s a red pattern, so if she finds out that Duke Sen is my companion…

“I’m sorry, but that’s difficult. I have an obligation to protect her.”

Leon looked at Duke Sen and said coolly.
Officially he used to be my escort knight in the Velois household. That is why he is justified in trying to protect me.

“I took the oath of the knight.”

That’s a lie!
Surprised, I flinched, but I felt the strength of his hand holding my waist and fix my expression.

‘He must have thought this was the only way.’

If he made a knight’s oath, it wouldn’t be strange for him to try to protect me in any situation.
I couldn’t help but nod.

“So, Duke Sen, will you give up this time?”

“If it came out like that, I will.”

He took the lead by turning his reins.

“Everyone will be waiting, so let’s go.”

I’m sure he tried to make sure I was dead. Otherwise, there would be no reason to remain in the hunting ground when everyone escaped.
More than anything, the eyes when he found me.
I will never forget.
Janice got on the horse reluctantly. I saw her hands tremble, but I didn’t care.
Now that the battle for our lives has begun, what does it matter to others?

* * *

Bang!

“Co, count, please calm down…You don’t have to!”

Hessen also jumped up from his seat as soon as he heard the shadow’s report.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve made my mind up.”

Edgar sighed with frustration. I should’ve finished it properly.
It seems that there was one thing that I overlooked.

‘There’s another rat.’

Maybe it’s the royal side.
Edgar was furious. He called her to a hunting competition just to do that?

“I think we should look into the royal intervention.”

“How’s Delther’s movement?”

“There wasn’t any.”

“Are you sure?”

El nodded. The shadows that watched him said there was nothing unusual.
Maybe it’s the union of Janice and Duke Sen.
Even so, there was no way that the emperor knew nothing.
It was an event hosted by the emperor. There was no way that he wouldn’t have mentioned it to him while doing this.
Edgar’s eyes flashed with madness.

“I have to pay back what I got.”

Edgar rested his chin with his hands together.
With a sinister smile, he leaned over the chair and closed his eyes.
Hessen looked at Edgar and prepared himself.
It seemed like something big was going to happen soon. Of course, he had no intention of stopping this time.
Because this incident gave him an excuse to kill Duke Sen.

* * *

The hunting competition literally ended in chaos.
It wasn’t finished right away because it was supposed to last for a few days, but people’s expressions were stiff.
It was not until I, Janice, Leon and Duke Sen came that everyone gathered.
I headed to the barracks where Delther is.

“…Ha, so you were ambushed?”

“You will find the answer just by looking at me.”

It’s not that he don’t believe me, but why is he asking such a crooked question?
I crossed my arms and stared intently at Delther.
Look at Leon’s condition next to me. Anyone who sees it looks will think of him as someone who struggled to come alive.
My hair was a mess, and I was sweaty and speechless.

“…I’ll investigate the truth first.”

“You’re not going to end with that, aren’t you? My father must have sent a message, so the family won’t stay still.”

“This was an event hosted by the royal family. Can’t we move on well?”

“I hope so, too. What does the princess think?”

I smiled at Janice.

“I don’t think I would have experienced this if I hadn’t been separated from you.”

“You’re talking weird things.”

Delther jumped up from his seat. His voice was terrifying, but I wasn’t scared.
How big must my liver be when I’ve just come out alive.

“It’s literally. The princess recommend to hunt away from me, and from that moment on, I passed the hurdle of death over and over again.”

In fact, if I hadn’t taken measures beforehand, I would have died.
Something unexpected happened because the horse was excited, and Leon came running and it’s a shame.
Otherwise, I’d really be gone missing.
I was about to be bury so that people wouldn’t find me forever.

“Janice, what is she talking about?”

Delther’s eyes flashed. Janice shook her head, clutching the hem of her dress tightly.

“I didn’t know. I just wanted to win, so I said that we should move separately.”

“That’s what she said.”

Delther acted as if he believed Janice.
Is that trustworthy?
That’s going to work?
Huh, really. Do I live with the shame of a person who doesn’t have an royal blood?
I smiled, looking at them alternately. There will be no answer if it came out like this.
I can’t help but get over it officially.

“I heard a scream, and I remember that you came to me.”

Leon said, tilting his head to the side.
Janice opened her eyes wide without any look of embarrassment.

“I didn’t hear anything. I wouldn’t know if it’s the sound of animals crying after being hit by arrows?”

“Ah. Are you saying that Lady Elle also regarded as an animal?”

“How could you say that!”

Janice was furious. Leon still stared at her with a calm expression.