Chapter 89:
“Leon, stop it.”
I pulled him by the wrist.
Leon, who had hardened his expression, finally relaxed.
Looking at this, Janice expression was more distorted than before.
“I’m so tired. Is it because I’m relieved?”
I act with all my might.
“I’ll go in now.”
Leon helped me. I leaned on him and glanced at the Duke and Janice.
Duke Sen bit his lips a little nervously. He seems pretty bitter that he missed today’s opportunity.
“Then I look forward to the time we will be together tomorrow. Lady Elle.”
Anyone could see that the affectionate tone gave me goosebumps.
Duke Sen must also be a formidable opponent.
I smiled and nodded. Then I spoke to Janice.
“Oh, and I’m sorry, princess. I think we should use the barracks separately.”
“Lady Elle!”
“You understand, don’t you? All I have here to trust is Leon.”
Janice clenched her fist. She was quick to refute, but was restrained by Delther.
“Stop, princess. Lady Elle looks pretty tired, so you’d better let her go.”
“But…!”
“You’d better not make a fuss anymore.”
Delther smiled, clasping Janice’s clenched fist.
“…Yes, I understand.”
She looked reluctant, but she couldn’t catch me anymore.
“Then, let’s go to my barracks.”
“Yes?”
Why is the story like this again?
I blinked and pulled myself back.
“It will take some time to prepare for the new barracks.”
“Well, that’s true.”
“Yes, Lady Elle. I think it’s safe to go to sir Leon’s barracks.”
Delther seemed to be in a good mood, so he didn’t stop smiling.
I eventually turned to Leon’s barracks.
* * *
Leon looked at me after closing the entrance of the barracks.
“Don’t be nervous about tomorrow either.”
“I should be. It’s clear what’s going to happen while they’re together.”
Duke Sen now seemed ready to do anything.
“What about my father?”
“Maybe he’s coming. Don’t worry. Why don’t you put your eyes to rest?”
“Here?”
“You said you were tired earlier.”
Leon approached me. I drew back, gulping down my dry saliva.
But here, it’s a bit…
Tuk.
I sat on the bed and looked up at Leon.
Seeing Leon approaching, I hurriedly put on a blanket and covered my face.
“I feel like I’m falling asleep.”
“Well, get some rest.”
Leon’s laughter was heard.
I rolled my tightly closed eyes and exhaled in small breath.
Why am I more nervous now than before.
But maybe it was true that I was really tired, so my eyelids got heavier.
* * *
“Huh, huh.”
I barely asleep, I suffered from nightmares.
I wanted to wake up from my dream, but I couldn’t open my eyes.
My body was heavy, and I felt weak with the feeling of something pressing down.
‘I want to get up.’
Anxiety struck along with the feeling of being eaten by something.
I couldn’t open my eyes even though I was struggling and tossing around.
It’s not like I can’t wake up.
It was no use twisting as hard as I could. Eventually, I gave up and tried to sleep.
And the body became comfortable with the warm touch on my forehead.
‘Huh? Suddenly…’
As soon as my struggling body stopped, my consciousness gradually plunged into an abyss.
* * *
Leon looked at Elle, who was struggling to fall asleep.
“…Duke Sen”
Starting with today’s work, he won’t stop. Maybe he’ll be more impatient.
He was going to kill him a little later, but if it came out like this, he had to hurry up, too.
Leon clenched his fist, recalling Elle’s face, which had been gripped by fear.
He wasn’t supposed to leave the bait.
If he had been a little later at that moment, Elle would have…
He was afraid that his terrible imagination would become a reality. He closed his eyes, leaned against the wall, and tapped the table with his hands.
“It’s hard to just kill him.”
If he got rid of him, he had to kill him very painfully.
He just have to wait until tomorrow. So he had to hold it in a little longer.
Hearing Elle’s scream, he ran straight away.
As expected, those who was sent by Duke Sen were chasing after Elle.
The shadows quickly hid their tracks to the place where they had set their pace with her.
And Leon caught them at once when he found them trailing.
Although he was injured by an unexpected ambush, it wasn’t that serious.
He had to keep them alive to collect evidence, so he kept them hidden.
“Haa, what the hell.”
Why don’t they just leave her alone.
Leon recalled Duke Sen’s impish smile.
His expression and voice were disappointed to confirm that Elle was safe.
“Elle, I don’t think I can keep my word.”
He was going to wait and see as she said. He thought I had gone too far, and he tried to follow Elle’s words.
Elle’s life may be in danger if we wait a little longer.
This can’t be the last time.
Usually, people who are together are the first to be suspected. Who would attempt an assassination when they were together.
Duke Sen will use that stereotype to get an assassin to come when he is with Elle. So that he himself can be a witness to her death.
Leon intended to finish it on the day of the hunting competition ended.
Duke Sen will try to create another opportunity.
Leon’s red eyes reappeared.
He was no longer agitated by the clear pattern on his wrist.
Leon realized one thing through his runaway.
That the power of the pattern is not as strong as then.
Just before he runaway, the power of the pattern may not reach.
Leon recalled Janice, clenching his fist.
He got up and saw Elle, who had barely fallen asleep, and tried to leave the barracks.
She barely fell asleep, so he’d better go to Elle’s barracks.
Leon tried to use his strength before a momentary appearance.
“Is Elle asleep?”
If it wasn’t for Edgar’s voice, he’d cut the throat.
“…You came so quickly.”
Leon said in a sarcastic tone. Edgar looked inside the barracks as if he didn’t care.
“Are you sure Duke Sen has moved?
“I think that’s more likely. There may also be a connection with Princess Janice.”
“…The princess is involved.”
Edgar slowly closed and opened his eyes looking at the sky.
“Is it unavoidable?”
He wanted Janice to be on his side.
There’s also what Defeloa, and his wife would have wanted.
But Janice did not hold their hands in the end.
He expected it, but he couldn’t help but feel bitter.
Elle wanted it too, so she offered it to him.
“What are you going to do? I’ll do it on my own. Just let it be.”
“I was waiting for him to move first.”
“You wouldn’t have known that Elle would be in danger.”
Edgar’s eyebrows twitched.
“I didn’t expect it to be like this.”
Leon admitted to being arrogant. He thought he’d be careful because there was a lot of people.
However he seems to be more anxious than expected.
“The prince will prevent an official investigation.”
“I know. If he officially try it anyway, he won’t let them live.”
That’s true.
Leon nodded to Edgar’s words.
It made sense. If they let others know who will die anyway, it will only complicate things.
“They will have to finish this poor hunting competition for now.”
“Maybe that won’t work. Even though the emperor knew all this, he didn’t say he would stop.”
The emperor seemed to think that this opportunity would work for him.
Even if Elle died in a hunting competition, it was enough to say it was an accident.
“It’s okay because I’m ready anyway, and I’ve got a cause.”
Leon shrugged at Elle, who was asleep.
“I think Elle should win the hunting competition.”
“Winning?”
“It seems that the emperor will listen to anything that the winner want. In case you don’t know, he already put the game in front of Elle.”
She was told to go here because there was a gift, but the situation was strange and he couldn’t.
Since Leon had talked about this separately, Elle’s future must have been counted.
“The reason why Princess Janice wants to win must be because she wants something.”
“I know.”
Leon was sure it had to do with him.
She might tell the emperor about her relationship with him and create an excuse to bond.
“I think we need to move quickly.”
“Oh, don’t worry. The night is longer than you thought.”
Edgar smiled leisurely.
Leon tilted his head as he looked at Edgar, who settled in front of the barracks.
“Are you going to stay here?”
“I intend to.”
“…Let’s go to her barracks.”
“No, why do I believe in you?”
Edgar intended to stay up all night in front of this barracks.
“You go somewhere else and prepare for tomorrow.”
It was obvious that he was kicking him out. Leon stood there and stared at Edgar.
“Who knows if you’ll get into this room when Elle is sleeping again?”
“Are you worried?”
“No.”
“I think you’re worried.”
“I said no.”
At the same time, he tightly blocked the entrance to prevent Leon from entering.
He has no intention of going back in, but Leon swallowed a smile at Edgar’s action.
