[Renée’s POV]

“It collapsed?”

“Yes, it’s been a while. It was famous for its family of knights. It was a family that fought back and forth with the Solen family… … It went down in a flash. So the rumor that they were cursed became more credible and spread faster.”

Huh? Solen? The Solen that I know?

Hearing the unexpected words, I opened my eyes in surprise.

They fought back and forth with the Fergus family, which was famous for being a knight family, doesn’t that mean the Solen family is also a knight family?

But Anastasia is not a knight…

“By the way, lady, why are you meeting that knight?”

“That’s right. Where did you meet?”

“Did he force you to meet him because he likes you?”

I was thinking seriously, but after Julie’s indifferent question, Handel and Lyn started asking questions.

Don’t say that. That person is a person who might kill me.

While smiling awkwardly, Handel and Lyn, who were making a fuss, made a serious expression and whispered quietly.

“By the way, lady. Maybe I’m being rude, but…… I have something to say about that knight.”

“Yes? What is it?”

“I… I don’t like that knight.”

“Don’t worry. I don’t like that knight either.”

I’m glad to hear that… . Lyn slurred the end of her sentence.

Why is she doing that? My question was asked on behalf of Handel.

“What is it?”

“Um, it’s……. I mean, I used to go to banquets before I came into the mansion as a maid. Of course, it’s mainly for small banquets rather than large ones.”

“Yes, but?”

“Sometimes I saw that knight at a banquet.”

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As if Lyn was lost in a flashback, the focus in her eyes blurred. I waited silently for her words.

“I thought he would be very arrogant and shameless because he’s a dragon slayer, but surprisingly he wasn’t.”

I wanted to refute the remark right away. He’s like that, isn’t he arrogant and shameless enough?

To start with, that languid behavior seems arrogant and shameless…

However, there are differences between individuals, so I chose silence. Lyn’s words followed.

“But he……. He’s like a nutcase.”

It’s not like a crazy person. Isn’t it a crazy person? Again, the objection dominated my mind.

I remembered Diwen, who provoked the half-dragon. I still get chills when I think of that time. Even though he didn’t have multiple lives, the appearance of him interfering… …

I gently rubbed the goosebumps on my arm and tilted my head.

“What’s wrong?”

“Maybe I’m sensitive……. You know what? When I see the knight at the banquet, small and big things always happen at the banquet.”

Small and big things?

I couldn’t understand the contradictory words and tilted my head again, but Lyn added an explanation.

“So there’s always a fight! The knight.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Listen, Handel. Ha, how can I say this? I mean, you all know he’s a dragon slayer, right? But there’s always someone who picks a fight with him at the banquet! Unless you’re crazy, why would you pick a fight with Dragon Slayer? Don’t you think so?”

Um, is that so…?

Certainly, if you ask me to fight, I won’t be able to do it easily. Isn’t he a dragon slayer who is said to have reached a great level as a knight?

It was something I couldn’t do unless I had multiple lives to fight with such a person.

But…….

“The world is big and there are many crazy people. If it were me in the past, I would have picked a fight with Diwen.”

Of course, it must have been all because of the mission, and the result would have been a blown throat.

At my words, Lyn blinked as if she was at a loss for words, then shook her head.

“No, no! That’s what I thought, of course. We’ve got a lot of crazy people in the world, so I don’t know how crazy they must be to pick a fight with Dragon Slayer… … I did think of this!”

“But?”

“But you know, I saw it. I drank too much at the banquet, so I rested in the lounge and on my way back to the banquet hall……. He was talking to a white-haired man.”

A white-haired man……. Is it Zion?

It was a little funny when Zion came out of someone else’s mouth, so I smiled. Lyn must have thought I smiled because I didn’t believe her, so she suddenly stepped back and took a stance.

She seemed to be recreating the situation from what she did.

“Oh, I have to break another aristocrat’s arm today.”

“It’s easy. Do your best.”

“Tch, how am I going to make a fuss this time? I’m tired of this stuff.”

“That’s what he said?”

Lyn, who finished the playing role of 2 people by changing her voice in an instant, shouted with a voice full of excitement. At the same time, Julie warned Lyn.

“Lyn, keep your voice down.”

“Ah, ah  I’m sorry. My lady…”

“No. Well…”

“By the way, Lyn. I heard you drank a lot and rested in the lounge….. Did you hear it wrong?”

Laura, who was listening in silence, said some words. Then Lyn’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out, and Handel nodded slightly.

“I think so too. What does the knight lack to break the aristocratic’s arm in the first place? I think you’re so drunk that you misheard.”

“Even if he really has to break it….. What is that knight afraid of, he will just make the opponent fight. He’ll just break it. At their cursing, he’ll just suck it up.”

Lyn, who was silent at Handel and Laura’s rebuttal, muttered in a bewildered tone.

“I, I guess he didn’t want to be cursed at……!”

“Then it doesn’t make any sense. If he doesn’t want to be cursed at, he shouldn’t break the arm.”

“Is, is that so? But that day, at the end of the day, there was a nobleman who quarreled with the knight, and the knight broke the nobleman’s arm!”

Lady, you’ll believe me, won’t you? Look at the majority smashing one’s opinion…… ! You’ll believe me more than those two, right?

Eventually, Lyn almost hugged me while wiping away tears, and I awkwardly patted her on the shoulder. I’m sorry but to me, Handel and Laura’s words also seemed more credible than Lyn’s.

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Julie opened her mouth quietly.

“But…… I’m sure he’s a violent man. No matter how much he fights, how can he break one’s arm?”

“Every day, he always says that he can’t control his strength. Then the other nobles responded by asking why did he attack and break their arms… …”

Lyn sniffed and answered. I just nodded without saying anything. As Julie said, it was true that Diwen was violent.

I’ve never actually seen him be violent, but things like the atmosphere he occasionally gives off and how he mercilessly cut Renée’s head in the original story… …

If you think about it, it certainly seemed like that.

“Don’t worry! That’s why I put a condition on him today.”

Don’t bring a sword.

Then the chance of dying from him might be reduced even by a little. At least I won’t have to check if he has a sword or not when he’s in a dangerous mood again.

Yes, then I will be a little farther away from death…

As I went crazy with the thought of death, the mission that appeared in the morning came to my mind again.

At the same time, a dull shock echoed in my chest as if my heart had been knocked out. As if it were a signal, my head got confused again—

“I see you, Sir.”

I see you S…

Yes?

Coming to my senses with the chorus of the four maids, I turned my head. Reden was standing at the door. I don’t know what he’s upset about, leaning against the wall.

The maids quickly tidied up my clothes and hair and quickly left the room. Thanks to that, Reden and I was left alone.

“What, I thought you went to the palace early in the morning?”

“I didn’t go to the palace today because of something else. Rather, where are you going to dress like that?”

“Why? It’s so pretty you don’t know what to do.”

“Your nonsense is improving day by day.”

He mumbled coldly, he straightened his posture, and came closer to me. And he reached out his hand to me.

What? Before I could even ask, the thing in his grasp caught my eye. I was wondering why it was a necklace.

“What necklace…”?”

“Wear it around.”

“So why?”

“That way, I’ll be relieved.”

You’re relieved over me wearing a necklace? Why?

Even though he answers honestly, I don’t understand the meaning at all.

Reden seemed to have no intention of telling the reason. He ignored my quizzical gaze, came up behind me, and began putting the necklace around my neck.

“It’s been processed for a few days, so I hope you don’t lose it in vain.”

“What the hell is it… …”

“Never mind, where are you going? Who are you meeting?”

“Hmm. The way you change the subject and ask me for an answer without telling me anything about the necklace, is not a feature of a prospective groom, sir.”

“What prospective… Ha, nonsense doesn’t develop day by day, it develops every second.”

Reden muttered coldly once more and came in front of me again. When I lowered my head slightly, an expensive-looking necklace was shining. The transparent gem looked like a diamond.

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You said it was processed… … . what did you process?

Tak. While preoccupied with the necklace, Reden snapped his fingers and drew my attention.

“Are you really not going to talk?”

“It’s really persistent. All right then, so where’s Reden going today?”

“Even if I tell you, you don’t know.”

“What! Forget it, even if I tell Reden where I’m going today, Reden doesn’t know either.”

It was then. A knock rang out.

“Come on in.”

“Come on in.”

“Huh? This is my room?”

It wasn’t even salty, but I was grumpy at what I said with Reden at the same time, so the door opened as soon as I grumbled at him. It was Catherine.

“Your Excellency, your guest has come and I have guided them to the drawing room.”

“Came already?”

“And, Lady, your date came in a carriage.”

Oh, really?

I was a little surprised that there was a guest of Reden, but it wasn’t to the extent of being curious, so I jumped up. However, Reden blocked me with his arm and ordered Catherine.

“Take him to the parlor, no, bring him.”

“What?”

“What are you talking about! No, Catherine, you don’t have to. I’ll go myself. Where is he?”

“He said he’d wait in the carriage. But……”

“No, bring him to the parlor.”

“No! I can go.”

As I removed Reden’s arm, he grabbed it with a groan.

Oh my, what an exaggeration.

I ran away right away without clicking my tongue. Reden shouted uncharacteristically from behind.

“You! Just don’t go to Horrenne House! Got it?”

“Neh neh boo boo!”*

TL/N: HMMMMMM, for this part would y’all prefer this English substitute or the Korean “Maerong”?

I don’t know where Horenne House is, but I deliberately made a loud noise and ran hard.

Suddenly, I was worried that the hair that the maids worked hard on would be ruined, but it quickly disappeared. I’m meeting Diwen anyway, so what’s the point of dressing up well?

Just when I had doubts about how much I had run, whether I was running too hard even though Reden wasn’t chasing me, I saw an unfamiliar carriage.

I gradually slowed down, looking at the carriage. And I regretted it.

I shouldn’t have run. I’d have called Diwen into the drawing room as Reden said.

There was only one reason why I thought this way. Because of the mission that popped up this morning.

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It was the moment when tension and confusion reigned in my head again. The carriage door, which had been tightly closed, opened, revealing what was inside.

The black bangs that were turned over halfway unlike the usual, as well as unusually stylish outfits.

The only things that were the same as usual were beautiful purple eyes, good looks, and a relaxed expression.

I guess you’re carefree, my mind is hectic because of someone.

“Why are you standing like that? Don’t you want to go?”

He reached out his hand. As if to grab it and come in.

That hand was covered with black half-gloves, just like the day we first met. I stared blankly at his hand and suddenly remembered the contents of the mission.

Yes.

That was what the mission was about.

As if torturing me, the contents of the mission were, of course, like that.

TL/N: AHHHH She just can’t catch a break! Wonder if this mysterious mission thing flipped the tables on them after Diwen chose not to kill Renée for his previous mission.