“……Your Highness. I think we can talk once we leave.”
After being held in Klaus’s arms for a moment, I awkwardly pushed him away.
I know it’s because I’m worried, but if this continues, my heart will burst and I’ll die.
It wasn’t for nothing that I was worried that the other person wouldn’t be able to hear my heartbeat.
“Oh, you were rude.”
Klaus took a couple of steps back and scratched his cheek in embarrassment.
It wasn’t the face you usually see on him, but my condition was more serious now.
“No. Well, it was good… No, that doesn’t mean it’s good. Anyway…”
Klaus, who was staring at me as I stuttered to choose my words, smiled softly.
“If the young lady is healthy, that’s enough. We’ll hear the rest when she’s ready.”
“What are you listening to?”
“Anyway, why did you call me so urgently?”
Didn’t you just completely ignore what I said?
I lowered my head to hide my flushed cheeks and explained the situation.
“This damn dowser suddenly started guiding again.”
“So you came this way?”
“They told me to go inside.”
As I said that and pointed into the dark alley, Klaus frowned.
“It’s a road that looks like something might happen.”
“Yes. But why doesn’t this guy say he won’t go back?”
They say that you have to hit a mechanical device that doesn’t listen to make it obey you, but isn’t a dows detector a type of mechanical device?
To test my hypothesis, I quietly tapped the dowsing detector with my fist.
“stop.”
“yes.”
Klaus nodded, letting go of my wrist that he was lightly holding.
“So you called me?”
“In my short judgment, rather than getting caught up in something bigger and becoming a nuisance, I thought it would be better to just give His Majesty the experience of taking a walk at this time.”
“Is this a walk?”
“Hmm… it gets exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D will be synthesized.”
Klaus tapped my shoulder as I looked away.
“good job.”
“Did I do well?”
“Okay. Good job.”
It was a simple compliment. But when I actually received the compliment, I felt better.
“I felt it a while ago, but if the lady had been in real danger, I wouldn’t have been able to maintain my sanity.”
“Why are you saying such scary things?”
“I’m serious.”
That’s right, Klaus. Aren’t your eyes funny right now?
I decided to try my best to interpret the burning of Klaus’ eyes as being because the sunlight was nice today.
“It was a good thing you called me before something big happened. However, I hope you do it in a less stressful way next time.”
“I just came up with a really amazing business idea related to that. Would you listen to it later?”
“Anything the lady thinks.”
good night. Now I have to develop a cell phone in this world and become a millionaire.
If there was Steve Jobs in the past world, there is Elena Seves in this world.
Coincidentally, the last letter is also the same as ‘s’. It’s fate, fate.
“But right now, I think dealing with that demon’s gift comes first.”
“That’s right. Just like the person who gave me the gift, I have no manners and am impatient.”
I nodded, glaring at the dowsing finder that was vibrating like crazy.
Klaus asked.
“Shall we hold hands?”
“hmm…….”
“It would be better if we go together.”
As I looked at Klaus’ outstretched hand while saying that, I shook my head.
First of all, if I were to hold hands with Klaus in this situation, it was clear that I would not be able to resist and would blurt out that I liked him.
They say humans are animals that learn through the past, but we can’t let Klaus go in vain.
Instead, I had another idea.
“Your Highness, are you able to move through the roof of the building?”
The buildings located closely together create a narrow and dangerous alley where no light comes in, but if you widen your view, you can see that another road has appeared.
Of course, an ordinary person like me cannot move by stepping on those roofs.
“You want to make a trap?”
“For one bay.”
If you’re as skilled as Klaus, it’s a different story.
“It’s awkward to go into such a dangerous-looking alley and not see anything dangerous happen. It’s just my opinion, but Goalterrorist Velen might be following me. In that case, he would see it as an opportunity for me to go into a place like this alone.”
“The young lady could be in danger.”
“It looks like the building is about four stories high… If you jump from that height… will your highness die too?”
Klaus laughed lightly at my question.
“You trust me.”
“I told you. As long as you save me, I can safely stay by your side.”
Moreover, the protective effect of this headdress still remains.
“You’ve been gathering evidence to dethrone Golterror Velen, right? The crime of raiding His Highness the Prince and his friend will be enough to silence even the noisy nobles.”
If I said no, I could just go to the alley together, but I still wanted to do at least one thing that would be of some help to Klaus.
Klaus, who had been silent, nodded.
“Young lady is right.”
“Then let’s do it.”
“Instead, I will have to cast the protection spell on the young lady one more time.”
“Is there a headdress too?”
“No amount of protection magic can be bad. As long as the magic allows.”
“Well, if you say so…”
It doesn’t feel like I’m being overprotective, but from Klaus’s perspective, I guess he wants to prevent any danger from happening if I become bait.
With that in mind, it was the moment I thoughtlessly entrusted my body to Klaus.
Klaus took a step toward me and bowed.
‘huh?’
The moment I thought, “What kind of ritual is this?”, something soft and warm touched my forehead.
“.uh?”
“God bless you, Elena.”
I finally realized it when the low voice that leaked from my slightly distant lips penetrated my ears.
Did I just kiss you on the forehead?
“Uh, that… huh?”
What, does Klaus really like me?
He touched his forehead with a puzzled expression.
I had the illusion of heat remaining where my lips touched.
What is this man?
I figured out the situation, but my brain was overloaded.
When I looked up at Klaus in confusion, Klaus smiled and asked.
“Aren’t you going to slap me?”
“yes?”
“If someone is following me, I have to pretend to fight at least once. That way, even if we break up, they will believe me.”
“Ah, ah. Yes.”
yes?
Is Klaus like this to create a fight situation?
Forcing my unconvinced mind to convince myself, I raised my hand and lightly slapped Klaus on the cheek.
So I parted ways with Klaus and went into the alley.
Returning again, Golterror Velen chased after Elena with his escort knights.
Contrary to Elena’s guess, Gollterrorist Velen was not intelligent enough to plan to follow her, and did not have the slightest idea that he should not reveal himself.
Golterror Velen became irritated with the guard knight standing next to him.
“But you said ‘that place’ isn’t revealed? How did that woman know this road?”
“Maybe I wandered down the wrong road and ended up in the wrong place?”
“Or the person your father introduced you to was a fraudster?”
“Probably not. The Count said he was actually the Duke of the North’s right-hand man.”
“If it’s the Duke of the North… Duke Bruedel?”
“Yes. So the effect of the item is probably certain.”
The escort knight nodded. Golterror Velen pursed her lips with a sullen look on her face.
“Damn, I have no idea what that damn magic is. They say it can completely hide an area, but how did she get in there?”
“I will report to the Count as soon as I get in.”
“Ah, it’s okay. It’s okay. Don’t make matters worse for no reason.”
Golterror Velen waved his hand as if he was annoyed. The guard knight bowed his head.
“……I think she went into the secret warehouse a while ago.”
“Ha, this is such a pain in the ass!”
“What shall we do, master?”
Golterror Velen grinned at the guard knight’s question.
Desire was boiling over in his eyes.
“What should I do? I need to make an example of this so that he won’t say anything useless again.”
“Haha, my master. As expected, we get along well.”
“As expected of you, Master. I will cover your mouth so you can’t leave this place.”
The dirty vegetables that were the food for those herbs arbitrarily justified their actions by saying that it was wrong for a weak woman to enter this shady alley alone.
Golterrorist Velen and the guards slowly approached the building where Elena entered, muffling the sound of their footsteps, and quietly opened the door.
“……Oh my god, what is here? Isn’t this all a double ledger?”
Elena, the owner with light blonde hair, seemed to not notice the signs of those following her and was admiring the ledgers organized in the secret storage room.
Not only Golterror Velen’s secret ledger, but also details of countless dirty money hidden by Count Velen were buried here.
“It’s better not to use a ledger. Hey, you don’t want your subordinates to steal it….”
Elena, who was constantly muttering to herself, showed no signs of noticing the strange men’s presence behind her.
Golterror Velen and his guard knights looked at each other and shared evil smiles.
The unscrupulous people who had blocked the entrance rushed towards Elena.
“oh!”
Elena, who belatedly noticed the situation, turned her head, but Velenga’s escort knights had already grabbed both of her arms.
“How foolish of you to come here alone!”
“Belen Yeongsik?”
Gollterror Velen felt joy as he faced Elena’s surprised face.
‘okay. ‘What did she say when she hit me with that weird stick?’
He shouted vigorously, intoxicated with anger and victory.
“I felt it the last time I saw you, but you are so spirited! Let me show you the proper attitude you should show to this goalterrorist… Ugh!”
However, Golterror Velen’s words did not continue any further.
Quang!
With the sound of something breaking, Golterror Velen’s body fell to the floor.
The brilliant sunlight that came through the crack in the door beyond the fallen body created the shadow of the intruder.
As the strong figure took a step forward, the face hidden by the backlight was clearly revealed.
“Who’s saying what I’m going to say?”
A voice filled with ridicule echoed throughout the hidden warehouse.
Elena knew that voice well.
Klaus is not late.
