10.

“Woe, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

Alione stumbled and was helped by a maid.

“I feel very tired. “Go and rest now.”

Theodore issued an order to banish Alione. Alione seemed very angry, but she did not hold out any longer. He swore a lot in front of the person involved, but the repercussions seemed scary. Well, Richt must have been so screwed up.

Richt gently waved his hand at Alione who was walking away. He got up and borrowed the crown prince’s maid to change her clothes. He naturally ate breakfast together and left the room.

I was planning to ask Ain again today about the progress of the property disposal. It hasn’t been long since she asked, but her nervousness made her ask again and again. She tried to move leisurely, but this time she was stopped by Alex.

“Why are you out there?”

“Is it strange for your uncle to come out of your nephew’s room?”

Alex gritted his teeth at the casual question.

They only slept together for one night at Theodore’s request, but the rumor seemed to have spread throughout the neighborhood. As I headed to the room I was using as a temporary office, I was met with looks as if I was looking at trash.

‘What on earth are you misunderstanding?’

I was sick of it. The hallway felt several times longer than usual. As I arrived at the office after a hard walk, I saw someone standing in front of the door.

“master.”

Van was waiting for Licht. I glanced at my watch and saw that my visit was earlier than usual. Because of that, I didn’t have the snacks I usually prepared to give him. I searched my pockets just in case, but all I found was one piece of candy.

“What’s going on?”

Van looked at Richt without any answer. It was hard to read her expression because she always had her face set, but somehow she seemed to know it now. She seemed like she wanted to ask something.

‘But what?’

Was there something the class might be curious about? Half the time he rolled her head and she lowered her head and she backed away. There was a hint of hesitation in her hard back as she turned, but she did not hold on. He sympathizes with him and tries to be a little nice to him, but even this is short-lived.

Richt will soon be leaving here. So, I felt like I needed to change my attitude toward my class.

Ban was excited as he turned around, leaving Licht behind. Richt did not like people leaving her without permission, and she punished him mercilessly when he did so.

‘They don’t want to punish me.’

After being brought in and treated for a while, the wounds on his back were completely healed. Even if you leave it alone, it will heal. It was said that there was no longer a need for Richt to call and treat her. But if I get hurt again, won’t I call you?

I didn’t like the pain, but I wanted the sweet reward that came afterward.

‘No, what were you thinking?’

Ban clenched his fists. A slave should not expect anything. Just do what the owner tells you to do. Even though he knows that, why is he trying to do something so presumptuous? He recalled the events of early morning.

“Did you hear that?”

Adelhard said during the security change.

“It is said that Richt will sleep in His Highness the Crown Prince’s room today.”

The first half didn’t believe it.

“What is that look? This is real! I heard this from the maid who was taking care of her. Since the situation has come to this, shouldn’t we also be prepared for something?”

Adelhard seemed to think that Richt would harm Theodore.

“Of course, you won’t touch it right away, but you will at least plant a seed.”

Because that’s the kind of person he is. Adelhard sighed knowingly or unconsciously. The previous Duke Devine was not this kind of person. All of those children are vicious. When I serve you as my lord, I sometimes regret it. It would have been better if we had stopped them at least halfway. He operated completely from the position of a slave.

Even with that outstanding skill.

“therefore.”

Ban, who had been listening for a while, opened his mouth.

“Are you saying that your lord is sharing the same room as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?”

“yes.”

“Why not? “I heard that nobles don’t share a room unless they are their spouse.”

“you’re right.”

“But why?”

Half of the people looked confused. He lifted his hand and placed it on his chest. I don’t know why, but my stomach suddenly felt twisted. I felt bad, as if I had fallen into an abyss. Even though he was on guard, his mood did not get any better.

‘why.’

Even though I tried to find the cause, I couldn’t find anything. Meanwhile, the security work was finished. In the short amount of free time left, half of the class headed somewhere else instead of the training center. It was in front of the room Richt was temporarily using as an office.

‘Why am I here?’

I thought this wasn’t right and was about to take a step back when I saw Licht approaching from a distance. Perhaps because of the slow pace, it took time to get closer. But thanks to that, I was able to look at Richt’s face for a long time.

My heart is racing. How should we define this feeling? Ban thought while looking at Richt. That day, Richt neither caught Van nor punished him.

‘Yeah, that could happen.’

Since he is human, he will get tired sometimes, and sometimes he may forget important things. I thought so and moved on, but even after that, Richt did not invite the class. Whenever he had to tell a story, his butler, Ain, took his place.

Adelhardt seemed to think that was a good thing, but that wasn’t the case. Late at night, she looked at her back in the bathroom mirror and glared at her cleansed scars.

If I get hurt, should I call you back? I remembered his hands gently applying medicine to her wounds. After finishing, she always filled me with sweets. In fact, she wanted to get some snacks even though she didn’t like them.

‘Wake.’

Ban put his clothes back on and went out, running around the gym like a crazy person. Her breath rose to her chin, but her desire did not go away.

‘A slave makes no demands of his master.’

Even though I know that, I don’t know why it’s like this. Van decided to move more until she forgot her distracting thoughts. The Prince’s Palace was taken over by the Knights of Leviathan, but that didn’t mean the owner was safe. The palace was spacious and there were gaps everywhere.

And that night, an assassin went into hiding. I was caught by Ban, who was looking around without even sleeping, but I could have missed it.

“Who is the target?”

Ban took the assassin to the basement and tortured him. The former Duke wanted Van to grow up to be a proper knight, but he took it upon himself to learn many things. It was because he wanted to be of some help to his master.

‘I couldn’t be a proper knight in the first place.’

That’s what it means to be a person at the bottom. It was only after Ban had brutally defeated the assassin that he was able to find out who the target was.

“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

Then it wasn’t difficult to find out who sent the assassin.

Squeak.

The door to the old basement opened and Richt appeared after three days.

This was a cold and dirty place. But the owner came to such a place. Ban was taken aback for a moment. And the dying assassin did not miss the opportunity. After looking away for a moment, the assassin scratched Ban’s back with a sharp piece of metal.

He immediately turned around and punched the assassin, but he had already given up his back. It was something that could not be helped.

‘No, it’s something that can’t be helped, right?’

As Ban was thinking that, a familiar voice was heard.

“half!”

It was Richt’s voice. Then the voices of other knights were heard.

“Captain! Are you okay?”

People are running. Richt was standing in front of him.

My back felt hot as if something had been smeared on the piece. Then her head started to feel dizzy. Assassins often used poison, so it must be something like that.

“Congressman, bring the congressman!”

Richt’s fingertips trembled as he inspected the class. Next, Adelhard was seen searching through the items obtained from the assassin. It seemed like he was trying to find a possible antidote.

“doesn’t exist!”

However, this assassin did not seem to be such a gentle great man. Adelhard found nothing. Soon after, the congressman arrived.

“Oh my god, what is going on?”

The embarrassed congressman clung to Ban. The poison had already spread throughout his body and was taking away his body heat. His whole body was shaking. What kind of poison did you use? He must be immune to most poisons. Ban took a deep breath.

“half!”

Richt called Van’s name again. Still, it was fortunate that the owner was safe. Since the other knights are fine, they will be able to protect him. Since I have taught him all this time, I will prevent him from getting hurt, even if it means throwing myself at him.

‘master.’

I wanted to sing Licht, but my voice didn’t come out. The last thing she saw was Richett running towards her, and Van lost consciousness.

Richt looked at Van with a puzzled expression. The assassin moved and he was injured in an instant.

“Captain!”

Richt ran to Van first, followed by Adelhard. He went straight to the assassin, but he was already dead. He attacked Van and took his own life.

After checking him out, Adelhard lowered his head. He seemed to feel guilty for not being able to help his class.

“It looks like they used a terrible poison.”

Adelhardt, with a perplexed expression, placed the child on a separately prepared stretcher. Richt stretched out his hand to help, but it only grazed his fingertips. There was nothing he could do.