24.

Lauren quickly realized this too. He chose to avoid his position rather than say anything more.

“Then cheer up!”

The hand that raised the fist as if cheering was very unpleasant. After that, the hellish massage continued for some more time. The effect was definitely good. I felt my tight muscles loosening up.

“It’s okay to say thank you.”

Abel roughly stroked Richt’s head with his hand.

‘You’re not thankful at all?’

What do you do when your muscles relax? The body, having endured the excruciating pain, sank again. If you tell me to run around the yard like this, I will bite you. It was no longer visible that the opponent was Archduke Graham.

As he growled and looked for an opportunity, Abel lifted Licht up again. And before he could bite, he sat me upright on the bench. I looked to see what he was doing, and he sat down in the empty seat right next to me.

I tensed my body a lot, but that was all. Abel sat next to Richt and looked at the peaceful yard. A peaceful time followed for a while.

Half of them drove their horses like crazy. Her unreasonable words were exchanged every time we reached the village. She didn’t have the right to do that to him, but it wasn’t difficult because she had Lewis with her.

A million thoughts came to mind while I was running. And most of those thoughts were negative. Will Licht, who was captured by Archduke Graham, be safe? He left me behind on purpose, so wouldn’t he be angry if I followed him? If I stayed still, anxiety would eat away at my body. That’s why I didn’t rest half the time.

Even when I wasn’t riding a horse, I always did something. Sometimes it was swinging a sword, and sometimes it was preparing to go homeless.

“I can do it.”

Lewis tried to dissuade Ban from doing his part, but he ignored him. It was easier to do it this way now. The area under my eyes was dark due to the accumulated fatigue, but that was better. As a result of running so diligently, I was able to arrive at my destination before long.

“Here we go.”

Lewis pointed to a village surrounded by wooden walls. It was a straight line through the gate to the inn. Although there was a gatekeeper on guard, he didn’t keep them together for long.

As soon as the inn was in front of him, Ban’s heart began to beat violently. Although it seemed to have an attached yard, the main inn was small and old. It was a space that the Richt he knew would have hated.

‘A place like this.’

While I was wondering, another person came out to meet the class. It was Lauren who had been contacted in advance by Lewis.

“hello? My name is Lauren, and I am an advisor to His Highness the Archduke Graham. He worked hard to come a long way. Would you like to rest for a moment?”

I asked quite nicely, but Ban just ignored it and said what he wanted.

“I would like to see you, my lord.”

“I will guide you.”

Lauren led the class straight away without complaining. Of course he thought he was going into the inn, but his steps were directed to the yard at the back. He followed in confusion and saw an unbelievable sight.

Ban blinked his eyes blankly. His precious lord was running through the yard, struggling. I closed my eyes and opened them, wondering if I had seen something wrong. Still, what I saw didn’t change.

“There you are.”

I wanted to break off Lauren’s cheek when she spoke so naturally. She desperately suppressed the rising killing intent. But that didn’t stop her voice from trembling.

“My lord.”

Lauren, who sensed a frightening energy from Van, slowly moved to the side.

‘Why are you so angry?’

I looked at Lewis without knowing why, but he also shook his head. Meanwhile, the class was talking back.

“He hates running.”

“yes?”

Lauren unconsciously asked back, hearing something different from what she had expected.

“You don’t like moving your body to the point where you sweat.”

The way he explains it further is cold, as if he doesn’t know that. It was so cold that my body shivered.

“But you’re making someone like that run.”

All Richt did was run, but half of him was angry as if it were torture. At first she thought she was joking, but she read her sincerity in her hard face.

Half of the people were genuinely angry. Lauren was shocked and was speechless for a moment. Meanwhile, Louise worked hard to make her excuses.

“I never make you run with bad intentions.”

Is that really true? Lauren looked at Abel, who was standing in the corner of the yard watching Richt.

“I just came forward because I was so weak and wanted to help even a little bit.”

Of course, Ban was not swayed by those words. His standard was always Richt, and what others said was not worth listening to. He decided to ask his lord directly. At this moment, I couldn’t remember what Richt had said before.

Ban carefully stuck next to the running Richt. Because it was running so slowly, it wasn’t difficult to approach. Sweat was beading on his forehead as he panted with his mouth open.

‘You’re suffering!’

As I clenched my teeth, my jaw gained strength.

[Who is this guy?]

[Who is it?]

As always, the spirit moving by Richt’s side was the first to spot Van.

[I don’t know.]

[This is my first time seeing it. you?]

[It’s my first time seeing this too.]

As the spirits chattered away, Richt, who had been looking straight ahead, turned to the side. When he saw a familiar face, he was startled and leaned over. It was because he was startled and his feet were twisted. He almost hit his face on the floor, but Van caught him.

“Are you okay?”

The voice that asked was full of concern. Licht washed her face while she was being held by Van.

‘Why are you here!’

why? The class that should be in the capital is here? Richt’s pupils shook violently as he looked at Van. Perhaps because I was so embarrassed, I couldn’t speak easily. So, while I was silent, Abel approached me.

“It’s a familiar face.”

“long time no see. “His Royal Highness Archduke Graham.”

Ban bowed politely and turned the frozen Licht behind him. Naturally, Richt’s body was covered by Van. Abel narrowed her eyes when she saw him.

“okay. I don’t know how many years it’s been this way. The last time I saw it was around the empress’ wedding. Yes, that was the first time I met Lord Devine. “The little boy had quite a bit of venom in his eyes.”

“My lord, you are not a child.”

“Well, that’s how it was at the time.”

Abel laughed heartily and stretched out his hand. But her hand was blocked by her class.

“Sir Ban. “I think I’m misunderstanding something.”

“What do you mean?”

“The person you hid behind.”

Even though I was behind his back, I could feel the class tense up.

“I’m not the person Lord Ban is looking for.”

“yes?”

“You said your name was Tigre?”

Those words reminded Van of the baked cookies Richt had given him before. There was melted chocolate in the center of the round donut-like cookie. It seems that his master is currently using an assumed name.

‘It looks like you failed to deceive the people around you.’

Lewis said that his master was definitely with him. There was no way the superior did not know what the subordinate knew. Abel, Archduke Graham knew that the person behind the class was Richt. However, the reason for saying that is probably obvious.

Ban looked back for a moment. His lord had a perplexed expression on his face. In a situation like this, you will try to pretend not to know half of it. I don’t like that.

I understand why, but I didn’t want to become strangers.

“So, won’t you get out of the way?”

Meanwhile, the class has come to a conclusion.

“I don’t like it. “I also know Tigre.”

“really?”

“yes.”

“Then tell me your last name.”

This time it was Ban’s turn to be embarrassed. He had just heard the name, but had no way of knowing the last name.

‘What should I do?’

While I was thinking about it, something pressed my back. It was Richt’s hand. Licht pressed his hand to Van’s back and wrote with his finger.

“Wiswell.”

The expression was erased from Abel’s face. He looked coldly at Ban, who answered calmly.

“Do you really know each other?”

This time I wasn’t asking my class.

“We know each other.”

Richt had no choice but to answer like that. Because I didn’t want to see my class in trouble.

“Yes, let’s say so. But Tigre.”

“yes?”

“Still, even though we’ve kissed each other, isn’t it a bit weird to stick around just because someone you know shows up?”

Abel spoke slyly and covered his mouth with his hand.

“It was my first time.”

lie! Richt looked at Abel with eyes full of distrust. I know that he often grabs random women and spends the night with them, so tell me what you believe.

“What is that gaze?”

“This is how we look at people who lie.”

“I don’t lie.”

“Ah yes.”

Richt did not believe Abel’s words.

“Really.”

At this point, I decided to ignore Abel’s words.

“Then I will end my exercise today.”

“Didn’t you run less than yesterday?”

“Because I met someone I knew after a long time.”

Richt grabbed the hem of Ban’s clothes. And when he gently pulled, Ban’s body swayed and moved. There was no way she could have stumbled like this, so I looked up and saw that she was making an expression I had never seen before.