26.

‘Why are you there?’

No matter how you look at it, it is a location selection for surveillance. Considering Abel’s outstanding abilities, it is unreasonable to talk about anything important while he is watching. Because of that, Richt decided to change the location. After talking to the innkeeper, he found the only empty place, which was an underground liquor storehouse.

‘If it’s here.’

Even Abel won’t be able to see it in public. Moreover, this time, the wind spirits blocked all areas where sound could escape. So now I have to tell my class. As he made up his mind and opened his mouth, he heard Ban’s voice.

“I don’t like it.”

You haven’t even said anything yet? I looked at my class in confusion.

“I am not going, Tigre.”

Here, Richt’s pseudonym was used instead of his name. That could mean that he would hide his identity, but if you think about it another way, it could also mean this. I will not listen to orders from Richt, my original name.

“I have come at the request of the Knights of Redford. “I can’t go back because I promised to help for a year.”

Richt’s ears turned red at Van’s words. He said he had already abandoned half of his life in the past. Still, I tried to stop him from making moves for his life. Of course, this was a possible action because she believed that he would have followed her.

‘I’m embarrassed.’

After becoming Licht, his ego seemed to have grown needlessly.

“Yes, I see.”

Given the situation, there was nothing more to say. He rubbed his fevered ears with his hands.

“okay. “Then go.”

I felt like I should stay here longer and cool off. But Van didn’t leave her place. She stood like a stone statue for a while, and only later did she open her mouth.

“Are you angry?”

“No, it didn’t happen.”

He answered firmly and waved his hand. She was telling him to get out, but Ban came closer. As a man much larger than me approached me without an expression, my shoulders trembled without my knowledge. Even though I know about the class.

Van, full of slavish spirit, cannot harm Richt. Even though he is no longer the owner, he is not worthy of such thoughts. So, while he was feeling relieved, Ban’s shadow came closer and covered Licht.

The wine cellar in the basement was dark because everything was turned off. The only source of light was the lamp that was brought in and hung on the ceiling.

‘I feel strange.’

Richt slowly raised his head and looked up at Van. Because of the shadows, I couldn’t really see what kind of expression he was making.

Ban lifted his hand and placed it on Richt’s cheek. The rough, large hands were hotter than I expected.

“Are you angry?”

Richt blinked at the question that came back again. If he were the original Richt, he would get so angry the moment Ban’s skin touched him. After being shaken off and slapped, he had to look for a whip. If I didn’t have a whip, I would have hit Ban with anything I could get my hands on.

But Richt didn’t want to do that. Because half of her life had been so hard, she didn’t want to cause any more pain. Still, it’s strange when she stays too still.

Richt shook Ban’s hand away. But Van was persistent. He continued to touch Richt. It almost seemed like someone starting a fight.

“half!”

When I raised my voice and called his name, half of him stopped what he was doing.

“Are you angry?”

Only then did I feel like I knew Ban’s intentions to some extent. Right now, half of him wanted Richt to be angry at him.

‘But why?’

As I looked at Ban with a tired expression, he opened his mouth again.

“Please punish me.”

The worst assumptions ran through my mind. Whenever Ban did anything wrong, he was punished by Richt. It was a lot of talk, but in reality it was closer to torture. And actually, even if she said it was Van’s fault, it wasn’t a big deal. Licht just wanted to annoy Van, so he picked on her.

I’ve been through that over and over again before I even became an adult. As a result, the process may have had some meaning for her class.

‘I got used to the pain.’

If you don’t suffer, it’s awkward. But Richt didn’t want to treat Van like he used to. This is because he had no hobby of digging into other people’s flesh and sprinkling salt on them.

“Ban, you are free.”

You no longer have to suffer from others.

“Please punish me.”

I tried to persuade him somehow, but half of him wouldn’t move.

‘I’m embarrassed.’

As Richt stood still without answering, tears began to flow from Van’s eyes. Her heart sank as tears flowed from her jewel-red eyes.

“… … “Are you crying?”

I carefully stretched out my hand and brought it to the corner of Ban’s eye, and there was moisture. Half of the people were really crying.

“Please punish me.”

Ban knelt down on the spot. As I looked up at her eyes sparkling with tears, I felt goosebumps all over her body. Wouldn’t it be okay to do whatever you want when you cry so beautifully? All I need is a little touch, right? Where was this desire hidden?

My fingertips were shaking.

‘Just a little, just a little.’

I caressed Ban’s smooth cheek with my fingertips. And as she slowly raised her hand, a loud scream was heard in my ears.

[Ahhhh!]

The spirits that were blocking the door of the liquor store suddenly burst out.

[Again!]

[Why is he only chasing us!]

Only then did Richt remember that he was not alone in this space. Yes, there were spirits guarding the door.

‘What was I trying to do?’

Richt clenched his fists. He just tried to slap Van in the face. Ban tried to inflict pain on him as he wanted.

‘I possessed a villain and even his personality started to resemble him.’

A shiver ran down my spine.

‘No, not this.’

Licht was originally such a mess. If you behave the same way, there won’t be any left in your class. Richt raised both his hands and slapped himself on the cheek. As the pain arose, I seemed to regain some sense of consciousness.

He then looked at the person who saved him from this situation.

“Were you having a secret meeting in a place like this?”

It was Abel, smiling wickedly.

“It’s not a secret affair.”

“Yeah, it looks like it. But if it wasn’t a secret meeting, what were you doing? “It doesn’t look unusual.”

Although Ban had already stood up, it seemed like Abel had already seen everything.

“It’s between the two of us.”

“So don’t interfere?”

“Do you have any reason to intervene?”

In front of Richt, he acted like an obedient slave, but in front of Abel, he showed an unexpected side. Well, Ban was the leader of the Leviathan, one of the most powerful knights in the empire. If he behaved the same way to me outside, he would be looked down upon.

So it was right to act like that, but looking at him made me feel strange. It occurred to him that maybe he didn’t know much about Van.

“Yes. “This person will be my subordinate, and you agreed to work under me for a year, right?”

“… … “Tigre?”

At this point, Richt couldn’t help but be left out.

“When did I decide to become your subordinate?”

“The other day.”

“You never said that?”

“Nothing.”

“But why did you come to that conclusion?”

“Because I want to do it?”

Well, there are all these men, right? Richt glared at Abel with harsh eyes, but it had no effect.

“I don’t like it.”

“I don’t like it either. Think again, okay? Lauren still wets her pillow with her tears every day.”

Abel’s gaze turned to the spirits that had bounced out of the door.

“You took everything Lauren had, right?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I have never taken anything from anyone. I don’t know what it is, but if you want to take it, take it.”

Richt was confident.

[Well, I don’t hate Lauren either.]

[I like it better this way.]

[Still crying.]

[Then shall I comfort you?]

Half of the whispering spirits flew away and disappeared. And the other half flew over and clung to Richt.

[We don’t know Lauren.]

[that’s right. So, I want to stay here.]

[I like it better this way.]

Three small birds sat on both shoulders. Just like Abel, Van also seemed to feel the same spirit. His gaze landed on Richt’s shoulder.

“Well, it could be the problem of Lauren being taken away.”

Abel shrugged his shoulders.

“First of all, since it’s dinner time, shall we go up?”

“You can take care of your own meals.”

I don’t know why I keep following you. Does he think he is conspiring with Ban because he knows his identity?

‘Then it’s dangerous.’

Abel was a man who would cut off Richt’s head if he thought he was a threat to him.

‘Let’s stay away from Ban for a while.’

It was already dangerous. He didn’t even know that Richt’s instincts were coming back to him. If I did something wrong, I might end up repeating the mistakes of the past, so I thought it would be better to stay away.

‘Because I’m going to run away anyway.’

Until then, you just have to be careful. Richt sighed softly. The act of surviving felt so difficult.

Tuk-tuk.

Lauren, who had been working hard in place of Abel, felt a familiar energy and jumped up from her seat. The spirit is back!

[Yay!]

A small bird jumped in through the open window and rolled all over the desk. As a result, the piled up documents were scattered, but it didn’t bother me one bit.

[A long time!]

Then, two other animals also appeared.