28.

Richt gestured to Van, who followed with a worried expression. Please stay still for now. When Ban saw him, his jaw tightened.

[are you okay?]

[What should I do, what should I do!]

Next, I calmed down the excited flying spirits.

‘are you okay.’

When he expressed his intention with his mouth, he seemed to have become a little more sincere. Now, it was time to stop Abel. Richt spoke in a calm voice.

“What do you plan to do now?”

“I have to go to the capital.”

Abel answered calmly. Even though he was the heir to the royal family, it still upset him to hear informal language. Since there were very few people who spoke informally to the duchy’s matriarch, my body seemed to react first.

‘no. Still, this is too much.’

Originally, this body was not his. And yet you still feel this way?

‘Are we being assimilated?’

Thinking about these days, that seemed right. As long as I use Richt’s body, I can’t help but change, but it’s difficult to do this now.

This man is capable of inflicting violence even on members of the duke family. It was just a sin to be weak. Richt said, swallowing his sigh.

“You know that you’re acting like this right now, right?”

“little? But I’ve never endured anything in my life.”

It was Abel who said he didn’t like it even right in front of Maia. Even though he went north without inheriting the throne, that was probably his own choice. Because she said she has a personality that doesn’t like being bothered.

‘Is the fight for the throne a bother?’

Even if it’s annoying, you have to do it, right?

“So you hold on.”

Wow, what a shameless person. Richt clenched his fists. Because if things continued like this, it seemed like he would grab Abel’s hair. I don’t know if he felt it, but Abel’s body was shaking with laughter.

“Abel?”

As they came out of the inn, Lauren looked at them with a puzzled expression.

“What are you doing?”

“Can’t you tell by looking?”

“I’m asking because I don’t know.”

It looks like he’s in pain as he raises his hand above his head while asking a question. Well, if you serve a lord like this, you will often suffer from pain.

“Let’s just say that Lord Devine is being arrested on suspicion of treason.”

“no!”

Ban shouted from behind. In fact, he probably knew that he was trying to commit something close to treason, but he seemed to cover it up because he was the lord. He left her to live alone, and seeing him do that pricks his conscience.

I told my class to find happiness, but that could have been a pretense.

‘But what’s wrong with that?’

Richt shook his head. No, what are you thinking about? If you have a conscience, you shouldn’t think like this. I can’t do it. Wouldn’t it be okay to be a little selfish here? I’ve been feeling it recently, that I held back too many things when I lived in modern times. So, it felt like everything I had been suppressing at the time was exploding all at once.

‘I didn’t know I was a sadist. It’s probably just sexual preference.’

It was like that. Licht concluded that he felt violent impulses and desires towards Van.

‘Even if I realize this, I will avoid half of it.’

Half of the time, it’s not that I enjoy the pain, it’s that it’s become a habit. I couldn’t bully someone like that.

While he was lost in thought for a moment, Abel put Richt on his horse. It was a black horse that was particularly large among war horses. I grabbed the horse’s mane without any hesitation, and Abel got on the back. No matter how strong the horse is, can two people ride it?

Without realizing it, I looked at the words with a worried expression. People may not know, but animals should not suffer. Abel quickly realized Richt’s thoughts.

“Surprising. Do you like horses?”

“Is there anyone who doesn’t like such wonderful words?”

“Julieta will be happy.”

Is that really the horse’s name?

“It’s a female.”

It really was the name of a horse. For a horse’s name, it’s quite elegant.

“Then shall we go?”

Lauren, who was looking at Van from behind with an embarrassed expression, quickly got on the horse herself. He was the same way. The class wasn’t obsessed with specific words. No, it would be closer to saying he couldn’t.

‘Because Licht was like shit.’

So the words changed from time to time. When Ban tamed a war horse, he stole it and gave it to someone else. And he gave me a new horse.

‘He was a really bad guy.’

It is said that Ban had no place to focus his thoughts. It is a life that one cannot help but sympathize with.

“depart!”

Giulietta started to move. And half a day later, they arrived at the next village. Abel moved leisurely, acting as if he would be taken to the capital at any moment. Julieta walked slowly, allowing her to leisurely look around at the surrounding scenery.

‘No, you can’t relax!’

Although he seemed to be favoring him now, Richt did not believe him. This is bothersome to those who have the power and power to do whatever they want if they are wrong. Because I have to rely on that person’s favor.

The whole time he was moving, he was looking in this direction with a nervous expression. It was a pity, but there was nothing Richt could do. In that state, I entered the village. Perhaps because it was a little bigger than the last village, the inn was in better condition.

A quick glance showed that there were a few people working. Seeing that he was intimidated, it seemed like he wasn’t handling it properly. Anyway, in this era, we have to be happy just to have a job that allows us to make a living.

‘But if there are so many people like this.’

Richt asked the innkeeper.

“Is it possible to provide hot water?”

The innkeeper was polite even though the person younger than him spoke informally. They got off their horses, and those who ride horses of that quality are hundreds of nobles and knights.

“it’s possible. “If you give me money, I can fill a wooden bathtub for you.”

As soon as Richt heard those words, he looked at Abel. Abel is currently keeping the bag he brought with him on the way here. He shrugged his shoulders and said.

“For now, I will rent the entire inn. “I add a bathtub full of warm water to it.”

Then, when he hands over the gold coin, the innkeeper’s mouth is torn apart.

“yes!”

The inn owner responded loudly and urged the staff.

“Move quickly, quickly!”

Then, the employees who were standing here and there dispersed and started helping the drivers unload the luggage. Lauren stepped forward and assigned her a room. The way she moved seemed familiar to this situation.

First of all, Abel took the best room.

“Wow, there is a separate space for the bathtub here.”

Although it is hidden by a wooden door, it is a room originally intended for use as a bathtub. It’s pretty great.

“But why do I have to be here?”

“Because you’re going to share a room with me.”

My expression almost distorted at those words.

“I want to write separately.”

“no. “It’s a hassle to monitor.”

You are saying nonsense. Richt is a person who cannot properly master the basic sword skills that nobles commonly learn. He just doesn’t have the strength to shake off and run away no matter what article is posted on him.

It wasn’t impossible to pull off another trick, but at least there was no reason to share a room with Abel.

Richt stared, but Abel did not change his mind. Meanwhile, two employees came in and out and filled the wooden bathtub with hot water.

As I was looking at that, my body started itching. In the last village, the situation was so bad that I had to wash myself with well water every time. I couldn’t get into the bathtub and wash off leisurely.

“I filled all the water. “Do you need help?”

“no.”

Abel waved his hand and sent the employee away.

“You can wash now.”

Richt looked at Abel and the bathtub as if assessing. There’s no way he filled the bathtub with water purely out of kindness. It felt like something would happen if I went in.

‘but.’

I want to wash. Proper soap was also provided here. I wonder why they created a room like this in a small town inn. It was definitely a good opportunity.

In the end, Richt gave in to temptation.

“You must never open the door.”

Just in case, I also gave Abel a request.

“I’ll try.”

Although I was reluctant to receive an answer, I wanted to soak in the bathtub. How precious this body has grown. It’s time to take care of it. Richt closed the wooden door and looked at the steaming bathtub.

‘The corners of my mouth keep turning up.’

First, I took off my cumbersome outer clothing. Since his bag was taken, the clothes Richt was wearing were clothes provided by Abel. She seemed to have given Lauren’s clothes at first.

‘Because it’s the smallest.’

Because the knights of the North were all big and thick. But at some point, the clothes started to change.

‘It was too big.’

It was large enough that the sleeves had to be rolled up, so it didn’t suit Richt’s aesthetic. However, I was reluctant to wear clothes brought from a nearby commoner, so I stayed quiet. Because the clothes worn by commoners were of very poor quality.

‘Richt also has delicate skin.’

Even if you squeeze a little too hard, a bruise will form. It is a body that is very difficult to live in. Richt hung his coat on the wall and took off his trousers. At least the pants are my clothes.

‘I should have bought some clothes in advance.’

As the bag got bigger, I thought I would buy it and wear it on the go, but now that I think about it, it seemed like a ridiculous idea. This was because Richt’s body could not withstand even the rough cloth.

I took off all my clothes and put my hand in the bathtub. The temperature is also appropriate. My heart is pounding after taking a bath for the first time in a while. As soon as I got into the bathtub, my stiff body relaxed.

‘good night.’

I felt like I was going to live.