Chapter 107.1

Yurina laughed out loud as soon as she heard the answer. It wasn’t the answer she expected, but it was because Betsy’s answer was cute. She said exactly that, and her smile came out because her shy face was cute.

“Betsy, if you said this in public, everyone would look at you strangely.”

“What’s strange about that?! My lady has beautiful hands!”

After Reynard’s return, the twin brothers often visited Yurina and talked to Betsy, so it seemed that Betsy had become a little similar to the two men these days. That is why she cares for Yurina.

‘Betsy is also out of control.’

A slight smile appeared on Yurina’s lips. After making sure that the ring wasn’t visible, she left the dressing room and approached Reynard.

“It really is invisible.”

“Yes? Didn’t I say that?”

“But how can I use it?”

“If you see anything suspicious, point this ring there. And if the stone turns white, then everything is okay. If it turns black, then there is something suspicious about it. Poison or dark magic.”

“Okay, I get it.”

Yurina nodded, took Reynard’s hand and kissed the inside of his wrist, which was wearing the same bracelet as the one on hers.

“A little later.”

“Huh.”

“You know what. If Karion shows up with Lydia, I’ll talk to him myself.”

Reynard’s fingers, which were gently caressing the back of Yurina’s hand, froze in an instant. Yurina continued talking while fiddling with his bracelet.

“If Karion doesn’t come today, I’ll tell Lydia to come with him next time.”

Raynard kept his mouth shut. He clenched his jaw and looked at her chin, but apparently he wanted to say that he didn’t like it.

Yurina placed her hand on his cheek and smiled gently.

“Do you believe me?”

He gently rubbed Yurina’s cheek with his thumb and sighed.

“I believe.”

“Do you really believe me?”

“Yes, I really believe you. However…”

He took a step closer to Yurina. His face looked even darker and more worried up close. Seen from up close, his face was a little more shaded and full of worry.

“However?”

At Yurina’s urging, he spoke again.

“But I can’t trust that bastard.”

“The same with me. That’s why I decided to meet the two of them. As long as you’re around, not even Karion will be able to threaten me.”

After the day Yurina told the story of her past, Raynard harbored hostility towards Marquis De Flon and Karion. When he first saw Karion, he could no longer find the vague impression he had for Blessed.

Whenever the story of Marquis De Flon or Karion came up, Yurina felt apologetic for his sharp appearance, but on the other hand, it was nice to have someone who fully understood and supported her.

But Reynard shook his head.

“No, I’m not talking about that.”

He made a small pained sound and hugged Yurina tightly.

“The words he said to you that time. They still haunt me.”

“Where do you think he could have seen me?”

“Hmm.”

Raynard gently rubbed his cheek against the nape of Yurina’s neck, as if feeling uneasy. Yurina patted him on the back to reassure him.

“You said you believed me. If he tries to force himself on me, I’ll kick Karion’s knee.”

Raynard chuckled, thinking that Yurina could actually do that.

“But if Karion deliberately approached after being instigated by Marquis De Flon, you should protect me. Got it?”

“Yeah.”

While answering, he continued to bury his face in Yurina’s neck. Yurina patted him on the back several times until Betsy called.

* * *

“Lady Carthia!”

Lydia, who got out of the carriage, accompanied by the knight of the house De Flon, rushed to hug Yurina, who came out to meet her.

At best, Yurina was counting on a curtsy, so now she was embarrassed and anxiously closed her eyes. Two hands were awkwardly stopped in the air.

‘Why is she really like this?’

In formal social circles, it was not common to express intimacy with a hug. Yurina has interacted with quite a few young ladies of her own age, but only her best friend, Chloe Deonora, was the only one worth hugging.

Lydia was overly friendly right from the party, so it’s easy to assume that today will be the same. But now, Lydia’s actions were beyond what Yurina could imagine.

‘Are you going to do something?’

Poisoning through clothes or using black magic? She suddenly felt a chill, and as naturally as she could, but quickly, she grabbed Lydia by the shoulder and pulled her away.

Raynard, who seemed to have had the same thoughts thing as Yurina, approached the two of them, greeted Lydia, and patted Yurina’s hand with his palm.

The warm feeling unique to Reynard’s mana spread to Yurina’s arm, starting with the back of her hand. As soon as that feeling faded, Raynard meekly nodded to her. He meant nothing is wrong.

Yurina looked at him and reflexively tried to smile brightly, but managed her expression and looked at Lydia. Instead of the wide grin she would have when she looked at Reynard, her face was replaced by a soft, formal smile.

“Good to see you again.”

When Yurina took a step back and gave her usual polite greeting, Lydia winced slightly and laughed as if she realized her rudeness. Her white cheeks flushed slightly.

“I’m sorry. I’m so happy to come here… How have you been? Are you feeling better?”

“Yes, it has improved a lot thanks to you. Were you uncomfortable while coming?”

The Carthia Mansion and the Marquis De Flon Mansion were quite far apart, even within the same capital, as if they represented the relationship between the two families. Even if Lydia had arrived in a carriage, it would have taken more than two hours.

“It wasn’t uncomfortable at all. It’s been a long time since I came to the capital when I was young, so I was carried away by the view and didn’t even notice how time flew by. Especially since I rarely come here, there are so many new things to see.”

Why the hell was Lydia stuck in the manor all this time, not in the capital? Although there were nobles like Yurina who mostly stayed in the capital and occasionally went to the manor, young nobles who hadn’t debuted in the social world often lived in the manor.

Even if they spend most of their time at the estate, they visit the capital at least a few times a year. They need somehow know about fashion in high society and get an education.