Chapter 111.1

Raynard was even more nervous this time than when Lydia had arrived at the mansion alone. He didn’t feel much relief even after checking over and over again that Yurina was wearing all sorts of his crafting artifacts.

While trying to reassure him, Yurina left the room after hearing from the butler that the De Flon family’s carriage was coming.

As soon as Yurina stepped through the main gate, a carriage bearing the De Flon crest on it stopped in front of the front door. The carriage door opened and Karion got out first.

The moment he lifted his head, Yurina’s gaze landed on his red eyes. Karion froze for a moment and then bowed his head in greeting and put his hand inside her carriage.

Lydia walked out and smiled happily as soon as she saw Yurina.

“Lady Carthia!”

Perhaps because of Karion, her expression was brighter than before. Maybe she thinks that the second invitation made her feel closer to Yurina.

“It’s good to see you again. It’s only been a couple of days, and I’ve missed the young lady very much.”

Luckily, Lydia didn’t rush to hug like the last time. Instead, she called her servants. The maid handed Yurina a red box the size of two palms.

“I brought medicinal herbs that are good for the body. As they say, it also helps with fatigue. It can be brewed in boiling water like tea.”

“Thank you for your care, but this is not necessary.”

“But shouldn’t I be taking care of my friends?”

Who would have known when they become friends with Lydia.

However, Yurina didn’t express her feelings and beckoned to Betsy. But before Betsy could take that box, Reynard intercepted it. He fiddled with the dampness, and then handed it to Betsy.

Yurina noticed that he checked the box.

Feeling the flow of mana, Karion suddenly looked over at Reynard from head to toe. Yurina patted Raynard’s hand, who was now staring into Karion’s eyes.

“Let’s not stand here, let’s go to the garden instead.”

“Great. Kai, let’s go. The roses here are so beautiful.”

“Yes.”

Yurina smiled at Reynard after watching the two of them walking away from each other. He loosened his expression and walked closer to her.

As last time, a subtle air current hovered over the tea table set in the rose garden. There are obviously four people, but only one is talking, and the other three look at each other.

One of the chatterers was, of course, Lydia De Flon. Instead of speaking, Yurina pondered her words and searched for useful clues. Karion, on the other hand, was looking at Yurina as if he was watching her. Raynard just sat there and glared at Karion with displeasure.

“I’ve often imagined the four of us gathering and talking like this from before. I didn’t expect that day to come, but I’m so happy. It looks better than I imagined.”

Said Lydia brightly, as if oblivious to the awkward atmosphere hovering around the table.

‘Maybe you really are innocent.’

Now that she had seen her twice already, Yurina could better understand her personality. After all, Lydia had little contact with other nobles of her age, and she was naive in a good way. And to be honest, Lydia was simply ignorant. She seems to have seen the whole world as a beautiful place.

Could it be that this whole circus is not acting, but the real her?

“Could you excuse me for a minute?”

Lydia, who had been talking about her time with Karion and the De Flon estate, wiped her lips with a napkin and stood up cautiously.

Yurina smiled and nodded, and she said she would be back soon and walked lightly across the garden. Karion, who had been by Lydia’s side like a parent who was concerned about the child he had left at the water’s edge, unexpectedly stayed.

‘Looks like he really has something to tell me.’

Yurina stared into his red eyes, which were looking straight at her without avoiding her gaze. His eyes were similar to Reynard’s, but of a slightly different color.

It wasn’t that the color was different. Even if the eyes are the same color, the brightness and saturation are slightly different, but his eyes are the same color as Reynard’s.

‘Is it because he’s Blessed too?’

However, the emotions in the eyes were different. Even as a child, Reynard was wary of people, but his eyes were alive.

He was proud of himself, saying that he smelled good after just taking a bath. Now that he has finished the academy, he has grown even more and has reached a point where he can ignore the whispers and cold gazes of nobles.

However, Karion’s eyes seemed somewhat lifeless and uneasy. He got better though when he was with Lydia, but when, but then she disappeared, and all his emotions disappeared.