Chapter 123.1

“If anything happened to my sister…”

“It’s too early to worry. Maybe it’s hard to find a carriage here, so she’s coming a little late. And she had an escort, so don’t worry too much.”

Betsy’s sister let out a sigh of relief at Reynard’s explanation in a quiet voice.

“Well, who would think of encroaching on a simple maid? And besides, she has two knights with her…”

“But just in case Betsy shows up here, please click on that stone in the middle.”

Raynard handed her the artifact he had taken from the mansion. Betsy’s sister showed her interest, and she slipped the artifact into her pocket, deftly avoiding her begging Tony’s hand.

“I understood. And by the way… Nothing terrible is happening, right?”

“Yes. Don’t worry and go back to the house. It’s cold outside.”

“Oh yeah. Tony, what do you have to say?”

“Goodbye, angel! Bou have to come back after ten nights!”

“Huh. Goodbye.”

Yurina, who was waving to Tony, buried her face in her palm as soon as they entered the house.  Even if she tried to control her mind, it was difficult for her to pretend to be unconcerned any longer. She felt that her strength had been exhausted just by holding on without crying.

Betsy was like an older sister to her, to her, who had only three older brothers. There was an insurmountable wall between the employee and the employer, but both Yurina and Betsy sincerely considered each other like family, not simply bound by a contractual relationship.

Yurina believed that everything would be okay, but the worst scenarios constantly flashed through her mind.

“If anything happens to Betsy…”

Yurina couldn’t continue. Words have power. She was afraid that it would happen in reality if she said it.

Raynard hugged her tightly to calm her trembling.

“It’s okay. And we’re looking for knights from her escort. So something will come up soon. Betsy must be alive to lure you in, so De Flon’s bastard couldn’t have done anything to Betsy. The Marquis wouldn’t do anything to her. However, now I need to go out to check something here, so you go back to the mansion.”

“I’m with you…”

“I’m faster and more comfortable for me to move alone.”

She desperately wanted to go with him,  but Yurina nodded soon after.

‘I’ll only get in the way if I go.’

Every minute and every second mattered, so Reynard had better go alone.

“When you return to the mansion, you will report to the teacher and stay with him. Got it?”

Raynard kissed Yurina lightly on the forehead. At that moment, the mana flow wavered. Closing her eyes, the next moment, Yurina found herself in the middle of her own bedroom, and not on the street where Betsy’s house was.

She turned and slowly looked around the bedroom. It seemed that Betsy was about to open this door, but the room was empty.

‘This is not the time to be like this.’

Instead of indulging in regrets, she needed to go to Dave, just like Reynard had said. Taking a deep breath, Yurina opened the door leading to the living room from the bedroom.  She was stunned by the sight before her eyes.

“Betsy?”

Betsy, who had disappeared, was lying on the sofa. Her face was pale, and her left arm dangled helplessly from the sofa. Yurina swallowed the scream coming out of her mouth and ran towards Betsy.

“Betsy, Betsy! Can you come to your senses? Betsy, wake up!”

No matter how much she shook her, Betsy didn’t open her eyes. Putting a finger to her nose, Yurina relaxed, making sure Betsy was still breathing. Then, sensing something was wrong, Yurina jumped up and looked around.

‘Betsy couldn’t come back on her own.’

After pouring mana into the necklace Reynard gave, Yurina carefully looked around the room. And soon a silhouette appeared to her, hiding in the shadows.

Blond hair that stands out even in the dark, and bright red eyes. Even though they were the same color as the eyes Yurina sees every day, they felt foreign, so Yurina immediately shrank like an animal in fear.

But then she came to her senses and poured mana into the necklace that Raynard gave her.

Now is the perfect time to kidnap Yurina, but Karion didn’t even move. With that attitude, Yurina made sure that he didn’t come for her, and spoke cautiously.

“Did you bring Betsy?”

He didn’t utter a word, only his head shook up and down.

“But why? Isn’t this part of De Flon’s plan?”

This time there was no answer.

“Does Lady De Flon know about this? Did Lady De Flon make you do it?”

Without a sound, Karion’s head moved from side to side.  Yurina had many things she wanted to ask. However, at that moment, the surrounding mana wavered, and Karion disappeared without warning. As if he had vanished into a dark shadow, his figure was nowhere to be found.

“Yurina, what’s going on?”

After teleporting back to the room, Reynard wrapped his arms around her shoulders and looked into her eyes. Yurina didn’t have the strength to even reply, so she just blinked her eyes and pointed at Betsy with her glance.

Raynard turned to follow her gaze, looked at Betsy in surprise, and quickly grabbed her hand. The bright light from his hand passed through Betsy’s hand.

“Is Betsy okay?”

“Yes. There is nothing abnormalities here. But who brought her?”

“Karion.”

The moment he heard that name, a light of agitation passed over Reynard’s face. Yurina muttered softly as she stared at the spot where Karion had been standing.

“But I think he helped us.”

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