Chapter 127.2

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“If you accept my offer, come to the back door tonight.”

Karion, remembering Yurina’s words, sneaked out of the mansion and headed for Carthia’s back gate. Reynard was standing there. As before, his gaze at Karion was sharp and wary, as if he had met an enemy on the battlefield.

“Answer?”

To the short question, Karion gave an equally short answer.

“I accept.”

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“Yurina.”

Reynard held Yurina’s hand with an uncharacteristically stiff face.

“Do you really have to go?”

Red eyes trembled anxiously. Yurina slipped her fingers between his cold fingers and squeezed his hand tightly.

“Don’t worry about it.”

Just yesterday, through Marquis Carthia, she received news that the Crown Prince, Curtis, would allow an audience. To keep everything a secret, it was arranged to meet at Curtis’s villa on the outskirts of the capital. Riggs and Dave will perform on behalf of Marquis Carthia, but Reynard was not allowed to participate.

Yurina found this moment even lucky. This is because she didn’t want Reynard to take offense at every word Curtis said.

Raynard didn’t want to stay at the mansion, and accompanied Yurina straight to the prince’s villa. All the way he tried to hide his nervousness, but couldn’t do it. And then, when Yurina tried to get off the carriage, he stopped her.

“You don’t have to go. Isn’t it enough that Riggs and the Master will pass on your words?”

Yurina got off the carriage first and gestured to Dave, who was waiting outside, to wait a moment. Dave spoke briefly with Riggs on horseback, and she whispered softly.

“There is still time until the time we asked for an audience, I’ll come out soon.”

He looked at Yurina and Reynard alternately, then closed the carriage door. As soon as the carriage door closed completely, Reynard pulled Yurina’s hood over her shoulder and hugged her tightly. Yurina’s hair sticking out of her hood was disheveled over his body.

“There is nothing to worry about. Do you believe me?”

Unknowingly, Yurina whispered in his ear and later realized the meaning of her words and laughed. It was because these words sounded like lines that could only be said in a novel.

But despite her laughter, he couldn’t help but smile.

“You mean you believe me, but not the Crown Prince?”

Instead of answering, he nodded and buried his face in her neck. But when her thick hood got in the way, he raised an eyebrow in displeasure, and he slowly tossed her hood behind her. Reynard looked at her white nape peeking through her hair, then buried his head in her bare skin.

Yurina carefully brushed his hair and urged him.

“Ray, I have to go.”

“If, by any chance, His Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t give up on you…”

“That won’t happen.”

She was confident without the slightest hesitation.

Yurina knew what Reynard was worried about right now. Curtis showed interest in Yurina from an early age.

Carthia wasn’t a family that was easy enough to force marriages at will in the imperial family. Even if the Emperor wanted to promote a marriage meeting between Curtis and Yurina, it would be enough if Marquis Carthia refused.

But the Emperor is the lord of the Empire. If Curtis felt threatened by the 2nd prince who had joined hands with Marquis De Flon and strongly pushed for a marriage with Yurina, Marquis Carthia could not perfectly protect Yurina.

Raynard was worried that Curtis would steal Yurina from him. If he feared Karion just out of jealousy, his problem with Curtis was more realistic.

However, Yurina was confident. She was meeting Curtis now so Reynard wouldn’t have to worry anymore.

“Nothing like that.”

Yurina gently lifted his head and gently kissed his red lips.

“Don’t worry, I will be by your side no matter what.”

For this reason, she avoided Curtis since her childhood.

Raynard smiled as if he gained confidence from her words.

“I believe you.”

After kissing him again, Yurina opened the carriage door and stepped out. As soon as she stepped out, Yurina narrowed her eyes as she met the bright sunlight coming from above. She raised her hand and looked up at the sky.

The golden sun shone through the darkened leaves. The wind that brushed through her hair was slightly warm rather than cool.

The season was passing from spring to summer.

The weather was like this when Yurina met Raynard seven years ago. And she hoped that the new summer would bring change.

So, the time has finally come for her to give her last fight. For herself and for her loved ones.