Chapter 106

Fake and Truth (14)

The first night she spent with him came to mind. If she were to compare that time and now…… she felt quite different between Arthur and her.

“Well, it’s not plain.”

Contrary to words, she tried to turn her face away from the reddened face. Only then will she dry it out?

It felt strange that her heart was ticklish. Why is her heart beating so fast when she doesn’t even have pain? At least she hopes it’s not the reason she thinks it is.

Not long after, as Arthur said, the maid knocked.

However, she couldn’t see a maid that she often saw. She meant the one who told her about the door.

“You must have changed people.”

“It changes when it’s time to improve here.”

Is that when Nox needs a soul? The screams were not regular, so it was impossible to pinpoint the exact period during which he took the soul.

If Nox is the devil, as rumors say, he will take her soul. She is not sure, but she guessed so.

“Who will decide then?”

“There’s only a fixed period of time.”

“Really? That’s weird. I haven’t seen the maid that’s always been on my side.”

“…….”

The maid she saw for the first time said nothing to her. It was a difficult question to answer easily.

If so, she will be positive about what happens in this castle, and if not, the child she is looking for will not exist here.

The maid just helped her get dressed with a smile. If she’s gone, something must have happened while she collapsed.

“Ah, the necklace is fine.”

“But…”

“There’s already a better decoration than a necklace. I would have left it like this to look at, but if I cover it, it’s in vain, right?”

She slightly touched the traces left by Arthur with his finger and smiled. She was curious about his expression when she stepped forward without hiding it.

The maid hesitated as if embarrassed, but eventually gave up on the necklace and gave her a handkerchief.

“Please call Carl before you go out.”

“Yes, I see.”

When getting dressed was over, the maids left the room without regret.

Knock knock-.

She heard a knock and she got up from her seat looking into the mirror. When she opened the door, she could see Carl waiting for her answer.

“…Princess?”

“Let’s talk on our way.”

Looking at the clock, she had no choice but to walk and talk because breakfast was just around the corner. She could feel Carl’s eyes following her heading to the back of her unobstructed neck.

She turned around and tilted her head at an angle and stared at Carl.

“Don’t look at me. You’re the only one who’ll hurt my heart.”

“It’s not…”

Only then did she turn her eyes and stare ahead. Having rearranged her hair, she took the lead in walking and looked around. Fortunately, no one else was seen in the hallway.

“That maid, the girl who showed us the door.”

“It’s been a few days since I saw her.”

“Did you look for her?”

“Yes, it was strange, so I looked into it, and I don’t think she’s in the castle.”

“What about that woman (Mary2)?”

“Her too…….”

Did the maid and the girl get taken care of together? Arthur was enough to stay that way. For Arthur, she was more than enough. But no one but Carl knew what the maid said to her, so how did he know?

Nox, isn’t he watching her? What if he gave a tip to Arthur?

It was a possible hypothesis. He seemed to enjoy the situation when she was in trouble.

When she called him from the castle, he appeared without hesitation, and when she was dying in the Imperial palace, he fed her medicine himself, so there was no effort to hide his existence.

But she didn’t think he liked to reveal it.….

“A few days ago, I saw a silver-haired man in the castle.”

“What?”

Without realizing it, she turned around, asking back loudly.

He’s wandering around the castle? If Arthur knew, he wouldn’t have stayed still.

“I followed quickly, but it was after I disappeared. One strange thing is…….”

Carl tilted his head and opened his eyes. It felt like hesitating to see if it was certain. She waited for him to speak without whining.

Stopping in the hallway, Arthur’s voice was heard behind her and Carl.

“As soon as I leave, you go out on a date with another guy right away.”

Arthur’s angry voice rang heavily. She felt a strange tension between Carl and Arthur.

Somehow, the difficult situation felt like it had happened every day since she stayed here.

If she wasn’t in it, she would have sat on the sidelines, but all of this was happening because of her, so she couldn’t.

“Oh! I’m hungry. Let’s go.”

Looking at Carl, she lifted her index finger and put it on her lips. When Carl nodded slightly, she turned around and looked at Arthur.

She strode up to him and pulled his hand.

“Did you come to meet me because you couldn’t wait for me?”

Arthur’s stiff expression on her sweet voice became a little loose. Arthur raised his hand to stop Carl from following him.

“You don’t have to follow me, just keep your position.”

“I’m a knight belonging to the Princess, not the servant of the Grand Duke.”

He was saying not to order. Arthur’s steps soon stopped at Carl’s firm words. And she also agreed with Carl.

“Oh, didn’t I tell you last time? Don’t treat him recklessly.”

“…….”

“I’d rather be honest. You want the two of us to eat without interruption, because you are jealous.”

“If I say that, will you take him away?”

“Well, no. Carl is my escort.”

“……Even if there is no guard here, nothing dangerous will happen to your body.”

“Because I don’t know what’s going on with people.”

She smiled at Arthur and headed to the dining room. The sound of her spitting out a smile in vain sounded low. Carl followed her silently.

Thanks to Arthur’s blazing eyes, she felt like the back of her head was going to be pierced, but she didn’t care.

Silence lingered throughout the meal time. However, no one noticed or felt uncomfortable with this situation.