Volume 10 - CH 7

With his other hand on the armrest of the carriage, a mischievous smile bloomed on his face, as he looked through my skin as if he were evaluating jewels.

“Is she my present, Uncle?”

Lord Patreon exclaimed in fright.

“Take your filthy hand away!”

Then he quickly turned his head to me and bowed.

“Forgive me, My Lady. He doesn’t know how to behave properly since he couldn’t receive any education.”

“My Lady?”

At Lord Patreon’s formalities, Kirch scanned my dress with interested eyes.

Since it was an official event, I was wearing a quite decent dress unlike my usual rug-like daily outfits.

“Pretty, are you a noble?”

Kirch tilted his head as he asked me.

“She is the Count’s only daughter! You stupid! Let go of your hand, bow your head quickly, hurry!”

Even as Lord Patreon said that, he didn’t dare to touch and take Kirch away.

‘Is he someone I shouldn’t mess with?’

The scent of a mad dog wafted from him as he was frowning and looking back at Lord Patreon.

“Uncle, just be quiet. I want to hear this pretty’s voice.”

Then, Kirch tickled my chin and spoke like an adult.

“Pretty, don’t you know how to speak?”

Facing him, I turned my head slightly to shake off my gaze. And I spoke with the sternest expression possible.

“I don’t talk with a naughty dog.”

“Oho……”

A small exclamation passed from his mouth.

There was silence for a moment, and his cheeky hand tickling my chin fell off.

“Lady.”

Kirch turned his head towards me again and tried to make eye contact with me.

“….. Can I call you like that?”

He was looking into my eyes.

Now that I was ready to talk, I held my chin upright.

Then his gaze follows me like a magnet attached to a toy.

“I have come here as the representative of Count Crawford.”

“So the doll can speak……”

He reacted slightly stunned but I ignored it and kept talking.

“I wish to have a private meeting with your new head.”

“Your voice is really pretty.”

“Please guide me to him.”

“It makes me excited……”

Eventually, when I looked down at him with my brows narrowed gently, Kirch smiled like a child succeeded in getting the attention he wanted.

“Since you’ve come all the way here, I will grant your wish!”

He then came closer and suddenly grabbed me by my waist.

“…… My Lady?!”

Kirch, who lifted me up in his arms like a princess, jumped off the carriage at once.

‘Wha… what the hell?’

I closed my eyes tightly as the sharp wind blew, and when I opened my eyes again, I already was on top of a high tree.

Below, I could see my party looking around in bewilderment. He seemed to be looking for us.

“You crazy……! Put me down now!”

Angry, I slapped him on his bare chest.

“Pretty, don’t you want to meet my head?”

Kirch, who smiled, winked down. I could see a winding passage door.

‘When did they finish making those?’

Afterall, those barbarians were our enemy who entered this land.

Perhaps because they were worried that we would break our promise and invade, they built several layers of passage gates at the entrance of the village.

It would have taken quite a while to have gone through all of that.

“The head is my brother.”

“…… What?”

Zachary became the new head of the barbarians? Then wouldn’t it be okay if I reveal that I am their half-sister?

While I was weighing whether the situation was favorable to me, Kirch raised himself as if he were going to jump out of the tree.

“I will bring you there safely.”

Panicked, I grabbed him by the neck because I had nothing to grab.

“You should dress properly outside!”

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Kirch came to a stop in front of the largest barracks.

He seemed to be in a fairly high position, seeing that every person he came across bowing to him.

‘Well, since he’s the head’s younger brother.’

It seemed that it wasn’t long after the new head was appointed as the atmosphere of the village was quite terrible.

In particular, the head of a middle-aged man, which was hung in front of the barracks, was completely terrifying.

From the many bodies lined up on both sides, the head seemed to belong to the former head of the barbarians.

‘Damn it! What the hell is this?’

Totally discouraged by the overwhelming situation, I rolled my eyes quietly.

“Hyungnim! Hyungnim!”

Kirch shouted, as if showing off, and pushed off the door of the barracks and entered.

Inside was a middle-aged woman with dark black hair and a man with a considerable bulk-up than Kirch.

‘Woah, the posture is really……’

The man was about two meters tall and weighed more than 100 kilograms.

‘He’s like a block of stone.’

Judging from the fact that he had the same facial features as Kirch, the man seemed to be Zachary.

“I brought my bride!”

At Kirch’s absurd nonsense, the eyes f the two focused on me

“I am going to marry this pretty girl here. Right now!”

Zachary, who was staring at me, raised his heavy body.

“…… Crazy bastard.”

That was exactly how I felt.

“What’s wrong, hyungnim? I am serious. This pretty girl here is the daughter of the lord. It’s good to be close to them, right?”

Zachary, who was wearing a necklace made of beads around his neck, stopped at the word ‘daughter of the lord’.

I was worried that I would really marry this guy at this rate, so I decided to reveal the secret of my bloodline as soon as possible.

“Put me down.”

“Should I?”

Finally, my feet touched the ground.