CH 167

The first one to show up was Sir Rune, his footsteps hurried.

His appearance, which was always neat and tidy, looked messy.

He, who opened the door and came in, hardened his face when he saw Mago, who was fainted.

I explained the situation briefly to him, who immediately came closer and checked on her pulse, examining her condition.

“I think she hid in the mansion using magic. I thought she was a maid . . .”

“She’s the young lady from the Philip House. I know.”

Mago’s identity came out of his mouth after he looked at her face, as if he had known about her before.

He had a sharp look the whole time he tied up her hands.

“Please look this way.”

When he saw the dagger on the floor, he quickly examined my neck as if he knew the situation.

Finding the wound, he reached out his hand and carefully swept around the stinging part.

“I’m fine. It’s nothing.”

“This won’t leave a scar, but it’s better to treat it quickly.”

After letting out a sigh, he glared at Mago.

Contrary to my nervousness, he didn’t ask anything.

Like how I, who was threatened with a dagger, made her faint.

And why I, who should be in my room, was in my mom’s dress room.

I slowly hid my hand that was holding the earrings behind my back.

Orion, who came later, was more awful than Sir Rune.

He, who roughly brushed his disheveled hair, called a priest for this small wound.

The Crown Prince, who came the latest, made a relieved expression as he saw me without any wound.

He narrowed his eyes at Mago.

“How foolish. The investigation about Viscount Philip hasn’t ended. Wouldn’t this be more than just acknowledging the guilt and even adding to it?”

The atmosphere was odd.

It wasn’t strange for the Crown Prince to recognize Mago, but Sir Rune and Orion looked like they knew who she was, and what the situation she was in.

When I sent a confused glance, the Crown Prince, who looked down at her with a complicated expression, heaved out a sigh.

“You’ve experienced trouble, Young Lady.”

“No. It was nothing.”

The pieces of an unknown puzzle were finding their places one by one inside my head.

Even though this was something that happened in the mansion that wasn’t his palace, the Crown Prince looked like he was feeling sorry.

“It’s not like you promised.”

“You shouldn’t have come here.”

Zen’s very suspicious words.

The Crown Prince carefully talked to me, who was deep in thoughts.

“I don’t know if this could be a comfort, but if there’s anything I can do . . .”

At that moment, I opened my eyes wide, forgetting the suspicious situation and the puzzle-like attitude.

Meeting my eyes, the Crown Prince blinked with a puzzled look.

“Your Imperial Highness, please exclude me from the parade.”

As I said it with a desperate and earnest voice, clenching my fists, I felt better.

“What?!”

I ignored Orion’s face as he looked to be the most shocked.

When I looked around slightly, everyone made a strange expression except for Sir Rune.

That surprised me more.

Wait, how could they . . .

How could they think I wanted to do that?

If I thought about that thing, I wouldn’t be able to sleep because I was distressed though.

When the Crown Prince, who looked at me confusedly, was about to open his mouth, Orion cut in.

“If you don’t like the chair, what about a golden cart? You can hold a shovel instead of a sword if—”

“Your Imperial Highness, I will take my leave now. It seems like I’m a bit shocked because of the incident earlier. I want to go to my room to calm down my heart.”

“Very well. This is late, and you must be shocked, so you can give your testimony after you calm down your heart.”

Although he said it like that, it didn’t look like he really needed my testimony.

Since the crown prince’s eyes looking down at Mago Philip were rational enough.

He didn’t look like he was surprised with her appearance.

If he was surprised at all, that was because she was with me.

I heard Orion’s lifeless voice.

“I was about to order a new dress that suited the chair . . .”

What a strange sight it would be to ride on a golden cart, hold a jewel-decorated shovel, and wear a dress on a parade.

I  really felt grateful to the Crown Prince.

Meanwhile, Sir Rune followed me, who quickly went to my room in case the Crown Prince changed his mind and decided to hold the parade.

I thought he would say something, but he only accompanied me until the door, checked me opening the door and immediately went back to Orion.

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As I brought my tired body to sit on the fluffy bed, I released my clenched fists.

“Ah. No wonder it’s stinging.”

There was a trace of blood as if the tip of the earring pierced my hand.

I wiped it approximately then carefully wrapped the earrings with a handkerchief.

I was planning to bring this personally to the jeweler and asked again about this item.

It was better to check it personally rather than staying uneasy.

“Well . . .”

I looked around the quiet room then opened the window.

It was only my intuition, but I was sure he was somewhere around.

As he hadn’t completely checked on my condition yet.

I stuck my head out of the window and called his name in a low voice.

“Zen.”

While waiting for his response, I thought over the situation earlier once more.

It wasn’t that strange for Mago Philip to come this far to lash out her anger to me.

Although it was dumbfounding that the trigger for it was the parade, she had animosity against me after all.

However . . .

“How could she enter this mansion that easily?”

It was surely a difficult mission if it weren’t for someone’s cooperation.