[Chapter 131] Let's go to the bath

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Unlike before, she tried to stay put, but thanks to Countess Winster who offered to help her, she was finally sent away.

"Since I need to discipline my own family, you should go back to the capital for now. If Doris finds out that you suddenly want to defect, she won't let you go."

Noura trembled, as if the shawl she was wearing was her only lifeline, but she finally listened and got up.

And she left these words to me and Vincenzo, who silently escorted her to the carriage.

"It's thanks to me that the High Priest is trying to make Doris Castagna a saint."

She continued in a very small, mournful voice.

"I donated a huge amount of money to the temple, using my business funds."

Her lips trembled, slightly bleeding from where she had bitten them so hard.

She trembled as if she despised herself for being so foolish, and then gently took my hand.

"I'm sure the Crown Princess asked me to make such a donation under the pretext of a donation. And recently, Count Railon, the main advocate for the abolition of the criminal investigation system, has been meeting with Doris frequently. Pretending to give up without any desire, acting like a saint, and then if Prince Second finds her 'unlucky' and there is an opposing force, she will inevitably pretend to be unable to resist and marry him!"

Noura poured out her words like a storm, with a look of realization on her face.

She got into the carriage with angry steps and the door closed.

Noura poked her face out of the open window.

"You must burn the incense in front of the maids and throw it all away. Doris is a suspicious woman. Don't let her guard you."

"Don't worry, Lady Noura."

"Madam, no, Lady Bliere."

She grasped my hand resting on the windowsill. Her hands were still pale and cold, but her touch was very soft.

"Thank you, really. For not making me a stupid woman who devotes herself to my sworn enemy."

Noura's bright brown eyes rippled complexly.

The past years she had to take responsibility for her family because of her injured husband.

Her eyes reflected the years she had been scorned by Doris, unable to even be called by her name properly.

"If only I could kill Doris Castagna, I'd sell my soul to the devil now."

Tears streamed down her eyes again.

She quickly wiped away her tears and patted my hand one last time.

"I'll be waiting for the time when I can step in."

And she quietly closed the window. A sad sob came from the carriage that was slowly moving away.

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I immediately told the Countess about the story of the High Priest.

Canula seemed more betrayed by the High Priest than angry at Doris, and she trembled for a while.

Vincenzo seemed dissatisfied that I had told her right away without considering Canula's physical condition, but given the situation, he just kept a stern face.

"I've already been giving more than enough donations, but the High Priest dares to..."

For Canula, who had prayed more after losing her son, who was originally the heir to the House of Winster, and Empress Retinia, it was nothing short of blasphemy.

"Vincenzo. Call the High Priest right away. Damn it, it seems that old man has gotten greedy in his old age. He must have completely forgotten the faithful days!"

"The High Priest is here...?"

Ronta thought, how could such a great person, the head of the temple as the High Priest's representative, be ordered around in a country where theocracy did not overwhelm the monarchy?

And again, Vincenzo went out to find a messenger without a word.

As I was briefly watching Canula, who seemed to be suppressing her anger, I heard a noisy sound of people from outside the door where Vincenzo had gone out.

It was the sound of Roaldness returning.

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I left for a while to allow the two to meet.

When Canula saw Roaldness covered in monster blood, her eyes were filled with sadness, and Roaldness seemed surprised by her sudden visit.

Just before going upstairs, I heard Canula say tearfully, "Roan, my proud grandson. I'm sorry to you." It seemed that Canula would rather actively support Roaldness and help him than justify Bardenaldo's actions.

I felt relieved, but at the same time, I was worried about Doris's maids who were following me.

I was watching the water being drawn in the guest room bath, knowing that Roaldness would wash for an obsessively long time whenever he returned after slaying a monster. But then, a commotion came from outside the bathroom.

I heard a dull thud as something rolled on the floor, followed by the screams of the maids reaching the bathroom.

Startled, I ran out of the bathroom.

A box that one of the maids had been persistently carrying was rolling on the floor, and its contents had spilled out, scattering dried herb powder on the floor.

And in the middle of it all was Roaldness.

"How dare you bring something that hasn't been inspected into my presence. You've lost your mind."

Doris' maids stood trembling in front of him.

"Roan!"

"Don't come near me, Madam."

Roaldness deliberately crushed the powder with his blood-stained boots. It was clear that he had already heard from Canula what it was.

His red eyes, filled with killing intent and covered in monster blood, were pure terror to the maids.

"Your Highness! This is a precious gift that Her Highness gave me specially!"

I stood in front of the trembling maids and shouted at him in an exaggerated voice.

"How could you just spill it like that? What will happen to my reputation?"

"Madam..."

His eyes, which had instantly lost their killing intent, briefly showed a sorrowful light.

I turned to the maids and tightly held the hand of the maid in front.

"I've seen you all at the palace. Please, keep this a secret from Her Highness. I'll somehow collect this incense and burn it today. I don't want to be disliked by Her Highness. Do you understand?"

The maids, who looked up at my face, which I was speaking with a trembling voice, as if it were a ray of light in the darkness, nodded enthusiastically.

The maids, who were glancing at Roaldness over my shoulder, ran out of the room as if they were being chased away, with a whimper.

Neil clicked his tongue and took them out, leaving us in silence.

"... Rien."

"Roan. I don't want to say anything because it's my fault for not explaining everything to Madam. But you were too careless. Even though you knew this was dangerous, I kept quiet to deceive Doris."

While I was talking, Roaldness took off his blood-stained cloak and armor and pulled me close by the arm.

"Roan!"

"How can it be so easy."

The clean scent of Roaldness, who had been obsessively washing himself until now, poured out from between the slightly bloodstained inner tunic shirt.

He pulled me close, hugging my back of the head and waist tightly.

"No matter what kind of plot they come up with. I would go crazy just knowing that such a dangerous thing is with you."

A low, muffled voice poured over my head.

"I don't care what that woman thinks. Even if you don't try that hard, I'll protect you. So all you have to do is come to the place I've made safe."

I finally pulled away from him and looked up at him.

A light of intense emotion, tightly suppressed, leaked out of his moist red eyes. If my death was even remotely connected, he reacted immediately like this.

"I'm leaving for the capital tomorrow."

He pulled me closer, trying to hug me, and said in a low voice. I resisted not to be hugged.

"Right now? We were on our way to Elacon."

"Originally, the purpose was not to see the King of Elacon, but to see the Great Sorcerer, so Prince Victor agreed to deliver the message instead. They might be a little angry, but I think they will fully understand if I say that I turned the procession to the capital to become the new heir."

It seemed that the conversation with Canula was over.

"You stay here. The knights who came with your grandmother will guard this place, so don't go near any dangerous places this time. I'll come back when everyone who is blocking our way is eliminated."

Roaldness stroked my back slowly and whispered.

"I'll go to the capital to help you too."

"When the safest place in the world is by my side. Come then."

"Roan..."

"You being safe and peaceful in my arms. That's helping me."

Roaldness's face, which was naturally turned to the side, came closer to me.

Even though he was talking about a brief separation, his face, which clearly didn't want to be separated, was shaded by his long golden eyelashes.

When I stiffened for a moment, Roaldness also stiffened, staying close enough to touch his nose.

He seemed to come to his senses and stepped back.

"Ah, sorry."

For the past few days I was here, he didn't hug me, contrary to how he always clung to me.

I could fully guess the reason.

Even after doing such tiring work, he would sit in the bathtub for several hours to wash away the smell of blood, and then he would come to me lying on the bed and replace his regret with a short goodnight kiss.

No matter how much I said it was okay, he had a face that hated the idea of even a drop of monster blood on me.

"I lost my mind at the thought of Doris Castagna giving you that useless thing. I forgot about my condition for a moment. I'll go wash up. I'll call a servant to clean up this scent, and you..."

He muttered, wiping his face with one hand. I approached him once more, the distance he had retreated.

"Roan, let's go to the bath."

"Yes... huh?"

He nodded easily, then looked down at me with an expression as if he had been hit on the head.

I boldly untied the knot of his blood-stained shirt.

"Wait, Adriene. What are you doing?"

"I've filled the bathtub with water. You said you're leaving right away tomorrow morning, right? We don't have much time to be together, so I don't want to waste time on bathing."

It was truly like that. I couldn't just let him stay like this, unable to approach me because of the monster's blood, and just wander around.

"Rien?"

Swish.

The untied shirt strings were completely in my hand.

"Today, I'll specially attend to your bath."

"...What?"

From the collarbone that clearly protruded through the gap in his unbuttoned shirt to his firm cheeks, which had been cold to the outside air, they turned bright red in an instant.

It was a dramatic change of expression.

I dropped the shirt string I was holding to the floor.

Roaldness's gaze, which had momentarily shifted to the slowly falling string, immediately moved to my lips.

I smiled slightly and subtly urged him.

"No?"

In response to my voice, it was not only the collarbone in the gap of the shirt that rose sharply.

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"I've filled the bathtub with water. You said you're leaving right away tomorrow morning, right? We don't have much time to be together, so I don't want to waste time on bathing."

It was truly like that. I couldn't just let him stay like this, unable to approach me because of the monster's blood, and just wander around.

"Rien?"

Swish.

The untied shirt strings were completely in my hand.

"Today, I'll specially attend to your bath."

"...What?"

From the collarbone that clearly protruded through the gap in his unbuttoned shirt to his firm cheeks, which had been cold to the outside air, they turned bright red in an instant.

It was a dramatic change of expression.

I dropped the shirt string I was holding to the floor.

Roaldness's gaze, which had momentarily shifted to the slowly falling string, immediately moved to my lips.

I smiled slightly and subtly urged him.

"No?"

In response to my voice, it was not only the collarbone in the gap of the shirt that rose sharply.

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