CH 82

Author: arnlian

The ring Schumann was wearing was a simple hexagonal peridot ring.

And Ria’s earrings, which Dillian said, were also made by processing peridot.

Schumann and Ria seem to be doing the couple-item thing, so he was uncomfortable.

“Such crazy….”

“And don’t call out miss Ria as you please. I don’t know why you keep calling her out, knowing how dangerous it’s to be outside. If you want to see her, you guys should come to the mansion instead.”

Dillian clapped his tongue, asking if his thought was that short. That attitude was quite annoying.

“Of course, I have no intention of accepting it.”

Where did the man who acted like a gentle sheep in front of Ria go?

Dillian, was a huge lion who bit the necks of him and the princess, aiming for the moment Ria disappeared.

At this point, Schumann was also annoyed.

“I don’t know what the duke did with the princess. All I know is that you make our Ria feel bad.”

If they met because of the diamond mine, shouldn’t they meet and talk at the Imperial Palace rather than in the jewelry shop?

And well, Dillian Sinaize came together to buy the princess’s personal stuff?

You have to make a sound that makes sense. It was clear that something was going on.

“It’s not your concern.”

“It doesn’t matter to you, you’re not even a person in charge.”

Schumann frowned at the two mixed answers.

“Because they are close, it will get into miss Ria’s ears.”

“Make sure you keep his mouth shut. That’s what you’re good at.”

The two exchanged an unknown conversation.

It was Daisy who won the brief battle of words.

“The Duke is here to buy a ring for his fiancée, who had just gone out.”

“For Ria…? But why did the princess come together?”

“Oh, I’m here to buy an engagement ring, too.”

“… Pardon?”

What did she mean? When Schumann put question marks on his head, Daisy burst out laughing.

“Did you not know? I have a lover who promised me eternity.”

Daisy said in a happy voice.

“This year marks three years.”

Three years, the same period she courted Dillian.

Schumann, who understood the current situation at once, asked hastily.

“Is it a smoke screen that you are courting the Duke? To hide the one you love?”

“Of course. I don’t like people who are blunt and cold like this.”

A faint blush appeared on Daisy’s face as she shook her head. Again, it didn’t show.

“My taste is a cute and lovable person.”

She smiled as she glanced at the door Ria had left.

“The duke’s fiancée, like a rabbit, looks just like my man.”

“It’s a squirrel.”

At Dillian’s reaction, she patted her chin. She looks very serious.

“Hmm, I suppose so, too.”

“That squirrel-like person was deeply hurt by the princess’s mischief, so please take responsibility and apologize.”

“I’m in charge, can I take her with me?”

“If you want to be stripped of your royal status, try it.”

Is it just the removal of her royal status? Daisy clicked her tongue at the terrifying gaze that seemed to kill her.

“It’s a joke. Do you think I’ll see anyone else over my man? All I need is someone like a rabbit.”

“Miss Ria is cuter.”

“I know how serious the duke is, but you have to be honest. My man is the cutest in the world.”

“The princess seems to have a problem with her eyesight.”

“My eyes, why?”

“From calling a large man over 190 cm tall a rabbit, her eyesight is already not normal.”

Schumann grabbed his neck when he heard cold water soothing his stomach.

What did I hear…?

“Tsk, I can’t communicate with you.”

Daisy shook her head in annoyance and called Schumann.

“Listen to me, Magic Tower Master. About my man.”

“You know better how lovely miss Ria is.”

Schumann looked at the distant mountain as the two boasted about each other’s lovers.

Damn, I guess I got caught by the wrong one.

***

I grabbed the sink as I wiped the dripping water from my chin. My face in the bathroom mirror was disgusting.

“What are you doing that’s ugly?”

After pouring cold water on my face, my head slowly cooled.

Then the feeling of shame came later.

It was embarrassing to be overly excited and to say everything in front of the princess.

I reflected on the past situation.

And I found one question.

‘Is this something that should have made you so angry?’

There is a contract that we do our best for each other, but that’s just a nominal story.

At the time, I thought it was okay for Dillian to date other women.

But when I saw it, my heart swelled up, instead of thinking like that.

It was a side of me I didn’t know.

And one more question.

‘Isn’t this a good time to end the contract? Obviously, but why don’t you want to?’

I said to break up with my mouth, but I didn’t really want to.

It’s just something I said out of anger and impulsiveness.

And even though I realized that the engagement, in reality, had become useless, I still wanted to live in my dreams.

‘So, after all, you don’t want to break up with Dillian.’

Just when I, ‘let’s break up, let’s break up’, memorized it like a spell, but I didn’t really want to now.

I hated it even more for him being taken away by the princess.

I didn’t know that, but I was jealous.

It was like living under the illusion that Dillian would only be looking at me for the rest of his life, and then I got hit in the head with a hammer and realized the reality.

It wasn’t just jealousy towards the princess. I don’t want to lose Dillian to anyone.

Thinking of someone else standing next to Dillian….

“It’s really annoying.”

When my head got complicated, I poured cold water over my face once more.

The makeup was washed off, but I didn’t care.

“Am I liking Dillian…?”

His love and affection for me was evident. So I wanted to break the curse on Dillian.

So, did it become love beyond liking and affection?

I do not know. If it’s love, shouldn’t it be something hotter or like when the stars burst before your eyes?

I was perplexed not knowing the feeling I felt for the first time, but I knew one thing for sure.

That Dillian can’t be taken away like this.

‘Even though it’s just a contract, the official fiancée is me. You can’t take him away because you’re a princess.’

Again and again, I wet my face with water to wash away my jealousy and thoughts.

Much time passed and I slowly raised my head.

My face was full of redness from the continuous friction.

It was at that moment when I roughly wiped my face with a handkerchief and then came out wiping my hands.

A sharp dagger pressed his neck.

“Be quiet.”

A threatening voice threatened me. The pressure in my back and neck made it difficult to breathe.

At that moment, suppressed and frozen by a stranger, masked men appeared silently.

‘Armed robbers?’

They each carried a threatening weapon.

“Captain, we’ve taken care of everything on this side.”

“Here too.”

“Sweep everything that is worth money, and of course jewels.”

The man who had finished giving orders to his subordinate pushed me harshly.

“Seems like I am a hostage?”

“This guy got a good hunch. Yes, you’re a hostage.”

How can I be a hostage while going to the bathroom for a while? I took a deep breath as the blade entered even deeper.

“Hey you, you took the wrong hostage.”

“Shut up and follow me calmly!”

Tsk tsk, if you are caught by Dillian and Schumann, you will be dead.

He, who doesn’t even know my wide heart, threw me into the corner of the room.

I wasn’t the only hostage, but several people were lying on the floor.

I sat down at the force of pressure on my shoulders.

A woman kneeling next to me burst into tears.

“Hiks, hiiks. We are all dead.”

“Shh, be quiet please. If you annoy them, they might kill you.”

“But, it’s the Demica Guild. One way or another, we’re going to die…!”

Demica Guild? Whether it was a notorious group in the capital, people were terrified.

“Who is making the noise? Shut your mouth.”

The woman who had been weeping at the robber’s warning shut her off, and covered her mouth.

He raised his arm and threatened us, while the robber pulled my necklace.

My throat stinged from the broken cord.

The subordinate, who cut off the necklace, sighed.

“Wait, captain. Aren’t these the tears of the sun?”

“Check it.”

The subordinate who appraised the necklace at the captain’s command nodded his head immediately.

“It’s a gold diamond.”

“I thought it wasn’t a big deal because she looked the most modest, but this girl is the real deal.”

The eyes looking at me were evil.

I know those eyes well.

Treated as a goose that lays golden eggs, and the gaze I often received at the temple, my mood subsided in an instant.

‘Ah, something unlucky is going to happen.’

The captain got up from his seat and grabbed my shoulder.

The forcefully pulled body staggered.

“Come with me for a moment. No matter how I look at it, you seem to be on a different level than the guys here.”

“Where are you going to take me?”

“Shh, you talk a lot. Just follow me quietly.”

The captain pushed me harshly. Staggering and barely balancing, I felt the latent heat start to rise again.

‘Should I just kick him? If it’s just one or two cuts, I’ll heal it immediately.’

If I push him and secure the distance, I can use the bow….

“Did you get caught?”

At that moment, someone suddenly came out of the hallway where there was no one there.

The person who appeared without a sign was unexpectedly the princess.

“What’s with this woman?”

She frowned as she looked at me and the captain.

“The Duke is very worried because you haven’t been back in a long time. If he sees this, he will be very angry.”

The guild member threatened her from behind, but the princess didn’t blink.

It wasn’t just ignorance, they were treated as someone who didn’t exist.

‘Is it a steel mentality?’

Her face, with no change in her expression, was so calm that I forgot the situation I was in.

It was the moment when one of the guild members, who was passionate about being treated as an invisible person, reached out to the princess.

As soon as his hand touched her arm, it ignited a fire, and in an instant it became a whole roast.

“You touched my body without my permission. It’s rude.”

Her voice was full of charisma.

The guild members were frightened and stepped back.

The captain was also nervous, so he grabbed my shoulder and held the knife closer to my neck.

“Are you a mage?”

“To be exact, a magic tool.”

The princess raised her middle finger wearing a ring with an expressionless face toward the bewildered robbers.

“….”

“What’s with those eyes? You were curious, so I told you.”

The big eyes that blinked slowly were innocent.