Chapter 43.

Just as he opened the door and came in the pink-haired eyes touched.

“Why are you here?”

Confirming it was me Leonard stopped in his tracks and frowned. Hey, who knows if you’re high or not.

Looking over the guy’s head, I replied tersely.

“The butler brought me here.”

“Not that ……”

Leonard looked me up and down and snorted.” Aren’t you banned from the third floor?”

Geez! Banned from access because of who?

Suddenly aggrieved, he glared coldly.

“The ban on access was lifted as of today. Because father allowed it.”

“Ah! No wonder I was suddenly asked to use the attic …….”

“Why are you here?”

“Am I not allowed in and out like a ghost or a god?”

Seeing him walk in with a cheeky grin. I can’t help but look sad, not wanting to have my time disturbed by an uninvited guest.

I muttered irritably.

“I was here first.”

So it’s you who has to leave.

But he’s not the guy who’s going to listen.

“Who said that?”

Leonard walks into the loft without a care in the world and slumps down on the fluffy bag. Then stared at me with lazily open eyes.

“You sit there, on the floor. Just the right spot for you.”

“Why does it have to be here if not in your room?”

“It was the idea of the second youngest master of this house.”

Oh, that’s it, clenched my fist, wanted to punch the annoying guy in the face, but desperately held back.

Good sense 10%. Favorable Sense 10% …….

Barely got 10%. Only maintain to stay alive.

Trying to ignore Leonard, I focused on the window again. But he didn’t leave me alone.

“What are you doing staying there like an idiot, sitting down.”

He was going to do something.

“If you want fireworks, just go, no need to ask the Duke.”

“What a pity. Can’t even see the stage from here.”

He giggled and spoke raw words.

“It’s the last day of the festivities, everyone else got off early, and only the beggar you dragged in is still there now.”

“What ……?”

It was as if he hadn’t heard me, and all of a sudden he jerked to a halt. I slowly turned my head toward the guy.

“What does …… that mean?”

“Literally. He’ll train alone until he dies.”

Leonard replied with a cheeky, fake smile.

Unable to speak, I struggled for half a second and reluctantly asked. “…… Why exactly?”

“Because I told him to.”

This lunatic!

Ding ding ding, it was as if I heard the sound of Ikris’s favorability dropping vertically.

It’s amazing that such a ridiculous thing happened when I didn’t have time to pay attention.

No way, my bread!

I jumped up from my seat in order to immediately confirm his favorability. The moment I was about to leave the attic in a hurry.

The wrist grabbed roughly. With his pink hair floating in front of his eyes, the lightning-like Leonard grabbed me.

I cringed from anxiety. “Let go.”

“Too late. From the moment you brought him in, that boy was blocked by me.”

“Ha…….’

Leonard’s guy narrowed his eyes jokingly. The eyes became pointed. I, who exhaled deeply, stiffly took my hand that was clutched by him and spoke nervously. “Why are people so childish?”

“That kind of talk creeps me out coming from you, hey.”

He rubbed my arm exaggeratedly. I squinted at the [10% Favorability] on his head.

What did this kid eat wrong today? I had a good lunch that I didn’t eat this morning, and this guy was messing with it again.

“Do you want to go see that kid?”

This sentence is like saying that you can’t pick a fight without a reason to feel distraught.

Of course, it was often like that when you usually met the other person, but today it was extraordinarily cordial.

“If you don’t like me being here, you’ll just say so.”

“I’ll give up my seat.”

I finally decided to quit the game with a sigh. Touch me again, it’s only my hand anyway, better avoid it. You’d better tell me to get lost.

I’m waiting in silence for his answer.

“Have you no conscience?”

The guy who was looking at me without looking away immediately said something that made no sense.

“…… What?”

“What is this place?”

“…… Ha.”

I also involuntarily puffed out a laugh.

“Why it’s like a disobedient daughter-in-law bullying my mother-in-law.”

It wasn’t meant to be a mockery of Leonard. But

I unconsciously showed a fake laugh. But after hearing my fake laugh, I saw sparks on my blue eyes.

I quickly lowered my eyes and obediently closed my mouth.

“…… What’s that.”

“Lately I haven’t been doing the same things I used to do, staying in my room and sleeping, I think she’s finally sobered up a bit …… I’m crazy.”

“It’s amazing that any woman with that kind of chutzpah has the slightest idea of changing.”

I swallowed a sigh. I don’t know how to ease my mood and accept this guy’s anger. Having just vented all my anger in the conversation with the deacon, I’m honestly tired and embarrassed by the situation. Being with the crown prince is a ticking time bomb that can’t be touched at the maximum.

I coaxed him in a tired voice.

“Leonard. Don’t beat around the bush, say whatever you want. Suddenly why are you doing this …….”

“Why don’t you look at the fireworks here again and make a wish?”

But before I could finish my sentence, he interrupted me.

“I wish the male daughter won’t come back to this house.”

“Nah. Simply disappear or die.”

“I know it’s a wish you prayed for earnestly here six years ago on the last day of the festival.”

In front of him, Leonard’s face was reddened by the haze that leaked through the cracks in the window. He grinned maliciously.

The living eyes were kind. Penelope had done this?

I was so frightened I could only stare at him in disbelief. I still don’t know what was lost in the celebration.

Come to think of it, it seems to have been infiltrated by the beginning of the game, which has nothing to do with the story, so it doesn’t particularly stay in the memory.

…… became a male daughter for a night among the civilians, and I really hope the male daughter doesn’t come back.”

In any case, I became Penelope, so I convinced her to act. In fact, having experienced becoming a rich girl a day earlier, it may be easier to understand.

However, the second brother of the mistress of the house did not seem to want to put up with that past and saw it as a thorn in his side, and climbed into the attic.

“How do you feel? As you wish, I’ve been occupying the position of male daughter for six years now.”

Even with the death flag planted, Leonard’s aura was incredibly defiant. The one who stared at me with the same fury as if he wanted to kill me chose the words to be praised.

‘Don’t say anything to piss him off, try to make him comfortable’

The tragic day of losing her only sister, and even running into the bad girl who took her place.

In this situation, being tricked like the original Penelope, something big will happen. I reflexively rolled my eyes to first check if there was anything around me that I could put to death.

But looking for such a thing is futile. An agitated Leonard pushed me violently out of the window, strangling me, and I would die without moving.

“…… I was very small then, so.”

I opened my mouth with difficulty for fear of being thrown.

“I’m sorry. Apologize now too. I’ve reflected a lot too, so please forgive me.”

“Reflection? Ha.”

But Leonard didn’t demoralize even at my painstakingly chosen words.

“Yeah… It’s all in the past.”

“Why do you still do things like that? It’s not like Iben is going to kick you out right away when he gets back.”

This was by far the most difficult situation that had ever dealt with him. Meek words wouldn’t work! What’s the answer now?

It wasn’t me who did it either, so the words were a bit feeble. I was sweating profusely.

“Answer me.”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be short-sighted.”

“Is an apology going to be easy for you?”

“…… Leonard.”

“Father won’t tell me how to bring you back? Then tell me what I had to do to get the Duke to bring you back at such a young age.” Leonard glared at me, his eyes filled with red blood pouring out the window, not sure if it was from anger or if he was just too angry and congested.

Aggravated, my mood dwindled, but I tried to be calm in my judgment. This situation was dangerous enough to be avoided as soon as possible if it couldn’t be broken.

I slowly opened my mouth.

“I’m really sorry for doing that when I didn’t know any better. I sincerely apologize. But losing your sister has nothing to do with me.”

“When I came here today, I think it was the deacon who persuaded me to watch the fireworks here. It just so happens that Dad gave permission, and it’s been a while, so I’ll be right back. ……”

“It’s noisy.”