Chapter 65.

Someone called me. It wasn’t surprising that this seemed to be the case storyline-wise.

I slowly turned around. The Eve Festival that had begun with the evening sun had somehow been shrouded in darkness.

The few surviving lights from the electric lamps broken by the devil illuminated the face of the person who had summoned me.

[Favorability 20%]

I could distinguish the male host even in the darkness.

“Marquis-sama.”

It’s the first time I’ve said that, and it always feels rusty.

“It wasn’t long ago that I was condescendingly using plain language, and the masquerade is over, so that’s bad.

As I was trying to think of a way out, something suddenly ran as fast as it could and came to me.

“Thank you for your help today…I’m very grateful.” He solemnly gave me a silent salute.

I guess it’s like this.

I was very much in the comfort of difficult mode now, and I replied with disbelief.

“Not to help the Marquis. So you don’t have to thank me.”

A soft honorific flowed in contrast to the feeling of embarrassment. ‘He also has ……’

“Didn’t you save people grudgingly? Including me.”

He looked up at my hand.

I followed that look and slowly lowered my head, then my pupils slowly got bigger.

Because my hands were shaking, that’s when I snapped out of it.

“Okay… This body is poor, it’s too much of a stretch.”

I didn’t have enough strength to shoot the stone bow. But my shaking wasn’t just because of that.

Even though I tried my best to act as if nothing had happened, the truth was that I was more afraid of this situation than anyone else.

The shadows of chicken claws raised high in the air in order to trample me and the countless demons that ran towards me staring only at me, escaping my control and moving their bodies and hands frantically. As I relived such scenes, my eyes closed without realizing it.

But I try not to show my face and hide my shivering hands by clasping them backward

No matter if it’s me, it’s anyone who would do that. Don’t fall…

“No.” He tried desperately to act as if nothing had happened, like he was dismissing something.

“No one can stand up as bravely as a young lady. Even though it was that easy to deal with the closing…

He stopped what he was suddenly saying and frowned. It was like someone who was in pain about something.

… Is it possible that having concealed his identity as a magician all this time, he felt responsible for himself without doing anything?

I don’t quite understand the difficulty of these places.

What’s wrong with being selfish for my well-being.

And he did exactly what he could do on his own. It’s like me giving my body over to the system to save my life and talk to the lives of game-built NPCs.

“If we can do it, we can do it.” I shrugged my shoulders and hitched my wagon

“Without a bow and arrow, I probably wouldn’t have been able to do anything and would have been chased by the demons.”

“The Marquis is also trying to save the children’s lives to the maximum extent possible. I don’t dare to stand in front of the crown prince, it’s too scary.” I said the right thing with my mouth, but I felt a bit ridiculous.

Don’t have anything to stand out beforehand, don’t expect anything from me.

Without having the credit of killing all the demons, something like what happened just now, stopping the crown prince’s order, wouldn’t have happened.

Gazing at the green colored pupils with a smile, the sound of tinkling bells rang out again in that moment.

[Favorability 24%]

A light shone above his head. It took a huge rise of 4% to come to his senses.

The smile on my lips disappeared.

“…. Well, there’s nothing going on, I’ll leave now, bye.”

I rushed to get the conversation over with, I was actually exhausted.

Turns out there was more than one person who thanked you for saving me.

For being a normal male dominatrix, even if I knew it wasn’t, I wouldn’t be obsessed with him.

After a brief moment of silence, Winter was mortified.

“Miss.”

Hot palms hurriedly gripped my arm. Snapping his head around, he gazed at me for some reason.

“A return gift for you…” Slightly hesitant lips parted in a low whisper so that I could hear.

“…Um, can I repay you for your help today?”

At that moment.

“Penelope!

Someone over there called me in a deadpan voice.

[Favorability 27%]

Because it was very dark now, his good sense was seen earlier than his appearance.

But as soon as I hear an uncomfortable voice, I can immediately tell who it is.

“What are you doing now?”

Leonard.

Sure enough, just as the day of the general assembly of men was approaching, Leonard made his entrance.

(Thought you’d go first?!)

Even with his sleeves rolled up, the guy who always appeared suddenly in breathtaking moments when he thought Ruthless had left. Double-browed eyes staring at me, pink hair giving me pause.

“Come here, Penelope.”

Leonard kept reminding me, but my disinterested look made Leonard’s aura fierce.

Why does it feel like déjà vu?

Suddenly I remembered what happened on the practice field. I’m caught in the middle looking at my eyes and can’t break my tight grip on my arm.

Unlike the other male leads, the hand that could grab me wasn’t very strong. Just like it was done to Derrick and Ikris, just hit it hard enough and it would work.

But I didn’t want to do that to the only male lead who was polite to me.

“Lord Marquis ……??”

But even then, something didn’t budge. I stared at him, lost in thought.

Leonard’s voice was getting more and more twisted.” Let go…”

“Won’t you look?”

As a result, Leonard gritted his teeth and grabbed me as I took a big step forward. The arm finally stretched out.

Seeming to have fought his way out of the situation, his hands appeared to have no strength at all.

Just as soon as Winter’s restraints were released, Leonard grabbed me as if he’d been waiting for a long time. Then yanked me behind him like I was hiding.

There didn’t seem to be anything to say, and there was a blank smile on his face, like he was scoffing at something.

“Hey, Marquis. It seems like it’s only a child who doesn’t know how to behave innocently, so please think about her age.”

Surprised at that guy’s insipid words, I opened my mouth. I couldn’t help but raise my fist to slam his shoulder.

“Are you crazy?”

“Be quiet! Little girl.”

Faced with this reaction from me, Leonard suddenly yelled. It annoyed me so much that I shook my head.

Speaking of which, look, because I’m going alone.

After sneering, he twisted his hand violently as he held it, and the guy seemed to panic and immediately yelled.

“Well, since there’s no choice, don’t come near me in the future either.”

“Go away, go away!” Hey, my violent temper ……

Just like the person who originally wanted to go, I walked ahead and complained about “this Leonard guy”.

Who would say that?

I heard something like “damn temper” and felt ridiculous, so I scolded him coldly, but I was still poisoned. I felt a warm gaze on the back of my head.

I looked back with my eyes downcast, half-drawn by Reiner. Winter, who was still standing in his seat watching me, moved his lips when he saw me lock eyes with him.

“…… I’ll be waiting for a reply. Miss.”

I was surprised once again at his more persistent side than I thought. While looking at him with big eyes.

Stopped abruptly. Don’t waste your breath, there will be no reply!

“No, won’t reply.”

I interrupted Leonard in a panic and gave him the answer. Probably because it was a negative word, so luckily, Leonard’s mouth was already closed.

She said he wouldn’t get that answer.

I repeated what I had told him before in person and micro-smiled. A smile on a fake face.

Then looked at the green pupils that were once again shaking and thought.

[Favorability 26%]

Surprisingly, despite the outright refusal, the favorability level still went up.

Being pulled out by Lenard, he walked to the open-air banquet hall.

“Miss.”

“Penelope.”

Emily and the Duke, who were standing anxiously near the entrance, ran over in joy at the sight of me.

“Miss, is everything alright?”

“You’re not hurt anywhere? Hm?”

They took turns inspecting my body. Unexpectedly treated, I answered each other with vague words.

“I’m fine. There are no injured places.”

“No need to worry. It’s probably because you didn’t see this guy sweep everything up.

Leonard, who habitually taunted, closed his mouth when he saw the Duke’s wide-eyed stare.

It’s kind of hard to see the guy with a frown on his face.

I turned my head to look at the Duke.

“Is father hurt anywhere? Where’s Emily?”

“I was in the middle of something, so I went outside the banquet hall without incident.”

“I’m also thanks to the blessing of running errands for the lady, nothing happened!”

“What a blessing. Where is brother?

“Went to interrogate a prisoner with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince”

Not really concerned about where guy went, just asked him out of politeness.

“Luckily you weren’t hurt anywhere. Do you have any idea how surprised the father was by this news?

The Duke seemed to be much shocked and looked at me with a worried face