Chapter 66.

The Duke’s reaction was rusty. I smiled awkwardly.
“I apologize for worrying you, things happen in the blink of an eye ……”
“What the hell are these people doing, damn it!”
Relieved to see that I was fine, the Duke burst into a rage.
“Go home, I want the soldiers released immediately. After catching those remnants of the party, each one of them will chop off their limbs and dry their bodies in the sun ……”
“Dad, dad.”
Standing in front of the banquet hall, the Duke spoke angrily about the plan to sweep away the remnants of the new country. So I interrupted him at the right time and called him softly.
“I’m really tired, I want to rest soon.”
“Yeah, that should do it. Hurry up and go! Don’t carry too much weight, and give me the stone bow.”
Luckily, the duke listened to me and quickened his pace. But it wasn’t meant for the Duke to take the stone bow.
“I’ll take it, miss! Please give it to me.”
Luckily Emily held out her hand.
“Thank you, Emily. It was almost exhausting.”
I smiled mischievously and undid the straps of the stone bow. I didn’t realize it when I was carrying it, but after I unstrapped it, I really felt my body relax.
“Listen, Penelope Eckhardt. Don’t ever do anything like that again.” The Duke smacked his lips and said to me.
“Everyone hid before the guards came, and the lady stood out without fear, no matter what happened! I was stunned when the nobles who came out first talked about you!”
“But I did well, father.”
Listening to the Duke’s disgruntled chatter, I pouted my lips.
“Dad gave me a bow teacher who taught me well and practiced hard. Thanks to him, I killed the demons.”
It was actually with the help of the system. But anyway, I’m the hero today.
“If you did well, please praise me slightly.”
I don’t know how long I’ll have to live with an unintelligent face all this time. Although dissatisfied, I don’t look forward to it either. People’s perceptions are not so easy to change.
There must have been people who didn’t get a good look at it, who didn’t see the demon I hit and thought I must have been lucky.
I also have a certain amount of luck …… No, I think it’s the help of the system.
“Okay.”
“What?”
But suddenly, the Duke stopped. He looked back at me.
“I am proud that you are my daughter, Penelope.”
There was an unexpected smile of amusement on his face. Like encouragement and praise, the hand patting the shoulder was strangely familiar.
So, my mood became strange.
There were a total of five tent areas set up in the hunting grounds of the Eckhardt family. As expected, the Duke’s family was so powerful that three magnificent and huge tents were set up here.
But no matter how convenient it is, the hunting ground is just a temporary shelter. As a woman, I found it inconvenient. That’s why I suggested that if the Duke is willing to do so, he can arrange for a place to stay in the palace.
“That’s fine, father.”
I refused. It’s troublesome. The woods where the hunting grounds are located are quite far from the palace, so a carriage ride would take a long time.
It would be better to send him home, but since the suspicion of the attack has not been cleared, there is no confirmation on whether or not to hold the hunting meeting.
O game, please cancel it.
I prayed earnestly, I was exhausted from being tortured by the male protagonists since the previous night’s festival.
The tents were gathered around a burning bonfire, reminiscent of a hunting ground. At any other time one would have had the presence of mind to admire it carefully, but now, it wouldn’t be surprising if I fainted right away.
“Dad, I’m going in first.”
“Good, get some rest.”
Walking into the hunting grounds, I said goodbye to the Duke.
“Please come this way, miss.”
The women’s dormitory is located at the far end. The person who followed Emily’s footsteps, Leonard also greeted the duke and went together.
‘Is that the tent next to it?’
If there’s no change in the hunting competition, I’m sure I’ll meet up with the most annoying guy a lot. I hope it doesn’t happen again.
However, despite reaching the front of the entrance to the tent I was going to, Leonard kept following me.
I frowned slightly and turned around.
“…… What?”
“What.”
“Why do you keep following me?”
“Really! Who’s following you!”
He heard my question and started yelling.
“Is this your shelter?”
I pointed to the tent set up next to me. The apprehension became reality. I giggled inside.
“Sleep well then.”
Then I turned toward the waiting Emily.
“Hey..! Come here, wait!”
He stopped me once more. I frowned.
“Anything else?”
“What’s with the rush of temper? Who messed with you?”
“I’m tired, say what you have to say.”
Impatiently, he prodded, but he just answered without immediately giving a reason to stop.
“What’s wrong?”
As if sensing an unusual atmosphere from the siblings, even Emily looked at the color and hid behind the tent.
Looking at Leonard, who still didn’t say anything, I turned around again.
“I’ll leave if there isn’t.”
“Ah, it hurts here, you girl!”
At that moment, Leonard suddenly grabbed me. Then nervously pointed at my neck.
“…… Wound?”
I was confused. At that moment, Leonard carefully touched a certain place on his neck with his finger. He skimmed my neck gently.
“Here.”
“Ah.”
Tingling …… I felt a faint pain that I hadn’t noticed before.
“Does …… that hurt?”
With a reflexive groan, Leonard jumped in shock and retracted the hand reaching for me. It didn’t hurt that much. If it was a huge wound, the pain would have been felt long ago. While frantically shooting at the demons, I’m not sure if I got a cut somewhere.
“It’s okay, it doesn’t hurt much.”
It’s really nothing, I told the truth. But for some reason, Leonard showed a twisted expression that he hadn’t seen even when he was sick himself.
“…… Wait a moment.”
He pulled something out of his pocket. A small, wide cylinder.
“What’s this?”
“Medicine.”
It was so unexpected what the guy was carrying around.
“Do you carry these?”
“It’s something I got from going to the medical clinic.”
Hearing what he said, I rolled my eyes. So it seems that I politely greeted Duke, Emily, and even Derrick who wasn’t together, but didn’t say a word to Leonard. I looked at his eye color and asked.
“…… Where did it hurt just now?”
“…… hey.”
He would have said, “What am I doing …… with something like that!” But he looked at me with a somber expression.
Then with a deep sigh, he said.
“Isn’t …… it because of you, fool.”
“What have I done ……?”
“Wait.”
Leonard opened the lid of the medicine tube. Then reached his hand in and scooped up the ointment. The green liquid was slimy and sticky. There was a whiff of it.
I avoided it and took a few steps back. Leonard saw me like that and took a big step closer, addressing me.
“I told you not to move. Watch out for the person next to you.”
Those words made me not move a muscle. He bent down, and then Leonard rubbed his sticky, medicated fingers against my neck. It was the site of the wound he had just pointed at.
“Uh……” Leonard’s face became close. His breath could be felt near his nose and lips.
My face froze. A cold liquid oozed from my skin. It felt strange.
“Did that guy from …… notice that you’re hurt here too? He doesn’t know, does he?”
He asked suddenly as he was applying medicine to my wound. Stiffening, I answered a step late.
“…… That guy?”
“The old guy from earlier.”
I remembered Winter’s age on the game profile.
25 or 26 years old ……
Actually, the age wasn’t that great. But the guy with the biggest age difference with the heroine is Winter.
But that’s only with the heroine. Considering what would happen later on, it was a bit of a shame that Wynter and the heroine would develop a close and intimate relationship that couldn’t be developed.
“What rude words to the Marquis?”
Thinking of that guy Leonard’s shocking words just now, he couldn’t help but reprimand.
The beautiful eyebrows of the Lenard in front of him suddenly furrowed.
“What rudeness! What’s the point of putting down a stone bow and not shooting at those guys who pestered you!”
“He is not such a man.”
“What isn’t such a man, are there others? Men are all alike, you fool.”
“Ah!”
He tugged gently on the side of his hair with unmedicated fingers. I yelped shrilly and gave him a hard stare.
“Do you want to die?”
“What to do? Quite fitting.”
I was unknowingly revealing my nature. But Leonard wasn’t offended. He smiled mischievously and straightened up. The tickling breath felt at the end of his nose moved away.
“Have your maid put a bandage on it.”
He said with a squeeze, as if the treatment was over.
‘I can’t believe there’s a day in life like this.’
There had been a fight a while ago. That fact was magically hidden and I laughed without realizing it.
“Thank you, brother.”
Although it’s an abominable guy, it’s true that he got help anyway. I expressed my gratitude with pure good intentions.
But at that moment, Leonard’s face suddenly stiffened. Then, like a sudden apology in a martial arts training ground, his face flushed red.
“Yes. I don’t need thanks from someone like you!”
Suddenly, Leonard shouted hoarsely, turned violently, and walked quickly into the tent.
“And why ……”
At that moment. Leonard’s flowing pink hair glistened.
[31% favorability].
Eyes widened in shock. Leonard’s favorability exceeded the basic favorability in normal mode.