Chapter 82.

“Father!”
Derrick raised his voice in disapproval. Gritting his teeth.” It’s only because of this that even the magic is engraved on the crossbow ……!”
“After Lady Donna, even armed work makes me look sad.” The Duke suddenly interrupted Derrick’s attempted retort.
“That slave choked the driver and said bad things about Penelope in front of everyone. Did you know that?”
“That’s ……”
Derrick’s mouth closed.
I heard later that he was told by the deacon to go and practice his stone bow, and that the move towards extended arms was because of that. For your information, the fellow who had dared to insult a male daughter and disrespect her was deposed.
But looking at the slave cub holding the crossbow, I roll my eyes. The ending, trying to tell you nothing can be conveyed.
“…… The kid who got scolded and came back not as good as he wanted, so he didn’t want to participate in the hunting competition, so what else would you do to scold him?”
“Gave me a stone bow, I’ll teach him. Can’t stay at home all the time.” Following the Duke’s words, Derrick was silent for a moment.” …… Mark the man and the fellows scooped them up right away.”
After a moment, he spoke in an icy voice.
“It’s easy to fix what you say to dad or me …… no, even to the butler.”
“But it’s not anyone …… his lover that gets me to the worst case scenario every time.” Derrick.”
The words before they could be uttered disappeared at the Duke’s call.” Don’t hate that boy too much.”
He said: “Penelope is so arrogant, it’s my fault any way you look at it. I used him to fulfill my desires and couldn’t even take care of him.”
“Now pull yourself together too, like you know a little something and take care of yourself. Don’t I only have one sister.”
Derrick clenched his fists.” I only have one sister.”
From between stiffened lips came the sound of clenched teeth. The Duke stared at such him in a daze, sighed, and turned his head.” …… Don’t talk about this matter now.”
“Dad.”
With a look of disbelief at the voice he had just heard, he scanned the Duke. How could you say something like that. Not anyone, you Ben and they are family.” …… Losing Ben was a hopeless accident.” But the Duke didn’t stop.
“Not once in all this time has the search stopped, but the witnesses haven’t shown up either. It’s really time to stop recognizing it. She is no longer in this world.”
“Father!”
“It has been six years since Penelope came to the Duke’s house .” The Duke looked into the face of his twisted son with anguish in his eyes.” It was brought with a short judgment without having time to ask me for your opinions, it is true that in the meantime. Whatever happened at home, I could not all ignore it.”
“…… I think…”
He said: “But why should I release my feelings of guilt and blame for Eben by bullying and hating her until when.” The words caused Derrick’s blue pupils to dilate. Why not just turn off the nerves, never thought of that.
If it had been Leonard, I don’t know, the girl who lost her sister and took up that position was like a childish flower or plant, but he wouldn’t do it himself ……
“I ……”
Derrick replied in a locked voice .
“I never hated Penelope or bullied him, Dad.” The whole reason why she hated Penelope was because of her cringe-worthy bullying and demeanor.
So, becoming humanized, she has nothing to hate these days. Therefore, that kind of thing didn’t much …… that was instant.
“No, Duke.”
The dry voice flashed through the ears.
“Emily please So Duke such a request? Whatever punishment you give me, I willingly accept, Duke.”
In the meantime, the child who had always referred to himself as “brother” began at some point to refer to himself as “the young duke.” In the presence of others, he remained the same, but when alone, he completely distinguished himself from the “little duke”.
Whenever that girl gently called herself “brother”, she was so annoyed. ……
In the future, she will always live like a mouse without worrying.
Now she was cold and stiff at the sight of herself, busy drawing a line in the sand. Derrick got a new triple whammy from that epiphany.
“On the contrary, what I hate is ……”
That was the moment he looked confused and opened his mouth to say something.
Clang!
“Father!”
Kavanagh’s door opened roughly. In the midst of it, Leonard hurried in.
“A witness says he saw Penelope!”
The Duke and Derrick also widened their eyes, pouring out like a succession of cannons with sharp breaths.” What? Who was that!”
“Lord Tullett South.”
“Lord Tullettnan? He is ……”
“The fiancé of Countess Kailin…”
Derrick quickly spat it out in place of the Duke who had recovered a vague memory. The Duke was an inconspicuous man who could not be easily recalled. A distant sidekick of Ellen Hoo Writers, lined up for the Yellow Princess and barely earned a knighthood.
But there was a long social uproar earlier this year when the engagement between the male writer and the Earl’s family was suddenly successful. There were rumors about whether the two families, which only had daughters, had mobilized distant in-laws for a far-fetched union for the sake of an alliance. Both families were Second Royalists, so there was truth in that.
“So. Baron Tullett, where the hell did that guy meet Penelope!” The Duke prodded Leonard with an eager voice. With a subtle expression on his face, Leonard hesitated and spoke.
“In the woods, knocked unconscious by a stone palace shot by Penelope.”
“What, what did you say?!”
“Been drooling like an idiot ever since he was discovered, looking for the goddess of the hunt with her golden pink hair flowing.”
“Ha……!”
The Duke couldn’t continue and opened his mouth. But that’s not the end of it.” In addition, there are several comatose nobles that have been awakened.” What Derrick feared had finally happened.
I woke up with a sudden coolness.
Like early morning, the cave was filled with green dawn. The campfire, which had been burning all night, had unconsciously risen with only a wisp of smoke from the plums, and had gone out. Over there, I saw Callisto leaning against the wall asleep.
“Wrap up and wear clothes when you sleep.”
Still naked under the cloak, the faint breeze blowing into the cave was even cooler. Trying not to make a sound, I rose from my seat. Fortunately, the clothes that had been placed near the campfire were dry.
That was when the crown prince picked up his clothes in a panic and put them on before waking up.
Like Ear Valley Castle, a cool wind blew along with an eerie vibrating sound. The bangs were rustled by the wind. I, who was wearing a jacket button up, stopped dead in my tracks as I felt the change.
“Wind ……”
It wasn’t blowing from outside, but from inside the cave. I held my breath and stared into the dark side. The moment.
It blew again, and I accidentally flinched. It wasn’t an illusion. It really was cool air blowing from inside the cave. Was the other side of the cave drilled through?
If the wind blowing from the other side feels here, it means the cave is short and straight. But all that unfolded before me was pitch black. The length is not short at all in the cave where not even a faint light can be seen.
At that moment, the wind that accompanies the city of Ear Valley blew again from the other side of the cave. I turned around and quickly approached the Crown Prince.
“Your Highness, please wake up.”
Probably sleeping heavily, he didn’t wake up right away. Since it’s His Royal Highness, I don’t want to take further offense, but there’s no other way now, so I grabbed his shoulders and shook him.
“Your Highness.”
But Callisto still didn’t open his eyes.
I suddenly felt that the place where my palm touched his body was cold and creepy.
Is it because you gave me your cloak and slept naked all night?
In addition, the prince last night was probably still wearing wet pants out of care for me.
“Your Highness, Your Highness?”
I shivered at the appearance of Callisto who didn’t open his eyes even after shaking him a few more times.
Suddenly, the fact that he was stabbed with a table knife yesterday came to mind.
Did …… die?
I panicked and stuck my head into his chest. Flutter, flutter. Luckily, he wasn’t dead; his heart was beating regularly.
Lifting my head, I also lightly slapped him to wake up the unmoving crown prince. Shaking wouldn’t wake him up, it was no big deal.
“Slap″
“Your Highness, open your eyes! Snap! Snap!”
The hand that approached the gentle snapping was getting bigger and bigger. It definitely wasn’t because of selfishness!
It really can’t be helped! Despite the slap, the Crown Prince hasn’t opened his eyes yet ……
“Your Highness, Your Highness!”
Finally, the sound of a properly smacked cheek echoed through the cavern for an instant.
“Uh ……”
The Crown Prince frowned. The eyelids blinked, revealing bright red pupils in between.
“Your Highness, are you alright? Are you uncomfortable somewhere?”
I fearfully hid my hand, which wanted to grind once more, behind my back and asked with a face full of worry.
“…… male female.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Did …… not slap me just now?”
“Did you? How could I? How dare I do that!”
I shook my head with wide eyes. My kind of vision was pinned to the bulging side of my cheek.
“How strange. It clearly feels like I’ve been hit in the cheek.”
“I think you had a dream. Get up.”
I lurched to my feet before he noticed and took his clothes and light armor myself.
“This is not the time to talk calmly about dreams, Your Highness. There’s a wind blowing from the cave.”
“…Wind?”
“Yes. Apparently it’s not ……”
Hooooo…
At that moment, as if supporting my words, a cool wind blew again from inside the cave. The Crown Prince who was wrapped in the clothes conveyed to me stopped and looked at the cave side.
“This is ……”
His face was frozen red.
“Why …… do that?”
(I’m feeling the pressure now.)
He locked eyes with me with a serious expression.
“There seems to be someone in the cave.”