DYBAR - Chapter 120 < To an Unknown Knight >

DYBAR - Chapter 120 < To an Unknown Knight >

Do Your Best And Regret

"No, Miss. How did you get here?"

Dean truly couldn't understand.

The Young Lady was an ordinary person who had never lifted a sword. Of course, she never learned how to hide or read his presence.

How can such a Young Lady get to the first floor, avoiding the eyes of the knights who change shifts every hour, and crossing the maids and servants who come and go in the hallway?

Maybe the power of a Saint? Does she even have something like that?

It was a ridiculous idea, but it was the best Dean could Imagine.

"Yeah...."

The voice carried by the wind was small. Dean listened intently to the Young Lady's voice.

"It's a secret."

Dean, who had been concentrating hard, blinked as if confused. Then his face turned red and he said.

"This is a loophole in the anti-siege perimeter, Miss. Please let us know and we will correct it right away."

Olivia grinned.

Rather than a loophole, it was her habit.

Read the guard shift times of the knights and check where the servant-only passage is.

The habits she had inherited from the time she lived in the attic on the fourth floor of the Madeleine duchy allowed her to learn the geography of the imperial palace more perfectly than the Imperial servants.

That way, she could meet Ethella without being noticed by others, listen to the Princess's orders without anyone in the imperial palace, and return to the mansion.

There were many people who knew this, including Ethella, the Princess, and the servants, but no one was surprised. 

A sense of playfulness slowly emerged. Olivia subtly said her luck.

"Do you really want to know?"

"Yes!"

"You want to share my secret?"

"Yes, if you don't mind. I'm only talking about this for educational purposes!"

"Then shall we leave first?"

Dean, whose eyes were sparkling, was disappointed. That's right, Senua's Valley! 

Somehow he had to stop the Lady. As he thought, his mouth moved freely.

"Miss, I was too embarrassed to tell you earlier, but... Senua's Valley is not a place where you can travel briefly at night like this."

It was a pretty good excuse for something that was said carelessly. Dean opened his eyes and trembled.

The Young Lady didn't know much about the Vikander Territory, so it was 100% likely to make sense.

"The Vikander Territory is much larger than I thought, so it will take four full days by carriage to reach Senua's Valley on the border."

"I heard it's three hours away?"

"Yes?"

As confusion spread across Dean's face, Olivia took out the map she had put inside Edwin's robe.

Dean's face was devastated as he looked at the map filled with traces of meticulous notes.

"How do you...."

"The library. In addition to this map, there is all the information about Vikander Territory. Just Senua's Valley..."

Except for White Crystal Mine.

Olivia cleared her throat loudly.

"But it's really dangerous out there, Young Lady! Besides, if you pull the carriage, everyone will know."

Meanwhile, Dean thought of another reason. Even if it was three hours away, it was useless if they didn't have a carriage.

"So, why don't we go out the gate and rent a carriage? It might take a while to cross the garden, but since I can't ride a horse, I'll run as fast as I can."

"What is that......."

His jaw dropped and he was speechless. But the Lady's face was too serious to ask what kind of nonsense that was.

"The mountain is so rugged that it is really dangerous to even enter, Miss..!"

"I have to go even if it means taking risks. Dean also wants to know my secret."

"I don't want to know anymore."

Dean shook his head with a downcast face. Olivia laughed lowly. Then she made eye contact with him and spoke in a serious tone.

"The only person who can help me now is Dean. It's a suspicious place. You must have been there, but you can't remember. Such a strange place is located in Vikander Territory. Shouldn't we check it out?"

"I think we shouldn't go at all."

"For that reason, Dean has already come in."

Olivia hit the nail on the head. She lowered her voice as much as possible at Dean's stinging face.

"And Edwin, or rather His Highness the Grand Duke, will be arriving soon. When that time comes, do you think we can move forward like this?"

Come over, come over, come over.

As if the spell she had recited in her mind while looking at Dean was working, Dean touched his lips. His face looked like he was about to say he wanted to go at any moment.

If that really didn't work, she was going to go as far as revealing that she was Liv Green..

Olivia added as if to drive a wedge into the situation, which was going better than expected.

"So, before His Highness the Grand Duke come... Dean, what's wrong?"

Olivia interrupted him for a moment. Dean's face was pale in the moonlight. At the same time, a voice was heard from some distance away.

"What is this...?"

The low voice was familiar. Olivia lifted her head for a moment.

“Eh, Edwin?”

She quietly blinked her eyes. 

Unbelievably, the person standing close by was Edwin.

Her feet moved first.

"How should I interpret this situation?"

"Edwin!"

While Edwin was looking at Dean and Olivia in confusion, Olivia came over and hugged Edwin.

The small body in his arms was cool. Even though he knew that Olivia was wearing her magic stone necklace, Edwin hugged her as if he were afraid that Olivia would be cold. 

Meanwhile, a mumbling voice was heard.

"I missed you. I didn't expect to see you right away like this."

Edwin laughed slowly. The texture of embroidery touched his fingertips. And then he saw that Olivia was wearing his robe.

At the same time, he was happy to feel her sweet and comfortable scent reaching his nose. Her face, as if clinging to him, was extremely lovely. Even a small voice.

While he couldn't see, everything he longed for was being fulfilled.

What this situation was was something to be determined later. What to do now...

"Me too. I really missed you too."

As much as he wanted to see this lovely Young Lady, all he wanted to do was give her a hug.

***

The Grand Duke's drawing room.

The atmosphere became heavy as Winster and Bethany stared at Dean fiercely.

Knock, knock. 

Edwin, who had been knocking on the table regularly, quietly opened his mouth.

"Therefore.."

Olivia blinked her eyes.

When she saw Edwin, she had many things she wanted to ask. Did he bring the secret documents from White Crystal Mine, what happened to the Princess's work, and was he tired from traveling such a long distance, etc.

But what is unfolding now?

"Dean went to Senua's Valley without reporting to anyone"

Dean lowered his head at the smiling gaze. When the red eyes turned to Olivia, Olivia immediately understood why Dean couldn't say anything.

"When Olivia heard that, she tried to sneak away alone with Dean... Is this it?"

In other words, this situation was a variable that he had never thought about.

"Well, I mean...."

What Edwin called her was a name, not a nickname. Olivia stuttered her words without realizing it.

Although sweat broke out behind her, Olivia just smiled.

Edwin's eyes seemed to have become slightly more malicious at the charming smile that begged him to look at her. 

Olivia hurriedly got her words out.

"Well, it's a dangerous place. I was going to go and talk to Edwin first. I never meant to keep it a secret......"

The words were long, like an excuse. Olivia finally understood why Dean was rambling earlier.

Edwin raised an eyebrow at her.

"You decided to go there even though you knew it was a dangerous place?"

It seemed like she was mistaken in saying that it had become harmful. In contrast to his kind face, his voice became increasingly cold.

Olivia looked at Edwin carefully and asked.

"Maybe now is the time to get scolded?"

"Why? Did you do anything that My Lady thinks would get you scolded?"

The way he spoke with a bright smile on his face was exquisite.

Because Edwin was unfamiliar to her when she first saw him, Olivia carefully pulled Edwin's hand. And she found it difficult to speak.

"If you're going to scold me,"

Olivia's voice spoke quietly in the quiet drawing room. It seemed as if her pronunciation had been deliberately muffled, and even Dean, who had been listening closely to her response more closely than anyone else, could not understand the words.

After a moment of silence, His Highness the Grand Duke's voice rang low.

"Everyone goes out."

"Yes!"

Dean didn't know what she said, but this was an opportunity. Opportunity to buy! 

Dean answered more courageously than anyone else, then bowed politely and left the reception room.

It was a moment when only sparkling hope was filling him. Someone grabbed the back of his neck.

"Dean. Now it's your turn to see it with us, right?

Oh right. 

Dean looked at Bethany and Winster, who were laughing desperately, and laughed as if he was crying.

***

"Can't it be just the two of us? Because I was embarrassed...."

Ha, really.

Edwin swallowed a heavy sigh as he felt the warmth writhing in his hand.

She did something so cute that it left him speechless, and as soon as people left, the Young Lady was watching him with meek deer-like eyes as if she had never done that before.

"..."

"Are you very angry? Sorry. I didn't mean to make you worry. I was just planning to visit for a short while."

Edwin still said nothing. What should she do? 

After thinking for a moment, Olivia unconsciously intertwined her fingers with Edwin's.

For her, being noticed meant being noticed, and a habit was a habit. Only then did a weak voice along with a soft laugh come through.

"You lift me and put me down?"

"Me?"

Olivia blinked her eyes deliberately. It was Edwin who was paying attention and lifting and putting people down. 

The corners of Edwin's mouth went up slightly, probably because it was an appropriate reaction, and then he went down immediately.

"It's okay to do whatever you want, Liv. Nothing dangerous."

How dangerous is this place that even Edwin would say something like that? 

But instead of pouting, she nodded her head calmly.

Long eyelashes shaded her face. Edwin spoke a little more solemnly because her face was cute when she reflected fully.

"I'm also sad that you tried to keep it a secret between us. Just think of me making a secret without Liv's knowledge."

"That!"

Olivia blinked her eyes for a moment. And she nodded her head again as if she had come to some realization.

"I really did too much."

Edwin, wondering what excuse she was going to make, burst into laughter without filtering. Anyway, it controls people.

Olivia, who seemed to have finally relaxed a little, walked over and sat down next to Edwin. How will she completely unravel? 

While she was thinking deeply, a good idea occurred to her.  

She hasn't compared it yet, but there's one thing she's sure of.

"By any chance, if I tell you another secret right now, will Edwin's anger completely go away?"

"Don't talk back, Liv. I'm not finished with this one yet."

The stern voice had long since disappeared. Olivia, who cleverly realized that fact, said with her eyes sparkling.

"I'm not saying anything, but aren't you curious? My secret. That's why I was put on the system."

"Why was Olivia put on the system?"

That's it.

Edwin blinked at her as if the subject had never occurred to him.

Her heart was pounding. The odds were ninety- nine out of one hundred. Olivia looked at Edwin and put it in her eyes. And she spoke carefully.

"There was someone I wanted to meet."

"Someone you want to meet?"

"I, a long time ago..."

Loudly, Olivia cleared her throat for a moment.

Family, Prince, imperial palace... She always got choked up when she said something embarrassing. Today she got choked up in a slightly different way. The concentrated anticipation began to gradually increase in volume.

"There was a time when I was sending relief supplies to a battlefield in Heferti for Lord Jade Madeleine."

It was difficult to make eye contact. Olivia lowered her gaze to the tip of Edwin's chin.

"But I once received a letter thanking me for the relief goods I sent. It was my first time receiving such a letter. To be honest, I had no idea that those who were risking their lives on the battlefield would barely receive relief supplies to express their gratitude."

"..."

"I felt strange. That was my first thank you letter. So, at first, I also sent a reply to express my gratitude. Letters started coming regularly."

"..."

"It was a knight whose name and face I didn't know. How much they expressed their gratitude to me even without revealing their identity...."

Suddenly, she remembered the small flower that came with the letter. During the pause, Edwin's breathing could be heard above the silence of the living room.

Olivia laughed quietly at the sound of cheering and continued her words.

"I was grateful. But one day the letters stopped. About half a year. During that period, I became increasingly worried. Are they alive, where have they gone, and have they possibly moved camp? Then I started to feel more and more regretful."

"..."

"I was truly comforted, but the letter I sent to the knight was all about my daily life wrapped in lies."

"..."

"So I headed to the island because I wanted to meet him at least once and say thank you."

Trailing off her words, Olivia raised her head.

"Just a few days ago, I received a letter with exactly the same handwriting as that knight's. Also from Edwin."

Edwin smiled kindly as if he finally understood what Olivia was talking about.

The sweet, tickling sound of laughter that resonated in his throat poured water over Olivia's dry expectations.

Her heart was beating loudly. Olivia, overwhelmed with emotions, smiled brightly and looked at Edwin.

"It's Liv Green. It's nice to meet you like this, Sir."

"Nice to meet you. A strange and affectionate supporter."

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