Chapter 86 (2/2)

Besides, even if the clan refused service, a ive up so easily Those sorts of influential people tended to be e person, especially when it ca their pride and honour There will be someone out there whose intention is to e and skills

I believed that the Kua Clan hadits whereabouts secrets other than cultural traditions

“You could have kept your identity a secret, and you were also well-aware of the risks that ca it Yet, you still chose to save Klaus For that, you havemy precious escort”

I lowered my head one more time

Silence fell upon the room Only the sound of the distant sea waves echoed insigh

“…?”

Was he surprised? I raised my face up a little to confirm the situation and noticed that Wolf had also bowed his head towards me

“Wolf?”

“Stop it I’ratitude”

Wolf raised his face back up as he spat out those words bitterly The lingering sharpness had a hint of self-loathing mixed within

“Whether it was the servant girl who collapsed or the sailor that was injured, I was the one who forced them all on you, remember?”

“That couldn’t be

couldn’t be helped because you were trying to hide your identity If I hadn’t pulled through, you were going to treat theht?”

It was certainly true that Wolf entrusted me to treat Mia and Kurt But if I had refused, he would have taken over immediately I believe this to be a fact, and not mere speculation

“I was using you! Don’t you get it?!”

“Me?”

Listening to his words, my eyes widened in surprise

But why? A siain by doing so my mind, Wolf spoke further

“I dropped by Nabel to meet the rumoured Goddess”

Apparently, Wolf had been gathering up information at the harbour for a while He heard that a shi+p, the Julius zu Eigel, was departing in the nael’s second son He also heard that the Marquis was related to the Goddess in question and that she was aboard the shi+p

“I was on a return journey back ho to be on board, I thought of how lucky I was Well, I found out the truth soon after though”

After Wolf realised that Flora wasn’t the real Goddess of the ruo on a different journey However, he met me in the shi+p’s kitchen first

“My hair colour should have been different then”

“That’s right, but I was still curious Besides, it doesn’tI’ to find is not just the Goddess herself”

So else he wanted to find?

When I probed him further with my eyes, for some reason, Wolf’s facial expression became sour Since he always had a reliable look on his face, the sour expressionscolded

I didn’t want to ask him directly, so I rephrased my question

“…Was I able to fulfill your expectations?”

I asked with a s him to respond with ‘Don’t be silly’ like usual

But instead, his facial expression became even more clouded With an exhausted look, Wolf brushed away his bangs and scoffed

“Not exactly Are you serious? Why did you have to be a princess? It’s good and all to have power, but I wished you had been born with

been born with a lower social status”

At first glance, it sounded like so out of Shakespeare’s Ro to a lover I felt as if I was being blamed for some reason

“If you’re a princess then act like a princess Be norant, vulnerable, and arrogant… then I would’ve tried to find someone else I’ve always believed that anyone with poouldn’t have ood in them”

“Wolf…?”

I didn’t knohat he was talking about

Wolf stared at me, but I was still confused

“…Hey, Mary”

His large hand extended and grabbed my arm

At this point, my confusion turned into bewilderment

“Do you knoill happen to you after this?”

“Well, since I’ve exposed myself as a princess, I would probably be taken to Flamme’s Royal Palace After that, I would likely be deported back to Nabel”

The royalties of Flauest before sending the so

Even though I’ve finally met soful negotiations Furthermore, since Wolf’s identity had been exposed, it would be ier

I would return ho

“Just to be sure, can you come back?”

“I don’t think so… Even getting out of the castle will be quite a task”

‘I don’t think Father would give this failure of a daughter another chance to redeem herself’

I muttered ruefully with a sh and turned towards ly serious

“Very well… Then it can’t be helped”

“Eh…? W-Wait!”

My field of vieas suddenly reversed My line of sight that stared up at the sky through the as now gazing at the ground

Wolf picked e that I had set aside and pulled a cloak over me

We disappeared into a back door

Wolf descended down the flight of stairs without any hesitation

“Eh?! What’s this?! What are you doing?!”

Why a carried?!

Besides, where are we even going?!?

Confused, I looked to Wolf for answers, but he covered my eyes instead

“Would youkidnapped by me for a little while?”

“…Huh?”

A bewildered cry escaped my mouth

What was this guy saying?