Chapter 555 - The Shield (2/2)

That's right, even if she is strong physically. Emotionally she is already on the verge of a breakdown.

Teo did not know how to handle the opposite gender very well, but he knew it would be bad if he left her like this. ”Princess Lyn,” Teo called out.

Lyn turned around. ”Ah lieutenant, um…how long …have you?” She seemed startled and nervous to see him.

Teo took a step forward and brushed his fingertips against the girl's eyes. She looked very puzzled.

”Forgive me for suddenly touching you. However, it's bad. I saw everything.”

”I see….aha.” Lyn laughs lightly. ”This Is a bad first example. I'm sorry, but can you lend me your chest for a while?”

He hesitantly drew the brunette closer to him, and she wrapped her arms around him.

”I am sorry about this. But recently, I've been stubbornly keeping a lot of things to myself. I've made sure that nobody has noticed anything unusual. I've kept it all to myself without letting it slip. But somehow, when I saw you today, it all spilled out.”

Teo doesn't comment and simply pats the girl's back, intending to comfort her. This girl is younger than him, she is still a child, yet she is much stronger than he is.

He closes his eyes, recalling the words he heard from that person.

Teo knew that the summons would arrive eventually. After all, he kept himself updated with the news and even gathered his information and data on the matter. That's why when he received the summon, he immediately headed out. What surprised him was what sir Andrew said.

'I want you to be the Princess shield. Not just a shield for 'protection' but a shield to soothe and comfort her. Let's face it I am not the healing type, and all I can do for her is recklessly charge into battle. We're both broken and when she's around me, it feels like her burden increases more.

It's all that bastards fault for messing both of us up. But regardless, that girl still towards sir Kazuya....no, I don't need to say that anymore. Be a shield that can comfort and sooth her. Be someone who she can go to for moral support. I know you understand her true nature.'

Ah, that's right, that's how it was. It's because he understood from the start that she is lonely. This is the only reason why he could do this.

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In the end, the Princess crouched down on the grass, whereas he leaned his back against the tree's side.

”I am sorry about that. I tend to have those breakdowns once in a while. Though it was evident during the first month that he truly left me, it hasn't happened in a while that's why I thought I was okay with it already. But occasionally, when I am alone, it would appear, all the fears and hesitations I threw away. I thought I had become stronger, but it turns out that's not the case.”