Chapter 180 (1/2)

Chapter 180

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“Ri-Riftan!”

She screa, but he didn’t even turn to look at her Max glared at his back as she rushed and ran down the stairs When she finally reached hied at his cloak Riftan stiffened in surprise and pushed her hand away

“W-wait, listen to… m-me… please!”

Max stumbled, but before she could finish, the hes and her whole body rocked forward If it weren’t for Riftan and his sharp reflexes, who reached out to grab her waist, she would have rolled down the stairs Max clung to his arms with a pale face, then heard a curse pronounced harshly above her

“daot a big injury!”

Riftan grabbed her by the shoulders and scolded her Max’s shoulders hunched in fear, but she glared at him with defiant eyes

“It’s because… R-riftan… was ignoring o? Why the hell do you keep doing this? I don’t want to hear those absurd thoughts going through your head!”

Max lowered her eyes so as not to show him how devastated she was by his cruel words But she couldn’t whimper in this situation; she needed to show that she was not the weak and delicate noble lady that he believed her to be Riftan would not hesitate to use her weakness to completely defeat her: she knew that he was determined not to take her with him out of Anatol, so she kept her emotions under control and spoke as calmly as she could

“Ho do you k-know it’s ridiculous… without even listening to what I have to say? Listen to htened into a thin line Looking at her with eyes of burning coal, he released her and folded his arms over his chest and spat coldly

“Fine Go ahead”

No e clearly screa to propose Max sed dryly

“The journey to Livadon…is very difficult, I heard On such a journey… it would be dangerous to go without a izard…”

“I’ll take care of it et a neizard”

“You… you may not be able to! A-Aderon said it may be i-impossible”

“It’s none of your problem it is mine and I will deal with it myself”

Max couldn’t find words to say in response to his curt de that the conversation was over, Riftan turned to leave again, but Max clung desperately to his arm

“I… I know that Riftan c-can’t trust me But… I studied really hard and I have more mana now If you can’t acquire a wizard in time… then… I-I’ll take on the role of Ruth and…!

“That’s enough!” Riftan lost his patience and raised his voice “Do you think this is some leisurely trip? As you said yourself, the road that leads to Livadon is difficult, yet you wanta journey like that? I would rather die!”

His thunderous voice echoed down the hall He swept his hair and ruffled it violently “It doesn’t ic So, stop this now and don’t bother ain”

Then, Riftan fastly strode down the stairs and Max failed to hold on to him She just stood there blankly and watched hiht At the end of the corridors, the servants poked their heads out and looked to see as going on Max blushed and hurried off Her heart sank heavily with grief, his cold rejection made her confidence crumble down

She returned to her rooradually subsided, the sadness was replaced by anger An anger she had never felt before bubbled up from deep within her Riftan would rather die than take her to a dangerous place How can anyone be so selfish!+? How could he force her to stay still in the castle while he leapt casually into danger? How could he not consider how she was feeling?

Max nervously ed her head After the way their conversation ended, she was sure she wouldn’t be able to sleep well that night

What was going to happen if he got infected with monster venom? What if he suffered from a fatal wound that couldn’t be healed with hts would haunt her for iving her?

Max stared at the dark, eain Even if she argued with him for a hundred days, it was all useless First, she needed the knights on her side She knew that Riftan’s iron will could not be shaken, but the knights were in a different position If they sided with her, they could pressure Riftan and persuade hi to her last bit of hope

The generally spacious training ground was packed with people The Knights had already started preparing to leave for Livadon and the servants were rushi+ng to help the their weapons and horses that stomped their feet restlessly She was afraid she would bump into Riftan, but luckily he was nowhere to be seen He ive instructions to the construction site before leaving it She looked around for a fa a sword that was as big as her

She ran straight to him “Sir Nirta… may I speak with you for aon a wooden chair and tending to his sword, raised his head “What is it?”

He rose to his feet, towering over her small frame, his annoyance clearly indicated in his darkened features and Max felt a little intimidated by it Hebaron had lost all his usual optier

“About y-yesterday… I have so I want to say…”

“Say it”

Max looked around, a little flustered by his cold dehts looked their way, but not everyone see their weapons and horses and tuning their swords Max tried to sound as confident as possible as she fidgeted with the hem of her dress

“I heard that a wizard is needed for the trip to Livadon… I… would like to take on that role…”

Hebaron’s eyes widened in shock at her request He straightened up and gave her a thoughtful look “Milady, thank you for the offer, but… but did you get permission from the Commander?”

Max’s face turned red “Riftan… he won’t even listen to …”