Chapter 27 (2/2)
In the end, assuming it was something important, Min-ha didn’t think much of it and just followed her.
“By the way, what’s going on? Didn’t she tell you the reason?”
“…That, well—”
Nevertheless, it was still rather strange, so Min-ha asked if the servant had heard anything about it, though she only blurred her expression and avoided answering.
At that sight, Min-ha tilted her head, thinking if it would be all right since they were still inside the Duke’s mansion and the knights were guarding it. Though she quickly decided that she should meet Wanda to see what was going on and return to Noah, who was waiting for her.
With that in mind, she left the East Annex and walked to her annex.
Seeing the familiar silver-haired knight in the distance, she waved her hand and shouted.
“Oh? Sir Bediviel!”
Bediviel, who was walking with his stiff face, wearing the indigo cloak and sword around his waist, turned his head at Min-ha’s call and immediately approached her.
Then, with a gentle expression, he bowed down in front of Min-ha and said,
“Madam, are you done cleaning already?”
“Yes! How about Sir Bediviel? Have you been outside the castle?”
“Yes. Recently, a strong wind caused some problems with the western outer wall. I’m on my way back from supervising my duties.”
“Oh, really?”
“Where is the Madam going? Looking at the direction… is there something wrong with the annex?”
“No. Wanda wanted to see me at the annex for a while.”
Min-ha, who had stopped for a while and talked with Bediviel, whom she had become close with for the past few days, answered his question without much thought.
Hearing her words, Bediviel’s face hardened slightly. Nevertheless, he returned to a friendly face in an instant and answered Min-ha’s words with a smile.
“I see. Then, I will accompany you, Madam.”
“….?!”
However, the face of the young attendant who was guiding Min-ha became contemplative at Bediviel’s reply. At that, he raised the corner of his mouth and stared down at the servant with his cold eyes, and then immediately turned to Min-ha.
Min-ha thought that the suddenly cold atmosphere was strange, and she opened her mouth.
“Sir Bediviel?”
“Yes. I thought it would be more reassuring than to just have two women walking there alone.”
“All right. If only Sir Bediviel is not busy, I would appreciate that.”
“….!”
“Yes, Madam. Shall we go?”
In response to Min-ha’s reply, Bediviel smiled broadly and nodded his head. He then pushed the servant away and took the lead.
To be honest, she didn’t say it but she was a little relieved by his appearance. It was true that the situation had strangely bothered her for a while since this behavior was very unlike Wanda.
With that in mind, Min-ha entered the annex with Bediviel and the young attendant. As she climbed up the stairs, she shouted and opened the door of his bedroom until just a few days ago.
“Wanda, I’m here.”
However, there was no one in the bedroom.
Looking around, she tilted her head and said to Bediviel and the servant who stood behind her.
“It doesn’t seem that anyone’s here?”
It seems that way to me.”
“What happened? Did Wanda really call me here?”
When she looked back at her attendant at the presence of Wanda that she could not feel no matter how much she looked around the bedroom, the young attendant’s face changed to contemplation.
She replied with a trembling voice, bowing her head.
“I, I—i, it seems that it was…the East Annex, Madam.”
“Is that so? …Oh, as expected, Wanda wouldn’t be here.”
No wonder it was kind of strange.
With that thought in mind, Min-ha nodded her head in agreement, and the young attendant, who had been visibly trembling in front of her, suddenly fell to her knees and pounded her head on the floor, shouting.
“…I, I’m sorry. I apologize, Madam! I’m guilty, I should die!”
“No. Why are you getting down on your knees for something like this? You could be mistaken.”
Seeing the servant who kept on apologizing over and over again with her bleeding forehead, Min-ha glanced at Bediviel standing behind her as if asking for help.
However, without paying any attention to her gaze, Bediviel stared at her servant with his cold eyes and had a thoughtful expression on his face.
‘Well, people can make mistakes. His expression is so scary. Is he just going to kill her for something like this?’
Min-ha changed the topic with an awkward smile, as though to stop Bediviel, who was about to pull out his sword at any moment.
“Oh, I’m hungry! Let’s hurry up and go back. Noah must be waiting. Sir Bediviel, would you like to have dinner together?”
“…Yes. It’s an honor, Madam.”
“Thank you for telling me! See you, then!”
Min-ha handed her servant a brief thank you, then looked at her with bitter eyes before slapping her hand on Bediviel’s back, who somehow answered her dryly.
And so, Bediviel was pushed forward as if he had no choice, and said.
“…I know dinner is urgent, but my back hurts.”
“Oh, my! Really? Did I hit too hard?”
Min-ha was startled and quickly released the hand that was on his back.
At that moment, Bediviel lightly flicked her hand twice, avoiding Min-ha’s gaze. Then, he turned to her and smiled sweetly as though nothing had happened.
“It’s a joke. I’m a knight, too. This much wouldn’t hurt me.”
“…Ah, is it so?”
“Yes. Let us go, then. Noah might be hungry, waiting for us.”
Contrary to a while ago, Min-ha swiftly nodded her head at his words urging her and followed him.
She tried to look back because it was strange to see Bediviel rushing her to the point where she thought it was a little urgent. Though Min-ha didn’t notice his actions that secretly blocked her every time she tried to do so.
Moments later, Bediviel looked back covertly with cold eyes. There, where his gaze reached, the young servant was being dragged away with her mouth closed by the Persen knights wearing black clothes.
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