Chapter 6 (1/2)

Chapter 6

The Monster Lord saw Leticia, making him rise up from his seat while holding a weapon.

Yelp!

Leticia almost screamed.

At that moment, a glint of excitement caught her eyes.

It was a book.

Only then did she come to her senses.

The interior design was small when she observed it.

This is a study room.

The fireplace was warming up the chill of the ancient castle. The Monster Lord sat in the chair next to Leticia while reading a book.

She was surprised a monster could read.

Leticia thought it was absurd, but she still felt scared.

‘What do I do?’

A dull heavy sound came from behind the frozen Leticia’s back.

Tak.

The door of the study room had slipped backwards. It sounded like a coffin lid was closed.

Tadak.

In the silence, the only thing that could be heard was the sound of burning firewood.

After a while, the Monster Lord moved. He went to the desk and placed the book down.

The masked part of the Lord’s face suddenly turned to face the shivering Leticia. He stared at her for a moment and then made a gesture.

It seems like he wants to leave.

‘Why?’

She was so scared that she didn’t dare to question him.

The Monster Lord left first with a lamp in his hand.

Leticia followed shivering.

Where are we going?

The Lord holding the lamp went down a dark corridor.

They left the main building and went to the deserted roads that are unusually spacious. It was like they were visiting a deserted place.

Her fear grew larger by each step.

-The Lord likes to hunt by himself.

The voices of the old witches looked like they would say those words.

You should keep your head on straight. Even if you are bitten by a tiger, you will live if you have the right faith in God.

‘Naturally hide your hands, and then, stab him in the middle of his eyes.’

She then practiced eye-catching moves in her head.

The Monster Lord suddenly stopped.

Leticia followed suit.

A cold breeze blew up the hem of her skirt.

They were in front of the passage leading to the outer court of the castle.

The Monster Lord pointed somewhere beyond silently.

I could see a horse and a carriage, as well as a horseman. It feels like it was waiting for an emergency service at night.

What does he mean?

Leticia looked at him dumbfoundedly; she didn’t quite understand what he was pertaining to.

He pointed over there again and just blinked.

A cold voice came from the Lord.

“Run away quickly!”

Eh?

Leticia doubted what she heard.

Did he just tell me to run away?

The unexpected remark made her think for a moment.

As soon as he stood there, he said everything.

“What are you even doing here? Run away quickly.”

“…”

“Your efforts were fictitious, but you can’t get out of here by yourself. You still needed help from adults. There’s nothing to worry about, they are all nice people unlike me. If you’re scared and want to run away, I’ll take you home safely.”

I didn’t mishear it.

And now, he is misunderstanding everything.

He thought that Leticia wanted to run away and accidentally entered his study room.

But she just couldn’t understand.

‘Why did he come to me instead of being angry?’

As soon as he stood there, he spoke again.

“What? Are you saying that you are even scared to walk all the way there all by yourself?”

“N-no, it’s-…”

“Okay, then I’ll stand here with the light until you get yourself to the horseman.”

“It’s not-…”

“I’m just doing this for myself too, I can go back to my study room only if you leave quickly.”

He held the lamp high in a curt manner. At this rate, he was about to push her back.

‘Listen to me first.’

Leticia mustered up her courage and spoke clearly.

“I don’t have any intention to run away!”

It was a timid but loud voice in its own way.

This time, it was the Monster Lord who was surprised.

“What?”

He turned his head to Leticia and was puzzled.

Then…

On the other side of the aisle, the sound of the conversation stopped suddenly.

The horseman finally noticed their presence.

Ah.

The Monster Lord hurriedly hid the lamp in the dark.

“You don’t have to look around and lie.”

He turned around after speaking bluntly. He also said that he had nothing more to do.

“Please wait!”

Leticia followed quickly. She was afraid of him, but she doesn’t have a choice but to follow him because she didn’t know the way back.

“It’s not a lie, I just walked out on my own and got lost. I have no intention of running away from here.”

The Monster Lord stopped at the horse.

“I don’t understand.”

He looked at Leticia as if he saw something truly amazing.