# 25
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As soon as she left, my trembling legs relaxed and I fell unconsciously sitting on the floor from the intensity of the tension.
Dabin seemed to strongly believe that I was Eveliana, and believed that I had infiltrated the Hilderius family with a hidden plan.
My body trembled again when I remembered Dabin's gaze filled with venom.
I remained sitting and shaking until the maids brought breakfast.
I'm not the real Eveliana.
Why did I come to this place and suffer all this trouble?
The maid who brought breakfast was surprised to see my condition, so she put a blanket that was on the bed over my shoulders.
“Are you very cold?”
No, I'm just afraid.
Other maids came in with wood for the fireplace and started the fire.
After drinking the tea they gave me, my trembling body gradually began to calm down.
I wanted to escape from this terrifying place as quickly as possible.
But I felt that if I escaped secretly, Dabin would catch me and lock me in a deep underground prison.
At that moment, I remembered Lloyd.
First, let's try asking Lloyd to take me back to Zeronia.
At least at least.
I don't think he would bend my spine or lock me in a basement if I told him I wanted to return.
I ate only a little, then I caught the maid who was about to take the tray and asked her to take me to Lloyd.
“They said the lady needs complete rest now?”
“Please, this is an urgent request. Or at least show me the way. Please.”
The maid gave in to my urgent request and said:
“Young Master is usually at the private training ground at this time. It will be difficult for you to go alone, so I will accompany you.”
I took out my going out clothes from the closet. Although I insisted on wearing it myself, she insisted on helping me until the end, and then led me to the training ground where Lloyd was.
“If you feel tired, tell me immediately.”
I walked behind the maid.
In front of the building was a large, beautifully landscaped garden.
There were paths of white gravel winding through the garden, and after a long walk behind them, the maid pointed to one of the large buildings visible in the distance.
“That is Young Master’s training ground.”
What an extravagance! A training ground for just one person? It's very huge.
Since the Earth itself is vast, the training area must be this large.
If it were not for the maid to guide me, I would have been lost in this enormous property.
I realized then that the plan to escape alone was madness.
If I had gone out alone, I would have lost my way and Dabin would have caught me and sent me to the basement.
As I was walking towards the huge training ground, I heard screaming coming from a nearby building.
“This place…?”
“Ah, this is the training ground of the Fifth Corps. It seems like it’s cavalry training time.”
What kind of family is this that owns five legions?
I felt the strength of the Duke Family again, but at that moment…
“The smell of blood...?”
Does the smell of blood usually smell this strongly in training grounds?
The strong smell of blood almost made me lose consciousness.
“Wait a minute!”
"Oh! Miss! This is dangerous!"
I ignored the maid's worried call and ran towards the nearby training ground.
The closer I got, the more incredible the smell of blood became.
And there…
“What is this...”
A monster the size of a house was roaring and facing the knights.
A face with human features that seemed to scream in pain, the body of a lion, and terrifying tentacles that moved freely.
“Is that… a manticore…?”
A huge monster that only lives in the far reaches of the continent, was arriving and roaming in the center of the capital, inside the Duke's training ground.
Are they training using the Manticore monster? It's a crazy legion.
The training I was imagining was men taking off their shirts and waving swords.
But for some reason, here were dozens of men covered in blood and wounds trying to take down the huge monster.
The knights were starting to get tired, while the manticore was getting more active and attacking them.
“Oh my God, they are going to die like this.”
I quickly bit my right index finger hard, and drew a magic circle with the blood oozing from the wound.
The magic circle that I drew while enduring severe pain was a circle to activate “group therapy” instead of the magic wand that I left in the room.
I said a short incantation, and the circle began to glow red with a buzzing sound.
Let's see, what is the magic circle group therapy activation word...?
I remembered what the “therapist” used to say in the game I used to play when she revived people, and I muttered in a low voice:
[Let us fight again]°
As soon as the activation word finished, a powerful light covered the training ground.
“What?”
“What… what is this?”
The knights' bodies that were covered in blood and wounds began to heal in the blink of an eye.
The manticore was confused when he saw dozens of knights recovering at once.
"Come on! Get your strength back!"
When a man who seemed to be the legion's leader shouted, the other knights rushed towards the manticore with a loud shout.
Take courage, knights!
Although the knights returned to fighting, the manticore remained a monster to be reckoned with.
He did not give up and attacked them with determination.
But since the group healing continues infinitely as long as there is mana in the circle I drew, the monster eventually fell with a loud thud under the attacks of the knights whose healing did not stop.
The knights, who had been on the verge of death before my arrival, revived and began to talk around the manticore's corpse.
Thank God. Everyone survived!
Now, I'm going to meet Lloyd.
At that moment when I was scanning the magic circle that began to evaporate...
“What brings you here?”
I felt breathing and a soft voice very close to my ear.
I turned around quickly in surprise, and my eyes met two violet eyes that were very close to my face.
“Mr. Lloyd?”
A fresh scent with long eyelashes and a sharp nose passed through my nose.
Because of the sudden appearance of this handsome man, my heart nearly exploded to the point that for a moment I thought about staying here and marrying him instead of going to Zeronia.
I quickly regained consciousness and breathed deeply to calm my heart.
Hold on, Kai, remember Dabin, who is targeting your life!
“Your body is not feeling well, what were you doing?”
His gaze turned to the magic circle that I was trying so hard to scan.
"this?"
Lloyd grabbed my right hand and was amazed.
My finger, which was held by Lloyd's big hand, had a bad cut from me biting it with all my might.
Lloyd's face hardened as he held my hand.
“Why did you use group therapy magic here?”
Did I do something wrong?
I was confused by his cold question, and I answered:
“That… because a monster appeared in the training ground.”
“Monster?”
“I saw the knights seriously injured, so I was afraid something bad would happen...”
Lloyd's face was filled with coldness as I answered in a low voice.
“Did the knights ask you for help?”
"Hello."
“The Hilderius Legion trains monthly on monsters captured from the dungeons. This is a common occurrence. The healers in the Legion take care of wounds. You have done unnecessary work.”
It was a crazy place. Even though I knew the strength of the Knights of Hilderius and the rigor of their training, training monsters as large as a manticore on a monthly basis seemed like an extremely difficult job.
Do they honor their followers because they are strong themselves?
I apologized to him and felt sorry for the knights who risk their lives for money.
Well, my action was really unnecessary.
“I saw a manticore that I had only seen in books, and I accidentally made a mistake. I usually react automatically when I see people seriously injured. It’s an involuntary action due to the profession... I’m sorry for interfering with the knights’ training.”
“Manticore?”
When she apologized, Lloyd quickly turned towards the training ground.
“What is this...”
When his eyes fell on the manticore corpse among the busy knights, he looked clearly startled and suddenly grabbed my hand.
“Will you come with me for a moment?”
“N…yes?”
But before he heard my response, he led me lightly into the training ground.
As soon as Lloyd appeared, the knights stopped moving and gave him a military salute.
I felt the knights' gazes directed towards me, but with a wave of Lloyd's hand, they returned their gazes and continued their work.
“Mr. Lloyd!”
A man wearing a commander's uniform ran up and called his name.
"What's going on here, Turner? Wasn't today's training monster the 'Skeleton Goblin'?"
Turner replied in a firm, military tone:
“Yes, that's true. But what came out of the sealer was the manticore.”
“Manticore…?”
“It seems that the seal on the manticore that Mr. Lloyd captured last year from the crypt of ‘Jinshū’ was broken slightly, and leaked into the Goblin Skeleton Sealer nearby.”
Lloyd's face began to tremble slightly.
"This is crazy. How do you manage the sealing tools! How many casualties are there?"
When Lloyd shouted angrily, Turner responded in confusion:
“You may not believe it, but there is not a single casualty. When we were about to be annihilated, someone used group healing magic. Thanks to that, not a single member of the Fifth Legion or the healers were injured.”
Lloyd's gaze turned to me again.
His face was still stern, but he gently kissed the back of my hand and said:
“This is thanks to you. Thank you.”
At that moment, I felt the gazes of the knights in the arena, including Turner, piercing the back of my head.
But Lloyd didn't care.
“But I can’t forgive you for hurting your body. Don’t do that again.”
When Lloyd lifted his lips from my hand, Turner took the opportunity and spoke cautiously, observing the situation:
“Excuse me... Mr. Lloyd, who is this lady...?”
Lloyd replied with a slight smile as he looked at me:
“She is the person who saved all of the Fifth Legion today and the woman who will be the master of Hildirios Palace in the future.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the knights' shouts filled the training arena.