# 26
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As soon as we left the training ground, he embraced me in his arms.
This was the third time the Princess Carried me.
“Please put me down. I can walk on my own.”
“Kay, stay calm. I will use magic to reach the main building immediately.”
I fumbled, wanting to get down due to embarrassment, but I was helpless in the face of his great strength.
“Anyway, I heard from the maid. Why did you come to see me? If you had said a word, I would have come to you right away.”
“Ah… that.”
The only reason I came to see him was to ask him to take me back to Zeronia.
But since he had introduced me in front of the knights as the Lady of Hilderius Palace, my temper was too weak to directly tell him that I was returning to Xeronia, so I had no choice but to speak in a roundabout manner.
“You know, Mr. Lloyd, I have a job.”
“If you mean the Imperial Healers Association that makes you work for a low salary, then I know that very well.”
“Ah… ahahaha. Yes, the salary is very low compared to the work I do.”
I laughed in confusion at his words, which were true, and I continued my speech:
“However... I entered that place after passing the national examination. There is a mountain of work I need to finish, and I also miss seeing my friends that I live with... so I feel a little upset. Could you... take me to Zeronia... please?”
As I looked at him with wide, pleading eyes, Lloyd's gaze fell on my hand.
“This ring on your hand...do you know what it is?”
I ask him to take me back to Zeronia, so why is he talking about the ring?
"both?"
“It’s Loringil’s ring. I found it in Asinta’s crypt.”
Lorengel Ring... I've heard this name a lot?
At that moment, an idea suddenly came to my mind.
Lorengel ring
It was the ring that Dabin placed on the original hero's hand during the wedding at the end of the novel.
Since its purpose was to subjugate the other party forever, I remembered that I laughed at the time, saying that it was the “ultimate seal” and that the original hero would remain under Dabin’s control forever.
Does he want to subjugate me forever?
"It is a magic ring made by the ancients when they pledged love to each other. Through it, one can find out whether the other party is alive or dead. Haven't you seen the magic circle engraved on your heart?"
Indeed, there was an unidentified magic circle drawn on my heart.
It's just that I didn't care about her because I was distracted...
“The problem is that if you move away from the other party for a distance beyond a certain limit, there will be a shock in your heart.”
M...what did you say?
“The distance is probably more than 50 kilometers, so if you return to Zeronia, your heart will go into shock. If that shock continues, you might die.”
“For… you put a ring like that on my hand…?”
Lloyd's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at my terrified expression.
“How do I get this ring off?”
“That…”
Do I have to stay here forever while the heroine is waiting to kill me?
Lloyd grabbed me tightly and shouted with determination:
“I, I can take responsibility.”
Do you think that taking responsibility solves everything? Oh man! Do you know how many times you said this word?!
Right at that moment...
“Wow, beautiful scenery, Lloyd.”
Dabin was standing there, and I don't know when she arrived.
I felt a killing aura emanating from the smiling Dabin, to the point that my skin began to tingle.
“Stand aside, Dabin.”
In response to Lloyd's words, Dabin silently made way.
As Lloyd passed by, ignoring her, Dabin spoke:
“Do you know, Lloyd? My father asked me to teach my sister-in-law.”
Then Lloyd quickly turned and asked:
“What does this mean?”
“Since you will be busy with succession work, I was asked to do this because I am relatively free. For the sake of my sister-in-law who has suddenly turned from a commoner to a noble, I will inform her of the Hilderius family etiquette and how nobles behave.”
“There is no need for such nonsense.”
“That's your opinion.”
“Dabin!”
In response to Lloyd's cry, Dabin laughed and said to me:
“Sister-in-law, please take good care of me in the future! And know that I am a little strict as your teacher.”
When we arrived at the main building while Lloyd was carrying me, Duke Hilderius' husband and wife were waiting for us.
They looked at us as we entered together with a satisfied smile.
While I was gently serving tea, the Duke told me that Dabin had decided to teach me the etiquette of noble families and several sciences as a form of apology.
Lloyd, who had been in dispute with Dabin over the matter, strongly objected, and the Duke's wife expressed concern, but the Duke's decision was firm.
He felt that Lloyd, who had a backlog of work as the next heir, could not take on the task of teaching me.
When the butler entered to tell the Duke and his wife that they were urgently wanted, they apologized and left the room.
Then Lloyd sighed and knelt down at my feet.
Lloyd bit his finger to get blood out of it, then immediately began drawing a magic circle with the blood dripping on the ground.
“What are you doing?”
I shouted in surprise at Lloyd's sudden action, but he did not respond.
Once the magic circle made of blood was completed, it began to glow red.
What a contradiction! He asked me with a serious face not to hurt my body, and then he bit his finger and injured himself less than thirty minutes later.
While I was in shock, the door opened violently and Dabin entered.
She looked at us, me and Lloyd kneeling below me, then saw the magic circle drawn on the ground and frowned.
“You're crazy, Lloyd.”
Lloyd didn't care whether his sister cursed him or not.
When the light of the glowing magic circle went out, the blood moved as if it was being sucked under my feet and disappeared.
Lloyd stood up after making sure that the magic circle had disappeared and said:
“No one will dare hurt you anymore.”
"What is this?"
In response to my question, Dabin spoke sarcastically:
“What? Lloyd just put a protective charm on you at the risk of his own life. He’s completely lost his mind.”
“Be careful with your words, Dabin.”
Lloyd looked at Dabin with a cold voice and responded sharply, then turned his gaze to me.
He hesitated a little, then patted me on the shoulder.
“Dabin won’t be able to touch your body anymore, so rest assured and take lessons from her.”
Dabin shouted angrily at my confused facial expressions:
"Oh Lloyd! Are you really crazy? Did you put on magic for such a trivial reason?"
Lloyd simply ignored his sister's words and left the room, bidding me farewell:
“I'm busy with my work, so I'll excuse myself first. Kai, if anything happens, come to my office on the third floor.”
“Hey Lloyd!”
Since he didn't care about Dabin's screams, she suddenly attacked me with her fist.
I closed my eyes tightly in front of Dabin's sudden attack.
Tarrach!
There was a huge bang, but I didn't feel any pain.
When I opened my eyes slightly, her fist had stopped in the air right in front of me.
Around her fist, the blood-colored magic circle drawn by Lloyd was shining and repelling the fist.
“Kh-kah, Dabin...do you want to die?”
Lloyd, who was standing far away, suddenly grabbed his stomach and groaned.
“You're the one who wants to die! Are you crazy to put the 'Reverse Protection' charm on that thing?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Lloyd who was at the door disappeared, leaving only a shadow behind him, and appeared behind Dabin's back.
Lloyd kicked Dabin's back with all his might.
With that tremendous force, Dabin flew through the air and directly collided with the wall.
The room shook violently.
Because of that shock, the normal person was supposed to die.
It was such a strong shock that it created a hole in the wall.
But, because she was not a normal person, she easily came out of the wall and spat on the floor.
Her spit was mixed with pieces of stone from the wall, but there was no scratch on Dabin's face or body.
“So you want to confront me? Lloyd.”
Dabin came out from between the cracked wall, smiling.
She shook her hand forcefully, and immediately a red aura began to surround her entire body.
“Don't challenge me, Dabin.”
Lloyd, who was next to me, also began to emit a red aura throughout his body.
As the two looked at each other as if they wanted to kill each other, the palace began to shake violently.
“Mrs. Kay, come here, please.”
I was surprised to hear a whispering voice next to me, so I looked towards him.
The old butler was standing next to me, and I don't know when he arrived, extending his hand to me cautiously.
“What's going on?”
As soon as I took the butler's hand, there was suddenly a buzzing sound and a blue barrier formed around me and the butler.
“This happens a lot. They often fight because of conflicting opinions.”
Just a quarrel due to conflicting opinions...is this?!
They were attacking each other as if they were trying to kill.
The problem is that those attacks were so violent, that the kicks and blows that each of them dodged completely shattered the walls and floor.
The force was so great that the adjoining and upper rooms and the basement could be seen through the cracks.
It was puzzling how the palace did not collapse due to these shocks.
Given the strong vibrations, it seemed like the palace would collapse at any moment.
“This…this is normal?”
“Yes, but they seem to be quarreling lightly because of your presence, Lady Kay. Normally, you should consider that an entire side of the palace walls would end up destroyed.”
The butler smiled at me as if telling me not to worry.
No... Grandpa, the room is perforated from the top, bottom, right and left and I can see everything...