Chapter 84
I asked him with a smile.
“Are you hurt anywhere, Bishop?”
He sniffled and nodded. Then, I noticed what he was holding preciously in his arms.
It was a familiar bag.
“Oh? This…?”
It seemed to be the crossbody bag I had been looking for.
“Ah, it’s Lady Flone’s bag. I picked it up. I thought something might have happened to you, Lady…”
Luzef, with his eyes swollen red, suddenly glared at me fiercely.
“Don’t you ever worry me like that again.”
He grumbled like a prickly cat as he handed me the bag.
“Sorry for making you worry.”
Of course, it wasn’t my intention.
“Bishop!”
Yuanna, who had been watching the situation from afar, ran over. She examined Luzef’s complexion and then looked around at us.
“Is everyone okay? Lady Flone, I’m glad you’re safe.”
She took my hands and sighed in relief.
“Are The Saintess okay?”
I asked, examining Yuanna’s complexion. Fortunately, she didn’t seem to be hurt.
“Oh, don’t worry about me. I’m fast on my feet and good at hiding, so I’m fine.”
Yuanna put her hands on her hips and laughed coolly, as if it were nothing.
“What exactly is going on here?”
“Before that, shouldn’t we hear Lady out about what happened?”
At Asdal’s question, I sighed, running a hand through my hair. This was going to be a long story.
And then, the dress pocket twitched.
“Ah, right. Eunji…!”
I had forgotten for a moment because she was so quietly inside the pocket.
“…Lady? What is that? Ack!”
Yuanna looked at my dress pocket with a curious expression, but when she met eyes with Eunji, who had poked her head out, she screamed.
Eunji, startled, hid her head back inside the dress pocket.
Diego drew his sword and pointed it at me, and Enoch blocked my path, facing them with his sword.
“Step aside. I’ve been wanting to ask what that is since earlier. It looks like some kind of unidentified Monster.”
“I won’t allow anyone to point a sword at Margaret, Monster or not.”
“I agree. You’re scaring Margaret. Put your sword away, Crown Prince.”
Enoch was always like that, but now Kaiden was joining in. I looked at them with a bewildered expression and took Eunji out of my pocket.
“It’s a bit of a long story to explain how I met her…”
Eunji was huddled in my palm, glancing around cautiously.
Always so timid.
Then, Yuanna, walking leisurely between the wary Asdal and Diego, tilted her head and examined Eunji closely before saying,
“She’s cute when you look closely.”
“Hey, Saintess. It’s dangerous.”
“Saintess. Please step back.”
Asdal and Diego spoke to Yuanna at the same time, but she shrugged it off, unconcerned.
Perhaps because she knew they weren’t being aggressive towards her, Eunji glanced around cautiously, then flipped her belly towards Yuanna and acted cute.
“Oh my?”
Yuanna’s eyes crinkled with affection. But soon, at Diego’s repeated urging, she stepped back as if annoyed.
“First, Eunji, say hello.”
Of course, half of the instruction to say hello was a joke. But this time too, as if she understood my words, she scanned the crowd.
Then, she tilted her head cutely, glanced up at me, and wagged her tail. Her eyes seemed to be saying, ‘Really say hello?’
“Like a puppy.”
Yuanna, standing far away, said with a smile.
Then, Eunji looked at Asdal and Diego, who were pointing sharp swords at her, and opened her mouth wide.
Soon, a small, fist-sized flame shot out of Eunji’s mouth.
‘Huh?’
Asdal and Diego, with surprised faces, hurriedly stepped back. Fortunately, the fire wasn’t large enough to reach them.
It seemed Eunji didn’t like Asdal and Diego, who had been threatening her all along.
Everyone looked at me. I looked down at Eunji, feeling the piercing gazes.
Eunji, with sparkling eyes, looked back at me with eyes that seemed to say, ‘Did I do well?’
Eunji. You didn’t tell me you could breathe fire. And how is that a greeting?
It seemed I needed to give her some proper early education.
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We decided to first dispose of the Monster corpses and then return to the cabin to continue discussing the situation.
If we didn’t completely dispose of the Monster corpses, more Monsters might gather.
“Ugh. I hate the texture so much.”
I picked up and moved the spider’s fluffy legs, but eventually collapsed on the spot.
“Lady, hang in there.”
Yuanna, annoyingly, was sitting on a tree, leisurely watching us.
“Hey, Saintess. Can you help us a little?”
“I have a weak stomach.”
I let out a dumbfounded laugh. Right. You were that kind of person.
She wasn’t the type to cause harm to others, but she wasn’t the type to be helpful either. That’s what made her even more annoying.
Then Kaiden lightly lifted a giant spider with one hand, draped it over his shoulder, and turned to look at me.
“Margaret, I told you to rest over there. We can handle it ourselves.”
“Yeah. Seeing you, I don’t have to worry.”
At my words, Kaiden smiled triumphantly.
“Still, I want to finish quickly, so I’ll help.”
I said, picking up a severed spider leg and carrying it with all my might.
When we piled up the Monster corpses in a large clearing without trees, Eunji breathed fire in front of it. We didn’t even need a lighter.
I was wiping the beads of sweat that had formed on my forehead and struggling to carry the spider leg when suddenly the weight of the spider leg became lighter.
Surprised, I looked up and saw Yuanna holding the spider leg with me from the other side.
When I looked at her with a puzzled expression, she smiled brightly.
“I remembered what Lady said.”
“What I said?”
“To show respect and consideration.”
She coordinated with me to lift and move the spider. I couldn’t figure out what she was thinking at all, so I narrowed my brows.
“If I do this, will I become Lady’s person?”
No, hey, female lead. How did it progress from serving to becoming my person?
“I’ve been wanting something like that. My own people who care for me. I’m tired of being used only for someone else’s benefit.”
She said something unexpected.
“Used?”
“Ah. I mean the Vatican guys. I didn’t want to become The Saintess. I was threatened with my family’s livelihood.”
It was an unexpected story. I couldn’t find the right words to respond to the Vatican’s wickedness and remained silent. So that’s what happened.
“Ah. I envy Lady. Because you can live more happily when you go back.”
Yuanna, dusting off her hands, looked at me with envious eyes.
‘If I go back, I’ll have to live more happily… as Margaret. Because I’m Margaret now.’
My heart felt a little uneasy.
“Half of the reason I told you to serve me was genuine. I was amazed that a noble lady born with a silver spoon in her mouth was different from the rumors and skillfully did the dirty work without hesitation. So I also wanted to mess with you. I have a bit of a strange personality.”
“Yes. You seem strange. You think only in a way that’s convenient for you.”
“Ahahaha. Aren’t humans originally biased and only think within the scope of their own experiences? Lady is really interesting.”
I really didn’t know what Yuanna was thinking.
In the meantime, we arrived at the clearing. We threw the spider leg we were holding onto the pile of Monster corpses that Eunji was breathing fire on.
I looked at Yuanna in horror as she hit my shoulder with a smile, and then subtly moved away from her. And I continued to focus on helping Luzef and the others move the Monster corpses.
Before long, we had cleared all the Monster corpses and the sun had set.
Eunji quietly went into my dress pocket. I patted the pocket and picked up the crossbody bag that I had temporarily placed on the ground.
Because the strap of the crossbody bag was broken, I couldn’t wear the bag. In the end, I held the bag in my arms and glanced at Enoch.
“Has everyone eaten?”
“Do you think we have?”
Asdal, who was following behind with a tired face, answered my question. I looked at his haggard appearance and nodded obediently.
“Yes. I didn’t think you had.”
First of all, it seemed that Kaiden and I were the most okay out of everyone, so the two of us should go hunting. I didn’t know why the two of us who had suffered outside were more okay.
I think we should eat meat today. I should make a trap as soon as I get back to the cabin.
After walking for a long time, we finally returned to the cabin.
“Ugh.”
Enoch, who came into the cabin and sat down, let out a groan of pain. It seemed like he had been holding it in all the way here, but when he arrived at the dwelling, it was no longer possible to endure the pain.
I gestured to Luzef, and he brought the first aid kit.
Because no one had been injured in the meantime, there was no need to use the first aid kit, so Yuanna, Asdal, and Diego looked at the kit with puzzled expressions.
I took out the bandages and medicines and prepared to treat Enoch’s wounds. The bandage that I had used to treat Kaiden last time was clean and dry, so it was in good condition.
‘There aren’t many bandages….’
It was best to recycle as much as possible.
“Enoch.”
I called Enoch, who was lying drowsily on his bedding. He slowly opened his eyes, his face contorted with pain.
I gently placed my hand on his cheek. His body was hot.
