As Raphine pointed to a place, Orphana was startled and clinged to Raphine's arm.

?Yeah! I'm scared, my lord!"

'no.... Get away for now.'

In-yeong, seen in the distance, was falling down endlessly.

It seems that someone threw the body into the river.

But at that moment.

squeak.

Tiny water drops spurted out of Inyoung.

'Are you alive?'

Raphine was startled and swam there.

A small needle was lodged in the man's chest. It looked like a small arrow.

They say that the Babylonians try to assassinate with these stings....

"Master, just ignore it and go."

'You're still alive, so just ignore me?'

Raphine once again admired Orpana's humanity. It's a spirit or personality, but anyway, Orpana had a bit of that side.

Anyway, unlike Orphana, Raphine could not be ignored. He grabbed the shoulder of the falling man and swam hard to the surface.

Orphana followed Raphine even though it was annoying.

only when it came to the surface.

A boat was seen floating in the distance.

"Gosh!"

Seeing everyone weeping, this man must have fallen off that boat.

As Raphine approached, the escorts, who had been diving hard and sticking their heads out, looked at her in surprise.

"Prince!"

Raphine approached and handed the unconscious man, and everyone on the boat reached out and dragged the man up.

Raphine silently helped the man get onto the boat.

Then he dived back into the water without saying goodbye.

"What, what?"

"Mermaid.... Are you a mermaid?"

The people on the boat were happy, but their faces were puzzled. As if possessed by a demon.

The escort knights put their heads back into the water, and when they saw Raffine disappearing deep down the river, they immediately stick their heads out of the water.

"Mermaid, it's a mermaid for sure!"

"Mermaid!"

At that, the people on the boat rejoiced that the mermaid from the legend had saved the prince.

Meanwhile, Raphine, who was mistaken for a mermaid, was descending into the depths of the river.

'It's clear over there.'

"I think so."

Fortunately, Orpana was next to me, so I was relieved.

Raphine found a large stone at the bottom of the river and headed for it.

'I think it's under this stone.'

But it was so big that it seemed that he could not push it with his own strength.

When I glanced at Orphana, Orfana let out a snort and beat her chest as if to believe only in herself.

So Orphana reached out with a large stone....

'I don't even blink.'

There was no subtle movement. Orphana scratched her head as if bewildered, and Raphine stretched out her hand just in case she didn't know.

Surprisingly, as soon as Raphine's fingertips touched, the stone slid backwards like a lie.

'Five...?'

As it is a stone that protects the relic, I wondered if only the spirits chosen by the spirit, the owner of the relic, could move this stone, but it seems to be true.

Coogong!

As the huge stone slowly moved over, a shiny pearl-like stone appeared on the floor.

Raphine slowly reached out and grabbed it.

So Raphine obtained the Ruby's Holy Relic.

* * *

Upon returning to the dormitory, Raphine washed herself thoroughly and changed into new clothes.

"Ugh, I think I'm going to live."

When my hair was dry and dry, I felt drowsy.

I was tired both physically and mentally at the thought that I had finished the homework that had been a burden on my mind for a long time.

"Master, are you going back to the capital now?"

When Orphana asked, Raphine blinked slowly and then jumped up.

"for a moment. I can't go back right away like this...."

Isn't it time to really enjoy the trip?

"I want to go play!"

To be honest, it was physically and mentally limited, but I was impatient at the thought of when I would be able to enjoy this kind of freedom again.

Raphine changed her clothes with her eyes red from fatigue.

First of all, I wanted to see festivals in this area properly.

After changing into such pretty clothes and going out, it was full of people enjoying the festival since broad daylight.

There were vendors selling cotton candy and ice cream near a large fountain in the square.

Raphine leisurely watched the people and walked towards it.

"Give me an ice cream, please."

"What flavor would you like to serve?"

After considering several flavors, Rafine chose vanilla and strawberry.

'it's good. After all, sweet is always right.'

While I was watching the festival while eating ice cream like that, I noticed a crowd of people gathered around the corner.

"What's going on?"

Raphine walked over to it, wondering if it must have been some interesting spectacle.

So let's dig through the crowds and go inside....

On a large bulletin board on the wall, I saw a wanted badge the size of a door.

I thought, 'Who sinned and ran away?' But something was strange.

'No, wait.'

That criminal's face is very familiar.

'what! Why is my portrait over there...?'

In addition, the seal of Crown Prince Zerkan and a huge amount were written under the portrait.

murmur murmur.

Raphine blinked blankly and the people around her began to slowly move away.

They glanced at Badge and Raphine alternately.

"we are here!"

"Dad! It's him!"

uh, uh...?

Raphine was bewildered by the gazes all on me, and then backed away.

"Catch it!"

Raphine dropped the ice cream and started running away.

'You crazy.... What's happening!'

Raphine, who was running away from the crowds, escaped through the alleyways.

However, it was not enough to get rid of people who were familiar with the topography of this town. They followed Raffine at a really fast pace like a ghost.

'Orphana, help me!'

People screamed and fell when water came out of the sewer.

Raphine hurriedly returned to her dorm safely, taking advantage of the gap.

"phew...."

Raphine sighed and remembered the shocking wanted badge from earlier.

For no reason at all, only question marks were floating around in Raphine's head.

'Does Zerkan want me? why?'

Have you ever had any problems at home? No, it can't happen all of a sudden....

Raphine hurriedly grabbed her luggage despite her bewilderment.

Perhaps it was a sudden trip and he left home and asked Zerkan to arrange an arrangement for him.

'But my mom told me not to worry and go....'

In any case, it seemed that he had to return to the capital as soon as possible.

Seeing that the wanted order had been dropped, my mind was filled with only the thought that I should not be caught as if I had become a real criminal.

Raphine was so frightened that she packed all her luggage and stood in front of the mirror.

He covered his face with a large scarf and pressed the hat tightly, so luckily his face was not visible.

'Okay, I'm going to the capital in this outfit.'

Raphine swung the window open, just in case, and looked out carefully.

Fortunately, there were no people or soldiers gathered around the inn.

'It's safe now.'

You never know when you'll find out you're here, so you had to run away as quickly as possible.

Raphine thought so and slammed the door to her room to get out of the building.

"...!"

But as soon as I opened the door, I saw someone standing there as if waiting, and I sat down in surprise.

"Hello, Raphine?"

It was Zerkan.

They say that when people are so startled, they can't even scream.... Raphine was so startled that she couldn't even blink, just staring at Zerkan.

"Raphine."

Seeing Raffine who was so surprised, it was Zerkan who was rather embarrassed.

The embarrassment and tension from the mental and physical fatigue that had accumulated over the years exploded in an instant.

"Raffine? Raphine!"

As Raphine's body leaned and her eyes closed, Zerkan's complexion turned pale.

However, contrary to his worries, Raphine, who had fainted, was asleep as if all tension had been released.

"...."

After checking the even breathing sound, Zerkan looked down at Raffine with a bewildered expression.

Until I came here, I was definitely going to be angry and frustrated, and I was going to ask a lot of questions....

When I saw Raphine, who was shocked and sweating in a cold sweat, guilt flooded over me.

"Back to the capital."

Zerkan picked up the sleeping Raphine and chinked at the knights. They grabbed Raphine's luggage and followed Zerkan.

The wagon, which had been waiting in front of the building, departed in an instant and headed straight for the capital.

* * *

Seeing Raffine sleeping all the time in the carriage while returning to the capital, Zerkan controlled her complicated mind.

To be honest, after Raffine left, I had no intention of even issuing a wanted order.... The Duke of Aston and Adrian were jumping, and when they woke up, this was the situation.

Compared to the calm Duchess, the Duke of Aston was a wind of tears every day.

Moreover, Violet was certain that it was a abduction of the temple, and went around the temple under the water.

"... I was just going to ask one question, how the hell did this happen?"

Zerkan murmured lowly and wiped his face with his dry hands.

why are you avoiding me Just hearing that answer made me feel refreshed.

But the moment I saw Raphine's face, relief came first.

It wasn't that someone tricked Raphine to run away, and Raphine wasn't hurt.

With the fact that he was safe, everything was all right.

However, seeing Raffine who had fallen asleep like that, I started to have strange doubts again.

'I don't think he's pretending to be asleep because he doesn't want to talk to me.'