'Are you looking for the Crown Prince?'

Rebecca bit her nails.

However, recently, there have been rumors that the relationship between the Crown Prince and his wife has improved.

However, aiming for Raphine is not an easy task either.

As the Crown Princess, the escort network is also strong, and the child was also a spirit samurai.

He said he had no combat experience, but he was not a child to be ignored. This time, I knew better because it was Rebecca who ate one shot with the power of the spirit.

'It doesn't matter who you aim for, as long as you succeed.... Is gerol going to work today?'

I had a strange intuition as if something was happening over and over again.

Then, another disturbing thought ran through Rebecca's head.

'What if Gerrol succeeds in getting rid of the Crown Princess?'

Who the cunning bastard would be driving the culprit was an easy answer.

It sounds like he was trying to frame Viscount Tedler, so it must be the same.

'Damn it...!'

Rebecca immediately called and ordered Camilla, the escort knight and maid. After putting on a black robe, she quickly escaped the Imperial Castle.

* * *

Raphine's heart was beating strangely all day.

'What should I do, now.'

My mind was full of worries.

I was before. The kiss I shared with Zerkan was strange no matter how I thought about it.

Speaking of acting... Should I say it's too intense?

Anyway, I even did that, but tonight, the problem was that I had to sleep in the same bed with Zerkan as usual.

After the kiss was over, Zerkan casually talked as usual and left.

Raphine couldn't even answer properly. He looked like he was alone and didn't know what to do.

That's why I was even more worried about tonight.

'What if I attack Zerkan like this?'

I was afraid that I would cross the line by myself. There was nothing to be said for accusing Zerkan that he had been married to fraud.

Raphine bit her lip.

Every time I closed and opened my eyes, the previous kiss was repeated in my head.

'however... How could it be so good?'

The touch of Zerkan's lips was ecstatic. It smelled sweet, and the tongue on the inside of her lips was soft and soft.

The act of sharing each other's breath was truly beautiful. It was quite intense for a beautiful thing, and strangely out of breath, but anyway.

Raphine wondered if she could try to kiss Zerkan once more, saying that someone was watching her behind her back.

'I feel a little sorry for Zerkan, but....'

That was when Rafine was restless with the thought of 'kiss'.

He felt the signal that Orphana was calling him. Because of what she had to do, Raphine immediately released the magic shield.

"master!"

Orpana's voice was heard.

'What's up?'

"The woman who told me to watch."

'who... Oh, Saint Celestine?'

"Yes, that is correct. You told me to report that woman when she goes out of the palace."

'Why is she?'

"I put a location tracking sensor on it, but I just left the castle...??

Perhaps it was because he reported it a little late, orpana had a dull tone, as if foreshadowing the nagging.

'yes? Have you ever met anyone?'

"It's not that important, that woman... Were you just kidnapped?"

'What?'

Raphine's cheeks contorted.

* * *

What Raphine ordered to Orphana was simple.

If Celestina goes out of the Imperial Castle, watch and report who she meets.

The reason for such an order was because of Themion Kingdom.

Themion Kingdom was also a country with the same religion as the Empire. I heard that the history of religion is older than the empire.

Before the dynasty was established, it was a kingdom made by people who believed in that religion.

Anyway, since she was a saint promoted by the temple, she ordered Orphana to keep an eye on her, wondering if she had anything to do with Themion.

I wondered if I would ever meet with Themion's delegation who attended the wedding.

However, after the wedding banquet was over, the people of Themion Kingdom went back to their home countries.

At least, it seemed that he had never met a saint separately. Still, I hadn't given any instructions just in case.

'But suddenly you were kidnapped?'

Raphine narrowed her eyes and pondered.

'Who can kidnap a saint?'

Themion Kingdom? Temple? or a third party?

"Orphana, don't you remember the faces of those who kidnapped the saint?"

?Can you show me the scene? I wrote it down in the water."

'No, I should have shown you that sooner!'

Orphana groaned as Raphine was annoyed.

"Show me quickly!"

Orpana seemed to be slightly twisted, so she deliberately played the video slowly.

After checking the scene in the water like that.

Raphine's expression became subtle. In the video, the saint disappeared and was hit in the back of the neck while wandering around a downtown alley.

Two men dragged her to somewhere and put her in a wagon, a short gap in the wagon's door open. The face he saw through them was the face Raphine knew.

'You're one of those guys who flirted with a saint at a banquet.'

Amazing. Raphine clenched her fists and ordered Orphana.

"Track your location right now."

Raphine immediately started getting ready to go out.

Raphine, dressed in a black robe, stood and pondered for a moment.

'It might be a trap.'

Raphine took the sleeping Ruby. It was embarrassing to see an adult carrying a teddy bear, but it had to be done.

And before leaving the castle secretly, I left a message for Zerkan just in case.

* * *

We arrived at a villa located on the outskirts of the capital, under a mountain.

Raphine broke into the quiet villa.

The large hall on the first floor was deserted as if it was under construction, and in the middle was a saint sitting tied up.

She seemed to have lost consciousness.

Raphine stood on the top of the stairs, on the railing on the second floor, watching them.

Several men were guarding in front of it, and in the corner familiar faces gathered and chatted.

'Those trash.'

At the banquet, all the young nobles who had harassed the saint were gathered.

Again, they were the culprits. Raphine sighed inwardly.

'By the way, what am I doing here....'

Raphine regretted that she would rather have called the guard, but shook her head.

After all, they were the second generation of the great nobles. You will be left behind even if you get out of the legal net.

I don't know how the temple will come out....

Unless the saint lost her life anyway, there was a high probability that they would settle this with a reasonable amount of money.

Losing a chuckle with the great nobles would be a huge blow to them as well.

'It's better to just punish me myself.'

Raphine thought about how to scold them.

At that time, the young nobles whispered something and approached the saint who was tied to a chair.

One gently tapped the saint. Then he began to untie the string that bound her.

At the suspicious movement, Raphine went straight down from the second-floor railing and approached them.

"Who are you!"

"Who are you?"

When the buzz was heard, they took a vigilant stance. The complexion of the young nobles became pale at the fact that there was an intruder.

'Hmm. Aren't you scared of doing something like this?'

Raphine was puzzled inwardly, wearing a deep robe hood and walking.

It was then.

squeaky. A large door in the hall opened and someone entered. The bewildered young nobles looked at Raphine and ran towards the man.

"I did everything you told me to do! So now let us go!"

"Promise me, soon!"

The young aristocrats ejaculated the man with a look of impatience.

"...."

Raphine looked at the man in the middle.

Eyes met the man in the air, and Raphine laughed.

'Why is that man here?'

It was Geralt Tedler.

He, too, stopped when he saw Raphine.

At Geral's beckoning, his servants approached and presented the documents to the young nobles, who accepted the documents and ran outside.

Gerol smiled and moved closer to Raphine.

"Wow, you're moving so fast.... It's amazing."

"...."

Raphine took a step back. Did you know who I am?

Gerald Tedler, who had been told that he was stupid because of his hazy impression, looked completely different from the rumors.

A very pleasant smile seemed innocent at first glance, but his eyes were as sharp as snakes.

"Hmm, I was thinking about how to bring you in now, but you came on my feet."

"... What do you mean?"

"After hearing Celestina's words, I was so relieved. By the way... Are you really here to save me?"

Gerol chuckled.

"After all, you were watching the saint. You did a good job ordering the kidnapping in a realistic way."

Raphine watched him sharply.

It was also a trap.