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As soon as he felt that the time to go back was near, the little kid inside Raven shouted.
‘I’m not going!’
As he lived with Evelyn, this mini version of him was getting bigger. Raven shook his head as if he was in trouble, then thought.
‘I have to go.’
‘I don’t want to!’
‘Not now, but later. I have to go.’
‘……’
His childish ego was silent, and just like that, Raven, who felt like a little boy spoke to the knights.
“Then I’m not going back now.”
“……..What?”
“Didn’t you say you got rid of all the spies?”
Raven’s brilliant head began to move fast.
Why do I have to be here? Describe in 40 characters or less.
“Yes.”
“But the head of household hasn’t come to his senses yet.”
“Yes. So even more-”
“So even more, I shouldn’t go.”
A bewildered atmosphere swept over the place.
“Why?”
The Commander quickly calmed down and earnestly asked. He also seemed to be observing Raven to find something. He opened his eyes to discover even the subtle changes.
“Because the Emperor is targeting me.”
Ah.
There was admiration on the Commander’s face because the little masters’ thoughts were true.
He intended to listen and if the Little Lord decided to go back at any time, he would protect him unconditionally.
“When the Lord awakes, I will return.”
“All right. Then we.”
“Clear all traces of being here, and hide me thoroughly. It would be nice to protect this village while you are at it.”
Trying to speak naturally, Raven added.
“And protect the child I owe. She’s is my lifesaver.”
“Yes! Little Lord!”
A booming sound rang out.
Raven smiled vaguely and asked.
“Who is this? The one who answered out loud.”
That’s me. Someone raised their hand with a mosquito-sized voice.
He was immediately chosen as a messenger who travels back and forth between the mansion and this place because Raven couldn’t entrust the protection of Evelyn to a weak human.
On the other hand, he thought it was a relief that they were knights.
‘If Julianna or Shawn had come, they would have stuck by my side and tried to play pranks.’
The Commander obeyed even if he did not understand. He was a man who knew only loyalty and his subordinates were all the same.
He was finally in a good mood and was chasing Evelyn again. It was quick to find her.
“Yeah, yeah. Go have a good day.”
“Yes, Jack and Sera too!”
“Forget it. Should I help you wake up if you are daydreaming? If I wish you a good day, it’s because I’m teasing you!”
“Wait for your mother, Sera.”
“Sheesh.”
A while after she broke up with Sera and Jack, Raven’s expression hardened.
‘The smell of blood again.’
It was light as if it had been washed off, but it was clear. He immediately checked for any wounds, but there was nothing immediately noticeable.
‘This. Why is this happening?’
Raven bit his lip and looked at Evelyn’s face as she headed home.
“Gosh, Ray is waiting, let’s hurry…!”
It was Evelyn, who personally proved that a person could be funny whenever they are alone.
She had quite an interesting expression, but the subtle smell of blood coming from Evelyn who seemed genuinely amused with a relaxed look kept him from laughing.
Raven quietly looked at Evelyn and then turned around. He silently went home and opened the door as if he had been waiting for her.
“Hehe.”
Later, it turned out that Evelyn was a little out of her mind at this time because of the herb that had the side effects of being drunk.
Raven laughed unconsciously at Evelyn, who jumped to give him a hug.
……Cute.
If one of the knights who saw the scene hadn’t fallen from the tree, he would have been smiling while holding her for a longer time.
* * *
Evelyn showed her hands and made an alibi for the smell of blood. She had no intention of showing herself vomiting blood in front of Raven in the future.
This is because if there is something ambiguous and hard to explain, it can lead to a drop in Raven’s trust.
‘I’m delighted he’s worried about me, but that’s only once or twice.’
She can’t cause him constant worry and she also didn’t want to show things like that to a child.
‘Because Ray is precious to me now.’
Even if this was a relationship that would soon break up and we would end up living far away.
Evelyn smiled heartily as she spoke to him.
* * *
“…….Never mind.”
Raven spoke with a confused expression but gave up asking further after seeing Evelyn’s face.
He won’t know unless she decides to open her mouth.
“Well, Bell.”
“Yes?”
“I want to see you eat well.”
If that’s the case, the rest is simple.
He just has to take care of Bell on the premise that she’s sick.
Raven was very satisfied with his thoughts.
“Huh?”
“Not that grass soup, I mean to eat bread.”
“No! I’ll get sick if it’s not that soup.”
“Even so, you don’t need to eat that much.”
“I’ll still eat it.”
She could not be more stubborn than this.
Raven said, just in case.
“I can work now and the mark on my chest will disappear within a few days.”
Evelyn was taken aback.
After she vomited blood for another week or so, she thought she’d be able to hold on until she could find the map.
‘I actually feel that the pain has improved a little.’
The Shadow Forest was a place that would subjugate anything other than the North Clan or people who carefully covered their bodies with mana and walked the prescribed route.
Evelyn would be the only exception who knew the answer to hold out in such a place. Because <Bard> plays that role.
After a brief squabble, Evelyn asked.
“But did you come out to greet me? No way? You, Ray, did?”
“What of it?”
Blinking her eyes, Evelyn rolled her eyes, smiling broadly, and Raven was speechless for a moment.
“Hu-hum. It’s extraordinary. To come to the front door to great this sister.”
And he got chilly at once.
“Who is my sister?”
“I’m kidding. It’s a joke. Relax your face, huh? Uwah, are you mad? Sorry!”
Raven’s expression on his face was filled with displeasure as he headed towards the living room pretending to be angry.
But that was only for a while.
The boy was taken aback by Evelyn, who rushed from behind and clung to him. As he turned around, Evelyn smiled mischievously, as if she had a secret.
“Your expression is suspicious.”
“Heh, you won’t be able to be angry anymore after you see this.”
“What is it?”
Evelyn showed the bundle she had in her hand.
“What is that?”
“Meat!”
She had a very excited look.
‘Actually, I bought it to commemorate throwing up blood.’
Evelyn somehow thought that she wanted to eat alone with Raven.
“Should I call Sera and Jack too?”
And Raven shook his head firmly.
“Not enough.”
That was also true.
“All right.”
Bell replied with a shrug of her shoulders.
“Well, they probably ate meat sometimes, too. I don’t have enough to give them. Yep.”
“You are one to talk.”
“……?”
“You’d better not think about eating that grass today.”
Oh, he really doesn’t let go!