But Killian looked at her with an unknown expression on his face.
âIs thatâŠ?â
His narrowed eyes stared at the tip of her finger, pointing to the dress.
âWhatâŠ? â
âHo, maybe you donât like my choice?â
Losing confidence, her fingers shriveled and bent.
Then Killian burst out laughing.
âI thought it would take a long timeâŠâ
âHuhâŠ?â
In his soft muttering voice, there was a tone of pity for Sophia.
âObviously, I said that I would buy as many as I could.â
âThenâŠ?â
Killian nodded slightly at Sophiaâs question.
For a moment Sophia saw a halo on the top of his head.
ââEverythingâ means he doesnât care about the priceâŠ!â
The young girlâs heart fluttered impatiently.
âThen, how many are you okay with?â
At Sophiaâs question, Killian took a short breath.
His red eyes scanned the private room.
âEverything here if you want.â
A wave of emotion came rushing in like a tidal wave at a single sentence like a blank check.
Donât worry about this fabric, that fabric, this design, that design.
If youâre worried about it, just buy it.
Killianâs purchasing principle was simple.
Isnât he our male protagonist who truly makes possession full of rewards!
âReallyâŠ!â
Anyway, itâs our first meeting, but if you come out like this, thank you so much!
As Sophia covered her mouth with her hand and raised her thumb up, Killian looked at her with bewildered eyes.
* * *
Sophia looked at herself in the mirror.
The bright red dress, which could not be grasped in real life, added vitality to Sophiaâs pale face.
She smiled as she fluttered the hem of her dress.
The rest of the dresses were custom-made and were scheduled to be delivered directly to the Countâs house in a few days.
âYou go in the wagon first.â
Killian said as he came out after talking with the general manager about the cost of the dress.
âI picked out nine outfits with the intention of pulling out this maleâs spineâŠâ (tl/n: expression of saying she purposely spent a lot of $)
It was clear that hearing about money would make her feel uncomfortable, so Sophia did not refuse and left the dressing room first.
âHah⊠Iâm tired after shopping.â
As Sophia was going down the stairs to the entrance, she paused to catch her breath.
She lived in the attic and was not in good health. But she did such intense and passionate shopping with this bodyâŠ
âI was overly excited. Iâm going to go in today and get a good nightâs sleep.â
It would be nice if the room was also changed to a better room.
Thinking so, Sophia headed to the alley where the carriage was parked.
At that time.
âNo! A thief!â
A high-pitched scream was heard from not far away.
Turning her head, she saw a man with a pressed hat, stealing a young ladyâs bag, and running over towards her.
âIf I donât have that money, I will be kicked out right awayâŠ!â
The woman carrying her child collapsed, unable to catch up with the man.
âAn event?â
Sophia narrowed her eyes at the event that felt quite contrived.
The cry of the woman as if she had lost her world could be heard up to here.
It was a wailing of how important the money in that bag was.
âIs it a passing episode?â
Sophia nodded her head as she saw the man running towards the alley.
Just in time, she had bought new clothes and her confidence was on the top of her head.
âThe female lead never gets hurt or killed by this.â
It is an unchanging law in the novel that extras cannot harm the protagonists.
âIn reality, I would have put more weight on safety rather than a sense of justice, but now itâs different. Because, I am the heroine of this world!â
Sophia felt like an actress in a movie, and she proudly stood in the way.
Then the bewildered thief moved his foot to and fro.
âOh, wonât you move? Do you want to die?â
The cornered thief soon glared at Sophia with a sullen contortion.
But Sophia didnât even budge.
âPut that bag down.â
Sophia spoke in a tone free of fear.
Then the man pulled out a knife.
âIck!â
The man sharpened his teeth and thrust the flashing blade.
âHuh⊠Are things a little more dramatic?â
It went further than expected, but it doesnât change the fact that there was no female lead killed by a thief.
Sophia tried to collect big data from all the novels.
At that moment, she noticed a broom leaning against the wall.
At the same time, the thief swung his knife.
Sophia quickly picked up the broom and stopped the thiefâs knife.
âUgh!â
When the knife didnât hit her, the thiefâs eyes fluttered.
âLook at that. An extra not beating the heroine?â
Sophia smiled triumphantly.
At that moment, the man kicked her broom roughly.
Snap!
The broom broke in two, and her body staggered backwards.
âDamn bitchâŠ!â
The thief again grabbed his knife and glared at her.
While Sophia was bewildered, the thief reached out with a dagger to her face.
His flashing blades flew towards her in an instant.
She knew it was unavoidable.
âAm I going to be the first female lead to be killed by âPassing Thief #1â? I left the male lead insideâŠ!â
The moment she closed her eyes tightly, unconsciously, a great power pulled her away.
ââŠHow reckless.â
There was a slight anger in his low, indifferent voice.
With his strong strength, Sophiaâs body was buried in a hard yet soft place.
âAhh!â
A harsh scream is heard soon after.
Sophia slowly opened her eyes to see Killianâs cold face above her head.
He was twisting the wrist of the thief with the dagger.
The thief screamed and dropped the dagger to the ground.
âHow can we still have these kinds of criminals here?â
Killian easily subdued the thief who knelt on the floor.
He unfastened his black leather belt, tied the thiefâs wrists, and fastened the buckles to tie the thief to the railing.
âYour Excellency!â
Just then, a coachman who was smoking a cheap cigar from afar came running.
At the return of the coachman a little late, Killian sighed and opened his mouth.
âJohn, call someone nearby.â
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âYes? Yes!â
The driver hastily ran to call someone.
Meanwhile, Killian handled the dagger that fell on the floor.
âArenât you hurt?â
After organizing the situation, he checked Sophiaâs condition.
Sophia nodded her head.
âIâm okay. To this extentâŠâ
At that moment, her legs lost strength and her body staggered.
âWhatâŠ?â
âSophiaâŠ!â
As her body staggered, his arms wrapped around her.
His scent strokes the tip of her nose.
Sophia was caught by him and her eyes widened.
âAre you okay?â
Killian asked about her condition with a serious expression.
Sophiaâs heart was poundingâŠout of embarrassment rather than excitement.
The military police force was an institution directly under the imperial family in charge of the imperial security and security.
It is a special group of knights and soldiers who have been specially trained for tasks.
Above all, the military and police force, as a direct organization of the imperial family, was powerful in investigation and execution.
By analogy, it would fit best with the image of the National Police Agency or the National Intelligence Service, but would you say that it has more of a Knights Templar set in the rofan empire?
AndâŠ
âThen, is the commander Archduke Rivelon?â
A uniformed police officer stood in front of Killian politely and saluted.
âCommander!â
Killian glanced at the saluting police officer and pointed to the thief.
âTake care of it.â
Killian said, handing the dagger to them.
Sophia saw the peopleâs eyes looking at Killian and the police officers.
The twinkling eyes that saw even the apostles of justice.
Itâs a fact she learned later, but the security has improved noticeably after Killian took over as chief of the military and police force.
In addition, despite holding great power, he exercised his power without corruption and had a very good reputation among the aristocrats.
Thanks to this background, the imperial family also trusted Killian deeply.
âSophia.â
Killian, who entrusted the post-processing of the case to the military police, called her.
ââŠWould you rather go home?â
Killian was concerned about her health.
âNo!â
Sophia shook her head.
She came out wearing a matching pretty dress at best, and she canât go back to her attic.
He smiled at her determined eyes and nodded his head.
âWhere are we going now?â
âShouldnât we show that youâre not a maid?â