Don’t Concern Yourself With That Book Chapter 128

Chapter 128

Translator: yun

I wondered why on earth he was in the supposed hideout of the kidnappers. I did not know why the man who acted like his subordinate called him his ‘captain’ so that was why I chased him.

“Hm…”

If he declared that he had nothing to do with the series of missing persons, then I can let this go without much thought. However, I didn’t think I should do that.

It felt like I was missing sothing important. Like how I attended the Symposium without even looking through my diary.

I regretted it back then. That was why I wanted to know why he was there. So that I would not be left with similar feelings of regret.

“Do I have to tell you?’

“Yes.”

“Why should I?”

Hernan grinned.

“Depending on your answer, the way I’ll treat you will change.”

He was wearing a simple shirt under his leather vest. His ssy hair looked a little soft and yet impossible. He was giving off a completely different feeling than he usually did.

The youngest son of a wealthy family who left his ho to lead a different life from his father but had beco exhausted after fighting through the waves of the world. He looked like soone who would shout, ‘This world is just rubbish!’

“I’m sorry. I actually lied.”

“What?”

“I didn’t mistake you for soone else, I was chasing after you.”

He remained silent for a mont.

“Why?”

After a few seconds of silence, he asked.

“Have you not looked in a mirror?”

I stared into his gaze filled with doubt and vigilance before smiling gently.

“Because you’re really handso.”

He smiled before tilting his head.

“That’s not what I wanted to hear.”

He asked once again.

“I’m asking you again. Why are you chasing ? This is an important question.”

“Because you’re really handso? Is there any other reason why I shouldn’t chase after you?”

I raised both my arms as if I was surrendering.

“That’s ridiculous.”

He swept his hair back. Then, as if he was getting tired of , he unbuttoned his sleeves.

His drastic transformation that was making my eyes pop out of their sockets almost made click my tongue. Was the Hernan I knew really the man who would unbutton his sleeves with his teeth?

“Look here.”

How could soone so disciplined and proud change like this?

“Do you know who I am?”

He spoke with a smile.

“I don’t. What I do want to know is why you were chasing . What’s your na?”

I wanted to ask him why he was here but he prevented from asking.

“You. Based on the colour of your skin, you look like soone from the central continent. You haven’t been here for long, have you?”

“… How did you know?”

“Because you don’t have the seal of a slave. More importantly, the alley you were just in was a path an adult woman would have never walked in. It’s proof that you don’t know much about the capital.”

“…..”

“It’s common for immigrants to struggle to just live and it’s not uncommon for many of them to beco slaves. Though you still look fine.”

Hernan was smarter than I thought he was. No, this was only natural. I had forgotten montarily because he was so willing to offer his liver and everything he had every day.

“It’s just as you say.”

The Empire was cold towards immigrants. It did not guarantee their comfortable lives. All those who crossed the border were often subjected to tough labour in the outer part of the palace.

“I’m a maid doing nial work in the outer palace. I’m still fine so far but I don’t know what’s going to happen to . The price of living in this Empire is too high.”

I quickly pretended to be an immigrant on break.

“Why are you roaming alone?”

He asserted more force behind his voice when he asked his question.

“I was looking around the capital! It’s the Founding Festival, right?”

I was not lying when I said this was my first ti at the Founding Festival. As I replied to his questions cheerfully, my mind was calculating my next move in this situation. Was this sothing that could help ?

“I wanted to look around the marketplace. I wanted to see the performances by the templars… I wanted to see the [Primo Salvatio] too.”

At the words ‘Primo Salvatio’, he flinched.

“…..”

I did not know what expression he had on his face. In fact, he felt more like the Hernan I read about in the now than he ever did.

He was a helper who assisted Castor in his love and acted as his protector in the original novel. If that was the case, then he must have done many underhanded things for Castor. He must have kidnapped and even confined people.

Of course, I did not know what he was going to do with the won he was kidnapping from the capital.

“Excuse . You keep asking but my answer’s the sa. You’re handso which was why I fell in love with you at first sight. How am I supposed to explain this to you logically?”

“Is that so? So, you fell in love at first sight. That’s convincing.

He smiled gently as if to say that he did not believe at all.

“Very well.”

At that mont, his stance changed and he looked nothing like the Hernan I first t nor the Hernan I t countless tis in the administrative office.

“If you don’t mind, would you like to show you around the capital?”

“What?”

He smiled with an expression that did not suit a villain at all.

“Was it because you didn’t know the way around here which is why you ended up in this ‘humble alley’?”

“Ah…”

I was in trouble. It looked like I had to answer this well. I had to make it seem like I had fallen in love with his face before I chased after him here. I did not think I should say no. But the risk here was too great, no? Looking around the capital with Hernan?

“What do you think?”

He flashed a lukewarm smile. He whispered softly as he slowly lowered his head. A little of his surprisingly nacing aura was released again.

“I’d be a little disappointed if you refuse boundless kindness.”

With the montum we were building, he was either going to kill or make things difficult enough for that I would die. This was crazy. I never would have thought I would be worrying about dying in Hernan’s hands.

“I’d like that but… why are you being so kind to all of a sudden? You were pointing your sword at just a little while ago.”

“That was because I mistook you for an assassin. Your behaviour caused so misunderstanding.”

“You. Are you so dangerous for assassins to chase after you?”

“Who knows?”

He smiled coolly.

“Where would you like to go?”

Was he really going to guide ? ?

I had been calculating anxiously but honestly, I had no reason to refuse. If I thought about it rationally, it was not a bad suggestion.

“Then, bring to the largest square in the capital.”

I did not know the capital well.

“Very well.”

Indeed, no one knew where life would take us. The place where Castor and Rusbella t for the first ti. Who knew I would be visiting that place with Hernan in tow?

***

There were still lots of people so I winced and endured the crowds flowing past .

“Just a little further.”

Of course, I was not comfortable being with him at all. Hernan was rely leading the way and unlike Soricks, he was not being considerate at all. But I preferred this.

“Excuse . I heard that the princess will be performing there as well?”

At the words of the woman who passed by in the procession, my gaze turned to face her unknowingly. The couple, who appeared to be lovers, then disappeared to the main street.

When I glanced back, I noticed that Hernan was looking towards the distant couple as well.

After a while, it felt like it was getting easier to breathe and it was not because the number of people around had decreased but because I was standing in the middle of a very very large square.

“Do you see it?”

“Yes.”

I turned my head slowly before filling my gaze with the sights of the square.

“This is the forum, Augustus.”

The end of the streets was lined with templars and along with it was the arc structure that the First Emperor had built a long ti ago. And on the other side of the arc, a huge colosseum revealed its majesty.

Woah-

I would hear the faint roar of spectators even though they were quite a distance away. So pedestrians were also looking towards the colosseum.

“Don’t lose . I’ll not be responsible if you disappear.”

“Got it.”

The square was the most densely populated area in the capital so people were always coming and going within the square.

Whilst we walked towards the Spire of Peace built by the Emperor of the Sun 300 years ago, I could hear n actively and loudly participating in discourse everywhere.

Based on their togas’ colours, they seed to be n who were scholars and philosophers of both young and old, and eager to speak. It was as if I was witnessing the Grecian debate forums I would see in history books.

“What’s that?”

I had just asked out of curiosity. He gave an unreadable gaze but that did not stop him from explaining.

“It’s His Holiness, the Chief Judge, Basilica Julia. Every year, a huge rally would take place there.”

He then ticulously and calmly narrated the story of the blacksmith from Vulcanus who constructed that place as well as when the place was built and completed. While curious about what was going on, I was swept away by the huge square.

“Flowers are falling.”

Flowers were falling down.

“It will rain flowers here till the festival is over. It’s a shower made out of flowers.”

In fact, there were fallen leaves and dirty debris that had been stomped on and made a ss everywhere. As soon as I finished speaking, I was surprised at how the street debris began rising into the air.

“It’s the Templars of Air and Feathers.”

I looked again at the templars in charge of cleaning the place. I could really feel divinity at every part of the Empire.

“You are very detailed with your tours. Why?”

“It’s strange to ask why I’m being sincere. Because I promised.”

“Are you typically a man of your word?”

I just realised that we did not know each other’s nas yet. Of course, I already knew Hernan’s. But he did not seem even a little curious about mine.

“Because words have weight.”

Hernan replied lightly.

“Words’ weight?”

“Yes. Templars must keep their promise. So, I can’t promise things lightly.”

Co to think of it, according to the Covenant of the Empire, there are many taboo words that cannot be spoken. Hernan stopped in his tracks.

“Would you like sothing to eat?”

He furrowed his eyebrows as if he had sothing to say.

“… Now that I think about it, I never asked you for your na.”

“Right.”

“Let ask for yours before we start eating. I’m Hernan.”

Was it alright for him to reveal his na so easily? Or did he think that it did not matter if I knew his na or not.

A na…

I gave him a na that just popped into my mind.

“It’s ‘Ahn’.”

“Ahn? So, it’s just one syllable.”

“Yes, please address comfortably.”

“Alright. Ahn.”

Up until now, dozens of pairs of eyes had been directed towards him but he looked unaffected. Of course, they were mostly won and so n. I was not sure if he noticed but he was ignoring them. It was amazing how he did not notice when I was already feeling burdened by their gazes just by being beside him. I was glad that he was occupied with giving a tour but…

The place he brought to was a little alleyway along the periter of the square.

‘Another alley. I think I’m going to get traumatised by them.’

I was following him without much thought until I encountered a strange path.

“Stairs?”