Bloni widened her eyes and stared at .
Then she asked her followers standing behind her,
“What is she saying right now?”
As Bloni started laughing, her followers giggled along.
One of Bloni’s maids, who looked about fourteen, stepped toward .
She tapped my shoulder sharply—tap, tap!—and said,
“How are you going to kill ? Hmm?”
Her hand was unbelievably hot.
Bloni and the other maids watched with lighthearted chuckles.
The maid who tapped my shoulder leaned her face in close and snickered,
“I’m asking how you’re going to kill .”
“Like this.”
I grabbed the maid’s arm, twisted her around in one motion, and slamd her down onto the floor.
Thud!
“Kyaaah!”
With the dull thud, the maid pinned beneath scread.
I grabbed her hair as she struggled and pushed her down hard.
“Aaah!”
“......!”
“......!”
The maid scread again, and Bloni and her followers stared at with stiff expressions.
They probably thought they could look down on because I was smaller, but that was far from the truth.
I had been trained rigorously since I took my first steps.
‘Did you think I only learned how to use blessings and magic tools?’
Monsters with offensive blessings were deployed in Astra.
Dionera’s , Joffrey’s , Milan’s , and more.
I trained desperately to survive among kids far stronger than adults.
“What do you think you’re doing!”
Another maid charged at .
I yanked her wrist sharply and punched her in the face.
Thwack—!!
The maid charged with full force and speed, but she was hit squarely by my punch.
“Aaaah—!”
The maid fell, clutching her face and screaming.
Bloni and the other maids, who had been watching, opened their mouths slightly.
Then, looking at the maid who’d been punched, they muttered,
“B-Blood...!”
“Blood?”
The maid touched her face and realized blood was flowing from under her nose, turning pale.
“Blood... blood... youuu—!”
Besides, to survive among those monster-like cousins, the first thing I learned was how to brawl.
‘When I had no strength, those cousins couldn’t touch easily.’
Punching the nose precisely.
Biting.
Grabbing hair.
Biting again.
If all else failed, gouging eyes.
Bloni turned pale and shouted at her maids standing beside her,
“What are you doing?!”
“Uh? Uh-uh!”
Other maids flustered and rushed at .
‘No chance.’
While mounted on the maid, I swiftly twisted my body left and right.
The maid trying to grab my hair lost balance and fell.
The maid who tried to shove my shoulder tripped over the fallen maid and landed on her backside.
‘I’m the best at dodging.’
If I were an ordinary kid, one hit from my cousins would have sent to the afterlife.
Naturally, I learned to move like my life depended on it.
“My arm, it looks broken...!”
“Waaah... mama...!”
I easily stood and looked down.
Except for Bloni, the other maids were all sprawled on the floor.
“If you raise your hand against others, you should know you can be hit back.”
I shrugged while looking at the crying maids.
Then I asked Bloni, “Right?”
Bloni was pale.
“Do you think I’ll let this go?!”
“And if you don’t?”
“I’ll tell the butler...!”
I smirked.
“Then hurry up and tell him.”
“...What?”
I approached Bloni.
As I got closer, she faltered and backed away.
She was pushed until she hit the corridor wall.
I closed in and whispered,
“Go tell him, okay?”
“You...!”
“Tell him that ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) the lower-ranked servants caused a disturbance in another’s territory. Tell him you fought without thinking of settling it.”
“......”
I stroked Bloni’s blonde hair and murmured,
“You probably won’t be able to co back in. You’ll be stuck working as a low-ranked servant your whole life.”
“...!”
“Oh, that’s if you’re lucky and the butler overlooks it.”
“S-Shut up!”
“You’ll get kicked out without severance for causing a disturbance in soone else’s territory, you fool.”
“Sa goes for you!”
Bloni scread.
anwhile, I was checking the ti.
‘It’s about ti people start looking for us...’
At that mont,
Bloni’s eyes sparked fury, and she shoved hard.
I fell straight onto my backside.
“How dare a vulgar girl of unknown origin...!!”
Bloni raised her hand arrogantly.
Then—
“Hey! What are you doing there!”
A loud voice ca from the end of the corridor.
‘Right, they’re here.’
A woman in a dress.
Wearing the Euroseong family crest on her chest.
A senior servant managing the Euroseong castle.
Bloni seed to recognize her and quickly lowered her hand in embarrassnt.
She looked at , and I smirked so only she could see.
‘Am I stupid?’
If we were really going to have a brawl, we’d close the door and fight inside.
‘I dragged this out on purpose for this mont, fool.’
Euroseong servants hurriedly ca running.
The manager of Euroseong castle gave a bitter laugh looking at and the sprawled maids.
“What on earth is this...?”
They must have been baffled.
‘Servants fighting, and in soone else’s castle.’
I covered my cheek with a sorrowful expression.
Though I was never struck, anyone seeing would think I had been.
‘And Bloni looks like she beat up those maids behind .’
The maids were behind , and only Bloni faced us.
Bloni was at a loss.
“This, this is, well, this is...!”
“No need to explain.”
“No, no, please listen! This girl—”
“I have no interest in hearing about disputes within other families.”
The senior servant’s gaze was ice cold.
At that mont, I quickly got up and bowed deeply.
“I apologize. There was a shaful incident at the residence.”
“......”
“But this was neither due to negligence in the teachings of the Ishiron family nor disrespect toward the Euroseong family.”
“......”
“No matter what happened, it is entirely my fault for offending the higher-ups, my lady.”
Bloni and the maids wore stunned expressions.
Exactly,
‘It’s really your fault! You beat us up...!’
They looked like they wanted to say that.
Bloni gasped sharply.
She must have realized she was about to get blad.
“Um, so, this girl raised her hand against us, so we had no choice...!”
‘Ugh.’
I smirked inwardly at Bloni.
‘That excuse will backfire.’
The Euroseong servants were already very angry.
A disturbance in their castle by outsiders.
And it was caused by servants from a more prestigious family.
They probably thought Ishiron servants were disrespecting Euroseong.
‘But what if you defend yourself and say it wasn’t your fault?’
The Euroseong servants gave cold looks.
The senior servant scorned Bloni.
“You don’t need to make excuses for Ishiron matters here.”
“You misunderstand...!”
“It’s just unfortunate there’s only one decent servant in Ishiron family.”
When she said “decent servant,” she ant .
Bloni and her followers turned pale.
The Euroseong servant sighed and said,
“Anyway, hurry up. The higher-ups are already gathered in the hall.”
“Uh...!”
Bloni tried to say sothing, but I quickly interrupted.
“Yes, we will move quickly.”
The senior Euroseong servant left first.
A young Euroseong servant following behind glanced at .
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, my lady.”
“My lady? No, I’m just a regular servant.”
Though she denied the title, she smiled kindly.
“My na is Haylin. Co find after the welco party. I’ll give you dicine. And...”
Haylin glared at Bloni’s group and said,
“The Lady Bessy you just saw is very loyal to Euroseong. She won’t let this pass lightly.”
“Is that so...?”
“Yes. Those who use their status to raise their hands will be duly punished.”
She ant to properly complain to the Ishiron servants.
Bloni looked pale and stared at us.
Regardless, I smiled mournfully at Haylin.
Haylin sighed deeply seeing .
“Poor thing. Co on, let’s go.”
“Yes, my lady...”
“I’m not a lady. Hehehe!”
I followed Haylin at a quick pace, glancing back at Bloni.
Bloni clenched her teeth and glared at as if to kill.
I smiled brightly and parted my lips.
‘It hasn’t even started yet.’
The grudge against the cloth... no, the handkerchief my father made with clumsy hands runs deep.
By the ti we arrived, the welco party was already winding down.
Since it was dawn, the welco party was mostly just a few words exchanged with the lord of Euroseong.
Alexis was doing very well.
“Thank you for the warm welco.”
I felt proud.
‘Yes, yes.’
The etiquette lessons I had been taking since childhood were paying off.
Alexis was also very perceptive.
Euroseong is a branch of Ishiron.
Though the distance is far, the main family treating the branch disrespectfully could be seen as denying its autonomy.
‘Just right.’
The lord of Euroseong was a young man.
A very handso young man.
‘Similar type to Conrad.’
aning a pretty man.
The Euroseong lord smiled warmly.
“Lord Adelric often visits Euroseong. We have prepared the room you always stay in when he cos.”
This ant Euroseong treated Alexis as equal to their eldest son Adelric.
Alexis and I exchanged a glance.
I subtly gave a thumbs up.
Alexis chuckled.
The Euroseong servants opposite us wore enchanted expressions.
Though they quickly composed themselves.
‘It’s like when dad smiles and the servants at our mansion unconsciously gasp.’
Well, the male lead of wouldn’t lose his looks.
When he grows up, he’ll be a real handso man praised like my father.
“Tomorrow lunch will be prepared. Other guests visiting Euroseong will attend, so we ask the young lord to grace us with his presence.”
“Yes.”
“It must have been a hard journey. You should rest quickly to recover.”
The Euroseong lord and Alexis stood and shook hands.
With that, the welco party ended.
The servants moved following their masters.
Several senior Euroseong servants followed Alexis to guide him.
Alexis glanced at the Ishiron servants.
“You.”
? Why?
I wondered, but considering my position, I bowed my head.
“Yes, young lord.”
“You have tasks to do. Follow .”
“Yes.”
When we arrived at the room Alexis would stay in, the senior Euroseong servant left.
Only Alexis and I remained inside.
Alexis inspected the room carefully.
He lifted the covers, checked the windowsill, and looked inside the fireplace.
“There’s no trace of magic. You can speak freely.”
“Where did you learn that?”
“Carly.”
“...That’s a lie, right?”
Could Carly, the general of the Egritz army, be so ticulous?
I’d sooner believe he was searching for snacks.
Alexis chuckled.
“Sounds like a lie, but it’s really Carly’s habit. When he was a general, he dealt with many foreign spies, so it beca a habit.”
“Is that so?”
Alexis handed a bundle of parchnt.
“The list of Euroseong’s magicians. It includes those working underground, so there should be so wild mages there.”
“Wow—!”
I quickly grabbed the parchnts.
Then Alexis tied a band around my wrist.
“What’s this?”
“Pass to exit the castle. I got a letter in advance, registered in Rilu’s na.”
“They’re giving out passes for going outside the castle...”
“This place is a hub for underground dealings. Looks like I know how to handle that kind of thing. You can move even at dawn. But—”
Alexis tapped my forehead lightly with his knuckle and said,
“Don’t go alone.”
“If I move with you, investigation will be limited. I’ll bring monsters. I also have a movent stone and magic tools.”
“...Tell your destination and arrival ti. I need to know if sothing happens to you.”
“Okay, okay. Then I’m off!”
I waved my hand gently at Alexis.
He nodded.
I hurried down the corridor checking the papers.
‘What was the na the wild mage used? Ted told ...’
I humd and tried to recall.
Ah, right.
‘Hans!... Oh no.’
Hans is like “Chulsoo” in Korea.
A super common alias.
There were truckloads of Hans listed.
‘...Let’s start from the closest.’
I planned to rest for a few hours, then imdiately start looking for Chulsoo—I an, the wild mage.
The next day.
Han Ji-hyuk, who left the castle with , grumbled.
“It’s not even the third Hans. How many Hans are there?”
“Twenty-two.”
“...Do you think we’ll find him? The lunch is soon, we should get back.”
“We can’t not look. We even gave money to the guards for bringing you out.”
My precious 80 gold.
When I glared, Han Ji-hyuk shook his head.
“You’re rich but stingy in strange ways.”
“You have to save where you can. You never know when sothing might happen. Speaking of which, let’s exchange so money.”
Holding my earring, I said.
The gold coins at the mansion have the Astra crest, so we needed commonly used coins.
Han Ji-hyuk and I decided to head to the pawnshop.
As we walked, we stopped at the sa ti.
We looked at each other pretending to chat cheerfully and quietly said,
“Did you feel that?”
“Yeah, behind us.”
We started walking again, smiling and looking at each other once more.
“It started from that alley.”
“Yeah.”
When we reached the alley, we suddenly started running.
‘Because soone was following us!’
This was the movent of trained assassins.
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