Chapter 10

According to Rabi's plan, by suppressing her guilt and lashing out with harsh words, she thought it would widen the gap between her and Mari, making things easier. However, the maid, who was supposed to run away with a furious expression, instead threw open the door with all her might and started cleaning up the spilled tea at an incredible speed. As soon as she finished, she let out a sharp laugh through her nose, as if saying, "I won't lose," and disappeared.

Frankly, Rabi was dumbfounded.

After that, things didn't change much. Occasionally, Mari would slip medicine into the tea, so Rabi didn't hesitate to pour it out. She had already given the warning. While it was hard to understand in a different way from Nelra, Rabi decided to interpret it as Mari's own struggles and stubbornness.

They glared at each other with caution, but Mari was a much more normal person than Nelra. She was just a serious girl. However, whenever she saw an opening, she would seriously try to brush Rabi's hair or clean her skin, despite Rabi's displeased expression, which made Rabi feel sorry for her.

Rabi also had a normal desire to look beautiful, but the situation was what it was, and she resisted with a sad heart.

In the midst of this, when Mari spoke in her usual flat tone, Rabi's eyes widened.

"Lord Baldur is expected to visit tomorrow."

For a while, she forgot to blink and speak. Then she exhaled. She was surprised. She was surprised that she had completely forgotten about her fiancé recently.

If she had been the Rabi from before she regained her memories from her past life, she would have fluttered at the news of Baldur's visit, pressed her hand to her cheek, danced wildly in her room, and shown her girlish side. She had liked him in the past, but now, as Rabi, he was just someone she didn't care about. Moreover, being the king's eldest son and the prince who should inherit the country, marrying him would make her a queen, which was far too much for Rabi. Furthermore, if things continued this way, she would end up on the beheading route in the game, so she wanted to avoid that at all costs.

Therefore, while Baldur had likely set up a formal meeting with his fiancée, Rabi immediately decided to skip it. It was also a consideration for him, thinking that it would be better to end it quickly rather than meet a woman he didn't particularly like. The next day, she fled from her room and, using the stealth skills she had honed over the past few weeks, began her usual escape training, or rather, her walk. However, she was quickly caught.

Being grabbed by the collar and swung around—this was just a mental image. In reality, a tall, silent man stood firmly in front of Rabi, looking down at her. Or rather, he was looking down on her. Rabi was confident in her own fierce gaze, but this man's was even more intense, exuding a killing aura. His short gray hair and eyes of the same color. A face she had seen many times on the game screen.

"S-Sai..."

—Sai Narsol. Baldur's attendant and the third target to be pursued, after Prince Rabi's brother, Fel.