“Becoming calmer?”
'If anyone obtained such a sword, he would become calm.'
“The man who took the Promise Bonds came wearing an abaya that covered his entire body, making it impossible to know his identity when he showed up at the bank.
There were instructions from Her Highness the Princess to skip the identity verification procedures for those holding her bonds, so the matter was dealt with, but the matter was suspicious.
Coincidentally, Her Highness the Princess had gone out that day as well.”
“Kalsen, even if it was Belle who took the money, and she got this sword by chance for her own gain, isn’t that acceptable?
For me to buy such a sword for only 50 solar?
Since her goal is money, there is no need to question her motives.
Don’t you think Belle will revolt when she finds out the true value of the sword later?
That will be a fun scene.”
Calsen sighed deeply and reported on Marquis Sweden’s movements: “It is said that Marquis Sweden sent a communication stone to my lady.”
Leon nodded slowly, his eyes still fixed on the sword.
Suddenly, he remembered Belle's condition after she returned from a private meeting with the Marquis, and he felt anger rising inside him.
He was sure that the Marquis had assaulted her.
How honest was Belle with him?
He wondered how long she would continue to play the role of his protector.
Is this just another way for her to relieve her boredom, like shopping?
Suddenly, he wished that all of this was sincere from her heart, but he shook his head vigorously.
'You were only sent to monitor me.'
Leon usually repeated this sentence whenever he felt his heart moved by Belle.
“Shall we set up one of the shadows to monitor what my lady reports to the Marquis of Sweden?”
The Shadows were an assassination unit directly subordinate to Leon, led by John, an elite group trained in tracking and assassination.
Leon felt very repulsed by the idea of having a shadow monitor Bill's daily life.
"No, don't exaggerate.
Belle doesn't know anything, so what is she going to tell?
It's obvious, isn't it?"
Calsen sighed dissatisfiedly, noting a clear change in Leon's attitude towards Bill compared to the past.
He was sure that Belle would reveal her true face one day.
"As for Bill's suggestion about supporting the temple, start by sending small amounts.
There's no harm in building a good relationship with the temple, right?"
“Today, His Highness the Duke has been nagging all day and not leaving his bedroom.”
"croaker?"
“Yes, he said I didn’t bring him red flowers.”
I answered coldly.
The Marquis's sneering voice was heard through the communication stone.
"What is this?
Not a child."
For days now, this time of day has become the most hated for me.
Talk to the Marquis about Lyon, and exchange fake conversations about conditions.
I was telling him about Leon's most ridiculous behavior during the day, choosing what pleased him.
The Marquis ended the call with a satisfied laugh, as usual.
I wanted to throw away the calling stone, but since it was so valuable, and I could only bear to be free from Marquis Sweden's grip, I decided to be patient.
Leon was training hard to become a master of the sword, using various excuses to avoid meeting me.
I seemed to enjoy seeing him act like an idiot during this period, so I felt upset for no apparent reason, but since this was the result of my actions, I decided to ignore.
I kept my promise to the priests and proposed to Leon to support the temple and its repairs.
I expected him to refuse, but Leon, surprisingly, started sending donations to the temple.
Perhaps the presence of the Holy Sword inspired him to gain a faith that he did not have before.
This was particularly surprising because Leon, even with Saint Cassia by his side in the novel, was a staunch atheist.
About two weeks later, an article appeared on the front page of the Empire newspaper announcing the saint's appearance.
The country became full of hype about the saint's story.
'Cassia and Leon must unite to end the age of great beasts and save the world.'
Of course, I was thinking like that, but inside I felt upset.
The appearance of Saint Cassia means Belle's departure from the scene.
But I still have time to spend with Leon.
It will take some time for Leon to meet Cassia.
So, I have to raise my affinity level with Leon to the maximum until then.
“But the problem is that he still doesn’t have time to meet.”
Even though I gave him time to adjust to the sword, I started to get angrier as time passed.
‘How could he neglect a kind and beloved wife like me, who had brought him a holy sword – even if I had taken some money for it?
Can we really become close before the land is filled with monsters?'
While I was spending boring and sad days without playing with Leon, I found a new joy: shopping.
I began to understand why Belle was so addicted to shopping.
Seeing the beautiful dresses and amazing things, I would easily forget about Leon, who neglected me.
Of course, I did not forget to record the purchases on the Duke's account.
This was my little revenge and my pleasure.
My expenses for maintaining the appearance were not enough to cover these amounts.
“I felt like the lady was a little strange lately, but she's back to normal.”
I heard the whispers of the servants in the palace with startling clarity.
'It's all because of Leon!'
When I returned to the palace after shopping as usual, I came across Leon strolling quietly in the garden with Calsen and his assistants.
I felt anger rising at the sight of him walking around calmly.
'He doesn't have time to walk around with me, but he enjoys walking around with these people?'
I was afraid that if I continued to look at him, I would explode with anger, so I quickly turned around and headed into the palace.
“Bill?”
Leon called me from behind, but I continued walking indifferently.
His voice became louder, and he was piercing my heart like daggers.
I felt a tightness in my chest and a tingling sensation in my nose, as if tears would fall at any moment.
“Bill!”
I heard his voice directly behind me.
He held my arm tightly.
“Bill Bill, didn't you see me?”
He asked in a playful tone.
I tried hard to free my arm, but his grip was too strong.
“Leave it.”
I looked at him.
I couldn't hold back the tears that flowed down my cheeks.
I was more confused by my tears, but Leon seemed more confused than me.
“Bill Bill, are you crying?”
Leon broke the long silence and asked, looking at me in amazement.
“If I'm not crying, does it look like I'm laughing?”
I released my arm from his grip and quickly wiped away my tears.
“Why are you crying?”
“…I was crying because the dress I wanted to buy was so expensive.”
I said whatever came to mind and quickly turned around.
“Bill Bill, I'll ask Calsen to…”
“No, it's okay.
I registered it on your account anyway.”
Leon was silent.
I scoffed and stepped inside, but he grabbed me again.
“Bill Bill, let's have dinner together.”
“A busy Duke can have dinner with his aides.
I’m used to eating alone now.”
In fact, my resentment was bubbling, but my words came out sarcastic, contrary to my intention.
This way, I wouldn't be able to get close to Leon.
I was just seeing more hate.
“Pill Pill, are you angry?
Kalsen has been giving me a lot of homework lately.
From tomorrow, I will ask Kalsen...”
“I'm not angry.
I'm not that narrow-minded.”
But anyone could see that I seemed narrow-minded.
I sighed and quickly entered.
I heard Leon's steps following me, but I quickly closed the bedroom door to prevent him from entering.
“Never open the door without my permission.”
I heard Leon crying loudly from behind the door.
“Bill Bill, sorry.
Sorry.
Oh.”
'Oh and so on, there's no need for all this.'
But I was afraid that our relationship would fall apart if I didn't open the door.
'I have to live too.'
I felt sad about my situation depending on Leon.
Why did I move into this uess body and face these ordeals?
I decided to think coldly without getting carried away by emotions.
This was no time for emotional outbursts.
While he was pretending to beg, I had to seize the opportunity.
I closed my eyes tightly and opened the bedroom door.
When I suddenly opened the door, he stopped pretending to cry and looked at me with eyes full of curiosity.
'Yes, enjoy as you wish.'
“Belle Belle doesn't like the Duke ignoring her.”
“What is ignoring?”
'Interesting, isn't it?'
“Don't play with me.”
“Ah…no, no.
This is all because of Kalsen.
From tomorrow, I will play with Pill Pill a lot.
Okay?
Calm down.
When you cry, Leon gets very sad.”
“Were you really sad?”
"Yes, of course."
“Sorry.
Well, since the Duke has calmed me down, I will calm down.”
“It seems that Belle Belle calls me Duke when she gets angry.”
“Now I've calmed down, so I'll call you Leon again.”
“Hee hee, great.”
Leon smiled happily.
His bright smile made me smile too.