episode_0003

A wall quite far from the back gate.

Like the Luver family’s mansion, it may be quite old, and some parts that were slightly collapsed were noticeable. So there must be a hole.

Still, the most noticeable part was the hole through which Renia escaped.

First, I took a look at the hole.

It is so big that an adult cannot pass by. Judging by the bright light coming out, it was definitely not a blind hole.

“Well, that may be quite obvious.”

If the hole had been blocked, Renia wouldn’t have been able to escape through it.

I stuck my head into that narrow hole and put my body in. And as my head passed through the hole, what unfolded before my eyes was…

‘I knew it!’

It was beyond the wall, outside the mansion. As expected, this hole was a secret passage to the outside of the mansion.

Looking around, it seemed like this was a deserted road. Because there was no one passing by.

The guards guarding the back gate came into view from a little distance away. Two guards having a conversation.

I don’t know what we talked about, but he seemed very embarrassed.

Well, fortunately, it didn’t seem like they found me.

I moved quietly so as not to be noticed by the guards.

And after he completely got out of the hole, he hurried on. Because we have to find Renia quickly.

“Where did it go anyway?”

I entered a busy street where there were quite a few people.

I looked around, but there was no one who looked like Renia. It looks like he went quite far in that short period of time.

I walked briskly.

And I-.

‘I’m starting to get depressed.’

I got a little depressed.

Comparing is a bad thing, and I did something bad without even realizing it.

I was envious of the liveliness of Louveryeong here.

Unlike Fletcher Territory, which was just an ordinary village, this place was crowded and lively. I envied that.

Youngjimin, each with a smile. They look happy just by looking at their faces, and even the shopping mall has developed. That’s how good it is to live here.

I got emotional for a moment, then shook my head and came to my senses.

‘I wanted to be a commoner in the first place, so why am I jealous of this!’

Did I have a stomach ache because I couldn’t have it? I felt pitiful.

“Anyway, this wasn’t the time!”

I didn’t come out to see the manor. I just came out to find Renia, who ran away from home.

So priorities were set. That’s Renia.

I had to find Renia.

I imagined it once.

I found Lenia, who ran away from home, and Count Ruber was delighted with my actions.

If so, the business my father is pursuing will naturally go well.

“Okay, let’s find it quickly!”

As I imagined that, my motivation burned. Because it was an opportunity to make a mark.

‘Then the business talk will end quickly and I can go home early!’

I wandered around here and there, looking for Renia.

And soon-,

I found Renia.

Renia was not far away. A place where street stalls are lined up. Renia was sitting on the bench there.

Renia, who was sitting on a bench, had a lot of street food in her hands.

“Ughhh-!”

Renia was humming a song with her mouth full of street food.

however-.

Suddenly, one possibility occurred to me.

‘Didn’t you run away from home?’

Sitting on a bench, eating food, and relaxing like that. He didn’t look like someone trying to run away from home.

Besides, it doesn’t look like he’s particularly tired or resting.

There is a possibility that running away from home was just my guess. The possibility increased in an instant.

I hid and looked at Renia more closely.

Renia was wearing old clothes and her face was half-hidden with a wide-brimmed hat. I thought they dressed up like that because they wanted to look like commoners.

‘no way… Was that something you did to hide your identity and move around the territory?’

To look like a commoner… ?

If that was what I was thinking, I wanted to go up to Renia right now and say something.

‘That’s not a commoner, that’s a beggar!’

The clothes were moderately worn. Clothing that a commoner would wear. The only flaw is that the hat looks a little new.

What is important here is Renia’s face.

It was so dirty that it looked like something like mud had been applied to its face.

He looked as if he hadn’t washed for several days.

I wanted to ask Renia about that right now.

Commoners are no different from nobles and even wash! If you’ve stained your face that much!

It was an appearance that gave us an idea of what Renia thought a commoner was like.

First of all, the probability that it wasn’t a runaway had become very high, but I couldn’t be sure yet. Therefore, I decided to follow Renia a little longer.

Renia chewed a mouthful of food, then swallowed it. Then I looked up at the clock tower on the side of the road.

Then he nodded his head a few times and moved on.

I followed Renia secretly.

and-.

‘It wasn’t a runaway after all.’

I can now be certain that I was not a runaway.

The place where Renia arrived was the park.

When Renia arrived there, there were several children who approached her, pretending to know her.

“Sister, you’re late!”

“I’m sorry. I came back to eat something!”

“And why is your face so dirty? If you don’t wash like that, your mom will scold you, right? She was very pretty last time, like a noble lady!”

I saw that Renia’s expression darkened for a moment. However, Renia quickly hid her expression so that the child in front of her could not notice.

“Was it too much? ? Hehe, I’ll wash myself well from now on!”

After saying that, Renia naturally joined the group of children and started playing.

‘I guess I just came out to have fun.’

The image of Renia playing with the children with a bright smile. Seeing that, I was convinced that running away from home was my mistake.

As expected, my guess was correct.

For some reason, I felt like my effort was in vain, and my entire body lost strength.

I thought it would be a waste of time to stay here any longer, so I turned my back.

But at that very moment.

The park where Renia was playing began to become noisy.

***

Renia, who was having fun playing with the children, looked blankly at the group of boys who suddenly appeared.

“This is our area from now on!”

Boys who are one or two years older than Renia. This was because the boys suddenly claimed ownership of the park.

Renia checked the reactions of the children playing with her.

Frightened children.

Because the boys were older and bigger, they were scared.

The children who were scared did not even resist and tried to leave. However, Renia stopped this.

Then he smiled brightly at the children.

“Just trust me! I’ll solve it!”

The oldest person in this group was Renia. Remembering that, Renia gained courage.

‘I’m the oldest, so I have to step up!’

Lenia approached the boys. And shouted.

“We were playing first, what do you mean!”

The boys took a look at Renia and made a mocking sound like ‘sucking’.

“What is it? You’re a beggar!”

“What… ?”

“Beggars don’t even pay taxes, so why are they hanging out here? It’s almost like it’s disappearing outside the territory!”

Renia felt her stomach churn.

“I’m not a beggar… ”

Renia muttered softly.

The boys who didn’t hear this were still busy mocking Lenia.

“Okay, get out of here!”

“That’s right!”

The boys tease Lenia and call her a beggar. Ignoring this, Renia returned the story to the beginning.

“Whether I am a beggar or not is not important! We were playing first, but you told us to leave because it was your territory. What kind of tyranny is this!”

“Whether you are a beggar or not! Whether you guys played first or not! It’s not important to us either. If you say it’s our district, it’s just our district.”

“You can just play together! We play over there, you play over here. Isn’t that okay?”

“I don’t know what. We want to use the whole park to have fun! therefore… !”

The boy raised his arms high. When Renia refused to give up her opinion, the boy tried to use violence.

Anyone can see the boy’s arm trying to swing at Renia.

Renia also realized this intention in advance, but rather than stop it, she closed her eyes tightly.

Because I was scared.

however-.

Before the boy could swing his arm, there was someone who grabbed Renia’s wrist. Like that, Renia ran away as if she was being dragged away.

Renia’s closed eyes opened and she was able to see that the person running away, dragging her, was a boy.

“Who, who is it?”

Renia was taken aback by the situation that suddenly unfolded. Then they tried to find out who the boy was.

Familiar hair. If you have brown messy hair… .

‘uh… , Chris Fletcher?’

Chris Fletcher.

It was clear that Baron Fletcher was in charge.

“Uh… ? ah… ! I think I’ll let him run away!!! Guys, let’s chase after them!!!”

The boys urgently chased after Renia and Chris. However, because I had been in a daze for a long time, confused by the sudden situation, the distance between me and Renia had already widened significantly.

Renia pondered why Chris was here.

But – there was no answer.

and-.

‘Can’t you see it anymore?’

Renia suddenly glanced behind her and saw that there were no more pursuers.

however-.

‘First of all, don’t say anything!’

I didn’t tell Chris about this.

Chris was having a hard time and was running really hard. I didn’t even know that there was no pursuer anymore.

The reason why Renia did not inform Chris of this. Because it was fun. The mind of Renia being dragged by Chris.

Inside, a fun imagination was unfolding.

‘It’s like a novel!’

When I was in danger, I was saved by a man my own age. I felt like I was the female protagonist of a romance novel I had read before.

I never thought I would find myself in a situation similar to the one in the novel.

It was kind of fun.

Therefore, even though she was slowly getting tired, a smile appeared on Renia’s face. Even though it doesn’t fit the current situation.