“You may even come to consider the person you like as your ideal type.”

Delina stared blankly at Betty’s suddenly softened face. However, Betty returned to her usual composed expression as if nothing had happened and asked.

“Will you continue to use the training ground?”

“Oh, yes. I’ll rest a bit more here before leaving. You can go ahead.”

“Yes, I’ll go inside.”

Watching Betty turn and leave the training ground, Delina looked at her with a sense of wonder for a long time.

“If she can make such an expression, does she really have someone she likes? If she’s someone who laughs well around Betty…”

Muttering to herself, a vivid figure of a man who always flashed a mischievous smile to everyone passed through Delina’s mind. A man who could make such an expression.

“No way, Fel… Oh, no way. That couldn’t be true.”
Delina, who almost unconsciously uttered a man’s name, quickly denied it. Then, Delina let out a small sigh. Honestly, she was more concerned about other remaining issues than her ideal type at the moment.

‘She has certainly grown. Especially in swordsmanship.’

When Delina threw a dagger, it precisely hit the center of the target.

‘She has practiced her abilities a lot.’

Delina opened the window and looked at the abundant keywords in front of her. Over the past few years, she had experimented and researched not only physical abilities but also various keyword abilities.

However, even as she researched, a corner of her mind still felt uneasy. The fact that her abilities continued to exist meant that issues related to the villain were not completely resolved.

‘Right. The war might still happen or not, Ashut might not have ascended to the imperial throne yet, and other children haven’t inherited their titles either…’

While pondering various matters, Delina suddenly stood up.

“I’m hungry.”

At least she needed to eat something to clear her mind properly. After moving for a while, hunger struck. When she looked outside, it was already dark.

“Shall I have a late-night snack?”

Thanks to Delina, who always got hungry after training, the kitchen always had food prepared for her. Knowing this, Delina quickly left the training ground and walked through the corridor.

‘What will be available today? Tarte? No, I had that the day before, so maybe cake today?’

The corridor of the night, where even the servants had hidden, was filled only with silence and an endless darkness. However, that was not a problem for Delina. Rather, figuring out today’s late-night snack menu was more important.

‘If it’s a cake, it would be nice with strawberries, or maybe peaches… Hmm?’

Delina’s expression stiffened as she was about to enter the kitchen. She took a step back. It was a very small movement, but someone was in the kitchen.

“…”

Soon, Delina drew the dagger she had at her waist. Servants would not be in the kitchen at this hour. Even if they were, they wouldn’t be in such a dark place.

‘An assassin?’

It was quite common for assassins to infiltrate the Duke’s residence. However, infiltrating the mansion was an extremely rare event. Delina swallowed her dry saliva. She couldn’t call others because there was a possibility that the assassin might move to another location.

‘This is a one-time opportunity. I’ll open the door and stab him in the vital point right away…’

Holding the dagger tightly, Delina took a moment to catch her breath and quickly opened the kitchen door.

“!”

Delina’s expectation that someone was there turned out to be correct. In the darkness, she discovered a giant figure standing there and immediately rushed towards him. The moment Delina raised her dagger to stab him, she stopped.

“…”
Inyeong quickly turned his body and blocked Delina’s dagger with the weapon in his hand. However, the weapon he held didn’t seem to be an offensive knife, so Delina looked at the man’s weapon.

‘A butter knife?’

In the assassin’s hand was a very cute-sized butter knife. Moreover, a very sweet fragrance emanated from him.

‘…An assassin coming in to eat in the kitchen?’

It was a moment when Delina’s bewildered thought process got entangled. The moonlight, which had been obscured by clouds, began to brightly illuminate the kitchen…

“!”

In the gradually revealed red eyes of the assassin, Delina shouted.

“Kallix!”