Staring at her departing figure, Klaus could only stiffen.

As if echoing the words she left behind, he stood there for a long time lost in thought.

Strangely, tears flowed as they left the mansion.

“Oh, what is this?”

Unconsciously, tears flowed, making her more sad and unjustly treated.

This lingering body doesn’t follow a single wish.

If he were Duke Valter, he would just fall over with an honest body, even shedding too many tears for no reason.

With tears like chicken droppings flowing down her cheeks, she let out a despondent laugh, looking like a crazy woman to anyone who saw her.

It was gloomy to change back into Antonio’s attire and enter the mansion again.

Today, for some reason, she didn’t want to be in the same space as Klaus.

“Should I ask Miss Nadia…?”

Since she had been in debt to Nadia once before, it was easy to think of Nadia.

With her mind leaning toward relying on Nadia, Rozelia walked towards the alley leading to the city to catch a carriage.

That’s when it happened.

As if she had been waiting for Rozelia to move away from the mansion, black figures revealed themselves in the shadows of the alley.

Startled, Rozelia took a step back, uttering a tense voice.

“W-who are you?”

“Damn, it’s hard to see your face. Do you know how long we’ve been waiting around here just to catch you?”

Catch her? They were waiting? Could it be…?

Suddenly, she remembered the men who attacked her as Antonio at the Silent Sunset tavern.

Though their faces seemed different, they were probably from the same gang or had the same client.

Rozelia, with a firm expression, took a few steps back, then suddenly turned around and dashed towards the mansion.

However, before she could turn around, a burly man grabbed her waist.

“Let go of this! Is there anyone there?! Someone help…!! Ugh!!!”

Her voice, screaming at the top of her lungs, was suddenly muffled by the man’s ruthless grip.

Could it be that Klaus didn’t let go of the tail? Did Klaus follow her?

With teary eyes filled with fear, she quickly glanced around.

Stupid. After saying such harsh words, she still hoped he would come to rescue her.
Fear and despair passed through along with it.

“We’ll arrive at Duke Valter’s estate in a little while.”

Lord Yukiliod, who was looking out the window while speaking to his aide, nodded. The response to the call from Raphelios took longer than expected.

The aide, who was more like a well-trained soldier, exuding a military air, was a man named Lognan, known as the shadow of Lord Yukiliod.

Having cautiously scrutinized Lord Yukiliod, whose spirits had sunk, the aide opened his mouth carefully.

“Are you really thinking of seeking help from Duke Valter? This is Raphelios’s problem.”

Though referred to as an aide, the man, Lognan, exuded a well-trained military presence.

Johannes smirked while thoroughly examining the heavily armed Lognan.

“I’m still considering it. First, let’s have a conversation with Duke Valter and decide. It won’t be too late.”

“If we find out at the Royal Luggbeltzet, wouldn’t they suspect us or the Duke?”

“I’ve heard that Duke Valter is not someone who pays much attention to the royal family.”

Having said that, Johannes smiled, showing off his handsome face.

It was ironic that his opponent was a military-like aide, but…

“Well, let’s at least greet him first.”

At that moment, a scream pierced through the walls of the carriage out of nowhere.

Even though it was a brief scream, it vividly reached the sensitive ears of Johannes and the always alert Lognan.

“It seems the security of the Duke’s estate isn’t as good as expected. Let’s check the direction where the scream came from.”

“What?”

To Johannes’s inquiry, Lognan asked with a puzzled expression.

Because Lord Yukiliod was always busy every minute, he rarely wasted his time, making the aide look at him with curiosity.

Looking at him like that, Lord Yukiliod calmly spoke.

“Would you just pass by if it were your younger sister’s scream?”

“No, why would you use that metaphor… Alan! Head northeast!”

Following the aide’s instructions, the coachman quickly drove the carriage towards the direction of the scream.

Soon, as they stopped in front of a dark alley, they stiffened their expressions at the sight outside the window.

Five subordinates were surrounding a woman, forcing her into the carriage.

Without a word, the two men rushed out of the carriage after banging open the door.

“What, what is happening!”

Rozelia, disoriented and confused, looked around the chaotic scene as if the world had turned upside down with a sudden burst and crash.

Before she could gather her senses, she found herself being embraced by someone else.