Don't Be Kind Rashly (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 121

Lu had a simple plan: to ride Ramos, this gentle and kind pegasus, gallop freely, and clear her mind.

Alone, avoiding the young noblewomen vying to become empress and the gentlemen mingling with them. But how had it come to this?

“…Aren’t you busy?”

She cautiously asked one of the Imperiale—the one she’d seen the most so far. The woman, who had been riding slowly beside Ramos, turned her head and gave Lu a faint smile.

“Of course not, my lady. Is there anywhere you’re uncomfortable?”

“I’m fine.”

If I’m fine, could you just let me be alone?

After all, this entire imperial palace, its annexes, and the vast lands belonging to it were all under Hayden’s domain. No matter what happened here—even if Carlos appeared—Hayden would know immediately. So why did the Imperiale insist on sticking so closely to her even in this place?

Apparently, riding alone to clear her head was impossible.

“Um… Did His Majesty specifically order you to guard me?”

“Protecting you, my lady, is always our top priority. He gave no special orders to that effect today, however.”

The Imperiale were fiercely loyal to the lord who recognized them. Their devotion to Hayden differed in nature from the Imperial Knights’ loyalty to the Emperor.

Though attending the event as members of the Imperiale and freely conversing with nobles they knew, they ultimately kept an unbroken watch over Lu. At first glance when they set off on horseback, it wasn’t obvious—but that was precisely how skillful their protection was.

Lu had, at least nominally, become one of them today, yet she remained someone under their guard. In Perseta, where magic had vanished, it was impossible to evade the knight order painstakingly rebuilt by gathering every magic user they could find and pulling in all those from Calleta.

‘Sigh.’

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