Since the incident where Leo almost drowned in the lake, he became terrified even by deep water. The trauma from a young age made him tremble just at the thought of sailing on a big ship.

Who knows what kind of trouble the curious and adventurous Leo would have caused.

So, to prevent him from developing curiosity and not wanting to go, Atia made up a suitable excuse.

To compare the ships of the royal palace and the northern regions, she said they were going to check.
Leo might worry if I speak too seriously, thinking he’ll be left alone, and if I speak too lightly, he might chirp in, thinking it’s a picnic and follow me.

I caught sight of Leo, shouting with his eyes tightly closed in front of the pier.

His expression was muddy, perhaps because he was afraid of the deep water sounds.

‘Well, still… I didn’t expect him to follow me all the way to the pier. It would have been a real headache if he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to come along.’

Bringing young Leo to such a dangerous place was out of the question.

At that moment, Kesha and Harri approached, their eyes sparkling, saying they would wait for the royal palace ship.

Although Atia said they were going to meet scary indigenous people on a remote island, Kesha and Harri didn’t take it seriously. They seemed more excited, as if going on an outing.

Swooooosh.

The calm waves suddenly rocked the ship.

Atia endured the seasickness in her head but couldn’t help feeling her surroundings spinning.

It seemed like the seasickness got worse as the waves increased.

“Are you okay?”

Cauthess put his hand on Atia’s shoulder.

“Yes. Just a little dizzy.”

“Look here.”

Cauthess grabbed Atia’s cheeks and checked her condition.

With Owen around, Cauthess’ physical contact became even more daring.

He boldly pressed closer to Atia.

As he held Atia’s cheeks, her lips popped out like a pouty fish.

“Oops.”

Beside Cauthess, Zen, who was watching the two, shook his head.

“Ah… My head hurts. Can I borrow your lap?”

“?”

In her previous life, she wouldn’t have hesitated to be in this body, but how long has it been since she felt dizzy from riding a boat?

Atia lay her head on Cauthess’ firm thigh while enduring seasickness.

Cauthess’ well-built thigh was complimented by Atia. Even with the ship rocking, lying on his thigh was as stable as calm waves.

Cauthess felt ticklish, but he tolerated it, patting Atia’s head while waiting for her to recover.

When Atia turned her face toward his body, Cauthess twitched.

“…!”

As her face was pushed against his thigh, his body was further stimulated.

Cauthess, lying down on his thigh, closed his eyes and waited for Atia to recover, even though he felt ticklish.

Seeing Atia turning her face towards his body, Cauthess flinched.

“…!”

As her face was pushed against his thigh, his body was further stimulated.

Cauthess, lying down on his thigh, closed his eyes and waited for Atia to recover, even though he felt ticklish.

Despite Cauthess’ embarrassment, Atia praised his strong thigh. Even with the ship rocking, lying on his thigh made her feel as stable as calm waves.

Although Cauthess was ticklish, he tolerated it, patting Atia’s head while waiting for her to recover.
“Look. Can I eat snacks like this?”

Harri, who tossed a snack into the air near the bow, tilted her head back and opened her mouth wide. The snack, which soared high into the sky, accurately landed in Harri’s mouth.

“Wow! Hahaha!”

The knights applauded in unison.

Harri, with a proud expression, raised her eyebrows, placing her hand on her waist. Receiving attention from men was Harri’s pleasure. It was the same during her saintly days.

“Shall I give it a try too?”

After seeing Harri’s success, the knights threw snacks into the air and opened their mouths.

“Hahaha!”

“This is hard.”

At that moment, in Harri’s view, who was enjoying with the knights, Atia was seen lying on Cauthess’s lap.

…?

Harri bit her lower lip, twirling her long blonde hair with her index finger.

She seemed to be sleeping comfortably on Cauthess’s thigh.

Moreover, his large hand gently patting her.

He treated her like a precious being, small and weak, with great care.

To Harri’s eyes, it seemed as if Atia was intentionally behaving that way.

“Really… When I saw her before, she didn’t seem so weak.”

Why pretend to be fragile? In the fountain, she threw coins well.

For some reason, Harri felt Atia was intimidating.

Knowing the reason the duke fell for her, seeing him begging so affectionately made Harri feel jealous.

Wherever she went, Harri received attention from men. However, it was different here.

It seemed like Atia appeared, taking away all the attention Harri could have received.

Harri stopped the trivial play with the knights, walked from the bow, and sat near Cauthess.

Kesha was reading a book next to the sleeping Atia.

“What are you looking at?”

Harri asked while looking at the book Kesha was holding.

“Oh, this?”

Kesha showed the cover to Harri.

“Building Muscles in One Month… The Secret?”

Harri grinned.

“Is this some strange book that Lord Leo would read?”

“I’m going to read it.”

Kesha turned her body with a serious expression.

Harri chuckled, seemingly unable to understand Kesha’s seriousness.

Meanwhile, Harri glanced at Cauthess beside her.

The veiled profile shining in the sun, the artistic nose and jawline.

Enchanted by Cauthess’s appearance, Harri opened her mouth wide.

‘Indeed, he looks handsome today too…’

Harri, lying on Cauthess’s thigh, imagined herself being the woman beside him. She sighed, looking at the basket of cherry tomatoes Kesha brought.