Not long after, news arrived that the recovered 4th ship, thanks to Atia’s efforts, had safely reached its destination.

The ship’s arrival at the destination had a significant impact on Owen’s plan.

Owen decided to hold a celebration in commemoration.

This also provided a natural reason for Owen to see Atia.

Due to Cassus always guarding her, Owen never had a chance for a proper conversation with Atia.

No matter how much he was a crown prince, he couldn’t force a one-on-one with Atia.

Viscount Wellington and his wife.

They were undoubtedly a couple.

So, the banquet hall was a place where they could relax. With just the right amount of alcohol to raise the spirits.

There was no better way to get acquainted.

Owen wanted to know more about Atia.

He had investigated everything about her, but when they finally met, the information he knew was completely different.

It was full of errors, as if he had investigated an entirely different person.

“I want to talk for a while.”

Owen sent invitations to the banquet to various nobles, including Atia.

“His Highness, the Crown Prince, will host a banquet in a few days.”

The nobles who received the invitation murmured.

Royal banquets were not held frequently, but it seemed that the frequency had increased since Atia arrived.

Atia also received an invitation, but after the gym opened, all her attention was there.

“One! Two! Three!”

In the gym located in the annex, Atia started her day.

It was a building with a glass door on the first floor of the annex.

It could adjust the lighting with green curtains and had a view outside.

“Hut! Hut!”

Upon Atia’s request, training equipment and items from the training ground were brought in.

From nunchucks to maces.

Various weapons and training equipment to enhance physical fitness were plentifully laid out.

They were all the equipment used by the palace knights in their daily training.

Only the location had changed; the purpose and appearance of the items remained the same.

Of course, the royal knights had not bothered to look at the newly created gym.

There was a separate, larger training ground outside, and there was no need to be with the Duchess.

The Duchess brought her attendants and exercised together.

The fact that the Duchess was going to an indoor gym every day made all the royal knights burst into laughter.

“Why is the Duchess from the North working at a place like a gym every day?”

“Stop talking. The sound of her energy is so thunderous. It’s louder than your snoring.”

“Seriously, what is she doing?”

The royal knights couldn’t understand why the Duchess created and engaged in such activities in an indoor gym.

Whether they liked it or not, the indoor gym was filled with heat.

From the moment it was built, the indoor gym became Atia’s hideout.

Kesha, lying on the floor, quickly filled in the number of push-ups.
“Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five…!”

Atia had asked Owen in advance to arrange the items as closely as possible to the equipment from her past life.

Sitting on a rotating disc, catching her breath, Atia was approached by Cassus.

“Working hard.”

Cassus bent down, affectionately wiping the sweat off her forehead.

“We haven’t even started today.”

Atia shrugged her shoulders and smiled at Cassus.

Her sharp nose, beneath thick eyebrows, and deep blue eyes underlined her beauty, captivating anyone who looked at her.

His handsome appearance, state-of-the-art equipment, and clean space provided Atia with the perfect environment.

“I’m so happy these days.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. If only we could find that damn culprit, it would be perfect.”

Pong.

Atia opened the lid of the water container and took a sip.

The water flowed down her slender neck.

Although her neck was long and slender, it now seemed to have more strength around it than before.

“Want to touch it?”

Atia extended her arm to Cassus while exerting strength.

Hesitant, Cassus touched Atia’s arm.

It was smaller than hers, but he could feel firmness beneath the skin. It was a different feeling from her soft arms before.

Atia smiled contentedly at Cassus’s surprised expression.

“It’s true that the dark magic has been removed. I feel changes in my body every day. What should I do? The Duke is in big trouble now.”

“Me?”

“Yes. I said I would carry you around, didn’t I?”

“Pfft…”

Cassus suppressed his laughter with a snicker.

Her idea was, well, too cute, like a baby chick.

Cassus, still looking down at Atia’s body, which was thinner than a stick, coughed lightly.

“It’ll take a lot of time if you want to follow me.”

“Time? Of course, it will take time. But I’m not saying it for no reason. I said I would carry you, Duke.”

“Sure, sure. I’ve never been carried by anyone, so I don’t know what it feels like. If you let me know, I’ll be truly grateful.”

Cassus wagged his eyebrows, matching the rhythm with Atia, and grinned like a crescent moon.

The gym had a sweet atmosphere.

Kesha, with a fox-like expression, watched Atia a bit away.

Atia and Cassus, laughing brightly and joking, were seen.