“I’m sorry. I’ll find a solution quickly. Until then, I’ll cast a magical barrier over the entire townhouse. So…”

Benjamin said as if sighing.

“Be careful.”

It was the last thing he wanted to say.

Yurisien, who had come up to the room, went out to the terrace with a shawl and looked down at the garden. The flower bed where she had talked to Benjamin with Daisy today and picked flowers together seemed blurry outside the magical barrier.

‘Whether I’m trapped here, it’s a prison, and if I enjoy it, it’s a castle…’

For some reason, Yurisien, who was in the narrow magical barrier of the mansion, couldn’t shake off the feeling of being a trapped rat in poison. Moreover, Benjamin’s figure caught her eye.

‘Like that… It’s the first time he’s lost confidence.’

He was always relaxed and nimble. Sometimes he seemed arrogant as if he had everything in his grasp, as if he had captured all plans and the world. Valid arrogance made him look even more attractive, and Benjamin knew it was his strength.

But a little while ago.

Benjamin’s face as he said that was listless. The man who had struggled not to be powerless, who had been powerless since he was a child because of the person who made him powerless when he was young, seemed to feel powerless again.

At that moment, Yurisien wanted to say something to Benjamin, but in the end, she couldn’t say anything.

‘I’m such a fool.’

She thought she had studied magic enough to be considered excellent, but when it came to comforting her disappointed lover, she couldn’t even say a word. Yurisien gripped the terrace railing and turned around.

That’s when it happened.

“Yurisien.”

With a gentle knock, the man’s voice that she had been thinking about until a moment ago was heard.

“May I come in?”

“Yes, of course.”
Yurisien quickly responded and headed to the door, leaving the terrace. In Benjamin’s hand, adorned in casual attire, was a small jewelry box.

“I want to give you this.”

“This is…?”

Instead of answering, Benjamin opened the velvety green velvet jewelry box. Inside was evidence of a bloodline that Benjamin had worn since childhood.

“It’s an artifact that blocks any attack at least once. Keep it with you.”

Benjamin’s face, as he looked up in surprise, was painfully distorted.

‘Ah…’

His pupils were clearly dry, yet somehow they seemed to be crying. Greta had already targeted Yurisien once. Knowing that, Benjamin couldn’t ensure Yurisien’s safety. Just telling her to be careful was all he could do. It was miserable.

Quietly gazing at her lover, Yurisien accepted the evidence of the bloodline without saying a word. Then she bit it and hugged her lover, who was alone in bitter feelings.

“Don’t worry too much, Your Highness. You know, I’ll find a way. It’s always been like that. And from now on… I’ll be with you.”

“……. ”

“We’ll find a solution together. No need for either of us to struggle alone. Let’s think and work together.”

“…Alright.”

Only now did Benjamin embrace the warmth that he could confidently accept. As if promising not to let it slip away again, he held it tightly.