“Here? To this place?”

Yuri Hsien asked in surprise, and Benjamin slowly walked up to the terrace, nodding his head. Yuri Hsien thought that it might be better that way.

‘If other nobles see us talking in the terrace and garden, they will think it strange.’

The notice of Heathcliff’s farewell had not been announced, and the marriage to Benjamin was still only a verbal promise, so Yuri Hsien was still Heathcliff’s lover. There was nothing good about being seen so close with Heathcliff’s halfbrother.

‘And while I’m coming here, I should wet my face a bit.’

Yuri Hsien thought so and nodded her head. And she was going to go straight to the bathroom when a wind blew from behind.

“……?”

Wondering if it was a sudden gust, she turned around, and there was Benjamin. He had been in the firstfloor garden just a moment ago, but now he was sitting on the thirdfloor terrace railing like a cat.

“Oh, oh……?”

She was so surprised that no words came out. Her eyes were wide open. Despite his massive body, Benjamin sat neatly on the narrow railing, smiling faintly.

If one were to judge him solely by this unruly appearance, most would not easily guess that he was the crown prince. Even as the guild master of Coferador.

“Kyaaak!”

Yuri Hsien screamed involuntarily. It was the first time a man had come into her room like this. Moreover, she was literally just out of bed.

The disheveled bed and her disordered dress, even though she was wearing indoor clothes, worried her greatly. It was when Yuri Hsien picked up a cushion from the couch.

“Ah, Miss?! What’s the matter?!”

Daisy banged on the door. Then Benjamin scrambled.

“Shh!”

Like a person wielding a sword, he brought his long, swollen jointed finger to his lips and opened his eyes wide. His neatly closed teeth gave off a somewhat boyish feel.

“Send her away.”

With a slight smirk, Benjamin gestured towards the door with the finger that had just been on his lips.

Even if it was Daisy, Yuri Hsien had decided in this short time that it would not be good to show her this scene, that the crown prince had intruded into her room. Although she was reluctant to comply with the whims of that rascal of a man, there was no choice.

“Ah…… it’s okay.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. It’s nothing. Just…….”

Yuri Hsien, seeming relieved, narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips, sighing at Benjamin who was smirking.

“A flying insect came in.”

‘A flying insect?’

At Yuri Hsien’s words, Benjamin’s eyebrow, who was silently descending from the terrace railing, sharply raised.

The way he looked around, unwilling to admit it, seemed quite cute. That appearance was somewhat funny, and Yuri Hsien’s mouth twitched inappropriately. So Benjamin could throw a tantrum.

‘Don’t laugh.’

Benjamin, as if it didn’t matter, sat crosslegged on the railing. His appearance was so picturesque that she was momentarily captivated.

“Shall I go in and catch the insect for you? I even catch flying cockroaches with my bare hands.”

While blankly admiring the man’s appearance, Daisy asked in a brisk voice.

There might not be a more heartfluttering word than this, but unfortunately, Yuri Hsien had no more heart to be shaken, distracted by Benjamin, who was leaning back, looking at the garden with his long fingers stroking the terrace’s railing.

The familiar sight of golden hair shattering in the bright morning sun caught her eye.

Yuri Hsien drew out her reply.

“Um…… no. It’s okay. It’s on the terrace, so I don’t think it will come in.”

At her words, Benjamin chuckled. That’s how he tells him not to move a step from there. After all, as Benjamin had said earlier, from the outside, the terrace where Yuri Hsien stayed looks like nothing more than a noble’s guest room.

‘If Yuri Hsien doesn’t come out to the terrace.’

So even if the crown prince is on that terrace, it would look like he had gone to the cleric’s room.

‘I was caught by my own ruse.’
The hope of sharing a peaceful breakfast or perhaps having an early tea time was shattered before it even began. But Valterminster Duke was not disheartened.

“Call me when you come into the room! Since spring, there are bugs…”

“Yeah, I got it. I want to skip breakfast. Tell them outside.”

“You’re skipping a meal? You’ll collapse! You need to eat.”

“I just want to sleep a little more. I had a restless night.”

“Ah… okay. If you’re hungry, please let me know. Definitely!”

“Yeah. So you eat first.”

It was because Yuri Hsien had thoughtfully bought him some time.

Daisy, who looked about to open the door and come in, moved away, and Yuri Hsien breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she picked up the shawl she had thrown aside while getting dressed and draped it over her shoulder, looking back at him.

“I didn’t expect you to come like this. How on earth… Never mind. Someone who’s a guild leader of the Koperadores can probably jump three floors high.”

It would be something unimaginable for the crown prince. Although Yuri Hsien was sarcastic, Valterminster Duke was not affected at all.